Local notes and notices from Chateau and Great Falls
Augusta residents visit in city. County Attorney Phil I. Cole and Great Falls visitors stop by. J W Preeman of Great Falls attends to business. Clarence J. Kiena of Lowry calls on the county seat. James Crossen of Crossen Bros livery visits. Walter Mathews offers Chateau residences for sale. Teton county fair set for Sept 18 19 20 21 1906 in Choteau. J E Webb advertises town building lots in Choteau. A five room house with outbuildings for sale near Chateau. Kenneth Storehouse appointed postmaster at Bynum. Mrs Ed Bynum and daughters plan return to Butte. Lost key ring with several keys and small driver found, report to Acantha office.
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Teton County
Choteau
Miss Olga O Wolf and Bertha Marsh Visit for Teachers Exam
Miss Olga O Wolf and Bertha Marsh of Shelby are in the city to take the teachers examination slated for tomorrow and Saturday in the local area.
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Olga O'Wolf
Bertha Marsh
Shelby
City
Sisters Jennie and Lyda Sudier Return Home from City Visit
Misses Jennie and Lyda Sudier, who had been visiting their sister Mrs. Phil T. Cole in the city for the past month, departed for their home in Little Rock Arkansas last week.
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Jennie
Lyda Sudier
Phil T. Cole
Little Nock
Ark
Local auction offers farm team and gear for cash or credit
Ben Sane announces sale of 10 head of workhorses 2 good wagons 4 sets of chains spreaders and horns. Horses and gear available for cash or on 12 months notes drawing 10 percent interest from James Peenies.
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Ben Sane
James Peenies
Teton County Teacher Institute Set for Choteau
County Superintendent Rebecca Acton says the next Teacher Institute will be in Choteau on April 10 11 and 12 1907. This notice arrives as long distance news for the region.
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Rebecca Acton
The
Acantha
Teton County
Choteau
Perkins canvasses for county assessor nomination in Dupuyer visit
Cy B. Perkins and his sons from Dupuyer toured the city this week as he actively canvassed for the Republican nomination for county assessor. He reports meeting with good success in his campaign efforts.
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Cy B. Perkins and Sons
Dupuyer
Perkins
Reverend Wells and Family Leave for Glendive Pastorate
The Wells family departs for Glendive in the eastern part of the state where Reverend Geo A Wells has been assigned as pastor of the M E Church for the coming year. The Acantha commends the family to Glendive and wishes them a pleasant and profitable stay.
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Geo. A. Wells
Glendive
M.E
Chateau
Wells
County officials plan regular session. locals travel and school prep noted
County commissioners prepare for their regular meeting next week. Visitors from Butte Winston and Conrad came to the county seat and comments on local activity. Families plan short outings to Teton canyon while eight grade exams are reported as passed and school supplies urged at City Drug Store. Grover Graves returns to Oregon for the winter after two years here.
John Burke Visits Great Paris Saloon for Business
John EB Burke proprietor of the Schlitz saloon in Great Paris was in town this week renewing acquaintances and attending to business. Jack remains a welcome visitor in Chateau. Mrs Clara Swain president of the Rebekah Assembly Montana will visit Queen Rebekah lodge next Saturday evening. all members and Odd Fellows urged to attend.
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John EB. Burke
Schlitz” Ealoon
Paris
Jack
Chateau
Clara Swain
Great Falls
Rebekah Assembly
Montana
Queen Rebekah Lodge
Fidelity Chapter No. 18 Official Visit Promised
Mrs Zona Y Kenyon Grand Matron urges Grand Patron John G Bair to make Fidelity Chapter No 18 an official visit on Saturday evening September 8 1906 A good attendance is desired Celia Drake Worthy Matron
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Zona Y. Kenyon
John G. Bair
Celia‘. Drake
Health trips and mishaps around town
Mrs. Thos A Smith travels to Hunter's Hot Springs for a month seeking health benefits and hopes to return fully recovered. County Treasurer John Js Webb leaves for Cut Bank on official business and may visit Lake McDonald for a ten day outing. A C Burbank fills duties in his absence. Mrs Julian F Burd, camping with a Chateau group, arrives with a badly bruised arm after being thrown from a horse. recovery will take several weeks.
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Thos. A. Smith
Hunter's Hot Springs
Chateau
Dounty
John Js. Webb
Cut Bank
Lake McDonald
A. C. Burbank
Julian F. Burd
Chateaulles
Gue
Patch Sues for Divorce After Alleged Desertion
John W. Patch files in district court for divorce from Ellen Patch alleging marriage at Chateau on August 8 1904 and desertion without cause on August 6 1905. The complaint states Ellen Patch abandoned the plaintiff breaking their domestic arrangement.
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John W. Patch
Ellen Patch
Chateau
Postemaster announces pupil classification and school opening
The notice calls all unclassified and new pupils to report to the school house on September 8 at 2 p.m. for classification, with faculty members present. Principal E. P. Conwell signs the flyer. James A. Johnson of Shelby buys Idle Boy stallion from Walter Hill for 1500 dollars and plans to exhibit at the county fair next month. S interested in horses shoed by J. F. La Francé at Chateau shop offering practical work and racing plates with Buckley and Derby pads, phone 33.
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E. P. Conwell
James A. Johnson
Shelby
Walter Hill
Morgan
Johnson
J. F. la
Francé
Chateau
Shall there be a cuty on hides
A 1906 campaign pamphlet by the American Protective Tariff League reproduces Francis E. Warren’s speech and offers a free copy on request Document No 86. Address W I Wakeman secretary 339 Broadway New York.
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American Protective Tariff League
Francis E. Warren
U.S. Senate
Wakeman, Secy
Broadway
New York
A Bully Poem Read Aloud and Harshly Scorned
The New Orleans Times-Democrat remarks on the harsh reception of a bully poem read to friends. It suggests daily practice for a columnist poet and warns that audiences will critique to shape the work, urging persistence against ridicule.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Caddie Brings Steady Laughs to Golf Funs
Mr Bighead says golf is more enjoyable now. Miss Wiser asks if he is learning. He replies he is not learning but has found a caddie who can keep from laughing during play.
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Mr. Bighead
Flour Mill to Buy Local Wheat for September Delivery
The Chateau Flour Mill nears completion and plans to contract with county farmers to purchase their wheat after September 15. The mill will handle the region’s entire wheat crop and pay market price, saving farmers haulage to distant markets. Contracts and sample forms are available at the four mills and at local stores.
How Canada Was Named
An eminent authority recalls Gaspar de Corte Real’s 1590 voyage up the St Lawrence. The Portuguese sought a strait to the Indian Sea but found a river. Disappointed, they exclaimed Canada meaning Hero Nothing. Natives spread the phrase to later visitors who adopted it as the country name.
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Gaspar Comereal
St. Lawrance
Indian Sea
Canada
Old man tips boy at hat shop in humorous scene
A benevolent old man buys a dru per, tips the hat boy, and admonishes him to take tips if offered. He produces a brass check and grasps the hat, while the boy grins, expecting gratuity as a small courtesy brief moment.
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Cleveland - Plain -Dealer
His Supreme Happiness
An exchange on happiness recalls a man’s fond dream of joy. The aged speaker credits the moment he secured a pair of suspenders for every pair of trousers, a small personal triumph celebrated by the Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
The Worm Turns
A dialog between Borus and a talkative friend questions writing as a lifelong vocation. Borus argues the fear of running out of material is fallacious, noting the speaker has talked for fifty years without quitting.
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Borus
Chicago Tribune
Noisy thinker quotes war and love in Boston Herald
A fragment from the Boston Herald quotes a man who blurts thoughts on love and war. He notes that failure to love may spare one from the horrors that often follow success.
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Boston Herald
Good Friday joke from Chicago Journal
A Sunday school teacher asks the class about Good Friday and a boy answers humorously that it was the fellow who did housework for Robinson Crusoe. The brief joke reflects playful regional humor from the era.
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Frhday
Robinson Crusoe
Chicago Journal
Oblique Chat on Pose Sparks Gentle Debate
Miss Cayenne quips about Miss Osteer offering repose or pose while a woman stands with her elbow on the piano. The Washington Star captures a playful literary exchange reflecting social manners.
The Ant's Ancestry Quip
A witty quip in Puck notes Judge Ant as a direct descendant of the ant that a sluggard was sent to, poking fun at his self-importance with a tongue in cheek lineage remark.
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Ant
Judge Ant
Puck
Possible Explanation Quip From Detroit Tribune Comic
A Detroit Tribune remark spotlights a playful exchange about intellectual women and motherhood. Tilg says intellectual women seldom make good mothers and a home grown philosopher counters that they rarely get a chance.
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Tilg
Detroit Tribune
Chicago Livestock Market Report Aug 2d Prices
Chicago livestock market receipts were about 10 000 cattle and 10 000 sheep with steady prices. Cattle ranged from 3 90 to 6 60 for beef and 1 25 to 5 20 for cows and heifers, feeders 2 00 to 3 0, Texans 3 50 to 4 50, westerns 3 59 to 5 25, calves 3 25 to 5 5. Sheep sold 3 70 to 5 60 lambs 4 65 to 5 75.
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Chicago
Snobson Declares Distance From Next Year Neighbor
In a brief exchange reported by the Detroit Free Press, Snobson states he never speaks to his neighbor next year, despite casual meetings. He adds he never gets the chance to be seen as that neighbor’s peer.
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Detroit
Wree Press
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Clarence J. Kiena
Lowry
James Crossen
Crossen
Walter Mathews
J. E, Webb
A. O. Longault
Tava
Storehouse
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Kate Fincher
Ed. Bynum
Butte
Satie
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Sanhortmeil
Jacob Odenwald
Wint ‘Zimmexman
Conrad
Ianit “Carr
Pacific Coast
Lacation
Dorrington
Geo
Adlam
North Fork
Teton Canyon
Fred Cook
Alf. Waynild
Claude Pierce
Alice Safre
City Drug Store
Grover Graves
John W. Graves
Oregon
Postemaster
Kenneth
Stonehouse
Byut
Joseph Sturgeon
Loretta L. Sturgeon
Octavia Brown
Dupuyer, Haye
E. M. Johnson
Sheep Creek
Geo. F. Miller
Belleviosy
C. J. Fawcett
Charles Kreese
Francois Trachot
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aMatus
Linjroyment
Washington Star
Wm. Hodgskiss
Prop
Byron Cor
Lethbridge
H. R. Thopipson
Choteau, Montana
Lond
At &L
Graves & Thompson, Choteau
Chateau Acantha
Job Printing Department
G. L. Muzzy Lessee
Hirshberg
Safe Banking
Chicago Livestock Market
Huntisa
S € Company
B. Jacons
Booze Boudoir
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