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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
4
Publisher announces weekly edition at Utortean Monama with pricing details for second chief Ubtoober and related options. The fragment confirms a Wednesday release schedule and proprietor named C G Bishop.
Local figures G M Coffey and Geo M Coffey Jr return and depart on business trips to Great Falls and California while Alden Connor is named assistant manager of the Chateau baseball team. A wide initiative petition seeks university consolidation, and the city plans 150000 square yards of concrete sidewalk on Main and adjacent streets as Hobson addition sidewalks improve.
Helena reports 16 expert veterinarians from the agricultural department in Washington begin a state wide drive in eastern Montana to test every mare and stallion and stamp out dourine. The effort is funded by a 190000 appropriation and aims to spare stockmen thousands while avoiding quarantine in cooperative districts.
All men of Chateau able to toss a ball or walk are ordered to present themselves in suit at the ball grounds on Sunday afternoon. The regular team is to be chosen and all are to assist the manager in placing the best Chateau team in the field. Practice is requested, with the first game likely on the 30th of December.
Civil actions filed with Clerk James Gibson include Neustadter Bros versus S Griffith on account Waltersi Mercantile Company versus Morris transcript of judgment Wiprud versus Burbank nonsuit Wiprud versus Jenks et al transcript of judgment St Anthony and Dakota versus Tweedt note.
Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City say General Huerta will not resign the Mexican presidency despite rebels near the capital. The regime faces ongoing attacks led by Rapata’s followers as the capital remains a flashpoint in the crisis. In New Hampshire, William G. McAdoo and Eleanor Randolph Wilson begin a quiet honeymoon at Harlakenden, the former summer White House, arriving with servants ahead of their stay.
Dispatches report Colonel Goethals has established a permanent form of government in Panama. If confirmed, this would mark the first such instance south of the Rio Grande.
In Butte the Industrial Workers of the World contingent departed for Denver to launch a free speech campaign. A socialist rally raised ten dollars for the volunteers as 30 workers set off by rail toward the Denver sector. Mayor Lewis J. Duncan ordered police to permit their exit without interference.
Judge Charles L. Crum opened the May term of district court and called a jury for June 8. Naturalization papers were issued to several applicants and many motions were heard. Criminal cases are set for the week starting June 8, with civil cases to be tried by the jury, as court sessions extend over a month.
Joseph Oker deputy register of state land views a vast eastern Montana tract spanning Sheridan Dawson and Blaine counties. He praises its rich water supply and agricultural potential as crowds move in by the hundreds.
Shafer Investment Co offers 320 acres guaranteed scrip usable on vacant government land including isolated tracts homesteads and desert claims at 10 dollars per acre. Contact Room 11 McDonald block or Beaupre Hotel.
Santa Barbara California May 11 Chas W Post a Battle Creek Michigan manufacturer shot and killed himself here after a recent illness that began last December He was treated at Rochester Minn after a suspected appendicitis operation on March 14 and returned home seemingly cured The cause of the distress remains linked to prior stomach trouble and a mysterious relapse is noted.
Delegations from nearly every state join 5000 to 10000 suffragists in a procession from the White House to the Capitol to press passage of the Bristow Mondell constitutional amendment granting women the vote.
Washington May 11 Representative Henry of Texas announced in the House that he would be a candidate for the United States Senate in 1916.
In Ravenwood Missouri on May 11 the Harmony church five miles northwest of town collected 168 dozen eggs as the weekly offering instead of cash. The unusual fund raiser aimed to cover church expenses and support the preacher.
A quoted wit the Wise Guy notes that worthwhile tasks deserve full effort unless one risks looking foolish. The Philadelphia Record echoes the cautions about pride and prudence in action.
Mrs. Charles L Bovard wife of Montana Wesleyan University president delivers strong talks at the Methodist Episcopal church drawing on revival work in Indiana Illinois New Mexico Arizona and Montana. Bishop Cooke to preside over the Chateau Annual Conference August 24 28 and is praised for his literary work with the Methodist Book Concern.
Dr Evans Mrs M T Thompson M R Thompson Miss Matilday Pecore Mr L R Nanamaker Mr L B Emery J H Rignier Mr Don Belcover Mr Don McPhee Mr Tom Stwahsis Mrs Julia Swain Advertised letters at the post office are ready for pickup. Callers should mention advertised when requesting. WM Krofft P.M.
On account of rain the tactical drill is postponed to Friday night at 7 o'clock at Hodgskiss hall. All company members must report or provide a satisfactory excuse before night. Non-commissioned officers report Thursday night at Capt Foot's office in the McDonald block for patrol instruction at 7 30 sharp. Walter L. Verge Captain Co.
Overland market notice offers an automobile in good condition with garage. cheap if taken at once. Inquire of Acantha. 34-tf.
A garbled note suggests Missouri failed to approve a state song, provoking concern across neighboring Illinois as old tunes like How Dry I Am are cited alongside the dispute. The fragment hints at regional unease about state symbols and cultural identity.
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