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VOLUM E X CHOTEAU, TETO N COUNTY, MONTANA', SEPTEMBER 2 %, 1922 NUMBER. IL. Don’t Buy From Traveling Sharks, W iprud Says Fire Prevention Week Des ignated by Governor Dixon Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 at the 'Truchot ranch, two miles north of Jthis city, Mrs. Sarah E. Logan died shortly after she had been stricken with apoplexy. Mrs. Logan was apparently in good health and was going to the garden in preparation for a Rebekah picnic that was to be held at the ranch that afternoon, when she was stricken and -died without' regaining consciousness. Mrs. Logan for the past six years lias made her home in Choteau and •during this time has made many friends who mourn her departure. She was a past grand in the Rebekah order. She is survived by two son3. W. -E. Logan of Choteau, and L. D. Logan of California, and by her •daughter, Mrs. John Truchot of this icity. The funeral will be held at 2:00 o ’ clock Saturday afternoon from the methodist church. n i n news Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce and Mrs. O. \Lindseth auoted to Great Falls last Sunday. A social meeting of the Luther League was held at the church last Friday evening. Few attended, as most of the farmers are harvesting. Mrs. Dindems of Billings is visit ing at the C. Binford home. Enock Peterson visited at the For- -seth home last Monday. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Linning were sorry to hear of the death of their litlte daughter, Hildegarde, last ■Saturday. The bereaved parents and relatives have the heartfelt sympathy •of ,the..gntire. community, j. . J Albert Peterson of Glacier Park ■visited friends and relatives here last week. Mrs. J. Thorud and Mrs. Henry Ness and children returned to Fair- field last week, where they will re side over the winter. Miss Inez Lindseth called at the •C. Lindseth home las Sunday. Several of the bench young folks attended the dance at Fairfield last ■Saturday . evening. All reported a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lindseth and Mrs. Oluf Lindseth spent Sunday berrying near the Teton. Mrs. Saylor, county superintendent of schools, is preparing for the rural school exhibit at the state fair. This will be Teton county’s first effort and means lots of work, nevertheless, the exhibits so far collected are numerous and some very good ma terial is on hand, including doll Tiouses and furniture, booklets, sew ing and other educational work. There will be two entries of the sec ond and third class, one of these be ing the Choteau public ^chools and the other the rural schools. The land is full of smooth-tongued salesmen jjust now, at a time when they think the people of our commun ity will come into possession of a little coin. They travel from farm house to farm house, each with a plausible story to get your confidence and your money. They are ready to pluck the cherry when it is ripe -but have failed to be of an assistance during the hard years of worrying and working. Now is the time to keep faith with those who have stay ed with you and waited long and pa tiently to strikp a balance In the ledger that carries your account. Wholesalers and manufacturers ane carrying hundreds of thousands of dollars of accounts on their books, and have done so because the local merchant has been unable to collect. W e have handicapped ourselves in order to thus serve our trade, and we believe it is right and proper that our bills sho'uld be the first to be cleaned up, thus taking the ioe-out of our frozen credits and enabling the manufacturer to do the same. The result will be far-reaching in its ef fect and will provide one of the most needed touches to restore excellent business throughout this territory. The fact that you have been con siderate in doing some cash business with us the last year has kept our business and many others out of the hands of the sheriff, and for,this we are thankful. It has enabledf-fus to •v extend the time of payment of yoir account, which we believe has ofien appreciated by you as part of the ser vice we have rendered. We are now going to ask a favor in return, and it is not a selfish one but a necessary one. Don't wait until the very last to give us a lift, but do it with the first load to market if you can, because our creditors are de- V manding early settlement. They have been patient and are entitled to this. Your cash business will be of great help to us by enabling ius to turn, our goods into cash, and we will try to serve you in a way that will prove to. yoh. that we appreciate your bus iness. CHOTEAU MERC. CO. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES ’ Harry T. Stong, Pastor Morning worship at 10:30. Subject of sermon, “The Need of Lifting up the Standard.\ Sunday School at 11:30. Epworth League at 6:30. Evening musical program at 7:30. Please note the change of time. “When we stop growing morally and intellectually , we ought to be buried, if not in our own interest, at Least io protect our fellow men ant* women from the stench of our de cay.”—E. H. Griggh. On the first Sunday of October the pastor will administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, and will also receive into chUrch fellowship any who publicly confess their saving faith in Jesus Christ. Mrs. Julia Humble of Bynum was a Choteau visitor Wednesday. Patriotism and Business Every good citizen at this time should do his share toward strengthing the Federal Reserve Banking System which our govrnment has ere. ated with its billion dollars of resources to stand back of its member banks and all their depositors You can contribute directly to the strength of this system, and at the same time secure its pro tection by depositing your money with eus, since part of eveiy dollar goes directly into the new system, where it is always ready for you when wanted- This is a suggestion for prompt action. FIRST NATIONAL BANK - , ...OF CHOTEAU 5TITEKU TO T H E P U B L I C ___________________ ' S TO GO ON CASH BASIS OCT.- 1st, The statement reads as follows: We are writing to inform you of the change w-e are making in our busi ness. ' Starting October 1st we will entire ly eliminate our credit business, and sell goods for cash only. Had we started this long ago we would he better off, you who have paid cash would be better off, for you would have bought goods for less money, yob who have been buying on credit in the past would be better off-because you would have no etore accounts ■ to. pay and worry about. We have spent a lot of time study ing the cash business and finally have decided that it is the only sal vation for ourselves and our custom ers. Why Change Is Made W e have decided to make this change for many reasons. Firstly: Under-present., conditions we are absolutely forced to do so, or retire from business. In the past we could buy goods on long credit terms without interest. Now we must pay cash for the goods we buy, therefore must get cash for the goods we sell. The interest we pay must be added to the price of goods we sell or come out of our pocket. Secondly: It is not fair to the cash customers who pay the same price as the man who buys goods on credit. Third: We want to meet all com petition, and to do this must have cash to buy goods with, take our dis counts,. buy in large quantities, when the market is low, and also must c,ut down the cost of doing business. Had we bobght, as we wanted to do, a $ar of sugar last- May, we would now be selling sugar at $7.00 instead of $8.50; you would save $1.50 per sack and we would make Borne money. As It is now you are paying $8.50 and we are making nothing, simply because we did not have the money and could not get it. We now spend several hours each day and work at night, posting books,' making out statements, paying post age, chasing around the country try ing to collect accounts, some of which we never get, and many that we do get, the profit is all eaten up in interest and collection expense. Advantages to Consumer If you are short of money at times, there are three banks here who will lend you the money, and you can buy goods of us enough lower in price to more than offset the interest .you pay to them, for We will have- no interest to pay; We will be able to take discounts on our bills; We will have no collection expense We will have no bookkeeping ex pense; * We will buy on the cheapest mar ket for cash; We wil have no poor accounts; We will have time to study the market, time to make our store a bet ter store, better for you, better for us. There is no 'use In trying to fool ourselves, you have paid for all these expenses in the past, if not we would not be here in business now. We honestly believe that cash is the best way, we sincerely hope you will agree with us. We greatly value, your friendship and patronage and will do anything we can to keep it. All we ask now is a chance to show you the benefits of buying for cash. M. L. O’Neil, superintendent of maintenance work in Teton and Cas cade counties for the state highway commission, was a Choteau visltor Wednesday. Mr. O’Neil returned re cently from Oregon where he com pleted one-half mile or road for the Oregon State Highway commission. When Mr. O’Neil took charge the road was considered the worst pieoe of improved highway in the state and on his completion was rated as one of the best. • If you are looking for satisfaction in ordering your fall suit or overcoat, seo Ole at. Swaja’s. INE O R Q L R After various meetings which have been held in an attempt to smooth over the difficulties and avoid fric- .tion in the school situation, it has finally got to the courts. Tuesday afternoon Judge Greene signed an or der, which was served by Under- Sheriff Martine, restraining the board of high school trustees and It. F. Williamson, \teacher principal” from interfering with Superintendent Ray in the fulfillment of his duties as cal led for by his contract. In our last issue a general summary of the school situation, or “fight” was given together with the • fact that County Attorney Geo. Magee has held from the beginning that the law is mandatory. The order iss'ued by the judge requires the parties restrained to appear before the court September 28 for hearing and to show cause why a permanent Injunction should not be Issued; also that the high school board shall not draw any warrants in favor of Mr. Williamson in payment of services under his present contract pending the oucome of the case. The high school hoard is further charged with having issued to Mr. Williamson three warrants totalling $822.00 for payment of sal ary for the months of June, July and August, 1922. It also asks that the contract of Mr. Williamson be can celled. The majority of the high school board as named in the complaint who refused to recognize the Ray con tract are K J. Crary, Phil I. Cole, Henry Radcllffe and County Superin tendent Saylor, while the Ray con tract was, approved by the following members of the joint board-; N. L, Pearson, H. D. Upman, A. B. An drews, James S. Innes, E. N. Haugen and J. C. Morgan. CARRYING ARMS THROUGH SUN, RIVER PRESERVE LIMITED ! The last meeting of the state fish and game commission ruled that fire- aims may be carried across the Sun River game preserve only during the hunting season and for a period not to exceed three days before and after the same. This ruling was made in order to enable hunters residing east of the divide to go into the Flathead forest where elk hunting is permitted by the most direct route. .This privilege was granted last fall without any date limitation but had to be modified since several parties had violated the intent of the law by exploding firearms within the pre serve and in some instances evidence of illegal hunting was obtained. Supervisor Myrick of the Lewis & Clark forest stated that the state had appointed Bruce Neal as deputy’ state game warden In Sun River, and that all forest officers are deputy game wardens and are taking an ac tive part in enforcing game laws. LOOK OUT FOR THE CARS All aboard for a trip around the world. Special prices for this popu lar fall tour which will take In Ire land, Italy, Japan, Norway, China and bring you back to the good old U. S. A, Personally conducted by the La dles’ Guild. First boat leaves pier 18 at the Rectory at 8:30. The date is October 6th. Round trip tickets I 75c; students ticket 50c. ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH (Protestant Episcopal) Sunday Services: 11:00 a. m. Divine Worship. 3^:00 m. Church School. 7:30 p. m. Evening Prayer. The (Henntel central convention meeting in Portland, Oregon, during the present month, Is proving to be a very interesting affair. It has tak en a decided stand in favor of Faith healing, while at the same time safe guarding this ancient practice of the church from Injury from its over-en- ehusiastic friends. This church has taken the position that the minister and physician sho'uld work in closest harmony to the end that the faith of the afflicted In his Heavenly Father may be the foundation of his recov ery. Helena, Sept. 19.—The period 'from October 2 to 9 was proclaimed fire prevention week in Montana by Gov ernor Joseph M. Dixon Tuesday with recommendations that cities, co-op erating with chambers of commerce and other civic organizations, arrange exercises that will impress the im portance of fire prevention on the public. The proclamation cites that during the five years ended with 1920. the fire loss in Montana totalled $10,685,- 000, a sum that would build 2,137 five-thousand-dollar homes or more than 2,000 miles of modern highways, and that the annual loss loss is near ly half a billion dollars. LESTRUD-MILLER Last Saturday, September 11th, at 11:00 a. m., occured the marriage of Ingwald G. Lestrud and Hattie Agnes Miller, both prominent young people of Choteau, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mil ler. The ring ceremony was used with the Rev. Stong officiating. John T. Moore, brother in law of the groom was best man and Mrs. George Hig gins, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Only the immediate mem bers of the family were present. Af ter the ceremony the couple left for Great Falls, returning to Choteau on Tuesday. The Montanan joins ,their many friends in extending hearty congratulations and best wishes. Mrs. Lewis Thompson has leased the Choteau House from Wm. Hodgs- kiss and will take possession October 1st. Mrs. Thompson has had consid erable experience In the hotel and restaurant business in Idaho and in Great Falls and Missoula, Montana, as well as In this city, where she was at one time proprietor of the Beaupre Hotel. Painters, decorators and carpenters will be employed at once and by the opening date every thing- will be In first class condition. Last Saturday afternoon Sheriff I. S. Martine arrested Clark Yudermuth and Felix Kreibs of Fairfield for making “moon” and having a still in their possession. They were arraign ed Monday and Yudermuth plead guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in the county .jail dnd'to pay a fine of $250.00. Kriebs plead not guilty and his bond was fixed at $500.00 which was furnished. * Two large Cadillac cars were in a headon collision early Sunday morn ing a short distance from Fairfield.. Fourteen persons were in the two cars and only one was seriously in jured, Chester Benedict, a city fire man of Great Falls, who was driving one of the cars received cuts about the wrist which resulted in much loss of blood before reaching the hospiral. Both cars were badly wrecked, but one of them may be repaired. Ail of the occupants were from Great Falls. Dollar for dollar when ordering suits from Ole at Swain’s. FOREST BANGERS Supervisor Myrick of the Lewis & Clark Naional forest with headquart ers at Choteau, states that he h a * ' been designated by the United States civil service commission to conduct an examination for forest rangieFs to be held in Choteau on October 24, 1922. Application blanks may be obtained upon request at the local forest of fice or from district rangers, and those desiring to take the examina tion Bhould submit the application to the United States civil service commission at Washington, D. C., at an early date, in time to arrange for the examination of the applicant. C. James Smith' left for Seattle Tuesday morning to attend a con vention of the New York Lite Insur ance Co., to be held there on Sept. 21 and 22. Mr. Smith has written the required amount of life insurance business to enable him to take this trip at the expense of the company. Last Tuesday morning about 700 head of beef steers' left the Milwau kee stock yards headed for the mar ket at Chicago. Twenty-eight cars were loaded at Choteau and two at Agawam. These cattle were in fine shape; most of them having been taken out of the government grazing land in Sun River canyon. The fol lowing stockmen had animals in the shipment: C. K. Malone, Earl Yeag er, Robt.' Burns, Tim Cook, J. W- Ken1, Wm. Barrett, E. J. Osgood, A. Gamble and Frank Salmond. Eat spaghetti with the Italians on the trip around the world. Trip the light fantastic in the U. S. A., October 6th, on the return from- your trip around tho world:- The weekly meetings to be held by the county superintendent of schools and Miss Knobel, state supervisor o f rural schools, will commence the early part of October, the date- and program to be announced next week. Mrs. J. J. Hannon entertained In honor of Miss Alva Larson Thursday. Miss Larson expects to leave soon for Missoula where she will attend school the coming year. Come and kiss the “Blarney-Stone” and get the gift of gab. In Ireland October 6th. Try your hand at using chopsticks in China, October 6th. Two-roomed house suitable for batching or small family. Inquire of MRS. E. N. HAUGEN. FOR SALE:—Double barreled, 20- gauge shot gun, in good condition. Tnquine of Frank Curtis. OUR DIRECTORS: G. M. Coffey P. H. Crossen George F. Miller Wm. Hodgskiss James Eckford W e specialize in all departments o f Commer cial Banking and offer service consistant with safe banking/
