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•'- & >- ,.<*.» T '\ .V > VOLUME II CHOTEAÌ7, TETON COUNTY/MONTANA, FEBRUARY 5, 1935 NUMBER :32? District Court Notes District court for Teton county convened in this city last Satur day, with Judge J. B. Leslie, presiding, and on Monday' ad* journed until March 2nd. Twelve persons were admitted to citizen ship by the court, the application of five persons to become, citizens were continued for the term, while one application was dis missed. The names of 45 persons to act as trial jurors were drawn from the jury box, these persons to appear in court for duty on Tues day, March 2nd. The list of jurors will be published as soon as the sheriff has -had an oppor tunity to serve them with sub poenas. During the short session of the court, the following business was transacted: Farmers Co-Operative Canal Co., vs. Chas. Krofft. Agree ment by parties to the suit made that motion for a new trial be sub mitted to the court at Great Falls. Linstrom vs. Bonnett. Agree- • ment by parties to the suit made that motion for a new trial be submitted to the court at Great Falls. Donald Graham vs. Conrad City Water Co., a corporation. De murrer overruled and defendant given 10 days in which to file their answer. Levi J. Burd vs. Great Nor thern railway, damages. Demur rer overruled. Butler Bros. vs. John Hall, debt. Demurrer overruled and defendant given 10 days in which to file answer. •Pearl Ritchie vs Stephen Ritchie, decreie of divorce granted, and plaintiff awarded custody of her minor children, Blanche, Vernice and Stephen. Charles Gies vs. William P. Edgar, suit on note, demurrer overruled and defendant given 10 days in which.to file answer. T. J. Palda vs. J. A. Phillips. Demurrer overruled and defen dant given 20 days in which to answer. W. F. Hanon vs. E. M. John son, et al. Demurrer overruled and defendants given 20 days to answer. Strain Bros. vs. W. D. Luther. Motion by defendant’s attorney to retax costs overruled by the court. Thos. O. Larson vs. Ole Wag- nild, et al. Motion for a new trial overruled. CRIMINAL CALENDAR The State of Montana vs. Carl G. Tucker, trapping beaver. On motion of county attorney, case dismissed. The State of Montana vs. David S. Embody, Ray W, Embody and Laurantine Miller, grand larceny. Set for trial March 2. The State of Montana vs. Jacob Albright, burglary. Set for trial March 3. The State of Montana vs D. B. Wilson, assault in the second de gree. Set for trial March 3. The State of Montana vs. Edwin Williams, libel. A plea of not guilty was entered by the defen dant, and bail fixed at $500. Set for trial March 4. The State of-Montana vs. John Pederson, libel. Set for trial March 4. The State of Montana vs Thoma9 Gerrety, arson. Set for trial March 4. A plea of not guilty was entered by the defendant Bail fixed at $750. CIVIL CALENDAR Barr vs. Boucher, debt; Con tinued. Jacobs vs. Petch, quiet title. Set for March 5. Hollburg vs. Russell et al, damages. Set for Mareh 11. Sturgeon vs. Stowell, suit on note. Set for March 5. Town of Conrad vs. Morrison, appeal. Dismissed by court. First state Bank of Hobson vs. Arnot, Suit on note. Set for March 5. Geo. L. Wentz vs. P. C. Rus sell et al, claim on delivery. Set for March 6. Sturgeon vs. Ellis & Son, appeal. Dismissed by court. Starkey vs Harris & Arnett, contract. Set for March 6. McGregor vs. O’Neal, appeal. Set for March 6. Boothe vs. Boothe, divorce. Set for March 8. ‘ O’Neal vs. Crandall etal. Suit on note. Set for March 8. Johnson vs. Elderkin, suit on note. Set for-March 8. H. F. McClurg vs. Fred Deer- ing, appeal. Set for March 9. Continental Oil Co., vs. F. W. Schatz, debt. Set for March 9. Mattke-McKenzie Co., vs. Coch ran et al, appeal. Set for March 9. O’Connor & Helean vs. Baker & Cox, debt. Set for March 9. B. V. Baker vs. McKenzie et al, recovery. Set for March 10 State of Montana vs. Barr, appeal. Set for March 10. St. Anthony & Dak. Co., ys Pond, debt. Set for March 10. R. J. Goerner vs. E..H. Palin, note. Continued. Hill-vs. Whetstone, damages. Set for March 11, Bird vs. Whetstone, damages. Set for March 11. ‘ Arnot vs. McKenzie, damages. Set for March 10. Conrad Townsite Co. vs. Ryan’ et al, debt. Set for March 11. Western Loan & Savings Co. vs. Pings, et al. Set for March 11: ADMITTED TO CITIZENSHIP The following were admitted to citizenship: Hans Lanyastad, Norway John McCauly, Scotland John Martin Rose, Canada A. R. Sellers, Canada Thomas Ognedal, Norway Halvor Jakoson Birkland, Nor way (Miss) Jennie Cooper, Canada George Ambrose Sollid, Can ada John Werden Clark, Canada James Grey, Scotland Mathias Olsen, Norway Edward Smith, Ireland. The following petitions were continued: James Newton Parsons, Canada Romeo Narducci, Italy Peter Debre, Italy Johan Albrecht Christian Niel sen, Denmark James Wesley Clark, Canada The following petition was dis missed on account of non-appear ance: Joseph Blunt, Holland /larriage Licenses Since our last report marriage licenses have been issued by James Gibson, clerk of the district court, as follows: Francis Vielle, 23, and Julia Kipp, 20, both of Browning. Joseph Longtime Sleeping, 23, and Alminia St. Goddard, 20, both of Browning. Naturalisation Papers The following have made appli cation before Clerk of the Court Gibson for final citizenship papers: Frank Sturqber, a native of Hutigary, residing at Farmington. Rade Maninzick, a native of Hungary, residing at Power. Declaration to become citizens of the United States have been filed by the following: Chreas Ostrom.a native «of Nor way. residing at Williams. State Bonding Commis sion A Birthday Club Organ ized Helena, Mont., Feb. 3.—A bill which, should it become a law, will swell the state treasury of Montana by at least $150,000 'a year, has been introduced in the legislature by Senator J. F. Ed wards of Rosebud conniy. It provides for a creation of a state bonding commission, to be com-.- posed of three state officials,- and will enable the state to bond all state, county, city or school dis trict officials who are required to furnish bond. The premiums for these bonds are now paid by the state, city, county or school dis trict as the case may be, into the treasuries of private corporations doing a bonding business. The Edwards bill would add this premium money to the rev enues of the state. It provides that when the fund in the hands of the commission reaches the sum of $300,000 the legislature may appropiiate the money to the use of the state for whatever pur pose it sees fit. This would mean that the legislature would have an additional $300,000 at its disposal for appropriation purposes every two years, without adding a bur den to the taxpayers. It is expected that’ the measure will meet with determined oppo sition. But it will have the com bined support of the republicans in both houses of the assembly. While the Edwards bill cannot be termed a party measure at all, it is a peculiar circumstance that the opposition will come almost if not entirely from the democra tic side, because several democra tic leaders, who are men of wide influence are-financially interested in concerns doing a bonding busi ness, and who are now getting or hope to get, a share of the busi ness affected. It is only natural that they should wish to protect their own financial interests. The bonding concerns, both domestic and foreign, will join hands for the tight. That they are opponents of no mean caliber is evidenced by the fact that for many years there were only four bonding concerns allowed to do business in Montana, while at the same time, the United States gov ernment was accepting any one of eighteen different bonding con cerns as sufficient surety upon the bonds of federal officials. Advertised Letters Letters remaining uncalled for at the post office at Choleau, on Feb. 4th. M. J. Chadwick Jno. L. Dew- Miss Emma Gromberg Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Griffith Oluf Hamsun Miss Carrie Hamilton Arthur Harrison Mrs. Blanche Eggleston Joe Knudtzon Mrs. C. Moulucd Dave Rubens Geo. M. Arneson When calling for these please*say advertised and pav one cent. WILLIAM KROFFT, P. M. Civil Cases The following civil cases have been filed in the office of the clerk of the district court since our last report: Boorman Mercantile Co., a cor poration, vs. H. A. Rose, lien. Filed Feb. 1st. Libby Lumber Co., a corpora - 1 tion, vs. J. C. Ogard, lien. Filed Feb. 1st. Montana Coal and Iron Com pany, a corporation, vs. J. F. Kane, suit on note. Filed Feb. 2nd. i ______ . On Dec. 6, a number of neigh bors met and surprised Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Grooms at their 'home on the Porter Bench^ it being Mrs. Groom’s birthday. During the day a birthday club was organized with a membership of about fifty. The object of the club being social amusement. Since that date they have met at the homes of Mrs. Ed Sopher, Delbert Car penter, Mrs. C. W. Thayer, Mr. W.m. O’Neil and Mr. Ben High tower. The last meeting being at Mr. Hightower’s, on Jan 28, to celebrate his birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Hightower, Mr. and Mrs. Han- num, Mr. and Mrs. Soph:r, Mr. and Mrs. Simons, Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Arnett, Mr. and Mrs. John W nile, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fuller, Mr. ar.d Mrs. Grooms, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot, Mr. and Mrs. Thayer, Mr. Hackctt, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Cole, Mr. Owen, Mrs. Charles White and also a number of children. A very sumptuous din ner contributed by the ladies was served at noon. Music and cards served as a pastime during the day. Ep worth League The next business meeting and social will be postponed until the, sixteenth. A very interesting evening is being planned. Six new subscribers to the Herald have been obtained. , Irene Jones will teach, one of the classes in Junior League. On account of the difference in ages the classes will be divided. Interesting note book work will be introduced for the little folks, illustrative of bible stories- The charter has been obtained and will be framed and hung soon. All children are especially invited to the services. Junior League at 3 o’clock. Epworth League at 7 o’clock. Unfair Competition Cn January 29th, County At torney John J. Greene filed a complaint with Judge J. E. De- Haas, charging the Rocky Moun tain Elevator Company with vio lating the anti-discrimination law. Summons was issued directing the defendant company to appear before the court at Choteau on the tenth day of this month. This prosecution is instituted under chapter 8 of the 1913 ses sion laws, entitled “an act to pro hibit unfair competition and dis crimination,” and upon convic tion the defendant is subject to a tine of not les9 than $200, nor more than $10,000. Senotor T. O. Larson \bf this pluce introduced this bill and was active in securing favorable ac tion on -it at the last session of the legislature. \ This law is very similar to the law passed some time ago by the legislature of South Dakota and has been up held by the supreme court of the United States. This is the first prosecution instituted under this law by the State of Montana and the outcome will be watched with unusual interest by the peo ple throughout the state. If there is no virtue in this law, the line elevator companies, lumber companies and dealers in many other articles in general use, can combine at points ’where an indi vidual or an independent company is engaged in a competing busi ness and-suppress - the independ ent dealer and thus destroy com petition; : Farmers in this vicinity who for years were compelled to haul their grain to Collins, Dutton or. Power, and sell to the line eleva tor companie-, where the Rocky Mountain company was engaged in buying grain without competi tion, know too well what will hapoen at Choteau, Bynum and Bole if competition is destroyed and the independent companies are forced to retire from business > y reason of unfair competition. With points on the Choteau branch of the Great Northern taking a one cent higher freight rate to the terminal markets than Dutton, we certainly could not expect more for our grain on this branch than at points on the main line, if the fipld is occupied by the Rocky Mountain Co. witnout com petition, a casual examination of the past history of this company would dispel such a thought. As far as the Montanan can learn, the evidence against the defendant company is incriminat ing to «ay the least. We are in formed that I. N. Caskoy, an ex tensive farmer living some 6 or 8 miles east of Choteau. loaded two loads of wheat from the same bin on the 19th of January and started oue load to Dutton and one load to Choteau. Both loads were sold to the Rocky Mountain Elevator Company. The load sold at Dutton, where there is no competition, brought $1.11 per bushel, was graded No. 3 north ern, and docked 5 pounds per bushel. The load sold at Choteau was graded No. 1 northern, brought $1.26 per bushel with a one pound dockage, making an actual difference in favor of the Choteau market of twenty-three cents per bushel. • Some five days later a Dutton farmer delivered a load of grain to the Dutton elevator and on the same day sold u load of the same kind of grain to the Rocky Moun tain Co. at Bole. At both points the grain wa9 graded and docked the «am«1, the difference in this instance was 13 cents per bushel in favor of Bole, a competing point. While Choteau is to be con gratulated upon the fact that for some months past we have had the best gram market, as far as price is concerned, in the State of Montana. We know from bitter experience what will happen if the Rocky Mountain Elevator Com pany is successful in suppressing competition at this point. With the Hethodists Last Wednesday afternoon the ladies of the local W. C. T. U. met with Mrs. McMahan at the parsonage. Rev, Horace Turner and wife of Lavina are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. McMahan. Next Sunday Rev. Turner is to bring the morn- ini? messages at the regular preaching services of the day. His themes are: “Impotency, Potency and Omni potency,” and “A God That Cannot Save.” There were 121 present last Sabbath at Sunday school. There are 88 enrolled in the Bible class. The \gold” has won the contest which closed with the month of January. The \purple” gives the treat. Mrs. W. B. Butchart, Mrs. E.* E. Crawford and Mrs. E. D. For rest are to entertain the Ladie« Industrial at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Butchart, Wednesday, Feb. 10th. _____________ Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. James S.' Innes and family desire to thank their friends for the kind words of sympathy and many acts of assist ance at the time of the illness, death and burial of their infant son, James Richard Innes. JAMES INDIES AND FAMILY. Noxious Weed Bill Again Helena, Mont., Jan: .29.—Sena-; tor Tom Larson of Teton- county^ has resurrected bis noxious weed bill, which the senate killed sever-; al days ago,, and it is expected^ that with some amendments the; measure, which Senator Larson: introduced and has defended at the behast of one of the farmer’s- organization of hie county, will, undoubtedly pass both senate and house. The bill, which is planned to bring abont th > elimination from the farming regions of Montana, the Russian. Scotch and bull thistle, and other weed nests, .pre cipitated a royal battle in the committee of th • whole senate the other day, and eventually was kicked in the eye by a vote of 18 to 19, despite the efforts of Sena tor Larson to secur^ its passage. The next day one of the sena tors who had voted against the f measure moved for a reconsidera tion of the vote, and the weed bill was brought to life and referred to the committee on agriculture, which, it is expected, will patch it up to some extent and remove the features which brought such a de termined opposition in the senate when it firat was considered. Who’s to Blame While Europe is struggling in the death grapple of war the con gested population of the large cities is confronted with its prob lems of food, shelter and clothing. It is estimated that upward of 350,000 men are out of employ ment in New York alone, and the bread lines . and free lodging houses-are -caring' for more un fortunate people than at perhaps any previous time in the history of the country. President Wil son and his advisers trace the trouble entirely to the war, but there are other viewpoints, and one of these lays the blame upon domestic conditions and attempts to prove that the country has been in a state of near panic since the new revenue law be came effective. President Wil son’s view of conditions is that Europe is taking the pie out of the months of Americans and that our people are being sus tained on crusts because of the foreign war. Though technically in effect in the closing months of- 1913, so faras actual results areconcerned, the new tariff law might be dated from the first of 1914. The result of this law has been a distinct disappointment. That inequali ties in the old tariff, needing cor rection, there is no doubt, but apparently the* cure has been worse than the disease. Before the outbreak of the . war this country had lost over $200,000,000 in visible trade bal ance, without reducing the cost of living, which—presumably—was the main purpose of the act. Who’s to blame?—Virginia City Times. We are agents for Red Jacket, so easy to fix, pumps. Choteau Hardware Co. Bonds Brought Premium At the auction sale of $10,000 street improvement bonds of the Town of Choteau, held at the court house in this city last Mon day* the bonds were sold to A. J. Davis, the. Butte capitalist. They sold for par and accrued interest, with a premium of $130.00. We understand that there,' were sev eral bidders, but that Of Mr. Da vis’ was the bes.frt. ooe;> received., and shows conclusively that Chor teau’s credit is O. K. with the backers and capitalists of the state.
