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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
8
Collins reports a basket social at the Collins schoolhouse Saturday evening with all invited. A robbery at Boorman Mercantile saw three masked men steal over eight hundred dollars and goods, as carpenters repair the Muddy bridge and more travel into town.
Mr. England of North Dakota is constructing a blacksmith shop south of the school house. Mr. Monson assists at Collins Mercantile Co. in the same vicinity.
Raymond residents enjoyed a Bynum social on Saturday and a number of locals visited relatives and traveled to nearby towns. The Dupuyer sawmill changes hands to Cunningham Bros with a planned relocation to Muddy by April 1. A masquerade dance is set for December 11 at the Raymond schoolhouse with Cunningham Bros providing music.
Charlie Twiggs of Saypo holds the contract to supply and cut the school house wood but is currently away hunting in the mountains, delaying the project.
Farmington residents Hernan Lindseth and the Otness family returned from trips to Great Falls and Minnesota respectively. The Ladies' Aid supper raised eighty five dollars. Andrew Bakken suffered a stroke. Preparations begin to open a Farmington feed mill with Martin Hanson and Oscar Eggebakken in charge.
Belleview reports Mrs. Salmond returned from Choteau after Thanksgiving with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Nat Collins. Mr. Thomas Pugh sprained his ankle in an ice incident and was taken to Chateau for a doctor visit. A Friday schoolhouse dance brought good cheer as old friends exchange postcard greetings from Mrs. C. W. Grey in Seattle.
Mr H Ammao returns from Spokane and local business activity includes a new office addition at Sherburne Mercantile Co. Seattle representative Mr Barrett oversees Frye Bruhn Co. affairs here while Mr Frazier travels to Calgary to purchase cattle. Mr Stuart Hazlett shifts from Indian Labor work on the Two Medicine project to spend winter on the coast. The Chippewas continue on rations with quiet ease.
Sheriff K McKenzie announces a sale of the property tied to Ernest Bondurant and William Bevens in Teton County Montana. The sale occurs December 1 1909 at the Cho teau court house front door for cash to the highest bidder, with the described land parcels in section five township twenty eight north range 3 west. First publication December 2 1909.
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