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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
9
Twentieth century–style notes report illness and deaths in Chateau Montanian and Dupuyer area. Notables include Mrs John Jackson ill, Fannie W Bynum paralyzed, three Parker children with measles, Lobel, Waite’s sheep herd bound for Havre, and a child’s funeral for three year old Lethbridge Dale. Also military dispatch from Manila and Klondike correspondence.
Neely T. Armstrong writes from Somewhere in France on April 7, 1918 to E. J. Liptak detailing scattered Choteau area troops in multiple units. He notes tobacco donations may have been lost with ships like the Tuscania and lists officers and enlisted men by name across Co. M and Co. F, 168th and 127th Infantry, with Capt C. J. Smith also in the 16th Infantry.
A weekly list from the county clerk details numerous transfers of property in Conrad Dutton Chateau and nearby areas with deeds priced from $1 to $4,000 plus rail line parcels and water rights. Separate items note a farewell to Lincoln Humble Jr and upcoming Red Cross events at Blackleaf May 18 with a May 9 Dry Forks meeting and a service flag project for local volunteers.
Weather is pleasant as residents share news from Dry Forks. W J Engelman visits, travels to Bynum, and Mrs J P Campbell joins him. Rosa Roth teaches at Pine Ridge, attends Chateau exams. Buna Campbell takes 8th grade exams in Choteau. Patterson returns to her Park road farm. Roy Collins family visits H H Collins farm. Pearl Campbell and Della and Everett Leech head to Bynum.
A humorous tale centers on Jimmy a five year old who adores Dustin Farnum calling him by his full name and trades a pair of skates for a baby brother joke. The piece notes Farnum’s acting career at William Fox studios and Jimmy’s view of him as a constant ally.
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