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3 u W v * '\ ‘ ; I M S f ® » « ® * 8i # H f P % * «.%■ -••*.•■ k ~ m w Ml >-\¡ f-v* .VOLUME x;. ,.-; CHOTEAU* TETON COUNTY, MONTANA, JUNE 15, 1923 ;*'•• NUMBER 49 11 ? Í 7 I 1: ' /ACCEPTS INVITATION'OF J. C. MORGAN,. PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL CLUB In response to an invitation ex tended by Jv C. Morgan, president of the commercial dub, Wellington, D. •Rankin, attorney general,'will talk to members of the club and. others rwho may be interested at ,the Glen- ’■loyd Hotel Tuesday evening at 7:00. His subject will be confined to mat ters of general interest as well as an •explanation of the recent rate hear ing which has been under way ijn Helena for some time. Those who expect to attend will please hand their names in to the club ¡secretary, T. A. Meagher, or to Mr. Morgan. Hawdy, folks? If it keeps up be ing warm we soon won’t be able to tell the difference between the butter atnd the mayonnaise. Paul Hatogen was among those on business at the county seat Thurs day. A. It. Thompson, one of Conrad’s business men, was in town on busi ness Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. F. It. Ramsey motored to Shelby and Kevin Thursday, re turning the following day. Nick Garich was a passenger on Friday’s train for Choteau. Otto Wagnild and O. F. Schaefer autoed to Choteau Friday evening, attending the movies. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Doyle spent Saturday in Choteau on business and shopping. Jimmie Barnes, Bernard , Wilson-) ALL EQUIPMENT IS AT GILMAN AND WILL BE SPUDDED IN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS President E. L. Stratton, and head driller Johfo. Lang of the well to be drilled northwest of Gilman were in Choteau this morning attending .to matters incident to the active drilling operations. The _well has ^at^ yet been nafaed but drilling machinery and equipment is at Gilmato ready to be hauled to the location as soon as the company geologist locates the well site. The machinery was ship ped from Pecos, Texas, and is a standard rig. Mr. Lang expects to drill two wells in that vicinity and gave the information that drilling operations would be in progress in three weeks or a month. WOULD HAVE G. N. POISON HOPPERS Efforts are being made to have the Great Northern Railway put out grasshopper poison along the right of way in the various parts of the state, in an effort to cut down the activities of the pest this year. The claim is made that nowhere are the hoppers so thick as they áre along the right of way, and land adjoining the trades cannot, be freed of the pest without the backing of the company. This would look like a good move on the part of the company and would help the ranchers adjoining the tracks a great deal. “WILD HONEY” LATEST FEATURE TO BE SHOWN AT THE ROYAL Priscilla Dean soon will be seen here in “Wild Honey,” a Universal picture adapted from Cynthia Stock- ley’s popular novel of the same name. It is said to be the most thrilling melodrama Miss Dean has ever made for the screen. Those who remem ber her in “ Outside the Law,” “Re- tmd~the~ir f ^ m m e T ^ s d ^ pleasand * * » « < * ” and \Conflict” realize that outing along the banks of the famous | \Wild Honey” has to ^ «^ d e r a b l p Teton River Sunday. Jimmie having DISTRICT COURT OF SHERIDAN C OUNTY HELD THAT 7 PER CENT INTEREST LEGAL • Plentywood, June 13.—Judge Bun-1 ton, presiding in district court here Tuesday, held the new-tax law ,prqr Tiding for the payment t of delinquent taxes without the addition of any- penalty and with the interest com puted at the rate of seven percent per affrium instead of at the rate of one per cent per month to be con stitutional, ih the 'case brought, by Emma Onstad against Sheridan coun ty to recover a portion -of tax mofney paid Under protest County Treasurer Olson refused to accept the amount of the delinquent tax with interest added at the rate of seven per cent per annum, on the theory that the new tax law was un constitutional, so the plaintiff paid the entire amount demanded and institut ed suit to recover the excess charged, being the 10 per cent penalty and the additional five per cent interest. It is quite probable that the case will be appealed to the supreme co'urt so that a final adjudication of the matter may be had in the- near fut ure as there are a considerable num ber of delinquent taxpayers affected. If the law is sustained by the supreme court it will mean a large reduction in the amount of delinquent tax mon ey due to the county. SER ST IIP M EN BRADEN. BLOCK HAS BEEN PUT ON AND GAS PIPED TO COOK HOUSE “ reel luck” with the fish. George Wright and family were guests at the Wm. Doyle home on Sunday. Sam Boysle^ and family e|njoyed a -visit at the Nick Garich home Sun day. Rupert Boutilier of Choteau spent Sunday with his mother at the Cal ifornia location. Val Garick, accompanied by Miss Salina Wick of Great Falls, were guests of his brother Nick on Sun day. Harley Tolifson of the Porter Bench country left Monday for Great Falls to attehd summer school. Mrs. M. Boutilier, of the California Company staff, was in town shopping Monday. The two Otto’s—Wagnild and Schaefer—were lucky last Sunday, returning home from the mountain -streams with \fishes” galore. -. Mrs. Mary Truchot and children were guests of Mrs. M. Boutilier at “the California well site Monday. Olaf Wagnild, Mrs. G. Monkmain and son, Gordon, Jr., were guests of ‘Otto Wagnild Tuesday. of a “thriller” to outdo her previous photodramas. It will be shown at the Royal Theater Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Ramsey spent Tuesday in Choteau shopping. Ray. Duncan of the California Co., was a business caller in Great Falls the first of the week. Ray R. Swift, manager of the Mon tana Elevator Company, with head quarters at Lewistown, and J. F. Babcock, traveling auditor, were in town Tuesday looking after company interests. Tom McGJenn of Choteau was a business visitor here Tuesday. Agawam folks are very much pleas ed with the repairing to the county roads done close by. Jake Kirsch returned home Wed nesday from his trip to Great Falls. Bernard Nelson fractured his right wist while cranking his , tractor Thursday morning and was taken to Choteau by J. Barnes for medical treatment. A small twister five miles north west was in the air Tuesday evening doing damage to barns belonging to Otto Wagnild and A. M. Rongstad. ’ DELEGATES FROM PONDERA, GLACIER, CASCADE AND TETON WILL ATTEND Statement o f Condition of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHOTEAU at close o f business A p ril 3, 1923 RESOURCES Cash >in vault and in other banks — ------ $115,279.15 County warrants, real estate, etc ------- ------- — 20,889.06 Loans and discounts — 194,064.32 LIABILITIES Deposits --------------------$269,490,64 Undivided profits — Capital and surplus $330,232.53 741.89 60,000.00 $330,232.53 Cr. 4’ v> '■i Î-* >r J., Teton, Pondera, Glacier and Cas cade County W. C. T. U.’s will meet in Choteau June 28, 1923, in their annual convention. All will bring picnic lunches and meet at the park at 11 o’clock. After lunch the assem ble at the M. E. church by 1 p. m. for the afternoon program. Some splen did speakers from the different places will be on the program and the state president, Mi's. J. E. Cocks of Mis soula, and the state corresponding secretary, Mrs. P. H. Haynes of Great Falls will be in attendance. All W. C. T. U. members and friends are urged to come with picnic lunch and join in the four-counties conven tion. Mrs. J. E. Cashman of Bynum, Tri- County president, and Mrs. P. H. Haynes, vice president of Cascade county, have the plans well under way for a big convention. ' ■ The gas flow which was struck in the Ed wards-Jones well near Bynum two weeks - ago still malntaines the .same steady pressure with a bit pen etration of approximately five inches j{n the sand. A Braden block has been put on the 12% inch casing and gas is piped to the cook house and is being used daily. Mr. Edwards informs us that the crew will move the derrick as soon as the new location site is re ceived from headquarters, which will be either today or Saturday. The new site will be 440 yards east or a short distance north of the present gasser. Geologists say that a depth of 310 feet for a gas well is very rare and that the company were fortunate' in striking a flow of this quantity'as previous shallow gas wells, such as this, usually come in with a roar and bang, often demolishing the derrick, cutting a crater and putting things in such a shape as to render the well useless as a commercial producer. Company officials are very opti mistic over the present outlook and considerable activity is being shown in this section. GRASSHOPPER POISONING CAMPAIGNS ARE ON IN FULL SWING Grasshopper poisoning campaigns are in full swing at the present time and more material has already been mixed by the farmers this year than wag PUt out during the entire season last year and from all sources re ports show that poisoning is very ef fective, fanners saying that they are getting better results than last year, due to the fact that the arsenic se cured this year is of a larger percent age pure arsenic. The situation in regard to the damage that the hoppArs will do this year is a good deal of a question. With continued wet weather, which would keep the pastures green, the chances are that they would move rather slowly into the wheat fields and especially would this movement to wheat fields be slower after the wheat has got a few weeks more growth. An additional supply of poison has already been ordered and is expected the first of the week. At the last session of the county commissioners the levy for insect pest fund was set at three-fourths of a mill. It is believed by them that this will supply all the arsenic and banana oil that will bo needed for the entire season, and if this amount is prop erly used there is no question but what it will cover a large amount of territory. Woman’s Camp The first representatives to be se lected for the woman’s camp to be held at Choteau from July 23 to 26 are reported from the Bole commun ity, whose delegates are Mrs. B. G. Zeigler and Mrs. E. L. Jones. \SMILIN’ THROUGH” AND THE “ROAD TO MANDALAY\ MAKE BIG HIT Choteau music lovers had a rar& treat when Valier Male Quartet, as sisted by the Ladles Chorus of the same city, presented a musical pro gram at the Methodist church last Friday evening. The church was crowded to capac ity and applause was frequenti The ^umbers \Smilin’ Through\ and the \Road to Mandalay\ rendered by the male quartet brought repeated \en cores, notwithstanding the majny other excellent selections. It is not oftejn that a town the size of .Valier can boast of as much local talent as was shown by the singers, and Choteau music lovers were in deed fortunate in having heard them. TAKEOFF FROM MUDDY FIELD LEADS TO DISASTER WHEN POLE IS STRUCK BYNUM COUPLE MARRY Miss Adeline B. Schuster and M. C. Satter, both of Bynum, were married Tuesday evening in Great Falls at the home of Justice P. J. Shields. Rae Bailey and Cathryne Shields witnessed the wedding. Charles Arthur Warren, charged with grand larceny, was bound over to te district court Friday by Justice of the Peace J. E. DeHaas. It is al- ledged that Warren broke into a trunk belonging to Oscar Germund- son and appropriating several articles of clothing. His bond was fixed at $500.00, which was furnished by F. E. Moore and John Leithead. Livingston, June 12.—Loy J. Mo- lumby, state commander of the Amer ican Legion and promoter of the Dempsey-Gibbons fight, and three others who were in a seven passen ger airplane were injured here this morning when the plane hit a tele phone pole. Earl Vance, pilot of the | ,j0 less? machine, escaped with a cut chin, but the others were badly injured. Molumby has a dislocated shoulder. J. Lane, hardware dealer at Lewis- town, suffered fractured ribs and serious internal injuries. James Johnson,. Jr., son of Mayor Johnson of Shelby, has both forearms broken. The accident occured at 6:15 this morning as the plane, which Vance recently brought from the east to use In exploiting the Shelby ring battle, was taking off from a muddy field near the ball park. As the machine rose it veered and at a height of about 25 feet one wing hit the pole and the other wing struck a wire, sending the machine down on its side The wreck of the plane is complete. Lane, whose injuries are critical, last night expressed his intention to friends here of continuing the trip by train instead of in the plane. He said that flying did not bother him, but he feared taking off and landing. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Rev. • H. E. Bush, Minister Sunday services: • 11:00 a. m. Divine Worship. 12:00 m. Church School. Tho annual picnic of the Sunday school will be held next week and every member of the school must be present next Sunday, the 17th. Every Christian is a follower of Jesus and his custom was to go to church every Sabbath. If Jesus found it necessary to the establish ment of an enduring character to de velop the habit of regular church going, can any Christian of Choteau CARD OF THANKS We wish to take tiffs means of ex pressing our sincere appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown at the time of the death of our father and husband, also for the beautiful floral deviations. MRS. BELLE LINDSETII AND FAMILY Bargains in furniture. Hirshberg’s Fred Hanson, Charles Otness, Vi vienne Nasset and Howard Hatnson, who have been attending school at Spokane College, returned to their homes last week. Miss Ruth Andrew 3 visited -it the Frank Hynes ranch home a fe.v «lavs last week. Mr. and Mre. Pmcr Clicve :-nd daughter, Mr. and JLs. Chas. Dunn and son, Mr. and Mrs John Brekke and family of Great Falls, and Mrs. IJ Rose of Bra-Jv spent a few days at the O. LHHe'n home la«', week. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Kieffer autoed to Great Falls last Sunday. The Ladies’ Aid Society met at the home of Mrs. J, J. Otness last Wed nesday. The Misses Martha Chalmers, Dor othy Lindseth and Ruth Andrews left for Dillon last Thursday where they will attend summer school. Mr. Bill Swanbeck and Mrs. O. Swanbeck and daughter, who have been visiting with friendg and rela tives here for the past few weeks, and Miss Josephine Hynes left for Spokane last Monday. Miss Martha Chalmers called at the Otness home Sunday afternoon. Work eta the Farmers’ reservoir is now complete. Several of ¿he Choteau and Farm ington Camp Fire girls enjoyed a “camping out” picnic at the Chas. Davis grove last week. Mr. and Mrs. O. Lindseeth, Mrs. B. Lindseth and Rev. and Mrs. Houg- laind called at the Steve Lindseth home last Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kewfus and daughter of Great Falls are visiting with friends and relatives here. Born, last Thursday, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bush, a baby girl. Joe deYong, local artist who is vis iting Chas. Russell in Great Falls, recently completed the drawing of a “bronc” which will be ued on the of ficial program of the Shelby rodeo. Thirty thousatad of these programs will be printed. The Mid-West, Gypsy and Pet. Ex. Oil companies have surveying crews at work in the * vicinity of the Ed wards- Jones giSser 'near'Bynum. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES (Harry T. Stong, Pastor) Morning worship at 10:30. Sermon by the pastor. Sunday School at 11:30. Evening service at 8 o’clock. Vacation Bible school from 9:30 until noon each day of the week ex cept Saturday. There are 20 in at tendance now. We would be glad to have more pupils. There is ho charge. AH children, regardless of church affiliations, are welcome. Our fourth quarterly conference will be held the last Saturday in June. Let us join with the children in memorizing and making practical their little prayer: Help us to do the things we should, 'To be to others kind and good. In all we do, in, work or play, To grow more loving every day.\ Citizens State) Bank CHOTbAU, MONTANA OUR DIRECTORS: : ’ > G. M. Coffey -, ......... ... P. H. Crossen “ . George F. Miller Wm. Hodgskiss James E ckford We specialize in all departments o f Commer cial Banking and offer service consistant with safe banking. >ív * * I*“ « \* ,
