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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1927
Page
2
The Choteau Gcantha is published every Thursday in Choteau Montana and entered at the post office as second class matter. Subscription costs are listed as 2 per year in advance.
The district court in Great Falls found Stephen Gundario of Waltham guilty of manslaughter in the auto crash that killed Mary Bykari of Belt. He received four to eight years in state prison. The editorial views the verdict a warning to others who drive recklessly and drink while operating vehicles.
Report from St. Louis describes striking electrical workers throwing bombs through two shop windows to intimidate scab businesses during a dispute. The incident prompted calls for restraint and a chance for peaceful persuasion toward the strikers’ aims.
The piece argues that both sides justify their actions as workers and owners clash. It notes a citizens committee attack on IWW headquarters provoked public sympathy for labor and intensified the strike, arguing that direct action often backfires unless backed by a state force.
The piece riffs on local politics and seasonal notes from Havre to Chicago. It jokes about Garet Garrett as a false prophet, Governor Erickson's candidacy, and Montana turkeys as prime. It notes the off season for transoceanic flying, Havre’s cold, Chicago's mayor, and Andy Gump amid a year of Thanksgiving for many readers.
A Miles City meeting of a Montana Legion post commander urged a larger standing army and preparedness as better defense and faster victory. He argued that if war is inevitable, preparedness is prudent though historians and philosophers cast doubt on inevitability.
The piece argues against perpetual war praising peace as an ideal for leaders and education. It notes war as a cruel force yet unavoidable, urges better cross national understanding and world welfare, and assigns veterans a role in spreading peace. It ends with a humorous forecast of an early California climate joke.
The article explains the American elk or wapiti bears ivory tusks and is the only deer family member producing ivory. It notes tusk location behind cropping teeth and cites a mature male pair averaging about an inch to an inch and a quarter in diameter.
The article traces elk tusks used for jewelry from 1912 to 1918, noting large bulls fetched up to fifty dollars and widespread hunting for ivory. It recalls rangers stopping tusk raids in the Yellowstone region, condemns the practice, and praises legal, sportlike harvesting while stressing respect for elk herds and wildlife ethics. From The Big Horn, Montana State Fish and Game Commission publication.
The administrator of Lillie F. Jones deceased notifies creditors and claimants to present their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to W. D. Jones administrator at T. H. Pridham attorney in the Larson block Chateau Montana. First publication Nov 17 1927.
In Teton County Montana W H Taylor sues Thomas F Hodges Adelaide M Hodges and Strain Bros for foreclosure of a real estate mortgage dated November 19 1918 securing 1500 due November 19 1921 no payments made The mortgage was recorded Nov 20 1918 and covers 520 acres in sections 13 and 24 township 25 north range 2 east The suit seeks costs attorney fees and determination of lien priorities The summons requires response within 20 days of service and warns of default judgment. The case is filed in the Nineteenth District Court in Great Falls Montana with Murch & Wuerthner representing the plaintiff.
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