Commissioners Proceed to Regular May Term 1916
The May 1916 proceedings of the Chatou Mont county commissioners cover sessions on May 9 to 11. They approve April salary warrants totaling 5,?390.84, authorize road fund payments, grant leave of absence to Nellie R. Brown, assign pauper care contracts, and address road projects, bridge repairs, and liquor license hearings. They transfer funds between funds, appoint road supervisor bonds, and designate viewers for several new road petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Mont
Henry Radcliffe
Ernest A. Savory
Martin Jacobson
E. C.garrett
Joe Burke
John R. Ward
Nellie R. Brown
Harry Sears
Annie Austad
K.G. McLean
H. A. Prescott
C. C. Covington
Lewis & Clark County
Dutton
William C. Stumme
Alf Waynild
George Little
Andrew Teterud
Road Awards
Joseph Deranleau
Laverne
Agawam
T. H. Pridham
S. R. Foot
Deranleau
Better and More Potatoes for Montana Growers
The author argues Montana should expand potato production, standardize varieties to improve marketability, and cooperate to ship in uniform carloads. Suggests choosing a few good types, like Rural New Yorker or Carmine No. 3, grown in well drained sandy soil with organic matter, and using clover or alfalfa sod plowed in.
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Blackfeet Agency
Equity
Teton
New Yorker
Wallace Frost returns as students note track meets and exams
Wallace Frost returns to school as track team gains points against Missoula with John Weaver finishing fifth in the two twenty and Howard Torkelson taking third in the two twenty and fourth in the fifty yard dash Agnes Higgins wins second in a declamatory contest Seniors finish class work and prepare for commencement week May 21 to May 26 includes Bacalaureate Sermon Theme Day Class Senior play and commencement address beulah sprink le named salutatorian Ida Miller valedictorian girls end season with last baseball game breakage bill small Colonial costumes rented for the senior play Nora Hall visits Mrs Cleir over weekend Alumni banquet planned at Glenloyd hotel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Frost
Missoula
John Weaver
Howard Torkelson
Agnes Higgins
W. E. Hall
F. H. MacDonald
Kalispell
Glenloyd Hotel
Nora Hall
Tom Cleir
Ida Miller
Beulah Sprinkle
Civil actions filed with Clerk James Gibson this week
The docket lists Cut Bank Motor and Machine Co versus Ray Kruger with an abstract of judgment and N.O. Tuttle versus Chas. S. Parker et al for foreclosure of mortgage.
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of the Court
James Gibson
Cut Bank Motor and Machine Co
Ray Kruger
N.O. Tuttle
Chas. S. Parker
Choteau Excursion Train to Great Falls Opens Baseball Season
An excursion train from Choteau to Great Falls departs Tuesday morning at about 8:30 and returns in the evening. The trip costs 2.00 for the round trip, promoting the opening of baseball on the Great Falls grounds between the Spokane and Great Falls teams. The plan includes taking the Choteau band and banners to advertise, inviting locals to join by train rather than automobile.
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Choteau
Great Falls
Spokane
Lumber company expands yards in Choteau location
On Tuesday the Rogers Templeton Lumber Co of Great Falls completed a deal making them owner of the local Farmers Elevator Co yards and N Whitacre properties. Farmers retain coal yards and elevator. Whitacre keeps his buildings. The move adds a third yard in Choteau for Rogers-Templeton and St Anthony and The Choteau Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers-Templeton Lumber Co
Great Falls
Farmers Elevator Co
N. Whitacre
Farmers Co
Whitacre
Choteau
Rogers-Templeton Co
St. Anthony
Choteau Lumber Co
Bynum extension contract awarded for Great Northern work
The Bynum extension of the Great Northern is let to A B Guthrie and sublet to Brown and Leahy. Men and teams are at Bynum and storage tracks are being built. A steam shovel for the hill cut is due tonight. the line will not extend beyond Porter bench north of Bynum.
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Bynum
Great Northern
A. B. Guthrie & Co
Brown & Leahy
Agricultural notes on manure, seed, irrigation and spraying
The article advises applying barnyard manure in the preceding season, dipping seed in formaldehyde to prevent scab, and cutting or planting whole pieces. It explains storing seed to sprout before planting, multiple cultivations to control weeds, and irrigation tips. Using arsenate of lead instead of Paris green is recommended for cheaper, safer spraying with specific dosages.
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Paris Green
Standard Oil Pro poses Montana Blackfeet Oil Lease Offer
A Standard Oil representative at Browning proposes to develop a large Montana oil field on Blackfeet land at a cost of 1 million dollars. Tribal chiefs plan a May 17 council to consider leasing lands to the company with royalties if the field proves viable. A interior department lawyer and the oil agent attend the Browning conference. The reservation runs along Milk River just south of the Canadian border.
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Montana
Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
Standard Oil Company
Browning
Department of the Interior
Milk River
Oklahoma
Windmills of Holland musical comedy at high school
On Friday May 19 a musical comedy Windmills of Holland will be performed in the Chateau high school auditorium by a cast from the area. Directed by Miss Marie Rogers the two act show features snappy dialogue, catchy music and a large chorus of Chateau girls. Proceeds aid the Ladies Auxiliary with eight leading roles and a noted specialty between acts by Mr Alex Longmuir.
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Holland
Chateau
Marie Rogers
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mynheer
Nlertogenbosch
A. B. Guthrie
Porter School House Baccalaureate Sermon May 21
The baccalaureate sermon for the Porter school graduating class will be preached Sunday at 3 p.m. by Rev. L. F. Haley. The subject is Hidden Treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter School
L. F. Haley
Rifle Match Results Show National Contest Highlights
Washington reports list indicates the Individual Indoor Champion shoot for small caliber rifles held May 14 1916 at 200 yards. Two local club members competed alongside 180 shooters from 28 states with Montana totals of 487 and 376 points for 12 rounds and 15 firsts. A. R. Sammens of Marion Ohio Rifle Club won with 500 of 500. C W Tillinghast of Washington DC scored 38 of 500.
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Washington
D. C
Montana
A. R. Sammens
Marion, Ohio
C. W. Tillinghast
PD. C
Declamatory Contest at High School Auditorium May 20
W. C. T. A. matron's declamatory contest set for Saturday at 8 30 pm in the high school auditorium. Admission 25 cents for adults and 25 cents for two children. Includes piano duet by Mrs Bessie Halladay and Mildred Houck and multiple vocal solos by Nellie Stoner Olive Putchart Rose Carlin Myrtle Pewterbaugh Thyra Haugen Florence McDonald plus readings by Glen Thompson and the volunteer organist award presented by Dr J M Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Halladay
Mildred Houck
Patsy” Bite
Olive Putchart
Irene Thompson
Nellie Stoner
Rose Carlin
Winfred Rose Voca
Myrtle Pewterbaugh
Thyra Haugen
Florence McDonald
C. Bowers Reading
Glen Thompson
J. M. Davis
Episcopal Church Notes Sunday Service May 21
Episcopal Church notes announce a 10:30 Sunday service with 11:30 Sunday school. The sermon topic is The Issues of Life and guild members are urged to attend.
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Fluence
Conrad County Line
C. WN. Ward
J. L. Ritchey
J. C. Johnson
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Co. N. Ward
J. N. Ritchey
Cheteau-Great Falls
Sunriver
C. N. Ward
William Cowgill
Devanleau
Joseph Hirshberg
Julius Hirshberg
Hirshberg Brothers, Bankers
Teton County
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Blackfeet
Hilda
Wilhelmina
Bag Talabp Beeteee
Dco
Pewterbaugh
Bob Yankee
Clem Bowers
Franz
Howard Burrell Hans
Wallace Coffey
Katrina
Beulah
Ease Rees
Armstrong
Militia— Daley
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Ed Smith Ce
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Daley
BR Sete
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