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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
7
During an officials visit to the prison a convict accidentally knocks the governor and jokes pardon. The governor replies that the pardon lets him out. The exchange appears in the Baltimore American as a curio of prison folklore.
A Toledo Blade item notes a spiritualist scene in which a medium speaks as the spirit of the Lady Montague's maid. The maid states the ladyship is not at home and conveys the reply. The quirky exchange reflects stage or parlor entertainment of the period.
In 1795 Isaac Weld describes three floating bridges across the Schuylkill near Philadelphia. Large trees form the floating deck, with beams laid atop and railings on each side. The bridges move with water and are kept aligned by chains and anchors. He notes occasional sinking under heavy carriages but calls passage not dangerous and recalls movable sections to let vessels pass.
Bi Tibe sits on the Yellow River at the Boulder junction offering electric lights water works and strong public schools. The town is the gateway to Cooke City mining with rich copper gold and silver deposits and powerful river energy for manufacturing. It is a leading livestock and wool shipping point with inducements for new industries and a Northern Pacific main line passing through. Rail links to two other transcontinental lines are promised.
In the matter of the Estate of Henry W. Wilbur, deceased, the court orders administration proceedings begun. Appointments and filings are required by local probate rules with notices to heirs and creditors for claims and distributions.
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