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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
4
Report of a well attended Evangelical Missionary Society meeting held last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Arthur Neumann. The note mentions many local visitors and travels to Billings Red Lodge Laurel and Columbus for events and visits.
Commissioners awarded the Sweet Grass county printing contract to the Big Timber Pioneer for two more years by about $1,200 under Sweet Grass News. The Pioneer has served as official printer since March 1895, celebrating 40 years and 5 months of continuous service on August 9, 1935, with five other papers having held the role in the past.
The county commissioners met August 7 1933 in regular session with A A Lamp C C Nicholson and Sigurd Lavold present and W A Conwell clerk. Minutes from the prior meetings were read approved and warrants issued for petty cash fuel supplies sheriff fees and various services and salaries. The meeting closed with church notices and upcoming services listed for Big Timber including Sunday school sermons and district events.
Mr and Mrs Jim Stephens called in Laurel Friday while Charles Renfield and son David visited Columbus on Monday. Art and Grace Tool and Wanda Weamer traveled to Billings for a pleasure trip Friday. Arthur Tool spent the weekend with Rev and Mrs H S Tool and is now employed near Billings. Earl Askwig and family visited in Billings Sunday. Florence and Clelia Thompson of Belgrade stay this week with sister and brother in law Carl Imlay. The Imlays returned home after weeks in Worland Wyoming where Mr Imlay worked.
BRIDGER CREEK J A Johnson was a Big Timber caller on Monday. Light rain Thursday afternoon, the first since early May. Mr. and Mrs Anton Krone and family shopped in Big Timber Friday. Mr and Mrs B F Hearlin were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Newton Lay. Mr and Mrs Anton Nepstad were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Sidney Fraser. Mrs Sidney Fraser Sr and Mrs Sidney Fraser Jr were business visitors in Absarokee the first of the week. Mr and Mrs Renzo Heavlin of Missoula visited with his parents last week. Mr and Mrs Oscar Nepstad of Ferdig and Mr and Mrs D D Johnson and son of Melville visited several days at the Anton Nepstad home. Mr and Mrs Roberts and family of Gallatin Gateway visited over the weekend at the Newton Lay home. Mrs Roberts and Mrs Lay are sisters. Mr and Mrs Carl Bue and two children camping near Cooke City this week. Hilda visiting cousins Ivan and Agnes Krone. Mr and Mrs Fred Hausserman and family with Mrs Lora McKenzie of Big Timber visited Charlie McKenzie on the Boulder. Mrs Ike Lay and Mrs Willie Lay entertained the Womans club at their home with guests from Reed Point and Big Timber.
Thursday evening the Reedpoint Community club held a gym gathering with many attendees. President J. S. Campbell led discussions on the NRA and its impact on a small town, noting strong local business backing and awaiting codes for establishments. A general NRA committee was appointed including Campbell, Nora Fraser, Marie Meier, Rev. H. S. Tool, and Rev. A. T. Peck.
Friends of Mr and Mrs Asa Woods were shocked by her death on July 8 after a brief illness. Mr Woods and daughter Claudia were visitors at the Fred Hausserman home last week.
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