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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
1
The Montana Legislature nears the halfway point of its 15th session with a record pace of bills. A large deficit forecast by Senator Kane prompts calls for tighter economy while committees advance key measures including lobbyist registration and eight hour work rules.
The Montana county board meets in regular session at 10 am with commissioners Radcliffe Savory Ledgerwood and clerk present. They elect Radcliffe chairman through January 1919, approve December 1916 minutes and financials, adopt district 58 boundary lines and apportion $51 085.29 to district funds, approve county officer salaries, and set up 1917 contracts and appointments including a Ford for the surveyor and a JP for Walier township.
Helena January 30. R R Sidebotham and J G Wilmot, the only two of fifteen defendants in the North Western Trustee case found guilty, were sentenced by Judge George M Bourquin to 13 months in Fort Leavenworth and to pay trial costs about 4000 dollars. They will be sent to Leavenworth in a few days. The judge said restitution could lead to a presidential pardon.
Missioners iSavory and Ledgerwood with the clerk presided over hearings for Ben Feist and Kirschenmann & Hausauer of Collins seeking renewals of retail liquor licenses. After evidence and protest, the board refused renewals due to lack of qualifying residents and hotel operation, ordering license refunds and saloons to close by 10 p.m. January 13, 1917. E. M. Olson named justice of the peace for Power township. Regular board meetings moved to the second Monday each month.
The senior notes recount senior and faculty treats for domestic science class, a close basketball game where Fort Benton won 18 to 17, and plans for banners for the Feb 9 Teton game. Harold Forrest becomes yell leader. the operetta by Teton county and Chateau schools is praised. upcoming chess y matches include Feb 9 at the high school.
Judge J. B. Leslie presided over a two day district court session from Great Falls. Proceedings granted naturalization to twelve applicants including Franz Zalbach of Germany Louis Phillips of Macedonia Thomas Sinoleski of Russia Sjoerd Veikberg of the Netherlands William Armstrong of Scotland Louise Smitt of Holland Robert McFalls of Ireland Edward Wright of Canada Adolph Neyenhuis of Holland John Johnson of Norway Frank Slama of Austria Jacob Wiest of Russia.
Senator J B Goose chairs a bill to codify Montana fish and game laws into one act. The measure, backed by the Montana Fish and Game Commission and sports groups, tightens deer and waterfowl seasons, sets possession limits, and requires licenses and new self cleaning screen fish wheels in irrigation ditches. The bill, debated by the senate fish and game committee, aims to fund the department through license revenue and to preserve wildlife resources statewide.
The state health law makes anyone who knows a family member is infected with a contagious disease and fails to report to the public health officer a misdemeanor. Measles fall under this rule. Health officers cited are Dr. H. W. Bateman at Chateau and Dr. H. J. McGregor for the county.
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