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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1928

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Plenty Coos and General Harbord Honored on Crow Reservation Trail

Chief Plenty Coos donates land on Pryor Creek to the United States and General Harbord accepts the park in the name of the Crow. The Montana crowd names the highway from Billings to the state line the Plenty Goes Trail in honor of the chieftain. Harbord is adopted into the Crow tribe and receives a war bonnet, a flag, a blanket, and a portrait. He praises the Crow for WWI service and urges adaptation to change while stressing American citizenship.

Billings Gartte Plenty Coos United States Pryor Creek Crow Reservation James G. Harbord Montana Billings Wyoming Harbord John Frost General Harbord da Askosh Putsish Plenty Cops Plenty Cool White Red Montana-Wyoming State Line Crow Ceservation

Minnesota Farm Head Will Bolt On Hoover

Frank W. Murphy a Minnesota delegate to the Republican national convention says he opposes Hoover due to unfriendly attitude toward agriculture. He adds he supports the McNary Havgen bill and will not tell farmers how to vote, stressing he remains within the Republican fold though opposed to Hoover.

Hoover

Noted Chicago Leader Brennan Dies After Illness

Chicago Democrat leader George E Brennan died at 8 a m after septic poisoning from a tooth infection. Public funeral at Our Lady of Mt Carmel church followed private rites. Survives wife and one daughter. He supported Governor Alfred E Smith and helped in the Wilson nomination of 1912.

Chicago George E. Brennan Winess Brennan Srennus Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Iainois National Party Alfred E. Smith New York Houston Smith Woodrow Wilson

First Returns Show Split Vote In Missouri Kansas And Oklahoma

In Missouri the GOP Senate race sees Patterson leading Frank with Proctor trailing as early returns tally from rural districts and St. Louis. In the Democratic contest Hay holds a dry edge over Collet amid wet support elsewhere. Wilson and Caulfield win in the Senate supernatorial contests, defeating McCawley.

Missouri Kansas Oklahoma ST. Louis United States Roscoe C. Patterson Springfield Kansas City Nathen Frank Frank Patterson Proctor Charles M. Hay James A. Collet Salisbury James A. Reed Hay Collet Reed Francis M. Wilson Platt City Democrat Henry&. Caulfield Wilson A. L. McCawley Carthage McCawley MecCantey

Short Court Session H J Miller Rules Multiple Probate and Estate Matters

Judge H J Miller presided in Livingstons district court Tuesday addressing numerous estates and filings. Proceedings include conservatorship and probate orders, sales and distributions, and juvenile civil action with briefing deadlines.

H. J. Miller Livingston C. B. Mendenhall Lee Smoot State of Montana Thomas Noble Union Central Life Insurance Co Anna R. Wallace Cleveland Wallace

Prizes Offered By Commissioners For The Best Exhibits

Sweet Grass county plans premiums for fairs to showcase crops and produce. Awards reward best sheaf grain threshed grain forage crops fruit vegetables with specified cash prizes and no entry limit to encourage large exhibits. Instructions cover picking, drying, bundling, and handling to ensure quality displays.

Sweet Grass County Board of County Commissioners

Fast Rushing Train Kills Gus Anderson

Gus Anderson a Northern Pacific conductor on the Glendive to Billings run was killed when his train backed off a side track at Cato Prairie. The accident occurred this morning and his body was found beside the track. Anderson a longtime Montana railroad man resided in Glendive and leaves a married daughter in New York state.

Miles City Gus Anderson Northern Pacific Dinkey Glendive Billings Cato Prairie County Anderson Montana Cato F. CG. Holritz Martin New York State Sidney Glendive-Billings

Lewistown Man Dies in Airplane Crash

Walter J. Traffley 28, credit manager for the Lindsay Lewistown firm, was fatally injured when his pleasure trip plane crashed seven miles north of Lewistown at about 1000 feet. Pilot Jack Hidecker was severely injured but may recover. Coroner Curtis Wilder investigated. Traffley survived by two young relatives.

Traffley Lewistown Hidecker Colner Field Curtis Wilder Kkeng Young Mies Amelia Forges

Montana Editors Meet in Helena for State Press Convention

Montana editors and publishers will gather in Helena for the Montana State Press association convention starting Aug 9. Chicago Tribune service manager J H Hirsch will speak on Building Business and expanding circulation. Out of state speakers include Ralph Budd of Great Northern Railway and H Z Mitchell of Bemidji on weekly paper issues.

Billings Montana Montana State Press Association Helena Fr. J. Hiesch Chicago Tribune Stanley Thurston Stanford Press Press Association Hirsch Thurston Ralph Budd Great Northern Railway H. Z. Mitchell Bemidji, Minn

Auto crashes into train near Colorado Springs kill four

Four people from a Dayton Ohio family die when their car crashes into a southbound Denver and Rio Grande Western train at a grade crossing south of Colorado Springs. Eyewitness P W Bargie says the auto was speeding north on the highway and failed to notice the crossing in time.

Colorado Springs Cola Dayton, Ohio Denver & Rio Grande Western Here Howard Swan Earl H. Turner Beckel Tom Ohio Euelah Annie Turner Central Avenue Daytonay Annie R. Turner John Edward Turner Dayton P. W. Bargie Aappar Tver Bargie Orelss

Polish Flyers Rescued After Atlantic Flight Attempt Ends

Major Idzikowski and Kubala were picked up by the German steamer Samos after their crashed sesquiplane The Marshal Pilsudski went down off Portugal. They were landed at Leixos near Oporto with Kubala treated for a forearm injury. The pair had been sighted by two steamships during a 35 hour great circle toward the Azores before the fuel problem forced a sea descent.

Lisbon Portugal Idzikowski Kubala Atlantic Leixos Oporto Samos Marshal Pilsudski Leixoes Kuhala le Bourget France New York Paris Greenwich Azores Europe Cape Finisterre Axttee Amalara Frank T. Courtney New Foundland Hawkes de Pineda 6Th Elder

Montana Elks Elect Billings Leader

Montana State Elks Association elected Charles T. Trott of Billings as president at the two day convention in Billings. Western district deputy F C Lay of Bozeman and C C Carrol of Billings were named deputies. Officers include George Stermbrenner of Missoula first VP A Z Long of Lewistown second VP Hugh Adair Helena third VP Pete Nelson Livingston fourth VP treasurer F J McQueeney Butte secretary William F Schnell Kalispell trustee M H Stewart Bozeman. Henry Nibbe Billings elected third VP but resigned due to multiple Billings officers on the roll.

Billings Mont Montana State Elks’ Association Charles T. Trott C. C. Carroll Billings Vastern F.C. Lay Bozeman John Claxton Butte Association Montana Los Angeles Missoula Elks’ Association George L. Stermbrenner A. Z. Long Lewistown Hugh Adair Helena Pete Nelson Livingston F. J. McQueeney William F. Schnell

Four Wyoming Girls Drown Near Pinedale

Four young girls at a Wyoming Girl Scout camp near Pinedale drowned when a boat capsized on New York lake around 9 p m Monday. Six others were rescued. the victims were Minnie Fornengo Margaret Com and Reda Tolton all of Rock Springs and Ita Angeli of South Superior.

Pinedale Wyo Here New York Lake Minnie Fornengo Margaret Com Reda Tolton Rock Springs Ita Angeli Bill Thomas Josephine Russell

Peek Backs Smith Faction in 1932 White House race

George N Peek, noted for the McNary-Haugen bill, declares for Al Smith after meeting at the Biltmore. Peek leaves the Republican Party to join Smith, urging farm relief and surplus controls as essential policy. He says he acts as an individual and will inform his committees by letter.

New York Smith George N. Peek Vingis Coolidge Week The Biltmore Frank C. Lowden Illinois Cerie Peck Lowden Haskob Democratic National Committee Committee of Twenty-Two North Central States Agricultural Conference Des Moines Peek Hoover Lewden Illinois Eee Forea Plask

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Plenty Coos Trail Minnesota Ellef Severinsen Lloyd Stokes Goddard James Woods Ragna H. Bell Minta Lee Bonner G. A. Kraemer Jessie Jones Ethel K. Steensland Demarrer Goldie Shipton Claus Lsland Capital Poland Jan Ciechanowski Montana Elks Geo. N. Peek M’nary-Haugen Bill Fame AL Smith
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