Ten Idaho families locate on Bynum irrigation project
Ten families of experienced irrigation farmers from southern Idaho near Blackfoot have been located on Northern Land Co acreage in the Bynum project this week. Five families are already here and five more arrive by week’s end. They occupy about 4,000 acres with livestock and farming equipment, including at least 150 milk cows, expected to boost settlement and rail publicity fosters interest from the Midwest and West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Blackfoot
Northern Land Co
Bynum
Dick Fabric
Northwest
Agricultural Co
Fabric
Montana
Great North
Guy Miller Takes Over Cashman Ranch In April
Possession of the 1018 acre Cashman ranch near Bynum passes to Guy A. Miller on April 1 under a deal closed with A. W. Springhorn, receiver for the American Bank and Trust Co. The $12,000 purchase price equals about $12 per acre. Miller plans sheep stock and notes Bartley and Miller are dissolving a partnership from the Halladay ranch operations in Blackleaf country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Bartley & Miller
Old Halladay
Blackleaf
Denison Higgins Couple Wed at First Methodist Parsonage
Carrie Higgins of Chateau and John L. Denison of Farmington were married Tuesday at 2 in the parsonage of the First Methodist church with Rev. H Styles Harris officiating. Witnesses were Fred Miller and Hattie Lestrud. The couple, both prominent locals, tie a county alliance as Denison farms near Farmington and Miller families are longtime Chateau residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Higgins
Chateau
John L. Denison
Farmington
First Methodist Church
H. Styles Harris
Fred Miller
Hattie Lestrud
Great Falls
Denison
H. C. Denison
Ed Bammel Buys Mitzels Farm Near Bole
W Mitzel sells his 400 acre dry land farm three miles northeast of Bole to Ed Bammel, elevator manager. The 300 tillable acres include a large barn and good improvements. Price is 25 dollars per acre. Bammel will live on the place and work it in spare time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Mitzel
Bole
Ed. Bammel
Choteau Fishermen Land Record Whopper Trout Catch
Four Choteau men at Bean Lake last Sunday caught 13 whopper trout, averaging four pounds each, a possible single day record. Participants were Harrison Craig Denzel McDonald H B Swanson and Chas Straight. Bean Lake is a private lake near the Dearborn north fork with a four fish per person limit and a $2 50 fee per caught fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean Lake
Harrison Craig
Mr. Craig
Denzel McDonald
H. B. Swanson
Chas
Choteau Camp Fire Girls Visit Great Falls for Council Fire
Choteau Camp Fire Girls, about 40 members across three groups, travel to Great Falls for a Grand Council Fire. Guardians include A B Guthrie, Ruby A Miller, and Mildred Forrest. Marie Schimmelpfeng aids arrangements. transportation planned by local sponsors.
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Camp Fire Girls
Great Falls
Grand Council
Chateau
A. B. Guthrie
Ruby A. Miller
Mildred Forrest
Marie Schimmelpfeng
Teton High
Great Falls High
Chateau Camp Fire Work
Masons Plan Extensive Improvements to Temple Building
The Masons plan major renovations at the Masonic Temple building to convert ground floor space vacated by R. F. Baillie into a social hall with dining facilities and a new stage. Interior overhaul includes basement dining room, kitchen, heating, wiring, and dimmable lighting for theatrical effects, plus up‑stairs lodge room refinishing. Baillie will move to a new Gorham store room May first, with plans to remodel and relocate stock and fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Temple Board
R. F. Baillie
Post Tavern
John W. Hall
W. G.levy
Baillie
Gorham
Chateau
Masons
Chateau Temple
Hall
G N Adopts Oil for Engine Fuel on Pendroy Branch
The Great Northern has adopted oil as engine fuel on its Great Falls Pendroy branch. The oil, used for several weeks with satisfactory results, is expected to be a permanent improvement. Crude oil from the Kevin Sunburst field, supplied by the O Neill interests, is used, yielding cleaner operation and noticeable economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Great Falls-Pendroy
Pendrey
Kevin-Sunburst
O'Neill
Teton Girls Capture Augusta Invitational Basketball Tourney
The Teton girls beat Augusta 33 17 and Fort Shaw 19 14 to win first place in the Augusta invitational with six schools competing. Fort Shaw took second, Helena third, Power and Augusta tied for fourth, and Intermountain Union Helena was sixth. Ethel Morgan and Alicia Tokerud named to the all star team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Fort Shaw
Teton
Helena
Power
Intermountain Union
Ethel Morgan
Alicia Tokerud
Augusta-Teton
Chateau
Intermountain
Fort Shaw-Teton
Teton-Fort Shaw
Fairfield Women Dominate Local Matrons In Debut Hoop Game
Fairfield women overwhelmed a sextet of local matrons 24 to 12 in the first Choteauites hoop game at Fairfield last Saturday. Choteau's lineup included Mrs. W. E. Howard Mrs. C. N. Nybo and Mrs. Verne Ashley among others. Afterward Fairfield town team with Berg and Hanson starred defeated the Bootleggers from Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Choteauites
Fairfield Ladies
Choteau
W. E. Howard
C. N. Nybo
Verne Ashley
John W. Hall
M. G. Carver
Lee FE. Brown
R. R. Mellon
Fairfield Town
Berg
Hanson
Great Falls
Shipping Association Cleans Sweet Clover Seed for Choteau Farmers
Choteau residents can have sweet clover seed cleaned and scarified at the old creamery building. The Teton County Shipping Association recently moved its machine from Fairfield and began operating last Saturday. A ten cent charge is made for scarifying and cleaning. The process removes hulls and foreign matter while scarifying improves germination by allowing moisture to enter hard seeds. In one batch, 39 percent hard seeds dropped to 17 percent after a single pass. The association has about 900 invested in equipment, offered to farmers as a service to cover operating costs.
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Town
Teton County Shipping Association
Fairfield
Association
Robert Clarkson
Clarkson
the Shipping Association
Sheepmen Offer Private Tents for Each Lamb at Ranch
Spring rains bring shed lambing across Montana says Murray E. Stebbins of the Montana Woolgrowers association. At Cook Sheep company near Dell, lambs and mothers receive canvas one room bungalows for shelter during birth and storms. J. E. Morse leads efforts to save newborns with portable housing for lambing. Over 18,000 tents have been used by shepherds, set up in under a minute with sharp steel pins and poles.
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Helena
Murray E. Stebbins
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Mary
Big Cook Sheep Company
Dell
J. E. Morse
Milwaukee Expands Six Day Service on Choteau Branch
Milwaukee introduces six day service on the Agawam to Choteau branch via Great Falls with trains on Tuesday and Thursday and a possible Sunday run. The move supports a 500 car hay shipment from the Malone ranch to Sioux City, increasing freight and empty car movements and likely affecting mail routes and local newspaper distribution.
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Agawam
Milwaukee
Great Falls
Choteau
George Tennant
Malone Ranch
Sioux City
Great Falls Hay & Feed Co
Blackfoot Cattle Co
Sioux City Stockyards Co
G. CG. Core
Postal Department
Helena
Mil
Waukee
Fairfield
Farmington Star
Chateau
The
Great Falls Tribune
Tennant
John J Hannan Heads Choteau Golf Club for Year
John J. Hannan was elected president of the Choteau Golf Club for the coming year, succeeding James Eckford, at a meeting of 14 members in the club rooms. G C Core was re elected secretary and treasurer. Committee chairmen were named including C S McDonald, James Eckford, T H Pridham, and J Kent Midgett. The club plans a drive for new members, aims to represent the club at the state tournament in Great Falls, and will update the course with greens changes and a new holes plan for lady members. John J Hannan will serve as director and C S McDonald as delegate to the state association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Hannan
Choteau Golf Club
James Eckford
Choteau Club
G. C. Core
C. S. McDonald
Jas. Eckford
T. H. Pridham
Chateau
Great Falls
Anaconda
Core
Chateau Club
Greens
Pridham
Eckford
Morse Ranch Lambing Practices and Facilities
The Morse ranch shelters ewes and lambs during storms, using small tin-roof “lamb hospitals” with about 100 ewes each. Lambs are moved to these sheds if needed, while the main house serves as an emergency hotel with good rooms and transport. Morse also runs a store and port office for workers.
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Mérse
Dennis and Cox Wed at M E Parsonage in Five Thirty Ceremony
A marriage license was issued to George Cox and Miss Alice Dennis by Clerk B M Jacobson. The ceremony took place at 5:30 PM at the M E parsonage with Rev. Robert B Culbertson officiating. Witnesses were Mrs Lucy Dennis and Mrs Culbertson. Mrs Dennis is from pioneer Teton county stock and attended Choteau schools. Mr Cox has worked in barbering in Montana cities including Chinook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Jacobson
George Cox
Alice Dennis
M. E. Parsonage
Robert B. Culbertson
Lucy Dennis
Culbertson
Cox
Teton County
Choteau
Ed. Dennis
Teton High
Montana
Chinook
Doctor Bateman Returns From Los Angeles Study
Dr H W Bateman arrived home Tuesday evening after several weeks in Los Angeles for post graduate medical work. He said California pleased him but he was glad to be back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Bateman
Los Angeles
Bateman
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irrigation Project
Northwest Agricultural Company
Ern
Middle West
West
Milwaukee Public Library
Chateau Commercial Club
Guy Miller
Cashman Ranch
Bammel
Mitzel Farm
Council Fire
Hotel Rainbow
Choteau, Montana
Liberty Loan
TOTAL
F. Baillie
G. N
Teton Girls
Lambing de Luxe
Big Cook Sheep Co
John Hannan
Geo. Cox
Usu
Citizens State Bank
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