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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
1
All parties indebted to the undersigned are hereby given notice to settle their accounts on or before the 10th of November 1911. After that date credit will not be extended, and my business will be conducted on a cash basis strictly. P. O. Rustad Marmington Montana.
A diverse news roundup notes Senator Gore backing Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination and Taft joining a Chicago union to lay a Hamilton Club cornerstone. It covers Cardinal appointments, a Boston minister charged with murder, U S postal profit, California’s first woman jury, Niagara trips, Pulitzer’s death, Republican convention delegates, Taft’s Pittsburgh visit, wool and cotton reports, and escalating Italy Turkey hostilities with civilian tolls and troop movements.
A. A. Saunders departs for Spokane for a two month leave likely to extend while assisting on reforestation at Big George canyon. R. B. Adams and Supervisor Leavitt inspect a new line to the west fork of the north fork of the Eton and study wire stringing methods. Seedling planting at Big George canyon is complete with about 90 percent of seedlings judged good. An office and bunk house are being built at Bar Mountain ranger station to house Ranger Townsend until spring or summer. Ranger labor leads the work as Leavitt heads to Sun River.
The Acantha reports a civil engineer Jack Barnett has completed a preliminary reconnaissance for a railway line between Conrad and Parmington. J M Ryan of Conrad is backing the project and will travel east to seek capital.
The Billings Sugar factory reports record refining of beets by October 26 surpassing prior seasons. Harvesting on the Huntley project nears completion with beets arriving from Yellowstone and Clarke’s Fork valleys. Farmers are expected to receive about 1.2 million dollars in payments, a net gain over last year.
Senator W B George of Yellowstone county will represent Montana at the American Land and Irrigation Exposition at Madison Square Garden New York from November 3 to 12. He will lecture on Montana products for two afternoons and show stereopticon views from across the state. Dr Sudduth will host an alfalfa dinner during the exposition.
The Study Club resumes its regular fortnightly meetings tomorrow evening the first since spring. Many teachers form the membership and some leave town for vacation. several new members have joined, including educators. The season opens with a book on education by Dr. Bagley, formerly of the state normal school faculty.
A goodly crowd attended the Episcipal Guild concert at Hodgskiss hall Friday evening to support local enterprise. Home talent supplied the numbers with praise from the Acantha for the program and strong applause for every performer. Notable pieces included Miss Bowers and Mrs. Malmin in a piano duet, Miss Whittier in a solo, Mrs. Bateman in Madrigal, and Mrs. Drake delivering Carrie Jacobs Bond songs, with encores from all performances.
A new Chateau Dutton bridge under construction shows steady progress with concrete work finished and piling underway. The bridge will serve a growing settlement of newcomers near the T. L. Gap area, aiding local transportation needs.
Deputy State Register Joseph Oker and Alfred Ssib bard oversaw auctions of state lands in Rosebud Yellowstone and Carbon counties. Rosebud sale October 24 moved 3,309.67 acres for 48,139.47 dollars averaging 11.24 per acre. Yellowstone sale October 25 sold 3,677.36 acres for 10,680 dollars at 11 per acre. Carbon sale October 27 moved 840 acres for 10,509 dollars averaging 12.50 per acre.
Town observes a toned down Halloween with minor mischief including soap on some windows and a clothing cut incident. No injuries reported and residents note improved conduct under light official supervision. The next morning the town appears orderly with no damage.
Dr James R Weir, a forest pathology expert from Washington DC, arrives in Missoula to lecture forestry students at the University of Montana. He will study diseases in western Montana and northern Idaho forests, show fungus specimens, and teach prevention methods to improve timber health and profits.
President William Howard Taft designates Thursday November 30 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. The proclamation urges nationwide worship and praise for blessings, urging citizens to gather in places of worship and join in gratitude for peace prosperity and divine mercy. Secretary P C Knox witnesses the declaration dated October 30 1911 Chicago.
Noted con man Nels Dort suffered a broken shoulder blade and a dislocated shoulder when his horse fell during cattle work. He was riding for Win Hodgskiss when the accident occurred Friday.
Major Logan cites Granite Mountain as Montana’s high point and notes population figures for a Kalispell arrest tied to counterfeit currency. State creamery regulations spark a Helena meeting while Park County visitors push Livingston’s gypsum industry. Montana gains eight Republican delegates as apportionment changes. Football injuries end Bozeman games and politics surface in Helena divorces. New battery-powered Bozeman streetcars head to pilot operation with unique tech. Rhoades scholarships to Oxford face apathy. Flathead interurban line construction begins at Kalispell fairgrounds with contracts awarded to local firms.
A county insanity commission last Saturday declared John Lundstrom of Conrad insane. George F. Miller chaired the board with Drs. Bateman and McGregor on the panel. Lundstrom was taken to Warm Springs that Saturday by Sheriff McKenzie.
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