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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
4
Mixed rental and sale ads list several properties for rent including 6 and 3 room houses near Smith's candy store and Mrs. Thompson's rooms above the Bowling Inn. Also listed are farm animals for sale with inquiries at Montanan Office and a dairy stock sale by A J Johannns Bob. Oats for sale and a drilling contract wanted by Box 12 Choleau Mont.
Complete set of John Stotterer's Lectures in ten volumes offered for about half regular price. For particulars call at the Montanan office. Lost two horses, a black mare three years old and a gray gelding eight years old, both branded on the left thigh. Reward five dollars each for information leading to their recovery. Homer Rowland Bynum Mont.
Agricultural notice lists fertilizer and sheep manure delivery in Choteau Montana priced at 3.00 per load. Contact Box 12 Choteau Mont for details.
Seven roomed house with two lots barn and garage. Good location close in. Inquire of C. D. Yeager.
A second hand Ford touring car is listed in 400d condition for sale by the Chateau tercantile Company. The notice identifies the vehicle as available through the dealer and notes its overall state.
A 2200-pound Cary safe with 18x32 inch openings, a nearly new Dalton adding machine, a two room house on a good lot in Chateau, and inquiries should be directed to the Montanan. Also for sale multiple tractors including a Sandusky 15 20, 10 20 E B, and 10 20 with plow and gear, bargaining terms offered by POWER MORGAN CO.
A red two year old steer branded on the left ribs with an ear crop, taken up last December. Owner may reclaim by calling and paying charges. Identified as belonging to John Edwards, Farmington, Montana. Also note: root beer at Gorham's cigar and candy store priced at five cents per glass.
Lease available for 640 acres of pasture near Agawam with ample running water. Contact Geo. G. Briggs at 105 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Montana, or call 330.
Public notice announces Ordinance No 6 restricting domestic fowls from roaming. Citizens must keep chickens on their property or face fines, with strict enforcement by City Marshal A M Walley.
Alice Joyce achieves her greatest screen triumph in The Lion and the Mouse a Vitagraph super feature to be shown at the Royal Theatre on Monday. The story by the late Charles Klein is adapted from his famous stage success.
The District Court for Montana Teton County issues alias summons to Lloyd Brown Margaret Brown and Farmers State Bank of Cut Bank to answer a complaint filed May 1919. The suit seeks liens on multiple parcels plus attorney fees costs and a sheriff sale to satisfy debts with default judgment possible if not answered within twenty days. First publication May 2 1919.
O E Holmberg visited the main canal last Sunday and reported concrete lining is near completion with about 200 yards remaining. Foremen expect completion within the week and a May test run to deliver irrigation water before the June 1 deadline, while farmers prepare ditches and dealers note several ditching machines sold.
Owing to the pastor's absence there will be no preaching service in the evening next Sunday. Morning services and Sunday School occur at the usual hours, 10 30 and 11 30.
The article reviews Burleson’s criticism from The New York World and The New York Times over postmaster general conduct during the New England telephone strike. It notes calls from Massachusetts Democrats to remove him and questions his stance on government ownership and postal service issues. It suggests President Wilson might heed party advice this time.
Overland road records between Helena and Bozeman, 107 miles, were smashed by Harry W. Child's Yellow car party on a park-to-park tour. They completed the distance in three hours and seven minutes at better than a mile every two minutes. The group will stay at Mammoth Hot Springs then proceed to White Sulphur Springs to inspect the other park route.
The Parent Teachers Association will meet in the high school auditorium on Tuesday evening May 6. A program will be presented and a social gathering follows the regular business session.
Frank Curtis of Curtis barber shop installs an electric hair cutting machine in his shop, signaling modernization of grooming services. The move aims to speed up service and attract clients seeking faster haircuts. Local patrons express curiosity about the new device.
The funeral of Mrs Minnie Teubert of Fairfield was conducted by Rev A Lunde at the Norwegian Lutheran church in Great Falls. Interment followed at Highwood cemetery.
The Bowling Inn opened in the Givens block on Saturday last week and reports strong patronage. Proprietor Lewis Thompson plans to form several city bowling teams and soon accept challenges from top outside-city clubs.
R H Copeland, publisher of the News at Augusta for a year and a half, severed his connection this week. His successor, C A Stratton, will take charge next week. Copeland departs due to ill health and has not decided where to locate. The newspaper is described as live and loyal to its readers.
Examinations for eighth graders are scheduled to be held at the Choteau courthouse on May 9 in what appears to be a district assessment. The notice mentions a date in May and the courthouse location for the testing.
The article recalls the first use of poison gas on April 22 1915 at Ypres by Germany against French British and colonial troops. It describes the choking clouds and horrific effects, noting the Hague convention prohibited gas yet it aimed to break morale and end the war quickly.
In a French town near the lines, American and French soldiers cheer Bastille Day when a bold eagle lands on a barn ridgepole. Attempts to net the bird fail as it watches, then roams to an American billet. Shelling later erupts as Yank and French troops advance, with the eagle seemingly part of the scene.
A street corner discussion among local businessmen focuses on Allied progress on the western front. A bystander offers a clipped opinion praising American merchants and claiming Germans cannot fight like their German predecessors, reflecting wartime sentiment and humor.
The piece notes swans, ducks, coots, and moorhens nesting on river banks or on the water as indicators of rain. It claims nests a foot above river level predict little rainfall soon. It also cites the robin, saying morning singing signals likely bad weather.
Warden Otis C. Small of Hammonton New Jersey reports a young fawn approached him in the woods rubbed its nose on his outfit and allowed friendly contact. He believes the deer understood the closed season but notes this is the first time one paused him in the woods.
An elderly man with a slip of paper asks where to find offices and suggests asking a local expert who has studied the town since its new buildings rose. He claims years living in Washington and expresses frustration at locating the proper offices.
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