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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1922
Page
7
The piece recounts Ekalaka Montana and Powderville Boot Hills with tales of buried pioneers. It details graves in old graveyards including Black Sam and Dead Boy, noting deaths by flood, blizzard, snakebite, accidents, and murder rumors.
The Pioneer Society of Gallatin County met in Bozeman on Washingtons Birthday for its twenty ninth convention. Walter Cooper, first president eligible for membership, remains active as a leader and later headed the Society of Montana Pioneers. The gathering celebrated long friendships and shared memories of early Montana life with a banquet and ball.
Sam Protine of Butte claims and maintains he is the world’s oldest active policeman. On June 2 he turns 98 and continues patrolling the Butte business district after a ceremonial appointment urged by Mayor James G. Cocking. He recounts a long career and adventures from the 1850s to Montana’s early days, keeps lively with a buck and wing dance and plans for life’s next steps.
The Western Seed company of Missoula plans a 250000 dollar factory and seed pea warehouse in Helena this year. Secretary William G. Ferguson said a decision is near and a company executive will visit Helena to discuss details with the directors. The plant would include a large warehouse and a cannery to handle peas, creating seasonal employment for about 30 workers and boosting Helena's payroll and commercial prominence. The firm plans to plant around 1000 acres of peas this year and begin cannery work once a site is secured for next season's pack. Ferguson recently met Missoula officials to review plans.
Cuticura Soap daily plus Cuticura Ointment occasionally, and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, are advertised as a complete toilet set to keep the complexion clear scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Sheriff Gordon receives call from William Huntsberger requesting wolfhounds to drive down wolves. Heavy snow forces wolves into Deep Creek and Millegan areas with 70 cattle killed in six weeks in the district.
Amid a blizzard nine bidders from across the state drove through snow to bid on the Askew herd near Cascade. The 285 head common grade herd sold for 42.0 per steer, 22.59 for cows and 12.50 for calves.
W H Reed reports 55 summer fallow clubs organized across the state through the Montana Development association. Reed, one of three in the association team, could not complete speaking dates near Fort Benton due to heavy snow and cold. He says interest is growing among merchants and farmers alike.
Billings school authorities consider hosting a summer school for teachers at the Polytechnic Institute this year. The normal course would bring about 250 teachers to the institute for the program.
An advertising note touts Freezone as painless relief for hard and soft corns and corns between toes. It claims instant relief and easy removal by applying a small amount, with a cheap bottle sold by druggists.
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