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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
1
A Montana county clerk receives a new petition from 39 qualified taxpayers of Teton County urging the board to place the question of locating the permanent county seat on the November 5, 1912 election ballot as mandated by the 1911 act.
General William H. Hoath of the Salvation Army is totally blind after cataract surgery failed. Roosevelt leads in South Dakota Governor Taft receives six Ohio delegates at large. Arizona may split its delegation. Wilbur Wright dies of typhoid in Dayton, Ohio. John D. Rockefeller’s wealth tops 900 million. Standard Oil dissolution adds over 100 million to his holdings. annual income around 60 million, about 140 dollars per minute.
Montana Democrats at a Butte convention instructed their delegation to support Champ Clark at the Baltimore convention and adopted a progressive platform. J. Bruce Kremer of Butte won the national committeeman contest amid a sharp challenge led by J. N. Ralston. The platform criticizes Newlands era irrigation policy and calls for swift investigation of Montana projects.
The Choteau team travelled to Augusta on Sunday to play the locals. The final score favored Augusta 5 to 1, but the game was tied 5 to 5 at the end of the eighth inning before two misthrows caused a collapse. A strong wind disrupted play throughout.
The Chateau Commercial Club directors will meet at the courthouse tomorrow evening at 8 oclock. Important business. H A Prescott secretary.
Cara of thanks from E H Ganons and family for friends' kindness and sympathy shown during wife’s sickness and death, signed by Ganons and their little son.
For trade a Case steam engine and 10 bottom gang plow with 7 trucks water tank portable blacksmith outfit and complete camp cook outfit. Engine and outfit have run about 1,000 acres and the rig is guaranteed in good running order. Selling for part cash and part land or trade for land via good values. Cost about $6,000 new. To be delivered in any part of Teton county. BE Webb.
The three year homestead bill passes both houses and awaits the president's signature. Provisions keep the three year homestead and a five week weather leave for settlers unchanged. The act imposes a uniform cultivation minimum for most homestead entries, halving the required area for enlarged entries except in Nebraska Kincaid projects.
The fourth annual session of the Kalispell Montana business college summer school for teachers and eighth grade pupils runs July 22 to the August examinations. It features condensed work, daily recitations, and special classes in methods and school management with Miss Lillian Dinius directing Model School primary methods. Mrs Kate I Sutton leads the eighth grade department with admission limited to earnest students who meet exam requirements. For full information contact J T Sauntry, Principal.
Farmington updates include Palmer Peterson taken to Great Falls for care, Annie Zuidema back from Billings after schooling, Kale visiting Great Falls, and Yelte Bakker improving from illness. Ditch walker Jay Kale hired for Farmers' Cooperative Canal Co, Otness visits Dutton, Gronbergs to Power for two weeks, and L Aids gathering hosted.
The largest seventh and eighth grade classes yet recommended for examination appeared before the county board of educational examiners. There were 53 eighth grade and 48 seventh grade applicants, totaling 101. Marking of 307 manuscripts was completed Friday, with diplomas issued to 26 of the eighth grade applicants.
County treasurer A C Burbank reports 125701.51 on hand May 31 1912 distributed across funds including State general 680.98 State Sinking 43 Bounty 76 Fish and Game 2000 22810.60 Contingent 162.53 Road 31767.86 Bridge 3580.55 Poor 1458.71 Sinking 2113.01 Bond interest 1165 67 General school 969 15 District school 50206 93 High school 3148 65 Institute 51.86 Personal property tax 132.97 Protested taxes 026 55 District Court Clerk 2954.75 Public administrator 82 23 Road awards 1313.70 Unfinished business 1002.21 Chateau fire tax 929.74 Town of Walier 124.33 Shelby fund 18.96 Vow of Cut Bank 59 73 Town of Conrad 898.47 Interest 59.53 Migratory stock fund total 20?
LeRoy Billings of Choteau wed Miss Martha Gordon, also of Choteau, last evening at 7 39 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferris. The Rev J A Martin officiated. The couple will reside on the groom’s ranch near Choteau. Ms Gordon has long taught county schools including a period in Choteau’s primary department. The groom comes from Collins where he has lived for the past year.
The court, with Justice Stith writing, narrows damages liability for highway defects from absolute to negligence based on actual notice. Justice Holloway concurs. Justice Smith calls the prior ruling an error, insisting actual notice by the board is required. Chief Justice Brantly dissents from the majority.
The Conrad lawyer and former county attorney for Teton county, O. D. Gray, died about 5 a.m. while being transported toward Arkansas for health reasons. His wife Mrs. Gray and two young sons accompanied him, and friends describe him as upright with a wide circle of social ties.
The district court session began May 31 and remains active with naturalization actions and civil suits. Several criminal actions were dismissed while the Krafft water right case remained unresolved. Divorces were granted in four cases and FranktKausi a Jap faced a rape charge with a 1500 dollar bond.
All interested parties are asked to attend a public meeting at the court house Friday evening to arrange a big Fourth of July celebration. The gathering starts at 8 o'clock sharp per public request.
President Taft names J W Freeman to succeed himself as district attorney. Rev George Hindley dies of heart disease. H H Swain resigns as president of the Montana normal at Dillon. Board to select successor. Hamilton to study industrial education in Europe. Edwin B Craighead to become president of the University of Montana, arriving in six weeks. Anaconda Copper donates 25000 for Warm Springs tuberculosis sanitarium. Northern Pacific to cut freight charges 25 percent for construction material. Cascade County commissioners may reconsider resignations. Supreme court road decision influenced action.
The Ladies Industrial plans a Wednesday meeting with Mrs. C. H. Connor on June 12. R M Hattersly, Conrad attorney, argued a district court demurrer on Friday. Mrs. Eckles and Miss Nan Burrell plan a few weeks visit starting Saturday. Miss Hazel Brown visits her sister Mrs. Willis Norred in North Dakota. Attorney G W Magee was in town late last week for district court cases. Mr. Earhart, a Conrad businessman, visited Friday to discuss undert aking with C. H. Connor. Former Mayor Pinga and family traveled through Conrad Sunday en route to Augusta and returned the next day. Attorney R M Armour of Great Falls was here three days for Hobgins property business. State Examiner Carlos Kumpe conducted a routine inspection of banks and county offices earlier in the week. Merle C Greene, Whitefish attorney, appeared Friday in district court to defend a Jap charged with attempted rape at Cut Bank.
K. G. McLean and J. M. Weaver express optimism for a bumper harvest on 110 acres of winter wheat that stood 22 inches high recently and 95 acres of flax looking fine on their farm near town.
Sidney Hirshberg Mose Silverman and Frank Gillan came over Sunday from Conrad. Chateau is the former home of two of the party. Mr Hirshberg was engaged in business here for a number of years before going to Conrad, and Mr Silverman was reared here.
Julius Hirshberg Ernest Friedlander and J E McCullough made an auto trip to Conrad and Walter Monday. Hirshberg travels the county two or three times a year to attend to business interests and stay in touch with development. He returned from Monday's trip with conditions as he found them.
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