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THE TETON CHRONICLE. ..... . ........________________ _ ______ BY JO H N E. LOW. Application has been made for tile ttansmi»- fciorf of this publication through the Hi Bits ’at ¿ocomi class rates. Subscription $2.00 per annum. Advertising rates on ’application. • j . . __ _ * ■ .w .^ _ ALL ADVERTISING BILLS PAYABLE THE 1ST OF EACH MONTH. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1807. A P e n n y Saved Is a P e n n y Earned. As heretofore stated, the Subscrip tion Price of the Chronicle is $2.00 in Advance and $2.50 if not in Advance. All Subscriptions paid by the first of January will be termed “ In Advance” and charged accordingly, while after that date they will be termed “ Not In Advance” and $2.50 will invariably be charged. MAUD MULLER UP TO DATE. Maud Muller in the summer’s heat linked the meadow thick with wheat. The Judge rode slowly down the laue, Smoothing his horse’s chestnut mane. “ With wheat at a dollar per,” said he. “ This maid is about the oize for me.” Then he smiled at her and she blush ed at him, Aud over the meadsw fence he dim. “ Will you marry me sweet maid,” he said, Aud she told him yes, and they were wed. Alas for the maiden, alas for the Judge, For tlm old designer and wheatfield drudge. Lor 1 pity them both and pity us all, For Maud didu’t own the wheat at all. And the Judge remarked when he learned the cheat: “Don’t talk to me about dollar wheat!” The school income fund for Teton couuty amounts to $217.98. The number of school children is 519. Tom Lett is rusticating at the Peigan summer resort, having secur ed a job training the unruly reptiles of the “ Boot managerie.” . - ■< The stockgrowers of Cascade coun ty have determined to employ their own attorney, whose duty it will be to prosecute cattle thieves. Gov. Smith has issued a standing offer of a reward of $50 for the cap ture and return to the state reform school of any inmate who shall here after escape from the institution. “ What! Is it possible that you dou’t know prosperity has returned? Why man, where have you been for the last 90 days? Out of town?” “No. Out of a job.”—Brooklyn Life. . For the fourth time Durjtmt has been sentenced to be hanged. The last time he was sentenced was tbe loth iust, his execution to take place January the 7th, 1898. Gov. Smith has appointed M. J. Garrett, of Lewiston, a member of the state board of education, to fill the vacancy caused by the elevation of W. T. Pigott to the supreme bench. A Washington correspondent of the New York World has secured statistics at the White House, show ing that 121,500 personal applicants for places have called on the presi dent since March 4, and 1,565, or one in eighty, have been rewarded. How does this strike you. “ The railroad earnings continue to show a remarkable increase, and the internal revenue, as well as the custom duties are giving the government funds iu excess of the actual needs.” That’s the record in free silver Mexico. The attorney general has written a decision that divorced people can le gally marry in Montana withoutwait- ing a given time. The decisiou says that tbe law requiring the party ob in ining the divorce to wait two years n:id the other party three years, is declared illegal; that the supremo court recent'^.'•decided a parallel ca-e. • May Go Behind the Returns. A special from Helena to the Ana conda Standard, o f December 20th, reads as follows: _ State Superintendent of Public In struction Carleton has rendered a decision that will be of vital impor tance to the county superintendents of Montana. It relates to the powers of a couuty superintendent to ques tion the school census as returned by the clerk of a certain district, and in case of a proved error, to make cor rections which will necessitate a reap portionment. The matter came be fore the superintendent from the same source that he received an in quiry from in regard to the legality of enumerating half-breed Indian children with whites. When Dr. Beaupre, clerk of a district in Teton couuty, addressed the state superin tendent in regard to enumerating the 70 or more half-breed Indian chil dren living upon the Black foot reser vation, he also inquired if in case the state superintendent decided that such counts should not be made, it would be proper for the county sup erintendent to readjust or reapportion the money so as to eliminate the half-breeds. This involved the prop osition of the county superintendent going behind the returns, as it were. It was a question that had never been passed upon before and the state.superintendent devoted consid erable time and thought to the prep aration of an opinion, which he fur nished the press to day. After reviewing the law in regard to the rights aud duties of couuty superintendents and district clerks in tbe matter of apportioning money and taking the census; tbe superin tendent says*. “It often happens that school clerks are not the most careful people in the world, and they require the supervision of the couuty superin tendents in such matters. Every district is anxious to enroll as many pupils as possible, to the end that its proportion of school money may be increased. The temptation to enum erate pupils not legal residents of the district is always great. Every pos sible doubt is resolved by the school clerk, very naturally, in favor of his district. As a result, hundreds -of pupils are enrolled twice during the school year, aud hundreds of others are enrolled who are not of school age. Under the law pupils can be listed in but one district iu any given school year. To make the clerk the final arbiter in such important mat ters as those affect every school in the couuty, under these circumstan ces, is most unwise. The legislature was doubtless influenced by some such reasons as these when it enacted legislation upon this matter so radi cally different from that which we had heretofore had. The law, as it now stands, is a great improvement over the old law and affords protec tion to all the school children of the couuty. “Having concluded that the county superintendent can investigate aud correct the returns of the clerks, I am of the opinion that the former apportionment should be cancelled and a new one mude, if said apppor- tionment was made upon the basis of the returns of any school clerk which was incorrect or which has enumer ated half breed children residing upon the Blackfoot reservation. You are at liberty to show this letter to your county superintendent; who,, if the facts are as stated in your letter, is advised to act in conformity wTith this opinion.” 0Nl3r¥|À^ÌÌBÉAM.. The pastrweek<|has been one con tinual 'wbirL^of;,.gaiety among. Qbo- teau’s social‘'circles, v Christmas trees, dances, weddiipgs^and family gather-, ings have kept ye editor on the hus tle most of the ticrie. , \ \ Not wanting 'to disappoint our friends, and ;-ndt caring to miss a good meaI, %e'planned this way and that, and managed to meet all olir engagements. Wherever We ofta fitt ed to be a guest, “ nothing wan too good for the Scotch,” and we handled our napkin and ate with our fork just as though we had always been- used to Mich luxuries, but: when we finish ed by drinking our sass out of the dish and Wiping our nose on the napkin before stuffing it in our rear pants pócket, we became the victims of laughter, buf t the Chronicle enjoyed a bounteous Xmas just the same. . It was our intentiofis, before friends made their appearance, to take “ hand outs” at the back door of tbe Beaupre House, knowing the cheerftrlteroper-- auieut of Dòc,' and his generosity to the “ poor and heavy laden.” As -ex pected, friends, or loved ones, came to our rescue.end we ate turkey with the best of them. “She was a fine one, too”—cooked to the queen’s taste. We went to tbe Xmas tree and there the Chronicle was not forgotten How pleasant it'is*to have friends1— especially among thìjgantier sex; bet ter still to make use of them. “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” Sunday came, and fearing a'“re lapse” from our ‘‘over consumption”, of the day before, friends con tinued to appreciate our presence.. Then came Cupid with his .little bow and urrovv and skillfully pierced the hearts of many of our damsels, but only a few succumbed to their bleeding wounds. Ye editor thought seriously of taking unto himself a help mate, but instead, got the mitten. We think it all for the best though, as times are rather pinched yet and the weather continues warm. Ofcourse ye editor must be present to report all the weddings, and in such cases we get a -few extra- meals. , We are in hopes that by a year frorn now we may be in a position to have •• a llv our 'friendsvsup with us. That was our intention''this year, but we lost our .commissioners ’and tbe county printing,- so had to postpone the blowout for another year. We have turned over a new leaf* Shall pray every night the coming year for the Lord to soften the hearts of delinquents, that their purses may be opened and our prayers answered. Our local editors have been put un der $5,000 bond, to insure us against loss in cases of false publication, slander, etc. Shall not accept comps to theatres, matinees, circus andt the like, that visit Choteau annuklly. Will not smoke on weddings nor babies. Will not ride -our “ wheels” the coming season. .Nor will we do anything else that would ruin the reputation of “ a nice young man from Wisconsin.” During our short stay in Choteau we have the proud record of having to spend six weeks with Tom Dean for a sianderous article published in behalf of a millionaire; then again it cost us six bits to slip through the hands of a desperado with our life while at Burton one day. We are in hopes that it won’t be long before we savy the “ wild and wooly,” and then lookout for us for we’er whirlwinds. The county printing haò been lost, and we are now looking for a job, as cashier of some defunct bank, or as deputy coroner of Teton county to- act while “ uncle Jake” is prospecting on the reservation. 'By-the-way, “Uncle Jake” is going to give U b an office next fall. *— KLONDIKE ,v /* ____ \ y RESTAURANT- And Bakery, next door to Byron Corson’s place is now open to the public Interior decorations and finishings in the highest style of the culinary art. Meals at all hours and board by the day, week or month. Attentive Service.. Give me a trial and be convinced. 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 3 9 0 3 9 3 0 9 3 ^ Wedding Dinners and Ball Suppers a Speoialty. Bread, Pies and Cakes to order. Phone No. 35. • 0009990Q 9 9 9 9 3 9 0 a & £ C S MEALS 25 CENTS. J. H. COTTRELL, Proprietor. •Choteau, -Mont. 1ASV*. V • ' r-. . \ - t \ 7 *. » i t\ j; », ; - -!* ,**■* *■ /■ \ \rV’ ' '* '\l • « 1 ' L« - wïfcv *. * , m i n i ! u! •#(AND A&> H A P P Y N E W Y E A R > (VV f£; V> X\ f > With the going out of the old year 1897 a'nd the coming itrof the new year 1898, I vriWh to announce that I will continue doing business at the old stand, and..intend to continue -giVrftg the same hard-time iprices as heretofore.- Tbe past year has Bhown fe \Steady increase in busi ness and I will endeavor to treat my customers fairly and with courtesy, the same as 'heretofore, aud expect my trade to increase the coming year accordingly, as it did last yean You will warit'a'nice chicken, turkey or goose to bake |3i for Christmas or New Years, so bear in mind that MEAT MARKET always has the best. For a nice roast, stow, fry or bake, get your meats at the same place. Can also furbish you with GROCERIES, which are of the best and^not shelf worn stuff. For the coming year bear all these iu mind aud 'thou shalt be blessed, Yours for a .prosperous ’98. ------- L . W . 1 E H R . se ST. LOUIS BEER HALLI# ADLAN! & T H O M P S O N , PR O P S . T «3 The -'best brands of cigars | and Whiskey including the; ; Maturity, Diploma; . Key West' ! Club House Bouquet cigars,1 and Metropole, Sweet Violet i land Old Rip Van Winkle! Whiskeys. ¿I. I0PEN DAY AND N IG H T .I • this PARK HOTEL G r e a t F a lls « $ © $ Offers Teton County Stockmen and others all the Comforts and Conveniences of a Modern Hotel at .»—9 SPEC IA L * PARK HOTEL RATES.2— ^ COMPANY, Props. ■pf arness... S . Y . P E N R O D , —A N D— Carpenter 4 U i t i pjaddles Plans and Estimates Furnished REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. * ‘ —Will Buy All— SECOND HAND SADDLES. Pianos and Organs Repaired and Tuned at Living Price* MAIL ORDERS G. A. BOUTILLIER, Promptly Attended To. If in need of anything in my lime it will pay you to call before purebas- Carpenter ing, as my work is satisfactoiy and prices reasonable. a n d J O H N D E H A A S . - - V Contractor ..... Choteau, Mont. • P. 0. Box No, ICO, Phone No. 11. Choteau, Montana.-
