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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
3
A verse portrait of Mattie the hired girl leaving town to seek better life in Timbuktu where workers are respected and poverty is less harsh. The speaker admires Mattie and imagines joining her as a hired girl, contrasting town and country life and noting the joy of simple abundance.
Listings describe multiple missing horses including a buckskin yearling mare and a 3 year old branded lazy PR with a left shoulder diamond, a dark buckskin with left shoulder diamond, an iron gray branded We on left shoulder, a roan mare branded heart M on left shoulder and a yearling volt branded W lazy K W on left thigh, plus a black mare branded horizontal bar O on left shoulder and a bay gelding branded bar half circle. rewards offered at various locations around Farmington Chateau Conrad and Nels Widell’s ranch.
A fur collarette was found between the ranches of Chris Salmond and Geo I Smith. Call at the Acantha office to claim or obtain details.
Notices from the United States Land Office Great Falls Montana dated September 3 1907 and September 23 1907 announce heirs of Vernie Jensen of Dupuyer filing to prove desert land claim No 131 and five year proofs for homestead entries Nos 13670 15659 by Alfred Wigen Charles F Suiste and others with witnesses named to prove irrigation residence and cultivation in Teton and surrounding Montana counties.
The Fort Peck Indians ceded about 2,000,000 acres to the United States on September 25, after a multi day pow wow. Each person receives 320 acres including women and children, with irrigable plans offering 40 acres irrigable and 280 pasture per head. Timber lands and school sections are allocated, with remaining land classified for agricultural, grazing, and non irrigable uses. Proceeds fund tribal trust and future Indian benefits.
The Cultura society at the high school reorganizes after graduation and withdrawals. Only John Burrell remains as president with Kyle Jones as vice-president, Elsie Ryan secretary, John Trochot treasurer. A committee led by Prof. Jones will revise the constitution and by-laws. The first meeting is scheduled for the last Friday evening of this month.
William H. Campbell contests Homestead Entry No. 1990 by William C. Palmer for lot 7 section 1 township 24 north range 7 west claiming abandonment for more than six months not due to military service. Hearing set Oct 30 1907 before U.S. Commissioner and final hearing Nov 6 1907 before Register and Receiver at Great Falls Land Office. First publication Sept 19 1907.
A cautionary tale of Billy Bang a bear who disobeys his mother and ventures beyond the fence. He steps into a trap set by humans, loses a foot and is left hopping on three feet. The story centers on the lesson of listening to inner warnings and obeying parental guidance.
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