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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
1
Seventh and eighth graders performed readings from The Courtship of Miles Standish and Enoch Arden at the high school auditorium Friday evening. Stereopticon illustrations accompanied the readings and a good crowd attended to hear the youths and view the pictures.
Chateau Lodge No 44 A F and A M installs officers on December 20 with Jas Eckford W M John Moore S W E E Crawfore J W and other named members taking roles including treasurer secretary tyler and marshal The list records trustees DeHaas Coffey Toan and Jones among others.
Reports from Mexico describe rising disaffection amid revolts as tremors shook the country with mild earthquakes causing no losses. The United States imposes penalties on a British steamer for neglect of steerage passengers while other items note political shifts, international diplomacy, and agricultural trends.
J Y H Hall commissioner of the publicity department of the Montana bureau issues a well presented pamphlet titled Agricultural Montana. It highlights Montana leading in wheat oats barley alfalfa and potatoes and notes copies are available from Hall.
Notice of the regular annual meeting of the Citizens State Bank of Chateau stockholders to be held Friday January 1912 at 7 p m for the election of directors and any other business that may come before the meeting. James Eckford, cashier.
The Christmas program for children unfolds Friday at 8 PM in Hodgakiss hall with united church support. A treat follows, funded by local business people and supporters. all are invited. The program features recitations, songs, and choruses by groups including Hilda Monroe Helen Gorham the Dollie Girls and Holly Girls, with names of many participants.
Thomas Crawford leaves Chateau after twenty five years for British Columbia. He sold personal property at auction and his wife and daughters moved to Vancouver. He plans to settle in a coal mining district between the Fraser river and Okanagan lakes, with two brothers there.
Specifications for two new fire wells at the public school and the courthouse are advertised. J. DeHaas, fire chief, will inspect, with 6 feet water depth, 18 inch rock walls, and a 10 foot diameter. A centrifugal pump will be supplied to the contractor.
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph announces half-rate toll lines on Christmas Day from 8 a.m. to noon across Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and New Mexico, inviting the public to call loved ones and share greetings, reducing cost to reach distant friends.
State Fire Marshal George W. Reif issues a cautionary bulletin for Christmas shoppers and merchants. He urges show window ventilation, removal of rubbish, and immediate extinguishing of cigarettes. He warns against candles on trees and explains why cotton and cellulose ornaments heighten fire risk, urging care to prevent household tragedies.
Multiple items report civic actions including a petition push in Bozeman for a commission form of government. The piece covers county creation talk for Big Horn County with Hysham as seat, a fatal accidental shotgun incident in Glendive, and various state political changes amid Governor Norris’s association role and a sheriff’s death.
A fire swept through a mail car between Havre and Big Sandy Thursday morning destroying 20 to 30 sacks of mail. Water stood two feet deep on the car floor as it was moved to Big Sandy for extinguishing. Much mail arriving at Chateau post office Friday was water soaked and smoky. The blaze likely started from a stove or lamp in the car.
Acantha omits Dr Myers lecture of December 9 while praising its practical life philosophy and performance. The piece reproduces a humorous poem about a frog and a turtle's counsel, attributed to Joe Lincoln and printed here for readers' amusement.
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