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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
2
Weekly Choteau Montana column reports community life in Teton County. Local residents Garrett Johnson A P Reiding Miss Marie Van de Reit and others are mentioned visiting, travels of The Grote and Van de Reit families, and farm work at the Campbell and Collins properties.
The Star Show Company of Irrent Falls will present a quiet Bele program on Saturday evening May 27 followed by a dance. The community notes many local visits, school examinations at Chateau, health concerns, and upcoming meetings including a Farmers Equity gathering in Bole.
The Washington D C results of the Individual Indoor Championship for small caliber rifles show A C Burbank and W A Webb the only local entrants. Among 180 competitors from 128 states Montana scored 487 and 376 points placing 123rd and 151st. A R Sammons of Marion Ohio Rifle Club won with a perfect 500. C W Tillinghast of Washington DC had the low score with 38 of 500.
Cash prizes totaling 500 dollars will be awarded to beet growers in Valier and Mallanson districts under Great Western Sugar Company contracts. Prizes range from 120 dollars for first to 20 dollars for tenth, based on tons produced per acre. Company representatives act as umpires and their measurements prevail.
Reports from Choteau and nearby towns note officials visiting city offices and inspecting roads for upcoming grading projects this summer. County assessor visits taxpayers while ranch news covers cattle movements and sugar beet planting progresses across the region. The 1916 beet crop shows rapid seeding with two drills operating and high farmer enthusiasm.
Andrew Nordal spent the past week at Power working for the Power Morgan company on a temporary assignment.
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