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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
1
News notes several Montana items including a nearly grown black bear shot within Helena city limits on Sunday. Other reports mention an $11 000 tire loss for International Harvester at Helena, a Fort Benton fundraiser, and audits of Missoula finances by Donald Arthur of Butte.
The county directory of Teton is finished, bound for the printer and due in about 30 days. It will include a city directory for each town, rural district listings, farmer names in alphabetical order with land type, distance and direction, plus a new official map of Teton County. Orders to C N Ward, county surveyor, Chateau Montana.
The Golden Rod creamery has disposed of its surplus stock of butter accumulated during the summer rush. Returns from the sale are expected daily. The creamery anticipates paying top prices for butter fat starting next month.
The Teton County High School will offer a new teachers training course next year to prepare students for state exams and rural school work. It aims to ease teacher shortages caused by rapid county growth and provide college funding opportunities for students unable to afford higher education.
Valier baseball team overwhelmed Chateau on the Valier high school field. The home squad, outmatched by Valier's semi professional strength, fell 15 to 5 amid a fair crowd. Valier is hailed as the strongest team in Teton County and among the state’s best.
Stockmen across Montana show keen interest in a new Live Stock Auction at the state fair. Col. Bellows of Missouri will auction pure bred horses cattle swine and sheep starting September 28, with Harry L. Summers of Botewan directing as superintendent. Breeders must submit stock details by September 1 to be included in the catalogue for entry and distribution.
Seven states and Alaska have accepted space at the Northwest Land Show in St Paul December 18 to 23 under the Northwestern Development League. Alaska will display mineral fur and fish products and demonstrate its gardening capability predicting more wheat and barley than Norway and Sweden combined.
The interest of I. H. Givens in the firm’s livestock was sold within a week to A. J. Cowell. The deal covers Givens’s half share in horses cattle and sheep with Cowell transferring most of the sheep to Geo. I. Miller of Belleview.
Additional local travelers visit Great Falls including A C Warner and Mrs W I Logan while J E Webb makes Helena trip for Teton county exhibit. Schools announce opening date for September 5 and new faculty member Miss Wintter from Nebraska joins the high school. Mrs J R Young of Saypo is seriously ill at her daughter’s home. Clinton Bard returns from Ohio and plans to teach at Louviar school.
Mrs G M Coffey hosted a Sunday dinner honoring Mrs C W Taylor of Seattle. Guests included Mr and Mrs A C Burbank, Mr John Hanoon, and Miss Peguy Taylor.
George M. Coffey Jr. leaves Monday for Palo Alto to join Stanford University law. He aims to complete the course, noting California practice parallels Montana. Also, G G Brownell and wife visited Monday to arrange for their daughter’s attendance at the county high school next year and spoke about crop prospects including a banner flax crop on his claims aboard.
Instructions from Professor Alfred Atkinson and others at Montana Agricultural College cover methods for sheaf, threshed grain, and forage exhibits. Guidelines emphasize early cutting, sun drying, careful tying, proper size, avoiding rot, and preserving color and shape for shows.
The August term notes bids for 10 tons of sand for Court House area, with HW Ferris the lowest bidder. Bond for Champertous contracts provided by A Y Bayne Co. for National Surety Co. Also approves a Chateau Dutton bridge bond and grants a liquor license to A Mackenzie Sweet Grass. Road viewer reports approve several county road changes and declare public highways. New fencing awards and a janitor contract for the Court House are approved. A fire map and printed financial statements publication plan are set.
Services at Farmington will be held at the German Lutheran church on the Burton bench next Sunday at 10 30 o clock a m. E Wachsmuth pastor.
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