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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
5
Dr Stephens dentist in Choteau. Carl Malone visits from Conrad. Various residents attend funerals and visits in Great Falls and Bozeman. Meetings change dates, choir postponed, and influenza-like illness noted. A new electric clock at Hirshberg’s store announces accurate Great Falls time, improving town timekeeping.
The report details the 1908 Teton County Fair plan and financing. S. M. Carson outlines organization, lease terms for grounds near Choteau, buildings financed by the commission, and a deficit of 246.85 after $826.25 in premiums and $575.50 gross receipts were reduced by a heavy snow storm. Premiums awarded to Jones, Binks, Crawford, Reiding, and Van de Riet are noted, with listing errors affecting some prizes.
The report notes heavy expenses but many articles chosen by Mr Pace Secretary of the State Pair join a growing permanent exhibit from Teton county. Private donations continue adding to the display and it promises strong promotion for Teton county if the Helena plan is well supported.
A Seattle report details a gold pavilion for the Alaska exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The display features a two ton gold vault with a time lock, guarded and encased, containing nuggets from Nome and other Alaska districts.
Montana Agriculture College hosts a one week course for dairy farmers with topics on stock judging feeding home butter and cheese making milk handling and milking machines. Last year 36 farmers from 15 towns attended and cheese will be made again this year with participants bringing milk to the college at no cost.
A.B. Jones offers remaining posts, house logs, and timber for sale at reduced rates at Pine Ridge. Sale date noted as 12-31.
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