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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
19
The principal branch office of the Standard is at 28 East Broadway Butte telephone 492 independent telephone 1422 advertising rates furnished on application.
Butte notes list residents leaving for Duluth Philadelphia Ocean Park and Los Angeles. Travelers include W T Smith Cyrus Noble Amos Jay Mrs J H Rowe Gertrude Jennings and many others. Births births announced and business ads for coal whiskey dental services and banking accompany travel entries.
Fergus Falls Minn March J S J Copeland who wrote from South Pasadena Cal confessed he held up and robbed a train in the county in 1895 and surrendered at the county attorney's office He says he was converted at a revival meeting He also confessed to a Moorhead bank robbery The county attorney is uncertain what to do
Special Dispatch reports Secretary Fisher issued an adverse statement on Senator Borahs bill to permit agricultural entry on phosphate land surfaces while mineral rights stay with the government. The measure mirrors the existing coal land surface entry law.
Next week in Butte promises a busy political period. Democrats and Republicans plan primaries Tuesday night, with party conventions on successive days. Republicans meet Wednesday, Democrats Thursday, and Socialists likely Thursday night, driven by the socialist club.
Gillette stock company presents The Supreme Test, a New York society hit with lavish costuming and a tri cornered plot featuring three aristocratic English families. First non New York production, high royalties. Also on bill is From Sire to Son and The Royal Wedding of India as Sunday feature.
Butte Stationary Engineers Local 88 plans general officer and delegate nominations for the Western Federation of Miners and AFL convention. Election set for March 27 from 9 am to 9 pm. Nominees include Charles H. Moyer Thomas Cambell for president Harry Lappin for VP and several board members and delegates.
P C Allen formerly superintendent of the Butte division is named division superintendent at Gran Forks North Dakota and will succeed C C Jenks of Great Falls in Butte preparing to assume the general superintendent role covering Montana Butte and Kalispell. J H Taylor moves to general superintendent of the lake Division and C E McLaughlin becomes superintendent of the Dakota division at Grand Forks. Allen, known to railroad men in Butte, left Great Falls for Grand Forks as the Butte division post is regarded highly amid rapid growth. The Denver Rio Grande and Great Northern are placing top men in the Butte division leadership.
Helena March 13 Attorney General A J Galen holds that criminal actions started in Chouteau county before its division may be tried in the present Chouteau county unless a transfer motion is filed. Defendants may be tried by a jury from the current county and remanded cases may also proceed locally.
Washington March 13 The Seventh Infantry will tramp 112 miles to test the modified shoe a new army footwear design from a board of officers. One third wear modified shoes another third regulation marching shoes and the rest the garrison shoe. The test aims to evaluate performance across diverse feet.
Spokane March 13. The Spokane Merchants association invited today 109 Idaho and Montana business houses to join in a 2,000,000 reparations suit filed by Spokane shippers against the trans continental railways. The suit seeks the difference between charged freight and rates deemed equitable by the Interstate Commerce Commission for shipments in the last two years.
Walkerville's Democratic Central Committee voted to hold caucuses for three wards Friday afternoon and evening. The nominating convention follows next Tuesday to choose candidates for mayor city treasurer police judge and three aldermen. Ward locations include George Holbrook West Daly Street Second Ward City Hall John Holland 63 Last Daly Street. Mayor Joe Binney is believed seeking renomination with no announced opponent. Socialists call for Friday convention. Republicans have not issued a call.
Secretary Stimson sent to the house the correspondence on Adjt. Gen. F C Ainsworth relief from duty before his retirement. The papers show instances of confrontations with aides, cited by the War Department as evidence of intemperate and discourteous behavior harmful to the army.
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