Local Post Office News Bit from Big Timber Montana
The note indicates mall entry at the Big Timber Montana post office designated as second class matter under mail handling rules.
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
2
The note indicates mall entry at the Big Timber Montana post office designated as second class matter under mail handling rules.
A fragmented OCR item lists monetary figures and timeframes such as one year two hundred, six months one point twenty five and three months three quarters. The fragment lacks context and clear subjects or actions.
Official paper notes county calls for a June election on incorporating Big Timber. The editorial argues municipal government would bring water, fire protection, sanitation, and street improvements at minimal taxpayer impact, citing widespread adoption in Montana towns and urging residents to embrace progress.
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina lauds President McKinley as American to the backbone and insists on liberal, national patronage. He says he cannot and will not control federal patronage in South Carolina and supports consulting post office patrons as done in Vermont Massachusetts and Ohio.
The Montana board of county commissioners in a special session considers Big Timber incorporation with 107 residents named in the petition and sets a census and election for July 1901. They appoint road viewers and list township road projects plus a new county high school petition and other county business including janitor appointments and budget reallocations.
Reports say Heinze leads a South Dakota corporation with $80,000,000 authorized capital to acquire his mining holdings. He has also bought a newspaper plant and plans a daily paper in Butte backed by Heinze money. He promotes ties to the working and business communities of Montana.
The New York Journal reports Henry R. Knapp and Representative B J Mine will again push the W A Clark opposition in the next Senate session. Mine, from Madison County, has long supported Clark, while Knapp is tied to Heinze. The fiercest Clark opponents are said to be among his former loyal backers.
President McKinley declares he will not accept a third term candidate under any circumstances, ending the pending political maneuvering and nullifying a large stock of party ammunition in Democratic circles.
Improved 160 acre ranch on Bridger creek with six horses three cows and three wagons farm implements. Selling cheap. Claims wide range and year round water with no loco weed or other poisonous weeds.
By petition of over 100 freeholders Sweet Grass County Montana calls an election on July 8 1901 from 2 to 6 pm at school district voting places in Big Timber to decide if a county high school shall be established. J H Moore county clerk.
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