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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1925

Page

8

Sweet Grass Suffers First Defeat By Billings In Close Suburbs Game

In a peppy high school matchup Sweet Grass lost 10 to 23 to Billings. Rees subbed for Hoem at guard and scored twice while Raymond Lyon added a second field goal as Billings raced to an early lead then held on in the final minutes.

Sweet Grass Billings Hinds Rees Hoem Raymond Lyon Sweet Grass Billings Hoem Lewis Kelley Lavelle Elderkin Re Warden

Nine Measures Will Be Lined For Action

The Republican steering committee selected nine measures for Senate action before March 4. The German commercial treaty heads the list, while agricultural commission recommendations are omitted. Key items include the McLean bill on government loan interest reductions for railroads and the Wadsworth resolution on constitutional amendments requiring post submission state legislator action.

Washington Republican Steering Committee Senate President Agricultural Commission World Court Cramton McLean Treasury Interstate Commerce Commission Civil Service Naval Reserve McFadden Governmental Department Wadsworth Agricultural Committee Isle of Pines

Local Hs and Council News Highlight Boulder Visit and Health Notices

Wade Koontz and Adolph Still are among locals returning from travels in Anaconda, Butte and Livingston with business and social ties noted. The city council's first monthly meeting yielded little activity, while health officers posted placards for chickenpox and other illnesses as schools continue. Tonight the Railway club of Livingston faces local Independents in a basketball game at the high school gym. Oscar Egeland, a former student now machinist apprentice in Livingston, married Marguerite Jerome in Livingston last Saturday. the couple honeymooned at Hunters Springs.

Railway Club Livingston Oscar Egeland Northern Pacific Marguerite Jerome Hunters Springs

Senator Brownlee Pushes Primary Repeal Effort

A legislative day summary notes House action on bills including 96 creating state forests 106 funding vocational habilitation 137 for railroad report dates and 42 publishing 10 000 pamphlets of the state constitution. Forester salary set at 3 000 after a compromise. A bill to promote home industry in the state penitentiary via prison goods to be made in county-run institutions is introduced. Several bills passed and others killed amid ongoing committee discussions.

State Health Department House Castle White and Flynn Keely Fairgrieve Ruffeorn Valley Loble Lewis and Clark State Board of Charities and Reforms Menere H. B Duncan Brant Burns Smith and Nagle Lohle Supreme Court Smith Nelstead

Livestock Men Press Freight Cuts at I C C Hearing

Kansas cattle and livestock leaders testified at a Kansas City hearing that the industry is insolvent and needs a 50 percent freight-rate cut in the western territory. J H Mercer of Topeka argued rates worsened costs, while John Mackenzie of Denver described high charges and a ranching operation selling vast Texas Panhandle land amid a slumping cattle market.

Kansas City Congress J. H. Mercer Topeka Kansas Mercer Federal Reserve Banks John Mackenzie Denver Texas Panhandle Montana South Dakota Texas

New Educational Dept Created by Fish and Game

Montana's fish and game commission established an educational department with a 6000 yearly appropriation and hired M. S. Garpenter to lead it. Garpenter will organize rod and gun clubs, address schools and civic groups, and publish a quarterly bulletin. The commission also adjusted several closed seasons and appointed deputy wardens, while bidding on spawn station bids was rejected due to budget limits.

Helena State Fish and Game Commission M. S. Garpenter Garpenter State Sportsmen’s Association Commission Capitol J. J. Meany Lake, Sanders Mineral County CG. T. Young Gateway Lincoln County Frank Upham Billings G. A. Tuckfield

Bozeman Hosts Governor and Family at Vocational Congress

Governor John E. Erickson opened Montana's sixth annual young men's vocational congress in Bozeman addressing over 1,100 delegates from Montana and neighboring states. The event aims to develop agriculture and youth character for the state's growth with speeches by university leaders and a pageant showing agricultural progress.

Bozeman Mont Montana John E. Erickson Wyoming North Dakota Idaho Utah Washington Erickson Alfred Atkinson Montana State College G. O. Romney John M. Dodson Rush Medical Colege Lucy Vancott University of Utah W. F E. Harmon Edmund Burke J. M. Hamilton

Card of Thanks from Tronrud Family

The Tronrud family thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy during illness and death of their husband and father and for floral remembrances. Mrs. Marie Tronrud and Family.

Marie Tronrud

Local residents visit Big Timber and attend funeral

Melville C Patton and others traveled to Big Timber on business and social visits. Funeral services for Mr Tronrud were held at the home ranch with Rev A A Holbeck and burial in Big Timber. several Melville residents attended the service and burial events.

C. Patton Sigurd Lavold John Moss Glasston Tronrud Tronrad Home Ranch A. A. Holbeck Lutheran Church Big Timber J. A. Lowry

Sheriff Sale Notice for Cotton Wood Ranch land in Montana

In Sweet Grass County MT a sheriff sale is set for February 28 1925 at 2 15 PM at the Big Timber Courthouse front door. The property includes multiple sections totaling about 4783.20 acres in Township 4 North Range 15 16 East Principal Meridian with all appurtenances. ED Brannin Sheriff Frank Whitsel Undersheriff. First pub Feb 5 1925. Last pub Feb 9 1925.

District Court Sixth Judicial District Sweet Grass Montana ED Brannin

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Paul Arndt Lewis Mahoney R. Lyon Lyon McFarland Bergheim Center Carpenter Sinisile Masonic Hall Butte Frank Dingle Boulder Wade Koontz The City P. W. Nelson Adolph Anaconda Business Visitors Co J. Mo al Volberding Senator Brownlee Fish and Game Commission Glasgow Canada Lewistown Red and Gun Club Big Spring Creek Fergus County Whitefish Lake John Dahl Frank Whitsel Undersheriff R. R. Lowe Jersey Durham Sale Peter Schuttler Bradley Mower Hayrake Harrow Oliver R. L. Lewis Wes Handy Clifford Lowe Ford Fordson Chatham
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