Death claims prominent Teton farmer in 1930s report
Jacob Luinstra a renowned Teton county farmer dies after months with cancer at Chateau hospital. Born in Grypskerk Netherlands 1869, he immigrated to the U S in 1896, settled near Chateau, built Riverside Ranch, and left nine children. Funeral at Chateau Methodist Church with burial in Choteau Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Luinstra
Teton County
Chateau Hospital
Mr. Luinstra
Grypskerk
Holland
Royal Dutch Army
United States
Chicago
Anna Huisenga
Montana
John
Gertrude
Burton Bench
Riverside Ranch
Chateau
Teton River
Luinstra
Union
John van Setten
Neil van Wichen
Pete Luinstra
U. S. Army Air Corps
Sam
Jacob Jr
Harry
U. S. Navy
Ann Luinstra
Helena
Alice Luinstra
Melvin Bowdin
Conrad
Choteau
Puncher of These Parts Visits Choteau Local Tells Old West Tales
Old timer Hugh A. Rose of Brady, brother of City Marshal Martin Rose, visited Choteau and Farmington with wife Mrs. Rose. He worked cattle for outfits like S. T. and Floweree, rode to the Canadian line, and remembers early range life. He now runs a Brady drug store liquor store. Mrs. Rose is Brady postmistress and daughter of Olaf Lindseth, Burton Beach pioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Farmington
Hugh A. Rose
Brady
Rose
Martin Rose
Teton County
Chouteau County
S. T
T. L
Floweree
Sweetgrass Hills
Olaf Lindseth
Burton Beach
Dr Boussard Called to Active Duty for Salt Lake City
Dr C W Boussard a longtime Chateau dentist and city council member has been called to active duty in the U S Army dental corps. He is assigned to the 18th Replacement Wing and expects to leave Great Falls August 31 for Salt Lake City though departure could shift. His wife plans to relocate to the Pacific coast and a council vacancy may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Boussard
Great Falls
Salt Lake City
Burton Hutton Joins Great Northern Agricultural Dept
Burton Hutton former Oregon newspaperman and radio commentator is named assistant general agricultural development agent for the Great Northern Railway. He will assist E. B. Duncan and base in St. Paul after a career in agricultural journalism and a radio program at Corvallis Oregon State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Hutton
Oregon
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Hutton
E. B. Duncan
Oregon State College
Great Northern
Corvallis
Ore
Eugene Murphy Former County Attorney Dies
Eugene Murphy former two term county attorney of Teton county died in a Butte hospital after illness forced his resignation. He later worked in the legal department of Anaconda Copper Mining Co. and was a Montana State University law graduate. Survivors include his daughter Leah Murphy and his mother in Anaconda with a brother in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Butte
Eugene Murphy
Teton County
Murphy
Anaconda
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Montana State University
C.F. Murray
Great Falls
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Leah Murrpy
California
Wheat and rye yields peak after harvest report
County Agent Stan Halvorson notes winter wheat strips averaged 60 bushels per acre with one at 64 and rye reaching 72 bushels. Yields are strong but protein content is light, reducing potential eligibility for the protein premium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Halvorson
Business visitors gather in Chateau for company talks
Denver district manager F D Richard, Great Falls office head Victor Bogart, and Whitfield Scarboro traveling for several lead ing fire insurers met in Chateau this week. They visited relatives and friends as E R O Neill and family plan a Flathead visit, while O Neill’s son joins local ranch operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
F. D. Richard
Denver
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Victor Bogart
Great Falls
Whitfield Scarboro
Billings
Opening Date Set for Pishkun Fishing and Junior Fair Plans
Plans for the Chateau junior fair and flower show run August 27 and 28 with 4-H premium lists mailed. Victory garden and preserved foods departments urged entries by August 25. The Pishkun reservoir opens for fishing August 22 in the north portion. other areas remain closed until November 15 per Fish and Game rules.
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Chateau
Victory
Victory Garden
Food Preservation
Pishkun
C. L. Bailey
Sun River Project
Bureau of Reclamation
Bailey
Fairfield
Montana
Fish and Game Commission
North Reservoir
Pishkun Reservoir
Teton County Teachers for the 1943 1944 Team
Listing of 1943 44 Teton County teachers and staff by school with principals superintendents and selected personnel including Choteau Fairfield Plainview Power Dutton Agawam Pendroy Pleasant Ridge Greenfield and surrounding districts. Names include Ernest Copenhaver Velma McKenzie Ira Perkins W L Hodgskiss S L Dahl W J Shirley S L Dahl and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County Teachers
Choteau
Ernest Copenhaver
Velma McKenzie
Esther Winterfeld
Emily Hodgskiss
Gladys Hane
Marjorie Brown
Esther Groger
Blackleaf
Grace Henderson
Vernon la Valley
Mary C. Baker
Gladys Lala
Marie Lembke
Evelyn Anderson
Teton County
H. S
W. J. Shirley
John Dunckel
Audrey Lee Darrow
Dorothy Stark
Cleo Buck
Juanita Robbins
Fairfield H. S
S. L. Dahl
Joe Teie
Clifford Hughes
Elsie Hanson
Mary Ricketts
Florence Boyle
Wells Test Near Pendroy Delayed By Cementing Casing
Ike Taylor of Taylor Drilling Co said cementing of casing is complete at the production horizon of a test well north of Pendroy on the Coffey-Wellenstein ranch. Drilling pipe has been shipped from Centralia, delaying final test, now expected next week as interest grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Taylor
Taylor Drilling Co
Pendroy
Coffey-Wellenstein Ranch
Centralia
Court actions in J P court August results and fines
Ingebord Graff vs Oris Brown restoration of lands and damages. Jury finds for defendant after trial at court house. State of Montana vs O K Hostetter assault on John Doe Sabo at Bynum fined 10 dollars and guilty plea entered.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
J. G. Jackson
Ingebord Graff
Oris Brown
Court House
State of Montana
O. K. Hostetter
John Doe'Sabo
Bynum
Shooting at Chateau Spurs Sheriff Gun Duel Arrest
J. G. Jackson received a clipping from the Minneapolis Tribune sent by his daughter Mrs. S W Wallender of Roseau Minn. The article concerns a recent shooting in Chateau by Ernest Swayze and the gun duel with Sheriff A O Peterson who carried out the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Jackson
Minneapolis Tribune
S. W.wallender
Roseau, Minn
Chateau
Ernest Swayze
A. O. Peterson
Mrs. Julius Hirshberg Noted Visitor Receives Choteau Welcome
Mrs. Julius Hirshberg arrived from Montana city tours and was greeted with an afternoon party hosted by Mrs. Bert I. Packer in Choteau. Friends recall past gatherings and plan future events as Hirshberg praises Choteau hospitality during a six week stay before travels to Seattle and San Francisco.
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Bert I. Packer
Julius Hirshberg
Montana
Choteau
Hirshberg
R. E. Nelson
John Hentges
Butte
Sam Schwartz
Anaconda
Charles McLaughlin
F.J. Schulte
Great Falls
Edward R. Beckman
Fred Fligman
Robert Nathan
Charles Todd
Ruby Miller
Chateau
Meda McLean
Seattle
San Francisco
Oklahoma Harvest Hands Enroute to Teton County
Forty five harvest hands from Oklahoma are en route to Teton County to aid Montana farmers. The Extension Service recruited them in Oklahoma and transport is funded by Congress through the Montana Extension Service. They left Tuesday night and expect to arrive in Dutton Friday or Saturday. Placements will be handled by A J Moore and S N Halvorson with more applications still being accepted to relieve farmer labor shortages.
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Oklahoma
Teton County
S. N. Halvorson
Extension Service
Montana
Montana Extension Service
Congress
Dutton
A. J Moore
Mr. Halvorson
Diamond Valley
Fairfield
Power
Funeral for Axel Swanson In Augusta District
Mr and Mrs Hampton Bloom attended the funeral of Axel Swanson at Augusta yesterday afternoon. Swanson was an old time rancher in the district and a friend of the Blooms when they were homesteaders there. The Chateau merchant reports a big wheat yield on his homestead, which he still owns and leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Bloom
Axel Swanson
Augusta
Swanson
Blooms
Prominent Geologists of General Petroleum In the City
Arrivals from General Petroleum Corp include D H Thornberg from Los Angeles and Andrew Alpha who will serve as resident geologist in Chateau. A F Barrett from Casper, Wyoming oversees Alpha’s work while W E Prestine of West Geophysical Corp arrives to supervise seismographic operations with McGann leading the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
General Petroleum Corporation of California
D. H.thornberg
Andrew Alpha
Los Angeles
Alpha
A. F. Barrett
Casper
Wyo
Montana
W. E. Prestine
West Geophysical Corporation
General Petroleum
McGann
Flower Show Entries list Aug 28 Choteau
The annual Flower Show and Tea by the Choteau Womans Club will be held Saturday August 28 at the American Legion pavilion in the city park with 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. entering flowers, 1 p.m. judging by county agents S N Halvorson and Glen Baird. Proceeds from refreshments support the Public Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Womans Club
American Legion
Choteau City Park
S. N. Halvorson
Glen Baird
Fairfield
Betty Ann Ward on the Road to Recovery
Vincent Ward reports Betty Ann Ward is improving steadily at Deaconess hospital after critical injuries last week at the ranch. She will stay in Great Falls to receive care near her mother Mrs. Ward as she recovers. Victor Mahieu and Godfrey Johnson, former Dutton ranchmen now in Oregon, were Chateau visitors this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Ward
Vincent Ward
Belleview
Great Falls
Betty Ann
Deaconess Hospital
Er Victor Mahieu
Godfrey Johnson
Dutton
Oregon
Body of man found in Freezeout Lake near Fairfield
Decomposed male corpse about 40 found in Freezeout lake near Fairfield with no ID. Coroner G L Banks and Sheriff A O Peterson say he may have been in the water six months or more and likely of Mexican or Philippine origin. Officials seek clues to cause of death and identity. burial planned at Chateauom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Dale
Fairfield
G. L. Banks
A. O. Peterson
Chateau Om
Mr. Banks
Weekly Grain Market Review Aug. 13
Grain futures moved lower as a large spring wheat crop harvests and light flour trade. CCC cash wheat bids steadied the market in Minneapolis while cash rye premiums rose slightly. New crop flax movement began. Dutton and Power elevators faced transport and storage pressure amid harvest labor shortages and rising wage offers.
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Minneapolis
Minn
CCC
Minnneapolis
North Dakota
Rocky Mountain
North Pacific States
Canadian
Great Plains
Duluth
Young Man Hurt When a Tractor Upsets Near Dutton
County Coroner G L Banks and Sheriff A O Peterson responded to a report of a tractor incident on the Walter Michaels farm near the Don Kerr ranch. A youth, initially thought dead, regained consciousness before removal to St Marys hospital with his uncle, both visitors to harvest in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Banks
A. O. Peterson
Dutton
Dick Beyl
Walter Michaels
Don Kerr Ranch
Conrad
St. Mary’s Hospital Hare
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Methodist Church
Melvin Bowdoin
Great Northern Agricultural Department
E. R. O'Neill
Danny
Robbie
Flathead
Mr. O’neil
Dan O’neil
Otis Mellon
Frances Larson
Leon Snyder
George Muchback
U. S. Biological Service
Benton Lake
Mr. Snyder
Nine Pipe Wildlife Refuge
Ronan
Grant Wheeler
C. O. Madson
Iona Zgoda
Acantha
Arthur Davidson
Guam
Alice
J. P. Court
General Petroleum Corp
Petunia—hest
Petunia
Zinnias
Burns
C. W. Burns
Weekly Grain Market
Review
John Chalmers
Farmrigtin
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