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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
1
Oliver Gies, a young Great Falls aviator, crashed during a July 4 passenger flight, injuring bystanders and destroying the aircraft. Repairs were made in Minneapolis but a test flight led to another wreck. the plane was shipped for repair in Great Falls.
Divine worship at 10 30 Sunday with a sermon on The Righteousness of Self Love. Sunday school at 11 30 and an evening service at 7 30. Epworth League reports promised by Miss Forrest and Mrs Stong. Junior League meets Monday 3 00. Membership manual class Tuesday 7 30. Bible study Wednesday 8 00. Missionary study class planned with John Wesley Jr book. Library notice during Chautauqua hours 1 30 2 30 and 7 00 8 00.
Valier Losfs suffered a 7 to 6 defeat at the hands of Gorham's Chateauites on local diamonds. Bohling pitched all nine for Valier, wild but effective, as Nelson, Schlosser, and Freidt sparked the visitors with key hits. An impressive one handed catch by Nelson stood out in a snappy, well contested game witnessed by about 200 fans.
A heavy downpour from Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning dropped about 2.07 inches across the county, ending a 21 day drought with temperatures near 90. County Agent Robert Clarkson notes the rain arrived from Spring Valley and spread to Conrad and Great Falls, aiding spring grain and irrigated crops, with potential economic benefits valued at about a quarter of a million dollars if it had come earlier.
A special meeting of the Women’s Club is scheduled for Tuesday August 2 at 3 15 PM. All members are urged to attend with a special effort to participate.
A petition signed by landholders across sections 15 16 17 18 21 22 26 27 28 township 24 north range 6 west seeks creation of the Agawam Irrigation District. Water would come from the Teton river via reservoirs and canals of the Teton Co operative Reservoir Co and be stored in the alkali basin reservoir near Bynum. Petitioners own 3240 acres of land to be included with Wa Breding and Nicholas Pambrun among signers. T H Pridham of Choteau serves as attorney.
Great Falls National Bank sues W H Corey for transcript of judgment. Stone Ordean Wells Co. sues Grace May Atkins et al for transcript of judgment. Capital Trust and Savings Bank forecloses mortgage against T J Cheetham administrator. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance sues Louis R Murray et al for foreclosure. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance sues Deari Wilcox for foreclosure. Marie G Bellock sues Louise Vetter et al for foreclosure.
County Agent Robert Clarkson led sixteen Teton County boys to Fort Assiniboine for the Northern Montana Boys Camp. A total of 156 boys from seven counties attended, with lessons in rope work athletics and stock judging plus daily swimming at the camp pool.
The 1921 Chateau Chautauqua opens next week with Ellison-White performers. Season tickets cost 2.50 for adults, covering six days and twelve numbers, offering value even at single-number prices. The program includes music, It Pays to Advertise, lectures, imitations, and monologues, with past audiences in mind and a guaranteed return for rural communities. Dates are August 4 to 9.
The Chautauqua season tickets are available at Choteau Drug Co Rexall Drug Co A L Halladay s Looney s Barber Shop and Choteau Mercantile Co. Adults 2 50 Students 1 50 Children 1 00 No war tax charged. Committee
The report credits Mr. Clarkson for initiating Montana's first boys camp in 1919 and praises the value of time spent at camp for boys, noting turnout as a strong booster for the extension department and the institution.
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