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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
1
Last month August 1929 marked the hottest August in Chateau since records began in June 1921 by Robert Clarkson. Mean temp 67.65°F, highest August temp 98°F on August 30, tying the year’s peak for the period and surpassing 1922 and prior years. Precipitation 0.15 inches. only 1921 shows lighter August rainfall at 0.14 inches.
County Agent Robert Clarkson notes four Teton county farmers planted crested wheat grass this spring and report good yield and early growth. L. J. Otness Farmington Savik and Larson By num Jay Gitchell Pendroy. Gitchell harvests seed and Clarkson advises contacting the farmer for seed. Cattle prefer it to brome. Montana stations at Havre and Moccasin endorse it for dry land.
Marion C. Dietrich, former Teton County High School principal, has become principal of Shaw Technical High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and has left for the city. He previously led local high school from 1914 to 1919, then headed Billings High School for five years before becoming superintendent of schools in Billings.
Four meetings will show farmers how to use calcium chlorate to destroy Canadian thistle. Ahlson of Chapman Engineering Co confirms the method remains effective through fall. Demonstrations set for Farming ton on Sept 16 Agawam Sept 17 and Pendroy Sept 18 with farms unnamed.
A peculiar bird appeared near Billy Ellsworth's ranch west of Bynum. It walked erect like a penguin, had webbed feet and a long neck, and was eventually found dead from being shot. Identified as a columbus glacians loon native to Arctic waters, its inland appearance sparks curiosity and mystery.
Beulah Thompson seventeen year old Beulah Thompson died Sunday evening in Conrad after an appendectomy at St Marys hospital. Born August 6 1910 in Williston North Dakota she lived in Chateau and Lakota and Backus Minnesota before returning to Choteau. She worked at Strains tea room Great Falls Brick cafe Conrad and Choteau house and survived by her father Louis Thompson and step mother. Burial will be in Lakota North Dakota with her mother and brother.
Mr and Mrs Grover Parker of Chateau Mr and Mrs Louis Nicholls and Patrick Egan of Great Falls returned from a Big River fishing expedition by pack and saddle horses. They entered via West Fork Trail and exited via Sun River Trail with a three pack horse and five saddle horse caravan. They reported forests extremely dry and saw two moose. Dolly Varden trout averaging ten pounds each plus other native trout were caught before orders to leave Gooseberry Park.
Clerk Blanche M. Jacobson issued five marriage licenses over the past week. Recipients include Barr H. Crawford 22 and Marie Cox 19 of Great Falls. John Clifford Lamon 37 and Vera Maude Bravos 324 of Butte. Harry Emerson Noel 25 of Laurel and Katherine Mae Hays of Bozeman. Charles E. Humble 26 of Bynum and Winifred Hamilton 27 of Manhattan. Fred Pelzman 31 of Dutton and Cecelia Erkinger 29 of Detroit Michigan.
Chas. T. Pocha of Gilman died Friday August 30 at Chateau hospital aged 58 years four months. He leaves a wife and nine children. The body was taken to Gilman Sunday by Undertaker Chas. H. Connor for burial Monday.
The Woman's club annual Labor Day flower show at the Legion pavilion drew a large crowd despite poor weather. Prizes and donations supported the library, with awards for best blossoms and collections including sweet peas, asters, dahlias, and phlox. Proceeds from the dance and lunch totaled about $135 for library support.
City Marshall John Moore arrested Floyd Soderlund on Sunday for speeding and he paid a $15 fine after pleading guilty. Louis Vigen held on liquor charge posted $50 bail but forfeited it after not appearing. A man calling himself John Doe faced reckless driving charges with $10 bail, also failing to appear and forfeiting bail.
Two marriages occurred in Cha teau last week. Barr H Crawford wed Marie Cox on Saturday August 31 with witnesses Wm F Olson and John T Moore. John Clifford Lamon married Vera Maude Bravos on Monday September 2 witnessed by Anna Warren and Lynn Galley.
Choteau golfers attended an invitational event in Havre with players C S McDonald C D McDonald G C Core James Eckford Tommy Gossack T H Pridham Ted Turner Clinton Core John Hentges B I Parker and J C Morgan. Dell of Havre won the championship. McDonald won the driving contest with drives of 190 215 and 250 yards. Core won the fifth flight Eckford won the sixth flight and D McDonald was runner up in the fourth flight.
J. E. Bryne moves his plumbing shop from the McDonald block near J. C. Penney Co. to the Givens block west of the Choteau meat market.
The Te ton county schools will start in most districts this week with 90 teachers listed, though some districts have yet to report hires. County Superintendent Anna E. Stafford notes Miss Dampiere and Miss Kenten will visit Choteau Sept 18–19 for meetings with teachers and supervising principals.
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