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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
8
A crowded, error-filled city column lists unsettled weather with showers and cooler temps. It cites local officials, private citizens, and travelers planning trips to Seattle, Portland, and Alaska, noting hotel stays, faculty vacations, and police activity around several neighborhoods.
An annual rally of boy scouts and Camp Fire Girls occurred at the Deaconess School in Melenar Valley yesterday. A forest fire in Canada’s Tomiscouata region reportedly destroyed villages and caused casualties.
Washington inventor L Francis Jenkins demonstrates a system where motion pictures are transmitted by radio. The device beams live images to a Philadelphia screen, using light, mirrors, and a photochemical process to recreate action on a distant receiver.
The Montana Supreme Court set for argument on June 21 an appeal case from Kavalli County, GN Walden against Bitterroot Irrigation District. The transcript was filed June 3 and the court aims to speed disposal of irrigation district disputes.
The annual high school prom was held last evening at Shrine Temple Hall with the hall gaily decorated and large attendance. An Associated Press report notes a separate incident where John Fleurs, alleged moonshiner, was shot and fatally wounded by S. B. Paicanks of Idaho during a resisted arrest near Weiges. Henry died en route to a hospital.
Chicago June 1 Northwestern university students face calls to end all class rushes after deaths and disappearances tied to pranks. President Scott warned abduction by force will not be tolerated and urged safe, university approved channels for class loyalty and activities.
Oil industry circles report Montana Realty Co and partners hold 8000 acres north of Whaley and 4 Mo 4 with anticlinal trends from Flatflow to Rooster dike. Geologists favor the Ale-Donald and McDonald Creek anticlines for oil potential, noting dome-like structure and favorable dips. Government survey from 1921 cites McDonald Creek as a near dome and highlights production prospects in Winnett fields.
The Whaley well in section 29 14 25 encountered water sand last night. The sand is 10 feet thick and underreaming attempts allowed the pipe to carry water, risking a dry hole. Nearby operators and geologists discussed immediate development plans while awaiting results from the nearby Flatwillow area.
Fragmentary OCR notes cite a statute section 14 section 6 45 29 with unclear context. It mentions top of the first sand and seems to reference running or transportation terms but lacks coherent facts or a identifiable action.
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