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' ' ÿ ï - ' «; • *\J » 5*> . _ i r ^ _ ■ • . • • ■ * « - - H J . r_ ^ L ¿ t T L ' ■ ï > n VOIiUME X GHOTEAU, TETON COUNTYt MONTANA, APRIL 20, 1923 NUMBER 41 E x - S e r v i c e M ç n T e G a t h e r i n C h o t e a u L B N O T E S The chemistry class is taking a test today that is sent out by the Montana State College. This test is sent to evèry school that has a chem istry course. \ Margie Haugen, reoeived a leather card case for netting 45 words on the Remington. Esther White received an.intial certificate from the Reming ton company. •Three ‘bronze medals were awarded by the Underwood company to the fol lowing: Mary Elizabeth Edrpresfc, Claranoe Lindseth, and Maynard Ol iver. The Underwood Initial certifi cates were awarded to Leon Snyder, Maynard Oliver, Marcus Duffy and Maybelle Anderson. The typewriting and shorthand ad vanced classeg are to enter a contest at Great FallB on ‘Saturday, April 21. W e sincerely hope they will make -good' and if our wishes are of assist ance, they will win. Miss Reed and classes are plan ning for the Home Economics exhib it which will be held in about three •weeks. SPECIAL NOTICE Owners^and occupants of all prem ises in the City of Choteau are here by warned that ordinances relative to cleaning and removal therefrom of all unhealthy, offensive and unsightly matter are to be strictly enforced and wherft violations occur the penalties will be applied in every case. Re move all rubbish, piles of straw, bay or manure and place all old boxes, vehicles ‘and Junk in an orderly man ner on the premises if you must a!-' low it to remain ther3 so that the same will not he unsigntly or offen sive. The City does not maintain a free garbage wagon and it is there fore necessary for yo i to see that your own premises are taken care i.f. The City has purchased the tiact on the east side of the Great North ern track one-fourth mile south-east of the flour mill which is now the City dump ground and gravel pit. There will be markers to show the way there and where to dump. Do not scatter garbage or junk elswhere than the place indicated. Many are of the opinion that they may at certain times or under certain circumstances allow fowl to run at large. The ordinances require them to be kept confined at all times. The police court is going to be iu session for those who disregard thé general wellfare in these particulars. George Coffee, Jr., Miayor. BOARD ELECTS HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY - Last Saturday evening the board of trustees elected the following on the high school faculty for the coming year: Miss Frederica Medley, normal training: Miss Dorothy Reed, home economics ; Miss . Bertie Williamson, music and girl’s gym classes : • Jack Sweat, agriculture and economics, and Miss Sarah McNair of Great Falls, languages. The resignations of Miss Marie Schimmelpfeng, teacher of languages and Maurice Howard, teacher of history, was accepted by the board. R. F. Williamson was elected as prin cipal at their previous meeting. The' vacancies in the other departments will be’filled at a later meeting. > For the purpose of a frank discus sion of the various problems that concern ex-service men, an open meeting will be held in Choteau on Wednesday evening, April 25. The local post of the American Legion is behind the arrangements,\ but every man and wordn who served in the military stvice during the late war are requested to be present. Other interested persons are also invited. Matter^ .of great importance to veter ans WH1 come up for consideration. - The principal speaker of, the even ing will be O. C. Lamport, Btate ad jutant of the American Legion. Mr. Lamport' is known as a - forceful and able speaker, and he has a message that will interest all. It is also ex pected that Loy Molumby, state Legion commander, and Thomas Busha, sub district manager of the U. S. Veteran’s Bureau will be here to address the meeting. The Veter ans Bureau will alBO .be represented by other officials, including a doctor, an insurance expert, a claims official and. others. To complete the plans for the meet ing Leif Foederick, special repre sentative of the bureau, spent Thurs day In Chotdau in conference with Legion officials. \This is but one of many similar meetings which the American Legion and Veterans Bureau are holding in various Motntana cities,” said Mr. Foederick, \there exists a great deal of misunderstanding regarding both organizations. The present campaign is designed to clear this up. Mr. Lamport will discuss exservice men’s problems from the view point of his organization. Our representative will explain the activities of the Bureau and tlie rights of veterans under the law creating it. We intend to stress the importance of government life insurance Wednesday evening. Too many of the exservice men have left their war time insurance to lapse. A government insurance policy is positively the best and cheapest pro tection a person can have. The men need this protection as much as ever. Our insurance expert who will be he here will explain the matter in detail' and we hope to reinstate thousands.of.-dollars worth-of lapsed, policies-in Chotea'u.. To reinstate is a very easy thing to do as the me'n will learn. No veteran can afford to allow this opportunity to pass without reinstating the maximum amount of government insurance which circum stances will permit him to carry.” Mr. Foederick states that claims, for compensation and vocational training will also be handled by the bureau representative whil6 here. As they will be in Choteau for some time proceeding the meeting and immedl ately after it, ample opportunity will be offored to all to have their claim considered. It is understood that the local post of the Legion is planning some social features for the evening in addition to the business program. - CLAIM BRIGHT VIOLATED OIL JACKIE COOGAN DODGES FOOLISH QUESTION Little Jackie Coogan, who is appear ing at the Royal Theatre in “ My Boy\ a First National attraction which will end a two day run on Saturday la more fortunate than most boys of his age. For, when he ia with adults, he is never bothered with that foolish ques, tion with which most youngsters are afflicted by their elders, and that is: “And what are you going to be when you’re a man?” For Jackie, even at six years of age has become more famous than 99 per cent of the population of the country. ‘ t Statement o f Condition o f FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHOTEAU at close o f business A p ril 3,1923 RESOURCES . ; LIABILITIES ' Cash in vault and Deposits ------------------!...$269,490.64 in other banks — . ---- $115,279.15 Undivided profits _________________ 741.89 .County warrants, real Capital and surplus ____ 60,000.00 estate, etc ...................... - 20,889.06 Loans and discounts — 194,064.32 $330,232.53 $330,232.53 M l Charging that f a l t e r S. Bright, for mer hotel man of Lewistown, had not lived up to his agreement with-them' in drilling operations nd'.r Chotea'u on the T. O. Larson ranch, Joim B.': Ritch and some. 48 other Lewistovyit and Great Falls business men, filed suit in Teton county at Choteau last week. The plaintiffs charge that Mr. Bright ofTered to let them in on the \ground floor” in his test' of the acrec age obtained near Chotea'u, that-? he,' agreed to give his time and turn, in) the leases for an interest in the organ ization, and that $30,000. subscribed would be used In drilling a test well: They charge that, in stead, he paid himself $3,000 out of the fund, and in making a contract.fOr the drilling i)f the well, he assigned 1,280 acres' ’of leases to the contractor. Of these, but 640 acres were really to the con tractor, it is charged, and the rest, were reassigned. , - The plaintiffs seek the return of the $3,000 and a court order restrain ing Mr. Bright from selling or further dealing in any.of the company acreage. Suit Brought by Judge Ayers Alleging that the defendant is in debted to him in the sum of $555 for legal services and advice, Judge, Roy E. Ayers has brought a suit. in. the district court at Great Falls against Walter S. Bright, oil operator, and formerly owner of the Bright hotel at Lewistown. In the complaint, Judge Ayers al leges that hfi performed certain legal services for Bright between November 25, 1922, and February 24, 1923, amounting to $555, and that he had received nothing for his services. Judge Ayers asks that a writ of at tacbment he issued against Bright’s property,' pending final verdict in the s'uit. Howdy, folks! It’s generally a tough -Job writing this first paragraph, but this one is easy. . Martin Viegen waa among those in Choteau on business Thursday. Paul Kropp of Brady was a caller in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kathman motored to Chotea'u Thursday, attending the Choteau Merc. sale. The talk and yell about a girl dancing 50 hours. That’s nothing. W e know a man who danced with St. Vitus for .two years. Bernard Derlcsew and son, Pete, were business callers in Choteau on Thursday. , Alf Wagnild of Pendroy was here on business the first of the week. Mrs. Frank Ramsay left for Great Falls on Wednesday to spend several days shopping and with folks. Mrs. P. J. Reed accompanied by Mrs. O. F. Schaefer and Mrs. Otto Wagnild autoed to Choteau Thursday Miss Madga Wagnild of Dutton was a week end guest at the home of her brother Otto. Danny Mahar claims that a woman goes to the opera to see what she can see and to a party to hear what she can hear. Martin Viegan predicts ice shortage next summer. What of it? There isn’t any beer to keep cool. Mrs. Otto Wagnild left for Choteau on Wednesday’s train to spend several days in that city with friends. Geo. Wright and family were guests at the home of John. Spears of Cho teau last Sunday. John Kramer and B. Derksew tranacted business in Choteau on Tuesday. Jos. Lindseth visited with friends in Conrad on, Saturday. James Barnes and family motored to Bole on Sunday, spending the day with friends. A wee son was welcomed into the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gemar on the 12th of April. The manager of the _Lavem hotel, Bernard Nelson, wishes to extend his thanks to the people of Pendroy for their patronage at the dance last Saturday evening and hopes that in the future Pendroy will always be as well represented. Come again. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. P.. P. Reed, Mr. and - Mrs. O. F. Schaefer, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wagnild, Miss Lorraine Schaefer, Jos. Lindseth and Jack Reed spent Sunday after noon at the location of the California test well, later motoring to Choteau for dinner at the Glenloyd and attend ed the Royal Theatre in the evening. One of the chief difficulties in writing news column is that if you stay home you never have anything to write about, and if you run around you haven't got time to write any thing. He—Did you say they struck oil? She—No, no, her dress ia made of voile. Mrs. T. J. Dickey, Mrs. Stanley I! Foot and Mrs. J.. E. . Hodgskiss will entertain 12 tables of bridge Saturday afternoon at the hoine of Mrs. Dickey. Yellow and -white wlli be carried .ftrouj^hgat-. LEAVITT ID < V -Irrigation problems as they affect Teton county were discussed at the Commercial Club meeting last Fri day. evening. Delegates from Farm ington, Bynum, Fairfield. Power and’ Great’' Falls were present as guests o f , the club. •; Congressman Leavitt pledged his support in every way and Urged that irrigatidh took the gambling out of agriculture and that the uncertainty of (rainfall makes a more diversified farming necessary. The small tahn, well-improved and watered, together with good dairy stock was held as an Ideal for this section. The main purpose, of the meeting was to enlist the support of Congress man Leavitt and Mr. Sanford, manag er ;of the Sun River Irrigation Pro ject, and people of the community fon the creation of a .reclamation pro ject ztor irrigate the Teton Slope, as a branch of the Sim River project. Mr* tSandford gave a very interesting talk and told of the feasibility of the plan, at the same time expressing his willingness of his department to co operate in every way. He urged the growing of sugar beets and other crops that require Irrigation. (Brief talks were given by P. I. Cole, W. K. Flowerree and Theo. Gib son, of Great Falls; Forest Supervis or 12. H. Myrick. and A. B. Guthrie,' cashier of the Stockman’s State Bank. Joseph D. Hitch, of Denver, land loan man encouraged the raising of sugar beets. A number of young and old people' were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. G. Slanger at their home Sunday after noon, the occasion being their twen tieth wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. A. Swanbeck and fam ily] were dinner guests at the O. De- Buska home Sunday. bliss Elnora Lindseth spent the' wehk-end at home. Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson visited at^he C. O. Lindseth home Sunday.. . ^-ft^Afva'-'Kieffer - spent' Saturday and Sunday at the C. 0. Lindseth home. ' '■ Mr. and Mrs. E. Dolalie visited with Mr. and Mrs. Cadi Hanson Sunday afternoon. C h a t e a u Women To * \ * * Vote National Tree Under the auspices of the Woman’s*' Club of. Choteau a voting contest is to be held within the near future to select a national tree, according to plans announced my Mrs. J. C. Taylor who is^ active in the tree planting <&mpaign here. This city will take part in the 'contest with cities in all parts of the country and the most popular tree will he known as Ameri cas national tree. SPRING CLEANUP TIME IS HERE Occasions such as cleanup week or day, if appointed during the early spring months, when some lure of the out of door3, emphasized by the bright sunshine, soft breezes and cheerful songs of the birds, seem to put a new spirit .into the heart and the desire for improvement seems to influence people at this season to \throw her into high.” If you wo’uld ask a man to clean up disorder around his place later on in the year he, no doubt, would neglect the duty. Such occasions are observed in thousands of communities, and the desire for improvement seems to in iluence people at this season, and the man who, nine times out of ten is indifferent to appearances will \hit the grit” in the old duds with a spade, rake and bonfire.' A cleanup day or week should be appointed in every community, and the whole city organized into an army of antilitter workers, with each family detailed to clean up °wn refuse, as well as to add a touch of beauty to their grounds here and there by planting flowers and reseeding lawns. Municipal authorities have purchased a track of ground one fourth mile south east of the flour mill to be used as a city dump and this tract will be appropriately marked. Visitors are passing through our city daily and Choteau ia continually under inspection. Opinions are formed not so much from the appearance of costly buildings, as by the degree of neatnesa and taste in thfi care of dwellings and their surroundings. In dications like the3e reflect the cl acter of the population, and a city that keeps itself combed and scrubbed gains a name for self'respect and cul ture and our visitors /will pasa the word that it is a good town. If your neighbor seeq. you on the job, no doubt he will get busy on hia yard. In connection with the tree contest plans are also being.made by Chotea'u club women for fitting exercises on May 8 for the planting of memorial trees. A feature of the tree planting in Choteau this/ year will be the planting and dedication of the Clara Barton Memorial tree. In honor of Miss Barton, the famous English nurse, trees are being planted in all parts of the country. Barton Memorial The first lady o f the land, Mrs. Warren G. Harding, recently planted a Clara Barton memorial tree in Washington, D. C., -and the same trowel used by Mrs. Harding at Washington will be employed -in Choteau when the Clara Barton me mortal is planted on May 8. In connection with ita plan for tree planting in this city, the members of the woman’s club are cooperating with the National Tree association, which is making a drive for tree planting all over the United States and its territories. This will mean the planting of more than one hundred million trees. In addition to the value of the trees, their commercial value in future years would 'constitute a vast sum. \TroG planting to honor the heroic dead of the Great War has given the world a new form of/monument—the monument that lives—is the- statement of Charles Lathrop Pack, a pioneer in the memorial tree campaign. Mr. Pack says that the memorial tree is clothed in the finest of human sentiment and in its ever renewing growth It stands forth as a tiling alive a simple symbol to keep forever green the memory of those in \whose honor it is planted. Fpr today and genera tions yet unborn',-the message-oi-the memorial tree is thG. message of life. • \One of-the mosVappealing features, of the tree as a memorial us that this form of expression' is - possible to everyone. , The memorial tree is suit ed to the re'quirementg of the city as a whole or to the needs of one person. It may express the reverence of a community, or a group, or of an in dividual, in either form is ideal. Veterans Take Part \The - American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are taking a leading part in cooperating with the American Tree association In spreading the claims of memorial treeg and in planting these living monuments. \In orders to posts throughout the world, the legion earlv threw its in iluence to the moment and from every section of the country comes reports of tree planting by the legionnaires in tribute to their comrades in arms. One post of the American Legion has already begun the planting of a real memorial forest. Beginning with a few plots promised for the purpose, and for which the New York state forestry department has already set aside some two hundred aerts of land. They have gone beyond the individual memorial idea to that of a monument perpetually renewed, a monument which no stone or marble could accomplish in that it will itself from its own wood, yield, furnish funds to aid the injured and care for the disabled. PUBLIC SCHOOL 5 «OTES The seventh and eighth grades will have a half holiday Thursday after noon providing they rake the school yard. The Teton County field meet will be held May 18 and 19. The seventh grade have been, studying balanced menus. - The fifth grade have had perfect attendance for the past three weeks. Frances Trucbot is leaving school here and will go to the Belleview school. Survey tests were given to the seventh and eighth grades. Mrs. Wyper’s class ail had 100 in arithmetic Wednesday. The following program .was render ed by the ‘ Eighth Grade Citizens league: Henry > Crossen, Extemporaneous talk. Clarence Stephens, Extemporaneous talk. Lucille Morgan, Reading. Violet Dow, Extemporaneous talk. Ruth Haugen, Reading. Kathryn Dunn, Extemporaneous talk. Eva Hirscberg, Reading. Patsey Pridham, Extemporaneous talk. Debate:—Resolved that the min sionaries played as important a part jn the settlement of the northwest as did Lewis and Clark’s party. Affirm ative Mildred Thompson, Billy Innes. Negative Glenn Wipr'ud and HazeL Upman. Clinton Core, Reading. William Roulston, Extemporaneous talk. Harvey Willis, Reading. Earle Hansen, Reading. Gwennyn Lurch, Reading. Jessie Edgar, Extemporaneous talk. Darwin Crane, Extemporaneous talk Lillian Mozer, Reading. James Sujgrove, extemporaneous talk. ___ __________ _ ____ , ___ ____ _ •: Miss Steele entertained the~giri’B gymnasium class by taking them to “Penrod.” Miss Sebilist entertained her class by taking them to “Penrod.” —Eva Hirshberg. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF VALIER ROBBED Early Wednesday morning between the hours of two and three, yeggs gained entrance to the First National Bank of Valier and used a sledge or axe to break open the vault door, seventy safety deposit boxes were looted and the actual loss is undeter mined. Over $200.00 in silver, evi dently contents of the change tray, was left undisturbed'on the top of the safe, which showed no signs of having been tampered with. Telephone connections were cut and the operators warned not to spread the alarm. To date the officers have no clue. The contentg of the safety deposit boxes were not insured. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Mr. Pack shows, the idea of the me mortal tree has spread. Along our highways stand an ever increasing memorial line. In o'ur parks appear sturdy oaks, elms and maples, bearing the names of Boldiers, states, cities, clubs and individuals have all taken, up the great work. Cocktail drinking, promiscuous flirt ing, \crap shooting,” and the wearing of daring feminine clothes, used to mark the doerg as \ffist.'’ But not in this day of '‘Jazz.” Nowadays really “nice people” do all thesfe things witho'ut censure. The danger of this attitude, with particular reference to young girls, forms the_ theme of \Nice People,\ William de Mille’s latest Paramount Picture which comes to the Royal Theatre next Sunday only. \Nice People’’ isn’t a sermon. It’s a. particular entertaining story with a fascinating romance and real dramatic power. But with these it carries a powerful theme directed against the attitude of a large portion of modem society. ' An all star cast headed by Wallace Reid, Bebe Daniels, Conrad Nagel and Julia Faye ‘portrays this story which was adapted by Clara B’eranger from Rachel Crother’s play *of the same name. Citizens State Bank CHOTEAU ; MONTANA OUR DIRECTORS: / G. M. Coffey P. H. Crossen George F. Miller Wm. Hodgskiss. James E ckford I We specialize in all dtpartments o f Commer cial Banking and offer service consistant with safe banking.
