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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
1
The Cole Bros circus reports a long jump from Lewis town to Chateau will yield a single afternoon performance on Sunday July 14. The tent city seats 5 000, features 400 animals and 50 acrobats with a 25 member band. The parade occurs at 11 am followed by 1 pm menagerie and 2 pm shows.
Choteau trustees decide to relocate Thorn school about 425 feet south on land donated by T. J. Falk. They seek bids for moving, foundation, fencing, out-buildings, painting, and related work, with bids due July 22 at the clerk W. G. Boldndahl’s office.
Mrs. F. M. Rees from Edinburgh Scotland visits Conrad to see sister Mrs. Donald Graham and brother J. S. MacLean. Her husband, a consulting engineer for the British government, is in Brazil and plans to join her for the trip back to Scotland.
The Teton County Wool Pool expects about 15 buyers Saturday to examine roughly 50 sacks of wool from growers to determine grading. Inspection is likely at the Legion pavilion.
A Chevrolet coach stolen from the street in front of the local high school on May 17 has been recovered in Regina, Saskatchewan. Two local boys are suspected. one was in custody yesterday and both are believed to return with the car, potentially arriving before the July term of Teton County district court.
Rev and Mrs E R Kaemmer and their son Jack depart Sunday for an automobile journey east lasting several weeks. They will visit Rev Kaemmer's parents in Long Prairie Minnesota and then Cleveland Ohio to see Mrs Kaemmer family with planned stops enroute. Rev Kaemmer will contribute a short sermon in each issue of The Acantha during the absence.
Two wheat marketing meetings will be held in Teton county on July 25 with sessions in the afternoon and evening. County Agent Robert Clarkson leads the talks, and E. J. Bell Jr of Montana State College will discuss factors harming Montana wheat premiums and new storage law implications.
Aurania Rouveyrol's Skidding blends love and politics in a sturdy Western family tale. Judge Hardy faces re election while his family and home life provide humor and American values, culminating in a rise to the Supreme Court bench.
George Cowan was fined 20 dollars for assault and battery after a July 2 conflict with neighbor John Baumgartner near Pendray. Baumgartner was treated for fractured ribs and bruises at a local hospital. Undersheriff Billings had Cowan in town the following day for the hearing before Justice J. G. Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Ward and their daughter Viola arrived from Santa Cruz to stay in Choteau for at least two months while Mr. Ward repairs property. Viola Ward is a recent graduate of a local school.
A local woman wins a $1000 prize in a contest. The report notes a farm and livestock tour with 10 Teton county participants joining Cascade county and traveling to Havre and beyond.
Funeral held at Methodist church in Helena with Rev. B R Kaempfer officiating. Mrs. Zimmerman aged 79 died at her daughter Mrs Kart Angle’s home in Helena after illness. Survived by husband Mr. Zimmerman and seven children including Mrs Wm Dorrington Libby and John M Zimmerman Fairfield.
Robert Clarkson new Lions club president announces committees for the year. Program committee includes Carl Malone as chairman with J J Wannan and W W Smith. publicity chaired by G N Tennant with J I Jourdonnais and Eddie Core. Civic chaired by James Eckord with J C Mor eau and H E Adams. Finance chaired by John Hentges with T Q Larson and H I Stafford. Membership chaired by R E Nelson with S A Wallace and C D Dulaney. Grievance chaired by Chas Franks with D P Fabrick and W E Lockhart. Boy Scout committee led by W EF Lockhart with E R Kaemmer, Oscar Joanis, E L Jourdonnais, H F Adama. Constitution and by laws chaired by Phil I Cole with C G Meadows and C H Port er. Entertainment committee for July named D P Fabrick chair with A B Guthrie and John Hentges. New entertainment committee appointed each month.
State Potato Inspector Cotener will begin the first of three inspections in Teton county on July 20. He will review plots of farmers who applied for potato certification. A total of three inspections are required, with the second on August 6 and the third on August 20.
Sponsors of the 1929 chautauqua will gather tonight at SW G Bloomdahl's office to waste no time and finalize committee work and plans for another successful chastauqua.
Mrs. E. C. Meyer of this city winning a $1000 first prize in MacFadden publications monthly short story contest for "A Thoroughly Bad Woman" with plans for fall publication possibly under the pen name Joan Armand. She may also earn $1000 if the story is filmed by F B O and about $2000 for a 50 000 word serial.
William Elliott died in Durango Colorado about a month ago from brain hemorrhage and heart trouble. The Elliot family left Choteau about ten years ago and later moved to Bemidji Minnesota then to Durango. Burial was in Bemidji. Mrs Elliott, hospitalized after an operation, waited for release before funeral. Since burial she has lived in Minneapolis. Mary Core visits Great Falls with aunt Mrs Lounden.
Independence Day festivities in Chateau drew nearly 2 000 residents and visitors under clear skies. A Legion band concert opened the day, with picnics at noon and a late rodeo and baseball event won by Farmington 11 to 8. Fireworks capped the celebration as crowds enjoyed dances and street sports.
State Fire Marshal W. G. Brooks from Helena inspected the Farmington and Dutton schools last week. He made the trip despite muddy roads and had to return to Helena promptly. A. T. Johnson of Great Falls visited Choteau on Monday on business.
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