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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1917
Page
7
The principal branch office of the Standard at 119 North Main Street lists telephones for business inquiries.
A description highlights sets and single pieces including mayonnaise sets jars olive jars jarmalade jars catsup bottles pickle jars compotes bowls cruets vinegar cruets and French dressing bottles. The ad notes the pattern as beautiful and reasonably priced and suggests them as gifts.
Mrs M M Sleets of Norris guests in Butte. Mr and Mrs H C Brown of Roundup visit Butte. F C Fluent returns from Dillon. Mrs Charles H Kerns of Miles City visiting Butte. Miss Thorne Montana Plano public stenographer in Butte. Bert Lee of Livingston on business in city. Floral Park home lots ad and Dick Hull in Butte Sunday. Local groceries offer oils wines beer with free delivery. Lisa Thomas and A G Stephens of Anaconda visiting. Miss Blanche Platt and Mrs H B Henchy of Deer Lodge visiting. Born to Edward Dier 918 South Main May 27. Born to Earl McDoard 1540 Phillips May 27. Fred C Birks returns to Philipsburg after Butte stay. Wendell Phillips school PTA meeting Tuesday. Pennsylvania born Jr. visiting for mine work at Gold Hill. Stationery and office supplies at P O news stand.
A Walker ville street car, tired of hill trips, left its rail line near Excelsior and West Granite and wandered onto the sidewalk into Steve Hogan’s yard at 24 West Granite. The 80 passengers disembarked amid screams while workers moved the car back to the roadway. One man injured a finger in the hurried exit.
Washington May 27. Attorney General Gregory said criminal prosecutions await anyone who tries to prevent registration under the war army bill by propaganda or other means. He noted the circulation of material designed to discourage registration and pledged vigorous action.
An estate settlement auction will offer 5 471 acres and cattle, horses, and tools valued at $20 000. Mrs Robert H Jones is administratrix. Auction locatesWisdom Montana with date June 6 and estate settlement terms.
The wrangle between Charles H. Moyer and the Butte Miners Union No. 1 over the Deadwood Miners Union hall valued at $65,000 continues. Court actions sprawl between Deadwood and Butte with letters and filings sparking new maneuvers as Moyer’s side seeks control while the Butte union resists. A circuit court of appeals decision is anticipated in the coming days.
Howard Blake alias James Casey was arrested in a South Arizona street saloon by Detective James Lartin after allegedly taking a pocketbook from a patron. A search at the station found crystals thought to be poison used in knockout drops. Blake is held on robbery charges.
A powerful tornado tore through seven states, shattering a grain elevator and unroofing the Hotel Gordon before sweeping toward Kouta. It wrecked farm buildings along a mile wide path, damaging thirty buildings in Kouta including churches and the elevator. Property damage is estimated at $2,000,000 or more.
Telegrams from Hickman Kentucky and towns along the Mississippi River indicate a tornado late today likely killed about 50 people. Damage at Hickman was reported small as crews assess eastern bank impacts from Tiptonville Tennessee to near Hickman.
Springfield, May 27. Illinois state government mobilized for rescue and relief in Mattoon and Charleston after yesterday's cyclone. The state board of health dispatched nearly its entire staff led by Dr. C. St. Clair Drake to Mattoon. Local relief groups operated in Modesto without state aid yet. the catastrophe’s estimated damage runs from 150000 to 200000 dollars.
The towns of Lowell Crown Point Shelby and Cedar Lake plus nearby Kankakee river territory were hit by a tornado. Homes overturned farm structures destroyed and trees uprooted. Communication is cut off but 40 people are injured with possible deaths. The devastation spans about 20 by 5 miles.
In Will County Joliet May 27 three people are dead two fatally injured and two thousand thousand dollars in estimated property loss from a Saturday night tornado. The storm passed four miles south of Joliet destroying or damaging every farm building in its path. Kansas City reports May 27 the death of a woman near Howard Kansas and injuries to scores near Springfield Missouri from a torpedo like storm sweeping the areas.
Old-timers in the mountains claim a major storm is on the way for Butte and nearby areas. They cite geese and ducks wandering in the night as a reliable sign, noting flocks circling for hours with leaders lost. Rumors of airplanes grew from the same aerial confusion, prompting police checks.
Committees of the Grand Army of the Republic United Spanish War Veterans and Woman's Relief corps will meet tonight or tomorrow to set Memorial Day exercises in Butte. Veterans, both old and young, expect a parade and graveside decorations with renewed enthusiasm. Attorney Peter Breen will deliver the principal address as veterans reflect on past encampments and a successful Butte welcome.
The law forbids selling intoxicating liquor to officers and all uniformed military personnel. Violations carry fines up to 1000 dollars or 12 months imprisonment. In Butte the rule was confirmed at the Second Montana Battalion HQ. Saloon owners are urged to refuse liquor to any man in uniform and to avoid serving guests in dining rooms with soldiers present.
An ex deputy overheard a cafe conversation about a bandit named Barry, shot and hiding nearby. Police searched a road house five miles from Butte but found no trace, while rewards may rise to lure Barry or his underworld associates.
A sweepstakes golf tournament announced by Butte Country Club on Decoration Day will donate two thirds of the purse to the Red Cross. Open to all men members with handicap-based entry. The event replaces Sunday matches. next Sunday Frank Noble and E J Barker play 18 holes.
A tornado ripped through Mattoon causing $2,000,000 in damage and four blocks wide by thirty-five long. Militia and citizens set a search and sentry line, with four morgues receiving bodies and hospitals treating the injured. Tents, meals for the homeless, and a food dictator with meal cards were organized as relief efforts expanded.
Austrian miner Martin Manetto of Pittsmont was stabbed in the neck during a street fight outside the Strum saloon on East Second Street. Four men, once friends, argued. Frank Gasso allegedly stabbed Manetto and has not been caught. Manetto is in emergency hospital. doctors say wounds are not serious.
Funeral arrangements are announced for Ernest K Mather and Carrie Deramox with services at private homes and Holy Savior and St Patricks churches. Interments follow at Holy Cross and Catholic cemeteries. Daniels Bilbo Undertakers listed in Butte with contact details.
Mrs Mary Ann Berger aged SS years died yesterday at the home of her brother Senator Lee Man He. The funeral is planned for tomorrow afternoon with Rev Bielock and Rev Chapman of Friends requested to be omitted from further notices.
The funeral for Thomas Harrington will be held Monday at 9 marked by services at Waluch's undertaking parlors followed by a Mass at Sacred Heart Church at 9 30. Interment will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery. Automobiles provided.
The body of Celina Trudeau, daughter of Mrs. Belle Trugea, arrived yesterday from Redding California. Funeral services will be held this Monday at 3 40 o clock with Rev J Hiatiteh officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Moriah cemetery. Motor funeral arrangements were noted.
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