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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

7

A Stranger Plotting Matrimony Stirs Baile na Righ

In Baile na Righ Patrick Kelleher the bachelor bar owner contemplates marriage to Widow Catherine Byrne while his friend Thomasheen James returns from a spree and a silent warning grows. The narrator investigates rumors of Patrick and the widow as James hints at possible jealousy and social consequences.

Patrick Kelleher Baile-na-Righ Thomasheen James Lough Corrib Thomas James Patsy Kelleher Paspen T. J. Odoran Macaulay Bailena Righ Patrick Benedicts Catherine Byrne Elim Vista Patsy Patrick Reeneners Baile-na- Righ

Fall Is Fatal to Thackeray

William Thackeray a 67 year old pioneer stockman died at his Milk River ranch after a fall and heart attack. Born in Chatham Ontario in 1872 he came to Montana with his family as a youth and worked as a cattleman and range rider with several outfits including Bear's Paw pool. Surviving are his widow, a son and two daughters, plus siblings.

William Thackeray Hill County Milk River Chatham Ont Mills County Michigan Fort Assinniboine Havre Assinniboine Herron Place Thackeray Jim McCoy McCoy Texas Cow Creek Great Falls Glasgow Anna Engeberg William Webster Charles Naber Inez Thackeray Jack Archie Lou Lucke Jessie Ball Rose Warrick Thomas Neal Raven Alta

Armory Board Plans Action After Supreme Court Ruling

Major John A. 8 of Anaconda chairs the Montana armory board and met with Brig. Gen. John W. Mahan to outline plans for acquiring armories and storage facilities in Helena Bozeman and other cities. The state supreme court ruled the board's powers and bond authority constitutional and action follows the ruling with WPA officials present.

Supreme Court John A. 8 Anaconda Montana Armory Board John W. Mahan Montana National Guard Apf State Supreme Court Lee Erickson Lance M. M. Gebroski Helena Bozeman WPA Stagg General Mahan Montana Mahan

Blackfeet Wool Pool Sold for 29 Cents

The Blackfeet tribal council sold a pool of about 14 000 fleeces to A W Hilliard and Sons of Boston at 29 cents per pound after bidding led by Jerry Paul of Polson. Shearing is under way on the reservation and the wool will be shipped immediately. Kentucky distillers produced 73 674 528 gallons of whisky last year.

A. W. Hilliard & Sons Boston Jerry Paul Polson Paul Kentucky

Fragmentary quarrel on board ship sparks memory clash

A garbled exchange aboard a vessel recalls a past intrusion and a disputed memory. Participants accuse each other of starting the conflict while referencing a chairman and a public act, with incomplete phrases obscuring details.

Fast Montana census gains top 1910 1930 decade

Preliminary figures show eastern Montana towns posting population changes with Nashua recording the largest percentage gain and Glasgow the greatest numerical rise. Valley county towns in the Fort Peck region lead the list with notable increases and several declines listed.

Montana Valley Fort Peckham Glasgow Nashua Big Sandy Broadus Chinook Circle Culbertson Ekalaka Fairview Fort Benton Forsyth Harrem Harlowton Havre Hingham Hobson Jordan Malta Plentywood Rudyard Ryegate Saco Scobey Stanford Terry Wibaux Winnett White Sulpa Springs Off Point

Montana School of Mines Class of 1940 Widely Placed

The Montana School of Mines reports its 1940 graduates quickly finding jobs in diverse regions from Canada to South America and Africa. Ninety percent of the class secured professional positions within a week of graduation, a record noted by O A Dingman associate professor of mining engineering.

Canada Rio Grande South America Africa Montana School of Mines O. A. Dingman

Three CCC Camps to Be Moved to Montana

Montana district officials announce the transfer of three CCC camps into Glacier and other sites in the state bringing total companies to 28. Virginia youths from Company 334 will occupy St Mary camp July 12 after a winter at a National Park Service camp. Company 1209 from Medford California moves to Many Glacier camp while Company 3532 shifts from Moapa Nevada to Camp Taft Haugan then to the nursery project. Company 956 at Haugan will be moved to other camps, and Belton Company 2801 will disband with workers joining Company 967 in the park.

CCC Virginia Montana Fort Missoula Third Corps St. Mary Glacier National Park National Park Service Medford Calif Glacier Camp Glacier Park Belton

Blackfeet Feast on Real Buffalo Meat at Sun Dance

A 1200 pound bull buffalo was slaughtered on Charles A. Ward’s farm near Hudson Wisconsin and shipped to Blackfeet chieftains for the sun dance at Glacier National Park July 2 3 and 4. Ward an adopted member received the name Chief Buffalo Child during a Montana visit last year.

Glacier National Park Charles A. Ward St. Paul Ward Hudson Wis Chief Buffalo Child Montana

Faculty report shows 50 engineers placed from large class

Professor Dingman notes the 50 new engineers, the largest class, nearly all secured jobs before commencement. Thirty-five were employed before graduation, with placements across Montana, Texas, New Jersey, California, Chicago, Utah, the Canadian fields, Liberia, and other sites. several firms request more hires while some foreign posts were declined. The rest are expected to be placed in weeks ahead.

Dingman Montana Massachusetts British Columbia New Jersey Texas California Chicago Utah Liberia South America

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Thomasheen James and the Lemon Drops News Syndicate Co., Inc Dunker Tom Doherty Peg Kate Kelleher Set Patrick Werd Adelaide Hawley Miss Hawley WABC Columbia Net Gerald Central Ave TAAL Hotel Rainbow Ae Up Hosteley Union Bus Amr Montana Avs Milk River Ranch Texas Trail Armory Board Abstenshia Raycall Persloni Mines School U. S Bureau of Mines Copper Mining Company Butte, Montana Charles M. Russell Woth
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