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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
1
Division Engineer Hickman reports orders to abandon surface filling and use gravel ballast on the Choteau line with a steam shovel. Crews aim to complete track laying from Choteau to Bynum before ballast work. snow storms delay progress and derailments threaten completion.
The tag day fundraiser is postponed because roads are in poor condition. It will likely occur during the celebration day or when the first passenger train reaches Chateau. Mr. Prescott proposed a souvenir for the railroad arrival to be used on tag day, and the plan has approval from organizers.
President Woodrow Wilson signed the Underwood Simmons tariff at the White House sending telegrams to customs collectors as the first Democratic tariff enactment since 1894. A group of lawmakers cabinet members and friends witnessed as two gold pens were used to mark the moment. He urged allies to pursue currency reform next and continue the political effort.
The Ladies' Guild will host a royal entertaining Halloween dance at Woodmen hall on Friday evening the 31st inst. Schedule the date now to avoid missing the biggest event of the season as plans for your entertainment unfold. Reserve that date.
Judge H. H. Ewing completed the term of the district court last Thursday. Cases heard include State of Montana vs Carl Gordon pled not guilty with bail $1,000 and State of Montana vs James McDonough pled not guilty with bail $21,000.
Civil actions filed include Leech versus Wood et al on a note lawsuit, Harmon versus Harmon for divorce, Stanford as receiver versus Matticks et al on a contract suit, and Peterson versus Chasse on a contract.
For the past week, licenses were issued to Ben W. Littlefield and Edna G. Powell both of Cut Bank and to Robert Powell and Katherin Davis both of Cut Bank.
In a Jackson Citizen snippet, Mrs Pankhurst is described as promising mildness while a quip compares to an odorless limburger cheese, a humorous aside from the columnist.
A man about 30 to 40 years old was found shot and bludgeoned near Priest Butte Lake, six miles south of Chateau. The inquest found death by criminal violence with unknown assailants. No identity or suspects were established. Local officials and witnesses described the scene and injuries with no clear motive or clue.
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