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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
4
The notice announces Cheteau Montana weekly publication by E L Jourdonnais proprietor. It states publication every Thursday and entry as second class matter at the post office with annual and single issue pricing in advance.
Mrs. Olaf Lindseth improves after illness. Several Hanson and Dolalie youths spent Sunday at C. L. Ojen home and others visit ill relatives. Lars Nassett leaves for Seattle Camp Lewis and coast stops, visiting son Lawrence in Spokane. Additional Hanson and Lindseth family members reported influenza illness and recoveries.
Mrs Anna Austad writes Lindseth’s Sunday column noting flu illness trends. Mrs Talef Hanson has received sad news that Talefe will recover soon. Chas M Pierce visited a Chateau business Tuesday while Henry Schrader left for Billings to seek a new location.
Birth announcements report a son for Mr and Mrs Walter Geisie born November 30. Wedding notices state Miss Ida Kind to Mr Matthias Schaefer to be married December 12 with full details next week. Local social notes include Anton Beck and family visiting the Fred Schultz family in Duton and Chas Johnson’s party.
Mrs. Augusta Krieg of Minneapolis attended the funeral of her son-in-law Charles Berndt who was buried Thursday at Power Lutheran Cemetery. The service followed a memorial week observed by family and friends.
Belleview notes Thanksgiving trips to Choteau and updates on local families. Bud Burns suffered injuries from a ranch accident and is recovering at home. Mrs Rogers hopes for improvement as her son Bud Rogers stays in Great Falls. Charles Duer, uncle to the community, was killed in South St Paul and buried in Great Falls. Influenza continues to ease locally with small school enrollments and limited cases.
The message argues life insurance is essential for those who rely on you. It shows death as a scenario where coverage becomes the final financial support, especially when earnings stop.
A representative from New World Life Insurance Co. argues that life policies provide ready money for executors, protect families after death, and function as a savings vehicle for those building business plans. The letter emphasizes using insurance to secure ongoing plans and full salaries during school closures.
Attorney General S C Ford and State Superintendent May Trumper urge pay for teachers during epidemic school closures if contracts lack terms. They note local health orders and readiness to resume justify continued salaries, but warn funding may force shorter terms.
Noble S Zimmerman and Helen C Johnson of Walier wed. Sam S Robe and Johanna New Breast of Browning marry. Cant. Health Board bans all dances in Teton county and prohibits public meetings until further notice by order of the County Board of Health. Chateau Mont. Dec 10 1918. First pub Dec 12-11.
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