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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
6
Roseburg Oregon woman describes nervous irritability and fatigue cured by Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She credits renewed strength and relief from organic trouble after taking the remedies.
Oil shipments from eastern Fergus county will be increased to 20 cars per day within a week. H. R. Wahoske of Milwaukee division says the 4 inch pipeline between west Mosby district and Winnett is nearing completion, adding to the existing 2 inch line. The new main will allow more wells to be capped and handle more oil, with over 7000 barrels awaiting transport to Greybull refinery.
Filip Milichevich was found shot to death in a Butte hotel room. Police detained his brother Daniel Milichevich, who discovered the body, as investigators explore a murder theory after noting a $4330 withdrawal days earlier. The brothers, Serbian miners in Butte since 1909, disappeared trace of the funds.
Roundup lists First Lieutenant appointment for M. Ulsaker of Roundup. Poplar capitalists eye Poplar dome project. Chinook to hold irrigation district hearing October 25. Musselshell County voter registration exceeds 6,800. Superior county opens new $40,000 courthouse soon. Billings reports weddings lucrative for clergy and officials. Great Falls elects Dominick Spogen of Belt as Montana Municipal League president for 1921 in Anaconda. Butte shooting at Pacific hotel leaves George Heard wounded. Mike Raich arrested. Terry Lindenmeyer dies after tub accident. Gilman reports Amelia Mosher lamb deal of about 2,500 lambs at 11 cents. Billings ships first two carloads of white beans at 8 cents per pound. Wolf Point forms Listered Power Co to take over local utility. Poplar reports Lillian Helmer joins Cinderella on Broadway. Columbus notes Doris Ingram named Stillwater County home demonstration agent. Billings motor truck stolen then found in a pit near Yellowstone. Montana Teachers Association to meet in Billings November 22–24. Miles City reports George Mason surrenders after fatal self defense shooting of George Shoemaker. Billings raid nets whisky and liquor haul valued at about 15,000 with three arrests.
The census bureau reports Montana at 547 593 residents in 1920, up 171 540 from 1910. Other states show smaller gains. Illinois reaches 6 485 098, New Mexico 360 247, and Louisiana 1 797 798, with various rank changes and historical growth contrasts.
Billings attorney M J Lamb faced the Montana Supreme Court when Chief Justice Brantly halted his appeal to confirm unpaid state attorney license fees. Lamb admitted he had not paid the $5 annual fee, and the court would not hear the case until payment was made. The issue was resolved and the argument resumed after a brief adjournment.
Bert Seigling a 23 year old rancher from Belt suffered a cinder in his eye while near a threshing machine. After weeks of failing treatments in Great Falls he traveled to Minneapolis with relatives for specialists. His condition worsened to near total blindness with ongoing pain and infection.
A prominent local attorney in Butte returned a $1,000 bet winnings check from last season's World Series tied to the Cincinnati White Sox. He sent a letter saying he did not wish to take the money in light of testimony from the Chicago probe.
Stockmen report several cases of mycotic stomatitis to Dr. Rudolph Snyder head of the federal bureau of animal industry in Montana. The disease causes hoof and mouth ulcers and can be mistaken for foot and mouth disease. It is tied to moldy feed and fungal growth. Remedies include soft feeds and washing ulcers.
A digest of reports across major cities notes the death of banker Jacob Schiff in New York, peace-shift signals from Lithuania via Warsaw, and pension grants in Montana and Butte. It covers meat price cuts in St Louis, bond market strength in New York, and unrest in Belfast and Ballinamore.
Deputy game warden Peter W. Nelson compares hunting to fishing and stresses the need for a bird dog. He notes hunters often fail to spot ducks within nose distance and warns a dog at hand would give warning and improve the chances of success.
After a decade of trials in Butte a radio club of 21 members forms including two women and three high powered stations able to send messages 5000 to 6000 miles. Ten smaller instruments plus spark coil units service a one to two mile radius. Membership requires government amateur wireless test with 14 applicants and five students awaiting admission. In an emergency these amateurs could relay news over thousands of miles if commercial channels fail.
Pure extracted clover and alfalfa honey offered in 10 pound pails. C M Pease of Forsyth Montana advertises prepaid mail order at 3.00 per 10 lb pail. Clark W Allen of Big Timber Montana lists honey and a complete line of root bee supplies for mail order to Montana post offices.
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