Teton County High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Choteau, MT)

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We mrght hryc had an en er tarnrng ewenrng 11 we hadnt been such tools I notrced hrm when he frrst came rn Iooks 'rs though were tryrng to for get the w ar too hurrredlv We shouldn t forget those that won rt for It rt could be done oy er but-come on and play thls hand sard the hr st speaker and they drd lookrng more sober than they had a few mrnutes betore E I C HISTORY OF CHOTEAU About thrce mrles north of the srte where Choteau now stands the Indran Agency w as located at one trme It was moved there from Sun Rrver and as the w hrtes moved nor th the agency w as agarn moved from Choteau to Roebear and thence to Brownrng where rt rs located at present The town or Choteau grew from an Indran tradrrrg post and got rts name from Prerre Qhouteau of St Lours The frrst store w as a log burldrng nerct to the present store of Jos Hrrsh berg and Lo whrch was owned by Hamrlton and Hazlett who came here rn 1879 and 1880 The post offrce called the Old Agency was rn therr' store and the nr st postmaster was A B Hamrlton The communrty people pard a man frve dollars a trrp to car ry the marl from Fort Shaw to Choteau erch 'lhur sday Ihe mam street ot Choteau follows 'rn Indrfrn trarl that goes from Fort bhaw to the mountarns Prrest Butte an old land mark w as used by the Latholrc prrests as a gurde to mark the trarl to therr mrssron on the Teton Rryer lhere rs 'r Butte north of Choteau formerly used by the Indrans n krllrng butlalo 'lhey used to drrwe the buffalo over the clrff rn thrs ot thrs butte The Indrans used to call Choteau the Four People be cause they had krlled tour whrte men at one trme 'Ihe hr st school house was a log burldrng north of the Lone Tree near w her e the creamerv now stands It had a drrt floor and sashless w rndows Mr Crrbson was one of the first trustees of thrs drstrrct Only whrte chrldren w ere rllow ed to attend thrs school Mxss Posa Schmrdt the fir st teacher was a srster of Mrs I W Kerr who lry es on the Burton Bench 'rnd ot Mrs Hazlett Later teachers were Mrs Chas McDonald and Mr J L1 arr In 1880 the Choteau Calumet a weekly newspaper came out It was edrted bv W H Buck Hrs w rfe who was blrnd w as the srster of Rrchard 4 hoker w ho w frs then boss of Tammany Hall rn New Xork Crty Later the Lhoteau Montanran w as publrshcd and edrted by Schuler Cor son The hrst yarl was bu1lt rn 1888 about three mlles southwest of town It w a log burldrng The drstrrct court was establrshed rn 1893 The first Judge w 'rs N11 Dubors If rr back 111 the sexentres there wcre practrcally no whrte women llancrng was the chret 'rmusement rn those days The men tred whrte rfurdkerclrrets about therr arms to show Lrterary socretres w ere common ' Z . , f Y - ' ' . ' ' ' , C 7 - - ' ' v ' . ' , , v , , - L . 1 c ' . -. . ..' 1 , Y - ' 1 ' C us. ll ' ' 7 , I . ,, I . Y Q I Y -Y ' , ' - V . Y ' By . . .--'20, x . . , I o I . . Y D . , D, 1 . 1 . ' 1 . , . . . Y . v . , v z ' ' . A C C ' v ' -' w - y ' 1 Y ' v 'T l . . 1 1 . - C J . . , way killing and injuring marry. The bones have been found at the foot - - - ' ss , H T ' 1 v ' . 1 D 7 . ' v Y -1 k ' ' 1 . ' S L 1 . ' y .- ', ' . A . Q . - , Y v y C ' A' - 1 - 7 . . . ' , I . '. B ' . - , , .C , , y . . . . , , f . - v . . v 1 ' I 7 - ' v ' Z Y C A 1 C 1 ' , ' I ' , . . - . 'as ' ' . 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' I - . V YC A 'u I u ,. . I v - ' v ' , V X , ' , v ' v . , . .' v w ' ' C K a I ' I

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After 1eg1ste11ng he follow ed the bell loy to h1s loom As he walked 19 caught a v1s1on of the old house and the home folks w a1t1ng for h1m Here s the loom slr the bell bov bl oke 1n on h1s lex e11e I s pose you got your tm hat and gas mask IH that sult case They all b11ng em home wlth em Ive een o many of em I ould make one myself W1th that the bov left h1m I dont see much welcommg the he1o home stuff about that the S0ld191 lemalked whlmslcally to the p1ctu1es on the wall He glanced at h1s sleeve w hlCh had stllpes on It bespeaklng two and a half yea1 s SQFVICS over seas and two wounds L lad I had modesty enuf to put my brass buttons 1ns1de he contlnued as he unbuttoned h1s coat ex h1b1t1ng three medals one a French C1 orc de Guerfe Doesnt look as though they would be appreclated by the populace As the soldler boy sllcked up fo1 slx oclock d1nne1 h1s mmd sl1pped back over h1s last year IH France Ove1 a year ln a hospltall It doesn t seem posslblel But Im stlll here and wxll be as good as new aga1n 1n the sprmg Im a lucky dog Its the pool fellows that are stlll there that bother me lhe medlcos are sul ely havmg a tlme patchmg them up On gomg down to the d1n1ng room the sold1e1 seated hlmself at a table for two and walted It w as some tlme before a w a1t1 ess noted h1s p1 esence and came fox h1s order As she passed 1nto the kltchen she laughed loudly her shoulders shook Wlth suppressed mlrth After suppel me young man went to one OI the clubs that had WUILUIIICU soldxer boys and then fr 1ends when he had last been 1n town The atmosphere was no more frlendly He hoped that some of h1S old pals would drop 1n later 1n the even1ng Su1ely It p1om1sed to be a lonely Lhrlstmas Th1s welcome home was somew hat dlffel ent than he had been led to expect A buddy of hlS had told hlm that h1s home was G1 eat Falls The lonely soldler wondered lf h1s fuends w as home yet He surely must be or he IS dead I wonder It he got h1s the ame tlme I d1d'7 I sure hope he got off safely He was a good pal Such w exe the thoughts that wele ,passmg through h1s mmd as the club 1oom door opened and IH walked a breezy young man h1s eyes shlmng with good fellowshlp They llghted unerrmgly on the soldler Why J ack' almost shouted the new comel I thought you were dead and he pumped Jack s arm up and down Say boy lt s good to see you All the fellows thought you were dead You re comlng out home wlth me and spend Chrlstmas Come on' Jack started to protest half heartedly but was lmmedlately sllenced by h1s frlend My Wlfe w1ll be tlckled to death Come on old scout I wont take no for an answer I et s go to the hotel and get your war bag and they passed out of the club together My treat boys sald one of the men who had watched the 1eun1on of the two f11ends We ale a bunch of cads Well I hope he has a Werry Mu9Chl19S and 1 Nappy Hosler sald anothel wlth an attempt at humol 'Ill bet he has 21 10211 Stflll to tell I L , 6 V . . . , U ' 1 , ' 'U - . f ' ' - 7 -' . n v 1 . . . 1, , ' 7 7 7 . . S S c C ,H ll 7 S ' V g yy ! L ' 4 4 . V ' ' , ' , 7 ' v ' .' ' ' , ,D . c ' , an -1 , . I . . ,, . , ! 1 ' . . . , , ' , ll ! , , , . . ' 7, - H .I ,, . . , . N . . . . . ,, I v . . , . , . . . . . ' J 9 , Y - . . , , . v Q . . . ,, 3 ' ' . 0 ' , KK ' ' ' ' ! !7 to another wa1t1 ess, Llttle t1n soldler told me he dldn t want slum. and -1 .-1 n . in. I u ll. --,1 . . D .. ,, 7 . ' ! 1 ' ' v ' Q . l . . t m 1 I . . . . . h. Y V ,, Y . . . . Q . . . - . ' . ,, v I w u u K , . . u rv , , H , 7' , . s y 1 y , u f ' y - y 9 ' , Y , . . ' !9 . . 7 Y . . . ,, . . . n ' 9 ! 1 r r v L , J ! sc Y ra ' v - ' 9 . 7 . Q- H ' rr ca -' . ' v ' , 5 L Y - V- 1 A 9 . - ' 7

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then the plo IIDIITIC usulllx hem tolloxx ed bx a ocl ll ll0ll1 md lellcsll ments 'lranspoltatlon ln the eal lx daxs xx as malntamed by stlge coaches xx lllch xx ele dl fmxxn by IIOISQ and mule teams of ome tlmes as many as txx enty spans In the eal ly SQWCIIUGS mall and DIOVISIOHS xxere Callled llom Folt Benton then llom Folt Shaxx and lflstlx flom Steele Many tlmes the men xx ho dloxe the stl e xx ould lelxe at f0l11 m the afternoon alld dlllXQ at thell d9StlllltlOIl cu lx the next mol nmg Bob Steele xx IS one ol the eally stage dl1X6lS Attel the Cleat Noltheln Pallload vx IS bullt tl om Cleat Falls to Shelby the m ul xx as bl ought flom COIIIHS In 1910 the 11119 xx as elctended I101'll Cleat Fllls to Choteau thus endlng the ClLllZ19S ol the stage dI1X19S and lllall C2I.1I'l91S Among the early settlels wele James Glbson Ml Hamllton Mr Hazlett Petel Tludo Ml and Nils IN xt Collms fMls Collms belng the fll st xx hlte vxoman ln Lhoteauj Ml T1llCll0lL Ml W 111161 Nll Jullan Buld Jake Schmldt Jesse I'avlol Adolph Fellels Ed DLIIHIS the Floxxellee bl othels a ld the Clark brothels Among the first homes 111 Choteau vxas Ml H1HllltOll s on the slte ol Mr Sulglove s present home Ml Hazlett s home xx as located xxhele the stock yards now stand vxhlle Pd Denllls was lo ated on Spllng Creek some dlstance above toxxll In the eally dlxs the chlef occupatlon was cattle and sheep lalslng Some of the efuly stocl men are stlll ln the l Smlth and blll Jones Choteau ol today shoxxs xelx llttle of the xx lld xxe teln llfe xx hlch xxas so notlceable twenty fixe 01 thllty yells fl o The old tradmg post oxx ned by Ham1ItOH and Hazlett has gl oxx ll lnto a mode n store owned by Jos Hlrshbelg KL Co Thls IS a fine bllCk bulldlng The Choteau Mercantlle IS anothel modeln stole about the lme slze as Hllshberg s It IS located ln the McDonald Block 1 blllldlflg lal ge enough to accomodate the theatle Rexall Drug store C1tV Hospltal Telephone OfI'lC9 busmess OHICGS and llght hou ekeeplng IOOITIS Just RCI oss the tl eet fl om It IS the Lal son block anothel lal ge bulldln the gleatel pfllt of the first H001 of xxhlch IS 0CCL1pl9d by the QIUZQIIS State Bank the IQ t by the Choteau Dl ug Co Hannan s Clothmg Stole the Ifllectllc Shop and lxoulston s Jexx ellx store The second H001 IS occupled chleflv by pl ofesslonal men Choteau boasts llve large bllck bl1lld1llg'S The other thlee ale Golham Glxens Block the WGZVQI Crossen Block and the Stocklnens State Ballk The fo mel IS occupled by the Choteau Meat Co the Post Offlce the Mlsslon Pool Hall Choteau Hospltal and apartment 1OOI'llS xx hlle m the W63VQ1 Crossen Block are Choteau Haldxx are Co and a soft drlnk parlor Some of the smaller places ot buslness ale the Cash St019 Cash Meat Mal ket the Clty Taylor Shop Tln Shop and Hansen s GQHQI al StO18 Thele are also three garages Of the thlee hotels the Choteau House xxas the fl1St bullt It IS verv old and m pal ts of It bullet holes cm be found as 19l l'lllld61S of the ploneer days lhe othel txxo the BGRIIDIC and the Glenloxd ale mole nlodeln the lattel h H1112 been bullt flxe yell s ago xx hen the Cleat Nol th C111 came to the cltx About l x L ll md '1 hfllf lfltu the Mllxx xul ee c lme , 1 ' g '2 K Q t' v lv 5- . Q - Q . .ls - Y ' ' 1 n L . . . , C , , , , . . 4 C 9 Y ' v v u ' . . ,L , W A F , t 1 7 . L - ' 1 6 L . , .. '1 - , '- . f C y - 1, , , . . K EQ , L , , ' - a lag' 2' ' . 'z. . I ' N u Y u n ' 1 v . c ' ' . ' I ' I x 'ic ' '1 I . ' - . ' ' I ' 2 ' . ,, . Y .- I . . z 1. , I .. b 1 l 1 . 9 ' l ' 7 Q . . . Y. ' ., ' ' . v ' , . I .. c f ,. 1 y 1 ' ' l . . 1 . - . , . ' . v . , . , . c , A . , ' ' V 1 , . ' , ' y - . . . ! L 7 ! ' 'S W W 1 . Y I . , . K ' I u L , Y ' , ' 1 , YK 7 v 1 . , . ., . , . , . , ' l . c. ' ' ' . ' f aj ' ' ' . 1 . ' ' . - ' ' I- ' - L X ' . I . - 3 . . . buslness. Among them ale Llal k lll othels, the Coopel Brothers, George . . ,. : ' 1 ' j z ' .53 . 1 ' ' 1 u I - u ' . . . Sz ' ' . 7 I ' ' A 1 I . l 1 1 C o I K 1 ' . 1 r K S . n K . 5 . . . T . ' ' . . . - v ' 9 1 f gl Y fl . . S. . I , , , S ' ,, 1 ' , . 1 ,' I 7 , -7 v -f ' L. ' 7 , . F D - , . 1 A, ., y 1 7 Q v l , 0 ' ' - 4 1 ' K 1 ! w - w 5, 9 . . . , . -. 1 1 ' I n fb.. 'K - rx , , . ' ' Y . , , f ,Y s n . .- -' . ' v f . - 4 v I I - ' - , C c K c - , 1' 2 fl: 'z 1 1 . ' '2 it '2 -