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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
1
Official minutes show the board meeting at 10 a m with Chairman Henry Radcliffe and Commissioners Savory and Jacobson present. They approved March salary warrants totaling $5 509 25 on the contingent fund and found the county poor farm and hospital in satisfactory condition before adjourning at 2 p m.
Afternoon session reports H R Jones designated and accepted as justice of the peace for Power township. Walter Giese named to replace Jones, J M Woods to Walier township, delinquent taxes cancelled for Julia L Rose and Cornelius Sluys. County purchases Skinner lawn sprinklers. adjourned to April 12.
On April 12 1916 the board met at 10 a m with all members present and ordered transfers of 5000 from general to contingent funds. It approved and directed execution of the contract between the County and the United States Reclamation Service for culverts and bridges on Sun River project highways with the district counsel and county attorney’s recommendation. The clerk will send the executed document to the Reclamation Service in Great Falls Montana and request a complete copy with Interior approval for file.
The county board audited road claims and acted on road viewers reports. Johnson Road No 327 was opened as a public highway with no damages. Erickson Road No 50 was opened as a public highway with no damages. Choteau Valier Road No 232 reached a $100 right of way settlement with Eliza Scoffin Rodman. Barber North Road No 224 petition rejected as impracticable. New road view petitions were filed for Roads 30 A 333 A 330 A and 247 C in various townships.
School notes report absences for Mildred Forrest and Alta Cohoe, and announce the Adelphia Literary Society term-end officers Wallace Coffey Ruth Daley Merrill Luther Nan Burrell and David Stonehouse. Track results crown Howard Torkelson Merrill Luther John Weaver Harold Forrest across dashes jumps and throws.
The article extols sweet clover as a resilient pasture plant with high feed value, nitrogen fixing benefits, and soil-improving roots. It notes tolerance to moisture and alkali, suitability across Montana, and potential as a substitute or predecessor to alfalfa, with white and yellow blossom varieties and promising seed yields.
Miss Francis Timmis and Mr. Sidney H. Burrell were wed at the bride’s home in Chicago on April 12 1916. They arrived in Chateau last Friday and will reside at Wolk Creek where Burrell serves with the Montana Power Co. Miss Timmis long connected with Chateau social circles and is warmly regarded by many.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Faber will visit the missions in Teton county starting May 14 at Choteau with a confirmation service there. The twelfth annual Episcopal Montana convention is set for June 18 at Great Falls. Delegates from Chateau will be elected later. Church services are planned for May 7 at 10 30 a m with Sunday school at 11 30.
Readers of the Record note that investigation coverage implies Congress is not idling. The comment frames congressional inaction as unexpected amid ongoing probes and public scrutiny.
The Democratic County Central committee will meet in Choteau at Hodgskiss hall on Friday May 5 at 3 p m. Delegates from across the county are urged to attend and women are especially invited as Montana suffrage activists. A dance for town guests will follow in the evening with all welcome.
A silver medal contest will be held in the School House at T. S. Gap Friday evening May 5 with two classes in competition. Mephistophies in scarlet asbestos represents the Big Distillery. Mrs Waterman supervised drills with Miss Marguerite Jones. A reception follows the medal presentation. A second contest occurs at Dutton on Saturday evening May 6 conducted by Mrs Waterman.
The public school children present The Feast of the Red Car operetta in the high school auditorium on Saturday May 13. Admission is 35 cents with proceeds to buy a Victrola for the public school.
Church services will be held at Porter school house next Sunday May 7 by Rev. L F Haley. A song service will precede the sermon. The hour will be at 3 oclock.
A. M. Henderson, sugar beet agronomist, traveled to Conrad to organize local crews for planting beet seed. He returned to Chateau territory with seed and drills on hand, and work is underway with ample help. Planting is set for A. C. Burbank, Rieckhoff ranch, and T. ranch, as farmers prepare to follow his instructions for a successful test this year.
The Parent Teacher Association held its last regular meeting of the year in the high school auditorium with over one hundred attendees. Officers elected by ballot were President Mrs Haugen Vice President Mrs Timothy Secretary Mrs Hall and Treasurer Mr Forrest.
H K Bickford of Great Falls purchased the Joseph Hein ranch in Teton County. The 9,000 acre property near the Power Bynum branch of the Great Northern railroad sold for about 100000 dollars. Bickford, acting for Montana investors, was away on a trip to Oklahoma when inquiry was made.
A veteran observer predicts May will be a testing period for crime as a large crop of criminals may face consequences. The remark mirrors concerns over rising offenses and calls for strict action.
Augusta 12. Choteau 15 in the opener with Kenyon and Barber battery. Bole 2. Choteau 6 in the nightcap with Armstrong and Clare battery. Ragged play marked first game of the season but Choteau shows strong homegrown talent and potential to beat any town in the territory.
The Royal theater hosted a voting contest for the most popular baby. Dorothy Dunn led with 164,000 votes earning a diamond ring from Holland, followed by Francis Johnson with 149,500 votes and a gold locket from W. J. Roulston. William Yeager placed third with 101,000 votes and a rubber tired sulky from Chateau Hardware Co.
At a regular meeting on Monday evening Mayor G M Coffey retired and James Eckford became the new mayor. A C Burbank also retired and C A Cowell took his seat as councilman. Appointments: Marshal W MH Gorham, Clerk John Hall, Treasurer W B Butchart, Police Magistrate J E De Haas, City Attorney L A Foot, President of Council Win Hodgskiss.
On Saturday at Great Falls occurred the marriage of Miss Esther Clarkt of that city and Mr. Harry Kenyon of Choteau. The couple returned to Choteau the same day and will make their home on a homestead east of town. We join their many friends in ex.
Final returns from the contest show February 20 to Easter Sunday results with schools finishing Cut Bank Bynum Choteau Valier and Conrad. Cut Bank led with an average attendance increase of 108 percent followed by Bynum 99 Choteau 73 Valier 65 and Conrad 17 percent over the prior three months.
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