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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
2
Oil industry update shows Dorsey Hager praising northern field progress after years of development. He notes the district’s extensive work unlocking resources and anticipates continued expansion as operations mature.
By Dorsey Hager. The Kevin Sunburst field now has 95 producing wells with potential output of 9000 barrels daily and 12 producing gas wells. With 52 drilling and 34 to drill, 180 producing wells should finish within 60 days. By year end 1923 output may hit 12000 to 15000 barrels per day as field development continues.
James W. Whitlatch, arrival in Helena in 1864, located the Whitlatch Union mine near Last Chance, sparking Helena’s mining boom. He held early mineral entries, helped move Montana papers, and promoted ventures in Nevada and New Mexico. He died by suicide in San Francisco after a life of trials and ventures, leaving a legend of optimism and caution for future miners.
C L Marshall of the Wolf Point Herald proposed naming farms to farmers in his area and ran a campaign. The effort led to most local farms adopting names and he published a free directory listing farms and owners. Owners received copies and many are ordering stationery. The idea should spread to other communities.
The Gallatin River valley history traces exploration from Sieur de la Verendrye to Lisa and the Missouri Fur Company. It details Bozeman pass migration, the 1860s gold rush, Bridger and Bozeman routes, and the first house in Bozeman. Notable burials include John Bozeman and Comstock lode discoverer Henry Comstock.
Albert Johnson, Renova merchant, was shot at his store door on June 26 and died in a Butte hospital. Roy Walsh, arrested with Albert Hughes, faced trial with bid to use truth serum. defense clashed with prosecutors over a voluntary confession. The pair, from Butte, also confessed to multiple robberies as Hughes’s trial set for the next term.
John Swanson, 30, died after living ten days with a broken neck suffered when his car went over a grade. The case puzzled local physicians and prompted a fatal injury report.
C H Goldsmith a 67 year old Branford Connecticut tourist is hospitalized with spotted fever in what is believed to be the first locally originated case in Yellowstone National Park officials say.
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