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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
6
Sidney R Feil registered pharmacist offers livestock care guidance under Ohio law. Topics include moldy silage dangers for horses, proper winter rations for weanlings, colt growth targets, and recommended laxatives and feeding oils with specific dosages for cattle horses calves.
A letter from WL. W. Plannagan secretary of the Farm Loan Board informs farmers that only Articles of Association blanks are ready now and all loan application forms will come from the Federal Land Bank. The stock sale starts around February 10 and loans should be obtainable in March if no unforeseen obstacles arise.
Department of the Interior notices John V. Huffman of Choteau Montana that C Wilson Gray filed January 18 1917 to contest and cancel homestead entry No 032095 for sections 19 and 30 township 24 north range 6 west Montana meridian. Contest cites nonresidence lack of cultivation abandonment and requires sworn answer within twenty days after the fourth publication February 28 1917 or proof of service on Gray. Receiver Thos Corbally signs. First publication February 7 1917.
Homer A. Beach, heir of Chateau Montana, filed to prove desert land claim serial 016879 for multiple sections in Montana. Proceedings set before C. O. Frikelrk, Nevada Missouri, on March 14 1917, witnesses to appear before US Commissioner A C Warner in Choteau Montana. Witnesses include Perc y E Wodeskiss Howard T Higgins Mer ward W Fearon Murdoch Bruce all from Choteau Montana.
The sheriff of Teton county Montana announces a sheriff's sale in Choteau on February 15 1917 at 2 PM at the courthouse front door. Property includes lots 25 26 27 and 28 in block 25 Hazletts First Addition with all improvements and appurtenances. Names on case include N O Tuttle plaintiff and Charles S Parker Erma M Parker and William Hodgskiss defendants. Sheriff William Miller and undersheriff James S Innes. Attorney James Sulgrove. First publication January 24 last publication February 14 1917.
A call for a brief legislative session to repeal food regulations is voiced, urging swift action and asking state legislatures to back the effort to remove burdensome rules.
Town of Choteau council will meet February 19 1917 to act on a petition by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway to vacate a portion of Second Street N E between blocks 4 and 11. Interested parties urged to attend hearing. John W Hall Town Clerk. First publication February 7 1917.
The speaker suggests Abdul Hamid will tell the Young Turks that he warned them as they all cross the Bosphorus together. The remark implies political tension and a potential shift in leadership alignment.
A brief aphorism contrasts the ease of renewing a good personal resolution with renewing a ninety day note, suggesting discipline and financial prudence in daily choices.
Wallace Campbell arrives at Willoughby Springs seeking romance and rest but finds dull Lovedale. A Gypsy woman pleads for help uncovering a child’s disappearance and Wallace rescues Luella, the lost girl from his boyhood. The reunion rekindles hope for love in a town that proves lovelier than its name.
The editor of the Weekly Palladium is described as a perpetually hurried, sickly man who edits the paper, reads handbills, does auctioneering, pulls teeth for subscribers, and even practices osteopathy by mail. He is a candidate for the post office and has participated in debates and a baby show, while in town he ferries to the depot and conducts straw polls of travelers. The landlord of the Petunia tavern notes his overtaxed workload has left him exhausted and stretched thin.
Language shapes trade travel and warfare and governs daily life. Some people lack language sense or misinterpret words, yet communities are run by those who use language without true understanding or whose words bear long held mis meaning.
A terse family exchange has a father admonishing Willie for bad behavior while the mother directs him toward listening. The dialogue centers on parental rebukes and domestic discipline.
Homer A. Beach declares intent to submit final five year proof for homestead entry No 016939 in section 22 township 23 north range 5 west Montana. Proof to be taken March 14 1917 before G H Fry at Nevada Missouri and before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Choteau Montana with witnesses Percy E Hodgskiss Howard H Higgins Edward W Fearon Murdoch Bruce. Dated January 22 1917.
Walter W. Fairbanks of Chateau Montana files notice of intention to prove up three year homestead claim for section 15 township 24 north range 3 west Montana meridian. Hearing before O T Lees U S Commissioner Power Montana on March 10 1917 with A B Krofft M Emar Wm Wallace and John Shermer listed as witnesses. First pub Feb 7 last pub March 7.
Grace I Malone of Great Falls Montana files January 3 1917 a contest to cancel Claude H Elmore homestead entry 038814 for section 23 township 24 north range 8 west Montana meridian on grounds of nonresidence abandonment and lack of military service proof required within twenty days after the fourth publication to answer under oath.
The sheriff will sell, by order of foreclosure, the north half of the north half of section 15 in township 28 north range 5 west MT meridian totaling about 160 acres in Teton County. Sale on March 3 1917 at 2 pm at the front door of the Teton county courthouse Choteau Montana. Conducted for C B Shoemaker Co v John Edward Fitzpatrick and Olof Ahlgren. First pub Feb 7 last Feb 28.
The First National Bank of Choteau in Montana is authorized to commence banking as provided by U.S. law. Comptroller John Skelton Williams certifies the bank meets all statutory requirements and may begin operations. initial publication dates are January 24, 1917 and March 28, 1917.
The proposal signals continued international attention on The Hague, offering a hopeful reminder to readers that the city remains a focal point in global diplomacy and conflict resolution efforts.
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