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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1898
Page
4
A short news item notes advance payments covering six months or three months and mentions a single pore reference in the fragment. The readable text provides limited context and does not specify names, dates, or organizations.
The Official Paper of Sweet Grass County urges readers to announce candidacies if they seek offices. John Hay, now ambassador to Great Britain, has accepted the secretary of state post after Day’s resignation.
The Trans-Mississippi Exposition is hailed as unmatched in the nation. Montana Day on September 6 promises a notable program, urging Montanans to arrange attendance and participate in the event.
Walter Alderson now leads the Red Lodge Pickett and expands it to an eight page quarto. He fulfills a promise to awaken the weekly from stagnation and restore a strong republican voice. The piece notes readers enjoy a premier state weekly and references changing attention after the Spain US peace truce.
Some members who urged haste at the start of the Spain troubles now criticize the administration for prosecuting the war too quickly. They say the rapid pace left soldiers’ comfort and health undercut. The narrator wonders how these journalists would fare between the devil and the deep sea.
The boxer Corbett faces scandal as his father killed his wife and then committed suicide at their San Francisco home. Despondency cited as motive. Corbett’s brother recently completed a five year burglary sentence.
A former American born individual now opposing national interests faces sharp critique for voting the democratic ticket while claiming to oppose the party of protection. The contradiction of denying party affiliation amid evident political actions sparks ongoing comment.
Helena Montana August 23 1898 weekly crop bulletin notes excellent hay curing and storage with crops large and in good condition though some areas harmed by local showers. rain needed in places to fill out crops while threshing and stacking begin. Beaverhead grain damaged by a storm and shipments of cattle begun in Chateau county. Northern Pacific orders six mogul engines and 100 coal cars to serve Rocky Fork ranch and Whitehall line. Gebo town lauds flouring mill promise with Spencer Brodewick to erect building and install machinery on railroad.
Glen Wart and family move to Fifth Avenue. One furnished room for rent on McLeod Street. Rev. Bustwick and family return from Boulder camping trip. Teacher exams grant certificates to Hitchcock Nuzum Weed Scott McLeod and Elyah Smith. Burlington Route offers Montana day fare to Omaha with sale Sept 2 for 15 days. Montana First Army boast in Honolulu column lauds Rev W J Hannah. W E Bennett promoted to cashier at Butte. leaves station post. Dr C A Benson arrested for dangerous display. fined fifty dollars and costs. Water appropriation notice seeks 25000 inches from West Boulder with lands in Park and Sweet Grass counties.
Be te For the next 30 days we will sell any size of Weber wagons at cost for CASH. These wagons are fully guaranteed to carry as large a load as any wagon of the same size. Cash prices listed for several models. Also one steel axle job wagon with shafts and brake complete. OMSTEA D & HOWARD. California bed. For Sale. 2100 two and three-year-old ewes about 1100 yearling ewes about 900 Cotswold graded lambs about 1200 wethers two three and four-year olds and 38 large-sized Cotswold rams. Time on good security. STOCKER & CO. Big Timber Mont.
Notice declares dissolution of Knox and Mills sheep business in Sweet Grass county Montana by mutual consent. All bills due the firm now go to Mills and Clark J N Mills and W A Clark who will operate the business. Bis Timber Montana August 2 1808 John Knox J N Mills
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