Barnes Circus to Bring Two Big Trains to Chateau Saturday
The A G Barnes circus arrives in two sections from Great Falls on Saturday for two performances at 2 PM and 8 PM in Chateau. Advance preparations include a large commissary order and showground attractions drawing crowds from Choteau and surrounding counties.
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Barnes Circus
A. G. Barnes
Chcl
Chateau
Helena
Choteau
Great Northern
Great Falls
America
Show Grounds
Community picnics draw large crowds across county series
County Agent Robert Clarkson leads a summer picnic series with crowds at Agawam 250 Pendroy 300 Beck 150 and Bole 30. Events include ball games bucking contests and horse shoe pitching. Winners named for upcoming all county tournament in Chateau with Agawam Adolph Moser Pendroy Jim Campbell Beck Leslie Dederick Bole Lawrence Larson.
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Robert Clarkson
Agawam
Pendroy
Beck
Bole
Chateau
Adolph Moser
Pendrey
Jim Campbell
Leslie Dederick
Lawrence Larson
Cafe proprietor dies minutes after doctor called
Chris Nehmeyer, proprietor of the Merchants Cafe in Chateau, died at City hospital fifteen minutes after a doctor was summoned. Coroner ruled natural causes with strong pneumonia indications. no autopsy. Nehmeyer, 47, arrived from Great Falls January 1 to open the cafe and had previously worked long hours as a ship’s cook. Survived by one brother and one sister in Germany. funeral held at the grave with no minister present. Burial in Choteau cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Nehmeyer
Merchants Cafe
City Hospital
Charles H Connor
Nehmeyer
Chateau
Great Falls
New York
Germany
Choteau
Otness Boy Dies After Brain Tumor Surgery
Bernard Ot ness 15-year-old Cho teau School boy and son of Mr and Mrs P L Ot ness of the beach north east of Choteau died Friday at Falls hospital after brain tumor surgery. Born December 17, 1909 he attended Farmington school and just finished his first year of high school. He is survived by his parents three sisters and a brother. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Robert B Culbertson at the M E church in Choteau and burial was in Choteau cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Otness
Chateau
Farmington
Robert B. Culbertson
M. E
Choteau
Tourist travel heavy at Park Register shows heavy traffic
The Park to Park highway via Chateau draws many campers as summer advances. Mrs. Oscar Joanis, in charge of park work for the Woman's Club, keeps a daily register showing 29 campers last night from various parts of the country. The Acantha plans to publish the register weekly starting next week.
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Park Highway
Chateau
Oscar Joanis
Woman’s Club Committee
Joanis
Acantha
Power defeats Choteau in eleven inning baseball thriller
Power defeated Choteau 9 to 8 in eleven innings at Power. Schwanke starred with two doubles a triple and a home run in five at bats while Dirkes added a double and two singles. Long relieved in the ninth and held Choteau to none as the home team tied and eventually won in the eleventh.
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Power
Choteau
Schwanke
Dirkes Ore
Eddie Core
Andrews
Power Flinger
Long
Sgcker
Chateau
Christensen
Quineman
Decker
Berg
Otness
Dirkes
Guthrie
Cardell
O. Evergson
Quinemoen
Chas. McDonald
Clinton Core, Jr
Bynum
Dutton Bynum
R. D. Halpin
North Enders
Dutton
Pet. Choceau
Cupid Day Delights Choteau With Three Marriages
Last Saturday three marriage licenses were issued in Choteau. Chas R Womack 29 and Elsie Blankenship wed at the clerk of court after hours with Justice J E DeHaas assisting. Raymond Webster Newton of Seattle and Mable Ellen Smart of St Cloud were married at the Episcopal church with Rev Lee H Young officiating. Jack Quinn of Seattle and Mildred Hand of Tacoma also married by Justice DeHaas.
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Cupid
Choteau
Clerk of the Court
B. M. Jacobson
Valier
Justice of the Peace
J. E. DeHaas
Chas. R. Womack
Elsie Blankenship
Raymond Webster Newton
Seattle
Mable Ellen Smart
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Episcopal Church
Lee H. Young
Jack Quinn
Local Man Named Vice President of Montana Bar Assoc
T. H. Pridham, Chateau attorney, chosen vice president of the Montana Bar association for the nineteenth judicial district. The district covers Teton, Toole, Pondera and Glacier counties. The nomination report was accepted by acclamation at the convention in Butte last Saturday.
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T. H. Pridham
Chateau
Montana Bar Association
Nineteenth Judicial District
Teton, Toole
Pondera
Glacier Counties
Butte
Two forest fires reported this week near divide
Two serious fires reported since Monday threaten forests on both sides of the divide. The first burned 10 to 12 acres near the South Fork of Sun River on Flathead territory, with Flathead crews joined by a Trail crew led by J. Wagner to prevent spread. The second fire, south of Slide-Out Peak along Trail Creek, egy on Lewis & Clark land, burned about 14 acres as Ranger G. A. Fredrickson and four men fought it through the night. Both fires, likely started by lightning, prompted possible relief from Chateau if needed.
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Flathead
Lewis & Clark
A. D. ‘Moir
Chateau
Lewis & Clark Forest
South Fork
Sun River
Flathead Forest
W. E. Fry
J. Wagner
Fry
G. A. Fredrickson
Blackleaf Station
Trail Creek
Fredrickson
Moir
Miss America Denison Wed Robert Newman in Spokane
Word arrived yesterday of the marriage last Saturday in Spokane of Miss America Denison and Robert Newman. The couple will reside in Spokane where the groom manages a lumber yard. The ceremony was at the Baptist church in the afternoon with Miss Alice Carr as bridesmaid. Miss Denison is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Denison of Farmington and is well known here.
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Chateau
Spokane
America Denison
Robert Newman
Newman
Spokaine
Baptist Church
Alice Carr
Miss Denison
H. C. Denison
Farmington
Miereghe
Paravand
Teton Farmers Plan Moccasin Trip for Field Study
Pendroy Beck Pow er Dutton and possibly Spring Valley farmers join County Agent Clarkson for a three day inspection of the Moccasin Montana agricultural experiment station. They will review forage crop trials and furrow drill results on winter wheat, with several Pendray Beck farmers already committed to go.
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Pendroy
Beck
Power
Dutton
Spring Valley
Clarkson
Moccasin
Montana
Chateau
W. J. Earls
J. R. Jones
Joe Rose
Paul Rice
John Lewis
Nick Wellenstein
Pendray
Jacob Beck
Dave Scarrow
Chris Hagness
Leo Dederick
Old Settlers Picnic Set By Teton County Group
The Oldest Settlers of Teton County announce their annual picnic at the park in Chateau on Sunday July 26. It is a basket affair with no invitations. officers and advisory board are named and committees organized for general management entertainment table serving coffee and memberships require applicants be over 53 years old with 30 years in Montana and 10 years in Teton county.
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Teton County
Chateau
Annie L. Kelly
C. W. Burns
John W. Kerr
James Sulgrove
E. D. Forrest
C. H. Connor
Jennie M. Green
A. C. Burbank
W. B. Butchell
A. B. Guthrie
Jos. A. Paart
Frank Salmond
C. H. Davis
A. H. Gamble
George Thompson
B. B. Rogers
Fred Perry
W. G. Cook
Charles LePage
John E. Sullivan
Montana
Princess Contest Abandoned Due to Lack of Interest
The Acantha withdraws from conducting the Montana Queen Contest as insufficient reader interest blocks a valid election. Only two nominations were received and one entrant is ineligible, leaving no contest to pursue. The paper states it acted as agent for state fair management but will stop publishing ballots.
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State Fair
Acantha
Scarlet fever cases reported by city health officer
Three cases of scarlet fever have been reported this week by Dr. E. B. Maynard. All patients are children and reside in homes of the Vandevark Spears and Clark families. Quarantines are in place for 28 days. none of the cases is serious.
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E. B. Maynard
Harry Vandewark
John Spears
Robert Clarkson
Maynard
Property Owners Warned to Inspect for Quake Damage
Letters from the Board of Fire Underwriters urge Chateau Montana property owners to inspect masonry walls and chimneys after recent statewide tremors. The caution notes that unseen damages could ignite fires next fall and calls local press to help inform the public.
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Chateau
Greger
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
J. EB. “DeHaas
Montana
Chas. W. Cook
All Montana Development Association Publishes Tourist Pamphlet
The All Montana Development Association released a 24 page pamphlet titled Auto Park and Camp Sites in Montana. It includes a road map of major highways and town distances along with town populations points of interest and tourist park details. 100000 folders will be mailed to Montana cities for distribution at tourist camps and across commercial groups.
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Billings
Montana
All-Montana Development Association
W. A. Selvidge
Associaation
Second Auto Thefts Shock Chateau. Reward Offered
Local jitney owners seek auto theft insurance as a spree hits multiple cars in a week. Deputy forest supervisor A D Moir's touring car disappeared from behind the Montana Power Co. office. John Frydenlund’s car was stolen on Main Avenue and found abandoned in Great Falls. R J Walker's Great Falls car found in a county ditch. Police suspect one thief responsible for all, with a Seattle origin car now in Chateau. Moir offers a reward for recovery. }
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Chateau
A. D. Moir
Lewis & Clark Forest
Montana Power Co
Main Avenue
John Frydenlund
Collins
Great Falls
R. J. Walker
Walker
Frydenlund
Moir
Seattle
Washington
Burton Bench
Great Falls Man Fined for Leaving Sun River Canyon Fire
Roy Smith of Great Falls was fined $5.00 and costs by Justice August at Augusta last Friday for leaving a fire in Sun River Canyon. Deputy Supervisor Moir of the Lewis and Clark Forest District reported the incident after Patrolman Ibison and Halvorson secured the site and informed authorities. The culprit was taken to Augusta.
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Roy Smith
Great Falls
Augusta
Sun River Canyon
Moir
Lewis &Clark
Forest
Ibison
Sun
River
Rasyger
Halvorson
Itoken
City Health Board Allows Chateau Dogs to Run If Tagged
The board announces dogs may run at large after July 16 if properly tagged with license and vaccination tags. City will vaccinate at cost. Dogs without both tags will be shot on sight without notice to the owner.
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City Health Board
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Halcro, Andrews
Clyde
Rae
Crary
Evenson
Broderick
Montana Bar Assoc
Teton
Development Association
Citizens State Bank
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