Teton County Budget Sees $25,000 Drop in Allowances
County officials report coming fiscal year total allowances at 191,079 dollars, about 25,000 less than last year. County levies total 30 mills, down from 36.40, with Chateau city levy cut to 23 mills. State and local levies largely unchanged, while bond sinking fund rises to 6.00 mills and insect pest levy is eliminated.
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Teton County
W. H. Webb
City of Chateau
General Fund
Livestock Commission
Livestock Bounty and Livestock Sanitary Board
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Peecrerrreore Ertery
Board of Health
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Eena
Judge and Co
Otto Wagnild
Waynild
State Board of Equalization
Chateau
Bynum
Greenfields
Governor endorses buy at home letter contest in Montana
The All Montana Development Association offers 200 in cash prizes for letters on buying at home. Judges include Governor Erickson and other state leaders. Letters under 250 words must reach the association in Billings by September 19. Eight prizes range from 5 to 100 dollars to encourage local spending.
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All-Montana Development Association
W. A. Selvidge
Erickson
Helena
Great Falls Tribune
Great Falls
Ray M. Hart
Hart-Albin Co
Billings
Montana
Selvidge
Los Angeles Sheep Co Ships Rambouillet Stock to Choteau County
Six hundred Rambouillet ram lambs and 550 purebred bucks were shipped into this county in the past week by the Los Angeles Sheep Co. to be managed near Chateau with Sewell Christian in charge. The stock originates from Kimble bands at Hanford, California. The company plans to transfer all stock to the area within thirty days. It was organized by the late A J Cowell who brought the first Kimble stock to Choteau and set headquarters on the old Cowell ranch.
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Los Angeles Sheep Co
Chateau
Sewell Christian
Hanford
California
A J. Cowell
Choteau
Cowell Ranch
M E Church Notes with Culbertson as Minister
The M E Church notes announce Sunday services on August 16 with 10:30 am Sunday school and 11:30 am worship led by Robert B. Culbertson. Epworth League gathers at 7 pm, a lawn social is set for Friday evening August 14 on the church lawn. Epworth League officers elected include Charlotte Looney president Marion Butchart first vice president Vera Seekins second vice president Hazel Upman third vice president Dorothy Franklin fourth vice president Gertrude Spoelder secretary Agnes Nasser treasurer.
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Epworth League
Charlotte Looney
Marion Butchart
Vera Seekins
Hazel Upman
Dorothy Franklin
Gertrude Spoelder
Agnes
Great Falls Man Fined for Leaving Fire in Sun River Canyon
I M Reichy of Great Falls pled guilty before Justice J E DeHaas in Chateau to leaving a camp fire burning below Klick's camp in Sun River canyon. He was fined $10 and costs totaling $12.50. Reichy had a camp fire permit, traced by forest officers. brought into Chateau by Ranger Halvorson of Hannan Gulch station.
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I. M. Reichy
Great Falls
J. E. DeHaas
Chateau
Sun River Canyon
Klick
Reidy
Halvorson
Hannan Gulch
County Shipping Association To Load Out Car Cattle
The Teton County Cattle Shippers Association will send its first cattle car from Chateau next Tuesday with eight to ten farmers cooperating. The move aims to secure better prices for livestock than local sales, and a similar shipment is expected every two weeks.
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County Shipping Association
Teton County
Wheat Prices at Chateau Today
Today's wheat market reports prices paid at Chateau as provided by Shirley Wallace of J. M. Baker Co. No. 1 hard spring totals $1.50 with a 5c premium. No. 1 dark northern totals $1.49 with a 5c premium. Dark hard winter is $1.39 and Amber Durum $1.14.
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Shirley Wallace
J. M. Baker Co
Construction to start on Bynum Irrigation District by Sept 14
District promoter Phil I Cole announces the Bynum Irrigation District project must begin no later than September 14 1925 with a 15 day setup period. Bids open August 29 and by June 1 1926 at least 10000 acres must be irrigated. Completion aimed June 1 1927 with firms from Denver Minneapolis and Pacific coast expected to bid.
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Bynum
Phil I. Cole
Sterling M. Wood
Billings
Cole
Denver
Minneapolis
R. H. Fifield
Mr. Cole
The
Great Northern Railway Co
Ranger Fry of Willow Creek Station Weds in Augusta
Ranger W. E. Fry in charge at Willow Creek station on the Lewis and Clark Forest was married last Sunday in Augusta. His bride, Miss Naida Olive Wellman, daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Wellman, is a Great Falls High School graduate and a Lewistown teacher. The Rev E P Leick of Chicago officiated. The couple will live in Augusta after September 9 and honeymooned in Great Falls and other Montana points.
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Re Creek
Lewis & Ik Forest
Augusta
Ontana Mreccord-Herald
Naida
Olive Wellman
Wellman
Great Falls
Lewis & Clark County
Fry
Chateau
E. P. Leick
Chicago
Mildred Hale
Bingham Wellman
Helena
Montana
Fires sting Northwest as Forest Officials Warn Acute Danger
Lewis and Clark Forest officials warn danger from wildfires is acute in the Northwest. Northern Idaho and western Montana fires scorch thousands of acres. over a thousand men fight blazes. Sun River watershed now under campfire permit system. permits at ranger stations or Chateau office.
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Northwest
Idaho
Montana
Myrick
Lewis & Clark Forest
Sun River
Chateau
Furrow drill tests planned at Pendroy and nearby areas
Pendroy hosts furrow drill tests funded by local bankers and farmers. Bill Wellenstein, aided by County Agent Robert Clarkson, seeds about 45 acres with furrow drill in a 90 acre field, while the rest uses a standard drill. Tests move to Agawam after Pendroy plots, then to Porter Beach region for comparison.
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Pendroy
Bill Wellenstein
Penroy
Teton County
Robert Clarkson
Wellenstein
Wellenstein Ranch
Agawam
Clarkson
Porter Beach
Judith Basin
Harvest Progress in Teton County Fields
Harvest is under way in Teton county with fields in Porter Beach Dutton Collins Fairfield and T. L. Gap producing encouraging shocks. Much grain is being bound and stack threshing will be common this fall with threshing set to begin on a few farms late this week and the bulk not until mid to late next week.
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Teton County
Porter Beach
Dutton, Collins
Fairfield
T. L. Gap
Jinxed Dutton Routs Choteau In 15–5 Baseball Loss
Dutton beat Choteau 15 to 5 as Choteau fielded poorly with nine errors while Dutton had 15 hits. Otness held Choteau to 11 hits over six innings, Guthrie and Berg finish on mound for Choteau, Curry goes the full nine for Dutton. Box score notes, batting averages, and league standings follow in a compact game recap.
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Eddie” Core
Dutton
Neal
Choteau
Dutton Boys
Otness
Guthrie
Berg
Curry
Clarkson
Bolland
Schultze
Montague
Newman
Oleson
Stanfield
Cheatham
Hodgskiss
Clinton Core, Jr
Chateau
AB Rha
Christensen
Cardell
Wangen
Ivenson
L Pet. Powol
Halpin
Bynum
Power
Sutton Takes Over Choteau Garage
L R Sutton has taken over the Choteau Garage from Mrs Julia Larson. The stock and business are now in his hands, with H T Redmond and Henry Mapston to remain in the mechanical department. Sutton aims to maintain high service standards and will keep the existing staff. Mrs Larson plans to stay in Chateau for at least a month to close affairs.
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Julia Larson
L. R. Sutton
Sutton
H. T. Redmond
Henry Mapston
Ife
Ife Is An Experienced Garage Mar Endie Well Known Jeraly
Great Northern to wait for circus crowd at Great Falls
The Great Northern will hold its Pendray train at Great Falls until 5 p.m. next Monday to accommodate Teton county residents attending the Ringling Bros. circus, announced by C. H. Porter, Chateau agent for the railroad.
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Great Northern
Great Falls
Teton County
Ringling Bros. Circus
C. H. Porter
Cha‘teau
Porter Bench Winter Wheat Yields Reported Good
County Agent Robert Clarkson reports Porter bench winter wheat yields ranging from 25 to 30 bushels per acre on north county ranches. One Moon field yielded 37 bushels, another Lewis field 30, with an additional field about 25 bushels. Grain is large and of good quality. Lewis believes winter wheat will be more profitable than spring with proper winter protection. Lewis plans to test furrow drilling next year.
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Porter Bench
Robert Clarkson
North County
Lewis
Weaver to Manage Cash & Carry in Jean Family Absence
J M Weaver Jr takes charge of the Cash and Carry Grocery as Mr and Mrs Oscar Jean depart Sunday for an auto trip east. The article notes the temporary arrangement while the Jean family is away.
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J. M. Weaver, Jr
Oscar Jeanis
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First National Bank
U. S
Rambouillets
M. E
Robert B. Culbertson
Willow Creek Station
Dutton Sunday
R. Sutton
Choteau Garage
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