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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
5
A jumble of local notices from January 1908 mentions Mrs. Smith selling hats at cost, City Drug Store offerings, Leap Year dance January 17, and requests for picture postals. Several residents are noted moving, visiting, or traveling for business, including Dale and Miss Anna Youpes, and Chas Wyther moving into a new house.
For sale on upper Maid street near Woodmer hall. Inquiries at the Acantha office. Also 6680 ewes aged 3 to 5 years offered by C Vassan of Chinook Montana.
A local notice records Mr T A Smith at Chateau advertising prompt and satisfactory watch repairs. W D Jones and Pat Crose? man along with Miller and Geo Richards feature in a separate item about assessing 250 dollars for a ditch work. The fourth division of the Ladies Industrial served a chicken dinner at the M B E church. Rebekahs near completion of arrangements for a leap year ball with progressive whist and other amusements.
Members of Cottonwood camp No 210 are urged to attend the regular meeting on Wednesday evening. Officers will be installed and other important business addressed. A social gathering follows installation. Ernest A. Savory, county assessor, arrived from his Dupuyer ranch and is serving as a jury commissioner this week. He plans to move back to Chateau early February.
Clerk of the court McDonlan departed Monday for Riverside and Santa Barbara. In Riverside he will visit Mr and Mrs P G Rimell and in Santa Barbara Mr and Mrs J B Oliver and their daughters. Another daughter Mrs K G McLean of Chateau with her two daughters has been in California since early fall and may return with him. He expects to return about March 1.
The Acantha acknowledges receipt of Volume VI of Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. It includes a biographical sketch of Laura Tlowey, late secretary and librarian, chapters on Montana at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, and biographical notes on Gen Meagher, Elizabeth Meagher, Governor Ashley and other notable figures shaping the state's history. It is an interesting book.
Thomas R Benton of the right of way department notes filing deeds for transfer to Montana Central and branch lines to the Great Northern. Mrs John G Jackson 39 retired from Great Falls after a visit with her son Lawrence who had an operation at Columbus hospital. Lawrence is improving and expected to be home soon. Roy Franklin and wife journeyed to Everett Washington three months ago and Ard Moore and wife plan Chateau home. Tom Richards and his brother Will report Washington manufacturing reviving work and improving finances. H H Cole travels to Coffeyville Kansas to marry Minnie Robards January 15 returning January 25 Mrs D D Cole to join them. she has been visiting Arkansas relatives.
W D Luther showcases curios in his shop window including ore samples and rock specimens, an Indian doll, a barrel and lock from an old rifle found in the Little Rockies, and a Japanese Bible, all presented as quaint items in the collection.
Greenfield Indiana reports Woods Farley aged about 21 who lived on South Street and worked at the Cumberland sub station for the T H I and E E company. He received a severe electric shock last Saturday and was brought home where it later was learned he has been rendered totally blind. The incident drew deep sympathy from friends and relatives.
John E Delfaas executor of the estate of John Burke files foreclosure sale notice in District Court of Montmarin. Sheriff Kenneth McKenzie will sell the north halves of sections 13 and 14 in township 23 north range 6 west, totaling 160 acres, at the courthouse door in Chateau on January 18 at 2 PM to satisfy a mortgage decree entered December 24, 1907.
Lewis T. Wager is named administrator of the estate of Jenne Hager deceased. J d Bair serves as attorney for the administrator. First publication dated January 9, 1903.
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