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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
6
Montana city weather forecast predicts showers and possible thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday with changes in temperature. Local items include car and business ads, a home ice cream offer, moved offices, a foreclosure of plans, and a funeral for Frank Fowler. Community events note the Wend Table club meeting at the Placer hotel preparing for the district convention in August.
Residents of the 1 0 G F home in Helena valley were entertained at social affairs last week. Mrs George Bardwell was guest of honor at a party by Helena Rebekahs on her birthday anniversary. Louisa Ish had a birthday party Thursday on her anniversary. East Welena Gold Fellows and Rebekahs held a birthday party for all. Old time songs and readings followed by supper. Crops and the truck garden at the home are doing well this summer.
W G Ferguson secretary of the Commercial club is recovering rapidly from injuries suffered a month ago in an air plane accident at Bathe. He is at home 412 Madison avenue, resting after transfer from a Butte hospital. Leg bones are mending and one cast will be removed in two or three weeks. J B Black, also injured in the same crash, is at St Peter's Hospital and making good progress.
A federal court awarded J11,000 to S. Silverman and Sons, Chicago wool merchants, against Richard Manager, a White Sulphur Springs wool grower. The case stems from a 1920 advance on Manager’s wool clip that later fell in price, leaving a deficiency when the consignment sold below the original advance. The ruling treats such advances as a loan to the grower, enabling a deficiency judgment to cover the loss.
Federal agents arrested Art Rader George Nule Eugene Weneler and Eric Johnson late Monday night on charges of violating the Volstead prohibition enforcement law. They were released yesterday on bonds of 20 dollars when brought before U S Commissioner Julius Brags. Three taxicabs operated by Wenz er were seized and are being held pending the charges.
Notices were sent to contractors by the Montana highway commission calling for bids on a number of projects to be let in August. The work includes paving and surfacing on the Roosevelt highway in Glacier County west of the Cut Bank bridge and a bridge project on Two Merlicine canal in Glacier county. A grading surfacing and structure project is planned in Yellowstone and a bridge project across Ledge Grass creek and the Big Horn river. A grading structure and paving project at Great Falls is also listed.
Dr. Allen K. Krause of Johns Hopkins spoke before Rotarians and Kiwanis in Helena on progress against tuberculosis. He noted rising hospital capacity and economic benefits of sanitation, with millions raised by Christmas seals funding prevention. Public health gains from pasteurization and school health education were highlighted, alongside community fund drives led by Sara Morse and Lewis and Clark county efforts to repair quake-damaged schools.
Schultz, head of Hele ena Light and Railway, named director of the Lewis and Clark county drive to raise funds for Gallatin county schoolhouses damaged by the earthquake. He met with Sam D. Goza, state executive committee chair, to outline plans for a county-wide campaign launching early next week. Schultz, missing earlier, will lead the effort and urged swift action to ensure educational access for Gallatin Valley children. He noted Helena and Montana have a history of charity and emphasized local responsibility for relief.
George W. Rhodes of Seattle machinery firm and a elderly passenger narrowly avoided a plunge when a Great Falls to Helena trip veered on soft dirt near Dearborn bridge. Rhodes steered away, keeping the car on the road as a suitcase flew 30 feet, rear wheels misaligned, passenger bruised but alive.
The summer estate of R. F. McLaren near Rimini canyon gains an enhanced lure with a concrete ace tagon fountain. The 12 foot wide basin sits in the grove of nines atop a rocky bungalow, fed by a spring nearly 700 feet away. McLaren plans to stock the basin with trout once hatchery arrangements are made, while the family enjoys a summer retreat with goldfish.
Mr and Mrs 11 B McNair depart from the McNair ready-to-wear shop for New York City to purchase merchandise for the fall season. They will visit relatives while away.
Maurice Bushay of Detroit describes a skin ordeal with pimples and itching that kept him from school and sleep. After trying various remedies, he reports complete healing using Cuttcura products and recommends daily use of Cuttcura Soap.
Retired English countryman Samuel Henrytiun discovers a rain gauge filled with blood the morning Sir Francis Lathrop is murdered. Margaret Lathrop plans against her father’s will, Sir Guy is suspected, and Adrian Kinge a private detective hired by Margaret, suspects a hidden truth in the Red Rain Mystery. Inspector Roake and Jevons visit the Grange as clues surface during tense confrontations.
In a dim country setting, Lord Bulpeter and Roake question staff about Miss Lathrop at the Grange. A dog barks, servants allude to a car seen on the road, and Roake shadows Sir Gary while pursuing a cousin’s possible interference. The scene blends class tension with a tense inquiry.
Two accused of theft of a Ford sedan 70 were sent back to Akota after a hearing in Closby Pivide county. The suspects were arrested in Plestuwnod and Helena. authorities say the car belonged to Mel es Herderan. A judge noted the case and legal maneuvers amid a chaotic scene as Lord Rulpeter and Sir Guy faced questions regarding the arrest and pursuit.
Helena branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis held its annual picnic under cool shade with Abeant sity attendees transported by private autos and a company bus. The event featured sports and games, a dinner with potato salad and ice cream, and was described as a great success. The gathering drew married men and single women and marked the fifth outing since the Helena branch opened in 192%.
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