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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
1
Conrad High School basketball meets the Teton five at the local gym Saturday night January 7. Coach Harrington praises his squad and expects victory as fans anticipate a 500 strong crowd. Admission is fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for students. the game starts at eight.
A New Year jinx delayed Milwaukee's Agawam train for about six hours Monday near Fairfield. The engine axle was sprung, forcing a return to Great Falls for a replacement, with cars left at Fairfield and the trip completed by evening.
Rev. Harry T. Stone presides at Methodist services with morning worship at 10 30 and an evening sermon at 7 30 titled The Christian Motive as a Great Transformer The church observes the Week of Prayer with sermons and League meetings including Epworth League at 6 10 and a business meeting Readings urge year of prayer and temple attendance Pendroy notices plan a 3 o clock Sunday sermon by Harry T Stong at the Pendroy school house
The court records show Walter Dauwalder of Choteau and Irene Jones of Bole received a license and married December 31 at the Choteau Methodist parsonage with Rev. Harry T. Stong officiating. Sikke Glastra and Ollie Satterwhite were licensed January 2 and wed the same day in the courthouse with Judge De Haas presiding.
Clarence Hunt sixty years old long time Teton county resident died suddenly from heart failure last Wednesday night at the Ballantyne ranch east of Dutton He came to Montana with his father and brother in early territorial days The father and brother are buried at Timber Coulee on the Teton river They were killed allegedly by Indians Hunt worked at the Ballantyne ranch for months He ate a hearty supper at six and was found dead in his chair two hours later Coroner C H Connor declined an inquest body brought to Chateau and buried in the Choteau cemetery Saturday There are no Montana relatives and a Nebraska sister could not be located.
New Year’s Eve wedding at the Methodist parsonage in Great Falls joined Frank B. Collins and Miss Agnes Schlecht with Rev. Alexander G. Bennett officiating. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scherrer of Chateau. The couple, long known in Chateau, plan to reside in Great Falls with Mr. Collins employed by United States Rubber Company and Miss Schlecht formerly with Jos. Hirshberg & Co. store.
Harold Fisher, longtime Montana rancher, will take over Monday as manager of the Strain Brothers ranch at Chateau in Teton County. He becomes general superintendent of 4000 surrounding acres, with irrigation on the home ranch and plans for further development. Fisher is noted for his ties to the ranching business and is listed at 612 Fifth Avenue North.
C K Malone entertained a dozen Chateau friends at a stag goose dinner at his ranch northeast of town on New Year s day.
Great Falls January 1 stockholders decide to consent to appoint a receiver for the American Bank and Trust Co which closed December 3. The examiner says cash cannot meet conditions. a reorganization and reopening are deemed feasible though time is needed. potential bad paper charge offs could drop by at least 100000.
Mr and Mrs A B Guthrie were surprised last Thursday at home as about fifty friends and neighbors gathered to honor their twenty fifth anniversary. The group enjoyed cards, a late lunch, music, and a silver gift presented by the attendees.
Connor building lodge rooms hosted Chateau Lodge No. 11 I C O F officiating a semi annual installation. Officers include W Rosengren N G J Harold Stephens V G A K Dalbey Secy W E Logan Treas Floyd Clark W Harry Price C S A McPhee Chap Alvin Keefer RS SS John Speer LS SS Chas Ferris RNG John Ragland LSN G Charles Justice IG Charles Coan O G Ernest Jourdonnais Res VVG S T Wiprud LSV. Installations cover through July 1, 1922. Also Pearl Milton, rancher, visited Choteau on business.
The article argues Montana, though troubled, remains a land of promise for future migration. Railroads report high Montana ticket sales and debt weighs on farmers, yet lower land values after the drought attract buyers from higher priced states as a new land movement begins in spring and gains by 1923.
Butte Montana December 29. The resumption of copper and zinc mining in the Butte district after a nine month pause due to low metal prices will begin January 16 on a modified scale. About 10 000 men are expected to be employed statewide through the Anaconda Company and allied firms with wage cuts of fifty cents a day set to 4 25 for miners. Continuous work is promised as ore treatment is arranged with zinc concentrate purchases to reach six to seven million pounds monthly at Great Falls plant.
Boise Penrose longtime Pennsylvania senator dies in his hotel apartment in Washington from pulmonary thrombosis. He had battled illness since Tuesday and weakened by previous years of service, dying at 11 30 Saturday night as the Senate prepares to reconvene. Penrose chaired the finance committee and served on banking and currency immigration and naval affairs.
The piece describes farmers pursuing crop and livestock diversification amid economic stress, with plans to raise grain, milk cows, raise chickens, keep sheep, and generate year round income. It notes Montana’s bottoming out and rebound prospects and reports the local Knights of Pythias occupying a renovated Hodgskiss hall, now rentable for dances and events beyond lodge meetings.
Mr and Mrs O Stansbury of Blackleaf country welcomed a daughter born on New Year’s Day at Choteau Hospital. The couple and child are reported in good condition.
Patrons commend the Chateau postoffice for holiday service. Postmaster Gore and assistants kept the window open Christmas Eve and again on the holiday following Christmas to distribute late packages. Deliveries were extended an hour on Monday this week and the courtesy shown eased the holiday rush.
St. Paul Jan 1 President Ralph Budd of the Great Northern announces rebuilding wooden passenger coaches into all steel cars in company shops at about one million dollars. The railroad will also buy 30 new steel coaches for about $750000. Budd says keeping workers at home supports communities and helps unemployment. many of 1000 clerks laid off will be rehired in January.
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