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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
4
At the annual Montana Bankers association meeting President T. O. Hammond called fixed charges on farm lands too high. He predicted farmers across Montana would approve the stance by unanimous vote.
The Pioneer urges Helena city officials to follow Section 4800, Chapter II, Art. IV of Montana law, requiring annual printing contracts to be awarded to the lowest bidder. It laments the lack of bidding and suggests saving dollars by opening the process to competition.
The Pioneer notes that eighteen years ago Montana's wool clip totaled 30 million pounds while 1925 is projected at 20 million pounds. 1907 prices averaged 20 cents with highs to 22 cents. current prices range 40 to 50 cents. If 30 million pounds sold at 40 cents, wealth would be about 1.2 billion dollars. The piece laments abandoned cabins and fencing signaling past land use and state wealth.
The A G Barnes circus arrived several hours late from Greybull Wyoming due to Laurel delay. Yet a well organized team prepared and performed within two and a half hours of the advertised time. The mail carrier, license clerks, seat savers, lithograph handlers, ad firm, and suppliers all coordinated tasks. System pays as the grounds were ready for the first performance.
Livingston Enterprise reports Russell Crawford and Bliss Baker of the University of California are examined by alienists after plotting to kidnap Mrs. C. D. Jackling for 50000 dollars. Harold and Mark Mills of Missouri State School of Mines face 12 to 30 years for a failed robbery in Deer Lodge after a spree that terrorized Butte shoppers.
The piece laments student missteps and criminal acts by highwaymen in Butte, urging a system of mental examinations to weed out intellectual thugs. It praises a Butte judge for punitive measures and hopes Deer Lodge’s new school will instill respect for law and order in educated minds.
Yellowstone Park officials report June travel statistics showing California registered 658 cars at park entrances carrying 1 749 passengers, 14 percent of total 4 738. Montana registered 632 cars with 1 962 passengers, Washington 274 cars with 858 passengers. The season begins with most states represented except Vermont and New Hampshire and includes Alaska Canada and Hawaii.
MISSOULA July 13 Fires north and south of Libby threaten the town as 160 men battle blazes. A northern fire covers 400 acres. the southern blaze has jumped lines. Dozens of fires blaze across Missoula forest with 56 in Kaniksu after a lightning storm. G I Porter warns campers to stay away as conditions stay severe.
Stock men urged to bring cattle for a single August 5 shipment. W R Stokes notes other business obligations and stresses that the first market is the best. Local notice dated 36-21.
For sale or rent a seven room house on 51 percent acres with 50 in water rights in a suburban area near Big Timber. Includes all household furnishings and refrigerator. Call 34 K or 75 K.
Washington officials anticipate a major clash between the administration and Congress over tax reductions. Surtaxes and inheritance taxes will be central, with President Coolidge seeking substantial cuts and Democrats and insurgents weighing alternative steps such as repeal of nuisance taxes and small income levies. Debates hinge on treasury surplus and potential trade talks with France, Italy, and Belgium influencing the next tax law.
William A. Peden state senator for Big Horn county was struck and killed by lightning while irrigating on his farm about seven miles southeast of Hardin toward Crow Agency. His wife witnessed the strike as he stood in an irrigation ditch with a shovel over his shoulder. The left side showed the impact and his clothes tore from the body. A watch on the right side kept running after the death.
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