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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
2
The Deer Greek Ladies Aid hosts a chicken dinner at the Ole Birkeland ranch on August 31. Plates are 50 and 25 cents. Services and program will follow.
Public notices offer loans from Big Timber Building & Loan Association with J A Lowry as treasurer. Rentals include a two room house and a room for school children. Parents must contact the county superintendent to ensure contracts and tuition are in order before September.
Aberdeen Washington August 22 Congressman Albert Johnson Republican of Hoquiam told the state American Legion convention that congress soon in the next session would define soviet induced labor. He described labor conditions in Russia and said his promise answered dispatches that Secretary Mellon hesitated to act.
Rep Johnson cites affidavits alleging articles from Russia used conscripted labor under the Soviet system and argues such labor, paid starvation wages, fuels imports and manganese and coal exports to the United States. He urges congress to define the term and says forged documents were used to mislead.
Washington reports optimism returning about keeping the one percent income tax reduction next year. President Hoover and Secretary Mellon voiced hope that lower rates can continue, noting a surplus and waning revenue pressures. Treasury and White House officials held talks to align outlook with anticipated December legislation.
In Emo Ontario on August 24, Canadian Serrver Frenett shot two United States inspectors, Lawrence Doton and Lawrence Jones, as trains met at Emo. Frenett was wounded by a posse, later dying at Emo hospital. Doton and Jones were Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific inspectors checking crossings. Frenett claimed despondency and thought officers would arrest him.
Big Timber welcomes a new local newspaper, The Pioneer, with editor Morton W. Hatch highly regarded. Prof. Pateh’s normal school effort fails. Reports on school, housing plans, hotel demand, local elections winners like A. Stubblefield and Phillip Punch, social events, and town business including W. W. Dixon’s congressional win over Carter.
Items from Big Timber area include Reed Point business use and new John Beatley Co. lease next week, two Republican primary tickets chosen for Big Timber West and East, and alternates. Also reports on Park county chase, court costs, and Montana automobile stats with 3,329 vehicles statewide.
Lon Chaney the man of a thousand faces died in Los Angeles after a battle with anaemia and bronchial congestion. He entered hospital August 15 after pneumonia in New York. last week he received three blood transfusions and was reported resting before a sudden fatal hemorrhage occurred early today. He leaves Mrs. Chaney and son Creighton Chaney. Born April 1, 1884 in Colorado Springs, he rose from stage hands to film star, famed for grotesque character roles and a five year studio contract signed earlier this year.
Gibson Pat Kehoe visited Gibson on Monday. Mrs Fay Linder drove to Billings on Saturday. Nels Nye harvests barley for hay this week as crops run short in the area. Cremer Bros shipped a car of lambs from Rapelje Tuesday. A W Thomason hauls wood. A hard winter is predicted. Bert Haskins cuts wheat and barley for John Wells recently. Mrs Maxey and others shipped a car of cattle from Rapelje. The Ladies chub plans a dance on Saturday the 30th with Goosey boys providing music. Glen Griffith left for Wyoming seeking a better place to settle. Mr and Mrs W C Greene attended church in Big Timber Sunday. Mr and Mrs Martin and young son returned with them. Children prepare for school as seven schools begin next week. Mrs George Carl will teach Knob Hill school again this year. W C Walker finished haying on the Moore ranch and went home Monday. There will be no flax this year. 240 acres were seeded on the Moore ranch but germination was poor. Perry Bruce, summering with his father, returns to Rapelje Tuesday for his second year of high school. He and his sisters will bake and use a goat for milk with Perry as milk maid.
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