World News Roundup Highlights and Proposals
The clipping surveys claims about a 24 cent wool clip, governors planning legal retirements, ships sailing from San Diego to Seattle, and political moves by Nicholas and Vardaman. It notes Alaska travel growth, miner settlements in Canada, a 69 year old Amalgamated leader’s death, and rising Pacific coast shipping activity including new Princess Charlotte service. It closes with Denmark women gaining vote access in municipal elections and women councilors elected in Copenhagen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific
Seattle
Victoria
Vancouver
He International Navigation Company
Iroquois
Chippewa
Indianapolis
Puget Sound
Denmark
Louise
Copenhagen
Dupuyer Church Notes Memorial Sermon and Schedule
The pastor will preach a memorial sermon Sunday evening. All are invited to attend. The Junior League sent picture cards lesson papers and Sunday School Advocates to the Columbia Boys school in Muzzaffarpur India. Rev Li M Purill, a schoolmate of Rev Hutt, is the principal. Los Preaching at Bynum June 6 at 1 la m and 8 p.m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior League
Columbia Boys School
Muzzaffarpur
India
M. Purill
Hutt
Los
Bynum
District Court Opens as Jurors Ready for Business
Judge A Hiwing convened court in Chateau with a full jury. A. B. Hardin pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license and paid a $25,000 fine. Other cases were dismissed or postponed as briefs were ordered for later decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hiwing
Chateau
A. B. Hardin
Jas. Sulgrove
Chas. Peterson
Plaintff
Karsten Packine Co
The
Sands Land and Cattle Co
J. J. Dacley
Dacley
Forest Service
Raymond
Richards
J. G. Hopkinson
H. H. Wiggins
J. Hirshberg
Jas. Peeples, Jr
Alvin Parker
Thos. Callaghan
Nate Wowe
Peter Deliver
Conrad
N. Edmonson
Shelby
Chas, Pierce
Farmington
Paul Slezak
Dupuyer
L. Rey
Bynum
Blackman
Local News Snippets From Fairfield And Choteau
Fairfield residents and visitors share a week of travel to Great Falls, Choteau, and nearby areas. Notes mention Alma Zimmerman teaching a spring term, multiple Great Falls visitors like Parris and Dr Niles, a car wreck involving Miss Phoebe Gysong, and repair efforts by the Cascade Land Co. team after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zimmerman
Great Falls
Johnson
Choteau
Alma
Zimmerman
Rank Parris
Peter Slivgens
Edd Judson
Allen Judeen
John Beck
P.O. Nasse
Thomas Johnson
Phil Cole
Cole Bros. Ranch
Mr. Tuebert
Jank Harris
Great
Local Notes From Choteau And Nearby
Raymond Miss Lucy Lillard passed the eighth grade exam in Choteau last week. Mr and Mrs A L Hay drove to Choteau on Monday. Mrs Collins visited with Mrs Frank Miller Sunday. Emery Knowlton bought H E Belcher’s horses. Miss Katie Aman now sick in Spokane hospital after Ward WA schooling. Mrs Amun left for Spokane. Beulah Hoy visiting Mrs Bean. After the last storm we hope spring is here at last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Lillard
Choteau
A. L. Hay
Collins
Frank Miller
Emery Knowlton
H. E. Belcher
Katie Aman
Ward, Wash
Spokane
Amun
Beulah Hoy
Local Notes From Dupuyer and Surrounding Areas
Alfred Harris traveled to Helena on Monday. Miss Berna Barr of Conrad visited Mrs. I A Savory the past week. Wesley Earhart came from Conrad Thursday to view land for possible location. Rev G E Hutt made a business trip to Conrad on Friday. Miss Reynolds, Sheep Creek teacher, left for home Friday. Mrs Harry Marks and two children set for Chicago for an extended visit. Roe Wilcox studied at Chateau this year and returned home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Harris
Helena
Berna Barr
Conrad
I. A. Savory
Wesley Earhart
G. E. Hutt
Conrad S*riday
Miss Reynolds
Sheep Creek
Harry Marks
Chicago
Roe
Wilcox
Chateau
Many Eighth Graders Successful In Graduation Tests
The board of education examiners completed the eighth grade graduation papers for the largest group ever tested at one time. Results show high preparation and rising standards. Names of graduates include Ada Shields Conrad Fred Ward Belleview Olga Waynild Farmington Lucy Lillard Kathryn Campbell Murry Richard Charles Hope Cut Bank Winnie Johnson Shalty Barbara Sutton Mabel Steele Victor Steele Cora Monkiman Roger Barrell Lila Armstrong Elmer Daley Jesse Gleason Ursula Hodaskiss all of Choteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Educations
Ada Shields
Conrad
Fred Ward
Belleview
Olga Waynild
Farmington
Lucy Lillard
Raymond
Kathryn Campbell
Murry Richard
Charles Hope
Cutbank
Winnie Johnson
Shalty
Barbara Sutton
Mabel Steele
Victor Steele
Cora Monkiman
Roger Barrell
Lila Armstrong
Elmer Daley
Jesse Gleason
Ursula Hodaskiss
Choteau
Local Ber Feist Joins Court Proceedings and Jury News
Reported court activity includes jurors W C Boucher from Conrad L L Nash also from Conrad serving this week. Daeley the forest ranger attends as principal in Daeley vs School District No. d. Pablo witness from the famous Pablo herd in town. Other locals and visitors noted at the Chateau House and Bonnie View event plans for June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Daeley
Daeley
M. Pablo
Pablo
Juesday
Prisoner Sentenced Thirty Days In County Jail
Under Sheriff Gunong brought a prisoner from Collins Monday evening to serve a thirty day term in the county jail for robbing emigrant cars at Collins. The prisoner was tried at Conrad before Justice Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunong
Collins
Conrad
Justice Shields
Superintendent Anderson visits Cutbank pupils
County Superintendent Frances M. Anderson returned from Cutbank Saturday afternoon. She examined nine eighth grade pupils and a number in seventh grade. Their names appear elsewhere in this issue of the Acantha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Anderson
Cutbank
The
Acantha
Dupuyer Country Sees Land Rush As Cattleman Reports
Tedsen the Fish Lake cattleman is in town for jury service and says Dupuyer country is lively. The remaining open land is gone and larger holdings are being colonized by new settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Tedsen
Fish Lake
Dupuyer
Miss Brown Resigns From Local Public Schools
Miss Brown, who taught third and fourth grades this year, left Monday for Manhattan. She has resigned and will not return next year. Her friends and the school authorities regret she could not continue, noting she gave excellent satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brown
Manhattan
Bad Wreck Near Cascade
A Sunday wreck four miles west of Cascade involved a Missouri River line. An engine with 18 empty ore cars plunged into the river after the embankment gave way. One brakeman died and his body is believed trapped. The other four crew members suffered varying injuries. Flooded and softened track, rebuilt after last year’s floods, caused about 300 feet of the roadbed to wash away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Central
Cascade
Mussouri River
Baran
Fruit tree shipment and early winter talk in Elizabeth
Elizabeth John reports Godwin received a shipment of fruit trees and planted them. John plans to give neighbors a bushel of apples this fall. A heavy snow fell last Saturday night and the weatherman warns of possible weather changes. An earthquake shock was felt at Elizabeth Saturday night. G.1B3 Christian left for Chicago with hay feed beef. Mc. Ward visited Nellore ranch on May Wth en route to Mortimers for G.w. Weed’s horses. W.11. Daghs, forest supervisor, passed Elizabeth Wednesday then stayed at the post office Saturday night before heading to Chateau. Heavy rain Friday the 21st caused the Sun River to rise rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Godwin
Elizabeth
Christian
Chicago
Mc. Ward
Chateau
Nellore Ranch
Mortimers
G.w. W. Weed
Daghs
Hannon’s Gulch
Undertaker Plans Stock Upon Rise in Conrad Area
C I Connor returns from Conrad visit and attends funeral of a woman found near town. He reveals plans to open a stock of undertaker supplies in Conrad as local business grows, justifying the expansion with increased demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Connor
Conrad Horiday
A. Salsbury
Stackhouse Brothers Move to New Main Street Restaurant
Bert Stackhouse and his brother C. L. Stackhouse plan moving their restaurant from Club Cafe to new quarters on Main Street after purchasing the Sou Son property owned by E. E. Hirshberg. The old site was a long time restaurant stand, and patrons are expected to follow to the new location. The town notes unreliable trains and roads amid ongoing travel delays and a semi arid climate remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Stackhouse
Sou Son
Main Street
C. L. Stackhouse
Club Cafe
Hirshberg
Stackhouse
Choir hosts farewell banquet for departing Jones couple
The Methodist church choir held a Friday banquet in the church parlors for Professor and Mrs. Wyatt W. Jones who plan to leave Chateau soon. Members and guests praised Jones’s leadership, music knowledge, and singing, and presented a cut glass pitcher and glasses as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Wyatt W. Jones
Chateau
J. G. Bair
P. I. Cole
Urrell
Guthrie
Jones
Hair
Professor Jones
Seventh Grade Examinations Pass List
The seventh grade geography and physiology tests last week drew the largest applicant pool yet. Listed are pupils passing seventh grade exams in geography and physiology: Clara Carson, Denzel McDonald, Silas Monroe, Edith Crayford, Rubs Todeskiss, Lester Cowgill, Joy Graves, Mary Malone, all of Choteau. Harry Miller, Miter David Gras, of Belleview. Margaret McNutt, Conrad. Mary Connolly, Willie Allison, Willie Gaines, of Cutbank. Iula Christian, of Choteau. the Howard of Cutbank. Roy Wilces, of Shelby. Manda Lindseth, of Farmington, passed in geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Examiners
Clara Carson
Denzel McDonald
Silas Monroe
Edith Crayford
Rubs Todeskiss
Lester Cowgill
Joy Graves
Mary Malone
Choteau
Harry Miller
Red Miter
David Gras
Belleview
Margaret McNutt
Conrad Mary Connolly
Willie Allison
Willie Gaines
Cutbank
Iula Christian
the Howard
Roy Wilces
Shelby
Manda Lindseth
Farmington
School Report: Seventh and Eighth Grades Lead Attendance
A 1909 school report covers the ninth monthly contest among public school rooms. The seventh and eighth grade room won honors with the best attendance. Names of those neither absent nor tardy are listed, including Sula Christian Lester Cowell etc. The record notes these grades have the highest attendance for the nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ith
Barbara Sutton
Folowi Magie
Lester Cowgill
Ruby Hodgskiss
Bula Christian
Mabel Steele
Ruth Daley
Fveret Christian
Florence Daley
Local notices and arrivals in Belleview district
Belleview reports in brief: David Gray Pred and Harry Miller traveled to Chateau on Friday for a seventh grade exam. Miss Berube to teach in Elizabeth district. Jefferson family moved to Fairfield. Lambing continued despite wet weather. most lambs saved. C W Gray hospitalized in Detroit for rest. J W Ward mourns father’s death at 87 in Brighton Wisconsin. Rupert Ward returns from Chateau high school. Snow damaged local telephone lines. repairs by several shareholders. Maids and Matrons postponed meeting due to weather. E J Osgood and Frank Salmond summoned for court as juryman and witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Gray
Harry Miller
Chateau
Mr. Gray
Detroit
J. W. Ward
Brighton
Wis
Mr. Ward
Rupert W. Ward
Choteau
E. J. Osgood
Frank Salmond
Post Office Robbery and Regional Developments Prompt Montana News
The Boulder post office was robbed on May 18. Madison county sees wide activity as Montana anticipates $8,000,000 in federal conservation spending this summer. Glendive to get a cement plant for concrete piers and slabs by the Northern Pacific. Log drivers and bands strike for ten hour days and higher pay. Somers plant closure reported. Billings Lumber and Manufacturing incorporated with $100,000 capital by I D O'Donnell et al. Montana allotted 0,000 square feet in Seattle exposition mineral department. Spionkop post office renamed to Raynesford with C W Hay named postmaster. Somers saloons defy closing orders. sheriff enforcement cited. Havre eyes dry farming expansion near undeveloped lands. Lincoln county bid to form faces injunction fight. Valley county epidemic leaves teachers unpaid for lost school days per attorney general opinion. Broadwater hotel and natatorium facing foreclosure after a single bidder, Union Bank & Trust of Helena, wins with $25,985.70 claim. property to transfer soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwater
Union Bank & Trust Company of
Helena
I. A. Heinze
James Ureen
Preliminary Notice of Premium List for Dry Farming Congress
Eligibility extends to farmers relying on rainfall less than 20 inches per year for crops. Exhibits must come from non irrigated land and represent the 1909 season. Individual exhibits require grown by bona fide ranchers stockmen and farmers. collective displays open to groups. Special exhibits to be determined by premium offerings. Committee signatures: W C Sudduth I D O Ponnell W B George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bona, Fide
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James Warner
Michigan
Halse Smith
Georgia
San Diego
Mare Island
Nicholas
President Fallieres
James K. Vardaman
Mississippi
United States
Alberta
British Columbia
Alaska
H. H. Rogers
Amalgamated Company
New York
John D. Ryan
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
National Editorial Association of
D. C
Association
Canada
Pacific Coast
Ewing
Teton
Fairfield
Ber. Feist
W. C. Boucher
L. L. Nash
P. OC. Silk
John Schultz
Levi Burd
W. L. Wetzel
Oscar Peterson
C. Peterson
C. W. Bush
Browning
Chateau House
Tlughie O'Neal
Sweet Grass
Wughie
Sula Christian Lester Cowell Geyer Cowgill
Ruby Hodenskiss
Joe Wilcox
Sth
Crrade
Roger Burrell
Edward Carson
Immer Daley
Sabhio Graves
Ursula Hodgskiss
Cora Monksman
Mabel Stele
News of the
Boulder
Madison County
Montana
Glendive
Pacis
Mathead
Billings Lumber and Manufacturing Company
Secretary of State
I D. O'Donnell
Postofice
Spionkop
Cascade County
Postoffice
Raynesford
C. W. Hay
Somers
Havre
Lincoln County
Supreme Court
J.s.rickson
Galen
Thomes Dignan
Valley County
Glasgow
Billings
Mont
W. C. Sudduth
I. D. Oponnell
W. B. George
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