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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1919
Page
11
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap remedy for corns and calluses. It claims the product lifts corns without pain and costs only a few cents, promoted as the discovery of a Cincinnati genius.
A Daly and Shea hearse owner received a letter from Russell Poiriera’s mother, Mrs Neto Crum, claiming his body found south of Butte on April 1 was a murder scene. A coroner’s jury concluded self-inflicted gunshot. She seeks details of the funeral, his possessions, and life insurance.
A San Francisco mother, TOT Crum, writes from 1430 Sacramento Street detailing a slain son’s confidant, a cousin near St Paul, and a schoolmate murderer. She cites insurance, a Woodmen of the World policy, and seeks answers and confirmation of her son’s fate, promising to settle telegrams and concerns.
A contract between C. A. Renshaw, formerly city engineer of Roundup, and Musselshell county outlines the classification of the entire county under the new law. Compensation is set at 2 cents per acre or a total of $38,000 for the county.
In Judge Lynch court, David Guerra, a Mexican shooter, was found guilty of first degree murder for killing Frank Murphy in the Short Line bunkhouse at Silver Row. The jury imposed life imprisonment. Guerra’s attorney waived a defense explanation. The trial schedule faced delays as prosecutors argued witnesses and continuances.
Adelbert Booth remains in jail on a first degree assault charge after arrest. He is to plead next Saturday as bonds set at 5000 dollars by the justice court. Judge gave three days to provide a new bond and declined to file an Information. the case appears linked to Deer Lodge County.
Visitors to the Laura Wa art exhibit enjoyed landscapes by Miss Mathiesen and Jude Pike, featuring Rocky Mountains and western scenes. Local singers Mrs Francis Marie-Parks and others performed as Mina Bennett provided piano accompaniment.
Auto thieves in Helena, May 10, pulled a bold stunt by entering the Charles Whitman garage on North Henton Avenue and making off with a well known mining tool. A reward is offered for the arrest of the culprits as authorities seek clues.
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