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^ ' A- ,7y- ««•^j «N VOLUM E I PONDERA PETITION HAS BEEN FILED A petition for the creation of Pondera county, out oi portions of Teton and Chouteau counties, wss filed with E. C. Garrett, county clerk, yesterday afternoon by E. R. Alquist and M. S. Dari* ing, of Conrad. The proposed county will have an assessed val uation of $3,109,955, or $109,955 more than the amount required by law for the creation of new coun ties. The territory embraced in Pondera county lies just south of Toole county, the western bound ary zigzagging back and forth to keep the required 18 miles distant from Choteau, the county seat of Teton. This west line runs up to within about a mile of Williams, leaving Dupuycr, Valier and Cut Bank in the old county. The towns of Brady, Collins and Dut ton are included in Pondera county This was done, no doubt, so that the railroad valuation in this strip of country would bring the valu ation up to the proper amount. Ten townships in the western por tion of Chouteau county are em braced within the pfoposed new county. -Conrad, of course, ex pects to be the.county seat. This petition will be presented to the Teton county commissioners at their special meeting which will be held next week. Under the new county law the commissioners must set the date for hearing the petitioners, and for those opposed thereto, not more than thirty days after the petition has been presen ted to them. There is considerable opposition to the creation of this proposed new county, particularly at Brady and Collins, and probably at Dut ton. The taxpayers of these towns are satisfied with present conditions in Teton county, and object to paying additional taxes for building court houses and jails in other towns. If Brady and Collins want to remain a part of Teton county it is certainly the duty of Choteau to do everything possible to keep them with us. High School Notes Invitations were given out this week fora freshman party. From the amount of preparations that are going on this party promises to be one of the most enjoyable social affairs of the season. Hazel Brown has been absent this week with the mumps, and accordingly the work on the class play was retarded a little. How ever, the practise went on as be fore, one of the other characters reading her part. Whether or not the high school orchestra has come to life again is not known at present, but there was a silent gathering Thursday night of a few of its old members and soon after weird s< unds issued from the auditorium. Robert Bowman rendered a very pleasing program in the high school auditorium last Monday. Humor prevailed throughout all of his character portrayals. At the end of the program everyone went away conscious of having heard a very elevating program. The junior-sophomore class is still busy preparing for the Prom, of next week. A good many peo ple are looking forward to the evening of the Prom, with keen anticipation. Next week will be the last week of classes for the seniors. Their examinations are to be given on the Uth and 12th of May, but those who are to represent the Rchool at Missoula will have to take all exams on the 11th. The Commercial Club At a well-attended meeting at the courthouse last evening the Choteau Commercial club was re organized with the election of R. M. Farrington as president, N. Whitacre, vice-president; Jas. Eckford, treasurer. These officials, together with E. J. Roberson, Phil I. Cole and K. J. Hirshberg were named as an executive com mittee, to have charge generally of the business of the club. The question of hiring a secretary for the club, whose duly it will he to hare charge af all publicity work, answer correspondence, etc., was left in the hands of this executive committee. That our business men are iu earnest in their en deavors to impart new life into this organization is evidenced by the fact that in a very few min utes the sum of $159.50 was sun sci ibed monthly by those presen last, evening to defm\ the cost of securing a competent secretary and paying other needed expenses This sum will undoubtedly be more than doubled when the ex ecutive committee tails on other business men who were unavoid ably absent from the meetmg. A vote of thanks was tendered Dr. C. J. B. Stevens, the retiring president, for his efficient and painstaking efforts in behalf of the clubduring the past two years. The question of the visit of the Great Falls business men in a special train about the middle of the present month, was brought up and discussed at length, and it was decided to appoint a com mittee to to have entire charge of their entertainment while guests of Choteau. This committee, which will be announced later, can be depended on to sustain the rep utation of this city for open- handed generosity and good- fellowship, and will make the visit of the Great Falls bunch one long to be remembered. The next meeting of the club will be held at the court house on Thursday evening of next week, and you are invited to be present. It is expected that the executive committee will present a new set of by-laws for adoption at this Lime, aud the question of securing a paid secretary will also come up for consideration. The Montanan suggeats that at this meeting, also, some action be taken on the proposition of cele brating the Fourth of July at Choteau this year. The track team has been out more than usual the last few days due to the warm weather. The team will leave tomorrow for Great Falls to take pail in the Northern Montana track meet. The declamatory contest last Friday evening resulted in the se lection of Louis Boumaas the pupil to represent our school at the state contest. “ The New South” was the subject of his declamation, and was exceedingly well rendered. Denzel McDonald was second with “ A Fight with a Cannon,” and Miss Gladys Whitacre was third with ‘ ‘On the Other Train.” The decision o f the judges, Mrs. Kath erine Hieres, lion. J. G. Bair and Dr. H. T. Rhoads met with the approval of the large audience present on this occasion. On ac count of illness Miss Rosa Kirsch was unable to take her part in the program. Sidney Hirshberg is here for a short visit with relatives and friends. He has *ut recently re turned from a trip to the Boulder Hot Springs, which resort he pro nounces to be one of the very fin est m the state, and at present the hotel there is enjoying a very lib eral patronage. p f ' > / - -A i i-, - ■\ ■; • V s\ CHOTEAU, TETON COUNTY, MONTANA, MAY 1, 1914 NUMBER 44 Rear Admiral Fletcher and Two of His Warships. Photos by Am e rican Press Association. R EAR ADMIRAL FRANK F. FLETCHER, commanding tlie second division of the Atlantic fleet, directed the operations of the American warships on the eastern coast of Mexico from his flagship Louisiana, shown at The other battleship in the Michigan, also under his command. Other ships under him are the New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia, Chester and Tacoma. Mexican Situation Washington, April 2^ The Mexican crisis now is centering on the issue between those who are seeking through the good offices and intermediation of Latin- America to find middle ground j for pacific adjustment, and those who regard a resort to arms as an inevitable consequence of what has occurred. Throughout the da.v, two dis tinct branches of activity were manifest here—that of the envoy- of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, in formulating a plan of adjustment to be submitted to the United States and the Huerta regime, and that of the military and naval forces of the United States, which continue to go forward steadily in preparation for any eventualities. The arrival of General Funston and a brigade of 5,000 troops at Vera Cruz, was one of the note worthy militra.v de\elopment-of the day. Chief interest was directed to the .sessions of the South Ameri can envoys, lasting through the day and late into the evening. At the White House, President Wilson and hi.s cabinet advisers held a lengthy meeting and a spirit of optimism over the progress of the negotitations was distinctly apparent in executive quarters. While the mediators are not Caaden, the British minister, with General Huerta. Sir Lionel strongly impressed on Huerta the opinion of the British government that he should promptly accept the good offices tendered by the three South American republics. Ministers Naon and Suarez of Argentina and Chile, talked at. length with-Mr. Bryan late in the day. Ambassador de Gama had seen the secretary earlier. These conferences are of a wholly infor mal character, chiefly to obtain thevipwpoirt of the Amer can government. The three peacemakers are ■ •areful to m ike a distinction be tween their present exercises of good office« and what may come later if good offices advance to a state of mediation. They take the view that their work is one of far reaching effect, not only in the present controvercy, but as affec ting the continued peace of the western hemisphere through the unitid efforts o f A merioan nations. North, South and Central. Dr. Naon, the Argentine minis ter, is piloting the way. He is a diplomat of wide experience, and an international lawyer, who at one time held the chair of consti tutional law in the University of \rgentina. a former member of the Argentine cabinet, and of con gress, and prominently mentioned as a candidate for president. The Brazilian ambassador, Se- ready to announce their plans or I nor Da Gama, is by reason of hi.s eve.i to indicate when a proposal might be complete for presenta tion to the two parties, yet it be came known that probably three or four days or even a longer time might elapse before they will be ready to take their next step. Secretary Bryan was called up by ambassadors and ministers of Europe as well as of South Amer ica. Among the visitors was the French ambassador, M. Jusser- and, who expressed the warm sym pathy of his country in the cause of mediation. With the exception of the three South American rank, the senior member of the body. He also is a trained diplo mat; and one who is highly regar ded by Dr. Lauro Mueller, Brazil ian minister of foreign affairs, wno recently visited this country. The Chilean envoy, Senor Suarez, brings to the meetings the advan tage of a long thorough acquaint ance with Mexican affairs, as he was for some years Chilean minis ter to Mexico City. Order Rescinded The register and receiver of the countries, no power has taken any j (irea.t Falls land office have been official action, although the Euro-; notifipd that that part o f Secretary pean diplomats are doing their ut- U n e -8 or(ier 0f Dec. 27, 1913, most to further the cause of peace. ■ which required the relinquish- Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the Brit-, ment of eighty acres of the present ish ainbassadoi, also was one o f ; holdings of lands in the Green- Secretary Bryan’s callers, his pur- field bench on or before May 1, pose being to report results of the J1914, has been rescinded. This interview held yesterday in the ‘ is certainly good news to the sett- Mexican capital by Sir Lionel * lers on the bench. Civil Cases The following civil cases have been filed in the office of the clerk of the district court since our last report: Empire Lumber Company, a corporation, vs John Fitzpatrick, debt. Filed April 27. Empire Lumber Company, a corpora!inn, vs ('. E. Fitzpatrick, debt. Filed April 27. Nelson-Jenks Coal Co., a cor poration, vs Samuel T. Griffith. Transcript of judgment rendered in Cascade county. Filed April 28. Nelson-Jenks Coal Co., a cor poration vs M. E. Morbey. Trans cript of judgement rendered in Cascade county. Filed April 28. Janney, Semple, Hill & Co., a corporation, vs The Brady Com mercial Company, a corporation, debt. Filed April 29. W S. Frary and J M. Burlin game, co-partners, doing business under the firm name and style of Frary & Burlingame, vs Fred A. Nelson, suit on note. Filed April 29, ______________ News of Montana TOOLE COUNTY IS ON THE MAP At the special election held last Saturday, Toole county was created by the voters in that ter ritory, the. proposition receiving 80 percent of the votes in the Teton county portion and 64 per cent in Hill county. The total vote was 10 1 0 for the creation of the county to 279 agaiust. Shelby was selected as the permanent county seat, receiving 631 votes, to 3h2 for Devon and 180 for Dun kirk, or a majority of 69 over her opponents. The board of county commissioners is composed of a representative of each political pnrt.y--soeiftiist, democrat and republican. The vote was follows: CU >M MISSION KI IS 1 wo-year term — Marsh, republican Turner, democrat Four-year term - Norman, democrat Kelly, republican Brophy, socialist . .. Six-year term— Randall, republican . Province, democrat . O’Laughlin, socialist SHERIFF Malone, democrat ........... Alsup, republican .......... Abel, socialist .............. .. TREASURER Christenson, republican... 373 as 465 436 486 400 189 300 236 487 560 404 128 Moody, democrat ........ Bean, socialist ........... Cl.HRR OF COURT. Dav, democrat. Hink. republican _... Flaggs, socialist . .. COUNTY CI.RRH. Foss, republican Parrott, democrat «Jones, socialist COUNTY ATTORNEY Black, republican Washburn, democrat’ SURVEYOR Nolan, socialist . ... Buckner, independent Sordge, republican a s s e s s o r Toole, democrat Artz, republican Poor, socialist Women’s Day 527 154 441 410 130 377 354 127 496 471 31-5 216 212 489 142 s9 Miles City, April 26.— Nine cars of horses were shipped from the Fort Keogh remount station this week and the quartermaster's de partment at the fort are advertis ing for bids to furnish 900 cavalry horses and 300 for artillery ser vice. The horses from the fort were shipped to Galveston. Billings, April 26. — Billings in 1915 will be the rallying cry of a large number of real estate men who will go from this city to Pitts burg to the conven ion of the Nat ional Association of Real Estate associations, «July 5-11. Billings would have named at Winnipeg last year had it not been deemed wise to hold the meeting in the east and it is believed there will be little difficulty in landing the 1915 gathering. Helena, April 27.—Judge J. M. Clements of the district court beneh in this county is a candidate for the nomination of associate justice on the democratic ticket, it is announced. He made the race against Chief Justice Brantley four years ago. The Helena man makes the third aspirant in the democratic party to announce him self, the two others being Judge «T. B. Poindexter of Dillon, and Judge .J. E. Erickson of Kalispell. Helena, May 25.--May 2nd has been designated as “ Women’s Day” in a proclamation issued by Governor Stewart. The procla mation follows: “ Whereas, certain organiza tions of women throughout the country have called upon the gov ernors of the several states to proclaim a given day for observa tion in honor of the women of the, nation: “ Now, therefore, I, S. V. Stewart as governor of the state of Montana: (lo hereby designate Saturday the second day of May, A. D., one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, as Woman’s Day, recommending for that occasion such special observance ns may to the several communities of our state seem meet and proper. ” Episcopal Church Notes Sunday, May 3, the fourth Sun day after Easter. Good music by the choir, and preaching morning and evening. For the last 20 years or more Bishop Brewer has been making an annual visit to Choteau. This year he will come here on Sunday, Mav 10, and preach at both the morning and evening services. The bishop has many friends in Choteau, and it is hoped that the church will be filled on May 10 to welcome him.
