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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
1
The Willow Creek petroleum test well nears two thousand feet as rumors of oil sands and a small pocket arise but lack confirmation. A Petroleum Company geologist praised the showing and signaled that the structure appears favorable for production, while trading in nearby oil royalties increases with interest rising.
Mrs. Jennie M. Gibson long time Teton county resident was adjudged insane by a commission and committed to the State hospital at Warm Springs under a court order. Taken to Warm Springs by Sheriff Martine and County Nurse Miss Lian, friends hope treatment restores her vigor and returns her to Chateau life.
The following marriage licenses were issued by Clerk of the Court B M Jacobson starting August 1. On August 4 William Harold Carey 24 of Eureka Montana married Sarah Noble 22 of Great Falls. On August 6 Anthony Falter meyer 35 of Chateau married Edna Middleton 25 of Choteau.
Ellison-White 1921 chautauqua week in Chateau closed as a complete entertainment success despite drought and hard times. The committee fell short about 150 dollars of the full $1125 guarantee, to be covered by 38 signers. Fortnightly turnout showed strong support with 41 more names added for 1922. The American Legion pavilion offered a dust free setting with a flowered stage and a program featuring E B Fish and Miss Mary Adel Hayes Co. plus a production It Pays to Advertise by the Keighley Players. A junior town parade, directed by Miss Hutchinson, delighted children as bands led by T McMionn and Lawrence Jackson added city pep. Overall it matched past successes and Ellison-White remains a staple of local social life.
The board of county commissioners votes to keep the county nurse and county agent for the coming year with incumbents Miss Lian and Robert Clarkson remaining in Chateau. They will share stenographic work for both offices. Clerk-office staff will be reduced after September first by one assistant. Tax levy for 1921 in Teton County delayed two weeks due to Helena records not being ready.
The Choteau Oil and Gas Co plans active operations on Willow Creek structure near Choteau. Equipment from Wynsutter Wyoming and Winnett Montana is arriving by rail to the test site with boilers for drilling engines and casing fittings en route from Mowbridge, signaling preparations to start drilling within weeks. Local interest rises as stockholders monitor findings at a different point on the structure than the Petroleum Exploration Co. prior test.
A Thursday morning blaze at Conrad destroyed the Nevills apartment house with about 35000 dollars in losses, insured. Fire began near the roof, burned downward for over two hours, with wind hampering efforts. Firemen confined damage to one building, saving one annex.
Clerk records show First Mortgage Loan Co filed a civil action in the past week seeking foreclosure of a mortgage against Edward E Warner and others.
At her Great Falls home on Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Victor L. Anderson entertained Miss Agnes Schlecht of Chateau with games and a luncheon. Guests included Mrs. J. P. Humphrey, Mrs. E. B. Johnson, Mrs. F. W. Kelso, Mrs. H. W. Doennecke, Mrs. Cornelius L. Anderson, Mrs. J. W. Stoker, and Mrs. A. L. Bester, all of Great Falls. Schlecht recently returned to Chateau after a ten day visit with the Andersons.
A line from the association highlights a diverse range of attractions as essential to each community to break monotony and provide needed variety. The statement underscores the value of cultural programs within the Chautauqua association and its outreach.
County Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Edythe Saylor left for Fairfield to open the first in a series of naturalization classes for candidates due for the October hearing. Classes will be held in Fairfield Dutton and Chateau to prepare prospective citizens for their responsibilities. This is the first effort of its kind in the county and is expected to prove popular and helpful.
Henry Souk of Power was examined by an insanity commission at Chateau on August 4 and adjudged insane. He was ordered committed to the state hospital at Warm Springs and taken there by Sheriff Martine on Tuesday. Relatives alleged mental imbalance and violence. Souk, a rancher and blacksmith, had lived in Power country for years.
A rural update notes haying largely finished with yields better than grain but below last year. Chautauqua attendance includes Mrs. Gray and family and others. several residents travel to Choteau and Canada while Grasshoppers damage crops and the Cady school prepares to close due to no enrollment.
Cascade trimmed Chateau 13 to 2 as Chateau’s infield errors and a shaky start by Chateau pitcher allowed 13 Cascade hits. Kenyon held Cascade scoreless in three innings while Chateau struck first, then Clarkson replaced Guthrie and Cardell played full game, final record for the season 7–2 defeat.
Eighth grade examinations will be held at Dutton Fairfield and Chateau High School on August 25 and 26. Subjects and times listed include Civics History Grammar Reading Arithmetic Spelling Physiology Agriculture Geography with breaks and close times. Edyth Saylor is Superintendent noted.
Charles E. Trescott longtime Choteau Montanan publisher dies after a long illness at his home in Choteau. He was born in Illinois in 1868 and built a 28 year career in Teton county journalism, publishing the Montanan and Acantha along with civic work and fraternal memberships. He leaves Jennie M. Trescott a widow two sons Richard and Chester and a daughter Gertrude Jamison. Burial followed at Chateau cemetery with Knights of Pythias and IOOF pallbearers.
An opinion from Montana Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin to Lincoln County officials upholds the bachelor tax as constitutional. The 17th assembly passed a law imposing a $3 annual poll tax on single male residents aged 21 to 60 who are not heads of families.
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