28 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
1
Readable fragments show schools preparing to start operations on a Monday morning with unclear surrounding details and a possible misprint or garbled line about a student. No clear names, dates, or locations are identifiable.
The article outlines teachers for the kindergarten through high school levels, listing staff such as Miss Gladys Gray and Miss Marie Waller alongside supervisors and specialists. It notes training, locations, and qualifications, plus the planned opening activities and organization for the new school year.
Mrs Conrad Ullman celebrated the birthdays of her daughters Alice ten and Betsy with an afternoon party. The event featured decorated cakes, refreshments, and games, with Ruth Willing and Mrs George Foley assisting. Guests included Ruth Travers Grace Travers Edna Broker Bonnie Webster Gertrude Perry Virginia Davis Rose Aikey Gladys Becken Alice Ullman Billie Ullman and others.
Aug 21 notes indicate cloth merchants downtown to draft articles by attorneys with the aim to regulate shop dealings and trade practices.
Washington August 22. Robert S. Lovett president of Union Pacific told the interstate commerce committee that private railroad operation cannot be restored at existing rates and the railroad problem is a question of railroad credit. Howard Elliott of Northern Pacific urged early adoption of a national transportation policy with four principles including government regulatory machinery to cover costs and expansion. Both urged a federal transportation board and the Association of Railway Executives plan, while Lovett ridiculed Plumb organized labor plan as Bolshevik.
Louis W. Hill of St. Paul declares tourists are not at risk from Glacier National Park fires. He cites verification by Frank A. Vanderlip and Dwight Morrow and others, noting two fires east of the Rockies, Kennedy creek and the old Two Medicine fire, with conditions described as satisfactory as crowds travel by road and rail.
New York authorities on a fair prices committee approved a tentative fair margin schedule for 18 basic meat items to trial in September. Margins run 2 cents higher than wartime levels covering beef pork and lamb with notes that delivery costs are excluded. Meanwhile Chicago reports hog prices down about $1 a hundred pounds and beef cattle slipping, amid living-cost concerns. Kilby and Davis die in a bee tree accident in Montana as Kilby is crushed by a fallen branch while harvesting honey on Blue Creek ranch.
Robbers entered the Livingston home of attorney James F. O Connor while the family was at the movies and stole about 100 dollars worth of whiskey and liquors. Geneva O Connor saw the men as they left but could not identify them. Police believe local figures known to residents were responsible.
National Executive Committee of the American Legion urges state officers to inform posts and act to keep uniforms in good condition for public meetings parades and patriotic demonstrations. Wearing the uniform is seen as a publicity tool and a way to preserve memories of the Great War.
Honolulu reports the dedication of the Pearl Harbor drydock by Secretary of the Navy Daniels with Mrs. Daniels pressing the flood button. Officials and spectators filled the scene as pumps began to fill and later empty the basin.
Washington reports extend the scope of public hearings regarding Sam Wil dstead, with sessions planned for two weeks starting August 25. The inquiry covers treaty terms and related wildlife policy implications.
A fragmented OCR passage hints at a team preparing for a match and fear of a falling bee. It mentions a person and companion with potential focus on teamwork and tension.
Billings County officers arrested Charles Lantz near Poverty Flats, Billings, after four months of surveillance. A small three gallon still and a larger 15 gallon per day set up were seized, along with five barrels of wheat, rye and corn mash. Evidence included 95 proof liquor and samples ready for immediate use.
An Associated Press dispatch from Greensburg Pa reports a mysterious Big Timber Mont girl seeks a Westmoreland county husband. Dozens of local bachelors chase the chance as letters and photos arrive, while the girl’s identity remains undisclosed.
A young boy, son of Eda West, died after receiving an anesthesia dose of chloroform. The incident followed a medical procedure, with reports noting the patient did not rally after the chloroform administration.
Grant West 18 died on the operating table at Wolf Starr osteopaths office during chloroform anesthesia. Inquest found death by chloroform with infection and misapplication of care. County Attorney Lamp cites Montana Supreme Court ruling barring osteopaths from using medicines. potential actions against Dr Starr loom.
Reed Point opens its First National Bank with $27 500 capital and surplus. Directors include B T Deenery Jacob Wagner Frank DeClerc James Baxter and J G Poundstone. James Baxter the first depositor. bank housed in Hinz building pending a permanent home.
President Wilson submits to representatives of six railroad shop crafts a proposal to pay chopmen about four cents extra per hour on a 10 hours pay for eight hours work basis, retroactive to May 1.
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