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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
4
Wednesday publication notes Cho teau Montana as the official second class post matter and records it as the official paper of Teton County.
On Sunday residents can see Sitz Hugh's Ride a two reel Lubin drama at the Royal Theatre. A social dance will be held in the new hall over the Weaver Crossen building on Decoration Day Saturday night. The McGlenn boys received a shipment of little chicks from Indiana with only two dead in one hundred.
Real estate loan note from The Electric City Land Co. 32-11. Mrs Carrie Verge ill current days. Eighty red reels of barbed wire at $2.50 each from Choteau Hardware Co. Mrs Arthur Edwards of Spring Coulee under Dr. Mc Gregor care. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs M J Simeon of Dutton on the 18th. Wm Cowgill returns from business trip to Minneapolis and the East. Ex Mayor Julius Hirshberg returns from coast cities. Manuel Jacobs accompanies him from Great Falls. Lange Construction Co begins foundation work for new business buildings west of the post office. Buildings east of post office progressing well. County records for Toole County begin transcription with Floyd Moore of Davenport as manager and out of town assistants. C W Welch Miles City and Misses Gladys Sheppard Helen Morrison Billings to assist. Chateau Light and Power plans improvements this fall including a new generator and rate cuts about 25 percent this summer. Chateau Tennis Club organized with about twenty five members paying three dollars each. Members active on courts two in number in good shape. Those unpaid urged to pay treasurer Jas Eckford.
The Clerk of Court James Gibson logged new cases including Conrad Townsite Co versus Ryan et al for contract, First National Bank of Kalispell versus Smith on an abstract of judgment, Christensen Graham Co versus Brown et al for debt, Mason Shoe Co versus Gunzberger et al for debt, Starke versus Harris and Arnett for contract, Donald Graham versus Conrad City Water Co for damages, and Nuzum Mattke Lumber Co dissolution with Chateau Mercantile Co versus Wilbur note.
Shafer Investment Co offers 220 acres of guaranteed land scrip at ten dollars per acre usable on vacant government land isolated tracts homesteads and desert claims. Available rooms McDonald block or Beaupre Hotel.
Halifax Nova Scotia May 25 The lightship Halifax No 19 built at Paisley Scotland with a crew of twenty five Scotsmen was lost near Liscomb about one hundred miles east of Halifax after striking a rock in fog on its voyage from St Johns to Halifax. Wreckage and three bodies were found by the steamer Dufferin and life belts marked Halifax No 19 were recovered. Government vessels were sent to search for more bodies.
Washington reports general prospects for a very large fruit crop across varieties. Only peaches may lag, with 1912 the last time yields rivaled this level. The U S chamber of commerce committee on statistics and standards cites May conditions as favorable for pears plums grapes and other fruits.
Minneapolis May 25 The local fee strike ends with 190 wagons resuming deliveries after nine idle days. Union men and company reach a satisfactory agreement including a $2.50 monthly wage increase and a $2.50 expected commission. An arbitration plan is set to prevent similar strikes.
May 25 Glasgow report of a suffragette bombing attempt near the Loch Katrine aqueduct. A fuse failed and a watchman found two powerful bombs and a woman's handbag with trowels a suffragette issue and a placard protesting Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst's treatment.
The Preston Minnesota brewery caught fire during a dry faction picnic celebrating the election to keep Preston liquor free. Firefighters aided by the city department halted the blaze as attendees clashed while the town enforces prohibition, though manufacture remains legal.
Tokio reports the Japanese government announces ratification of the Japanese American arbitration treaty by Japan on May 25.
In Chicago on May 25 members of a Presbyterian general assembly discuss new state laws on marriage and divorce. They refer the topic to the committee on Christian life and work for further consideration with a revised report expected that criticizes current laxity and urges legislative reform.
Washington May 25 Democratic leaders expect quick disposal of the Panama canal tolls exemption repeal bill and arbitration amendments. Senator Kern predicts a May 28 vote with a 10 vote majority for repeal, while debates over amendments and treaty implications continue. Senator Simmons, after illness, drives administration support for repeal, with Chamberlain Borah voicing concerns about railroad ships and the Hay Pauncefote treaty. The ultimate verdict, they say, rests with the people.
A brief, unclear exchange hints at how a character named Fred might react when told of another's beliefs. The line implies discretion and judgment without full context.
City council on Monday selected 2 Miracle Concrete Company as the lowest bidder for sidewalk work in Chateau. Bid rates cover excavation, fills, walks, curbs and drains. Widths set at 15 feet for business areas and 14½ feet for residences with specific street orders and a 30 day window for property owners to install their own paths.
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