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Newspaper

Choteau Montanan

Location

Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1923

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Woman's Camp Set for Choteau July 23 25

Plans for a three day women’s camp at Choteau High School July 23 to 25 are advancing with about thirty two delegates expected. The program features lectures by Dr. Hedger on home and community subjects, clothing training talks by Miss LaBossier, and music by local choirs and groups. Delegates should bring two quilts, a blanket, sheets, towels and other essentials. admission is five dollars per delegate.

Choteau Hedger

Banks Have Most Money in Their History

R N Sims of New Orleans told delegates at the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks annual convention that as of April 3 total resources of all state banks and all national banks in the United States reached record highs for capital deposits and overall resources.

United States R. N. Sims New Orleans National Association of Supervisors of State Banks Sims

Postal receipts rise 12 percent in fiscal year

Washington figures show postal receipts for the year ending June 30 up 12.16 percent over 1922 based on 50 cities. Revenue estimated at 533 million versus 484.9 million prior year, a record increase in a normal year. Road plan aims to put 90 percent of Americans on modern highways with 187,406 federal aid miles in 34 states. Montana accounts for 4697 miles. Federal share 53 percent, local share remainder.

Washington Post Office Department United States Department Bureau of Public Roads America Bureau Montana Northern Pacific Great Northern

Installations Highlight Queen Rebekah Lodge Officers

At the July 10 meeting of Queen Rebekah Lodge in Chateau, officers were installed led by Mary Kelly. Names include Alverta Von Schmitz Vice Grand, Lillian Speer Sec, Emily Meagher Treas, Cora Bitting Warder, Mabel Rogers Conductress, Mary Connor S N G, Rose Malcolm L S N G, Mary Monkman L S V G, Emila Mauseth L S V G, May Clark I G, Alice Jackson O G, Blanche Jacobson Chap, Marion Davis Past Grand.

Queen Rebekah Lodge Chateau N. G Alverta von Schmltz V. G Lillian Speer Emily Meagher Treas Cora Bitting Warder Wm. Odenwald Mabel Rogers Mary Connor Rose Malcolm Mary Monkman Emila Mauseth I. G May Clark O. G Alice Jackson Blanche Jacobson Marion Davis Mary Kelly

Montana crops advance on abundant moisture and warmth

Abundant moisture and higher temperatures push Montana crops for mid July progress. Winter wheat rye and corn show strong growth while spring wheat fills well. Alfalfa nearing harvest. hoppers under control in many counties though some areas report damage and labor shortages loom as harvest nears.

Montana Northcentral Chouteau Teton Pondera and Hill

Flower Show and Dance at Legion Pavilion September

The Woman's Club holds its annual Flower Show on the first Monday and Tuesday of September. The Monday, Labor Day, features the biggest dance of the season at the Legion pavilion adjacent to the show venue.

Legion Pavilion

Separation of Harvester Co into three firms urged by AG

Attorney General Daugherty filed in St Paul Minn a petition seeking to split the International Harvester Company into at least three independent corporations. The suit asks the court to deem Harvester a restraint of interstate trade and a monopoly in violation of the Sherman Act. The petition warns that without real division the monopolistic control could expand harming farmers’ access to farm machinery. Also note Carl Greenhood and Tra Solomson of San Francisco arriving to visit Mr. and Mrs. E J Hirshberg.

International Harvester Company Daugherty Federal District Court St. Paul, Minn Harvester Company Carl Greenhood Tra Solomson San Francisco IE. J. Hirshberg

Riddick Married in New York City

Former Montana congressman Carl W. Riddick wed in New York City two months ago. The couple, returning from a lengthy honeymoon, reside at Edgewater Beach in Maryland. The bride, formerly Flossie Harrison of Liberal Kansas, had government work during the war. Riddick now handles campaign collections for the Republican National Committee and engages in real estate and building in Washington. The first wife, also named Riddick, was divorced in 1923 on incompatibility grounds after a 1893 marriage producing four children.

Washington Carl W. Riddick Montana New York City Mrs. Riddick New York Catskills Niagara Falls Lake Erie Chfteago Chicago Mr. Riddick Edgewater Beach Chesapeake Bay Annapolis Flossie Harrison Liberal Kansas Riddick National Republican National Committee Republican Committee Harlowtown Mont W. L. Ford Riddicks

Haugen Family Finds Comfort in Missoula

A recent letter from Mrs. Haugen says they are comfortably settled in Missoula and enjoy the change. Mrs. Gay Franklin and her daughter visited them recently. Ethel, Margie and Dorothy are employed, and Mrs. Haugen plans to take up commercial photography.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Miss Lee Clarkson Larson Pridham Price Dr. Crary Mrs. Lott Dr. Hedger Elizabeth Roulston Betty Webb Miss Thomas Men’s Quartette Value of Education Brannon Pridham Orchestra Saylor Organization of Lott First National Bank Federal Reserve Wotem Patton Brothers Cinetauqua Moe Chautauqua West Coast Les Rebekah Carl Riddick Haugen Missoula Citizens State Bank Chotlau, Montana G. M. Coffey P. H. Crossen George F. Miller Wm. Hodgskiss James Eckford Safe Banking
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