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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1902
Page
4
The Thursday edition of the Big Timber Montana newspaper, published by Jr Sheridan, announces its management and post office filing details. The notice indicates Ste Timber Montana as the mailing office and classifies the issue as second class matter.
The readable fragment lists subscription terms and periods with unclear wording. It mentions six months and a year and references advance payments and monthly periods, but the data is incomplete and hard to interpret.
Official paper urges immediate action on water supply for domestic use and fire protection in Big Timber. Authors note typhoid outbreaks linked to impure wells and cite physicians warning of epidemic risk, insisting health protection outweighs expenses.
A reader attacks the editor of a religious journal for falsehood and deceit. The writer argues the Pioneer carries far more local news than the Leader, noting substantial overlap and criticizing the Leader’s practice of padding with editorial content and patent medicine notices.
The case of H H Matteson the Great Falls bank cashier arrested for embezzling bank funds is noted as a striking illustration of a man who warned of city thefts while himself under scrutiny. Once respected in church and council, he faced public doubt as the charges emerged.
The speaker argues that while a thief cried out against others he himself stole from his employer, using charges to distract attention. This is not the first or last instance and the world is full of men who suspect everyone else, a reminder to beware.
Park county announces an organized county farmer’s institute and urges Sweet Grass county and other counties to follow the example. The institutes are praised as beneficial to farmers stockmen and their urban business partners.
Gov Toole requests Montanans observe January 29 as the birth anniversary of late President McKinley. January 26 will feature church services and the twenty-ninth will be marked by school activities and general citizen participation.
Woolgrowers who can attend will find much of interest at the convention to be held in Helena February 4 5 and 6. The event comes when sheep men are not overburdened with work and attendance should be large.
A western states compromise bill creates an arid lands fund from public land sale proceeds minus set asides. The interior secretary surveys and locates projects, withdraws lands for irrigation, limits entry area, and charges fees. Water rights stay with land and are governed by state laws with beneficiary ownership.
Mrs Lu D Hopkins of American Folk died yesterday afternoon after delivering twin girls. One infant died soon after birth, the surviving twin appears well. Mrs Hopkins had acute Brights disease, the reported direct cause. She leaves a husband, a two year old daughter, and the infant in mourning.
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