World at Large and Notable Deaths in Brief
Floyd Allen and Claud Allen were electrocuted in Richmond for murder after leading the Hillsville court shooting. J Pierpont Morgan died in Rome at 76, with his son Morgan Jr. set to succeed him. The Balkans advance against the Turks with Adrianople fallen and Constantinople next. Ohio and Indiana floods show deaths overestimated. relief funds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Allen
Claud Allen
Richmond
Hillsville
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Rome
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr
Balkan States
Adrianople
Constantinople
Ohio
Indiana
Convention For Direct Legislation Opens In Helena
About fifty persons met in Helena on Friday to push direct legislation on measures the recent state assembly did not act on. Ex Senator Dixon chaired the gathering with Sam Teagarden of Lewistown as field secretary to mobilize the campaign statewide. The group favored bills on water power copper license tax urban lighting plant funding and locating state institutions. Loaning state funds on farm mortgages and other agreed measures were discussed. Workers compensation was left to the people's power league for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Dixon
Sam Teagarden
Lewistown
Workaien
People’s Power League
Baby Son of Mr and Mrs Logan Dies
The two year old Howard Barnett Logan died at noon Tuesday at the family home two miles north of Choteau after illness from measles and lung congestion. A funeral will be held Thursday at 2 pm from the residence with interment in Choteau Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Logan
Howard Barnett
Choteau
Logan
Great
Italia
Fali
Treasurer's Report on County Funds for March 31 1918
County treasurer J Forrest on file reports 157 027 69 on hand March 31 1918 distributed to state and county funds including state general fund 158 69 road fund 20821 54 bridge fund 7025 80 poor fund 3954 13 general school fund 16917 district and high school funds totals and listed migratory stock and protested tax items with town allocations for Valier Shelby Conrad and Cut Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I General Fund
Csc
Eee
Fotbid Institute Fund
Cceeeeedes
Reid
Valier
Shelby Fund
Conrad Fund
Cut Bank
Migratory Stock Fund
Real estate firm formed by McDonald and Jackson in Chateau
New firm C S McDonald and John Jackson Jr leased offices in the Bair building on Main street and will open a general real estate business soon. McDonald is a long time resident and stockgrower, Jackson also a longtime resident. the partnership is expected to be strong in the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.S. McDonald
John Jackson, Jr
Bair
Main Street
Ftrm
MccDonald
Jackson
Movement for Two New Counties From Teton Hearing
County commissioners heard a plan to form two new counties from Teton with parts of Chouteau and Hill. An election is set for June 25, 1913 to decide Pondera and Poole counties with Conrad as Pondera seat and Shelby for Poole. Cut Bank would join Pondera and Valier and Dupuyer stay in Teton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pondera County
Teton
Chouteau
Hill Counties
Conrad
Pondera
Shelby
Woole
Valier
Dupuyer
Teton County
Hill County
Marias River
Teton Riv
Valler
Old County
Marias
Cutbank
Glacier National Park
Puondora County
Poole County
Ifill County
Reclamation Offices Move in Great Falls
On April 1 the keys to offices on the fifth and third floors of the Tod ylock building in Great Falls were handed to government reclamation officers. Former tenants have moved out. R J Reynolds takes one vacated room, Julius C Peters the other from Sexton Lloyd. Harvard Nokse will be on the third floor. Villars Barnum Engineering has not chosen a location. Officials expect moving to new quarters by late next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wielt
Tod Ylock
Government Reclamation Service
Great Falls
R.J Reynolds
Sexton-Lloyd Company
Julius C Peters
Harvard Norskoe
Villars-Barnum Engineering Company
Milwaukee Line work set to resume with Roman contract
Engineer J D McVicar reports Great Falls and Choteau Milwau kee lines prepared for rapid grading in Mill goulee area with Nels Roman handling eight miles of roadbed from Largent toward Milloulee using a steam shovel and about 20 carloads of equipment including four or five dinky locomotives and dump cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McVicar
Great Falls
Choteau
Milwaukee
Greatalls Priduoe
Mill Goulee
Nels Roman
Roman
Largent
Milloulee
Sargent
R. B. Fraser
Fraser
Wohy Brothers Company
District Court Adjournment Ends March Term
After two days in session, the March term of the district court adjourned on Tuesday afternoon with Judge Ewing presiding. Probate and naturalization matters consumed most of the time as several civil and criminal cases were dismissed. A jury is slated for June 2 and the following individuals were admitted to full citizenship: fleory John Horn Browning Germany George Bruce Sim Bynum Niel Peter Neil son Fairfield Denmark William Lewis Munter Walier Canada Guy Wellessley Bulmer Brady Canada Jean Hasquet Shelby France Emile Arthur Lewis Kevin Mogland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bfter
Geasion
Ewing
Fleory John Horn
Browning
Germany
George Bruce Sim
Bynum
Niel Peter Neilson
Fairfield
Denmark
William Lewis Munte
District court hearings continued for international defendants
William Schmidt of Kevin and others from Germany Norway France and other places had hearings continued. Several defendants including Napra Kelly Geraghty Monroe Hasquet faced continued appearances while others Soren Watt and Mavot had cases dismissed. About fifty hearings await the May and July terms of the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schmidt
Kevin
Germany
Andrew Olaf Knutson
Pairfield
Norway
Leon David Pourroy
Conrad
France
Henri Napra
Chateau
John Francis Kelly
Bynum
John Geraghty
Dutton
Emil Louis Monroe
Valier
Jean Baptiste Hasquet
Shelby
Suren Christian Sorengen
Williams
William Walter Watt
Collins
Peter Cyprien Mavot
Chateau People Highlight Teton Sun River Hunting Trip
In Field and Stream April, Arthur I. Rice describes a Montana expedition with B S Bruce of the Forest Service Ferris J Meigs of New York and guides Hoxsey Townsend. The party camps near Gooseberry Park recalls venison mulligan and a Ranger Station visit, aiming to boost local big game tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur I. Rice
Camp Fire Club of America
Teton and
Sun River
Rice
BE. S. Bruce
Forest Service
Ferris J. Meigs
New York
Chateau
B.S. Bruce
Ferris J Meigs
Flathead and
Lews & Clark National
Montana Rockies
Prairie
Choteau
McCabe
Gooseberry Park
Richard Dean
Marriage Licenses Reported in North Dakota
Julius Boeck of Kevin and Emma Kohm of Center ND issued license March 28. Jasob Faber of Sollul and Annette M Van de Boank of Conrad issued license March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius #. Boeck
Kevin
Emma Kohm
Center
N. D
Jasob Faber
Sollul
Annette M. van de Boank
Conrad
Montana Briefs Include Politician Visit and County Upheaval
State ex Senator Dixon visits Montana arguing that union of Republican and Progressive parties is nonsense. Reports note possible creation of nine new counties. Helena hosts St Peter's Hospital gift fund income of 25 000 dollars for the children’s ward. Western Road and Mortgage Co plans a large Northwest potato and orchard project near Billings covering 300 plus acres of spuds, 310 acres of apples, 60 acres of peas, using machinery for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Montana
St Peter’s Hospital
Helena
A M. Holter
Holter
Northwest
Western Road and Mortgage Company of
Chicago
Billings
Local News Roundup from Conrad and Chateau Area
Wm Cowgill rushed to Bozeman after telegram said son Geyer a student at State College of Agriculture was critically ill with pneumonia. Conrad reports three tickets in city elections for Citizens Independent and Socialist groups. John Jackson Jr visiting from Coeur d Alene, Idaho at his parents' home, his first return in years. J H Meyer bought T J Moore residence and five lots in Chateau Iobson addition. leased his ranch north of town. H F Laeger to run Western House in early April. H K Belchers to Libby to manage hotel. Churches hosted Methodist services. Rev Mecklenburg and Rev Van Orsdel led visits. university supporters spoke. Attorney James Sulgrove admitted before US Supreme Court after Washington trip, observed Wilson's inauguration in 1913 era. Grange invites community involvement and clarifies it now has fifty active members seeking a hall to meet. Sec A J Cowell J M Weaver Chas Cowell open a modern meat market in Sherburne building Main Street. Covington to cut and serve meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Cowgill
Bozeman
Geyer
State College of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middle West
Mississippi
George W. Magee
Mont
H. J. McGregor
M. D
Choteau, Mont
H. W. Bateman, M. D
Choteau, Montana
MO. C. Ferris
U. S. Commissioner and Notary Public
Jollins ‘Veron Country
Fromesteads
F. H. Federhen
U.S
Justice of the Peace and Notary Public Fire Insurance
Kodak
W. A. Emerick
A. F
Joan Lr. Moore
Cain
Sec
A. C. Warner
U. S
Choteau Holsk Chotfad
Eels
ODD Fellows
Chateau Lodge No. 11
Connor
Jourdonnats
Queen Rebekah Lodge
T. A. Smith
Lont
Omaha
Ms. Logan
Shih
Tivelit
New Real Estate Firm
Reclamation Offices
Milwaukee Line
Chateau People In Magazine
Stihm
Onsumer
NEC FO
Harding
Brooklyn Eagle
News of the
Citizen's
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
John Jackson, Sr
Mr. Jackson
J.H. Meyer
T. J. Moore
Iobson
Mr. Meyer
H. K. Belcher
Libby
HF. Laeger
Conrad Independent
George Mecklenburg
Vaher
W. W. van Orsdel
Chas. Koward
Montana Weslyan University
Methodist Church
James Sulgrove
Supreme Court of the United States
Sulgrove
Washington
Wilson
New York City
Indianapolis
The
Grange
A. J. Cowell
J. M. Weaver
Chas. Cowell
Sherburne
Covington
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