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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
4
Official notice lists subscription price at 2.10 dollars per year or 1.75 dollars in advance for the publication dated September 26, 19T2.
The ticket lists Thomas A. Cummings of Fort Benton as a presidential elector chosen for the state slate. Other electors include Tres Cott of Boulder and A W Miles of Livingston with several named officials such as U S Senator Henry C Smith of Helena and Governor Harry G L Wilson of Billings. Names cover Congressmen Ch N Pray and W F Meyer Red Lodge, Associate Justice L L Callaway Virginia City, and state officers including Lieutenant Governor J U C Kenney Wibaux Treasurer W i Enright Billings Railway Commissioner Leo Haust Libby Auditor Chas M McCoy Butte Attorney General W J Paul Deer Lodge Secretary of State Frank A Hazel baker Dillon Supt of Schools Lewis Terwilliger Livingston.
A long list of county officials is named for election, followed by a partisan critique of a Democratic county attorney candidate. The text includes musings on national leadership, business and tariff policy, and civics humor about courts and public life. It also references social columns and anecdotes from figures such as Governor Bell and the Marquis of Abercorn.
Mrs Helen Hambidge recalls an English friend with no humor and an Icelandic housework tale. The tease centers on a Harlem flat job and a quirky claim about milking reindeer as a skill. The anecdote ends with the friend finally relaxing after the joke lands.
A New York Sun quote describes a cook who urged staying home and served meals with onions in every mouthful, illustrating a domestic grievance in a dated urban voice.
Sunnyside Store Co of Vaughn Montana advertises rye seed for sale. Contact Vaughn store for pricing and availability.
Ceara V. Hares of Augusta Montana filed notice of intention to make commutation proof for land in sec 19 township 22 north range 4 west Montana Meridian before U S Commissioner A C Warner at Chateau Montana on October 21 1912. Witnesses listed: CG M Vance Lydia Hubachek J H Roberts Olaf Nelson all of Augusta. Register E J Barnes. First publ 9 19 1912.
Notice of intention to make final proof for desert-land entry No 2726 by Mabel F King of Bynum Montana. Proof to be made before A C Warner U S Commissioner at Chateau Montana on September 5 1912. Witnesses Karl Treumer David Scott Nicholas O Tuttle and Rasmus Fagerli of Bynum Montana. BE Barnes Register.
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