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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
8
Los Angeles residents Mr and Mrs Gerald Kirkpatrick and three children arrived Sunday to visit Mrs Agnes Refsland and relatives in town for a two week stay.
The Yellowstone Park Co owned by Hillsboro California heirs and Vernon Goodwin descendants sold 100 percent stock to Goldfield Corp. Goldfield gets a 30 year franchise to run Yellowstone holdings. Park Service and two committees approved. Prior owners included Mrs. W M Nichols and the Goodwin heirs with lodge and lodge-related concessions across the park.
Dr and Mrs Bill Hoskinson traveled from Miles City Friday night to see Bill’s grandmother Mrs Rose Coles, who had been a Columbus hospital patient. They returned Saturday morning after a brief visit in Big Timber with Dr Hoskinson’s father Scott Hoskinson.
Road work on the upper Boulder began Tuesday with a week long closure from above Luther Lodge to Box Canyon and traffic limited to Luther Lodge. The trail crew leaves the fireline to work Great Falls Creek for the rest of the week and begins a 10 day swing through the Crazies on Monday August 15. Tom Ellis and Denny Johnson are typing sheep range in Placer Basin. A Saturday night nature program at Click's Store lawn on Two Mile bridge drew 38 attendees to view Walt Disney's Fire Called Jeremiah, with two films planned for this Saturday New Alaska and Realm of the Wild focusing on wildlife and conservation.
Mrs. Mary Pravda visited her daughter and son in Willow Creek last week. Carl Williams and his wife hosted. David Williams recently returned from 16 months Army service in Germany arriving in New York by boat and finishing to Butte by jet. He received his discharge and will study at MSU this fall.
Peggy Shaw daughter of Don Todd Sr and Mrs Helen Todd exchanged vows with Dennis Goosey son of Mr and Mrs Douglas Goosey at the Congregational church in Livingston. Rev C C McClain officiated before about twenty guests with music by Nancy Verigan and Dale Kenyon. The couple will reside in Livingston as Dennis works at Safeway. Out of town guests included Stan Todd Big Timber and Clarence Todd Reed Point.
After a livestock marketing class, Scott Hoskinson recalls a witty treatise on livestock economics. He notes four observed truths about the trade, including seasonal mortgaging, market timing, and the unpredictable Chicago price. The piece ends by urging collective entry into the live stock business with profit as the goal.
The piece details Montana horses from Thoroughbreds to Minis, listing breeds like Morgan and Palomino and noting hybrids such as pintos. It highlights the mule and cayuse as enduring trail animals, cites population estimates for pleasure riding and ranch use, and quotes locals praising the horse culture and 100 plus dude ranches. It also notes a death in Livingston as Mrs. Henry Braughton.
Jody Nicholson, a Livingston native and former classmate, visits this week with Vicki Gee and other school chums. Kelly Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis, sports a sling after fracturing his right elbow in a neighborhood football game Monday evening. North Dakota visitors arrive from Casselton, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Potter, to stay through Saturday.
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