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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
8
Farmers and townsfolk in Farmington hosted sales, auctions, and a dance to aid the Red Cross. A turkey auction raised funds as volunteers knit hospital gear and sewed shirts, yielding substantial donations and a total of 79.70 dollars from luncheon and gifts.
A Power Red Cross gathering last Saturday raised funds with afternoon auctions earning 37 dollars and evening receipts over a hundred dollars. Auctioned gifts from locals plus a quilted jelly and poultry contributed further, while children helped sew for soldiers. A reception greeted a new bride and townsfolk shared news from Minnesota and Christmas boxes to servicemen.
A benefit program to aid teacherage will be held at Bole hall since the schoolhouse cannot accommodate the expected large crowd. The event is scheduled for Friday evening, March 22.
A community auction and supper at Chateau features a program with Miss Thompson, Murdock, Hirshberg, and local four minute men. Proceeds support teacherages, school funding, and farm production. Local families attend. Red Cross and Thrift Stamps drive accompany updates.
Belleview Red Cross members met with Mrs Watson on March 8 detailing an active thread fund. They plan to assist at Allum school and organize plus welcomed three new members including Mr and Mrs Swain and Mrs W Richards. A patriotic meeting is planned.
The central committee chair will speak on current issues at the Kalma school shouse in March 1947. Patriotic music and several solos are planned. A crowd of about one hundred is urged to attend to show Americanism.
The legislature passed an act amending chapter one hundred seventy three to define game fish and to create sections twenty-nine A and twenty-nine B. It restricts market fishing to residents, requires registration with the state game warden, and sets fixed price controls on fish sold within the state. Violations carry fines from 25 to 200 dollars, and all conflicting acts are repealed. Approved February 20, 1918.
Land owners are urged to list with T. L. McDonald Co. Brady Montana for quick sales.
The Spreading Dawn features Jane Cow as a leading actor with Goldwyn's art staff praised for creating a distinctive mood through scenery. A wealthy recluse in a will scene is shown through decor and room design to reflect her refined lifestyle and inner sympathy with the character.
The passage touts Chamberlains Tablets as a cure for bilious attacks liver failure and indigestion promising toned liver relief from symptoms like constipation flatulence and headaches. It notes a Canadian order affecting meat cattle imports with free entry for Bona fide residents until February 7 1919 and mentions malt liquor limits.
A note on relief for constipation linked despondency in women and praises Chamberlain’s Tablets as easy and pleasant to take. The text also mentions a navy base hospital with 500 bed capacity to care for personnel, and war department activity with 55 women deputy sheriffs near camps nationwide. Daughters of the Revolution groups establish mending rooms in cantonments while Prof. E A Ross notes Bolsheviks’ direction after visiting Russia.
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