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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
5
Local column records numerous visitors and friendships. Mrs A J Nutter and Ernest visit Cut Bank, Pharoby Prouty from Miles City stays with Elizabeth Edwards, and Justice R A Clearmis marries Harold Whitelock and Heathery Davis. Elk sightings by R F Coghill noted, and Billie Baillie heads to Seattle for law school with family travel plans through Kalispell.
The Womens Club presents a rodeo themed Fall Roundup at the city park on Tuesday September 17. Trail Boss Ruby Miller leads the event with a chuck wagon serving hot dogs and coffee while last year’s wranglers share 1989 tally insights.
Rally Sunday on September 8 lists Fairfield 11 a.m. Choteau 3 p.m. and Dutton 7 30 p.m. Sunday school begins next Sunday with registration at 10 a.m. in Fairfield and 9 30 a.m. in Choteau. The Choteau Sunday school meets at the Episcopalian church.
Sunday September 8 proclaimed as a day of prayer by President Roosevelt. The church schedules Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 Epworth League at 6 30 p m with an important congregational meeting to discuss church matters The choir will be reorganized next Thursday Sept 12 at 7 30 p m at Bynum Minister Richard F Vick reports a new arrival Ralph Hickman family and shifts at the Ford Garage Mrs Gibson Monkman’s grandmother visits from Great Falls Glen Wiseman buys Moulton house.
The county's three schools opened Tuesday as most area schools did. Miss Helen Binford resumes teaching at East Farmington, Miss Muriel Alstad leads Burton, and Fred Woodward teaches Farming ton. Malone School closed due to low enrollment. Several families moved or returned, including Mr. and Mrs. Binford from Camas Hot Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson to the Kerr ranch.
Lloyd Heyer returns home after several weeks at Great Fills hospital. Mrs. Ed. Kinnaldie remains in hospital. Opal Jensen worked at Mig tard hospital recently. Hane visited Denton then returned home. Jolly Chants hold Achievement Day with HDPD club members present and Dorothy Swenson among leaders. Joyce Kropp and cousin hosted a dinner for new friends.
The first meeting of the American Legal Auxiliary after vacation will be held Monday evening September 9 at the home of Mrs K E Sturgis. Delegates to the state convention will report then and Sturgis, described as music chair, will present a musical program.
Robert Page Lincoln the noted magazine writer and angler visited Glacier National Park with Assistant Chief Ranger John F. Allen to gather material for a fishing series. He chased many species across Red Eagle, Josephine, Grinnell, Elrod, Elizabeth, and Kootenai Lakes and Belly River forks, catching a 6.75 lb rainbow, 3 lb brook, and 4 lb Dolly Varden.
Roy H. Loman publisher of the Weekly Pioneer died after a heart attack while visiting friends in Spokane. He had run the Pioneer for ten years and was elected this summer president of the Western Press Association, a division of the Montana State Press Association.
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