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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
5
A ranch owner bans hunting fishing and camping on the property and warns that violators will be prosecuted while a separate Riverside birth notice records the April 19 1918 birth of a son to Mr and Mrs R B Earle of Riverside California.
A Glasgow upholsterer Charles Campbell complains a May 3 notice in the Acantha was misprinted placing his ad at Gleason's transfer office. He urges the unnamed editor to read and correct the error, offering a humorous reward.
Ray Bradley remains hospitalized while Cecil Yeager is listed as a patient. R. M. Farrington and Byron Rogers have been on the sick list for several days. Dr Moran is recovering on crutches and expected to be around soon.
Stray sale notice for a black gelding with blotch brand on left shoulder at the Finlayson ranch two miles NW of Conrad Montana. Owner proving property before May 10 1918 may claim possession without cost.
Public sale at the Stanley DeFrate ranch located 1 mile west and 1 mile south of Collins and 3 miles east of Spring Coulee on Tuesday May 21. Sale begins 11 o clock with free lunch at noon. Items include 5 head work horses, two yearling colts, cattle, S foot feeder, spring models, gang disc plow, 2 section drag, 7 foot harrow, new 34 Peter Shuttler wagon, household goods and more. Terms under 20 dollars cash over that amount credit until Nov 1 1918 on bankable paper at 10 percent interest. Stanley DeFrate owner. Albert Snyder auctioneer.
J E Cashman moves family to former Dr Dixon residence. John Becker and family attended in Claude last Saturday for a dance and visited the home ranch. Mrs. Link Humble learns grandson John Humble dies at Grand View Missouri. Bret Read busy on his farm. Duck Stewart visited Falls recently. Mrs Wm Humble travels to Conrad to see a sick mother. Shorty Gelden spending a few days at Great Falls. Margaret Brekke postmistress in The Falls for a few days. Misses Sanders and Barney and several Bynum schoolchildren ill with mumps. Miss Olga Wayaild breaks a small bone in her wrist when horse fell.
Agawam items report Pearl Thomas visiting her sister Mrs Oden wall. Charles Suiste and wife went to Chateau. Mrs Babcock returns from a week in Great Falls. Francis Suiste stayed home for the weekend. Misa Edith Nyberg assists Mr Reed. Frank Pierce and Ray Lattin visited Farmington. Happy Farmer tractor demo held in Agawam. Mrs Whitacre departed for Center City Iowa after telegram on her father’s death. Jake Gemar and wife were Great Falls visitors. Hector Cooper Hartwick Nelson and Gus Hanson to Dutton. Joe Magnus listed sick. Red Cross attendance listed for Deranleau Angel Reid Lattin Babcock Maggie Gemar. Mr Kirsch shipped pigs to the Falls. Jos Deranleau went to Chateau. Francis Suiste staying home for the summer.
The Montanan urges subscribers to call the office and settle all arrearages and pay at least a year in advance. The notice explains funds are needed to erect a new building and to purchase a new intertype.
In the District Court of Montana Teton County probate department, notice is given for proving the will of Thomas Page, deceased, on May 21, 1918 at 10 a.m. in Chateau court, with Alice L. Page seeking letters testamentary. interested parties may appear. Paul Jacobson, Clerk. Paters & Smith, Great Falls, MT, attorneys for petitioner.
A Conrad council of defense was formed at a Monday evening meeting with about 100 attendees. Officers elected include H. F. Sewell as president Alfred Stromstad as vice president Robert Kelly secretary and J. A. Goodrich treasurer. Executive committee members are Sewell Stromstad A. D. Johnson C. H. Drake J. F. Kane and KE. A. Lee. The group will meet on the first Tuesday of each month.
The Postmaster General announces limits on parcels sent to members and associates of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe from April 1, 1918. Parcels must contain only articles sent at the addressee's written request and approved by their regimental or higher command or an executive officer of their organization.
Montana State College extension crop specialist F Ns Fuller touts pedigreed flax seed for uniformity wilt resistance and high yield. He notes the ND 52 variety developed by Professor Bolley is well known and commands a premium. Canker is a separate disease and not related to wilt. ND 52 is not resistant to canker.
Montana agricultural officials endorse N. D. 52 as the best pedigreed flax seed for local farming, citing performance and adaptability in state fields. The recommendation highlights prospects for higher yields and better quality flax crops for Montana growers.
Flax growers in Montana are urged to inquire at local flax fiber mills about prices for threshed straw. If straw can be delivered with flexible labor needs, thousands of acres could yield a profitable return from the straw crop.
Notice is given by Thos A McFarland administrator of the estate of Fred W McFarland deceased to creditors and all persons with claims against the estate to exhibit them with vouchers within four months after first publication at the administrator's residence in Lowry Montana for the transaction of the estate. Date April 30 1918. Stephen J Cowley attorney for administrator Great Falls Montana.
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