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

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'Ihc urrx rl of two rords br ought elex ators 'md a lumber mrll as well as a general boom Durrng the summer that the Great Northern came through there were tort5 modern homes rn constructron 'Ihe Methodrst Church was the first establrshed church rn Choteau It w as burnt by subscrrptrons and completed ln the year of 1890 Before thrs serxrces were held rn the burldrng whrch rs the Catholrc church but w hrch also served as a gather rng place for dances and other socral gath rrrngs At that trme rs w as located w here the grade school now stands but rt w as later moved to 1ts present locatron Rev Van Or sdel more commonly known as brother Van was the first mrnrster of the Methodrst church He was pard S900 to come here from Helena to preach It rs rnterestrng to note that among the early trustees or the church were J G Barr and W W Van Orsdel whrle one of the lead mg stewards was bterlmg McDonald father of Chas McDonald In 1887 Brshop Brewer came to Choteau to carry on the work of the Eprscopal church holdrng meetrngs rn the Hodgskrss hall The church w as burlt rn rts present form rn 1909 The other church rs that of the Latholrc whrch occupies the old school burldrnff Choteau has modern street lrghts paved streets and cement srde walks rmnrng from end to end of town She hrs a satrsfactory water and sew arage system the water comrng from a deep w ell and berng stored rn a lar ge sanrtarv tank There are mam beautrful modern resrdences wrthrn the crtx lrmrts and the dwellers enjoy all the convenrences of mod ern crty lrte The surroundrng country rs w ell populated wrth dry land farmers w ho have been prosperous untrl the recent three year drouth lhese farmers hfue taken up the old stock range rlmost entirely and the range stock lndustry has mor ed far ther rnto the foothrlls of the mountarns ' hoteau rs now a busy grow mg commercral center surrounded by a large Irrmm countrx It rs the countx seat of Teton County NI I Z and E I F A SEIN IOR S XDVICF It s easy to cheat We mrght as well When there s a word We cannot spell lt s handy to bluff Once rn a whrle And rf we don t We re out of stvle Our teachers scold Of course we sass VR e re not afrard VS Q must have brass But mv lad or lass w ho cheats Youll know sometlme just w hom rt beats You ll be the one w hen school dar s end To thrnk Oh dear It mrght hax e been PV W w - . , 2 .. .Z 1 . 2' . r V . t , , 1 .' . , v . 1 Y . Q V ' . . 1 - 1 P . . I' f , . V. ' . . . . . . ' 1 Y . 1' 1 ' 1 ' ' ' ' y Y . . , ' 1 V ' 5 0 1 . . , 1 . 1 . ' L 1 ' 1 Y -1 I v . . . . . , 0 - r T . v r , . . . Y 1 1: v , . 1 . l. . , . Y . . . 1 o' ' 1 l . . - , L ' . 2 1. 1 y ' - 1 ' I 1 1 . nv 7 1 I Y D ' I , V c . , 1 Y. . . Y . . ' . Y . - . 1 . V . . . - . - 7 ' , ' I r 1 Q A ' 5 - . rw ' , , Y I ' . v c .. 1- - . . ' , s - ' ' . r 1 . . . i i , 1 1 . V 1 a ' g j . C 1 - 19 By L . 1. . . . Jr- -0- l ' 1 , A 1 1 I v 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 , U 11 1 Y Y , ' 1 1 at 11 fr . 1 . 1 . L , Y . . 1 1 ' v L , 1 , . , . .Y 9 ' , u .V , , c . v 11 1. ,, L. .-zo

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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 -

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THE STUDENTS' LAMENT ' My heart in my breast was just heaving Over the awlful lessons assigned. I sighed as I gazed O'91' yonder The colors all blended together Just seemed to make one Wonder It such lessons came sn 1th such sw eathe1 What splendol ' I Clled and xx hat be 'mutx The sun seemed to dazzle the mmd And I turned agaln to my duty To the hOI1llJl6 lessons asslgned The evemng sun ws as Just leaxmg The vel dant world beh1nd But somehow the gorgeous g12lIld6ll1 The 1esplendent 1eflect1on of hght Seemed to play on my soul wxthout c l.IlCl0l As I turned to my lessons that mght An a1t1st could nex 91 haxe pamted Such an 1Hd6SC11b2l.bl9 p1Ctll16 These te1r1ble lessons a1e tamted They have made me an ep1cu1e The dalkness 11 as falhng 111 qu1et The lu11d hues wx e1e depal t1ng But the lessons I couldn t tly at Or ex en th1nk of Staltlllg' The last bllgllt 1ed 1aX vs as 111x1s1ble And I looked IH va1n fO1 another But 1f SIX 1HtO tw elve IS dlXlS1bl6 I un gomg to leave to some Othel And now that the sun IS no mo1e And nothmg IS left for 111sp11 3.121011 I Qlllfitly close the doo1 And seek IO1 some educf1t1on x L D H 9 I HFWING I UM hum IS a tO1JlC xx h1ch can be suetched md Wl1lCl1 IH tv be cons1de1ed t1 om at least thlee plonts of neu Fust hom the deale1 s OI sto1e keepe1 s He IS XI ell along tovsa1ds Inasv St1eet Whv 'Ihe ansu er IS Gum Yes Cheumg Gum It IS the most populfu manutfxctuled Iltltle on the mul et The1e IS 1 g1e1te1 demand IO1 gum than IO1 am othe1 altlcle School ch1ld1en go xxlthout 1ubbe1s to buy chewmg gum VR hats the d1tIe1 ence? Its all 1ubbe1 'Ihat IS anothe1 leason xx hy auto tues ue so expensne Gum the1eto1e IS 1nc1eas1110' the DlOfltm of t1ades men and sl1ou1d be manu factul ed extensn elx Second hom the tc ul e1s pomt of xnxx 'lm 1che1s don t l1l c to ffm . . . Y , , U . - .H .' as , , ,ny K - v c l . 1 . 1 l y s - . ' . Y. J v 1 . In I c . .. V 1 V K. , . 1. . ' 1 . V V- . . . a D. v l ll r A , D 1 - 9 7 . Y 1. 1. - I 7 Y . Y. . . 9 9 . . . Y v . .7. . x 1 D 1 v v L u r 1 ' - J 1 , L , . .C I 1. ng .--o. w 1 1 A I .1 1 D 1 1 vc v -. '. .1 . . , .P . ' v v - N , . . nw w 1 yy 1 I , ' uw rs cc ,' 77 . ' . ' ' ' c' ' c ' 2' ' 2'i . ' L Q. - . ' - ' . v .. -'. 1 I - c 1 K - . ' H v- v ,yu ' , - 1 ' I . A . n . 1 ' . v '. . . Y 'v ' , ' 'C - 1 c L . . , 1 ' - ' ' ,v ' , M. -. - . K - 1 4-s ' - Y ', . , .I ' V, .V . fx N wx. A , 1 ',, ,X nr , 5l,l,. . . 4, K X f -