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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
1
Slants on life recount a Philadelphia workday where Irishman Paddy Harrigan resists stealing a carpenter’s wrecking bar to honor Lent. The narrator muses on Lent versus daily temptation amid a busy apartment construction site near a large Catholic church.
The writer ponders why religious faith accompanies wars and tragedy, cites lost children and unanswered prayers, and notes churches in the region running double services. He cites a local columnist and the figure La-Vagrant used for humorous contrast about going to church.
A narrator notes crowds attending church services with patrolmen directing traffic to keep lanes clear. He recalls a Montana town where a church consistently filled to capacity for years. A separate anecdote describes a farmer working on a tractor and adding water to its engine after a dirt fleck risked a leak, mentioning preparations for May Day.
Teton county's annual Fun Feed at the high school drew 416 attendees and was hailed as the most successful in 16 years. Miss Perry Corlett led the home economics supervision with coffee by Mrs. Dave Swenby. Royal Kings of Rhythm provided dance music after a smooth program featuring skits, songs, and novelty acts from Beck, Liberty Center, Greenfield, Dutton, and Diamond Valley groups.
Wheat growers are urged to plant their 1941 crops within acreage allotments as a step to ease a growing surplus caused by tightened blockade on U S markets in Europe. Adherence to allotments qualifies farmers for parity and conservation payments and loans while forming the basis for potential 1941 marketing quotas after a May 31 referendum.
Fairfield reports Sun River Valley Farms homesteaders resettled with Farm Security loans and new settlers from Montana counties and neighboring states. Farm Management figures list settlers from Cascade, Teton, Glacier, Toole, Hill, Chouteau, Gallatin, Yellowstone, Ravalli, Missoula and others, with Idaho, North Dakota and Minnesota also represented. Sun River Slope arrivals include settlers from Teton, Valley, Cascade, Fergus, Yellowstone, Ravalli, McCone and other counties, plus Idaho, Wyoming and Kansas.
A fragment describes ten gallons of water in a radiator and clear streams rising as dirty sludge falls away. The note mentions a person named Reece observing the scene from above, with cursive odd phrases.
W H Veeder of the Farm Security Administration Denver and W H Oldenburg of the Farm Security Administration Bozeman visited Chateau for three days last week. They negotiated with Farmers Cooperative Canal Company directors and local Farm Security to close a construction loan for expanding Harvey Lake storage. Funds are expected to be available early this month.
Brownie the spaniel owned by Dr. E J Crary received six surgeons at a Great Falls dog hospital after a winter leg ailment caused a limp. The operation removed a chipped ankle bone and a plaster cast now shields the recovering dog as preparations begin for next fall's bird hunting season in Chateau.
Ranchers must file intention forms by May 1 for the 1941 deferred grazing program. The closing date for applications is April 15 with stock kept off the land from April 15 to August 15 to allow grass to reseed. Supplemental practices include fencing water developments insect control shrub planting and erosion control.
Post Tavern, operated by Mr and Mrs R F Baillie, has been named in the 1941 edition of Adventures in Good Eating as a reliable U S travel dining spot. The guide, edited by James Beard reference to Swift's meat ads is cited.
Voters in School District No. 1 Chateau elect two trustees Saturday April 5 for three year terms. Incumbents S. N. Halverson and W. Gillette are due for renewal with holdovers Carl Wedum E. R. O’Neil and W. F. Olsen. Halverson and Martin Hanson seek the seats.
Billy Bateman local Texaco station manager attended a four day school on general lubrication and service improvements in Great Falls taught by experts from Texas Oil Company for better public service.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist church for Mrs. Wm Breere of Farmington who died Sunday at her sister’s home in Black Eagle after a three month cancer illness. Rev. R F Vick officiated and burial followed in Choteau cemetery. Pallbearers included Henry Arensmeyer H W Smith Robert Thorn J W Hightower Edwin Anderson and John Chalmers. Surviving relatives include her husband William Breere a Missouri father W D Medley and mother Mrs Shelby Spall five children and four brothers and sisters. The deceased was born December 24 1899 in Bunker Missouri and moved to Teton county in 1924.
City election set with eight ward judges and clerks named for Ward 1 and Ward 2. Mayoral candidate Henry D. Robison has a clear field. Ward 2 alderman candidates Al Doughty and Chick Sulgrove seek reelection. Ward 1 aldermen F G Curtis and Dr C W Boussard appear on the ticket. John G Jackson seeks reelection as magistrate. F C Barribal for treasurer. Tax payers vote on a 1 percent mill levy for the historical museum. Polls run 8 am to 6 pm with Ward 1 at the public schoolhouse and Ward 2 at the court house.
Huge rainbow trout have been making their annual spawning run up the inlet dike from Eureka reservoir over the past two weeks. Fish range from four to twelve pounds as spectators watch. A screen installed by the sportsmen's association to block the ditch was overwhelmed and washed out.
The Acantha explains its mailing list was corrected after a spike in remittances. Subscribers should verify the address opposite their name matches their paid date. A triple checking system exists, but errors can occur due to the large number of names.
The Teton County Young Timers hold a Saturday evening dance at the Masonic hall in Chateau on April 5 starting at 9 pm. Royal Kings of Rhythm provide music. tickets are $1 per couple. Chateau Dorcas society serves lunch at 25 cents per plate.
Three Rivers district No. 8 of the American Legion and the American Legion auxiliary hold spring meetings in Great Falls with representation from Chateau, Augusta, Fairfield, Fort Benton and Dutton. Delegates and officers will attend a 1 PM luncheon at the YWCA and a 2 PM business session at Menke Hall, followed by a banquet and dance at Hotel.
After two weeks of advisement the Montana railroad commission denied Milwaukee Road's request to cut six day service between Great Falls and Agawam in favor of tri weekly trains. Phil G. Greenan represented farmers and residents of Choteau and Agawam districts.
Unclear fragment mentions a person named Merona C and phrases that resemble a name sequence. no verifiable events, dates, or affiliations present in text.
Hampton Bloom of grocex awards contract for a modern brick and tile one story building with a basement in Chateau to house his grocery business. Dale Blakely chosen as general contractor after six bidders, plans by Shanley and Van Teylingen, excavation already underway near Claude. Building to feature terra cotta front, large display window, air conditioning, forced air heat, modern shelving, and a spacious women’s rest room on Main Street.
Deputy Game Warden Wren shaw and Ranger Howard conducted a three day inspection tour and arrested Mose Henault Wallace Grant and Leonard Steele on Tuesday morning near the forks of Badger for possessing an illegal beaver hide. They face arraignment in court today at Walier or Conrad. The tour noted many elk in Badger and good feed, with snow levels above the Teton region but still about half normal.
The March 15 Montana price index at 95 percent of prewar rose two points from February and matched the year earlier level. Gains in grains fruit and miscellaneous sectors offset seasonal declines in dairy and poultry. Meat animal prices held steady and purchasing power rose to parity with a year ago.
Horace Baskett longtime Teton county sheepman and rancher purchased a small southwest town acreage Monday from Mrs Frances Forgey of Big Forks. Baskett, formerly partner in the Ellis and Baskett ranch on McDonald Creek west of Choteau, plans to move there soon.
J R Collins announces the purchase of an electric shearer to speed up sheep shearing. He states it is quieter and easier to operate than the old type and plans to contract for the 1941 wool crop. Contact dates available at Club Cigar Store.
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