Porter Loses Neihart Store by Fire in Montana
Ray R. Porter, proprietor of the Porter store at Bynum, learned by wire of a morning fire destroying his Neihart mercantile establishment. The blaze gutted the building, with losses estimated near $15,000 in stock and fixtures, while Mrs Porter and two daughters escaped with their lives.
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Ray R. Porter
Porter
Bynum
Chateau
Neihart
Great Falls
Belt Mountains
New Trial Denied for Bankers in Great Falls Case
J C Peters and R B Noble, recently convicted in the U S District Court at Great Falls for making false returns in connection with the Commercial National Bank, were denied new trials by Federal Judge George M Bourquin. They were sentenced to 30 months in Leavenworth and fined 2500 each. The six day stay on bond was granted with conditions for Writ of Error papers and costs.
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J. C. Peters
R. B. Noble
United States District Court
Great Falls
Commercial National Bank
Leavenworth
Kansas
George M. Bourquin
Helena
J. D. Woolman
Martin Reed
Noble
Peters
Bourquin
Woolman
Reid
United States
George L. Slattery
Nist
Stockmen to Meet in Great Falls
A January 16 meeting in the Palm room or Commercial club rooms at the Rainbow hotel invites stockmen and others to discuss welfare of the state stock growing and federal legislation effects. Topics include freight rates income tax general tax grazing privileges and grazing fee plans amid rising permit costs in state and national forests.
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Palm Room
Rainbow Hotel
Congress
Washington
Civil actions filed in district court foreclosure and maintenance
Civil actions filed include J Thomas Kelly versus Thomas Graf et al for foreclosure of mortgage and Mabel Dean Cook versus James W Cook for separate maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of the District Court
B. M. Jacobson
J. Thomas Kelly
Thomas Graf
Mabel Dean Cook
James W. Cook
PTA Meeting Scheduled With Social Hour
The next regular meeting of the Parent Teachers association will be held Monday evening January 1. Besides routine business there will be a social hour and light refreshments. A large attendance is desired.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
County Assessors to Meet in Helena
Purguant to an act of the last session the county assessors of the state are called to meet with the state board of equalization at Helena at 2 o clock p m January 15. They will discuss equalization of assessments and the values to be placed upon livestock for taxation to make uniform assessments and standardize the work.
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State Board of Equalization
Helena
Sim
Parole Revoked for D. H. Owens in Worthless Check Case
Sheriff Reiquam arrested D. H. Owens in Teton county on a charge of issuing worthless checks. Owens had a two to four year sentence from Dawson county begun in 1923, suspended by the prior judge, and he has lived on parole. Board ordered his return to the state penitentiary to serve the suspended term.
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D. H. Owens
Reiquam
Owens
Dawson County
Teton County
State Board of Prison
Montana Teachers Push Plan for State Income Tax Funds
The Montana State Teachers Association, meeting in Billings, endorses a state income tax to fund education and notes the current pension law applies to teachers. Aimed at placing a measure on the ballot next November, they previously failed to gather signatures. With retrenchment trends, passage remains doubtful.
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Montana State Teachers’ Association
Billings
New Year Dinner Hosts at McDonald Block
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. McDonald hosted a New Year's day dinner party in their apartments. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hirshberg, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cann, Mr. and Mrs. Bert J. Packer, and Mr. and Mrs. Denzil McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. McDonald
Mc Donald
McDonald
Julius Hirshberg
J. Cann
Bert J. Packer
Denzil Mc Donald
County Sheriff raids bootleggers in Cascade County
Sheriff coanteee County Attorney Stanley R Foot led a raid on city soft drink parlors capturing H C Peters and Lewis Thompson at the Chateau House on charges of bootlegging. Warrants issued for G H Underwood Leslie Gray Dutch Ger main Clyde Kraber and Andy Erickson with Erickson possibly facing manufacture of moonshine. Thompson and Peters posted bail. Evidence via B E Boyer a former deputy sheriff aided the operation. Dune Stewart arrested Tuesday night with further arrests expected due to bad roads and suspect activity. Trial set for February before Judge J J Greene.
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Coanteee
Stanley R. Foot
H. C. Peters
Lewis Thompson
Chateau House
G. H. Underwood
Leslie Gray
Dutch 4 Germain
Clyde Kraber
Andy Erickson
Erickson
Athirst
Thompson
Peters
B. E. Boyer
Cascade County
Louis H. Kommers
Boyer
Reiquam
Peter
Foot
Peters Place
Dune ‘Stewart
Bynum
Cama
J. J. Greene
Great Falls Man Is Badly Frozen In Blizzard Storm
H. C. Lander of the E. J. Lander Land and Loan Co. endured a frigid blizzard trip eight miles south of Valier. His car stalled, he walked three hours to a distant ranch, was warmed, and later rescued by four horses. He survived without losing hands or feet after medical care.
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H. C. Lander
E. J. Lander Land & Loan Co
Great Falls
Chateau
Glenloyd
Valier
Lander
Mr. Lander
Walier
Conrad
Choteau
Notice of Stockholders Meeting at Choteau Bank
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Choteau National Farm To an association will be held at the Storkmens State Bank, Choteau, Montana, on Tuesday, January 8, 1924, at 3 oclock p m for the election of directors and such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
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Stadkholders
Choteau National Farm
Storkmens State Bank
Choteau
Montana
Str
F of
Collins Notes Tell of Holidays and Local Happenings
Mrs. Leslie Slugel visits Idaho for Xmas with her sister. D F Waterman recovers from flu. Dr E B Maynard and Mr Hanson visit from Chateau. Winters family dine with friends. Dorothy Mead and Watermans join Mr and Mrs Heerman for oyster supper after Xmas. Harry Montague and Bob Krause miss trains at Acme. Bon Ton members offer sympathy for Harry. John England repairs the schoolhouse for term. Travelers from southern state halted by blizzard en route to Canada. Bon Ton meetings paused. Harry spies trips to Dutton. Editor extends New Year wishes.
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Acme
Collins
Harry
Bon Ton
Dutton
Ulate
Alvin Reiquam
Arthur Davidson
Howdy
John England
Canada
Bon Ton Club
Caugh
Acantha
Changes at Court House Prompt Staff Shifts
A year start brings moves at the county courthouse. Mrs. James Baker moves from treasurer's office to county clerk to replace Mrs. Denzil McDonald. Miss Dorothy Wrongmuir shifts to clerk of court sheriff and county agent offices. Mrs. Jag. 1S. Innes arrives from Great Falls to fill the county clerk post, relocating to DeYong residence with her children.
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Court House
James Baker
Denzil McDonald
Dorothy Wrongmuir
Jag. 1S
Innes
Great Falls
DeYong
Younce in Great Falls for several days this week
Co. O. Younce spent multiple days in Great Falls this week, meeting local officials and inspecting operations.
Montana court calendar lists cases through February 14
A jury term of the district court convenes February 4 with cases: Reid burglary February 4 Mason burglary February 5 Wilson burglary February 6 Bossellier Newman grand larceny February 7 Bossellier perjury February 8 Kind perjury February 8 Jacobs perjury February 9 Cohoe impersonating an officer February 9 Stewart unlawful possession February 11 Scott unlawful possession February 11 Sharp & Sharp recovery February 11 Sherburne recovery February 11 Springhorn receiver vs Johnson cancellation February 13 Gibbs attachment February 13 Luther conversion February 14 Strand foreclosure February 14 Power Wilson foreclosure February 14 Allum divorce February 14.
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State of Montana
John J. Reid
John H. Mason
James J. Wilson
al Bosselier
Guy ‘Newman
Grand Lareceny
al Boss
TL. D. Sharp
A. S. G. Sharp
Wm. Miller
J. HI. Sherburne
I.S. Martine
A. W. Springhorn
William J. Johnson
Teton County
Glenn Gibbs
Luther
Martine
Northern States Life Insurance Co
Peter Strand
Power-Wilson
C. HW. Webster
Mildred H. Allum
Clarance R. Allum
Teton Among Favored Counties in Bail Insurance Levy
Teton is named among seven counties with full bail insurance levies collected on December 1. Alongside Valley Fallon Lewis and Clark Park Powder River and Prairie the state reports the best record with only two percent delinquent.
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Teton
Valley
Fallon
Lewis and Clark
Park
Powder River
Prairie
Ater Tor Wien
First Big Storm Of Winter Grips the Area
The first major winter storm of the season hits this section Friday into Saturday with temperatures down to 28 degrees below zero and about 10 inches of snow on the level. Stockmen have ample feed and expect no losses. Dry land funders expect benefits as snow blankets winter wheat and improves soil for spring crops. Train service remains uninterrupted.
Kalispell Couple Wed Before Storm Wedding News
Miss Nell Shireman and Robert Cairns Scott were married on Saturday December 29 at the Kalispell Methodist church parsonage with Rev. R A Culbertson officiating. Witnesses were Miss Harriett Larson and Prof. R A Keyes. They planned a car trip but bad roads forced train travel. they will live in Kalispell afterward.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Kalispell
Nell Shireman
Robert Cairns Scott
R. A. Culbertson
Harriett Larson
R. A. Keyes
Great Falls
Cain's Leaving for New Home in Minneapolis
Mr and Mrs J S Cain and daughter depart tomorrow for Minneapolis Minnesota where Mr Cain has accepted a city salesman job with a wholesale oils firm They stay at Beaupre house and he leaves insurance business with C James Smith to manage They do not intend to move permanently and plan to return when Choteau and Teton County return to normal
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J. S. Cain
Minneapolis
Minn
Cain
Beaupre House
C. James Smith
Trapper Suffers Stroke While Checking Traps Near Choteau
Harvey Price a government trapper is in serious condition at Cho teau hospital after a stroke while checking traps seven miles west of Choteau last Friday. He rode his horse to a ranch house for help then to the hospital. Price has trapped coyotes with T C Larson on the Larson ranch near Bynum. Mrs Price arrived with him to Chateau for support.
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Harvey Price
Choteau
Mr. Price
Chateauospital
T. C. Larson
Bynum
Mr. Larson
Gilman
Mrs. Price
Chateau
Woman's Club Carnival Ball Brings New Year Cheer in Chateau
Despite the cold, a fair crowd attended the New Year's Eve carnival dance at the Teton County High School gym, hosted by the Woman's Club of Chateau. The hall was festively decorated, with the high school orchestra providing music under Miss Bertie Williamson. At 11 o'clock, noise makers signaled the arrival of 1924, while an Episcopal Guild hosted a supper in the domestic science rooms.
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Woman's Club of
Chateau
Teton County High School
Bertie Williamson
Dancnrs
Episcopal Guild
Six Cylinder Love to Benefit Local High School Orchestra
A new Broadway style farce titled Six Cylinder Love comes to the high school auditorium on January 24 for a benefit performance. The comedy, popular in New York and Chicago, lampoons automobile extravagance and promises lively humor as it lands in Teton county with a $300 guarantee to entice local audiences.
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Anthony McGuire
Heh School
Villian
New York
Chicago
Tetono County
Peonie
Stockholders Meeting Notice for Choteau Bank
Notice announces the regular annual meeting of stockholders of the Stockmens State Bank in Choteau Montana. The meeting is set for 12 o’clock noon on Tuesday January 8 1924 to elect directors and address other business. A B Guthrie is cashier.
Brady bank ends affairs in Pondera county notice
The First National Bank of Brady in Pondera county is voluntarily closing its affairs. Creditors are notified to present notes and claims for payment.
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First National Bank of
Brady
Pondera County
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Great ‘Falls
Woman's Club
Grant Falls
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