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Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1925

Page

7

Montana City Weather and Local notices read aloud

unsettled Tuesday and Wednesday with possible local showers little temperature change. various business ads list services and products in Helena area including marcelling, tires, cleaning, moving, and insurance. court notices report damages suit, divorce filing, dissolution of Northwest Stockman and Farmer. multiple Helena residents named. health clinic at courthouse basement at 1:40 pm.

Montana Arthur Jordan Northwest Stockman and Farmer C. Reisenrath T. B. Weir

Weeks' condition after gallstone operation declared satisfactory

Boston doctors reported Secretary of War John W Weeks fully recovered from gall stone surgery. The operation, performed recently, left Weeks in stable condition and progressing well as of today.

Boston Mass Associated Press John W. Weeks

Loot recovered by officer leads Hammond to plead guilty

G A Doust, former Spokane deputy, traveled to Montana with train robber George Hammond who confessed to holding up a Northern Pacific passenger near Bearmouth. The loot, 357 diamonds and cash, was recovered near Coeur d Alene City and returned to the railroad. Hammond pleaded guilty in Granite County and served 15 years, released in 1923 after good time. Hammond later returned to Montana to aid in recapturing two alleged thieves.

G. A. Doust Spokane Montana George Hammond Northern Pacific Bearmouth Deer Lodge Doust Hammond Ray Richmond John Thomas McCormack Missoula Hammon Lewis and Clark County Livingston Mr. Doust Coeur d'Alene City

Attorney General Upholds Petroleum County Integrity

Attorney General Foot finds Petroleum county remains intact despite a 1925 Fergus county boundary act. She cites no clear legislative intent to abolish Petroleum county in the act text or title, and notes constitutional limits require the subject be stated clearly. The opinion aligns with court precedent granting power to create or dissolve counties only when intent is explicit.

Petroleum County Fergus County Foot Fergus Judith Basin Supreme Court

Re Hearing Granted in Mortgage Case by Montana Supreme Court

The Montana Supreme Court granted a re hearing yesterday in Union Central Life Insurance Co. vs Oita and Jessie Jensen from Carbon County. The case concerns the insurer’s right to sell and mortgage the defendants property after default. The court had previously ruled the plaintiff’s suit premature.

Montana Supreme Court Union Central Life Insurance Company Oita Jessie Jensen Carbon County Supreme Court

Los Angeles Ordered to Retry Flight to Amesata

Secretary Wilbur directed the airship Los Angeles to resume its flight to Amesata from Lakehurst as engine repairs finished. The dirigible aims for a second attempt in about two days if weather allows.

Washington Associated Press Wilbur Los Angeles Almesata Lakehurst

Street Soliciting Barber Invites

Nils P. Olsen, a roaming figure called the Little Shepherd of the Montana hills, wanders Helena and enters a South Main barber shop seeking a shave. After a thorough finish the barber crew demands payment, Olsen has only $2.65 in cash and is escorted away by Patrolman Brown, leaving the barbers with a pile of hair and a warning about street soliciting.

Nils P. Olsen Montana Hills Northern Pacific Osage Helena Golden Glow Main Nils Broadwater County Bureau of Engraving South Main Street Hotel de International Ais Minnesota Anoca West North Dakota Clip Forceman Brown Policeman Brown No. 31 South Main Policeman Brosen Brown Main Street

National Tuberculosis Association Meeting in Minneapolis

The annual National Tuberculosis Association meeting will be in Minneapolis June 17 to 20 marking the organization’s 21st year. Sessions cover clinical, pathological, sociological, and nursing topics with pre-meeting events June 14 to 16.

National Tuberculosis Association Minneapolis American Sanitorium Association Advisory Council Retown Ilne Ivarios

O Shea Roche Marriage Vows In St Mary s Church

Miss Theresa O Shea and James T Roche were married yesterday morning at St Mary s church with Rev J J Lehane officiating. The couple, both of this city, will reside here where Roche works at the Northern Pacific freight house. attendants were Mr and Mrs Joseph Herrla of East Helena and they left for Seattle after the ceremony.

Theresa O'Shea James T. Roche St. Mary’s Church J. J. Lehane Joseph Hrella East Helena Seattle Thies Mr. Roche

Hearing 13 Postponed On Street Car Rates

Announcement by the Public Service Commission of Montana states the rehearing granted to the Helena Light & Power company for a streetcar fare increase has been postponed to Friday, June 19 at 10:00 a.m. The original hearing at the capitol was set for today.

Public Service Commmission of Montana Ifelena Light & Naltway Company Capitol

Conference on Rate Held by Two Board Officials

E G Toomey and H B Schaefer of the Montana railway commission are in Billings for talks with Commercial club officers about the Interstate Commerce Commission rate order to Casper. The Montana order was suspended after protest by Montana and local Billings backers who fear the rate harms Billings as a jobbing center. The conference aims to decide the opposing side’s course for the hearing.

E. G. Toomey H B. Schaefer Montana Railway Commission Billings Commercial Club Interstate Commerce Commission Casper Wye Montana Commission

Crittenton Home Crime Encouraging Donations Rise

Contributions for the Florence Crittenton home new building drew strong support yesterday with a 3500 subscription and several 50 gifts. The morning recruitment saw many workers including Mesdames E S Thomas, Thos Spratt, and Miss Lucy DeLana among others, with more expected later in the week.

Florence Crittenton Home Mesdames E, S$. Thomas Thos. Spratt Frank Lasigne Edward Jessop C. M. Bryan E. M. Shoemaker Geo. Langdorf D. E. White Charles L. Bovard Homer C. Tennis George M. Lee

Governor Erickson approves commutation for Frank Wilson

The state board of pardons unanimously approves Governor John E. Erickson's commutation for Frank Wilson. Wilson, a fingerprint expert at the state prison, had his 26 to 60 year sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses reduced to a four year minimum. He has been offered a federal position in the same work.

State Board of Pardons John E. Erickson Frank Wilson Wilson Erickson

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