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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1923
Page
2
A notice from Mrs. Sanders state president and Mrs. I E O Pace state chairman calls for changing the word bi partisan in Article II Object to NonPolitical and NonSectarian. Issued under their authority to all federations.
Mrs A B Guthrie hosted a dinner in honor of Mrs T H Givens and her guests Mrs Geo Newton and Mrs Jean Teckles of Helena. Mr and Mrs John Hall entertained Friday for their seventh anniversary. Mr and Mrs Henry Robison were guests of honor for their seventh anniversary. Other guests included Mrs James Gibson and Mr O Joanis.
Chas. McDonald James Eckford Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Larson Mrs. E. J. Crary Mayor G. M. Coffey and John Hannon were spotted frequently on the new golf course this week.
The church official board voted to rename as The Community Methodist Episcopal and operate as a community church under the Methodist supervision. Morning service at 10 30 with sermon Life's By-Products and a Culbertson solo. Sunday School at 11 30, high school Bible study class planned, evening service at 8. Services also at Bynum Sunday at 3.
Reports to the Department of Agriculture from 4,000 farmers across the United States show an average wheat production cost of $1.23 per bushel in 1923, including labor, land, and other expenses. The data cover 2,200 farms with an average yield of 16 bushels per acre and an average price received of $1.11.
Washington witnesses a 10 000 pound roadless tractor truck demonstrate off road capability for military use. The test includes steep ditches and a 40 degree incline with Maj. Gen. Hart aboard, highlighting the suspension cable system and its gentle contact with pavement. Army officials and Congress members observe as the machine proves its adaptability for oil fields and rough terrain.
Washington reports show a sweeping farm crisis linked to soil exhaustion and higher costs. Fertilizer use surges from $54 million to $330 million nationally, while hired labor wages triple and livestock feed costs rise tenfold over a decade. Farmland values nearly double from 1910 to the present, signaling a fundamental shift in American agriculture.
Clark Parker died in Pasadena in 1922 a recluse millionaire aged eighty. His brother Benjamin, the Molasses King of Boston, left the fortune in trust to the reformed Parker who quadrupled it with honest investments. A legal fight followed over alleged undue influence by Benjamin. Parker's will supposedly favors Los Angeles Masons and Elks, while Dr. Frederick Gay and others were to receive minimal bequests.
The Boston relatives of the late Bill the Brute contest the will and codicils claiming legal flaws undue influence and incompetence by the deceased. Prominent factions include Masons and Elks who stand to gain $375000 if the will remains intact. Witnesses include Richard W. Johnson Stanley Lasale Mary Hamp ton and Mary E. White of Chateau Montana.
Harriett Ulery of Chateau Montana, holder of Homestead Entry Serial No 044946 filed Aug 13 1923 notice of intention to complete three year proof to establish title to NW 1 4 SW 1 4 Sec 28 SW Y 4 SW 4 NE 4 SE 4 Sec 29 SE 4 Sec 30 Township 23 N Range 7 W Montana Meridian before U S Commissioner Charles H Ferris Chateau Montana on Sept 26 1923
Elmer G. Cardell of Chateau Montana filed intent to make three in Montana Territory on September 25 1923 for Homestead Entry Serial 043006 in sections 34 35 township 23 N range 66 W Montana Meridian. Witnesses Houston Petersobert Peterson Alvin J Corvell Benjamin McDonald all of Chateau Montana. Acting Register W T Summerville. First publication August 17 1923.
State Bond and Mortgage Company sues James R. Savires John VF Sinstate Company and others in Teton County Montana district court to foreclose a mortgage on land in sections 5 and 8 town 27 N range 7 W. Defendants are summoned to answer within twenty days or risk default judgment.
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