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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1901

Page

2

Fragmented OCR item on cabinet purchases and terms

OCR fragment mentions cabinets valued around 200 dollars with unclear month references and pricing. Details are limited. no clear event, person, or organization is identifiable.

Central Montana growers meet to organize wool federation

The Central Montana Growers’ Association formed at Billings with leaders from multiple counties including Meagher Yellowstone and Sweet Grass. The gathering urged unity among sheepmen to secure fair prices, establish a home market and a formal grading system amid notes on cooperation with neighboring states and the Dillon and Great Falls associations.

P. B. Moss Senator Power Power Montana Idaho Great Falls Dillon A. C. Logan D. Folsom Meagher J.D. O'Donnell Yellowstone Lee Simonson Carlton Fo. Gould Rosebud Paul Vian Cleve Sweet Grass W. Clement Pergus G. G. Blair Park Groat Alls The Agricultural College Bower Fergus County

Central Montana Wool Growers form new association

The Central Montana Wool Growers association is organized from the flockmasters meeting in the county court house. Officers include D. I. Folsom as president and J. O'Donnell as vice president. Members adopt a constitution, set a one dollar local fee and an optional one cent per head assessment, with annual July meetings. Senator Power presided and resolutions urged opposition to a South American wool tariff treaty and limits on cotton and shoddy in woolen goods.

Central Montana Wool Growers Association Flockminsters Court House Senator Power Committee On Permanent Organization D. I. Lolsom Meagher E.G. Blair Park Paul van Cl M. Bair Bert Shorey Yellowstone Lewis T. Hammond Rosebud Lee Simonson Joseph Brinton Carbon National Association D. J. Folsom D. O'Donnell A.C. Logan Moss Power Folsom Mulsom

Pan American and Nickel Plate Tickets on Sale Daily

Advertises to build Pan American and return tickets via Nickel Plate with low rates Chicago to Buffalo and back. Calls out John Y. Callahan as Gen. Agent and Chicago ticket offices. Mentions talks with managers of "4 Wise Wow" for a one night event and hints at unlikely opening. Encourages subscribing to The Pioneer.

Nickel Plate Road Chicago John Y. Callahan Adams St Chicago City Adians St Guashe Baptist Young People’s Union of America Louisville Knights Templar Buffalo Pioneer Limited Milwaukee J. T. Conley St. Paul

Livingston Post Moves to New Building and Leadership Change

The Livingston Post relocates to a new building with a refreshed staff including two editors in chief and a Cranston press. The paper notes the retirement of the longtime editor known as the Old Man of the Post and announces A. M. Alderson as successor. It also urges woolgrowers to join the State Woolgrowers association and reports on an official stance that only voters on registration lists could vote in the recent incorporation election.

Livingston Post New Cranston Press A. M. Alderson Donovan Hall

Wool season ends in Great Falls and Billings this week

The wool season in Great Falls and Billings will close this week as prices last week were much lower than at any prior sales. Northern growers who sent wool to Billings were disappointed by the weak figures, especially when comparing with Big Timber market prices.

P. B. Moss Boston Great Falls Billings North

Playing for Keeps in the Marble Game of Life

A Springfield Republican opinion notes that many boys act as if making a living is a high-stakes marble game. It argues that success-driven youths, especially those with community influence, risk inequality as they trade wheat corn and railroad stocks. The writer defends early training and urges clarity that sharp competition aids future wealth for families.

Massachusetts Springfield Republican

Fame Eludes Youth and Neighbor in Quick Exchange

A youth laments the difficulty of attaining fame while a poised woman dismisses the problem, urging him to pursue a neighboring path. The exchange is relayed with sharp dialogue and a hint of social critique.

Washington Star

Mon Ami Mixup Ends With Lingering Lesson

A street car conductor, wary of a stranger, recalls a man asking for French help. The exchange involves misinterpretations of mon ami and a jab to the eye over the meaning of Jefferson Street, ending with a humorous warning to stick to English and a hopeful cure in days.

Jefferson Street Lind M. Quan

An Exception in Talk Between Mrs Huff and Mr Huff

A witty exchange over trouble and blame unfolds with a joke about Jonah and the whale, as printed in the New York Evening Journal.

Mrs. Huff Mr. Huff Jonah and the New York Evening Journal

Engagement News Amid Easter Flowers Surprise

A conversation aboard veers from Russia's moves in Manchuria to a surprising personal announcement as a man reveals he sent a girl $10 in Easter flowers and learns of her engagement to another man. The exchange blends world events with intimate domestic news in a brisk newsy tone.

Russia Manchuria

Pride Versus Frugility and Piano Valuation

A humorous exchange quoted from the Indianapolis News about valuing a piano for court purposes. Mrs Dodger advocates listing the piano at $800 while Mr Dodger suggests $380. The exchange illustrates disputes over assessed value and equity in property appraisal.

Mr. Dodger

Raccoons Questioned as Food by Visitor at Local Menagerie

A visitor asks if the raccoons are good to eat. The owner says they are mostly good for that purpose, noting it costs nearly fifty cents daily to feed them. This report comes from a Chicago Tribune item quoted in the source.

Chicago Tribune

The Carnival of Venice on Hand Organs Featured

A note from Elmhurst and Brooklyn Eagle references summer signs and a quest for a hand organ that plays The Carnival of Venice with variations. The piece frames the search as a quirky local observation about novelty instruments and seasonal flavor.

Elmhurst Brooklyn Eagle

The Tables Turned at Mrs Meek-Bridget Dispute

A brief quarrel quoted from the Ohio State Journal shows Mrs Meek-Bridget insisting she will not work any longer while Bridget complains about leaving for a hat, bike, movie outing amid grief and frustration.

Bridget Ohio State Journal

Burrowed nag overload sparks behind the scene

In the dialogue Sandy McGee-Hoot teases MecSnuffee- Sandy about hauling a heavy pack. Sandy asserts he cannot overload a burrowed nag, hinting at the limits of burden and endurance in a rural setting.

Sandy Sandy McGee

Difference Between Curve and Angle Told in Family Jests

A playful Chicago Tribune joke contrasts Aunt Ann as all curves with Aunt Hopsy as all angles, illustrating the geometric idea through family humor. The item uses light wordplay to explain the contrast between curved lines and sharp angles.

Thomas Tommy Tuecker Ann Hopsy Chicago Tribune

Adorable Springs

Reading fragment from Boston Transcript notes spring evokes childhood joy and weather quirks, with playful rhymes and exclamations about the season’s charm.

Boston Transcript

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