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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
The fragment lists amounts like $1.00 and periods such as three months six months and one year. It appears to reference pricing or durations but lacks complete context or named entities to confirm a specific event, person, or organization.
The Sweet Grass County paper rebuts a prior Leader claim on the petition to call an incorporation election. It explains signers divided over a clause pledging to oppose public utilities contracts, while others signed freely. The piece notes petition validity issues from moving signers and defends municipal water works as favored by many, despite opposition labels.
The issue asks voters to decide whether to bond the city for financing projects or grant cable/franchise rights. The discussion should be resolved by the majority, not by individual figures such as Mr. Hannah. Public input and final ballot outcome determine the path forward.
The St Paul Dispatch reports farmers pressed Armour Packing for steer yield data. Figures show a 1200 pound live steer yields 699 pounds of marketable meat and related byproducts, with about 50 percent meat proof. Prices per live pound range from 7.8 to 8 cents, while dressed meat averages 62 percent of the live weight.
The Helena Independent reports the purchase of the paper by Senator W A Clark. Neil and Dr. Eggelston resign from the staff. Jere Collins, longtime state journalist and brother of T E Collins, will become editor.
Morse alleges his former partner stole his bedding and clothing after delaying departure to Livingston. They planned to leave the roll in a depot warehouse but the partner later took the train west with the items. Morse reported the theft to the sheriff, who has yet to locate the thief.
Dr. W. A. Moore aims to establish a hospital in the Bryant building near the woolen mill he recently purchased. The site offers a quiet, convenient location with a well suited interior, reflecting the rapid settlement and mineral-development needs of the area.
Seven year old Buster Pound nearly fell twenty feet from Perriin's windmill ladder after reaching the top round and misjudging the platform. He landed on his hands and feet and sustained a broken wrist and a scratched face with no other injuries.
Mrs. C. N. Skillman Mrs. W. A. Moore and Mrs. Elmer Clark hosted a lawn fete at the Moore home last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Iola Quigley Miss Harriet Mallon of Livingston and Mr. Will Graeper of St Louis. The party concluded with whist ping pong and plans for a luncheon of raspberry ice cream sherbet and calk. W E Bennett of Livingston attended as a guest of Mr and Mrs E B Clark. Other invited guests included Mesdames Merrielees Hall Etta Hatch and McKay Messrs E M and J A Hall McKay Arthur Hatch Davis EB B Clark Brown John Clark and Merrielees Misses Cook Merrielees and Florence Skillman.
State board of equalization after hearing railroad officials fixed the main line assessments at 12800 dollars per mile, about 8700 dollars higher than the previous year.
Passengers report a near headend collision on the eastbound train toward a siding at Mission. Both trains on the same track at 40 mph halted within yards after engineers spotted each other and applied brakes. A delay or miscue could have caused a deadly wreck on the curve.
Mrs Helen Scarlett wife of J L Scarlett and daughter of Hon and Mrs Paul Van Cleve died at the Melville ranch at 1 am of diabetes. She was about 23 years old and married about 19 months. Widely known and admired for her character. Funeral will be Saturday with interment on the ranch.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway highlights its 6600 miles of electric lighted trains with dining cars parlor cars and sleeping cars. It markets the Daylight Express No 1 No 2 and Pioneers Limited with schedules from Minneapolis and St Paul to Milwaukee and Chicago plus connections for the East and South. It urges travelers to route via CMStP and notes a separate public bid notice for a school fence project with bids due August 15.
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