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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
1
The column lists diverse events from April 7 mine disasters in Scranton and Littleton to the death of Tom A. Johnson in Claveland. It mentions a Ponapa rebellion report, a proposed $25,000 federal aid to fight caterpillars, and a record debate win for a Montana college.
Montana State College debaters Horace Davis and William Winte defeated Utah Agricultural College by a unanimous judges decision in Bozeman on April 9. Selmee Solberg of Big Timber served as alternate, with Prof. E A. Duddy’s training credited. Utah speakers Merrill Maughan and Walter
Athletic training is underway at county high school as the inter scholastic meet at Missoula nears. Weather has hindered practice but contenders Ora Armstrong Rea Armstrong Aarold Luther Martin Read John Truchot Roy Carson plus last year's scorers aim to improve on Teton's four wins since 1904 with strong weight and broad jump performances expected to lead the effort. Good weather is needed to sustain progress.
President Taft recently named Wm. Cowsilll as postmaster at Chateau to succeed C. H. Drake. The appointment awaits Senate confirmation and the bond filing will follow once approved.
Senator Dixon of Montana presses an accord with the Reclamation Service to settle Lower Yellowstone charges by staged payments over ten years while water rights and construction costs are settled. He also reintroduces a bill for an additional federal judge for Montana and several relief and pension measures linked to Crow you nd ians and individuals.
A crowded high school auditorium watched the student play The Elopement of Ellen presented by Choteau students. Cast members Anderson Hodgskiss Monkman Wilkes Lestrade and Truchot were praised for their performances and stagecraft with musical numbers by Maisie and Sam Crawford.
A poorly understood report describes a young man from a far town who married and insisted on a wedding service vow about endowment of worldly goods. The groom claims the sum of his worldly possessions is all he has, and he now protests under his wife’s control.
The Better Farming Special train, run by the Northern Pacific Railway and Montana Agricultural College, covered 1800 miles in two weeks with 37 stops and around 28 000 attendees. Exhibits spanned poultry, dairy, farm mechanics, horticulture, agronomy, and home science, aided by 16 instructors and a lecture program at each stop.
Auctioneer W D Lutaer announces a public sale at the ranch one half mile north of Chateau on Saturday April 20 at 2 o clock. Items include a fresh mileti sow with calf plows a plowing machine rake barrow two buggies bureau bedstead two spring cots two stoves stove and rendering kettle and the land two tracts totaling one n acre and one 28 acre with improvements.
State Fort notes Benton forms new militia company while the state enforces the white slavery law and monitors gambling. Montana approves new medical certificates for 23 applicants with several failures. Kalispell nears hospital fund, and Havre prosecutes a criminal assault. Senator Dixon pushes for an extra session to test primary election law. Governor Norris considers veto reconsideration and recalls House Bill 121.
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