Rodeo seat mixup prompts county board briefing
A. J. Tanser of Livingston appeared before the county fair board to explain the rodeo seat distribution mixup. He said Livingston seats should have followed last year’s channels and moved seats at his expense when misrouted, while also noting a $50 Legion rental payment and ongoing discussions about Livingston seating. The column recalls old Big Timber ties and features rodeo photos by Jim Bourne.
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A. J. Tanser
Livingston
County Fair Board
Big Timber
Sweet Grass Board
Bozeman
Tanser
The
American Legion
Legion
James P. Holt
Chan Libby
Park
Montana
Court Street
Augusta
al Robertson
Holt
Maine
Park County
Running Deer Rifle Matchat Big Timber Club Sunday
Local hunters may enter a running deer rifle match Sunday September 4 at the Big Timber Rifle and Pistol club. Moving targets on wire will be used, prizes awarded to relay winners, and entrants may use any caliber with a per relay fee.
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Big Timber Rifle
Big Timber Levy Dropped Two Mills Amid Fiscal Changes
The Big Timber council kept the library and airport at 3 and 2 mills while trimming other funds to reduce the total levy to 31.5 mills from 33.5. The Montana Taxpayers Association praised the plan in a letter to City Clerk Ted C. Busha, calling the budget well prepared and the levy drop welcome to taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Taxpayers Association
Ted C. Busha
Blair Olson Marriage Solemnized at Lutheran Church
Betty L. J. Olson daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Olson and Jack C. Blair son of Mr and Mrs W N Blair married July 30 at 7 pm in the American Lutheran church Livingston Rev BE S Tollefson officiated. Only immediate family present. Attendants included sister Marion Olson. Best man was Thomas Johnson. Organist C E Skille stad and Marion Olson sang Because. Reception for 20 at Park hotel dining room with old fashioned flowers and a three tier cake. The couple attended Big Timber schools and Blair will teach after further studies. out of town guests included Blair and Larson families from Illinois and Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair-Olson
Betty L. J. Olson
Thomas Olson
Jack C. Blair
W. N. Blair
American Lutheran Church
Livingston
BE. S. Tollefson
Marion
Thomas Johnson
C. E. Skillestad
Marion Olson
Park Hotel
Big Timber
Blair
Montana State College
Eastern Montana
Glen Ellyn, Il
Jack Johnson
Ralph Johnson
Anaconda
Will and Ed Adam Guests at Churchill Dinner
Entertainers Mr and Mrs Will Churchill hosted a Tuesday night dinner for Mr and Mrs Ed Adam Mrs Kate Adam and Mrs Beulah Patterson. Visiting Miss Leola Sunnell of Alberta Canada visited Carl Myrstol home and toured local sites with them. The Very Rev W P O Rourke pastor of St Josephs Big Timber was named state chaplain of the Knights of Columbus with Grant F Gainan of Billings announced as deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Churchill
Ed Adam
Kate Adam
Beulah Patterson
Myrstols
Leola
Sunnell
Alberta
Can
Carl Myrstol
K. C
W. P. O'Rourke
St. Joseph’s Church
Big Timbder
Knights of Columbus
Grant F. Gainan
Billings
Iain
Mrs. Carrie Davis Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Carrie Tolan Davis, 75, died at home after an extended illness eight years confinement. She was hospitalized planned, funeral at St. Mark's Episcopal with Rev. Wallace Bristol, interment Mountain View. Born March 18, 1874 in Minneapolis she moved to Big Timber in 1893 and 1919 relocation with husband John W. Davis. Survived by son Clyde E. Davis, brothers Harry Tolan and Fred Tolan, and sister Mrs Archie Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Tolan Davis
Big Timber
Davis
Clyde E. Davis
Harry Tolan
Portland
Ore
Fred Tolan
Alaska
Archie Allen
Seate
Scouts Head to Camp Hyalite From Bozeman
Fifteen scouts from troop 21 with Scout-herder Eddie Deegan depart Sunday afternoon for a week at Camp Hyalite near Bozeman. Sen Mr and Mrs John Adams of Melville announce birth of son Richard Bruce weighing seven pounds seven ounces born August 6 in Harlowton.
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Troop
Eddie Deegan
Hyalite
Bozeman
Sen
John Adams
Melville
Richard Bruce
Harlowton
Stores to Close Here Monday
Big Timber business houses will close on V-J day Monday August 15 proclaimed a legal holiday by Governor Bonner. Vaughn Market Davis Grocery Vaughn Ragsdale Hauge Shoe Shop Gambles Sawyer's Store A W Miles Co Clark's Plumbing Heating Stenberg Shoe Shop Loftsgaarden Plumbing Coast-to-Coast Store Klindt's Pharmacy Whites Jewelry J Steiberg Co Big Timber Dept Store Bailey Hardware Fowell Niemi Market City Food Market O J Ellingson Christensen Jewelry
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Big Timber
Bonner
Vaughn Market
Davis Grocery
Vaughn -Ragsdale Hauge Shoe Shop
Gambles Sawyer's
A. W. Miles Co. Clark's ‘Plumbing
Stenberg Shoe Shop
Loftsgaarden Plumbing
Klindt’s Pharmacy
White’s Jewelry J. &. Steiberg Co
Big Timber Dept
Bailey Hardware Fowell
Service Officer Here Tuesdays in Big Timber
Montana veterans welfare commission officer Herb Griffiths will be at the Big Timber courthouse Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon to handle disability hospitalization insurance on the job training and other veterans affairs. Veterans needing help outside hours may arrange an evening appointment after his return from Columbus.
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Herb Griffiths
Montana Veterans Welfare Commission
Court House
Big Timber
Griffiths
Columbus
Nine Races Set for Aug 21 Meet with 565 Cash Purses
Details for the Sunday August 21 race meet were finalized by the Sweet Grass Racing association directors led by President Arvid Larson. Nine events will be run with total purses of 565, and organizers expect a top northwest showing as owners from Montana and neighboring areas participate.
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Sweet Grass Racing Association
Northwest
Association
Arvid Larson
Montana
Neigh
Larson
Jim Bourne
Howard Forsythe Jr
Everett Carter
Fairgrounds
Big Timber Lutheran Wedding Unites Gust and Cole
Virgil Edward Gust of Big Timber wed Miss Mary Jane Cole of Big Timber in a Lutheran ceremony at Big Timber Lutheran Church on August 4. The service featured traditional organ music, floral decor, and a reception in the parish hall. The bride wore a white marquisette gown with lace and carried a bouquet of white flowers. her sister and another attendant helped in the procession. Gust’s brother Paul Gust served as best man with ushers and attendants from Big Timber, Seattle, and nearby towns. The couple left for a brief wedding trip following the ceremony.
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Big Timber Lutheran Church
Mary Jane Cole
Virgil Edward Gust
Big Timber
E. E. Tollefson
E. O. Overland
Duane Tollefson
W. E. Cole
Charles E. Steensland
Seattle
L. S. Hollier
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Gust
Paul Gust
Chamberlain
S. D
Edwin Gust
Tacoma
Wash
Bill Cole
Orvin Flare
Herbert Wallum
Charles Steensland
J. Q. Robbins
Robbins
W. H. Keffer
Ashland
P. J. Bradley
Uniontown
Ben Olness
Lois Williams
Lois Anderson
Kathleen Hager
Shirley Rich
Ruth Bieber
Sweet Grass County High School
Montana State College
Bozemont
Pi Beta Phi
Havre
Wolfe Design School
Los Angeles
Cole Drug Store
Ofr
Champ Torpedoman
United States Navy
Greyhound Strike Settlement Ends 106-Day Walkout
Northland Greyhound Bus drivers voted 1061 to 112 to accept the latest wage offer ending a 106 day strike that halted service across eight states and Manitoba. The first departures are set for Thursday with regular schedules resuming Friday. Forty eight Billings drivers return to work along with 12 shopmen and 11 depot personnel.
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Minneapolis
Northland Greyhound Bus Company
Manitoba
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Motor Coach Employees Union
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Montana
A. S. Mahs
Billings
Greyhound Bus Lines
Great Falls
Mohs
Services Held For Gunder Birkeland
Gunder Birkeland 73 a longtime Sweet Grass County resident died at his Big Timber home after years of poor health. Funeral services were held at the Lowry chapel with Rev. E E Tollefson officiating. Burial was at Mountain View. He was born February 28 1876 in Stavanger Norway and is survived by his widow a daughter Alma Lawson and three grandchildren Grace Inga and Arnold Eik.
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Gunder Birkeland
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
Lowry Chapel
E. E. Tollefson
Ted C. Busha
al Ronald McDonnell
Tollefson
Ole Mosneas
Miller Pederson
Gust Stenberg
Harold Roe
Oscar Hauge
Creston Crest
Mountain View
Mr. Birkeland
Stavanger
Norway
Alma Lawson
Grace
Inga
Arnold Eik
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Larry Keating
Cremer
Game Commission
Carrie Davis
Virgil Gust
Jane Cole
Greyhound
Navy
J. C. Penney Company
Pierre
S. C
Big Timber Department
Gusts
East 3Rd Ave
G. W. Cole
Cooke City
Philip Meeske
Butte
Terry
Nancy Gust
Sam Hollier
David
Frank Wolcott
Raymond Hunter
Sue Hunter
Red Lodge
August San Romani
Virgie San Romani
McPherson
Camp Léjeune
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