This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
3
The Choteau Montanan outlines advertising rates on application. It is published weekly in Choteau, Teton County, Montana with a subscription price of two dollars per year.
Robert Armstrong takes charge of the Roberson feed store in the Hirshberg addition and Roy Carson returns as a clerk at the Roberson Cash Store after leaving Chateau Drug Co. A. J. Johanns, rancher near the T. S. gap, traveled to town with his mother after a New York trip and plans to move to Montana with family. Ch teau Gun Club members C Cowell, C S McDonald, R J Starkey, Dr C J B Stephens, A S Hayden and others plan to travel to Great Falls next Sunday to compete with local club members, with The Montanan predicting a strong showing for Chateau.
Washington July 6 W G Conrad of Montana visited Washington and was introduced to President Wilson at the White House by Senator Myers on the other day.
A raid by mounted police nets eleven horses and arrests James Chrisholm near Lethbridge amid a suspected cross border horse theft ring. An accomplice Jim Carroll is at large with ties to ranch operations near the border as authorities close in along the frontier. The branded animals likely came from near Cut Bank Montana and may implicate local figures.
George Armstrong brought from Missoula last week by Under-Sheriff Ganong faced a preliminary hearing before J. J. DeHaas and pleaded guilty to grand larceny. Armstrong was bound over to district court. KE N Haugen and family enjoyed a trip to the Teton but kept fish from the river. Chateau Rod and Gun Club waited for grayling shipments from the Anaconda hatchery, but the fish car arrived without unloading causing disappointment.
The article describes a likely theft of about 50 head of horses. The animals are young, well built and suitable as saddle stock. Many show signs of hard driving and gameting. A bay horse ridden by Carroll is also believed stolen.
Clarence Day Powell M D claiming to manage Valier baseball sends a letter to Chateau urging advertising for next Sunday’s game, predicting a $200 crowd, promising to attend with a branding iron, and suggesting crowd control and diamond upkeep to boost profits. The town discounts the tips as questionable.
The Helena Record reports H A Kennerly died in Cut Bank on Tuesday evening. Kennerly helped finalize the 1857 Judith mouth treaty as a secretary to the commissioners and served in the Montana House in 1867. Born at Jefferson Barracks St Louis he traveled via Missouri River to Fort Union Fort Benton arriving in 1855 and remained in Montana.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.