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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
14
Readable fragments indicate a local Butte item from the principal branch office of the Standard featuring Fast Frontier notes and reflections from Bozeman to nearby routes. Details remain fragmented but point to an administrative update in midweek.
Letters and small donations from Sherman and Walkerville students plus other communities fund a boy near Ge Fiding who lost his feet last January. About 1200 postal items and ten dollars in small gifts have helped finance factory legs built in Minnesota. The boy’s mother thanks all contributors as the new ankles, approved by modern surgery, enable him to walk again.
A busy Butte page lists varied items from ads and personal notes to city happenings. Readers see business ads for coal and insurance, travel plans of locals, visits to Missoula and Spokane, births and social visits, and notes on weather and services. The cluttered column also mentions plumbing, ice, and the fire department’s Siemens check honor, plus temple lectures and upcoming tours.
A short ad notes inexpensive wallpaper patterns offered by Corschatzein Wallpaper Co located on Ti West Broadway. It promotes a full assortment of designs and invites customers to shop for value.
The ad claims ready to wear tailor made suits available in one day with faster service than local tailors. Prices range from 25 to 50 dollars and include optional headwear such as a Dobbs Fifth Avenue derby Stetson or French imported soft hat.
Confesses again to the O Leary murder but is found perfectly sane by a medical commission. He admitted involvement in the Cronin Leary robbery attempt while reiterating that the fatal shot was fired by his associate. He was discharged after jurors acquitted him. doctors deemed him sane.
In a Kansas City case, the suspect Hougard provides a lengthy confession about a robbery. Authorities pursue links to accomplices and motive as the investigation details unfold.
A jury in Judge Donlan's district court heard charges of robbery against Williams Thomas Kirby of Harlowton and Louis Hougard. The pair, linked to A. J. Williams’s theft on South Montana Street, faced testimony from Kitty Hougard and others as the case moved toward a potential guilty verdict. Kirby testified about the night, while Hougard’s alleged involvement and statements were examined by defense and prosecution.
DoE William and George Coughner brothers were charged with first degree assault by the county attorney after attending a wedding banquet. They were arrested at their Plum Street home following the incident during the wedding night. Martin Lisac of 2 Phim Street was stabbed three times in the back but wounds are not serious.
A church notice invites all to a Sunday school children's service and an evening Norwegian service led by Pastor Taras Engelstad of Big Timber. The item promises a morale boost ahead of the exposition opening with an invitation to attend.
A large funeral was held yesterday for Joseph Callaway on West Center Street. The service at St. John’s and burial at Moriah Cemetery honored his memory with ceremonies by the Woodmen and Oil Fellows groups. Pallbearers included local officials and community members.
Seven bright youths competed yesterday at the Butte Catholic six declamation tourney in Missoula. Lee J. Me with Francis A. silver received first and second honors respectively. Judges were Charles J. Kelly Ped Brophy and J J Lynch. The event was at the Auditorium with a large audience of pupils and parents.
Trade ad notes great values on wall papers and a 35 cent package of Kalsomine from Schatzlein Paint Co. at West Broadway. Welsh choir advertises a Broadway theater show on March 30 at 2 pm. Water stains and mud removal tips mentioned for cloth and garments.
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