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Newspaper

Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1941

Page

6

Treasure State News Briefs Summary

Miss Adele Hogan leaves Lewistown to enter Providence hospital in Seattle. Clyde Towne, 53, dies in a haystacking accident. one body to Maywood Neb. Rev. John Laux Jr assists at St. Cleo's while Dever visits Philadelphia. Meagher county property taxed where located. Bonner rules Higgins in Meagher county case. R A Harbo leaves Farmers Union Oil to head Willis-ton hatchery. Steve Rudolph replaces him. A rattlesnake killed at Roy barber shop corner. two earlier in Roy. Edward Fuchs, 62, dies of heart attack at Bercail sheep camp. born in Berlin, moved to Wisconsin then Montana. Malta bank building floors broken into. $40 taken from Morgan Abstract Co. other firms entered. no clues.

Helena John W. Bonner James H. Higgins Meagher Froid—R. A. Harbo Farmers Union Oil Co Farmers Union Co-Operative Hatchery Williston Steve Rudolph Farmers Union Harbo Harlowton Edward Fuchs Bercail Fuchs Berlin Wisconsin Montana Louie Sanderson Malta First State Bank Morgan Abstract Co Orin Care Kenneth Liskum A. W. Pray

How to Have a Healthy Vacation and Travel Safely

Practical Health Hints advises a leisurely pace, reduced driving, and careful preparation. It warns of food and water safety, sanitation checks, and sensible diets to avoid illnesses while away. Emphasizing moderation, hygiene, and safe driving, the piece urges mindful vacation planning.

Early traders credited with opening upper Missouri country

Col. H. M. Chittenden argues in his Northwest fur trade study that fur traders predated Lewis and Clark in discovering the upper Missouri valley. He notes Fort Orleans 1722 and St. Louis 1764, praising traders as explorers who established ties with Indigenous peoples and paved national expansion.

Lewis and Clark Upper Missouri Country H. M. Chittenden Northwest Chittenden Missouri River Yellowstone National Park trans-Mississippi Missouri Jefferson St. Louis Pacific Coast Fort Orleans Missouri Valley Rocky Mountain Louisiana Mexico Far West Atlantic Prairies Santa Fe Sioux City Valley of the Platte Spain Great Lakes Columbia River North Pacific Coast Wilson Price Hunt Columbia Valley American United States

Early fur trade drives westward growth and routes

The article traces the Missouri River fur trade origin, with traders forging overland and river highways from St. Louis, outlining keelboats and steamboats, mountain rendezvous, and the rise of great firms. It highlights key players, Santa Fe caravans, and the mix of danger, diplomacy, and exploration shaping early western civilization.

Missouri Central West Yellowstone Big Horn Mountains Rocky Mountain Fur Co Missouri River Old Missouri Fur Co Great American Fur Co John Jacob Astor Astor & Crooks New York Chouteaus Sarpys Sublettes Bents St. Vrains Robert Campbell General Ashley Manuel Lisa St. Louis Kenneth McKenzie William Laidlaw Alexander Culbertson Henry Vanderburg Andrew Odriss Lucien Fontenelle Jebediah S. Smith James Bridger Vera Cruz Fabrica Enmerican Santa Fe Mexico Dent Bradbury Catlin Maximilian, Prince of Weid Nicollet Audubon Far West Lee Plains Whitman and Parker Father DeSmet

Peach Skillet Pie from Virginia Yet Authentic

A recipe for filling peaches with jam and wrapping them in pastry to bake as a peach cobbler style skillet pie. It instructs removing pits, filling with jam, adding sugar for tart peaches, and folding pastry corners over each peach before baking 20 to 25 minutes at 450 F. From a Virginia daughter claiming authenticity.

Old Virginia

Chromite Ore Mines to Be Operated in Stillwater County

John E. Norton of the RFC reports the Metals Reserve Co will lease chromite properties in Stillwater county to the Anaconda Copper Mining Co for defense needs. Anaconda prepares a mine with 650 tons daily production and facilities to concentrate ore. The project, near Columbus, boosts chrome and manganese for steel production.

Stillwater County Anaconda Copper Mining Co Butte John E. Norton RFC Norton Metals Reserve Co OPM Anaconda Company Montana Anaconda Reduction Works National Defense Pro- the Metals Reserve Co Columbus United States Anaconds Sahegies

White buys Dillon auto supply firm in Montana

Joseph C. White longtime Great Falls service and mechanical manager at Chevrolet joins Montana Auto Supply Co. of Dillon by purchasing it from Pred Woodside.

Great Palls Joseph C. White Great Palls Sone Chevrolet Motor Co Montana Auto Supply Co Dillon Pred Woodside

Charming Claire Tilden Pattern 382 Frock for Day or Evening

The bewitching Pattern 382 offers a pleasant peasant style with two skirt lengths and a wide inset girdle to flatter the waist. Puffed sleeves and a bloused bodice with a high round or sweetheart neckline suit both day and evening looks, featuring sheer bodices and a vivid tropical flower print skirt.

Claire Tilden

Dress pattern order form with fabric yardage details

The notice lists dress pattern sizes 14 16 18 and 20 with a size 16 bodice and fabric needs of 1% yards of 35 inch fabric for bodice, 34 yards for contrast and girdle, and 4 yards for another contrast. It requests 15 cents in coins and instructs to send size, name, address and style number to Pattern Department M.N. 70 Fifth Avenue New York NY.

Pattern Department M.N Fifth Avenue New York N.Y

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Lewistown Adele Hogan Dan W. Hogan Seattle Providence Hospital Victor—Clyde Arthur Towne Maywood Neb John Laux Jr Phillip Laux St. Cleo’s Church Charles A. Dever Philadelphia Roy J. A. Tobey Beauty and the Board Upper Mississippi Henry Leavenworth North Dakota West Harry Atkinson Council Bluffs Ann Delafield Bonnie Donahue Betty Crocker Vucherecluniec Ree U. S Home Service Department Mreat Falls Muatana
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