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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1914
Page
8
Fairfield residents and visitors are recorded in a Sunday to Monday chain of calls. Choteau and Chateau visitors, trips to Sunriver and Great Falls are noted alongside Grange meetings and a July dance at the Grange hall with tickets and supper. Local improvements include new barns and granaries while Miss Alma Zimmerman plans a Bynum visit and Ruth Young recovers from illness.
A mixed report from the area details visits by Mr. and Mrs. Heckman and others to the Rose Heckman ranch, Alma Zimmerman’s weeklong visit with Delia Humble and Mrs. B. P. Taylor’s Fairfield guests. A small community picnic along Teéton featured Elmer Rowland and several youths. Edith Quails and baby Edith from Helena visit Mrs. Stonehouse family, while Delluz Humble’s bungalow nears occupancy. Gordon Monkman spent the weekend in Great Falls, and a Glacier Park auto trip by Stonehouse and party is noted. The Ranks plan to move into a new home this week and Mrs. Frank Harris hosts Fairfield guests.
Otto Sieverson of Conrad assembles machinery for Power Morgan Co and Wm. Stonehouse buys lot 10 block 19. H Vieting and family move to Blackleaf homestead. J C Morgan visits town with Power Morgan Co. Mrs A M Noreen of Collins and granddaughter loma Wilkinson of Waller visit. Miss Cora Monkman Orville Monkman and Robert Bitting attend Chateau circus. A horse owned by Wm Heckman killed by lightning. Dave Humble sick. Chas Frank’s new home near ready for occupancy. Building due to ongoing growth. locals optimistic about crops. Stock cattle and wool shipped from Bynum. Joe Malmin visits with Editor Guthrie.
Haying has begun in Belleview with most of the crop put up by contract this year. Ed Collins stays at the Salmond ranch while Parker brothers hay at Lane's and Allan brothers hold the Watson contract. Ruth Male returns home after weeks in Chateau and Great Falls. John Lane ill but improving, with hopes for early recovery. Misses Gray visited Augusta and Gillman. Mrs Ward returns from abroad after eight months away, glad to be home despite sadness from the trip.
Two poets sit over a frugal glass debating guests for a night. One longs for Burns and Poe while the other prefers Croesus for his wealth and company enabling a merrier gathering. The dialogue contrasts literary icons with wealth.
A terse notice proclaims the doom of a slender woman, accompanied by a wry remark about fate favoring every girl at some point, reflecting a satirical or moralizing tone.
The Houston Chronicle asks readers to propose the six greatest Texans. The request invites public suggestions and aims to assemble a list highlighting notable figures in Texas history.
Fragmentary notes describe a bay mare weighing about 1160 pounds with a white facial stripe. Branding reads Fe and the entry names owners Grover C. A Warren Ethride Mont. Additional details are unclear due to damaged text.
Collins items show Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Thompson and children vacationing at Glacier National Park with Lake McDonald stop and Sunday return. Dep ot agent Mr. Smart resigns last Thursday evening and heads home to Minnesota. Bert Holby moves to Bynum for a job as elevator man while his family travels by auto. Little Miss Wilkison of Vancouver visits grandparents. Carrie Verge and Mrs. Foster attend the Yankee Robinson circus in Chateau. Mrs. Noreen and granddaughter stay with J. C. Boettcher in Bynum. misfortune during a windstorm leaves two walkers two miles from town. W C T U ladies plan a July picnic south of Collins with an afternoon program. Holtby family weekend in Cha teau to the circus.
A column argues kitchens are misdesigned when sinks sit awkwardly, cabinets are unreachable, and light is poor. It mocks retrofit ideas and notes architects should experience a real workday to understand layout flaws. It ends with a jab at proofreading the Congressional Record.
A brief fragment notes a wary view of a man who dislikes certain ideas. It hints at tension between personal judgment and what it calls Jcience contrasting with him. The line suggests a stance of caution toward unconventional reasoning.
Property to be moved off the premises including a barn with a attached shed. Inquiries directed to C Green for details and bidding instructions.
Two horses described as a bay mare and a bay gelding are impounded. They are branded and weigh about 1050 pounds. Inquiries directed to Hodgekiss Livery barn for details.
For sale my 30-horse power plowing and threshing engine with tank car disc and maize board plows. Cheap on terms to responsible parties. R. H. Wright P O Box 34 Great Falls Montana.
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