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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1942

Page

3

Philipsburg Pioneer Association Formed by 30 California Idaho Montana Pioneers

A 30 member group of early day pioneers from California Idaho and Montana formed the Philipsburg Pioneer association. The preamble notes mutual aid and the aim to honor frontiersmen while avoiding legal formalities. They establish life offices two annual meetings on Feb 22 and July 4 and a simple charter with no fines or statutes beyond territory law.

California Idaho Montana Philipsburg Pioneer Association For Mutual Benefit Philipsburg

Catastrophe Looms in a Rigged Race Gambit

A horse named Catastrophe is tipped as the likely winner in a mile and a sixteenth race. Toad McArdle urges a \$5,000 bet with Thomas Moody, who then faces mortgage foreclosure notices and a stolen \$1,000 from his company funds. Moody contemplates repayment as the plan teeters on the edge of ruin.

Cain Abel Tom Cockers Toad McArdle Thomas Moody Toad FHA Mr. Moody Ote Moody

Bookmaker's Comeback Money and a Baby Bond

Thomas Moody bets $1000 on Catastrophe at Bay Meadows but loses as the horse finishes last. The bookmaker explains hedging with comeback money and returns Moody’s stake, plus $500 for potential twins the same day. Moody’s employer pays him a severance-like exit while the bookie cheers the twins’ real value. Moody leaves to violet roses for his wife.

Special Service Police Department Thomas Moody Thomas Moodys Moody Toad McArdle Toad Mr. Moody Sweet Baby Mr. Thomas Moody

Bylaws Record of Fellowship and Early Signatories

A bylaw ledge notes long-winded fellowship and discovery work with a list of signatories and dates from 1848 to 1869 including Josiah Merrill John Rains John McLean John Landes George Plaistead Henry Imborrage M Kaiser Eli D Holland D H Anderson G V Sherman Daniel Lisson John Kaiser Angus McIntyre Louise Kaiser I H Monhart William Hammond George Hammond A A McDonald M S Caprice C N Freeman James McDonel Herman Kaiser David Simmons Frank D Brown William Stahl Joseph Saris George Tyrell Dan C Morgan Sim Shively John W Hall and others.

Josiah M. Merrill John Rains John G. McLean John Landes George Plaistead Henry Imborrage M. Kaiser Eli D. Holland D. H. Anderson G. V. Sherman Daniel Joseph Saris George ®. Tyrell Dan C. Morgan Sim Shively John W. Hall

Straw Helps Check Erosion by Wind

Montana State College extension expert M P Hansmeier notes extreme spring winds show straw or surface stubble on fallow inhibits erosion. Roosevelt county tests with surface crop residue reduced drifting. subsurface tillage further cut drift, aligning with Canadian Swift Current results. Mulch also conserves soil moisture by cutting runoff and evaporation.

Montana M. P. Hansmeier Montana State College Roosevelt County Soil Conservation Service Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Swift Current Canada Hansmeier

Park Names Garrison Acting Assistant Superintendent

Glacier park superintendent D S Libbey announced Lemuel A. Garrison as acting assistant superintendent succeeding Robert R Vincent who left for military service. Garrison, a native of Pella Iowa, has lived in Boise Valley Idaho and Ogden Utah and graduated from Stanford. He served in Alaska Sequoia and Yosemite and in 1939 led Hopewell village Birdsboro Pennsylvania before becoming assistant chief of information in Washington DC.

D. S. Libbey Glacier Park Lemuel A. Garrison Garrison Robert R. Vincent Pella Boise Valley Idaho Ogden Utah Stanford University Chugach National Forest Alaska Sequoia National Park Yosemite Hopewell Village Birdsboro National Park Service Washington, D. C

Larkin Confirmed for Promotion to Brigadier General

Thomas B. Larkin, former Army district engineer at Fort Peck and later involved in Panama Canal construction, has been confirmed by the Senate for promotion to brigadier general. Larkin remains stationed in Panama. Falcons are credited with extraordinary longevity, though experts say their typical lifespan is seven to ten years.

Thomas B. Larkin Fort Peck Panama Canal Senate Larkin Panama

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