Christmas tree use and timber sales impact Big Timber District
The Big Timber Ranger District thanks Christmas tree cutters and notes limited cutting in major canyons. About 650 free use trees plus 1200 commercial trees were sold. Next year aim is to provide free trees to families again. Logging shifts to Bridger Creek area with two sales Jim's Gulch and Main Bridger. In remainder of year corral poles sales total 5,000 and 20,000 board feet of other timber. Sweet Grass county will receive 4,030.20 in FY1967 forest receipts based on Gallatin and Custer forest acreages.
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Big Timber Ranger District
Big Timber Canyon
Bridger Creek
West Bridger Creek
Forest Service
U. S. Treasury
Sweet Grass County
Gallatin National Forest
Custer National Forest
Terrible Winter of 1886 Remains记
Old Files recall a severe Montana winter starting near Christmas with six weeks of 40 below, killing most stock. J L Rapstad, tending sheep near Big Timber, was delayed returning from Melville for three days. Charley Russell later used the era for his painting The Last of the Five Thousand.
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Montana
Montana Territory
J. L. Rapstad
Big Timber
Melville
Charley Russell
Kindergarten Presents Christmas Program at The Dugout
Mrs. Richard Henthorn’s kindergarten class performed a Christmas program for parents and friends last week at The Dugout. The program featured songs and skits including The Christmas Toys, Jingle Bells, Away In a Manger, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas with students Perry Todd, Rhonda Dahl, Terry Mc Bride, Sara Petaja, Scott Breeding, Greg Knutson, and others. Girl Scouts decorated, and coffee and cookies were served.
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Richard Henthorn
Drea Bergquist
Jerry Mack
Lori Reidelbach
Bret Argenbright
Mark Josephson
Washington Visitors Jerry McCauley Family
From Kent Washington Mr and Mrs Jerry McCauley and family arrived for the holidays as guests of Mrs Johnson and Mr Johnson at their home in town.
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Washington
Kent
Wash
Jerry McCauley
Arnold Johnson
Funds for Stricken Cosgriff Family
Community reads of sorrow with the death of William Cosgriff prompting local support. Neighbors organize to raise funds for the widow and young sons, asking donors to send contributions to Citizens Bank under Cosgriff Funds or to Grey Cliff Store or Eaton's Inn.
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William Cosgriff
Citizens Bank
Cassiiff
Grey Cliff
Eaton’s Inn
Grade Tourney Opens With Six Teams In Big Timber
The Big Timber Jaycees sponsor a holiday basketball tournament for seventh and eighth grade boys at the High School gym. Six teams compete: Wilsall Columbus St. Mary's Livingston and Big Timber's seventh and eighth grade squads. Games begin at 7 p.m. with two games per session. Semifinals are Saturday at 10 a.m. and the championship at 7 p.m. The event offers home-town fans a chance to see young players and gain future experience.
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Big Timber Jaycees
Wilsall
Columbus
St. Mary's
Livingston
Big Timber
Sheepherders win holiday tourney in overtime thriller
The SGHS Sheepherders edged the Manhattan Tigers 65 64 in overtime to capture the Big Timber Holiday Basketball Tournament title. Chuck Hauge led with 23 points, while DeBoer and Veltkamp starred for Manhattan with 19 and 18 respectively as Big Timber finishes 7 2 overall and 4 1 in conference.
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SGHS
Manhattan Tigers
Manhattan
Columbus
Tigers
DeBoer
Vestkamp
Cougars
Kober
Nelson
Gardiner
Chuck Hauge
Ted Plaggemeyer
Herders
Jack Fuller
Eric Fallang
Bill Buster
Hal Luttschwager
Gardiner Bruins
Batzloff
Chapman
Cosgriffe
Lind
Ball
Bruins
Big Timber
Bob Hauck
Fallang
Buster
Veltkamp
Whidden Family Fly to Denver for Holiday Visits
In Colorado, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Whidden and their family flew out Friday to spend the holidays with relatives in Denver.
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Colorado
Roger Whidden
Denver
Winter driving warned as differences from summer rise
Evanston Illinois Judge Harry H Porter warns drivers to prepare for insidious winter differences beyond antifreeze. He urges traction measures with snow or studded tires and tire chains, full visibility with clear windows and working defroster, and preflight checks on battery brakes heater exhaust. He advises carrying sand, a shovel, flares and tow chain in the trunk to handle emergencies.
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Evanston
Ill
Harry H. Porter
Porter
Judge Porter
National Safety Council
Christmas dinner guests at Tyler ranch and Worland visit
Christmas dinner guests at the Tyler ranch included Mrs. Ben Ol ness, son Fred, Mrs. John Rider and daughter Jennifer, and Mrs. Millie Ellis. From Worland, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Ullman hosted his sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Norman Marku and son Sox from Fort Lewis where he trains with the armed forces, and C. F. Ullman.
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Tyler Ranch
Ben Olness
Fred
John Rider
Jennifer
Millie Ellis
Worland
Forrest Ullman
Inlaw
Norman Markuson
Sox
Fort Lewis
Armed Forces
C. F. Ullman
Hess Family Celebrates Masters Degrees in Two States
Mr and Mrs Lindsay Hess and daughter Voni visit relatives in Montana over the holidays. Carla Wulff Hess earned a Master of Arts in Speech Pathology at the University of North Dakota in August. Lindsay Hess earned a Master of Arts in Mathematics at the University of Illinois in October while pursuing a PhD in Physics at Montana State University.
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Lindsay Hess
Voni
Montana
Adrien L. Hess
Bozeman
Orville Wulff
Big Timber
Hess
University of North Dakota
Carla Wulff Hess
MSU
University of Illinois
Montana State University
Holidays Bring Guests Across Town and States
Libby Ken Hajek traveled with Jerry Etzold to Libby for a week with the Gerald Etzolds and will ride home by train this week. Daughters Home hosts include Lloyd Rein and Melville, Linda from Seattle, Carol from Laurel, and Denver visitors the Zooks. Manhattan socials host Hajeks and Dyk family for Christmas dinner. Billings welcomes McBride clan with Navy veteran Larry among guests. Fort Benton visitors Ericksons join Christmas at Erickson home, then Clayton family from McLeod arrives for holiday.
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Libby Ken Hajek
Libby
Jerry Etzold
Gerald Etzolds
Lloyd Rein of
Melville
Linda
Seattle
Bon Marche
Carol
Laurel
Curt
Helen) Zook
Denver
Billings
Glenn McBride
Larry
Inlaw
LeRoy McBride
Grace Lovseth
Dave Lovseth
Great Falls
Fort Benton
George Erickson
Clarence Erickson
B. W. Clayton
McLeod
Rough Start For New Year Back In 1919
From the Pioneer files of January 2, 1919 Big Timber had no liquor sales after 12 midnight marking a historic dry day. Saloons emptied stocks as saloonmen faced order to remove all liquor by midnight with Sheriff and Attorney General notices. Rex Bar stood apart as others prepared to reopen soon as pool halls or soft drink parlors.
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Pioneer Files
Big Timber
Montana Territory
Ford
Rex
Editorail
Jerome
Christmas Spirit Shines Amid Thefts In Big Timber
In Big Timber the spirit of Christmas is evident as residents decorate homes and yards. The joy is dampened by bulb thefts that threaten the festive display. Carollers from local churches sang for shut ins at the hospital and Pioneer Home, braving cold nights to share the season.
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Community Hospital
Pioneer Home
Mrs. Florence Utermohle Dies in Missoula
Word reached here of Florence Utermohle's death in Missoula after a coron ary. Memorial services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
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Florence Utermohle
Missoula
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Air Defense Command conducts long-range drill with missile targets
Sergeant Eugene H. Shepard of Big Timber Montana serves in the 325th Fighter Wing at McChord AFB Washington. Ten F-106 Delta Dart aircraft fly non stop six hours to simulate overseas deployment and are refueled in flight by KC-135 tankers en route to Elgin AFB Panama City Florida.
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Tacoma
Wash
Eugene H. Shepard
Harold Shepard
Big Timber
Mont
Air Defense Command
ADC
Shepard
325Th
McChord Afb
McChord
Elgin Afb
Panama City
Fla
Strategic Air Command
Dyess Afb
Tex
Sweet Grass County High School
Phang Rang AB
Vietnam
Stamp and power topics in state notes
Postage to six cents on January 7 will honor Franklin D. Roosevelt with a six cent stamp from the Famous American series first issued in 1966. The five cent George Washington stamp will be phased out except for two to pay new air mail and postcard rates. Montana coal may power future electricity with a proposed giant east-west transmission line to the Pacific Northwest. Russell Pace of Washington, D C urged using Montana coal for low cost power. Harold Aldrich discussed interchanges with North Dakota facilities. a Bureau of Reclamation line was proposed for consideration.
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Robert E. Miller
Montana Coal
Montana
Central Generation and Transmission Association
Billings
Pacific Northwest
Treasure State
Russell Pace
Washington, D. C
Harold Aldrich
Bureau of Reclamation
North Dakota
Triple Tragedy In Cosgriff Family
Mrs. William Louis Cosgriff of Grey Cliff lost her husband William Cosgriff and their son William Patrick, age 7, along with her father Donald Erwin Peck in a two vehicle crash on highway 10 west of Big Timber. The collision with a North American Van Lines truck occurred about 11 p m on a dry road. Services were held at the Lowry Chapel and St. Joseph's Catholic Church with interment in Mountain View and Ennis cemeteries. William Louis Cosgriff, born 1932, served in the Air Force and worked as a heavy duty mechanic. his son William Patrick attended Grey Cliff school. Donald Erwin Peck, born 1914, was a miner residing in Ennis.
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William Louis Cosgriff
Grey Cliff
Big Timber
William Cosgriff
William Patrick
Ennis
Donald Erwin Peck
Richard Henthorn
van Lines
Allen Frame
Cornelius
Ore
William Patrick Cosgriff
Elks Lodge
Riverton
Utah
Martin Cosgriff
Sweet Grass County
U. S. Air Force
Patsy Peck
John
Gerald
James Cosgriff
Harold Myrstol
Donald Blair
William Kinsey
Raymond Elgen
Frank Cosgriff
Ronald Dahl
Billings
Pioneer Subscription Rates To Increase
The Big Timber Pioneer raises yearly rate to five dollars six month and three month options two dollars for three months. This first increase in ten years stems from higher publication costs. Subscriptions must be prepaid to meet second class mail rules.
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Big Timber Pioneer
Take The Stand Please at Congregational Sunday service
Students at the Congregational church will lead Sunday December 31 services with a presentation titled Take The Stand, Please. Sno-Mobiling trip participants Ruth Beck Barbara Barbara Kathy Rostad and Mrs Tom Durden leave for West Yellowstone for a Park tour and return Friday.
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Congregational Church
la Junta
Colo
Glen Barnum
Reed Point
Big Timber
Pioneer Office
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Cosgriff
Sweet Grass High School
Bozeman Holy Rosary
Harlowton
Joe Hajek
John Dyk
Sgt. Shepard
The
Montana Medical Associa
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