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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1932
Page
7
A Montana reminiscence recalls a large posse formation chasing horse thieves near Wall Lake and Cherry Creek basin. Led by Jim Hughes, with C A Evans and others, they pursue, ambush, and capture several gang members, returning stock to Bozeman after a hard fought confrontation.
The Great Falls forestry office announces that applications for grazing cattle horses and sheep on the Lewis and Clark National Forest for the 1932 season must be filed by February 1. Applications are to be submitted through district rangers with separate farms required for sheep grazing in addition to cattle and horses. Districts listed include Teton Sun River Belt Creek Dry Wolf Judith Gap Mussel Shell White Sulphur Springs. Further information is available from supervisor W B Wiley in Great Falls or from the district rangers. A large number of applications will be mailed to ranchers who normally hold these permits.
Officers Garde Wood Butte president H S Batchelder Three Forks vice president and H B Hirsh Butte secretary treasurer were re elected with directors R P McClure Helena Guy L Herrick Missoula Vic B Riley Kalispell Fred Rosselet Butte and Fred Traber Great Falls. Helena mentioned as potential next convention site. A dairy luncheon and two day convention closing banquet at Montana State College.
In Havre Montana postal receipts fell 17.5 percent in 1932 per George W Patterson with 1931 receipts at $38 558 87 and 1930 at $45 081 06 October November and December were notably lower than other days work in frontier life The expedition dispersed at noon with settlers returning to their tasks and the region consolidating state authority amid outlaw days.
The United States Bureau of Mines and Montana School of Mines warn that idle mines pose deadly hazards for miners and explorers. They cite bad air, weak ladders, falling timbers, caved drifts, and open pits, urging owners to seal entrances to prevent intrusions.
Three Indian residents from the Brown ing district appeared in municipal court at Great Falls on intoxication charges and were granted suspension of fines. Pete Weaselhead 43 Rodger Longknife 18 and Charles Wallas were subpoenaed as witnesses from Helena. Fines of 20 dollars each were suspended if they returned to the reservation promptly.
The present strength of the navy nurse corps is 529. Navy nurses are assigned to duty at various naval hospitals and aboard hospital ships.
Snow measurements from forest service stakes reported to the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest Experiment Station show substantially higher totals than a year ago in Bitterroot Clark's Fork Coeur d'Alene valleys and northern Idaho. Lookout Cabin forest records 61 inches vs 29 last year, Savenac 25 vs 10, Noxon 21 vs none, with higher readings at 7 000 and 6 000 feet in Bitter Root and Sunnyside Deer Lodge.
An ad touts Castoria as a gentle vegetable remedy to ease a fretful feverish child’s sleep by stimulating bowels. It emphasizes no harsh drugs, urges prompt dosing to restore comfort and rest. The brand name Castoria appears repeatedly.
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