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Choteau Acantha

Location

Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1939

Page

4

Bole Briefs Include Club Meeting And Social News

The Bole Home Demonstration club posts its second meeting for Thursday afternoon October 5 at the hall with glove making demonstrations by Mrs. Kermit Dale and Mrs. Myles Standish. Hostesses Mrs. Stuart Myers and Mrs. Wilbur Zeigler will serve a 2:00 p.m. desert lunch.

Bole Home Kermit Dale Myles Standish Stuart Myers Wilbur Zeigler Bob Davison H. D John Holm Ole Kolste John von Setton Vo von Setton von Wichen Hans von Wichen Volta Dam Dora Standish Roy Bjork San Francisco Mary Erickson Eddie Andy Moe Black Eagle Holm and Benson F. W. Smith W. G. Dauwalder Chris Swenson Dauwalder

Wildcat West Pondera Well Not Yet Commercial

Montana Oil Journal reports a six barrel per day wild cat well on West Pondera in Teton county. Owners R. C. Tarrant and W. M. Kirk shut the well pending whether to deepen it or convert it to a commercial gas well after acid treatment and gas shows from Colorado sand.

Montana Oil Journal Wildcat West Pondera Teton County R. C. Tarrant W. M. Kirk Madison Porter Chateau Tarrant and Kirk

Fall irrigation tips and Bankhead Jones loans note

Autumn favors irrigation chores like cleaning ditches and starting flood irrigation projects. Flood systems fit AAA, promising high returns. Bankhead Jones loans total 6,181 to tenants at $33,339,648 in two years, Montana loans total $124,612 from 13 loans. Cattle on feed up 16 percent in the Corn Belt.

G. T. Bingham Farm Security Administration Bankhead-Jones Montana Corn Belt

Tourists Spend Big on Montana Fishing Permits

Tourists spent 8407 dollars on licenses in Montana during August, buying 13863 ten day permits while residents issued 1186 regular licenses. The license revenue represents a small portion of total tourist fishing expenditures.

Montana State Fish and Game Department

Greenfield Happenings Brighten Community Activities

Greenfield hosts elk and deer hunting prep as Bernard Hatcher to guide and pack horses. Club leaders gather for a home demonstration project with glove making instruction by Margaret Tuller of Bozeman and a potluck lunch.

Bernard Hatcher Sun River Canyon Hatcher Margaret Tuller Bozeman Greenfield Greenfield P. T. A J. J. McInerney Sioux City Iowa Greenfield Beach Recreational Council Greenfield Youth Club Teton County Ruth Lee Robert Lee Lee Deaconess Hospital

Beck News Miss Gladys Gamradt Are Surgical Patient

Beck News notes Mrs Gladys Gamradt is a surgical patient at Columbus hospital. She spent part of the week in Great Falls with her illness and several local families visited or were visited across multiple towns including Conrad Chateau and Garnet with trips and dinners mentioned.

Gladys Gamradt Columbus Hospital S. Strengremson Bernard Toenyes Bozeman Montana State College J. Teenyes Bertha Bows Bernice Paulus Great Falls Vaughn Dutro Conrad Nick Paulus A. Beck Arwin Melvin Beck Gerald Garnet Tony Beck Basin and Goulden Robison Chateau Mary Timmerman Frank Timmerman N. Paulus Lena Toekes Laverne Ludowissi Joe Homberg Jr Geo. Huen Willard Aasmus Asmus Schaefer Power Mickey Skippy

State highway bureau awards three building contracts

The state highway commission awarded contracts for three department buildings totaling 26 125.85, with a fourth contract postponed over a right of way issue. The awarded projects include a highway sheep and office building at Kalispell for 18 731.85, a storage shed at Polson for 23 450, and a storage shed at Harlowton for 3 941. The upcoming section house on Boulder pass in Jefferson county is expected to cost 7 294.

State Highway Commission Don A. McKinnon Kalispell Polson Harlowton

Wheat protein high aids Montana farmers after tough harvest

State Agriculture Commissioner James T. Sparling reports wheat from north central Montana will show unusually high protein content this year. He notes heat-damaged crops but no total failures, a factor that may help farmers offset a smaller harvest.

Montana James T. Sparling Yarling

Selecting calves for 4-H feeding projects guidance from extension agent

Montana 4-H calf club members are advised by extension livestock specialist Howard G. Lewis to choose calves with strong heads, broad shoulders, and a rectangular, deep body. He notes temperament matters, cautioning against selecting fat calves only, as dam quality matters too. six month weights target 350 to 400 pounds.

Bozeman Montana Howard G. Lewis Montana State College Lewis

Unemployment Fund Limits Strike Supporters in Montana

The Montana unemployment compensation commission announced that benefit payments cannot be made to anyone assisting financing or participating in a strike or to members of a struck worker class. The ruling rests on state law enacted two years ago, with hearings available on denied claims before final decision.

Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission

Asthma Hits Helmville Region Cattle

Dr. W J Butler state veterinarian reports asthma in Helmville Powell county cattle after grazing in pollen heavy fields. Nine cases observed. Disease affects cows like humans, usually fatal to cattle. Authorities say pollen ingestion triggers it. Montana occurrence is unusual and not expected to spread.

W. J. Butler Helmville Powell County Montana Butler

Water Board Sued Over Irrigation Canal Contract

Barnard-Curtiss contracting company sues the state water conservation board in Stillwater county seeking 21,205.98 claiming 7,236.90 due for the contract and 13,934.08 in damages for reductions in project specifications on the Columbus project irrigation canal.

State Water Conservation Board Barnard-Curtiss Contracting Company Columbus Stillwater County State Board

Milk production up in Montana in 1938

Montana cows yielded about 15.8 pounds of milk daily in 1938, above the U S average of 14.23 but below the western states average of 16.51. Over 1928 to 1937 Montana averaged 13.6 pounds daily versus 19.06 nationally and 15.24 for the western states.

Montana United States Federal Agricultural Marketing Service U. S Western States

Collins Visitors and Socials Highlight Montana Weekend

Collins News reports Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fuson were business visitors in Great Falls Saturday. The H. C. club hosted a surprise party for Mrs. W. LaValley last Thursday. The Tomsha family visited various local homes and later headed to Salem Oregon.

H. C. Fuson Great Falls H. C. Club Collins W. LaValley George Tomsha Charlie Tomsha Chris Heerman George Alzheimer E. T. Fitzgerald Salem Ore Tomsha Montana

Governor appoints Ralph L. Arnold to Montana High Court

Governor Roy E. Ayers names Ralph L. Arnold of Missoula to the Montana Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice Samuel V. Stewart. Arnold will serve until a successor is elected in 1940, with Stewart's term ending January 1, 1945.

Roy E. Ayers Ralph L. Arnold Missoula State Supreme Court Samuel V. Stewart Montana Arnold Missoula Sanders Mineral Ravalli Lake Counties Fourth Judicial District Ayers Mount Pulaski Tilinios

Montana College Teams to Enter Pacific Livestock Expo

Judging teams from the state college at Bozeman will leave October 3 to compete at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Dr. H. H. Swain says college teams have earned many awards in past years. This year they will judge livestock dairy products grain and dairy cattle with four faculty coaches accompanying the teams.

State College Bozeman Portland H. H. Swain Greater University of Montana

Nurses Board Names Two Sisters to State Panel

Anna Pearl Sherrick of Great Falls is reappointed by Governor Ayers to the state board of examiners for nurses for a three year term expiring May 5 1942. Sister Mary Linus of St James hospital Butte is appointed for a similar term succeeding Sister Wilhelmina Bourke of Great Falls on the board.

Anna Pearl Sherrick Great Falls Roy E. Ayers State Board of Examiners Mary Linus St. James Hospital Butte Wilhelmina Bourke

Dance Draws Large Crowd Saturday Night

A large crowd attended a Saturday dance hosted by the Catholic Ladies Auxiliary and public patronage made the event a financial success. Music was by the Tennant Dahlia orchestra with prizes awarded to Harry Paulus, B I Parker, Mrs. M Sullivan, Mrs. Jim Smith and others.

Catholic Ladies Auxiliary Tennant-Dahlia Orchestra Harry Paulus B. I. Packer M. Sullivan Jim Smith

Parasites Attack Falls District Trout

Native trout in the Great Falls district are being attacked by codepods that attach near the gills. State Game Warden James A. Weaver says officials from the Game Department, livestock sanitary board, and U. S. Biological Survey are studying the issue. The survey notes codepods are not uncommon but have not before been found attacking trout. No method to prevent attacks is known.

Great Falls James A. Weaver Department State Livestock Sanitary Board U. S. Biological Survey

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Bole Prestone Chick’s Shell Station RE Egvone Children’s All Wool Jimmie Longie Oxfords 1.C Penney Company Ine Beck News Road Bureau Pilgrim cc Collins News M. Averil R. S. McClenhan Ralph Arnold Philco Radios Rexall Falls District Moderne Beauty Shop Larson Bloom’s Grocery Vivian Billie Charles M. Sheldon H. S. Auditorium Ladies Industrial of the Methodist Church Choteau Teton Choteau Cleaners and Tailors
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