County Commissioners Hold Regular Session in Chateau
The Montana county board met December 12 1916 at 10 a m with chairman Radcliffe and Commissioner Jacobson present and Savory absent. They approved November reports and examined monthly county township and district officer reports then adjourned to 2 p m to hear liquor license renewals including W W Mitzel and others with protests from Collins residents. A jail contract for Bynum was approved and filed, and the board adjourned to December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Mont
Henry . Radcliffe
Jacobson
Savory
W. W. Mitzel
Bole
Ben Feist
Kirschenmann
E. C. Garrett
James Gibson
Clerk District Court
William Miller
John J. Greene
Nellie R. Brown
Allum School Dist
School Dist. No. 18
Township
Same
Range
Northwest Quarter
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Birch Creek
Marias River
Same Township and Range
Annie Austad
J. E. DeHaas
A. E. Moye
Chas. N. Thomas
Frank E. van Demark, Jr
J. W., Shields
B. J. Mathews
J. W. Shields
Co. James Smith
Collins
Kirschenmann & Hausauer
Russell Grader Mfg. Co
iMinneapolis
John ‘J.“Deaver
Bynum
Unions Threaten General Strike in Great Falls
Reports from Great Falls indicate a wave of labor unrest as Royal Milling Co refused a 53 cent daily wage raise. Clerks, waiters and grocers halted normal work in sympathy, with planned strikes likely across unions, risking power, mills and restaurant operations in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Fall
Royal Milling Co
Great Falls
Montana Power Co
U. S
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week by Clerk Paul Jacobson
Frank J. Lahr and Rebecca Gare of Cut Bank received a marriage license. Richard H. Schroder of Fairfield and Mrs. Mary Sutton of Wolf Creek also secured a license this past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jacobson
Frank J. Lahr
Rebecca Gare
Cut Bank
Richard H. Schroder
Fairfield
Mary Sutton
Wolf Creek
640 Acre Homesteads Law Text Adopts Stockraising Entry
The act allows qualified homestead entrants to claim up to 640 acres designated stockraising lands for grazing and growing crops. It authorizes the interior secretary to designate suitable lands, requires improvements of 1.25 dollars per acre, and permits combined entries within a 640 acre limit with residence and final proof rules outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U. S
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Iteridr
Sugar Beet Prizes Awarded in Choteau Locality
Prize money totaling 500 dollars was awarded for the best sugar beet crop. First prize 250 to Northern Land Co for Wm Titmus s beets on the Tuttle ranch near Bynum at 7.03 tons per acre from 5.6 acres. Second prize 150 to J L Hesby for 6.5 acres at 4.74 tons per acre on the S T ranch. Third prize 100 to J E Cashman for 8 acres at 4.62 tons per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barty
Choteau
A. M. Henderson
Great Western Sugar Co
Chateau Comercial
Northern Land Co
Wm. Titmus
Tuttle
S. T
J. E. Cashman
Chinese immigrant seeks full U S citizenship after 50 years in America
George Washington Taylor born in China in 1860 asks Montana legislators to memorialize Congress for full citizenship. He arrived 1875, adopted into an American family, took the name Washington, and has since built a ranch in Teton county with seven children. He seeks the rights of native born citizens and lives under the flag he loves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stars and Stripes
George Washington Taylor
Teton County
Taylor
Helena
Legislative Assembly
Congress of the United States
C. S.ale- Donald
China
Sing On
Can
San Francisco
Montara
W. G. Previtt
Jesse Taylor
Jacob Robinson
George Washington
Lena Broom
Albert
Montana
D Company
Butte
Dupuyer and
Browning
Capitol
the Tribune
High School Notes Highlight Vacation News and Debates
Miss Brenneman and Miss Arrow smith returned Saturday from a pleasant vacation with the former’s home. Nan Burrell reports a hilarious two weeks with friends in Butte. Albert Hanson started as a freshman, boosting the class to 22. The T. C. H. S. boys vow to beat Fort Benton in basketball Friday night. A senior class debate on an arbitration board is set for Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brenneman
Miss Arrowsmith
Miss Leech
Cascade
Mr. Dietrich
Helena
Miss Smith
Chateau
Nan Burrell
Butte
Bertram Guthrie
Wilma Jones
Bynum
Albert Hanson
Albert Crittenden
Merrill Luther
Gilbert Lee
Hazel Slane
Bole
Etta
Mildred Houck
Shirley Wallace
Dorothy Lodgmuir
Wee Bessie
Bersiice
S Moore
Ruth Twerk
Fairfield
Congress
Capital
Tabor
Lawrence Jackson
Ruth Daley
Frank Collins
Dewey Steele
Adelphia Literary Society
Piang Solo
Nan Burgell
Pfrimmber
Tom Radcliffe
Mary Longmuir
Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Emery Knowlton at Chateau
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Knowlton at the Chateau hospital on January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Knowlton
Chateau Hospital
Women’s Improvement Club Plans Beautification of Choteau
The Women’s Improvement Club of Choteau held a regular meeting at the Royal theater and agreed to beautify the streets. A series of teas will start this week hosted by Mrs. Jas. Eckford to raise funds for the work. Ed. Raymond, January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Improvement Club’ of
Choteau
Royal Theater
Jas. Eckford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bell
New York Evening Post
Joseph Hirshberg
Julius
Hirshberg
Hirshberg Brothers, Bankers
George Washington ‘Taylor
of. High ‘School
Women's Improvement Club
Mrs
Ed. Raymond
State of
Citizens State Bank of
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!