Twenty Years Ago Highlights From Chouteau County Notes
A Mayfair of local life with cattle deals as Sam Miller returns to Big Sandy after buying Sands and Taylor stock. Postmaster at Burton resigns. Mrs Retta Burton appointed interim. Measles hit prisoners across several households. J I Low and Dr Brooks visit from the county seat. Notable arrivals include Isadore Crono from Dupuyer and Dick Crockford of Shelby. A jail breakout attempt by Jeff Hanna ends with capture. S.H. Garvin buys Sun River Mercantile, challenging Great Falls in trade. Community news covers visits, school plans, dances, and social events amid small-town chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Hanna
Liberty
Tom Dean
S. H. Garvin
Sun River Mercantile Company
Garvin
Enlistment Details for 70th Engineers and Local Notices
Eligible men aged 18 to 20 as of June 5 1917 and those under 41 by June 5 may enlist in the 70th Engineers. Postmaster assists with transport to Spokane recruiting. Family allowances range by wife and children, and disability protections are outlined. Also reports of vandalism near Spring Creek and several local notices: trading a black saddle horse, strays, and sale of the Dennis ranch near Chateau with livestock and equipment included.
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Spokane
Washington
United States
United Sites
M3 Ranch
Chateau
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Roulston
W. J. Roulston
McDonald Block
Choteau
Hodgkiss
Choteau, Montana
Houck and
Cleland
C. J. Swaine
Bair
Teton County
James Sulgrove
Sam Miller
Big Sandy
Sands and Taylor
Yelefson
Burton
Retta Burton
J. I. Low
The
Teton
Sheri Hagen
Browning
George Barron
Dick Crockford
Shelby
Clyde Miller
Great Falls
Ed Bynum
Butte
H. E. Morrison
Collins
James Gibson
Sam Mitchell
Dupuyer
J. W. Davies
Oscar Olney
Marne
J. Wo. Melhatgat
Isadore Crone
Kelena
Thomas Dean
Joseph EK. Hein
Chiezze
Jem
Hlem
Clarence Cowell
I. i. Cox
Christopher Abertson
Dr. Almas
Prando
Uw Haich
Sheriff’s Office
Graneries
Spring Creek
Ibis
L. 1. Bush
Scotfin Ranch
Conrad
Addres Geo
Needy
Mont
Tne Ea. Dennis
Weaver & Trescott, Choteau
Vent
Montana Employment Agency
J. W. McGowan
Second Street
Montana
P. O. Box
F. C. Currie
Montanan
Choteau Lumber Company
Logan
K. B. Purdy
Chateau, Mont
Anna Moore
Althad
Cowell
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