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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
2
Readable fragment notes a notary public act and an insurance matter involving a truck on Mcleod Street. Details are sparse but indicate official notarization linked to the vehicle or policy.
Extensive ranch property priced at 60 dollars per acre. Bounded by the Yellowstone River to the north and the NSP railway and Yellowknife trail to the south. Contains 300 acres of alfalfa with high water rights and a well improved water system. About 500 acres of pasture, good grain land, and timber shelter. Main buildings sit five miles from a high school with electricity and modern amenities. Come and inspect at the given address.
The sixth Judicial District of Montana designates court terms for Park, Sweet Grass and Stillwater counties in 1919, listing dates for each county. Naturalization Day is set for hearings and determinations on petitions. Dated December 14, 1918. Albert P. Stark, Judge.
Notice to stockholders of The State Farms Company says the annual meeting will be at the Commercial Bank and Trust Company office in Big Timber Sweet Grass County Montana on Tuesday January 24 2019 at 4 o clock p m for director elections and other business. Secretary J E Roecher signs the notice.
Montana Board orders December 18 hearing on Governor’s commutation for Mel B. Jowell convicted of second degree murder at Big Timber. Interested parties must attend at 3 PM at the Board office. Publication required in Big Timber Pioneer for two weeks.
Notice that all applications to graze cattle horses and sheep in the Absaroka National Forest must be filed in Livingston Montana by February 3, 1919. Supervisor Ernest W. Shaw directs the process.
The piece highlights Red Cross efforts to rebuild by educating maimed World War I veterans for reentry into work and home life. It describes field programs in France, including a 500 acre farm for training and advanced machinery for limb loss, plus cautions against false pity and calls for sustained employment opportunities.
Official directory lists national leaders with officials across states including President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey and a full slate of cabinet posts such as Secretary of State Robert Lanning of New York and Secretary of War Newton Baker of Ohio.
Senators H L Myers and T J Walsh are listed with Representatives John M Evans and Jeanette Rankin in the congressional delegation reference.
Federal Judge George M Bourquin Clerk George W Sproule U S Marshal Jos L Ashbridge U S Attorney B K Wheeler Surveyor General Henry Gerhart of Helena names and titles appear for a 19th century government roster. The text lists officials associated with Helena, Montana government offices and federal appointments.
W Appleton Bozeman H J Kelly Lewistown F S Woods Billings appear as signatories or contacts for land office registers in this brief notice.
A register of state government names includes Governor S. V. Stewan of Helena and Lieutenant Governor W. W. McDowell of Butte. Other officers cited are Secretary of State C. T. Stewart, State Treasurer H. L. Hart, Attorney General S. C. Ford, Auditor Poland, Superintendent of Public Instruction May Trumpeter, and several judges and clerks led by Chief Justice Theodore Brantley with Justices Holloway and Lanner.
Judge A P Hark of Livingston and Stenographer G E Marvin of Livingston are listed in court records. The fragment notes the personnel involved in a judiciary proceeding.
The document lists elected and appointed officials including State Senator Henry Ellingson and Representative A. H. Arneson, along with County positions such as Sheriff H. G. Lyon, Treasurer Eric Steensland, Clerk J. E. Cameron, and Supt. of Schools Inga Solberg, among others.
A partial list details mayor and police chief roles, clerk, attorney, treasurer, and police magistrate. It includes city council members for both wards, the high school board president and members, ex-officio members, and various clerks and chairs with several garbled names and titles.
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