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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
6
Testimony in a police commission hearing shows Officer Casey denying soliciting or taking money from Ethel Lane Warwick and Abe Cusick amid narcotics probe. Witnesses describe payments and raids, while Warwick alleges threats, and cross-examination questions Casey on past cases and conduct.
A court session recounted remarks about a bribe related to Warwick and his wife. Casey testified the charge involved accepting money, and mayor Maloney had examined the facts and kept him on the police force. Cusick denied soliciting funds or liquor, admitting one offered drink but refusing it.
L J Doran returned to Butte as passenger and freight agent for the Burlington and will open an office in room 505 Silver Bow block with plans to expand staff. Wm M Merriman of Northern Pacific returned to Helena after a two day visit. Governor Stewart issued a new quarantine allowing Idaho hay into the state for the rest of the month except eight counties.
New York March 11. The United States Grain Corporation announced it purchased about 286000 barrels of flour this week. Prices averaged 10.86 dollars per barrel on the Baltimore basis and 10 dollars on the Pacific coast basis.
Frank H Hitchcock former postmaster general joins General Leonard Wood campaign dedicating his time to the Wood bid for the Republican nomination. He will operate from New York with equal authority to Col Procter, traveling nationwide to shore up party support ahead of the national convention. Wood plans speeches in South Dakota and a March 20 debate with Poindexter.
Judge Benjamin B. Law in Judge Jackson's court granted a nonsuit in Eli Jerich’s damage action against the Butte Anaconda & Pacific Railway for 38,000 over burn injuries to the seven year old. The complaint said Jerich and other children touched a live wire near Granite Mountain mine along the railway track on July 24 1919. Defense argued the child trespassed on railroad property and the court sustained the motion for nonsuit.
George Sabina was acquitted for lack of prosecution after his gambling device case in Justice Buckley’s court. John Gatto’s case was dismissed after he was ordered to show why a bond to keep the peace should not be furnished. Mary Gatto withdrew the complaint as peaceful relations were restored in the family circle.
An advertisement urges taking LANA TIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets for colds grip or influenza as a preventative. It instructs to look for BE. W. GROVE'S signature on the box and lists the price as 30c.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a quick fix to stop hair loss and clear dandruff. It claims the scalp will feel refreshed after a few applications and promises stronger, thicker, longer, shinier hair.
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