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Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1925

Page

6

Unsettled Montana City News Weather and Local Notes

Unsettled cool weather in Montana with possible showers Saturday and partial overcast Sunday. notices include local business ads, births, hospital updates, and a funeral. St. John’s hospital reports multiple births with new arrivals and regional business service ads from Helena to Great Falls. Local taxi services, cleaning and tailoring shops, tire dealers, and a church event note evangelist Cubley speaks at Seventh Day Adventist church. Funeral arrangements announced for Roy Merelch with services at Cathedral of St. Helena and burial at Resurrection Cemetery. brother Robert Merfelch attends from Missoula.

Merteteh Roy Merlelch Engt Melenn St. Melena Buriat Resurrection Tieermann and Company Robert Merfeleh

Jewish New Year Observed with Services at Temple

The sixth anniversary of Rosh Ha-Shana, the Jewish New Year, is observed today. A service opened last evening at Temple Emanu-Li with music by Par den, the Misses Israel, Lew A. Cohen, and Mrs. Touston as organist. J. Fischel performed rites, Norman Winestine preached, and the closing service is at 10 30 this morning.

Trophies Awarded to Guardsmen for Track and Field Wins

Gold and silver watch fobs were awarded yesterday by Capt. W. G. Ferguson of the Montana National Guard to men of the regiment who won track and field events at the annual encampment at Fort Harrison last June. The fobs feature athletic images and engravings of the owners and their company, suspended from black silk cords.

W. G. Ferguson Montana National Guard Fort Harrison

Enlarged burglar proof vault planned for state treasurer

Under Roscoe Huggenin supervision work began yesterday at the capitol to install a larger fire and burglar proof vault for State Treasurer W. Harmon. The 130 by 10 foot vault will replace the old unit, with 18 inch concrete walls and an inner steel lining designed to trigger alarms if breached. The door weighs a half ton and uses Donsteel, described as undriftable. Completion is expected in about 40 days.

Roscoe Huggenin W. &. Harmon Capitol Donsteel Muggenin Montana Life Insurance "Company Sai Northwest

Game Warden Hill Heads East to Probe Plague

State Game Warden Hill traveled to Billings and eastern Montana to investigate a mysterious disease affecting sage hens prairie chickens and grouse. State Veterinarian Dr. W J Butler examined a specimen but could not determine the cause. Hill will seek more birds with symptoms to identify the source and prevent spread.

Hill Montana Ign Billings W. J Butler

Unclaimed Items From State Fair Include Fancy Umbrella

Lost at the State Fair remain unclaimed including a fancy umbrella with white handle amber ring a green scarf and a raincoat. Secretary Burke Clements urges owners to reclaim by contacting the fair office in the Conrad building and notes other lost items have been accounted for but these remain.

State Fai Burke Clements Conrad State Fair Management

Blair Collection Adds 10 Relics to Montana Library Display

J. W. Blair, former banker and mining operator from Helena, loaned a 50 year collection of relics to the Montana Historical Library at the state capitol. The items include polished woods from ancient South American forests, fossils, sea shells, Indian artifacts, gemstones, paintings, photographs, and historical documents from Blair's years in Montana and travels in the Orient, Mexico and South America. Blair urged a dedicated building for the state library.

J. W. Blair Helmville Montana Blair South America Orient Mexico State Historical

Belt Creek Campers Seek State Help Over Water Pollution

Belt Creek Protective Association plans to ask Attorney General L A Foot for relief to halt pollution of Belt Creek in Cascade County. Silver Dyke Mining Company mill operations at Neihart cited as main source. Delegation including W R Strain Walter Bloomquist and Charles Ilartian arranged a meeting, postponed due to the AG's absence.

L. A. Foot Belt Creek Protective Association Belt Creek Cascade County Silver Dyke Neihart Great Falls W. R. Strain Walter Bloomquist Charles Ilartian

First Snow of Season Drops Overnight Here

The first snow of the season fell late last night with rain and a sharp temperature drop. It was light and left a thin white coating on wet pavement before melting away as the precipitation ended.

Streedbeck Takes Post Vacated by Varney

Charles A. Streedbeck took over yesterday as secretary of the Retail Merchants Exchange, succeeding R. L. Varney who, with his family, drove to Tampa Florida probably for permanent residence. Streedbeck had long served as manager of the exchange traffic department.

Charles A. Streadbeck Retail Merchants Exchange R. L. Varney Tampa Fla Mr. Streedbeck Exchange

Personalities and travelers visit towns across Montana

Readers note a string of visitors and locals arriving from Butte Great Falls Billings Helena Medicine Hat and Miami among others. Notables include J D Walter from Bilings Malph Tole from Great Falls M M Gunn visiting Poplar and Mrs Wewett convalescing at St Johns Hospital with band member tied to Vallierana hospital Fort Harrison. Also mentions Palmer preparing travel to Wellesley College Tong Kong and George Miner arranging Northern Pacific travel.

Wewett St. John's Hospital Slenn Mea Wowett Vallerana’ Hospital Fort Harrison

College Students Seek Employment Through Local Club

College and university students plan to find part time work through the Telena Commercial club as announced by Secretary W G Ferguson. Mt St Charles and Intermountain College students seek hourly chores or steady jobs after school hours or in early mornings to earn money while attending school. In Stuchenville Ohio a train wreck near Mingo tunnel killed one and injured several in a collision between a freight train and a coach train.

Husky College Telena Commercial Club W. G Ferguson Mt! St. Charles Intermountain Colleges Selvor Stuchenville Associated Press Pitsburgh West Virgina Mingo Tunnel

Sheepherder Recovers Whisky Cache Then Loses It

A sheepherder found a cache of Canadian whisky north of the gamorks and stuffed 12 quarts into his pack. The cache vanished after he accused Swant of stealing it. Swant was detained for questioning while a taxicab driver, linked to the case, was arrested and later released.

Helena Hucky Swan Swant Swan West Main Street

New Members Elected by Pioneer Society

The Pioneer Society of Montana announces new members at a recent meeting including Walter C. McKnight Frank A Lalen Paul H W Harty Thomas C Patrick and many others with residences listed in Helena Livingston BrowningMissoula and other towns. The lengthy roster includes families and individuals from across the state and beyond.

Pioneer Society Society of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers Walter C. McKnight Frank A Lalen Paul HW Harty Thomas C. Patrick Susan Raleigh Barber Thomas Ho Carter Harriet Meternick Avril Tliza W. Kelloy Helen K. Bishop James Albert Galen Lester Loble Hugh T. Carter Walter Ward Vervele T. Rinda Carles J. Mclntosh

Helena City Sued Over Motorcycle Collision Damages

Mrs Lida Fo Haynes sues the city of Helena and John Nimmo for 7300 in damages from a May 6 collision on Fifth avenue. She claims Nimmo’s sudden stop caused her son Charles F Haynes to veer and suffer injuries reducing his earnings. She seeks 825 for medical and nursing costs. Toomey represents Layne.

Lida Fo Haynes District Court Helena John Ninna Anpuries Charles F. Haynes Nima Sifth Avenue Beattie Nimmo G. Toomey Layne

Governor Praises Midland Fair During Billings Visit

Governor J. E. Erickson and Mrs. Erickson returned from Billings where they attended the Midland Empire fair. He praised the agricultural displays and livestock exhibits as wonderful, noted 22 counties represented, and predicted record attendance. He introduced Miss Ramona Berta, Montana IV Queen, to eastern Montana crowds.

J. E. Erickson Erickson

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