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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
8
Weather outlook for Montana darkens as showers rise from Saturday through Sunday. Social notices list arrivals and travels of residents from Lewistown Billings Missoula and Helena with onlookers in town including Spaulding Spaulding Brona wick and Gassidy plus an impending divorce case in district court. Big rainstorm described in New York brings welcome relief after a drought.
A temporary restraining order blocks a contract claim between factions of the Ku Klux Klan led by Colonel William Simmons and Sh W Evans. The suit seeks to enforce a life monthly payment of 1000 dollars to Simmons and a similar provision for his wife, tied to rights in rituals and paraphernalia. The filing, signed in Filton superior court, follows a May agreement and outlines the Knights of Wamyetia as the second degree within Klan law.
Mrs Harold Axford and traveler on a motor tour passed through Helena at 6 30 pm on a Ford roadster from Big Timber after starting from Nailersburg. They reported mileages from Billings and noted the One Divide route was in good condition despite mud and a severe hail storm. They planned onward to Missoula via Townsend and Crow.
Visiting delegates from the Northwestern Federation of Women’s Clubs will be hosted in Los Angeles for a reception at St James AME Church this evening. Mrs Effla Baker will welcome the group, with Ada Mart presiding and vocal and piano performances by Miss Nara and Miss McGrief. The party includes Mrs Snowden-Porter federation president and members from Kansas City Des Moines Toledo and Akron among others.
The Shriners of Algeria temple returned early today from Great Falls after staging a spring ceremonial yesterday. They traveled by a special train over the Great Northern railroad. Charles A. Crawford, city passenger land ticket agent, accompanied the group.
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