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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
7
Partly overcast Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. Local ads list services from Marcelling to auto tires, moving and packing, cleaning, and rent rates. City babies clinic at 1 30 PM in courthouse basement. appendicitis operation reported for Miss Ethel Reinig. district court suits and a divorce hearing noted.
In habeas corpus action, J. O. Whiteside won release for his daughter from the state vocational school at Helena valley. Judge A J Horsky issued the order after a hearing on the case facts, citing disagreement over the original commitment terms and the daughter’s eligibility for continued confinement.
Montana Supreme Court upholds district court ruling in Cottonwood Coal Co v Junod, clarifying that mere corporate actions such as board meetings and clerical tasks do not constitute engaging in business under the state coal production license tax law. Also reverses a $35,000 judgment against Oregon Short Line Railroad in a separate hospital contract case. affirms Roosevel t county attachment affidavit amendment. Blaine county case involving Milk River Lumber is affirmed for not affecting substantial rights.
The trial of Inez Patterson versus Anton, Joseph and Eugene Alt for damages from alleged trespass concluded with a jury of 11 in Judge W. H. Poorman’s district court. Juror William Ross was absent sick. the case continued with the remaining jurors as counsel prepared final arguments and jury instructions.
A regular meeting of Lieut. Harold Joyce post No 1116 Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held this evening at 7 o clock in the Masonic hut at the fort hospital.
Mrs. L. L. Green entertained yesterday at her home at 23 South Rodney in honor of her son John Green's third birthday. Guests included Eloise and Helen Edwards Freddie Edwards Barbara Ryan Eileen Redd Homer Davis and David Wondruff.
The item lists multiple updates including Mrs Shelley traveling to Amarillo Texas and John B Hague of Butte on a trip. H 2 Brown a Federal Reserve cashier leaves Helena for Billings. Elizabeth Campbell a nurse at Fort Hospital summoned to Rochester Minnesota by her father's death. E A Gray of Butte Chicago Northwestern Mnes agent was in town. George Lanstrum and wife to Los Angeles to attend Algeria Shrine imperial council meeting. Mrs Matt Balfour and daughter Alice Marie in St Paul with a patient mother at Placer Hotel. Patient, aged 90, too ill for visitors. Lyons Edouard Herriot re elected Mayor of Lyons.
Montana State fair funded by Lewis and Clark County taxpayers will run September 7 8 and 9 with an extra levy approved by the county commissioners after a recent legislative reduction. A five member board will oversee the fair with support from state departments the state college and the Lewis and Clark Poultry association. The Queen of Montana contest will be staged by the Commercial club.
Mrs Charlotte Hazzard, lecturer in metaphysical science, spoke to two large audiences at First Baptist yesterday. Her talks covered the creative power of thought and its effects on health and fortune, with affirmations and rhythmic exercises. Her afternoon topic will be Rest in Flight at 3 and the evening lecture The Law of Abundance at 8.
R. J. Dee traveled from Missoula to view his new post as general agent of the Northern Pacific railroad, succeeding E. S. Richards on June 1. He traveled with his wife and spent the day house hunting while continuing as traveling freight and passenger agent based in Missoula.
An ad entices readers to visit Liberman straw hat displays opening today with the season starting May 19. It invites customers to switch from morning routines to shopping, promising a premier stock “with a first mortgage on every good block” in the straw hat market and humorously notes only hockey players at school would refuse.
The silver jubilee of Rev Stephen J Sullivan priesthood is celebrated at Holy Cross Church Townsend with Mass and diocesan clergy participation. Mount St Charles College students will attend a complimentary program tonight. Sullivan formerly led Mount St Charles as first president and served at Cathedral of the Sacred Hearts and as diocese chancellor. He began schooling in Helena.
A special committee led by Fred S. Sanden E M Hall and J Fligellman reports in favor of three tax propositions from the U S Chamber of Commerce. The club will vote to support the measures which urge repeal of the federal estate tax and oppose new inheritance taxes while calling for a coordinated federal and state government representation to align tax systems.
Mount St Charles college president Rev Dr C Hot chaired a luncheon program for Helena Kiwanis at the Placer. Students entertained with orchestra numbers and vocal solos by Mary Claudia Foltz and Katherine Cafferty. Harold Johnson spoke on Christopher Columbus and William Savage on Mount St Charles aims. Dr Hoff urged better AP cooperation for Mount St Charles news.
Mrs. Norman Winestine chairs the Commercial club Woman's division luncheon with Dr. Frances Bradley as principal speaker on child welfare. C P Brewer will discuss local salesmanship and personal efficiency classes in session.
Chicago May 18 The Standard Oil company of Indiana negotiates for an all metal airplane to cover 10 states. The move follows Ford Motor Company’s earlier experiment with air transport between Dearborn and Chicago. The Indiana unit, with branches in Iowa Illinois North and South Dakota Kansas and Oklahoma, seeks the craft for exchanging letters and express matter between its headquarters and branches.
Hollywood, May 18. A studio general manager declares no newcomers will be allowed entry as the film industry tightens amid a boom in aspiring actors. He argues that sustaining employment for current players requires limiting access to fresh faces and warns that each new paycheck to hopefuls reduces opportunities for established performers. Capetown report follows about South Africa returning to the gold standard.
Hilltop Studes at Townsend auditorium present sketches and orchestra selections in tribute to Reverend Stephen J. Sullivan on the 23rd anniversary of his ordination. Cast includes Kavanagh Tamm Harrington McCann Monaghan and others with junior high singers Moran Brown OLeary Snyker Baum Johnson. Orchestra and stage crews accompany the Mount St Charles group on tour tonight.
Helena school trustees unanimously adopted resolutions praising E C Day for 25 years of service on the board and as chairman. The notes honor his building program, care for teachers, and kindness to staff, offering gratitude and best wishes as he retires for health reasons.
London dispatch reports grey squirrels imported from the United States have adapted to the climate and spread from Regent's Park to forests 25 miles north. The rodents mingle with park visitors and take food from children's hands, becoming popular though peanuts are less common in Britain.
A Japanese man Kinsaku Tajima, age misreported as 51 but actually 89, committed harakiri after learning the silver cups for the emperor and empress silver wedding celebration would be awarded to him. He killed himself to avoid disgrace over a mistaken list and was found in his room with his stomach cut.
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