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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
4
Montana lawyers contend seventeen counties never formed valid senatorial districts due to the legislature's failure to create them. Blaine Big Horn Broadwater Carbon Flathead Granite Hill Lincoln Musselshell Powell Ravalli Rosebud Sanders Stillwater Sheridan Teton Valley lack direct state senate representation.
The Clerk of the District Court reports two marriage licenses issued in the past week. A. Rye Sellars and Anna Clark, both of Browning Ludwig. M Phillips and Loretta Rowekamp, both of Conrad.
The Clerk of the Court Jas. Gibson lists new civil actions since the last issue, including Barger versus Wright on appeal.
Clerk James Gibson issued letters of administration September 2nd for the estate of Sigrid Ostensoe, deceased, to Ole C. Ostensoe. A Chinese laundryman in New York named Fli Hi Ding is mentioned in the text. The note questions whether he should pursue aviation or baseball as a career.
A garbled survey of contemporary politics and culture shows doctors, poets, and editors tied to a tumultuous British and American press. Mentions of a Japanese fleet off Cape Jharst and rumors about Lorimer’s senatorial bid illustrate era rife with intrigue and suspicion.
For sale a Buffalo Pitts separator with stacker weigher and full equipment. All in good condition and repair. Will sell on good terms. Inquire at RieckholY ranch or the office of Phil I Cole.
The piece argues courtesy improves dealings with others and boosts self respect. It uses a housekeeper example facing a difficult dealer, urging patience and polite persistence to secure fair treatment. It compares courtesy to sunshine radiating beneficial personal atmosphere.
A chorus girl speaks on judging talent by more than money, debating temper, fame, and the rise in show business while noting the daily grind of breakfasts and regular meals and the rough path to stardom. She recalls a manager’s warning about a show girl before breakfast.
In a mock courtroom scene a man denies striking anyone and fleeing. The judge questions him about a supposed charge of assault, while the inmate admits a brief baseball career ended by failing to run a single time. The judge releases him as not guilty.
Two friends play chess in a tea shop when an unwelcome third joins and heckles them. He is reminded that they object not to money but to the spectator. The scene ends with a silent contest and a jab about attire as Representative Clayton of Alabama rails against changing fashions.
Two young women seek seats at a matinee and are told they can share an end seat in adjoining rows. Near the end of the first act a timid inquiry to a middle aged man yields the blunt reply that he is not alone but with his wife, adding a humorous twist to the seating plans.
Binks proprietor of Binks' Freaks a sideshow and circus act hears of the death of his 500 pound fat woman Butercup Tubbs by telegram then meets a friend who notes he looks ill. He replies I’ve just suffered a heavy loss.
Quote recounts a man stating he would not associate with another due to a prison term. He insists the offense involved a million dollars or more and was not disgraceful, revealing social judgments tied to financial crime.
The New York Sun reports Knickerbocker asking if she backs the tariff bill with Becker noting she would not marry a man without an income tax. Nat Goodwin’s forthcoming biography is praised for shines, while an assembly’s unsure procedure to Gov. Sulzer is noted. A scientist claims baldness stems from cutting hair, suggesting a barber grudge.
A concise aphorism notes that some men preoccupy themselves with work and tools, leaving no time to notice chances and opportunities passing by. The saying emphasizes discipline and timing.
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