Grasshopper emergency spurs Choteau club action
Twenty Commercial Club members meet to cooperate with county officials on grasshopper control funding. A three member committee was chosen to investigate pest conditions and arrange warrants for the Insect Pest Fund to buy hopper poison. Additional carloads and funding details were discussed.
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Choteau Commercial Club
Choteau Club
H. T. Rhoads
A. B. Guthrie
E. J. Hirshberg
J. C. Morgan
Commercial Club
Robert Clarkson
Clarkson
Stokes Ranch
Bynum
Kreuger
Lindseth
Farmington
Ditton
Chateau
Teton County
Rhoads
Guthrie
Petroleum Exploration Crew Drills 800 Feet at Willow Creek
Reports from Willow Creek field, twelve miles west of Chateau, say Petroleum Exploration Company crews have drilled to 800 feet at the John Dusak permit on the east edge of the structure. Water is present but cased off, drilling continues toward an estimated 2500 feet. Crown Butte well near Simms stands at 1000 feet with few difficulties. Rumors of a second deep test on the Willow Creek anticline circulated but remain unconfirmed.
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Willow Creek
Chateau
Petroleum Exploration Company
John Dusak
Crown Butte
Simms
Dusak
Pet. Ex
Ford Turns Over No One Hurt Near Chateau
Early last evening a Ford driven by G H Sprinkle of Pendroy turned over on the highway about a mile and a half north of Chateau. The occupants escaped injury though the crash mangled two wheels and the windshield. Sprinkle, unsure how it started after a rear tire blew out, steered the vehicle into a ditch and it rested on its side facing north. The car was taken to Chateau for repairs and returned to Pendroy.
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G. H. Sprinkle
Pendrey
Chateau
Sprinkle
Pendroy
Legion July 1 Membership Drive Urges Boost in Montana
July 1 marked Legion National Membership Day with a statewide effort led by local post adjutant Bert I. Packer and national commander Hanford MacNider. Montana Legionnaires are called to strengthen support and increase new and renewal memberships, with Chateau No. 6 leading the local campaign.
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Legion National
Bert I. Packer
Hanford MacNider
MacNider
Montana Legionairres
Montana
Packer
Chateau No. 6
Big
Major Willow Creek Well Deal Advances Oil Test
The United Oil & Refining Co and Choteau Oil & Gas Co move to complete Loretta well on Willow Creek to test Ellis sands. Drilling to 4500 feet or more with July 16 deadline. United pays and gains half interest, with a 30000 dollar bond backing the contract. Local stockholders expect field value growth and immediate test prospects.
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Choteau Oil & Gas Co
C. E. Pond
United Oil & Refining Co
H. J. Mee-Gregor
Loretta
Willow Creek
Ellis Sands
McGregor
United People
Chieau Oil & Gas Co
Chateau Oil & Gas Co
Joe O’donnell
Cat Creek
Pond
Montana
Dr. McGregor
Safe robbed at Taylor Garage worth three hundred dollars
A safe in the L. B. Taylor Garage office was pried open Wednesday night and about $300 in currency was stolen. Banks, neighbors, and local officers search for clues while Mr. Taylor is away. currency only was taken.
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Mr. Taylor
Kevin
Taylor
Woman's Club Notes notes on meetings and health survey
A business meeting is planned for next Tuesday with strong attendance hoped. This marks the club's last meeting until August. The Rip Van Winkle committee thanks Mrs Crary and Mr Von Schrilt for theater use and all who helped with tickets and attendees. Health survey work is set to start within two weeks, with Miss A Lian and Mrs Clarence Looney going to Power on Monday to begin the program.
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Rip van Winkle
Local Boy Builds First Home Radio in Chateau
Lloyd Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Q Hanson owns the first radio outfit in Chateau capable of receiving Tribune station concerts from Great Falls The 2nd year Montana State College student built the set tested last Saturday it can receive from Denver with added amplifiers and a loud speaker for room entertainment Hanson left for Yellowstone Park after leaving the device with William Upman who is to operate it He has served as a wireless and radio operator at the Bozeman college station this past year.
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American Legion
Chateau Independence Day
Bert I. Packer
Park Pavilion
R. M. Armour
Great Falls
Legion
Gaine
Conrad
Fairfield
Chateau
Lloyd Hanson
Q. Hanson
Tribune
Young Hanson
Montana State College
Bozeman
Hanson
Denver
Yellowstone Park
William Upman
Haugen store looted by youths after closure
The Haugen store, closed weeks ago under attachment, was found looted of cigars pipes candy gum and canned goods. Officers suspect youths gained entry by forcing a blind door and crawling in. a rear door was unlocked and two side-window panes broken. A missing invoice triggered the investigation and clues point to juvenile offenders with most stolen goods expected to be recovered.
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Haugen
Leases Reported For Oil Lands Between Choteau And Dutton
Reports reaching Choteau indicate oil leases are being taken on lands between Choteau and Dutton for an undisclosed company. Rumors say the leases anticipate early field exploration.
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Choteau and
Dutton
Choteau
Foreclosures and Divorces Filed in Civil Actions
Civil actions filed this week in the clerk B M Jacobson office include Viola Sharples versus Robert L Henderson et al seeking foreclosure of mortgage. National Life Insurance Company of America versus Noel Gray et al also for foreclosure. Anna Germundson versus Oscar Germundson requests a divorce.
Ellison-White Chautauqua Dates Set for August 2 to 7
The Ellison-White Lyceum and Chautauqua Association presents its tenth West season with August 2 to 7 lineup. Notable speakers include Chancellor Bradford and Dr. Lydia Allen DeVilbiss. Entertainment features the Steelman Marriner Taylor Trio, New York City Concert Quartet, Jugo-Slav Tamburicans, Batten Mahler Duo, and Glenn L Morris Co electrical show.
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Ellison-White ‘Lyceum and Chautauqua Association
Ellison-White
Chautauqua
Keighley
Broadway
America
Harding
Ellison White
Bradford
Arthur Walwyn Evans
Lydia Allen DeVilbiss
New York
Harold
East
Steelman Marriner Taylor
New York City
Batting Mahler
A. Mather Hilburn
Margaret Garrison
Glenn L. Morris Co
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T. A. Meagher
Bureau
Ford
Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Taylor Garage
The
L. BE
Mr. von
Farmers’ Ford
Chateau’s Legion Post
Citizens State Bank
Home Made Radio
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