Thursday, November 19, 1936
THE CHOTEAU ACANTHJ
High
School
VAUDEVILLE Ï Ï Ï Nov. 20
H. S. AUDITORIUM
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VAUDEVILLE
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John Cribler and Bernard Toenyos are
the cast. Joyce Kropp entertains with
a novelty song as another in-between
act.
Surprise Promised
Arma Allum, Evelyn Hodgskiss, and
Mildred Louise Nelson.
Mildred Louise Nelson and Stanley
Smith have charge of all properties
and Wilma and Katherine Van Scherpenzeel are making and designing all
costumes. Lawrence Alzheimer is el­
ectrician. Ushers will be Doris VanAuken. Carolyn Peterson, Eunice
Campbell and Margaret Allison.
Tickets are now' on sale at the Rexall Drug store.
The fifth act is laid in the comfort­
able living room of a house in thb
year 2000 A. D. The title of the act
is “ The Sewing Club Meets." This act
BOLE NEWS
will hold a few surprises. The char­
acters are: Billy Wallace, Charles
Just a little over a week left and
Rose, Juel- Olson, Jim Moore, and Pat the Red Cross roll call will be over
Campbell, who, by-lhe-way, are all for another year. There are many in
members of the football team.
the community who have not left their
dollar at A. C. Munson’s store for this
A “ Meilerdrammer"
An old fashioned “ meilerdrammer” purpose. Try to do this very soon
finds its1place on this program with The Woman’s club is sponsoring the
the hero played by Jim Martin; the roll call.
Mr. and Mrs. Karre Larson return­
heroine, Alta Alstad; the villain, Ar­
nold Neiswender; the mother, Mary ed Sunday evening from a honeymoon
Ellen Meadows and the curate, Rex trip to Canada and the Flathead lake
Peterson. The audience is cordially region.
The Zeigler family were Great Falls
invited to hiss and boo and applaud at
the proper times during this number. visitors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bush drove to
Cabaret Scene
Bessie Coulin will be the main char­ Great Falls Sunday to stay a tew days
acter in an in-between called “ Lost" attending to business and visiting
and a Zeigfeld follies chorus also is their daughter, Miss Nora, who is at­
tending the nurses’ training school at
slated for appearance.
The last act of the evening is laid the Deaconess hospital.
Mrs. Eaton of Great Falls came out
in a cabaret with three couples seat­
ed during the cocktail hour. The on the bus Tuesday morning to spend
couples are Margaret Young, Jerry a few days at the Benson home. Tues­
McClue, Tillie Tr'onson, Barfield Ros- day evening Mr. and Mrs. Benson en­
engren, Sidney Depner and Lillian tertained Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mathis at
Talifson, who give a ballroom waltz a turkey dinner in honor of Mrs Eat­
number. A tango number by Dorothy on. Mrs. Eaton plans on making a trip
Moore and Kathleen Wallace and an to Norway soon and will sail from
accordian solo by Frank Daggett, with New York on Dec. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson en­
a vocal solo by Juel Olson, and a vo­
cal solo by Virginia Allum, together tertained Mr. and Mrs. Art Johnson
with three chorus dance numbers end and Mr. and Mrs. John Holm at din­
the vaudeville with as colorful an act ner Sunday.
John Mamuzich purchased the Van
as its beginning. The members of the
dance choruses are. Marie Conlin, Wichen house and moved it to FairDoris Stearns, Mildred Harrington, field where he will he employed on the
Dorothy Moore, Esther Nordhagen, resettlement project this winter. Ills
Avis Van Auken, Blanche Stott, Mar­ family will move to Fairfield soon.
Mrs. Sturgis and daughter. Maxine,
ine Peterson, Helen Brown, Clara
Blomberg, Ruth Irwin, Hazel Stans­ of Choteau, and Mrs. SLurgis’ mother.
berry, Bpverley Dornblazer, Frances Mrs. Turner of Waterv.ille,--Wash.,
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Faltermeycr.
Mathis. Mr. and Mrs. Benson and Mr.
Others on Program
Other members of the girls glee and Mrs. Emil Johnson were guests at
club who will appear during the vaud­ the Mathis home Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dauwalder and
eville are: Joyce Cole, Myrtle Dale,
Betty Jones. Lillian Owens, Davida children left this morning (Thursday)
Proff, Beulah Roll, Florence St. Ger­ by ear for an extended visit in Ne­
maine, Cora Seekins, Trina Siccama. braska and Illinois.
J O H N S O N ’S
FOOD
Phone 7 4
MARKET
Word received by Ed. Bjoik from
his son, Clarence, who has been sta­
tioned at Quaneca, Va„ with the U. S.
marines is that he is leaving there
for San Diego, Calif., where he will
be married on Dec. 1 to Miss Olga
Chilgren of that city. After a short
honeymoon they will go to Washing­
ton, D. C. where Clarence will attend
a school in radio engineering. After
school they will return to San Diego,
where he will be permanently station­
ed to make their home. Clarence’s
many friepds.Jn^is community \yish
him and his biidfi-tobe many happy
years together. —
Ralph Clayton, R. F. D. carrier,.re­
ports some much needed road im­
provement on the northeast parts’ of
the route, consisting of colverts and
fills, grading down of hills and elec­
tion of snowf fences. Johnnie Bjork
has been cleaning the weeds off some
sections on the west end which should
result in better service for the mail
patrons.
Mrs. Marian Davis spent Sunday at
the Bammel home.
NEW BOOKS ON LIBRARY
PAY SHELF
Additional books now on the Cho­
teau public library pay shelf are:
“ Spring Came on Forever,” by Bess
Streeter Aldrich; “The Pumpkin
Coach,” by Louis Paul; "Faded Hills,”
by Stewart Edward White.
Library hours are Wednesday even­
ings 7 to 9; Saturday afternoons, 3 to
5.
CARD OF THANKS
1 deeply appreciate the vote extend­
ed to me at the recent general elec­
tion. 1 shall continue to perform the
duties of the office to the best of my
ability.
INEZ ECKFORD.
PENDROY
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swanson and
children and Mr. Kittinger wrere din­
ner guests last Tuesday evening at
the Harry Swanson home.
C. W. Johns spent a few days last
week visiting relatives in Great Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gutsha.ll enter­
tained J. E. Lew'is for dinner Wed­
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips enter­
tained at dinner Thursday evening.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Emett Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Fields, Mr. and
Mrs. Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl­
es. Mrs. Earles and Eugene Sullivan
won high score and Emett Sullivan
the cut prize..
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson and child­
ren, Mr. and Mrs. Gulbramlsen and
sons and L. B. Pendroy were dinner
guests at the P. M. Campbell home
Friday night.
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SHORTENING—
Armour’s
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George Brunson spent several weeks I Carter B. Phelps Is
hunting.
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Found Guilty; Draws
.Mary Livingston of California vis­
ited last week at the home of Mr. and
Fine, Imprisonment
Mrs. W. H. Wellenstein.
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Carter B. Phelps, 32, former field
Mrs.
Morano is taking electric
supervisor in Teton and other north­
treatments at Choteau.
•Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth were Sun-, ern Montana counties for the seed
loan division of the farm credit ad­
day callers at the Gitchell home.
ministration was sentenced in feder­
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swanson enter­
al court last Thursday to serve four
tained the Durland family at dinner years and six months in a government
Sunday.
prison and to pay a fine of $1,000, fol­
Carl Jensen and' E. N. Davis spent lowing a verdict o f a jury which found
the week end at Lake McDonald.
him guilty of embezzling seed loan
L. B. Pendroy, J. B. Wellenstein funds. Phelps served as his own at­
and Mr. and Mrs. Larson were Sun­ torney.
day dinner guests at the Nick Wel­
Sentence was administered
by
lenstein home.
United States District Judge Charles
Mr. Hamer and children, Mrs. H. N. Pray of Great Falls, who recalled
E. Davis, Julius Hanson and the She- that the defendant had previously ap­
ble brothers were ‘ Sunday dinner peared before him, in 1929, when he
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. was sentenced by the jurist to serve
W. John»,
a term in jail and to pay a $200 fine
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Talbert spent for embezzling postal funds while a
postmaster at Homestead.
the week end in Great Falls.
Testimony introduced at the trial
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Campbell and
Helen were dinner guests at the Gul- by the government showed that
Phelps, while stationed in the vi­
brandsen home Thursday.
The Carl Peterson family wore din­ cinity of Shelby, collected approxi­
ner guests at the W. II. Wellenstein mately $1,000 from farmers who were
repaying government seed loans and
home Sunday.
that he failed to account for the mon­
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis entertained at ey.
dinner Sunday. The guests were Mr%
In keeping w'itli his general de­
and Mrs. Sprinkle, Mrs. Paterson, Mr.
meanor
during the trial, Phelps ad­
and Mrs. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Moon,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rose and Mrs. dressed the court after sentence was
passed, declaring, “ This has been the
Jones.
fairest judge aud the fairest jury ever
Elmo Phillips and Roy Slieble re­ to try me.”
turned home Saturday. They didn’t
Trial of the action commenced on
join the army.
The Chas. Thomas family spent the Tuesday of last week before Judge
Pray and a jury consisting of William
week-end with relatives in Dupuyer.
Wyss, H. F. McCann, W. W. Wilkins,
S. H. Viles, J. W . Entermill, E. O.
Premium Center
Busby, W. S. Gameron, T. A. Yerke,
Fred Sanborn, Joe Scanda, all o f
This is a story of two of the bright­ Great Falls; Lester Shane o f Portage
est aDd most elert little boys of my and Harley W. Eaton, Fairfield.
acquaintance—the sons of Mr. ' and
At the outset Phelps spumed the
Mrs. Joel Otness, one just starting to court’s offer to provide an attorney,
school and the other a few years old­ giving as his opinion that familiar­
er. They were walking home from ity with the case would enable him to
school—were almost home. They saw handle it better than could be done
a truck coming down the road almost by anyone other than himself«
a mile away. Saw it suddenly go hurt­
He offered no evidence to counter­
ling off of the grade into the ditch. act testimony introduced by Roy F.
They ran as fast as their little legs Allan and Donald Stocking, assistant
could take them to their home where United States district attorneys, cov­
they excitedly told their dad that ering his failure to account for ap­
some one was in the ditch up the proximately $1,000 in seed loan funds
road. That they had seen the truck which he collected from farmers and
leave the road and heard a big crash. which the evidence showed failed to
They jumped iuto the car with their turn in to the government. .
dad and was on the spot in almost no
The jurors, given the case Wednes­
time. When they arrived I was wiring day afternoon, were unable to reach a
Ilie two parts of the steering mechan­ decision until Thursday afternoon,
ism that hatl parted, together. It had when they came before Judge Pray
parted as I was going along nicely a- asking for additional instructions.
bout 15 miles an hour. Was just pick­
“ If I had had any idea that the
ing up speed after turning the corner. evidence wasn’t as plain as the nose
Oiit of control It went o.ver the grade on' your face, I would have com ­
into the ditch and bang into the bank. mented on it,” Judge Pray told the
Had on two tons of coal. By rights it jurors, pointing out that testimony
should have turned over, but it didn’t. showed Phelps had collected the seed
Nothing damaged, no one hurt, but it loan funds, had not turned the mon­
might have been a different story.
ey in to the government, and that the
Had it been, help would have been amount of the loss had already been
promptly at hand due to the ex­ paid by a bonding company.
ceptional speedy offer of assistance.
“ Be sensible—take the, evidence and
W ere there more of that spirit in the analyze it. Use your common sense
world today, things would not be in reasoning,” Judge Pray told the. jur­
the mess that they are today.
ors, who shortly thereafter returned
with a “ guilty” verdict.
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Dillon, Nov. 14.—Catherine Zion of
Choteau has been selected as one _of
15 Dolphins to take part in the pre­
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Lodge on Friday, November 20. This,
same pageant was presented at Boze­
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Want Ads.
FOR SALE— 2-horse power gas en­
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FOR SADE—Used Westinghouse elec­
tric refrigerator, good used battery,
electric radios. Phone 58.
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1928 Chevrolet Coach .............. $100.00
1929 Ford Sedan ........................ 160.00
1929 Chevrolet Sedan .............. 175.00
1935 Y 8 Pickup — ....
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1934 V 8 Sedan .........._................ 450.00
Above cars reconditioned and painted,
old car taken in trade.
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FOR SALE—-Crossbred yearling ran«,
grain-fed at the right price. 2 miles
south of Bole at Davis Ranch. R. E.
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WANTED—Furs, hides, sheep pelts
and metal. S. Maccany, Choteau.
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SPECIAL—Hemstitching, five cent#
per yard,' Pollock’s Shop._____ 23-tf
FOR SALE—Used parts.. W e are
wrecking a 1928 Pontiac sedan. L.
E. Taylor garage.,,,_____________ 22tl
FOR SALE—Gas liea'ter, suitable for
garage; also two wagon wheels.
L. E. Taylor garage.^
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Bynum at 9 o’clock.
Dutton at 9 o’clock.
Power at 11 o’clock.
REV. J. F. SCHULTE, Pastor.
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