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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
5
Local residents attend and plan events as Thanksgiving dances and guild gatherings unfold. Citizens travel to Great Falls, Conrad, and Shelby for business, funerals, and naturalization hearings while engagements and licenses are recorded.
Before Christmas the Industrial Society plans to present Goldsmiths comedy She Stoops to Conquer. Cast selection is underway and rehearsals will start soon.
Vitaly Passo wires that Thompson and a crew are putting up at SokT and lumber yard on Hazlett Street. The coal sheds in the town’s south part have been relocated higher up and a large ground area has been enclosed.
A feature of the upcoming teachers' Institute is a public lecture by Prof Robt Clark of the Dillon state normal school. His topic is The Self and the talk will be held in the court room.
E E Leech begins a two month stay in Chicago starting Monday with Mrs Leech joining Florence Leech at a Chicago high school. Karl Halladay attends Northern Indiana University in Valparaiso Indiana after success at Missoula. Chas Cowell travels to Washington state with potential Nevada mining plans. John Jackson Sr and wife return from Seattle noting good health for relatives, except Louise Taylor who remains in poor health.
The Epworth League chapter held a harvest home social last Saturday evening featuring vegetable and fruit decorations, a brown bread and beans dinner, pressed chicken, doughnuts, pickles, and coffee. A short literary and musical program included instrumental solo by John Burrell, songs by Miss Crittenden and Miss Cole, Poe recital by Miss Anderson, and Whittier poetry by Miss Heighton Huskers. The event combined conversation and games and was financially successful.
Proposals for rebuilding the county bridge crossing the Teton river below Collins will be received until 10 am Tuesday December 3 1907. Bids require a certified check for five percent and the successful bidder must furnish bond double the contract. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the Board of county commissioners A C Warner county clerk Choteau Montana November 7 1907.
An authority argues new government rules let American farmers run tax-free alcohol factories for light heat and power starting Sept 1. He says industrial alcohol at 40 cents could compete with kerosene, offer cleaner light, and reduce accidents. If denatured alcohol drops to 10 cents per gallon, it could push petroleum from the market and waste farm materials could supply all needed energy.
The writer notes lasting benefits from spraying, with sprayed trees remaining healthier next year. A twofold spraying before blossom buds reduced apple scab, while a single spring treatment did not fully counteract it. The practice, done over years, yields better-season results and more pleasurable orchard work as fruit remains clean and perfect.
The article warns farmers to carefully manage roadside grasses and hay to avoid spreading noxious weeds such as Canada thistle and quack grass. It urges avoiding hay from infested farms and notes how hard it is to eradicate weeds once established.
The article notes two key influences on farm land value near small towns. Soil fertility provides intrinsic value while town vitality, driven by local business, preserves land worth. If farmers shop at distant dealers, town commerce declines, depressing land values across the surrounding territory.
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