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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
6
Ned Townsend and Walt uncover a secret pool under a ruined home. They secure shelter and plan to relocate Roxy Bryce while sparing the pet from danger. The scene shifts from danger to a tentative refuge as they negotiate with owners for safety.
The Montana Supreme Court reaffirms the state prohibition law, ruling it valid despite earlier district court dismissals. The decision addresses trials of alleged bootleggers Henry Dees, Ted Oltsvig, and Paul Glenn and remands whether retrials may proceed to the district court.
Former U S Senator Paris Gibson, founder of Great Falls, Montana, died aged 90. Born in 1830 in Maine, he helped establish the city, served as its first mayor and later as a state senator and U S senator. He helped plan the city’s parking and curbing with streets. Survived by son Theodore Gibson of Great Falls.
Dr. Vernon Kellogg, American Relief Administration official, returns from Warsaw and says Poland faces famine without relief, similar to Belgium’s war distress. He notes January 1919 food imports via the Port of Danzig and a program feeding four million people plus one million Polish children. Several organizations have joined to fund care for 8,500,000 Eastern and Central European children and medical needs.
In Manila the entire constabulary garrison was disarmed and 78 soldiers face prosecutions after admitting involvement in a riot that killed four Americans and seven Filipinos. The American captain W E Wichmann will be cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. A six member committee was named by the legislature to probe the incident.
Congregationa Church offers Sunday School at 10 a m Morning service at 11 a m Young People service at 7 p m and Evening service at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Rev E R Bellingham.
St Mark's Episcopal Church led by Rev. C. P. Burnett maintains a 10:00 a.m. Sunday School and 11:00 a.m. worship on the first and third Sundays of each month.
St Josephs Catholic Church lists Mass times: the second Sunday of each month at 10 30 AM and the fourth Saturday at 10 00 o'clock. Reverend Father Sheehy serves as pastor.
On Christmas day there will be Norwegian services at 11 a m with a children's program and choir songs in the evening including a Christmas tree and gift distribution. Prompt 7 30 program time. Sunday second Christmas day offers Sunday School at 10 a m and a Young People's program at 7 6 m.
Young participants crafted an engaging program with a notable feature an address by Prof Erickson of Belmont. The talk highlighted academic insights and student engagement in the event.
English services on Sunday December 26 at 1 30 p m with a children's program and Christmas tree at 2 30 p m Congregational yearly business meeting set for Monday December 27 at 1 30 p m
London reports a forthcoming British mission to Brazil to study cotton districts and soil conditions and to form British companies to boost the cotton industry. It will also assess transport in the cotton zone as British purchasers have spent large sums on cotton, with Brazil’s share growing slowly but show potential for expansion.
Mrs A a proud sixty year old woman at a fashionable reception is described as having snow white hair but penciled black eyebrows. Her daughter enters during the event and the scene suggests a moment of humor or social observation.
In Butte district, basic wages for miners and all crafts in copper and other mines will drop by one dollar per day effective January 20, 1921. The cut, agreed after a conference of mining companies and local labor representatives, aims to avert a full mining shutdown amid adverse markets. About 9,500 workers across Butte, Great Falls and Anaconda are affected, with 6,000 in the Butte area, under contract provisions.
Helena reports Charles Donnelly president of Northern Pacific declares no curtailment of service or wage reductions despite poor finances. He cites the farmers strike and grain withholding as dragging revenues but remains optimistic that Montana will fare well.
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