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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1924
Page
7
Attorney General Wallington D Rankin instructs State Examiner L Q Skelton that receivers of insolvent banks must file detailed reports on resources and liabilities at least five times annually. The opinion also allows the State Examiner to examine banks when deemed proper and states that a receiver who blocks an examination may be removed.
Weldona Colorado reader Mrs. Jessie Brewer reports relief from neuralgia and stomach trouble after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. She says her skin cleared and urges others with stomach issues or bad blood to try the remedy. She provides trial offers and requests medical guidance from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
An old page advertises fur repairs by Agencies Fur House of Butte Montana and lists assayers. It promotes confidential introductions for marriage with Mrs. Martin Wichita and Mrs. Budd San Francisco and a dating club offering fast results and free descriptions. The tone is promotional and dated.
Roy Farrer secretary of Spokane Union stockyards assures Montana shippers there is no quarantine on stock sent to Spokane. He warns rumors of California foot and mouth disease affecting the yards are unfounded and urges adherence to federal cleaning and disinfection rules for interstate shipments. In Butte officials reopen the case of a woman’s skeleton found in the paupers’ lot linked to a California contact. Harriet E. Woodill claims the remains may be her sister Effie Bissonette who disappeared with her husband in 1920.
Multiple listings for seeds and farm goods including alfalfa seed at $8.50 per bushel, 95 percent purity, sweet clover at $7, and baby chicks. Also early maturing Red Bobs Supreme wheat with delivery options, bird eggs and hatching eggs, and numerous farm land offerings near Spokane Lewistown Polson Elk Washington with prices from $8 to $20 per acre and financing terms.
A Montana newspaper item notes rising flax seed demand due to good growing year and high prices. Plans unfold to list seed for sale and buyers to match supply with county extension agents. Former Governor Norris, a Kentucky native who died recently in Great Falls, is highlighted for his public service and integrity.
Northern Montana wool growers expect a robust season as 1923 Montana clips sell at 47 to 52 cents with two recent sales at 52 cents. After storage charges, net improves to at least 47 cents for throp grades while lower quality drops three to four cents. 1923 US production stagnates at about 273 million pounds, the lowest since 1890 except 1921 and 1922.
Quadrennial report by Bishop Charles Wesley Burns shows Montana and surrounding states have one third of Protestant population served by Methodists with 61 170 Sunday school enrollees. The Helena area covers 316 000 square miles with 454 churches valued at 3 251 025, pastors’ salaries up to 417 409, and area membership near 39 594.
The article argues that despite economic hardship, Methodist membership is rising and interest in religion remains strong. Bishop Burns is praised as a capable preacher and executive guiding a large Methodism presence in the northwestern territory.
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