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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1925

Page

6

Local Notes From Grey Cliff March Onward

Oscar Braaten travels to Helena Monday for a U S Veterans Bureau examination with Philip Elgen substituting. Harry Billings returns from a telegraph duty break with a pleasant trip through Alabama Georgia and southern California. Grey Cliff stores receive a salt car from Salt Lake City with Anton Nepstad and son Floyd unloading and storing it. Beatrice Hoese undergoes tonsil removal surgery with a successful outcome. Early tourist season evident as three Ford touring cars westward carry household goods and another car eastward. Turvey and Sorenson celebrate a double birthday at the Sorenson home. Ellingson seeks another Overland with Bill Duffy, who expects to resume driving soon. Dr L W Baskett visits after a Work creek call. Graham family quarantined due to diphtheria linked to a prior outbreak that caused a death at the Clevidence home. Grey Cliff Community Club restarts with a luncheon hosted by Mrs Clarence Flattum. attendees include Hansen Peterson Keppler Sorenson Turvey Payne Carter Elgen Esp Duffy and Grace Helen Engen. Mrs Clarence Flattum learns her father is dying in Long Beach pneumonia fever. John Esp and family travel to California. Albert Esp and wife also depart for California seeking health improvement.

Oscar Braaten Powers Iecft Helena U. S. Veterans Bureau Philip Elgen Harry Billings Northern Pacific Alabama Georgia California Harry Grey Cliff Salt Lake City Anton Nepstad Floyd Beatrice Hoese Billings Cy F. A. Turvey Ollie Sorenson Sorenson Mr. Ellingson Motor Inn Big Timber Bill Duffy Bill L. W. Baskett Grey Clif Graham Work Creek Clevidence Grey Chm Clarence Flattum Mesdames Hansen Peterson Keppler Turvey Payne Carter Elgen Esp Duffy Grace Helen Engen John Esp Long Beach Calif Mr. Esp Grey Chi Albert Esp John

Sunday to Monday visits and travels around Livingston Big Timber and Springdale

Springdale J W Beatty and M Savage with wife visited Livingston on Sunday and Monday. Ben A Chirk and Mr and Mrs Wim Muir traveled to Livingston and Big Timber. Sam Goodman collected sheep pelts from Livingston on Wednesday. The Baker and Arndt families visited Big Timber through the week. J S Duckering bought a Radiola from Springdale Lumber Co. Fred Beley and wife stayed in Hunters Tuesday. Other visits include rides with Fordson from Livingston to Ebert Sheep Co and hog shed construction for Geo McCain.

J. W. Beatty Livingston Ben A. Chirk M. Savage Wim. Muir Big Timber Fred Beley Hunters Sivert Bakke Sam Goodman John Gjerde J. S. Duckering Springdale Lumber Co John W. Fryer Maude A. M. Glark Bates Fordson Ebert Sheep Co Gateway Motor Co H. V. Arndt Louis Olson Chris Ostrem Gjerde

Local Notes From Big Timber and Nearby Areas

Reed Point residents J. L. Walker C. M. Hart and Pete McKeith agtoed to Sugar City Thursday returning Friday Oscar Munson moved his family to the ranch home of G E Lamb to farm this year Jack Frazee started equipping the former drug store building for a cafe and ice cream parlor Mrs George Johnson traveled to Billings for medical attention and returned Friday night Mrs J C Barnes rode to Billings to visit her daughter Mrs Albert Running returning Monday Mrs Tom Deckert and daughter Mildred visited in Acme Wyoming before returning A doctor from Big Timber examined Eva at the A P Graham home and placed a quarantine for diphtheria Quarantine on W S Whitford family lifted and children back at school Little Zilla Brumfield ill with bowels recovering after care from Dr Payne at Columbus Mrs Nelo Broadwater hosted a birthday dinner for her mother Mrs Fred Swift with guests Mrs I A Goddard Mrs Clarence Anderson Mrs Swift Mrs Powell Mrs Poundstone and Mrs Farr Mr and Mrs John Welch arrived from Butte for cancer treatment on Mr Welch’s foot.

J. L. Walker C. M. Hart Pete McKeith Sugar City Oscar Munson G. E. Lamb Jack Frazee George Johnson Billings J. C. Barnes Albert Running Tom Deckert Mildred Acme Wyo Big Timber A. P. Graham Eva Esther Nelson Alta Horton Beulah Manis Oscar Ostensen Leo Deeney Jack Williams W. S. Whitford Zilla Brumfield Payne Columbus Nelo Broadwater Fred Swift I. A. Goddard Clarence Anderson Swift Powell Poundstone Farr John Welch Butte Mr. Welch

Deficiency Bills In House For First Run

Helena Montana def iciency appropriation measures were introduced by the appropriations committee as the first such bills this session except salaries and per diem for the assembly. Four measures cover 1923 1925 and 1925 1927 with items for supreme court district judges county attorneys, transportation of prisoners, refunds of excess collections, hospital and prison expenses and various state offices and boards.

Helena J House Appropriations Committee Assembly Supreme Court District Court Montana Ortheopedic Commission Montana State Hospital For State Board of Pardons Board of Entomology Board of Examiners State Budget Office State Land Office Experiment Station Industrial Accident Board State College Warm Springs

Comedy "For Love of Money" Draws Large Crowd

A long time later his condition is little if any better. A large crowd attended the comedy For Love of Money and valentine party given by the Soldier Boys Memorial Library club Friday night. Everyone expressed themselves as being well pleased with the performance and enjoyed it thoroughly.

Soldier Boys Memorial Library Club

Prohibition Agent M M Day Fatally Shot in West Virginia Raid

West Virginia prohibition agent M M Day was killed during a liquor raid at Premier near Welch. Jim Sneed, a Black suspect, shot Day. officers then killed Sneed in a fusillade. The raid targeted houses on the Flanagan coal company property. Day was a licensed Christian minister famed among moonshiners in southern West Virginia.

Welch W. Va West Virginia M. M. Day Jim Sneed Premier Here Day Sneed Flanagan Coal Company The Christian Church

Posey Man Named Enforcement Agent Since 1918

A Posey man earned an enforcement agent role for six counties, effective since 1918. He previously led Welch police as chief, then served as deputy sheriff and county jailer.

Posey Welch

Agriculture Seeks Probe Of Hoover Influence On Agriculture

The House and Senate Agriculture committees weigh charges that Secretary Hoover dominates farm policy. George N. Peck accuses Hoover of shaping the president's agricultural conference report. Wheat cooperatives oppose a federal marketing board, urging producers’ control.

Washington House Agriculture Committee Congress Hoover Curtis Kansas Ieader Senate Agriculture Committee Senate Committee Wheat Belt House Committee George N. Peek American Council of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Peck Agricultural Conference T. Naftzer Kansas Wheat Growers’ Association United States House Agricultural Committee George N. Peck Commerce Department Mr. Hoover

Farm views clash over Hoover role in agriculture policy

Mr. Peek argues transportation and marketing fall under Mr. Hoover while criticizing agricultural reliance on the secretary. He urged a nonpartisan commission, a revised McNary Haugen export bill, and even a congressional probe into Hoover’s ag policies. He says farm readers oppose Hoover domination of the agriculture department.

Hoover Peck Secretary of Agriculture Slemp Congress Secretary Hoover Peek Mr. Hoover Department of Agriculture

Also Mentioned on This Page

OWL Creek Coal L. F. Douthett CO James H. Wick J. J. Gallagher Springdale Reed Point C. Patton T. S. Lavald H. C. Roquet Melville John Moss Helen Wallum Green Ranch John Campbell John Johnson Willa Theodore Esther Colby Theodore Olson Julius Hilman Gunderson W. H. Donald Nina McMahon Lutheran Ladies Aid Sigurd Lavold Crag Kyrie Elks Earl Green P. L. van Cleve Sv. Sigurd Lavold C. Flare Agriculture Bear Creek H. P. Mooney Soren Rue J. A. Lowry & CO Grand Hotel Mont F. C. B. Toledo Overland
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