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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
1
The Woodmen hall hosted a joint reception banquet and dance for Choteau lodge 44 A F and A M and O E S Lodge 18. The ornate garden theme featured sunflowers vines and starry lighting. A full program included piano duets readings a quartette and dances followed by a midnight banquet and late card games.
Tickets for Miss Graves concert are on sale at the Chateau Drug Store. General admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Reserved seats cost 15 cents extra. only 100 seats available. Proceeds go to pay the Episcopal church debt, currently 695 dollars, hoped to reach 795 with donations.
The Parent-Teachers Association will convene at the public school building at 8 p m on March 7. The program includes Class Lessons and Songs for 6th 7th and 8th grades Reading Helen Gorham Thrift for Children An explanation of school savings banks James Eckford piano Merna Mae Cole paper Moral Value of Occupation by Mrs W H Gorham discussion by Mrs T H Pridham and a comment on referendums noting that results cannot worsen the outs.
School notes report Howard Burrell starting chemistry at T C H S. Ida Miller visited Irene Jones in Bole. Book reviews due Monday March 6. Basketball team returned from Great Falls after a belt loss 6 to 13 and other fast games. Teton lost to Fergus seven, then 16 to 17 to Great Falls. Overconfident first half hurt play. many Chateau fans supported Great Falls. Adelphia Literary Society meets this evening. Sewing class will hem napkins for Miss Brenneman. Edgar Stonehouse absent sick. All math classes have tests this week.
The annual statement on file in the county clerk's office shows 46 members with 51104.50 in funds. Losses paid amount to 299 with no losses currently claimed. two members withdrawn. Organizing expenses 214.45 and yearly expenses 47.22. on hand 30.86. Chas J Foltz serves as president and A E B Brunson as secretary.
The fourth annual meeting of Cho teau's oldest settlers will be held at Woodmen hall in Choteau on Friday evening March 20. The arrangements committee aims for a successful gathering and urges all members to attend to renew old associations. An excellent program and banquet are planned.
Ira Holbrook aged 64 of Dupuyer died at Chateau hospital last Wednesday after long illness. A longtime county resident over 20 years he lived recently at the E. A. Savory ranch near Dupuyer. Funeral services were held Saturday in Choteau by the Woodmen of the World, of which he was a member, with interment in Choteau cemetery.
The administration signals a shift in style, insisting that strong statements translate into real action. Observers note the new rhetoric aims to reassure markets and allies while maintaining pressure on opponents.
Soprano Gertrude Graves assists by baritone Harry Davidson and bass Frank Hopper with Mrs. G G Bennett at the piano. The concert at the high school auditorium is Friday March 3 with program starting 8 30 p m.
Frank C. Nolde, postmaster at Power Montana in Teton county, faced arraignment on an indictment for embezzling 948.07 dollars from the government while in postal service. He pleaded not guilty. trial set for March 3. Nolde left the service February 17 for railroad news agent work after allegedly obtaining funds via money orders and was released on two thousand dollar bond.
Citizenship petitions were filed with the Clerk of the Court James Gibson in the past week. Names include William Peter Barendsen from Holland living in Valier, Carl Beck from Germany living in Cut Bank, Domiick Banis from Russia in Collins, and John Anderson Sand from Norway in Valfer.
Union services plan an address by Miss Hannan of the W C T U at Episcopal church next Sunday March 5 at 10 30. The event invites men to be counted if they back a dry state this fall and stresses a community observance of censorship rules within a 3 mile limit.
A farmer held a public sale without advertising hoping to save costs. A well to do buyer later arrived and learned of the sale from the paper, missing the event due to no advertisement. The tale shows the lost revenue of bypassing newspaper notices versus the modest ad spend.
U S Land Office Great Falls Montana February 25 1916 notices the state has applied under the 1889 act for selections of lands in townships 25N range 2W including sections 20 21 28 and 29. Protests alleging mineral value over agricultural use are accepted and will be reported to Washington. Public list posted for inspection.
A quirky note from a Canadian context highlights alien status as one of the less favored winter pastimes. The remark emphasizes social perceptions and humor surrounding outsider identity during the season.
A fragment notes how some boys hide their mischief like a pocket flask while joking about Police Gazette reading as the height of devilishness, reflecting playful cultural attitudes.
Ambiguity surrounds the president after a period of perceived inattention to policy. Critics question leadership while supporters urge steady governance amid shifts in top diplomacy roles.
Reported county Sunday school attendance shows Cut Bank leading Sun River contests while several towns delay returns. A Northern Montana irrigation opinion in Great Falls warns Montana faces ruin if Sun River project is halted, urging senators and residents to defend public irrigation against private schemes.
Mrs Hannon of the W C T U will speak at the Episcopal church in the morning and at the Methodist church in the evening. There will be no morning sermon, but Sunday school will meet at the usual hour. The article urges all residents to attend, noting improved Sunday school methods and welcoming newcomers.
Libby Lumber Co. vs. 1F. W. Maple foreclosure of lien. Herman M. Wease vs. R. D. Night ingale transcript of judgment. Gunder Hanson vs. George Talif son suit on note. State of Montana vs. Effie M. Hughes et al suit on contract. State of Montana vs. James R. Smith et al suit on contract. State of Montana ex rel Jacob Krofft vs. E. D. Forrest mandamus.
The president did not yield to the custom of using Lincoln and Washington birth days as the occasion for major speeches. He chose to speak on other dates, marking his own schedule and public address priorities.
State lecturer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Miss Hannan will spend next Sunday in Chateau. She will address the Episcopal church Sunday morning and the Methodist church in the evening urging temperance and moral reform.
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