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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
7
Partly overcast weather with little temperature change foretold for Thursday and Friday. Local ads cover ice cream, clothing, automotive, moving, and cleaning services. Scattered notices include a postponed lodge entertainment and a new Scoutmaster appointment. A larceny arrest is reported along with a non-suit motion in a civil case.
The closing exercises in St Helena school will be held this evening at 8 in St Helena hall. Rev W P Joyce of Butte will address the graduates and present the awards. The program includes a playlet and will be of interest to parents and friends.
A hearing will be held before Examiner Jewell in the W S district courtroom on July 16 at 10 a.m. to consider suspending export rates from Montana points to North Pacific coast ports. The notice comes via the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Commercial Club. Lyons France June 10 Former Premier Herriot withdraws resignation as mayor of Lyons under pressure from friends.
The state land board put the farmers petition for a 156 acre right of way easement for the Scobey Gohein extension of the Great Northern railroad in abeyance pending inspection by the state land agent and legal review by the attorney general. The board may consider waiving land charges, set at a minimum of 10 per acre, once the inquiry clarifies feasibility and cost. In Yellowstone county the board leased a half section near Comanche to Fairway Farms Corp tied to its demonstration farm, part of a Rockefeller foundation funded landlord tenant experiment with a plan to let tenants purchase land while operating it.
Under St Pauls Methodist church direction and taught by church Sunday school teachers a daily vacation Bible school starts next Monday in church rooms. Plans were finalized by teachers and Rev W B Spalding. A trained volunteer staff will lead kindergarten primary and junior departments with extra helpers this week. County commissioners grant permission for outdoor games on courthouse lawn. Activities include Bible and missionary stories sand table dramatization and expressive events.
Helena Weather Bureau notes cloudy cool week with widespread showers leaving soil moist to subsoil. Crops respond well with grains alfalfa beets potatoes and truck showing improvement though sun and warmth limited east. Winter wheat and rye look good stands improved early sown grain thrived, alfalfa first cut begun, pastures and range grasses healthy, livestock in fine condition as shearing progresses.
In Seattle on June 10 a man believed to be the owner of a still was beaten by John Lusk about 10 miles north of the city. A. F. Sadler of the Prohibition unit revived the suspect and shot Lusk, killing him.
John Kain and Russell Aster led a slate of re elected directors of the Helena Y M C A for three year terms at the annual meeting after dinner. Kain was re elected president with A T Hibbard as vice president and Jack Barker as treasurer. W A Moore and other board members were confirmed. executive officers including General Secretary E J Warms and two female directors were also retained. The report cited a strong year with ongoing repairs and growing membership across men women and youth programs.
A Montana National Guard encampment injury occurred when a arriving soldier, name not given, injured his foot in a motortruck accident near Fort Morrison. The incident happened en route over the Northern Pacific. the injury was not serious and details remain unavailable.
Miss Lucile Brazier and Miss Bees join the list of nominees for princess of Lewis and Clark county at the state fair. Nominations close at noon to determine the queens seat Saturday. Nominations were made at the Commercial club and will count during the State fair.
A bonafide Lewis and Clark county resident for the past six months is nominated as a candidate in the Queen of Montana contest to be decided during the Montana State Fair on September 7 8 9 and 10.
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