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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
5
Chateau residents and visitors are mentioned in a roundup of holiday events and local happenings. Names include Mrs. Pollock Hirshberg and Ben Odden from Dutton, Dr. and Mrs. Chichester, Sid Burrell of the liquor board, and many others. The village sees New Year celebrations, club events, shopping closures, and notes on wheat allotments and county affairs.
Dr Boyd Davis of C E Davis and Sons will fit glasses in Choteau at the Choteau Hotel on Saturday January 13. The event is hosted by the local optician in Great Falls.
Christina Lestrud fractured arm after slipping on ice last Thursday at Chateau Hospital. Jessie Cook treated for a broken leg from a similar fall. F C Kruck of Fairfield injured in a car crash with a fractured rib. Joe Zgoda of Bynum, Mrs. L C Baldwin of Fairfield, John Trude of Collins, and Graden Green also appear in the hospital notes with various injuries and procedures.
Seth Parker will be presented at the M E church Sunday night during the fellowship hour at 7 30 as part of New Year meetings. The cast includes local residents and visiting church figures with songs and drolleries. Rev Aiten of Helena and Harley Campbell of Great Falls assist with performances.
Mrs H L Fuller and Mr and Mrs J H Gutshall of Pendroy shopped and visited in Chateau Tuesday. Fuller’s husband died recently and she plans to depart soon to visit relatives in other places.
County treasurer Elmer Smith asks the state examiner for guidance as the automobile license law set to take effect January 1 remains unresolved after a special session. The examiner has not issued new instructions since November, delaying license applications and refunds for counties still collecting under the old schedule.
The Montana state treasurer in Helena received a federal reserve bank cashier's check for 1 648 000 dollars ending the sale of 1933 highway debentures. Of the total, 1 250 000 dollars were unsold debentures and 398 000 dollars a Public Works Administration grant. The funds will finance extensive road oiling, reconstruction and resurfacing, covering about 736 miles and employ 1 600 to 2 000 men.
Mass times set for Choteau Fairfield Bynum and Augusta next Sunday January 7 nine a m in Choteau eight forty nine in Fairfield eleven in Bynum and Augusta communion Sunday observed in Choteau with Rev J F Schulte pastor.
Carl Carlson and Cory Larson returned last week from Big Fork with updates on local events. The pair discussed community plans and possible collaborations for Farmington projects.
Mrs Andrew Robinson and children visited Denton Montana relatives and returned home today. Jack Jensen has been on the sick list for several days. Otto Schaeffer was a Bynum visitor Tuesday. Henry Hanson was a Great Falls visitor Monday. Andrew Robinson visited J E Rowley and Harry Stott Friday night. Ernest Weist drove to Bynum Monday took Bynum youths to Chateau show and spent part of evening in Farmington dance. George Holbrook was a business visitor in Bynum Saturday. Thus Patelich and family spent Tuesday at George Mortensen's home. Gile Agee bought his family a new radio for Xmas.
The piece laments the passing of an elder figure and jokes about a younger generation facing a busy time in politics, schooling, and local finance. It hints at wheat allotments, Christmas gatherings, and hints at funding for an airport and county recreational building as brighter times approach.
A Thursday gathering at Lucy Stott’s home featured a Bynum H D club meeting where the ladies exchanged Christmas gifts and enjoyed ice cream and cake. Mrs Bert Stott hosted afterward, extending hospitality to attendees.
Community members hosted gatherings and visits with families living near Great Falls. Highlights include a Wednesday evening party honoring a husband, a children's dance, wheat allotment signatures at the Irrigation District office, and several family visits among the Stotts, Rowleys, and Pearsons.
Christmas guests of Mr and Mrs Wilson Moore and Mr and Mrs Smoot Rowley called on Monday at the Mortensen home.
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