This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
14
Butte notes list numerous visitors and residents in town from Dillon, Great Falls, Billings, Elliston, Helena, Missoula, and other Montana locales. The items mention business trips, social calls, a birth at 34 West Copper street, moves of professionals, forest rangers, and upcoming events including a track meet and a G A R encampment. Local services advertise cabs and liquor sales.
Twelve thousand children from Butte and Silver Bow County filled Columbia gardens for the annual Arbor Day celebration. A chilly morning gave way to ideal weather as 9 am crowds poured in, with 180 youngsters on a special Short Line train, 48 on a Milwaukee train, 160 from Mutte Anaconda and Pacific, and 35 from Brown's gulch and Meadow gulch by wagon. Eight thousand rode to Park and Main on free tickets. The Anaconda Copper Mines band played, rides and sports attracted all day, and the event was praised by juvenile officers and playground advocates led by Mr. Wharton. The outing was made possible by former Senator W. A. Clark.
The Butte Equal Suffrage Association filled three officer vacancies at yesterday’s meeting. Mrs. S. Fuld presided as attendance grew. Mrs. William C. Dennis became president, Miss Mildred Sherrill elected correspondence secretary, and Mrs. Le F. Sherrill moved to second vice president. Grace Cotterill outlined suffrage gains in England and is slated to speak at Walkerville and the Salvation Army hall this week.
Washington May 12 after pro longed hearings a rural credits bill was introduced in both chambers though House committee did not press passage in current form. It seeks government bonds to fund rural credit, a proposal said to lack administration support and to face opposition from President Wilson who opposes government purchase of bonds. An ad at 404 Arizona Street promotes a laundry service with a New Method wash deal.
A long town by town roster lists hotel arrivals from Chicago to Seattle, noting guests and their home cities including Butte, Missoula, Great Falls, Denver, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia among others. The scattered names include J H Pankey, Edwin Evans, Otto Fretscher, Martha Banning, J Ainslie, J H Garrison, and many more travelers listed with their originating locales.
Tonight's program includes a banquet at Mountain View church at 6 20 with special music by the church choir. The close of the banquet features addresses of welcome by the presiding officers and others. The discussion topic is Education with subtopics including The Christian College and Medium of Education by the president of Wesley College Grand Forks ND, Supreme Values in Education by W C Seaman president Dakota Wesleyan Mitchell ND, The Acorn and the Oak by G W Padgin Goo ing Idaho, Spending Upwards by C L Bovard, and a Boise pastor G B Gillilan among speakers.
May 12 births noted for Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sholes 1832 South Arizona Street and May 10 birth for Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Curtis 503% West Tron Street. Col J C Taylor recovering after four weeks bedridden. The Ladies Aid Society of St Mark's Lutheran meets this afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs A R White 2118 South Arizona Street. An A meeting is called at Unity Methodist Episcopal parsonage for Ladies Aid members to finalize plans for next Friday church bazaar.
Raymond Clark aged 29 and his 1 year old brother are held at the city jail pending an investigation into the theft of two watches from the rooms of Mrs. H. McKie at 13 West Platinum Street. The brothers lived across the hall from Mrs. McKie and the watches were recovered in pawnshops.
For frying you practice economy and have better tasting, more wholesome food in the use of careful heat control efficient oil use and proper batter or coating to reduce waste and improve nutritional value.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.