13 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
1
The Montana Trade Commission orders merchants to display invoice cost and selling price in plain figures for all items after December 1 1919 and to post a complete classification of merchandise with price changes daily. Violations bring at least a $100 fine. The ruling aims to curb high living costs and profiteering.
Chateau Lumber Co. sues to foreclose a lien against A M Wintemute Daniel V MicCormack and Northwestern Trust Co. The case seeks judicial sale to satisfy the asserted debt and secure the lender’s claim.
Chas H Connor plans a spring construction of a 50 by 70 foot two story brick building on Main Street. The ground will house a garage and repair shop on the first and basement floors with a modern undertaking parlor on the second. He partners with his brother S M Connor from Chicago and his two sons Alden and Vivian as Connor Garage Co.
Mayor Morgan appoints C. L. Streeter as fuel administrator to manage coal parcels where needed. One car of coal reached Chateau since the strike began and was distributed to farmers. Although the strike is officially over, some miners may not return to work and conditions may take weeks to normalize.
Annie Reinks nee Kleyn died at City Hospital after an eight day pneumonia. She was thirty one years seven months two days old and a native of Holland who came to Montana seven years ago. Survived by Klaig Reinks husband and two daughters aged three and five. Funeral conducted from Connor parlors with Rev. Harvey T. Strong officiating.
Wells-Dickey Co of Minneapolis won the one hundred thousand dollar Teton county high school bond issue. The commissioners sold the bonds last Thursday at 4 1/4 percent interest and a premium of 2170, signaling strong investor confidence in the county credit. Larger premiums have occurred in the state with higher interest rates.
Judge John E. Erickson of Kalispell has been appointed associate justice of the state supreme court by Governor Stewart to fill the vacancy created by Justice George Y. Patten’s resignation. Erickson, long known in this region, began law in Chateau and has twice served as county attorney of Teton County and as district judge. The notice also records local deaths, moves, and prices from the area, including A. M. Nichols’s death, Rathman family relocation, and stock market reports from Chicago and Great Falls.
The Fidelis society held a regular programme after adopting its constitution. Members and guests enjoyed piano solos and readings while Hazel Trescott led a parliamentary drill. A community sing on Armistice Day concluded Sunday events and a domestic science class advertised plum puddings for Thanksgiving orders.
Four American Legion men are dead and several wounded after an IWW attack on a Centralia Armistice Day parade. Britt Smith, secretary of the IWW local, is hanged from a Chehalis river bridge by a mob. The IWW hall is gutted and lights go out citywide as armed authorities guard prisoners. Witness Bob Burrows describes the hanging and gunfire near the river.
Indianapolis Nov 11 The United Mine Workers general committee voted to obey the court mandate ending the nationwide bituminous coal strike. John L Lewis announced the decision saying they would comply under protest. The order must be drafted for court approval by 10 this morning and sent to members by 6 this evening.
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