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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
5
Local residents and visitors listed with names and towns including Billings Livingston McLeod Absarokee Wormser City and Red Lodge. Officials, dancers, and shoppers attend events while a daylight burglary attempt is reported. depot move announced and local ads for remedies and salves noted.
Dix McGee's and Dixon & McGee promote a full line of watches and jewelry including Marcella chains and mantel clocks. Arnes and Melville merchants, Yerkes, Peter Wormser, and Oliver visit Big Timber. Mona Brown travels to Otter Creek for a four month term.
A local jewelry line highlights its complete stock suitable for lasting presents. Dixon and McGee provide a full range of items, inviting customers to browse the selection and find enduring pieces.
Sydney Fox spent a few days in town last week but stayed in his room during the visit. He returned to his Red Lodge home on Monday.
Mr and Mrs B L Ryan from their Sweet Grass ranch planned a Sunday meeting with Mr Ryan's sister in law who arrived from Missoula to visit.
A. L. Beal has purchased W. B. Cooper’s share in the Cooper & Beal studio and will suspend operations until the new studio is ready. Beal plans a department for pastel watercolor and crayon work to patronize home industry.
This week some residents praised their clever pets. Engineer McDonnell of Pioneer Milling said his engine room cat is the smartest, noting she eats meat then uses her claws to pick her teeth after watching him use a toothpick.
The county board accepted Dr. W A Moore bid for medical and surgical attendance for the indigent, with a contract and bond to be drawn. Fees include various salaries and per diem for board members and clerk. A rebate claim by Ole Crest for double taxation was approved at 1443. Board adjourned sine die.
Official monthly report lists Big Timber Public Schools activities through December 6 1899. Includes attendance notes, expenditures, classroom updates, and notable events across district schools.
The document records assets and liabilities for a Montana bank in Sweet Grass County. It lists items such as loans and discounts, overdrafts, U S bonds, due from state banks, currency, and real estate mortgages. The report includes figures for capital stock, surplus, profits, and deposits with a declaration by cashier John F. Asbury sworn before a notary on December 13.
The record lists students in Room One including George Reynolds Inez Everett Fjalmer Ryland Herbert Cameron Edwin Doress Marie Busha Claude Barbour Annie Erickson Catey Pratt Leona Cameron Edith Tintinger Lyle Tintinger Archie Sanborn Clarence Daria Ronald Williams and Alvin Shiptor as absent or tardy.
An old billhead touts Que Minute Cough Cure as a quick safe remedy for obstinate summer coughs and colds. The ad attributes praise to W. W. Merton and notes Mayhew Wisconsin and Buda Drug Co as sellers.
An advertisement promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers as a quick cure for constipation and a tonic to rebuild and invigorate the system, asserting relief without gripe or nausea. The narrow claims center on digestive comfort and overall vitality.
An early advert claims the Dyspepsia Cure remedies all digestion disorders. It features a testimonial from James M. Thomas M D cited in the American Journal of Wealth of New York and credits Budd Drag Co as the supplier.
Script for sale mentions forest reserve and soldier's additional homestead. Can be placed on surveyed or unsurveyed government land. Filings and final proof required. Correspondence solicited. C. N. Skillman, Big Timber, Montana.
The Burlington Route offers the quickest path to St Louis via Billings promising a 9 hour 2 minute reduction over any alternative route along the fast line.
Used but little, in first class condition. Five horsepower gasoline engine offered at low price. Inquire at Pioneer office.
A local advertisement quotes B. L. Nance principal of Bluffdale High School praising One Minute Cough Cure for a sick baby with a month long severe cough and catarrhal fever. The testimonial claims quick relief and cure within a few days. Budd Drug Co. markets the product locally.
Ole Binkeland reports two buckskin geldings missing from his ranch near Lower Deer Creek in Sweet Grass County Montana. Each weighs about 1000 pounds and bears a four bar W brand on the left thigh. Owner to reclaim by paying damages and costs of this notice by Oct 19, 1899.
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