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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1925
Page
10
A Friday storm washed out 2 stretches of track near Wright between Judith Basin and Harlowton and halted Milwaukee Great Falls train No 6 due 1 30 pm Saturday. A quarter mile of rail was swept away and Antelope Creek ran high into the valley flooding buildings and a slaughter house. Hail blanketed a 13 mile area as floodwaters and debris disrupted the region.
Dillon man Hoffman says his brother in law Charles Wilson shot him in an ambush over finances. He had thumb amputated at Robnett hospital after the encounter near Foacloch Tollman in Sweetwater country. Both men longtime Dillon residents. warrants expected in the case.
Kevin Thompson, editor of the Kem Renew, was arrested at his home by Deputy U S Marshal Dennis on a libel charge linked to a Shelby court case. Thompson faced a grand jury indictment for publishing an article in the Keo Reviews accusing U S postal inspector J S Swenson of wrongful acts. He posted $300 bond and returned home, stating he has not yet retained counsel and cannot confirm his defense details.
Bud Atkinson, 15, drowned at Hebgen Lake Monday while swimming near a rowing boat with his blind uncle. The boy’s body was recovered Friday afternoon. relatives will bury him in Kansas City after transport from West Yellowstone.
A male deer chased by a mountain lion-like coyote collided with a brand new Dodge coupe near Rexford and Warland, smashing the left fender wheel and headlight. The deer was killed. Benson of the border patrol, driving at about 30 mph, limped the damaged car to Hendrickson Motor garage for repairs.
Scouts at the Whitefish Lake summer camp set up a main broadcasting and receiving station to contact parents and friends. Kalispell station 7LE will be run by Dr Norris while the camp station 7CQ is managed by John Parker. Most of the 35 scouts attend from Shelby with a full party from Kalispell.
A cars edge slip on a weed concealed grade near Snowden England caused a Chevrolet touring to overturn. Mr McNeal suffered a bruised shoulder while others were merely bumped and shaken as the car was damaged beyond repair. A new X ray apparatus aids steel strain investigations.
In Missoula a 17 year old woman, visiting from Spokane, fell from a second story window on West Front Street while walking in her sleep. She died later at a local hospital. Coroner says no one else appears involved. death caused by a concussion from the fall.
County commissioners announce a sale of 75 abandoned horses including stallions mares and geldings rounded up from the county ranges. The auction will be held at the firm of Telt Woghill near Battlesea Pool Office on Saturday August, with all horses sold to highest bidders. Any unclaimed or unbid horses will be destroyed.
Raymond Casey and John F T Hennesse, American terms stars, arrived at Wimbledon Stadium England for the international tennis tournament and will return to the United States to compete for a spot on the Cats Cup team.
A severe weather outbreak struck Martinsdale and nearby regions with high winds and heavy hail causing extensive damage from Martinsdale through Delpline to Harlowton. Flooding and washed debris disrupted roads between Judith Gap and the Lewis town area, with downed trees and damaged crops reported along the coulee and railroad corridors.
The Poplar area reports a new surge of grasshoppers damaging crops despite recent drought. Farmers note widespread hoppers in fields, predicting eggs could hatch into a renewed threat next spring, with freezing unlikely to halt them.
A 7.7 million population estimate shows 1 717 800 Britons employed in England in industrial sectors. Production workers number 489 1,00 year of service, transport employs 100, and communications, commerce, and furnace related roles account for smaller shares. Professional and domestic workers comprise nine and eleven percent respectively.
London scientists exhibited hairless mice before the zoological society. The mice were caught in northern regions and kept in a flesh-colored water environment. Whiskers remain the only visible feature, while bodies appear unusually featureless and bare.
The week saw renewed investor interest amid rising commodity prices and earnings reports. National City Bank’s Charles Foote markets stronger industrial outlook while Bethlehem Steel reports first quarter results. supply chains and freight demand influence movements.
A long OCR fragment shows classifieds and legal notices including publication details, office addresses in New York San Francisco and Montana, estate matters, and notices about guardianship and probate. It mentions The Independent as a news distributor and lists various firms and filing data scattered through headings.
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