09 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1919
Page
1
A garbled report notes deaths and wounds in a conflict described as the battle for demography. It mentions individuals such as HAMMERD and Gitman with unclear roles. The fragment references disease and injuries from action, but details are severely damaged and attribution is incomplete.
Helena hosts Bishop H M Dubose from the San Francisco Diocese as he preaches at Grand Street and East Helena churches. He leads district conferences on the southern church centenary drive aiming to raise 160000 in the Montana, Kansas, Washington and Oregon district. The drive begins April 27 and runs six days as Methodists organize support beyond their church for global missionary work.
Walter Wood funeral today features military honors with a procession to the church and interment at the Oud Fel cemetery. Active and honorary pallbearers include Philip Hatlam Yinscott Wilson, Fred G. Armstrong, Robert McElhaney, Lawrence Fille Recht, and others. Escort details list Captain Hugenin and a team from the Soulders and Sailors group, reflecting Wood’s service background and local affiliations.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference changes in law affecting judges and governance. Names appear garbled but hint at a list of officials or jurisdictions, including J. Greene and Larson, with dates in May and references to a 36th ascendaril and Medicine.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Catclium facial treatment claiming it can convert impurities into a harmless substance for easy elimination. It promotes calcium based waters and offers a free trial pack via mail order from F. A. Bivart Co. in Marshall, Michigan, with a discount price and home delivery.
Bishop Rj Cooke of the Methodist church Helena district will lecture at St Pauls church on The Church and the League of Nations. The joint service with Oakes Street church features a curiously eager public response as the speaker addresses harmonizing the League with Monroe doctrine and how such a body could prevent future wars.
The first in a series of lectures led by Rt Rev Jake P. Carroll, bishop of Helena, will explore "the Catholic church and the New World Democracy" at Sunday evening services in St Helena Cathedral. Non Catholics may submit questions via a box at the basement entrance and receive answers the following week.
A dense listing of church activities across many parishes. Notices include women auxiliary meetings at 4:30 pm, confirmations, prayer services, Sunday schools, and choir events. Institutions named include St Peter's, Federated Church, Our Saviors Lutheran, Swedish Mission Church, and First Lutheran. pastors and speakers such as Rev W lin Poeece, Rev J Wilson, Rev P Wale, Rev Earl Zeigler, and Bishop Cooke feature in upcoming services.
Proclamation by the president will open several thousand acres of Helena forest land to homestead entry on May 4. Forest officials urge applicants to contact the forest supervisor for full particulars and eligibility details.
Meant to show by official figures that the lumber industry stands second in value and importance in the nation. Palmer of Boorman Lumber Co notes rising demand and sustained prices, with 3 trillion feet in U S timber resources and 30 million feet annual demand, predicting steady prices and strong growth for Helena and the industry.
The commission overseeing soldiers welfare resigns citing the need for a unified board with soldier representation. They urge the governor to appoint a single welfare commission to manage a $25 000 appropriation for entertaining and aiding returning Montana veterans over the next six months. They note many counties plan local societies and that veterans should have a strong voice in fund usage.
The Montana commission condemns large expenditures for entertainment and opts to aid returning soldiers with practical support. They arrange with former Senator W A Clark in New York to assist the Rocky Mountain club, proposing $1500 to fund comfort for demobilized troops. Recent delegations discuss handling these funds and welcoming soldiers from Fort Logan.
A Japanese plant named The Leaf of Life is praised as nearly indestructible. It supposedly thrives without light or moisture and can regrow when pressed against a body, sending out roots and leaves through its cover.
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