Foreign Family Featured in July 4 Parade
Three guests from Norway the Birting family marched in the Chamber of Commerce parade wearing traditional costumes. Mrs Finn Birting, Per 19 and Anne 15 visited relatives in Great Falls while traveling through Glacier Park. The parade drew about 3000 spectators and featured numerous prize winning floats and entries including a Teton County 75th anniversary tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birting
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Anne
Per
Finn Birting
Kristiansand
Norway
Latter Day Saint Primary Department
Hrichem Construction Company
Freedom
The
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Ben Christman
Christman
Ernest Johnson
Great Falls
Berting
Glacier Park
Seattle
Main Avenue
Depner Rest Home
American Legion
Ponderosa
Richem Construction
Tri-Arabian Horse Club
Gideon Shepherd
Bob Kinkaid
Pucker Flats
Jim
Bill Campbell
Jim Arensmeyer
American Quarter Horse Show Draws Entrants Over July 4 Weekend
The July 3 4 American Quarter Horse Show at the rodeo grounds drew a good crowd for the holiday weekend. Gertie Armstrong reported perfect weather and a successful event with many exhibitors. Results tabulated under American Quarter Horse Association rules list divisions, horses, owners, and hometowns, naming grand and reserve champions across stallions mares geldings and youth and all ages cutting and showmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodeo Grounds
Gertie Armstrong
Omega Rose
Harry
Helen Yeager
Choteau
Tela Viv
Doug
Nancy Dear
Simms
Jag On Whiz
Robert
Verda Busch
Raynesford
Vegas Dawn
Sheila Boetcher
Great Falls
Rae Skeeter
A. Farrell Rose
Cho
Conrad
Rhonda Mosher
Augusta
Marcella
Harry Thompson
Helena
Milady Coleen
Mary Sexton
Chateau
Donald Fletcher
Subar Bonnie
F. R. Cornell
Stanford
Destiny Jagetta
Edgar Brown
Jefferson City
Quatche
Best
Fred Dear
Cascade
Jule
Norton Johnson
Kremlin
Cory Page
Jackie Stewart
Missoula
Rambeleon
Dale Dear
Boots
Hiroko Bonanza
Prince
Dutton
Bender
Robert Mosher
Quatche’s
Barney Boots
Harry E. Yeager
Nifty Sweet
Ala Mose
Mary Kitchingman
Pauletta
Dr. Donald
I Nevin Caskey 88 Dies in Choteau Community
Funeral services for I Nevin Caskey 88 will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Choteau with Rev Don Smith officiating. Interment is in Choteau Cemetery. He died after a brief illness in Teton Memorial Hospital. Born March 11 1880 in Truro Iowa he married Christa Brokaw in 1903 and moved to Choteau area in 1904. Surviving are son Ralph and daughters Letha Depner and Mabel Crane, brothers Homer Judson and eight grandchildren. Funeral by Zwerneman Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Nevin Caskey
Methodist
Choteau
Ralph
Herold
Letha) Depner
D. B
Mabel) Crane
Farmington
Homer
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Judson
Bedford
Ed Alzheimer
John O'Keefe
Ed Schilling
Gordon Larson
Glen Inbody
Paul Marinchek
Crazy Day Promises Costume Contest Prizes
Chateauites prepare for the Crazy Day celebration on Saturday July 20. Businessmen, employees, and customers are invited to wear crazy costumes and take part in bargain campaigns. Prizes for adults and children are offered across multiple divisions with cash awards.
New Minister Begins Duties at United Methodist Church
Rev. Don Ian Smith started his duties as pastor at the United Methodist Church here, succeeding Rev. C. Fred Crowe. Born October 16, 1918 in Union Utah, he has lived in Rupert Idaho and Salmon Idaho and holds a B A from Willamette University and a bachelor of divinity from Garrett Theological Seminary. He has served churches in Burley and Salmon Idaho and Laurel Montana, and is author of By the River Of No Return. He and his wife Elizabeth Moser have three children Heather Rockwell Heidi. He is a member of the Montana Conference of Methodist Ministers and Salmon Idaho is part of the conference with 14 Wyoming churches joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ian Smith
United Methodist Church
Self
Idaho
Rupert
Willamette University
Salem
Ore
Garrett Theological Seminary
Northwestern
Burley
Salmon
Laurel
Mont
Rocky Mountain College
Billings
Elizabeth Moser
Olympia
Wash
Heather Smith Thomas
Rockwell
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma
Heidi
Chateau
Smith
Montana Conference of Methodist Ministers
Wyoming
Surcharge Set to Start July 14 Under Tax Act
The Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 introduces a 7.5 percent tax on 1968 income and a 5 percent tax for 1969 with effect July 14. The act changes include new Federal Tax Deposit procedures, deposits for social security and withholding taxes, and a raised social security wage base to 7800 dollars per employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
District Director of Internal Revenue
Federal Reserve Banks
Rodeo Honors At RCA American Legion Fourth Show
Lyle Oiness thanks Chateaux community, businessmen and visitors as 23rd RCA American Legion Rodeo draws about 2,500 with sold-out reserved seats by 2 p.m. Riders win cash in saddle bronc bareback bull roping steer wrestling wild cow milking and more with winners led by Jim Jacobson Bernard Betz Morlis Dightman and Bill Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Oiness
RCA American Legion
Jim Jacobson
Bob Gotfriedson
Mouse Hall
Chuck Chrissman
Bob’ Barbers
Ron Erickson
Ralph Purtzi
Wayne Downey
Wes Mapstan
John McCannel
Marty
Backstrom
Gary Malsom
Doug Holzum
Andy Anderson
Bob Barbers
Jim Boldus
Steve Loney
Larry Kutchard
Morlis Dightman
Steve Granely
Hank Abbue
Bernard Betz
Allan Olson
Howard McDonald
John Ragsdale
Bill Laurence
Ken Schiffer
Bill Lake
Leo Woodbury
Erwin Carlson
Earl Stewart
LeRoy Yeager
Lyle Otness
Former Sheriff Thomas Dellwo Services Held
Funeral services were held for Thomas J. Dellwo former Teton County sheriff and long time Chateau resident at St Josephs Church Rosary was held Tuesday. Dellwo 70 died at his Choteau home Sunday night He was undersheriff 1932 1938 and sheriff 1956 1960 He is survived by six children two daughters and 26 grandchildren Interment was at Chateau Cemetery Banks Funeral Home handled arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Dellwo
Teton County
Chateau
St. Joseph’s Church
William Morley
Dellwo
Choteau
Minneapolis
Montana
Helen M. Cocoran
Conrad
Dellno
James
Annetta) Weinert
Robert
Margaret) Olson
Milwaukee
Connie Kuster
Larry
Bynum
Gordon
Clearwater Junction
Bob
Helena
Chateau Cemetery
Banks Funeral Home
Water Conservationist Speaks To Lions About Dam Proposal
Chateau water conservationist D P Fabrick told Lions Club members on the Sun River dam plan. He said a single site must be chosen or the bureau will report without a recommendation, possibly delaying a dam for years. Supports unifying for Sun River site near Sun Butte or Castle Reef to provide new county water and boost crops. Petitions circulate in Chateau for signatures in favor of a dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Fabrick
Chateau Water
Lions Club
Sun River
Fabrick
Bureau of Reclamation
Chateau
Sun Butte
Castle Reef
Teton County
Bob Zion
Gordon Monkman
New Teton Trail
A W Dahlman Dies at Choteau in Montana
Arthur Wilfred Dahlman 58 longtime Power area mail carrier died Friday in Choteau funeral held Monday in Great Falls with Rev Howard Wennes officiating Burial at Highland Cemetery He was born March 1 1910 in Winnipeg Manitoba and moved to Power area at age two He was a member of Dutton Masonic Lodge the Elks and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association He supported Power High School athletics Survived by widow Evelyn a daughter Mrs Larry Emmett Loma a son Ron Power and sisters Mrs Adeline Paulson Seattle Mrs Phy Sadler Calgary and Mrs Roselyn Klatt Yellow Grass Saskatchewan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wilfred Dahlman
Power Area
Great Falls
Howard Wennes
Highland Cemetery
Dahlman
Choteau
Winnipeg
Man
Power
Dutton Masonic Lodge
the Elks
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Chamber Meeting At Noon Tuesday In Choteau
Members of the Choteau Chamber of Commerce are reminded the next meeting will be at noon on Tuesday July 16 at the Choteau Steak House. The time was moved to better fit members during the noon hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Watering Hours Are Extended to Weekends Citywide
Bob Erickson city works superintendent says restrictions now apply seven days a week from 7 to 10 am and 5 to 10 pm due to extremely low spring levels from lack of mountain snow. City pumps run one at a time. Chateau residents used 5 773 000 gallons July 2 to July 6 while pumps can reach 1 296 000 gallons daily. overnight watering hampers daytime pumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Erickson
Erickson
Chateau
Funeral Rites Planned for Edmund Rose in Choteau
Funeral services for Edmund Dick Rose, 55, will be at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Choteau with Rev. William Morley officiating. A rosary is set for Friday at 7:30 p.m.. interment follows in Choteau Cemetery. Rose died Tuesday in Conrad after a month of illness from cancer. He was born February 28, 1913, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, later living in Pendroy and Pendroy school board member for 25 years. He is survived by his wife Doris Dea, a son John, daughters Myrtle Salmond and Eleanor Peters, sisters Eleanor Hopper and Ann Headington, brothers Clarence, John, and Paul, and four grandchildren. Pallbearers are Don Swanson, Bill Lusty, Howard Fisher, Arnold Hanson, George Porter, and Emerson Earles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund
Dick) Rose
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Choteau
William Morley
Rose
Conrad
St. Cloud
Minn
Pendrey
Doris Dea
John
Jack
Myrtle) Salmond
Chateau
Don
Eleanor) Peters
Bynum
Eleanor Hopper
Don Swanson
Bill Lusty
Howard Fisher
Arnold Hanson
George Porter
Emerson Earles
Fires At Ranch Shop And City Grass Lot Blaze
Firemen answered two fires and a false alarm. A log shop at the Ora Knowlton Jr. ranch, 16 miles east of By, burned with $500 damage but most contents were saved. Spontaneous combustion is suspected. A separate Chateau alarm turned out to be smoke from a mosquito fogging truck. A July 4 grass fire in Sherburne Addition was caused by children with firecrackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Knowlton Jr
Bynum
Earl Hollar
Ron Nelson
Duane Maulding
Bob Swartzel
Pendroy Fire Department
Hollar
Chateau
Sherburne Addition
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Jeff Pourroy
Connie McFarlane
Teau
Jag On
Bull Blaze
Jay Parsons
Shelby
Harry Yeager
Jay On
Sugar Bandetta
Donald Fletch
N. Caskey
Thomas Dellwo
A. W. Dahlman
Dick Rose
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