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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
3
A sixteen year old Assinniboines girl recounts her mother Sioux lover Seepahwa and his death, a night raid, and her six year journey with her mother to a white settlement, detailing tribal conflicts and a shared child.
Advertises Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil as superior at high engine temperatures. Timken tests show 2 to 4 times greater film strength than plain mineral oils and 225-degree heat does not reduce its advantage. Road tests in 1935 cars show 45 percent less wear with the Conoco oil. The ad promotes the hidden quart feature and a drain-resistant oil for reliable lubrication.
Andrew Garcia, a colorful pioneer, shared memories at the Anaconda convention. He arrived in Montana in 1868 with Albino Ortez and Texan cowboys driving 300 Spanish mules, and passed the Custer battlefield where bodies were reportedly visible. He later traveled to British Columbia before returning to Montana.
A speaker recalls family hardship after arriving at a Bar-Seven ranch shack. Her mother grieves in Sioux country language, while the narrator finds schooling and kindness. The tale ends with a crying child and a peaceful prairie scene and notes Swiss airlines have had no fatal passenger or freight accidents in 12 years.
A restored copy of the Fairview Tribune dated December 15 1913 sparks nostalgia by showing Fairview as a booming town then. The issue notes the arrival of a railroad branch from the north and tracks toward Waterford City while listing local business figures such as L L Maxson Great Northern hotel Yellowstone Lumber Alling Mercantile Len Gardner and J A Bird.
Eighteen right of way applications from the state highway commission are approved by the state land board. I M Brandford reports the board purchased federal land bank bonds worth 286116 dollars at 3 percent interest. The board authorizes Brandford to bid on bonds totaling 10800 dollars from the Roy school district Fergus county and 37000 dollars for Fergus high school building funds.
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