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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1914
Page
2
The article notes Mexico covers 768,290 square miles about 138 Wisconsin sizes with 15,035,207 people and 20 per square mile. It cites a high death rate, especially among Indians, and details Mexico City at 7,415 feet elevation with a near perfect climate and 15,251 miles of rail.
The Toole county commissioners met on Tuesday and organized with L. C. Marsh as chairman. They considered offers from J. A. Johnson H. F. Guth and Dan Sullivan for a temporary court house. Guth and Johnson buildings would house court offices while others stay elsewhere. Bids for transcribing records were awarded to Mr. Skinner Miles City for 8000. Printing contract went to Shelby News Shelby Promoter.
A reflective editorial urges evaluating individuals by their actions rather than lineage, arguing deeds define character and legacy more than ancestry or heritage.
Montana counties report better crop conditions with strong dairy and hog sectors. Ravalli and Beaverhead note robust fruit and beef prices, new creameries boosting dairy, and land values climbing from modest to substantial per acre.
Road supervision plan changed as Park County begins its own road crew. Ten horses, two graders, plows and scrapers are in use to work on the Yellowstone trail between Livingston and Hunters Slot Springs. Six men will work year round. last year the county held fifty convicts for nine months while heavy mountain work concluded.
The department of agriculture to supervise a nationwide census of all U S birds this summer. Beginning around May 30 the count aims to final results by June 25. About 250 correspondents will assist, with voluntary observers supplying much data.
Helena May 13 News says Montana national guard units will camp with a battalion of the Fourteenth infantry at Fort Wright near Spokane from July 24 to July 31. Lieut. Colonel Nichols of the Fourteenth will command. Last year no encampment was held. officers attended a two week maneuver school at Fort Harrison.
The note declares the war ended and the federal government will establish a high reserve bank in Richmond, the confederacy capital, signaling a major postwar financial policy move.
For years we have aimed to win public confidence through good work at moderate prices. Every plumbing or heating job is completed successfully with no half measures. We use the best material and employ only skilled workmen. Inquire of Byron Corson.
Helena May 13 The law expressly allows county boards of commissioners to employ prisoners for public works or county service Attorney General Kelly advised County Attorney A H McDonell that the sheriff bears custody liability but the board must authorize guards If not the sheriff can seek district court authority to hire guards
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