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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
6
A dessert recipe for Peach Nectarine Mock Mince Pie uses whole fruit nectar from peaches and nectarines with prunes and raisins. It provides detailed steps for mixing ingredients, cooking, and baking, with variations using apricot pear plum or peach nectar for the filling. Serves 8 to 10.
An historical note describes how travois aided wounded soldiers in Montana and Wyoming campaigns during the 1870s. Assistant Surgeon J W Williams documented its use after the Little Big Horn fight, detailing pole selection, ash bed construction, rawhide lashings, and carrier setup to move injured men long distances.
Historic notes recount travois and mule litters used to move wounded after the Battle of the Little Bighorn and subsequent engagements. Reports describe construction methods, practical trials, and outcomes for 1876 transport efforts amid harsh terrain and heat, with multiple officers commenting on efficiency and challenges.
Helena Clinton J Larson and Arthur W Johnson named assistant managers at the Helena branch of the Minneapolis Fed Reserve Bank. MISSOULA bond issue to fund fire equipment failed due to insufficient voter support. Joplin H D Rolph elected vice president of the Farmers Union. James G Patton of Denver re elected president. Helena Montana to celebrate Bill of Rights Day on Dec 15. Tom D Caverly says county defense commissions will sponsor local programs. Wisdom John R Cottrell 54 dies. longtime Big Hole country resident. Butte Beaverhead county land abandoned for Rea Rock migratory waterfowl refuge ordered by federal judge. Butte Mrs Charles Br Sterrett dies. native of Indiana. Butte Kiwanis organize canned foods drive aiding 250 families with Fox theaters. Livingston Capt Edward T Erickson dies. wwii occupation forces veteran. Butte defense training jobs expansion noted. Montana employment above national average. Great Falls city council adopts beer liquor licensing limits. Butte Louis P St George dies. longtime union leader. Broadus Robinson ranch sold to Leo Giacometto. Conrad Mayme L DuBois dies. longtime resident. Eastern Star matron and Conrad Woman's Club president.
Thomas Richard Byrd known as Uncle Tom, a pioneer Texas cowboy and cattleman, died at his Roundup home while seated in a chair. Born in Palo Pinto County in 1857, he helped drive Longhorns from Fort Sill to Deer Trail in 1879, a three month trek, and married Suc in 1883.
The article stresses vitamin D's role in bone and teeth formation and calcium use. It urges irradiated vitamin D milk as the best economical source, recommends a daily quart for certain groups and at least a pint for others, and notes fish liver oils and some fortified foods as additional sources.
The Byrds drove cattle in western Texas near the Brazos for years before moving in 1910 from Tucumcari New Mexico to Montana. They unloaded at Moorcroft Wyoming and trailed stock to the Musselshell river valley where they homesteaded north of Roundup. From 1911 to 1916 they lived on the Roundup ranch before moving into town.
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