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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
4
The Pioneer underbid by $1,000 to retain the county printing contract beginning August 9 marking its forty-first consecutive year in county service. The piece notes Boise and Idaho topics and touches a Livingston water rent delinquency issue amid local editorials.
Jeromes D. Barnum publisher of the Syracuse Post Standard and ANPA president told a Cornell conference that two forces pull the nation apart. One group aims to restore economic growth while another seeks to block recovery and spark political and social revolution.
Reed Point events include visits by residents to Laurel Yellowstone park and Billings. threshing at Miss L L Livermore's ranch. pickup of cattle by Bookey Commission Co.. wage and social activities. a public bids call for school well drilling. and a public land notice for Nina B. Davis with witnesses listed.
J Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, denounces Americas parole system as a ghastly farce and calls for ending easy access to candles probation and sentence commutation. He warns the system mirrors societys flaws and urges scrutiny of officials who abuse it while defending parole as humane when applied to appropriate cases.
A critic argues that dissatisfaction with parole success stems from the leaders who implement it. The remedy lies in electing honest, capable officials rather than discarding the parole system. The author stresses accountability for those in office and the need to improve the system rather than scrap it.
The Dooley family thanks friends for the sympathy shown in their sorrow following a loss.
Senate and house conferees reached a tentative AAA amendments agreement to allow processors to sue for repayment of processing taxes if they can prove the levies were not passed back to the grower or onward to the consumer.
Donald Fraser of Harlowton visits brother Billy Rae at the Fraser ranch while Mrs. Steensland and daughter Wilma visit Bridger Creek friends. Farmers ship cattle this week due to feed scarcity. Beulah Agnes and Lily Terland shop in Livingston. E J Tierney from Sweet Grass calls on Bridger Creek friends. Mrs Keith of Winston and the Johnsons host weekend dinners with Terland. Clarence Herron and wife from Gallatin Gateway guest at Fraser home. the Herrons are longtime neighbors of Sidney Fraser Sr.
Fitzhugh R. Hickman of Big Timber Montana filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish claim to Original Homestead Entry number 034743 for Lots 12 13 14 in section 2 township 1 South range 13 East M P Meridian before John A Lowry US commissioner at Big Timber on August 14 1935 with prior publications July 11 and last August 8 1935. Other residents listed as witnesses include Charles Nicholson Floyd McAllister Roy S Moore and Harold Solberg all of Big Timber or McLeod Montana.
Russell M. Freeman of Big Timber Montana announces intention to make a three acre entry for SYANW 4 SW section 8 township 3S range 16E M P Meridian. Filing date August 30 1935. Witnesses Carl Hausserman Joe Ross Lee Yates Herman Frey all Reed Point Montana. Last publication August 22 1935.
Public Administrator D. M. Traver reports all estates received from January 7 to June 30, 1935. Estate of Joseph J. Gallagher shows appraised value 1938.43 with credits 2325.75 and charges 1947.19 leaving a balance of 378.56 including cash and debts. sworn statement attached.
Mr and Mrs Willie Lay and her parents Oliver and Mrs Myers of Grey Cliff traveled through Yellowstone park last week. Henry Hausserman carried the mail during Mr Lay s absence. Mr Parker and daughter Mrs Crum and husband of Ogden Utah visited Sunday at the F Hausserman home. Mr Parker is a brother in law of Mr Nelson and an old Boulder valley resident.
A girl was born to Mr and Mrs J B Scyphers Saturday. Regina Rostad and Minnie Lavold left for Moorhead Minnesota to enter Concordia College. J H Hausserman reports 37 bushels per acre on dry land wheat. E L Harris L C Olmstead and G H Howard left for Basin on an antelope hunt. The Montana Trading Co sold its lumber and coal business to H M Allen Co of Billings. J B Solberg returned from Bergen Norway after 24 years to see his aged mother. J M Dunbar reports cattle brought 4 95 per hundred on the Chicago market while on jury service. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson of Melville on Sept 30. Glass Bros plan diverting water to their irrigation project this fall. A head on collision between passenger train No 16 and a freight near Youngshout in heavy snow killed 21. The coroner’s jury blamed the freight crew for the accident. Montanans: Fireman Ora Babcock, Brakeman Milo Holloway, John Bolich, Samuel Slomowitz, Samuel T Maxehinn, S L Chemran, Robert Anderson, John Klondich, George Pantovich, John F Ryan, Loren Stewart, R E Vickers.
From Livingston the Burnett family has moved to a Dry Creek ranch. Miss Metah Miselde returns from Idaho after months away seeking a lower altitude. Howard Wertz, too old for draft, joins the engineer corps at Vancouver barracks. Major C N Sargent is relieved from Montana National Guard duty. Major Williams of Bozeman succeeds him due to defective vision. A circus with elephant and three Shetland ponies tours Springdale and Grey Cliff among other crossroad centers. Miss Frances Colvin becomes cashier at the Fair store. A son born August 2 at Big Timber hospital to Mr and Mrs George Monroe. E M Aiton dies suddenly at Livingston. Special train carries 750 athletes through the city. Alderman and Mrs C D Paulson and Mr and Mrs Martin Crest tour Yellowstone Park by auto. Dr L W Baskett leaves for Fort Riley to join the medical reserve corps. He is accompanied by Mrs Baskett. Dr L C Melvin of Reed Point fills his county examining board seat temporarily and assists doctors in Columbus and O Leary.
D M Traver testifies under oath that she is not interested in expenditures on the estate and not associated with anyone with such interest. Notary public Chas W Campbell certifies the swearing on July 9, 1935, in Big Timber Montana with commission expiring June 1, 1936.
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