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Newspaper

Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1920

Page

9

Frank Howard Has Hearing In Court

Frank Howard, itinerant with unknown residence, was arraigned before Justice of the Peace O. T. Ragland on third degree assault. He was remanded to jail with a preliminary hearing set for Friday, November 26. He allegedly assaulted a ranch cook near Springdale after alighting from a westbound freight. Deputy sheriffs traced him to a train. local authorities held him for further action. The report notes mental unbalance and Montana road and Yellowstone Trail developments.

Park County Frank Howard Justice of the Peace O. T. Ragland Springdale Northern Pacific Railway Story - Work Gunder Gjerde Clarence Gilbert Bill O'Hearn

Butte Hosts Yellowstone Trail Meeting In Western Montana

About 250 delegates attended the Yellowstone Trail association gathering in Bozeman with William B. Daly presiding. Officers reports and committee appointments opened the day, Bette named for the 1921 meeting, and Daly reelected as executive committee man and vice president for the western section. The group voted to restore the old trail route avoiding Anaconda and directed the committee to drop the newer route.

Anaconda Miscoula Three Forks

Rabbit Pelts Rise in Value Spur Trapper Profits

Fur prices climb as rabbit pelts gain demand from hat makers. Farmers and country boys who once ignored rabbits can now profit from saving and selling skins this winter. One large eastern firm plans to buy 10,000,000 rabbit skins, typically sold by the pound containing seven to eight skins.

Bret Harte Slapped Him in a Printer Tale

The man identified as James H. Barry, editor of the Star in San Francisco, recounts an anecdote about Bret Harte at the mint. Harte supposedly challenged blue ink used on proofs for The Luck of Roaring Camp and slapped Barry after a confrontation about legibility. The tale comes from the Sea and New York Herald.

Bret Harte Overland Monthly James H. Barry The Star San Francisco Roaring Camp Harte

Sugar Firm Indicted In Montana Courts

United States grand jury in Butte indicted Utah-Idaho Sugar Co and key officers on six counts for Lever Act violations. Charges allege conspiracy to evade wartime controls by selling sugar to wholesalers at inflated prices, with Montana excess profits estimated around 250000. Other indictments in several western cities already briefing the case.

Butte Utah Idaho South Dakota Utah-Idaho Sugar Company S. W. Kelly Department of Justice Montana Sioux Falls S. C Milwaukee Wisc Medford Ore Pocatello Salt Lake City Sugar Company United States Supreme Court Supreme Court

Lodge urges immigration pact with Canada Australia New Zealand

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts urges a formal arrangement with Canada Australia and New Zealand to regulate Asiatic immigration. He says no nation has the right to block migration but insists on shared principles and warns against hostility. He also discusses tariffs and notes visiting Senator Penrose at home.

Philadelphia United States Canada Australia New Zeland Senator Lodge Massachusetts Union League Club Lodge Senator Penrose Pennsylvania Washington Congress

Obstinate Man A Weakling in Mood Theory

A June Pennie article on where moods come from argues obstinacy signals inferiority rooted in childhood. Alfred Adler links physical inferiority to personality, noting lifelong effects on business relations and two coping paths: calculated ambition or harmful overcompensation as exemplified by a boastful office figure.

Pennie Alfred Adler Whipple Chuck Jones

Long Lace Making Center History and Flemish Lace Fame

The text recalls 1665 as the start of Valenciennes lace in Ypres and notes Flemish lace flourished in Belgium and France with royal approval. It highlights lace education in the Low Countries and the rise of famed points like point de Bruxelles Binche and point d Angleterre shaping lace prestige.

Valenciennes Ypres Flanders England Henry VIII Catherine Parr Low Countries Charles V Belgium Louis XIV Royal de

Ethel Was Foxy

A Lisbon neighborhood tale recounts a father threatening to spank his three daughters for making noise. He spanks them upstairs in darkness, then later learns the eldest claims a second spanking that she says did not occur. The child Ethel apparently hid and later appeared, prompting the confusion.

Ethel Lisboa

Fragmentary note on Virden and Vencebrer travel

Incomplete OCR fragment mentions Virden and Vencebrer with references to passenger flight and mail carrying. The garbled text suggests a discussion of air transport or related figures but lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes for a fuller card.

Virden and Vencebrer

Unimpeachable Uncle Harmon and His Stamp Dilemma

A tale centers on Uncle Harmon a wealthy yet stingy man who distrusted others. He gives a trusting young man a letter and two cents for a stamp explaining he could not go downtown due to deep snow. The story highlights his belief that people seek only opportunities for graft and his peculiar frugality.

Harmon

Republicans Make Gain In Judiciary Montana Record-Herald

The Montana general election results show Republicans winning 18 of 30 judicial seats across districts. Notable outcomes include A J Horsky and W H Poorman in District 1, and C E Comer in District 20, with several districts split between parties as reported by county compilations.

Montana Record-Herald Montana A. J. Horsky W. H. Poorman Joseph R. Jackson Jeremiah J. Lynch William E. Carroll George B. Winston Asa L. Duncan R. Lee McCullough Theodore Lentz William A. Clark Joseph C. Smith Albert P. Stark Frank P. Leiper H. H. Ewing Jere B. Leslie Ben B C. D. Barton Charles A. Rose John J. Greene C. E. Comer

Miss Trumper Denies Billings Yarn as Set on Air

A fragile fragment shows Miss Trumper denying a Billings yarn as fake during a meeting aired on the radio. The brief note hints at doubt and media scrutiny surrounding a local dispute.

Bankers Eye Scans The New Atmosphere

New York bankers and lawyers met to form a committee to probe Alf A. Ryan capitalist whose Stutz Motors stock scandal last April led to his stock exchange expulsion and a resignation. Liabilities are reported near 16 million dollars while Ryan’s assets range up to 25 million. He is homebound by illness as the Ryan Interests include several major companies.

New York Bankes Alf A. Ryan Stutz Motors Wall Str Attorne Ryan Mran

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