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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1925

Page

5

City News notes events and sales in early Montana town

Monday and Tuesday weather mild with rain or snow on Tuesday west of divide, Old Style lunches at Scharpf's Eagle building. Private ballroom lessons offered. Banking luncheon topic by T C Hammond on proposed bank guaranty law. St James AM church serves chicken dinner Tuesday Jan 2 noon to 7 pm at Capital Street stand 131 South Main. Ida Welsh chair. Batton Buying: Mrs S Le Jeune to NYC for spring stock. Burgess dairy advertises Melena service and delivery to four doors.

T. C. Hammond Rhyanis Hammond St. James A. M Capital Struit South Main Ida Welsh

League of Christian Men Dinner Meeting Announced

The League of Christian Men will meet at dinner this evening at 6130 in the Congregational church. A program will follow. President E J Klemme of Intermountain Union College will be the principal speaker.

League of Christian Men Congregational Church E. J. Klemme Intermountain Union College

Personal Notices From Elliston and Nearby Cities

Nunt of Elliston and Mark Moreau of Elliston register at the Harvey. Gilham of Anaconda and Pool of Butte reside in the city on business. Kerr and wife of Butte guests at the Placer. Geard of Whitefish visits on business. Ghester Pool of Butte registered yesterday at the Harvey. Mulroney of Missoula attorney here on business. Jeff Doggett and wife of Townsend guests at the Placer. Jenkins and wife of Lewistown stop at the Placer. Short of Havre and Bolton of Great Falls are in the city for business. Dixon and wife of Wolf Creek stay at the Harvey. Mrs Dixon to visit relatives in Newcastle, Wyoming today.

Edgar , Geard of Whitefish Mark Moreau Elliston Harvey T. EB. Mulroney Missgula Jeff Doggett Townsend Mt. i Havre L. GC. Bolton Great Falls Dixon Wolf Creek Harver Newwcastle Wyo

Scottish Rite special meeting in Helena Chapter

Ross Croix chapter will hold a special meeting this evening at 7 30 for conferring the fifteenth degree. Members urged to attend promptly and visiting Brethren welcome. Geo H Carsley Wise Master and Carl B Pfeiffer Secretary.

Helena Ross Croix Geo. H. Carsley Carl B. Pfeiffer

Prison Labor Bill Backed by Church Forum Speakers

Rev Frank Carlson and Mrs E S Thomas of the state board of charities spoke at First Congregational church in favor of a bill to create an industrial program at the Deer Lodge state prison. They argued the prison should reform rather than punish and that convict labor must not compete with free labor in Montana. Wages would go to dependents or the convicts, with salvaging men the primary aim rather than state profit. The plan would be managed by the state prison commission under proposed funding.

Frank Carlson Thomas State Board of Charities and Reforms First Congregational Church State’ Assembly Deer Lodge Montana Minnesota State Prison Commission

ElAS Paradise Plan Of Shag Walton League ELAS

The Isaac Walton league of America plans to transform Jackson Hole Wyoming into a winter elk refuge to save Yellowstone region elk from starvation. With US biological survey cooperation, options on ranches will be bought this spring and turned into protected feeding grounds. An estimated 1000000s dollars is sought from 589000 members to fund the program and secure grazing rights. The effort aims to close Hole country to homestead entry and shift elk to protected winter habitats.

Rock Springs Wyo Associated Press Jackson Hole Wyoming Yellowstone National Park Isaac Walton League of America United States Biological Survey League United States Congress Biological Survey

Eskimos Buy Fans From Comic Salesman

London reports John Harris, a real life comic salesman, sold a large quantity of electric fans to Eskimos in Hudson Bay country. The fans operate on storage batteries to provide air circulation in igloos.

Eskimos London John Harris Hudson Bay Canada

Hermit in cave claims rocks are food for humans

Heinrich Klein, a hermit living ten miles from Hamburg, says rocks provide wonderful food values and that humanity would be stronger if living on stone and vegetables. He was released six months ago from a hospital for the insane.

Hamburg Heinrich Klein Klein

No Longer Shy Prize Prompt Stirs London Talk

Judge Randolph Hayes told the Mothers' society he would award a prize to a good looking pair of people over 18 who could sit at opposite ends of a sofa for more than 30 minutes. The remark framed a critique of past courting norms and sparked debate on social proprieties.

London Randolph Hayes Mothers’ Society

Sumooneer Full of Liquor Blows Up

A report from Pacific waters says seven missing crew members of the schooner Speedway after an explosion and sinking off Cape Flattery. Captain R St Clair and 13 crew fled in launches, some rescued by the Manuia and Armendeita. Searches by Canadian and American coast guards for the seven missing continue near Tatoosh and North Head.

Portland Ore Coast Guard Strait of San Juan de Fuca Speedway Cape Flattery Senn Matson Manuiain Tatoosh Swiftsure Canadian Coast Guard Armendeta R. St. Clair Ammerican Guard Algonquin North Head Seach Speedway Ovas Vancouver

Fair co respondent named in Egyptian divorce suit

Princess Chivekiar of Egypt accuses Captain Selyom Bey of adultery with Princess Suad Chakir formerly Mrs J D Spreckels Jr of California as co respondent after a moonlit yacht voyage. In Pittsburgh a three story brick building housing Contractors Machinery Mine Mill and Supply Co was destroyed by fire with $225000 loss.

Suad Chakir J. D. Spreckels, Jr California Princess Chivekiar Egypt Selyom Bey Chivekiar Pittsburg Machinery, Mine, Mill and Supply Company

Sage and Sulphur Compound for Hair Darkening

An old time gray hair remedy, Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound, is marketed in ready to use form. It darkens gray hair, adds lustre, and is praised for a youthful appearance without drawing attention.

Wreth Wyeth

International law urged as path to future by Columbia president

Nicholas Murray Butler says nationalism peaks and progress requires an accepted body of international law and conduct. He praises the late Elihu Root in a preface to Scott's estimate, arguing concrete acts of cooperation are needed rather than mere declarations to advance civilization.

Associated Press New York Nicholas Murray Buller Columbia Uniersity Dlchu Rott Wien James Brown Scott Root Butler Columbia

Tugs Engine Generates Light for Entire Island

Seattle January 24. The ocean going tug Roosevelt, carrying Robert B. Perry, repaired a wrecked power cable to Vashon Island after five days of darkness. The Roosevelt’s 200 horsepower steam engine generated light that enabled more than 1000 residents to have a bright Christmas.

Seattle Associated Press Vashon Island Puget Sound Roosevelt Robert BE. Perry Worth Pole Vashon

Tim Burton Buys Building He Once Lost Twenty Years Ago

Tim Burton of Fairmont Minnesota, once evicted from his basement bootblack shop for $3 monthly rent, has returned to buy the building for 10 600 dollars and now also owns a second property across the street, becoming an alderman and restaurant proprietor.

Tim Burton Fairmont Mipn Tim

Automobiles Collide on Stuart Street injures man

A Marmon car formerly in taxi service collided with a Nash driven by Conductor Campbell of the Northern Facilie railroad on Stuart street late Saturday night. Walter Davies received cuts from broken glass, treated at St. Peter's hospital, then returned home. No others were seriously hurt, and Campbell escaped injury. pavement slickness was blamed for the accident. Later, Rev Charles Fiske bishop of the Central diocese of New York, faces discharge after nine months in hospital.

Marmon Nash Campbell Northern Facilie Railroad Stuart Street Walter Davies St. Peter's Hospital Ate Campbell Baltimore Charles Fiske Central Diocese of New York

Amateur weather prophet dies on eclipse day

Andraw Jackson Devoe a nationally known amateur weather forecaster from Hackensack New Jersey died of heart disease at his home He spent over 25 years earning income by providing copyrighted forecasts to patent and other companies issuing annual almanacs His death followed a lifetime in pursuit of viewing the eclipse he had long awaited.

Associated Press Hackensack N. J Andraw Jackson Devoe Devoe

Hunch for Gold Draws Swede Across Nevada

Pete Oslund known as that lucky Swede returns to Tonopah Nevada after years away. Once a Halifax mine leaseholder he stuck with a hunch and struck rich ore worth about 25000 dollars before retiring to Sweden. Now he revisits the Cow Springs range near Tonopah hoping to repeat his luck.

Tonopah Nev Associated Press Pete Oslund Sweden Pete Halifax Cow Springs Nevada Desert

Chilean President Invited to Return by Military Junta

Venice Italy Jan 23 The Associated Press reports Artero Alessandri president of Chile received a dispatch signed by Generals Dartnell and Ortizvega inviting him, in the name of a new Santiago military Junta, to return and resume the presidency. He will decide after his upcoming trip to Rome.

Venice Tualy Associated Press Artero Alessandri Chile Dartnell Ortizvega Satiago Senor Alessandri Rome

Charity bequest tops $1.6 million in Richardson will

Mrs Nate Richardson of New Haven dies leaving more than 1.6 million in wills with gifts to hospitals and children’s societies. Her husband Edward Richardson was a New York real estate man from two decades ago.

Associated Press New York Nate 5. Richardson New Haven Conn Edward ‘Richardson New York City

Mule With Cold At Fire House Becomes Local Tale

Edinburgh townsfolk bring favorite cold remedies to the No 2 fire station for Amy the mule famed as the only fire mule in the British Isles. Amy has drawn a ladder wagon to hundreds of fires and is now ill with a severe cold.

Edinburgh Amy British Isles

Berlin merchant pursued by police dog in chase for five blocks

Berlin businessman Victor Penzel, famed for expeditions into Africa, was chased five blocks by an army police dog. He remarked that while he could face lions and elephants, dogs are more dangerous.

Berlin Victor Penzel Africa

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