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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
4
A historical list details salutes and gun touches for national leaders and dignitaries. It enumerates ranks from vice president to generals and admirals in both U S and foreign states, with gun salutes varying by rank and position.
The piece notes the saying the darkest hour precedes dawn and links it to related proverbs in English and other languages. It discusses universal motifs of endurance as night gives way to light and the moon's position relative to the rising sun.
The text explains that sound intensity falls with the square of distance, so tripling distance makes the sound nine times quieter. It notes medium density affects sound, with dense frosty air boosting loudness and aiding engine performance by supplying more oxygen, and compares distant mountain gunfire to a firecracker explosion.
Geoffrey Chaucer born in London around 1310 became the father of English poetry. He served the king as a soldier and was captured in France, with ransom paid by the king. His Canterbury Tales were written 1373 to 1400, narrating pilgrim tales to St. Thomas a Becket's shrine at Canterbury.
In a letter dated October 1883 to I. A. M. Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson declares there is but one art to omit and that a writer who knew how to omit would produce a find in a daily paper.
When pressing silk always press under a piece of muslin to prevent the silk from becoming hard and crackly. Damp the muslin and use a moderately hot iron if the muslin is dry.
A light quip notes Bronson as notoriously forgetful, saying he must check the directory each night to find his own address before going home from business. The joke highlights his absent memory and reliance on a list.
An old time health note explains headaches arise from many causes such as overfatigue poor sleep stuffy rooms overeating eye defects or nasal infections. Chronic inflammation in the nose or skull cavities can cause intense headaches and persistent headaches warn to consult a physician.
The article notes that drug testing uses various animals. Chickens show drug effects by comb color with ergotine. dogs reveal effects of hashish. frogs provide heart data for digitalis tests via a kymograph. This reflects primitive preclinical methods and observed species reactions.
A Popular Science Monthly explanation says discrepancies arise from placement. Official instruments in wooden cages are shaded and ventilated to reflect air temperature, while sunlit thermometers show instrument heat. In cities rooftops record general locality temperatures, not street heat.
At a New York winter masquerade party many leading musicians gathered. Josef Hofmann identified a disguised guest as a city music critic by noting the critic’s remark about his own hand. Hofmann confirmed it was the first correct musical criticism the critic has made.
The article extols the ruffed grouse as supreme among American game birds. It describes its forest habitat and hiding spots among laurel and trees. It notes a skilled hunter can attain about 50 percent success and recalls the bird’s sudden roaring flight when flushed.
A fragment records a talk about past times and furniture buying. The speaker notes ancestral habits of restless leisure and mentions Browning's Magazine as context for collecting antiques.
Notice lists J. M. Weaver O. M. Johnson and H. C. Nyhus as partners of the Teton County Land Co a Choteau Montana firm. Theodore Taraldson formerly a member has retired from the partnership.
The entry warns the contestant their claim will be canceled if no answer is filed within twenty days after four publications. The contestant must answer under oath to the allegations and prove service by registered mail. Include the post office for future notices. Date lines show 1916 and 1918 publications.
In Teton county Montana District Court for the Eighth Judicial District L M N Leslie sues Edna Coleman C Coleman Nels M Johnson Jennie M Johnson Auguste Reube Anna Schneider Wilhelm L Rietsch for foreclosure of three mortgages executed Aug 2 1914 to secure notes of 500 each. Lots in Hazlett additions Chateau Montana to be sold to pay notes. Defendants and all claiming through are barred from redemption. First publication Dec 15 1916.
Notice of hearing for petition seeking specific performance of a 1913 contract between Jonathan E. Webb and M. M. Webb with A. O. Pond. The petition, filed by Citizens State Bank of Chateau as Pond’s assignee, seeks sale of Lot 12 in Block 4 Chateau townsite. Hearing set for January 31, 1917 at 10 a.m. in Chateau court.
Department of the Interior United States Land Office Great Falls Montana December 12 1914 To Sarah A Callaway of Butte Montana Contestee You are notified that Guy B Plummer of Power Montana filed November 14 1910 in this office an application to contest and cancel your homestead serial No 010198 dated May 12 1910 for 8 3 4 NE and SK NW section 32 township 23 N range 1 West Montana Principal Meridian Grounds allege you never established residence or improved the land abandoned it for more than six months before and since filing Final: allegations will be taken as confessed.
Court in Montana requires all interested parties to appear January 31, 1937, to show cause why executor James W. Freeman may sell part of the estate of Frank H. Clare. Order to publish four consecutive weeks in Chateau Montanan. Judge H. H. Ewing. First publication December 22, 1916.
In 1916 the Department of the Interior issued a notice to Kenneth A. Leach of Choteau Montana that Mims Everett filed a contest to cancel Leach's homestead entry No 036011 for EXNWH and E%SW4 section 11 township 24a range 7w Montana meridian alleging abandonment sale removal lack of cultivation and nonresidency. The contestant must answer within twenty days after the fourth publication December 22 1916 or the entry will be canceled without further hearing.
Notice to stockholders of The State Bank of Power Montana. Annual meeting to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and conduct other business. Banking rooms open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday January 9 1917. L C Carver cashier.
Notice to stockholders of Teton Co operative Canal Company announcing a meeting at Burton School House on Saturday January 13 1917 at 10 o clock a m for election of directors and other business. R Thompson secretary treasurer Dana l Co dated Dec 5th 1916 first pub Dec 22 1916.
Alexander Trochot as executor for Francois Truchot sues Marie Dundon and multiple Dancke and Herbrecht defendants. Sale set for December 30 1916 at 2 pm at the front door of the courthouse in Chateau to sell 160 acres the SE quarter of Section 29 Township 25 North Range 4 West of Montana Meridian and related improvements water rights and ditches in Teton County Montana.
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