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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
5
Dupuyer items advertise shingles from Dupuyer saw mill at reasonable prices. Notices announce a birth of a son on Sept 23 1906, and a weeklong visit by Mrs Willis Norred. Employment ads seek kitchen help and steady work with wages 23.00 monthly. Real estate and livestock offers include 160 acres on Deep Creek and Plymouth Rock roosters for sale.
Local items report business visits for horse buying in Canada and Iowa trips by residents. Mil l River Valley Fair and Racing association schedules its first annual fair in Chinook for October 9 to 11, with other community notices including taxes totals for 1906 and a jail escape incident in Lewistown.
Bert Halladay is erecting a five room house on his ranch north of town. When finished it will be one of the best homes in the Teton valley.
List of uncalled letters for the week ending Sept 22 1906 includes A J Cresswell Tom Gray Mrs Iliza Larence Ivan Pecaric. Callers must say advertised and pay one cent. Also an advertisement for pasture for cattle and horses by J A Bothell Chotesu Moat with good range and water.
A public notice from Cascade Land Co and A. J. Corson Superintendent restricts hunting on the company ranches, prohibiting shooting across the Cascade properties to protect livestock and habitats.
Congressman Robert R. Hitt of Hollanois died at his Narragansett summer home from heart failure after years of weakness. His wife Mrs. Hitt and two sons W. C. Hitt and R. H. Hitt were at his bedside as he passed away at age 72.
Geo Cusker of Chateau won the roping contest tied steer in 1 minute 20 seconds. Carrie Salmond, first white child born in Teton county, tied to Mrs Nat Collins as early white residents. Choteau beat Ft Shaw Farmington 10 to 4 in a Friday morning baseball game. Mrs Garr of Lubec attended the county fair and said she would not have missed it for double the cost.
The prize baby returned home unconscious of compliments. Miss Nagle visits Baart's. Mr and Mrs Lintz and family moved back to Great Falls last week. Locals regret their departure. School resumes Monday after vacation. Mrs Lee Miss Daley and Halvor Daley spent Sunday at Ward's. Silas Monroe and Halvor Daley fished the creek Friday with great success. Belleview residents attended the Teton county fair. Mr Radcliffe and son Joe returned from Great Falls. Mr Miller of Belleview nominated for county commissioner at the Republican convention in Choteau.
A new forest reserve named the Kootenai reserve is created in Montana’s extreme northwest. It covers about 887360 acres along the Kootenai river bend near the Canadian border. Most of the land remains forested or regenerating, with little agricultural value due to erosion and arid high ground.
A Chicago News summary notes major contracts shaping Europe and the Americas. It lists the Peace of Westphalia 1648, the Pyrenees 1659, Augsburg 1555, Utrecht 1718, and a set of Paris treaties ending various wars, plus 1898 and 1871 agreements. It also discusses language use in treaties, favoring French historically, and ceremonial opening phrases.
A Brooklyn Life quip imagines a gorilla riffing on the death of a human, claiming the spouse inherited “articles found in his stomach” and opened a department store. The macabre pun reflects satirical humor in a tabloid-like feature.
A Louisville Courier Journal item questions the reputation of Mr Ollroll-Is Squirmington as a lawyer while praising Mr Beefwad-Fine for his ability to keep clients out of prison. The exchange frames local legal figures in a humorous yet critical light.
A father and daughter watch August meteors from a roof. The girl fears the weathered sky will spoil the moment unless the moon is visible, revealing a cautious blend of wonder and doubt in a small audience with the night.
A summer writer recounts a countryman who asks a fisherman who owns the sea. The fisher replies We own it. The man buys a gallon of water for 50 cents and later discovers the tide has pulled back, exclaiming They do a trade. The tale appears in Harper's Weekly.
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