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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
5
Commissioner Adam Gifford newly appointed commander of 11 western states will visit Butte on October 27 to deliver a speech and address the Rotary Club during the state conference of officers.
Butte notices list renting pianos from Orton Bros and a large costume inventory at Butte Costume House 425 South Main. A marriage license was granted to William C. Cole and Edna Marie Schlopp, both of Butte. Advertisements promote magazines at the P O News Stand. Dorcas Society of Emanuel Lutheran Church will meet in church parlors. Willing Workers meet at the Temple with hostesses Eva K Jonas, Justin Bettman and Jesse F Silverman.
Salvation Army Commissioner Adam Gifford will speak at the Butte high school auditorium with state officers and visiting officers including Col George Davis and Capt Robert McClellan of Denver. A county drive of twelve thousand dollars is postponed from Nov 8 to Dec 8 due to Red Cross drive scheduling. Local attendees include members of the Ministerial association and Rotary Club speakers slated for Oct 28.
In Bozeman the Y M C A begins a three day leadership drive with G I Martin elected general chairman. Twenty teams have been formed and twenty captains chosen, one for each team.
The council defers deciding on moving the city hall to the courthouse amid a $1000 monthly rental offer from the county. The committee will investigate and report as the cost to the city would rise about 7000 annually, with mayor Stodden hopeful for a satisfactory adjustment.
Joint services for installing officers of Copper Leaf hive and Silver Bow hive of Maccabees held at Odd Fellows hall West Broadway. Rose Pierce will conduct ceremonies in Butte with a banquet at Gamers to follow. Key officers installed include Amelia Williams Nora Shinners Margaret Boland Julia McCoy Lillian Guthro Mary Skuhitz Margaret Murphy Neta Marvin Josephine Keefe Mary Burns and Margaret Reap Agnes Lawler Mrs B Sullivan Marie Kelly Marjorie Shea Margaret Boardner Annie Fagan Ruth Cavanaugh Mary Kennan Julia Cronin.
Dave Burton of a ranch east of Deer Lodge filed a complaint with the county attorney alleging an earlier poisoning attempt. He said all food in his cabin was poisoned and he fell seriously ill after eating some of it. The county attorney will investigate.
John Soda and Phil Malone sue the Butte and Ballaklava Mining company and W D Gibson for $10,148 each and $148 in attorney fees in a larceny arrest claim. They say they were accused of larceny and jailed for nine hours. The total damages sought reach $160,000 plus fees for lost time.
Margaret Wampler filed for divorce from David C. Wampler in Vincennes Indiana, citing cruelty. They wed June 28, 1905, and moved to Butte July 1905, with two children ages 13 and 10 seeking custody. Judge Jackson signed another decree in Amanda Isakson versus Frank Isakson, married Port Arthur Canada, August 1905 with date forgotten.
The article states global life expectancy around 33 years with one quarter dying before six and half before sixteen. It notes only one percent reach sixty five, and gives global death and birth rates: 67 deaths per minute, 97 790 per day, 5 639 835 per year. 70 births per minute, 100 800 per day, 46 792 000 per year.
Impressive religious and military rites marked Sergt. Ned Grady’s funeral in Butte. Hundreds of comrades and friends gathered at the Grady home and St. Patrick’s church for requiem mass and rifles fired over the grave. The procession stretched over a mile with the Twin Cities band, American Legion members, and Grizzly Bears in formation, ending at the old Catholic cemetery.
An ancient practice describes false teeth crafted from ivory set on plates of the same material and secured by gold wires, dating back to 1000 B C. This highlights early dental prosthetics and craftsmanship.
A large crowd heard J M Dixon at the Grand opera house in Great Falls Oct 19. J W Freeman former U S district attorney presided and introduced Nelson J Storey Jr, candidate for lieutenant governor, who spoke 10 minutes, followed by Senator Dixon who spoke for two hours outlining state issues and the nonpartisan reform fight as a clear choice between prosperous citizenship and state social.
A federal grand jury seated before Judge Bourquin in Butte Montana began evidence presentation. Foreman W D Fenner led 21 jurors to weigh admissible proof on numerous prohibition related cases. Several defendants faced penalties including Walter Wise and Barney Mazza with varying outcomes.
Helena October 19 The Northern Pacific filed with the Montana railroad commission a tariff cutting from 20 to 30 percent the carload rate on canned vegetables from Bozeman to Montana and North Dakota points. The commission says the road debated the measure for over a year and a prior rate was set before Sept 1 amid a protest by a canning company in Bozeman.
Oysters from questionable waters are cleaned by washing shells and placing the bivalves in tanks of sterilized sea water that is continuously renewed. After a week of treatment the oysters are deemed sanitary and ready for market.
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