Meeting of New Board Advances County Business
The newly formed county commissioners completed a three day session by appointing Mrs. Lillian Craig and Miss Fredrica Medley to two year terms on the Board of Educational Examiners for Teton county and authorizing warrants for audited county claims. They authorized the treasurer to accept half tax payments from the Great Northern and Milwaukee Railway Companies as first payments for 1924, with no penalties or interest due to the delinquency period. The board approved deputy and assistant salaries for county officers, reappointed Gay Franklin as janitor, and transferred funds among Bond Sinking, Relief, and Seed Grain funds. They levied high school sinking taxes for 1920–1923 and directed future collection. December 1924 treasurer reports showed total funds on hand of 292,792.81, with 160,674.74 in county funds and 62,117.57 in trust/agency funds. County funds encompassed several accounts including general, bond, relief, and high school funds. trust/agency included multiple education and public funds. December 1924 saw state and city tax distributions of 15,474.69 and 8,667.75 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Lillian Craig
Fredrica Medley
Board of Educational Examiners
Teton County
JW. H. Webb
Great Northern and
Milwaukee Railway
Gay Franklin
Livestock Sanitary
Livestock Commission
Veterans’ Welfare
Chateau
Hughes resigns as secretary of state. Kellogg to succeed
Charles Evans Hughes will resign as secretary of state on March 4 at the end of the Harding term. Frank B. Kellogg, then the American ambassador to England, will take the post. Hughes cites a wish to return to private life after twenty years in public service. he previously served on the U.S. Supreme Court and opposed Wilson in 1916 for the Republican nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evans Hughes
Harding
Coolidge
Hughes
Frank B. Kellogg
England
Supreme Bench of the
United States
Mr. Wilson
Republican Party
Teton Oldest Settlers to Hold Annual Meet
Teton's Oldest Settlers plan their 1925 session on Friday February 6 as announced by the committee. Eligibility requires 21 years of age and 23 years in the county or 51 plus with 30 years in Montana including 10 in Teton prior to 1923. Dues are $1 per year for each male member to fund entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
Montana
Teton County
Jennie M. Green
Sec
Choteau
K P Lodge Installs Officers For Coming Year
Chevalier Lodge No. 12 of the K of P held a regular meeting last Thursday night in the K of P hall and installed officers for the coming year. Charles R. Dudley was named chancellor commander with Lee E. Brown as vice commander and George T. Stine as prelate. Other officers include David R. DeTour master of work Oscar Kregness master at arms Obert Peterson keeper of records and seals Watts H. Gregory master of finance Dr C J B Stephens master of exchequer Clarence Carlson inner guard Ole Kregness outer guard Glen W. Burch representative to grand lodge L E Taylor alternate representative to grand lodge. A luncheon followed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Hall
Chevalier Lodge No. 12
K. of P
Charles R. Dudley
Lee E. Brown
George T. Stine
David R. DeTour
Oscar Kregness
Obert Peterson
Watts H. Gregory
Water Users of Fairfield Seek Forming Irrigation District
Seventy five water users at Fairfield voted to form an irrigation district following plans outlined by Project Manager Geo O Sanford. The meeting approved the Interior Department appropriation bill portion enabling district formation and addressed two bill clauses on settlers interest payments and state colonization liability. Directors Earl Wood Martin Olson Peder Lee D W Davies and BE Oxley from the current water users association oversee district formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Geo. O. Sanford
Interior Department
Fairfield Times
Phil I. Cole
Chateau
Senator Walsh
Earl Wood
Martin Olson
Peder Lee
D. W. Davies
BE. E. Oxley
Water Users’ Association
Montana Supreme Court clears Bynum irrigation bond plan
The Montana supreme court ruled a $1,000,000 bond issue for the Bynum irrigation district can proceed, clearing the last legal obstacle after four years of effort. Phil I. Cole of Chateau says spring work will start. the plan envisions 25,000 acres around Bynum and Agawam divided into 160 to 200 acre farms with colonization already underway and support from Milwaukee and Great Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Supreme Court
W. L. Holloway
Bynum
Agawam
Phil I. Cole
Chateau
Great Falls
William A. Thaanum
Teton Cooperative Reservoir Company
Cole
Ithe District
Ithe Reservoir Company
Teton County
Bynum and
Agawan
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Mrs Bartos to Carry Montana Vote to Capital
Montana presidential electors met Monday afternoon at the secretary of state office and cast their votes for Calvin Coolidge and Charles Dawes. Mrs May C. Bartos of Helena was chosen to deliver the votes to the electoral college. electors named include Dr James H. Irwin Great Falls Mrs Bartos Billings W D Kyle Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Secretary of State
Montane
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
May C. Bartos
James H. Irwin
Great Falls
Helena
George E. Snell
Billings
W.D. Kyle
Butte
William Stonehouse Dies at Clearbrook
Everson January 9 William Stonehouse died Monday forenoon at his son E D Stonehouse’s home in Clearbrook and was buried Wednesday at Clearbrook Presbyterian Church. Born July 1 1839 in Waegota Ontario he was 85 years six months five days. He married Susanna Crawford in 1860 and had eleven children seven survive: Tiffin Watts Yool Stonehouse in Bynum and Portland among others. He spent 65 years in Weston and Shalburne Ontario before moving to Clearbrook three years ago with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everson
William ‘Stonehouse
E. D. Stonehouse
Clearbrook
Clearbrook, Presbyterian Church
H. M. Course
Mr.Stonehouse
Waegtoi
Ontario
Susanna Crawford
T. Tiffin
Weston
M. M. Watts
Jessopville
Ont
Robert Yool
Corberton
E. D. ‘Stonehouse
Wash
R. N. Stonehouse
Bynum
Mont
K. D. ‘Stonehouse
Bellingham
I. N. Stonehouse
Portland
Oregon
Stonehouse
Shalburne
Montana
E. D
Women Governors Take Oath in Texas and Wyoming
For the first time in U S history two women have assumed governorships. Ma Ferguson governs Texas while Nellie Ross leads Wyoming. Ross is noted as the first governor sworn in with a hat on, a moment widely broadcast as the new era in state leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ma” Ferguson
Nellie Ross
Ma" Ferguson
Texas
Ross
Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court
Mrs. Ross
Kansas Dirt Farmer Governor Arrested on Bribe Charge
Retiring Kansas governor J. M. Davis and his son Russell Davis were arrested on bribery accusations. Prosecutors say they accepted payments tied to pardons and sentence commutations from state prison inmates. A specific charge cites $1250 for a pardon of Fred W. Pullman, a former banker and convicted forger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Davis
Kansas
Kansas State Prison
Russell
Fred W. Pullman
Epworth League Elects Officers At Community Church
The Epworth League elected Gertrude Spoelder president Marian Butchart Bertha Crawford Ruth Malcolm and Helen Gorham as vice presidents Pauline Jacobson secretary and Eda Gregory treasurer at a Saturday meeting Sunday services include 10 30 am worship with the topic Our Christian College and a Sunday school session at Adve Named De epworth Leagu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Gertrude Spoelder
Marian Butchart
Bertha Crawford
Ruth Malcolm
Helen Gorham
Pauline Jacobson
Eda Gregory
Our Christian College
Montana Legislature Faces Deluge of New Bills
Both houses, meeting in Helena as the nineteenth assembly, are flooded with proposed measures amid routine organization work. Notable items include a bill to abolish the chancellor of the Montana university, save funds, and several constitutional and administrative proposals from various lawmakers. The Senate also approved a rule withholding pay from members absent beyond five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Helena
Hitle
Greater
Montana University
Senate
Garber
Sanders County
Julius Wuerthner
Cascade
Lester Loble
Lewis and Clark
State Sheriffs’ Organization
Toicense
Odd Fellows Install at Chateau Lodge No 11
ODD FELLOWS INSTALL held Tuesday evening at Chateau Lodge No 11 I O O F installed for the coming term Wim Archibald noble grand vice grand Floyd Clark treasurer H E Price supporters to noble grand S A McPhee and W Burns supporters to vice grand William Cook Robert Miller conductor J L Collins warden Wm Odenwald outer guard C A Austad The installation ceremony was followed by social hours and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Lodge No. 11
Wim. Archibald
Noble Grand
Floyd Clark
H. E. Price
S. A. McPhee
Teton Representative Named to Four House Committees
T. A. Meagher of Choteau in Teton county, a state representative in Helena, is assigned to four house committees. Speaker P Bricke announced Meagher will sit on the Live Stock and Dairying, Townships and Counties, and Waterways and Conservation committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
HOUSE
Helena
T. A. Meagher
Choteau
Teton County
Pbricke
Meagher
Ladies Industrial Supper at M E Church Parlor
The Ladies Industrial will serve a supper Wednesday January 21 at the M E church parlors, starting 5 30 pm. Plates cost 50 35 and 25 cents. Menu includes chicken pie cranberry jelly mashed potatoes peas and suet pudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. BE
Ladies’ Industrial
Chateau Commercial Club Backs State Highway Fund Plan
The Chateau Commercial Club, chaired by C. B. McDonald, urges Montana to create a state highway fund adequate to match federal aid of 3.6 million dollars and to amend motor vehicle and gasoline taxes to fund highways, calling for full local-state cooperation and urging local legislators from Teton County to support the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Highway Commission
Teton County
Momanton County
Campaign Aims to Eradicate Coyotes in Teton County
A federal trapper will operate a coyote extermination project along a line from Burton Beach to Baskit and Ellis ranches on the Teton River, 16 miles NW of Choteau. The U S Biological Survey and state livestock commission fund the effort. local stockmen organize and hire one hunter trained by the survey. Pelts sold to eastern markets may offset costs, bait provided at cost, and local associations planned by County Agent Robert Clarkson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Burton Beach
Baskit and Ellis Ranch
Teton River
Choteau
U. S. Biological Survey
Lloyd Thompson
Montana
The
Biological Survey
Billings
Chateau
State Livestock Commission
Survey Treasury
Robert Clarkson
Bozeman
Former Choteau Merchant Buys Great Falls Grocery
S. T. Wiprud, a longtime resident of northern Montana towns since 1909, has purchased Hatcher's Quality Grocery at 22 Fourth Street South. The retiring owner Frank E. Hatcher announced the sale. The store will be renamed the Montana Grocery. Wiprud plans to devote all efforts to the Great Falls location after several ventures in Denton, Choteau, Fairfield, Valier, and Square Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Wiprud
Montana
Hatcher
Quality Grocery
Fourth Street
Frank E. Hatcher
Wiprud
Dentsn
Chateau
Fairfield
Valier
Square Buite
Great Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irrigation
First National Bank
U. S. Liberty Loan
Supreme
U.K
Bynum Project
Mrs. Bartos
William Stonehouse
M. E
Robert B. Culbertson
ODD Fellows
Ladies Industrial Supper
Commercial Club
Stockmens State Bank
C. 8. McDonald
Chateau Commercial Club
Great Falls Commercial Club
BE. H. Myrick
Teton Counry
Mountain States Telepl Telegraph Company
Montara
Coyotes
Helio Fossi
A. B. Thrifty
New Cartoon
CRARY
Dentiot
Ayer
McDonald Bicck
C.H. Ferris
U. S
E. D. Forrest
Cheteau, Montana
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