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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1925
Page
5
Partly overcast conditions extend through Monday and Tuesday across Montana with possible rain or snow. West section expected little temperature change and unsettled skies likely.
Hetter's 04.09 Etectric Washer note indicates the Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational church will meet tomorrow at 2 39. Mrs. O R Newman and Mrs. George Laustrum are hosts. Knapp Funeral for Frank Knapp of East Helena set for 10 AM at the Catholic church. he died Friday night of heart disease, survived by his wife one child and five stepchildren.
All nobles of the Mystic Shrine are called to a regular monthly session at Scoti sh Rite Temple on Monday March tenth at 8 00 p m All nobles requested to attend by order of the Illustrious Potentate.
Captain Williams Clough reports a Montana National Guard Company I standout in the annual outdoor rule shoot. The Ninth Corps area commander congratulates the unit and Adjutant General Williams recommends the War Department trophy. The company qualified 90 percent of personnel.
Daniel Balles arrives from Havre on business. R. L. Ackles of Butte spends a few days in Helena. A Mitchell joins arrivals from Butte. Chas W. Nrblack of Dillon stays at the Placer hotel. R. Gaylord arrives from Great Falls. A Stone of Dillon visits Helena on business. Lillian Decker of Bozeman guests at the Placer hotel. Adam Sumpert, ex assembly member from Cascade County, here on business from Great Falls.
Dapper Don Collins, an ex convict and confidence man, is in New York awaiting extradition to Atlantic City New Jersey where he is sought for rum running authorities report.
Rev. Newman N. Burdick cited successes from towns like Clarksville Fairfield Parsons and Storm Lake to show communities can raise large gifts for colleges. He described Helena seeking 150 000 over five years as part of a broader Montana drive, arguing local strength matches many cited examples.
Funeral services for Jacob Hart age 80 who died at his home were held at St Pauls Methodist church with Rev Spaulding officiating. Burial followed in Forestvale cemetery. Survived by wife and three sons. pallbearers named Benson Cooney Kaufman Wasler Ritz and Anderson.
Funeral services were held at the Molter residence for Holter P Kennett a Helena native who died Thursday in Los Angeles at age 35 The body arrived yesterday morning from the south Rev J W Snell of the Episcopal church conducted the service and burial followed in Forestvale cemetery Pallbearers named were John M Power Fred Sheriff Ford Johnson Kk I Fletcher David Perry and W St Miles
Funeral services were held at 2 30 yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Joseph Richert who died at 1698 Chestnut Street Thursday morning. The Rev Emil Ziegler conducted the services at the First Lutheran Church. Burial followed in Forestvale Cemetery.
Helena Kiwanis members host a dinner for their ladies at the Placer hotel this evening to substitute the regular Monday noon lunch. The event starts at 6 15 with an elaborate program including music and more. Father Time Himself features from Liverpool clock expert G Little who says he has wound about 1 300 000 clocks in 50 years.
The One Hundred, a Paris club, has journeyed over 25 000 miles by motor to locate hotels and cafes serving the best meals. It aims to award two medals annually for culinary excellence.
The Helena diocese yesterday featured the twenty first sermon in a series on the Apostles Creed by Rev. M O Barry at Immaculate Conception Butte. He argues Peter holds primacy of honor and jurisdiction over the universal church with evidence from scripture and Florence decree. Pope Pius XI’s jubilee indulgence for 1975 is noted as reinforcing Peter's primacy and the pope's role as vicar of Christ.
Montana railroad commission reports January shipments at 50 589 cars, up from 28 866 in January 1924. Farm outputs and livestock rose with sheep and goats nearly double 1924, forest products up, miners' shipments down, sugar down though beets rose, and various commodity totals listed. Mexico City church closed by presidential order after Knights of Guadalupe seizure of Soledad church.
The week showed continuing trade irregularities but overall industry remained solid as spring buying rose and prices held. Steel demand strengthened, rail developments advanced consolidation, and Class 1 rail earnings rose, while wheat slumped from recent highs and oil markets saw modest shifts as Pan American and Standard Oil activities reshaped regional power.
The Honorable Sir Meury Alfred McCardis of the Tish Court of England presides over the case Dorothy Dennistoun versus her husband.
An archaeologist staff at Chichen Itza unearthed a brilliantly painted Maya altar amid a pyramid temple, supported by over twenty sculpted figures. The altar, centuries old and buried beneath jungle, remains well preserved despite the recent excavations begun February first.
Segregation of the Doheny Mexican and California holdings was under negotiation. New financing for the week expanded to about 105 million dollars, up from 35.6 million the prior week. The surge includes 26 million dollars of Panhandle Railway five per cent bonds and a 15 million dollar loan for Japan’s Toho Electric Power. Preliminary talks with foreign governments and industries suggest this financing could surpass 1924’s one billion dollar record, with France, Germany, Britain, and Canada eyed for larger borrowings.
In Kalispell a severe March blizzard prompted three calls to the fire department between 9 AM and 5 PM. A defective flue caused about 20 dollars damage at E Sanford’s residence, a chimney fire at Joseph Massoz’s home caused similar damage, and a last fire in rooms above Jordet Clothing company in the business district was controlled without loss.
Forest ranger E. Beckwith, from Sylvanite, hiked through snow and ice on a Libby lake to arrest Fred Herrig for fishing through ice and trapping beaver without a permit. Herrig was tried by Justice Haigler and fined 30 dollars plus costs of 15 dollars (45).
In Rome the chamber of deputies backed Premier Mussolini with two confidence votes. The internal policy measure passed 215 to 12 and the colonial policy measure 211 to 13, affirming the government’s program.
Charles Collins a manslaughter convict missing since Thursday afternoon after escaping from a state prison camp remains at large. A deputy sheriff guards the home of his estranged wife Mrs Sadie Collins who recently won a divorce due to his felony conviction. Authorities fear he may return to threaten her or head toward Canada and Newfoundland to reach their child.
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