Local notes from Dupuyer and surrounding towns
Jos Hirshberg attends Carl Harris's business in Blackfoot during absence. Mrs Wilcox and her son return to Wisconsin. Sir William Cox recovers from a severe illness. Levi Burd and partners work near Birch Creek with I D roundup. A Chinaman seeks a location for a washee house, leaves for Chateau. Civil engineer Ross Cartee reports 2 second Klondyke strip, copper, gold, and silver finds. Stockmen upset over new ten cent duty crossing reservation. Chateau resident Robert Johnson warns Klondike fever abroad. Yellow fever quarantines spread in the south. Over two million dollars passed through pool boxes at the Butte Anaconda races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Cartee
Helena
Neighbors and visitors share weekend ties in Chateau area
Mr and Mrs Helm entertain nephews Melvin and Julius Christian touring from Sac City Iowa. Spokane guests James Trenary and Judge Ferris visit Chateau. Otto Wagnild family returns from Big River trip. Miss Elva Hanusa to teach Pendroy. three Dutton youths bicycle for Scout merit badge. Horseshoe tournament participants from Chateau and Great Falls scene noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Helm
Melvin
Julius Christian
Sac City
Flathead
Mr. Helm
James Trenary
Spokane
Chateau
C. H. Ferris
Trenary
Judge Ferris
Gaylord
Madison County
Ferris
Teton County
I. N. Caskey
General Motors
Washington
Montana
Id- 8
Otto Wagnild
Wagnild
Wallace Coffey
Elva Hanusa
Dutton
Arnold Hanusa
Hanusa
E. E. McArdle
Choteau
Junior Shabel
Floyd Hafto
Billy Rempel
Archie Murchie
Duttons
Destructive hail storm devastates Montana crop belt
A Montana hail storm centered near Mrs. OKeefe’s place blasted a three to four mile wide strip, wiping out flax and wheat fields in minutes. Harvest is seven days late, with farmers facing chaos, while locals visit the fair and golf links offering a momentary reprieve amidst loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
John Svenson
Denzil McDonald
Clint Core
Denzil
Hail Damage Impacts Farms and Local Trips This Week
Farmers report extensive hail damage last Monday with damaged buildings, broken windows, and poultry losses. Mrs Henry Bremer and others traveled to Great Falls for 4 H club events. Baquet family attended the North Montana fair and visitors joined outings around the river as school approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bremer
Great Falls
Dorothy
Leona Lockhart
Clea Hoerman
Clara Alzheimer
Chris Hoerman
C. D. Baquet
Montana
N. E. Baquet
Helena
Nick Walker
Choteau's Hanging Man Tree and Frontier Justice
The article recounts a 1881 vigilante hanging near Choteau Montana. A Canadian suspected killer Morgan killed the Armstrongs at Muddy and a mob executed him at the Hang Man Tree after selection by Old Agency residents. It frames justice as swift and rough in a perilous frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Canadian
Teton County
Armstrongs
Fort Benton
S. T
The
Teton
Morgan
Ralston Place
Guy Miller
Mr. Jones
Family Picnic Drive Through Scenic Montana Roads
A family outing described by Donald Rich and Bert Walker from Torvallis, including Ellen and companions. They traveled a scenic loop via Chateau, Augusta, Ulm, Cascade, and Great Falls, visiting Helena and the capitol building, praising the mountain roads and views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Donald Rich
Bert Walker
Torvallis
Broadwater Park
Chateau
Augusta
Ulm
Cascade
Great Falls
Helena
Capitol Building
Farmington Community News Sunday Services and Local Events
Rev Gauer and Miss Grace Dick will lead services in the hall at 8 p m on Sunday. Sunday school at 10 30 a m. Division 3 of the Ladies Aid serves supper at Lars Nassect’s home Sunday Sept 4 from 4 30 until finished, 15c per plate. Farmers Union meets next Monday at o clock. Neighbors and families attend gatherings and visits including Miss Mabel Tokerud and Helmer Anderson’s marriage in Great Falls last Saturday and move to Farmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Slanger
Joyce May
Auto
Fort Harrison
Geo
Helmer Anderson
Great Falls
Lunde
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Anderson
Farmington
Ralph Baldani
Marie Lindseth
Julia Harris of
Browning
J. W. Kerr
Cal Binford
Helen
C. M. Swenson
F. W. Arensmeyer Grove
Grace Reiding
Gren Falls
A. P. Reiding
Dick Gorter
Rexell
LaVerne Peterson
R Anderson
Right of way secured for Conrad Dutton highway
Local news notes the right of way for the Conrad to Dutton highway nearly complete and says bids may be sought at the September or October highway commission meetings with fall construction possible pending weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Dutton
Highway Commission
High School Opening Details and Fees
Opening day set for Tuesday September 6 with pupil registration afternoons through Labor Day. Dormitory opens September 5 evening. Book fee two dollars due on opening. Activities tickets two dollars and fifty cents optional. Dormitory rates cover four weeks: seventeen dollars for weekend home, eighteen hundred sixty nine dollars for staying. Principal A G Guthrie. Clerk Anna E Stfford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Guthrie
Anna E. St$fford
Taxpayers League Set Meeting in Great Falls Saturday
C W Penwell of Vaughn reports a State Taxpayers league meeting to be held in Great Falls this Friday September 3. He describes the gathering as involving important business matters and notes Penwell is a star route carrier between Vaughn and Fairfield and cousin of Lewis Penwell who debated Governor Erickson for the Democratic nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C W. Penwell
Vaughn
State Taxpayers League
Great Falls
Penwell
Vauhn
Fairfield
Lewis Penwell
Erickson
Isaac Explains Storing Fresh Vegetables by Pit Method
Extension horticulturist BE Isaac of Montana State College advises storing vegetables in a dug pit as a cheap protective method. He outlines pit dimensions, ventilation via flues, a crosswise roof of heavy poles, brush or woven wire covering, and an entry with air intake, noting frost risk and seasonal adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
BE. E. Isaac
Montana State College
Isaac
Saac
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dupuyer Acantha
Jos. Hirshberg
Blackfoot
Carl Harris
Wm. Cox
Levi Burd
Birch Creek
Robare
John Miller
Jos. Kipp
I. D
Indian Department
Robert Johnson
British Columbia
Peace River
Butte
Mr. and
Mrs. Helm
Big River
Ole Holland
E. L. Kueck
Kueck
Holland
Collins News
Adams Oil CO
Choteau, Montana
Hangman
Elmer Baird
Old Agency
W. D. Jones
Bynum
Dupuyer
Canada
Jimmie Armstrong
al Hamilton
Maggie
Mama
Annie
Taxpayers League
Spring Creek Dairy
Jay Lyons
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