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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
8
J Wharton manager of the Butte Street Railway company announced he received authorization from Senator W A Clark to proceed immediately with a grand stand at Clark park baseball grounds. The structure will add shelter and seating for about 2000 spectators, increasing total capacity to about 000.
The letter describes a storm that drenched the ball park and halted play briefly. Senator Clark authorized immediate construction of a covered grand stand, with lumber orders placed and work to begin at once. The project aims to boost seating capacity and provide patrons with comfort and protection.
An odd street scene unfolds as a man crashes into a car after a chance reunion with an old friend. A plainclothes officer intervenes at Park and Main while Cash shouts for help and the crowd watches a chaotic pursuit toward the Northern Pacific station. Mrs Basin ponders the strange turn of events.
William W. Berry longtime conductor on the Northern Pacific Railway has been promoted to inspector of passenger train service with headquarters in St. Paul. His career with NP began July 22, 1880, rising from brakeman to conductor and later trainmaster of the Rocky Mountain division in 1920 before this promotion.
The Teamsters announce a special order of business meeting chaired by President Hugh Laughlin at 8 p.m. on Thursday May 25. Papers from across the country and a range of magazines and popular books are available at the P.O. News Stand.
The city council adjourned meeting disposed of routine items including granting a petition by west Washington street homeowners to widen a sidewalk from four and a half to seven and a half feet with the owners covering extra costs. The street and alley committee also recommended permitting the Butte Mines band to hold concerts at city points with two men to erect a band stand. A proposal to re establish Empire street grades at Henry and Emmett streets was sent to the committee for study.
The article reports Major Armstead hearing General Wood discuss efforts around a presidential bid and local mining speculation in Butte. Rumors place a sale of holdings in the Ratlach mines Idaho at up to one million dollars. Armstead plans to travel north for New York, returning in about a week to handle Northwest property matters.
Manager George Forsythe of Gregson Springs promotes a large dance attraction by augmented orchestra. Improved roads from Butte and Anaconda bring large parties to Gregson where a thriving social scene continues with hotel dinners and dancing.
Straw Hat Day is due Friday in Butte. Merchants prepared with a wide range of sizes and shapes, ensuring every man can find a suitable lid. The initiative promises a blossoming display of headgear choices for sun protection and other uses.
Montanas Anaconda youths are invited to a government paid summer training camp at Fort Douglas July 27 to August 25 under the 104th Division. Cols Petty and Stivers led talks with Maj Blake and others to fill blanks by May 41, offering red white and blue courses for ages 17 to 27, with rail fare paid and hostesses and chaplains provided.
Lee Rauguest of Des Moines explained in session Tuesday night the Yeomen lodge plans for a great orphans and old people home. It is meant not as a charitable institution but a real home for children and elderly residents. Kalispell Montana has been a contender for the honor. Dert Davis spoke on local exchange work and provisions of the order. The evening ended with a social.
Under Deer Lodge American Legion Post 21 Anaconda elite entertainers led by Prof C C Blakeslee will perform Wednesday May 31 at Daly gym for the Legion benefit. Martha Bowden and Robert Beaupret will sing, Blakeslee’s group tours western states for four months. The event supports the Legion and invites Kiwanis and Anaconda members to attend.
Cannon arrested for disturbance and later charged with third degree assault after an alleged knife flourish. While confining him, a pocket knife blade struck a bunch of keys in his pocket, severely cutting his fourth finger. Gardner pleaded guilty to disturbance and received a 30 day suspended sentence plus costs.
A large group of Anaconda Rotarians traveled to Deer Lodge for a Deer Lodge Rotary Club meeting yesterday. Notable attendees included W. C. Capron T. B. Abbott Frank Provost T. J. McKensie Harry M. Johnson B. P. Everett W. I. Tuch John Maring T. J. McCar George C. Jackson F. M. Beekman Albert Nadeau Frank Tucker Dr. Dunlap West Webster I. V. Bender FW. C. Whyte H. M. Webber and W. B. Gorham.
The Order of De Mol meets at the Masonic temple tonight. A Modesty Stock association roundup is planned for Sunday May 28 at George Danick ranch for the Modesty division and J P Elmose ranch for the Dempsey division. Horse owners without riders must pay 5 dollars to join the roundup range horse corral, with riders assembling at 7 a.m. at the specified ranches.
The article reports Rev Mithun being called to a North Dakota pulpit during a Sunday service. It notes a surprise moment as panter pulpit remarks during the sermon, with children present and adults briefly turning the evening into a farewell social as the superintendent of Sunday school conveyed congregational regrets over Mithun's early departure.
Deer Lodge County residents must display 1942 license plates by June 1 or face arrest for state regulation violations as Sheriff L Beal warned. Despite prior leniency, no extensions will be given beyond June 1 and attempts to delay with mid year licenses will not be accepted.
Unusual interest surrounds the opening of the engagement as Margaret presents Way Down Hast a lavish production by the kenlus of the hereon. The show stars Lottie Blair Parker and Joseph Grismer and is praised as far surpassing The Birth of a Nation in scope and emotion. Audiences flock to see the dramatic, humorous, and moving scenes, with ambitious orchestral passages and a blend of plain people humor and poignant tragedy.
The text urges anyone who has driven a car this year or plans to drive before July to obtain a full license for the year. It instructs that those without a license should complete the process at once.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary McManon pioneer and resident of Anaconds were held at her home 604 Locus Street Tuesday afternoon with Father Schutte Mason and Father Coapman officiating. Burial followed at Mount Carmel cemetery with pallbearers listed as John Murthy Russell Timothy Tracy Ridert Heaney and Anthony Lubke.
The annual dance of the Anaconda Clerks at Washoe drew strong attendance and was deemed successful. A planning committee led by Margaret Sestrich Peter Liddell Anna Vanisko John Bolkovitz and Elizabeth McCafferty organized the event.
The Methodist Ladies Aid society will hold a meeting this afternoon in the church parlors. Mrs. 3 to entertain attendees in what appears to be a social gathering.
Government engineers from the Bureau of Mines will travel to Great Falls to survey the oil situation following a near discovery near Kevin. The trip aims to assess the area, coordinate with operators, and determine the need for educational work under leasing supervision.
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