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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
4
Published every Thursday at Choteau Montana and entered in the post office as second class matter. Official paper of Taton County.
Butte Evening News profiles Hon. S. L. Potter of Teton County in a Who's Who notice. The article highlights Potter as a watchdog of state finances, a first term representative on the house appropriation committee, and a rancher near the Canadian border with a sheep operation. He is described as married with two children and active in Republican circles.
Fort Benton February 11 two county jail prisoners William Harrison and Cecil Kuykey fought over an unknown cause Harrison toppled Kuykey who struck his head on a wall. Kuykey lay unconscious but breathing and expected to die within hours Harrison serves 90 days and Kuykey 60 days for petit larceny both nearing release.
Mrs Pearl M Hilbert sues Amedee Dumont in Justice Race's court claiming he deceived her into delivering 5000 shares or their value 300 by falsely promising to raise money if used as collateral. She alleges the stock was hers before December 1 and Dumont converted it for his own use and refuses return.
200 head of cows for sale in various ages to suit purchaser for spring delivery call or address Gro W Mace Dupuyer Montana
After a failed romance scheme the Rounder abandons hermit life and returns among townsfolk. He encounters Dupuyer and notes stubborn luxury in town. clubs debate minor matters while a literary society stirs with poetry. The tale ends with a crumpled note found after the meeting.
A wind swept plain hosts a shepherd and his dog guarding a flock. Amid a storm the herder naps, dreams of town and drink, wakes to peril but and the dog survive while the flock perishes and the herder but is found drunk.
A. B. Jones offers first class poles posts building logs and fire wood at Pine Ridge crossing of the Teton. He is cutting timber again this winter and customers should leave orders at the Hodgskiss hotel for prompt attention.
About 60 tons of good hay remains for sale. Contact T A Hanson at Farmington Montana to inquire or arrange pickup.
Manager C H Drake of the local and North Montana Telephone Company announces a new rate card now in force. Rates from Great Falls to various towns are listed by half minute to five minutes with charges ranging from .25 to 1.60, covering routes including Chateau Dupuyer Conrad Shelby Lynam Farmington Collins Warfield Clark Halladay Cohoe Coffey McCuaig Scoffin Ralston and Hein.
Week of readings shows temperatures from a high of 43 degrees to a low of minus 34. Precipitation includes traces on Monday and excess in.33 unknown. The report notes thirty four below on the 11th as the winter’s coldest day and references past week data.
Chicago Feb 14 cattle receipts reached 10 000 with mixed advances and declines. Good to prime steers 5.80 to 6.50, stockers 2.50 to 4.30, cows 1.25 to 4.35, heifers 21 to 5.10, canners 2.35 to 2.55, bulls 2.00 to 4.00, calves 3.00 to 7.50. Sheep receipts 13 000 with steady prices for good to choice weathers 4.60 to 6.00, native lambs 5.90 to 8.00, western lambs 9.15 to 3.00, western sheep 4.60 to 6.00.
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