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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
4
In Butte a false dispatch claimed Anette Markland, a French war heroine, died after being moved from a pauper’s grave. Mayor and residents denounced the story as reckless hoax, prompting investigations into its source and urging protection of the Markland memory and military burial plans.
Deputies led by Stewart Macianehie and KL McKenna raided a corral camp near Lehigh. Jack McQuick was charged with operating a gambling house and Sam Kalich with gambling. bail set at 500 dollars each. James Willon Frank Konich and others faced related charges. a still and beer making items were seized. A portion of the staff was unable to be brought to town. warrants issued for others.
Mrs Parrish, previously at Missoula Hospital, lies critically ill after bites from a weed wok as she traveled from Waste to Missoula. Eight days earlier she contracted fever. family and caretakers report she remains at bedside with hopes of recovery.
A Wiles City veteran has been appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point. The man, son of a local resident, was discharged from service on May 15 and is connected to Miles City Montana. His address is listed as 1608 Main Street in Miles City.
A brief wartime update notes a program unit designation change at Port Davis. An engineer promoted to corporal in Company 3 Flight, Sthaere squadron, effective May of this year.
Congressman Snyder led members of the Indian committee in a Flathead irrigation tour from Missoula to Moiese. He praised water projects, the land’s potential, and the hard working local settlers, noting misinformation spread about the effort while the group enjoyed a community dinner. In Uriah Falls a strike affected 75 workers earning 3.00 a day, with the wage rise lifting old scale limits.
Miles City reports V. J. Redding of Hraidus and artesian well driller Elmer LaRivere sinking a fourth artesian well at the county seat of Powder River county. Three coal veins appear at depths of 4, 8, and 320 feet while artesian water was struck at about 400 feet. Wells in use include the hotel bank and courthouse square amid stubborn drilling and a two day prospect to reach solid rock.
Prospectors from Texas and Minneapolis survey the Bitterroot Valley for oil prospects. They have traced geological terms across the terrain and tested multiple sites and families for surface indicators. Early impressions describe the outlook as more than favorable and point to the broader United States oil production network.
Sidney reports the death of Peter Milkowski, a Great Northern Railroad employee, who drowned while attempting to hoist a 10G2 small engine to a power room atop a bridge. A rope snagged, he slipped on the edge and fell into the water, efforts to rescue him failing.
Ned Frost and two California sportsmen travel from Livingston and San Francisco to Yellowstone Park to hunt grizzlies using bows and arrows. The party includes a San Francisco surgeon and businessman, with a California Academy of Science delegation. They plan to mount and display park specimens, with government permission granted for a typical path scene and properly labeled exhibits.
The text presents fragmented lines about a man in pain and fear, contemplating fate and the end. References to a sister, a hurt hand, and warning signs hint at suffering and possible moral decline. Unclear origin and many garbled words obscure concrete events or identities.
Miles City June 2 Oscar Woors missing for weeks is found in a small creek tributary to the Little Missouri in the Alzada district Carter County. Authorities entertain foul play, stating officers have clues under active investigation into his disappearance.
Word has been received of the death of four year old Edwin Servin of Great Falls. He died after being struck by an automatic truck in Spokane while his mother and brother were visiting. The child was born in Great Falls and lived there before his family moved to Grand Forks. His parents, Mrs. Servin and Mr. Servin, and relatives are mentioned as survivors and connections.
Report from Centennial Valley notes thousands of greyling die daily after entering irrigation ditches from tributary streams. Stakeholders urge compulsory screening or devices to keep fish out, citing preventable losses and calls for action. In Great Falls a vehicle crash killed Dr. F J Adams near Belt while en route to a drama picnic.
Anaconda hosts a state union briefing with about 60 delegates expected. Speakers include Curtis Te Mosher assistant federal penitentiary Minneapolis and Oscar Carlson new manager of the Vedlera Reserve Bank Helena.
Ruth hits three homers across a doubleheader as Washington and New York battle in a high scoring set. The slugger belts two in the first game and one in the second, driving a total of seven long balls for the day.
Cincinnati pro baseball player Magee confesssed to William Veeck that he bet against the Reds in July 1919 while with Cincinnati, in an amended Chicago club filing in U S district court seeking to dismiss Magee suit for 9500 pounds. The document also alleges conspired with Mal Chase to throw games against Boston, and lists further details from the Chi club’s third answer.
Ambiguous report shows several baseball dates and scores across campuses including West Point Yale and New York with multiple teams earning wins and losses. Specifics are garbled but indicate early season action and varying outcomes for several universities.
Seattle June 2 Twenty seven Japanese brides to be admitted under the bilateral pact with Japan that took effect February 23 were being examined today by immigration authorities while their would be husbands awaited the results. The women arrived aboard the ship Swa Meru.
Chicago dispatch reports the Reds leading by pitching in relief as Luqua steadies late. Bailey pinch hits for Cleeth. Tyler exits after a single, double, and triple pace high-scoring frame. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh games noted with strong pitching and key catches highlighting the day’s play.
A fragmented report covers tennis and golf events with multiple named players and venues, including Liverpool and New York yacht interests, plus a tragic Alberta case. Police seek Thomas Munn after the bodies of Lytria MacDonald and Otis MacDonald are found, alleged to have been lured by Munn into the woods near Manoala.
Philadelphia June 2 Young Andy Chaney of Philadelphia defeated reigning featherweight champion Tobny Kilbane in eight rounds, mostly on the defensive. Other fights included Jack Brittan beating Young Tor Borrell and Edie Fitzsimmons defeating Pat Moran. A string of unrelated land notice items followed, detailing various entries and proclamations from the Interior Department with dates in 1920.
Roston, Inc defeated New York 9 to 1 as Sente held visitors to five. Yoneyts returned after three innings while Sgent bak, Tuibbel and Winters were ineffective with weak support. Hatterlos notes Toney Hubbell Winters UW Small Scott and O Nell i in lineup.
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