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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1976
Page
1
Two members of the 1976 Herder football team were named to Class B All-State teams. Details are on page 8. The issue also notes other items including tax forms on page 3 and a postponed hearing on a water reservation EIS.
A Butte railroad man urges Montana farmers to triple their oats and double overall production to feed expanding lines. He predicts 700 miles of Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul track, Northern Pacific upgrades, and Great Northern activity, with ties, timber camps, bridges, and supply trains. High demand from railsides could lift prices if farmers respond promptly.
Ole Ness of this place is jailed awaiting trial on first degree assault after a saloon dispute at Louis Beley’s. Ness defended a woman, fought with two strangers, fired a shot that wounded Wortz in the leg, and faced multiple charges with fines and dismissals following a self defense claim.
The Big Timber Public Library adds numerous titles on Dec 20 1906. Notable authors include London Wells Wells Prida Austin Hawthorne Wells and Doyle with works ranging from adventure and romance to classics. The list features The Call of the Wild and The Scarlet Letter among many other titles.
The Sweet Grass County Commercial Club met at J. P. Clark’s store room to discuss a sugar beet factory. Officers were elected and a plan to approach factory managers in Billings was set, with H. Kellogg and J. Clark to wait on managers. A grain elevator proposal and Dr. Moore’s dry farming report were also on the agenda.
John Gjerde a native of Norway died at H. C. Allen's residence from congestion of the lungs after eighteen months with Jacob Hoyem of Howie. He was treated by a physician who advised outdoor air. En route to Norway his condition worsened and he was brought to H. C. Allen's for care.
A man, W A Harrison, found two angle bars on rails west of the Boulder river bridge causing speculation of an attempt to derail train No 1. Detective Goddard concluded bars were on separate rails and may have been placed by children, leaving the culprit unknown.
Notice states a stockholders meeting will be held at the bank office on a Sunday in January 1907 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to address other business. Signed by Joan F. Asbury cashier in December 1906.
Fresh homemade lard advertised as pure and sweet available at Bray's Meat Market.
A Detroit Minnesota dispatch reports three stockmen killed and four injured when a pusher engine collided with a halted stock train near Winnipeg Junction. Victims include A. R. Russell of Harlowton and John Freese of Livingston. Russell worked as a foreman for the G. R. Wilson ranch. The accident also injures George and John Bruckett of Montana and others from Lat and Two Dot. News of Russell’s death is received with regret by Big Timber residents.
The schedule lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Holy Communion and Sermon at 11:00 a.m. Evening Prayer and Sermon at 7:30 p.m. A choir chair practice is set for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. The Bishop Brewer will begin a week long Mission on Wednesday night January 9 at 8:00 p.m. The public is invited and familiar hymns will be used.
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