Prospected Teton Ridge oil venture near Dutton Wyoming
Wyoming oil operators led by Stanley Foot of Chateau Was are moving material to the first well site on Sec 20 Township 24 Range 2 Grover Markham ranch in Teton county. Derrick erection to start soon with drilling expected March 1 backed by Parker Wheeler Caspar. About 6000 acres in one block plus nearby leases form the area under control. The Black Magic outfit near two miles west of Dutton is already near a derrick.
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T. Li’ Gap
Teton Ridge
Wyoming
Stanley R
Foot of Chateau
Teton County
Dutton
Sec
Grover Markham
Parker & Wheeler
Caspar Wyoming
Teton Field
Chateau
Black Magic
County Commissioners Seek Federal Tax Laws for Reclamation Areas
At a December 11 meeting in Chateau, Teton county commissioners led by W J Crittenden adopted resolutions urging Congress to pass tax laws ensuring state and county revenue from federal Sun River project lands. The move targets Greenfield units where lands patenting delays avoid taxation, hindering school and road funding and causing closures. Resolutions were sent to Montana lawmakers and civic groups to push for a Washington hearing.
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Teton County
W. J. Crittenden
Chateau
Congress of the United States
Montana
National Congress
Washington
Sun River Project
Crittenden
Buy Christmas Seals to Help Stop Tuberculosis at Local Booths
The community is urged to buy Christmas seals to fund health work and keep profits in this county. Mrs. J. C. Taylor, the local chair, asks a special Saturday effort with booths in stores to encourage shoppers to spend change on seals.
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Chateau
J. C. Taylor
Christmas Party at the Old Burrell Ranch
The Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Luke's hosts a Christmas party at the Lehr home on the old Burrell ranch Wednesday evening. Bob sleds will depart from T. A. Smith's at 8 00, 8 30 and 9 00. First sled leaves at eight o'clock sharp.
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Burrell Ranch
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
St. Luke’s
Lehr
T. ‘A. Smith
Adams Cut for 1923 Near 2000 Tons
Ice from three local ponds of the Adams Oil Company will total nearly 2000 tons this season. About 1000 tons will be stored locally for the Chateau trade, the rest divided between Shelby and Kevin where Adams operates storage plants. Ice quality is high, about 17 inches thick, with twenty workers completing cutting, shipping, and storage.
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Adams Oil Company
H. E. Adams
Shelby
Kevin
Adams
B. J. Stone
Adams Oil Co
Mr. Adams
Forest Ranger Wedding in Choteau
Miss Lillian Lucille Hazel and Clarence LeRoy McVey were married last Friday at the Methodist parsonage in Choteau. Rev. Harry T. Stong officiated with Olive M. Waill and Ray R. Portar as witnesses. The groom serves as a ranger at the Blackleaf station and the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Hazel of Muddy, where Hazel operates a saw mill. The couple left for a brief honeymoon and will reside at the Blackleaf ranger station.
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Chotéau
Lillian Lucille Hazel
Clarence LeRoy McVey
Harry T. Stong
Olive M. Waill
Ray R. Portar
Bynum
Blackleaf Station
John A. Hazel
Hazel
Blackleaf Ranger Station
Parent-Teachers Meeting Set for January Second Monday
A Parent-Teachers association will meet on the second Monday in January at the high school gymnasium. The program includes the physical culture class, with sandwiches and coffee served. A good attendance is desired.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Rosalie
Diogenes
Local K P Lodge Represented At Great Falls Initiation
Chevalier Lodge No. 12 K P Cha teau was well represented at a novel initiation ceremony in Great Falls last Friday. Harry M. Love of Minneapolis supreme keeper conducted degree work using the original Rathbone Bible from the 1864 Washington D C lodge founding. A large class of candidates was initiated. Members L E B Taylor J Harold Stephens Dr C J B Stephens Ober t Peterson W E Howard Frank Curtis D A DeTour Floyd Churchwell Ta A Meagher and Dewey Steele attended.
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Floyd Churchwell
T. Aa. Meagher
Dewey Steele
Hereford Bulls Shine at International Livestock Exposition
World champion herd led by half brother to a famed sire from Cole and Halladay’s Reichhart ranch near Panama is praised after a Chicago show. Kima ma 110th, a prize winner, boosts national Hereford prestige as owners plan next year’s entry with A. B. Cook of Townsend also featured.
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Cole & Halladay
Reichhart Ranch
Town
Panama
Kimama
Pat Chicago
Messrs
Messrs. Cole and
Halladay
Montana
A. B. Cook
Townsend
Exchange War Savings Stamps for Treasury Certificates
Postmaster G. C. Core urges converting 1918 War Savings Stamps to Treasury Savings Certificates. Stamps mature at $5.00 on January 1, 1923, with exchange options for cash or certificates. Certificates come in $20.50, $82, and $820 denominations, mature in five years, at four percent compounded semi annually, tax exempt, and redeemable at guaranteed values. Cash options available before January 1.
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G. C. Core
United States Treasury
Treasury
Treasury Department
Bandits Kill Denver Guard and Steal $200000
Denver authorities hunt masked bandits who killed Charles Linton a guard for the Denver branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve and stole $200000 from the mint to the reserve bank delivery truck. A gun battle left one leader gravely wounded as seven men fled northward in a driven car. no loot recovered after 48 hours.
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Denver
Colorado
Charles Linton
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
United States Mint
Reserve Bank
Mint
Gordon Campbell Outfit Ready To Drill Near Farmington
The Gordon Campbell well near Farmington, half a mile east and south, is near spud in with drilling crew and equipment arriving this week. Derrick construction finished. rigging up to take less than a week. Fuel car on track. casing hauled from Chateau. crew quarters made from a vacant Farmington pool hall. Severe cold delayed work for ten days but operations resumed after a Monday thaw.
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Kevin
Gordon Campbell
Farmington
Wm. Rhea
Campbell
Rhea
Chateau
Two Cars of Netted Gem Potatoes Net Deficit for Producers
In Servalus on December 18 J M Cobb and sons faced a forty dollar debt after marketing two carloads of Netted Gem potatoes. Shipped with one car to St Louis and one to Chicago the deal covered rail charges and a 10 percent commission, leaving the producers to bear the deficit.
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Servalus
J.M. Cobb
United States
Northwest Potato Growers’ ‘Association
St. Louis
Chicago
Commission Len
County Superintendent Named To Aid Eye Sight Council
County Superintendent Mrs. Edythe Saylor is named as Teton county representative to aid local Eye Sight Conservation Council efforts. The national drive, backed by President Harding’s cabinet and federal officials, aims to establish Eye Sight Conservation Day in Montana schools to spot defects early and promote eye hygiene for health and economic savings.
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Harding
Eye Sight Conservation Council of America
42 Street
Broadway
New York City
Edythe Saylor
Teton County
James J. Davis
United States Department of Labor
Guy A. Henry
Eyesight Conservation Council
Montana
Eye Sight Conservation Council
Commissioners of Education
Davis
Secretary of Labor
America
Council
Civil Foreclosure Actions Filed in Recent Week
The Clerk of the Court reports new civil actions including Mort Hirshberg against Martin T. Hanson and others for foreclosure of mortgage, J A Smith versus Liege Hampton for foreclosure, Hattie T McDonald against Wim Hodgskiss for foreclosure, and George H Rumrill versus Anthony Pings for foreclosure. Phil I Cole made a brief business visit to Great Falls Tuesday. The note hints at future rewards and potential aid.
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Clerk of the Court
B. M. Jacobson
Mort Hirshberg
Martin T. Hanson
J. A. Smith
Liege Hampton
Hattie T. McDonald
Wim. Hodgskiss
George H. Rumrill
Anthony Pings
Phil I. Cole
Great Falls
Great Northern Announces Holiday Excursion Fares
Great Northern offers special excursion fares for Christmas holidays. Fares amount to a day and a half plus to round to 26s, with sale dates December 22 to January 1 and return by January 3. Applicable between Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon for one way fares up to 30 dollars, minimum adult fare 60 cents with continuous passage required.
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Great Northern
C. H. Porter
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Conrad Papers Consolidate Into Independent Observer
Last week the Conrad Independent and Conrad Observer announced immediate consolidation under the name Independent Observer. T. A. Busey becomes editor and John R. Farris handles business management while also building Shelby ventures with Warren Lepper.
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Conrad Independent
Conrad Observers
Independent Observer
T. A. Busey
The
Independent
John R. Farris
Observer
Farris
Shelby
Warren Lepper
Shelby Promoter
C. G. Bishop
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T. L. Gap
Zasteton
Will
Choteau
Parent-Teachers Meeting
K. P. Lodge
Chevalier Lodge
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Reserve System
First ‘National Bank
Merry Christmas
Chicago International
Ed. Dow
Charles Rhoads
Gordon
Arthur Chambers
Roy Pilling
Sand
C. S. McDonald
Corvallis
Work
of Conservation Council
God
Citizens State Bank
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