Local notices and updates from Choteau and surrounding areas
Choteau Home Co promotes furniture offerings and services while locals receive visits from businesspeople such as G Calvin Bower and J O Black. Community items include rental ads, a teachers institute October 1 2 and 3, school openings at Priest Butte, and Miss Joy Graves as teacher. Community news covers reunions, Masonic convocation, sales notices, hunts bans, shell prices, and several residents traveling or working in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priest Butte
Miss Joy Graves
Mrs Rowe to Speak at Beaupre Hotel Parlor
Mrs Rowe of the Congression al Union of Woman's Suffrage League will address the Beaupre hotel parlor on Saturday evening at 8 o clock. A special request is made for all ladies of Chateau and vicinity to attend.
Wanted partners to break land and seed spring 80 acres
People are sought to break 80 acres and seed 100 in the spring and to build 2 miles of fence. Parties must furnish material and seed in exchange for a deed to property valued at 1,500 dollars. Contact Emerick at Studio. A telegram from Thomas Watt of Regina Saskatchewan asks the Teton sheriff about buying 1,000 head of thousand pound horses for the English government, likely for use before the European war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerick
Thos. Watt
Regina
Saskatchewan
Teton ‘County
Watt
Unfortunate Wagon Accident Near Chateau Injures Denison
H C Denison of the P H Crossen place south of Chateau was thrown from a wagon when his team ran away near the flour mill. He suffered a head injury, upper body bruises, and a fractured rib, and was taken to the hospital where doctors treated him. He recovered sufficiently to be around again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Denison
P. H. Crossen Place
Chateau
Ela
Court House
Drs. Rhoads
Bateman
Guthrie Family Visited Great Falls Saturday
A.B. Guthrie and his family spent a brief time in Great Falls on Saturday, enjoying the city and its sights during a brief stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Guthrie
Great Falls
Weaver sells Twiggs transfer line to Adams company
The Twiggs transfer line and agencies for the American Brewing Co and the Continental Oil Co, bought last week by J. M. Weaver, were sold to H. E. Adams & Co. The transfer is set to be made on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twiggs
American Brewing Co
Continental Oil Co
J. M. Weaver
Mr. Weaver
H. E. Adams & Co
Witness from Acantha testifies in Great Northern dam age suit
Max Bishop of the Acantha returned from Great Falls where he stayed several days as a witness in the federal case against the Great Northern railway over forest fires in 1910 in the Lewis and Clark National Forest. He identified copies of his newspaper as part of the testimony. Rangers Duff Jefferson and E A Woods were also noted as witnesses for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Bishop
Acantha
Great Falls
Great Northern Railway
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Great Northern
Bishop
Montanan
Satursey
Duff Jefferson
E. A. Woods
Ganong Visits Great Falls and Local News Patchwork
E H Ganong made a trip to Great Falls on Tuesday. A son was born Friday at Chateau hospital to the wife of Carl Dotterer. Hay grower seeks 150 tons to put up on shares via James Peebles Strabane Mont. C D Yeager Choteau seeks sheep or cattle for winter grazing with abundant range hay and water. Mrs E J Crary and others visited Great Falls then returned to Choteau. Choteau band reorganized with B H McCarthy president and manager Percy Brees secretary and J Ickford treasurer. Senator J M Burlingame of Great Falls visited Chateau for business with his mother and Mrs Frank Bishop of Hood River Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Hospital
Carl Dotterer
James Peebles
Strabane, Mont
C. D. Yeager, Choteau
B. H. McCarthy
Percy Brees
Jas. I[ckford
J. M. Burlingame
Great Falls
Chateau
Frank Bishop
Hood River
Oregon
Local Notes on Residents and School Arrangements
Acting Supervisor Jefferson visits Great Falls and Lubec for the week. Miss Joy Graves hired to teach Priest Butte school as Butler ranch house to be used by the district. H F Stoltenberg visits for the state land sale. he finds advertised lands not listed due to publications in a party paper, not a county-wide outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Stoltenberg
Toole County
Chateau
Land Board
Conrad
Mrs Stalnaker and daughter visit Berryville home
Mrs. W. B. Stalnaker and her daughter travel with Miss Annie Moore to Berryville Virginia to visit their old family home this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Stalnaker
Annie Moore
Berryville, Va
O'Neil Campaign Visit and Jackson Family Update
M A ONeil of Cut Bank democratic candidate for public administrator is in town visiting at his daughter Mrs H J McGregor's home. Mrs John Jackson, previously seriously ill at Chateau hospital, is somewhat improved this morning. Her son John Jackson of Spokane arrived this week for a brief visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Armstrong
Co. M
Second
Montana Infantry
Army Department
Chateau
Douglas
Arizona
M. A. O'Neil
Cut Bank
H. J. McGregor
John Jackson
Chateau Hospital
Spokane
Democratic county central committee organized at Conrad
The Democratic county central committee met at Conrad on September 9 to elect temporary officers S J Rigney of Cut Bank as temporary chairman and E A Lee of Conrad as temporary secretary. Tommy Busey secured the post of permanent state committeeman and the committee planned a second meeting at Chateau on September 23 to finalize the permanent organization. Alfalfa is mentioned in connection with political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic County Central Committee
Conrad
S. J. Rigney
Cut Bank
E. A. Lee
Tommy Busey
Chateau
Alfalfa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Choteau Home. Co
G. Calvin Bower
Choteau
J. O. Black
Dutton, Collins and
Brady
Mary Hopkinson
Beaupre Cafe
Wm. Blair
Teton County
Teachers’ Institute
Henry Robinson
John V W. Hall
Butte
Salt Lake City
Teton Chapter
LL. D
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Hall
John Jackson, Sr
James Sulgrove
Montana Pioneers
Helena
Nat Collins
WM. Hodgskiss
Choteau Home
John Cashman
Falls
Phil S. Cole
Colin Ward
Baby
Mrs. Ellstrom
Dixon
Bynum
Benson
T. H. Givens
Strawther Givens
C. K. Smith
Chateau, Mont
F. A. Hatch
H. L. Pewterbaugh
Three Forks
Hatch
Dan Ledgerwood
Fowler
Ledger
Teton
Dan
State of
Montana
THE
Citizens State Bank
Schaffner & Marx
Our
Grocery Department
Cole
Jos. Hirshberg & CO
E. H. Ganong
E. J. Crary
Eva and
Helen Sturgeon
Pearl Heighton
Thompson
Jefferson
Lubec
Emerson and
Jones
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