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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

3

Reverend Stateler Pioneers Montana Mission After Long Wait

The Rev Learner Blackman Stateler waited over thirty years for a call to the Indians and came to Montana in 1864 with Jim Bridger's train. He established early Methodist chapels, preached across mining camps, and helped found Montana Methodism while facing Civil War era hardships and personal peril.

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Prospector Record Boosts Lewis and Clark County History

State land board data shows Lewis and Clark County as a historic magnet for gold seekers with 112 permits and 52 159 acres in 17 counties. Capable prospectors hold exclusive lease options, while the state pockets a 5 percent royalty or 50 cents per acre annually, underscoring ongoing mineral wealth interest.

Snp She Jayman West Nanita B. Sherlock State Land Board Cormmission State Land Board Lewis and Clark County Wis and Clark Madison Beaverhead Broadwater Grante Jefferson Mineral Cascade Fergus Flathead Lincoln Missoula Park Powell Chouteau and Meagher

Range Riders War Sparks Verbal Clash in Montana

N N Kid D J O Malley and Charlie Stuart clash over statements about the Range Riders reunion at Miles City. O Malley cites comments from 57 years ago and Stuart responds with a counter in Phillips County columns. The dispute centers on recollections of the 1939 Range Riders reunion held July in Miles City.

D. J. O'Malley Charlie Stuart J. Russell Larcombe Phillips County News Malta O'Malley LaCrosse Wis Rocky Mountain Husbandman Montana Stockgrowers Association O’malley N—N Charlie Furman Toppenish, Wash Rosebud Idaho Montana Montana Range Armells Creek Yellowstone River Wyoming Line Big Porcupine Yellowstone Big Dry Dakotas Judith River Conrad Kohrs Nick John Bielenberg John T Murphy Granville Stuart Miles City Kid Charles Stuart Phillips County Bau i Stuart Brusett Garfield County

State Farm Outlook Best In Years Says Rail Agent

Montana's agricultural outlook is the brightest in years says John W. Haw land development agent of the Northern Pacific railroad at the Montana Stockgrowers association convention in Butte. He notes drought years 1930 1934 and 1938 as hard times but cites range land recovery and restocking plans as signs of renewed growth and increased irrigation. Haw warns war in Europe may affect western agriculture but remains optimistic about Montana’s prospects.

Montana John W. Haw St. Paul Northern Pacific Railroad Butte Montana Stockgrowers Association Haw Great Plains Drouth Somarora New Hope Range State Water Conservation Board Land Settlement Department of the Northern Pacific Europe

British Inventor Proposed 12 Hour Balloon Trips

A British inventor once proposed 12 hour balloon journeys from lia to exploit Earth's rotation to gain speed. The idea linked balloon flight duration to using rotation for longer travel.

Cruel slaughter of wild pigeons marks nation’s tragic loss

The passenger pigeon, once numbering in the millions across North America, was driven to extinction by ruthless hunting and habitat loss. Early observers described nesting colonies thousands of miles long. by 1904 wild pigeons were gone, and the last known specimen died in a Cincinnati zoo in 1914.

Dakotas Montana America Cincinnati National Congress Alexander Wilson Central America Western Diamond Jim Brady Lillian Russel Middle West New York City Cincinnati Zoo Washington, D. C United States

Boy Completes Eight Years Without Absence or Tardy

Ben Arnold of Stillwater county, son of Senator and Mrs. S. C. Arnold, has a perfect school attendance record eight years running. He rode 85 miles to school one year and finished his eighth grade at Columbus before returning to his father's ranch near Broadview for the summer.

Ben Arnold S. C. Arnold Stillwater County Columbus Broadview

Governor Ayers Praises Roosevelt Defense Plan

At a Fairfield meeting with Norwegian residents Governor Roy Ayers endorsed President Roosevelt's defense program for a large system to deter invaders. He warned future needs may end the necessity, urging fortification to keep nations from intervention and expressing hope for Norway's restoration.

Fairfield Roy EB. Ayers Roosevelt Norway Ayers

Fort Belknap to Open Museum and Indian Market

The Fort Belknap museum and Indian market will open on Saturday June 1 with displays of Indian games dances ceremonials and judging of crafts. The site lies off highway 2 on the Fort Belknap Reservation about 44 miles east of Harlem, announced by H N Clark the reservation superintendent.

Fort Belknap H. N. Clark Highway 2 Harlem

Widow of famous cowboy artist Charles M Russell dies in California

Nancy Cooper Russell 62, widow of Charles Marion Russell, died May 24 at Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena after a three year illness. Burial was in Great Falls, where Russell was buried in 1926. She helped promote his art, edited his correspondence, and spent summers at Glacier Park's Bull's Head lodge alongside her husband’s career.

Nancy Cooper Russell Charles Marion Russell Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena Calif Great Falls Russell Kentucky Cascade Ben R. Roberts Helena Roberts Charles Schatzkein Butte Charley Russells London Dore New York Chicago Los Angeles California Sid Willis Nancy Arley

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