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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1913
Page
14
The principal branch office of the Stand rd fe at 19 East Broadway, Butte. Tel phone 428. Independent telephone 162. Advertising rates furnished on application.
A compact catalog of local ads and notices listing Orton Bros plane rentals, Walker liquor, Osmundo cigars, Rave oxfords and pumps, Lisa wine and tab delicacies, Yegen Bros bankers, and Clothery raincoats. Also mentions Miss Bertha Waleworth’s visit, May 20 notices to Mr and Mrs McEnaney and Sullivan, Ladies Home Journal line, and D Dunn appointed U S commissioner. Condon visit noted with A M Condon residence.
County commissioners moved to install an electric driven automatic elevator in the Silver Bow courthouse after pressure from visitors and workers who find the stair climb lengthy. The bid process will run for 30 consecutive days with responses due by Friday, June 3, while a separate obituary notes the passing of Paddy Regan, a miner and long-time saloon operator linked to Butte.
June 7 evening ceremony will place flowers on graves at the cemetery. At 7 o clock the Woodmen meet in the Silver Bow block hall and divide into groups to cover all cemeteries. June 8 is unveiling day with ceremonies for monuments since last year. Members listed include Case, Butler, Ashford, Barenek, Callaway, Davis, Ferns, Dolan, Leary, and others.
A state officer in Butte, M. L. Rickman, head of child protection, is reviewing a noted case. He conferred with Judge Donlan and, with his deputy, will extend time to examine the facts. The inquiry continues as officials assess the surrounding comments and implications.
Trustees discussed whether Montana high school graduates could enter Middle West colleges under old conditions without examination. Superintendent Downer and Dr. Dunaway debated current policy while Holton of the university was approached for help. Other items included district finances, industrial school costs, and plans for a printing press at the high school.
The Fraternal Order of Dagies in Butte plans a memorial service at the Broadway theater honoring members who died this year. Attorney General Kelly will deliver the eulogy as Mrs. Martha Collins directs musical numbers led by Hugh Jones and Hugh Carroll, with Dan M. Kelly giving the eulogy and a memorial committee named.
Duluth Minnesota report states Giroux Consolidated Mines Copper Mines Chainman Consolidated Mines and Butte and Fly Company plan a merger. Secretary E J Maney says pooling interests will fund a concentrator and smelter plant. Properties lie in the Ely mining district of Kimberly.
The Southwest Improvement Society held a meeting in the Woman's clubhouse to report that key objectives have been achieved by securing street car service on Bryn Mawr Avenue and completing district grading. Members discussed further beautification efforts, with Mrs. W. J. Christie urging broader membership and civic pride through gardening and tree planting.
The Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps No 6 of Butte plans school visits for Memorial Day to instill patriotism in youth. Committees led by Mrs. George Crampton Thompson will coordinate talks with principals at multiple city schools, including Butte High, Sherman, St Lawrence, and others, with dates set for Thursday afternoon.
The Mutte case in district court centers on a $95 balance from a sale. In the lower court Schlasser and his wife faced judgment. in the upper court Mecklenan directed verdict against Schlasser but not the wife’s estate, who died after the lower court judgment but before appeal. The jury followed directions, involving Tarieh and Katarina Barich, who pursued foreclosure on a note and mortgage tied to a lot. In unrelated lines, a note mentions a quantity of gasoline and an explosive mixture compared to gunpowder.
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