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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
1
County Superintendent Anna E B Stafford reports $15 981 07 in state school income fund apportionments to Teton County districts last week. The total is up about 1 600 from last year with 1 979 school age residents and a per capita amount near 8 08.
A fathers and sons banquet will be held tonight in the high school gymnasium starting at 6 30. Organized by the Smith Hughes agricultural department and the Future Farmers of America, it serves 65 with home economics staff handling serving. M K Luther will toastmaster and invite brief speeches as the school orchestra provides music.
Harrison Craig advances to manager of the Power Morgan garage in this city succeeding Geo A Stinard who arrived from Pennsylvania. Craig has been with the garage since February 22 1920 and has led the repair shop. He will supervise the shop and the sales and service department and will continue as lead acetylene welder until a replacement is found.
The county high school senior class presented The Whole Towns Talking at Chateau last Friday under Miss Alva Larson. Cast included Ethel Simmons played by Marion Webb and Chester Binney by Charles Cohoe with Gordon Holmes as Simmons and Ethel Morgan as his wife. Other roles featured Mary Sulgrove Letty Lythe Thomas Winner Donald Shields and more amid orchestra and glee club numbers. The post show T Club dance in the gym was well received.
The April term presided by District Judge R. M. Hattersley handled civil criminal and probate matters. Defendants Victor Lehman Frank Harris and Vernon Harris pled not guilty to grand larceny charged for stealing five ewe lambs and a ram from the Great Western Sheep and Wool Company. bail set at 1000 each. Other cases included Ed Swingley charged with second degree assault bail set at 1000. two foreclosure decrees a quiet title decree and a divorce decree. Foreclosures involve First National Bank of Chateau vs Carl Teubert and P. O. Nasse vs Martin Larsen Brandveld. The divorce granted to Augusta K. Cleary from Herbert T. Cleary for desertion. J B Gergen vs Henry Dale heard with witnesses and kept under advisement. Della Teterud granted a mother’s pension of 25. Power-Morgan Co secured default judgment against R. E. White for 225.07. Probate included admission of the will of W. H. Webb.
Mr and Mrs Anton Hammer of Great Falls were visitors last Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Louis Owens.
The first annual invitational track and field meet will be held in Chateau on Saturday April 27 with nine high schools invited from Conrad Brady Dutton Power Belt Centerville Cascade Simms and Augusta. Events include sprints hurdles distance races jumps throws and relays with two possible heats in hurdles. Admission is 25 and 50 cents. Improvements to the high school athletic field progress this week with county aid and a road grader widening the track.
G H Russell and G G Moore of Associated Seed Growers arrived in Chateau to interview Teton county farmers about growing seed peas this summer. Russell reports strong interest and a goal of 1000 acres, with Moore staying to finish interviews. Seed peas have been grown in Montana and Idaho for 15 years with Montana sites in Gallatin Bitter Root Ruby valleys. Prices paid range from 2.75 to 3.5 cents per pound.
The county high school Inter class meet began yesterday afternoon and runs into today. Senior boys lead with 35 points, followed by juniors 30, sophomores 7, freshmen none. girls totals are 19 for seniors, 14 for juniors, 15 for sophomores, and 1 for freshmen.
The Teton county teachers group meetings postponed by snow will be held in Chateau and Dutton today and tomorrow. About 50 teachers expected in Chateau Friday. Martha Birkeland from Helena will supervise. Program includes observations, demonstrations, history teaching, classroom management and round table discussions.
An Acantha advertisement promotes European vacation tours led by Clayton D. Crawford. A son of William and Mrs Crawford from T. L. Gap district, he now resides in Oak Park Illinois. Crawford has extensive travel credentials including Yellowstone Glacier parks the Rockies Jackson Hole Pacific coast Catalina Island and Mexico. He plans to escort another Europe tour as manager of the World Travel Series.
Maynard senior wins the 153 ft distance and 220 yard dash with Morgan senior taking first in the dash and Geldrich junior second. H Adams sophomore secures third. broad jump sees Maynard lead with Talifson second and H Dale third. 440 yard relay champs are sophomores with seniors second and freshmen third. time 1 08 4 5.
The author links Earth's tilt and sun exposure to spring rejuvenation and urges residents to shed winter sluggishness. They call for individual effort to improve cleanliness and tidiness to beautify the city and impress visitors, even if one cannot afford grand projects.
New statutes require county treasurers and clerks to distribute penalties and interest on delinquent taxes to multiple funds. March receipts totaled 2 204 93 distributed across 22 funds, with allocations varying by property location and district. County Treasurer O G Meadows notes some funds receive no share if outside limits or not within irrigation districts.
Missoula reports "Bud" Burns of Chateau Idaho shows promise in spring Grizzly training at Dornblazer field. The 170 pound backfield candidate, a 1929 prospect, impressed early, having starred for the county high school and the university freshmen last fall.
Supervisor W. E. Lockhart of the Lewis and Clark forest was elected president of the Chateau Rod and Gun club to succeed J. C. Morgan. Dr. C. J. B. Stephens was re elected vice president and A. D. Moir became regular secretary. The club set aside sixty dollars for a competition rewarding youths under sixteen who destroy predatory animals and birds. The group planned its annual dance and the predatory animal and bird drive with executive committee duties assigned.
At a Ladies Guild meeting at Mrs. Obert Peterson home, Mrs. C. H. Swain was elected delegate and Mrs. Cohoe alternate to attend the Episcopal convention in Anaconda May 12 to 14. The event marks the 20th anniversary of Montana's missionary district becoming a diocese under the late Bishop Faber.
C D McDonald was elected cashier of Citizens State bank to replace W G Bloomdahl who resigned to run his own business. Fred G Barri bal was named assistant cashier. Bloomdahl plans an insurance real estate and bonds business at Larson block, room 22, under The Bloomdahl Agency representing Equitable Phoenix and Hartford.
The Conrad and Teton high school baseball teams meet Saturday afternoon in the season opener here. Coach Midgett has the Conrad squad in camp with Dale Hanson Petri as key players. Other contenders include Earles Edwards Toomis Jones Cole Gaare Moore Lindseth Lindseth Halverson Leighow, with the lineup chosen from this group.
Helen Adams won the girls cross country event with Nellie Cook and Ruth Moore tying for second. Burt Wells led the boys race with George Loomis taking second and Tom Winner finishing third. Four girls and 15 boys competed from the county high school. The boys ran 2.5 miles from the school to the Teton river bridge. the girls ran 1 mile round trip to the white bridge near Miller place.
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