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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1914
Page
4
Local briefs list illnesses and recoveries, births, visits, and committee meetings. Notables include a January 20 birth announced by The Great Falls Tribune, county commissioners meeting January 22, and Toole county election planning. Also mentions a dance at Rustad old store and high school notes on contests, exams, and sports.
Donald Anderson aged about thirteen from near Brady dies after being kicked four times by a mule at a reservoir where he and Kenneth More hauled water. He fell from a wagon when foot caught in a evener, suffered a broken back, and died instantly. He had lived with the Chester Cram family near Brady and previously with the Charles Pearson family near Conrad. Funeral to be held this afternoon in the Brady cemetery. Crady Whetstone notes a neighbor jokes about voice culture.
Eighth grade pupils passed civics spelling and physiology state exams leaving four subjects. Absentees include Alta Cohoe and Harold Forrest due to sickness and cold. Students may perform a piano solo and an entertainment to be published in the Acantha. Mr Bamburger redesigned the janitor ventilation. Essay contest results and premiums to be announced next week.
Report states William J. Bryan recently visited the state department in Washington. The FarmingtonMont area is noted in the OCR text as part of the surrounding locality.
Notice announces all cattle horse and sheep grazing permit applications for Lewis and Clark National Forest must be filed in Chateau Montana by March 20 1914. Details on grazing fees and blank forms available from Forest Supervisor Thos C Spaulding.
The piece highlights Colonel Gorgas and his mosquito eradication work in the Panama Canal Zone, mentioning Harry Franck and a humorous letter from Gatun 1912 about sanitary violations. It also offers light commentary on New York egg storage, a quit smoking remark, and a new British laureate poem.
Water samples from Choteau tested by the state lab reported overall good quality. The Cowgill addition spring tested very well and surface water was clean but advised not for use due to town drainage. Ice manufacturing water also graded very good.
A five dollar reward is offered for information leading to recovery of cattle on the range. The stock are branded on the right rib with undercut ears. Respond to P. O. Nasse in Fairfield Montana.
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