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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
4
The piece notes a swift donation to buy a dray horse for 83 year old Dad Murray as a public tribute while criticizing Huey Long’s wealth sharing plan. It recounts the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case and a portion of the Waley return, then describes Tom Mix car behavior and highway use as a caution about tourist travel and highway investment.
Senator A J Plumer praises Senate Bill No 22 in a letter to the Western Progressive arguing it will save the state money by reducing insurance costs for public property. He cites lower rates, a growing surplus, and use of funds for state needs, claiming the measure enjoys broad support from farm and labor groups.
The board met at 10 a m with A A Lamp C C Nicholson and Sigurd Lavold and clerk E R Patterson. A budget transfer of 115 from justice court salary to assessor salary was approved, along with numerous General Fund warrants to officials and vendors. The meeting covered road, poor fund, jail, and public works expenses, with licenses issued for a dance and a road machinery sale planned for later in June.
Furnished room and rental offers appear with contact 165 M while buyers seek 175 white face ewes and hay equipment. Stray and stolen animal notices list multiple unbranded yearlings and mares with brands and markings. Listings also include ranch rates and farm equipment for sale or inquiry in McLeod and Big Timber Montana.
A note of thanks expresses appreciation for a gift and acknowledges the sender as M. Murray.
Howard Mattson visited friends in Grey Cliff on Sunday. The Womans club held its annual picnic in Big Timber Saturday. Melvin Peterson and Tony Dahl shear sheep with a power shearer. Oscar Johnson and Erick Hoving of Helena called on Bridger Creek friends last week. Various families shared Sunday dinner at the Terland home. Mrs. H J Oliphant visited Johnson and McLean homes last week and will travel to the coast for summer. Mrs. Frank Berrie hosted the club to craft a dress form for Ardith Nepstad.
The public library will be closed all of next week for annual house cleaning. Books will be given out up to 9 p m Saturday June 15 and again on Monday evening June 24.
Miss Georgia Thorson a Libby teacher is at home on vacation with her family. She is taking a break from classroom duties and enjoying leisure moments in town.
The Sweet Grass county board of commissioners orders the sale of road machinery including a Russell Mogul 12 ft. machine and Caterpillar engine as part of replacing with new equipment. The 5 June 1935 order required sale under the law, with A. A. Lamp as chairman and E. R. Patterson as clerk attesting.
A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Eric Steensland Tuesday. Harold Nelson becomes manager of Richards drug store in Melville. Absarokee Tie Co shipped 65000 ties from Lower Deer creek this week. Jerome Williams visited to record depositions in the Butler murder case. Sheriff Fallang searched mud pools near Coffin Butte for Tony Rochhi the missing Italian. Wool prices noted with Dave Stewart receiving 18 7 8 cents and 18 3 8 cents per pound. Views on local business and residents frequent the town.
From Pioneer Mrs Poole of Townsend visits Miss Minta McCall. J W Geiger builds a handsome home on the site of a previous fire. Billings council raises pool room licenses to 500 monthly. Dixon block near completion. Stillwater county commissioners inspect roads and bridges. Tony Rochhi located after missing near Coffin Butte and mud geysers. now working on Lower Sweet Grass.
Pioneer D J Arnold reports 24 inches of snow in Gibson county. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Sigurd T Lavold of Melville on May 29 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs J B Scyphers of Big Timber on May 27. The term assigns nine teachers for public school with names listed. May census notes show 18 births and two deaths in the county for May. O R Duncan begins a garage on McLeod and Third avenue. Moses Morrison, long-time Springdale rancher, died at Okanogan Washington. Bert Crandall, last seen May 28 at Louis Beley saloon, disappeared. Sheriff Lyon later found bedding stored at the Dillon barn. speculation grows he is a Yellowstones River victim.
Carl Tangen sold his 1440 acre Otter creek ranch to Lew Webb for 35000. Market prices for commodities, a state committeeman appointed, Red Cross funding, and two obituaries of Deer creek pioneer Jacob Hohenbarger and Edmund Teddy Bright are reported with brief biographical details.
The board of county commissioners approves two tractors valued at 200 and 500 dollars and will sell them at public cash auction on Friday July 5 1935 at 2 30 pm at the front door of the courthouse Big Timber Montana One No 60 Best Senne engine and One No 60 Best Caterpillar engine are to be bid excluding other items. E R Patterson clerk of the board dated June 5 1935. Pub June 6 13 20 27 1935.
Sweet Grass County Montana invites bids on a powered motor patrol grader weighing at least 17 000 pounds with a 12 foot blade scarifier attached enclosed cab odometer lighting tandem drive and about 45 horsepower engine.
All bids must be addressed to the clerk of the board and delivered before 2 30 p m on July 2 1935. The Board of County Commissioners Sweet Grass County Montana reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated June 5 1935. Publisher June 6 13 20 1935.
Daniel T. Phillips of McLeod Montana filed to prove up his stock raising addition homestead entry No 031340 for SEY%SW% section 24 township 2S range 13E Meridan before U S Commissioner John A Lowry at Big Timber on July 8 witnesses Clarence Farnsworth Ira M Decker Brantson Miles W Harold McLaughlan all of McLeod Harry W Hill Register First published May 30 1935 Last published June 27 1935
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