Debaters Clash Over Esch Cummins Law In Teton County
Attorney General Rankin and I Parker Veazey Jr debated the Esch Cummins Act before about 350 farmers and business leaders in Choteau. Veazey defended the law’s fairness and limits on railroads while Rankin condemned it as unfair and harmful to shippers, with audience attention interrupted by a blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington D.rankin
I. Parker Veazey
Great Falls
Choteau
UT Club
Bert I. Packer
Chateau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Veazey
Rankin
Supreme Court of the United States
Montana
Helena
Intermountain States
Wall Street
Teton County
US Club
Oil prospect near Bynum in upper Kootenai at 1170 feet
M. W. Edwards reports Edwards Jones No. 2 well about four miles north of Bynum in the upper Kootenai shows oil potential at 1170 feet with gas pressure strong at the site and 4000000 feet gas flow from No.1. shallow oil shows at 215 feet suggestive of possible commercial production on the Sweetgrass arch. If oil fails, plans include portable rigs to tap gas and supply pipeline to Bynum Chateau Great Falls and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootenai
M. W. Edwards
Edwards-Jones No. 2
Bynum
Teton County
Edwards
Sweetgrass Arch
Theield
Bynum, Chateau
Great ‘Falls
Great Ff Gas Company
Love's Young Dream Shattered by Sheriff Stop
Great Falls youths Leslie O McHees e and Francis Ferguson were halted from wedlock when Cascade County Sheriff orders stopped their license after discovering ages 21 and 19 listed by the groom and 19 and 17 by the sheriff's wife. The couple were sent home to seek parental consent or await elder approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie O. McHeese
Francis Ferguson
Great Falls
B.M. Jacobson
Reiquam
Sheriff Gordon
Cascade County
Young McHees
Gordon
Lady Fair
Teton Farmers Begin Harvest of Bumper Crop
County Agent Robert Clarkson projects spring wheat yields near 40 bushels per acre in best fields, with 25 to 35 bushels likely elsewhere. Grasshopper damage is light on wheat, but oats and barley suffer losses. overall, labor remains sufficient and plans exist to address any future shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Robert Clarkson
Methodist Church Notes and Conference Outlook
Morning worship at 10 30 with sermon by the pastor. This closes the conference year. Sunday school at 11 30 and evening service at 8 00. Annual conference heads to Great Falls next week. Mrs W B Butchart elected delegate to lay electoral conference on Friday August 24. Sun River canyon camping trip enjoyed by ten Boy Scouts amid ideal weather and no incidents. Scoutmaster delivered a sermon at Klicks camp Sunday evening.
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Methodist Church
Harry T. Stong
Great Falls
W. B Butchart
Sun River Canyon
Klick
Reporters on Stage for Great Falls Debate
Shorthand reporters and writers for the Great Falls papers joined the debate principals and the chairman on stage during the event.
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Great Falls
Fitting Services for Harding Remembered in Ohio Tribute
A public tribute to Warren G. Harding occurred at 2 p.m. in Marfon Ohio as funeral services were held. A. B. Guthrie addressed twenty voices in the American Legion pavilion, praise of Harding’s character, leadership, and family life, urging faith, peace, and gratitude amid sorrow. The program concluded with The Star Spangled Banner and benediction by Mrs. Stong.
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Chateau
Warren G. Harding
Mar Fon
Ohio
American Legion Pravilion
Great Northern Park
A. B. Guthrie
Toisin
G M. Coffey Jr
H. T. Stong
Lr. Guthrie
Guthrie
Harding
Washington
Mr. Harding
Twenty-Six Mills Final Levy Set by Commissioners
County commissioners set the 1923 tax levy for county purposes at 26 mills, lower than 33 mills in 1922, after final action last Saturday. The cut follows an appreciable reduction in assessed county valuation, yielding greater taxpayer savings than anticipated.
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W. H. Webb
Board of County Commissioners
Brown and Bailey complete 2500 ft Gypsy well near Collins
Brown and Bailey of Salt Creek Wyoming finished a 2500 ft contract on Gypsy Oil Co holdings seven miles west of Collins. They report encouraging oil shows at two levels and gas, with casing pulled to prepare for leaving the field.
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Brown & Bailey
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Gypsy Oil Co
Collins
J. L. Brown
Chateau
Bailey
Choteau Merc Reopens With Trustee Sale
The Choteau Mercantile Company will reopen tomorrow after two months closed due to an assignment to the Northern Montana Credit Men's association. R. B. Smith has purchased the stock, relocated it, and will personally manage the store from Bottineau North Dakota with plans to stay if the outlook remains favorable.
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Choteau Mercantile Company
Montana Credit Men's Association
R. B. Smith
Smith
Chateau
Bottineau
North Dakota
Chateau Merc
Car collision near Augusta wounds four. suit filed
Frank Hirshberg of Fairfield and Mrs. Arthur Hirshberg with two daughters along with Claude J. Pinson and wife suffered injuries in a head on crash eight miles west of Augusta on Helena road. Joanna Hirshberg was badly cut. Mrs. Pinson wounded above the eye. rib fracture and bruises for Mrs. Hirshberg. Pinson accused of speeding. Hirshberg seeks 2600 damages in Cascade county district court.
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Frank Hirshberg
Fairfield
Arthur Hirshberg
Joanna
Elsie
Chateau
Claude J. Pinson
Durango
Old Mexico
Pinson
Franklin
Hirshberg
Helena Road
Augusta
Joanna Hirshberg
Mr. Pinson
Missoula
Hirshberg Has Filed Suit Against Mr. Pinson
District Court
Cascade County
Great Falls Tribune
Honored Fairfield Resident Buried in Choteau
Mrs. W. J. Crittenden of Fairfield, widow of a former county commissioner, died last Saturday after a long illness and was buried Monday in Choteau cemetery. Born Mary A Starmer in 1859, she moved to Montana in 1891 and helped lead Fairfield life since 1912. Survived by husband, three daughters and three sons with one son deceased, funeral services were held in Fairfield Church and at the grave.
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W. J. Crittenden
Fairfield
Teton County
Chateau Cemetery
Mary A.starmer
Chicago
Nebraska
Montana
Gallatin Valley
Bozeman
Crittenden
Local Advertiser Highlights Dry Goods and Furnishings
Opening advertisement by Mr. Smith appears in another page of the paper, noting a store offering dry goods and gents' furnishings.
Aged Teton resident dies at granddaughter’s home
George W. Yeager aged 91 died at the Choteau home of his granddaughter Mrs. H B Ashworth after a two day illness. He was born in 1832 in Tippecanoe county Indiana and moved to Montana in 1900. Survived by five grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren and ten great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev. H T Stong officiating and burial in Choteau cemetery.
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Choteau
H. GB. Ashworth
George W. Yeager
Teton County
Yeager
George Washington Yeager
Tippecanoe County
Indiana
Missouri
Montana
Iare
Mr. Yeager
Stewart Edgar
Bynum
H. B. Ashworth
Ceck
Earl
Geo. Yeager
The
Christian Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Methodist Church
H.T. Stong
Choteau Cemetery
Flower Show Back in Legion Pavilion at Great Northern Park
Labor Day Monday September 3 marks the annual Teton county flower show to be held in the Legion pavilion. Bring flowers for display or competition as organizers urge full participation to improve the event over last year.
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Teton County
Legion
Great Northern Park
Carter Resumes Drilling at 1970 Feet Depth
Carter resumes drilling at the Carter well in the Rattlesnake Butte structure south of Chateau after a brief shutdown. The depth when drilling recommenced was reported as 1970 feet.
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Carter
Steeet
Chateau
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Bebate
First National Bank
RAL Resef
Love
Cascade
Teton
Gypsy Well
Choteau Merc
Esea
Gusta
I Vy
Vad
Citizens State Bank
Mont
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