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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1920
Page
8
May 30 report notes further delay in the Tri City well due to the need to enlarge the hole to reach sands. a lost bit at 960 feet required days of fishing before it wedged into the wall. crew plans to pull two smaller strings, leave 10 inch string, then enlarge to recover the lost bit and resume with a 10 inch hole. oil prospects remain bright despite the setback.
May 39 notes Henry Thompson Jr and Father Clifford visiting Wisdom. Dr Peter J Sheeran wins local business day, continuing practice in Lima. A. Cannon and Rathes from Butte and Billings attend to railroad cases. Measles epidemic spreads, nearly every family affected. Rev Humphrey returns from Dillon after funeral sermon for Edward L Miller. Gypsy caravan robs a Chinese man during a southern Idaho visit.
Beaverhead County Montana recalls its lone legal hanging in ancient days. The 1886 murder of stage driver Fergusson led to T H Harding’s sentencing for a Glendale to Hecla bullion robbery. The execution occurred in Dillon on the old court site with jurists including Judge Gailbraith and Prosecutor Robert Smith.
A vintage ad promotes Bliss Native Herbs Tablets made from roots herbs and barks to aid stomach bowels liver and kidneys. It features a testimonial from M. J. Davis of Hardy Arkansas and offers a money back guarantee with pricing of 200 doses for $1.69 and a small size for 5 cents.
A silver tea hosted by the Three Forks Woman's club in Sacajawea rooms drew about 100 guests. Mrs W Young presided as program included Mrs Blodgett on Alaska, piano solos, and duets. Proceeds fund playground improvements. Various dances, readings, and outings followed with widespread local attendance and several families in town.
Dicky frets over gloomy weather until Squeedee leads him to Daddy Mole and family living underground. The Moles explain they see poorly in bright sun but are content underground, teaching Dicky to accept gloom and find happiness with what one has.
Miss Sabra Douglass, 20, was shot dead early Sunday when James Treasure, a railroad conductor, mistook her for a burglar entering the Treasure home in Nevada Missouri. The incident occurred as she approached the residence where she resided.
A large Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association party of 125 members, aboard a special train with the First Minnesota artillery band, received a grand reception in Roundup. Thousands lined the streets for a parade and concert, then 490 dined at a Park pavilion banquet decorated with derricks, Roundup coal, and Roundup oil. The visit aimed at trade extension and networking with local merchants and friends.
The Lewistown commandery of Knights Templar installed officers led by BE. OR, Cale as eminent commander and Albert Cates as generalissimo. Other posts filled include Rodney Anderson captain general, Paul W Tabor senior warden, and George J. Wiedeman treasurer. Also noted are plans for an airplane carrier in the oil field, and incorporation papers for the Howard Lepper Memorial Hall Association to honor a late Winnett banker.
The forecast predicts strong Jupiter influence and a favorable business climate during busy hours, with Venus adverse in the evening. It envisages new leaders across labor, business, and politics, possible coups by a national service figure, social upheavals in the South, and tensions at the Republican and Democratic conventions.]]>
In Manhattan May events include Reverend Frank B. Lewis conducting services at 11:30 a.m. and Rebekah lodge meetings with Mrs Ida Benson visiting. various clubs host gatherings at homes, notably Entre Nous, Fortnightly, and Manhattan Woman's clubs planning Memorial Day observances and a musical. Local residents travel, visit, and host, with life events including Glen McLees' death, a Presbyterian funeral, and community notes on members moving, visiting, and attending dances and social hours.
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