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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1911

Page

5

Local notices and personal ads bustle in Melville area

Numerous items note daily commerce and travel including J A Lowry loans and Dixon's watch sale. S I Hopkins visits, Maud Miner heads to Kansas City for spring styles, and A G Hatch leaves for Redding. Weather outlook, funeral for William Flynn, and a Christmas program loom. local tradesmen reopen plumbing shop and Hedrick drag line sale noted.

Maud Miner Kansas City Sixth Avenue McLeod Street

By-Products of Wheat from Montana Agricultural College

H F Patterson explains wheat by products as key feeds for Western stock. Bran offers high protein and oil, middlings add fat and starch, shorts resemble middlings, red dog is low grade flour, screenings include broken kernels and weed seeds with sheep risks from cockle burr.

Local Notes From Reed Point and Surroundings

Mrs. E A Austin spent last Tuesday at Columbus. Miss Lillie Eldridge and Miss Elizabeth Malone visited at Big Timber last Saturday. Mrs. Clinton Carter of Grey Cliff guests of Mrs. R L Guthrie. Epworth league meeting led by Miss Ruth Campbell drew many youths. Death of William Flynn postpones Bridger creek schoolhouse event. Cecil Harrison arrives with hay baler crew of seven to work the flat. W A Harrison visits to assess the situation. Rev. Hardy preached on Faith to a large audience of at least seventy five. Community offers sympathy to the Flynn family in their loss.

William Flynn Grey Cliff Father Blaere Livingston Cecil Harrison R. I. Guthrie W. A. Harrison

Costume time for M. W. A. ball Friday

The notice invites dressing up for the M. W. A. ball on Friday December 29. James Glass of the Glass Lindsey rand company arrived from Helena the prior Tuesday afternoon. A. R. Pratt visits from his ranch on the upper Boulder to greet friends. The Whist club was hosted Friday by Mr and Mrs E L Patterson with the next gathering set at Mr and Mrs A L Phillips.

J. H. Williams North Dakota Glass-Lindsay Sweet Grass County James Glass Glass-Lindsay Rand Company Helena A. R. Pratt Boulder E. L. Patterson A. L. Phillips

Cattle Shipment Heads to Pacific Coast

A train of eight cars carried fat steers through town en route to Pacific coast points. The cattle were bought from Charles O Donnell and associates who fatten cattle and sheep at the Billings sugar factory on beet pulp and ground alfalfa. About half of the stock from the factory's feeding pens is said to go to Portland Seattle and other coast towns.

Pacific Coast Charles O’donnell and Portland Seattle

Trig up the straw stack for bedding and fertilizer

The Dakota Farmer urges farmers to bale straw to improve drying and yield. It recommends turning uneatable roughage into cash value fertilizer and using bedding to absorb manure. It notes home industry support with Bray's for cured hams bacon and velvet leaf lard.

Bray’s. Tf

Caught After Many Days

D R Dunn who faced horse theft charges in Montana and fled has been arrested in Oregon at Madras. He allegedly sold a horse belonging to rancher Tom Hawley and left the state. Dunn refuses to return, has hired counsel, and his hearing is set for January 4 with Sheriff Fallang to attend.

D. R. Dunn Tom Hawley Upper Boulder Oregon Dunn Madras Montana Fallang

Card of Thanks for Will Flynn

I express gratitude to the many friends who showed sympathy and offered aid during the recent bereavement of my husband Will Flynn. Mrs. Margaret A. Flynn.

Will Flynn Margaret A. Flynn

Notice of Annual Meeting of Citizens State Bank

The annual meeting of Citizens State Bank of Bie Timber stockholders will be held at the bank office on Monday January 1 at 7 o'clock p.m. to elect seven directors for the coming year and conduct any other business. J. W. Geiger cashier.

Citizens State Bank of Bie Timber J. W. Geiger

Also Mentioned on This Page

Citizens State Bank Big Timber, Montana Olmsteads J. A. Lowry Bailey’s S. I. Hopkins Melville Merchant Dixon’s Prompt Service Skillman & Vailey W. M. Duffey A. G. Hatch Redding Cal Post Office Department S. A. McGee Dixon Building Washington Far West Rocky Mountains Great Central Valleys M. W. A. Dee A. L. Bray Harvey Zepp J. A. Lowry & Co Waterman Ideal Richards Drug and Jewelry Store Hamburg Hoodan J. L. Rapstad Big Timber P. J. Magelssen West City Ili Hoyseth Chris Magelssen Lutheran Sunday School McLeod Doric Judge A. F A. M D. Claiborn W. M J. W. Bailey S. W J. W E. C. Hale S. A. Perrine Lodge Ernest Ingle Mr. Ingle H. F. Patterson Montana Agricultural College RED Dog Reed Point News E. A. Austin Columbus Lillie Eldridge Elizabeth Malone Epworth League Ruth Campbell Bridger Creek Hardy Gentleman W. D. Richards & Co Billings S. Main St D. E. Ayres & Son Props H. M. Allen & CO J. A. Bates Grand Hotel L. R. McKeever Cluett Salt Lake Knitting Mills Gordon & Ferguson Northwest Stacey Adams J. E. Tilt Utz & Dunn Friend & Marks and Adler Collegian JI. S. Solberg
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