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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1925

Page

8

Identity of One Dead Man Learned in Belt Road Crash

Great Falls Sunday investigation confirmed one of two men killed near Great Falls was Charles Ettien a Neihart butcher. The other man remains unnamed though a Clark County Nevada poll tax receipt for Charles Hustak was found. Ettien traveled from Neihart to buy stock when the Ford wrecked on gravel. Ettien died at the scene with a bag containing $400. Graves found the car and the body of the unidentified man later died at the hospital. Authorities seek the trunk and suitcase, hoping to confirm the second man’s identity and determine full details of the accident. Ettien, 65, had lived in Neihart 30 years and survived by his widow and two sons Frank and Clifford on the west coast.

Great Falls Charles Ettien Neihart Ettien Paul Graves Fifth Avenue Tom Norton Graves Charles Hustak Clark County Nevada Railway Express Company Havre Hustak White Sulphur Springs Frank Clifford

Butte Driver Arrested After Rear-Ending Police Officer’s Car

James Styles crashed into a parked car in the 700 block of South Dakota Street yesterday afternoon. He was arrested within two minutes and booked on reckless driving charges after striking Police Officer Nick Golubin’s vehicle. Styles posted a $50 bond and was released. Golubin reported damage to his car.

Butte James Styles South Dakota Styles Nick Golubin Golubin

Boy Hurled Through Windshield In Three Car Crash

In Great Falls on Seventh Avenue North a three car collision involving Pete Ribisch, 709 Twenty First Street North, left Ribisch's five year old son thrown through the windshield of one car. The boy’s injuries were dressed at a hospital before he was released to his home. Police charged Ribisch with driving while drunk after arrest. Fellow motorists were F A Labse of Great Falls and A Remington of Big Sandy.

Great Falls Pete Ribisch Twentyfirst Seventh Avenue Fifteenth Sixteenth Streets Ribisch F. A. Labse A. Remington Big Sandy Bath

Woman Held as a Bad Check Passer in Whitefish

Hazel Lester pleaded not guilty before U S Commissioner Van Wagenen on using the mails to defraud. She signed checks under a fictitious name Mrs Charles Howe, paying mail order houses. Bond set at $1000. unable to furnish it, she is jailed in Kalispell. If held, she will be tried at Missoula. She formerly lived at Half Moon and has been staying with a sister.

Whitefish United States van Wagenen Hazel Lester Charles Howe van Wegenen Kalispell

Husband Falls. Wife Checks On Him After Trip

A London reader reports a domestic mishap as a husband slips down steps, his wife bending over him with concern. He grumbles he did not miss a step, claiming he will be all right. The brief item captures a moment of worry and reassurance.

Tom London

Cloud of the Horizon Ep Says Think of the Present

A fragment notes a dialogue about focusing on the present due to a birthday obligation. The excerpt mentions a speaker urging future consideration while another emphasizes living in the moment. Nearby, a Boston Transcript reference appears, indicating a newspaper context.

Boston Transcript

Girl Who Looked for $30,000 Cut is Still Waiting

Evelyn May Hinkley, married last November to Harold Hinkley of Miles City, returns with her husband to Billings from Minneapolis. The pair seek details on a rumored $30,000 dowry linked to her adoption by Canadian parents. Despite lawyers investigating in Minneapolis, no trace of the fortune or early childhood records has emerged. The Hinkleys plan to move to the west coast in July.

Billings Evelyn May Hinkley Harold Hinkley Miles City Montana Minneapolis Wyoming Twin Cities West Coast Mrs. Hinkley

Bandit Who Stuck Up Pool Hall Had Been Fed by Owner

Martinsdale June 8 The bandit who robbed Sheehey's pool hall had been fed for several meals and a bed by the warm-hearted proprietor He warned a frightened victim that he was recently released from the big house and would shoot anyone who moved Sheriff McReynolds and Fred McDonald investigated the case Saturday.

Martinsdale Sheehey Sheriff McReynolds Fred McDonald

Martinsdale Roundup Notes From Meagher County News

Mrs Gladys Heath returns from Helena after business college. W R Kent family leave for Medoc Lake Oregon after selling their Calkins ranch. Warren the government trapper near Lingshire reports 650 coyotes and 19 wolves in three years. Mining engineer Glen Anderson and W W McDowell tour White Sulphur Springs area. Dr Wolf and wife plan to live at White Sulphur Springs where he opens an office. Charles Stimpson returns from Michigan Minnesota with bride Julia Finegang of Minneapolis. Dewey Kuhnes and Katherine King wed at Livingston. Peder Moseback and Dave Borvig attend Norway centennial in Minneapolis. Judge J R Jackson visits White Sulphur Springs. Mrs Kate Cookson arrives from Eureka to live with daughter Mrs James Johnston. White Sulphur Springs plans its first big Fourth celebration in five years with East Helena Smelter band and Townsend orchestra. Johnny Mullins returns from Omaha with roundup horses and brings a carload of steers for this year’s roundup. ranch to ship more from Dorsey. Mrs Roy Bird of Calkins bus finishes teaching and will summer at University of Missoula. Johnny Mullens, rodeo director for Richard Ringling, departs to Coeur d’Alene Idaho to inspect arena for July 4 rodeo.

Martinsdale Gladys Heath Ringling Helena W. R. Kent Medico Lake Ore Havng Calkins Michigan Minnesota Julia Finegang Minneapolis Dewey T. Kuhnes Moss Agate Katherine King Livingston M. Temple Peder Moseback Dave Borvig Montana East Helena Dorsey Roy Bird University of

Missoula Booze Cases Costly in Last Term

Missoula county spent 2479.20 on jurors and witnesses for one conviction across 11 liquor cases in district court. Of 11 trials only one verdict was guilty. eight acquitted, one hung jury, one case dismissed due to perjury. Fines and forfeitures totaled 1250 with 500 cash bond forfeited when a defendant failed to appear. Jail sentences given in guilty pleas ranged 1 to 60 days. Mileage for liquor enforcement agents totaled 289.60.

Missoula Jame &8 Missoula County Department 2 District Court al Reil

Missing 3-Year-Old Girl Sought by Butte Posse

Early today volunteers searched the timbered hills north of Butte for the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pazolla who wandered from Stringtown Dairy with a small black dog yesterday afternoon. By midnight more than 20 neighbors scoured the hills, calling and lighting bonfires, but no trace was found. The hunt, aided by family, neighbors, and Butte friends, continued through the night with efforts to mobilize more searchers at dawn.

Butte C C. Pazolla Stringtown Walkerville

Lightning Prank Sprites Hit Washington Street Homes

Thunderstorm reports in White Sulphur Springs describe a lightning event that struck two homes on Washington Street. The bolt entered John D. Price’s house through a telephone, hit a bedstead, then jumped to W. J. Corkill’s home, damaged a receiving set, plugged a grid leak, sparked a socket, and briefly traveled via the antenna into radio waves. The anecdote includes local exclamations and unrelated aside about seals and Strait limits.

White Sulpher John D. Price W. J. Corkill Washington Street Price Bedstead Roy Armstrong Corkill Antenne

Tried to Knock Piling Out From Under a Viaduct

Three men and a boy escaped injury when their car crashed into a Milwaukee viaduct four miles northwest of Great Falls. The collision severed a piling, wrecked the car, and threw Carl Rheams from the rear to the front seat. Rheams was slightly cut by glass. others unharmed.

Great Falls Milwaukee Charles Nelson 12Th Street Carl Rheams Rheams

Bridge toll plan prompts county bridge approaches

A Sidney chamber of commerce committee urged Richland County to build approaches from county roads to Great Northern bridges over the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. The move aligns with a state policy shift as Great Northern tests motor bus service and seeks to relieve counties from costly river bridge construction. Local officials note benefits for taxpayers and regional trade, with similar steps reported in Roosevelt and McKenzie counties.

Sidney St Paul Great Northern Railway Company Sidney Chamber of Commerce Board of Richland County Commissioners Great Northern Missouri Yellowstone Ralph Budd Stme Richland County Board Roosevelt County Board McKenzie County North Dakota Yellowstone Project

Tourists Say Butte Gas Cheaper and Roads Rough

Travelers at Tourist park compare prices with the West noting Butte gas at 27 to 30 cents per gallon, 4 to 7 cents cheaper than elsewhere. A Washington man cites cheaper milk and other supplies in Butte. Eleven cars occupancy, list of guests includes J H Shearer, Fred Goss, Hodgens family, Mrs. Carpenter, K P Edwards and others. The English born tourist says they have no home after three years on the road and worn out five Dodge cars. They claim the best roads in the United States are in Arizona.

Butte Tourist West Here Washington Idaho J. H. Shearer Santa Barbara Cal Fred Goss Spokane Hodgens Seattle Carpenter Ontario Oré J. Walker Twin Falls W. Gwin Hart Muskegon Mich United States Arizona

Japanese Nuptial Plans Sparked by Atagacho Club

In Toko on May 14 the Woman's club of Atagacho Shiba hosted a party for 49 bachelors and 49 unattached women to arrange nuptial contracts. Each guest received a card listing the partner’s age social status education and other details. Men’s cards noted potential monthly income to support a family.

Toko Associated Press Woman's Club Atagacho Shiba

Gloria Gregory's Turbulent Marriage Unravels in Despair

Gloria Gregory, a glamorous young wife, drags debt and scandal behind her as her husband Dick Gregory, a struggling lawyer, battles illness and poverty. She courted an out-of-work actor, Stan Wayburn, while spending money entrusted to her by Dick. After a destructive affair and a car wreck, Dick confronts her about the missing funds and their precarious finances, while Gloria longs for New York and the excitement she once knew, hinting at a planned departure.

Gloria Gordon Dick Gregory Maggie Mother Gregory Gloria Ranghild Swanson Miss Susan Briggs Miss Briggs Stanley Wayburn Weyburn New York Wayburn May Seymour John Seymour Warburr May Jim Carewe Carewe Jim Myra Gail Stan Doc Seymour Yellowstone Park Glory Ite Pick Mother Dick Horrie Ranghild

Reclamation Officials to Visit Northwest on Tour

Secretary Work and Dr Elwood Mead commissioner of the bureau of reclamation will leave Friday for a trip through the northwest to inspect reclamation projects Indian reservations and national parks Their itinerary covers Colorado Wyoming Montana Washington Oregon and Idaho They plan to return to Washington on July 21

Washington Associated Press Work Elwood Mead Bureau of Reclamation Northwest Colorado Wyoming Montana Oregon Idawho

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