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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1931
Page
8
Dillon reports expert Roy Forrester and Louis Schmittrath travel to Salmon for a canoe race featuring five teams in the amphibi event. Forrester teams with Hey Gonrpe Dougall, former pastor of the Bist Baptist church and Corvallis resident, while Schmittrath pairs with Monroe Hancock of Salmon. The Dillon men’s teams are among favorites as the Salmon River course promises hazards and thrills.
Blaine County received scattered rain this week with overcast skies giving way to a Monday evening shower in the western part of the county and a steady rain Tuesday night in Harlem. Local weather measurements show about 0.15 inches in Harlem and a third of an inch elsewhere, aiding gardens and pasture while pastures north remain dry and winds have damaged crops. Farmers hope continued showers and later frosts stay away to allow belated grain to ripen.
South of Winifred readers report the Shane Range east of the district is under alarm, with McIntosh noting water access and grass scarcity. He cites long drought, minimal snow and rain, and no new growth this spring, affecting cattle and stock water.
A Montana gas line expansion moves toward Deer Lodge with ten cars of equipment shipped for use by crews in the field. Four miles of right of way secured and work underway toward Great Falls and Anaconda under ideal weather. A field office will open at Deer Lodge led by William_PADee and Olaf Haugen with Len Hinson overseeing.
Dr and Mrs Herbert Hayward opened a summer lodge at Lake Como featuring a rustic eight cabin complex and a large hall. Equipment includes motor speedboat and the Ospray houseboat. The site recalls early lake cruising before irrigation projects converted the area into a reservoir and after nearby land use changes.
An article notes Granville Stuart lacks a marker in Powell Cemetery. It mentions a meeting of Montana promoters to be held in Butte in August to begin a movement to rectify the omission.
A Cut Bank report notes two new trenching machines and electric generators prepared for a pipeline project. About 200 workers, welders, and trucks will support the Glacier Triplement division on North Broadway, with operations to start after pipe delivery and crane setup.
Red Lodge residents William Rowland of Spokane and Johnson of Tal River Wash escaped serious injury when their plane piloted by Thawiand caught fire shortly after takeoff from the local landing field. The craft crashed in a plowed field, Rowland suffered a small scratch while Johnson was unharmed, the aircraft was badly damaged.
An 85 year old man near Denton survived a serious accident at the Moxcey ranch when a fall dislocated a neck vertebra. He was rushed to Great Falls Hospital where doctors determined the injury. Surgeons operated to fuse the affected vertebrae and the patient showed remarkable improvement by Sunday morning. The patient is the father of a prominent local family.
The school district faces damages exceeding 1200 as broken windows across 20 buildings were tallied by Garfield B Verier, the school clerk, for the past year. May totals not yet complete but May breakage was the heaviest of the year, suggesting total costs above 1200.
The Shelby Lions club urges the Great Northern to use Montana fuel oil exclusively for its engines. They argue this would aid local refineries struggling to find a market for fuel oil and protect regional oil industry jobs, by reducing crude handling and keeping revenue local.
Marysville residents report a weekend of visits and gatherings with relatives from Helena and nearby towns. Townspeople including the Jacksons, Lawlors, Woodends, and Hartmillers shared meals, calls, and outings across Marysville and Helena, with several returning visitors planning summer stays and trips to nearby accounts.
The fragment describes EB Linaky trying to determine a date for his marriage about eighteen months ago to a Caldwell woman who bore a daughter. Shortly after, the father’s tale mentions the daughter’s birth, and now the daughter is alive.
A large bull moose wandered through the Bitter Root valley crossing the John F Logan ranch yard at Como. The animal came from the east timbered district and moved west toward the Clear Water country, a path attributed to a moose known to roam the region.
Fred A McDonald aged 64 died at his White Sulphur Springs home after cancer of the stomach. Born in Owen Sound Canada he came to Montana in 1896 and ran a leading local business for thirty years. He married Katherine Kumpe in 1912 and leaves a widow a Memphis Tennessee daughter Mrs James Logan and son Kenneth. Funeral plans unsettled. The notice also mentions a suicide death of James Aein at Tag Timber and lists multiple relatives and mourners across Montana and Canada.
Former Montana lieutenant governor and state Democratic chairman McDowell arrives in Missoula from Butte with Mrs McDowell to tour Valley of the Moon ranch near Rock Creek. He says plans precision for 1932 state ticket and backs Governor Roosevelt as a strong progressive presidential candidate who carried New York by about 300000 votes in his last campaign.
A mild scarlet fever case disrupts the Malta Boy Scouts camping trip. Dr Ketzer advised immediate return for all exposed within the encampment. Leaders from Lmited Brethren and Methodist groups accompanied the scouts on the trip. The Glasgow scouts remained at the camp with a sports program planned for the week.
A 54 year old man, Devin, died from injuries after being struck by a post digger near Miles City. He immigrated from the old country, settled in the area 22 years ago, worked as a railroad conductor, and left a family including two daughters. His brother William stays on the ranching operation in the valley.
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