Power Wins All County District Field Meet At Chateau
Power won the all county district school field meet held at Chateau last Friday, defeating Chateau and Dutton which took second and third. Power also captured first in the dramatization contest and general exhibits with three or more teachers, while exhibits at the Legion pavilion drew crowds. Detailed athletic results list many students from Choteau, Dutton, Power, Farmington, Collins, and other towns across multiple grades and events.
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Power
Chateau
Dutton
Rose K. Brandt
Legion Pavilion
Choteau
Ethel Morgan
Leta Newman
Grace Allum
Allen VanArsdale
Jane Guthrie
Bonnie Noble
Bynum
Allen Odden
Billy Rutledge
Albert Doughty
Gordon Holmes
Wayne
Proff
Evelyn Schafer
Diamond Valley
Raymond Lee
Cedric Maurer
Feathertail
Alex Truchot
Malone
Allen van Arsdale
Harriet Holmes
Clara Alzheimer
Collins
Anthony Toeckes
Jim Morgan
Charlotte Thompson
Evelyn Semingson
Helen Dale
Central
Jewell Edwards
Farmington
John Mozer
Ebien
Heline
Helen Ascinta
Steve Shein
Margaret Findlay
Pendrey
Helen Sollid
Arthur Anderson
Mervin Schaefer
Nick Shein
Donald Davis
Lesie Burns
Boyd Williams
Harvey Upman
Fred Hoffman
Maur
East Farmington
Pearson
Agawam
H. S. Orchestra
The
Mouse Tail
Two Hunchbacks
Milburn
James Moorehead
the Three Billy Goats Gruff
Middleton
H. S
the Fox and the Wolf
Baker
Three Bears
Woman principal named for Chateau Grade School next year
The Chateau Grade School in District No. 1 will have its first woman principal, Miss Ruby A. Miller, who will succeed R. N. Axford. Miller, a Choteau veteran educator, previously taught seventh grade here and has ten years of Montana teaching plus four years as a Lewis and Clark county principal. She will study this summer in Bellingham, Washington. The board also plans to hire a full time music and art teacher and a primary grade teacher for next year.
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Chateau
Ruby A. ‘Miller
R. N. Axford
Miller
Choteau
Montana
Lewis & Clark
Buffalo
Minnesota
Montana State Normal
Dillon
Bellingham
Washington
Choteau Seeks Saturday Milwaukee Rail Service
A broad petition from Choteau business leaders and nearby farmers asks Milwaukee line officials to add a Saturday train along the Agawam branch. Current service runs three days weekly with delays for Saturday outgoing mail and limited merchandise shipments from Great Falls, affecting local commerce and paper deliveries.
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Choteau
H. R. Wahoske
Milwaukee
Great Falls
C. M. & St. P. Railway Company
Chateau
Agawam
Great Northern
Noted Indian Fighter General Miles Dies at 86
General Nelson A Miles, 86, longtime Army officer and namesake of Miles City, died in Washington after a Friday circus incident. A Civil War veteran, he rose to Lieutenant General and led U S military forces at the peak of his career. Funeral services with full military honors were held in the national capital on Tuesday.
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United States
National Capital
Orchestra Results Highlight Local Meet Placings
The Signal reports Power taking first and Chateau second with Baker third in an orchestra results tally. Special mention went to Goldilocks of Power and Pig-Pig of Choteau for individual interpretation, as thanks are extended to Mrs. Edythe Saylor and supporters who organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power
Chateau
Baker
Goldilocks
Choteau
Edythe Saylor
Beaver Creek dam to start by August under federal plan
The Beaver Creek dam across the Sun River is to be built by the federal government with completion expected to back up Tejon County’s irrigation efforts. Construction cost is estimated at three million dollars, and a five percent annual repayment on district gross production will begin after completion. A hearing on creating the Greenfields Irrigation District is set for May 28 in Chateau, with district organization potentially enabling the government contract.
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Beaver Creek
Sun River
Tejon County
Phil I. Cole
Greenfields Irrigation District
Fairfield
Washington
Greenfields Water T’sers’ Association
John O. Widstoe
Andrew Weiss
I. D. O’ Donnell
Billings
Montana
Fairfield Project
E. C. Leedy
Great Northern
Cr. D. Greenfields
Helena
Great Northern Immigration Department
W. H. Fairfield
A. E. Palmer
Lethbridge
E. E. Roddies
Reclamation Service
Geo. O. Sainford
Sun River Project
Mr. Cole
United States
Cole
Greenfields
John J. Greene
Chateau
A. B. Guthrie
American Legion Pavillion
Ladies’ Organizations of
Choteau
Boy Scout Camp
Sugar Beet Test on Cole Ranch Makes Good Show
Fifteen acres of sugar beets are growing well on the Cole Brothers ranch near Fairfield. Carl Jensen, a former Idaho grower, runs the test under an agreement with Phil I. Cole. Jensen rents land water and housing for free first year and takes all profits, supplying his own labor. The test, the first of size on the Greenfields project, could shape future beets acreage and possibly a local sugar factory and market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Jensen
Idaho
Cole Brothers
Fairfield
Phil I. Cole
Chateau
Jensen
Cole
Mr. Cole
City County Repair Cemetery Road Near Chateau
City and county crews cooperate this week to repair Cemetery Road from Chateau to the cemetery one mile east of town. Work includes graveling leveling and straightening as the city provides a man and a one ton Ford truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Foreclosures Filed In Civil Actions In Court Clerk’s Office
The past week sees two foreclosure actions listed in Clerk B M Jacobson's office. A P Baker sues Albert E Holtby and others, seeking mortgage foreclosure. Lydia Matson sues Charles H Webster and others, seeking mortgage foreclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk of the Court
B. M. Jacobson
A. P. Baker
Albert E. Holtby
Lydia Matson
Charles H. Webster
Lestrud and White Guide in Choteau Visit
Joe White of the Lestrud and White partnership visited Choteau early this week from their Tetca canyon camp to oversee guiding operations and meet locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe White
Lestrud and White, Guides
Choteau
Tetca Canyon
Graduates to receive diplomas at Teton High tonight
Twenty four graduates of Teton High will receive diplomas this evening in the high school auditorium with Prof. Cox of the state university delivering the commencement address. Miss Harriet Larson will give the valedictory and Miss Elizabeth McLean the salutatory as the week’s program concludes before the Junior Prom tomorrow night.
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Teton High
Cox
State University
Harriet Larson
Elizabeth McLean
Wepk
Mildred Forrest
Teton Alumni Banquet Sees Class of 25 Attend In Dormitory
Seventy attendees gathered at the Teton High dormitory Monday evening for the annual alumni banquet during graduation week. Kyle Jones gave the welcome, William Burns responded as seniors president, with toasts by Prof. R F Williamson and Jack Sweat. A B Guthrie spoke on high school life and its link to graduates' futures. New officers include Mildret Forrest as president, Elsie Ryan Johnson as vice president, Helen Gorham as secretary, and Marian Pridham tied with C Derizel McDonald for executive chair. The association now exceeds 200 members with graduates joining from the Class of 1925. dancing followed the banquet at Gorham hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Alumni Association
Kyle Jones
Wm. Burns
R. F. Williamson
Jack Sweat
A. B. Guthrie
Teton High
Teton
Mildret Forrest
Hattie Lestrud
George Jackson
John Lane
Alumni Association
United States
Chas. Davis
Gorham Hall
Five Hundred Laugh At Class Night At Teton High
Five hundred people laughed with Teton High students Tuesday evening as the Class of ’25 staged its annual class night in the auditorium. Wm Burns presided over 24 on stage, with readings, songs, and jokes, followed by a faculty parody segment featuring teachers in mock class roles.
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Teton High
Wm. Burns
Lyal Crary
Owen Dornblazer
Crary
Eda Gregory
Marguerite Askew
Myrtle Martine
Clara Talifson
Bessie Denison
Wilda Simons
Kent Midget
Miss Hokanson
Harriet Larson
Miss Schultz
Miss Forrest
Thurneau
Phyllis Green
Miss Williamson
Clarence Pleases Big Audience in Senior Play
An appreciative crowd filled the high school auditorium for the senior class presentation of Clarence. Clark Coffey starred as the title character Booth Tarkington's comedy, staged Wednesday evening and directed by Miss Helen.
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Clarence
Clark Coffey
Booth Tarkington
Miss
Helen
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Glen Archibald
Geo. Shein
Frank Gordon
Edwin Pfeifle
Clarence Blouin
Geo. Loomis
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Marybelle Peterson
Elizabeth Green
Adelle Turnbull
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Evelyn Schaefer
Margaret
Morgan
Ruth Mainard
Anna Pfeifle
Norma Ludvickson
Helen Stone
Layina’ Crawford
Anna Pfeif
Elsie DahlImann
Ethel Anderson
Jessie Barrett
Elsie Dahlmann
Ant and the
Grasshopper
Sida
Victory School
First National Bank
of Chateau
U. S
Liablstiee
Wells x
Ruby A. Miller
Nation
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Jesse JL. Gleason
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