Love Stamp shines in Chateau grade school's Christmas program
A full house at the big high school auditorium enjoyed Chateau grade school's annual Christmas program headlined by The Love Stamp cantata. Students, led by Miss Johnson and Principal Miss Miller, performed with colorful costumes and a prize for the most valuable gift, a thimble, symbolizing true Christmas spirit.
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Chateau
Ruby A. Miller
Mary Ann Condran
Luther
James Weaver
Margaret Hall
Johanna Hirshberg
Floyd Byler
Jere Coffey
Santa Claus
Girls Glee Club
Johnson
State Examiner Reports Good Affairs at Teton County Free High School
State Examiner R N Hawkins conducted a November 9 1927 audit of the Teton County Free High School records. The report commends the board secretary Anna E Stafford and notes balances reconciled with county treasurer and clerk while listing modest indebtedness and properly sworn claims.
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Teton County Free High School
R. N. Hawkins
Teton
Montana
Office of State Examiner
Helena
W. H. Gorham
Choteau
J. G. Jackson
Anna E. Stafford
C. W. Burns
P. L. Otness
H. W. Bateman
Oscar M. Gaare
Fairfield
Jay G. Larson
Divorce Suit Filed by H. W. Benton Against Claire Benton
Suit filed in district court last week seeks divorce from Claire Benton. H. W. Benton charges desertion dating from their 1913 Miles City marriage. no children are involved.
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H. W. Benton
Claire Benton
Miles City
Lions Club Seeks Public Help To Keep Skating Pond Clean
Choteau Lions Club president R E Nelson asks all pond users to share responsibility for a clean pond. He urges residents to avoid crossing the pond during flooding and before ice forms, as footprints disrupt the skating surface and reduce enjoyment for skaters.
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Lions Club
Skating
Choteau
R. E. Nelson
Nelson
Teton High Dormitory Is Largest In State
Teton County high school dormitory leads Montana in capacity as the 1927 28 Educational Directory cites 41 residents and a 205 student enrollment. Dormitories at Powell Deer Lodge 22 residents, Carter Fort Benton 19, Jefferson Boulder 16. Teton dormitory is self supporting and well regarded by state agencies.
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Teton High
Montana
Teton County
Teton
Powell County
Deer Lodge
Carter County
Ekalaka
Chouteau County
Fort Benton
Jeffer
Son County
Boulder
Acantha
John Eckford
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. E. A. Baldwin
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Baldwin 78 died Monday after a month long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the Masonic Temple with Fidelity Chapter OES Choteau in charge. Burial followed in Choteau cemetery. She moved from Minot, North Dakota to Montana in 1914, later residing in Joplin and Cho teau with her son Jas Baldwin surviving. A nephew R F Welson of Choteau also survives.
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Masonic Temple
Elizabeth Ann Baldwin
McDoneld Block
Baldwin
Order of Eastern Star
Joplin Montiana
Fidelity
Choteau
Mentana
Minot
North Dakota
Joplin
Jas . Baldwin
Jas. Baldwin
R. F. Welson
Teton Drug Co
Nelson
Chateau
Acantha Expresses Gratitude to Community Correspondents
The Acantha thanks its correspondents for their weekly and last year’s contributions and extends season's greetings. It praises the cooperation that makes the paper a true community panel and hopes for continued cordial relations into 1928 and the future.
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Acantha
Blizzard Ravages Montana Ranches and Sheep Herds
Rancher C. K. Mafone of Agawam recalls a December blizzard rated among Montana’s worst by old timers. Snow ripped through roofs, drove attic ice, and destroyed upstairs water. Malone losses include about 150 sheep near Brady as bodies are found and more tolls feared until spring melt.
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Aiy
Montana
C. K. Mafone
Agawam
Malone
Otto Schaefer
Malone Ranch
Paul Kropp
Brady
Divorce Granted to Mamie E Reid from Richard A Reiding
In district court on Tuesday Mamie E Reid was granted a divorce from Richard A Reiding. The plaintiff cited neglect and lack of support. The couple married in Billings in 1922 and have no children.
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Mamie E. Reiding
Richard A. Reiding
Billings
Seven Growers Sign for Teton's 1928 Wool Pool
Teton county growers sign on for the 1928 wool pool with seven confirmed participants led by Earl Woods of Fairfield. County agent Robert Clarkson notes many others intended to join despite stormy weather and sets a January 21, 1928 meeting to elect officers. Contracts open at the county agent’s office and bids are already received with prices around 35 cents per pound.
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Teton County
Teton County Shipping Association
Robert Clarkson
Clarkson
Earl Woods
Fairfield
O. G. Matkin
F. A. Kruck
Ross Hatcher
L. G. Baldwin
J. A. Carlson
Farmington
Wm. Cook
Chateau
Boston
Cos
Adams & Leland
High School Reopens January Fourth
The Acantha notes the Christmas break closure and confirms the high school will reopen on Wednesday January 4th, correcting a prior mistake that had January 5th listed.
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Acantha
County Agent Plans to Order Car Bone Meal
County Agent Robert Clarkson plans to buy a carload of bone meal for ranchers to correct cattle diets lacking phosphorous. He asks interested parties to indicate demand soon to gain economy. Some cattle in western foot hill pastures chew bones due to phosphorous deficiency.
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Robert Clarkson
Clarkson
Chateau
Burns Left Halfback Tops First All-State Grid Team 1927
Bud Burns of Teton earns left halfback on Prof. W. T. Scott’s first all-state football team for 1927 as summarized for the Great Falls Tribune. Moore Davis and Bleecker receive honorable mention. Scott lists two sets of backs, with Burns in the first set of shock backs, praised for speed and power amid a season noted for players from many towns.
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Bud Burns
Teton
W. T. Scott
Buttte
Montana State High School Athletic Association
Scott
Great Falls Tribune
Moore
Davis
Bleecker
Burns
Hanley
Schneller
Dinty
Oliver Davis
Harry Bleecker
Chateau
Great Falls
Butte
Billings
Havre
Miles City
Glendive
Wolf Point
Dillon
Manhattan
Stevensville
Helena
Glasgow
Hamilton
Loyola
Polson
Chinook
Anaconda
Burne
Sunday Holiday Change For Christmas Week
Sunday not a holiday so Christmas Monday will be observed for the workers here and elsewhere with two days off. Chateau stores and offices will close next Monday while the public feasts on turkey and families finish holiday shopping. Henry Kind of Power and Ted Kind of Dutton visited in Choteau Monday.
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Henry Kind of Power
Ted Kind of Dutton
Choteau
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Little Town
Bethlehem
Betty Webb
Joan Greene
Norma Tennant
Leslie Jourdonnais
Elizabeth Green
Jane Guthrie Folley
Elsie Hirshberg
General Fund
Citizens State Bank
The
First National Bank
Brotherhood of Man
E. A. Baldwin
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