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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1926
Page
8
The column lists social events and updates from Farmington including sermons at the school house, Ladies' Aid and Luther League officers, singing by Miss Fjeseth, and planned events to support a swimming pool. It notes hospital and moving news, visits, and educational activities with names of local families and residents.
The Choteau Lodge No. 11 declares gratitude for Silas McPhee for his service and counsel. The charter will be draped in mourning for thirty days, with copies sent to the press and family, and a record kept, as the organization laments his loss and prays for the bereaved.
Poem lines reflect a quiet meditation on life and farewell. The speaker notes a thin barrier between the present world and the beyond, contemplating memory, loss, and the intimate distance that immortality presents.
Queen Rebekah Lodge No. 31 L O F Chateau Montana mourns the death of Silas McPhee who died January 21 1926. The lodge resolves to drape its charter in mourning for thirty days and sends condolences to his family with a committee note and seal.
The past week saw multiple civil actions filed: Capital Trust & Savings Bank versus Michael D. Wolfe et al seeking foreclosure of a mortgage. Wm. Odenwald versus T. A. Meagher over replevin of an Overland automobile valued at $500 with $100 in damages and costs. Theodore Penn trustee versus Arthur J. Ewert et al for foreclosure. G Calvin Bower versus C James Smith as administrator of William Suckow's estate and Elizabeth Suckow for foreclosure of mortgage.
A two reel Forest Service film shown at the Royal Theatre on January 26 and 27 portrays timber history in the Old South. The program was presented through courtesy of Mrs. E J Crary and produced by the Forest Service with A. D. Moir credited as deputy supervisor Lewis & Clark Forest.
US Forest Service with Georgia Florida Associations and Alabama State Forestry Commission showcased southeastern forestry conditions past and present. It notes 51 percent of national timber from the region but rapid depletion, non producing cut-over land, and long freight hauls as the west becomes key. Emphasis on growing trees to meet rising southern industrial demand.
The Helena office of the War Finance corporation was closed last week and merged with the Minneapolis northwest office. Loans from the Helena site totaled 14 00,000 over its existence, now reduced to under 600,000 as Montana recovery, especially in livestock, advances.
Farmers and grain exporters clash with trade officials over continuing a protectionist export rate on grain. The debate centers on shielding domestic prices while maintaining access to overseas markets and revenue for farmers.
Montana producers of hard wheat save about 500000 yearly as the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington DC barred railroads from raising export freight rates from western Montana to Pacific coast ports. The ruling also upheld domestic grain rates to Minneapolis Seattle and other major markets as reasonable and dismissed petitions for revision.
The District Court of the Nineteenth Judicial District of Montana summons defendants Lund Hanson and Beardslee and others in an action by Anna Eichhorn to foreclose a real estate mortgage with past due notes. The mortgage covers 160 acres in Section 8, Township 24 North Range 1 West, M. M. The notice, dated November 18, 1925, requires defense within twenty days and lists Swanberg & Thomas as original mortgagees.
Brussels reports Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium and wartime hero, died today at 74 after a decline following an operation on December 29. Rumors arise of a monument to honor the wartime soul of Belgium funded by popular subscription.
Minnesota Bankers Association arranged letters to 500 members to form community delegations for the Northwest Dairy Exposition tied to the State Fair. Atlanta Clearing House urges a statewide poison war on boll weevils after reports of heavier infestations. Iowa bankers plan a two day study program at Iowa State University to deepen farming knowledge and cooperation.
Clark County South Dakota bankers appoint a five member agricultural committee to assist the county agent. The group will promote the agent's program with a focus on a ten acre corn contest and tuberculosis eradication efforts in the county.
Notice to stockholders of Farmers Co operative Canal Company that annual meeting will be held at East Farmington school house Farming ton Montana on Saturday February 6 1926 at 2 o clock PM for electing officers and any other business. Dated January 14 1926. O S Forse th secretary First pub Jan 21 last Feb 4.
A collection of small ads lists farm stock including milk cows pure bred turkeys and sows with piglets, a 1924 Ford touring car, a Fordson tractor, horses and drills plus land for sale. Items mention E H Barrett J H Odenwald Chateau Meat Co Tim Cook J I Burch and L Lee Bernstein with locations in Chateau Dutton Choteau Farmington and Los Angeles. A lost item notes tarpaulin and a reward.
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