New Store Opens In McDonald Building At Chateau
The Choteau Mercantile Co announces a formal opening tomorrow in the remodeled McDonald building. The store features separate ladies and men departments, and includes millinery, ready to wear, shoes, gents furnishings, dry goods, groceries, crockery, hardware, and auto supplies with sanitary bulk storage. The named officers and managers include Chas R. Ellis president, Ss. T. Wiprud treasurer, BE. E. Funke secretary, Chas R Spence assistant manager, Lloyd Shulkin, D I Davis, Miss Nora I Moen, and other staff. the firm capital is $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Chas. R. Ellis
Teton County
Pondera Valley
Conrad
Montana
North Dakota
Finch, van Stack ,& McConville Dry Goods House
St. Paul
Ellis
Chateau
Chateau Mercantile Co
Mr. Elis
Ss. T. Wiprud
Great Falls
Wiprud
Valier
Valier Mercantile Co
Denton
BE. E. Funke
Fountain City
Wis
University of Minnesota
Hindsdale Mercantile Co
Hindsdale
Mont
Funke
Jee Chas
R.spence
Spence
The
Mercantile Co
Lloyd Shulkin
Berg & Young’ S
Stanford
Basin Trading Co
Buell Roll
Fred Foltz
Harry van de Riet
Railway Strike Arranged by National Conference Leaders
A national conference of railway system managers reports a coordinated series of strikes by four employes' brotherhoods. The plan begins Saturday at 6 p m with freight trainmen called out on major lines and expands through Monday Tuesday and Wednesday if no settlement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Conference Committee
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Tiie
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville & Nashville
Seaboard Air Line
Lehigh
Main Central
Delaware and Hudson
Reading
Northwestern
Hill Roads
Chicago
Thaw Declared Lunatic by Philadelphia Court
Harry K. Thaw was adjudged a lunatic by the common pleas court and cannot be taken to New York for trial on assault charges. He will be kept at St Mary's hospital pending transfer to a Pennsylvania asylum after a lunacy commission report and testimony from Thaw and his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Common Pleas Court
New York
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Thaw
St. Mary’s Hospital
Pennsylvania
Choteau Mercantile Co Withdraws Premium Giveaway
The Choteau Mercantile Co announces the withdrawal of last week's premium giveaway due to a new state law restricting merchants from distributing merchandise or prizes to boost business. The notice apologizes for the change and cites legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha
Choteau Mercantile CO
Episcopal Church Doings on the Fourth Sunday in Lent
Services at 10 45 with Sunday school at 11 45. Sermon titled The Saddest Story of the New Testament. Everyone is urged to attend and invite neighbors friends and spouses to hear last Sunday’s report.
Civil Actions Involving Hanlon Green Foreclosure and More
Civil actions listed include Thos. O. Hanlon Co. versus James T. Green with a transcript of judgment. Foreclosure sought in Alice M. Kinsley versus Hansine B. Van Horn et al. An attachment requested in Ruth M. Jones versus R. C. Hull. W F Higgins appeals against Great Northern Railway Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. O. Hanlon Co
Jas. T. Green
Alice M. Kinsley
Hansine B. van Horn
Ruth M. Jones
R. C. Hull
W. F. Higgins
Great Northern Railway Co
Legislature Passes Broad Livestock and Welfare Reforms
Resume highlights laws favored by livestock interests including a new bounty on coyotes and wolf puppies, creation of the Montana Livestock Commission, extended powers for the livestock sanitary board, and range blocking rules for bulls and stallions. Also approved public markets at county seats, enhanced county fair funding, road and highway measures, a one cent per mile prison road work fare, and eight hour laws for women and miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Livestock Commission
Livestock Sanitary Board
Highway Commission
Elliott
High School Notes from March Edition at Miss Leech’s School
Miss Leech and Alta Cohoe return from Bozeman where Alta entered an extemporaneous writing contest. Hazel Harris returns after measles. Domestic science class plans lunches for teachers. recipe for Cocoanut wafers shared. Absentees include Dorothy Longmuir and Florence Daley. daffodils gifted in study hall. Track prep hints and seniors’ party gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Leech
Alta Cohoe
Bozeman
Alta
Hazel Harris
Adelphia
Mary McNeely
Wallace Coffey
Red Cross
Mildred Forrest
Apt Pratos
Louise Miller
SONG
Ccc Ccsccaceeeeeeees
Apollo Club
Dorothy Longmuir
Florence Daley
John
Lewistown
Town hall needed in Chateau for events and sports
The town lacks a suitable public hall. The high school auditorium is used for plays and traveling shows but lacks a proper stage, sightlines, and adequate seating for spectators. A dedicated town hall would serve public events and basketball viewing better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Laws Reshape Oil Regulation and Public Records
The article notes new laws affecting oil wells leases and drilling and legalizes the loose leaf system for public records. It reports the state being divided into two congressional districts and raises juror pay to four dollars per day.
Chautauqua Dates Set by Allison-White System
A letter to President Phil J. Cole confirms August 10 11 12 14 15 as Chautauqua days with acts Lo Zito's Venetian band Fillion party Wassers Lyric quartet Swiss yodlers speakers Sen Jas K Vardaman Dr G Whitefield Ray Lorene Wiswell Wilson Mary Adel Hays and Mawson Antarctic lecture by E H Bing. Community urged to publish dates and plan activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo Zito
Royal Venetian Band
Military Girl’s Orchestra
Fillion
the Wassers Co. Lyric
Swiss Alpine Yodlers
Sen. Jas
K. Vardaman
Dr. G. Whitefield Ray
Lorene Wiswell Wilson
Wm. A. Bone
Wood Briggs
Francis Hendry
Andrew Johnson
W. L. Mellinger
Mary Adel Hays
Mawson
County Commissioners Approve Appointments and Hear Appeal
The county board met with all members present. G. M. Moss of Walier and KE. E. Crawford of Clickeau were re appointed educational examiner for two years from April 1. J. F. Dixon named justice at Bynum. April 10 set for hearing of appeal forming school district No. 59 out of 21 Fairfield. Road supervisors and high school trustees to be appointed at this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Moss
Walier
KE. E. Crawford
Clickeau
J. F. Dixon
Bynum
Fairfield
County Teachers invited to form rural agricultural clubs
County Superintendent Grace M Thompson seeks to organize rural school teachers into agricultural clubs to prepare exhibits and school work with a county contest planned in early summer. If successful, prize articles will be shown at the state fair. Also notes the marriage of Miss Jennie Kama and Chas Van Brunt by Rev W B Hall at the Methodist parsonage with congratulations extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace M. Thompson
Miss Thompson
Methodist
W. B. Hall
Jennie Ka’ma
Chas. van Brunt
Town seeks hall for dancing and community use
The writer envisions a town hall suitable for dancing with a balcony for non dancers to watch. Many towns lack a good floor and space, yet a hall could be built by the community or a single person. Such a project would soon pay for itself through varied use.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mexico
Court
Episcopal Church
First National Bank
Federal Reserve
Oldest Bank
Hodge
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Indus
March Sth
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
State of Montana
County of Teton
J. Hirshberg
U.sela
H. Doughty
H. L. Halladay
Henry Radcliffe
W. B. Butchart
Umlen
Phil J. Cole
Chateau Association
Mr. Cole
Board of County Commissioners
Citizens State Bank
Choteau, Montana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!