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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
8
Last Tuesday in Great Falls Sofia Lindseth and Albert O Peterson were married. The column lists many local visits, moves, travels, community events, and notable notes about residents such as pupils heading to exams, dances postponed, and a wide array of social gatherings and casual reports from Farmington and surrounding areas.
A visitor in Pella is noted. The weekend precipitation measured 1.39 inches across Saturday Sunday and Monday. Mary Longmuir attended the junior sophomore prom in Choteau on Tuesday.
Residents tale of social visits and travel highlight a Choteau area ciphering contest at the public school. A fire destroys a six month old house of Bottenhagen with no insurance. Ziegler buys Van Kuiken’s 320 acre property for 5000 dollars and plans to move in.
Col. John C. Ferris of Collins was in town Tuesday greeting old acquaintances. Vera Fields returns home for summer vacation ending a school term marked by a program and refreshments. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. G. G. DeJong’s with Mrs. W. Wilson hosting and Red Cross planning with Great Falls workers for wounded soldiers. Refreshments followed and future meetings set for four miles northwest of town.
Mrs G DeJong journeys to Great Falls with infant Kennedy to seek medical advice for the boy. Fred Hoffman returns from Canada and leaves by auto with family. The Mitch ell car import levy to Canada will be 300 dollars. Miss Vivian Fields teaching near Fort Benton returns home to spend Sunday with kin. JW Light, rancher and former grain buyer, falls seriously ill. doctor from Great Falls attends and he is taken to Deadoness hospital. Mr L D Carver and Mr W D Gilmore of Bole visit the Carver home. Stumme of Missoula hopes to return to the area. A reception honors Rev J Dix of Brady. services held next morning in Power hall and Luke 8 43 48 sermon. C J Brandon travels to Great Falls, Bole and Chateau. Mrs C J Brandon sick. L Wize of Quincy Ill and H Dahnke of Kellogg cereal co visit local stores. Penticost services set for Union and Lutheran churches next Sunday.
Alex Hanson brought his daughter Alma home from Great Falls where she was treated for an abscess. Curtis Beardsley returned from Chateau hospital after care, and Geo Harris made a business trip to Choteau. Roy Dougherty plans to enlist in the navy tomorrow after two years with C Justice. W C T U members were entertained by Mrs S M Martin, Mrs F M Young, and Miss H Lieske. Congregational church contract awarded to C M Plant for 5800. Mrs Ernest McCullough, just operated on in Great Falls, expected home today. German sociological writings stir revolutionary sentiment locally.
A Montana article explains dust mulch as a moisture preservation method for dryland farming. Wet seasons raised by heavy snows masked drought risk, but farmers are urged to harrow fallow land to form a fine surface crust that traps soil moisture for the next crop, especially winter wheat planting this fall.
Property owner advertises an income property in southern Minnesota valued at 5000 dollars for exchange with land. Contact box 333 Arco Minnesota.
Farmers urged to summer fallow idle land and use dust mulch to control weeds. Maintaining this practice aims to give winter wheat a strong start toward the 1918 crop season.
Agricultural guidance urges Montana growers to plow fall wheat land immediately while fields are workable and equipment is ready. Do not delay as summer drought could hinder plowing. dust mulch should be added to fall wheat fields to protect soil.
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