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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
1
Chairman T O Larson announces a Sunday 2 PM county committee meeting at Conrad to organize Liberty Loan work. Addresses by Hon Sam Somer-son and Harry Yeager of Great Falls. Committeemen listed for multiple towns across Teton county.
Tuesday October 9 the Red Cross iNafes session led by Mrs Dotterer included Mesdames Sweet Hidsmoe Swain and Red mond with cutting by Mrs Gorham and Mrs Dotterer in the gauze department. Visitors from Collins Dupuyer Cut Bank Colling Farmington and others attended. Wednesday October 10 Catholic ladies met under Miss Nagle with Mrs DeYong cutting and Miss Nagle and Mrs Pridham working on shirts. Winter wheat for sale imparts a separate notice with a sample at Cain's office.
A send off in Chateau for the third Teton county contingent to the new National Army featured a turkey and chicken dinner at the Motor Mart. Speakers included Phil S. Vole D. F. Mains W. L. Bullock S. L. Potter H. K. Ewing. Soldier boys promised to bring home the bacon as they embark for American Lake training with music from the Chateau and Fairfield bands and a Hodgskiss hall dance. Parade to the Great Northern depot followed en route to the camp with long list of named enlistees giving next duty locations.
The article notes 191 men in training camps for the new national army with a 194 man quota for the first draft, listing Camp Lewis Camp Sherman Camp Travis Camp Grant Camp Dodge Camp Lee and Camp Funston among others. It mentions local efforts to place students in work for board, a Red Cross Auxiliary forming with 36 members and planned knitting and a bazaar, plus new cloak rooms and lockers for students and an anticipated enrollment rise over eighty students.
The senior class elected Merrill Luther as president and Vance Hall as vice president with Ethel Wallace as secretary, Mildred Forrest as treasurer, and John Weaver as sergeant at arms. The junior class chose Tom Radcliffe as president Agnes Higgins as vice president Mary McNeely as secretary Lyle Standish as treasurer Alta Cohoe as sergeant at arms. New students Gertrude Rasmussen from Cut Bank and John Suiste from Agawam joined as sophomore and freshman. Advisors named for each class and Adelphi supervision assigned.
160 acres of fine farm land five miles southwest of Bole. Good plow land with 80 acres cropped and fair improvements. Price 25 dollars per acre if sold within 30 days. Weaver and Trescott of Choteau.
The Woman's Club held a program meeting at the Royal theatre with Miss Gladys Smith playing a violin solo and Miss Sweat presenting a paper on The Needs of the Body and How to Select Food. They plan a sale of old papers and magazines to fund the treasury. The library will be open Tuesday and Thursday evenings from seven to nine. A trinket fund for the Red Cross is collecting old silver or gold for melted metal, with pieces displayed at W. J. Roulston's window until shipment. Contributions may be left at McCunlough pharmacy.
Public meeting in Brady on Thursday October 15, 1917 at 2:00 p m to consider forming a new county from Teton and Chouteau counties. Organizers urge a large delegation from all parts to ensure full consideration and determination of all questions.
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