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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1920
Page
7
Butte police court session reports no drunken cases for the first time in months. Three traffic offenders, two vagrancy defendants, and several bond forfeitures are noted. A man named McCall testified as a witness against Mrs. La Casse and her husband, who were fined 10 and 25 dollars respectively.
Loretta K. Miller, art supervisor for Butte public schools and state fair judge, says Montana needs more enthusiasm for art. She notes fair exhibits from Lewis and Clark, Madison, Fergus and Musselshell counties, with Silver Bow absent, and praises recent progress in Butte schools while urging greater county participation next year.
Two deputies from Sheriff O Rourke's office searched territory west of Butte for John Herbert Carivan and Walter Nann, prisoners who escaped from Deer Lodge county jail in Anaconda Friday night.
A report notes that air transport for English peace delegates to Paris exceeded $500000, highlighting the high travel expense associated with international diplomatic missions.
Internal revenue circles report Uncle Sam will tax bootleggers as hundreds of thousands in profits are revealed. A revenue agent notes a taxpayer's year can end anytime the commissioner decides, triggering tax for bootleggers when money is deemed earned. The dilemma for bootleggers grows with possible fines imprisonment confiscations and tax obligations. A former bartender adds that Canadian Club sells for high prices.
OFFICE DISCONTINUED. The post office at Climax, Custer county, has been discontinued and mail should be sent to Piniele, according to the latest postal bulletin from Washington. Midly, Sheridan county, has also.
A notice states ongoing operations have been discontinued and all mail should be redirected to Plentywood. The bulletin specifies the new mailing address directing recipients to send correspondence to Plentywood.
Debris from the Piedmont wreck of 56 freight cars was cleared and traffic on the Milwaukee main line resumed. E. H. Barrett, assistant general manager, announced the clearance and said a response investigation would be held at 10 am tomorrow. Seven men were killed and all injured are expected to recover.
Passenger travel in September shows no diminution despite a 20 percent rise in ticket rates and a 59 percent jump in Pullman fares. D. E. Wilder, agent at the consolidated ticket office, stated yesterday that travel levels remain robust.
Robert and Ulysses Ortega, two men described as colored, were bound over to the district court after a hearing before Commissioner Van Etten. They face charges of dealing in narcotic drugs. A cigarette case containing drugs was introduced as evidence.
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