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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
4
Holy communion at 11 a m. Bishop Faber will be with us to administer confirmation preach and celebrate All are welcomed at the services LEF H YOUNG General Missionary
The report notes a visit to Nobleford in Alberta where crop conditions were described as good. It mentions C. E. Noble operating a 5,000 acre farm as part of the continued coverage.
Four sections in winter wheat highlight the wheat king of Canada. His farm uses the latest machinery including Flo's new drill with a V shaped press. The Lethbridge board of trade hosted tour members with dinner and a program before departure to Waterton Lakes park or home.
County records show valuation 613 and solvent credits increasing from 98 024 to 138 161 dollars. The 1929 valuation of goods wares and merchandise is noted in the financial summary.
Personal property across the county is valued at 2 584 190 this year, up from 2 136 020 last year. Merchandise totals reach 394 436 versus 380 252 last year with radios and electrical appliances rising to 65 395 from 51 010. Capital stock in national banks grows to 69 463 and in other banks to 108 963 from prior year levels. Hotel furniture and fixtures total 28 220 and carriages and related items 81 455. Store furniture and fixtures are 42 947.
Forest officials report dusty trails and dry grass at Sun River and nearby camps. Assistant Supervisor Moir and C Steffel of the US Biological Survey visit Wood Creek and Ford Creek to plan controls for rocket gophers seen as a menace to ranges. Ranger Sam Harris accompanies them as they expect to return Saturday.
Edward Heck 46 and Martha Passau 34, both of Great Falls, were married Monday morning by Justice of the Peace J. G. Jackson. Witnesses were Chas. Waterstead and Victoria Waterstead. Heck was born in Poland and his bride in Germany.
Heat and lack of rain endanger crops across Montana Alberta and the Dakotas. Monday reached 94 degrees with a 51 degree low and 92 highs on Tuesday. Local readings show moisture declining and yields dropping compared with last year.
Mr and Mrs Kerr spent days in Great Falls while Mrs Quenemoen was on the sick list. Families and friends from Farmington visited relatives in Great Falls Agawam and Arcadia Wisconsin. Mrs Nyhus and Mrs Quenemoen were honored with leave taking and hostess duties.
RK Newman and infant from Spokane visited Mrs Elien Denison and relatives. Carlson will hold services Sunday morning with Luther League in the evening. Mr Udine’s birthday was celebrated with a decorative cake. Howard Moser and son James Howard, with Miss Ingrie Sarlin, arrived from Santa Rosa to visit Mr and Mrs M M Moser in Farmington.
Views from Highview report social calls by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Estes at the Gitchell home and Mrs. Albert DenBoer visiting her mother Mrs. Roberts. A Pendroy Farmers Union meeting drew local farmers while Shawver well work continues. July Fourth visits include William Thomas and Miss Martha Matthews with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas. Mrs. Fields returns to work near Twin Lakes after a weekend with family. A Great Falls connection attends a DuPu y er rodeo as cousins join Mrs. Jones and family. Jackie Wilson departs from the Roberts family to Wenatchee with his father.
Montana oil men L B Tip O Neil and Ignatius Bud O Neil bought a $20 000 Stinson airplane from Vance agency Great Falls. Deliveries set around August 1 for travel to wells across the state. The craft seats seven passengers plus crew and includes running water toilet and lounges, powered by a Wasp engine with electric starter.
A revised Montana directory listing state, federal and county officers has been prepared by the state publicity division and is ready for distribution to interested parties upon request. The directory includes names and post office addresses.
The division lists thirteen addressable public officials and state boards with commissions, executives, and state institution judges across twenty districts, plus public libraries and agricultural agents. It announces on the press a revised Montana newspapers directory and the Montana Farm Review, summarizing 1928 agricultural progress. Public access to the publications is available upon application.
The Twenty seventh Annual Fair offers about 60 000 in premiums for exhibits and attractions. The list emphasizes higher quality agricultural and livestock products. Six days of entertainment include vaudeville acts fireworks by Hitt Fireworks Seattle and Winter Garden Girls Revue Chicago. The Northwest Wool Show accompanies the exposition. Opens September 23 with strong preliminary entries and optimism for a record show.
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