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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
4
A brief item notes Deere Foot Lift Sulkies and Deere Foot Lift Gangs in a compact catalog or column entry describing two equipment lines. The entry lists the product names and implies a feature set without technical specifications. It reads as a notice of similar machinery variants.
Steel harrows handle Cel eorated Deere Ajax units with two sections of 60 teeth and three sections with 90 40 66 78 102 and 150 teeth.
Publication note indicates Thursday issues in Choteau with second class mail designation and entry in the post office records.
A brief notice states the subscription costs S200 annually or payable in advance. It emphasizes the price and payment timing for readers.
A columnist argues against judging all foreign alliances as mercenary while noting varied cases like Lord Curzon and Miss Lester and Miss Shonts and the Duc de Chaulnes. The piece defends equal privileges and questions anti immigrant snobbery, urging openness in marriage choices.
The report lauds Jefferson County for sentencing two individuals to life terms and another to S1 years for murders. It argues this stern approach could serve as a model for the state, urging less sentimentality in crime punishment to reduce crime overall.
The text discusses contrasting sentences for Sherman a Fergus County defendant. It notes manslaughter with five years and post office robbery with fifteen years, suggesting a district judge’s dictum that killing a man might be safer than stealing a horse. The piece mocks perceived judicial inconsistency in Montana.
Notice is hereby given that George Talifson of Bynum Montana has filed for final five year proof to support his homestead claim No 1722 made July 23, 1902 for the northeast quarter of section 21 township 26 north range 1 east. Proof will be made before A C Warner U S Commissioner at Chateau Montana on March 4. Witnesses: Ole Thompson Nickolas Tutth Alfred Viren and Charles P Suiste all of Bynum or Choteau. J M Burlingame Register.
Notice is given that all persons with claims against Teton County for the quarter ending February 29 1908 must file sworn claims with the county clerk by 10 o clock a.m. Monday March 2 1908. Claims not filed will not be considered at the March meeting of the Board of County Commissioners and will await the next regular meeting. A C Warner county clerk Choteau Mont Feb 6 1903.
It is stated on good authority that the cattle and horses on the range are not in as good condition at present as they have been, with concerns about forage and health affecting the herds.
In the Eleventh Judicial District of Montana Teton County the estate of Uiram S. Baker deceased seeks an order to sell the real property. The court orders interested parties to appear on March 13, 1908 at 10 a.m. at the courthouse Chateau Teton County Montana to show cause why the administrator Siram S. Baker may privately sell needed portions of the estate. Publication required weekly for four weeks in The Choteau Acantha. Dated February 7, 1905. Clerk McDonald Deputy Clerk Prices Townsend Cone attorney for Administrator First pub 2-13-1905.
Notice invites residents to file applications and petitions with the Board of County Commissioners for road supervisor posts. Applications must reach the board by 10 o’clock a.m. on Tuesday March 3, 1908. A.C. Warner, clerk. Choteau, Mont. Feb. 6, 1908.
Dane Stewart announces a free public dance in Bynum on February 29 evening with music by Chas Parker.
The Woodmen of the World sponsor a Big Irish Costume Ball on March 17 with four prizes to be awarded. Entry requires wearing a costume to dance.
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