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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
8
Miles City reports nurse Gertrude Thordarson at Holy Rosary Hospital regained her voice after months of whispering while nursing. The North Dakota native could sing high notes but spoke only in a whisper until a surprising recovery occurred during duty.
Seth H. Dibble of Malta presented Malta Lodge No. 57 A F and A M with a gavel made from historic wood. The hammer comes from the Reina Christina flagship at Manila Bay on May 1 1898 and the handle from Isla de Luzon ship after Montijo retirement. The handle is marked Isla de Luzon Cavite P J and the hammer reads Reina Christina May 1 1898. Dibble, 19 at the time, served in the Philippines during the insurrection and earned the relic during the Dewey victory.
Jefferson County authorities probe motorists who paid rancher Parrini tolls at Elk Park past snowbound routes between Butte and Boulder. Sheriff Johnson and others dispute tolls and detentions, with Parrini seeking injunctions and damages. A hearing is set as county plans highway clearance efforts.
Roundup Miners and Merchants Bank completes acquisition of the Musselshell First National Bank assets. Musselshell deposits totaled 100000 dollars. Dundas becomes assistant cashier and liquidating agent. Baker remains as assistant cashier. Reitsch’s family holdings cited as reason for sale due to unprofitable local business.
Walter Truax a Scobey area rancher 25 miles NW of Scobey brought four young buffalos by train to his Daniels county ranch on March 2. The herd quickly befriended local calves and range cattle as they settled in with the ranch. The buffalos were purchased from Scotty Phillips reach in South Vakora.
A home prepared cough remedy using pine extract with sugar syrup or molasses. Claims rapid relief for bronchitis croup hoarseness and asthma. Advertises Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract and urges asking a druggist for 244 ounce size with directions.
Butte prepares for the auto show opening Tuesday at Columbia Gardens with nightly programs led by clubs and organizations. Franklin cars arrive from Syracuse and are unloaded by dealer Howard Pierce as exhibitors finish setup and accessory spaces fill.
Mrs Anna T McDonald of Missoula learned her brother Daniel Delay of Whitefish had died after not meeting or hearing from him for three decades. Delays letters to Helena Kalispell and Missoula were returned unclaimed. another brother died in Ireland recently. She has a Helena sister and a California brother.
Elizabeth Ireland was selected superintendent of Havre city schools for the next term by the district No. 16 board. A Montana educator and University of Montana graduate, she previously led Hill County as county superintendent, boosting finances of rural districts. She plans to take charge at the end of the current school year.
The jury in Forrest Wheeler’s case found him guilty of grand larceny in the theft of two steers. The penalty was set at one to two years with sentence to be passed Tuesday morning. This marked Wheeler’s second trial after a prior disagreement. The lengthy trial spanned over a week with 63 witnesses and drew a crowded courtroom.
Mrs. Mary Cooney, a pioneer of mining camps in Colorado Utah Wyoming and Montana, died at 62 in Butte after a long illness. She helped numerous miners stake claims and ran boarding houses on Arizona Road in early Butte. Her husband James Cooney died in 1901.
Simms March 1 representatives of the Utah Idaho Sugar company signed 150 acres of sugar beets to be grown on Sun River farms this summer. Beets will be refined at Chinook refinery. A possible 150 more acres could raise total to 300 acres.
A young Filipina using the name Jack Russell was arrested in Circle on forgery related counts and a bad check accusation. He posed as a Smithsonian Art Institute lecturer, displayed fake credentials, and operated mainly in pool halls with a music show tied to a Saturday night dance and Sunday picture show. A telegram from Washington disowned him.
Mrs. Clyde Long, who killed Mrs. Ora Pierce at Plains on Feb 12 and shot herself, is recovering at Thornton hospital in Missoula. A first degree murder charge awaits her arrest after she has recovered enough to be taken to Sanders county jail.
Billings March 2 Col O F Ohlson assistant superintendent of the Montana division is promoted to superintendent of the St Paul division with headquarters in Minneapolis. He began with the Northern Pacific as a telegraph operator in 1901 and later served as chief dispatcher in Seattle. He joined the army as a captain in World War I and later led the Billings Officers Training Corps.
John Grady aged 88 longtime Livingston resident since 1884 died after a short illness at the Old Soldiers home Hot Springs South Dakota He was among Montana s first pioneers arriving at Fort Benton soon after the Civil War He served in company G Tenth Illinois infantry and fought in 38 engagements including Sherman s March to the Sea His grandchild Lattura Lauderbach lives in Great Falls
Miles City reports annual expenditures for the county’s needy including pensions to mothers and old age recipients total about $20,000. The February report shows $580 distributed as pensions to 20 women with one claim pending, plus fuel food and clothing costs for the needy gathered by F. F. Bobling, county clerk and recorder.
A rabbit drive in Redwater country south of the river reduced pests by about seventy. Poplar shooters Ted Danielson George Conlin Arthur Nelson Clarence Cunningham George Banta Howard Alger and Dick Martin joined the effort. A second drive plans for about 75 men to surround the rabbits, a method gaining popularity across the state.
James E. Martin Jr. youngest son of the late Montana pioneer dies at his Bozeman home from heart trouble. Born August 1878 in Bozeman, he attended city high school and Montana State College. Survived by mother Mrs. Martin brother Roy E. Martin banker and sister Miss Julia Martin. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m.
George S K Proctor formerly of Blackfoot Idaho arrived in Malta this week to establish Malta as his headquarters and supervise farmers in sugar beet seeding and cultivation. The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company aims to hasten valley development by promoting proper beet culture.
March reports show Miss Alberta Patterson staying with Mrs Archie Craig and visiting. Verne Ingersoll visits his brother Howard on a nearby ranch near Clamans. Rolla A. Rogers funeral held at Thomas Gibson residence with services led by Mrs Gibson. Burial at Reinig cemetery. Pallbearers named Alt, Dugringer, Rought, Reinig, Stow, Mason. Miss Inez Patterson accepts role teaching three month test of school in Rock Creek.
A jumble of crossword clues and local items from Ingomar with people visiting, church notices, hospital news, and a public meeting report. Reading fragments mention Mrs J G Merz, Rev P W Hayner, Frank Six, Douglas Burns, A J Harstad teaching, and a public meeting raising funds for an electric plant. The piece notes the Ingomar Milling Company seeking to discontinue service due to patronage and repairs, after a $600 pledge toward a $2,000 plant cost.
Raisuli the Invincible may have yielded to or joined Abd el-Krim leader of the Rif. The move aligns the two largest native forces in Morocco and threatens Spain with wider international complications.
New York reports by Harry F. Sinclair warn that U S crude oil reserves could be depleted by end of 1926. He cites 400000 barrels above ground and 300.6 million barrels as reserve, equating to 130 days at projected demand, with 1925 production likely declining and 1926 demand rising.
In Hanover on March 2, Roy Warren of Helena Montana was elected to deliver the Dartmouth senior class address. The chosen speaker is noted as one of the most prominent seniors and his role honors the enduring Dartmouth tradition of the old pine address.
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