John S Solberg remembered as steadfast pioneer merchant
The city mourns John S Solberg last of its pioneer merchants and a steady, frugal operator for 45 years. Born in Norway he rose from cobbler’s bench to influence in Big Timber Sweet Grass county while keeping business conservative and honest. Known for delivering value to customers he avoided public office but served as alderman and school trustee and remained faithful to civic duty and naturalization oath.
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John S. Solberg
Solberg
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Norway
County Commission Minutes June 5 1933 Proceedings
The Board of County Commissioners met June 5 1933 in regular session with A A Lamp chairman C C Nicholson Sigurdee commissioners and W Conwell clerk. The minutes list numerous exam orders and payments for road work supplies repairs and various services including road crews engineers tax refunds and welfare disbursements totaling numerous items and amounts.
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Gundér
Bridger Creek
H.C. Roquet
Harts Pavilion
Inez Price
Inez
J. A. Lowry
H. Utermohle
A. A. Lamp
C. Nicholson
W. A. Conwell
Board of County’ Commissioners
C. C. Nicholson
Sigurdeee
W. Conwell
W. G. Aller
A. T. Ellison County Road
J. A. Kelsey Same
W. H. Halls Same
S. O. Lind
A. I. Berg
G. F. Boddy Same
Bert Murray
Mike Kepler
O. P. Jasper
A. G. Broughton
Boulderon
Ceeereseesese
Northwestern Auto Supply Co
Skillman Service Station
Ullman Lumber Co. Coal
Knapps
Escesleoe
A. Sluman Same
Floyd Farr Same
Albert Ellison Same
Clark Lafon
Minneapolis Iron Store
Nba
E. R. Patterson Same
A. W. Miles Co
L. F. Douthett Same
J. J. Lacklen Co
Motor Inn Supplies
Johnson’s Store
Same
Bailey Home
DeFrance Garage Gas Etc
Montana Power Co. Light
Q Power
R. A. Traver Coal
The
Texas Co. Gas
Standard Oil Co. Oil Etc
DA Lubricant Co., Inc
Industrial Accident Board
Petty Cashier
General Fund
Jerome Williams Printing
Petty Cash
I. J. Taber Supplies
McKee Printing Co
Burroughs Adding Machine CO
Tiddon
Cecc-Serecctepaeree
Gertrude Epperson
Emma B. Rees
Classified ads mix cattle pasture and horse sale
Wanted cattle to pasture four miles from Grey Cliff on the north side of the river. 32-11 Mrs. Adeline Fahlgren. For sale three work horses and two saddle horses. See Mrs. Alice Fleming, Contact, Mont. 31 If Dr. Riesland the eyesight specialist may be consulted for the finest and best in optical service at Grand hotel June 21 22 23.
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Fryer Creek
Carl
Seyforth
Pullman
Michigan
Glass Brothers
L. J. Webb
Glasston
A. C. Linnett
P. O
Big Timber
Mont
J. A. Stubkjare
Hanson
Cremer Rodeo Co
Shawmut
Levert Breck
Grey Cliff
Adeline Fahlgren
Alice Flemming
Riesland
Grand Hotel
Evangelical Churches Schedule and Picnic at Fair Grounds
Evangelical churches announce Andrew Roukema, pastor. Big Timber Sunday School at 10 a.m. Children’s Day program at 11. E L C BE at 7 15 p m. Evening service at 8. Friday 11 a.m. Sunday School contest picnic at fair grounds. Bring picnic dinner. Blues provide ice cream and lemonade. Wednesday June 14 Ladies Aid meets 2 p.m. hostess Mrs R Ryan.
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Andrew Roukema
Big Timber Sunday School
Fair Grounds
Blues
Ladies Aid
R. Ryan
Lutheran Church Service Schedule and Sunday School
Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 10 a m English services at 11 a m and communion service at Melville at 3 p m led by Pastor A A Holbeck.
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Lutheran Church
A. A. Holbeck
Melville
St Marks Pastor Durant to preach at Big Timber and McLeod
Bishop Faber will preach at St. Mark's Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. in Big Timber and at 8 p.m. in McLeod with Frank Durant, pastor of the church.
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St. Mark’s
Frank Durant
Faber
Big Timber
McLeod
Dusting Off The Old Ones in Melville Community News
Local notes from Melville list residents visiting relatives in Minneapolis and Seattle, a baby born near McLeod, and deaths illness. Real estate deals include Dr. J. G. McKay selling building lots to W. D. Richards for 500 dollars. A new Crazy Moon forest reserve is created. The wool season closes with 1,715,000 pounds shipped and value about 351,575 dollars. A Hickox property sale to B Beinecke and P L Van Cleve Jr. is finalized. Hickox plans to move to California.
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E. A. Lee
McLeod
A. G. Hatch
Palo Alto
Calif
W. C. Prescott
Minneapolis
W. D. Richards
McLeod Street
Frank Webber
John Widdecombe
Fish Creek
C. N. Skillman
Seattle
Charles Bennett
Twodot
John Noble
Big Elk
Charles Dugro
Hickox & Hickox
Melville
B. Beinecke
New York City
Paul L. van Cleve, Jr
Hickox
California
Wool sales and local notices from Pioneer file era
Jay Loving of Fargo on weeklong business. Great Falls wool at 28c per lb from 30 000 sheep. Judge Stark and stenographer G E Marvin visiting. Eva Mijelde teaching in Morris district spent weekend home. John T Esp returned from Lennep for nephew Albert Grannigan funeral. Bryan resigns as secretary of state after clash with Wilson. W C T U officers elected Mrs Wilder Nutting president and others. First Sweet Grass wool sale 15 pounds total at 25c from Pemberton Bryan Wirak Parham Raisland.
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Pioneer
Jay Loving
N. P
Fargo
Great Falls
Judge Stark
G. E. Marvin
New Court
Eva Mijelde
Morris
John T. Esp
Lennep
Albert Grannigan
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Wilder Nutting
D. Claiborn
W. P. Franklin
J.F. Struthers
Sweet Grass County
O. B. Parham
Billings
Jerome Pemberton
Charles Bryan
Louis Wirak
Sievert Raisland
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Big Timber Pioneer
Big ‘Timber
Montana
Jerome Williams
United States
Hunters Hot Springs
Charles Goff
City of
Lottie Stubblefield
Commissioner’s Proceedings
Big Timber Home Tel. Co. Rental and Toll Co
Florence Crittenton Home
Record Printing Co. Supplies Toy CO
SUPE
Cessscrecteeee
Naegele Printing Co
L. F. Douthett Co
Ethel K. Steensland
Churchill & Amery
Thomas Burg
Anna Fenske
State Relief Committee
Clinton Carter
Dillon
S. H. Bare
Harry Clouse Drayage
Red Cross Foul Des Ceesseeesenssene
Aioe Stores, Inc. Groc
McKenney
Vaughn Food Market
Jones and Larson
Will Ferguson
Bilbro Ang Hillyer
Frances L. Price
Johnson’s
Weatherman
Eeceves
Inger M. Fallang Same
Charlie. Freeburg Same
R. O. Sisman Care Cemetery
Pioneer Files
Chevrolet
Rte
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor CO
Detroit
Flint
General Motora
OIE: Motor CO
Bic Timber
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