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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
4
Petitions filed with Cascade county commissioners demand a special election to adopt the primary election law. Teton county should wait for Cascade to test the law before pursuing any costly, experimental adoption.
The Conrad Investment Company circulates petitions in Teton county urging opening of the Blackfeet Indian reservation. Congress, via a Dixon bill from the last session, could advance the measure when local support is shown.
The Helena Record campaigns against railroad discrimination in Montana, publishing clear arguments that the state has faced inequitable freight rates. It predicts victory as governors and other Democrats oppose the proposition while the paper presses onward.
The news notes Judge Erickson's appointment of Michael Therriault as Flathead County commissioner, replacing G H Adams who resigned. Therriault is the board's sole Democrat, succeeding a Republican, prompting reflection among GOP critics who backed Erickson’s judicial selection.
Professor Felix Alder argues happiness need not depend on marriage noting many people believe marriage is not essential to happiness. He contends fulfillment can arise outside wedlock and calls for a broader view of personal happiness and social bonds.
A vivid line portrays the Corsey family as an exception to the saying every family has a skeleton in the closet, claiming their secrets are out in the open and on parade.
The Inter Mountain Educator notes rising stability in Montana public school administration. Bozeman boasted nineteen years under one superintendent before Harmon left. Granite’s Principal Kent now heads the whole corps after twelve years.
Bynum school reopened January 2 after a ten day break. New pupil Geo Sabados entered eighth grade. Eighth graders Prank Sabados Kylah Rowland advanced, along with sixth graders Cora Monkman Gordon Monkman Homer Rowland Lincoln Humble Walter Fincher. Fifth graders Arthur Rowland Irene Fincher, Johnnie Humble Davy Humble Emma Rowland. Second graders Lisle Benton Mary Jorama, first graders Arvil Monkman Clarence Savie Frank Rowland Edward Joraina. J W Darey reports two teams of work horses and mares for Sacred-One.
The article profiles Count Okuma, a veteran Japanese statesman and financier long allied with the Progressist party. It notes his career including multiple premier terms, wartime credit upkeep, and influential philanthropy such as founding Tokyo Semmon Gakko with a $100,000 endowment. It also mentions political attacks and his simple lifestyle, with details about his Tokyo home near his school and his distant postal address.
The article recounts General Alejandro Ybarra’s bold defiance of President Guzmán Blanco in 1878 by refusing to break his engagement to Judge Russell’s daughter. Exiled, Ybarra married and lived in Boston where he taught, lectured, wrote, and ran a coffee business before returning to Venezuela after Blanque’s overthrow.
Isidora Duncan, the California dancer famed for reviving Greek dance, was fined 30 dollars by a German court after calling a bailiff an insolent person. She appeared in a white costume with hair in a fillet, bare feet in sandals, and claimed nerves and overwork influenced her behavior. The judge accepted her plea and imposed the fine.
Patrick Mullin startled First Defenders at Pottsville as he asked to strike his name from the death roll. The group gathers survivors of the First Pennsylvania Regiment from Lincoln’s first call. of 800 who served, only 44 remain alive.
A brief quote from the Atchison Globe reflects on courteous letter writing and conversation, noting the difficulty of understanding mules, women, gasoline engines, automobiles, and wireless telegraphy. It suggests early punishment rhetoric with a rooster crowing metaphor.
Department of the Interior public notice from Great Falls Montana dated December 1905 states Anna W Halladay has a claim or interest to a property or parcel. The notice invites related interested parties to respond by a specified deadline and to follow formal procedures for asserting rights.
Notice for publication from the United States Land Office Montana details that Leonard A. Freed filed for a homestead entry No. 1340 in section 1 township 2 north range montgomery the witnesses include Raymond Braasch Bert Groide Adalbert Belch and Daniel Lindseth to prove continuous residence and cultivation before C. Warner C. S. Commissioner at his office in Choteau Montana. Published December 21.
Notice announces John K. Young of Teton County Montana has filed for proof on his desert-land farm No 7274 before A C Warner U S Commission at Chateau Montana. Witnesses listed include George F B Miller Belleclair Montana Joseph A Baart Henry Kaderle Elden L Oswood Sayou Montana with first publication December 21 1905.
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