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CHOTEAU,
VOLUME XXX
2158 REGIS­
TERED FOR
PRIMARY
B O L E C O M M U N ITY C L U B W IL L
REPEAT PLAY
Gratified at the ‘ success aichieved
by the presentation of their play, “A
Poor Married Man," at Bole recent­
ly, the Ladles’ Community Club of
Bole will again present tliiB home
talent comedy at the Power Commu­
nity hall at Power on the evening
of Monday, April 21st. There will
be a dance after the show.
TETON COUNTY.: MONTAN A. THURSDAY.
APRIL 17, 1924.
- Ind aava gas.;
W — Jm BER 43.
T W O FARM B IL L S A D V A N C E
O N E STEP
NEGRO’S BODY ABOUT A LL
RECOVERED
FILED ON
purohaaa.
í .Wha Want Ai#;
ED. F E A Ì M
INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Washington, April 12.— The MeNary-Haugen
and the Norris-Slnclair
.
J.f
The body o f Ted Ellis“ one o l ’ Ä’-it With the exception of 648 acres, bills, designed for relief of agricul,
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A A A _____— ' * n » a l
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party of hunters form Greats F i i i T ’ altered through the 16,000-acre' tural districts, were reported favorct, all the land recently thrown ably today by the senate agricultural
who was drowned in the ’ Byntipr
Registration books for .the presi­
B»en
to homeltead ’fentry by the Gen- j committee. (Several minor amendEd. Fearon, farm er and1stockman
reservoir dn November 25th
dential preference primary to be held
eral
land
office
at
Washington,
D.
C.,
ments
were
attached
to
the
McNaryliving
about 18 miles up the Teton
was recovered Saturday. A search
Tuesday, May 26th, closed Saturday
has
been
filed
on.
The
greater
per-1
Haugen
-bill,
but
the
Norris-Slnclair
'river
was
quite badly injured while
was made for the body last fall, bvt
last, and those whose names were not
com
ing
to
town 1Tuesday shortly af­
due to the fact that the body w ^ 1 centage of the fllln«* were made b>'Jbin was reported without change,
on the bookB at that date simply can
ter
noon
when
the Ford car he was
well
weighted,
down
and
that"USe'iveteran8
oi
the
worid
w*
rth*y
|
A<5tion
on
the
McNary-Haugen
bill
P R E V E N T M O N TA N A F O R E S T
not vote. The fact that one is a tax­
ing
a
preference
right
of
90
days.
|
is
expected
to
be
taken
by
the
house
driving
turned
turtle
after striking a
FIRES
reservoir soon afterwards -froze over,v
payer will not get the right to vote
Where
more
than
one
filing
is
made
j
before
its
consideration
in
the
senate,
dog.
The
accident
occurred
near the
the Bearch was abandoned.
If not registered. The law 'says “ If
¡on
a
tract
a
lottery
will
determine
!
on
account
o
f
its
tariff
provisions,poor
farm
on
the
main
highway.
Forest Protection W eek is a new
On Saturday two boys walk Ing. (HX,
You Aro Not Registered You Cannot
: which are required to originate in
institution, first proclaimed by Pres­ the shores o f the reservoir noticed'; the winner.
Details of the accident are quite
Vote,’ 1 and that ends it.
ident Harding in 1921. With the pas­ the body and notified . others what . Prior to July 17 no rights can be the house. The house agricultural meager, as Mr. Fearon has not en­
' Delegates pledged to Coolldge on
sing of this dedicated week, let .us brought the body to Choteau to tike; acquired to the lands by settlement committee is now engaged in redraft- tirely gained consciousness and his
the Republican ticket are so far un­
m emory is quite 4>lurred.
hope that its teachings have come to -Connor undertaking establishment; br otherwise, according to -W. E. ring passages o f the -bill.
opposed,' and it is problematical as to
In the car with Mr. Fearon waa
.Bennett,
-register
of
the
Great
Falls
j
The
tariff
features
of
the
McNarystay throughout the year and for all from which place it was taken - to*
whether the forces of Hiram Johnson
his
two-year old daughter.
They
land
office.
j
Haugen
bill
brought
a
communicatime.
Great Falla, where burial was made
will make any active campaign in
The principle of protecting our for­ Sunday at Highland cemetery. Ser­ . The land lying in both Teton and j tkm from the tariff commission to were on their way to Choteau to take
this state, after the way the primary
ests and resources -against needless1 vices were conducted by Rev. R. C. Chouteau counties has been classified ¡the bouse ways and means commit- home Mrs. Fearon, who had been in
vote went in Michigan, Illinois ana
waste by fire is one that is so sound White of the A. M. E. church. Ellis 'toy the U. S. geological survey as non- ftee today, in which the commission town for several days having dental
Nebraska last week. On the Demo­
and of such vital importance to the is survived b y a wife, son and ,tw.o- ¡irrigable and unsuitable for stock- ¡ contended A domestic prices of agri- work done.
cratic ticket candidates as delegates
From the reports available it
raising. It is designated for-entry as ¡cultural staples are raised substancommunity as to form one common daughters.
pledged to McAdoo are so far the
seems
that in attempting to pass q
320-acre
homesteads.
¡tlally
above
world
prices
as
a
result
ground on which parties and factions
A reward o f flOO, offered by the
only entries, although a few of them
cannot afford to disagree. It is de­ county commissioners of Teton! coun­
. of such legislation, the application team and wagon, the ilog caine -oy,
are non-committal as to their prefer­
serving of the heartiest support of ty last fall, shortly after the drown­ BANKS OF T E T O N IN GOOD 8 H A P E j of -foreign nations of anti-dumping unexpectedly from behind and in tryi
ences. The newly-organized Parmerevery man; woman and youth in the ing, will go to the two boys making
On another .page of this paper are p aW8» would prevent the sale In those lng to avoid hitting it the car skidded
Labor party has a ticket in the Held
found
reports o f condition o f a few j countries of surplus American farm In the loose gravel at the side o f
nation.
the discovery.
for delegates to their convention, all
banks of the county. Several appear­ products.
The problem of protecting our for­
The commission further tho road and overturned, throwing
pledged to LaFollette and Frazier.
ed in last week's issue.. Considering said that the foreign countries also its occupants to the ground. The
est resources against loss by fire t»
the times as they are in Montana,
Even the Socialists have icome to life
baby rec ived a slight -bruise near
of especial importance in Montana
we
dare say there is not another may "claim that the policy is incon­
again, as two candidates for delegates
its right eye, but Mr. Fearon must
and Idaho because one-third of the
county in Montana that can show sistent with the tariff act of 1922.
to the Socialist convention have en­
have
struck some hard object with
such healthy statements at this time.
area is naturally adapted to forest
The life of the McNary-Haugen hill
tered the lists.
*
Well
managed
an<y
with
cash
re­
his
head
as ho w as rendered uncon­
growth. The forests support, and if
is limited to five years, it being fram­
serves much greater than called for
The closing of the books in Teton
scious
and
has been suffering from &
Dick Millin, livestock specialist
protected and wisely used, will con­
by state or national banking laws, ed as an emergency measure. The
county showed that 2158 were regis­
slight
concussion
of the brain.
tinue to support, what is now the from Bozeman, who will be here this residents of this county are to -lie farm bloc plans to have the Norristered and CMitled to Vote. .The
A
Mr.
Conquergood.
who was on
congratulated
on
hanking
service
as
week,
expects
to
visit
all
of
the
third largest industry in these states.
Slnclair hill entered as permanent
countv clerk’ ? office Is now busy
rendered
by
these
institutions.
his
way
to
Pendroy
with
a loaded
ranches
where
calcium
phosphate
is
Further than this, the forests con­
legislation, and eventually to sub­
preparing ,copy for the printer, the
truck,
happened
at
the
scene
of the
being
fed.
The
purpose
of
thic
visit
tribute an enormous, sum to our two
stitute the McNary-Haugen. .
law requiring that each name be
accident
shortly
after
and
’brought
will
be
to
find
out,
if
possible,
what
other leading industries.
The McNary-Haugen bill provides
printed on a. list and posted in the
Agriculture, for its prosperity and results have been obtained -by feeding
for the creation of the “ United States them to the Choteau hospital where
precinct in which he casts his vote. growth, must have a liberal supply this material.
Agricultural
Export
Commission," they were cared for. It was at first
The registration by precincts is as o f 'cheap lumber for buildings, fenc­
The calcium phosphate- experi­
and the “ United States Export Corpo­ thought that Mr. Fearon sustained a
follows:
The following is a report of the
•fractured skull, but this did not prove
es and the like. It is dependent to ments have been run for the purpose
ration.”
'
1. Choteau ................................. 243 an increasing extent on irrigation wa­ of determining whether or not the, books circulated through the library
An appropriation of $200,000,003 to be the case and it -Is now thought
2. Choteau
...............
284
during the months of January, Fefi
No
ter. and the relation between a feeding of it will benefit the bone
would be authorized as capital stock that he will recover rapidly.
3. Stafford
................................. 43 steady, permanent water supply and structure Of the animals, and also, ruary and March:
complications are looked for *by the
for the export corporation.
January, 447. 278 of these were
forested water sheds is most inti­ make it possible for the development;
The commission would be directed attending physicians. ’
issued
to adults and 169 to children.
5. Dry Forks ............................. 40
of better boned calves.
mate.
to determine a ratio price for basic
..................... ............. 165
February, 381. 258 to i-.dults and
6. Power
The ranches to be visited are
C A L L E D E A 8 T BY M O T H E R ’8
Mining uses vast quantities of llmagricultural commodities bv comput­
............................... 262
7. Fairfield
123
to children.
D E A TH
-her, and the industry would be un­ those of Frank Salmon, C. W. Gray,
ing the average price o f al1 com m o­
March, 322. 217 to adults and 105
8. Collins
..................... ............. 109
der a most serious handicap if i James Peebles, Ed. Fearon and Tim
dities for the period of 1905 to 1914.
9. Spring Valley ........ ............. 38 had to import from other regions.
to children.
T. O. Larson received a message
Cook.
inclusive.
When the commission
The following books weie donated
10. Belleview' ............................. . 59
Blackleg is again taking a numberLet us, put up a solid front for the
finds that the domestic price of a farm Saturday tolling, of. the illness of his
\f< the ¡library by Mrs. Mary A. Ds................. ............. 103
11. Pendroy
commodity i? lower than the ra.tlo mother at ‘Princeton, Minnesota and
protection, of our forests against fire of cattle in Teton county this spring.?
.......
..
61
12.,- Raymond
...............
Yong:
The
warm
weather
with
the
freezing’
for the coming year.
price, it shall recommend to the cor­ drove by auto to Great Falls to take
“ The Valiants of Virginia”
by
13.:- Bvnum • ................. . ............. 99
again at night seems to be especial­
poration the purchase nf a sufficient a Great Northern train for that place.
14. Agawain •- .................. .............. 86 S T A T E A U D ITO R F IL E S FOR RE­ ly favorable for -blackleg. Those Rives.
amount of this commodity to bring On arrival at Great Falls a second
“ Yolanda” by Major.
15. Farmington • ............ ............ 147
N O M IN A TIO N
farmers who have not vaccinated
(he domestic price up to (he level telegram was received tolling of his
"The Lion’s Whelp” by Barr.
16. Diamond Valley ...... ............. 65
mother’s death.
should do so as soon as possible. The
nf the ratio price.
“ The Street, of Seven Stars” by
.................................. 267
17. Dutton
Helena, April 12— George P. Por­ loss of one animal often would pay
Mrs L.iirson was one of the early
The eorpnration’s function" would
ter, state auditor and ex-officio in­ lor the vaccinating of the entire Rinehart.
he to sell the surplus crop to the ex­ settlers of Minnesota; com ing from
"The Prodigal Judge” by Kester.
Total........................
........2158 surance commissioner, will be a can­ herd on the average small farm.
port trade, but it also would be per­ Norway in 1880 and with her hus­
“
Peter” by F. Hopkinson Smith.
didate for nomination on the re­
The type of vaccine used is, or
mitted to sell in the domestic market. band, now dead three years, coming
D E A T H O F MRS. GERM A A N D E R ­ publican ticket for that office during should be, the Agressln. Vetorinar- •“ Buck Peters, Ranchman” by Mul- at no less than the ratio price, any to Princeton. Minnesota. Mrs. Lar­
the ensiling term of four years.
SON
ies over the entire country recom­ ford.
commodity in its custody, as the com ­ son was 80 years old at the time of
“ The Man of the Hour,” by Tlianet.
Mr. Porter, on Saturday, prepared mend this kind above all others and
her death. Burial was made in the
mission may designate.
“ The Third Degree” by Jackson.
Mrs. Germa Anderson, wife of E. and presented to the secretary of where the loss of icattlc is a possi­
The hill authorizes the president cemetery a t . Princeton beside her
“ A Spirit in Prison” by Hichens.
D. Anderson, resident of the Fair- mate his declaration of candidacy, in bility the best, should he used in all
to direct the United Rt'Ue« tariff husband.
“ The Destroying Angels” by Vance.
field country for a number of years, which he sets forth hiB statement of cases.
commission or the secretary of agri­
“ Doc Horne” by Ade.
died Friday morning at the family principles and asks that with his
Carelessness in vaccinating should
culture to make investigations from L IE U T E N A N T G O V ER N O R T A K E N
“ No Man’s Land” by Vance.
home from tuberculosis, from which name on the ballot to be printed: not -be tolerated.
Every animal
time to time to determine the rate
IL L IN B U T T E
“ Happy Hawkins” by Mason.
she had been a auffcrer’ for a lengthy “ My motto— to conduct the office should get a full dose of this vaccine
of duty upoi^ Rnv agricultural com­
"The Silent. Call” by Royle.
with business economy and efficien­ and no calf should be missed. Cure
period.
modity necessary to maintain the
Butte, April 12.— Lieutenant Gov­
cy."
“ The Man in Lower Ten" by Rine­
Mrs. Anderson was 39 years old at
should be taken that the vaccine
domestic price at, the level o f the ernor Nelson S*ory, Jr., of Bozeman,the time of her death and was born
does not penetrate the skin on both hart.
ratio price.
is a patient at the Murray hospital
FOR S E C R E TA R Y O F S T A T E
“ The Devil” by Molnar.
in ' Minnesota. Besides her husband,
sides as one is very apt to do if
where
an operation was performed.
“ The Garden of Allah” by Hichens.
ahe leaves to mourn her departure,
special rare is not taken, thus not
Mr.
Story
arrived in Butte Wednes­
1. M. Brandjord of Ronan, in Mis­
“ The Enchanted Canyon” by Wlll- M AK IN G GOOD IN P A C IF IC C O A 8 T
a child three and one-half years of
giving the animal a full dose. Tho
day
night
and was taken 111 as he
LEAG U E
soula county, has filed for secretary
age.
needle should be cut off and re­ sle.
stepped
from
the train. lie had been
“ True Stories of the Great W ar”
Burial was made Sunday at Fair- of state on the democratic ticket at sharpened and care should be taken
spending
several
weeks in California
the state primaries to be held Tues­
field.
not to penetrate; the hide in the same six volumes.
Max Hachac, young man who form­ and was on his way to his home in
day, August 26th. Mr. Brandjord Is
Full set o f George Elliott’s works.
place twice.
erly resided in the Conrad section, i Bozeman when he became the victim
a well known banker in the Flathead
Complete set of Waverley novels.
James Eckford has been appointed
making good as a pitcher in fast of a sudden stomach ailment. Last,
reservation country, and has served'
“ A Girl- of the Limberlost” -by Por­
representative for - Teton connty of
company.
On Sunday, in the first fall the lieutenant governor was
in both the lower and upper houses
ter. donated by Melba Brandon.,
the Agricultural Credit'- corporation
game
of
a
double-header, he pitched seriously injured in an automobile
P
U
B
LIC
SCHOOL
N
O
TE
S
for Missoula county.
“ Bought and Paid For” by Broadformed some- w eeks' ago at Minneap­
the Portland Beavers to a victory accident in Idaho in which Mrs. Story
4i»—
■■■■ ......... - ■
1- -■ - — + hurst. donated by Mrs. Edythe Say­
olis.
- over the league leading San Francis­ was instantly killed. He has recover­
Frederick Newman was placed un­
lor.
Ella
Selway,
of
the
sixth
grade,
co
Seals -by a score of 4 lo 1. Rachac ed from the shock of that experience
der arrest Tuesday morning by Un­
Mrs. W. E. Logan and children der-Sheriff W. N. Streeter on com­ has left school to visit with her
was the leading hurler in the Cas­ and no complications are feared from
cade county league at Great Falls that source. His son, Nelson Story,
will leave today for Long Beach; Cal., plaint of Oscar Lietz, who charged mother in Babb,- Montana.
Miss Chattin, teacher of the sev­
HIGH S C H O O L N O TE S
last year.
where they will make their future Newman with cutting of the wire
III, is with him.
home. Mr. Logan left here a short fence on his ranch. Newman was enth grade, was absent Tuesday.
time ago for coast points in search brought before Justice of the Peace Mrs. Foot is substituting.
Jim Pridham from tho advanced
Kenneth Pike, of the eighth grade, class, and Myrtle Martine from the
o f a location, and has decided to lo-. J. E. DeHaas the same day, plead
cate at Long Beach, where he has guilty as charged and was fined |5.00 is out of school, having gone out beginning class, accompanied by Mrs.
Tiiumeau, the commercial teacher,
to work.
purchased a business.
and costs, which he paid.
are leaving for Bozeman Friday to
John Conquergood, of the eighth enter the state shorthand typing con­
test to he held on Saturday, April
grade, is moving to Pendroy.
Mrs. Jay Lyon was a visitor in the 19.
' The final declamatory contest will
S T V T E M E N T O F C O N D ITIO N O F
•eighth -grade Friday.
the large number of contestants three
Mrs. Ray has been absent on ac­ he held April 26th. On account of
With rubbers in rainy weather, an
preliminary contests will he held on
count of sickness.
overcoat for winter, insurance on your car,
The eighth grade is planning on j April 22, 23 and 24.
and take other sensible precaiilions in a
♦„-„
î» .
a
The T-Club
taxing
field
trips this week, if .v,-,
the
^ Apri)will^ give their annual
matter-of-fact way, but SUPPOSE YOU
weather permits.
| >yj,e agriculture class went to Sid
GOT SICK, wouldn’t it be gratifying to
A t Close of Business March 31, 1924
Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Bennett were 1Campbell’s ranch to a spaying demhave money in the bank?
visitors in the eighth grade Tuesday. onstralion Wednesday,
Have you thought of death, sickness
Tiie inter-ciass track meet will be
The grades are practicing for the
. . _
. .. .
. . , , . ¡ held Thursday and Friday afternoons,
or calamity— the time when you need
Resource«
Liabilities t
-big field meet which will be held i n iThe seniors and freshmen will comCash In vault and
money most? You should be saving for
Deposits
.............$266,698.86
May.
I pete against the juniors and sophois other banks..? 86,615.1 f
that adversity now. Are you doing it?
Surplus and undii
j The following pupils have entered ! mores. The events are as follows:
U. S. Liberty Loon
viied profits ..... 11,088.25
the
fourth,
fifth
and
seventh
grades
Track
5.
3,
1
points
for
first,
secBonds .............. 56,433.37
Capital _________ 50.000.00
ond or third place
respectively: Doris Price, Mary King
County warrants,
50 yard dash (girls and b o y s);
real estate, eie. 24,892.18
and Floyd Price.
10(f yard dash (girls and ’b o y s ); 220
yifrt dash: 440 yard (lash; 880 yard
Loans Sc Discounts 165,348.46
dash: mile run.
/
THEY^REi; OFF— IN B A S E B A LL
•-Field—High jump, pole vault, brood
3327,187.11
$327,187.11
Capital and Surplus '$66,000.00
Tueaday marked the official onr-n- jump, shot-put. discus hurl, mile re­
lay.
4
men
on
a
team,
10
points
to
in-g of baseball for the major leagues
CHOTEAU GROW WITH US
of thin country. This typical Ameri­ winner; cross country, 10, 7, 5, 3, 1
BANK WITH ÜS
points;
tug
o
war.
10
men
on
team.
I
jcan sport is yearly, becoming mor«
MONT.
popular. The appeal is just as strong 10 points to winner; girls’ cross: £
4 PER C E N T O N S A V IN G S A C C O U N T S
to the independent and sand-lot ter. country hike,- disqualified for travel- ’
to them the crack of the ash against ing ShBter than a walk, 10, 7, 5, 3, 1 j y
the horsehidB-and -tho-ability to sue points. The prize for the winning X
> :-*+4-*+4-4-4-»4 -»+-M ♦♦♦ $ >♦♦♦♦♦»
cessfnlly field tks.spkarc maans -«pori, side will be a half holiday.
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First NationeJ Bank
Of Choteau. Montana
The Citizens State Bank
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