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Vocal solo, “J o y lo the Morn ing” by Helen Morgans Piano solo, “ To M y Beloved” by Helen Morgan. Vocal solo by Phyllis Pridham. Male quartette by Messrs. Price Clarkson, Carver and Gregory. Commencement address by M r. •> î ; R e p ö r t F o r A p i l e n i PROCEEDINGS COMMISÍONERS .April'Term Choteau Montana, April 7, -1924. ;'’ M r. and M rs. Oluf Lindseth, M rs. Belle Lindseth and Mr. j Rorvick left last Wednesday for a few days visit in Glacier park. ¡' M r s / Brekke, Mrs. R. Bruce j Carl A . Jessen, tate high school and family are . visiting - with i supervisor and then the pre- their, home folks this week. • jsentation of the diplomas. ' M r. and M rs. ri. Evenson andj Last 'veek we announced the iam ily were dinner guests «tjy p e e t e d «m d i d .gr r t Attanw y the Hanson home last Sunday ‘ James Sulgrove for the judge- ship of this 19th district. Since A larg crowd attended the Farm Bureau picnic held last Wednesday in the Henry David son grove near Farmington. The afternoon was spent in playing horseshoes and fortune telling, there was also several good speakers who informed the farmers how to farm right and ■make a success in spite of the many handicaps. Ice cream, ancl candy and lemonade was served There was a good piano and vio lin solo by M iss-Ella T{iostenson and Chris Sevenson. A ll re ported of having £, ,very good tim e. ’ ; - v Ted Lunde of Gt. Falls is how mployed at the Lars Nassett ranch. The basket social and dance given at the F . Goodwin ranch last Saturday was well attended by the Farmington people. They all seemed to have a good time. A picnic was held in the Lars Nassett grove for all the stu dents who attended school in the Spokane college. The afternoon was spent in playing croquet and other game. A delicioue luncheon was served which was greatly enjoyd by all those who attended. S ------------------------ then we learn that he has filed his name and is now one of the official candidates for that of fice. The Rocky Mountain Telelag will have its . annual meeting at Hanson’s Groye at Farmnig- ton Sundy July 27th. This is a Norwegian organization and the program will be rendered in Norwegian entirely.* except it will open and close with our na tional anthem “ Star Spangled Banner” and “America” . A lt Norwegians are cordially invited Vhether- you are a “Tel-' ebone” or not. , - k Board met in regular session, afr.’lO o’clock a. m. ' Present, commission ers Charles P. Crane, chaiim a n ,W . D. Jones, Donald Kerr and the clerk. • C., W. Burns and Earl Yeager\ ap peared \before the board in matter, of roa'ds on township, line between town ships 23 and 24 nQrth, range 7 'west. Also ranger station., road between Belleview road- and its terminus near ranger station.-with -request fpr.-.im provements and. opening of.,,, same where fencing has closed- same. /Vi Board agreed to make invëstigatidn and report at a later date: :£•>, H. R. Jones and W. L. Andrew»’ ap peared before' the-board in matter/Qf roads in vicinity of .Power .with -re_' quest for work\ to be përformëd.'i L- Board advised „ that such roads would be investigated and worlc pre formed, if found to be necessary- for the général good of the pubfic^,-V.( Ordered, satisfaction be iy^3^- of chattel mortgage given to Cim esai county by Wm. J. Blake, Febra3*y)9V. 1920 in sum of $195.00 said mortgage being assigned to Teton county, v Ordered,, county clerk to open- bial- Jot pouches containing election Re turns of 1922 primary and general elections and burn same. (. ; In matter of Teton county bonds outstanding, certain bonds being op tional as to redemption July 1, 1924, W. D. Jones offered the following res olution and requested its adoption: \ Whereas, there are now outstand ing Teton county _bonds\.numbred froin 3 to 60, both inclusive, of a par value of $1000.00 each issued July 1, 1909, due July 1,1929, and optional July. 1, 1924,\ or any interest paying\ date thereafter, and Whereas, it is deemed to be the.best interest of the ' taxpayers of Téton county that said bonds should be re deemed to avoid further payments (of interest on \said- outstanding bonds, \Now therefore tie it. resolved, that the outgtanring-Teton- county refiind ; t e t o n c o u n t y h i g h j , \ , SCHOOL TO H A V E , M ODERN ‘IM PROVEM ENTS Memorandum of agreement be tween Teton county farm bureau, and Teton county board of. commissioners. Authority: • Agricultural 1 .Extension Act of Congress , ò f May,,T924; Amend ed county agent'law' and Incorpora, tion Act, 19Ì9, Laws of montana; and provisions of the Teton county com missioners dated., April 8, 1924. It is mutually agreed between the duly authorized representatives of the Teton county farm ,-bureau and the Te ton county board of commlssoners : 1. Program of work. That a pro_- gram of work shall be developed and carried out by the- Teton county Farm bureau in conformity with agreement with the Montana State College . o f ' the University of Montana (herein after referred to as Montana State College) , a copy of such agreement being attached, to this document. , , 2. Budget. That, in, order to pro vide the funds necessary to employ county agents and carry out thè ap proved program of work, an l in con sideration of the payment of $3000.00 dollars toward this fund, by the Mon tana State College, the board of coun ty commissioners agrees to approp riate as provided by law, $5<tOO.OO, to be applied on the' salary and expenses of a county agent. • 3. Method of expenditure. That salary and expense claims of the county extension workers shall, be paid in accordance with a iinancuil budget attached to this memorandum of ugremert, in a sum not ixott.v-ig Te- The Teton County High ’ School board, has-issued, notice to the; effect that bids will be received up, to August 5th for- certain work on the heating plant of the high school and plumbing in thé dormitory. They also are con templating on installing a mod éra oil burner system for the high school, which most-proba bly will be the most economical arid efficierit than the coal sysr. tern. These oil burners are prac tically the same that the, mod ern oil burner vessels use and, the most modern and latest ,fac-: toris and plants are installing them because of the economy/\ /, County Agent Clarkson re turned from Havre Tuesday and while there he inspected the ag ricultural experiment with some of the Teton county farmers. :.n n A r' Il H A '’fSrt''.'**/'®! Judge Green took his children and M rs. Jennie M. Trescott and Mrs. Brandt to the upper forks of the Teton Monday a f ternoon, to spend a week's vac ation camping while h is having his home repainted and kalso- mined.. Several of the Bench people at tended the Old Settlers picnic in Choteau last Sunday. . M r. and M rs. Evenson were visitors ,ait the John Edwards' fihpme last Bundaiy.’ ‘ , ■v ; M^tfàmësyjoHri'ÆdwàfdS and a T c ST^Anderson -were “visitors ai 5 days’ Chautauqua all In one night at the M. E. Church, Wednesday, July 30th. Given by the Epworth League. ing;:bonds,' number«d-l ' to-60,--- bdtti#~A$240A00---allotment $or agent’s \ ex- inclusive, of a par value of $1009.001-P.rase which includes a.'ivei, deni- each, ofMssue July 1, 1909, be' re. I ouauational ana office supplies, deemed July 1, 1924, said date\ bemg a regular Interest paying date, and that notice of the' same be caused to be published in the Choteau Mon tanan, a newspaper published at Choteau, Montana, for a period of thirty days prior to the first da> of July, 1924, and that\ notice of th^ same be forwarded' to.,the ,holders of> said .bonds by mail to their last' known address that such bornli will\ be redeemed by the county troasuerr. „of Teton county on July v , 1924, and that interest on the same wiil cease thereafter and that the county treas_ urer .be ordered to make the neces_ sary, provisions for retiring of the sa,me 'The above resolution being duly seconded by Donald Kerr, and being duly presented by the chairman of bln il be paid rach morJh to the Teton county farm bureau at ¡the rate of $100.00 per month and it is agreed that this money shall be used for no ocher purposes and that all money paid out must be paid by check and bills for same must receive the ap proval of the director of the exten sion of,the Montana State College, Bozeman, Montana, and the Secretary treasurer of the Teton county’ farm bpreau. 4. Office, equipment, assistance. That the county board of commis_ sioners shall provide suitable office and equipment for the farm bureau and county extension workers in con formity with the policy of the; United States department of • agriculture. 5. Termination of Agreement. This agreement shall be in full force , Dr. and Mrs. E . J. Craiy, who have been in Bute, where the doctor was on the program for a paper before the convention of the State Dental Association which was held there the last They were accompanied home by Dr. W right of Havre who left Mon day mornirig for his home city. iho amount appropriated 'by the ui't (flinty commissioners and 1i*c ! three days o f last week. Mu.it:ui:i Srate College. TVs lnohc-y1 from state and Federal sources shall be paid by the Montana State Col_ iege to the agent. The money ap propriated by the county shall be ex pensed in the following manner: $1200.00 allotment for the office assistance to county agent shall be paid monthly by county to such help •as the agent may-need to keep up the work. \ • » $1.500.00 allotment’ for agintTi sal_ ary shall be paid direct to agent each fyipit-h at the raté.o f '$75.00 per month. It is reported that Mrs. Ro bert Clarkson is rapidly recov ering from an operation .which was preformed last Tuesday in Great Falls. . M iss' Gladys’ Platt \’oL'EtigenA Oregon was the guest’ of' M r and Mrs. A . B. Guthrie last week. County Clerk Blanche M. Jac obson was a„ business transactor in Great Falls Thursday and Friday. ; A t Choteau \ P a rk la s t , Suridayv \ the.. Old - S ettlers : had' th ir ‘ annual', picnic. • Before;,noon thy B e g a n to assemble' and exchange^‘'gireefc^i’Af ings a s o f old. : ; ' ' ’ \ A A ' /ÀÉ About one hundred and fift y , ,./ were present at/dinner. It w a s ( j served in * tl^/iV Legion pavilion A arid veri)d;hing;vj|6ori[,,to eat , was- | there and .aU rinjpyddt -tq the ut- most. A fter fdhmer the; J nients and. Sports took: p lace/ ' l . .The foliowing contests ' were as follow s:'\- • ..r. y Horseshoes, G., M r Coffey, Timi pire. , 'F^*st:place won by Bertf-■ Trscòtt ad, Charlie Pierce. Seci,/;, ^ ònd by Murdock McLeod ’ and Hiràm J. Loomis. , Tug of w a r with Capt. ,Wm. Hodgskiss* team winning’ over Capt. Cros- sen’s team. The winners got an, extrà dish of ice cream and they certainly looked as if they need ed it. One of the most entertain ing and enjoyed contests o f the day was a board .sawing contest by the ladies, Mrs. ¡Annie Kelly taking first place and Mrs. Rod- olph taking scond placer\ They were awarded a nice corsage boquet. The Old Timers sang many old time and heart-toùching songs also som of the old amusing songs ending with that parting, hymn “ God Be W ith- You T ill ' •We~ Meet \Again” • ~ The executive committee de sire to return thanks to th e 'lo cal post of American Legion and to all who helped to make the picnic the great success it was- Am ong the Fairteld visitors in town Monday was Wheeler Cole, the nominee for the Wheat Growers’ Association in this dis trict. the S. Lindseth home last F r i day. the board, the following members j on «and after July 1, 1924, ‘ and until voted “A y e” ; commissioners Donald * June 30, 1926. If- either party desires Kerr, W. D. Jones and Charles P. I 1° terminate this agreement before Clarence Lindseth, Tom Hynes and Oliver Evenson are employ ed a theDeRusha ranch. Mr; and M rs. L. G. Otness, M r. and M r s .’ Edward, M r. and M rs. Johnson- and Rev. Hoag- ,lrind. were, dinner guests ’ last Sunday’;at the John. Edwards! home. —67 AV . Statement of Condition of OF CHOTEAU At Close Of Business June 30, 1024. RESOURCES LIABILITIES Cash in vault and , in other banks ---------- 40,467.07 TJ. S. Liberty Loan Bonds 54,279.27 County warrants^ real estate, e t c . ------------------- 31,915.84 Loans and discounts 164,296.75 D e p o s it s 230/374.13 Surplus and undivided profits - ----------- - --- Capital stock 10,584.80 50,OOOlOO 290,958.93 K 290,959.93 Crane. “May” Kone. Whereon the chairman declared the resolution duly \adopted. . .Dr. H. W. Bateman, connty health officer appeared before the board in •the 'matter of physical examination - of school children thoru£hout the county and was authorized to pro ceed with the examnation; to employ ¡a nurse assistant at an expense not to exceed the sum of $100.00 for the services of said nurse; to give sur_ :glcal attrition to those needing same •whose parents were unable to pro- wide for thé . attending expense of such, surgical \attention'. Said. QX_ jiense-to. b chargeable to\ Teton -coun^ ty gener^T'fund- . . In the 'matter of protests made to the' board' o f ..çlaaçifîcattom of Teton county lands lying on the Burton Bench and vicinity, thé board, order ed that further1 investigation be made of 'suoh protests and would bR \settled \at thé\- board of equalization meeting, in July. -- - : ' Geo. O. Sanford, project manager' of the Greenfields unit of Slid River; 'irrigation project notified the-board of the proposed construction of* a tel_ epbone line. along the west side of the county road, beginning at the southwest corner of section 12, town ship 22 north, range 2 west, running thence south two miles to the south, west corner of section 24, same town- sip and range. Board adjo'urned- to 30 o’clock a. m. April 8, 1924. SECOND DAY June 30, 1926, notice in writing• must be given to the other party at-least ninety days before the termination is to go into effect. , Dated April 8, 1924. Charles P. Crane , W. D. Jones Donald* Kerr ' - . Commissioners , of TetonCounty.j L. G. Passmore, President Teton Co. Farm Bureau. < Commissioner W. D. Jones offered the following \resolution- and moved its adoption. • -•”Whereas-,\'\it appifairi to . th'é\hoajrd that thp menàéfe'ot .insect ’péste,, i , s apjt, t be à cond'itiojr fôr thô season! of. 1924. W ........-• PR O M IN EN T OIL MAN\ V ISIT S IN T O W N 0 J. B. Peterson, promoter o f the Dutton oil well, is in Cho teau this week looking over the local oil structure. The Dutton well at the present time is down approximately 900 feet and he reports that work ig progress- The lawn party that was held ¿ng> n j c e ]y. i t js his intentions to drill in the Choteau vicinity in the near future' if proper acreage can be obtained. at the Pridham home last eve ning wa a success and a large number attended, who declared that i£ was the best ever. - 0 Q 0 - M r. and Mrg. Joe. Robinson of Helena;are visiting a t the home o f M r. and M rs. Shirley Wallace The County Board of Equali zation , o f Tetón'C o u n ty'are in segsion this week equalizing 'assessments. .. Whereas, it ie deemed necessary- to make provisiorr in due time to meet- such- a menace. ' . \ \ Now», .therefore be it resolved, that a levy of \one mill tax levy, be mode °n all the;property of Teton county for the year 1924, as provided by law t o . meet shch. -emergencies.. • Said motion, being seconded by Donald Kerr,.and'on being offered'by the chairman.- for .adoption, the fol lowing1 members - voted- \Aye” : com. missioners Kerr, - Jones and, Crane Nays, None.- - - •. - Board' adjourned to 10 a. in. April 9, 1924. - \-r v. THIRD DAY April 8, 1924. Board met art 10 o’clock a. m. Pre.v ent, commissioners Charles P. Crane, chairman, W. D. Jones, Donald Kerr and the clerk. ' Communications to the'board read.-g April 9,1924. Board met at 10 a. m. - Present, commissioners Charles P. Crane, chairman, W. D. Jones, Donald Kerr and the clerk. Approved official, bond\ of Geo. F. Miller -as Public administrator f o r the*' term-'ending January 3,. 1925. Ordered, cancellation of assess- by clerk. Ordered, the allowance of one ton of coal to-Mrs. Edna Stover of Sloan. ' Board, .entered into an agreement with'the Talon connty farm bureau for thè eontiananoe of the .services of a. couiitv agricultural agent from July. 1, 1924 to Jrte 30, 1926, as fol low«: ment for the year 1923, made to Go. well and Cowell, care of N. Saterlie on jxirt of SE4 SE4 Section 23, town ship 26 north, range 6 west, consist ing of two acr«6 as appeals t on the delinquent tax books for, the year 1923 Coiitinoed òn Locäl Page X ' J A N o b l e A , . ^ The ambition of this institution; ^ to jus tify the confiednec of its customers, to-be trusted, because of its good judgihent^ its faithful observance of duty and ite financial / responsibility. . .‘ r . , ■ Cónferencés u$th .the officers of . tKis hank áre cheerfully givén.'-to*5; those, who desire seasoned and well-reasoned advice. ,3 Citizens State Bank CHOTEAU, MONTANA , t 1 Capital, Surplus and Profits over $65,090.00 \. m r M ¿ û tefe 'A j. ' ..IH y
