This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
5
County official Ib. O. Clark visited Red Lode last week as a large flag was placed atop the Nag staff of the court house, marking a ceremonial display and local pride.
Sunday J. B. Beeson, from East Boulder, teaches nearby. Benj Urner of Melville Mercantile Co visited Big Timber on Saturday. Frank Fox, a Stanford student, is visiting his siblings. Last Thursday night Big Timber endured its hardest rainstorm in years.
C S Walbridge arrived from Waukesha Wisconsin where he spent the winter. Decoration day was not observed in Big Timber beyond closing some businesses. Minnie Foss came from Livingston and will oversee the Youmans district school. G W Walter of McLeod noted heavy recent rains in the area. Geo D Barnard & Co of St Louis agent CG Walker was in town taking blank book and stationery orders. Eva L Dana returned from Nye City to Big Timber. The band boys have reorganized in view of the Fourth celebration and will perform_music.
A dance at Melville hall on June 10 by local youths will raise funds for starving Cubans. Supper at the hotel, tickets two dollars. Also notes about a dynamo purchase for Big Timber plant, Sunday services schedule, a marriage in Melville, and a local critique of Eastern firms vs Ross-Dier Mercantile Co full of advertising and prices.
An exhibition displays a wool sample from Stocker and Co showing staple about eight inches long. Report claims Montana wool this year has an extra long staple, supporting the assertion with the sample.
Last Saturday a team belonging to Jacop Hoyem of Howie was drowned in Otter creek near Big Timber. An Hoyem employee had driven them to town. The creek rose after the crossing in the morning and on his return the team was swept downstream with the driver barely escaping.
Wards announce the marriage of Matie Blake and Dick Budd of this place at Butte yesterday. The groom is a long time local businessman and the bride a respected county teacher. They will return to Big Timber to establish a home on the north side of the track. Pro NEER offers congratulations and best wishes.
Big Timber gears up for a grand Fourth of July celebration with a basket picnic at Blake's Grove a dance in the evening horseracing and various sports. Funds are raised and a committee of W A Harrison G W Baker W P Franklin H C Pound Jack Martin BE O Clark G M Hatch and H Bliss will oversee. Communications go to secretary H C Pound.
Lortine Carbon Platno and Gloss Photos are available at Benjamin and Cooper's Studio. Timbers of all kinds are promised with guaranteed quality at affordable prices.
High water from recent rains washed the bridge on lower Sweet Grass road over Big Timber creek and the south approach on Melville road. Many smaller county bridges are badly damaged or washed away. Repair efforts will begin immediately to restore them before more damage occurs.
The Episcopal Guild schedules a Friday evening program on June 10 in Busha & Baily's hall featuring music, farce The Fatal Message, recitations, songs, and a Mouse Trap farce. Cast lists include Miss Edith Mirrielees and Mr. Robert Yardsley with stage manager Ralph Jarrett, all under Mrs. Oo. M. Thitch. The event promises good music and amusing performances with strong rehearsal interest.
Citizens who have dental work with Dr C A Benson of Big Timber should come soon to complete treatments as he plans to leave for the South shortly.
A local hardware store display shows Sheep Hooks Montana brand products at Olmstead and Howard's. The listing highlights the Montana hooks set among the store’s hardware offerings, emphasizing availability and frame of sale.
Advertisement claims Hood's Pills are entirely plant based and free of purge pains or griping effects. It notes a preparation aimed at easing discomfort without harsh withdrawals.
An advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic to enrich impoverished blood and restore strength energy and vigor. It urges readers to buy Hood's for a revitalizing effect.
The Rock Island plows were sold complete at Olmstead and Howe's, with two finished lines described in the sale notice.
Justin introduces new lines for men women and children including bouts and snoes at H O Kelloggs. Ross Dier Mercantile Co offers Pure Perfect baking powder. Olmstead Howards stocks bulk fresh garden seed field pea and lawn grass seeds.
Advertises Burlington Route via Bills and Billings offering 9 hours 21 minutes saved over other lines. Highlights Baker barbed wire and woven wire pricing alongside the rail option.
An Olmstead and Howard advertisement pitches a first class cash register for sale. It also touts Perfect Baking Powder as chemically pure and aids digestion, branding it as the stomach’s best friend and the next best thing after the register.
A trading note lists Perfect One Car Onion Sets sold at Olmsferd and Howard's for 15 cents per quart. The quirky line suggests a local grocery or seed catalog item with a humorous misprint or branding unusual in modern listings.
An ad claims the Paking Powder named Perfect guards against sallow complexions caused by indigestion. The text emphasizes the product’s purity as a preventive health benefit.
Ross Dier Mercantile Co announces the purchase of genuine pure Baking Powder named Perfect and guarantees every inch of it to be as pure as chemistry can achieve.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.