Chautauqua program announced for July 27 to August 1
Ellison-White reports a full Chautauqua lineup with The Shepherd of the Hills produced by New York coaches, Patton Brothers entertainment, Lombard Entertainers, and lectures by Norman Allan Imrie Norman Y Pearce Dr. Frank Bohn and D Pirie Beyea. Musical groups include Sam Lewis Concert Party Oceanic Quintet and Garner Jubilee Singers. A Magic Lunar Circus joins as a Junior Chautauquan feature. A guarantors meeting is set for June 30 at Citizens State Bank with Frank N. Mitchell present. Miss Evelyn Tiller visits Chateau at County Attorney Stanley R Foot’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellison-White
Keighley and Peffer
New York
Patton Brothers
Lombard
Harry Lombard
Chautauqua
Lyceum
Norman Allan Imrie
Culver Military Academy
Norman Y Pearce
Australia
Frank Bohn
D. Pirie Beyea
Sam Lewis
Oceanic Quintet
Garner Jubilee Singers
Jubilee Singers
America
Choteau Man Holds Promising Copper Claims near Wolf Creek
Harrison Craig of Choteau and J. H. Stephens head the repair shop at Power-Morgan garage and hold mineral claims near Wolf Creek canyon. A 40 ton ore load yielded 4000 dollars, with a vein eight feet wide mined to 50 feet deep and copper plus silver showing. Craig reports strong copper content and hopes his own claims unlock rich deposits as New York capitalists develop nearby properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Craig
J. H. Stephens
Power-Morgan
Wolf Creek
Craig
Chateau
Oil notes Carter No 1 and nearby wells in Teton county
Oil notes report Carter Oil Co Carter No 1 near Chateau at a little over 600 feet depth. Gordon Campbell well near Farmington at unknown depth. Campbell aims to reach Madison before production. Gypsy well north of Pendray exceeds 2000 feet with light oil at 1260 feet but no further showing. Collins well near Edwards Jones gasser at 1000 feet with no oil shows yet. gasser remains strong and large fuel sample ready for drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Campbell
Madison
Pendray
Gypsy
Teton County
Collins
Edwards-Jones
Innes Returns Home After Blood Transfusions
James S. Innes, once in critical condition with anaemia at Deaconess hospital in Great Falls, was sent home Tuesday after donors Mrs. Innes and W. A. Emerick contributed blood. Physicians credit the transfusions with saving his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Innes
Deaconess
Great Falls
Banker Fugitive Sykes Captured in Montana Mountai n Camp
John D. Sykes Jr., ex Elizabeth City NC banker, indicted for theft of 26000 from First National Bank of Elizabeth City, arrested at Klicks tourist camp seven miles from his Sun River canyon cabin. He was taken to Great Falls jail after a dramatic night-long pursuit by local and federal officers and a Justice Department agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Sykes Jr
Telier
First National Bank of
Elizabeth
City
North Carolina
Sun River Canyon
Sykes
Great Falls City
R. S. Gaunt
Marcus Anderson
Department of Justice
Bond
North Carolina Bank
Klick
Gaunt
Elizabeth City
Great ‘Balls
Great Falls
Sun River
Chicago
Aakin
Bruce Neal
Augusta
W. D. Simpson
Hose
Mountaineer
Mid-Northern Strikes Small Gas Flow on T. L. Ridge
A small flow of gas at the Mid-Northern well on T. L. Ridge was ignited last Saturday at about 1230 feet, setting the derrick aflame. The fire was quickly extinguished with no serious damage, drilling has resumed, and officials report the flow was not large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Ridge
Chateau
Wool Clip Averages Twenty Pounds From Rambouillet Flock
A. J. Cowell reports an average of twenty pounds per head from 1000 purebred Rambouillets at the Cowell ranch west of Chateauac. The total clip reached 20,900 pounds after shearing ended last week with ewes averaging about eighteen pounds and some bucks yielding fleeces up to forty pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowell Ranch
Chateau
A. J. Cowell
Montana Ramble: Rambouillet Sheep Seen Strong Market Return
The Cowell band from California, new to Montana, reports excellent wool quality and a projected $10,000 return at current market. Fleeces were heavy, challenging shearers who are paid 26c per head for ewes and 40c for bucks. Despite storms causing lamb losses, the March lamb crop netted about 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowell
Montana
California
Foreclosures and Quiet Title Actions Filed in Winona Court
The clerk reports new civil filings including First Trust & Savings Bank of Winona versus Anton Seidl et al on foreclosure of mortgage. Hattie F Reisz and Bertha L Reisz file suit to quiet title against unknown defendants. Geo McLean sues Oris Neagle et al for foreclosure of mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Winona
Minnesota
Anton ‘Seidl
Hattie F
Bertha L. Reisz
Geo. McLean
Oris Neagle
Episcopal Rector Resigns for Alaska Mission
Rev. H. E. Bush, rector of St. Luke's Church in Chateau, resigns effective July 15 to take charge of an Episcopal mission in Ketchikan Alaska. He will oversee a church an Episcopal school a hospital and an Indian mission on a nearby island. He will conduct farewell services July 15 and depart for the north that week arriving for services the first Sunday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bush
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Chateau
Ketchikan
Alaska
Bush
Conrad and
Walier
Choteau
Episcopal
New Contractors To Drill Agawam Well
Drilling at the California well near Agawam has been abandoned as contractors removed equipment. The hole reached about 3600 feet after failing to profit beyond 2500 feet while crossing the Madison and Devonian sands. A new tool string was being installed to resume work toward 5000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Agawam
Madison
Heavy rains damage Choteau street lighting system
Ten days of heavy rain damaged Choteau's street lighting, leaving business district semi-dark as water soaked about four hundred feet of street cable causing shorts. City Engineer John Hail inspected and city officials began negotiating with Montana Power Company to share replacement costs not specified in the service contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
John Hail
Montana Power Company
Auto Accident Kills Tee in Press Party
Denver reports a fatal automobile crash near Bear Creek canyon during President Harding's western trip. Sumner Curtis, longtime Republican National Committee representative and former reporter, died instantly. Fellow travelers Donald A. Craig and Thomas J. Dawson were injured. Dawson later died in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
M Harding
Sumner Curtis
Republican National Committee
Donald A. Craig
Washington
New York Herald
Curtis
Bear Creek Canyon
Tommie French
Great Western Sugar Company
Mr. Craig
Thomas J. Dawson
Associated Press
Historical Department
Colorado Historical and Natural History Society
Dawson
Thomas FP. Dawson
Colorado
Harding
United States Senate
Rainfall report boosts Chateau area crop prospects
The Chateau weather station records June rain of 8.82 inches and combined April May June total of 6.35 inches, indicating a likely good crop. Dutton reports suggest this could be the biggest harvest in the area. The April to June historical data note past trends as Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jacobson and family traveled from Seattle to Cut Bank via Chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Dutton
Martin Jacobson
Cut Bank
Seattle
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Evelyn Tiller
Whitefish
Stanley R. Foot
First National Bank
Forest Regulations
Derrick
B. M. Jacobson
Mmitteeman Zelver
Cegsanenersecccnsens Resesenas
Pere
Citizens State Bank
Choteaumont
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