Gas Franchise Carried and City Officials Reelected
In a quiet municipal election on Monday the gas franchise passed 24 to 16 and all retiring city officials were returned. Ward results show 13 for 8 against in the first ward and 11 for 8 against in the second. Candidates: First ward Charles Malcolm 22, W. B. Butchart 22, J. G. Jackson 22. Second ward H. D. Robison 33, Butchart 34, Jackson 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Malcolm
W. B. Butchart
J. G. Jackson
H. D
Senior Play Promises Thrills at Teton County High
The Teton County High School senior class presents a three act farce in the high school auditorium on Friday April 12. Miss Alva Larson coaches the echolastic thespians. The plot centers on Mr Simmons aiming to wed daughter Ethel to partner Chester Binney while Ethel prefers a worldlier match. A staged romance with movie star Letty Lythe upends plans, climaxing in a dramatic fight in the dark. The cast features Henry Simmons Gordon Holmes Harriet Simmons Ethel Simmons Chester Binney Letty Lythe Mary Sulgrove Donald Swift Thomas Winner Roger Shields Lila Wilson Sally Otis Genevieve Reiken Edith Connore Ann Sadie Bloom Grace Allum Joel Edwards Waneta Price.
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Teton County High School
Alva Larson
Mr. Simmons
Ethel
Chester Binney
Mr. Binney
Binney
Letty Lythe
Chester
Henry Simmons
Cen
Gordon Holmes
Harriet Simmons
Ryee
Ethel Morgan
Ethel Simmons
Marion Webb
Chester ‘Binney
Simmon
Weveteeereeetenpen -Seneeranes
Charles Cohoe
Mary Sulgrove
Donald Swift
Thomas
Roger Shields
Chicago
John Peterson
Lila Wilson
Sally Otis
Genevieve Reiken
Edith Connore
Ann
Nella Maynard
Sadie Bloom
Grace Allum
Joel Edwards
Jackson Waneta Price
J C Penney Names New Manager From Olympia
K E Sturgis and family arrive in Chateau to take over the J C Penney company store from W B Condran. Sturgis, formerly assistant manager at Olympia Washington, has seven years with the Penney organization and WWI naval aviation service. He aims to continue economy and service with no current staff changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. E. Sturgis
Chateau
J. C. Penney Company
W. B. Condran
Sturgis
J. C. Penney
Olympia
Wash
Penney Organization
Yakima
Ellensburg
Sturgiss
Naval
France
Montana
Penney
Condran
Power-Morgan Co advances in Chateau store improvements
Power-Morgan Co is investing about $5,000 in upgrades at its Chateau store and tractor repair shop. Crews led by C. W. Wymer are removing the front warehouse partition to create a large display and stock area, adding a modern office, a thousand-box parts room, a concrete vault, and steel ceilings. The project expands ground-floor space for hardware lines and enhances the repair shop with updated equipment and a larger warehouse and machine shop extending to the Milwaukee tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power-Morgan Company
C. W. Wymer
Milwaukee Tracks
Womanless Wedding Tonight at Local High School
A local high school hosts a womanless wedding tonight featuring Ben Fisher as Bishop and Millard S. Bullerdick as Bridegroom. The lineup includes Julian Stenson, Marsh King, Howard Jourdonnais, Wm. Olson, E. C. Waldron, and Albert Swanhback as bridesmaids with Clyde Darby as trainbearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Darby
Charles Franks
Esenee
A. H. Doughty
Mountain Trip Reports Elk Herds In Colorado Rockies
Ranger C V Rubottom and Ranger W N Streeter filed a detailed winter survey from Hannan gulch to Gates Park in the north fork of Sun River. They counted about 600 elk near Circle Creek, noted 18 to 24 inches of snow, and observed year round elk and moose signs along Gates Creek and Ray Creek corridors.
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Lewis & Clark National Forest
C. V. Rubottom
Hannan Gulch
W. N. Streeter
Bar Mountain
Gates Park
Rockies
North Fork
Sunriver
Chateau
Ranger Streeter
Gail Ballard
Ballard
Allan
Medicine Springs
Big George
Springs
Circle Creek
Horse Hill
Biggs Creek
Gates Creek
Ray Creek
Pottom
Headquarters Creek
Gates Park Cabin
Rock Creek
J. C. Morgan Heads Choteau Golf Club
At the annual meeting J. C. Morgan was elected president succeeding J. J. Hannan. A. H. Doughty became secretary treasurer, G. C. Core to represent the club at the State Golf association in Butte. The club plans 500 trees, moving the fourth tee, enlarging greens, and extending a ditch to water new trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Country Club
J. C. Morgan
J. J. Hannan
A. H. Doughty
G. C. Core
State Golf Association
Butte
Scout Training Course Set for Choteau April 20
Rus sel Conklin of the north central Montana Boy Scouts council announced a scout training course in Choteau on April 20 open to all men willing to learn about scout work. He says eight boys start a troop and six men are needed, aiming two troops for every 190 boys ages 12 to 16. Scouts urged to attend the summer camp at Neihart and to obtain uniforms promptly.
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Russel Conklin
North Central Montana
Neihart
Legionnaires Lose Money On Bobcat Band Concert
The Choteau American Legion post backed $180 to bring the Montana State College Bobcat band to the high school auditorium. With about half a house attending, the post ran about $350 in the red, prompting claims of an unfair shake from members. The program drew praise for the music, with solos by Harold Slater and Ray Patten and a flute solo by Coach Schubert Dyche, plus a trumpet duet by Kenneth Schwartz and Main Warden.
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Montana State College
Choteau Post
American Legion
Choteau
Post
Harold Slater
Ray Patten
Schubert Dyche
Kenneth Schwartz
Main Warden
Mrs. M. K. Luther Elected President of Chateau Woman's Club
At the Chateau Woman's club monthly meeting Mrs. M. K. Luther was elected president for the coming year. Vice president is Mrs. H. Beaupre with officers including recording secretary Mrs. N. W. Edwards and treasurer Mrs. Obert Peterson. The new president, wife of M. K. Luther and former Whitehall club secretary, plans to publish a full financial report soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Woman's Club
M. K. Luther
H. Beaupre
N. W. Edwards
Gay Franklin
Obert Peterson
Smith-Hughes
Farmers optimistic as new equipment boosts Teton county farms
The past week shows field work starting slowly due to wet ground and cold nights, but farmers expect a strong spring. Snow and moisture improve soil conditions and dealers report brisk sales of modern tractors and powerized machinery, with outlook for record or near-record planting.
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Teton County
C. A. Straight
Power-Morgan Company
H. L. Stafford
The
Teton Implement Co
John Deereline
E. C. Meyer
Meyer Motor Sales
Hart
Present Season to Witness Mid Club Activity
County Agent Robert Clarkson announces preparations for the 1929 4 H club season in the monthly newsletter mailed this week. He predicts more club work than ever with about 16 clubs planned. A new Go Getters club formed at Chateau with Forrest Zion as president and Robert Boutilier as vice president.
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Robert Clarkson
Chateau
Forrest Zion
Robert Boutilier
Cha
Arnett Gleason Stays With Perry Family on Easter
Mr and Mrs E A Arnett and daughter Alice Mae visited Mr and Mrs J J Gleason and spent Easter Sunday with Mr and Mrs Laurance Perry of Valier during holiday gatherings.
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E. A. Arnett
Alice Mae
J. J. Gleason
Laurance Perry
Valier
Easter Fittingly Observed in All Chateau Churches
Easter Sunday in Chateau drew large crowds as three churches held services. St Stephens Lutheran at 3 pm, St Luke’s mass at 9, Bynum high mass at 11 with St Luke’s choir, and M E church offered three services including a children’s program and offertory baptisms. The evening included the oratorio The Holy City with solos by local vocalists and a full chorus.
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Chateau
Earl F. Carlson
St Stephens Episcopal Church
Farmington Church
St. Luke’s Church
J. F. Schulte
The
Holy City
A. R. Gaul
R. E. Nelson
W. G. Bloomdahl
C. BE. Miller
E. R. Kaemmer
Charlotte Johnson
J. E. Lewis
D. C. Huffman
Opal Edwards
Royal Weist
J. E. Hodgskiss
Marguerite Maynard
Buell Roll
Marguerite Vaughn
W. Edwards
Betty Webb
Harmon
William Olson
E. R. Kaemmerv
M. M. Webb
City Council Orders Citywide Cleanup at Tuesday Meeting
The city council in a regular Tuesday session ordered a general cleanup of rubbish and trash citywide and declared war on filth. Next week an official notice will publish details of the order for public knowledge. The council granted a building permit to L. E. Taylor to erect a garage on lots 13 and 14 in block 12 of the original townsite of Chateau. Auditing of bills and routine matters were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Taylor
Chateau
Miss Helen Gorham Honored by Washington College
Pullman dispatch reports Miss Helen Gorham among 12 Washington State College students selected for Pi Lambda Theta, the national honorary educational fraternity. The juniors and seniors were chosen for scholarship and educational interest. Gorham, daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Gorham, is a Teton County High School graduate and expects her degree this summer.
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Pullman
Washington
Washington State College
Spokesman Review
Helen Gorham
Pi Lamba Theta
W. H. Gorham
Teton County
Washington Institution
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Power-Morgan Co
Dorothy Jacobs
Ackley
Iowa
Chateau and
Butler
Ahteshhdtan Vaccmis
T. H. Pridham
Punch
Seamanvecenccenss
Harry Moore
Clarence Stephens
Jim Broderick
George Carroll
G. A. Stinard
D. P. Fabric
Ikey Rosenstein
Woweessnenen
Thomas Winner
F. W. Smith
Bride
Seeevegnes
Bert Trescott
Seesee
Cecil Huffman
Charles Chaplin
Claude Whitley
Bynum
George Tennant
Bynum Waveans
A. H. McGinnis
M. K
Luther Burr Huffman
Fritz Kreisler
Cc. H. Porter
Mary Pickford
Jimmy Waters
Bing Hodgskiss
Clark Coffey
Hugh Wypper
Shorty
Joanis
C. Looney
Sis Hopkins
Roy Taylor
Thomas Edison
Ee Weneneeerserssese
Otis Mellon
Thomas Gossack
Mrs. Edison
Menee
Ray McClue
Rastus
Cecil Yeager
Kentucky
Chris Swenson
Jack Bervan
Marvin Lindseth
John D. Rockefeller
John D Je
Henry Robison
Pershing Wenerenseane
Collins
Lindberg
Thomas Irwin Theda
Aeweee
Arthur Ramsey
Fred Groomsmen
Barribal
Johnny Weaver
M Webster
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Choteau Golf Club
Legionnaires
Woman’s Club
M. E. Church
City Council
Washington College
Citizens State Bank
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