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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
2
Advertises "Air Maid" flour as high quality and superior to many patent flours. Claims wide availability through grocery stores or direct mill orders. Each sack guaranteed and payable with flour. Urges customers to support local industry with Sweet Grass county wheat.
Pleasant train ride for families to Gardiner Gateway and return on June 20. Ex cursion special train departs at 7 51 A M from Northern Pacific station. Tickets priced at 2 50 for the round trip.
A. Whitney announces candidacy for reelection as assessor of Sweet Grass county on the Republican ticket. He states his term has aimed for fair impartial property assessments and asks voters for support for a second term.
Gibson Mont candidate Ed Boddy announces his run for the Republican nomination for county commissioner in Sweet Grass County subject to the August 3 primary. He pledges fair impartial and economical service if nominated and elected.
Florida voters head to the polls Tuesday to nominate candidates for one U.S. Senate seat two Florida congressional seats and state offices. Ruth Bryan Owens daughter of William Jennings Bryan challenges W Joe Sears in Florida's fourth district. Senator Fletcher faces two opponents Jerry Carter and John Van Valzah. Thomas Yon opposes Fletcher in the race.
Pensacola incumbent J. H. Smithwick seeks reelection with no standout issues. Mrs. Owens champions being Florida’s first woman candidate, while Senator Fletcher tours from Washington urging support for his record.
A series of short items from Reed Point notes visits by Dr Melvin and many travelers to Columbus Laurel and Billings. Local residents announce births illnesses hospitalizations weddings and a funeral. The piece mentions the McCampbells Clyde Park Belmont Gardiner and Hunters Hot Springs among others.
The 1906 Pioneer Christmas section notes Big Timber was incorporated in 1902 with Mayor John F. Asbury and aldermen Henry Witten S A Perrine A G Hatch F A Blakeslee. It records 1904 fire department founder J P Clark as chief and mentions changes in ward representation. The piece reflects on early settlers, community ties, education travels, and ends with a toast to Auld Lang Syne.
EF Taylor is on the sick list this week J J Kasey the McLeod merchant visited here Friday Dr M W Barr enjoys a visit from his mother of Detroit Miss Myrtle Bailey now stenographer for J A Lowry Co after returning from Billings Abbott business college A crowd welcomed by Chinese lanterns at Mr and Mrs J W Davis home Walter Long won first prize in a whist party Floods from Duck creek and Bridger creek caused crop and building damage Carlos Meigs land farm buildings poultry loss Jarrett and Budd ranch granary washed away J H Whiting lost tree wagon and lumber Rev H H Thoren visited Grey Cliff Ice cream at Grey Cliff restaurant Agnes Katherine born to Mr and Mrs Theodore S Lavold June 9 1908 Mrs J A Mulkern plays piano at moving picture show R L Lewis arrives to assist at Citizens State bank Ed Ogle departs for Paloma N J Jacoby to relieve him Opperman Bros purchasing lots on McLeod avenue plan to move planing mill to this place Mrs Ole Esp dies after seven year illness funeral in Norwegian and Congregational church with pallbearers named
Buyers from eastern houses arrive in Great Falls as the Montana wool market prepares for the opening of shearing, with southern Montana quotations around 33 cents a pound but expectations of a drop. Prices this year run about 10 cents below opening quotes from spring, and contracts in the north date from 1924.
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