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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
4
Readable lines show a Montana weekly issue published Thursdays at Cho teau. It notes second class mail and a $2 annual advance rate.
Last Sunday at four in Presbyterian church Great Falls H. Huffman of Chateau wed Lorna May Burlingame of Great Falls. Rev Edwards officiated with family members present. A wedding supper at the Burlingame home followed and an 18 pound cake from R I McClue Chateau Bakery accompanied the celebration.
Mr Huffman son of Dan and Mrs Huffman of this city and his bride a Paris Dry Goods Co employee at Great Falls wed and plan a automobile honeymoon trip through Yellowstone park. They will home at the Soo Son residence south of the courthouse in about two weeks.
Missoula reports an air patrol will cover North Idaho and Western Montana this summer. Two De Havilland planes will fly from Spokane as the base with Lt. Morrell directing the effort.
Ants Mamer and Henry of the Army Air Service along with Ranger E J Cost of the Forest Service discuss using planes for special flights during high fire danger and reconnaissance on large fires. Foresters and timbermen support reestablishing the air patrol as a federal protection aid to forests.
Weather remains hot and dry as about 3500 acres burn in the Blackfeet Forest near Kalispell according to E H Myrick Forest Supervisor. He cites embers from brush burning and sparks fanned by strong winds and warns the public to avoid fire in forest areas while Forest officers increase patrols to prevent further danger.
School District No. 1 calls for payment of 3000.00 of bonds issued July 1 1911 due July 1 1926. Bonds payable at the County Treasurer office in Chateau Montana. Interest on these bonds stopped July 1 1926. John W Hall Clerk District No. 1 Teton County.
Farmington residents plan a Sunday July 18 Farm Bureau picnic in the Davison grove with ball games contests and an ice cream stand run by the Girls' Club. Ladies' Aid meets July 21 with Mrs. J J Otness. Read of visits berrying fishing and family gatherings along the Teton and nearby areas with multiple named locals and a caveat about Elmer Bakers amputation.
Herbert Leon Cope humorist and lecturer headlines a Chautauqua season with The Philosophy of Laughter. Known for a 100 percent wartime entertainment record he urges the religion of laughter to drive away gloom and invites audiences to hear his celebrated address.
A car of cattle, 28 head, shipped Tuesday by the Teton County Shipping Association, left Chateau Tuesday over the Great Northern for the St Paul market. This was the second shipment of the season.
County Agent Robert Clarkson says the next shipping date is Tuesday July 27. Cars will be loaded at Dutton Power and Chateau if a shipment can be made up. The Power and Dutton cars are already lined up for that date.
Notice of intention to make three year proof on stockraising homestead entry by Roy A. Lackey at Chateau Montana with witnesses listed. Also a local Wool market update states McDonald of Choteau reports shearing near completion and about 250000 pounds of wool sold to a Boston firm, with yields averaging nine pounds per fleece.
Boston firm Draper & Co. reports new fleece sales to Mr. McDonald. The T. O. Larson clip includes 4500 fleeces loaded at Walier, the Broadhurst Smith clip comprises 1500 fleeces averaging about ten pounds each loaded at Bynum, and the Otto Swanson clip of about 1000 fleeces, near ten pounds per fleece, also loaded at Bynum yesterday.
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