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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
8
Notice to trespassers that fishing in waters on my land is strictly forbidden. Any entering for fishing will be treated as trespassers. Cc S McDonald.
Landowners along Spring Creek prohibit fishing in the stream. The notice lists Fred Perry A L Halladay John M Graves John Lyon Fef Truchot Frank E Moore Ed Dennis T J Moore as authors or signatories of the enclosure.
By direction of the county central committee a Republican county convention is called to meet at the court house in Chateau on September 10 1908 at 10 a.m. to elect delegates and alternates to the state convention at Helena and to nominate county officers. Primaries are September 5 1908 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at usual precinct voting places.
In Springfield Illinois the state capital and Lincoln burial site a race riot erupted the evening of Aug 14 after an assault on a white woman by black men. Seven killed many injured a militia was deployed to restore order and arrests were made with more expected.
The first North Montana conference of the Methodist church closed in Kalispell with Bishop Lewis presiding. Rev. George Logen is returned to Chateau charge and W. W. Van Orsdel is reappointed district superintendent. Several ministers receive new assignments including Hutt to Dupuyer, Crouch to Great Falls, Morgan to Ft. Benton, Craven to Stockett, and Hammer to Utica.
The Students' Stock Judging contest, a hit last year, will return at the Montana State Fair from September 28 to October 3. Any Montana man under 25 may compete for a silver loving cup, with livestock judging a featured educational attraction drawing ranching families. Older stockmen gain insights by watching the students' contests.
The document proposes submitting an amendment to Article III and Section 1 to Montana voters at the next general election. It details tax rate limits for real and personal property, with thresholds at 300 million and 500 million dollars, and 800 million dollars, plus procedures for official ballots and repeal of conflicting acts. It notes the act takes effect after passage and approval, with approval dated March 7, 1007.
Additional local figures visited towns and ranches from Bynum to Dupuyer on Sunday and Monday. Notables include G M Coffey from a nearby ranch, Frank Jefferson from Saypo, Manix the Dupuyer stockman, and I M Cowell's ill father in Memphis Missouri.
The next regular examination of applicants for teachers certificates will be held at the courthouse in Choteau Montana on Friday August 28 1908 continuing the following day if necessary. Choteau Mont July 30 1908. Necke E R Brown County Superintendent of Schools Notice of Election Constitutional Amendment House Bill 3a2 proposes a state depository board to manage public moneys and direct deposits with the State Treasurer.
Secretary of State Yoder authenticates an act submitting to Montana voters an amendment to the state constitution relating to revenue and taxation and an increase in the tax levy. Enacted by the Tenth Legislative Assembly and approved March 7, 1407, with first publication July 23.
The Acantha advertises legal blanks and forms with prices per single blank from 5c to 10c per dot. Items listed include Chattel Mortgages Real Estate Mortgages Satisfaction of Mortgage Warranty Deeds Quit Claim Deeds Bills of Sale Renewal of Chattel Mortgage Promissory Notes Receipt books with optional name across end priced per 100.
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