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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
5
Various brief items from Chateau Montana include school notes, construction and sales inquiries, social events, and local incidents. Mentions of eighth grade exams January 22 to 28, a masquerade at Bynum Schoolhouse, and church services in Dupuyer Shelby and Sweet Grass.
The Catholic ladies plan a Chateau concert next month with the exact date to be announced in this paper. Ernest A. Savory will travel to Helena tomorrow to attend the assessors meeting for Montana counties. Cottonwood Camp No 216 installed new officers Wednesday evening with a post-installation lunch enjoyed by Woodmen and their ladies. A bill of sale records James A. Johnson selling lumber yard stock and sheds to Wm. Dawes for 3000 dollars. A horse pair described as dark grey or apalese with a left shoulder brand and a bar through its left thigh is offered by James Peebles for pasture costs. The new year started cold in our banana belt with temperatures from 12 above zero to 23 below, before a chinook lifted readings to 33 above today. The Chateau matron lost a gold lace-pin, prompting a servant to report matches and corks found while sweeping the dining room floor. Great Falls Grand Opera hosted William J. Bryan with a sellout crowd and stage seating. applause punctuated Webster introducing the Republican leader.
The Grand Consul calls from our midst Neighbor Gus Momberg, once a valued Cottonwood Camp neighbor. The Woodmen of the World express condolences to Julia Momberg and to Louis Jacob Bessie Maud and Ray Elmer, his surviving children, and pledge camp support. The camp charter will be draped for thirty days, a copy sent to the family, and the resolutions entered in minutes and published in Chateau Acantha. Committee: A. C. Burnang, durian F. Burp, Henny Rapciers.
Weekly transfers include Burritt G. Prescott and wife selling lot 12 block 13 and portions of lots 9 10 12 block 13 Dupuyer for 250 dollars. Henry Radcliffe and wife deed 480 acres to Concordia Live Stock Co a corporation for one dollar. Concordia Live Stock Co acquires sections 14 15 and 22 township 2 range 8 west totaling 220 acres for one dollar.
Forest Ranger R P Dean suffered severe frost bite while returning from the mountains last week. Chao Smith passed through Dupuyer on his way home to Chateau from Browning reporting a bay coach stallion sold for 4000 dollars at the reservation. George W Magee bought the old B G Trescott residence and plans an office suite. Temperatures ranged from zero to 31 degrees last week with moderating conditions today. Snow stands about a foot deep and is badly drifted and crusted, affecting rangestock while ranchers report ample feed. Assessor EB A Savory has left for the county seat to begin new duties and Ernest is hoped to make good.
The region endures a ten day spell of harsh winter weather with 24 hours of relief bringing cautious hope. Range stock suffer, cattlemen fear heavy losses before spring. Local residents visit Great Falls, while talk of a county dramatic club grows.
Commissioner Pearson attended the county seat for a board meeting this week. Commissioner Hughes of Dry Forks was absent. The session adjourned until January 23. A benefit dance is planned at Kingsbury's hall in Conrad on February 15 for the hospital.
The article lists the officers installed for the ensuing term at Queen Judge No 31. Annie Halladay is N G with Marguerite Barr as N G, Mary Connor as Secy, Marguerite Brooks as Treas, and Ghas Monkman as R S N G. Other officers include Fannie Wessel L S N G Leva Moore Chaplain Mary Monkman Conductress Ethel Long Warden S A McPhee RS V G Erma Parker L S V G Chas d Connor I G Bert Halladay O G.
The list names Worthy Matron Cathrine Mclean Worthy Patron Hugh Robinson and other officers for the Order of the Eastern Star. It also lists new officers for Chateau Roage No. 11 I C O F including Brooks Perris Connor Halladay Perry Jacobson Kelly Parker Jackson Rogers McKenzie Long Salmond Halladay. St Marys Lake Lubricating Oil reports annual figures with capital of 1.5 million and liabilities of 1.35 million.
After weeks of talks a pact raises locomotive engineers wages across western railroads. About 15 000 to 20 000 engineers west of Chicago to the Gulf receive boosts from 5 cents per 100 miles on passenger runs to 8 to 12 cents on freight runs. Daily yard additions rise 50 to 75 cents with a cap of twelve hours growth.
The advertised list for the Chateau post offices for the week ending January 14, 1907 includes Wr. Kennedy and Emma Pambruo as uncalled letters.
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