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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1935
Page
8
This week sees changes to event dates. The jutefish supper at Farmington moves to Friday night. The Ladies Industrial supper at M E church shifts to Monday. Norway pictures show tonight at the high school auditorium and a masquerade at the Masonic hall Friday night.
Mrs John Lane had her tonsils removed at the hospital Saturday. John Thorn of Farmington entered Saturday for a minor surgical operation and was dismissed Sunday. Elmer Baird of Bole entered Monday for medical treatment. Fred Smith of Walier, a hospital patient for medical treatment, was dismissed Monday.
Wheat allotment checks for 1933 and 1934 contracts arrived this week and last. About 330 contracts lack checks, affecting roughly 100 farmers in the county. Notices are sent to the named recipients when checks arrive, and officials stress there is no point calling for checks without a notice.
Cha teau post No. 6 of the American Legion held its regular monthly meeting in the courthouse. Preparations for a joint social meeting with the Auxiliary on April 8 were made and Elmer C. Smith, Earl Ogline and Millard Bullerdick were named as a program committee.
Delegates at the Three Rivers district convention in Fort Benton on February 16 report progress. Post Commander George Carroll received a certificate from the state commander for achieving the top membership increase.
Gopher poison is now ready for distribution at the county agent's office and is being placed at convenient centers throughout the county. Mr. Wilson said this morning that communities desiring to organize a drive should contact his office.
Mrs. Josephine Beaupre spent several days at Sunburst last week. J. E. Hodgskiss of Helena visits for a few days. Gay Bagley, with an injured arm after slipping on ice, is about town. Mrs. Leonard Christianson and daughter Geraldine arrived from Albert Lea Minnesota to stay with the Bagleys. Christianson is Bagley’s niece.
St Stephens Church schedules a litany service Saturday evening at 7 30. On the Second Sunday in Lent there is holy communion at 8 am and morning prayer at 11 am followed by a second sermon.
Henry Weist drove to Bynum on business Saturday. Mr and Mrs Arthur Weist visited with Mr and Mrs Rudolph Moser and with Mr and Mrs Manuel Schlepps of Brady Montana. A farewell party at H H Wuest home honored Mr and Mrs John Gemar and family who are moving east of Brady.
Next Sunday March 17 the second Sunday of Lent mass times are Choteau 9 AM Bynum 11 AM Augusta 8 30 AM Fairfield 11 AM Communion observed in Augusta and Choteau Devotions at Choteau Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays 7 30 PM Way of the Cross and benediction Sundays and Fridays Benediction Wednesdays include rosary sermon and benediction Rev J F Schulte pastor.
Obituary notes the death of political figure J. J. Daley amid a late edition summary. The notice references his public service, age, and local impact. orgs and dates unnamed due to fragmented OCR.
The Daley family progressed from cramped Minnesota beginnings to a modern home after 1892. Daley became a leading farmer in Lacqui Parle county and a noted pioneer corn grower with Poland China hogs, later moving to Montana in 1902 to 1200 acres near Choteau and 1700 acres with family. They sold ranch holdings at peak land prices in 1916, then moved to Portland before settling in Dupuyer until 1928.
Classified notices list various rental offers and sales including a modern two room furnished apartment near Mrs. O Hansen, horse and mule exchanges with F G Coyte of Chateau Mont, repossessed bungalow piano sale by Orton Bros Bozeman, a 25 lb Bronze turkey at Mrs Rade Mamuzich Bobe, gentle saddle horses by C K Malone Agawam, an electric washing machine by Harry Moore Chateau, and land sale details for the Noreen additional homestead written by H E Wilkinson Walter plus 15 head of milk cows owned by Wm Breding Agawam Mont.
Mr. Daley ends his ranch duties and retires buying a home in the Cowgill addition to Chateau with his elderly spouse. He served as justice of the peace and U S commissioner at Dupuyer, was active in the Democratic party, and ran for state senator in 1924 but lost. He fathered 13 children, seven living, with names and fates noted. in 1910 his eldest Joseph drowned, Florence died in 1926, and 4 others died in infancy. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Choteau with Rev. Edwin Dover. burial followed in Choteau.
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