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VOLUME II CHOTEAU, TETON CÒUNTYv MONTANA, MARCH 12, 1915 NUMBER 37 In the District Court ; District. court adjourned last Wednesday, after having been in session for more than a week. \ In the suit of the State o f Mon tana against Thomas M. Gerety, charged with the crime of arson, a verdict of acquittal was ren dered by the jury last Saturday evening, and the defendant was discharged from custody. The jurors on the case were Ross Houck, Lewis Berland, Alfred Kline, Sidney T. Yarger, Wm. O’Brien, W. H. Banister, Amund Gronneroe, P. A. Prince. John R. Young, Thorwald W. Olsen, Manuel Schlepp and B. O. Price. The case o f the state was purely circumstantial, which, owing to the previous good character of the defendant, and there being no apparent motive shown for the commission of the crime, resulted in his acquittal. Bateman-Switzer Co.,- vs. W. P. Edgar. The demurrer of the defendant was overruled and de fendant given five days in which to file answer. The following cases were dis missed by order of the court. McGregor vs. O’Neal Johnson-vs. Elderkin Arnot vs. McKenzie Conrad Townsite Co., Vs. Ryan, etal The divorce case o f Boothe vs. Boothe, was continued by stipu lation in open court. A decree of divorce was award ed the Qplaintiff in the case of Effie Hohmann against A. C. Hoh- mann, and she was awarded the sole custody of the minor children of said marriage, Archie and Wilbur Hohmann. In the suit o f O’0onnor.<£ l|el- ean vs. Baker & Cox a verdict was rendered in favor of ’the defend- ants. Judge J. B. Leslie came up from Great Falls Wednesday even ing to take the place of Judge Ewing in the trial of the case against the Rocky Mountain Ele vator Co., which was set for Thursday. This case was brought under the Larson discrimination measure, session laws of 1913, and has attracted wide attention, being the first prosecution brought in the state under that law. The complaint alleges unfair competi tion and discrimination in the purchase o f grain at their Dutton and Choteau elevators a few months ago, the grain having been purchased by I. N. Caskey, of the Burton bench. Owing to the fact that it would probably require several days to try the case, and, as it could not prob ably be finished before the first o f next week, at which time Judge Leslie is to be in Valley county on court business, the case was continued until June 1st. Over forty farmers from the bench country had been summoned as witnesses on the case. Former Governor E. L. Norris and Dep uty Wagner, were here as the representatives of the attorney general’s office, the local attor neys for the prosecution being County Attorney Greene and Phil I. Cole, while the interests of the defendant company were being looked after by Freeman & The- lan, of Great Falls, and Attorney John G. Bair, of Choteau. For Sale A five room residence built less than a year ago.- Just outside the incorporation line in Cowgill’s addition to Cboteau. Barn, ga rage, coal house, two good wells, one inside house. Stands on two lots and two adjoining lots go with same if desired. Very low price if sold at once. All of pur chase price not required to handle; Address Charles Metis, Farming- ton,. Mont: THE YALE BOWL, WORLD S EINEST STADIUM. Photo by American Press Association. This new athletic field at New Haven will seat more than 70,000. Farmington Notes Porter Bench Bole News During the two years of the democratic administration there has been a surplus in the postal department of seven million thre.e hundred thousand, dollars up to June 30, 1914. The first actual surplus made by the post office since 1898. Good for Postmaster General Burleson. Mr. Kale celebrated his sixty- first birthday Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George Slauger and family were present. Dr. Corwjn, wife and baby, Jannette, were guests at the Kerr home Saturday. Mrs. Shriner who ha9 been hav ing the grippe for the past two weeks is now able to be out. She was sick at the home o f her sister in Choteau. Mrs. P. I. Cole. . Willie Twitcbel lost a valuable horse last week. -- Miss Helena Lindseth, who has been visiting her sister,' Mrs. A. Shipsted, returned to her home at Brady Monday. Willie Twitcbel and John Jac obson spent the week end on the latters homestead near the Cros- sen ranch. Vlrs. J. W. Kerr and Mrs. George Slauger and little son Jack spent last Wednesday with Mrs. and Miss Twitchel. Miss Grente Otness went to Brady today. Fred Krouse is enjoying a visit from his brother-in-law and family of Kalispell. Mr. and Mrs. Billings of Collins were callers at the Christ Lind seth home Sunday. The infant son o f Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Lindseth has been quite sick with pneumonia but is better now. Little seven-year-old Anna Nas- sett started to school this mornm g Hon. and Mrs. John Daley, and daughters’, Florence and Verna, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Moran at the Cbarle home last Sunday. Mr. Moran has been engaged to teach one of the schools on the Muddy. The Ladies Aid will meet the twenty-fourth of March with Mrs. Pete Otne9s. Mr. and Mis. Campbell visited at the Slauger home last Sunday. While grinding alfalfa Satur day Lauris Otness bad his hand badly hurt by being caught in the machinery. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Wm. Chalmers Mi.rch the third. About twenty-five were present and as usual everybody had a good time. While lifting a log last week Wm. Chalmers strained his back and has been confined to his bed for several days. A weather bureau is soon to be established in the vicinity of Farmington. A. O. Longmuif will make a trip to Brady tomorrow. March 8, 1916. Mis« Edith Nyberg gave a shower party for her friend,- Miss Inga Pederson last Friday. About 50 young folks were present. Cards and dancing was the event of the evening. Mr. Sigrud Lavold and Mis9 Inga Pederson CVere married Thursday evening m Conrad and left for Big Timber where they will make their home. Mr. and Mr9 J. A. Penrny spent Friday at the Porter ranch. Ed Nier was surprised Monday night when a number of his friends went and took charge of the house for the night. Cards and dancing were indulged in and a lunch wa9 served at midnight Mrs. J. A. Penroy ha9 arrived home after a months visit witn friends-in North Dakota. v Miss Myrtle Heden spent Sat- ui’day in Conrad. The Literary club will meet in the school house Saturday at 2 p. m. Important Notice The lecture of Dr. Thomas E. Greene, scheduled for the even ing o f March 16th has been neces sarily changed to the evening of March 13th. This change is un fortunate as it brings Dr. Greene here on Saturday evening, but arrangements will be made to commence the lecture at a hour that will allow those who are employed in the stores to attend. Dr. Greene is one of the greatest orators in public life today. He is a world student and familiar with all the conditions of the Old World, as well as the New, that has brou ht about the great war that is now raging in Europe. His lecture, or oration is entitled ‘\The Burden of the Nations” and treats of the causes and results of the war. To miss hearing him is to miss t e greatest opportunity that has been 'ffered to the peo ple of Choteau for years. The Advertiser, Honolulu, H. T. say8: “ It was the record Fourth of July in these islands. The great building was packed with an audience of all nations. Governor Freer presided. The government officials, the supreme court, all the foreign consuls and attaches in full uniform made a brilliant setting to the stage. But the feature was Dr. Thomas E. Green who delivered such an ora tion as one hears but once in a life time, “ The Burden of the Na tions.” Don’t forget that Dr. Green will give this great lecture in the High School Auditorium on the evening of March 13th, instead of March 16th as appears on the tickets. Tickets will be on sale at the Choteau Drug Store at 75c and 50c. Let us have a record crowd for this lecture. Cboteau Commercial Club. Lust Sunday, a number of young people gathered at the home of Bill Johnson where the afternoon was spent in takiDg pictures. Ole Nordhagen was chief photogra pher and he certainly was kept busy. Ray Halladay of Choteau was a business visitor in Bole Tuesday. Mrs. Lestrud and daughter, Mayvid, spent Sunday at the A. E. Holm ranch. Elmer Genger was a business visitor in Great Falls last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Price visi ted with friends in Choteau Fri day and Saturday. J. M. Baker went to Choteau Monday evening on business. The. „Ladies Auxiliary met at thVVioine of Mrs. A. E. -Holm1and last Saturday. A large number attended as both Mr. and Mrs. Holm are known for their ho3pi- pitality, so even the men came to partake of the refreshments. Mrs. Genger of ^airfield visited with her son, Elmer Genger, a few days last week. Albert Johnson and John Holm returned from Wisconsin Mon day evening where they have spent the winter with relatives. Miss Bonnie Malone visited with friends in Choteau a few days last week. Mi’s. O.. P. McElmeel was in Great Falls lust week visiting with friends and relatives. Mrs. Jones and family attended the literary society last Friday night in the Gap school house where her daughter, Miss Mar garet, is teaching. Mrs. Elmer Genger and child- aen spent the week end with rela tives in the Fairfield country. Messrs. Hayes. Bunday, Baker and Walkington have been sum moned to Choteau as witnesses on the case of the Farmers Elevator Co., vs. Rocky Mountain Eleva tor Co., which will be heard Thursday. They left Wednesday evening accompanied by their wives who will also attend the trial. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Frey of Fairfield were here Wednesday afternoon. Miss Nettie Halberg. s p e n t Sunday night with Miss Violet Lestrud. Work has been started on a machine shed for B. L. Arne*. He has shipped in a lot o f machinery so all the farmers can get all they need for spring work. The highest class watch repair ing to be had anywhere. Ask some o f ray-customers. Holland, the Jeweler. Thoroughbred rose comb white Wyandotte eggs for sale for hatching. Call on James Chap man,. Choteau. 1 1 Road Supervisors firs. F. M. Anderson Dead At the meeting of the county commissioners this week, road supervisors for the various dis tricts of Teton county were ap pointed as follows: 1 Henry Burrell, Choteau 2 H. W . Yeager, Choteau 3 J. T. Churehwell, Choteuu 4 John Pfeiffer, Dupuyer 5 Yelto Bakker, Farmington 6 Wm. O’ Brien, Conrad 7 ' W. J. Collins, Dupuyer 8 Wm. Wallace, Choteau 9 Roy McNeill, Blackleaf 30 J. J. Miller, Cut Bank 11 W. P. Andrews, Power 12 Harry King, Bynuin 13 O. S. Forseth, Farmington 14 T. J. Riordun, Conrad 17 Otto Waddell, Dupuyer 18 O. O. Reiquam, Collins 19 O. B. Scott, Valier 20 Alf YVagnild, Farmington 21 Geo. K. Ward, Conrad 22 H. A. Rose, Brady 23 J. W . Kerr, Farmington 24 Albert Ecklor, Farmington 25 Johnstan Feitenberg, Dutton 27 Earl R. Aitken, Williams 29 H. A. Hodg9kiss, Choteau 31 Andrew Tetrud, Cut Bank 32 R. D. Anderson, Dupuyer 34 John Graham, Cut Bank 35 H. T, Hughes, Valier 37 J. E. Johnson, Fairfield Conrad Elevator Burned Conrad, March 7.—Forty-two thousand dollars is the estimated loss caused by the destruction by fire o f the Montana Central ele vator here at 1:30 this morning. The building was a forty-thous bushel elevator and twenty- eight thousand bushels of wheat went up in smoke. The elev itor is owned by the Cargill interests of Minneapolis, the Montana Central company being a subsidi ary of the Cargill company. No other buildings were lost, due to the valiant fight of the Conrad fire department. The cause of the fire is unknown. firs. Beaupre is Dead Mrs. Phillip Beaupre, aged 80 years, a highly respected resident of this city, died at 910 Sixth avenue south at 11:30, last even ing. Mrs. Beaupre is survived by 13 children, William P. Beau pre o f Onaway, Canada; George Beaupre o f Sunburst, Mont.; Dr. Henry Beaupre of Choteau, Emma Elide, Mrs. J. B. Honan, of St. Cloud, Minn.; Mrs. A. J. Hills of Butte; Miss Eulalie Beaupre of Great Falls; Mrs. A. F. Dorsh of Sumatra; F. B. Beaupre of Minne apolis; J. B. Beaupre of Boulder; Mrs. M. K. Nelson of Great Falls; A. f!. Beaupre and A. L. Beaupra of Great Falls. Mrs. Beaupre’s body was moved to O ’Connor’s undertaking parlors. The body will be shipped and laid to rest beside her husband in the family lot at Saux Rapids, Minn. Dr. Beaupse will accompany the body east.—Great Falls Tribune. A meeting of the Choteau Rod and Gun Club will be held at the Forestry office, in the McDonald block in this city, on Tuesday evening. March 16tb. The meet ing is called for the purpose of discussing the question of the election of officers for the coming year, as well as to discussing the question o f elk or cattle grazing on the forest ranges, west of town. It is desired that all mem bers, or others interested in the work of the rod and gun club be present at this meeting. Eggs for hatching from strictly pure bred R. C. Rhode Island Reds. $1.50 for a setting of 15 eggs. E. H. Ganong, Choteau. While the news was not unex-: pected to her relatives and many. ¡'riend9 in this section, the tele gram received recently announc ing the death in Glendale, Cal., of Mrs. Francis Marion Anderson,' on Tuesday, March 2, was a dis tinct shock to the old-time > resi dents of Teton county, who had learned to love and respect her for her many womnnly qualities. Shj was a loving and devoted’ mother, a steadfast friend, and to the children who have at times been pupib in the schools she ha 9 taught in Montana, a guide and an inspiration, in all that these words imply. Death was caused from cancer, with which she has been afflicted for a number of years. The first actual knowledge she had of her ailment was in July, 1913, when she was taken to Minneapolis and later to Balti more, where she underwent oper ations at the hands of celebrated physicians, hut the operations were unavailing. She had re ceived her death sentence, and she awaited the outcome with calm Christian fortitude and resigna tion, fully confident of her reward in the life to come. Francis Marion Cowell was born at Memphis, Mo., on Octo ber 3, 1861, and was married to Mr. Anderson in that state on November 27, 1884. She moved to Montana in 1902, and taught school for a number of years at Dupuyer and Bynum, coming to Choteau in 1906, having been selected as a teacher in the schools in this city, which position she filled acceptably for a couple of years. She was elected- county superintendent o f schools while a teacher here and served in that capacity during the years 1909 and 11910. She taught again in the Choteau schools after the ex piration of'her term ns superin tendent, in 1911. The deceased is survived by her aged mother, Mrs. Emily Cowell, of Glendale, California, her three daughters, Mrs. J. I. Cain, of Choteau, Lucile Ander son, of Glendale, California, and Mrs. W. A. Fansler, of Milwau kee, Wis., four brothers, A. J. Cowell and Cbas. Cowell, of Cho teau, Wallace Cowell, of Belling- nam, Washington, and M. R. Cowell, of Milwaukee, Wis., two sisters, Mrs. G. M. Coffey and Mrs. Harry Tim othy o f Choteau. Her remains were shipped from California to this city* arriv ing here last Saturday evening, accompanied by her brother, A. J, Cowell, and her twd daughters, Mrs. Cain and Mrs. Fansler, the third daughter, Miss Lucile An derson, having remained in col lege at her home, because of her mother’s request. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at the home of her brother, Chas. A. Cowell, in this city, conducted by Rev. McMahan, of the Metho dist church, and Rev. L. F. Ha ley, of the Episcopal church. In terment was had in the Choteau cemetery. The County Printing; The Conrad Independent was this week awarded the contract for county printing for one year from March 10th, 1915, the Inde pendent’s bid b e i n g t h e lowest submitted. Editor Cole, of the Independent, was here Tuesday and filed .his. bond for the faithful performance o f .the work. The bond is for $2,500.00, and is signed by 17 citizens o f Conrad. Have your cattle dehorned. Single head, 50c; smaller price for large lots. Gal) at the Montanan for particulars.
