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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
1
A two day sports celebration drew wide crowds as the city marked Independence Day with events across venues. Local teams competed, spectators enjoyed early summer sunshine, and community turnout highlighted the holiday’s festive sports focus.
Big Timber held a two day celebration despite wind and a speaker no show. About 2 000 attended the fairgrounds with a noon barbecue led by A L Bray and others. The parade was staged in the evening after a wind delay, with Prof C V Brown and Ed West judging best decorated autos. Wool market notes follow, highlighting clip sales and prices as Dillon remains a top northwest wool shipper.
Charles E Hughes met with W H Taft at Hughes summer home in Bridge Hampton New York for a two hour discussion of the coming campaign They exchanged views on campaign plans with Mrs Hughes presiding Taft expressed support for Hughes and the two men left on cordial terms
Dillon Tribune reports strong wool prices with the Lauterbach Sheep Co selling a 125000 pound clip for 34 cents per pound. The market shows high demand and brisk activity in the past week.
Fifteen counts handed by the federal grand jury including Secretary of State A M Alderson and State Treasurer Wm C Rae. Indictments allege use of the mails to defraud and false claims of profitability and six percent dividends since December. Bond set at 2500 each. Rae and Alderson posted bonds. Wilmot unlocated. Speer and Bertoglio to be served. Alderson and Rae issue a joint statement defending innocence and favoring court trial.
Col Dan M Donohue of the Second Montana regiment is gifted a high quality thoroughbred saddle horse by Maj John E Edwards Forsyth state senator and U S senate candidate The horse arrived in Helena signaling strong patriotic support for Montana's military contribution and Donohue's noted horsemanship and leadership.
French and British troops push lines along the Somme with Barleux Estrees and Belloy en Santerre captured as battles widen toward Peronne. In Verdun the Thiaumont works change hands after massive bombardment and costly assaults. Russian patrols move into Hungarian territory and Soviet fronts report strong offensives with 3000 prisoners taken. Austro Italian front continues fierce artillery and infantry fighting while Vienna offers sparse release of details.
Sir Roger Casemnnt was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death after a short trial in London. Accomplice Daniel J. Bailey was acquitted, while defense, including Sgt Sullivan, faltered during remarks as Artemus Jones argued for limited treason rather than outright offense. The attorney general pressed that wartime unity and irreplaceable threat from a global power justified the verdict.
The court delivered the death sentence for high treason to Roger Casement after addressing political influence in Ireland. Viscount Reading and two assistants presided as the jury retired, with the sentence pronounced shortly before five o'clock in the afternoon.
Glendive Montana hosts the first Hughes for president club in the state. Frank C. Hughes is elected president with H. A. Sample as secretary as 117 voters sign up. Major J E Edwards and George L Farr address the gathering amid strong Republican and Progressive unity in Dawson County.
Bert Vestal joins Benedict Battery in Butte to open a complete motor car service station for electrical equipment. The plant will be fireproof with an acidproof room for Benedicts new non breakable battery jars. Electro plating rewinding and full parts stock planned for prompt service.
Miss Teresa Forster aged 21 a student nurse at St Johns hospital died there after several months illness from heart trouble. She was born and raised at Grey Cliff Montana and survived by her parents Mr and Mrs John Forster and five siblings. The funeral will be held here tomorrow morning.
Taking in Fourth J. C. Vilas president of the National Park bank Fred Mjelde county auditor of Park county and Mr and Mrs Frank Bliss were among visitors from Livingston in the city yesterday.
Big Timber elected Dr. D. Claiborn to fill the mayoral vacancy in a unanimous special meeting. He took the oath Monday and, with all council seats filled, moved to regulate autos within city limits. Dr. R. M. Wolf succeeds C. W. Allen on the east side and is named council president with former committee assignments.
Washington reports early resumption of friendly talks with the Mexico de facto government to restore peace and order in northern Mexico and along the border. A Carranza note presented by ambassador-designate Eliseo Arredondo proposes mediation or direct negotiations to settle differences with the United States, signaling a diplomatic path forward after Villa raid and Carrizal clash.
Washington D C June 8 Senator Myers reported from the public lands committee his bill to punish persons who make false representations to settlers about public lands. The interior department backs the measure to curb unscrupulous locators who misrepresent land to attract a fee. The bill imposes a 300 dollar fine and one year in prison for deception in locating settlers.
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