Judge DeHaas Dies After Operation in Great Falls
John E. DeHaas a longtime Choteau figure dies at Deaconess hospital after an operation for illness. A veteran harness maker and saddler, he served as justice of the peace, presided over many marriages, led the fire department since 1913, and remained active in fraternal and civic life. Born August 12 1853 in Louisville Kentucky he rode frontier life from Leadville to Helena before settling in Choteau and becoming a storied town character.
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John E. DeHaas
Choteau
Deaconess
Great Falls
Chateau
Judge DeHaas
Louisville
Kentucky
Colorado
Leadville
Becker
Knights of Pythias Lodge
San Francisco
Helena
S. J. Nye
William Hodgskiss
Local Red Cross chapter contributes for Florida relief
J C Morgan, chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, reports a $50 Florida relief quota wired to headquarters. The Palm Beach chapter notes worsening conditions, 9,000 refugees fed, 8,000 homeless in Lake Region, and $30 million area damage amid 400 known deaths. Sanitary conditions are dire with pneumonia cases and numerous burials.
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J. C. Morgan
Red Cross
Florida
Morgan
Chateau
West Indies-Florida
Palm Beach
The
American Red Cross
Power Morgan manager Harry Lay badly hurt in highway crash
Harry Lay of Power Morgan garage was seriously injured Saturday two miles north of Valier while driving toward Conrad. The car struck a guard rail and plunged into a canal bank, crushing the dash and windshield. Lay, with a broken hip leg and multiple fractures, was taken to a hospital for treatment with his condition listed as serious but improving.
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Harry Lay
Power- Morgan
Valier
Lay
Conrad
Walier
Choteau
Mr. Lay
Denver
Farmers Klette and Fansen Visit Chateau Monday
Tom Klette and Chas A. Fansen, prominent Collins farmers, visited Chateau Monday to attend to business and have dental work. They reported good weather this week would complete most harvesting in the area and that at least half of the grain is being stored on farms.
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Tom Klette
Chas. A. Fansen
Collins
Chateau
Livestock Train To Visit Chateau On Wednesday
A Montana Extension Service livestock special train with demonstrations and exhibits on breeding feeding and management comes to Chateau on Wednesday October 17. The event is co sponsored by the Montana Wool Growers Association and local Lions clubs with a noon lunch for farmers and stockmen. Specialists J O Tretsven T D Kurtz Fred Bennion J C Taylor and M E Stebbins will attend alongside local authorities to discuss feeding forage crops range and profit maximizing practices.
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Aeton County
Chateau
Lions Club
Montana
Montana Extension Service
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
Legion Pavilion
J. O.tretsven
T. D. Kurtz
Fred Bennion
Victim of Track Accident Dies in Chateau Hospital
Glen Osborn died Tuesday night at Chateau hospital after a grain truck repair incident two weeks earlier. He suffered infection from convulsions and tongue biting during recovery, leading to blood poisoning. Funeral plans move toward Canyon City as farmers raise a relief purse totaling $153 by Wednesday night.
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Glen Osborn
Jacks
Chateau Hospital
Miss Peterson
Great Falls
Fred Osborn
Canyon City
Colo
Fred, Jr
Conner
Chateau
Morrison
Oklahoma
Nina Rupert
Stillwater
Okla
Fred
Ethel
Juanita
Witchita
Kansas
Clarence R
San Francisco
George
Humbolt
Building Electric Line to Wallace Coffey Ranch
Construction began Monday on a power line from the north edge of town to the Wallace Coffey ranch near the A B Guthrie place. Coffey is building the line connecting with Montana Power wires and has renovated both interior and exterior of the residence. The Coffeys plan to move from their town home soon as electricity and other conveniences are added.
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Wallace Coffey
Burrell
Coffey
Montana Power Company
A. B. Guthrie
Foreign War Vets Form Post Here
An enthusiastic gathering at the Social Center hall formed the Harry A. Smith Post No. 1595 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Teton County. David A. DeTour was named first commander, with officers including C James Smith and C D McDonald. Members noted veterans from prior wars and plans to enroll more charter members. Sgt Harry A. Smith, the post namesake, died in action in 1918 in the Argonne. his grave lies in Romagne cemetery, France.
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Teton County
Harry A. Smith
Harry R. Stevens
Montana Department
David A. DeTour
Stevens
T. O. Larson
Great Falls
Alex A. Macauley
John F. Moran
KE. T Hawkins
C. L. Potter
S. R. Higgins
Gus Magnus
Hugh Tully
James Culliton
B. J. Bervin
Merchants Cafe
C. James Smith
Second
Montana Infantry
Second Montana
163 Infantry
Camp Mills
Long Island
France
Sergt. Smith
Co. C
Argonne
Romagne
Former resident George C Moore renews Acantha subscription
George C Moore of 339 West Terrebinth Street Compton California renews his Acantha subscription. He left a year ago for health reasons and is now employed with Richfield Oil Co in Long Beach California. He expresses a wish to stay in touch with Teton county.
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Acantha
George C. Moore
West Terrebinth Street
Compton
Calif
Moore
Teton County
California
Richfield Oil Co
Long Beach
Local railroads report wheat shipments surge in region
Mil waukee and Great Northern railroads each haul 15 to 20 wheat cars daily from territory served, with total daily outflow estimated 25 000 to 30 000 bushels. Experts C H Porter and George Tennant note doubling of business versus last year as extra grain trains run and livestock shipments rise.
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Milwaukee
Great Northern
C. H. Porter
George Tennant
Tennant
Chateau
The
Pendroy
Bynum
Choteau
P. I. Cole
C. G. Biederman
Edgerton
Wis
Walters & Dunbar
Chicago
C. S. McDonald
T. O Larson
John Sullivan
A. E. Dibble
Lebanon
Ind
Ray Neal
Great Falls Man Arrested on Fraud Charge
Earl Bookout, 38, a Great Falls sheep buyer, is accused in district court of fraud for a $900 scheme involving a forged contract with Cameron and McAllister to buy 600 sheep at $10 each. He allegedly paid $900, got an assignment, and planned delivery at Chateau with delivery claims tied to Dupuyer. bail set at $2,000.
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Earl Bookout
Great
Chateau
Bookout
Hirshberg
T O Cameron
McAllister
Dupuyer
Earl Halladay Treated at Maynard Hospital for Back Ailment
Earl Halladay of Fairfield is at Chateau Sunday and receiving electrical treatments at Maynard hospital for a back ailment.
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Earl Halladay of
Fairfield
Chateau Sunday
Maynard Hospital
Citizens Bank Adds Gas Protection Against Vault Theft
The Citizens State Bank installed a Pro-Tex gas system by G. A. Didier of Chicago to deter vault break ins. CN tear gas blinds intruders using acetylene torches or explosives while wiring triggers discharge, making vaults unsafe for robbers. Didier has fitted banks in Montana and recently moved from this city to Great Falls for further installations.
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Citizens State Bank
Yeggs
G. A. Didier
Chicago
Mr. Didier
U. S
Chemical Warfare Service
Didier
Montana
Great Falls
Women to Form Republican Club Here Saturday
Mrs J J Crary state committee woman from Teton county calls a meeting for all county women interested in Hoover and Curtis to discuss politics. A Teton County Women s Republican club may be formed with officers elected and work outlined. Open to Hoover Curtis supporters. 2 30 PM Royal theatre.
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J. J. Crary
Teton County
Herbert Hoover
United States
September Demand for Marriage Licenses Increases
Four marriage licenses were issued since last Thursday by Clerk of the Court Mrs Blanche M Jacobson. Couples include Sterling P DePratu and Mabel V Loss of Cas cade Myron FE Collette and Mercedes Dehon of Great Falls Arnold Winterdowd and Mary Day of Great Falls and Jesse F Cadby and Margaret Query of Ellsworth Kansas. The latest ceremony took place at the M FE parsonage with Rev F R Kaemmer as officiant. Jacobson notes 11 licenses issued this month, a record for September.
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Blanche M. Jacobson
Sterling P. DePratu
Fairfield
Mabel V. Loss
Cascade
Myron FE
Collette
Great Falls
M. Mercedes Dehon
Arnold G. Winterowd
Mary E. Day
Jesse F. Cadby
Shelby
Margaret M. Querry
Ellsworth
Kansas
M. FE. Parsonage
F. R. Kaemmer
C. Waldron
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Dehaas
R. C
Florida Relief
Harry
First National Bank
TOTAL
Wallace Coffey Ranch
Argonne Sector
D. A. DeTour
Citizens Bank
Republican
Les
Chateau, Mont
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