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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1915
Page
4
A Helena deputy court clerk, ewna May Fret J. Sterling, was found dead with a wound in the chest and a pistol in hand. He had not been seen for two weeks and health issues were suspected. a wife was visiting in Senvenpatis.
Deer Lodge items report Dr. Franklin H. Gesselbracht arriving to take the presidency of the College of Montana at Theaday. K. T. J. Messing leaves for Harlowton to assume a position with Milwaukee. Emma Darling mine operators Messing and Buck visit Deer Lodge, plus local rancher SL Dwyer attends a jail service gathering. Anaconda city council approves Special Improvement District No. 68 to light Commercial Avenue with electric posts, with a June 7 hearing set.
Deer Lodge May 2 Thomas Stuart a longtime state pioneer died suddenly between 6 and 7 pm while overseeing the big ditch supplying 2000 inches of water for placer claims near Pioneer. His son found him lifeless after he had returned from tending his saddle horse. Born April 18 1899 in Muscatine Iowa he mined in Colorado Idaho and Montana before settling near Pioneer. He had recently worked for Kohra & Bielenberg as a ditch tender for several summers.
Twin Bridges reports a grade and road straightening near Silver Har for safer travel. Teachers at the state orphan's home plan to close the school with a cantata The Lost Princess. Community events include a party for Mrs Grany and Miss Helen Wones as they leave town and delegates attending the Farmers Equity convention. Funeral arrangements are set for Thomas Stuart with burial in Deer Lodge.
On May 23 Belgrade public schools closed with a Friday picnic at Johnson's grove on West Gallatin. The evening commencement in the Auditorium drew a full house. The class of 1915, headed by Este Kremer and Nora Cowan, marks the first to complete the four year high school course. Prof. J. T. Gilruth delivered the address on the community significance of this commencement. Participants included Florence Aitken, Miss Post, Elsie Kremer, J. A. Kremer, and Rev. S. F. Entorf. Annie Lavette Ballard declaimed verses. W. S. Stephen thanked supporters and E. A. Stilerel presented diplomas.
Bozeman May 23 Jamen Dawes owner of the Orris Bozeman line west of Bozeman met with line farmers at Anceney to discuss plans for buying the line No definite decision yet but farmers will inspect the line and revisit the matter with Dawes A senior class preparations for Hicks at College program May 2 at Gallatin County High School assembly hall Newport stage manager training the cast 21 seniors participate plus others Colton Y M C A secretary and several college Y M C A boys visited Springhill to conduct church service Ministerial Association and wives dined with Rev Lachlen union services to begin June 27 Manager Schmidt Bozeman Baseball Club secures Manhattan team for May 30 31 openers in Bozeman. Manhattan club led by Manager Stanley shows strong lineup.
Belgrade News reports Ward and Mitch McVay seeded four acres of Marquis spring wheat at Mountain View ranch West Flathead and all fall wheat looks good. Mr and Mrs George Lauster of Big Stone South Dakota visited George Clark on their way to California. Misses Josephine Alberta Arnold visited sister Alice and Mrs R Grogan. Belgrade band engaged to play at Livingston July 4 for the big celebration. The rest of the item lists social visits, church and community notes, with several names and areas mentioned.
Great Falls Montana enacts a strict lawn ordinance to curb dandelions. Non resident owners hinder enforcement but school children lead a citywide uprooting contest. Whittier school wins after two weeks reporting 194 897 roots and other rooms follow. Finale includes patriotic songs as yard heaps are burned.
Bozeman May 22 Word has come from Washington that N P Evans of Bozeman will succeed Allen Cameron as postmaster. Evans, brother of Congressman John M Evans, is a Montana pioneer who lived near Powell County in the 1860s, later in Missoula, once ran a Bozeman business, and in recent years farmed near Sedan. Funeral notices follow for several local residents with details pending.
Larry Duggan listed at S22 North Main Street with a melt phone of 770.
John G Morony died yesterday morning. Funeral notice details follow.
Funeral director M. J. Walsh announces the funeral of the late John Harper. The service will be held Monday afternoon at seven o'clock at the residence of his mother Mrs. M. Marahail, 500 Teenth erwood street, with Reverend George D. Wolfe officiating.
Reports from Lassen Peak describe another heavy eruption sending thick black smoke above Viola and Hat Creek districts. Refugees fear further lava flow and mud floods as farms lie buried under two to four feet of ash and magma. Fire watchers note a five mile smoke column and boulder throws while residents brace for renewed danger.
Seward Alaska May 23 hamna volcano and an unnamed peak on the west coast of Cook Inlet were observed in eruption with ash plumes and glowing lava at night. Authorities warned residents to stay indoors and watch for fallout while scientists planned air reconnaissance.
Paris May 28 A ceremony at the Sorbonne Ampitheater will feature a poem by Mme Daniel Lesner and an album of original drawings gifted to Ambassador W. G. Sharp. Prominent writers Pierre Loti Maurice Barres Bergson Anatole France and more prepared tributes. President Poincare is expected to attend along with cabinet members academicians and Institute members. Henri de Regnier's poem and Gabriel Hanotaux's address will frame the tribute.
A fragment notes Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic with tiny British community and Peru’s Yquitos reachable only via the Amazon, emphasizing stark contrasts in isolation and life ahead of a global war.
United States Department of Labor circular urges workers to seek harvest jobs in Oklahoma. About 16 000 to 18 000 hands needed across southern to northwestern regions, with wages from 2 to 4.50 dollars per day plus board. English speaking white men preferred. others urged to contact Oklahoma City labor officials for eligibility and travel directions. Corners of the state to start harvest June 3 in the southwest, June in north central, and June 13 in extreme northwest. travel expenses borne by applicants.
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