Local Notes Brighten Reed Point Community
Reed Point captures visits from Mary Hiner and Zillah Malone while nearby travelers pass through. Benjamin Carleton and Park City visitors share Sundays, with Packard families hosting and trading land deals near West White Beaver. Death of R C Woodburn noted in Livingston. local teens depart for Billings normal school summer session aboard No. 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hiner
Zillah Malone
Guy Carleton
Sugar City
Hyer
Red Lodge
Wayne Vaughn
Billings
Boulder
Earl Cole
Park City
L. J. Yates
Metling
Harlowton
Stevens
West White Beaver
James Baxter
Bessie Deeney
Ayres
Joe Deeney
Gardiner
Marie Vaughn
Billings Gazette
Cramer Schultz
Laurel
Ruth Carleton
Reed Point
Ruth
Floyd Smith
Floyd
R. C. Woodburn
Livingston
Mont
Mr. Woodburn
Normal School
Earl Findley
Ralph Imley
Luthena Brumfield
Agnes van Oosten
Bessie Robinson
Margaret Brumfield
Gladys, Opal
Lewis Rash
Eva Mae Elgin
Alice Guthrie
Myrtle Ostensop
Milwaukee Seeks New Freight Rate Increase
Milwaukee seeks a new freight rate increase as the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line’s receivers urge the funds be segregated pooled and shared among carriers based on deficits below the fair return on investments. They note western railways lagged about 180 million dollars in 1924 and cite the St. Paul deficit at 23 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Norton and Lyons Ranch a Large Western Sheep Empire
J W Norton after a New York start settled in Montana in 1882 and formed Norton & Lyons with Michael Lyons in 1891. Their Lebo Creek ranch spans nine to ten thousand acres with hay capacity for a thousand tons and wintering stock including 10 000 sheep 100 cattle and 50 horses. The property features a fine house three outbuildings four sheep sheds a twelve hundred dollar stable and extensive irrigation. Lyons married in 1889 and Norton followed in 1890. they have two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber Express
New York
J. W. Norton
Far West
Pacific Coast
Montana
Norton
American Fork
Musselshell
Duffey
Lebo
Basin Creek
Michael Lyons
Norton & Lyons
Lyons
California
Oregon
Norton & Lyons Ranch
Messrs. Norton & Lyons
Drowning Tragedy Near Fish Creek Claims Norwegian Native
John Widdecombe reports the drowning of his 12 year old son while swimming in a deep Fish creek pool. Rescue efforts failed as a two foot high wave swept him downstream after crossing the torrent. The boy, a Norwegian native, was pronounced dead. burial planned in Bozeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Brannin
Melville
J. J. Vaughan
Livingston
Tom Riley
Boston
Grey Clift
Helena
Nelle Lamb
J. W. Magelssen
Rushford
Minn
P. J
Jake
Chris Magelssen
Eagle Lodge
Ralings Acuie
Laurel
Ed West
J. P. Clark
George M. Briner
A. G. Hatch
W. O. Tucker
John Hoff
T. S. Lavald
Sweet Grass Creek
Bozeman
Ben Solberg
J. J. Kusey
McLeod
Jacob Hohenbarger
Greycar
Chris Frantsson
T. S. Lavold
Seven Mile Creek
Frantsson
Toa
Norway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Theo. Egeland
C. A. Rupert
Melville, Mont
C. E. Crum
Carford
C. A. Rupert, Melville, Mont
Jack Watt
J. J. Lacklen Co
Oak Ranch
Croek Hotel
Hickman Hardware
Northwestern Rooms
Mabel Baker
Edna Davies
Spokane
Perrine
J. A. Lowry
W. H. Donald
Big Timber Building & Loan Association
Treas
Ben Mijelde
Hans Tjaaland
Big Timber
C. O. D. Express
M. I. Hogan
K Street
Salt Lake City
Utah
K. Renneblum
Miles Implement Co
Sweet Grass Stock Growers Association
Grant Bishir
Hunters Hot Springs
Sidney Fraser
Reed
A. P. O'Leary
Bath
W. R. Stokes
H. P. Mooney
Inquire Cook Hotel
Cremer & McDowell
C. W. Ryan
Thompson Yards
House OF
Cincinnati
Chicago
Are Patterson’s Furniture
H. W. Rieke
Camp Life
Hickman Hardware Co
BUICK
U. S. Tires
Willard Batteries
Milwaukee
James H. Wick
Congress
The
Collins Land Company
Helena, Montana
Patterson Undertaking CO
C. Garaff
Eastern
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