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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
3
SAKING UP FOUR MILE RANCH offers 180 acres with pastures and home buildings at 100 per acre. The sale highlights include capacity for 150 head of cattle in summer and winter, two blocks from the depot and a house, with stock ranch features and fairground proximity.
Department of the Interior notice from Bozeman Mont dated Oct 28 1920 announces Arthur A Jaggers of Grey Cliff Montana has filed to prove up a homestead claim No 613877 for LEWSW4 section 4 township 1 south range 16 east MP meridian. The confirmation will occur December 21 1920 before CG N Skillman the U S Commissioner at Big Timber Montana. Witnesses listed are Fred Warner Perry B R Phelps Levi Dodd and Fred Werner all of Grey Cliff Montana. First publication November 11 1920.
Public notice for the sale of real property in Montana describing section twenty nine township three south range thirteen east and a long list of personal property including beds, linens, furniture, tools, wagons, animals and more. Terms are cash with ten percent at sale and balance on confirmation. bids written and delivered at Big Timber Montana store office after first publication. Dated November 7 1920 administrator T G Armstrong with attorney EK Barbour. First publication November 18 1920-41
Northwest quarter and surrounding parcels in McLeod Montana are filed for three year proof to establish a land claim. The hearing before U S commissioner C N Skillman at Big Timber will occur by December 26 1920. Witnesses include Robert Brooks Frank Carpenter Clarence Farnsworth of McLeod and Frank Blanchard of Big Timber.
James A. Faw of Big Timber Mont filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish a land claim in the Newne and Shenwy NWRESE section 17 township 1 south range 15 east M P meridian. He will appear before CG N Skillman U S Commissioner in Big Timber on January 15 1921 with witnesses Joseph C G Faw Harry E Daffey Fred Thompson and Charles P Burnett all of Big Timber Ment Dec 9 1920 Jan 6 1921 Register.
The Sweet Grass County Board of County Commissioners will on January 10, 1921 at 10:00 AM in Big Timber receive scaled proposals and sell 60 bonds of 1000 each totaling 60000 for the construction of a dormitory and two extra stories on the Manual Training building. Bonds bear six percent interest payable semiannually and are redeemable starting January 1, 1941. Bids must include 5000 certified funds and are subject to rejection. Proceedings available at county clerk’s office.
A 12 pound nugget of almost pure gold was found near the Charters Tower mine in Queensland Australia. The Towers of Queensland region, once a sparse desolate area, now stands as a premier Australian gold field with levels dug nearly half a mile deep. The nugget is worth about $4,000, and while sizable, it does not set a world record. the record remains 2,217 ounces from Ballarat in 1858 worth about $5,000.
The Madras railway chief engineer discusses rail creep on India bridges in Indian Engineer ing. On Godaveri Bridge creep reached 3 to 4 feet yearly before a special cast iron sleeper fixed to the 75 pound rail and a lock-fast steel key reduced movement. The 1887 conclusion: creep only ends with effective anchorage.
A burglar at the penitentiary recalls an assistan t born in Boston who balked at a second story job claiming a paradoxical task and was startled by a police waking. The tale appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Nostalgic reflection on the nickel era as the once versatile five cent piece fades from daily life. The piece recalls bananas and ice cream bought for nickels, chores for a nickel, and the shift as jitney uses vanished leaving only street car rides for a nickel.
A two month old girl named Alice YWCA Stamboulides is shown at a YWCA branch in New York City. Her mother Lulu Stamboulides, a Romanian, explains the family chose the middle name to honor the YWCA training that helped her adapt to American life.
Acting Governor W. W. McDowell proclaims four of eleven measures adopted by the November election as laws. He also names elected state officers after the canvass board completed the official count. The vote totals span presidential electors, congressmen, justices, governor, and ballot measures.
A compact exhortation urges sustaining youthful dreams with mature effort to achieve lasting progress. The message celebrates vision and enthusiasm as drivers of invention and societal benefit, insisting that keeping the spirit alive spurs power and gifts to the world.
A massive granite shaft over 100 feet tall with a 12 foot base was uncovered on Green Mountain, north of Canon City, Colo. It appears to be a rare swinging monument as winds move the apex two to three feet while the base remains anchored in a three foot deep hollow.
Army aviators report a strong west wind at 25 000 feet or more, estimated at 175 mph, and observe no consistent temperature drop with altitude. Tests of a tested supercharger indicate potential military gains in speed and commercial use for high altitude climbs with lower powered engines and heavy loads.
Mrs Florence Kling Harding wife of the president elect visited the White House for an informal tea with Mrs Edith Bolling Wilson. The meeting marked the first-ever entertaining by a first lady of the next first lady. Harding toured rooms with Wilson and spoke after a brief departure.
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