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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
4
The readable text centers on a local event involving the named individuals and a geographic location. Details are fragmentary but indicate a public notice style item about an appointment or action by a local authority and related dates or actions.
Art Huntley analyzes the government irrigation project in Yellowstone County Montana. Completed eighteen months ago as the first of its kind by the government, it shows steady settlement growth and no project failures. Schools reflect strong progress with eleven houses and a 500 student population amid a 200 voting residents.
A reader recalled a man who crossed the Sun River bench recently saying the country below would scarcely be recognizable. He noted dense housing and compared it to Burton bench and predicted the main road from Priest Butte to Mill would become a fenced lane within a year.
The piece notes rapid settlement from Conrad lands to Great Falls with Hollanders taking land near the T. L. gap and a growing rail and canal network. Malta sees major canal work with a local leader driving progress. Sternal vigilance and irrigation projects demand ongoing effort to avoid delays.
Community leaders urge Sun River residents to form a long term Washington delegation to protect local irrigation interests. They note flood of land office revenue last year reaching 3,000,000 and say a strong push could fund Sun River surveys and development.
The Miles City chamber of commerce invites the president Hon. Gordon to a banquet on December 29 before his departure for Europe. Gordon is a noted Montana newspaper man and skilled editorial writer, valued at home. The Acantha wishes him a pleasant voyage and safe return.
The passage notes that the Sun River beach development, when ready for settlement, will follow the same pattern as Huntley. It emphasizes that Sun River is a distinctly larger project than Huntley.
Department of the Interior Levee district notice states SARAH F HOWE of Conrad Montana filed to prove final claim for Desert Land Entry number 8448 situated in section 25 township 27 north range 9 west Montana Meridian before United States Commissioner John W Shields in Conrad Montana on January 20 1909 Witnesses listed include Reuben G Stewart Louis Lenoir Dupuyer Montana Frank H Pings Isaac Laurain of Conrad Montana Frank D Miracle Register First published December 17 1908
Notice advertising watch repairs by Mr. T A Smith of Choteau with promise of prompt, satisfactory work. Also promotes the Choteau souvenir booklet Around the Yown at the Cash Bazaar with a new cover and reduced price of 25 cents.
Notice to creditors and all persons with claims against the estate of Fred H. Lawler deceased. Administratrix Mary Therese Lawler directs claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to Phil J. Cole attorney in Chateau Montana. First published December 10, 1908.
Notice is given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of Collins Mercantile Company will be held in Collins Montana on the 11th day of January 1909 at four o'clock. The meeting will elect officers for the ensuing year and transact any other business legally coming before the meeting. L. J. Otness is president and Aunry Kropp is secretary.
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