Old Teton Pioneer William Hodgskiss Dies After Illness
William Hodgskiss aged 69 died last Saturday at a local hospital after about a week with pneumonia. He was a Choteau rancher and former assessor of Teton County, born in England in 1852. Survived by four children and two nephews. funeral held Tuesday at the Masonic Temple with services by local lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hodgskiss
Lee H. Young
Masonic Temple
J. G. Jackson
Staffordshire
England
John
Ursula
Yardley) Hodgskiss
Queen's Royal Yeomanry of Cavalry
Australia
New Zealand
Margaret Gyldenskog
Norway
Hodgskiss
J. E
Chateau, W. L
Malden
Wash
R. C. Hagen
Omaha
Neb
Grant
Chicago
Ursula Caroline
Mr. Hodgskiss
Percy
Archie
Choteau
Ceremony Postponed for Scout Court of Honor
The Boy Scout court of honor originally set for Monday November 4 is postponed to Tuesday November 5. The public ceremony awards class badges with J B Hodgskiss and A B Guthrie presenting the honors.
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Boy Scout Court of Honor
J. B. Hodgskiss
A. B. Guthrie
Great Falls Couples Marry at Jackson Home
Mark S. Delanty and Carrie A. Mullin, both of Great Falls, wed last Sunday afternoon with Justice of the Peace J. G. Jackson officiating at the Jackson residence. Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Eva Krofft witnessed the ceremony.
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Mark S. Delanty
Great Falls
Carrie A. Mullin
Large Stock Shipment From County Tests Shipping Volumes
About 22 loads of livestock were shipped from this section on Tuesday. Seven cars went via the Milwaukee road and about 15 via the Great Northern to Chicago and South St. Paul. Shippers on the Milwaukee leg included Emil Durr Wilson Gray and J W Ward with cattle in three, three and one cars respectively. Great Northern consignors to Chicago included Archie Hodgskiss Martin Rose H H Higgins James Peebles Ed Fearon Frank Salmond A A Wells Grover Parker Robert Miller C E Davis J E Young Mrs Alma Perry H L Halladay Gatch Jacobs Alice Jacobs and James R Gleason. Grover Parker also shipped a carload of sheep to Chicago.
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Milwaukee Road
Great Northern
Milwaukee
Emil Durr
Wilson Gray
J. W. Ward
South St. Paul
Chicago
Archie Hodgskiss
Martin Rose
H. H. Higgins
James Peebles
Ed. Fearon
Frank Salmond
A. A. Wells
Grover Parker
Robert Miller
C. E. Davis
J. E. Young
Alma Perry
H. L. Halladay
Gatch Jacobs
Alice Jacobs
James R. Gleason
Many Teton Pupils Suffer from Defects
County nurse Mrs. Henrietta Crockett visits 20 schools in October and examined 264 pupils. Of those, 54 were undernourished and a list shows defects in vision hearing breathing teeth throat enlarged glands skin goiter nervous troubles pediculosis pyorrhea. She gave health talks at each school and made 15 home visits sharing 200 pieces of literature on teeth milk and OD use.
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Henrietta Crockett
Conrad Invades Teton Next Saturday Afternoon
The Teton Bulldogs will host Conrad high in a key football clash next Saturday afternoon. Conrad has won four straight, beating Shelby Fort Benton Great Falls seconds and Big Sandy, and recently defeated Walter. Glasgow aims for the district title with Havre next Saturday. a Glasgow win could spark a three way race and a potential October 9 rematch.
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Teton Bulldogs
Fergus County High
Lewistown
Teton
Conrad
T'Eion
Breton
Conrad Boys
Shelby
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Big Sandy
Walter
Glasgow
Havre
W. T. Scott
State School of Mines
Indian Welfare Leader Plans Nursing Path for Montana Tribes
Mrs. Crockett, nurse and chairman of Indian welfare for the federation of Women’s clubs, details health work among Montana Indians on Fort Belknap Rocky Boy Crow and Crow reservations. She says plans include hospital expansion, more nurses and doctors, better schools and rations, plus training Indian girls as nurses to serve reservations. She notes high death rates and prevalent Trachoma and tuberculosis, outlines seven reservations with 13 000 to 14 000 people, and mentions Two Guns Whitecalf and Plenty Cops as prominent Montanan Indians. She will tour seven counties for the state health department then return to Teton County.
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Henrietta Crockett
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Montana
Fort Belknap
Rocky Boy
Gros Ventres
Assiniboines
United States
Whitecalf
Plenty Cops
Washington
High School Classes Elect Year’s Officers
The four high school classes elected officers for the coming year. Senior officers are Ellsworth Strand president Jesse Malone vice president and Eleanore Crossen secretary and treasurer with Mrs Irvin as sponsor. Junior officers are Gilmore Hansen president Helen Adams vice president and Clifford Norris secretary treasurer with Miss Larson as sponsor. Sophomore president Phillip Echan die and vice president Robert Burns with Mr Ingersoll as sponsor. Freshman officers are Robert Sheppard president Madge Looney vice president Emerson Earles secretary and Vernold Olson treasurer with Miss Vaughn as sponsor. Student association officers are Jesse Malone president James Morgan vice president Ruth Phillips secretary and Ruth Moore treasurer.
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Ellsworth Strand
Jesse Malone
Eleanore Crossen
Irvin
Gilmore Hansen
Helen Adams
Clifford Norris
Miss Larson
Phillip Echandie
Robert Burns
Ingersoll
Teton Wheat Tested for State Standards
Montana will conduct milling and baking tests on state grown wheat varieties this year. County agent Robert Clarkson states Teton county wheat will be tested including Marquis and ceres on farms of Adolph Schultz Dutton supreme and ceres on D. E. Fleshman Pendroy supreme and ceres on J. Toenyes and others.
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Montana
Teton County
Robert Clarkson
Marquis
Ceres
Adolph Schultz
Dutton
Supreme
D. E. Fleshman
J. Toenyes
Power
Young man Lucius Weatherspoon found dead near Bynum
The 22 year old sheepherder was found at a ranch house ten miles west of Bynum with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A note suggested despair led to suicide. He had lived in Chateau last winter and worked for Sam Pfrimmer of Bynum this summer before returning to the ranch. His father Donald Weatherspoon of Murphy North Carolina was notified.
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Lucius Weatherspoon
Bynum
Wetherspoon
Montana
North Carolina
Donald Wetherspoon
Murphy, N. C
Murphy
Chateau
Sam Pfrimmer
Pfrimmer
Sabados
Teton Bulldogs Rally To Beat Belt In Narrow Gridiron Thriller
In a Saturday classic, Teton Bulldogs overcame a 13 0 deficit to defeat Belt 28 13. Jones scored twice and a Loomis Moore connection iced the win as Belt’s blocked punts sparked two early scores. Coach Midgett rested starters while Norris and Earles anchored the defense.
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Teton
Bulldogs
Belt
Loomis
Jones
S. Moore
Midgett
Cliff Norris
Earles
Ifanson
Norris
Valley Boys
Cor Mere
Tre Ene
Gas Reaches Chateau After Pipe Testing
Gas is now in the Chateau system as dirt was blown from the lines on Tuesday and gas was turned into the pipes Wednesday morning. Crews have been testing the pipes for leaks since the gas delivery began.
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Chateau
Buttreys Purchase Local Grocery Store
Buttrey company bought Model Grocery owned by Carl F Carlson last week and will take possession Monday. Carlson plans to stay in Montana and had operated Model Grocery since last spring after previously running a store at Bole.
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Buttrey
Chateau
Buttrey Company
Model Grocery
Carl F. Carlson
Carlson
Montana
Bole
Culling Contests Held in Teton County
Poultry judging events conducted with five demonstrations led by Miss H. E. Cushman of the state college at Bozeman. At Fairfield Pendray Bynum Dutton and Beck farms, entrants totaled 82 with 17 perfect scores and three prizes likely after elimination. County Agent Robert Clarkson noted possible drawing of lots. C. W. Clark of Browning visited Chateau last week.
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Teton County
H. E. Cushman
State College
Bozeman
Fairfield
Pendray
Bynum
Dutton and
Beck
John Zimmerman
Ira Ritner
Loney
Elsie Gitchel
Hanberg
Alice Allred
Sara Hickman
May Burke
Dutton
Kuhnert
Ralph Reeve
al. Willick
Chas. Johnson
Jacob Beck
Matt Decker
Geo. Gainradt
Robert Clarkson
Farmers to Plant 34 Shelterbelts in Teton County
Thirty four farmers in Teton county will plant shelterbelts next spring as announced by county agent Robert Clarkson. Six more farmers have applied for evergreen trees. a list names Arch ie McRae and others. Some doubt evergreen growth locally, so the agent asks visits to Ed Altzheimer’s grove near Colling to see trees doing well.
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Teton County
Robert Clarkson
Archie McRae
Dutton
Thos. Swenson
E. P. Garness
Fairfield
John Holin
Peter Nasse
Joe Zgoda
Bynum
Baard Peterson
Wa. Swanke
Power
Henry Boehm
J. L. Barrett
Chateau
E. M. Bammel
Bole
Elmer Springer
W. G. Dauwalder
J. B. Connor
Farmington
Averill Bros
Collins
P. H. McClellan
Sikke Glastra
Lowry
Schuler Bros
M. L. Bechtel
Harry Swanson
Pendroy
Dave Schawver
Adolph Schultz
W. W. Cole
Herman Nelson
Howard Hanson
John Berg
J. C. Riphenburg
George Tweet
D. B. Standish
Bob
Arthur Habel
Jake Gemar
Agawam
C. O. Juelfs
Jesse Smith
Ik. M. Gibler
Jay Gitchel
Ralph Reeves
Chas. Proff
Ed. Altzheimer
Colling
Altzheimer
Father of Local Woman Passes in Washington
Eugene D. Pierce died at his Paulsbo Washington home on October 3 at age 73 after three years of ill health. He settled in Agawam in 1900 after leaving Montana and Nebraska origins. Survived by wife and eight children including Agnes Moore Ruth Yule Myra Herrick Lavern Callahan Verett E Frank D Claude E and Glen all but Mrs Moore were at his bedside.
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Eugene D. Pierce
Paulsbo
Wash
Mr. Pierce
Agaawin
Washington
Burton Bench
Agawam
Wisconsin
Montana
Nebraska
Agnes Moore
Chateau
Ruth Yule
Shelton
Myra Herrick
Quesnell
B. C
Lavern Callahan
Verett E
Tenino, Wash
Frank D
Claude E
Glen
Mrs. Moore
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Idaho
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Helena
Algeria
Will
First National Bank
U. S
TOTAL
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Montana Welfare
Self
Ranch Near
vYeron
Malone
Tony Mazer
Toomis
Oval
Buttrey’s Purchase
C. W. Clark
Browning
Citizens State Bank
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