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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
1
John S Leech of Illinois named public printer in Washington succeeding resigning Stillings. In other news Magdalena Bay practice completed for the American fleet while San Diego to host officers and sailors for forthcoming social events.
Mrs Lena Young of Saypo died Friday April 3 after a surgical operation in Rochester Minnesota. Funeral was Sunday at the Methodist church in Chateau with Rev. George Logan officiating. She was born October 1 1860 in Ohio and came to Montana as a child, mother to six children including Thomas George Willie Clara Richards and Ellen Shook. She died aged 47 years 6 months and 2 days.
Notice from the interior department announces the Fort Shaw unit of the Sun River irrigation project will open for water right applications on May 7 1908 with service expected by June 1 1908. It details payment plans building charges 30 per acre operation maintenance 50 cents per acre and deadlines at Great Falls Helena Port Shaw and local land offices.
Acantha reports that James Gibson of Chateau may run for Clerk of the Court. Close friends say he has been urged to offer his name and will likely announce soon. Gibson, an old-timer with countywide ties, is a consistent Republican and regarded as well qualified for the post.
J. P. Schmit arrived from Helena and led a public auction at the county court house for state lands. Nine tracts were leased and one sold, with bidders mainly from the northern part of the county. Winners included J. W. Shields Chateau Geo Porter Bynum John Town Cut Bank J D Davidson Cut Bank A Goeddertz Son W G Davis and W H Simmes Sweet Grass. Cut Bank town lots were offered with John Town bidding for Mr Halverson. offers to be made Friday at Cut Bank.
District school funds show a total of $37,246.76, itemized in the financial report with balance details for the current period.
The District No 1 school election was quiet with apathy evident. Candidates John Zimmerman and P R Christian drew 68 and 57 votes respectively, with 125 total ballots cast. The board now includes William Hodgskiss, John Zimmerman, and George Adiam.
The Republican State Central Committee met in Helena on April 4 and fixed Butte as the convention site to select six delegates for Montana at the national gathering. May 14 is set as the date. The committee endorsed Taft for the nomination and reported full attendance or representation by proxy. There will be 518 delegates, one for every 65 votes cast two years ago, plus three at large delegates from each county.
McDonald a Montana State air association director receives notice of purses for harness and running races at the Helena state fair from September 28 to October 3. Purses are liberal and increased to foster harness horse breeding.
Local notes report more trains through town on the Great Northern line signaling growing Wasvtis activity. Community updates mention visitors from Shelby Chateau Vancouver and Missouri with social events at Pettigrew property, hospital patients, births, and local trades.
Lieutenant Governor Edwin Norris took the oath of office as Montana governor at 10 o clock on April 1 in the state house reception room. Chief Justice Theodore Brantly administered the oath in the usual form. Friends congratulated him as he began official duties five minutes later.
A review of last Monday’s city elections in Montana indicates no party gained a clear advantage. Helena and Havre stayed split with no major issue gains, Walkerville and Missoula saw Democrats win or hold, while Livingston favored Republicans in two of three contests. Bozeman, Lewistown, Anaconda, and Bell saw mixed outcomes with closish margins and early saloon closing as a recurring issue.
Steely suffered a bad sprain from a fall off a horse on the 12th mast. P I St Denis sold his blacksmith shop to J L Collins of Raymond Montana and plans a meat market. John A Gist and witnesses plus Mrs Nellie Lloyd and her witnesses filed desert-land proofs. Livy Leech leaves the hotel. E M Johnson to run the Dupuyer house after April 8. Harris Bros. ship farm implements. the school election elected Mrs Mary English by default. Fox becomes the new stage driver on the Conrad line.
Farmington reports Raymond Braasch returning to his ranch on Wednesday. Bolle rad ranch hosts dipping of cattle by Bollerud Bros Peterson and I Larson. Ted Hawley bought a team from Bolle ruds yesterday. Rev A Vereide to hold services Sunday at the east school house. Revs Wachsmuth and Lunde of Great Falls to preach next Sunday. Teton Co operative Canal Co nearly finished rebuilding their dam washed out in last summer’s flood. Farmers busy in fields with seeding. Nels Johnson to start steam plow work soon. Otto Wagnild and Pete Burreson at Greenfields fencing Burreson’s ranch.
Collins townsite in Seton county has been platted and will grow into a country town with stores a grain elevator a schoolhouse and dwellings. Lots priced from 50 dollars up with best corner at 150 dollars. value to rise as building proceeds. Contact Ben First at Collins or agent B P McNair Great Falls Montana.
The townsite map shows lands in Cut Bank surveyed by J W Wade state engineer. It lists buildings on or near the railroad right of way including the post office Jacobson Store Cowleys barber shop and several residences. State Land Registrar J P Schmit will sell the town lots at public auction at Gat Bank tomorrow.
The state board of parole commissioners grants commutations for six inmates under standard conditions. Governor Norris reappoints Col O P Chrisholm and S D Sargent to the state board of education for four more years. Dr I iM Pointdexter of Dillon named to the state board of medical examiners for seven years. Work advances on the Boston and Montana smelter stack in Great Falls, planned at 742 feet above the furnaces as the world's tallest.
Additional Local W N Simmes of Sweet Grass was in town Wednesday on land business. Herman Kohn, father of Mrs EB Jd Hirshberg, was elected to the city council in Missoula last Monday. Peter McCallum of Shelby filed his petition for citizenship papers Wednesday. Mr McCallum is a native of Scotland.
John Town from Cut Bank attended the public auction of state lands on Wednesday. Father Phelan will conduct services at the Catholic church next Sunday April 12. Geo Porter of Bynum took part in the land auction and renewed interest in land near his ranch. Two Teton county boys join the Montana Agricultural College band touring the state with Luther on horn and Fred Cook on clarinet.
J J Daeley, formerly a county teacher, visited town Monday on business. He now works in the forest service overseeing the south fork of the Teton and surrounding territory.
Mrs. Frank Rridhot of Chateau spent a short visit in Helena with her daughter Mrs. Jas Ralston arriving Wednesday evening and staying Thursday as a guest of Mrs. C Trescott per the Boulder Monitor report.
All persons interested in organizing a baseball club to represent Chateau are asked to meet at A. C. Burbank's house Sunday afternoon, April 12. The March 20 meeting was postponed due to Mr. Burbank's absence. A good attendance is desired as weather improves for practice and season preparations.
George Hansen arrived Monday evening from Stella Nebraska to take a salesman position at the Choteau Mercantile Co. He is the seventh Stellian to relocate to Choteau joining the Jamison brothers Kane O'Brien and the Fawkell siblings who preceded him. Hansen will lead the dry goods department and is already on the job.
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