School Exhibit And Entertainment
Public school students up to seventh grade present a Friday afternoon exhibit of their work plus a literary and musical entertainment at the school building starting at 2 o clock. Public invited.
16 May 1912
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
1
Public school students up to seventh grade present a Friday afternoon exhibit of their work plus a literary and musical entertainment at the school building starting at 2 o clock. Public invited.
The World at Large notes Roosevelt and Clark won California primaries for their parties. Kansas joined in supporting Roosevelt, while Maryland factions reached a compromise giving eight delegates each to the national convention. Clarence Darrow’s bribery trial in Los Angeles continues amid McNamara case ties.
The Independent Telephone company will soon begin work to extend and improve its lines. A metallic link will connect Chateau to Conrad and provide a through metallic line to Great Falls. The Chateau to Bynum line will be rebuilt and extended to Dupuyer for direct connections, announced by district manager C. L. Anderson.
A barn and valuable machinery were destroyed by fire at Dirk Hoovenga's ranch east of town yesterday forenoon. A child found matches and started the blaze while playing near the barn. A new binder, harness and other articles were lost with the structure.
The article notes growing attention to demonstrations in the gap and reports crops look better than seen. Eugene Ferris has returned from a state trip and resumed farming. Mr and Mrs Reinks enjoy elevated views. A May third party at Mr and Mrs B J White marks the 60th anniversary of Mr Jank Collins with dancing cards recitations and fine refreshments.
Fragmentary report lists names such as Mrs Cohoe Miss McNitt and Miss Bowers with mentions of Dr Hamilton and Phil I Colo. The readable text hints at program details and participant names but lacks clear outcomes or dates.
President withdraws unappropriated public lands containing springs and streams in Utah and Wyoming by executive order to preserve public water sources for grazing. The 80 000 acre move affects 9 counties and protects 248 springs and streams while keeping land free for grazing use.
BE Murray is elected county high school principal with prior Montana experience including Craig and Malta schools and Red Lodge Carbon County High School. He is UM and Chicago University trained. Miss Shannon of Stevensville and Miss Brennaman of Bozeman are hired as assistants. a fourth faculty member to be chosen by the principal.
The Commercial club coordinates with the Great Falls chamber of commerce to gather statistics on tonnage distances maps and arable lands for a McLeod to Great Falls railroad. A prospectus will be prepared from the collected data.
Bishop Carroll of Helena assisted by Parber Schovlin and visiting priests led a Sunday service at Catholics Church in Chatea with mass confessions a communion and confirmation. The Acantha lists confirmands including Joseph Tom and Jack Radcliffe Beatrice Walter Della Jefferson Christine Hilda thel Wallace Silas Brant Monroe Miss Carne Stevens and Mr Clem Bowers. He then traveled to Augusta Monday forenoon.
Additional local notes mention Mrs. Mra. M. EB. James and Mrs. Ozee James from Kalispell as guests at the Kalispell home of Postmaster and Mrs. Vowgill.
Col John G C Ferris of Collins served as a veteran adviser on the state G A R advisory board at the Anaconda convention held last week.
Mr M C Roll and his two sons with Miss Leonard of Davenport Iowa and Dr McGregor acquaintances visited Choteau last week to view land prospects. They were pleased with the country and noted the first shipment of strawberries arriving at Lirshberg's.
George Hansuo a former salesman for the Chateau Mercantile company arrived Friday from Stetla Nebraska where he is now located. He has an ranch a few miles east of town and came to look after that property and other business matters.
D L Sadler departed Monday for his old home in Little Rock Arkansas to partner in business with his father. He built wide acquaintances in Chateau during two years there and was a popular manager of an automobile business among the townspeople, especially the youth.
James Gibson receives a letter from Frank A T Aldrich an Alaska mining veteran now based in Seward Peninsula and Siberia Nowe headquarters. Aldrich is president of the Pioneers of Alaska serving three terms and calls Alaska a wonderful country a vast storehouse of wealth to be wrestled from the land by future generations.
All owners of brands must re-record them by November 1 1912 or face abandonment opening the brand to others. The re-recording fee is 24 cents per brand. Dr Raymond Recorder of Marks and Brands Helena Montana.
The state fair will host a large boys and girls industrial class with over 60 participants from each county. County champions from Teton County will travel to Helena to compete for state honors, judged by officials of the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with medals donated by President Howard Elliot.
Farmington and Chateau baseball fields produced a tight 9 inning game ending with a 9 to 8 score. Amundson pitched for Farmington with Monson catching while McCrea Shook and Crawford formed Chateau’s battery. A return game is planned in Choteau next Sunday.
News notes report a 51 convict crew building a road around Flathead Lake, college du altrack victory over Missoula, a Helena commission form vote defeat, Pray defeating federal assay office abolition, G A R and WRC Montana meeting in Anaconda with 1913 plans for Great Falls, a Chinook murder with arson suspicion, illiteracy figures for 1910, Helena East Helena land withdrawal as phosphate preserve, Mennonite colonists buying Lewistown acres to settle and establish mills and buildings, state fire marshal totals and arson convictions with over-insurance concerns.
Notice in the District Court of Montana Teton County states guardian will privately sell the minor Paul Earhart Nelsons real estate for cash, at 2 pm on May 9 1912 in Dupuyer. Bids require 10 percent deposit with terms cash on final sale. deed at purchaser expense. First publication May 6 1912.
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