Priest Butte Oil Prospect Draws Leasing Interest
Interest grows in a Priest Butte area oil structure near Chateauau with Stand ard Oil affiliates filing lease records. Local landholders hold large acreages and expect drilling within ninety days of lease acceptance at one dollar per acre. P H Crossen and Chas Frost have agreed to terms of a prospecting company leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Priest Butte
Priest
Rattlesnake Buttes
Ghoteau
Two Buttes
P. H. Crossen
Chas. Frost
State Game Department to Take Violations to State Supreme Court
Deputy Game Warden McDonald of Conrad quoted State Game Warden Jackways saying future violations of the Fish and Game Commission closing season may be carried to the state supreme court. The rule limits most fish to May 28 through Dec 1 while whitefish, bull trout, Dolly Varden and Locklaven may be fished anytime. He warns hunters to study the 1922 license provisions printed on the back and govern themselves accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Mcdonald
Conrad
Chateau
C. A. Jackways
State Fish and Game Commission
Supreme Court of
Montana
Commission
Mconald
McDonald
Jackways
Macdonald
Justice Court
Kalispell
Game Department
Supreme Court
Encouraging outlook for Bynum irrigation bond deal
The Bynum irrigation project faces a hopeful path as a Denver bond purchasing firm shows favorable interest. Attorney Phil I Cole says inspectors from the firm will start fieldwork in Chateau to assess the bonds, with completion anticipated by June 1 if the deal closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynum
Phil I., Cole
Board of Trustees
Denver
Cole
Colorado
Chateau
Northwest
Sixty per cent of Teton crop in good prospects
County agent reports sixty percent of the county’s acreage seeded with favorable moisture and cool weather for rooting. Farmers feel encouraged for 1922 yields as storms slowed seeding but moisture is ample. Lambing underway with good percentages and low losses. forecast calls for $2.00 wheat, 50c wool, and abundant crops.
Chateau Lodge hosts farewell social for Bate man couple
Forty couples danced at Connor hall Tuesday for Chateau Lodge No. 11 I C O F. The event served as a farewell for Dr and Mrs H W Bateman who depart May 25 for their new home in Somers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bcards
Connor Hall
Chateau Lodge No. 11
H. W. Bateman
Somers
Teton High Graduation to Honor 31 Seniors
Thirty one students will graduate from Teton High School, a class more than twice as large as any in the school's history. Commencement is Thursday May 18 with Scott Leavitt of Great Falls as speaker. Baccalaureate is Sunday with Rev. Vere Lopier delivering the sermon. Activities include class night Tuesday and a class play Tuesday, a alumni banquet Wednesday, and the Junior Prom Friday. The graduating class roster includes Esther Anderson Dorothy Anderson Dorothy Lindseth Martha Chalmers Irene Williamson Lila Cheetham Bernice Andrews Edyth MacNeal Mabel O’Neil Ida Lindseth Dorothy Van Alstine Elizabeth KraBer Elizabeth Frazier Marian Pridham Alva Larson Clara Lyon Jean Goleman Myrna Mae Cole Helen Gamble Elizabeth Gamble Harriet Doege Bernard O’Neil George Opple Frank Wiprud Art Wiprud Joseph Alsheimer Merle Trescott Wilbur Yeager Jay Lyon Kenneth Cameron Belle Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Co. High School
Scott Leavitt
Great Walls
Vere Lopier
Congregational Church of
Great Falls
Esther Anderson
Dorothy Anderson
Dorothy Lindseth
Martha Chalmers
Irene Williamson
Lila Cheetham
Bernice Andrews
Edyth Mac- Neal
Mabel O’neil
Ida “ Lindseth
Dorothy van Alstine
Elizabeth Kra‘ber
Elizabeth Frazier
Marian Pridham
Alva Larson
Clara Lyon
Jean ‘Goleman
Myrna ‘Mae , Cole
Helen Gamble
Elizabeth Gamble
Harriet Doege
Bernard “O'Neil
George Opple
Frank Wiprud
Art. Wiprud
Joseph Alsheimer
iMerle Trescott
Wilbur Yeager
Jay ‘Lyon
Kenneth Cameron
Belle Wallace
Senator Larson resigns as field manager of Montana finance board
State Senator T. O. Larson steps down from his post overseeing livestock loan security for the Montana Livestock Finance Corp and inspecting loans backed by the War Finance Corporation. He traveled Montana inspecting 250,000 sheep 30,000 cattle and horses with loans totaling over two million dollars and may be recalled for future inspections. He left Helena for Great Falls en route home after being detained as a witness in a district court case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Livestock Finance Corporation
War Finance Corporation
T. O. Larson
Great Falls
Chateau
Scott
Prescott
Lewis and Clark ‘County
Larson
Montana
Fairfield Child Dies from Burns
Clarice Gertrude Tweet, 4 years 10 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Tweet, died at her parents home east of Fairfield after two days of burns. Funeral Sunday from the Tweet home. burial in Fairfield cemetery. Rev Lunde of Great Falls conducted. Dress caught fire from burning weeds last Wednesday. right side and face severely burned. Parents mourn with community friends gathering at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice Gertrude Tweet
George Tweet
Sarch
Fairfield
Tom
Lunde
Swedish Lutheran Church ‘of
Great Falls
Free clinic series to aid county children begins May 23
The Teton County Public Health Association in cooperation with the Red Cross and the Tuberculosis Association will run free clinics for county school children starting May 23 at Power and other locations. Dr H MRhoads will operate at no charge, with two nurses supplied by the tuberculosis group. Clinics aim to help many children with tonsil and adenoid issues, funded by the associations and local communities. By May 15 officials must know how many children will be treated.
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Red ” Cross
Tuberculosis ‘Association
H. Mrhoads
Teton County Public Health ” Association
The
Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross and Public Health Association
Ilig
Angot ‘Lian
Miss Lian
Eldren
Lian
Enites
Public Health Association
Power
Power School
Beck
Jennie Hane
Tiydowissi
J. Bowman
Dutton
Dutton Public School
Collins Publics
Bechtel
Diamond Valley
Civil actions filed in the past week for foreclosure of mortgages
The Clerk of the Court reports new civil actions including Northwestern Trust Co. vs. Arthur H. Mannen and Charles Coffing vs. Kenneth C. Stonehouse both for foreclosure of mortgage and Jay K Macy vs. Moody H Copenhaver for foreclosure. A. Judson Findlay of the Petroleum Exploration Co. visited from Great Falls for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BLM
Jacobson
Northwestern , Trust Co
Arthur H. Mannen
Charles Coffing
Kenneth C. Stonehouse
Jay K. ‘Macy
Moody H. Copenghaver
A. Judson Findlay
The
Petroleum Exploration’ Co
Great ‘Falls
Geologist from Petroleum Exploration Co Arrives for 2500 Foot Well
Geologist from the Petroleum Exploration Company arrives in Chateau to locate the site for a 2500 foot well to test Eagle sandstone on the Willow Creek syncline. J F Sutton and two drilling crews arrive from Oklahoma. one crew to Chateau and one to Crown Butte near Simms. Drilling follows site location, under a deal with A Judson Findlay and W J McGregor, transferring drilling responsibility and expense to the company while retaining royalty interests. Findlay has been in Choteau since Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank. R _rk
Petroleum Exploration Company
Ar‘rived
Chateau
Dusak
Eagle
Willow Creek
J. F. Sutton
Pet Ex People
Great Falls
W. J. McGregor
Chateau Oi] and Gas Co
First Ward Earns Sweet Revenge In Indoor Baseball Thriller
In a close local showdown at the high school gym Monday evening, First Ward beat Second Ward 13 to 12 in a scrappy game. Doc McGregor pitched for First Ward with Eddie Core behind the bat as Hale and Roberts led Second Ward in a tough defense. Umpire Harold Forrest presided over a game noted for its evenly played fielding and spirited crowd, though attendance was light.
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Second Ward
Doc” McGregor
Eddie” Core
First Ward
Core
McGregor
Frank Howard
Jim Eckford
Robert Clarkson
T. Freidt
J.I. Cain
Bing Hodgskiss
J. C. Morgan
Hale
N. E. Roberts
C. Looney
W. Myers
Denzil McDonald
J. Hentges
Jim Baker
Harry Adams
Paul Berens
Dack
Harold Forrest
Grade School Exhibits Open at High School Today
Parents and friends are invited to view grade school exhibits on display today and tomorrow at the high school.
Also Mentioned on This Page
State’ Game Department
Bynum Irrigation Project
Phil ‘I
Denver Financial
Federal Reserve System
Memb Federal Reserve System
First National Bank
Choteau
OF Choteau
Resources
Total
Due War, Finance Corporation
State of Montana
C. S. McDonald
J. C. Morgans
Citizens State Bank
Teton High Will
Finance Board
Lhas
Teton O ‘County
Childsé
Zisak Weilel
Findlay
Date High Low Prec. Char
Clarkson
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