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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
10
The page records local notices and community updates from Butte. It lists guests, property transactions, court actions, church notices, and society events with names, addresses, and occasional dates, reflecting daily life in the town. Highlights include funerary notices, real estate transfers, and a court case regarding weapons and disturbing the peace.
Superintendent Indy Alderman's two hour address at the high school auditorium urged teachers to work through parents to influence children. He urged educators to focus on community attitudes and to align teaching with real-life needs, highlighting the shift from individual effort to shared responsibility in a progressive society.
Police report that Joe Forman confessed to the murder of Jack Monds, a notorious East Galena saloon keeper. He was sentenced to 16 years in the Washington state penitentiary on eight burglary counts after being caught entering a Seabite store safe. Forman had been tried for murder in Silver Bow county, but was released on bonds and claimed self defense in Handy’s Galoot killing.
Fred Oates, about 21, was crushed to death at the Speculator mine while operating a car on the 800 level at 12:20 this morning. Coroner notified, body to surface. He lived with his aunt at 737 North Montana and leaves a father Frederick Oates Sr and brother Ira.
Joan Wendall, aged, had been in Allehayhelda six weeks and returned to his home on South Montane street. A neighbor misidentified him as a burglar and called police. Officer Myre and patrolman Prijz found him on the porch and escorted him inside. Wendell’s mother embraced him as the boy explained the situation.
The notice states Jerry Holland will be laid to rest at 1:30 tomorrow at the family home located at 27 East La Platte Street. The announcement indicated today had been chosen for the service, but the timing was later corrected.
News reports from Charlotte dated September 4 describe widespread devastation from a hurricane along the North Carolina coast. Beaufort County losses exceed 2 million dollars with Washington and New Bern hit hard by wind and flood. Bridges destroyed, fires sparked, and crops ruined as towns like Washington Morehead City Oriental Bayboro Aurora Vandemere suffer heavy damage and livestock losses mount.
The piece recounts the final day of outdoor activities for 8,000 Butte children at Colin Bay gardens. It notes a 50 yard backward dash for boys and girls, pond peril with a rescue, and multiple races by weight classes. Minnie Stevens and Rosa Reagan lead dash events. Keaupled wins a rare flying start. Authorities plan the new school term next Monday.
A work train traveling from tunnel No 11 at about 20 mph collided with a ballast car and caboose. Two workers died and twelve were seriously injured as the ballast car plowed through the caboose after a signal was allegedly ignored. Crast Pappas narrowly escaped death and said the crew had no warning. The damaged engine could continue after track clearance. A Deer Lodge based report was mentioned but unavailable. The brother of Pargskarospulis is among the seriously injured laborers.
Drawings for the first tennis play for the Sanely Nationals championship were held last night. A Philadelphia tennis house donated the cup. Forty two men are entered including Harry Burton, last year's champion. First round details include Largey versus Mat Sou and others listed with matchups.
A small blaze broke out just after midnight at the Montana Iron Works on Acizonm Street below the Great Northern tracks. Hot coals ignited the elevator shaft bottom but the fire department arrived swiftly, aided by new motor apparatus, and contained the fire with little damage.
A long OCR list of names appears with a note that someone was found guilty of misconduct by the power commission and recommended for dismissal. The report says the mayor faces consequences and that key hearings or actions were expected today.
The note outlines various pocket designs and issues in a garment, mentioning inner cash pockets, armpit perspiration, wrinkle areas, and a patented extension safety packet with letters and pages. It also references a belt, waist, and buttoned or stitched pockets, focusing on functional details and potential defects.
Vest NO 3 Silt bunkles to produce Readable text about engineering item with pocket water feature and lower left pocket design for field use.
A garbled catalog entry outlines trousers labeled No 15 with details on press, pockets, buttons, reversible features, safety mechanisms, and design notes. Mentions brands or models including Row Chicago Ritz Carlton Gabby Budd and safety features to prevent currency exposure when reclining.
Police seek a salddle aged man seen yesterday giving morphine to an unknown man found dying in Great Northern railroad yards. The victim, about 25, died in a patrol wagon en route to hospital. A boy saw a companion inject him at morphine time before leaving. Body at Sherman & Reed's undertaking rooms.
A complaint filed with the county attorney charges J. ff. Higan with obtaining goods under false pretenses after allegedly presenting a fraudulent check at the Symons State and obtaining goods with the proceeds. Walter Johnson faces a second degree assault charge on George Fleard, a bartender at the Greyhound saloon, 73 East Park Street. Nelson is accused of messing the mahogany finish and, upon urging to stop, resisting the bartender with a KM.
Fire broke out at a Milwaukee freight depot after a tar kettle exploded while workers tarred the roof. Flames spread quickly, endangering the building and delaying operations as crews fought the blaze into the afternoon.
A fragmented notice states Sunday school workers from the Wilat A 1 organization will convene at Shortridge Memorial Christian Church on the southeast corner of Washington and Mercury streets in Lewiston. The meeting aims to address Sunday school origins and is scheduled for tonight with brief talks, followed by a practical program at a new sanitary place and grocerie listings on East Broad Street.
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