Reed Point Notes of Visits Travel and Local Life
Mary Loree Mosier of Kent Lake district visited Elizabeth Anderson and returned home Wednesday. Earl Askwig and Walt Bayers made a business trip to Billings for a couple of days. Francis Deeney came home Tuesday after a week in Big Timber, his sister bringing him. Mrs. Marie Vaughn aided his return. Mrs. A. W. Neumann and Mrs. Ilia Ostenson and son Clarence returned from Chicago after visiting the fair. The Hay family arrived from Freewater Oregon, visiting Mrs. Hay's parents. Open season on hens closed two days due to bad roads. later days yielded some game. The Wagner family and Aber visited Billings. Wagner treated for eye trouble. Gertrude George returned from Cedar Falls after summer school and visited the Century of Progress in Chicago. Rev. A. T. Peck attended a Miles City Methodist conference and will lead Park City Reedpoint parishes next year. A. L. Dean family plan to arrive Thursday or Friday after summer at Palo Alto. Dean attends Stanford. W. R. Findley and son George and grandchildren travel to Billings for Mrs. Findley’s illness. Dean Hamlin leaves for Montevideo Minnesota to teach. he will return to farm at Mettling ranch. James T. Mann and daughter renewed acquaintances. Mann was a former principal for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Loree Mosier
Kent Lake District
Elizabeth Anderson
Earl Askwig
Walt Bayers
Billings
Francis Deeney
Marie Vaughn
A. W. Neumann
Ilia Ostenson
Clarence
Chicago
W. W. Hay
Arlene
Freewater
Orego
Gertrude George
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Century of Progress
A. T. Peck
Miles City
Peck
Park City
Reedpoint
M. E
A. L. Dean
Palo Alto
Cal
Dean
Stanford University
W. R. Findley
George
Ralph
Tom
Lois
Dean Hamlin
Montevideo
Minn
Bridger Creek Welcomes Three Days of Rain After Drought
After a long drought Bridger Creek and surrounding area received a three day rain soaking hay and grain. Local residents Ed Bailey and family visited with relatives in Grey Cliff as Anton Krone recovers from a knee sprain. Several townsfolk hosted visitors including the Oliphants, Terlands and Douma party, with neighbors sharing updates on travel and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridger Creek
Ed Bailey
Ohio
Washington
George
Anton Nepstad
Floyd
Grey Cliff
Anton Krone
H. J. Oliphant
Big Timber
J. A. Johnson
O. P. Terland
Douma
Lyness
Boze
Local notes recount move ins and weather relief in town
Mrs. Guthrie and daughter visited from Livingston and moved a cow with them. New tenants take nearby houses as students return to school A. L. Dean resumes as principal with Hay and Dishnow among staff. A three day rain improves gardens and pastures. Bridge survey planned for Big Timber creek. Rattlesnake sighting reported near C D Graff home.
Local drivers fear truck abuses on new highways
A motorist chasing a truck failed to obtain its license number and could not identify the firm. He urged strict regulation and enforcement of truck rules, citing damage to the new Flathead Lake highway and other roads built at taxpayer expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polson
Flathead Lake
Sweet Grass Wool Is High Cup Winner
The Sweet Grass County Wool Growers association retained the $300 silver cup for county honors at the Northwest Wool show held last week at the North Montana fair. County winners included Sigurd Lavold, P. A. Bruffey, and Rudolph Hauge for various champion fleeces with cups from Bowles Livestock Commission Woods Brothers of Chicago and Charles Webb and Company of Philadelphia. Premium winners across classes featured Delaine Merinoram J L Rapstad Agnes Rapstad and others, with Bozeman College H Hahn and Douglas & White among top contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County Wool Growers Association
North Montana
Ben Slanger
Great Falls
Sigurd Lavold
Bowles Livestock Commission
P. A. Bruffey
Woods Brothers
Chicago
Rudolph Hauge
Charles Webb and Company
Philadelphia
Delaine Merinoram
J. L. Rapstad
Ewe
Agnes Rapstad
Corriedale Ram
Lincoln Ram
Cotswold Ram
Bozeman College
H. H. Hahn
Townsend
P. H. Bruffey
Douglas & White
Kalispell
John P. Hanson
Big Timber
Douglas & Ares
Ird
Atlantic Seaboard Storm Leaves Trail of Death and Damage
A sweeping Atlantic storm caused heavy loss across the seaboard with a 50 dead toll and millions in damage from New York to North Carolina. Flooding threatened further losses as Virginia Beach and Ocean City suffered severe destruction and towns like Laurel Maryland restored lines of communication after actions to release floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
North Carolina
Laurel
Del
Record
Broad Creek
New York City
Godeffroy
N. Y
Neversink
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Ocean City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Indian schools to benefit from $2.82 million funding plan
The interior department outlined a $2,820,000 grant for Indian public works. Day schools will cost $1.5 million to build, enabling 4,500 Indian pupils to study daily, with Montana projects totaling specific sums for Blackfeet Fort Belknap Tongue River Flathead Rocky Boy and Wyoming Shoshone. The plan promises annual savings once day schools open, citing costs per pupil in boarding versus day schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of the Interior
Indian Service
Montana
Blackfeet Reservation
Fort Belknap
Tongue River
Flathead
Rocky Boy
Wyoming
John Collier
Beaverhead County Lambs Demand Six Cents A Dose
Beaverhead county sheepmen push for a minimum six cent lamb price in the local market as buyers stay in the field. Prices offered hover around five cents, about a cent higher than last year, while activity remains quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reed Point
Bear Creek Coal
R.a.traver
Winnetka
Yellowstone Park
Vinton Guthrie
Livingston
Ed Miller
Rom Hiner
Batchelor
Thorval Krone
Giles
Frank Meacham
Abbie Deckert
Hay
Sylvia Dishnow
Seattle
Lyle Homes
Spencer
Wis
Gladys Wagner
Bessie Deeney
Miss Dishnow
Miss Deeney
W. Kanov
Deer Lodge
A. A. Lamp Ranch
Mamie Michels
Helena
Gertrude Epperson
Mayos
Selmer Solberg
Rochester
Mayo’s
Sigrid
Roussie Lou
Bozeman
Barbara Bea
Betty Lee Hinds
J. B. Hinds
R. J. Grady
Charles
Elizabeth McDonnell
St. Louis
Grady
Alice Harris
H. F. Garske
Paul Kopriva
Powell
Wyo
Kopriva
Caroline Bryan
Neosha Falls
Kans
Karl
Bryan
Billy Knapp
Kansas
Ornburn
Big Timber Creek
Deer Creeks
Jerry Noon
Ural
Mont
Sol Craft
Boulder
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Canada
C. D
Jerome Locke Hart Livingston
Will Woolfall
Butte
Powers White
Jerome Locke
Pray
Park Road
White
Woolfall
Park Hospital
Strand Theatre
Locke
Anderson Springs
East
Bud Cox
McLeod, Mont
The
Jersey
Bailey Hardware
O. J. Ellingson
Motor Inn
New Heidelberg Inn
Stockmen’s
Maxwell House
Goodyear Speedway
Goodyear Pathfinder
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!