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The Owl Drug "Sundae Special" ice cream refreshment car is show in this undated photo.
By Emily Mayer
The problems pertaining to the Hill County Courthouse continued to make headlines 100 years ago.
In the May 22, 1915, issue of The Havre Plaindealer, we find this story on its front page:
ASK INJUNCTION TO STOP COMMISSIONERS
From Concluding Latest Move on Courthouse Site.
Through Attorney W. B. Rhoades, P. C. Barrett, James Holland and C. F. Morris yesterday filed an injunction against the board of county commissioners to restrain them from purchasing the latest court house site selection, the Wright property on the west side of the city. A temporary restraining order issued from the court of Judge W. A. Clark, returnable on the 28th.
The petition sets forth four causes of action, and is in full as follows:
First-That as the County had purchased a site before the Court House bond election was held, and as the resolution calling an election, and proclamation for election, were both for the purpose of building a Court House and jail, the purchase of a site was not in contemplation by the Commissioners in calling the election nor by the voters in approving the bond issue. Therefore no money can be spent from the proceeds of the bond sale for the purchase of a site.
Second-The election was called for issuing bonds for building a court house and jail at Havre, Montana. The property proposed to be purchased is not in the city limits and the expenditure of money from the bond sale outside the city limits was not in contemplation by the voters in voting for the bond issue.
Third-The site purchased from Holland, McKenzie and Almas before the election cost $5,000.00 and was paid for out of the general fund. Should the commissioners purchase the Wright property for $7,000.00 it would constitute an expenditure of over $10,000.00 without submitting same for a vote of the people.
Fourth-The property proposed to be purchased from Dr. Wright is not his property. He has no record right, title or interest in same, neither did he offer it as agent. His offer was accepted unconditionally, although no appraisement was made.
Fifth-Hill County has an assessed valuation of $7,507,479.00 and owes $416,844.02, which is over the 5 per cent limit of indebtedness for counties as prescribed by the constitution. The commissioners have no authority to issue any more warrants.
There was a condensed article in The Hill County Democrat's paper of the same date on its front page, and had this to state in its editorial column:
And now some more court-house-site law is on.
Let us build that court-house. Hill county needs one badly.
The Plaindealer had the following building news as well:
BEAUTY PARLOR OPENED AT HAVRE COMMERCIAL
An institution dedicated especially to the ladies of Havre and vicinity is a Beauty Parlor established this week by the Havre Commercial company. The parlor is located on the second floor of the company's main building on Third avenue. It is finished throughout in blue and white, and will be in charge of Mrs. W. H. McLean, formerly with the Paris store in Great Falls. Mrs. McLean is an expert in matters pertaining to the hair, and will give personal attention to the ladies requiring shampooing, facial massage, hair dressing, etc.
LINDSAY FRUIT CO. TO OPEN BRANCH
William F. Edgecomb of Great Falls is this week installing a branch of the Lindsay Fruit company in Havre. The new concern has obtained ample quarters and an excellent business location, occupying the basement and first floor of the Wright building on First street between Third and Fourth avenues. It is the intention of the management of the new branch to be ready for business in 10 days.
Other news in the Plaindealer included an announcement of the Northern Wholesale Grocery opening business near the Great Northern shops; Miss Florence Guay won the $5 prize for the naming contest of the Owl Drug refreshment car called the "Sundae Special"; and lots of bridge parties, luncheons and dances were mentioned in the society column.
In the Democrat, there was an article about the Salvation Army organizing and their plans to construct a shelter for up to 100 people; an article about Oliver St. Germain's new brick plant; the roller rink was a success and a 10 cent dance was scheduled for the upcoming Saturday; and these two short paragraphs were found nestled in among the rest of the news:
Havre is enjoying a small building boom these days as there are about 20 buildings in the course of erection, most of them being residences.
A permit was issued to N. T. Lease of Great Falls Monday, for the erection of an office building for the Montana Power company of Great Falls. The building is to be 30 x 86 of brick and will cost $8,500 and will be situated on Second street next to the Clack Building. The building operations are already started and the laying of the foundation will soon be completed.
The Montana Power building is now the Elks Club.
The following announcement was printed in the Hingham Review's May 21, 1915 issue:
There will be a social dancing party at the Brown school house 5 miles north and 1 mile east of Hingham Saturday night, May 22, to which all are invited.
There was no issue on microfilm for this week 100 years ago for The Box Elder Valley Press.
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