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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
3
Twenty years back Teton county items list residents visiting Great Falls and Dupuyer, land business, sheep sales and political hints. People named include John Webb T. F. Ginty Julius Hirshberg J. H. Devlin James McDevitt E. E. Leech James Malone Olaf Field and James Ralph, with sheriff activity and wool markets noted.
Miss Jeanette Rankin files to run in Montana Republican primaries becoming the first woman candidate for Congress. Her platform calls for equal suffrage nationwide by federal amendment, child protection, tariff revision, preparedness, national prohibition, and greater congressional transparency.
The town reports a near completed well with abundant supply and high water quality. The community club convened at the new school house hosted by Mrs. William Wallace while Misses Ethel and Belle Wallace helped serve lunch. A hall dance is planned for July 22 by Ole Lestrud and Bill Stine.
The Washington Star reports on schemes to cheat the treasury via mutilated currency. One man tried half a ten dollar bill with a forged affidavit after burning the other half. bank and subtreasury records revealed the fraud and the offender served a year and a half. A Cleveland traveler also attempted to recover fifty dollars with similar half-note frauds, leading to swift investigation.
Local items report moving to a farm near Bynum, sewing club meetings, wool hauling from a shearing plant, visits to farms, and social events. Plans include a large August 9 fundraiser dinner at Farmington to support a new hall, with Rev. Hall visiting and Sabbath services noted.
Mr and Mrs A P Reiding with Richard and Grace, Mr and Mrs Cal Binford, Kale and Bessie visited Bynum last Sunday to see the sights, including the big dam. Mr and Mrs J G Jackson called on B B Rogers, with George Roof joining en route. The Rogers child, previously ill, is reported much improved. Mrs George Roof plans to return.
The oldest timber used by man appears in Egyptian temple stonework. Teams inserted hourglass shaped ties into inch deep slots to lock stones, ensuring blocks stay fixed and resisting displacement. This timber is said to be at least 4,000 years old and was the only wood used in temple construction.
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