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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1973

Page

6

Funeral services for James S Baxter former Reed Point resident

James S Baxter 1887 12 5 Pittsburg Kentucky died August 14 at Glen Terrace Seattle from pneumonia. Funeral rites conducted August 16 at Yar ington's White Center in Seattle with graveside service August 18 at Reed Point Cemetery. Survived by four sons three daughters a brother four sisters 16 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

James S. Baxter Reed Point Yarington White Center Seattle Baxter Glen Terrace Pittsburg John Baxter Emma Holtz Mt. View Lodge AM & AM Evangelical United Bretheren Church Richard Arlington Wash Jack James Raymond Elsie Bham Charmain Aumann Phyllis Golden Laurel Howard Reynolds Odessa Tex Anna Bassett Margaret Boyles Nellie Redland Spokane Agnes Welmer Sunnyside Myron Root Burien Free Robert Conover The Evangelical Church Reed Point Area Carl Aumann Ray Baxter Jack Baxeter Jackie Lloyd Golden Jr Henry Bushman Littleton Cole

Friday Guests and Visiting Kin Leave Big Timber

Friday guests at the Steen Pedersen home were Mr and Mrs L A Carter and sons Tim and Joe from Kalispell. They toured Yellowstone Park after visiting Wolf Creek Canyon where a forest fire was active. They return to Kalispell after trips to Big Timber and West Yellowstone. Also details on Canadian vacations and relatives visiting Big Timber, attendance at a funeral, a Montana press convention, and a brother visiting from Idaho.

Steen Peedersen L. A. Carter Tim Joe Kalispell Carter Wolf Creek Canyon Creek Canyon Big Timber Yellowstone Park West Yellowstone Jack Bray Orville Bray Elsie Bray Medicine Hat Alberta Canada Miss Bray Mary Lay Joe Widdicombe Irvin Myers Brian Harlan Laurel Robert Taylor Livingston Roy Cudney Townsend Taylor Howard Laird Coeur d'Alene Idaho Hubert Becken Hubert Mr Laird

Fall Community Notices and Event Reminders

Recipes sought for fall project and August 31 deadline. Films August 30 at 3 PM. Bingo September 4 at 7 30 PM. Birthday Supper August 26 at 6 PM, tickets by August 24 at 4 PM. Senior Citizens meeting September 10 to elect officers. Community Calendar dates requested through January 1. Call 932 2913. Stan Tichenor family returned from a ten day vacation including salmon fishing in Port Westport Washington and Flathead Lake.

Sweet Grass County Hospitality House Stan Tichenor Stan Teresa Westport Flathead Lake

Permission sought to delay Rapstad School opening

State Superintendent of Public Instruction is asked to allow two Saturday teaching days for Rapstad School due to over crowding and heat. County Superintendent Edith Harper requests full session Tuesday and no classes rest of the week with Saturdays made up if approved.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Rapstad Edith Harper Harper Billings

Remember the Day October 1 for Farm Classification

Sweet Grass County assessors urge farm real estate owners to file by October 1 to keep land taxed as agricultural. If not, revaluation to non agricultural status raises taxes. a 60 day extension with a 25 dollar fee is available. The new method uses market value unless productivity based assessments are chosen.

Sweet Grass County Marvin Barber State Department of Revenue Barber

Outdoors with John Fishing Report and Sunglasses Advice

The column notes last weekend's fishing on the Yellowstone and Boulder rivers, with best results in morning depths using weighted flies. It urges readying for cooler weather and highlights sunglasses as essential, explaining eyes use about a quarter of available energy outdoors.

Billings Yellowstone Boulder Snoopy Joe Cool

Sunglasses Save Eyes On The Water And In Snow

The piece advises choosing quality sunglasses to block UV and IR rays. Polaroid plastic lenses filter glare and UV but pass infrared, while glass lenses offer strong UV and IR filtering. Clip-ons add weight, prices around ten dollars, and color matters for protection and color perception.

Pioneer Society Picnic Draws 23 Attendees

Twenty three guests attended the Sweet Grass Pioneer Society picnic on August 19 at the Dugout. Plans were made for the November banquet. Grace Carney resigned as secretary-treasurer and will move to Bozeman. Special guests Mrs Andrew Megaard Belgrade and Mrs Doris Dixon Idaho visited with former acquaintances.

Sweet Grass Pioneer Society Grace Carney Bozeman Andrew Megaard Belgrade Doris Dixon Idaho Knoke Twins

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