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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
4
A damaged OCR slide lists county ticket candidates including John C2 Dan Ledgerwood for Clerk and William Miller for Sheriff with other roles such as Auditor Treasurer Assessor and Superintendent of Schools. Names appear with party alignment implied and a paid advertisement tag.
The Choteau Acantha offers subscriptions at 2.00 dollars per year or 1.76 dollars if paid in advance.
The ad lists Republican candidates for local offices including Representative two votes D F Mains and S McDonald County Commissioner D Frank Stufft Sheriff R P Dean County Clerk Paul Jacobson and others like County Auditor James Smith Treasurer A B Guthrie Assessor John K Lundgren Attorney R M Hattersley Surveyor John H Barnett Superintendent of Schools Grace M Thompson Coroner Chas H Connor Byron corson Justice of the Peace J I Cain J & Dehaas Paid for by the Republican County Central Committee.
Chas Royston, once reported drowned after a letter failed to reach colleagues during high river waters, arrived in Conrad last week alive after months near Augusta. He had planned a return to his eastern home, and authorities had found an unidentified body in the Teton river, fueling belief of his death.
The Western Grain Journal predicts wheat may not fall below a dollar per bushel soon and possibly not below 1.25 for years. Experts foresee persistent high prices for farm products as Europe’s war damage limits farming, raising global food costs for an extended period.
Royston steps off a train in Conrad to a warm welcome from surprised friends. He visits the Independent office to read his death notice and the many complimentary remarks printed about him.
If you kill or capture a wild duck with an aluminum leg band bearing a number and a request to notify the United States Department of Agriculture or the Biological Survey, send the band to the Bureau of Biological Survey in Washington, D.C. Provide date place and circumstances of capture. The program traces longevity and migration and tracks recovery from a duck sickness around Great Salt Lake Utah that has killed hundreds of thousands of ducks.
A dramatic social issue play The Black List starring Blanche Sweet arrives at the Royal for two performances on October 13 and 19. Written by Marion Fairfax and William C. De Mille and produced by the Lasky Company under DeMille, it portrays labor problems with moral lessons on screen.
J. J. Daley and Rev. Hall announce a series of prohibition speeches with dates and locations in Bynum Farmington Burton Fairfield. Events occur October 20 7 30 p m October 22 2 30 p m October 29 2 30 p m and November 5 2 80 p m.
A vivid statewide report highlights Montana Industries with Montana Power Co expanding to 53 000 horsepower on Wolf Creek and a string of projects. Harlowtown builds a complete sewer system Poplar adds a 40000 bushel elevator Butte and Superior mines set September output records Fairfield and Hamilton advance grain and sugar beet farming Cascade Courier becomes a home print Montana claims top Wheat yield Laurel oil prospects Great Falls Anaconda zinc plant expansion Billings bakery plant opens Iris bridges Kalispell three bridges Radersburg Black Friday mine resuming Anaconda zinc work Missoula packing plant Sand Coulee mines output Deed Point growth Malta beet sugar prospects Stockett mine shipments Columbus grain elevator Montana Power spending 300000 in 1916 Great Falls metal works start Missoula liver banks upgrade.
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