James M. Chapman Dies After Heart Attack in Choteau
James M. Chapman a longtime Choteau resident and dairy farmer died at his home on December second at age 68 after a six week illness beginning with a heart attack. Born in Illinois in 1857 he moved to Montana in 1883, worked in Helena then Choteau, ran a dairy route, led local wildlife protection efforts, served as Rod and Gun Club president and bailiff in district court. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Chapman, a brother John Chapman of Modesto California and a daughter Mrs. W E Hosea of Piedmont California. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 PM from the Chapman residence, with burial in Choteau cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ M. Chapman
Teton County
Chateau
Mr. Chapman
Illnois
Montana
Serling
Helena
Chapman
Rod & Gun Club
District Court
Leslie
Ewing
W. H. George Co
Great Falls
Choteau Cemetery
DRAFTS FROM BREEZY HILL
Breezy Hill notes record Indian summer warmth and local visits. Families like the Schlepps Zimblemans and Wuests gather at homes for meals and reads of recent events. Teenagers attend a Brady basketball game while others tour North Dakota and Wolf Point during a warm week.
High School Board Meeting Set for Saturday Evening
A meeting of the high school board will be held at the office of clerk Mrs. Edythe Saylor in the courthouse this Saturday evening December 5th.
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Edythe Saylor
Court House
Man Returns Home After Three Month Anemia Siege
Martin Larson leaves City hospital near Bynum after three months of anemia treatment and recovery during Thanksgiving. He is reported to be back home grateful for care received from medical staff.
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Martin Larson
Bynum
Christmas Gift Shopping in Choteau Adverts
Readers are urged to begin Christmas shopping in Choteau with local merchants advertising in this week’s issue. The note highlights ready gift displays and confident merchants, promising satisfaction and holiday readiness for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha
Choteau
Cupid Works Overtime In Three Choteau Weddings
The week saw three marriages in Chateau at the M. E. parsonage. Alfred Wissler of Omaha wed Dorothy Seely of Great Falls on Thanksgiving. Raymond Barr and Irene Jeffries of Choteau married Tuesday evening with Inez Parker and Lowell Smith as attendants. The Wissler Seely couple will reside in Choteau.
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Cupid
Chateau
M. E. Parsonage
Malone-Lane
Robert B. Culbertson
Alfred Edward Wissler
Omaha
Nebraska
Dorothy Elizabeth Seely
Great Falls
Raymond Edward Barr
Irene Jeffies
Choteau
Wissler-Seely
Ruth Andrews
T. M. Andrews
Fort Benton
Barr-Jeffries
Inez Parker
Lowell Smith
Mrs. Barr
Golden Rule Sunday Observed For Near East Relief
The community observes Golden Rule Sunday on December 6 as Rev. Robert B. Culbertson of the M E church leads the drive for Near East Relief. Americans are urged to limit meals and donate savings to aid sick and starving children in the Near East.
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Near East
Robert B. Culbertson
M. E. Church
J. E. Erickson
President Coolidge
Montana
Culbertson
Teton High to Attend Kalispell Music Meet in April
High school notes report most students back with enthusiasm for work. Miss Scholz is ill and absent this week. Teton plans to join the Kalispell music meet in April. The senior class hosts a dance Friday December 4. A recent school carnival on November 21–22 was a great success. thanks are extended to all supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Scholz
Teton High School
Kalispell
Myrick Proposes Cattle and Elk Range Swap Proposed grazing plan for Sun River preserve
E H Myrick supervisor of the Lewis and Clark Forest recommends opening part of the Sun River Game Preserve to cattle during summer to relieve elk winter range pressure. The solution, approved by the State Fish and Game Commission in Anaconda, would move cattle grazing to areas elk cannot use in deep snow and may include adjusting open seasons to control herd size.
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E. H. Myrick
Lewis & Clark Forest
Sun River Game Preserve
State Fish and Game Commission
Anaconda
Myrick
Chateau
Sun River
Commission
Sun River District
Forest Service
Woman's Club Social at Nelson Home Delights 25
Chateau Woman's Club held a fine social afternoon at Mrs. R. E. Nelson's home with 25 ladies attending. Program included Vocational Conference report by Helen Lindseth, roll call responses with musical quotes, solos by Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Neidlinger, a Christmas music paper by Mrs. Smith, violin piece by Mrs. Verne Ashley, and carol singing, closing with coffee served by Mrs. Baillie and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Woman’s Club
R. E. Nelson
Helen Lindseth
Bethlehem’s Plain
Wm. Spence
Miss Ulsaker
W. W. Smith
the Holy City
Thanksgiving Guests From Great Family Circle
Mr and Mrs L E Taylor hosted Thanksgiving at their home with guests Mr and Mrs Otis Merritt and Mr and Mrs H B Miller as Mrs Lena Miller, all residents of Great.
Four Year Old Boy Dies in Ranch Home Fire
A four year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs F O Bowers, perished when their three room frame home on the Alten Champion ranch near Lake Basin burned Friday. Eldest sister Flossie 15 saved the baby but sustained minor burns. The parents were away. the family faces dire need and relief steps are being organized with clothing drives and fundraising.
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Harold
F. O. Bowers
Lake Basin
Bowers
Alten Champion Ranch
Lake Basin School House
Bole
Flossie
Mr. Bowers
Leora
Ellis
Dorothy
Clarence Falk
Chateau
Qral
T. J. Falk
Amos
Edythe Saylor
Mrs Ruby Lane and Bob Malone Married in Chateau
Mrs Ruby Lane and Bob Malone both of Chateau were married Monday at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Robert B Culbertson officiating. Witnesses were John Lane and Mrs T A Meagher. The couple left for a few days in Great Falls and will reside in the Hobson addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Lane
Bob Malone
Chateau
Robert B. Culbertson
John Lane
T. A. Meagher
M. E. Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Sermons
Sunday school at 10:30 with morning worship at 11:30 featuring Sermon Jesus and the Facts of Life. Evening service at 7:30 titled Jeresh, the Man with a Mission. Music by choir and violin solo by Mrs. Ashley. League services at 6:45. Bynum and Pendroy services at 1:30 and 3:00. Bynum Sunday school organized last week with Joseph Lindseth as superintendent.
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Jesus
Jos. M. Lindseth
Power Line Shift Crew Digging as New Route Planned
Work began this week on shifting the Montana Power Great Falls to Choteau line to run along the gravel highway. A crew digs post holes near Ashuelot and John Eastwood of Fairfield lands the pole-hauling contract as the new line will traverse Fairfield.
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Montana Power Company
Great Falls-Choteau
Ashuelot
John Eastwood
Fairfield
Death of Vern Henry Best Quietly Ends Hi School Life
Vern Henry Best son of Mr and Mrs W A Best died after a three month illness at Chateau He would have turned 16 on February 2 next He was a two year student at Teton County High School and a favorite with classmates Funeral services were held at the M E Church in Choteau conducted by Rev Robert B Culbertson with burial in Choteau cemetery He leaves his parents one brother Charles and two sisters Edith and Clara The Best family has long resided in the Bynum area and was well known in the county
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Chateau
Vernon Henry Best
W. A. Best
Bynum
Teton County
Young Best
Charles
Edith
Clara
M. E. Church
Choteau
Robert B. Culbertson
Christmas turkeys loaded in Chateau on December 8 and 9
Teton County Shipping Association will load turkeys for Christmas markets in Chateau on Tuesday and Wednesday December 8 and 9, per County Agent Robert Clarkson. Growers urged to have birds ready. shipments larger than Thanksgiving. Bids on the car lot open in Chateau on December 5.
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Teton County Shipping Association
Chateau
Robert Clarkson
Teton County
Choteau Young People Enter Hotel Business in Great Falls
Mr and Mrs Wallace Weaver of Choteau have taken over the Wilson Hotel at 304 South First Avenue Great Falls renaming it Hotel Thompson after thorough renovation with new furnishings. The couple brings strong local experience and expects to attract liberal patronage from Teton county visitors seeking first class accommodations in a quiet business area.
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Teton County
Wallace Weaver
Choteau
Great Falls
Wilson
First Avenue South
Thompson
Civil actions filed in county court sought foreclosures and claims
The clerk reports new civil actions filed in the past week. Cases include Homer H. Jones executor of Ebenezer Ranney versus Genevieve Patterson and others on foreclosure of mortgage. Capital Trust and Savings Bank versus Erick Waugh and others on foreclosure. J W McCorkle versus Clyde Carty on foreclosure. A V Swanberg versus Geo Heller on claim and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Jacobson
Homer H. Jones
Ebenezer G. Ranney
Genevieve E. Patterson Friend
Capital Trust & Savings Bank
Erick E. Waugh
J. W. McCorkle
Clyde Clayton Carty
A. V
Mrs. Sam Allum Dead at Sand Coulee
News reaches Choteau of the death at Sand Coulee on November 19 of Mrs. Sam Allum a former Watson Flat resident and sister in law of Frank Allum. She is survived by her husband ten children three under five and was buried at Sand Coulee on November 22. Mrs Nancy Wilbur of Chateau is at Sand Coulee to care for the family.
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Choteau
Sand Coulee
Sam Allum
Watson Flat
Frank Allum
Allum
Nancy Wilbur
Chateau
Knights of Pythias masquerade ball draws three hundred
About 300 people attended the Knights of Pythias annual masquerade ball at the K of P hall on Thanksgiving night. Costume prizes drew many couples to the event with dancing lasting until two in the morning Friday.
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Knights of Pythias
K. of P. Hall
Wm. Sachs
Bynum
R. F. Williamson
E. J. Crary
Choteau
Missoula
Missou
More Than Half 1925 Taxes Paid in Teton County
Over half of Teton county 1925 taxes were paid during the first half due period. County Treasurer Otto Wagnild reports last minute payments at the courthouse, forecasting close to 200 000 dollars in receipts though total levies amount to 380 606.44. Large taxpayers such as Great Northern, Milwaukee railroads, Montana Power, and Mountain States T and T delayed until the final day, boosting Monday’s total by about 40 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Otto Waynild
Court House
Wagnild
Colouae
Waynild
Great Northern
Milwaukee Railroads
Montana Power Company
Mountain States
Christmas Seal Sale Campaign Under Way
Plans are under way for the 1925 Christmas Seal sale directed locally by Mrs. R. F. Baillie chosen as local manager by the Woman's Club and the Montana Tuberculosis Association. The sale runs from Thanksgiving through Christmas and supports free clinics health lectures health books and anti tuberculosis programs in the community.
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R. F. Baillie
Woman's Club
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Usl
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James Chapman
Breezy Hill
Neck of the Woods
W. W. Simons
Paul Rice Camp
Bill
H. H. Wuest
Manuel Schlepp
Schlepp
North Dakota
Frank Goodwin
Zimbleman
Irene Thornburg
Hartwick Nelson
Wolf Point
Ed. Zimbleman
S. Bitz
Nick Bitz
Henry Weist
Salma Schlepp
Bill Tatman
Simons
Brady
Near East Relief Fund
Liberty Loan
State Commission
Nelson
Bowers Ranch
M. E
G. F
Teton Co
Finifey
Citizens Sale Eens
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