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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
5
A stream of short visits and journeys fills the county seat as residents travel to Great Falls Cut Bank Browning and Sweet Grass. Chas Kall plans a Norway visit, while Keota Alberson the Percheron will stand at Hodgkiss's barn for the season with set terms.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Lloy Leech of Dupuyer died last Thursday after a short illness and was buried at Dupuyer Friday afternoon. Rev and Mrs A W Hammer of Augusta visited Dupuyer en route to see friends and may assist in revival meetings there. Boorman Lumber Co rep W M Steclemer noted strong local business and predicted higher lumber sales next year. Helena official T E B Collins Jr, assistant state examiner, is reviewing county offices and is expected to report to the board of county commissioners. The paper praises the county officials as efficient and notes no primary election law was needed to place them in office, predicting they will return this fall.
Pupils Archie Leech Emmet Elsie Ryan and Ada Wilcox depart Choteau for Dupuyer for vacation. Visitors Fred Johnson Montana Brewing Co Chas Gies Great Falls Gustav Nissem Cedar Brook distillery. C Wallace Taylor and family arrive from Idaho plans to settle in Northern Montana. Rainfall under an inch in three days but ground soaked, improving range conditions for stockmen.
A special election in school district No 1 Teton county Montana will decide authorizing the school board to purchase lots 11 through 18 in block 7 of the townsite of Chateau. Voting will be June 9 1906 at the district school house from 2 to 6 PM.
Thomas W. Lett writes he has taken a homestead near Gordon Idaho and is pleased with the new home. He claims four or five million feet of white pike saw timber on the claim and estimates current value at $5 000 with potential to double by prove up. Here's looking at you Tom.
One of the swiftest games in Choteau history saw Ft. Shaw defeat St. Shaw 4 to 3 in a pitcher’s duel. Shock struck out eleven batters while his Choteau counterpart fanned eight. A wild throw in the fifth allowed Ft. Shaw to score three runs with two outs. Choteau rallied for two in the seventh but no further scoring occurred. A return game is set for Memorial Day at Ft. Shaw.
Subscription lists for stock in Teton Co operative Reservoir Company are ready at Hirshberg Bros bank and James Sulgrove office. Capital stock 150000 dollars, 1000 shares at 150 dollars each, 25 dollars per share payable on subscription. Four shares may irrigate 160 acres, yielding about 50 miners inches for 90 to 100 days at the irrigation site. En Hrksavere secretary of trustees.
The entrant for lots 3 and 4, section 7 township 250 range 7.3 west WW, filed homestead entry No 6995. Witnesses for continuous residence and cultivation were Elof Johnson Nils Widell Elias Rekdahl and Andrew A Boe of Farmington Montana. J M Burlingame Register. First pub May 10 1900.
Hugo Robinson files for land entry lot 15 section 15 township 23 north range west two miles. He names witnesses William Hodgskiss Louis W Lehr Louis Robure and Frank McCabe all of Choteau Montana to prove the claim. J M Burlingame Register. First pub 5-10-1906.
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