Forest Fire Protection Districts Considered by Sweet Grass Ranchers
Sweet Grass county ranchers discuss forming forest fire protection districts after a costly fire near Grey Cliff. State Forester Gareth C. Moon explains costs, protections, and tax assessments with rates up to 10 cents per acre for class I land and 3 cents for class II. County Agent Ellis Williams and Big Timber Fire Chief Owen Moore urge exploring better protection and provide information.
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Sweet Grass County
Grey Cliff
Gareth C. Moon
Board of Forestry
Ellis Williams
Owen Moore
Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department
Susan Jean Delano Dies Unexpectedly
Susan Jean Delano eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Delano of Billings died in St Vincent s hospital Billings Tuesday night of last week. She suffered throat pain and breathing trouble that led to a blocked airway and choking. Born March 4 1958 in Billings she is survived by her parents a sister Shelly June and paternal grandmother Mrs Helen Delano. Funeral services were held Friday at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd with Rev Eugene W Nilsen officiating and burial followed at Billings Mountain View cemetery.
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Susan Jean Delano
James H. Delano
Billings
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Susan
June Lavold
Big Timber
Shelly June
Helen Delano
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Eugene W. Nilsen
Billings Mountain View Cemetery
Weather Team Trip Highlights a Wyoming Bowling Tour
The A and W Root Beer women’s bowling team spent a vacation trip funded by their club kitty. They visited sponsor Willard Mack in Cody after traveling Red Lodge, Jackson, and the Park, lodging along the route with members Lois Williams and several named spouses.
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A & W Root Beer
Wyoming
Red Lodge
Willard Mack
Cody
Jackson
Park
Lois Williams
Kenneth Roe
Ray Bieber
John Jacobs
Clarence Petaja
Ralph Prather
Lloyd Severance
Johnson Named to Group Studying Montana Judicial System
Helena-Arnold C Johnson of Big Timber named to Montana Citizens Conference to meet in Great Falls Sept 29 Oct 1 to discuss judicial tenure selection discipline and removal court organization and administration and update of the judicial process Johnson a car dealer and gas distributor and director of Big Timber Building and Loan and president of Pioneer Investors appears among 104 Montanans to study current courts and propose changes the conference plans to share findings with communities as a grass roots update effort
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Johnson
Helena
Arnold C. Johnson
Big Timber
Montana
Great Falls
John Kuenning
Big Timber Building and Loan Assa
Pioneer Investors of Big Timber
Citizens
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Wyoming
Yakima Couple Home Guests From Russell Elliott Visit
Mr and Mrs Jim Howe host Mr and Mrs Russell Elliott of Yakima Washington arriving for a week long visit with relatives and friends.
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Yakima
Jim Howe
Russell Elliott
Wash
Bear at Van Cleve ranch left no witnesses
Evidence at the scene suggests a marauding bear removed the kitchen door screen on Sunday night, turned on a mixer, swiped at windows, and finally leaped through a window in a frantic kitchen dash before fleeing into the hills. The culprit is identified as a disturbed, mixed-up bear.
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van Cleve
Government Sues To Recover Funds From Ranchers
The federal government sues in U S District Court to recover 4232.40 mispaid under the Agriculture Conservation Program in five eastern Montana counties. Albert Heck allegedly conspired to overstate costs on stock water wells and inflate invoices to obtain excess funds. Other defendants include multiple individuals and a partnership across Yellow stone Golden Valley Sweet Grass Stillwater and Wheatland counties.
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Billings
U. S. District Court
Montana
Albert Heck
Heck
Yellowstone
Golden Valley
Sweet Grass
Stillwater
Wheatland
Eugene Clark
Elmer A. Eklund
Guy H. Knobel
E. E. Kunesh
Hubert A
Kenneth Hossfeld
Harold J. Kirchner
Jack Mellenbrook
Donald Nordahl
Robert Ray
T. D. Schaff
George Swindler
Albert E. Wilkins
Robert D. Wodnich
S. V. Dalgarno
Nels Nelson
Oscar Olson
Robert Bradbrook
Fast Action Stops Spread of Fire
The LeRoy Schillings faced a near brush fire when a lightning bolt lit grass as cattle moved. Mrs. Schilling spotted the blaze and both sprang into action with minimal gear, soaking a Levi jacket at a ditch. Despite quick effort, flames reached a 10 foot circumference before being put out.
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LeRoy Schillings
Mrs. Schilling
Mr. Schilling
Schilling
George Michels
Salmon Fishing Trip Headlines Vander Voorts in Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Antoon Vander Voort Faye and Kevin return from a week in Washington state visiting Ray Vander Voort and Leroy Espan family in Auburn. Former Big Timber residents Hank Jones and family joined at Black Diamond for a salmon fishing excursion with the men reporting catches.
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Antoon Vander- Voort
Faye
Kevin
Washington State
Ray Vander. Voort
Leroy Esp
Auburn
Big
Four Day Forest Fire Destroys 2500 Acres on Fraser Ranch
A forest and range fire that began Wednesday afternoon burned 2500 acres of grassland on the Sidney and Bill Fraser ranches and damaged timber, a sawmill, hay chopper, granary, fence, grain, and a pickup. About 150 to 200 firefighters, aided by a windstorm and a shower, contained most of the blaze by Friday night. Fire crews from Stillwater and nearby counties, National Guard units, and forest rangers coordinated with local ranchers and businesses to battle the flames. A Forest Service B-17 dropped retardant, and aircraft plus ground crews aided in mopping up as authorities monitored the burned area.
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Sidney
Bill Fraser
Ben Raisland
Big Timber Fire Department
Sheriff’s Office
Thompson
Stillwater County
National Guard
Billings
Bozeman
State Forester
Missoula
Olav Stenberg
Thief Nabbed in Oregon Near Kellogg Robbery Case
Dorman and Mrs Kellogg learned by letter from Sheriff Gauntlett of Curry County Oregon that James Irwin Ferguson is in custody. He possessed a Mobil credit card issued to Dorman Kellogg and had used it for gas purchases. An empty checkbook concerned authorities but was only an empty cover with Kellogg notations. Ferguson is held for Sheriff Thompson.
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Dorman Kellogg
W. H. Gauntlett
County
Curry
Gold Beach
Ore
James Irwin Ferguson
Mobil
Oregon
Dorman
Yellowstone Park Co sale to Goldfield Corp announced
Helena reports the historic Yellowstone Park Co, long tied to Montana through concessions in Yellowstone Park, has been sold Monday to the Goldfield Corp. Newell Gough Jr, Helena attorney and YPPC chair, indicated several million dollars were involved.
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Helena
Yellowstone Park Co
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Goldfield Corp
The
Wyoming
General Beking Corp
Ohio Visitors at Kaia Cosgriff Ranch
Mrs Kaia Cosgriff hosts her son Dr Robert Cosgriff and daughter in law plus three Columbus Ohio grandsons for a two week visit. Scott Hoskinson fishing on the Boulder recovered his wrist watch after a splashy fall in two feet deep swift water. The watch, a 25 year service tribute in vocational agriculture, was recovered despite the darkness.
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Kaia Cosgriff
Robert Cosgriff
Columbus
Ohio
Scott Hoskinson
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Marvin Barber
Jerry Egeland
Hank Lee
Ted Grymm
Oie Motor Co
Sonny Magelssen
Leon Hackler
Bill Pruitt
Jess Scyphers
Pat Scyphers
Clay Nunley
Joe Scyphers
Bob McKenzie
Absarokee
Walton Oil
Norman
Conoco
Oie Motor
Big Timber Farm
Montana State University
John Ford
Melville
MSU
Estella Lewis
Anaconda
Madge Hinebauch
Miles City
Patty Breen
Hathaway
Montana State
Fraser
Highway 10
Reed Point
Yellowstone Co
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