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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
1
News notes cold weather relief in Kansas City with schools opened to shelter the city’s homeless population. Other items report France forming a new cabinet resolver, Bacon resigning as ambassador to Paris for Harvard, and flood threats from melting snows in Oregon and Washington. Canada’s trade totals and telegraph line funding debate are also summarized along with panic over meningitis in Dallas and East Texas.
The era faces a major mill strike in Lawrence Massachusetts risking 25 000 jobs amid a record migration slump at New York Harbor with 1911 showing a 30 percent drop from 1910 Moros in the Philippines clash with US troops killing 26 as Taft urges civil service reform recall attempts target Tacoma’s mayor and Princeton chooses Dr Herschel C Parker as president Mount McKinley quest continues while Dr John Grier Hibben Stuart succeeds Woodrow Wilson at Princeton in 1910s backdrop of debt fears for China and global wealth concerns.
Official record of the Tetum County Commissioners Regular December term 1911 proceedings. Includes votes, motions, contracts, financials, and county administrative actions as documented by the board. Contains names of county officers and participating commissioners.
Montana towns push a north west diagonal highway linking Yellowstone and Glacier parks through Teton county. If built it would run Vaughn to Midvale via airfield Chateau Porter Vafier and Cut Bank and pass through several towns. The existing road would be improved for auto and carriage travel.
The board reviewed road petitions and declared several routes as public highways. Viewers were appointed for changes and extensions, with costs approved for fence work and right of way procedures. Adjourned to January with warrants and treasurer's accounts to be finalized.
A garbled list shows various state and town funds such as General fund, Road fund, Bridge fund, Sinking fund, and school funds with assorted amounts. Numerous misreads obscure exact figures, including references to tax, fund names, and small entries, ending with a note that the ledger continues on page 8.
Bozeman Montana January 10 1912 farmers can attend two week short courses at the Agricultural college with horse training poultry and housekeepers programs. Special guests include army post officers US Department of Agriculture representatives and Professor G M Turpin. No entrance requirements. rail fare and board covered by two week sessions running January 22 to February 3 with tickets on sale January 18 to 24.
Sunday morning themes include Immutable Law of Service and The Two Foundations. Evening program features Long service and installation of Epworth League officers at 7 p m.
News items report partial destruction of the State St church in Dillon on Jan 12 due to fire and a separate Harlem fire causing about $30,000 in damage to the New England hotel and three shops. Weather and lack of water worsened the blaze as temperatures fell to 22 below zero.
The Barth King ranch a 12 000 acre stock and hay operation between Sun River Deep Creek near Augusta in Montana sold by G R King and John R King to I A Henningson Bros George McCutcheon and Silvain Bros all of Butte The report cites a price of 150 000 and notes prior purchase from Joseph F Woolman estate two years earlier for about 75000 with irrigation on much of the land.
The Sun River Sanitarium Association re elected J. E. DeHaas as president E C Garrett secretary A M Walley treasurer and W J Dorrington E J Morris Jas Eckford and C Garrett as governors. Secretary treasurer books were audited and the National Forest service lease renewed to January 15 1913 for eighty acres near the springs with cabins. The group also plans improved dues collection after many outside hunting parties used the cabins without thanks.
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