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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
9
Senator Henry L. Myers, renowned for repudiating the state ticket, will address a large audience at the Margaret theater Saturday evening. The Montana campaign has seen him draw big crowds as he discusses political and economic questions with frank candor.
Funeral services for Mrs FBilof Swanson were held at her home 1226 East Sixth Street and at the Lutheran church with Rev O J Mithun officiating. She had lived in Anaconda 19 years and leaves many friends. interment was in Hill Cemetery. Mrs Swanson was a member of the Sons and Daughters of Norway.
City league last night at Tescher alleys listed player scores for AYO Me Davidson 161 169 153 total 483 Williams 193 149 118 460 Lattimer 192 172 166 530 and Washoe Coal team totals 834. Other teams Lumberjacks Barbers and Glover’s group posted totals ranging from 2 303 to 2 327 points.
The Salvation Army collected a large pile of cast-off garments in Anaconda yesterday. The drive will aid many children and others poorly clad for winter weather, with improvised winter clothes given first consideration. Captain McDonnell thanked residents for their generous donations and cooperation.
Ed Ewing was thrown through the windshield of his car after colliding with a vehicle at the north entrance of the Montana hotel. He received medical treatment for cuts and bruises not believed serious. The other car, owned by a Butte party, was lightly damaged and Ewing offered to settle. Both cars sustained damage.
Carpenters' Union hall was full as Scandinavian Republican supporters listened to out of town speakers Charles Juttner assistant city attorney of Butte John Lindquist and Ludwig Rose from Butte T P Stewart and J B Knight of Anaconda also spoke Music featured violin solos by Mrs J R Danielson with A Powdrill and songs by Mrs Le Bleau and A Powdrill with Miss Agnes Nordquist as accompanist
The Anaconda lodge No. 239% holds a regular meeting this evening at 8:30 with initiations business and a social session. E R F H Clinton and W H Toschscherer sign as secretary and presiding officer respectively.
Miss Anna Murphy, daughter of the late T. P. Murphy formerly at Sylvester grocery, underwent surgery at St James Hospital and was reported in a very critical condition late last night after an appendicitis attack.
A collage of items from Anaconda including taxi services, sales and notices. People listed include Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kennedy, William Durkin, John A. Matthews, and Mrs. Alfred Beyer. Community events feature lodge meetings, dances, card parties, and church gatherings with various addresses and venues.
Senator Myers visits Butte on Friday with stops in Anaconda Missoula Polson Kalispell and Great Falls. He spoke last night in Hardin to a large crowd amid election excitement and a major power project may hinge on the election outcome. Tonight he addresses Bozeman after Livingston speakers were redirected to Bozeman by train.
Armistice Day activity and Legion party nominations outlined for Montana. Election for Legion offices set for November 3 with December installation. Governor Stewart proclaims Armistice Day a legal holiday and urges tribute to veterans across Butte and the state.
Gaspard Deschamps of Missoula, longtime Montana implement dealer and farmer from Quebec, dies in a wreck when an eastbound train car jumps rails and crashes into a Pullman. He leaves a wife, five daughters, two sons in Missoula and relatives in the state, and is father of Mrs. John Tolan of California. Police and firemen remove the injured from wreckage.
Fort Simpson at 62 degrees north yielded 40 bushels per acre of wheat grown at the Dominion government's experiment station. The crop benefited from long Arctic summers with about 18 hours of sun daily. Fort Simpson, a Hudson Bay post, is being closed to settlers as Hudson Bay Co shifts focus to fur trade. vegetables at the station also grow large and firm with strong flavor.
Fuller Drug Co promotes Lavoptik eye wash with camphor witch hazel hydrantis and other ingredients. The product is said to soothe weak or inflamed eyes and includes a free aluminum eye cup.
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