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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
4
Local letters criticize threshing practices in Montana noting grain loss from wind and separator inefficiency. A Minnesota farmer contrasts efficiency, while readers debate machine upkeep and operator performance in the Chateau area.
The county fair premium lists will be ready before week’s end for preliminary distribution and the full job should finish by mid next week. The book lists premiums and advertisements from Teton county businesses. The premium list is complete and generous, promising a great fair this year.
About June 20 a work team strayed or were stolen from a ranch. A black mare weighing 1100 to 1200 pounds with horizontal bar O on the left shoulder and the bar above the O. A bay gelding of similar weight with a bar half circle brand on the left shoulder. Reference names Kin Tanner Conrad Mont and Zara for information leading to recovery.
The article lists numerous candidate names for Freezeout Stall with notes on letters and comments. It includes entries such as I Wheatcamp Paradise Good Hope and many others like Canal Heights Dixon Fairview Harmony Carter Bairfield Snowflat Black Harth Plateau Freezone Wheating Wheatfant Wheatside Wheatview Sunnyside and several variants ending with Fertile Plains and related terms.
Local W H Hodgskiss visited Conrad on Tuesday to assess a prospective Chateau school principal named Irvin Kohn of Missoula. Mr Hirshberg and family hosted a visiting relative, Mrs Ind Hirshberg, who arrived Tuesday and left Wednesday after learning of her sister in law Jos Hirshberg’s death. John Wilson shows steady improvement after being wounded resisting arrest the previous week, with the bullet still in place. B J Matthews of Conrad, whose leg was amputated after a mowing accident, is reported as perhaps better though not out of danger.
C ir Drake tells the Acantha he expects to open his drug store at Conrad by the end of next week. A new local telephone exchange has been installed in Conrad with eighteen phones ordered. The Shelby to Cut Bank line project is underway and nearing completion.
John E B Webb county treasurer presents a total of 50092 67 on hand at July 31 1907 distributed across General fund Contingent fund Road fund Sinking fund Court House bond fund General school fund District school funds Institute fund State fund State Bounty fund Stock Inspect and Detect fund Stock Indemnity High school general fund Personal property tax Protested taxes Court house fund totaling the county’s funds.
Belleview defeated Bynum 5 to 3 last Sunday as the Belleview team enjoyed refreshments for the visitors. Mrs Lee and family visited with Mr I Tollefson's sister during the week. J L Stonehouse stayed on his homestead. Miss Stella Ralston of Great Falls visited local friends.
Hirshberg Brothers bank will close all day Friday August 16 due to the funeral of Mrs Jos Hirshberg. Local customers are advised to plan transactions accordingly and monitor notices for rescheduled hours.
Jos Hirshberg and Co store will be closed all day Friday August 16 due to the funeral of Mrs Jos Hirshberg.
In Dupuyer on August 3 the Kingsbury Co. auction attracted a large town crowd. Auctioneer Mr. Vance kept listeners amused with jokes as sales ran from nine in the morning to eleven at night. The Ladies Aid sold ice cream and cake, clearing about $36.00.
Raymond notes haying progress. A. L. Hoy learns of his mother's death in Seattle. Mrs. J. L. Collins visited Château last week. Mrs. Rochevar, sister of Mrs. Wessel, fell ill at Mrs. Collins home but improved. H. E. Belcher and J. L. Collins dipped their horses last Saturday.
Peter Wold, visiting for two weeks, departed for Great Falls Monday. Carl Hanson and H K Ferris travelled to Collins Tuesday to unload separators. John Cashman arrived with a crew for hay field work. Bertha Davidson appears on the sieve list. A Saturday dance was enjoyed. Alfred Hanson finishes woodwork on L J Otness residence.
All subscribers are notified that money is now due and payable to the Secretary. Subscriptions should be paid promptly as funds must be in the hands of the commission at once.
The list shows uncalled letters for the Chateau office including Benny R Bulmer Frank Reed Miss Clara Rylan BE L Wright. Callers must pay the advertised fee plus one cent. C H Draxe P M
Conrad Banking Company sues Ralph Aiken and Mary B. Devine to satisfy a debt. The sheriff will sell on August 17, 1907 at 10 a.m. at the courthouse door in Chateau Montana the debts and interest of Mary E Devine in several parcels of land in Teton County including sections 17 18 28 29 all in township 28 north range 2 west with titles held by heirs of John J Devine and Pearson Bros. Sale is cash. Sheriff Kenneth McKenzie and undersheriff E J Ganong announce the sale with attorneys Geo H Slayton and J A McDonovan for the plaintiff. First publication July 5 1907.
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