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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
23
A local shop advertises Hubbard squash at per pound, Golden marrow squash, and large uniform sweet potatoes. It promotes Lutey’s XL four 98 pound sacks at 2.20, Premium four, and several old wheat flours. Also offers lamb and mutton cuts, stewing hens, spring chickens, and related meat items. The notice mentions Lutey’s store and market goods.
In Butte district court Judge McLernan kept thirty-one jurors for department No 2 with 68 drawn. 37 excused, 31 remaining including listed jurors. Forms at 10 and 2 and warnings of loss of pay for tardiness were given. trials set for Prater v city and Leary v Olympia Brewing. Additional cases and rulings discussed, including Sappington police reinstatement suit and various calendar items.
Report on the Milwaukee railroad extension from Great Falls toward Lewistown, noting 29 miles of track laid, Belt Creek bridge completion, and ongoing tunnel work. Repeated slides of a gumbo hill near tunnel No 4 threaten progress, with eruptions shifting grades and a vast amphitheater-like valley, forcing extensive earth removal and reevaluation of track alignment.
Tom Duffy of 819 North Main Street shot a black bear near Echo Lake after the animal challenged his right of way on a bridle path. Duffy dressed the 260 pound bruin, loaded it across his saddle, and sent it to Butte for shipment. The hide will be tanned for a rug or Tuk.
Cracksmen cracked a safe and stole $2,200 from the Stockman's Bank in Honey Creek last night. The burglary was not discovered until early today as Sheriff Lindsey and a posse from Council Bluffs pursue the criminals.
A humorous quote mocks early gender dress debates by suggesting women could save money by altering skirts into trousers. The quip notes women may wear pants like men and proposes cutting the skirt to create inseams as a quick alternative.
The project faces a massive earth slide described as wolahhtla, reaching about 120 feet high and hundreds of feet long, with thousands of square yards of shifting mass. The tunnel walls have warped, but the bore remains intact. Contractors plan to line the tunnel and use heavy machinery to remove the sliding surface, sloping the hill back to prevent further movement. The duration depends on how far back into the hump workers must operate to reach the far end of the troubled mass.
Edgar Fanning filed a personal damage suit against Jutte Electric Railway Company seeking $20 as damages. He claims injuries from a derailment at Front and Streets on Sept 28, 1918, being thrown about 25 feet and landing on his knees. He alleges head, arm, leg, and back injuries with ongoing physical and mental pain.
Mrs. Jessie Sparrow filed for divorce from James Sparrow in district court alleging cruelty. She says he sulked for days, refused to speak to her, and began taking trips without informing her, causing physical and mental suffering. The Sparrows married in Anaconda on May 16, 19. They have no children.
A massive blaze at a Standard Oil crude oil tank in San Diego began yesterday at noon and was burning at five inches per hour with estimates of full loss around 900000 dollars. The fire has destroyed multiple tanks and buildings, with an early tally showing 150000 dollars in damages and two horses burned to death as heat from the inferno threatens a nearby gasoline tank.
Southampton October 9: Barry Kemp, an American verse writer, was sentenced to two days of hard labor after being charged with stowing away on the steamship Oceanic during its last voyage from New York. The magistrate recommended reporting him to the Home Office after serving the term.
A westbound passenger train from New York to St Louis rear ended a freight train at Summerfield Ohio with the engineer killed and no passengers hurt. The incident occurred about 25 miles east of Summerfield.
In Judge Donlan’s district court a middle aged wife testified she cannot confirm whether her married name is Lundgren or McCarthy. Her husband, also known by both names, was found sane after a hearing. The couple argued, and she refused to reconcile, while his arrest followed family troubles. Nearby, Perry Napton led the inquiry.
A reader describes dramatic night sweats fever and cough improving after taking Bekman’s Alterative. The letter claims weight gain recovery and return to strength, with gratitude to a doctor for guidance and relief after a prolonged illness and breathing difficulties.
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