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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
11
Anaconda notes show a busy mix of services and visits from J W Tescher to Spokane business trips and Edgemont visitors. The city hosts dances and sales from the Apron Store and Crescent Jewelers while planning church and scout events and a canceled Boulder game.
In this city yesterday Mrs. Catherine Burnham aged eight years lies in state at the P. J. Finnegan company undertaking parlors. Time and place of the funeral will appear in later papers.
The funeral for Mrs. Mary C. Waterbury will take place Friday at 2 15 PM at the family home. The Rev Charles A Cook of the Baptist church of Butte will conduct services and the body will be sent on the 3 50 train to Boise Idaho for interment.
Fire Chief Collins completed a drill program in public and parochial schools. Lincoln school with 600 pupils exited in one and a half minutes. St. Peter’s 600 pupils, 1% minutes. High school 400 pupils, 1 minute. Bryan 200 pupils, 52 seconds. Prescott 200 pupils, Daly 295 children 39 seconds. St. Paul’s 300 pupils, 1 minute 10 seconds.
The Troy laundry whistle blew spontaneously delaying events as a small crowd gathered last evening. The whistle valve stuck in the tube and officials had to kill the boiler to fix the trouble.
The funeral for Christ Watson of Great Falls was held yesterday at Finnegan undertaking chapel. Present were the widow and her two daughters along with other relatives.
The League of Women Voters of Gallatin county will host a citizenship school at Bozeman Municipal theater on Oct. 14 and 15. Guest speakers include Mrs. C. C. Sadler of Great Falls, Mrs. Paige, and Miss May Trumper of Helena. The program aims to educate voters, reduce illiteracy, and promote health and election laws. Mrs. Robert M. Stevenson heads the county unit with an executive committee led by Mrs. Louis Wessel and others.
W H Knowles, field representative, arrives in the city to recruit members for the Montana chapter of the American Mining Congress. He will stay at the Montana hotel and explain past achievements and plans for national legislation to improve mining safety, conservation, and investor protection. Membership targets those in mining, smelting, and oil industries.
The Thespians society presented an initial program directed by Miss Marjorie MacRae. Performances included vocal trio by Alice Emerson Mildred Gilchrist Dorothy Davidson, reading A Plea for Old Cap Coller by Gertrude Bresnahan, song by Pauline Weaver, violin solo by Alice Peterson, and reading by Signe Olson.
Advertises Lavoptik eye wash made with witch hazel camphor hydras tis and other ingredients. Claims inflamed eyes and irritated eyelids improve after a few applications. Offers small bottle and aluminum eye cup free through Fuller Drug Co.
Helena bulletin notes the chicken grouse and partridge open season ends tomorrow. Deer hunting becomes legal Friday until November 30, except in Yellowstone Rosebud Custer Richland Dawson and Roosevelt counties and Sheridan county boundaries.
Washington reports a rush of immigrants at Ellis Island leads Assistant Secretary Post of the labor department to order 133 additional employees. The boost follows a visit to Ellis Island last week by Mr. Posi.
A dense price list offering apricots figs prunes grapes crabapples quinces Bartlett pears Elberta peaches and Gravenstein apples. Includes per pound and box quantities with several discounts and notes on freshness and canning suitability. The note asks how many boxes or pounds are desired.
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