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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
2
Lost-One brown filly about 900 pounds with white facial stripe and white saddle spots on back. Left shoulder branded. Reward of 85 offered for return or information leading to recovery. Also for sale three saddle horses, three colts, and a few unbroken horses. Contact Ed Adam.
Sealed proposals due December 14 1907 at 10 a m with the Sweet Grass County Clerk for three miles of fence along the New Big Timber Melville Road. Specifications on file. Board of County Commissioners reserves right to reject any bid.
Department of the Interior Bozeman Land Office publishes notice that Eddie W. Pruett of Contact Montana will prove five year homestead residence and cultivation for the southwest quarter and northwest quarter of section 45 township 3 south range 125 east on December 14 1907 before C N Skillman U S Commissioner at Big Timber Montana Witnesses named are George W. Baker James Blackburn Anthony B. Gould Henry J. Liebel. M R. Wilson Register. First publication November 7 1907.
Karl A. Fahlgren files a sufficient contest affidavit against homestead entry 5116 dated August 12 1903 at Bozeman Montana for Lots 3 4 5 and section 18 township 1 south range 17 east M P M. Proceedings recognized by the U S Land Office Bozeman November 14 1907.
The Methodist Episcopal Church schedules Sunday events with Sunday school at 10:00, morning service at 11:00, Epworth League at 6:30, and evening service at 7:30. All are cordially invited.
Services in the Melville settlement led by E. A. Erickson on Sunday at 2 PM with Sunday School at 1 40 PM. Children practice Friday 4 PM and Saturday 2 PM in the Auditorium for the Christmas cantata to be given Christmas Day at 3 PM with an old fashioned Christmas tree.
Church offers Holy Communion at 8:00 a m Sunday school at 10:00 a m and morning sermon at 11 a m. Evening service with prayer and sermon at 7 30 p m features a lesson on The Second Commandment with good music.
Mass will be celebrated Saturday morning December 14 at nine oclock in the auditorium by Reverend Jos Blaere.
The December session records list numerous labor and material charges for road work and bridges. Entries include individuals such as Brown JH and Guthrie RL for road labor, Fahlgren and Hawley for crew labor, and several bridge-related orders from Mullen JW to Overhuls and Lumher Co. totaling 15 34 82 00 21 10 162 00 21 92.
The 1907 proceedings show audits of Poor Fund bills including care of the poor and merchandise, road petitions for new and abandoned routes, appointment of road viewers, bids for lump coal, quarterly reports of county officials, state fair expenditures, and transfers of 2000 from road and general funds to the bridge fund.
The board appointed road viewers on the petition by P O Fallang et al and by G 8 S Irwin et al. The viewers found the Reed Point Stillwater route unfeasible and denied the petition. A T Irwin was authorized to spend 875 00 on Reed Point Stillwater road. Quarterly reports from county officers sheriff supt of schools and clerk of court were presented and approved along with the justice of the peace report. Supervisors reports for the quarter ending Nov 30 1907 were filed and approved. The board examined and approved the bonds of all officers. Allen HC payroll and road labor details listed with 7420 and 200 amounts.
The Sweet Grass county board adjourned after laying over the Jos Kern road petition for further consideration. It authorized the chairman to sell by public auction certain property described in county deeds and to execute deeds after sale. Also granted John Rye leave of absence for 60 days and scheduled a special session on Dec 13 1907 to bid on county poor care and medical attendance.
Sweet Grass County Montana invites sealed bids from resident physicians to provide medical attendance for the sick poor and jail inmates and to supply medicines for 1908. Bids due December 14 1907 at 10 00 a m in the County Clerk's office. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
First publication dated December 5 1907 announces Sheriff O A Pattana of Sweet Grass County Montana. The notice records the official role and jurisdiction under Montana law with archival screening.
United States Land Office Bozeman Mont November 9 1907 Andrew A Tronaud of Melville Sweet Grass County Montana filed notice of intention to make final proof for irrigation and reclamation in Tp 4N R13E M P M before Charles N Skillman A G Commissioner in Big Timber Montana on December 19 1907. First publication November 14 1907. Also includes banking ledger items and financial balances.
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