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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1917
Page
1
Montana enacts a law restricting bulls on open range and national forest reserves. It defines pure bred beef bulls and allows castration of violators after notice. Penalties include a misdemeanor with fines from 25 dollars upward, with procedures for owner notice or unknown ownership via the State Recorder of Brands.
Dietrich announces a declamatory contest with prizes and credits. He warns against stealing and smoking and threatens expulsion. School hours extend to four with a three oclock release for good work. Assemblies will feature patriotic songs and national hymns. Freshmen study Shakespeare next quarter. Basketball team photos sold for fifty cents.
An Indiana farmer discusses wagon price versus 30 years ago highlighting barter with 200 bushels of corn as payment and listing items and current costs to show rising living costs. The text ends noting stern measures against Germany as a wartime aside.
Assessor Lundgren and Chairman Radcliffe, from the county commissioners, returned from Helena where they conferred with the State Board of Equalization. They reported a majority agreement that local assessments aligned to the Great Falls convention schedule would be treated as full cash value. The article lists the 1917 Teton county schedule for horses cattle sheep goats hogs and various land types.
A well attended meeting at the courthouse organized the Chateau Federal Farm Loan Association for Teton County with loans totaling 50 450.00 and stock of 2522.50 Nine temporary directors were elected led by W W Gamble and J H Miller Officers named include Gamble as president Hodgskiss as vice president Hirshberg as secretary treasurer A membership process requires written loan requests and the article cites Federal Farm Loan Board guidance on territory and administration for new associations.
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