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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1935
Page
7
Helena reports record highs and lows for December 1925 with none precipitation. Local notices cover police reports of stolen items and vehicle thefts, a church service in Butte, fines for drunkenness, and a court case involving Montana Power Company removals. Shocks and deaths are briefly noted with funeral arrangements for Morgan.
Mrs George Grant, 28, died yesterday afternoon at home, 24 Kedwards at Rest, after a short illness. She is survived by her husband, son George Jr, her mother Mrs Jacob Potts of Fitens I varg, Wash, and her mother-in-law Mrs KH T Armstrong of the Nu. The body is at the Opp and Con ad mortuary and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
With 655 applications for funds for rehabilitating property in Helena, the Lewistown and Clark County Red Cross chapter approved 49 grants totaling 10,079.05 last night. Albert Evans announced the results, noting 413 applications have been acted on and 6 remain for the next meeting. Final grant total is expected to exceed 80,400 by a few thousand.
Kalispell commercial club raised 2506.51 for the Lewis and Clark Red Cross chapter in November. A Flathead chapter check for 996.46 arrived with a note saying residents contributed during the county roll call. The letter says drive workers urged sending over 1 for yearly membership to Helena for the Red Cross disaster fund.
A string of brief city notices lists locals visiting for business and social calls. Names include KW Fernson, RG Abbott, Merl Pusan, Dustiess visltar tere, Werr Reade, Jay WH Ries, Adaing, Whitman, and others, with mentions of arrivals, meetings, and county-level committee actions on seed contracts and grower relations in Kalispell and Slathead county.
Montana reports the deaths of Arthur F. Decker and George J. Anderson, Powder River county ranchmen, from botulism after eating cold pack spinach. Authorities cite home canning dangers and warn vegetables be heated to boiling for at least 10 minutes. Decker and Anderson were en route to Miles City when they died. funeral plans note Decker’s burial in the Moorehead area and Anderson’s funeral in Broadus.
The Montana board of equalization released a detailed report showing tax dollar allocations across subdivisions. Five-year trends reveal declines in common and district school funding from general levies, with high schools and poor funds rising, and overall county expenses increasing due to relief-driven demands.
Eai Asterlid a 50 year old Helena resident of 374 West Main street died after a heart attack Thursday night or Friday morning. Francis Nangle found the body. Asterlid had come to Helena in 1906 from Norway and was a carpenter and cement worker. No relatives in the U S. Coroner Dr Ole Klein ruled death due to heart disease. funeral arrangements to be announced.
State highway patrol headquarters announced distribution of 219000 fifty cent automobile driver’s license blanks and 21000 twenty five cent blanks to six Montana counties. Licenses go on sale December 16 and drivers must carry proper certificates by February 1.
Gasoline drawback payments to agricultural and industrial users jumped last month, totaling 121268.94 dollars, versus 64489.06 in November 1934. Highway fund warrants issued reached 240420.60 dollars, higher than the 93712.47 dollars seen in November 1994.
Ten motorists were summoned for traffic violations in Helena court. Six were fined $2.80 and four received courtesy cards after warnings. Licenses listed include B-2824, b-4665, b1-88, b-4254, B-8b94, and 5-188. The report ends with a note about wildlife enemies of awakes.
The executive council of the Montana Education Association meets in Helena to select site locations for the 1936 district conventions, pick the city for next year's delegate assembly and conduct other business. The delegate assembly is set for March 19 to 21, moving from December. President names include Charles Henry Dillon H A Veeder Kalispell N C Abbott Billings Irving W Smith Great Falls H A Daves Plains M C Gallagher Great Falls A T Peterson Billings. State Superintendent Elizabeth Ireland is absent from Helena and will not attend.
Helena’s 1935 building total nears 50000 as City Engineer Oscar Bauraon issues permits. Three 10000 plus permits issued including a reinforced concrete warehouse at 1220 1326 Bozeman avenue for Christie Trang ler and Storage. Other grandes include repairs to Montana and Empson blocks for Helena Sand and Gravel and alterations to Moftada Children’s Home and Hospital funded by government. Additional permits list repairs and new dwellings at various addresses.
A Montana supreme court hearing completed yesterday on an appeal from Miles City district court where Mrs Viola Cowden and her three daughters were awarded 15000 damages against Clarence Crippin. The original suit sought 25000 for the death of L E Cowden, husband and father, claimed Crippin’s negligence and fast driving caused the fatal auto crash. Testimony showed Cowden rode with Crippin near Miles City when Crippin’s car collided with a car driven by Ernest Tomton.
Helena will see the new Creat Northern Northern Pacific high school ready for classes by December 16 or 17 as the school board announced. The project, funded by the district and aided by business donors and the Montana relief commission, includes heating, lighting, and track installation with 18 rail cars repurposed for classrooms.
Helena awaits a $50,000 earthquake grant to restart rehabilitation of institutions. James H. Rowe of Butte, representative for Frank Walker, chief of the national emergency council, says funds will be allocated soon and that work will resume once the grant arrives. Initial focus is on 21 institutional projects, with remaining funds for demolition and cleanup in the city.
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