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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
3
Weather outlook shows mostly cloudy Friday and Saturday with possible rain in the western portion. Notices include wedding acknowledgments, real estate ads, court items, and community announcements from Bronian News with local names and addresses.
The Woman's division of the Commercial club in Helena plans a lighted Christmas tree in Hill Park near the Great Northern depot to brighten holidays for travelers and sick alike. Displaying from Christmas Eve to the twelfth night, the event aims to become a lasting city tradition with help from forest rangers, city commissioners, and Helena High Railway volunteers.
Helena residents urged to buy raisin bread Saturday at Reeves' music store to fund the Christmas seal sale. Eddy O'Connell donated baking services and wrappers. Miss Margaret Power and Aliss Alice Balfour lead bread girls. Twenty Bus Scouts will deliver across town. price 15 cents.
The Chopin program by M. Hi Hirschiel for the Christmas sale will be performed next Monday evening at the Placer Grill. Hirshfeld expects finger healing in time and will deliver a heavy brilliant program. Tickets are sold at Reeves music store with last week holders admitted at the door. Mrs Kauffman oversees arrangements, aiming for a large audience.
The rummage sale in the former Golden Rule store building will stay open for another week under the Women's Club. Proceeds benefit the Christmas seal sale fund. Many worn clothing items are on display with hopes for a thorough stock clearance before closing.
A Tegulne Young Women’s Christian Association Independent of Fletena Montana plans a December 21 1935 meeting. A bylaw amendment will be presented to include Natica Ishershy on the Park of the Prnl ness roster after transfer to the event venue.
Shriners from near and far gather for the fall ceremonial of Algeria temple in Melena. Officials and nobles prepare receptions, banquets, and a 2:30 p.m. business session. Admission requires 1925 card. special vaudeville entertainment caps the event with a grand banquet.
A. J. Bowman and W. T. Giese along with Attorney General A. L. Foot will visit Denton to meet local farmers. They will discuss alleged discrimination in Montana wheat prices at various points. Foot and Giese will proceed from Helena. Bowman travels from Chicago and will ride the Great Northern to Denton.
Walter McDonald was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging desertion of his wife. He left for Helena and was taken into custody at Trace on the desertion charge.
An eye catching ad touts suits with two trousers and nine cat like lives for forty five dollars. The copy promises durable fabrics, tailored to order, with double and single breasted models and matching lapels in blues and many patterns.
The state Board of Education postponed its December 17 meeting due to several members' absence. The session will review the special committee report on Dr Wy George, superintendent of the state plays home, and discuss preliminary steps to select external experts for evaluating moving a normal school to eastern Montana. The committee will propose a location for the new school to the board, which may then forward a recommendation to the legislature.
The suit of Meleha Adjemew Bangalsy against A. A. Cruvad, a decal lawyer, seeks about 1100 for alleged unpaid loan on trial before a jury in Judge W. H. Poorman's district court. Grorud counterclaims for services rendered. Jury includes Blain, Anderson, Meis ter, Adams, Christian, Keithhley, Karting, Cooper, Flyman, Fred Guostan, and Cox. Spaulding and O'Cannell represent the plaintiff.
The Congregational church unveils three Sunday evenings of events including the Chinese play Mrs Li Re members next Sunday, a Christmas chorus of 75 voices on the following Sunday, and on December 27 a seven reel motion picture The Fall of Jerusalem. Santa Claus will visit Christmas eve with a large tree illumination and Sunday school program. Checks from Holmwood Chapter No 4 require signatures of Commander Arthur Raniet and Treasurer Sidnew Mann.
The Scottish Rite reunion in Moleta closes with a large banquet in the banquet hall of the Consistory drawing about 400 attendees. Speeches and toasts follow dinner, including remarks on the President, Governor, Grand Lodge of Montana, the Shrine, and the Supreme Council. Frank D.B. Littleeman delivered the class address, with responses from R.J. Cunningham and FE. Day led a final talk on the work of the Scottish Rite. Music by the Scottish Rite orchestra.
Rev Axel Inkinson preached at the Swedish Mission on the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity and the executive of the church. He spoke on the Spirit’s role in guiding believers, convicting sin, and empowering service, noting the Bible’s inspiration and Christ’s earthly sanctification by the Spirit. The meeting featured Mrs Shoemaker, Misses Tilady and Evelyn Sten, and will close Sunday night.
The state supreme court affirmed a May T. C. Kelly appeal from a judgment against her in a suit versus Sheridan County Bank and others. It held she was not the real party in interest, with evidence showing possible involvement by her husband, and thus could not maintain suit against the bank and its officers.
A letter from Mira Delilah M. Snow of Wellington dated January 24, 1925, praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clearing a severe facial eruption. After using four cakes of soap and four boxes of ointment the writer reports complete healing and shares the remedy with readers.
Gray of Great Walls submitted the low bid of 13934.32 on the Holt Riverville contract opened by the Montana highway commission yesterday afternoon. The award covers grading of 45 miles of highway and 120 feet of railroad grade with road surfacing of crushed rock. The road, damaged by an earth slide, will be moved to the Neihart branch right of way of the Great Northern. a new grade will be constructed. C H Marcell, engineer in charge for the US Bureau of Public Roads, discussed maintenance of expiring.
War Mothers will conduct a bake sale tomorrow at the New York store to aid veterans. Bread rolls donuts and pies will be sold all day while supplies last. Proceeds go to the chapter to help disabled veterans at the fort hospital and their families.
Montana county commissioners convene to discuss maintenance and resurfacing programs funded by federal aid roads, in coordination with the Federal Bureau. The Vatican organ reports ongoing pressure by activists to enroll female religious instructors in teachers' unions and protests by church-backed groups.
Nelson, a Northwest expert, takes over Ef Schneider’s North Main Street auto painting shop after a year away. He resumes with recent exposure to Crane Simplex dull finish methods from Seattle trips, aiming to apply state of the art finishing in Helena.
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