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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
1
A gas showing at 470 feet was recorded Monday evening at the Gordon Campbell well half a mile southeast of Farmington on the Burton beach. Campbell drillers say shallow gas is an encouraging sign though it does not confirm oil. By noon yesterday the bit had reached about 700 feet, per superintendent Wm. Rhea.
Bert I. Packer, local attorney, and Lester C. Nelson, government attorney in Washington, D. C., both University of Minnesota Law School graduates, reconnect after years apart. Nelson subscribed to the Acantha to follow Teton County land interests near Bynum and learned of Packer from a local item. They exchange wartime stories and memories by mail.
Robins and a bluebird appeared last week signaling a January thaw but a sharp Tuesday frost brought blizzard conditions and snow. Wednesday lows dipped to 5 degrees below zero, the coldest January reading so far, ending three weeks of mild weather. Mrs. T. A. Meagher of the Hudson addition noted the abrupt change as springtime birds disappeared.
Miss Doris Bragg a Great Falls girl and A Wagnild of Pendroy were married there last Sunday. They plan to reside in Pendroy. The bride is well known in Great Falls.
Helena January 23 George W Taylor of Pondera county a Chinaman by birth adopted at 13 into the Taylor family of Teton county seeks naturalization as an American citizen. He had two sons who volunteered for overseas service and one died from sickness. A 1917 Montana memorial urged Congress to grant citizenship by special act but Congressman Riddick states Mongolians have never been granted citizenship even by act. Taylor has lived in Montana 50 years and raised a family near Valier.
Harry T. Stong leads morning worship at 10 with talk on Board of Temperance and Public Morals program. Sunday school at 11 30 aims for 200 attendance. Evening song service at 7 30 followed by a short sermon. Pendroy notice lists local preaching at 3 pm.
Joseph Cruz, Villa White, James Meagher and William Hess from Miss Dean's room promoted to A class. Helen Cohoe, Margaret Morgan, Lillian Snears and Francis Wolfe moved from Miss Albert's to Miss Dean's. Miss Sibelist's grade enjoyed a quarter holiday. All second grade pupils moved to Miss Dean's. only A and B classes remain. Seventh grade pupils named for Palmer progressive pins include Alice Haugen, Blanche Benson, Lenora Edwards, Dorothy Dunn, Howard Jourdonnais, Ralph White and Beulah Thompson.
$3 000 worth of machinery including a boiler pasteurizer and starter can and will be installed at the Chateau Creamery to boost cream capacity to 6000 pounds. The upgrade features a twelve horsepower boiler, a pasteurizer with rapid cream ripening, a starter can to restore lactic acid, and an adjoining building expansion. The system uses metal coils and a water tank to regulate temperatures, enabling faster processing and sustained high capacity during peak seasons.
Fire department responding to an alarm at the high school building found a jacket burning from radiator heat in the manual training room. The garment was tossed from a window before firefighters arrived and no damage occurred.
Mr and Mrs J W Kerr and Mr and Mrs Wm Chalmers called on G Slanger last Sunday. Slanger returned from Walier. Oil showing and gas showing reported at Gordon Campbell well. Hearland visited C O and Olaf Lindseth homes. Lindseth and Dunn plastering Manseth row house. Clarence Stenson weekend with G Tuel. Esther Anderson dinner guest at Carlson home. Stenson hosted friends weekend with games and late luncheon. Geo Dow of Chateau installing water system in Hanson home. Lutheran services next Sunday evening in English. Mrs Slanger and Mrs Connor visited Great Falls last week. Ladies Aid met with Mrs J Edwards last Wednesday.
Mrs C W Gray visits daughter Mrs Ed Kirkaldie in Dodson while Mrs C W Burns stays in Chateau for dental work. Earl Yeager group with Mrs J W Ward returns. Wilbur Yeager reports knee deep snow at the mill. Ranchers feed stock as crusted snow blankets ground and horses lack stable room. About twenty pupils attend school. Streeter children miss class due to cold and lack of stable space. Adrian Fellers hosts visitors near the school. Phil I Cole returns from business trip to Seattle and coast points.
Sheritg Wm. D. Reiquam seized a pint of movon Shine liquor at the H. C. Peters soft drink parlor last Wednesday night. Chas Le Page, in charge of the bottle, faces arrest after Sheriff's evidence was turned over to County Attorney Foot and Judge Greene returned to Chateau.
Great Falls musicians will perform Tuesday evening February 6 under the Chateau Choral Club. Prof. R. A. Keyes of Great Falls will appear as tenor. Mrs. R. H. Wilcomb soprano Mrs. E. F Lyford contralto and Miss Margaret Babcock pianist will accompany. The public concert is planned for February and is the first since the group began two months ago.
The Girls' Fidelity Society held an admission service at St Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church last Sunday. Fourteen local girls completed probation and exams to join the group, accompanied by Mrs W J Roulston and Mrs H E Bush who held roles as branch secretary and associate. The church treasurer Mrs J Morgan reported 1922 gross income of 993.66 with a 2426 balance to start 1923, praised the finance committee and Guild.
National Forest grazing privileges will be cancelled until back fees are paid, per Chief Forester William B. Greeley. To ease finances, 1921 and 1922 fees were split into two payments due July 1 and December 1. End of 1922 left many stockmen still owing, forcing payment or removal of stock from forest lands.
A list of civil actions filed in the past week includes Northern Land Co vs I S Martine for cancellation of sheriff sale and several foreclosures by Capital Trust & Savings Bank on mortgages. State Bank of Fairfield sues Henry Hanson et al for foreclosure. Also notices offer milk and cream price changes beginning February 1 for residences and commercial buyers.
Drilling at 1100 feet progresses six miles south of Choteau Montana on the Giant Petroleum well. E F Cooley president on site reports casing set and good progress as he plans a New York trip to finalize a $100 000 stock underwriting deal. The company owns the tract and leases about 9000 acres near the site.
A second casing break caused by rock jamming halted operations at Standard Oil of California's Agawam well for the second time in twenty days. Casing was removed, repairs completed, and drilling resumed at 1760 feet with production hoped between 2100 and 2400 feet.
The French class will stage Cinterella in the high school auditorium while Commercial students present Diogenes Looks for a Secretary. Readings and music finish the program set for eight o clock Thursday January 25. Basketball results show Teton beat Augusta 30 to 10 and Valier beat Walier 27 to 25. Domestic Science served lunch after the Augusta game. Gym and folk dancing classes advance with new drills. A student described a flute as sixteen feet long and ten inches in diameter. The seventh period Glee Club boasts the highest average in music at 92. Miss Williamson asked what Galli Curci is noted for and a student replied for her extreme homeliness. Junior Normal girls finish Rural School Management and study Agriculture. Fourteen kindergarten pupils are enrolled.
Mae Murray, the famed stage and screen star, headlines Peacock Alley presented by Robert Z. Leonard. The Edmund Goulding story, based on Ouida Bergere and released by Metro Pictures, follows a Parisian dancer who wooes an American youth, returns home, and pursues fortune in New York amid scandal and lavish costumes.
Teton fell 18 to 11 on a foreign court to Stockett-Sand Coulee in a contested Friday game. Ed Dow led Teton with three field goals and three free throws as the Coulee team built an early lead before a later twelve point deficit sealed the result.
The Walter Bright derrick was completed at the T. O. Larson ranch in Koyle. Drilling contractor Marion W. Edwards of Winnett is expected to arrive soon to assume charge. Drillers arrived Tuesday and rigging up continues with the boiler being set yesterday. Derrick spudding anticipated within a week.
Notice for the Old Timers Banquet and Ball on Friday February 9 at Woodmen Hall. Attendees asked to bring a plate and cup or donate items and label and reclaim unreturned property after the banquet. Invitations issued. eligible applicants should send to Mrs John Lane, Secretary.
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