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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
8
Laurel residents and visitors share holiday greetings in a string of social notes. Mrs Richard Davis hosts in Laurel with James Friend family, while many locals travel to Gardiner Bozeman Ringling and Billings for Christmas visits.
A large Big Timber gathering hosted Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stevens and daughter Mrs. Luella Hil joy with three daughters. Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson and Alec Howitt attended. The Evangelical church overflowed for a Christmas tree program led by younger children and a girls choir directed by Mrs. Rouke ma. Coaches note high school basketball teams traveled to Absarokee for games in the new gym. Reedpoint ers struggled but kept within reach. Other festivities included Christmas dinners hosted by Ambrose Brumfield and relatives, plus a Federal Farm Loan board meeting with M. B. Yates, Gerhard Wolterman, Jack Johnson, Carl Mysse and Henry Hausserman. Albert Phipps visited from East White Beaver as his son Clarence recovered from an appendix operation in Big Timber. A school Christmas tree program featured first to sixth graders, a Silent Night pantomime, recitations, a Mildred Deckert piano solo, and musical numbers by junior and senior high students.
Dr. Windsor travels to Mayo Hospital in Rochester after a Livingston trip is disrupted by a 65 mile wind. Bill Monday’s plane suffers damage. Windsor’s health remains tentative. Also, Need Help County Clerk reports a Montana supreme court dispute over whether county officers elected in November serve two or four years, with Wellington Rankin named as counsel and payment terms outlined.
Rain and snow pelted the Pacific Northwest as the season’s worst storm disrupted transportation and communication on the British Columbia mainland after a bus and truck collision.
Edward E. Paddock, 92, long considered eastern Montana’s last Civil War veteran, died Sunday night in a Miles City hospital. Born July 4, 1845 in Cleveland, Ohio, he lived in Jordan, Montana for 25 years and served with the 29th Wisconsin Infantry.
Christmas with relatives in Butte ends as city band tickets go on sale for the annual carnival dance at Masonic hall on New Year’s Eve. Big Timber seeks band funds while Helena travel flags a tense legislative session ahead. Sheriff and commissioner rotations announced with Mike replacements and new leadership set to take over next week.
Classified notices include a Hereford bull for sale by James H. Connolly of Big Timber Mont. and aged bred cows for sale by H T Piecing of Reed Point Mont. Also listed are a small ranch with 8 room house and barn, five lots with multiple houses, and a range with hay oats for sale and contact Mrs Robert Clark of Harlowton Mont. Ads show dates 10-21 10-2 24-1f 6-5t.
Notice offers a fifty dollar reward for conviction of persons hunting or trapping on premises at EI LNW lots 1 to 4 S ZSEY EYSW Sec 18 T4N R15E and all of Secs 21 29 28 33 20 T4N R15E May 1 John P Campbell.
For Sale or Rent details list Lintz building on McLeod Street and contact E R Patterson for inquiries.
The Bartels family expresses gratitude for sympathy shown after the death of Grandma Barels. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bartels and Mary Lee thank friends for their support.
Sunday School at 10 a m. Services in Norwegian 11 a m. Midweek prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m. Confirmation class meets week after New Year Wednesday 4 15 and Saturday 2 p m. Annual congregational business meeting Friday 7 30 p m with refreshments served after.
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