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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
6
Local items report flour prices at Hansen's and visitors from Great Falls and Pueblo. Hospital updates note Jacob Odenwald’s burns and Sergt Jacob Lien’s death ruled accidental. Births include Hodgskiss son. Beatrice Ritchey dies. Meetings announced for the Womans club and farm inquiries for rent and livestock capabilities.
Mrs J M Graves and her daughter Miss Joy Graves left Monday for Collins to visit Mrs Annie Heighton. They will also spend a short time at the Graves ranch south of the Teton before returning to Choteau.
E Landry Mrs Emma Isaac son and children returned Monday morning to Belt with Miss Hazel Trescott visiting relatives. Wm Berry aged 42 died at Chateau hospital Thursday evening. his nephew W L Brazelton of Waco arrived and left for Memphis to bury the remains.
The Milwaukee Road has added a combination express and smoking car to its accommodation train on the Cha teau Agawam branch. The move is well received by the traveling public and is expected to boost rather than reduce business. the line reports fairly good current demand with potential for notable growth.
The Women’s Improvement club deserves credit for cleaning and repairing Great Northern park along Spring Creek. Fences, seats, tables, swings added, with grassy shade plots for lunches attracting locals during warm weather. Deputy game warden J T Moore of Choteau and companions stopped in Augusta on return from Sun River dam after a short outing. Miss Iya Baird, assistant to county superintendent Grace M. Thompson, left for Browning and Glacier National Park before returning to St. Clair Michigan, leaving Montana friends hoping for her speedy return.
The Fourth of July passed quietly in Chateau with residents and visitors enjoying nearby towns and orchestrated entertainments in Dupuyer Fairfield and Dutton. Some fished along Te ton and Deep Creek while others picnicked in Gt. Northern park. The author finds Chateau the best Northern Montana spot for such a day due to streams and shade trees.
Miss Margaret Nagle admitted to Choteau hospital. Women's Club meets Saturday afternoon at the Royal Theatre. For Rent 160 acre ranch two miles south of Agawam inquire Wm F Miller Choteau. Mrs Alice Lindquist and daughter from Dasall Minn and A C Weiss and wife of Great Falls visiting Colin Ward and wife. Chateau Mercantile installing lectroflater for free tire air while you wait. Mrs Paul Jacobson and daughter traveling to Washington to visit parents until school resumes next fall. Mr Jacobson accompanied them to Great Falls. Chas Cox of Great Falls visiting old friends at George Miller home west of Choteau.
Dr H Beaupre purchased 100 head of young cattle from H DeMaran ville and shipped them Tuesday to his ranches near Sunburst Montana.
A notice states two coats were stolen at a Farmington dance Saturday night. The yellow coat with black velvet trim and a green jersey may be returned to Henry Davidson in Farmington to avoid arrest due to the thiefs being known locally.
Editor H. Schmidt of the Fairfield Times says his Norwegian paper Posten will be published in Fairfield by Helena buyers. Schmidt has bought a Fairfield adjoining farm and, citing agricultural duties, may sell his Fairfield Times interests and other county town papers he prints for.
Farmers report fair to good crop prospects with rain desperately needed. Winter and spring wheat fill well, irrigation crops pushed hard where water is available, grain heads forming across Chateau country and Fairfield Burton benches, with reports of drought impact in Conrad and Walier areas.
Wm. Story traveled to Havre for the stampede this week. A. C. Warner returned from a brief Great Falls business trip. Miss Madge Beatty came back to Great Falls after the Fourth with friends nearby. In Farmington last Sunday the Chateau Mercantile junior baseball team overwhelmed Farmington juniors 81 to 15. It was a merry go round for fair.
Miss Grace Thompson county superintendent of schools and her sister Miss Lettie Thompson of Spring Valley returned last Monday evening from a short visit with friends at Spokane Washington. For Sale a lot of winter wheat and oats for sale. Winter wheat seed 2 50 per bushel oats 2 75 per hundred Nick Vlinkervieugel Spring Valley.
Howard Schreiner the 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs C H Schreiner died early this morning at the Chateau hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow Saturday afternoon at five from the Phil I Cole residence in this city. In Helena US court Judge Bourquin reappointed A C Warner as US commissioner at Chateau for another four year term. Warner long held the post and is praised as a top conscientious official in the state.
A 160 acre farm about 44 miles from Chateau with 40 acres in crop, fenced land, a small house and grainery. Quick sale price is 2500. Weaver and Trescott advertise. Also water motor washing machines at Houck and Cleland's touted as cheaper to run than electric models and claimed to be a success in every respect.
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