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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
5
The remains of Teane Townsend aged about 70 years died last evening and are at Duggan Undertaking Parlors. Funeral announcement will follow.
The court convicted a woman of taking 4120 from Tom Hannigan after a conversation at Oxford hotel. Hannigan testified she attempted to borrow money and searched his pocket during the talk. The judge sentenced her to prison, with the trial ongoing on other cases including shooting at Hugh Metarry and a statutory assault charge.
Butte residents and visitors frequent the Thornton and Finlen hotels. J. A. Walsh Helena revenue official, J. Wharton and H. M. Stewart in town on business, and many prominent figures from Boise, Akron, Missoula, and Dillon move through Butte venues. May Day greetings, church services, and a freight rate cut for sand and cement highlight a day of commerce and community notices.
New bond issue appears near certain as county officials consider serial bonds maturing in 20 years with optional redemption. The plan aims to fund courthouse and highway projects while keeping sinking fund taxes modest, with current warrants totaling about 506 thousand dollars across general, contingent, poor, road, and bridge funds.
The Legion Auxiliary will host a card party May 1 at Knight’s of Pythias hall to raise funds for members at Galen and Warm Springs hospitals. Committee members include Mrs H Naewal Mrs M Patterson Mrs J Carpino and Mrs F E Burley. President Miss Margaret Comba and Mrs Naegell will attend Helena meeting May 4 to discuss a state convention possibly in Butte. Thirty three veterans are at Warm Springs and Galen. Donations from Harlem unit via M J Walsh and P H Sidley provided candy cigarettes fruit and cake.
United States Attorney George F. Shelton reports the San Francisco Court of Appeals upheld the Montana federal court in United States vs Kirby, a case over about $40,900 in grazing rental on Crow reservation land. Shelton argued before Judges Gilbert Hunt and Wolverton, with Judge Hunt brought in by Judge Gilbert. The decision favored the government, with Shelton noting the suit protected Indian interests. Brady of the federal service, Helena, visited Tutto.
Two cases from Anaconda yielded two guilty verdicts as juries returned verdicts in under an hour. Vucanovich was found guilty and faces sentencing tomorrow, while Johnson admitted ownership of a $1,500 car used in the offense and faces fine forfeiture. The Rul-Kovich trial remained incomplete, to be resumed tomorrow morning.
Bishop J P Carroll will visit Butte this afternoon to confirm the largest class ever at St Marys church. A solemn mass and catechetical examination will precede the confirmation of a long list of children and their parents, with Rev Father O Malley and others officiating.
Judge Shea handed three vagrancy convictions with sentences. Julius Muller received 90 days, Robert Coy and Sam Carlo five days each. Peter Smith was charged with disturbance in company with Clay Cheatam and others faced separate actions. Max Fletcher, circus advance man, was arrested for posting bills without property owners’ permission or city license.
A 19 year old woman, described as a good time girl, asks to be sent to Warm Springs sanitarium to rid herself of a recent drug habit. The court ordered the commitment following a self filed complaint, as she seeks to regain her former social standing.
FM Grady, a resident, recently returned from Washington where he pursued a patent. He states the trip aimed to advance his Yeast patent proposal and to present to authorities. Grady indicates ongoing efforts and upcoming steps with a formal reporse.
A crowd of garbled syntax details a court blotter entry where a man named Cocking allegedly drank, posted bond forfeiture, and a new executive name appeared during an arrest. Witness Loretta Adams and officer Steinborn are mentioned. Wing, Jarmen Cocking, and Larry are tied to a disturbance and a broken jaw, with Schavalt as complainant.
The City of Silent Men stars Thomas Meighan at the Hallo theater. The photoplay depicts the famed Bridge of Sighs and Sing Sing with a country mechanic drawn into crime then seeking work in the West. The leading actress is Talie Wine. supporting players deliver strong performances.
Federal jury seated for the present term with 23 jurors listed including Dan Calder Peter Rafferty W J Yost Fred Bvaringham George Bennighoff Russell Vetler P J Orr Joan C Kellett John Basher J P Wills FP Alexander JF Gannon W C G Kennedy A B Ogden Nick Selly J P Sheridan A Nyhart Rat Parren Alberto Olaen Adolph Wass Jacob Paynter Fred Newton Joseph Sennett G Bertoglio.
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