10 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1920
Page
1
An advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Water as a skin remedy to improve complexion by cleansing pores and drawing out impurities. It claims to reduce pimples blackheads liver spots and muddy tones and urges readers to buy a B-cent box from local stores.
A flurry of appeals was decided by the State Equalization Board in the last session of the year. Decisions upheld valuations on Helena Light and Railway Company properties and reduced or fixed values on several mining and land rights across Musselshell, Rosebud, and surrounding counties. Reductions were granted for investments in Lewistown and Harbour Block holdings. several appeals were denied or adjusted after days of consideration.
In Culmahia Falls Oct, Rudolpis Ateikis a well known woman of the locality was killed by an unloaded rifle in the hands of June Supothka, who had recently moved from the mountains and was attending an auction at the Joe Mateja property. The weapon, a 22 caliber repeater, allegedly fired as Supothka struggled with a magazine. The blast struck Ateikis in the forehead. she died within about thirty minutes.
A disjointed report details a youth encounter involving a soft drink dispenser and multiple named individuals. It mentions a location on 221A ytelock Way and references an incident at a front door with various persons present. The prose is fragmented with unclear chronology and several garbled phrases.
Two delegations presented to Provisional President De La Tneria a call to restrict the United States frontier. The details were laid out in a wartime tense scene as Mexico pushes for firm border actions and regional defense.
In a district court filing yesterday, Charles Lesion seeks dissolution of his marriage to Frances A. Lawler. He cites her belief her first husband perished in the San Francisco earthquake, a claim later proven false by relatives’ accounts, prompting the split and property division.
A fragmented notice discusses irrigation policy promoted by commercial travelers. It references Measure No. 20 and hints at support within the United Commercial Travelers and related associations. The text is garbled but centers on mobilizing approval for the irrigation initiative.
Helena Commercial Club meeting discusses curb on Canadian wheat and flour imports to stabilize falling U S wheat price. Resolution urges Montana senators to press federal action under anti dumping laws and embargo imports. aims to aid Northwest farmers amid crop failures and low prices. Also notes Montana Railroad Commission order dispute and local labor harvest, Fort Harrison activity, and Rotary club fire-safety discussions. The Daughters of the American Revolution name Helena for the next convention. fashion show and awards planned for October 29.
A farmer Corey Wilsta of Uilabad explains experiments on water storage from gullies and rivers. He describes building dams and valves to hold and release water, enabling crop growth and farming resilience during dry periods. The work aims to provide a reserve ahead of spring rises and to support contiguous river basins.
A playful exchange in a clipped fragment hints at a clever couple and a riddle about fording a baby garlic to find it in the dark. The line appears as a stray quote from a National Warriors Magazine page fragment.
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