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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
5
Monday and weekend visits noted in Great Falls and nearby towns. Names include James Robison Gay Franklin Dan Ledgerwood John Hartney Bonnie Malone Mrs Angus Rose and children. Education board diplomas and certificates announced. Ranch jobs, real estate, and school notices referenced.
Numerous short items announce hardware ads for barb wire and fences, home washings by Mrs. F Slama, people traveling to Fairfield and Bole, and visits by residents. Also mentions St Anthony Dakota Lumber Co yard at Chateau, dairy cattle buying in Kansas, and Sunburst seeking a station agent. Commuters, price pitches, and local official County Board activity noted.
Charles and G W Kramm of White Sulphur Springs and Malta purchase the Palace Hotel in Roundup for 30000. The Kramms earlier forfeited 1000 on the Glenloyd hotel in Roundup after failing to secure funds to finish a transfer from H A Jackson and wife. Rail construction for the Great Northern line north of Bynum to Porter progresses with two train loads of rails and ties and a push to extend toward Dry Forks Dupuyer and Birch Creek regions this summer.
A K Mozingo and Eva B Aldrich were married June 6 1916 at Wolf Point in a small ceremony attended by relatives. The groom works as a barber in Fairfield and previously ran a shop in Chateau. The bride is new to the area but well regarded by her hometown residents.
A cow consumes $300 in farmer’s cash hidden in a barn, yet the money’s value remains intact as the animal’s digestion preserves it and its usefulness to the farmer, suggesting the funds are secure either way.
Mrs. L. Humble Sr. traveled to Great Falls this morning and will return to Bynum tomorrow with her daughter Best who has just completed a year at the Great Falls high school.
Bert Wayman, known for Chateau and Dupuyer connections, was found dead at Bole on Tuesday. Authorities say heart failure is the suspected cause. He had recently worked at the Hodgkiss ranch and previously at the Frank Leech ranch near Dupuyer.
A party from the Great Falls Power Company visited Chateau on Wednesday to review the power line and electric light setup. Attendees included I. Holland, president of the Great Falls Townsite Co., J. R. Hobbins of the Great Falls Street Railway Co., and B. B. Childs and I. F. Holland of the Great Falls Power Co.
Mrs T A Smith spent Tuesday visiting with Miss Beulah Sprinkle who returned from Dupuyer with Miss Etta Roberts. The W C T A met Tuesday at Mrs O Hansen's home. The first division of the Ladies Industrial will entertain next Wednesday at Mrs Guthrie's home. John Angus of Collins visited the county seat for a couple of days early this week.
Citizens decide to skip the Chateau Fourth of July events while nearby towns host celebrations in Bynum and Conrad. Picnics are planned at Willow Coulee and on the Teton river near Collins under the Teton County Union American Society of Equity with prominent speakers and a brass band. The program includes a baseball game, horse racing, various sports, and a bowery dance, with Equity members urged to attend and the public invited.
George Kell, a young Power area resident, was found guilty of grand larceny after a trial in Cascade County District Court before Judge E H H. Ewing. He had been arrested weeks earlier with Nathaniel May Carl Granger and Pearl Richards for stealing horses from J. J. Farrell of St Peter and others. The article also notes ongoing street improvements around the local grammar school, including filling the old fire well, leveling ground, and paving adjustments to accommodate autos, with calls for further work on streets near the high school and Sherburne addition.
Chas Crane from near Collins attended to business matters last Wednesday. Lester Cowsgill returns from the University of Washington Seattle. Bester completed his second year at the university. Mrs. L. Hanson and her daughter Emily left for Powell Wyoming for a wedding. Margaret Moore visited Fairfield as guest of Violet Justice. Ted Taraldson O M Johnson and family traveled to Great Falls for business and social visits.
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