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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
1
Rodeo announcer Don Harrington of Butte returns to the Big Timber rodeo. He has hosted events widely from Edmonton to Southern California and captained Montana’s first intercollegiate rodeo team. Harrington’s career spans bare back riding steer wrestling and calf roping with TV and NBC appearances.
The Big Timber Lutheran church witnessed the late spring wedding of Miss Mary Louise Peterson and Joseph M. Wooldridge. The ceremony featured a double ring rite, nuptial music by E. O. Overland, and readings by Jeanne Erickson and Burnell Southall. The bride wore chantilly lace and tulle, with a pearl tiara and carried a Bible with pink roses.
Alfred Egeland admitted to Community hospital for medical care on Monday. Mrs. Paul Deyerle to host Triple L Home Demonstration Club at next meeting Monday, June 23. National Guard members attend annual summer encampment at Helena from June 15 to 29. Richard Counter arrives from San Diego Navy base for two weeks with his parents. Jayceens urged to dress children as cowboys or Indians for parade at City park tennis court Sunday, June 22 at 11:30 a.m. Wheat referendum overseen by Cecil Carl Everett Charlson and Oliver Hammersmark in county assessor's office June 20 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mrs. Robert Leicht and three children from Sheboygan, Wis., visiting ill mother. Bob and child to join end of month.
Tope Strobel, rodeo parade committee chair, released prize details including H floats 20 15 10 5 dollars and decorated floats 25 20 15 10 dollars. Decorated bikes 5 3 2 dollars, Boy Scouts 10 dollars, Cub Scouts 10 dollars, youngest cowboy 5 dollars, youngest cowgirl 5 dollars, oldest cowboy 5 dollars. Extra prizes possible for unusual entries. entries must reach City park by 11 30 a m with Main street blocked.
Neighborhood guests honor newlyweds at a Saturday shower at the Erik Ham mersmark ranch. Rodeo visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Littleton Fox of New York City and Mrs. Ralph Prather and family arriving in Billings.
Myra Hill McCormick, wife of Domonic McCormick and mother of four, died in a Billings hospital Saturday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the First Congregational church in Big Timber with interment in Mountain View cemetery. She was born August 24 1895 at Hamilton and lived on the Yellowstone valley. Survivors include her husband two daughters twin sons two sisters two brothers seven grandchildren two great grandchildren and nine nieces and nephews. She was active in church work and a member of the First Christian church of Billings later joining the Big Timber church.
Tickets for the Big Timber rodeo show growing fast with most $3 box seats sold and many grandstands taken. This year no on road sales. parking area access choose and main office sales before entry. A special booth at Vaughn-Ragsdale stores opens 9 am Sunday for reserved seats uptown.
The combined Congregational and Episcopal vacation school will hold its closing program Friday at 7 30 PM in the Congregational church. The theme is We Would See Jesus with hymns prayer memory verses songs and a pageant featuring children from kindergarten to junior. Rev. R Price to lead offerings and parts of the program including See Good Samaritan and We Would See Jesus.
E. Duane Tollefson, son of Rev. E. E. Tollefson, was ordained in Fergus Falls Minn, June 15. A SGHS graduate, Pacific Lutheran College alumnus, and Luther Theological Seminary graduate, he later served in the Army Medical Corps and wed Donna Erickson in 1957. The couple plans to stop in Big Timber on June 25 en route to Sweet Home Oregon where he will pastor.
Ballentine native Robert Woolley named instrumental music instructor to replace Edith Malcolm Harper who resigned. Woolley has eight years of teaching in Montana schools and earned a Montana State University music degree. He plans to move to Big Timber after July. Dale McFarlane hired to replace Allen Powell as Latin and English teacher. McFarlane taught in Saco and Denton over ten years and will attend summer school before moving to Big Timber. He is not married.
At a Sweet-Grass county wool marketing committee meeting bids will be invited for pool members wool. All sign ups must be in by June 25. Committee members listed include Sigurd Lavold Lee Rasmus Boe vice president H Ben Tetlie secretary J G Johnson treasurer Cand Lars Fotland.
An elderly visitor returns to Klamath Falls after 35 years away. He had traveled from Rapelje country to see relatives and friends and recalls walking six miles in rain as a remembered hardship.
Harry Plaggemeyer age 49 a Sweet Grass county rancher died of a brain tumor at the Veterans hospital Miles City after three weeks there following five weeks in Billings. Funeral services will be at Lowry Chapel Friday 2 p m with burial Mountain View. Obituary to run next week in Pioneer.
Rodeo committee asks all commercial places in Big Timber to display flags on Saturday and Sunday of the rodeo weekend. The item also notes visitors from Canada and local social news including births, travels, and a fire incident with minimal damage.
The George Yosts sold their ranch at the mouth of Little Timber creek to Mr and Mrs C E Thomas of Livingston with possession on October 1. The Yosts moved to Sweet Grass county in 1943 after living in Melville on the Fair ranch and have since resided there with their son Irvin and family. They have no definite plans for the future.
With help from Shell Oil Co and the forest service a hitching rack is installed in the lot behind Cole Drug. The forest service supplied poles and Shell Oil drilled the holes. The rack can accommodate 12 to 14 horses.
Bil lings resident Ted MacKenzie Ferguson forfeited a 10 bond after a Monday arrest by Sheriff Thompson for speeding over 25 mph in city limits. Inga J Andem paid a 10 fine Friday after pleading guilty to exceeding the 55 mph night speed limit.
Tonsillectomies were performed on Gerald Scholten and Chris Boe at the Community hospital on Tuesday. Relatives visited local families in Polson Frenchtown and Long Beach during the past week. Nominating petitions have been filed by Montana Voges for county treasurer and Grace M Carney for county superintendent of schools with County Clerk Dick Armstrong.
Reed Point Miss Anna Mae Peterson and Alvin C. Schott were married Monday afternoon at the bride’s parents home. Rev. E. J. Bott officiated with relatives present. The couple planned a honeymoon to the Black Hills in South Dakota.
Children ages three to fourteen are invited to a two week vacation Bible school at the Seventh Day Adventist church from June 23 to July 3. Classes run 9 am to 12 noon on weekdays with crafts nature study and Bible lessons on Gods Wonderful World. Supervised games and a closing program are included and there is no admission charge.
Supt A C McDonald announces three new teachers complete the grade school staff for the coming year. Betty Hyde of Billings will teach fourth grade replacing Mrs Signy Deeney. Charmaine Staiger of Hebron ND replaces Mrs Henry Doornbos in first grade after teaching at Scobey last year. Barbara Meyer from Hebron will take over second grade duties replacing Mrs John Heurion.
Donald E DeCock paid a $5 fine for running a stop sign Hower R Parmon fined $5 for speeding Sven Trensvell faced a $15 penalty for drunkenness in police court proceedings.
Marlene Prevost left for Parks Business College in Denver with her parents to accompany her to Laurel where she rode the Burlington to Denver. Teresa Drivdahl graduated from Montana State University Missoula with a BA in English and will teach at Kalispell High School this fall. Clive Haas, president of the United States Independent Telephone Association, left for Portland to speak at a regional convention. Mrs Mary Jasper visited briefly with Lester Moore en route to Ojai California. Mr Moore, formerly Dotty Koozer, last visited here 38 years ago and traces family ties to the Koozer hardware in early town days.
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