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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
2
The Choteau Montanan reports a December 30 marriage license for Hugo Norman and Mayvid Lestrud performed in Belgrade, notes a New Year celebration and fifth anniversary, plus a December 15 con artist incident in town with two men using forged checks and a Salt Lake Bank. The piece lists residents and social events, and warns authorities will pursue the scammers.
A late night drive on Dutton road ends with Tinley Boland and Rose Schosser marrying at Justice Terris office. Arch ie Murchie and Ike Martine organize the license and witnesses John Wested and Florence Nelson attend as they plan to post the certificate publicly for three days.
Miss Dorothy Anderson returned home from Great Falls where she studied nursing at the Columbus hospital. She visited her parents Mr and Mrs R D Anderson over the holidays. The Harmony school house Christmas program by Mae Anderson and Olive Therrien drew a large crowd and a subsequent dance followed. Scarlet fever closed Dry Forks school and Margaret Anderson is very sick. A group of Dry Forks youths attended a Fish Lake dance. Kenneth Wise and Herman Bramer are listed among attendees.
The notes describe wedding attendance at McVay’s event and a harmony schoolhouse program, with guests Ralph Nevills from Conrad, Elmer Robinson and others. Families including the Pings, Andersons, Manixes, English and Lindsay attended a Dupuyer wedding, and New Year’s dinners featured Mrs Heller, Mae Anderson and others with the Therrien family. Miss Aimee Wilson spent Christmas with Shelby friends.
Rev H E Bush leads Sunday services at St Stephen's Church with Divine Worship at 11 00 am Sunday School 9 09 am and Evening Prayer and Study at 7 30 pm The day honors the visit of the Magi to the Bethlehem Babe noting that January 6 is Christmas for Eastern Christians and recalling early church date disputes between Rome and Constantinople.
Joe Schlack left on Friday’s train for a few days in Great Falls. Thorwald Nelson returned to Kennawick Idaho after holidays with relatives. Otto Schaefer and family motored to Conrad. J Otness of Farmington visited Jos Lindseth. Mrs Spears and daughters and Mrs Bier were guests at Geo Wright home. Ralph Wright left to resume studies in Great Falls. J N Elliott left for Great Falls on business. Local youths attended a dance at Pendray. Carlo Nyberg resumed high school studies in Great Falls. Otto Wagnild and family visited Chateau home for dinner. Nick Garich and wife enjoyed New Year’s at Reed home. Agawam schools now have a bus driven by Roy Agee. Rongstads visited Conrad in their new Maxwell. H P Cartney toured Montana field interests. Agee Bros. dipping cattle with crude oil from Cat Creek. A watch party gathered for New Year’s Eve at Jimmy Barnes home with dancing and refreshments.
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