First Fire Experience Reported for Local Individual
A local resident is reported to have their first fire experience, details unspecified. No injuries or cause disclosed, and authorities have not released further information.
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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
4
A local resident is reported to have their first fire experience, details unspecified. No injuries or cause disclosed, and authorities have not released further information.
The piece extols William L. Holloway as a shining example for lawyers and the public, noting his long Supreme Court tenure since 1902, top Republican votes in 1902 1908 and 1914, and his career from farming roots near Kirksville Missouri to Bozeman law practice. It records his birth November 8 1867, education at a normal school and University of Michigan Law, judgeship in the ninth district, marriage and three children.
The piece reports that eastern bond houses refuse to buy Montana securities until a stable government is ensured. It cites Custer county high school bond delays due to fear of radical legislation and notes bankers warn that nonpartisan league victories could halt bond purchases. It mentions a New York bank questioning paper validity amid league influence and urges repudiation of nonpartisan nominees at the November election. It also lists a ladies guild meeting and a real estate for sale notice in Chateau with terms.
National ticket shows W. G. Harding of Ohio for president with Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for vice president. Congressional ticket lists Carl W. Riddick of Fergus County as candidate for Congress in the Second District.
Strain Realty Company sues W H Emerson and wife and Union Bank as estate administrator to quiet title to Lot 5, Block 12, original Townsite of Chateau in Teton County Montana. Court summons issued October 2 1920 with twenty days to answer. case seeks removal of cloud and to quiet plaintiff's ownership. Coopers Stephenson Hoover of Great Falls Montana represent plaintiff. First publication October 8 1920.
C. T. Stewart recalls 1916 pledge to return excess automobile plate costs to the state saving over $100 000 in four years. He notes loans to farmers totaling over $4 000 000 from 1917 to 1920 and vows to cut waste by dissolving unnecessary boards and commissions.
Wellington D. Rankin, Montana native and Republican candidate for attorney general, cites his Supreme Court victory upholding the farm loan law after it was struck unconstitutional by the state attorney general. Rankin, Harvard and Oxford educated, leads in Helena with branches in Havre and Butte and has broad Montana district court experience.
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