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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
8
Department of the Interior United States Land Office announces final proof for William Hilger in Great Falls Montana with April 18 1904 date and related filing details.
Notice is given that Charles H. Mustard has filed for homestead proof No 10007 for section 26 township 270 range 7 west and Rosie Mustard assignee of Sarah Mustard has desert land claim No 5995 for section 23 and 26 in township 27 north range west. Witnesses Joseph O McCunig Hugh A Monroe Dell Snedigar Adolph Bushman Fall of Dupuyer Montana. Hearing before U S Commissioner George W Mayes May 28 1904. First publication April 21 1904.
Administrator invites creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within four months of first publication. Claims should be filed at the law office of J E Erickson in Choteau Montana where estate business is conducted. Dated April 11 1904 John Malone deceased Efrat pub April 14 1904.
Truscott visits county seat and Acadtha call noted. Episcopal services listed for May 15 with litany, Holy Communion, evening prayer and Sunday school. Watch cleaning offers and postmaster change at Elizabeth. Painting bid for school woodwork awarded to F C Begin. Chateau pupils advance to high school. Oil outfit for St Marys Lake Lubricating Oil Co en route. June setup expected. Boulswick vs Greatfalls Tribune case dismissed. costs unspecified. Methodist social planned with 300 members expected to attend.
Phil G Kimwell received word of the death of his brother in law Dr W Percy Swaby in London England on April 27. Swaby had been located in Augusta Lewis Clarke county for about 2144 years and faced health issues last fall with treatment at Columbus hospital in Great Falls before returning to England. Friends in the area regret his untimely passing.
Several residents and visitors appear in town reports. Kalispell buyer attends services at Sun Oaks church. C H Drake of the local telephone company makes business rounds to Conrad and Great Falls. Visitors include E C Day and G D Beattie of Helena and Alex Burrell of Marysville. Mrs Phil I Cole leaves for Hot Springs Arkansas. Homestead patents granted to James Drinkwine and Anthony Pings in Teton county. Jack Burns jailed for petit larceny after detention by Deputy Sheriff Ed Tanner. John Zimmerman drills a new well at Chateau public school, yielding water at 56 feet.
A meeting of all interested in the Teton river water rights is to be held at the court house in Chateau on Saturday May 14 1904 at 2 o'clock p m to harmonize interests and stop litigation. Full attendance is desired.
County Treasurer John S. Gordon, returning from Kilraven Canal, fell near Gondolin ranch and woke miles from Chateau with a bloody head and a missing horse. He walked to town eight miles west and was described as stiff but not severely hurt after prompt treatment. Deputy Burbank said he should recover in a few days.
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