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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
5
The Forsyth Finves urges every businessman to advertise in the local paper to support post office listings and community interests. It argues mutual benefit, noting small ads can help sustain the paper and town prosperity.
Bow County reports a Republican landslide in a 13 member legislature vote on the 6th with 11 Republicans and 1 Democrat winning in the lower house. The result is welcomed as a surprising and agreeable mark for the Commonwealth’s commonwealth division.
The Libby News endorses Lee Mantle as the likely United States senator next January, lacking Silver Bow county support but buoyed by Montana Republicans. Mantle, long a party leader, is praised for dedication and sacrifice and is expected to take a prominent role upon credentials. The article notes Republicans statewide favor Mantle to succeed Clark and will carry out local wishes. Also included is a lost horse notice: a seven year old S brand lazy K, wire cut on right front foot, missing two weeks east of Ferris' ranch near Seton. $10 reward for recovery or $5 for the horse alone, contact P.O. Nasse Farmington.
Belleview school closed last week as Miss Daley cared for her sick nephew. The Teton and Willow Creek cattle shipment left Conrad on Thanksgiving Day with riders including Mosers Ward Luther Bellerud and Chas Connor bound for Chicago. Mrs Miller and son Harry visited for Thanksgiving. Rupert Ward also attended. Mr and Mrs Young stayed in town for the holiday and Mr Twiggs received cattle from Deep Creek to winter.
The county superintendent Miss Rebecca Aeton reports 1079 children of school age reside in Teton County. The census lists per district numbers and enrollments across multiple precincts, reflecting the distribution of school age residents.
The 1 2007 stamp issue will display the state and city name on the face at 6,000 post offices. Officials say the change aims to curb major post office robberies by tracing stamps to their location, citing a Chicago robbery as a cautionary example where suspects were not found.
The list for the week ending December 1, 1908 shows uncalled letters including M. Scher and others. Recipients are asked to call at once and pay the advertised amount, mentioning the notice.
Officials say the new policy targets stamp packets of small value to curb padding of office business records. The change also helps determine each post office’s volume by reducing cross city stamp sales to nearby residents.
Treasurer John E Webb shows 15725988 on hand at month start distributed across funds including State General Fund 1285.88 State bounty fund 4942897 Stock jospy abd det fund 1084.50 Stock indemnity fund 8988 Sheep josp and indemnity fund 90.76 Fish and game warden fund 44 General fund 27453.01 Contingent fund 7038.60 Road fund 6982.27 Bridge fund 1371.75 Poor fund 4096.68 Linking fund 3677.42 Court base bondint fund 2178.72 General school fund 3677.42 District school fund 11209.04 High school fund 6648.23 Institute fund 66 Personal property taxen 632.53 Protested taxen fund 534.08 Court house fund 11014.95 Physicians advocate olive oil for weak lungs as a tonic suggesting potential remedy.
The fragment proclaims Lake Superior as the largest lake and Chicago as the greatest port, with other grand claims like the Mississippi River and Niagara Falls. It lists Menominee cave in Kantucley and the natural bridge in Virginia, all presented in a garbled OCR style.
On the Standard Square Ioch Taylor System plan a dressmaking class begins November 19 at the old Rufus ranch. Tuition is fifteen dollars with a free first week. Bring your own sewing items. length of term until satisfaction. For details call or write.
In Belleview Montana on December 2 1906 H W Yeager writes to quiet rumors saying he never reported neighbors to the land inspector and regrets meddling in others affairs claiming he has enough own duties to mind.
Save four hundred tons of hay for sale and pastures to rent at Walter and Clark in Bynum.
In the District Court Seton County Montana the estate of Wesley Chadwick deceased offers sale of real estate by administrator. The private sale to highest bidder is subject to court confirmation and includes specified lots in townships plus water rights ditches improvements and appurtenances. Terms: one half cash at sale and half upon confirmation. Sale on or after December 15th 1908.
Rosa Crouch sues Edward Crouch in Montana district court for divorce on grounds of desertion beginning around August 1897. Judgment by default possible if defendant fails to answer within twenty days. Court clerk Sterling McDonald signs order dated November 8, 1906.
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