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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1925

Page

8

Farmer Langley Injured When Tree Pins Him to Earth

Ira Langley a 52 year old farmer from Pompeys Pillar was struck by a falling tree while cutting in his woodlot. He suffered paralysis on the left side, possible hip fracture, and internal injuries. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital after first aid at Pompeys Pillar and is to undergo X rays to define injuries.

Billings Ira Langley Pompeys Pillar St. Vincent’s Hospital Langley Bilngs Gloria Mrs. O'Hara Mrs. Gregory Fray

Five Sustain Minor Bruises When Auto Overturns in Ditch

Mrs D F King of 1111 Terry avenue and her son George suffered minor cuts and bruises when their touring car flipped in soft gravel on Laurel road west of Canyon Creek bridge Sunday afternoon. Passengers Mrs S B Sawyer Mrs R L Fillner and Mrs E Q Tillhurst were slightly bruised. all received aid at the scene and were allowed to return home.

Billings D. F. King Terry Avenue George Laurel Road Canyon Creek S. B. Sawyer R. L. Fillner North Thirty-second Street E. Q. Tillhurst Livingston King Mrs. King Ganyon Creek Bridge Henry T. Hedden Wyoming Avenue

Poor Cherry Crop Closes Hamilton Cannery for Year

The Hamilton cannery in the Bitter Root valley will not operate this year due to a sour cherry crop only about 10 percent of normal. Fred Parker, manager, says December freezes killed sprays but trees should yield a heavy crop next year. The cannery serves the upper valley and may affect Stevensville as well.

Missoula Hamilton Cannery Bitter Root Fred Parker Parker Truse Stevensville Cannery Bozeman Canning Company

East Kevin Field Well Flows Heavily After Sunday Drilling

The Big West Allen No 8 well on the Alten lease east side of Kevin Sunburst began flowing Monday after a Sunday drill. The well shows strong gas pressure with Ellis sand logged from 3035 to 1463 feet and a daily pipeline of over 500 barrels. W R Hawley says No 9 is spudding and two wells monthly will follow. Alten lease has seven producers with no dry holes. Johnson Corey No 5 increased flow to 1250 barrels daily, flowing steadily with no gas pressure and no water.

Shelby W. R Hawley No. 9 Alten

Butte Man Sylvester Scanlon Dies After Accident

Butte resident Sylvester Scanlon aged 41 died in the Johnson House Cigar Store a day after a curb collision injured his chin and nose. Coroner Pat Holland will conduct an inquest to determine if the injuries caused the death. Scanlon previously ran an upholstering shop at 13 Main street Anaconda and later operated in Butte with a workshop on West Galena Street. He is survived by two brothers, Thomas Scanlon of the Mountain Consolidated mine and another sibling.

Butte Idaho Street Sylvester Scanlon West Garena Street Johnson House South Montana Scanlon Pat Holland Will Lr Scanton Main Street Anaconda Galena Street Thomas Scan- Yon Mountain Consoliasted

Girl Enticed Into Auto In Anaconda Abduction Claim

Anaconda police arrested Earl Morris after a 35 year old local woman said he lured her into his car under pretense of delivering a note. The vehicle malfunction forced her to flee back to town, Morris was jailed in Deer Lodge county pending complaint.

Earl Morris Deer Lodge Morris East Fourth Street Osborne West Valley Smith East Third Street

Trial on to Void Campbell Contract in Kevin Oil Field

Trial opened in Toole County district court on May 26 as trustees sue to cancel a 50-50 Campbell Oil contract covering most Kevin-Sunburst field acreage. Plaintiffs Harry O Wilhard E M Harvey and W D Roy allege breach of trust and invalidity. Defendants are Campbell Oil Company Gordon Campbell Petroleum Royal Canadian Oil syndicate with H L DeKalb Lewistown and L F P Donovan Shelby for plaintiffs C Ford Helena and W F O Leary Great Falls for defense.

Shelby Toole County Gordon Campbell-Kevin Syndicate Campbell Oil Company Harry O. Wilhard E. M. Harvey W. D. Roy Jin Campbell Oi Company Gordon Campbell Petroleum Company Royal Canadian Oil Syndicate Campbell H. L. DeKalb Lewistown L. FP. Donovan C. Ford Helena W. F. O’leary Great Falls

Mexican suburb mayor and councilmen held on treason charges

General Avelino Salas mayor and all municipal council members of a Mexico City suburb were arrested on treason charges alleging a plot against President Galles. In Niagara Falls, New York the city was lit by shifting colors from two dozen searchlights.

Mexico City Avelino Salas Mexico Ciy Galles Niagara Falls N. Y

Funeral of Mrs Norton Draws Large Townsend Crowd

In Townsend Montana a large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Lippert Norton 75 who died at the Norton ranch near town The service at the home was led by Rev Charles E Cunningham with Eastern Star members participating Interment followed at Deep Creek Cemetery Norton was a pioneer resident born 1850 in Cleveland and survived by children George S Norton Mary Belle Lenhart and B G Norton with one son Earl L Norton deceased Her long church work and charity were noted including bell fundraising and years as a Methodist steward.

Order of Eastern Star Laura Harker Edda Kirscher Homer Barber Adah Ruth Esther Martha Electa Evelyn Shearer Vera Lodge Alice Briscoe Electa Barber Mae Schreiner Josephine Bitham A. G McCormick Vera M. Lodge Grant Reed Walter Crane Thelma Thurston W. T. Giese Thomas Thompson Charles Grimm Let Ballard G. W. Gilham W. W. Harivey John Lewin Deep Creek Cemetery Mrs. Norton Cleveland George A. Norton Norton George 5 Charles Lippert Townsend Will Lippert Utah Montana John Hosking

Butte Girl to Head Fine Arts Dept at Montana

Miss Emily J. Kremer of Butte will head the fine arts department at the State University of Montana during the summer session beginning June 22. Courses include elementary drawing design and advanced art, open to all students with six week duration.

Missoula Emily J. Kremer Butte State University of Montana Seittey Department of Fine Arts Miss Kramer Montana State Normal College Dillon University of Wisconsin At Madison Teachers College Columbia University New York City State Normal College

Rail worker killed by Great Northern train at Browning

John McLean a 43 year old Blackfeet resident and 15 year Great Northern yardman was killed instantly at 10 30 am while clearing weeds on the Browning Passing track He faced the oncoming freight and fell under the engine severing his head The coroner called an inquest for Tuesday at Browning with no witnesses

John McLean Blackfeet Reservation Great Northern Railroad Browning McLean Bemidji Mian M. A. O'Neill Cut Bank

Snow Disappears Rapidly in Hills Beartooth Report

Billings reports supervisor R. T. Ferguson spent a week in Beartooth forest field work at Stillwater Rosebuds and near Red Lodge. Snow melted rapidly with warm days and rain. grass grew well and stock was admitted to range on May 16. Rangers fix lines, a Rock Creek road crew works, and many lines were damaged by snowslides and felled trees. High water early due to late spring snow and lack of packing.

Billings R. T. Ferguson Beartooth National Forest Stillwater Rosebuds Red Lodge Rock Creek

Man Who Robbed Tourist of 275 Admits His Guilt

Rex Rice admitted guilt to robbing a traveling companion of 250 in travelers checks and 25 in cash while they slept in a car near Dillon. He pleaded guilty in justice court and was bound over to the district court for sentence with a 2000 bond, imprisoned in the county jail.

Dillon Rex Rice F. L. Keilurn Rice Butte Justice Court L. P. Prihys District Court

Rainbow County proposed in Fergus County area plan

Sam W. Teagarden, from Denton, says Rainbow county petitions should be filed early next week. The plan now includes Fergus county territory only, with Winifred east of the eastern line and towns such as Denton Suffolk Hoogae Coffee Creek Iverson Bear Spring Danvers and Alton inside the new borders. The county would cover about 3000 square miles with a value slightly over four million dollars and opposition is expected to be light.

Lewistown Sam W. Teagarden Denton Rainbow County Fergus County Chouteau Winifred Fergus Suffolk Hoogae Coffee Creek Iverson Bear Spring Danvers Alton Teagarden

Glory and Dick Gregory Endure Pneumonia Crisis

Gloria Gregory neglects her duties as a doctor's wife until Dick Gregory falls ill with pneumonia. Nurse Mrs. O’Hara arrives, Ranghild mourns a lost Swedish husband, and Dr. John Seymour orders separation from the ill man’s room as Glory confronts the seriousness of illness and responsibility.

Gloria Gordon Dick Gregory Maggie Glory Gregorys Stanley Wayburn Lola Hough Bill Gloria Ranghild Swanson Wayburn Mother Gregory May Seymour John Seymour May Jim Carewe Carewe Home Women's Club Miss Briggs Ranghild Mr. Gregory Dr. John Mrs. O'Hara John Mrs Mrs. Gregory Starway

Glorias Struggle With Dick In Final Bedside Moments

In a dim hospital room Gloria confronts pain and memory as Dick moans Glory’s name. He longs for her presence while she questions their love and her decisions, sensing a deeper bond beyond spouse ties.

Gloria Glory

Hallway Escape and Echoes of a Moaning Room

A woman darts across a hall into a guest room and blocks out Dick's persistent moaning. She hides under a blue silk bed cover, but the sound intrudes her thoughts as she recalls the chant Glory Glory. Eventually she rises to step out.

Day Term Sentenced 60 Days For Rum Charge

In Kalispell on the Pat Roddy case the state won a guilty verdict for possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. The court spurned a suspended sentence and sentenced Roddy to 60 days in jail and a $200 fine. Defense motion to suppress evidence was overruled, with 30 days to file a bill of exceptions.

Kalispell Pat Raddy Roddy

Supreme Court rules on capital stock tax measure

Washington on May 25. The Supreme Court held that the fair average value of a corporation’s net assets, not the average market value of its stock, must be used to assess capital stock taxes in a New York City case brought by Ray Consolidated Copper Company.

Washington Associated Press New York City Ray Consolidated Copper Company

Supreme Court rules debts other than taxes no priority in bankruptcy

The United States is not entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings for debts other than taxes, a Supreme Court ruling announced today. The decisions come from cases in South Carolina involving the Charles Boyd Company and New York involving Kauth Nachod and Kuhne, bankrupts.

Washington Associated Press United States Supreme Court South Carolina Charles Boyd Company New York Kauth, Nachod and Kuhne

Postoffice Waging War on Obscene Matter

Washington reports a tightening of mail safeguards as complaints rise about obscene literature and pictures. Federal action includes excluding such matter from the mails, confiscating materials, and warning foreign dealers. 1924 Gloucester fishing ships hauled over 150 million pounds of fish.

Washington Associated Press Postal Service Eteral Post Office Department Europe Gloucester Mass

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