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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
2
Official publication details for E L Jourdonnais owner and publisher. Printed weekly in Chateau Montana. Subscription listed at 2.00 per year in advance, 2.50 outside Canada.
The Conrad city paper argues for better fire prevention after a midday garage fire that destroyed a building and three cars. It cites a broken telephone switch, an empty extinguisher, and slow alarms, urging improved water access, hydrants, drills, and equipment while praising Shelby for a new resuscitation inhalator.
Pendroy residents report two recent baby births, a Buick purchase, and multiple visits. Mary Hall and Lois Jones are among summer guests, while families like Campbell Seufert and Talberts spent weekends in the mountains. Church services are set for Sunday at 11 15 a m and the girls 4-H club plans its first meeting with about 25 eligible members.
A line from Chaucer notes that nothing touches a sleeping hound to wake it, illustrating a moral about restraint. The fragment reflects medieval verse style and lexical play common to his era.
Sunday visits and travels fill a local social page. Notables include Miss Lois Jones and Mrs Elva Dimmick returning to Gig Harbor with several Jones family members following to Glacier Park out of state. Local gatherings featureMrs Mary Conklin funeral attendance in Great Falls and multiple calls on friends and relatives across Pendroy Chateau Dupuyer and nearby communities.
A group from Gap and Collins picnicked on the river Sunday meeting at the Eugene Ferris home for a radio sermon before river dining. Leslie Bush and family ate with Mr. and Mrs. Khoe, and Mr. and Mrs. Hauxwell visited Ida Waterman ranch and Mr. Wa terman. Willet Wood arrived in Choteau from Lawrence Kansas to visit relatives on the old Oliver ranch.
Residents enjoy a neighborhood picnic at Bynum reservoir while Herman plans a row boat launch. Theft notes report a pump, pipe and cylinder missing from a well and a tool box with tools stolen from Bob McLean's engine. Deer Lodge discusses crowded conditions amid the thefts.
The town hosts a Friday June 12 pajama dance in Bynum featuring Rod's Rhythm Orchestra on the new hall floor. Proceeds support the local ladies baseball team. Naomi Jensen Lula Swenson Jack Jos Moss and Ed Savick attended last week’s Chateau recreational school and reported it well attended.
Community group updates and local events including club meetings, officer elections, hospital visits, family gatherings, travel to Helena for medical care, a new Chevrolet purchase, a Paralytic stroke recovery, a baby arrival at the Flathead project, and a relief society quilting gathering with lunch.
In Chinatown lore Hi Ho the sage warns that indifference to public opinion can propel you to great stature or utter insignificance. Washington Star notes the paradoxical path of personal influence.
Teton County Montana holds a tax deed on parcels in Hazletts Addition to Chateau. The described properties include multiple lots across Blocks 25 31 40 and adjacent blocks. The notice indicates a public sale of the described real property rights.
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