Local Notes From County Seat and Surroundings
Local items report business visits and regional travel from the county seat. Notable entries include Chas Wymer’s Art Studio displays, Miss Edna and Anna Beaupre returning from Great Falls, and surveys by County Surveyor John W. Shields in northern lands. Also mentioned are visits by James Miler of Shelby, sheep deliveries by Jas A Hughes of Conrad, and trips by Geo Fowler to Alberta. A new post office at the St Marys dam site named Babb is announced with Cicero L. Bristol as postmaster. Teton County seeks exhibits for the state fair coordinated by C S McDonald, who invites interested parties to notify him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Marys
Babb
Cicero L. Bristol
Hobab
Teton County
C .S. McDonald
Helena
Local Notables and Visitors Travel Through Towns
Assexsor McCuag was s town from his ranch Wednesday. Chas. Givs of Great Falls interviewed saloon men Monday. Miss Sarah Maston of LaCrosse Wisconsin visits Mrs. Chas. McDonald for moccasins purses belts and Indian and new mountain views at the Art Studio. Mrs. Wessel and Mrs. Cohoe and Miss Snyder of Raymond visit Chateau. Alfred Harris from Dupuyer visits with Mrs. Harris and children before Helena. Phil G. Rimell and family depart for Santa Barbara California for the winter due to Mrs. Rimell health. Wim. Bevan and Ernest Bondurant of Conrad go to Canada with about 125 head of horses to dispose of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil G. Rimell
Santa Barbara
California
Wim. Bevan
Ernest Bondurant
Conrad
Canada
Choteau to host two-nines ball game on Sept 10
Local notes report a two side ball game between Choteau and Alfalfa nines scheduled for Sept 10 in Choteau. Also mentioned are Mrs. Jerome Kolaske’s Spokane visit, Dupuper sheep sale to Bart Armstrong, Dupuyer bridge work by Prince and Dean, hotel Dupuser lease to Metlonkey of Conrad, and Mrs. Aspling family planning St. Marys relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Bart Armstrong
Armington
Prince & Dean
Dupuyer
The
Teton
Collins
Dupuser
Metlonkey
Conrad
Auction Sale for P O Rustad Bench Event
Notices announce a Thursday auction sale for P O Rustad on the bench. The item list includes a mix of local ads and society items. The city prepares for the upcoming school term as High School opens on September 5 at Woodmen hall with text buyback notices for school texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen Hall
A.B. Gurarte
Drake family to visit Ed Forrest on Scoffin Creek
C H Drake and family depart this morning for a several week visit with Mr and Mrs Ed Forrest on Scoffin Creek west of Dupuyer. Mr Drake will work with Mr Forrest while there. The area reports plentiful chicken and grouse this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Drake
Ed Forrest
Scoffin Creek
Dupuyer
Mr. Drake
Mr. Forrest
Browns Pass Through Sun River on Homeward Trip
James W. Brown and family, five weeks at Sun River Hot Springs, passed through town Tuesday morning while returning home. Brown says the waters benefited them and limited supplies would have kept them longer. They killed three bears two silver tips and one black bear on the trip, and report deer and elk plentiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Brown
Sun River
North Montana Mission Conference Opens With Twenty Ministers
The thirteenth annual conference of the North Montana Mission of the M. E. church began here on Wednesday with about 20 ministers in attendance. Bishop David I. Moore presided. The conference will run through Sept. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Montana
M. E. Church
David I. Moore
D. D
Mrs Malone party returns from Canada visit
Mrs John Malone and her children with Miss Della Humble of Dupuyer returned home at the start of the week after visiting the England family in Canada for a month. Friends of Hardy and Mrs England are glad to hear of their fine Northwest location and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Miler
Shelby
Dupuyer Country
Fanny Monkman
C. G. Monkman
Bynum
Chicago
John Malone
Della Humble
Dupuyer
H. F. England
Canada
Hardy
England
Westmoreland Youths Dress as Girls Spotted in Town
A Westmoreland Kansas youth dressed as a girl to tour the town meeting a companion who was told he was a girl from Kansas City. The pair wandered the west part of town sharing candy and peanuts until the deception was discovered by No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland
Kansas
Kansas City
Attorneys Visit Dupuyer for Desert Land Contests
Attorneys J. G. Bair and C. E. Trescott traveled to Dupuyer to represent contestees and contestants in two desert land challenges on Sheep Creek. Contestees allegedly failed to spend the required three dollars per acre for reclamation and irrigation questions were unresolved. Final proofs were submitted in June 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Bair
C. E. Trescott
Dupuyer
Henry Arnott
Charles D. Ta- Breche
Judd Marks
David D. LaBreche
Sheep Creek
Lost joint of steel fishing rod found
A missing joint from a steel fishing rod has been found and asks the finder to return it to the office.
Bishop Moore Lectures on Chemulpo and the Russo Japanese War
Bishop David I. Moore delivered a lecture at the M B E church on Chemulpo and the first Russo Japanese War describing mission work in China Japan and Korea and the battle aftermath. Receipts totaled a little over one hundred dollars to aid the church debt with a list of attending ministers and wives from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David I. Moore
Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Quick Relief
If dizzy spells headaches indigestion or constipation trouble you Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea is advertised to make you well and keep you well with a money back guarantee if it fails. The price listed is 39 cents at City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain
City
Gus
City Drug Store
Hollister
Also Mentioned on This Page
Triumph
Women’s Union
Monarch
Mennen’s
I. W. Lyons
Grocery Department
Ralstons
Curtice Bros
Sah Prig Ld
Surtice Bros
Plass
Studebaker
Oliver
H. &. Belcher
Chas. Wymer
Edna and
Anna _ Beaupre
Greatalls
John W. Shields
Jas. A. Hughes
W. A. Clark
Geo. Fowler
Alberta
George Adlam
H Drake
H. F. McLean
McLean
Deep Creek
S. L. Potter
Choteau Mercantile Company
Chas. Givs
Great Falls
Sarah Maston
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Chas. McDonald
Wessel
Cohoe
Miss Snyder
Raymond
Chateau
Alfred Harris
Che Deparser
Metrochats
Sean Day School
Sesterdbay
Tiagars
K.P
Petou
Jerome Kolaske
Spokane
P.O. Rustad
Montana
W. E B. Jeffery
Cut Bank
TRE Mint
Chote
Montpana
Teneper
Ance
Dorse
A. Q. Longmuir
Gees
James Opie
Sand Coulee
C. D. Crouch
Charles Montgomery
West Cheat Falls
A. W. Hammer
Augusta
Protos
Picure
E. N. Haugen
Graves & Thompson, Choteau
Choteau, Montana
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