Choteau High School Bond Issue Passes by Large Margin
The Choteau district approved an $855,234 bond for a new high school building with 493 yes votes and 225 no, 718 total, about 51 percent of registered electors. Bonds issued for up to 6 percent interest over 20 years fund two wings: east wing classrooms and admin areas. north wing houses auditorium, home ec, shop, and music. The school board will canvas ballots then call bids and sell bonds.
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Choteau High School
Premium Center
Chateau
Committeemen Nominations Open at ASC Office
Petitions nominating farmers and ranchers for election as ASC community committeemen may be filed. Rex Manuel chairman explains ASC seeks best qualified nominees. Signatures from six or more eligible voters required. Ballots mailed mid November with two week mail voting. Three committeemen and two alternates chosen per community. Contact ASCS county office at Chateau for details.
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ASC
Rex Manuel
Teton Asc
Manuel
ASCS
Chateau
Bulldogs Rally Past Valier 19-6 for Second Win
Chateau’s Bulldogs beat Valier Panthers 19-6 on Saturday after leading 13-0 early. Doug Sabo connected with Brad Gunderson on a 35 yard pass for the first score and Sabo added the final TD late in the game.
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Chateau
Bulldogs
Valier Panthers
Bulldog
Panthers
Doug Sabo
Brad Gunderson
Gerry Yeager
Dennis van Auken
Gunderson
John Rose
Dennis Simmons
Walier
Ron Hansen
Rose
Don Gordon
Chinook Sugarbeeter
Malta
Cut Bank
Chinook
Conrad
Fort Benton Longhorns
Caravan Scheduled for Breen and Moberly in District 20
Republican state senate candidates Jerry Breen and Waldo Moberly plan a caravan through Senatorial District 20. It begins Friday October 21 in Shelby at 9:30 am and stops in Chateau at about noon, inviting others to join along the route. The district includes Teton Pondera and Toole counties with two seats.
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Jerry Breen
Waldo Moberly
Shelby
Chateau
Breen
Moberly
Teton
Pondera
Toole
Acantha
Tri-County
Conrad
Teton County
North Dakota
Missouri
Montana
South Dakota
Isakson Reports Capers Program To Have Variety
Gale Isakson announces Chamber Capers at Chateau High School auditorium this Saturday November 5 with a broader lineup than last year. He notes four or five new acts and a dozen numbers plan to entertain. Local groups from Fairfield Power and possibly Dupuyer may join for wider county participation. Turkeys will be given away. registration is in local Chamber ads.
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Gale Isakson
Chateau High School
Isakson
Fairfield
Helena
Tim Babcock
Power
Dupuyer
Choteau Chamber
Local Visitor Arrives From Detroit to See Son-in-Law
Mrs. Katherine Kneeland arrives Sunday from Detroit Michigan to spend time with her son in law Vern Murr and daughter and the Murr family during her visit.
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Katherine Kneeland
Detroit, Mich
Vern Murr
Augusta Man Jack Arthur Dies in Hospital
Jack Mathew Arthur aged 66 died at Teton Memorial Hospital in Cha teau after a lingering illness. He was born in McMinnville Oregon on May 22 1900 and lived in Augusta for 20 years retiring due to ill health. He married Clara Bond in San Diego in 1933 and is survived by his wife a son and several stepchildren. Funeral services are planned at the Augusta Community Church with interment in the Augusta cemetery.
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Jack Mathew Arthur
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
McMinnville
Ore
Cora Leatherman
Milton Arthur
Portland
Vancouver
Clara Bond
San Diego
Calif
Augusta
Methodist Church
Clara
Don Arthur
Oregon
Cecil E. Bond
Fairfield
Orvald
Kenneth M. Bond
Santa Barbara
David L. Bond
Live Oaks
S. L
Lucille) Christopher
Granada Hills
Lorna Sutton
Rabbit
Nev
James Arthur
Bay City
Leota Plummer
Hermiston
Vernon Brook
Brooks
Augusta Community Church
Edward M. Ferguson
C. Fred Crowe
Choteau
Banks Funeral Home
Rest Home Plans Nearing Completion
Martin Shannon, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, said architects for the Teton County Rest Home presented working drawings for review. The architects will meet the commissioners Monday for further study before submitting to the state for final approval and then bids will be called after specifications are drawn.
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Martin Shannon
Board of County Commissioners
The
Acantha
Teton County Rest Home
Breen and Moberly Speak at Tri County Rally
Republican candidates Breen of Teton County and Moberly of Shelby spoke at the Tri County Republican rally in Conrad. Breen urged continued service to advance a water conservancy bill, while Moberly warned of rising national debt taxes inflation and federal overreach.
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Breen
Moberly
Conrad
U.S.A
Seven Hundred
Corbett Angus Ranch To Host Production Sale Next Thursday
Corbett Angus Ranch will hold a cow and calf production sale Thursday Oct 27 at 12 noon on the ranch 2 miles southeast of Chateau in their new pavilion. About 225 cattle will be sold with Pat Goggins and Fred Chandler as auctioneers. Bryan Don and Lee Corbett describe the sale as annual with top quality cows and calves and include dispersion sale details from B and D Ranch Bozeman.
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Corbett Angus Ranch
Chateau
Corbetts
Corbett Angus
Bryan Corbett
Don
Lee
Lee Corbett
B & D Ranch
Bozeman
Corbett
Pat Goggins
Billings
Fred Chandler
Chariton
Iowa
Ermitte
Haymount
Dor Macs Bardoliermere
U. S
Blue Sky Ermitte
Denver
Quick Heckettier
Holimere
Diamond Bardoliermere
Chicago
Longleaf Elegance
Perth
Garrett
K. F. Bardolier
Beebe Scottie
Don Corbett
City Airport Improvement Plans Move Ahead After Commission Talks
City council hears progress on Chateau airport upgrades planned with a new county airport commission. A Great Northern challenge prompted delays. once formed the commission may clear the way for bids, paving, extended runways, parking apron, water line, and hydrant installation. Also, Bob's Ford Sales won the bid for a new police car at $1197.47 plus trade.
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Great Northern
Chateau
Teton
Dunckel
Great Northern Railway Co
Federal Aviation Agency
Montana
Bob's Ford Sales
Services Held For George Homer Sprinkle 91
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Choteau Methodist Church for George Homer Sprinkle 91 who died at his home Sunday. Burial followed at Choteau Cemetery with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named. Sprinkle, born Sept. 27, 1875 in Galveston Indiana, homesteaded west of Pendroy in 1910 and married Genevieve Patterson in 1923. The couple moved to Choteau in 1948 after retiring from farming. He also did custom sheep shearing in the area. Survived by his widow, two daughters Beulah Sprinkle and Hattie Chamness in California, and several grandchildren.
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George Homer Sprinkle
Choteau
Choteau Methodist Church
Rev
C. Fred Crowe
Choteau Cemetery
Donald Mason
Duane Mason
Wes Cherry
Jack Duffey
David Barrett
Paul Barrett
Vernon Engstrand
J. E. Sullivan
Carl Gulbrandsen
Charles Field Sr
Jack Campbell
Otto Swanson
Archie Hickman
Zwerneman
Sprinkle
Beulah Sprinkle
Hattie Chamness
California
Republican Women To Meet Friday In Teton
The Teton County Republican women will meet Friday October 21 at the Cornell Hotel at 2 PM. Officers urge all members to attend as this is the last meeting before the general election November 8.
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Teton County
Teton Old Settlers Plan Annual Meeting
Teton County oldest settlers announce their annual gathering in the Legion and Oddfellow halls in Choteau on Saturday October 29. The event begins at 6 PM with entertainment by the Choteau High School music department, followed by dinner, an after dinner program and dancing. Eligibility requires 51 years of age with 30 years state residency and 20 years in the county.
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Teton County
Legion and Oddfellow
Choteau
Choteau High School
Democrats Meet to Hear District 20 Candidates
A public Democratic meeting is set for Monday October 24 at 8 p.m. in the Teton county courthouse Chateau. District 20 Senate candidate Gordon McOmber and incumbent legislator will discuss the continuity of powers referendum. Charles Doheny will present cigarette tax referendum pros and cons. Henry McDunn will chair a brief business session and refreshments follow at Democratic headquarters in the old Choteau Locker building.
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Teton County
Chateau
Gordon McOmber
Charles Doheny
Dutton
Henry McDunn
Choteau
M Decker Dies Buried in Falls Montana
Matt M. Decker 82 of Dutton died last week in a Conrad hospital. Requiem Mass was held at Guardian Angel Catholic Church Power with burial at Mount Olivet in Great Falls. Born in Milwaukee he married Rose Toeckes in 1910. they moved to the Power area in 1918 and later to Dutton. He was a Raleigh distributor for Teton and Chouteau counties and a lifelong sports enthusiast who bowled until age 78. Survivors include his wife and son J R Decker of Rudyard.
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Matt M. Decker
Dutton
Conrad
Decker
Guardian Angel
Jaycees Sponsor Hypnotist Program at Local High School
Merlin the Hypnotist will perform at the Chateau high school auditorium Monday October 24 at 8 p.m. The Chateau Jaycees sponsor the show with a 50 cent advance ticket discount available at Cho-Drug or Safeway. At the door admission is 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for students.
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Merlin
Chateau
Chateau Jaycees
Cho- Drug
Safeway
Poultry Killings Reported at Hansens Farm
Mr and Mrs Friis Hansen south of Chateau near the Belleview bridge over the Teton river report 13 chickens and five full grown turkeys killed this week. They suspect a stray dog acted last Tuesday and warn that any trespassing dogs will be disposed of.
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Friis Hansen
Chateau
Belleview Bridge
Teton River
Hansens
Rebecca Briggs Dies Sunday in Great Falls
Rebecca Briggs 74 of Great Falls and former Dutton area died Sunday afternoon in a Great Falls hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at George Company Mortuary with Rev. E W Pardum, burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born October 30 1891 in Wayne West Virginia, she came to Montana in 1914 and ranched with her husband in Dutton until 1947. Survivors include sons Ralph Great Falls and William R Dutton, brothers Fred V Ferguson Great Falls and Raymond A North Webster Indiana, sister Virginia Ferguson Sioux Falls South Dakota, and six grandchildren. Her husband William E Briggs died in 1960. She belonged to Alpha Chapter of O E S and West Side Methodist Church.
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William E
Rebecca) Briggs
Great Falls
Dutton Area
Great Falls Hospital
Briggs
George Company
E. W. Pardum
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Wayne
W. Va
Montana
Dutton
Alpha Chapter
O.E.S. and
West Side Methodist Church
Ralph
William R
Fred V. Ferguson
Raymond A. North
Webster
Ind
Virginia Ferguson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Club Organized To Support Jim Stephens for Representative
The Jim Stephens for Representative Club held its organizational meeting at the Stephens home in Dutton with attendees from across Teton county. Ray Habel was elected chairman, Clarence Phillips secretary treasurer, and Dale Bauman head of the finance committee. plans were set for the rest of the campaign to aid Stephens in his bid for the Teton county seat in the House of Representatives.
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Jim Stephens
Stephens
Dutton
Teton County
Ray Habel
Stephens Club
Clarence Phillips
Dale Bauman
Power
Representative Club
Henry McDunn
Art Habel
Bob Stephens
Jake Loch
Roy Goodell
Frank Loch Jr
Charles Doheny
Bob Fleshman
Frank Schuler
Fred van Horn
Tony Burgmaier
C. B. Kolste
Chuck Lund
Ray Pike
Art Anderson
Fairfield
Harry Luinstra
Chateau
Club
Teton
House of Representatives
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Farmington
Aeeaseee
Bynum
Agawam
Pendrey
Valier
J. Breen
W. Moberly
Jack Arthur
Council
John Dunckel
Leo H. Murphy
City Council
Chateau Airport
Murphy
Commissioners of “Airport Busi
George Sprinkle
Old Settlers Plan Annual Meeting
Democrat Party
M. Decker
Falls
Jaycees
Rebecca Briggs
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