Beets Growers to Arrive Next Week for Fairfield Trial
Clinton Jensen and family of Blackfoot Idaho will move to a 20 acre unit on the Cole Brothers ranch west of Fairfield to begin sugar beet culture as a pilot for a wider Sun River Project expansion. Cole Brothers furnish rent free housing, irrigation water, tools and machinery, with all first year beet receipts going to Jensen. Officials expect widespread development if the pilot succeeds and anticipate factory support from Idaho Utah Sugar Company for Chinook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Jensen
Blackfoot
Idaho
Fairfield
Cole Brothers
Sun River
Phil S. Cole
Montana
Jensen
Fairfield Beach
Cole
Teton County
Bynum
Idaho-Utah Sugar Company
Chinook
Sun River Project
Chateau
Sanford
Great Falls
Sugar Company
Teton
Pondora
Cascade
Greenfields Water Users Association
California Wedding Ties Sturgeon Daughter to Cooper in Alhambra
Georgia Lucille Sturgeon daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Sturgeon of 301 No Hidalgo Avenue married John Finch Cooper son of the late Dr Butler Cooper of Des Moines at a family ceremony in Alhambra California. Rev Beery of Temple officiated. The couple plans a Monrovia home after March 15 or motor trip to San Diego and southern California. Attendees included Mrs Ladoska Cooper Mrs Albert Tanner Mrs Walter Simmons and daughters and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Alhambra
Post-Advocate
John Cooper
Lucille Sturgeon
Georgia Lucille Sturgeon
Richard Sturgeon
No. Hidalgo Avenue
John Finch Cooper
Monrovia
Butler Cooper
Frank Daggett
Choteau Scouts Plan Summer Camp on Teton River
Choteau Boy Scouts with help from Choteau Post No 6 American Legion will run a summer camp on the South Fork of the Teton. County Assessor Jesse L Gleason donates the site on his homestead about a mile west of Bar Mountain Ranger Station. A single log building 20 by 30 feet will be built this year, with more structures later as funds allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau’s
Boy Scouts
Choteau Post No. 6
American Legion
South Fork
the Teton
Jesse L. Gleason
Two Montana Hunters Kill 51 Percent of State Game in 1924
Forest Service figures show 10,607 hunters killed 5 115 game animals statewide in 1924 while predatory animals accounted for about 4810. District One reported 13 845 licensed hunters active with 56 violators. Montana’s total game census reached 72 244 with elk leading at 50 825 and trout fry plantings totaling 3 668 550 statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Forest
Montana
Forest Service
Lewis and Clark Forest
National Forests of
Idaho
Washington
Mink
Martin
Middleton Nominated for Four Year State Penitentiary Warden
To Succeed Cole at Pen Austin B Middleton formerly sheriff of Custer county was nominated last week for a four year appointment as warden of the state penitentiary to succeed John W Cole former Chateau man and brother of Phil S Cole of this city who was appointed warden two years ago relieving Warden Potter. The senate confirmed the governors appointment of Mr Middleton without discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin B. Middleton
Custer County
State Penitentiary
John W. Cole
Chateau
Phil S. Cole
Potter
Senate
Mr. Middleton
Irrigation District Forming On Sun River Project
Project Manager George O Sanford and attorney Phil I Cole in Chateau to start forming an irrigation district required for federal funds. The plan covers over 125000 acres with cost sharing from a sugar beet push and meets fifty percent land owner support. Meetings across Teton Pondora and Cascade counties aim to enlist widespread cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of
Cole
Sanford
Montana
Legion Fight Card Plans Are Complete
Cho teau Post No 6 American Legion will stage a 19 round fight card at the high school auditorium in Choteau with a 10 round heavyweight headliner. Local fighters Eddie Shelton Pendroy and E W Collins Choteau lead the main bout, with Sam Kelly and William Geis also matching in light heavy action. Seats go on sale in advance from 3.00 ringside to 1.00 balcony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Post No. 6
American Legion
Choteau
Eddie Shelton
Pendroy
E. W. Collins
Sam Kelly
William Geis
Young Shelton
Eddie
Tommy Moore
Chateau
Forest Service approves range permits for livestock on Lewis and Clark
The Forest Service allocated summer grazing for 21 000 sheep and 7000 cattle and horses on the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Supervisor E H Myrick approved 114 applications while denying others for insufficient range. Some ten year permits were granted. Rangers will census game in Sun River and study mountain sheep infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and Clark National Forest
E. H. Myrick
Sun River
Myrick
Assembly Passes 244 of 689 Bills in 60th Legislature
Helena March 9 The 19th legislative assembly adjourned sine die after 60 days having passed 244 measures 171 from the house 73 from the senate The two chambers totals show 689 measures 244 approved by the governor 98 vetoed 143 awaiting action The $6 498 998 40 appropriation bills cover the next biennium with wartime deferrals and reductions in the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
19Th
Legislative Assembly
House
Senate
Ganere
Dalbey and Platt wed at Great Falls church parlor
Allan K. Dalbey and Miss Gladys Platt were married at noon last Friday in the First M. E. Church parlors Great Falls. Rev George Mecklenburg performed the ring ceremony with Mr and Mrs Albert E Speck as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Great Falls
Allan K. Dalbey
Gladys Platt
Eugene
Oregon
George Mecklenburg
Albert E. Speck
Dalbey
Oregon University Library
State University of Washington At
Seattle
Old Mexico
California
Odenwald
Red Cross Seeks Clothing Donations From Public
Local Red Cross chapter asks residents to donate useful old clothing. Call phone number 97 to arrange drop offs or pickups of items they can use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Tir
Local High School Girls Enter Meat Story Contest
Five Chateau high school students of home economics prepare to enter the Second Annual Meat Story Contest funded by the National Live Stock and Meat Board in Chicago. May 1 is the closing date. prizes total 2500 dollars with a 300 dollar national championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High School
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Chicago
Mildred Forrest
Teton County High
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Choteau Huskies Top Valier Visitors In League Play
Choteau High School gym hosted a one sided basketball game as the local town team defeated Valier 26 to 18. Anderson at center led Choteau with Midget and Jackson as forwards and McDonald and Snyder as guards. J J Hodgkiss subbed for McDonald and Chuck Otness for Snyder. In the curtain raiser, Choteau Scouts beat Troop 5 Great Falls 26 to 11 with Dinty Moore at center and Crane Loomis at forward and Core one guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Husky Town
Valier
Anderson
Crane
Loomis
Chateau
Dinty Moore
Stenson
Coré
T. Moore
D. Moore
Core
Great Paxson Picture at U. of M. Took Twenty Years in the Making
State University of Montana in Missoula displays Paxson’s painting Custer’s Last Fight in New Science Hall. The six by nine foot canvas portrays General Custer and his troops with Indians and scouts, based on authentic photographs and battlefield visits. Paxson spent twenty years conceiving and seven painting, with later valuation at $25,000, and the scene remains a historic and dramatic portrayal of the Little Bighorn battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Yates
Custer
Cook
Reno
Little Big Horn
Paxson
Montana banker backs Porter Beach farmers with faith in state
J M Ryan Great Falls banker and Farmers State Bank president Pendroy says he would rather be broke with Montana boys than a California millionaire. He touts Porter Beach as a premier Montana locale, praises local farming, and notes the bank’s solid, debt-free status while farmers ride to prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Montana
Porter Beach
Pendroy
Teton County
J. M. Ryan
Great Falls
Farmers State Bank
Chateau People
Mr. Ryan
Porter Bench Farmers
Ryan
Parent-Teacher Meet To Be Held Next Monday
The Chateau Parent-Teacher Association meeting postponed by weather will reconvene at the grade school auditorium Monday evening March 16. Organizers urge strong attendance and promise an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Parent- Teacher Association
March 7 Big Day at M E Parsonage Unions
Cupid’s victims from outside the county wed at the M E parsonage on March 7. Ernest Roy Chester 27 and Elsie Theresa Kane 24 of Great Falls led the ceremony by Rev. Robert B. Culbertson. Lila Angeline Hartling 22 wed Alvin Leonard Johnson 22, residence listed as Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Great Falls
Robert B. Culbertson
Ernest Roy Chester
Elsie Theresa Kane
Lila Angeline Hartling
Alvin Leonard Johnson
Rarity Embodies Paxson Estate Painting Safety Moves
The painting remains the Paxson estate property and has not been sold. Placed in the University Library in 1909 as a fitting home, it was moved two years ago to the fireproof New Science hall to improve its security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxson
University
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Big Plana
Teton River
Pen
First National Bank
Legion
Assembly
Platt
Quint
U. of M
Tana
M.E. Parsonage
URI Anifey
Citizens State Bank
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