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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1920
Page
11
Big Moose Hall crowd and dancing set the pace as taxi ads, laundry services, and rental listings fill the town. Local trips to Helena and Spokane frame a patchwork of visits, with marriages, births, and hunting trips noted. Over 60 Anaconda Boy Scouts pledge to attend an upcoming event.
A group of boys will travel at 11:20 this morning by interurban to Opportunity, then hike across fields to Gregson led by Executive McWain. Each lad brings lunch and 50 cents for expenses, with return trips in cars donated by local motorists.
Commerce and social notes include jewelry shops, rentals, and sales at Crescent Jewelry Fammersloughs and Bluebird, bread for sale, and appliances. Personal moves report miners William Johnson returning to Georgetown, students Herber Boyles Wallace Peterson and Stephen Tindira en route to Corvallis, and Forester heading to Vancouver to study. Judge George B. Winston in Deer Lodge and Anaconda court activity noted.
Mrs N Bell of Southern Cross made a brief visit to Anaconda friends yesterday while en route to Walla Walla Washington where she will spend the winter with her father Daniel Stevenson
The Rev. Anthony Pirnat who assisted at his brother’s silver anniversary to the priesthood left yesterday for his Duluth home Minnesota En route he will stop briefly in St. Cloud Minnesota during the trip.
Frank Travis, a veteran trapper and prospector, arrived in the city yesterday from Deer Lodge where he spent the summer haying. He plans to depart today for his Danielsville home to begin preparations for the winter season.
Arthur Vanderbilt was arraigned yesterday in Justice Pringle's court on a criminal assault charge preferred by Vera Parks and entered a plea of not guilty.
Mr. and Mrs. Fr W Gilchrist and their daughter Miss Mildred return from a visit in Sheridan and Helena. In Sheridan they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John B Tait. In Helena they attended the fair and visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence N Davidson.
While arranging yesterday to travel by automobile to Helena for the fair, Robert A. Kelley received a sister's message from St. Martins, Chios, reporting his mother's serious illness and little hope for recovery. He cancelled the trip and awaits further particulars.
Hunters spent two days in the marshes and sloughs seeking ducks but found greenheads and bluewings scarce. Georgetown lake and lower valley creeks show notable duck absence due to timber logs drifting across lakes and scarcities along Dutchman Lost and Warm Springs creeks. Big Hole basin reports small bags and hard luck for duck hunters.
Minneapolis grain receipts on September 17 show 03 cars for wheat versus 405 cars a year ago. Prices listed include No 1 northern wheat at 2.54 to 2.62, December at 2.42, No 3 yellow corn at 1.20 to 1.22, No 3 white oats at 58 to 58 1/2 cents, barley 78 cents to 1.01, and feed corn around 1.85 to 1.86. Flour kept steady, shipments at 64,556 barrels, bran around 2.40 to 2.12 dollars per hundred? (figures interpolated).
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