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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1930
Page
4
Otis Mellon writes from Shawney Kansas describing a warm dry April with wheat suffering in Nebraska and Kansas. He notes few tractors or motor cars, ponderous horse drawn plows, and rapid landscape growth with bare roads and sparse traffic. He ends with a salute and a quotation about springtime in the Rockies.
Members of the Methodist church chorus will present The Holy City by A R Gaul on Easter Sunday evening at 8 o clock at the Methodist church. The program lists soloists and choruses including Mrs M M Webb Mr W G Bloomdahl Miss Alva Larson and others in a two part performance with multiple numbers and a double chorus.
The American Legion in Chateau sponsors a two night performance of School Days at the high school auditorium on April 21 and 22 directed by Bertha Bender. The 70 member cast includes local men playing girls roles and rehearsals continue at the K P hall. Proceeds benefit American Legion activities.
The Eagle patrol of troop 5 at Chateau Boy Scouts led by Lynn Baker scored 240 points in a Friday night inspection. The X patrol earned 181 and the Owl patrol 151 for marching, discipline, uniforms, and appearance. Next month the flag will be awarded based on monthly patrol records including dues hikes tests church attendance and court of honor progress.
The article notes that the patrol’s monthly record considers actions completed by the entire patrol, including duties carried out by the full unit and the patrol’s collective efforts in duty fields.
Early Saturday residents saw a fountain erupt in front of the Rocky Mountain elevator when a Milwaukee water main failed. Aged freeze from last winter left the line vulnerable and the gusher drained the city tank by about half, sending water streaming toward the railroad right of way.
A jury in the justice court before J. G. Jackson returned a verdict for Dr. G A Dutt osteopathic physician city in a suit on an account against G W Brown of Agawam the decision announced Monday by foreman Jas Peebles and six jurors.
Following a jury verdict, $98 was entered against Brown with $26 costs. The amended complaint alleged Dutt, at Brown's instance, provided osteopathic services totaling $105, leaving $98 unpaid. Magee filed an appeal to the district court on questions of law and fact.
Supervisor W E Lockhart of Lewis and Clark National Forest returned from Kalispell after a several day conference with Supervisor L G Hornsby of Flathead Forest. They discussed joint game and fire protection measures and agreed on cooperative studies of the elk situation.
A permanent lookout is planned at Neckotut station on Elk Calf mountain to serve both forests. Expenses for last year’s emergency lookout will be split 50 50 between the two forests. The Flathead forest will patrol the Roosevelt highway through the Lewis and Clark forest when the highway is completed this summer. A Birch creek district lookout is deferred to a later conference.
The American Legion band of this city led by Robert Clarkson plans a street concert Saturday evening April 26. The 27 piece group has grown with new musicians and new music after a winter of progress.
Mrs. Ewing Steele traveled to Helena on Tuesday to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W D Streeter at their home.
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