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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1925
Page
8
Iva Colette, housed in Barrett hospital Dillon, is in serious condition after drinking a large quantity of Lysol in a Bannack street rooming house. Two men, McFarlin and Peterson, witnessed her drink and attempt to intervene as officers investigate motive and whether a mistake or intentional poisoning occurred.
Legal notices state a dissolution of a corporation under a district court order. Hearing set for August 18 to consider objections and claims. Administrator John Derzay of William J. Dorsey estate lists creditors and claims against the estate in the county court actions.
Clothing and other wearing apparel vanished from a rooming house apartment occupied by Moar Lin. Police inquiry continues into the missing items and potential suspects in the modest lodging.
In Dillon on September 29 Mrs Magtha Spearin wife of Whiham Spearin of Unionville Missouri died after illness. The obituary notes she was born in Kentucky and had ties to the local community. The article fragment mentions a shipment and a dam related note but details are incomplete.
Dillon September 29. The semi annual meeting of the Beaverhead Federation of Women's clubs will be held Saturday October with the Wise River Woman's club in charge. Mrs Ted Woodward of Wisem, president, announced the agenda includes electing a county treasurer for the organization, a vacancy now filled, increasing delegates to each county meeting, a vocational congress for eighth grade girls each year to promote high school attendance, and other local affairs.
A court session focused on legal authority of a county attorney head and a trial date to be set after a conference. Attorneys General move to appeal to the supreme court as arguments unfold. In other news, a Bolivia centennial is noted and a German airplane exhibit precedes a new service inauguration amid rising living costs in Germany.
A. E. Williamson reported a preliminary examination of former Powell County Treasurer M. F. Hayes, finding a cash shortage totaling 6804.15 dollars. The findings detail misposted warrants and missing receipts from 1923 to 1924, with no evidence implicating others. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland to handle the shortage under bond.
Kiwanis club of Deer Lodge directs its public affairs committee to study turning the city hall into a convention venue with rest rooms and suitable furnishings for meetings and events. Senator W. J. Paul chairs the effort begun at the club’s Monday session.
The meeting assigned W. J. Paul F. C. Phelps and H. W. Evans to draft a condolence letter for Prof. referenced as deceased in the East while Harry Ware was detained. Other convention committees were named with I. A. Good as airman and Thomas Collins. State convention members include J. Le Coleman chair and Walter Gannon. The board announced a six week program and a directors meeting next Monday evening.
The fall term of court opened with Judge George B. Winston presiding as a jury found id Coleman guilty of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. He received 60 days in county jail and a $200 fine. Coleman was arrested December 10, 1924, for operating a 40-gallon still at Pike foot while transporting liquor. Sentences also included a $200 fine on Pow ern for charges connected to a Second Street arrest. Others noted include civil cases and local notices amid Deer Lodge news items.
Columbus Ont Sept 29 Draper W Daugherty 39 son of Marry St Daugherty former attorney general of the United States is being examined by two alienists. An affidavit by detective Charles Mecannon accuses him of seeking funds during periods of dissipation amid alleged felonious acts.
Testimony details Tony Glavinich pressuring Nina Jovica, gifting money for teeth, and a fatal confrontation at the Jovica home on Sept 24. Nina recalls threats and a gunshot injury, while authorities recount the autopsy and pursuit through mountains ending at an Olsen ranch bunkhouse.
Salmon Idaho notes record visits and social events including Mrs. Hf G King and Mrs Fred Carr hosting a Woman's Guild gathering, Miss Shoup luncheon, dancing at Salmon hot springs, and visits by Constance Ferris and Miss Marcia Whitwell. Obituary notes death of Constance Ferris. various locals travel to Butte Dillon Bannack and Baker for winter. Dredging property buys and Moose Creek project details mentioned.
Victoria dispatch reports C F Caldwell of Zion City plans to establish a colony in British Columbia to ban drinking smoking swearing upsticks and short skirts. Caldwell, once a prominent mining man, seeks to realize a large venture in the province.
Women adopt Kotex undergarment as a daily essential. It claims five times more absorbency than ordinary pads, deodorizes, and reduces fear of mishaps. Offered at low cost with easy disposal, it promises no laundry and no embarrassment in social or business settings.
In Anaconda Standard classifieds a reader seeks to move from a rent house to a larger or smaller space. The note explains needing to trade or barter large furniture for smaller items to fit the new home and avoid excessive purchases.
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