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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
1
Phillip O. Parmalee stayed aloft for 3 hours 39 minutes and 3214 seconds in a bi plane in San Francisco. The world at large notes transit of news across politics, tariffs, and science with varied items from Tokyo to Washington.
Washington letter from Senator Carter dated January 16, 1911 reports he urged the interior secretary over Great Falls land office suspensions affecting Sun River settlers. The secretary ordered revalidation of suspensions, allowing Halberg and other applicants to proceed and keep entries intact despite prior delays.
Poton County Montana board meets January 3 1911 at Chateau. Ge K Miller elected chair. Reports from county officers approved including treasurer assessor and school superintendent. Deputies appointed with specified annual salaries for sheriff clerk assessor and attorney. Adjourned to 2 p m. Next day includes road hearing and damages payment.
County assessors in Montana at a Helena convention approved minimum per head tax levels for various livestock, including dairy cows at 30, beef cattle 10, range cattle 18, two-year-olds 15, yearlings 10, horses from 40 to 50 depending on type, goats at 2.50, sheep 2.09, and houses taxed at least 5 per head.
Good Horses in Teton Bulletin No 1 shows 18 thoroughbred stallions owned by Teton county parties with board licenses. It lists numerous licensed owners. many more grade stallions are noted as unlicensed. The bulletin praises Teton County, urges horse owners to obtain copies, available from the board secretary at Bozeman.
A report relayed to Chateau and George Harrie indicates parties owning lands along the Vaughn Augusta railroad right of way have been ordered to clear timber and brush. Work on the line is expected to start soon with completion and reclamation notices to follow, boosting traffic to the area.
Legislature shows little activity with debates on apportionment and several investigations underway. Notable proposals include a white slavery bill by Senator Donlan and a measure to bar breweries from retail liquor sales. Mining issues in Butte and Carey land projects draw scrutiny while temperance legislation remains few. The senatorial race stays largely unchanged with Cutter gaining ten votes after a Republican bloc shift.
Schedule lists Brother Van Choteau events across Montana towns with lectures and services. Jan 27 to 29 Bynum Jan 30 Dupuyer Jan 31 Birch Creek Feb 1 Valier Feb 3 lecture and Feb 5 services.
The county high school debating team will face Kalispell in about three weeks with Kalispell the anticipated opponent. Judges are a continuing issue but should be resolved. No preliminary in county high school debates this year, limiting local team experience. The Kalispell winner will meet Chinook Havre victor. The state league topics include city government by commission.
A Montana Senate joint memorial urges Congress to authorize settlers east of the Rocky Mountains to keep holdings of up to 160 acres under irrigation projects. It cites prior acts from 1902 and 1910 and asks for expedited legislation to secure water rights for those tracts. A copy will go to the President, Interior Secretary, and state lawmakers.
The Libby Eureka county seat dispute sees mixed rulings. The act for the county seat election is upheld, but Libby wins an injunction shielding records from removal. The decision leaves Libby as county seat pending appeal, with two thirds vote issue undecided.
The Acantha notes the marriage of C H Drake was verified by relatives and occurred in Washington D C on January 11 with Rev D C McLeod officiating at Fest Congregational church. The couple then sailed January 23 for the West Indies returning by the southern route via Palm Beach. Drake had a sixty day leave of absence from his postmaster position and will return with his bride in five or six weeks. Mrs Drake has been living in Front Royal Virginia, her previous home.
The state convention of county officers convenes in Missoula while the Montana Poultry Association plans its fifth annual show in Great Falls from January 26 to 29. A bill to create Musselshell County passes the lower house. News covers mineral production rankings, bank deposit guaranty proposals, a summer term for the State Normal School, drownings at Whitefish Lake, and academic exchanges between the state university and the agricultural college.
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