Coroners Inquest Yields No New Information In Daggett Case
The second coroner inquiry into the Hansen brothers murder near Daggett yielded no sensational findings. It cleared no one of responsibility for the deaths of Jake and John Hansen, while the Frick death remained attributed to a gunshot. Witnesses described Frick being shot near a granary and not found there as previously reported.
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Hansen Brothers
Jake
John
Daggett Place
Pendray
Fred Frick
William Gowan Place
Menad
Gowan House
John Ferris
Eckford
Frank Young
J. J. Hannan
Ben Fisher
W. A. Emerick
W. E. Howard
C. Looney
Henry Dale
Frick
Cc. H. Dulaney
Ferris
Gowan Place
Gowan
Teton Girls Win Second in Sextette at District Meet
Teton county high entered two events at the district music meet in Great Falls last Saturday and won second place with the girls sextette. Members were Florence Trescott Ann Eckford Helen Bateman Bettie Webb Velma Edwards and Margaret Morgan with Opal Moore as accompanist. Miss Trescott also competed in a vocal solo but did not place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County High
Great Falls
Florence Trescott
Ann Eckford
Helen Bateman
Bettie Webb
Velma Edwards
Margaret Morgan
Opal Moore
Teton County High School
Mishap Delays Milwaukee-Choteau Train Near Priest Lake
A Milwaukee train from Choteau to Great Falls suffered a front engine tender track break near Priest Lake. The mishap dragged the tender, damaged the track, and delayed progress for hours. Passengers returned to Choteau on the Great Northern by evening, awaiting a wrecker from Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Choteau
Great Falls
Great Northern
Priest Lake
Local hospital patients discharged and treated
B G Trescott, after a week as a Maynard hospital patient, was released Monday. Dale Wade of Fairfield remains at the Chateau hospital with a fractured left arm under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Trescott
Maynard Hospital
Dale Wade
Fairfield
Chateau Hospital
California man living here is alleged forger
Fresno Police Chief J G Broad had Weckesser alias John Alexander arrested in Great Falls on March 28. He is wanted for forging checks totaling about 469 dollars and extradition papers are in transit from Fresno authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. GC. Broad
Fresno
Calif
Weckesser
John Alexander
Teton County
Weckester
Agawam
Alexander
California
Billings
Malone Ranch
Great Falls
Bob Gordon
Cascade County
Chateau
Federal Seed Loan Not Available for Teton County
Agent Robert Clarkson reported that federal seed loan aid is not offered for Teton County due to generally adequate crop yields last year. Only counties with widespread losses or very low yields qualify, with loans approved in Valley and Daniels counties and parts of Roosevelt Sheridan Phillips Blaine McCone Petroleum Mussel Shell Stillwater and Yellowstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clarkson
Great Falls
Clarkson
Teton County
Valley
Daniels
Roosevelt, Sheridan
Phillips
Blaine
City Begins Spring Cleaning of Streets and Alleys
Chateau crews remove rubbish and fire hazards as spring work starts. City Clerk J. T. Moore notes ordinance No. 10 allows the city to remove trash left by property owners and assess costs with 6 percent interest against the owner.
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Chateau
J. T. Moore
Fairfield School Election Confusion in Middle Fairfield
County Attorney Bert Packer received the Fairfield school election question from County Superintendent Anna E. Stafford. Eighty ballots were cast with two candidates Peter Cleive and J A Shoquist each officially receiving 82 votes, eleven write ins for Shoquist and five scattering ballots.
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Fairfield
Bert Packer
Anna E. Stafford
Peter Cleive
J. A. Shoquist
Shoquist
Only 39 of 406 Cast Ballots In City Election
Chateau on Monday topped rivals by recording the highest peace score and the fewest votes relative to registered voters. Of 406 eligible citizens, 23 ballots came from ward one and the rest from ward two. George Coffey led in ward two with all votes and all but one in ward one, the lone vote going to retiring mayor H W Bateman. R R Mellon and L E Taylor won alderman seats in their wards, both with perfect records. Coffey, now mayor, hinted at keeping taxes low while noting civic improvements like sewer and water systems, parks, boulevards, and a beautified cemetery. In 1929, 64 votes were cast.
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H. W. Bateman
R. R. Mellon
L E. Taylor
Chateau
Coffey
American Legion Presents Home Talent Play School Days
Cha teau Post No 6 of the American Legion will stage School Days April 21 and 22 with an all male cast directed by Bertha Bender. Ruth Jeanette Buttrey of Havre owns the production. rehearsals begin tonight at the Masonic hall after a date change from April 16 and 17. Characters include Toughie Holmquist and the Newlyweds, Alonzo Pickelherring, and town figures like Farmer Gray’s hired man. proceeds support community projects including the Legion band.
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Chateau Post No. 6
American Legion
Ruth Jeanette Buttrey
Havre
Bertha Bender
Masonic Hall
Toughie Holmquist
Little Pansy
Papa
Farmer Gray
Jack Black
Nickelspritzers
Glorious Swansong
Rosa Raisa
Red School
Legion
April Fool Golf Tournament Shines on Local Links
Dick Fabrick won with 52 as the Del Monte style April Fools event drew many entrants. J C Morgan claimed a 67 second final hole ace, while Clarence Looney Emil Durr and J Morgan joined the hole in one club.
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del Monte Country Club
del Monte
Calif
Montana
J. ©. Morgan
Clarence Looney
Emil Durr
J. C
Dick Fabrick
J. C. Morgan
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hold Enjoyable Social
The Harry A. Smith post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars met at the K P hall on Monday night. Five new members were welcomed Pete Laconette Bernard Laconette Karl Kochman A G Arensmeyer and H B Swanson. A dance committee was appointed and a social followed with spouses present. Music by W A Emerick and Mrs Millard Bullerdick provided dancing entertainment and Chateau Bakery furnished a large V F W initials cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars
K. P. Hall
Pete and Bernard Laconette
Karl Kochman
A. G. Arensmeyer
H. B. Swanson
W. A. Emerick
Millard
Bullerdick
Chateau Bakery
Remains of James F Duffey Shipped to Choteau Funeral Held
The body of James F Duffey a former Teton county farmer who died April 1 in Spokane reached Choteau last Friday night. Burial followed a Catholic service at 10 o clock Monday in the Choteau cemetery. Duffey lived in Seattle and was en route to Chateau to visit his mother when illness struck on the train. He died after an operation in Spokane. Duffey’s family came to Teton county from Seattle in 1916 settling in Fairfield country. Surviving are his mother six siblings and four children with their grandmother in Preston Washington.
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Ferris
Gowan’s Place
Frick
Roy Vigen
Vigen
Pendroy
Chateau
Glen Morris
Morris
Gowan Place
Wigan
J. E. Sullivan Place
James F. Duffey
Teton County
Spokane
Choteau
Seattle
Duffey
Fairfield Country
William C. Duffey
William A. Duffey
Galen
Quiet School Election In District No 1 Chooses Trustees
Fourteen ballots were cast in Saturday’s annual school election in District No 1 covering Chateau. Buell A Roll and John W Flentges were named trustees for two years, replacing Otis Mellon and A H Doughty. The board’s annual organization meeting to install the new trustees will be held Saturday April 19, with W G Bloomdahl serving as clerk.
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Chateau
Buell A. Roll
John W. Flentges
Otis Mellon
A. H. Doughty
W. G Bloomdahl
Mr and Mrs Earl Kraber Visit relatives in Chateau
Mr and Mrs Earl Kraber were in Chateau Sunday from Augusta to visit with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Kraber
Chateau
Augusta
Mellon couple heads to Kansas City for relatives visit
Mr and Mrs Otis Mellon leave Monday for Kansas City to visit a son daughter and other relatives. They plan to visit their old home near Kansas City not seen in 11 years and expect to be away from Choteau about a month.
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Mrs
Otis Mellon
Kansas City
Mrs. Mellon
Choteau
Teton High Wins First in Falls Academic Contests
Teton County High School captured first place in the academic division of the sixth annual district scholarship contest in Great Falls with 38 percent. Chouteau County High School won the vocational division at Fort Benton. State entrants will compete in Bozeman May 3. 206 students competed in 15 districts, with 21 Teton entrants.
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Teton County High School
Great Falls
Chouteau County High School
Fort Benton
Bozeman
Teton County
Helen Bateman
Thelma Swenson
Gladys Erickson
Erma Baldwin
Helen Binford
Bernice Rieken
Mary Core
Hershel Ingersoll
T. B Irwin
Laura Dahlstrom
Ruth Bryson
J. Kent Midgett
Clarence L. Miller
Guthrie
Teton
Helen Adama
Leonard Halverson
Edwin Erickson
Helen Sbinford
Mary Lemmon
Jeanette Spoelder
Russell Walker
Mae Agee
Erma Young
Jesse Malone
Eleanor Crossen
Ann Eckford
Virginia Hansen
Grace Thompson
Marybelle Peterson
Health seeker Miller reports in Long Beach conditions
Geo. F. Miller returns from Long Beach California where he spent the winter for health and says he has felt better in 15 years. He estimates about 100000 unemployed in Los Angeles and 25000 in Long Beach despite ongoing construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F. Miller
Long Beach
Calif
Six Become Tenderfoots In Troop 51 Investiture
Six Chateau youths were admitted to Tenderfoot Scouts at a troop meeting and investiture ceremony held last Friday night in the public school basement. Affiliated with troop No. 51 they form a new patrol led by Willard Paulus who moved from an old patrol to guide the group. New Scouts are Glen Bjornson Valmer Bjornson John Nordhagen Delois Moulton Vincent Peters and Donald Moir.
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Chateau
Willard Paulus
Willard
Glen and
Valmer Bjornson
John Nordhagen
Delois Moulton
Vincent Peters
Donald Moir
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Teton Girls
First National Bank
U. S
C. K. Malone
George Coffey
Veterans Foreign Wars
Jas. F. Duffey
Teton High
Falls
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