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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
3
A bold promotional notice touts big value in Butte with price comparisons to cash stores. It lists low prices on lemons flour prunes tea coffee sugar butter eggs and canned goods, urging customers to buy now with bulk deals and special Apple Sale offerings.
A new hardened aluminum safety cap, developed from a war helmet, is used in Butte mines to reduce head injuries. Safety engineer John L. Boardman notes one sixth of mine accidents involve the head. The cap, light and comfortable, resists impacts and heat and is acid proof. A. C. M. company distributed a gross of hats to dangerous areas. if effective, caps will be sold at cost.
The Montana Safety First and First-Aid society in Butte with 225 members could become the core of a national body after a proposal to the U S Bureau of Mines. Founded in 1917 to promote safety and first aid, it maintains a benefit fund aiding members and plans winter dances and athletics. Officers include Frank Bunnell, James Ashburn, Clyde De Witt, William Booth, James Dare, and Dr. Harold Schwartz.
James H Branscomb secretary of the Butte district of the board of underwriters was lauded as one of the best fellows by 590 friends at a noon luncheon at the Thornton hotel A shotgun was presented in his honor Branscomb will move to Salt Lake to head the Utah Idaho district He has lived in Butte 15 years David Roach was toastmaster with contributions from Homer Bostwick James Rowe and W P Mattisen Branscomb spoke of valued friendships and lamented leaving Butte
The Rev. M. M. English of Whitehall will lecture on "Conditions in Ireland" in the Butte high school auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. He recently returned from Ireland and has a brother detained by English authorities with no disclosed disposition.
Peter Smith and Ed Thomas were ordered to district court after a vagrancy ruling. Thomas, told to leave town, was later charged with stealing a 17 jewel Elgin watch, while Smith, labeled a woman beater, was sent to the sheriff after a robbery accusation. Agnes Cameron of the Edison hotel testified.
Supplementary charges were filed in the city clerk’s office against Police Officer Sage by Alderman F. A. Silver. The charges allege perjury linked to Sage’s arrest of Silver three nights earlier at 12 45 a m in front of Green’s place on Main street.
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