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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
4
The Choteau Acantha is published every Thursday at Choteau Montana and entered in the post office as second class matter. All business communications should be addressed to the Choteau Acantha in Teton County with proprietor Guthrie listed.
In a September 12 Farm, Stock, and Home note from Chateau Mont, readers discuss a tactic to use a winter wheat field infested with wild oats as a pasture then plow. Critics warn bearded awn seeds stick to animals and spread. others propose growing a cultivated crop like potatoes to reduce seeds.
The notice warns people to use all possible care at this season on the range and in the mountains, urging vigilance and prudent conduct to prevent accidents and injuries.
The article warns that unusually heavy dried grass now drying increases fire risk across canyons and mountains. A local observer notes grass reaches tops of peaks, threatening range, hay, fences, and even homes. settlers would suffer most. Caution urged to preserve abundant resources.
Voter instruction lists numerous names and locales from Wheatcamp to Sunrise plus bs bench, asking to draw a line through the preferred candidate. The long list includes towns such as Paradise Good Hope Tetontown and Greenfields, with many repeated or similar entries and several odd spellings.
The result of voting up to today shows Good Hope with 35 votes and Greenfields leading at 115 votes. The tally reflects ongoing ballots and regional support for each location.
All prospective grain exhibitors urged to thresh grain by hand to ensure timely displays at the county fair. A later threshing season could interfere with the grain exhibit, but timely hand threshing will prevent issues, per the Pair Commission.
In Raymond, Mrs. Mabel Gleason visits her parents Mr and Mrs D E Stansberry for the week. Mr K B Cohoe moves his family to town for the winter. Mrs F E Wessel, away this summer on her homestead, receives a Chateau call. Mr and Mrs Halladay return home, weather reported warm in the East. Mrs J L Collins visits in Chateau. Maud Ostrom to teach Dry Fork school. Frank Collins rumored to have whooping cough. Mrs Henry Radcliffe leaves Chateau. Emery Knowlton finishes haying.
The county commissioners set railroad assessments for 1907 by state board action. Great Northern valued at 1,644,856 and Montana and Great Northern at 555,418, totaling 2,200,256, up 181,601 from last year. Real and personal property totals rose to 3,912,876 vs 3,581,519, creating a combined gain of 542,961.
190 cattle with about 35 calves offered for sale either with or without the calves. Cattle viewable at John Gist's ranch at the head of Gansman's course. Located at Gist and Later, Bynum, Montana.
The Chateau Laundry will be closed from September 23 to October 7 as announced by C L Franklin.
One heir for all heirs of Vernie Jensen deceased of Dupuyer Montana has fled notice of intention to make proof on desert land claim No 131 for the sweed sea two nwt ned nd swt and nwdsec. Proof set before Geo W Magee U S Commissioner at Dupuyer on October 21 1907. Witnesses named to prove irrigation and reclamation are John A Fox George Broadwell George H Miles and Carl N Jensen all of Dupuyer Montana.
In the court of Montana Teton County District Court the administratrix with the will annexed for Samuel J T McNeil deceased seeks an order of sale of real estate to cover estate needs. The hearing is set for October in the court at Choteru and publication is required weekly for four weeks in the Chateau Acantha.
Notices announce entrymen filing for final proof under desert land and homestead entries. Hattie M. Coffey, agent for Henry Mills of Bynum Montana, seeks irrigation proof with witnesses William D. Jones Frank Wall John B. Wellenstein and George D. Porter all of Bynum. Janet M. Coe of Dupuyer Montana plans mutation proof with witnesses Richard F. Shields Charles F. Thomas John Hall Calvin Stewart all of Dunmore Montana.
The Department of the Interior announces that Louise M. Martin and Alice R. Martin of Great Falls Montana will file final five year proofs October 1 1907 before U S Commissioner E C Garret at Cho teau Montana. Also named are John Zimmerman William J Dorrington Peter O Nasse and Hannibal Adams of Cho teau Montana for land entries.
Arley Moore files a contest affidavit against homestead entry 425 dated January 9, 1903 for parcels in township 24 north range 12 west. Harmon L Halladay is accused of abandonment and failure to settle and cultivate. Proceedings set for October 14 1907 before U S Commissioner E G Garrett and final hearing October 21 1907 before the Register and Receiver at the Great Falls land office. Publication ordered due to unable personal service.
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