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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1904
Page
5
Various items advertise holiday gifts and services, including second hand pianos and sewing machines, dolls from City Drug Store, a New Year's dance by Woodmen at Chateau hall, and fine framed studies at 50 cents each. Attendees and visitors cited include A S Truscott, Miss Tillie Tweed, and M Onselly returning from Chicago with cattle or stock interests.
Two seated spring wagon offered for trade in Belleview Montana. Applicant Chas W Gray asks interested parties to contact him regarding the barter.
The Culbertson Searchlight notes a sales event by Prof. Waitsan at the town hall and an Episcopal service at 7 30. Nelson coal agency secured by A R Thompson with coal from Lethbridge or Nelson. Town visit by J B Gong and Stein of Dupuyer, who shipped sheep to Chicago. Woodbine Circle Women of Woodcraft hosts a dance December 23 in Gordon's hall Dupuyer with tickets at 1.00 and supper optional.
Dan Ross and his wife, residents of a ranch near Choteau for over a year, left the first of the week for Fergus county to seek mining work this winter. He may return to Choteau in the spring.
J. I. Bond has leased the Krowles blacksmith shop on Main Street and opened it for business. He is known as a first class horse shoer and general blacksmith and is expected to attract business in that line. We wish him success.
A free concert will be held in the town hall on December 28 followed by a basket social. Sheriff-elect McKenzie travels the county to select deputies for Conrad Shelby and Cut Bank and has appointed Paul Jacobson as under sheriff. County commissioners awarded pauper care to John G Jackson at five dollars per week per capita and burial to Jackson at three thousand. Medical contract goes to Drs Lung and Brooks for eleven hundred dollars yearly with hired physicians.
The board of county commissioners are in session this week. A variety of local items include music string supplies at the Art Studio and a bear hide raffle won by Willis Nichols of Sweet Grass at Gibson and Graves. Geo W Weed J P Nelson and John Byron of the US Reclamation Service are in town this week. Hugh O Neal of Sweet Grass returns from Chateau. Brockwan of Conrad was here last Saturday invited into Masonic rites. From 1200 to 1500 head of ewes to run on shares. Address Peter Eyrand Farmington. The Ladies Industrial fair will be held in Chateau town hall on Dec 16 1804. Mrs Weir to receive fair items. Mrs Devia Cox Shelby and Miss Anna McMurtrey Great Falls visit Patton McMtrey pupil at Teton County Tree High. Debtors warned accounts due by Jan 1 105 and will be turned to an attorney. Chas Wymer carpenter to move to Dry Forks for a new residence contract. It looks to the Acantha as though Donald had intentions. Episcopal guild basket social at town hall on Wed Dec 28. Notify Mrs James Gibson if inclined to help.
M Sands of Helena heads to Sands Land and Cattle Company ranches in Teton county with Jacobs, the property manager. William Bruce the Chateau woolgrower was in town buying supplies and handling ranch business. The notice demands full settlement of all debts to Teton Exchange by Jan 1 1905 and states accounts will be turned to an attorney for collection. details at the Club saloon under Lawrence Davis.
Helena December 6 The annual report of Superintendent Mc Alones details Mortans schools for the deaf and blind at Boulder. During the year 62 pupils attended 44 in the deaf department 17 in the blind department with enrollment expected to rise to 65. Nineteen counties are represented including Bannerhead Custer Powell Yellowstone Cascade Madison Madison and Teton among others with 3 pupils from Teton and one from Wyoming.
The London Standard reports a sale price of 33,500,000 and notes possible interest in acquiring the late Carter estate after the Shelby Independent vacates. The brief item hints at a shift toward English journalism ventures amid the sale, referencing the involved parties and plausible next steps.
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