Local travel and visits across towns in Livingston area
Residents and visitors from Livingston, Billings, Big Timber, Missoula and Laurel appear in a sequence of weekend trips and family gatherings. Names include Donald Bare, L L Walker, Ed Leckie, Catherine Leckie, Lee Miller, Dorestad, Owen McKeith, J T Groth, Kenneth Goddard, Maude Hickman, Zillah Malone, Roy Bates, F C Berrie Sr, Nettie Lamb, Thomas W. Friend, Carl Hiner, Sid Fraser Jr, Marvel and Lorraine Bayers, Ruth Askwig, Darrell Roobol, Tom Clark, Joe Ross, Ole Messing, Theodore Thompson, Les Campbell, and others. Sheep shearing ramps up with local crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Bare
Livingston
L. L. Walker
Big Timber
Billings
Ed Leckie
Catherine Leckie
Lee Miller
Oregon
Kenneth Goddard
Laurel
R. Davis
Maude Hickman
Zillah Malone
Roy Bates
Three Forks
F. C. Berrie
Nettie Lamb
Thomas W. Friend
N. P
Missoula
Carl Hiner
Carl
John M. Hiner
Marvel
Lorraine Bayers
Ruth Askwig
Sid Fraser, Jr
Darrell Roobol
Butte
Pleun Roobol
Tom Clark
Joe Ross
Stockade
Ole Messing
Theodore Thompson
Norway
Thompson
Les Campbell
Billy
Floyd Ferguson
T. Neeney
Betty Leckie
Birlines
Tne Neeney
Wayne Eder
Sol
Locals plan barbecue as D Y trail gets backing
J J Lacklen of the Lions club helped persuade the highway commission to urge the Bureau of Public Roads to complete the D Y trail north from Helena to Lewistown about 114 miles long with roughly 80 miles yet to build. Estimated cost eight thousand dollars per mile. Barbecue June 26 fundraiser planned with Daisy Johnson and Leo Cremer donating two beeves and subscriptions covering the balance. Memorial Day events include a city band concert and a parade with veterans, prayers, and a flying squad salute. Residents report visitors from north, and several families are visiting Columbus or preparing for summer in Yellowstone park or Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Lacklen
Lions Club
Helena
Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Lewistown
Lacklen
Daisy Johnson
Leo Cremer
Ayers
Montana
Billings
Boulder
Court House
McLeod Street
Carnegie Library
C. E. Tate
A. A. Holbeck
Lutheran Church
Columbus
Wash
Julia Bertelsen
Louis Pullman
Laurel
Harlowton
Earl Cole
Austin, Mont
Monte Murray
Livingston
E. Robbins
Chester Fraser
P. J. Patten
Emmett
Jake Wagner
Marie Moler
Arthur Guthrie
Lewis Guthrie
Arthur
Pompey’s Pillar
Eugene Daley
Bridger
Bess Deeney
Elda Neumann
Gene Frates
Larue Samuelson
Harry Schimitt
East White Beaver
Mesdames
B. Swift
Albert Leuthold
J. T. Groth
T. W. Friend
Robert Cunningham
Floyd Ferguson
William Ferguson
Wayne Eder
L. Patterson
Early History of Melville and Some Who Were There
The article chronicles Melville area settlement starting 1876 with Puett brothers and Cook, Strong, and a Norwegian colony farming on Sweet Grass Otter Creek. It notes early schools, post office 1882, harsh winters for flocks, sheep importations, rough wagon freighting, and the rise to modern farming with fenced land and diversified ranching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville
Coleman
William Puett
Missouri Valley
Franklin Ranch
George W. Cook
W. G. Strong
Montana
Rushford
Minn
Otter Creek
Hart Bros
Sim B. Roberts
Sweet Grass
Martin Forsythe
Peter H. Becken
Ole Clausen
John Rye
Sivert Crest
Julius Gunderson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Forsythe
H. O. Hickox
Messrs
Ed Veasey
Charles McDonnell
James Duffey
Big Timber Creek
California
Howard Bros
Howard & McAllister
Sweet Grass Creek
Coleman Puett
Big Timber
Big Timber. Mrs. Ellingson
Clausen
Fallang
B. O. Forsythe
Oscar J. Ellingson
Thomas Dahl
Andrew Berg
Annie Hoyem
Judge Strong
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reed Point
Big Timber Express
Henry Ellingson
P. O. Fallang
J. M. Dahl
Iver Hoyem
O. B. Nevin
American Fork
Puett
Bozeman
Fort Benton
Judith Gap
Hon
Wesley P. Franklin
Chas. McDonnell
John Hoff
Knut Anderson
Mrs
Geo. O. Rostad
W. Cook
Professional Directory
Roy R. Frazier
M. W. Barr
E. C. Overland
Law County Court House
L. W. Baskett
Montana Power Co
Black Big Timber
D. Claiborn
J. D. Lowry Real Estate
J. D. Herries
Masonic
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