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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
1
The 1908 Thanksgiving proclamation by Governor Edwin L. Norris designates Thursday November 26 as Thanksgiving. He urges Montanans to observe the day in homes and places of worship, offering thanks and seeking guidance for the coming year. Secretary A N. Yoder signs the document in Helena.
Obituary notices include Cuba’s first president Thomas Estrada Palma who died November 3 and Victorien Sardou’s death in Paris. Highlights cover Harvard president Charles W. Eliot resigning for 1909, immigration trends lowering U S labor, AFL meeting in Denver, Gompers likely to be sustained, railroad rate cases in Missouri, and political tensions from Carmack’s street duel and other crimes.
Seattle sees $350000 more in exposition bonds subscribed unlocking full funding for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair set to open June 1, 1909. Permanent buildings near completion include Oregon and California state structures and Washington state building starts, with government plans approved and 250 acres of grounds prepared.
Conrad Mr Cargill left yesterday for LaCrosse Wisconsin after a two week stay here. Mrs Joe Gleason of Chateau underwent an operation at Conrad hospital Tuesday. Work on the new school building progresses rapidly with the second story nearly done. C H Drake and Sidney Hirshberg came from Chateau last Friday. Miss Margaret Smith of Great Falls was a guest last week. Miss Anthony of Bynum visited last Friday and Saturday. George Porter and wife were in town from their ranch near Bynum Friday. Mrs A C Karow arrived from Whitefish Wednesday to visit Mrs F A Salsbury. Sidney Hirshberg is working in the Hirshberg Mercantile Co store, coming from Choteau Monday.
Late returns show Edwin Norris ahead for Montana governor with Edward Donlan admitting defeat. Most other state offices appear won by Republicans except possibly treasurer. Legislature to be split with Republicans in the senate and Democrats in the lower house. Missouri goes for Taft and Maryland splits electoral votes. Binford leads assessor by 14, with official canvass imminent tomorrow. County commissioners to convene for official count.
Stanley White Man a Cheyenne Indian was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail by Judge DeHaas for stealing a pair of field glasses from Hugo Hirshberg. White Man recently completed a 60 day sentence for a summer misdemeanor and was formerly a pupil at Fort Shaw before being sent to the state reform school.
Officials of the government land office halted lignite mining on a town beach as a federal land law violation. A vein eight inches thick lay six to eight feet deep with limited continuity and low quality fuel. The town faced electric-light outage while decisions awaited from Washington. coal and wood supplies were already meager, risking fuel shortages in cold weather.
President Roosevelt proclaims Thanksgiving for November 26 urging national gratitude and prayer. He emphasizes balancing material progress with spiritual welfare and calls on Americans to rest from work, worship, and give thanks for blessings while pursuing righteousness.
The Great Falls Leader reports a Carey Act move to select 65 452.26 acres north and northwest of Conrad. John W Wade state engineer files plats with Great Falls land office showing multiple townships and ranges for irrigation via canals planned with the Cargill Withea syndicate and Conrad Investment. No state funds are to be spent on reclamation.
Washington November 9 The conference of Representatives Payne Dalzell Hill and James of West Virginia the leading Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee discussed the tariff revision. Proceedings aim to frame wording rather than alter duty rates. Tomorrow’s hearings cover chemicals oils and paints with wholesale druggists absent signaling no tariff change request.
Burglars blew open the back window of B A Robertson’s Sun River general store after pouring nitroglycerin into a drilled safe hole. About 350 dollars in cash and valuable papers were taken. no clues and the theft was discovered when the store opened.
Official returns from St Marys precinct were damaged in transit and one of the two books is missing. County Clerk Warner sought a duplicate from election judges and hopes to receive it by tomorrow before the canvassing board meets. If returns do not arrive the board may adjourn daily for seven days.
The literary and spelling society of the public school held its regular meeting Saturday evening with members present. The program included a duet by Clara Carson and Ruby Lodgskiss, recitations by Joy Graves and Roger Burrell, a dialogue titled True Courage by Mabel Steele and Ursula Hodgshkiss, and a current topics discussion. The spelling contest favored the eighth grade.
Reports cover bank condition and deposits in Montana state banks, construction plans for Helena hotels, a new Grandhotel project, and a Granite block rebuild. Mention of an epidemic scare in Anaconda schools, a fatal wage dispute murder near Roundup, and ongoing railroad construction along Taft to Grand Forks with murder suspicions.
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