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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
10
Miss Ethel I Reid and an auto party visited the county seat Tuesday morning. Born July 6 1917 a son to H J Miller of Dutton. August Peterson travels to Manhattan Gallatin county for a few months.
John Zimmerman E B Mc Cullough Elmer Genger and Earl Wood traveled to Choteau last night to take the Royal Arch Degree in the Masonic lodge Frank Wilcox joined to assist in the ceremonies Fairfield Times
Frank Gilstrap, residing near the Choteau county line east of Brady, will undergo a preliminary examination before Justice J. E. DeHaas on Monday, July 30, charged with stealing five horses belonging to John S. Gleason of Brady. Cleo Ridgley and Wallace Reid star in Jesse L. Lasky’s The Yellow Pawn at the Royal Theatre on July 18, featuring an unusual four-walled duplex studio set of solid wood paneling carved by hand.
Seth R Roll resigns as assistant cashier of Citizens State Bank to become cashier of Fairfield State Bank starting Monday. N E Roberts of Conrad will replace him. George Sewell of Dutton is jailed on five warrants for obtaining money under false pretences from E Gorton Ernest Price and H P Andrews. charges include bad checks and failing to complete plowing contracts. He faces a hearing before the justice of the peace today.
Three-roomed house for sale apply to Herman Bamburger. For Sale one milk cow four years old gives paid of milk price 100 dollars cow at Fairbanks. Born July 10 1917 to the wife of John Becker of Bynum a son. Hon S L Potter and wife of Cut Bank were visitors at the county seat this week. Mrs H L Pewterbaugh and her mother Mrs Horn left Thursday for Boulder Hot Springs for a few days recreation.
A social gathering of the K. K. K. Club is set for Wednesday evening July 18 at Chas. Cowell’s home with Misses Beall Carson Bateman and Mrs. Alden Connor hosting. Attorney T. H. Pridham left for Hunter Hot Springs for rheumatic treatment and will return to Chateau in about ten days. Shelby petitions for incorporation. Toole county board approved the petition and census results. Election date for incorporation set for August 11.
The Chateau public library reports donations from Ralph Rains, Margaret Jacobson, Miss Leech, Mrs. A L Halladay and Mrs. Sam Ziegler. The committee has ordered a selection of splendid books for youth readers.
E H Ganong of Choteau offers 24 teams of heavy draft mares 1200 to 1800 lbs, ages up to 8 years, sound and true. One week trial with money back if not as represented. Also two Durham milk cows with a week-old heifer calf, two sets of heavy work harness, cash or good note.
Notices warn citizens about wearing the American flag on coat lapels in a disrespectful way. The guidance says the flag emblem should be worn above other emblems, as many people unknowingly place the flag beneath lodge or fraternal insignia.
Chas D Greenfield Montana agriculture and publicity commissioner asks Chateau Montanan readers for a 500 word writeup and county scene photos for the 1917 Montana edition. He notes no active local commercial club and urges immediate submissions to the Montanan office.
Born at Chateau hospital on July 1 1917 to the wife of F S Daege a son. Miss Margaret Nagle departs for Hunters Hot Springs for rest. Brice Plymate of Whitefish, deputy dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose, visits the city in order to promote the order.
Miss Alice Carolus leaves Chateau after a week with her mother Mrs. M C Taylor as they head to Bozeman. G S Jameson with wife and son Charles plan to reach Great Falls Wednesday to meet his parents en route to Blossburgh from St Louis and trips to Oklahoma and the southwest.
Word from Chateau reports Jos. Harris enlisted in Co. M of the Second Montana Infantry and is training with the unit at Ft. Harrison near Helena. A. C. Weiss and wife and Mrs. Alice Lindquist and daughter returned to Great Falls after a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Colin N. Ward.
At public auction on Saturday July 14 at 2 oclock p m four lots in Cho texu with a small dwelling house and stable belong to the estate of Robert Twiggs deceased John R Gleason administrator.
Oscar Lee and Miss Tilda Dale, both of Bole, were married by Judge J. E. DeHaas at his office yesterday afternoon. Henry Dale, brother of the bride, and his wife Mrs. Hilde Dale, sister of the groom, witnessed the ceremony, nine years after their own marriage by the same judge.
C S Owens arrives with wife and son to take agent duties replacing G Roberts who leaves for eastern state. Roberts had served as relief agent since station opening a month ago and gains good will from locals. Local stars reportedly played Farmington team. score allegedly Chateau 5 Farmington 10, though observers deny the game occurred.
Wallace Reid, famed Lasky star, appears in the Jesse L. Lasky production The Yellow Pawn at the Royal theatre on July 18. He claims feud with scenario writers since The Clansman fight, alleging writers plot to kill him off, and says he will one day write a death scene of illness to fool them.
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