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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
3
A tale from early mining days retold by Senator W. F. Sanders describes a lawyer offered six Butte mining claims for $500 in gold dust. He declined, yet those claims later fueled a billion dollar boom that transformed a cabin into the city of Butte, Montana, the era’s greatest mining camp.
Montana Power Co. announces a $339,000 rate reduction effective May 1 for all residential and commercial customers. The minimum bill drops from $1 to 75 cents with 12 kWh included, and water heating enjoys a 1 cent rate within the 250–650 kWh block. The first 60 kWh remain identical for residential and commercial customers. Approval came from the Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission in Helena. The company notes a total savings of $649,000 annually after this cut and 1939 reductions spurred increased usage.
The first discoverers of the Butte mining camp staked claims in 1864 on a hill later rich beyond belief. A prior prospecting hole beside elk antler gadls hints at earlier activity, but no Montana records exist before 1862. A traveler declined a six-claim offer of 500 dollars, yet those claims eventually produced over a billion dollars in wealth.
A Fish and Wildlife Service report to Interior Secretary Ickes labels rats wildlife enemies and cites an estimated annual U S loss of 189 million dollars. It numbers 123 million rats in the nation and notes farms bear about 60 million rats while towns and cities hold around 29 million.
Governor Sam C. Ford announced a full slate for Montana Public Welfare. Belle Nye of Billings and Harry L. Burns of Chinook named to terms ending March 4 1942 and 1943 respectively. O Bergeson of Dillon named permanent gaitsm an. FE Bowman reappointed as state hail commission chair. Other members include D S McCorkle of Conrad and Davis Graham of Missoula. More peas canned in Wisconsin than any other state.
The 86 year old Rev C Edgar Haupt of St Paul recalls 1881 Montana travel to Bozeman from Glendive as he discusses the golden spike era and stockholder panic. He later led Breck School for twenty one years and served as a minister for five decades.
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