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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1925
Page
2
J L Rapstad offers 15 cents per pound for 5,000 Delaine ewe lambs with October delivery. Read auction sale ads on pages seven and eight. Truck for town or country hauling available anytime by H P Mooney, City. A note warns about batteries stolen from Swen Johnson's car and urges quick return.
In Butte at the Castle pool hall two masked gunmen robbed the till at 2:30 am, forcing Joel Kline and three patrons to lie on the floor. They took 35 dollars and tokens, overlooked 500 dollars and a 150 dollar watch, then fled after pulling the phone wires. Police hunted the youthful bandits with limited description.
Grace Koningen, the famed Montana State College Holstein cow and holder of a 10 year milk production world record, died February 4 after the birth of twin bull calves. She produced about 86 tons of milk and 3.5 tons of butter across seven lactations, with official figures listing 171 778.3 pounds of milk and 6782.5 pounds of butter.
Senator Howell argues that hundreds of thousands are spent yearly on free mail for members of Congress. He proposes a special stamp to track waste and a limit on government mail funded by the public. He notes mass mailings to constituents and high costs for agricultural bulletins, envelopes, and the Congressional Record.
Andrew Lansing, a Montana pioneer who arrived in 1864 and helped found Beel grade and Plains, died at his ranch near Plains after months of heart disease. Born February 29, 1844 in Utica New York, he served in General Sully’s army and later ran the first threshing machine and sawmill in the valley before retirement. He married Eliza Cline in 1888. they had no children.
Sweet Grass County Montana hosts Pioneer Roller Mills in Big Timber with 15,000 capital stock led by C. T. Busha and E. O. Clark. The plant, 50 barrels daily, features Playsifter system, six Barnard rollers, purifier, dust collector, and Cascade wheel power. Rail access via NP line supports regional trade. next year plans double capacity. Since 1896 opening, local wheat growth rose, while ownership changed as Frank Huot and A. H. Perkins left. mill idle after Perkins’ departure.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Solberg on Tuesday. The community notes include several local shifts and events from nearby towns, with real estate sales at the depot, a Roosevelt county bill discussion, and a masquerade ball hosted by the Rathbone Sisters.
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