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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
4
Notices seeks bids for paving and storm drainage in Anaconda Montana in Special Improvement Districts No 75 78 with plans at city offices for May 36 1916. Bids require a 10 percent bid bond and checks payable to the city treasurer.
Campaign to fund a new indoor playhouse for Anaconda begins with delays on day one. Departments vie for larger shares while canvassers anticipate reports today. Captains and lieutenants met last night as committees prepare to begin heavy work. A big thermometer in front of the montanied shows returns expected to rise.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. McCarthy announced plans for a new private hospital in Anaconda. The facility will contain 30 rooms and be built in the western addition, aiming to provide expanded local medical care.
We extend sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness, sympathy, and floral tributes during our bereavement and burial of our son and brother Arthur George Hanson. Special thanks to the neighborhood Sunday school teachers and schoolmates. Mr and Mrs Peter B. Hanson and Family.
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Klein, mother of two, are announced with a spiritual service to be held at her residence chapel. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Local notice seeks sealed bids by May 15 1916 for furnishing materials labor and tools to erect an ornamental street lighting system in district No 73 Anaconda Montana. Approximately 31 three light cluster posts and related materials will be used with 5 dollar plan fee refundable on return of documents. Bid deposits 10 percent to city treasurer. council reserves right to reject all bids.
Anaconda Montana issues notice inviting lump sum bids for the complete erection and construction of an ornamental street lighting system. Plans and specifications are available from the city engineer for five dollars, refundable upon return. About 36 posts are planned with related materials, bids due by the stated date.
Friends and relatives gathered as Mrs Nystrum arrived yesterday to attend the funeral. The services were held at St Pauls Church this morning with high mass as part of the rites.
The All Stars defeated the Ramblers 10 to 4 with a Russell homer as Sladich Krizan combined for the win. Umpire Kosanovich, Ramblers' Kent Callan behind the plate, and an Anaconda challenge loom for the next game. The lineup features Krizan Sladich Shindler Russell Krake Frankovich Demit Davich infielders and outfielders.
The Anaconda Moose lodge hosts a week long fair in a newly built Nugark theater venue starting Monday. Members searched widely for ideas and goods while importing items from abroad, promising an all American affair with strong music, entertainment, and displays under careful supervision.
The house committee of the Anaconda Country Club announces a Saturday evening informal dance for members. A meeting will precede the event to discuss details, with refreshments and a casual program planned.
The seven new drinking fountains ordered last year are expected in about two weeks and will be installed on their arrival. The Montana news notes a list of names including Symes Barrett Taylor and Willams among others from San Francisco New York and Helena.
Seattle May 3 Mayor Hiram C GUI ordered police to smash all so called drug stores that are really saloons. He warned bootleggers and praised Chief Beckinham for cleaning up the Stewart street pharmacy. The mayor vows prosecutions and harsher action as liquor stock losses mount.
A vivid description of a fashion ensemble featuring green striped fabric and pink floral accents. It notes a pannier puff silhouette revealing a ruffled Georgette crepe underskirt with satin edging, complemented by a pink horsehair hat adorned with flowers and feathers.
Members of the Anaconda mill and smelter union will vote next June on officers of the Western Federation of Miners. The ticket lists names for president, secretary treasurer, executive hour, delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention, and representatives from various locations including Anaconda and Grass Valley.
When the baseball season opens the day will be made more pleasant by the Anaconda band which has volunteered its services. The offer has been accepted by the playground authorities.
The cleanest and meat aunt Maryland p-to-date kitchen tn e West offers lunch counter dining room and private booths with prices to satisfy all. Cream milk vegetables and everything are kept to a high standard, with an artistic chef and top cooks. Special attention to private parties and banquets, kitchen open for inspection anytime.
The school board approved commencement exercises for Anaconda high school at Daly gymnasium on June 16. Students proposed a second-hand book handling plan, adopted with board funding for startup, while the buildings committee urged spring ash removal and bids for cleanup.
A look at acorn bread traditions across Europe and among American Indians, detailing tannin content and traditional processing. The piece also reports Commissioner Hartigan’s year long push to have federal inspection of interstate poultry trade, noting practices to inflate chicken weights and urging inspections on trains to curb this abuse.
A cryptic note reports that a device called Handy Calculator of Weights and Measures has been violated by an Englishman. The text implies a wrongdoing involving a currency or value system and its application to weights and measures. Further details are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
The funeral of William Nyatrum will be held at Tut Je undertaking rooms this Thursday morning at 8:60. It will proceed to St Pauls Church where a high mass will be celebrated at an unspecified hour.
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