Helm Highlights Blackfeet Indians at Fellowship Hour
W D Helm former Blackfeet reservation teacher spoke on Indians I Have Known at the Methodist church fellowship hour. He wore a buckskin jacket given by Indian friends and displayed relics and stories of chiefs and tribes including Red Plume Calf Tail Four Horns and James Little Plume. He described the buffalo stone legend and noted Long Hair of the Crow.
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Methodist Church
W. D. Helm
Blackfeet
Chateau
Great Northern Railway Company
Winold Reiss
Mike Little Dog
Little Dog
Isaac I. Stevens
Marins Pass
Great Northern Railroad
Buffalo Body
Sure Chief
Owen Heavy Breast
Glacier Park Station
Great Northern Hotel
Red Plume
Calf Tail
Eddie Big Beaver
James Little Plume
Mr. Helm
Four Horns
U. S. Army
Minnesota
James Little Plumb
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Helm
Gibsonia Park
Pittsburg
Hugh Scott
Scott Leavitt
General Scott
Impeachment bid against Montana governor fails by nine
Montana House rejects impeachment of Gov. Frank H. Cooney by a 50 to 41 vote after a two week, open hearing process. Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell impeachment charge is withdrawn without a vote. Debates draw full galleries as supporters cheer the outcome.
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Frank H. Cooney
Montana
House of Representatives
Haight of Fergus
Sam WW. Mitchell
House
Charles T. Stewart
Cooney
Dellno
County Agent Returns from Annual Conference New Problems Presented
County Agent and Mrs. Robert Clarkson returns from Bozeman where the annual conference of county agents was held. Discussion covered AAA corn hog contracts wheat allotments and Washington guidance. Staff addressed marginal lands 4-H needs grasshopper infestations with county rates: Teton 45 percent Pondera 90 Chouteau 80. Potential worsening hopper plague noted without effective control.
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Robert Clarkson
Bozeman
Clarkson
AAA
C. C. Consor
State College
Washington, D. C
Washington
Regional Agricultural Corporation
Production Credit Associations
Teton
Pondera
Chouteau
South Dakota
Legion Plans St Patrick Minstrel and Dance Night
A meeting of the American Legion program committee decided to sponsor a minstrel show on March 17 and to hold a following dance, possibly in the high school gym. B I Packer was named director of show preparations with Geo Carroll Halvor Daley George Gunther K E Sturgis and M S Bullerdick on the committee.
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The
American Legion
Legion
B. I. Packer
Geo. Carroll
Halvor Daley
George Gunther
K. E. Sturgis
M. S. Bullerdick
Montana Special for California Delegation Tour Details
Chateau contributed four to the Montana delegation for California via Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific from Butte. The travelers are George Miller Captain C James Smith Miss Jane Adams and Mrs Julius Hirshberg. Mrs Hirshberg will join her husband in Glendale and visit San Francisco relatives. Captain Smith will headquarter at Trinity Hotel Miss Adams will visit relatives Mr Miller may spend time in Long Beach J B Wellenstein of Pendroy also departs for California and will stay at Trinity Hotel.
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Chateau
Montana
California
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
Butte
George Miller
C. James Smith
Jane Adams
Julius Hirshberg
Glendale
Hank Van Wichen Dies After Hospital Stay
Hendrik Van Wichen known as Hank died at 4 45 am Tuesday at Chateau hospital after a leg surgery led to blood poisoning and gangrene. A Holland native born May 7 1873 he came to Montana in 1917 homesteaded near Priest Lake and lived in Teton county most of his life. Survived by wife and nephew Cornelius with brothers Peter John Reiner Frans and sisters Minna and Marie funeral set for 2 pm tomorrow at the Methodist church.
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Hendrik van Wichen
Hank
Chateau Hospital
van Wichen
Choteau
Mr. van Wichen
Holland
Wm. van Setten
Bob van Scherpenzeel
United States
Teton County
Priestlake
Reinerus van Wichen
Annette van Dyke
Cornelius van Wichen
Peter
John
Reiner
Frans
Minna van Wichen
Marie van Remmerder
Badger Pelt Worth More Than Good Steer Shocks Locals
The Pinnell Fur company paid $25 for a badger pelt brought by ranchmen George Davis and Claude Lewis west of Chateau. The furrier called it a beauty, the best seen since 1928, measuring 42 inches from nose to tail with a breadth near three feet.
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Montana
Pinnell Fur Company
George Davis
Claude Lewis
Chateau
W. E. Pinnell
Teton High to Host Two Weekend Basketball Games
The Teton high squads announce two weekend games. Friday the Bulldogs visit Augusta, reversing an earlier plan to host Augusta. Saturday brings Dutton with boys and girls teams for a return matchup. Coach Milton Ritter notes improvement and a tougher test against Augusta, a team not yet defeated this season.
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Teton High Hoop
Bulldogs
Augusta
Dutton
Simms
Milton Ritter
Week End Hoop Tilts Score Three Local Victories
Three local teams won in weekend basketball, while one lost. Teton high F F A boys defeated Simms high F F A 13 to 7, Teton Bulldogs beat Simms 24 to 17, and Racketeers beat Independent Dutton 45 to 34. Teton girls fell to Simms 20 to 9.
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Teton High F. F. A
Simms High F. F. A
Teton Bulldogs
Simms High
Dutton
Teton High
Poore
Moore
Anderson
Teenyes
S. Yeager
Stott
H. Yeager
Simms
Loomis
Greer
Thornton
Cox
Kessenger
Lamire
Teton
Miller
Talifson
Hamilton
Ol- Su
Davis
Clarkson
Travis
Baker
Price
Jensen
Desjardine
Jenkins
Milton Ritter
Boggs
Takerud
Jourdonnais
Bulldogs
Teton’s
Lions Plan Two Day Fourth of July Celebration
At a Lions club meeting the board and trade extension committee decided to sponsor a two day Fourth of July event in Chateau on July 3 and 4. A swimming pool committee was tasked to gauge public sentiment and potential municipal indebtedness for a pool. An executive Fourth committee was formed led by R. E. Sturgis with members including John Hentges and others. The group will meet again Monday night at Sturgis’s J C Penney office to advance planning.
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Lions Club
Chateau
R. E. Sturgis
John Hentges
R. E. Nelson
Clarence Johnson
L. E Taylor
H. L. Stafford
R. T. O'Neill
H. W. Bateman
Sturgis
J. C. Penney Co
Auto License Applications Grow in County
165 applications for 1934 auto licenses were on file with County Treasurer Elmer C. Smith as of yesterday. Officials expect a big rush before February 1 when the new law requires license issuance through the treasurer’s office and sworn notary verification.
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Elmer C. Smith
Tarrant-Porter test well hampered by cave-ins at Farmers’ Coulee
Drilling at the Tarrant-Porter test well in Farmers Coulee has been halted by cave-ins since Christmas. An extra string of casing is being run before operations resume. The borehole stands at about 1850 feet.
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Farmers’ Coulee
Tax receipt rule for auto license applicants noted
The treasurer stated that applicants not taxed on real estate must show a receipt proving 1933 car taxes have been paid before they can apply for a license. The setup aims to ensure proper tax compliance prior to licensing eligibility.
Birthday Ball Here Jan Thirty Details Shared For Roosevelts Day
Committees in Chateau plan the President Roosevelt birthday ball to be held January 30 at the Teton County High School gymnasium. Tickets cost 50 cents, proceeds go to the Warm Springs endowment, with George Tennant and others arranging music and radio coverage for the presidents address at 9 15 PM.
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Roosevelt
General Committee
J. J. Hannan
Hannan
National Committee
Teton County High School
Chateau
Edith Ramsey
Choteau Woman's Club
Ray English
Choteau Lions Club
Door
Robert Funk
Teton County Teachers’ Association
C. D. McDonald
American Legion
E. M. Gibler
Dutton Com
National
Columbia Broadcasting Systems
Farmers Union
Warm Springs
Georgia
Institute For
New York
Governor names Fabrick O'Donnell Purcell to Montana Water Board
Governor Frank H. Cooney named D P Fabrick I D O Donnell and Richard R Purcell to Montana's first water conservation board. The panel will allocate a 5 million federal fund for hundreds of small dams and reservoirs, with Cooney as chairman and J S James as ex officio member. Fabrick O Donnell and Purcell bring regional expertise, the board will review thousands of applications for dam projects and related community developments.
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Frank H. Cooney
Montana
1St Water Conservation Board
D. P. Fabrick
Chateau
I. D. O'Donnell
Billings
Richard R. Purcell
Helena
Tennessee Valley Water Authority
Cooney
Roosevelt
J.S. James
Mr. O'Donnell
Fabrick
Purcell
Lewis and Clark County
Western Agricultural Co
Hfe
Bynum
O'Donnell
Northern Pacific Railroad
Slow up ordered on expenditures for CW projects
A telegram to W. N. Streeter from W. J. Hudoff, state auditor, forces the Teton county civil works board to cut local airport man-hours in half. Effective Jan 19, workers now get 15 hours weekly, with 15 workers and 2 new crews weekly. Projects in towns over 2500 population may run 20 hours, under 2500 15 hours. February 15 finish date looms, with labor funds limited to about 1500 of the 2800 allowance and 500 for materials.
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W. N. Streeter
Teton County Civil Works Board
W. J. Huddoff
Civil Works Administration
Helena
CWA
Washington
Streeter
Curran Transferred to St Peters Anaconda Assistant Pastorship
Fr W F Curran is transferred from St Luke s Choteau to St Peter s Anaconda as assistant pastor. He has served in Chateau since 1931 after studies at Columbia College and St Paul s Seminary. Fr J J Sheerin will replace him and report March 31. Sheerin comes from St Patrick s Butte where he was second assistant for five years.
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W. F. Curran
Ralph Hays
Helena
St. Luke's Parish
Choteau
St. Peter's
Anaconda
Father Curran
Chateau
Columbia College
Dubuque
Iowa
St. Paul’s Seminary
J. F. Schulte
St. Luke’s Parish
Veterans Mass Meeting Called For Monday Night
A mass meeting for ex service men is set for Monday night at the courthouse. Sponsors urge all county veterans to attend to discuss war veterans issues before Congress and seek sentiment from attendees. Other topics will be discussed.
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Congress
Bids Called and Submitted to Helena Office
The text notes that it has been required to call for bids and that these bids, when received, must be submitted to the Helena office.
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Helena
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Mike
Red* Plume
St. Patrick’s Day
Hank van Wichen
Teton Girls
Teton High School
NEW Water Conservation Board
St. Peters
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