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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
7
Chester report states Bert Axness and his wife perished in an early morning blaze at their farm near Chester. Mrs. Morkind saved seven children from ages newborn to eight. only one exit existed. Funeral planned for Tuesday at 2:30 PM in M E church.
Physicians endorse Calotabs as a thorough system purifier for lasting health. A family package with full directions is available for 35 cents at any drug store, urging a weekly or biweekly course to rid chronic ailments and boost vitality.
Miss Sue Latteral of the Wolf Point post office recalls a August trip by rail through Minnesota Kansas City Denver and Salt Lake City to California. On August 20 a Denver and Rio Grande collision killed two and injured many others but she and fellow passengers escaped unharmed. She later rode through Wenatchee Washington during a week old flood describing submerged tracks debris and a hotel swept 30 feet until resting against another building.
In Great Falls on Sept 16, W C Henry and Charles Whitcomb were fined 200 dollars each by Federal Judge Charles N Pray after pleading guilty to smuggling four truck loads of Canadian beer across the border near Sweetgrass on July 9. The case against co defendant Chester C Reed was set aside as his attorney Frank Silver and the defendants lawyers argued the beer was procured on the American side for a hay crew and not for sale. The truck was confiscated.
Ray Wise the Eureka Bottling manager estimates a loss of about 230 from a safe explosion early Monday morning. About 14 dollars in cash and checks were stolen. Entry was through the front door after the yeggmen pried open the back door and gate. The blast was heard by one neighbor across the street but not by others nearby. Police collected fingerprints. no arrests yet. This marks the second summer safe cracking in Billings following an Avro Oil Company break two months earlier.
Roy Finrow, once a well known Heath area farmer, was killed when a sewer excavation collapsed in Hermosa Beach California last week. He left Montana two years ago to live with his father T. J. Finrow. He is survived by his father a sister Mrs Charles Ginther and a brother A Br Finrow. Funeral services were held in Hermosa Beach last Saturday.
Teer Lodge Sept 16 Powell and Missoula county authorities still seek to solve the disappearance of Thilson from Renner a vice president. They have abandoned belief that a headless body found near Dillon is the missing railway man. Erickson social ties and past bank visits across Missoula noted. he carried large sums and was a naturalized citizen with ties to B A R E and Odd Fellows.
Chester Sept 16 Bert C Blair 21 son of Mr and Mrs Fred Blair was fatally injured about 3 pm when a steam engine backed onto him as he lay under it trying to extinguish a fire from a backfire in the firebox. He died at 7 15 am Tuesday after severe internal injuries. Funeral in Chester at 1 30 pm today. body to Kalispell for burial.
Miles City September 16 The first legal action to rid the range of horses deemed a menace to livestock in the district began with a notice declaring a roundup district in Custer County. Abandoned unbranded or unpaid horse taxes will be impounded and offered at public sale. if no bidders, the animals will be killed. Bruce Mott named roundup foreman. operations to start 30 days from publication at the Mott ranch near Moon Creek. The assessor will appraise horses. any remaining funds after taxes and fees go to the owners proving their claim.
Basin News from September 16 notes H J Casper’s return from the South Forks district with Hine specimens, Libby visitors Mr and Mrs L D Williamson and family, Mrs L P Jensen and children visiting Bernice, and Helena fair trips. It lists local movements, school staffing changes with Mable Balmer as principal, and residents moving or returning from Helena, Butte, and Bil lings, including families moving to Boulder and local workers.
Lyman and Gus DeStaffany, Kalispell residents, aboard the SS Raychimo in the Arctic Ocean reportedly face possible freezing. A message to their brother James M DeStaffany says the ship is not yet frozen but in danger, sent via Cordova and Seattle. The men, after five years fur trapping near Coronation Gulf, planned to return home for good, Gus having built a Vancouver schooner en route.
Great Falls report says H F Bridgeford and F McGuire were arrested Sunday on a disturbance charge by two girls and the Russel apartments proprietor. They were fined $25 and costs after evidence showed they followed the girls into the apartments and attempted to enter their room.
In Butte on Sept 6 Senator Sotigio Osmena head of a 12 member Philippine mission urged immediate independence for the Philippines. He said Filipinos now believe themselves capable of self government. He plans talks with President Coolidge and may appear before the House committee on Filipino affairs to present their case.
Great Falls details of a gypsy caravan accused of swindles across Montana are being followed by William J Burns detectives from Spokane. The 22 member group traveled in four luxury cars, faced multiple thefts from $1 to $187, and were released after a settlement with Teton county officials.
Anaconda residents reported four moose near Georgetown Lake at sunrise on Monday. Two adults and two calves were seen on the lake's north shore, an unusual sight as moose are scarce in the area.
Kalispell Montana Sept 16 Charles I Brown of Whitefish files for divorce from Mary W Brown for infidelity claiming their earlier separation and remarriage ended in renewed marital trouble. The suit alleges cruelty to animals and a wayward life after the second union. The couple have two children.
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