County Commissioners Fix Levies for 1927 Budget
The board fixed county levies totaling 30.333 mills including state and county funds and a 4 mill county road levy. General fund drops to 1.25 mills while poor and bond funds rise. City of Choteau set at 26 mills. inter county property values listed for major utilities and rail lines. Budget for coming year approved at 225552 with increases for delinquent taxes and new bridges, offsets in several departments.
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Board of County Commissioners
W. H. Webb
State General Fund
Educational Bond Fund
Choteau
Livestock Commission
Livestock ‘Bounty
Livestock Sanitary’ Board
City of
Poor Fund
Bridge Fund
County High School Fund
County Road
State Board of Equalization
G. F. Power Co
G. N. Ry. Co
Western Union
Milwaukee
Continental Telegraph
Pondera
Glacier
Justice Courts
Board of Health
Eeacceescees
Wceessenes
Court House Furn and Fix
Aaeae
Meceeeessseeneee
Secceeseesseeren
Seseene
Jaseenee
Woman's Club Plans Picnic Before Flower Show
Members of the Chateau Woman's Club will picnic next Tuesday August 16 at the Hentges ranch on Deep Creek. Mrs Hentges will arrange transportation. Officers urge a large turnout as important business precedes the annual Flower Show.
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Chateau Woman’s Club
Hentges
Deep Creek
Rimells Visit Old Sheep Partner in Riverside
Mr and Mrs Phil Rimell of Riverside California are due next Monday to visit Mr and Mrs C S McDonald. Rimell formerly partnered with McDonald in the county sheep business and is well known locally.
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Phil Rimell
Riverside
California
C. S. McDonald
Rimell
McDonald
Gasoline explosion injures Mrs. Huffman at home
Mrs. Cecil Huffman of the Highway Garage proprietors was badly burned when gasoline exploded while preparing a meal with a camp stove. She escaped by rolling outside, saved by her quick action. Fire damaged a kitchen floor and a closet door, neighbors quickly doused the blaze.
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Cecil Huffman
Highway Garage
Huffman
Louisiana Eyes Montana Seed Potatoes For Louisiana Pool
Prof. G L Tiebout of Louisiana University told Chateau Lions Club that Montana seed potatoes could fuel a profitable perpetual industry in the state if growers supply high quality seed. Options on crops for October to January deliveries were discussed, with Bliss Triumph vs Sharples strain noted. Powers of Bozeman added remarks on wheat seed certification and Montana growers were urged to produce top quality stock.
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Montana
Louisiana
Chateau Lions Club
G. L. Tiebout
Baton Rouge
University of Louisiana
Tiebout
L. R. Powers
Bozeman
State College Extension Service
Sharples
J. M. Harrington
State College
Zurich
J. I. Sharples
Powers
Cattle Shipment Planned by Teton County Association
Teton County Shipping Association plans a late August cattle shipment with date to be announced. Leon Snyder, assistant to the county agent, asks farmers to notify the county agent's office of what they will have, including brands or bills of sale if brands are not theirs.
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Teton County Shipping Association
Leon Snyder
Mrs Moore Hosts Guests From Great Falls And Anaconda
Mrs. George Moore entertained guests over Sunday including her mother Mrs. N. A. Strand and sister Miss Helen Strand of Great Falls and another sister Mrs. F. F. Frick of Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moore
N. A. Strand
Helen Strand
Great Falls
F. F. Frick
Anaconda
Mormon Leaders Impressed by Bynum Project Visit
Mormon leaders toured the Bynum irrigation project with Phil S. Cole and a party of bishops and company officials. They met settlers, heard praise for conditions, and noted grain crops despite late spring seeding, projecting near 40 bushels per acre.
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Bynum
Moryman
Phil S. Cole
Bishops Saunders, Ball
H. C. ‘Austin
Blackfoot
Idaho
Utah- Idaho Sugar Company
Geo. Barlow
Cascade
Sugar Company
K. L. Molen
Great Northern Immigration Department
Sun River
Chas. D. Greenfield
Helena
Great Northern
Immigration and Development “Department
Cole
Saunders
Austin
Ball
Molen
Sun River Project
Byron Rogers Dies After Long Illness at 16
Byron Rogers, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Rogers, died at home after a five month battle with Brights disease. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at the Chateau Methodist church. He was a first year high school student from District 5 Burton Beach, a violinist, band member, and loved by friends and classmates. Survived only by his parents.
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Byron Rogers
B. B. Rogers
Brights
Rogers
Chateau
Young Rogers
Soae
Teton County
Rogers Ranch
Burton Beach
Robert Clarkson
Irrigation Conference Here Today Brings State Leaders
A group of irrigation men chosen by last spring's farm economic conference at Great Falls meet today in Chateau to arrange an irrigation congress for November. County Agent Rob ert Clarkson announces the committee, with visitors from Bozeman Cascade county and Sun River area including Fred Bennion R. E. Cameron Blaine Ferguson I. G. DeVore George O. Sanford E. B. Noble and other irrigation interests. The conference will appoint committees to plan the November meeting expected to draw several hundred irrigation farmers to Chateau and fix the fall congress date.
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Great Falls
Chateau
Robert Clarkson
Fred Bennion
Bozeman
R. E. Cameron
Cascade County
Blaine Ferguson
Pondera County
Lewis & Clark County
George O. Sanford
E. B. Noble
Bynum Irrigation District
Agent Fred Bennion Visits Chateau Yester Day
State county agent leader Fred Bennion arrived in Chateau yesterday on a tour of the region. His Bozeman headquarters coordinate the trip as he reviewing agricultural conditions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bennion
Bozeman
Chateau
Family heads to two week vacation in Teton canyon
Mrs. Clarence Looney and daughter Madge along with Mrs. H. E. Adams and children plan a two week trip to Teton canyon starting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Looney
Madge
H. E. Adams
Teton Canyon
Bannatyne oil field proves 30 barrels daily from 48 hour test
A 48 hour pump test near Bannatyne, Dutton, shows the field as a commercial oil producer with 61 barrels in two days, averaging 30 barrels daily. Genoa Oil & Gas controls the discovery and plans rapid development including a central pumping plant and pipeline to the Great Northern railway.
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Bannatyne
Dutton
Montana Oil Journal
Genoa Oil & Gas Co
Ellis Sand
Rocky Mountain
Guy Craig
Genoa Oil & Gas
Genoa
C. M. MacCutcheon
J. W. Speer
Genoa Oil & Gas Company
Ralph Arnold
Speer
Craig
McCutcheon
Little Fellows
Great Northern Railway
Local golf tourney opens at Meadowlark with Chateau Country Club entries
Four Chateau Country Club members C S McDonald John J Hannan G C Core and Clinton Core Jr travel from Great Falls for the state golf tournament at Meadowlark. Other club members plan to attend semifinals and the big dance with entertaining events for non players. McDonald wins mashie contest as preparations for next spring cup continue. Mr and Mrs O Hansen return from Bozeman with plans for their children at state college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Country Club
Meadowlark
Great Falls
C. S. McDonald
John J. Hannan
G. C. Core
Clinton Core, Jr
Core
McDonald
O. Hansen
Bozeman
State College
Evelyn Hansen
The
Earl Hansen
Teton
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Woman's Club
First National Bank
U. S
Association
Ders
Bannatyne WI
E. B. Emrick
Craig and
Hawley
Fidelity of Co
Bannatyne Ranch
Brittan-DeSchon
Citizens State Bank
Mont
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