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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1925
Page
6
Weather notes for Newtanal with Saturday cooler in east and warmer in west. Miscellaneous local ads and notices mention Helena Rug Co phone 361, taxi service, tire shops, and insurance. Legal notices cover federal practice admission for Miss Virginia McGuire and a bond for Stone. A recent airplane crash in Butte is noted with ongoing federal court actions planned in Missoula.
Miss Mary Wheeler, Helena public schools arts and crafts teacher, spends the European summer touring the continent. She wrote Mrs. Thomas Topping in Helena that she met Miieda Fligheman in Paris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Flighman and sister of Mrs. Norman Winentine. Wheeler plans to return before school opens with fresh ideas for her classroom work.
An information in U S district court accuses American Railway Press Co of transporting a bull from Darby Ment to Moorcroft Wyo without a tuberculin test, in violation of a 1924 Agriculture Department regulation. District Attorney John Z Slattery filed the information. A separate clash left a Berlin communist dead and a policeman wounded.
The Montana state board of the League of Women Voters met at Helena at Mrs. TW Croate's home with state president KF Patton presiding. Present were Mrs. J. Rector, Mrs. J. Barnum of Great Falls, and regional secretary Mrs. J. Parkes. Proposals included allowing nonlocal members to pay dues and receive literature, encouraging sustaining memberships, and one vote per state officer at conventions. A local organizing committee plan was adopted to boost new leagues. Great Falls will host next January's annual meeting with dates pending.
A Chinese resident recently died and his body will be shipped to Seat and Wai Kong for an Oriental funeral. Accompanied by his widow and six children along with other relatives, the procession includes the names Tor Yuen Yous Ching Wong Took Wong Chirk Wong Chung and Jum Beck Fring. Transportation was arranged through the Northern Pacific city ticket office, with rail and ocean fare totaling over $1,000. The widow plans to spend the rest of her life in China while some children may be sent back to the United States for education.
Intermountain College expects enrollment to roughly double this year as the fall term opens on Sept. 25. President Dr. B. E. J. Klemme reports strong statewide interest, with new correspondence courses planned in seriology, history, education and English. Faculty include Dr. Raymer returning to history, Miss Yates leading education, and J P. Laird named coach and chemistry instructor.
A delivery truck derailed at West Listh Mtyecl yesterday afternoon, veering toward the Sanden-Fergtsen store front on Main. Police pursued the out of control vehicle as it rolled along streetcar tracks, finally stopping near the fire plug with the glass facade damaged and the operator scoring zero.
The is an outdoor meeting of the Central Lutheran congregation on August 23 at the Gate of the Mountains. Arrangements are led by l. Preven 0 Walden and NOC Bach with inquiries about itinerary schedules and special rules. Religious instruction for children is announced for next Monday at 9 AM.
A special Hel ena Presbytery meeting at 1st Presbyterian Church granted the church's request to dissolve pastoral relations following Rev Newman Hi Burdick's resignation. Rev Mee Lean will fill the pulpit on September 6 and the pulpit will be vacant thereafter. Burdick's resignation takes effect on the last Sunday of the month. the church may supply the pulpit. Burdick will join Dr OW Buschgen's Presbyterian board staff in Chicago after August 30.
Mrs Hattie Baker filed in district court yesterday for divorce from Reuben Baker alleging extreme cruelty and non support. She also seeks custody of their two children, maintenance, and costs. The couple wed in Columbia Missouri on September 25 1913. Spaulding and McConnell are counsel for the plaintiff.
Judge W H Poorman ordered the release of Rase Paradis from the Florence Crittenden home after habeas corpus proceedings begun by Are lore Lester leble and Wugh Adan. The girl told the court she will live with an aunt in Canada and left for Poplar, where a brother will meet her. The case aimed to clear records to permit her entry into the dominion. Paradis was committed from Daniels County amid earlier procedural defects being corrected.
The Dolly Dean Burgess citizenship cup, 12 inches tall in plaster, with a distinguished appearance, is on display in a New York store window. Awarded by the Montana Federation of Women's elites for the best citizenship day program on July 4, it aims to encourage citizenship day efforts in both large and small communities, with focus on inclusivity and production facilities.
A Helena recollection feature recalls Ben and Ries of Salt Lake City bidding from New York London and Santera banking interests. They described the Broadwater hotel era death of Col Broadwater, a Marysville mining camp dinner, revival of horse racing at the state fair, and a forecast that Montana mining will rebound as the Helena region shifts from urban decline to renewed mineral activity. Mr Rives praised Montana as a leading mining state and predicted a revival of the region's mining districts.
Winnipeg Man August 14 Associated Press reports a daring raid on the Winnipeg Street Railway cashiers by robbers who seized a payroll pouch containing money between two sums and fled in an automobile.
The Northern Pacific Railway announced special round trip rates for the Montana State Fair starting September 1. Within 30 miles of Helena travelers pay a lower fare, while outside this zone the rate is a flat fare for the return trip. Dates align with Great Northern plans. Similar reductions are set by Northern Pacific for nearby fairs in other towns.
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