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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
3
Fort Benton defeated Teton 12 to 0 on Saturday. Culbertson scored Fort Benton’s two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. An early Teton fumble near the goal line kept them from a lead while a key intercepted pass set up a long Fort Benton drive.
Jerry McClue now listed in the advanced band lineup after an earlier omission. Gordon Eckford joins the advanced band on saraphone. A new band instrument quartet includes Jere Coffey first cornet Jerry McClue second cornet Norman Rosengren trombone Mildred Harrington baritone. Irshal Davis arranges music as beginners’ instruction books arrive and the first rehearsal occurs. All beginners meet three days weekly 3 45 to 4 45 with a special 7 00 rehearsal next Monday for parental viewing. Irshal Davis plans to grow a goatee to illustrate how bad notes can be combed out.
Sid Yeager, center of the football squad, was seen Monday with his arm in a sling after trouble playing Saturday. Teton County High counts 199 students with class breakdowns for freshmen through seniors listed by gender. The bulletin notes Lost fountain pen and a kitten disruption in study hall, plus Miss Murphy's class authors.
Sunday visits marked a busy week end with gatherings at the Davis, Diedrick, Diederick, Quade and Dirkes homes. Plainview school teacher Marie Deveny spent the weekend with Miss Uhlenkott as Beck parents attended a Power school party. The Plainview Telephone Co officers gathered at the Lehnerz home with Joe Lehnerz as president and Joe Primus as secretary. The H D club will meet October 1 with a project demo and a talk by Willson. Ge o Hedington J Toenyes and Mrs J Toenyes attended the Kangaroo court in Choteau Monday evening.
Mr and Mrs W W Smith came home Monday after a visit to Nebraska at Mrs Smiths old home.
Governor Elmer Holt names a drought area committee system to enforce reduced feed concentrate rates across 41 counties. The panels aim to aid stockmen and farmers in purchasing feeds and arranging shipments to near ranches. Teton and Pondera county members listed include J A Baart chair Valier W M Brophy R J Ryan and Frank T Rowle.
Salt served as a medium of exchange in ancient Asia and Africa. The Moga rulers of India regulated salt use as money, and salt trade spurred commerce via caravan routes from Palmyra to Syrian ports and across the Sahara. The Via Salaria in Italy highlights salt transportation to Ostia and Sabine lands.
Swans in the moat around the bishop's Wells palace pull a rope attached to a bell to beg for food. A bishop's daughter taught them nearly a century ago, and the bell ringing has been learned by successive generations of cygnets as they grow from brown to white feathers, ensuring meals when hungry.
E R McLean discusses bank loans and Farm Credit issues, comparing government funded lending to private banks. He notes skepticism of the Crop Production Corporation, urges reliance on individual finances, and references editorial debates on silver and Roosevelt's political reception. Also reports Nora Bush entering nurses training at Deaconess hospital in Great Falls.
The WPA musical school in Chateau resumes its third year with C O Edwards in charge. No charge for most lessons. piano and organ excluded. Instructor paid $55 monthly and must provide the studio. County covers the light bill. Studio unchanged at Hodgskiss building near State Liquor store, rented from W L Hodgskiss of Belgrade.
Public notice lists parcels in two townships including portions of the NE and NW quarters and Lot 2 of Section 18, all in Two Twenty-five North Range Seven West. Amount due $134.67. September 7, 1936. Teton County Montana by Geo A Carroll Clerk Applicant. First pub Oct 1, last Oct 8.
The undersigned will on November 30 1936 apply to the County Treasurer of Teton County for a tax deed to the South Half of the Northwest Quarter Section 25 Township 23 North Range 2 East M M. Amount due 118.86. First publication October 1 last October 8.
The North Half of Lot Two in Section Six Township 25 North Range 1 West lies east of the Great Northern Railroad right of way and contains 4 acres more or less. Amount due is $7.84.
South half of the southwest quarter and north half of the northwest quarter in town twenty five north range four west. Amount due 563.70 dollars.
The article surveys attempts to locate Eden linking to Babylonian and Armenian sites with Damascus and other far flung theories. It notes most scholars favor southern Babylonian settings near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Iraq area.
The Coast and Geodetic survey notes that the St Hilaire method uses observed altitude and a simple formula to compute the error between true and assumed positions. Leading navigators agree the principle and its modifications greatly simplify navigation.
C R Stone banker from Judith Gap visited Fairfield and the Greenfields project this week to review the venture and potential investment. He arrived with attorney Mr Bille and noted previous local hay and straw purchases for Judith Basin cattle interests.
Elmer C. Smith treasurer of Teton County Montana announces call for payment of Bond No. 4 from School District No. 61 issued Nov 1 1919 in the 6 percent issue totaling 1000 dollars each with due date Nov 1 1939 and optional date Nov 1 1934. Interest ceases after Nov 1 1936. Dated Chateau Montana Sept 28 1936.
The South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Seven in Township Twenty two North Range Two West totals an amount due of 694.48 dollars. First publication is October 1 with a second publication October 8.
A legal notice lists parcels in section 13 and 24 township 24 north range 7 west with description errors and ownership claims. The document notes an amount due of 166.35 dollars and is signed by GEO A CARROLL as clerk with publication dates October 3 and October 8.
Property description lists NW44, N4SW4, and SW14SW4 in Section 29 with a 1936 date and amount due of 445.57 dollars. Indicates a legal or tax lien style record affecting the specified parcels.
A partial legal notice describes a land parcel in the SE quarter of SE quarter section 11 township 25 north range 2 with amount due of 14 dollars 41 cents.
The article notes Trajan's Wall as a renowned Roman earthwork eight to fifteen feet high spanning the Dobrudja from the Danube near Czernogoda to Kustendi on the Black Sea. It mentions its use as a Russian defense as late as 1854.
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