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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
8
A Pendroy merchant advertises regular cash prices for food items as part of a Food Administration effort to curb high living costs. The notice asks readers to compare these listed prices with what others pay and decide if any firm is not helping reduce living costs.
Advertisement lists dried fruits apricots prunes peaches and apples with bulk prices. Canned fruit boxes priced per 10 pounds and 25 pounds with savings. Syrups include Karo Red and Blue offering per 5 to 20 pound quantities with discounts.
Advertisement notes quart sizes priced at 0.50 each or 4 for 1.50 Half gallons at 0.90 each or 4 for 3.00 Gallons at unknown large size 5.00 No. 5 syrup priced 1.85 No. 10 priced 3.70 Crisco No. 3 1.15 No. 6 2.15
Farmington area notes very mild January with a possible chinook soon. Local residents travel to Great Falls and Bozeman for visits and Farmers Week. Quarantine for scarlet fever lifted on affected benches. A Fairfield masquerade ball yields prize for best costumed gentleman. Community members attend stockholders banquet in Great Falls and relocate to camps for duty.
Belleview and Kalman Red Cross groups met with Mrs. Clearman on the 19th. Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Clear man contributed shirts, with others present. They changed the meeting day to Friday and planned a gathering with Mrs. Ward on the 25th. The group enjoyed skating on the Clearman ranch lake.
The Red Cross will meet this Thursday at the home of Mrs J F Bauman to plan work and a shipment. Power Community hall opens Saturday January 26 with a short program and a dance. a large crowd is expected.
Fairfield notices show Elmer Genger and his wife courting two weeks in Seat tle and western points. Mort Hirshberg visited as a Chateau guest on Thursday. H. T. Young traveled to Havre to find work as a printer, with Victor Hatcher also employed there.
Mr and Mrs Ben Gordon and child ren have all recovered from scarlet fever though one remains under quarantine. C W Riggins and son Harold and Earl McBride attended a masquerade in Fairfield. Hauxwell visited Cho teau last Monday. Rolly Ferris visited Chas Ferris family last week. Earl McBride left for North Yakima Washing to join Western Union Telegraph office after visiting his sister Mrs C W Riggins.
Car owners are urged to have annual tune ups and inspections after a hard season. The Joy Entertainers from the Industrial Home Training School will perform vaudeville style numbers at the Royal theater on February 2nd and 3rd with 24 children in the troupe. Adults 75 cents and children 15 cents. Also dressmaking by Mise Alspaugh at Room 17, Commercial hotel.
1841 advertisement warns readers to prepare their vehicles now rather than wait for summer. F T Saylor manages the Power Morgan Co. and emphasizes daily car use will rise with warmer weather.
The reg istration books of Teton county Montana for the April 1 1918 annual election in Conrad Cut Bank Chateau and Valier close Friday March 1 at 5 p m Electors may register with the county clerk or a deputy registrar Those who did not vote in the last general election or moved precincts must re register or file for a change of registration E C Garrett county clerk and ex officio registrar dated Chateau Mont Jan 24 1918 first pub Jan 24 last Feb 28
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