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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
1
The piece argues home merchants are honest and invested in community welfare while catalogue houses push cash only sales, overseas profits, and hollow convenience. It claims home stores back schools and churches, support locals, and respond to credit needs, urging readers to favor local merchants before overbearing catalogue chains.
The article praises Choteau and Teton county in Montana, noting schools with 170 pupils, planned $10,000 high school and a $40,000 courthouse, and a growing agricultural and irrigation future. It highlights Kilraven ditch plans, government sun river irrigation potential, and strong local figures like Phil Rimell and A C Burbank, projecting a multi-county farming hub with planned reservoirs.
Fire at Sun River destroys William Devine saloon and John Sargent livery stable. Loss about 1500 dollars with no insurance. Fire began in the saloon and was discovered soon after closing. cause unknown.
The Crow nation plans the first unique fair on the Crow reservation from Sept 25 to Sept 30. Exhibits will feature crops livestock husbandry and school projects with cooking and a school band performing. The tribe as a whole will supervise preparations to ensure broad participation and a successful event.
Henry Good of near Whitefish was fined 31.00 by Judge Erickson in Kalispell for killing a deer out of season. The deer was killed by his brother, but Good admitted responsibility after contact with game warden Mr. Lownds and paid the fine.
The Kansas Supreme Court rules the $410000 refinery subsidy law unconstitutional. The decision follows long battles with curbing Standard Oil’s market power and restricting its operations in the state. A separate piano moving incident ends with a lawsuit amid a humorous courtroom moment.
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the Delaware corporation Kansas Natural 245 Company cannot do business in Kansas. It cannot hold property or operate in the state, though it has spent substantial sums on pipeline projects.
The sale catalog lists buyers from several outfits including Chinook and Davidson County. Numerous yearlings and yearlings at 2.50 per head were sold, with figures noting hundreds to thousands of animals exchanged between multiple buyers such as Olson Wackerlin Cowell Harshnery and Ezra Gbb3.
Sale notice listing 25 items with some including colts and others without. Sold by W S Crags address Bynum Montana. Second hand pianos and weaving machines offered for sale or trade at Corson.
Thos P Aspling longtime Montanan dies at 5 45 am in Dupuyer after a two week brain illness. Funeral set for 10 am tomorrow at Chateau with burial in Choteau cemetery. Born December 25 1850 in Platte County Missouri he lived in Deer Lodge Fort Benton Chateau Dupuyer and Blackfeet reservation. He served as clerk of Veton counties in 1890 and as under sheriff in 1883. married Mary Done in 1914 and left five children with two predeceased.
Caleb Powers, held under federal authority in the Goebel murder case, is jailed in Newport after a clash between Janet Ploeger and Mayor Hemboldt over his cell. He awaits federal ruling on transfer from state to federal jurisdiction as attorneys warn years may pass before trial.
The court imposed the minimum sentence on Thos McGovern after he sought to change his plea in a case involving unlawful practice. Judge Hunt stated the intent to crack down on such cases and ordered a $500 fine and sixty days in jail.
A playful note urges readers to have clothes cleaned and pressed by the Tston Imp. It hints at a quirky service or character name, suggesting a humorous grooming tip for wardrobe upkeep.
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