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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
3
Sunday evening events at Sea Seat include school activities from 8.453 to 12.15 led by Rev. L F Haley the Episcopal minister who cordially welcomes all to the services. The notice lists Sunday and related times.
At the First M. E. Church Rev. Percy Reid McMahon presides with morning services at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 11 30 Epworth League at 7 p m and Evening Service at 7 45 p m All friends and visitors are welcome.
The notice declares regular meetings on the first and third Wednesdays each month at 8:00 p m. John T Moore is listed as Worshipful Master and J 1 Cain as Secretary indicating a lodge’s routine schedule and leadership.
Fidelity Chapter No 18 OBS schedules its meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. Mrs. Crawford, WMM, is noted in the notice as an officer or contact person.
O H Connor secretary notes the Queen Rebekah lodge meets the first and third nights of each month after the subordinate lodge in session.
Several local notices include a housekeeping job posting by E. J. Hirshberg at Chateau with table board, and other items such as a land relinquishment near Bynum, a hotel range for sale, and a Society of Equity meeting in Farmington. Also mentions George Hanson and wife traveling to Stella Nebraska and Mrs Richards visiting.
IPPhone No 38 Bik Dr and Howard Bateman acquired A J Cowell's stake in the Cowell Bateman garage. Sheriff McKenzie and Marshal Moore returned from Deer Lodge with three prisoners once ordered to the state penitentiary. Knights of Pythias Do main of Montana holds a grand lodge in Butte next week with Chevalier No 12 represented by A C Burbank.
H R Thompson and D S Young returned last Friday evening from Great Falls where they met their children two girls and a boy on the way from Hamilton. The family plans to settle in this city and occupy part of the Chapel residence for the present as they establish a permanent home.
Postmaster Wm Krofft has received approval from the first assistant postmaster general to relocate the Chateau post office from the city drug store to the Carson building on Hamilton street. The move will occur after repairs and favorable weather, with the office likely leaving its current site within a week.
Dr Niles and his wife of Great Falls have returned home after a hunting trip begun in their city. Heavy snow blocked progress near Jones camp on the Teton, forcing a several day stay before abandoning the excursion. They may resume when conditions improve.
Reports say two feet of snow blanketed parts of Montana with deep drifts. The new railroad was shut for days but now resumes service with two work trains. Sheep bands were scattered yet no losses or shepherd casualties reported. Warmer weather is melting snow and hydrating the ground for next year’s crops.
Lost a new buggy axle near the court house. A suitable reward will be paid for its return to Thos. Cottrell. Win. Crawford, father of HE. E. Crawford, is seriously ill at his home, attended by Dr. Rhodes with little hope. Montana population rose 780 births in August 434 boys 346 girls with an excess of 482 births over deaths.
At the last Chateau Encampment No. 11 meeting Dr Harmon T Rhoads was elected as representative with C H Conner as alternate to the grand lodge session in Bozeman October 20 to 23. John G Jackson will represent the subordinate lodge and Miss Cora Monkman will represent the Rebekah lodge.
Theo Taraldson who ran the H. R. Thompson lumber business at Collins has moved to the city to take the vacant position left by J. I. Cain’s resignation. Taraldson is an experienced lumber and coal dealer with many friends in this region.
James A. Murty secretary of the Conrad commercial club and T. R. Bailey of the townsite company visited this week to study the assessed valuation for the area to be included in a proposed new county of Pondera. The Conrad group reportedly will not include Dupuyer and Valier, fearing Valier could win the county seat.
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