Bank Wins Bid for 85000 High School Gym Bonds
The Citizens State Bank of Chateau won the 85000 bond issue for a new high school gymnasium, with four bidders in a Monday night bidding at the high school. Piper Jaffray and Hopwood and J M Dane and Co posted low bids among national firms, but the local bank offered 2 percent with no servicing charges and won after escrow terms were included. Officials say the local bid saves taxpayers several thousand dollars and reflects strong community support for public finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank of
Supreme Court
Oerson
Piper
Jaffray
Hopwood
Citizens State Bank
Robbery at Collins: Lone armed bandit described
Sheriff A O Peterson said a single armed man robbed Max V Kilroy in a Collins trailer early yesterday. Kilroy, sleeping in a quonset hut, was tied inside a sleeping bag and relieved of $3 cash and a $225 endorsed check before the bandit fled in a blue 1953 two door Plymouth with plate 2174. Police continue a state wide search for the transient suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max V. Kilroy
Collins
A. O. Peterson
Peterson
Kilroy
Dutten
Butte Firm Wins Low Bid for 600-Gallon Bituminous Distributor
The Chateau City Council favored Hall-Perry Machinery Co. of Butte with a base bid of 1 918.75 for a 600 gallon bituminous distributor, total 2 013.75 with operator platform and fenders. Other bids ranged from 2 187.00 to 2 340.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Hall-Perry Machinery Co
Butte
Western Construction Co
Billings
Yea On Equipment Co
Great Falls
Seitz Machinery Co
Bill Riggs
Hobson Addition
Sheldon Brodock
Dutton
Ranchers Oppose Deer Season Plan in Teton County
The Teton County Sportsmen Association voted unanimously against a proposed deer season covering the whole county this fall. They backed a limited Oct 15 to Nov 15 season with eastern Forest Reserve boundary and a later indefinite season from Nov 15, plus a separate elk season on the same dates. Archery season remained unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Tate
Legion Hall
Mainmuvee
State Game Commission
Jake Lavnstra
Kenneth Cigaso
Frontier Motel Sold To Minnesota Man
Joe Anderson former owner of the Frontier Motel announced the sale to Mr and Mrs Otto Krause of St Paul Minnesota. The Krauses took over operations May 1 and previously toured the motel as overnight guests last summer. Anderson has run the 11 unit property since July 3 1952 after buying from Bob Zion who moved the structure from its original location one mile west of Claude. The motel was built by I C wiping Pe ho near Claude. Anderson will continue to operate Courtesy Chevrolet Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Anderson
Frontier
Otto Krause
St. Paul
Minn
Southside
Swift and Co
Kraise
Anderson
Bob Zion
Claude
I. C
Will So Tinue
Chevrolet Co
Scout Outing Report From Ox Bow Near Wolf Creek
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Boy Scout outing at Ox Bow near Wolf Creek with names like Smet Rowley and family relations. The legible details suggest a local scouting activity and participants, but specifics are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We Tal
Ox ‘Bow
Vranoh
Wolf Creek
Smet Rowley
Bair
Si Ae Hy
Settlement Ended Fatal Highway Collision Suit
A $30,000 out of court settlement resolved the suit by W. H. Swanders administrator of Ployd Shell estate against Daniel E. O’Neil and the Barnett Cravens Dargen Co. estates over the Aug 15, 1951 Vaughn Conrad highway crash that killed Shell and Barnett. Trial had opened in Great Falls before District Judge John McClernon. earlier judges had been assigned without impartiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Swanders
Ployd Shell
Daniel E. O'Neil
Chateau
W. H. Barnett and Cravens, Dargen and Co
Great Falls
T. E. Downey
Butte
Shell
Barnett
Vaughn
Ouoteau- Conrad Highway
O'Neil
Anchorage
Alaska
Randall
Stephen M. Swanberg
Jardine, Chase and Stephenson
O’neil
Hall
Hoffman and Cure
R. J. Nelson
Andrew A. Thull
Barnett Estate
W. R. Flachsenhar
Forsyth
Binanabie
Inga Crane Rites Set for Friday
Funeral services for Inga Crane, widow of Charles P. Crane who died in 1924, will be held Friday at 2 pm at a Methodist church. Rev. Grant Moore will officiate. She came to the county in 1894 and lived in the area since. A complete obituary will be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurs Insa Crane
Grant
Moore
Charles P. Crane
Police Court Fines For Driving Offenses
Ted McDonald of Anaconda forfeited 1 for failing to save a driver s license on May 17. Terry Pience paid 10 on May 12 for a similar offense in Justice Sulgrove s court. Oliver F Moon of Chateau was fined 15 last week in William Irwin s court for driving while intoxicated, with license revoked. Richard Whiteman of Browning was fined 150 and license revoked on the same charge in the same court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted McDonald
Anaconda
Terry Pience
Justice Sulgrove
Oliver F. Moon
Chateau
William Irwin
Richard, Whiteman
Browning
Father-companies Aa Slated for Emad oe May 19
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a May 19 event connected to father companies Aa and Emad oe. No clear persons, organizations, places, or outcomes are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emad Oe
Choteau Lions Club Cited for Service by District Leader
District Governor Pa ts vy I praised the Choteau Lions Club for three years of extensive service projects. He cited Pool maintenance Hey Scouts Boy's State aid and other efforts including reading at St Marys and sponsorship of a new Augusta club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Ken
Choteau Lions Club
Hey Scouts
St. Mary’s
Penn
Augusta
Fabrick predicts end to Northwest power dispute plan
D P Fabrick vice chairman of the Montana Water Conservation board said at Missoula the public versus private development controversy in the Columbia River Basin may end with a compromise. He added Montana is in a stronger position in the Belly and Waterton Rivers dispute with Canada and stressed Montana owns water within its borders and can divert water before it enters Canada if feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Water Conservation Board
D. P. Fabrick
Missoula
Columbia River Basin
Helena
Montana Reclamation Association
Montana
Waterton
Canada
Fabrick
United States
Ted
Timnel
Glacker Park
Toole
Big Thompson
Colorado
Continental Divide
Golf Course Seeks Public Help At Choteau Course
Community effort at Choteau golf course to rake, remove debris, and maintain greens this Sunday May 16. Don Peterson and students from Choteau High School will assist under Country Club oversight led by Chick Sulgrove. New holes on the south side ease crossing the road and invite broader local play with memberships at 10 dollars yearly or stock options at 25 dollars.
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Choteau
Don
Peterson
Chick Sulgrove
Country Club
Iabrin
Sulgrove Gaid
Chotéeni High School
Commission Denies RR Station Closure Request
The Montana Railroad Commission rejected the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad Companys bid to close Agawam station in Teton county after a Feb 26 hearing in Agawam. The decision preserves current station operations and affects local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Helena
Montana Railroad Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Agawam
Teton County
Planes Simulated Attack Wreck City Airport
Four P 51s and six B 25 bombers conducted a mock air attack on the Chateau airport as part of a northern Mont project. The training maneuver included low passes at about 100 feet, with all hill structures reportedly blown to bits, though one official, Glen Shorty Stott, was unharmed in the airport office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Mont
Passon
Glen
Shorty) Stott
Sound of Siren Denotes End of Watering Period
A cryptic report notes a fire siren signaling the end of a watering period and mentions Menthe in a fragmented, unclear phrase. The text shows garbled repetitions and nonstandard language, with no clear event or identifiable details.
Choteau Scouts Shine at Ox Bow Camporee Near Wolf Creek
Eighteen Scouts from Troop 51 Choteau joined 725 scouts and 70 leaders from 22 Montana communities at the Ox Bow ranch camporee. The event featured a 10 mile hike, an adventure trek on a mountain ridge, bears and buffalo on view, and a campfire show with ranch demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Ox Bow Ranch
Wolf Creek
Montana
Montana Council
Chateau
Bob Dunckel
Dick Moore
Elmer White
Robert Hanson
Jimmy Ramaker
Lowell Meyers
Freddy Jackson
Ernie Smith
Andy Anderson
Dean Baker
Jim Connore
Joe Gleason
Jon Huffman
John Meyers
Leroy Yeager
Elmer Baker
van Cleave
Corbett Ranch
Ox Bow
Irvin Reike
Jerry Swett
North Central
Order of Arrow
Larson Named Head Of Local Moose Lodge
Carl Larson elected governor of Chateau Moose Lodge along with officers chosen April 12 and installed April 26 at the Moose hall. New officers include junior governor Robert Nauck prelate James Van Cleave treasurer Hubert Kiser sergeant-at-arms T W Miller outer guard Floyd McFarlane inner guard John Van Bolcum trustee George Morey and past governor John W Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Larson
Chateau Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Robert Nauck
James van Cleave
Hubert Kiser
T. W. Miller
Floyd McFarlane
John van Bolcum
George Morey
John W. Anderson
Marriage Licenses Adisan Scrambled Notice
Fragment-reads show a marriage licenses notice with names and dates obscured. The legible parts imply a public filing style common to official notices in a local paper.
Pendroy Man Dies of Heart Attack Monday
Pendroy resident Perry M. Sorenson aged 66 died Monday at a local hospital from a heart attack. A World War I veteran and former lumber yard manager, he was born December 30 1887 and had lived in Pendroy since 1931. He is survived by his widow Mildred and two daughters Kathleen and Elizabeth, a brother and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers are named with the body to be sent to St John for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry M. Sorenson
Pendroy
Grant S. Moore
Sorenson
Monerch Rar Co
Ignomar
Mont
Pendrey
St. Paul College of Law
Kelly Field
Air Corps
Fishing season opens May 16 in Montana for 1954
Montana's six month fishing season runs May 16 to November 15, as announced by the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Creel and possession limits are set at 15 trout per day or 10 pounds for Lake Superior white fish and salmon, with regional adjustments noted for the Flathead River above Flathead Lake. The commission also outlines changes from prior years in size limits and species handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Lake Superior
Fisthead River
Flathead Lake
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Butte Firm
Minnesota
Orvin B. Fjare
Inga
I A
Gibson Monkinsan
Chateau High Stool
Cut Bank
Bulldogs
Gene Henneford
Charles Blixrud
Leslie Wedum
Bill McCauley
Henneford
Gerald Torgereon
Pats
A . Liens
District 37 C
Northwest
The
International Commission
Larson
Moose Lodge
Grea Puls
Sca Pan
Patetiold
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