Melville Lutheran Church History and Norwegian Settlement
Lucille Anderson recounts Montana Colony roots near Melville and the first Lutheran congregation founded in 1885. The article traces settlers from Minnesota, church formation, early services, Norwegian language use, the cemetery donation, and the 1968 parish addition with much volunteer labor.
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Lucille Anderson
Melville
Melville Lutheran Church
Montana
Lower Sweet Grass
Howie
Swamp Creek
Byz Timber
Absarokee
Joliet
Red Lodge
Billings
Deer Creek
Big Coulee
Forsythe
Missoula
Messile
Engelsted
Kaute Anderson
Joseph Dahl
Peter Rye
Ole Crest
Ole Erickson
Jack
Harry Hart
Billie Creek
Harry
Eric Neste
Victor Tronrud, Jr
Lowry
Ipioneer
CowBelles Promote Beef for Father's Day Contest
Sweet Grass County Cow Belles plan a weekend event at Big T Super Friday and Saturday to promote beef for Father's Day. Winners at 6 p.m. receive two T bone steaks and a Bicentennial beef cookbook, with no purchase or present-to-win requirement. Averill Keller notes the centennial year adds meaning as fathers balanced family duties with national service.
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Sweet Grass County CowBelles
Big T
Averill Keller
America
Former Big Timber Resident Plans Montana Visit
Alice McGee now of Mt. Center California will fly into Billings on June 24 and travel to Big Timber to visit the Coryell home. The trip marks her first Big Timber visit in over a decade and friends may call or visit at the Coryell residence. Clayton Davis returns from Northwest College for the summer. Mrs. Erling Satre and companions completed a nine day trip from Billings through Spokane Portland Oregon coast California redwoods Lake Tahoe Reno Salt Lake and Yellowstone Park.
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Bugz
Big Timber
Alice McGee
Mt. Center
Calif
Helen Coryell
Erling Satre
Frances Arseth
Barbara
Myrna Forsyth
Billings
Spokane
Portland
Big Timber Study Commission Final Hearing Tonight
The Big Timber Study Commission holds its final hearing at City Hall at 7 30 pm urging residents to attend. Citizens will discuss the proposed city charter and the alternative government form to be voted on in November. Information from the hearing will inform the final draft for council approval in August.
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Big Timber Study Commission
City Hall
Ed Bergquist
Weoohow Hese
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By Lucille Anderson
Rushford
Fillmore County
Minnesota
Spring
Henry Ellingson
Ole Jensen
P.O. Fallang
B.O. Forsythe
J N Dahil
Iver H. Hoyem
Andrew Berg
Ole Clausen
Bozeman
Robert Simms
Home Mission Board
Norwegian Augusta Synod
Montana Territory
Res
P O. Fallang
BO Forsythe
Ole M. Erickson
Syvert Crest
Benjamin Hoyseth
Andrew Johnson
Henri Ellingson
P H. Petersen
John Hoff
Joseph M. Dahl
John Ro Rge
Knute Anderson
Olga Fallane
Bilhe Creek
Olga Fallang
Sevell Crest
PC Fallang
Sam Berg
Ho Sandsness
Wes John Eye
Pheer
Thes
Arganved
Panthers Gar
Miri Tohnson
Mroo
Mes Norris Feleisen
Gt Beer
Norris Johnson
Larry Lowary
Lowry’s
Clayton Davis
Mrs
K. J. Davis
Northwest College
Kirkland, Wash
Cory
Gust
Vental
Park Electric Cooperative
McLeod
Sweet Grass County
Steinberg
Sweet Grass Community Clinic
Ann Schilling
Jayceons
Sweet Grass County Commissioners
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