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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1929
Page
2
In Harlowton Montana on June 29 the body of Mrs Adrian A Martin was recovered from the town pool after a two hour search. The coroner ruled suicide amid temporary derangement following illness. The woman had told her husband she planned to prepare the beds of her two late children.
Butte Montana prepares for a new National Parks Airways hangar to open with a large dance and an air circus. On July 11 a new passenger service will start between Butte and Great Falls with evening departures and morning return flights. Company offices move from Salt Lake to Butte, with extra planes and pilots for emergencies.
Alphonse McDonald, suffering dementia praecox, was found wandering on the street here and taken by officers. He could not name his origin and claimed Seattle as his home. Seattle police confirmed his identity and requested he be returned there. He had not eaten for two to three days before being fed and sent back.
Livingston June 29 Jopert O Shea formerly of the Savage O Shea firm now Suraga Hardware and owner of property in Livingston was fatally injured in a 30 foot tree fall. He had discovered a swarm of bees in higher branches of a yard tree at Forace ND and was attempting to saw off the limb when he lost balance and fell to the ground.
A serious accident on the Troy Libby road near Mahoney's spring and Sootenat Felts occurred when the steering gear failed. W J Beaton secretary treasurer of Greenough Co of Spokane was killed as the car struck a bank and went over a cliff. Edna Bissell escaped with injuries and was taken to Troy for care. other details unclear. Coroner H M Gompf arrived and the body was moved to Troy. Breaks on the car were found not to be functioning.
Dr Lester Francis Scott national chief of Camp Firegirls will spend three days in Butte starting July with stops at Camp Ta hepla Wohelo Georgetown Lake and the national training course. He will inspect five summer camps and meet the local executive board and council members. He plans to address civic groups about the Camp Fire movement and its importance.
Yellowstone Park naturalists report two new olive colored springs on the Mammoth Hot Springs terrace, the New Highline spring and a second unnamed spring, developed this spring. Old Angel terrace springs have dried, water shifting to higher developed formations, with 1-2 inches of new deposit forming and new trails built.
Missoula June 29 The Missoula Mercantile company has bought the Nash Finch wholesale business including building stock and equipment. The Mercantile took over on June 26 after Nash Finch, a Northwest wholesale grocer, acquired the Milwoula Lindsay company years ago. The Lindsay firm started a Missoula branch over 31 years ago and expanded, with a new building erected north of the Northern Pacific tracks. Further details on the Mercantile’s continued handling will be announced later.
The Lee Mantle home on North Montana street was sold by Lewlay & Rows to Gateway Mortuaries, Inc., of Salt Lake City. The price is not stated but believed over 25,000. Purchasers will remodel with a mission style chapel for 250, a large colonial porch, and interior rearrangements. Haying is active in Missoula valleys with machine shipments and a brisk trade in new equipment.
Three University of Montana faculty members led by Dr. R T Young cooperate with the state fish and game commission on Flathead Lake research. They seek causes for the extermination of millions of whitefish stocked years ago, examining food scarcity, water depth and currents. Shallenberger develops instruments to measure currents and light at depth, aiding feed production for remaining fish.
W F Blackford of Billings, ex-mechanical staffer at The Billings Gazette, has purchased Montana papers from D T Pierson. The roll includes Victor, Darby, St Ignatius, Two Dot, Ringling, Joliet, Roberts, Roy and Geyser. Headquarters will be at Western Newspaper Union offices as he surveys all fields. He aims for strong local papers emphasizing each community’s needs.
Fred Payne, a Denver traveling salesman, missed a scheduled train in Missoula by minutes. He boarded a plane from Missoula to Drumond and overtook the train near Drumond. Payne planned to reach Billings then return to Denver to spend Sunday with his family.
Oscar Johnson of Havre pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Judge C. EB. Artman sentenced him to 30 days in county jail and a $50 fine after he was taken into custody for resisting arrest following his stop on the Great Northern railway rip track.
Chicago market notes fast rising grain prices despite profit taking as an unofficial forecast predicts North America will harvest 225 million bushels less wheat than last year. Corn and rye reach season highs. wheat exports total 900000 bushels and domestic harvest progress supports firmer prices.
Miles City broadus man turning 21 next February received a three year suspended penitentiary sentence on a horse stealing charge from District Judge D McKinnon after a Broadus trial. The youth, son of a Powder River county rancher, had twice escaped from the state Industrial School and was urged to surrender to the industrial school and write the Miles City school head about his case.
Anacoods on June 25 recounts Mike Dugan of 823 East Commercial Street finding a radish with a ring around its neck. The eyelet from an automobile curtain lay nearby and seed growth pushed the radish up through it, creating a curious natural twist for breakfast.
Paris reports a monocled taxi driver in a new luxurious car near the Opera House. The well dressed chauffeur, possibly a former Russian noble, draws curiosity and tips, while boulevardiers joke about endorsements. A stray line mentions seaweeds and their holdfasts as a separate note.
Dillon reports J. B. Hawking, longtime Texas Ranger, left for San Saba to renew ties with former comrades. Hawking served when the Rangers were first formed after the Civil War and is father of W. W. Hawkins, manager of the First National Wood Warehouse. The note mentions a belief about the Mississippi Valley once being an interior sea.
June 28 a purse snatcher appeared last night but only earned 40 cents. Director William Kramer, 1934 Nevada Street, reported a man accosted her near her home, grabbed her purse, and disappeared into darkness. Police searched the neighborhood but found no clues. the purse contained 60 cents and several keys.
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