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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
22
A dense update list covers residents returning from visits and military furloughs, business changes, sales ads, race to ship, Labor Day store closures, theater notes, and a light-eyed anecdote about Fannie Ward filming Innocent. Named locals include Henry Feehan family, Miss Violet and Mayvids, Jos Hirshberg Co, Choteau lumber, Pacific coast trips, and Seattle Naval Reserve calls.
Entries note Haugen's offering Kodak developing and finishing services and storm sash orders. Visitors James Eckford, Streeter, and Geo Miller in Great Falls. Labor Day closure October notes. E J Hirshberg family returned from Glacier National Park. Lost keys reward at Burbank home or office. Mrs J A Gleason returns from Pennsylvania. W H Franklin visits Choteau, plans to relocate to Philipsburg. Storm doors advertised as fuel-saving. order now via Choteau Lumber Co.
Chas. Simonds of Minneapolis visited his sister Mrs. W. E. Hall in this city last week and returned home early this week with Mrs. Hall accompanying him to Great Falls. John W. Hall and Arnold Baker spent days in Bute for U. S. engineers corps examinations, both passing and awaiting overseas call. Emerick Studio promotes photography as essential for soldiers and families.
Word reached Chateau yesterday that Julius Hirshberg a prominent local banker and merchant married Hulda Vlay a young San Francisco woman in the morning ceremony.
Notice to the public that after September 1st Chateau retail merchants will cease soliciting orders and shift delivery to J. A. Gleason. Gleason will make one daily delivery at 2 p.m. All orders must be in the store by 1 p.m. to ensure delivery that day.
Aug 29 report: French Army under Humbert occupies Noyon after Mangin’s crossing of the Oise. Morlincourt falls to French First Army as they seize Ques noy wood near the Canal du Nord, a fortified position Germans used to slow pursuit. Noyon’s capture marks a heavy German setback in the Picardy offensive amid regional geography and historic notes.
Born on August seventeenth nineteen eighteen to Mr and Mrs Glen Birch a daughter. Born August twenty eighth nineteen eighteen at the Chateau hospital to Mr and Mrs Hal K Ferris a son. FOR RENT Furnished room heated with hot and cold water. Mrs J C Taylor plans to travel to New York City soon. Farm loans amortization twenty years to pay contact T T Meagher.
The George Lawrence Company of Portland through Power-Morgan Company of Gilman gives a genuine hand stamped saddle as a prize to the best rider at the Gilman fair next week.
A Red Cross benefit dance hosted by Mrs. Frank Allum at the new grainery last Saturday night collected 21.50 from ticket sales and 12.50 from a turkey sale donated by Mrs. Allum, contributing to Red Cross relief efforts.
The Montanan publisher asks readers to send news and advertising copy early each week so the paper can be printed and mailed by Friday noon. Early submissions help ensure timely, high quality publication across the county.
Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after three months of illness from kidney disease. He underwent an operation and multiple blood transfusions as his condition worsened following initial optimism after renomination.
The author denounces loafing as dangerous and costly. Law may compel labor or imprisonment, and social respect fades. The saying he cites, He who will not work shall not eat, is endorsed as a timeless motto.
The official tally of the primary is to be prepared at Choteau starting at noon by the election board led by County Clerk E C Garrett and Justices J E DeHaas of Choteau and B J Mathews of Conrad. Expected to finish late this evening. The Montanan will publish full returns in the next issue.
There are more farms for sale than buyers. The owner has one farm for sale while the buyer has dozens to choose from. If your price and terms are right and you want a quick sale contact T. Sh. McDonald Co. Brady Montana.
London reports German counter attacks east and southeast of Vis-en-Artois repulsed as British forces advance east of the Somme. Since August 21, British troops have taken 26,000 prisoners and 100 guns. Paris notes violent artillery actions with allied pressure yielding more than 50 villages liberated in 48 hours despite cautious French advance.
Helena report states a Washington telegram to Charles D. Greenfield official of the state defense council says men in non essential industries including candy selling barbering chauffeuring and soft drink sales will be drafted first into war work.
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