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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
8
Sunday visits fill a wide circle of households as Willie Schoppe calls on August Enderly and many neighbors. Local clubs and families hold meetings, with Embroidery and Auxiliary gatherings noted, while threshing picks up and car use helps save time.
Miss Florence Thompson and Hil bert Munson motored to the Wagnild ia'on Sunday afternoon. Gerhard Rathman has gone to By num where he will be on the water wagon with the Alfred Schibstad threshing machine.
Reports from Teton Slope list residents and activities. R C Breiman, E W Johnson, Samuel Valentine, Bakker threshing work, and strong wheat yields. Mrs Scarrow returns to homestead. Wisemans plan Indiana trip for state centennial reunion. Burton beach ranch visit by J P Huidekoper. McKinel family visit, community club meeting at Boleschogl house with new member Mrs Swanson. Luncheon and fund drive for school bells organized.
The Bole community club met at the Bole school house Saturday afternoon with 10 ladies present. Mrs. Ida Price and Mrs. J Walkington served lunch. Several town residents visited family or traveled for work, visits, or events including a barn dance at Mr Kolste s farm and a Great Falls Boosters train stop with a Black Eagle band performance.
Ed Gibbs of Great Falls has rented the Valentine Kirsch building and will operate a barber shop there. The move signals a new business venture in the local area with Gibbs as the proprietor.
Brady and Farmington residents attended a LaVerne hotel dance while guests included Miss Clara Smith and Elwell Krofft from Strabane. Bob Malone bought the Concordia ranch in Deep Creek near the mountains. Frank Pierce visited Byham. Miss Myra Pierce plans to return home next week. Jane Hesselbrave visits Mrs. Otto Wagnild. W H Scott of Brady bought a big engine for the Alkali reservoir dam. Milwaukee track work reports bring regional rejoicing.
Fairfield notes rapid growth with new stores and facilities including Fairfield Supply Co. and Fairfield Mercantile Co. expansions, Rogers-Templeton Lumber Co. supply, a new Fairfield Times editor Mr. Schmidt, and plans for elevators, lumber carloads, and new buildings. Social events include a WCTU meeting, a large barn dance, and schoolhouse activity.
The Wiseman school opened September 5 with 18 pupils. An organ rented from Axel Larson aids opening exercises. Vocal music starts this year, and each student uses personal drinking cups by law. The yard was cleaned and mowed, improving appearance. The district plans a bulb collection contest for a $15 phonograph reward, funded by a trustee and teacher.
Farmers plan to stack grain to protect quality as prices dip this fall while the market pressures prompt rapid selling and disposal, signaling a shift in handling amid anticipated demand fluctuations.
The text emphasizes that ripening fruit symbolizes prosperity for farmers and that rainfall is the key factor for growing crops on dry land. It notes that beauty of premises depends on water, linking moisture to productivity and aesthetic outcomes.
A fragmented sentence notes that at present it seems the little Germany may have to break the British blockade by itself, implying isolation or pressure on Germany amid wartime events.
Help wanted for sewing of any kind by Mrs L A Larson seeks work and will take on various sewing tasks in the area. Contact information not provided.
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