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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
1
The World at Large notes a major seamen's strike with headquarters in Liverpool. Other items report China nearing plague control, US physicians licensed figures dropping, auto establishments rising from 57 in 1899 to 316 in 1909, spitting arrests in New York, and railway growth in China and Manchuria.
The local forest office will gain a new forest assistant this week. A. A. Saunders arrives from the Deer Lodge national forest at Anaconda and is a Yale forestry graduate with training in timber scaling reforestation and reconnaissance. W. C. Gaines will fill the clerk vacancy after Skeels moves to Missoula. Gaines comes from Cut Bank via Great Falls Commercial college.
Mrs Ailie Updyke Hutchinson state president of the WCTU will occupy the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday evening and will lecture there Monday evening all are invited to attend the services and lecture.
The town prepares a large Fourth of July celebration with Scott Leavitt as the key organizer. Collins and Choteau will host events, including horse races and athletic shows, supported by a generous local fund to ensure a successful day. A full program will be printed in next week’s Acantha.
Patrolman W H Cunliffe of Seattle was shot and killed in a pistol duel with two men at Summit avenue and Columbia street. He died at the city hospital after being mortally wounded in the breast. The assailants fled as bystanders chased one suspect. Cunliffe, formerly of Chateau, had moved to Seattle years earlier to join the police force.
Preliminary survey work is under way for the Valier irrigation project with two engineering parties in the field. Construction will start after about a week of initial engineering. The Valerian reports C. W. Hall leads Robert Russell's interests and teams of horses are being prepared, while J. W. Speer is expected imminently. W. G. Boland of McGowan agency will recruit laborers and crew chiefs, and Peter McVeigh of White Bros. and McVeigh plans to arrive Monday.
W N Bronner has been named local manager for the Independent Telephone company, succeeding H Drake. He and his wife and daughter arrived Monday and will settle permanently. A central office and residence for the manager will be built just west of the Chateau Mercantile main store. Bronner will begin immediate work on extensions and improvements to the Independent lines. He has inspected the central office and lines and looks forward to promising prospects in town.
Two games will be played on the Cho teau diamond Sunday with games scheduled for 1 30 p m. Parrington and Bynum will compete in the opener while Choteau faces Augusta in the second. Admission is 25 c. On July 2 Conrad will play here and Collins on July 4.
The ranch house of C H Jefferson at Lake Basin and its contents were destroyed Monday evening. The fire cause is unknown. Mr Jefferson and his young son were present. the rest of the family was at Chateau. Entry was impossible, with losses estimated at 1000 to 1200 dollars. Insurance of 390 dollars with a company represented by J F Webb. He plans to rebuild promptly.
Fifteen major railways joined with the Great Northern to transport educational exhibition cars. The exhibit traveled 12 000 miles drawing nearly a million visitors who learned modern farming methods from experts and school children in eastern and middle western towns.
The Teton County Board of Commissioners meets June 5 1911 in Chateau Montana with Geo Milter as chairman and Henry Ryan L G Marsh as commissioners. Minutes from March and May meetings approved. Reports from county officers show salaries warrants and various funds including road awards and general funds discussed and approved. County clerk Garrett and others file warrants and fees. district court and jail board items reviewed. school examinations and apportionments set. district boundary changes noted. adjournment taken after a morning session with continued work in the afternoon.
Walter Messevar 16 son of Louis Messevar, a Birch Creek resident, was injured while with Lester and Guyer Cowgill of Chateau during a Proday outing. A prearranged signal shot led Cowgill to find him. he was rushed to Dupuyer then to Great Falls. Doctors feared possible amputation. hospital status unknown.
Joan Fidgar, known in Cha teau and Bynum circles, attempted suicide yesterday by cutting his throat and injuring his head and hand. He was found in Muddy vicinity and is conscious this morning with fair recovery prospects after Dr. McGrevor attended him. intoxication and temporary derangement noted.
Conrad defeated Choteau 4 to 3 on their grounds Sunday in a closely fought contest. The crowd saw one of the prettiest county games, with strong umpiring and no wrangling. Choteau lacked McGregor but played hard as Conrad held a narrow edge. Plans for a rematch are in the works.
State bar exam results show 11 of 13 pass. Yellowstone geyser erupts 100 feet. Anaconda hit by cloudburst causing property damage. A petition seeks Hill county creation. Miles City may gain a Northern Pacific hospital. Dawson county rejects Tallon county division. court action anticipated. Montana attends San Francisco Sunday schools convention. 25-30 delegates travel by Pullman cars. Attorney General limits county high school dormitories. Federal grand jury indicts Bitter Root Valley Irrigation figures for conspiracy. Life insurance paid Montana 1,250,000 in 1919. top policy 20,000 on Charles Mayo. Nathaniel J. Davis dies at 71 in Anaconda. Road convention June 27-28 in Missoula. J.A. Dodge to assist. Fatal tunnel accident at Billings irrigation site. Milk River project may start work this year. Indian affairs say Flathead lands unsettled. Homesteaders form protective association.
T J Porter a former Choteau country resident died at Belt on June 13 He moved to Belt about six years ago and previously lived near Choteau and ran a ranch on the Muddy Mrs John A Gleason a daughter returned from Belt where she attended the funeral.
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