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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
8
Farmington residents hosted and visited across Choteau Fairfield and Great Falls with dinners church events and school updates. Families such as Schrader Moran Lindseth and Otness share gatherings and summer plans while depot construction and a raised quarantine mark local progress and health safety.
Passengers arriving from Great Falls and Choteau report high water along the line. The Great Falls Vaughn segment is submerged and passenger service to Choteau is likely halted if rain continues. Power streets grow muddy though flooding risk remains low. A local highway robbery case, Wiadinsky v Bates, drew farmers to Power for a preliminary hearing with witnesses listed. The Shobert family plans permanent residence here, and residents J H Heath and I Payton left Power to seek work and enlistment in Helena.
The article notes two Olson brothers of military age traveling to Great Falls for medical examinations. It records evening visits by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Brandon and the L. C. Carver family, a Saturday social hosted by Miss Eva Delaney with the McNally family orchestra, and lists attendees including the Olson, Brandon, Cochran, DeJong, Carver and McNally families plus others. A public auction occurred at the Casper Fiedler ranch, with Mr. Fiedler planning to move to Great Falls soon.
Mrs T L Bench and others visit Theo Van Kuiken's. Mrs Hane and daughters Mr s Jones and Marguerite shop in Choteau. Martin Hanson drives from Fairfield to his homestead near Bole. Wiseman school and T S Gap hold programs with exhibits and lunch June 7. School contest at Choteau lists several Wiseman pupils as winners.
Buyers seek large and small tracts of land in Montana. Iowana Land Co invites owners to come in and list property for sale. Office located at Red Shed in Choteau. 22-tf.
A lone chronometer endured four months at Elephant Island under a blubber stove and smoky hut conditions. It reportedly never stopped in two and a half years, gaining one minute overall, proving crucial as Shackleton ordered a light march and discarded most possessions except six pairs of socks, tobacco, cocoa, and the watch.
Dr. George Edgar Vincent of the University of Minnesota and Rockefeller Foundation president-elect spoke in Chicago on crowd psychology. He warned that people with tubular minds bore others, noted that idiots and children are hardest to hypnotize, and suggested a society to suppress obvious remarks would fill a block.
Waldemar Eitingen of New York presented a live silver fox to the Zoological Society of St. Louis valued at $550. The gift was accepted with thanks but now faces reconsideration as the fox refuses all food except fresh eggs priced at 60 cents a dozen, a scarce item in St. Louis.
A London resident complains of constant musical noise from a neighbor’s house the Retreat. Between nine and late, oboe piccolos concertina and bagpipes disturb the Nook resident, who jokes about Edison and therapy while Perkins stays silent.
A shortage of first class wireless telegraph operators slows U S port departures. A cargo ship bound for an English port faced a delay until a New York man volunteered to handle the wireless duties amid fears of German submarines. Operators on cargo boats earn 40 to 60 dollars monthly plus keep.
A huge artificial lake in southern India near Mysore, now part of the royal state under a progressive maharaja, covers 30 square miles and runs 18 miles long. The dam spans 240 feet across a gorge, is 1330 feet long, 162 feet high, and 15 feet thick, with a 470 foot weir to discharge surplus water for irrigation. The project cost about 1.5 million dollars and was executed by Indian engineers under royal patronage.
A 660 watt electric heater attaches to plumbing and heats water to boiling within three seconds after connecting to an electric outlet. The purifier claims the water is sanitary and usable where ordinary tank water lacks cleanliness, benefiting doctors dentists nurses confectioners and men who seldom receive hot water for shaving.
A writer at a Royal Flying Corps training camp describes officers ordered to play golf one day per week. A nearby course is crowded with Khaki players who find the game both fascinating and useful for fitness.
In a wary exchange, a thrifty citizen says they aim to save for a rainy day while a gloom expert warns if half the predictions are right, one should save for hail thunder and lightning. The dialogue frames a cautious outlook amid looming multifaceted forecasts.
An Indiana prosecuting attorney says there are trade combinations to fix prices. The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes the public remains skeptical while consumers feel the impact of alleged collusion.
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