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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
9
A garbled street scene describes betting at a track with phrases about watching horses, a color theme, and a tale of a race where a dope is suspected and one bettor wins after misheard slang about the horse with a suspect drug.
The Anaconda club hosted an entertaining cue exhibition by expert Shaw with spectators present. Mrs Shas performed clever shots and finger boards, then a rapid stroke finale with chalk dust and a corner hang. A. D. Garretson, secretary, announced a local lodge meeting and travel announcements for a Butte to Anaconda round trip on a June holiday.
The Montana State Christian Endeavor union held its fourteenth annual convention opening with a rsing service at the Christian Church. Delegates from multiple towns arrived, and Rev. Willer Jordan led with prayer and a scripture lesson. The program includes morning and afternoon sessions with hymns, readings, and addresses by notable clergymen.
Philipsburg will gain electric lighting via a system powered by the Punt Creek Falls plant. Bowen Bros Electric Light Co and Amalgamated Co plan to supply power from the Bowen works. Wires will run along the old power line to the El Mertain mill and a new line to the electric works will deliver current citywide.
In a chaotic scene, a Black man warns a youth in a betting ring yelling threats while a sheriff warns him to back off. The conflict ends with the man leaving and a nearby fire burning 700 feet of fence caused by the disruption, costing about $200.
A damaged OCR lists names including Chauncey Davidenn and Oliver Iretiod with partial student group markings. It notes that those who have passed the required geography grade include Robert Hunter Rose Patterson and Gustav Brolin among others.
The Gaelic League in Anaconda, organized last Tuesday, reports over 50 new members expected at the next meeting Tuesday night at the AOH hall. Officers elected include President Rev P D Ryan, Vice President P J O'Donnell, Monitor Rev Pather Sinon, Secretary-Treasurer Miss Tate Larkin, with John Bullivar, Patrick Slavin and Miss Margaret Foley as teachers. A social event is planned within weeks as a committee prepares the first entertainment.
A collage of city items lists job ads saloons and visitor mentions. Names like Miss Mollie McCarthy and Mrs. M. G. Scott appear with guests in Butte and Portland. The theater features a detective story and The Girl and the Broncho with Rose sung by Miss Graham. A civil notice notes persistent advertising may gain tenants.
Mme Girard, a noted climber from New Brighton New York, recently completed a perilous ascent of Dent Blanche in the Swiss Alps. She claims the journey covered about fourteen thousand feet and left her with scars and memories of a near tumble amid treacherous gusts and ice.
In a tragic event during the wake for Ars Henry Brink, a shooting by Charles Rombaek forced mourners away. The incident disrupted the funeral as relatives gathered to honor the deceased and her 12 year old grandson Ane kunt Wnexethick, killed by Rombaek in a prior dispute.
A farmer named Aus wh-Aayeey Othe bans was shot and killed today by neighbor John Waller after a dispute about alleged theft. Waller surrendered to authorities and faces charges related to the fatal shooting.
In calm seas Sol oversees a massive mackerel school, nets catch with ease and dollars rise. Suddenly a squadron disrupts the haul as six battlestations churn the water, frightening the fish and angering the crew, fueling a quarrel at Provincetown.
From New Harmony to New York, Constance Runels led early women’s clubs and inspired the title Mother of Clubs. She organized the Bronto club in 1860s Alabama era, presided over a national network, and received honors at gatherings in Boston and St. Paul, shaping mid 19th century women’s organized social reform.
A playful tale from Pir News describes a dog and a cat forming an unlikely friendship. The cat climbs trees to evade the dog who stares upward and follows, while the dog keeps a protective stance at night with a foreleg over the cat as they settle to sleep until dawn.
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