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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
3
The January issue from Chateau Mont high school reports club activities led by Jim Morgan with editors Werman Earles and reporters Spud Moore and Ebert Malone. Members share projects, demonstrations, and upcoming events.
A group from Teton High School, led by Mr Abbey, traveled by train from Great Falls to Chicago. They toured Lake Michigan scenery, visited Armour and Swift packing plants, the International Harvester company, and the Art and Field Museums, with stops in St Paul and Minneapolis before returning home December 3.
Ralph White, former Agricultural Class member, leaves science to serve in the U S Army in San Francisco. Ross Roberts enrolls at Great Falls High School. Everett Breeding and Ernest Eder discontinue school.
About 25 pupils attended the boxing class on Wednesday night with three sets of boxers on the floor. Relay races occurred on the balcony. The winning team included Ebert Malone Howard Harmon Simon Van De Riet and Tony Mozer.
The Agriculture club dance faced entry issues as activity ticket holders expected free admission. Tickets were sold at reduced prices to avoid a loss, hot dogs sold for five cents to break even, and after expenses of about thirty dollars a net profit of ten dollars was achieved.
Johnny Mozer has started a poultry project and is therefore a member of the Agriculture club.
A farm guide outlines factors for winter egg production. It emphasizes housing quality with dry, warm, well ventilated spaces and straw loft designs. It notes that proper feeding with protein minerals sunlight and green feed supports laying in cold months.
Poem extols teamwork over lone achievement. It emphasizes collective effort, selflessness, and supporting teammates to reach common goals, noting praise for individuals rings hollow without the spirit of the team. The piece urges putting aside ego to help others score and finish the game together.
Mr Guthrie was elected sponsor of the freshman class. Mr Irwin was named sponsor for the sophomore class. Mr Johnson takes the junior sponsor role and Mr Midgett was chosen sponsor of the senior class.
After the Agriculture club business meeting on Monday January 16 a fine lunch was prepared and served by Spud Moore Arthur Lindseth and Swede Kregness. All members are reported living.
Members of the Agriculture club class are currently making a study of beef cattle, focusing on breeds, care, and production practices as part of their coursework.
Montana reports 909000 acres seeded to winter wheat last fall, up 28 percent from prior years. County Agent Robert Clarkson notes about 10000 acres in Teton county use furrow drill, with 85 percent of local winter wheat planted this way. Experimental and bank-backed demonstrations praise furrow drill for deeper firmer furrows, reduced winter kill, improved moisture, and earlier emergence.
Members of the stock judging team visited Malone's ranch on Saturday January 21. Mr Malone showed a fine herd of Herefords yielding good material for judging. The ranch also hosted a class of three typical fat hogs.
Frank Malone Cliff Norris and Jim Morgan travel to Bozeman January 30 as a stock judging team for the Vocational Congress. They will attend lectures and entertainments with transportation provided by the Milwaukee railroad. Bob Kreuger attends as school representative with expenses paid.
An Irishman sought work and was hired as a plow hand. The farmer asked for straight furrows, and after an hour the lines were zigzag. The man claimed he aimed at an object, but the cone of the time moved.
Miss Jarl accuses Clarence Stone of not delivering a paper. Clarence admits the issue, saying he lacked a pen and could not borrow one because all pens were in use. The exchange centers on the missing paper and the excuse about writing instruments.
Farmers Jones and Brown exchange quips about parrots mating with chickens and hens announcing egg laying. Charley S and Charley C share a cracking pun about a busted bone and hair, while Bud B notes Nan joining Scrub team and Bud M jokes about domestic science involvement.
The fragment ponders whether Mary Sulgrove and Waneta Price will reform while probing Errett Leech home life, Charles Shelton sleeping in class, and whether Santa exists. It asks if Albert Doughty won a footrace and if Maurice McCullouch scored a basket, with a teasing tone about sophomores and freshmen.
A farmer received a crate with fowls but the crate broke during transport and most birds escaped. After searching, he found eleven hens. In reply, the sender noted the absurdity by saying he had sent only six hens, making the farmer's find unusually fortuitous.
January 28 Simms at Simms and January 28 Augusta at Choteau headline the girls schedule. February features Power at Choteau February 10 and Conrad at Conrad February 17 with district rounds February 23 to 25. Simms hosts March 3 with Simms at Choteau closing the slate.
Last week Acanthea noted five Teton county students won prizes for essays on Books I Have Read in observance of Children’s Book Week. The winning essays and authors are listed below.
A reflective note listing favorites across genres and authors, highlighting personal impact and reading journey. Mentions varied titles and writers that shaped taste, with brief praise and curiosity about future discoveries.
Students name books they enjoyed and want to read. SYDNEY HANSON praises Treasure Island and Black Beauty while listing other favorites like Sherlock Holmes and Swiss Family Robinson. JUNE ECKLAND and ALcott titles appear. MABEL MOORF mentions Camp Fire Girls and Understood Betsy.
Cathlyn Schabel of Dutton Montana lists favorite reads including Kazan Treasure Island and Bobbsey books. She enjoys adventure stories and home life tales with clean inspiring content and hopes to read Baree Son of Kazan and more Louisa May Alcott.
An 8th grader at Blossom Dale Dale School in Bozeman Montana lists favorites like Freckles Treasure Island and Ben Hur and notes a love of nature adventure and seeing new countries through books. The student highlights three joys of reading and hopes for a rare forest friends collection and more adventures.
Teton county high school is invited to join the fifth national and third international oratorical contest sponsored by 53 daily newspapers led by Great Falls Tribune. District rounds lead to state finals in Great Falls with medals and cash prizes, then Kansas City semi finals and a Europe tour for winners. Eligible students under 19 as of February 1 1928 may participate with no registration fee.
Paul H. Seymour explains informatory doubles and third hand assisting bids after the first bidding round. He outlines when to double, bid two no trump, or pass based on dealer strength and partner support, and discusses lead directing bids and auction psychology.
James Amos recalls in Collier's Weekly how President Roosevelt helped a rough rider facing a murder charge by loaning $200 for a lawyer. The man later repaid the money, saying no trial was needed after they elected their district attorney.
Tentative arrangements for the annual convention of the State Association of County Commissioners set the gathering in Great Falls on January 26 27 and 23. J B Converse of Silesia Carbon county president of the state group chairs plans. Speakers include J W Walker Leonard Young J C Taylor and possibly Governor Erickson. State highway officials will discuss projects. W D Jones may be absent. Kerr and Udine expect to attend.
The undersigned will on March 15 1928 apply to the Teton county treasurer for a tax deed to Lots 8 through 14 Block 9 Original Townsite of Collins Montana. Amount due 28.59 with 12 percent interest from July 7 1926. Date January 19 1928. R H Mayer Applicant. First pub January 19 last January 26.
Notice is given of the annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Co operative Canal Co in Farmington hall Teton county Montana on February 4 1928 at 2 pm for electing officers and other business. Secretary treasurer U S Forseth signs the notice. First pub January 19 last February 2.
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