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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
4
Published every Wednesday at Cho teau Montana it is entered in the post office as second class matter. Subscription costs two dollars per year or one dollar seventy five cents in advance.
Local banks report growing support for liberty loan with First National Bank and Citizens State Bank listing subscriptions totaling 28,700. The accompanying roster names Cal Binford, Max B. Bishop, Marc Butchart, Marion Butchart, J. I. Cain, Rea Calvert and many others as contributors.
Advance agent W H Reaney arrived with contracts for Yankee Robinson shows to be staged at Chateau con on June 23. The features highlight Montana’s auto boom, muddy roads, and the toll of rain on crowds and gate receipts, echoing a regional lament about travel crippling events.
Mr Reaney notes the Yankee Robinson circus has expanded greatly since 1914 with a large increase in trained animal acts. The show, featuring Battling Nelson as a concert attraction, now requires about 42 cars and ranks third in size among American circuses per Interstate Commerce Commission reports. Also an advertisement announces a new cash meat market in Chateau offering guaranteed customer satisfaction.
Since state aid began, stretches lie like islands amid mud seas highlighting gaps between completed sections. Residents vow to finish Montana highways as storms threaten, ensuring roads function even after heavy rain. CARD OF THANKS expresses sympathy for a bereaved husband and father. Licenses for fishing and hunting issued for 1917. Royal theater showcases The Intrigue with an inventor’s X ray gun and a wartime plot.
A satirical poem portrays a fictional Kaiser William proposing a partnership to conquer nations and threaten Uncle Sam. It mocks imperial ambition by claiming submarines and patent wars, ending with a darkly comic ultimatum to Edison and heaven.
Ninety head of stock are to be sold at auction on the Ed Bailey ranch on June 5. Local buyers, ranchers, and cattlemen are expected to attend. Details include cattle type and starting bids.
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