Chateau’s Old Agency Site Marked by Stakes in Valley History
Historians recount Old Agency as the valley’s white settlement origin, with eight rust colored stakes marking the spot north of the present town. The stockade housed government business until 1877 and graves of about 30 locals, blamed on a 1876 diphtheria outbreak.
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Chateau
Old Agency
Pierre Chouteau, Jr
A. B. Guthrie
Claude
L. J. Howard
Forest Service
Hamilton- Hazlett
Fort Benton
St. Louis
Teton
Choteau
Highway
Guthrie Locates Chief Big Lake Grave Site Near Choteau
A. B. Guthrie reports finding the likely grave location of Chief Big Lake about one mile north of Choteau airport on a hill ridge. The burial custom favored high ground for honored chiefs, with many Indian graves found in the area over the past two decades.
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Choteau Airport
Big Lake
James Willard Shultz
Acantha
Choteau
County 4-H Enrollment Aims For 250 Members In Teton
County Agent Maurice Zimmerman outlines tentative 4-H goals for Teton county, listing targets for baby beef lambs poultry gardens hogs dairy potatoes tractor maintenance and more totaling 250 members. Enrollment extended through March 2010 to include all interested youths, with local clubs forming where five or more youths ages 10 to 21 reside.
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Teton
Zimmerman
Farmers Union
Farmers Union Fun Feed
Easy Does It For Safe Livestock Handling Losses
A bulletin warns that improper loading unloading and handling of livestock causes 12 million dollars in annual losses to American stockmen through bruises and shrink. It lists six loss-stoppers including no beatings with whips, inspecting chutes and trucks, proper footing, bedding, avoiding overloading, and careful truck operation. Contact Swift & Company Chicago 9 IN for Agricultural Research Bulletin No. 20.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Department BB
Swift & Company
You raise em he sells em story of Ollie Jones
Ollie E Jones bridged live stock to meat markets from a Illinois farm to a Swift and Company career. Born on a central Illinois farm he built a 500 acre operation while rising to vice president in charge of sales advertising and merchandising. His work links farm products to nationwide markets through Swift and Company.
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Eeeee Ee
Ollie Jones
Illinois
Prize Letter Contest Notice From Swift & Company
Prize letter contest closes May 1 with four hundred dollars in cash prizes for best letters on methods used by meat packers in marketing meats poultry eggs butter and cheese. Refer to January and February ads in this paper for details. For full information write Department 128 Swift & Company Union Stock Yards Chicago 9 Illinois.
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Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Illinois
Soda Bill Set Sparks Light Work Debate
A broad debate arises as comments complain that many people overtalk and avoid thinking, suggesting an expectation that many hands seek easy tasks. The discussion touches on efficiency and responsibility without concrete policy details.
Keep Ewes With Good Fleeces
Dean J A fill from University of Wyoming urges preShearing checks on range flocks. By culling ewes with poor fleeces and selecting those with larger wool yields, flocks can boost wool output and lamb quality, with many western colleges offering help to start wool improvement programs.
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J. A. Fill
University of Wyoming
Agricultural Colleges
Headingtons House Guests Include Cascade Residents
Visitors at the George Headington home on Sunday included Mrs. Norman Dea of Cascade, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rose and their family, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Scoop Nelson and family, Donald Swanson, and Harold Wallenstein.
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George Headington
Norman Dea
Cascade
Dick Rose
Pat Mills
Scoop Nelson
Donald Swanson
Harold Wallenstein
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Eli Gardipe
Old Choteau
Badger Creek
Two Medicine Lakes
Foot Tribe
By Maurice Zimmerman
Teton County
Colorado
Ollie E. Jones
O. E, Jones
T. G
Tom) Chase
Agricultural Research Department
Simpsom
T. G. Chasemin
Dean J. A. Hill
Martha Logans
U.S.A
Chicago 9
Yours
Headingtons
Boulder
G. N
Boulder Hot Springs
Boulder, Mont
Great Falls Electric Co
Second
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