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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1919
Page
16
Ledger of fabric bargains includes white cotton crepe at 29c, bedspreads in double size, 18 inch black velvet trim, heavy black taffeta at 1.69, all-silk ribbon at 3 3 cents, plus women's coverall aprons and silk fiber sweaters in assorted colors. Reads like a shop window listing discounts and available items.
Retailers report declining business at the city market. Merchants urge a market manager to boost turnout and restore a square deal for shoppers. George Buesko runs the only fish market with smelt 20 cents a pound and halibut 25. Murphy Ellis and Moore Thomas feature fruits and fresh vegetables with onions three bunches for 10 cents and lettuce five cents a head.
A special election in Rocker will decide replacing the old schoolhouse with a two room modern building with steam heat and updated facilities. If approved the new structure will seat 200 students and can be used as a hall for community meetings.
Mr and Mrs John Varker announced the arrival of their son John Varker Jr in York after two years away. The family shared the happy milestone yesterday.
Montana veterans including H Makins and Thomas Williams of Butte travel to Columbus Ohio for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment starting Sept 7. C P Brinton Mrs Brinton Simon Hauswirth and son Albert W W Mallahan and W C Fuller of Stuart also plan to attend. Delegation from the American Legion will join the event.
In Judge Dwyer's court a non suit was granted in the I E Townsend case over care for a deceased person with damages claimed at 3880. The Charles Rueter vs Montana Amusement case was dismissed without prejudice. The Glutte Bumping Co vs J W Marshall was settled and dismissed. A jury was selected for W C Jones vs Butte & Boston Development Co, with $169 claimed for hay delivery, evidence heard through the afternoon. SPANISH VETERANS CONCLUDE SESSIONS San Francisco September 4 William Jones of New York re elected commander in chief of the Spanish War Veterans 1920 convention city. Key officers elected include Senior Vice Commander J K Witherspoon Seattle and Junior Vice Commander L M Lafferty Council.
The convention adopted a resolution urging Congress to prohibit the immigration of Japanese into this country. The Womens auxiliary elected the following officers: Minnie R. Lenhart of Philadelphia as president general, Louise Williams of New York as senior vice president general, Alice Stewart of San Francisco as junior vice president general, Cora Thompson of Portland as chaplain general, Violet King of Rockford as judge advocate general.
Regret over firing at an American army airplane on the border was voiced by the Mexican government with assurances of an immediate investigation for a satisfactory adjustment. Major General Dickman reported the incident from the southern department. Mexican officials said the plane crossed the boundary before fire was opened, injuring Captain D. W. McNabb. At Nogales a truck driver A P Hennessy and four Mexican federal soldiers escorting a San Xavier aiming company truck were killed by Yaqui.
Washington Sept 4 at the hearing Wednesday on the Kenyon and Kendrick bills for regulating the packing industry Senator Kenyon Republican Iowa cross examined W D Reynolds and J H Hail two Fort Worth Texas ranchers drilling out admission that they had been paid expenses by the packers after appearing before congressional committees on a previous occasion when legislation considered inimical by the Dig five was under consideration Both men insisted they did not expect reimbursement for this trip.
Justice William R. Day denied a writ for a stay in the Ohio case against Columbus Packing Co. 75 tons of pork seized by Franklin County prosecutors as violative of the law will be sold on the market.
A notice seeks a magazine with fewer than a million subscribers for a curiosities collection. The fragment notes a request titled Dont Crowd and mentions Cartoons Magazine as a potential item connected to the sought publication.
Western congressmen back Representative Riddick's proposal to add 50 million dollars to the soldier land reclamation fund. The plan aims to speed irrigation projects and grant preferential employment for discharged soldiers, while facing opposition and uncertain House hearings next week.
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