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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1938
Page
2
Published every Thursday at Choteau Montana the paper is entered in the post office as second class matter. Subscription rates are one year two dollars six months one dollar twenty five cents three months seventy five cents. Foreign countries including Canada two dollars fifty cents per year. Payable in advance.
A Montana Dakota Utilities slip to customers argues taxes on gas and electric service rise with government spending. It notes 1936 tax bill at 11.06 per customer and claims higher bills would occur if taxes were avoided. The piece urges restraint to curb steadily increasing taxes.
A community survey looks back at 1937 and ahead to 1938. Leaders urge friendship, cooperation, and shared responsibility in Teton County as drought and economic uncertainty loom, urging prudent budgets and collective effort to make the new year a success.
In 1935 the county started soil erosion work with 50 farmers touring Glacier, Chouteau, and Hill counties to study strip farming. By 1986 over 40 000 acres with about 300 farmers had strip farmed under the Agricultural Conservation Program, aided by aerial surveys and a new county office manager to cut costs.
The article discusses continuous disc harrow use and one way plows causing soil blowing, recommending duckfoot hoes with red weeders for continuous cultivation. It favors plowless fallow for two to three crops, intensive cultivation over chemicals, and early weed removal, noting limited success of subsoil chisels and new lister tech from Soil Conservation Service demonstrations.
In Te ton County Montana the sheriff will sell at public auction the South Half of the Southeast Quarter and North Half of the Northeast Quarter of sections 15 and 22 in township 23 north range 4 west at 2 o'clock p.m. on January 29 1938 at the front door of the Court House Chateau Montana. J J Billings Sheriff. Bertti Packer Plaintiff s Attorney. Published January 6 and January 27 1958.
Federal contributions to Montana road projects totaled 64 671 for the week. Items list sums for Kallon county 5689 Rosebud 1845 Dawson 1845 Big Horn 171 Musselshell 5581 Sweet Grass 190 Dig Horn 3313. Funds allocated to multiple counties by state treasury official Ron Shannon.
In the matter of the estate of George Vold deceased Albin Johnson administrator petitions to sell the real estate. The court orders all interested persons to appear January 21 1938 at 10 00 A M in the court room at the Court House Choteau Teton County Montana to show cause why a sale should not be made.
An order directs the administrator to show cause why he should be granted authority to sell the described real estate in Section 8 Township 22 North Range 1 West, M. M. The order requires weekly publication for two weeks in The Chateau Acant ha before hearing. Dated December 29 1937 by Judge R M Hattersley.
Creditors and all persons with claims against Winfred W. Smith deceased must present them with vouchers within ten months after first publication to the Administrator at Bert I. Packer Larson Block Chateau Montana. Date Dec 29 1937. F C Barribal Administrator. Bert I Packer Attorney for Administrator. First Pub Dec 30 Last Jan 20.
Estate administrator Vincent F. Peters invites all creditors and claimants to present vouchers within four months after first publication. Claims must be filed at George Coffey’s office in Larson Block Cho te Montana. First publication December 30 1937. Last publication January 26 1938.
The regular annual meeting of stockholders will be at Burton school house Farmington Montana on Saturday January 8 1938 at 10 o clock a m for electing officers and other business. Cal Binford secretary treasurer first pub rec 23 last Jan 6.
Plaintiffs Bb. W Wilder and Earl D Mora sue Wendl Bisek Frank T Landa Thomas Landa also known as Thomas Lander John Bisek and Frank Hvezda in a Minnesota district court. Defendants must answer within twenty days. action seeks foreclosure of described real property and a judgment of 1383.78 plus interest from Dec 3 1936. Court clerk H M Daley. attorneys listed. First publication Dec 23 1937 last Jan 13
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