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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
8
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic and alterative, claiming it enhances digestion and blood quality for children and adults. It urges purchase from druggists in tablet or liquid form and offers a low cost trial bottle and free medical information from Buffalo, New York.
The article notes a rise in citizenship education within the Woman's Christian Temperance Union across the state and city chapters. Circles plan to study national state and municipal politics, discuss candidates, and exchange practical ideas for good government. Anaconda women plan to organize classes for youth participation and social evenings.
Anaconda high school students urge local support for the Dillon game to cover travel costs for the visiting team. They note crowds in Butte and expect a large turnout in Anaconda to lift gate receipts. Officials not chosen yet. Dillon requests neutral referees likely to be granted.
A young unsophisticated girl faces a difficult heart dilemma in The Vice of Fools starring Alice Joyce. Marion Rogers must choose between fate or a cynical path to bring happiness to her friends, a plot discussed in the female audience as the scenes unfold.
A notice for a Saturday evening meeting of Montana Legion No 161 at Carpenters' Hall at 8 o'clock. Election of officers and important business to be conducted. All members urged to attend. W D Kendrick, Herder.
Local notes from Anaconda include visits by Helena resident M. C. Hensley and Great Falls resident Wheeler, several city visitors from Browning Missoula and Butte, and numerous short notices. Classified ads list a Ford touring car for 395 dollars and a three room furnished apartment at 100 Elm. Also reported are Halloween plans, a gypsy club dance, a forestry service official visit, a mortgage filing in district court, and community notices about meetings, weddings, and local real estate.
J B Gnose and Nels Pearson undertake a personal project to surface six tenths of a mile of unpaved highway linking Commercial avenue and the Deer Lodge county cement highway east of Anaconda. Decomposed granite is laid to create a waterproof pack ready by moisture setting, with completion expected in two days. Pearson manages loading and trucks while Gnose provides drivers.
A group from Anaconda attended past matrons night in Butte hosted by the Eastern Star. Mrs Alice Schwefel presided as officiant. The trip by auto faced a brief severe snow storm on the return but attendees reported a pleasant evening. Names include Mrs C R Fuller Mrs J B Schlaf Mrs B Heaser Mrs C A Johnson Mrs Hi A Bolton Mrs C B Heagy Mrs W E Mowbray Mrs J A Magnus Mrs J A Jones Mrs M D Schueh ing Mrs 8 M Parrott Mrs A Mc Donald Mr R McKennie Mrs FW McNall Mrs Mary Kimall Mrs Bert Dunn Mrs S J Johnson Mrs Roy Crimp and W C Raker.
Miss Beaudette, secretary of the Anaconda women’s auxiliary and recording secretary of the state organization, will represent the Anaconda post of the American Legion at the third annual convention in Misouleity, Oct 31 to Nov 2. A large state delegation is expected. she will be the sole Anaconda member. Also in the city, Miss Genevieve Ferry and Miss Gladys Dupont visit relatives in Butte after time in the East. Dupont previously toured with the Madame Butterfly company.
Deer season starts Tuesday with hunters allowed to shoot only one male deer with horns. About 15 deer reportedly came in previous seasons, and conditions in Deer Lodge County seem fair with some snow and lower temperatures hinting at an earlier start to hunting.
Clyde Eccleston and Thomas Judge will receive Eagle Scout badges in a first ever presentation here. The event starts at 4 pm in the courthouse with tests for second class first class and merit badges before the court of honor. A large list of applicants will showcase Scout work.
Judge B B Law presided as the divorce decree and custody of the daughter and two sons were granted. Alimony was discussed with several witnesses from Virginia City and nearby towns testifying, including Essie eran and Jake Borten among others. The case featured numerous Powell family members, with defense witnesses including Jonathan Powell and others. A closing note mentions color changing fish and frogs losing color adaptation when blind.
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