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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
1
Manager McCollough oversees wiring around town as the electric plant reports engines and power gear in fine order. Coke fuel arrives with Collins expected shipment at week’s end. Frozen ground delays line repairs, but pole resetting and wiring follow in early spring.
Reports from Richmond note Henry Clay Beattie Jr. executed and confessing to his wife’s murder. Kansas trials convict two men for tar and one acquitted. Britain’s ambassador Bryce may retire amid press attacks. A Denver murder trial sees Mrs Patterson plead justification. Smuggling plans link Chinese merchants with Chicago and New York figures. Dust disease fatality rates quoted by German officials. London jail detentions rise to 223 suffragettes. China’s poppy area to be freed for rice and cotton. Civil War veterans on pensions: 2,213,265 served. 529,884 on rolls. 35,243 deaths last year. average living age 70.
An illustrated church lecture at Methodist on Sunday evening Dec 3 at 7 45 and a Guild dance at Woodmen Hall Priday Dec 8 with supper in the dining room priced 50 2. An early six o clock supper option is offered for non dancers. Chas La Page and Jesse Davis return home after six weeks near Sun River reporting abundant game and heavy snow.
Wm Hodgskiss leaves for Portland with a cattle shipment and plans to tour the coast country. He will visit Hood River and drop in on Wm Butchart and family, former residents of Choteau.
Mr and Mrs E A Savory hosted a Sunday dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs A Burbank Mr and Mrs Cowgill Mr and Mrs Cain Mesdames Truchot Boutilier Miss Taylor Miss Hurd and Messrs Hirshberg and Hannon Photographer Emerich will open a new gallery in the Hodeskiss building behind the Acantha office next Monday December 4 after renovations to ready the space for the venture.
Harry Odenwald returned after two weeks of hunting bringing a fine bull elk. Chas Wilcox followed with a cow elk and fawn. Claud Townsend Hale Carr remain at Sun River springs with good hunting results. Snow is deep and feed for pack horses is scarce. McDonald Bowers and Dr Stephens are also active near Colwell place.
The Chateau Dutton bridge is practically completed with approaches graded. Delays arose from disputes between the foreman and laborers, but once finished it will greatly aid residents of the Dutton country.
Notice declares that on the 28th day of Devender at 2 p.m. the Teton county Montana District No. 20 board will offer bonds worth 1000 dollars each in five hundred dollar denominations dated December 28. Interest at 6 percent, redeemable in five and payable in ten years. Bids due December 23 at 2 p.m. sealed to Jos. W. Webber, clerk, bid marked Bonds. No sale below par. bids accompanied by 100 dollar certified check. Board may reject bids or sell privately if best for district. Delivery upon payment to county treasury. Dated November 1911. Dirk Hooyenga, Chairman. James W. Webber, Clerk. 11-23-41
Professor R W Clark from the State College of Agriculture at Bozeman and Mr Wilson led a two session farmers institute at the courthouse last Thursday. The afternoon session drew fewer farmers while the evening session drew more. Attendees discussed dry land farming with Mr Wilson recommending four inches of breaking depth over six inches.
The Great Northern Railway company sent a tax payment to Teton County Treasurer A C Burbank this week. The check totals sixty eight thousand and some hundreds of dollars and will boost the county treasury.
Complete list of uncalled letters includes Lars Larson Mrs Walter Clark William Cowgill P M at Chateau post office. Call for them as advertised letters.
The county treasurer and deputies work late to process tax payments as the tax season peaks. With a legal holiday on November 30, taxpayers have a grace day and Friday is the final filing day. Delinquent lists are expected to be smaller than last year.
District court convened in session this morning with Judge Ewing arriving from Great Falls. Naturalization business dominated the forenoon and an early adjournment is likely Saturday afternoon. A notable feature is the plan to call a jury for the January term.
The Acantha notes L A Peterson harvested 93 bushels per acre of oats from an acre field with oats weighing 48 pounds per bushel and Jars Nassett averaged 20 bushels of flax from 70 acres. Both are prominent Burton bench farmers and while these yields are excellent many other bumper crops this year have not been reported.
A basket social will be held at Collins Saturday evening December 2. Proceeds will help defray lighting costs for the schoolhouse during the coming winter.
A Montana man sues the Northern Pacific for 35000 after a locomotive crushes his feet. Dawson county reports vast uncut grain under snow and urges early seeding. Melrose phosphate beds near Big Hole river deemed commercially valuable. Neihart blacksmith Dick Walsh dies in his cabin. Two Helena boys drown after ice break on a reservoir. Freight rates to the Northwest judged excessive with reductions ordered. A reward is offered for the arrest of Mal Jouell. Deer and elk move into valleys due to heavy snow. New railroad survey links Columbus to Shawmut via Stillwater. Helena real estate sale totals 125000 for major blocks and buildings. Over 2000 elk cross Yellowstone boundary. soldiers deter movement with gunfire. Fort Benton amateurs stage Thanksgiving Eve show to raise funds for band stand.
The board of educational examiners tested eight applicants at Choteau and eight at Conrad on Friday and Saturday. Marking of papers is underway and results will likely be released by week’s end.
Rev. G. H. Heizer to lecture at Fairfield middle school house Saturday evening starting 7 30. Assisted by Prof. Wyatt the sacred talk will be free of charge and open to the public.
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