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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
9
The Rev. W. H. Burnette read a paper before the African Methodist Episcopal church conference in Helena on scriptural holiness. He argued holiness is the heart’s principle implanted by the Holy Spirit, transforming the immoral to a good life and aligning will with God for true dignity.
May 16 A car owned and driven by Paul J. Patten vice president of Lake Zurich Milk Co crashed into a post at the south approach to the Tush street bridge. Thomas Slack hotel clerk was thrown from the vehicle and killed. Patten asked if Slack was alive and then attempted to jump into the river but was restrained by a policeman and a chauffeur.
Chicago May 18 Out of work and with four cents in his pocket James Waiters learned at the post office yesterday that his father had died and left him an estate worth 39 dollars. The letter from his aunt Mrs P G Petty of Knoxville Tenn was the first word Walters had received from relatives since he ran away from Nashville 18 years ago.
In London a car company wins a suit against Dillings Brewery over insurance premiums tied to employee injuries. A separate street railway case in Judge McClernan's court ended with a verdict for the defendant after Mrs. Mary Anne O'Toole alleged injuries from alighting at a Colorado Street crossing. Other notes mention Judge Booner and city fraud accusations, along with Today Livestock suing Milwaukee Road for cattle losses near Jefferson Island. The Ocean Accident Guarantee Company is also referenced.
Luna Park begins seasonal fun with boating and displays as crowds gather. An opening fete features decorations in the lake center area, a model Oldsmobile display, and a Saturday evening concert by Silafr’s orchestra.
The city building inspector issued permits for Oscar Ginsberg to build a frame dwelling on Carolina Street at an estimated cost. John F. Hogan received permits for a frame building in the Grand Avenue addition and another on Dewey Boulevard, with costs noted. A separate item mentions an agricultural machinery value of $4,770,018.
The plan threads Montana Idaho and Washington into a continuous regional route. Officials note terrain and distance, with Montana and Idaho pursuing funds and coordination to finish the link from Spokane toward the Cascade region and Yellowstone corridors.
M J Walsh and Kootenat readiness cited as Idaho highway committee members in Boise assess the cross county link. Within weeks a report on conditions and steps toward actual work is expected mentioning a $4,550 cost and the "new store" Everybody's at 10 West Park Street.
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