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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1920
Page
13
Road celebration in Anaconda features a parade with a thousand cars as Nine-Mile strip construction from Butte and Anaconda progresses rapidly. Work in Anaconda is described as most advanced. Prominent speakers will address attendees on October 1.
Work on the nine mile strips from Butte and Anaconda continues through summer. Contractors Clifton Applegate and Toole report two thirds of the Anaconda strip done, Marco J Medin has nearly four miles completed on the Butte strip, but no current section open to traffic. A 10 mile pending stretch will be set in spring and a public program with talks and a parade is planned. Anaconda invites all to join Montana celebration with music games dancing feasting and rejoicing.
A six mile stretch near Anaconda on the road to Butte will be the first completed section of Montana’s concrete highways. Anaconda hosts a large Oct 1 celebration under the Anaconda Automobile and Good Roads association with speeches, a 1000-car parade, and demonstrations of modern laying methods.
In Butte the police court heard four cases with no convictions for the first time. Celia Garses withdrew her complaints against May Adams and Luella Jones. Charles H. May pressed a missing pocketbook charge against Ed Wallace, but the case was dismissed as he could not prove Wallace's wrongdoing. Bridget Andres faced an assault charge from Bertha Cooper, deemed a neighborly quarrel and dismissed.
The balloting by city chambermaids on accepting a $5 advance instead of the $15 monthly demand favored the offer by a large majority. The Women’s Protective Union reported the result at its last meeting but will not release official figures yet.
Joe Wills of 2200 Elm Street and C D Bishop of Bishop Brothers grocery at 150 Walnut Street hunted near Loomont on the Jefferson River. They shot 28 ducks 8 grouse and 1 cotton tail in two hours before running out of shells, spending the night at Loomont and planning a morning shoot.
Readable fragments describe a shop named South Butte S R Shop located south of Union Station. The brief text notes the shop's block location in a condensed, street-level description.
Local storefronts listing Goodyear S A Shop and First National Bank located opposite each other. Readers note nearby businesses and addresses for reference and shopping convenience.
A group from Drummond including C N R Bas sett Dwight Faust J D Norris and M R Henderson left for the Blackfoot country Thursday morning. William Dingwall headed to Helena to attend the state fair and Mrs JL Hall is among attendees. James King travels to Portland to visit his sister Mrs S Dahl for about a week. Mrs H R Mellen and son William visit Haugan while Alexander Miller moves his family from Ovando to the vacated Ed Wells home.
A collection of quips and observations including L Nevin on advertising and government, a joke about Adam and Eve and an automobile, alimony costs, and a tale of a Butte pioneer meeting. It notes a Sherman & Reed's undertaker window sign drawing comment during last year’s pioneers gathering.
Coroner's jury ruled Hugh McKenna died of heart failure at City Emergency Hospital afterWitnesses testified to a moonshine bottle seized from Matt Pendo's home and traced by Chief Murphy. Dr. Carl Easton found the liquor about 38 percent ethanol with minimal impurities and suggested the drink was a poor quality moonshine. McKenna, found ill at 405 East Galena Street, was moved to the hospital where he died the following day.
Hog receipts 300 mostly steady with various price ranges. Cattle receipts 6,000 killers slower to steady with fat steers 60 16, cows and heifers 5.25 12.80, calves 4.50 15.50, stockers slow to steady. Sheep receipts 7,00 market steady lambs 34 1é wethers 4 7 ewes 2 6.50.
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