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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
8
The Co operative Congress opens in Great Falls February 20 with Mrs J W Kerr among speakers on Woman's Place in the Movement. Local items include hospital visits, school activities, election of delegates to Great Falls, and community hall fundraising plans.
Mrs Ivor Nasser has informed readers that her father is seriously ill in Minnesota. The family request thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Collins Items Mrs William Watt visited Conrad hospital last week with her baby who had a throat lanced. Lawrence Thompson has been absent from school the past week with a sore throat. Miss Murrell had radiator trouble and rode home from church late. W C T U ladies plan a bazaar at the school house on Washingtons birthday. Mrs J T Wilson visited with Mrs Ira B Thompson for a couple of days. Mrs Chas Moulton shopped in Great Falls last week. Mr and Mrs C W Pairbanks from Buffalo Mont spent holidays with relatives and with Mrs E J Steves on the way home. Mr and Mrs Alvin C Hull and daughter went to Chateau Saturday. Libby Lumber Co bought Boorman Lumber Co. Mr and Mrs E J Steves and daughter visited Chateau Tuesday and Friday. Stanley De Tate made a business trip to Great Falls last week.
Community items report visits and calls among residents of Cho teau Bole and Wiseman with mentions of new cars illness la grippe church services school re opening and local sales and farming activity including horses teams and stallion purchases.
Fairfield residents report Elmer Genger and Jim Baker traveling east with visits in Minnesota. Louise Zimmerman returns to Great Falls after a home stay. Carl Beardsley suffers a serious but improving accident when a team ran away near Fairfield. Several locals attend a successful Community hall dance with 112 couples. Multiple residents travel for business or family illness, and local basketball teams lose to Sun River with a return game set for February 24 at Community hall.
Miss Helen Klein returns home after six weeks away in Great Falls while Ole Thompson travels to Alhambra Hot Springs for health. Land purchases, health matters, visits, and social events fill the week including whist at the Klein home and services by Rev. Lunde.
Pendroy residents report rapid business growth with Merritt Mercantile expansion, a new bank opening March 1 1917, and several construction projects. Pool room renovations, a blacksmith shop, livery barn, and a water tank completion accompany coal and grain shipments. Local gatherings include a supper and dance plus dancing led by the Renfrew room orchestra.
Mrs E E Pierce visited her daughter Mrs Ira Yule in Healey Spring last week. Mr and Mrs Chas Suisie visited Conrad on Monday. Carl Malone is painting and remodeling his house. W P Grooms returned from a winter in Colorado. Otto Schaefer transported a car of flour and the elevator company a car of coal via Milwaukee on Monday. Gophers destroying grain are emerging from winter quarters and poison should be used to exterminate them. Mrs Gunther was taken to Conrad hospital Monday. A hotel dance Friday night drew a large crowd with Harris Star orchestra of Joe Harris Howard Burrell and Mil dred Houck providing music.
The piece surveys Japan's yose halls where storytellers perform in varied styles from solemn declamation to clownlike acting. It notes an Englishman fluent in Japanese among Tokyo’s masters and distinguishes rakugo humorous tales from kodan heroic narratives. Marionettes and juggling enrich performances.
Help wanted notice seeking a reliable ranch hand for seasonal or yearly work. Contact B. F. Prunk at Choteau Montana using phone 8F-1 for details.
J C Diggins of Chicago, a noted instrument magnate, boasts a flying fish bag of up to 41 in a day on Catalina. Hunters ride the Catalan Flier with Capt. Joe McAfee, using small calibers and open sights to shoot fish leaping from the sea in a 20 knot voyage.
The comment notes Villa as a fighter will never reach Carrapza’s level in conversation, highlighting Carrapza’s proven conversational skill.
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