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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
6
L F Martin of the U S Bureau of Public Roads says traffic may use Flint Creek Hill but the Georgetown Lake detour is preferable as work proceeds on the new route.
The article traces Choteau's origins as Old Agency near the Tetons, noting Choquette Bridger and Pierre Chouteau's fur trade, early trading posts, and the move to Choteau in 1893. It highlights founders, settlers, the agency shift, and the rise of town enterprises including Hamilton Hazelet, a hotel, a saloon, blacksmith work, and Hodgkiss freighting influence shaping the early community.
A coroner s jury found that John O Connor 22 died from blows to the head with a shovel in a roadside altercation with Sam Hayden 42 of Dillon The feud between O Connor and Hayden families in Centennial valley was cited Witnesses said the fight started after Hayden and his brother refused a drink of liquor O Connor Hayden bond set at 5000 dollars
William James Wilson, once a fireman, retires from the Northern Pacific after 44 years in locomotive service. His final runs were out of Helena and Livingston, Montana, with retirement on a pension. American lumber is used in furniture making in Germany.
G. M. Moss publisher of the Whitefish Pilot has purchased a substantial interest in The Midland Review of Billings and will convert it into a state weekly. Moss, a former Flathead county legislator, is described as a capable newspaper man with a reputation for completing ventures he begins.
The state beer control board indicated no law restricting river beer sales. Applications to dispense 3.2 beer on the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers would likely be granted. The board noted licenses exist for rail and motor carriers and boat operators may fall under common carriers.
State highway crew nearly finishes fixing holes in the oiled surface between Helena and Missoula. Drumond crew chief Ralph D. Rader notes completion. flood damage between St. Regis and DeBorgia repaired with bulwarks to guard against high water. In Siam debtors must work for creditors until debts are settled.
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