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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
1
The World at Large notes Italy marks fifty years of national unity while General Booth at 82 continues Salvation Army leadership. Canada asserts Arctic claims as whale fisheries boost island value, and Amsterdam prices rise since 1908. Taft deploys forces to Arizona amid Mexican unrest. French engineers claim gyroscopic aviation stability via opposing motor and propeller rotation.
District Engineer I W Kramer of the Forest Service based in Missoula arrives to inspect Elk Creek and Willow Creek Ranger stations with Supervisor Leavitt. They plan major telephone and trail work across the Lewis and Clark National Forest including a line from Lubec to Lewis and Clark Pass and extensions to Dupu yer and Silk Creek stations. A forest telephone expert is expected to begin by July first to lead field construction and the trail system will be expanded to support protective measures.
The March bulletin notes deep winter snow largely protected against deep freezes and gradual melting reduced runoff. Soils are well stored with moisture across Montana, with high mountains retaining solid snow due to alternating thawing and freezing. Conditions overall more favorable than March 1910.
The national House of Representatives approved direct election of U S senators by a wide margin with only 16 votes against. The report notes the vote and the push for reform, alongside related political developments.
The act allows persons who abandoned prior homestead or desert land entries to regain benefits as if the former entry never occurred. Applicants for a second entry must provide the description and date of the prior entry. Provisions exclude those canceled for fraud or relinquished for excess valuable consideration. Approved February 3, 1911.
The week features a big auction sale ad. The Ladies of the Guild plan a dance Friday evening, April 21. J S Lane and wife and W J Wat sop and wife of Saypo visit on business. Dr Robert Clark from the state normal school in Dillon visits area schools. George Hansen leaves Choteau for Stella Neb to start a new business venture.
Eddie Hodgskiss, of the State Agricultural college, has been named manager of the college track team. The Exponent prints his student assembly address on agricultural stations history and applauds the talk.
Miss Sara Ruth Bates, seen with the Rachael Steinman Concert company, will perform at Hodgskiss hall on May 1 under the Sp worth league auspices. She is touring the west between Lyceum seasons, promising a genuine treat for Chateau audiences.
The district number one school board met Saturday for its first regular session after the election. John Zimmerman and Jas Sulgrove were declared elected and certificates issued. Sulgrove became president, J E Webb was retained as clerk. A bond issue was preliminarily considered. No action on teachers for the coming year, as some current staff have not decided their plans.
Miss Annabel Mac Farland youngest member of Arroyo Diner Club wed Hart Schultz a Blackfoot painter from New York and known locally as the son of author J. W. Schultz. The couple met in a studio and the bride has one sister married to a Westchester real estate dealer.
United States Commissioner A C Warner provides the new land law text affecting Greenfields Beach residents. The act amends section 5 of the 1910 reclamation fund act and sets acreage units, water charges, and entry restrictions for irrigation lands. It clarifies treatment of pre‑June 25 1910 relinquishments under homestead law and irrigation provisions.
The county high school board met Saturday at the high school. New members appointed by the board of county commissioners formed the new organization. P. J. Cole was named president and Nellie R. Brown secretary. Principal B. E. S. Toau was reelected for another year. Members include P. I. Cole J. G. Bair W. D. Jones Wm Hodgskiss K. G. McLean Win. Cowgill and Mes Brown.
A large crowd attended the Base Ball meeting at Hodgskiss ball last Tuesday night. Dr. McGregor was elected captain of the 191? team and Walter Gorham chosen manager. A committee of Carl Burbank A M Walley and Paul Jacobson will secure suitable grounds and arrange them for fastball. To fund season startup the treasury is negative so a benefit dance is planned with a committee to organize and solicit help from Chateau for a profitable event.
Work has begun on fire cisterns forming part of Choteau's fire protection system. The center district cistern is under construction and the project aims for rapid completion. A test well will determine if its capacity matches the fire engine planned for purchase if water supply suffices.
A. B. Cook of Helena Montana is expanding his Teton county ranch herd of Herefords for display at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. He toured Missouri breeders, secured 30 animals, and finds his Montana stock already outmatching the best Missouri lines in headway toward a prize winning herd.
Coroner Conner investigated the death of 49 year old David Waldo Shields found at his niece’s homestead five miles east of Conrad. A longtime asthma sufferer, he had become despondent and killed himself with a carbine. He recently moved from Canada and has a grown son named Waldo. Burial followed from Connor & Karbart in Conrad.
Mrs. Haymes died Tuesday morning at 5 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband and three young children. One son and daughter from a former marriage attend Haskell Institute in Kansas. The remains were buried Wednesday afternoon in Chateau Cemetery. A Catholic prayer service was held at 2. pallbearers included J Webb I L Thompson A M Rose J H Odenwald H W A Prescott and A B Jones. Dr McGregor read the burial service.
On April 29 a dance will be held at Hodgskiss Hall to kick off the base wall team’s season and celebrate the railroad’s arrival into Chateau. Tickets available at the Drug Store Beaupre House and Hodggskiss House for 1.00. Supper is 1.00 per couple and music by Parker and his orchestra.
The article notes multiple Montana happenings including a raised bounty, a dedication of a church, a conditional donation to a new Kalispell hospital, and raids on gambling in Great Falls. It also reports a college debate win, failed bond bids in Helena, a real estate note in Butte, a 14 year sentence for Sam A. Hall, and leadership appointments in Great Falls schools. Roosevelt’s Montana university speech is highlighted with a large student audience.
The Sam Burd estate land near Choteau was sold this week to Alex Burrell by Levi Burd of Browning who held the controlling interest. The acreage totals about 700 acres west of Choteau 320 acres northwest and 400 acres on the Murthy.
The Farmers' Institute plans spring creation of boys and girls corn clubs in rural districts. District champions will compete for county honors, then state honors at Helena fair. Clubs receive seed, care instructions, and support. Dakota Farmer contest offers 3000 in premiums. Write Bozeman office for details.
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