Choteau In Brief Highlights Local News And Sales
Local notes report Hirshberg's sale items including bags of potatoes at 2.25 and wall paper patterns. Town visits include Eddie Shelton a Choteau waiter and Roy Moye. residents travel from Great Falls, Seattle, and Polson. Memorial Day events, dances, and upcoming improvements at Hansen apartments are noted along with a divorce filing and staff changes at the Chateau hotel and Rice Auto court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirshberg
Beach
Royal Neighbors
Alice
Marilyn Ledgerwood
Cathlamet
Washington
Cora Cohoe
John Howard
Seattle
Oren Hofeldt
Oren
Howard
Choteau
Eakee Hasteney
Cascade
Hirshberg's
Hirshberg’s
Charley Morris
Great Farits
Choteau Hotel
Choteau Hardware Co
Cecil Carney
Dutton
Carney
Ted Paulus
Columbus
Great Falls
Edna Adams
Herman Earles
California
Frank Howard
Edward
Sidney Carson
Missoula
Henry Bently
Robert Krause
Ralph Reeves
de Boe
W. R. Weaver
Eighth Judicial District
Hildegard Hammond
Clarence W. Hammond
Chateau
Martin Vigen
Mountain View Gardens
State Legion
Earle Genzberger
Genzberger
Helena
Hansen Apartments
C. A. Franks
W. D. Neilands
Chateau Hotel
Wm. Schneider
Neilands
Mr. Schneider
C. H. Chorpening
Christine Sulgrove
Captain Chorpening
U. S. Army Engineers
Fort Peck
Chorpening
Bob Patterson
Conrad
Bob
Patterson
Phil Sheridan
Legion Pavilion
H. A. Halverson
Deere-Webber & Co
Kelley to Speak on Welfare of Montana in Falls
A letter from A. J. Breitenstein informs R. E. Nelson that C. F. Kelley, president of the A C M Co, will address the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday evening on Montana welfare. Visitors from nearby towns are invited and urged to inform Breitenstein of expected numbers. A dinner at Rainbow Hotel Palm Room at 6:30 p m precedes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.E. Nelson
A. J. Breitenstein
C. F. Kelley
Great Falls
Ladies depart for Midwest visit and college graduation
Mrs. C. H. Porter and Mrs. Geo. Benedett left Tuesday to tour midwestern points. Benedett will visit Milwaukee and Porter Grinnell where she will attend her nephew’s graduation at Grinnell College. Mr. Benedett accompanied them to Great Falls for the train departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Porter
Geo. Benedett
Benedett
Milwaukee
Wis
Porter
Grinnell
Iowa
Grinnell College
Great Falls
Fort Benton Nuptials Tie Local Couple and Arps Siblings
Miss Margaret Stephens and Robert H. Arps wed in Fort Benton with Rev. J R Benton performing. Laura Arps and Harry Calabough also married at the same ceremony. Stephens daughter of Dr. C J B Stephens and Mrs Edna Stephens, a Chateau native and U S reemployment service stenographer, while Arps, born in Ohio and raised in Augusta a dragline operator with Wonderlich Construction, is now widowed parents missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Stephens
Robert H. Arps
Augusta
Fort Benton
J. R. Benton
Christian Church
Laura Arps
Harry Calabough
Arps
C. J. B. Stephens
Edna Stephens
Chateau
Teton High
U. S
Mr. Arps
Ohio
John H. Arps
Wonderlich Construction Co
Pendroy 4 H Club Names New Unit Pendroy Pads
Pendroy 4 H club held its third meeting at the Swanson home on Tuesday June 2. The club adopted the name Pendroy Pads. The group spent part of the afternoon sewing with machine stitching. Jean Passmore won best sewing in the first year group and Betty Jones in the third year group. Julia Rowland led games as recreational leader. The next meeting is set for Wednesday June 10 at 2 o clock at the Sorenson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Doughty
W. W. Smith
Glacier Park
Lloyd V. Trettin
Power District
Acantha
Teton County
Betty Webb
Madge Looney
Bozeman
Clara H. Baker
Sheridan
Wyoming
Eddie Howard
Frances Rosengren
W. M. Manning
Gertrude Ashby
Helena
Ed. Holst
Heart Butte
Missoula
W. D. Helm
State University
W. G. Bloomdahl
Great Falls
Chateau
Phylis
C. O. Johnson
Ed. Smith
John Matchett
Tacoma
Wash
Mitchett
Martha Fritz
Clyde Kraber
Court House
H. H. Bleecker
Legion
Geo. Jackson
Walter Stamsos
Denton
Stamsos
Butte
American Legion Auxiliary
Elmer Smith
Kr. L. Murphy
Swanson
Jean Passmore
Betty Jones
Julia Rowland
Sorenson
Census Bureau report notes Montana farm population decline
The 1935 Federal farm census shows Montana farm and ranch population fell 9332 or 4.6 percent from 1930 to 1935. Forty three of fifty six counties reported decreases with Big Horn Cascade Flathead Lake Missoula Richland and Yellowstone seeing over 500 movers from nonfarm residences to farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
William L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Big Horn
Cascade
Flathead
Lake
Missoula
Richland
Yellowstone
Farm dwellings on Montana farms show little change in 1935
Population and occupancy figures for Montana farms and Teton County turn up modest shifts. On January 1 1935 total farm dwellings reached 63 040 with 51 868 occupied and 11 172 unoccupied. State farm population was 204 594 on April 1 1930 and 195 262 on January 1 1935. Teton County and adjacent counties show minimal fluctuations while Pondera reports a gain and others show declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Teton
Cascade
Glacier
Pondera
Col Sheridan Files for R. R. Commission Nomination
Col Charles L. Sheridan longtime Great Falls police chief and prominent Montana public figure filed for the Republican nomination and election as state railroad and public service commissioner. He plans to resign as chief to devote full time to his candidacy and has held numerous military and veterans group posts in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Sheridan
Great Falls
Chateau
Railroad and Public Service
Secretary of State
Sheridan
Marshalltown
Iowa
Col. Sheridan
Montana
U. S
Mexico
France
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Montana Police and Sheriffs’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chateau’ ‘Hardware Co
J. Earles
Pendrey
Hart Schaffner & Marx
S. F. G. Coyte
Rice Auto
Man
Main Avenue
Hirabberg
Thos. Neely
E. E. Townsend
Bynum
Cr. O. Davis
Ray Newman
Davis
W. E. Rice
Lee Hamer
Pendroy
Hamer
Dan Edwards
Wenatchee
Edwards
N. W. Edwards
J. W. Chandler
Marguerite Beth
Polson
B. Maynard
Walier
Mr. Chandler
E. W. Allen
Clarence “Doc” Hammond
Madison River
Montana Power Co
Alsen
Townsend Old Age Pension Clubs
Chateau Club
C. C. Johnson
E. L. Jourdonnais
Leslie
Katie Walker
Waterton lLakes
Alberta
Canada
Chas. A. Franks
Chateau Methodist Church
Great Fas
Intermountain Union College
Franks
Park Hotel
W. L. Hodgskiss
Belgrade
Gallatin Valley
Mr. Hodgsking
The
University At Washington
William Hodgskiss
the Royal
John Wayne
Ann Sothtrn
Margaret Sullivan
Henry Fonda
Beay
Choteau Bakery
Cash & Carry Grocery
Wheaties
SUGAR
AVA
C.F. Kelley
Falls
Gus Depner
Agent
Standard Oil Co
Chateau, Mont
Census Bureau
Col Sheridan
R. R. Commission
Westinghouse
SMC
Chotneu
Choteau, Mont
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