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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
7
Deputy Game Warden Brown found a small cabin high in the Olympics where a stray Airedale dog fed on dried elk meat dropped by a wild cat nesting on the rafters. The dog and cat survived together for over eight days as Brown pursued the elk killer.
At a city club Young Snoberly pretends to read a French comic, smiling at jokes and exclaiming bon tres bon. A fellow patron bets he cannot speak French and tests him by asking the time in French, prompting Snoberly to hand over the paper.
A New York Evening Sun column quotes Lucille Pugh offering free leap year guidance to bachelor girls. It advocates evaluating a man’s character and how he will live, arguing against marriages for money and stressing compatibility and capable home life.
Barney Oldfield, famed motor speed king, staying three days at Hotel Muehlebach, spoke eleven minutes to his Los Angeles wife by long distance. The call cost 54.96 dollars with the odd cent as war tax, and he left a ten dollar tip for operator Ann Gaffney.
A Dutch natural history journal notes blue pigeons repeatedly entering water and swimming. After an initial rescue, the doves gained courage from bread scraps, then swam like gulls near a observer's house before flying away when tired.
A letter from a militia member in Douglass Arizona dated July 27 1916 describes harsh army life with ample grub and heat while joking about disciplinary gaps and a red ant incident at dinner. The second item is a Department of the Interior land notice from Great Falls Montana announcing Herman Vieting of Bynum Montana filing for three year proof on land in section 8 township 26 north range 7 west with witnesses listed and a hearing set for August 14 1916.
Notice details a sheriff sale of land in Teton County Montana under an August 1916 foreclosure decree, describing the northwest quarter of section 11, township 26 north range 4 west plus water rights and improvements, with sale set for August 26 1918 at the county courthouse. Also includes a notice of contest by Charles A Dunn against Herbert J Munkittrick for homestead entries with a 20 day response deadline following the fourth publication.
Samuel M. Valentine of Bole Montana has filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish his land claim for lots 3 and 4 SEY NW NEW SW section 3 township 23 north range 3 west Montana Meridian. The office of A C Warner A S Commissioner in Chateau Montana will hear the filing on September 5 1916. First publication August 2 1916. Last publication August 30 1916. Alvin Holm Walfred Johnson Charles Sandberg Axel Lindberg all of Bole Montana are witnesses.
A commentator argues that even a stable Mexican government would struggle to keep pigs and monkeys out of its affairs, implying political chaos or corruption.
Fragmentary notice lists Jackson Wallace and Jackson Bole Montana with C B Jackson as notary public and references typed lines. Contains sparse details about land or lease records and official designation.
The report notes a prolonged pause in negotiations with Mexico, highlighting renewed efforts and ongoing diplomatic activity without a breakthrough. No dates or names are specified in the readable text.
Department of the Interior notice states Alan O Ballard of Chateau Montana filed intent to prove up a claim to land described as N4% SEY, E% SW14 section 34 township 24 north range 5 west Montana Meridian. Proof hearing before A Warner, U S Commissioner, Chateau August 11, 1916 with witnesses Bateman F temas Higgins Carson all of Chateau. First pub July 12 last Aug 9.
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