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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
6
A roundup of short notices from towns including Jordan Choteau Roy Great Falls Conrad and more. Notable items report a child’s death after being run over by a backing truck a new mayor in Choteau church pastor changes in Roundup and Roundup resignation.
Marshall Wood of Plains Montana, a lumberjack and self taught carver, earns praise for realistic works drawn from northern lore and western wildlife. His pieces include a rattlesnake scene on a victim, a Paul Bunyan replica, a seven point elk head, a self portrait, and a famous Adam Eve and serpent walking stick showcasing detailed interpretation.
David Angus Johnston known as Kid Johnston of Manhattan dies at 86. A former lightweight boxer and animal trainer he trained a nine foot mountain lion and a grizzly bear, boxed on the Pacific coast as Kid Ryan, and operated saloons and horse ventures in Salesville Belgrade and Manhattan.
youths confess extortion and bombing near West Yellowstone and implicate Kyle Podell and Raymond McCall in burglaries at Pocatello. Bodies feared in Jefferson River search near Camp Cavern. CCC volunteers assist. Grasshopper infestation noted in Jefferson county with poisoning planned. Achen of Zurich patents a corrugated wheel aiding beet cultivation. Choteau American Legion elects W L Morgan as commander. Montana carloadings drop 68 percent in April 1938 versus 1937. Helena cousin of a Denver crash victim connected to Gillespie family. Flood damage around Grass Range reported at $50,000 with railroad, roads, and ranches affected.
Axel Nelson, president of the Richland National Bank at Sidney, was elected president of the Montana Bankers association at the closing session of its 35th annual convention in Helena. He succeeds E. L. Johnson of Plains. Other officers elected include O. M. Jorgenson first vice president, R. D. Mountain second vice president, Mrs. Ethel W. Walker secretary and treasurer, with John G. Brown and William A. Brown as associated counsel and Frank H. Johnson as consulting accountant.
Dublin, Ireland will construct a large stadium for the European boxing championships scheduled to be held there in April 1939. The project aims to accommodate competitors from multiple nations and showcase Ireland as a key venue for major boxing events.
Durand ships a trained buffalo and two elk to Atlantic City for an exhibition at a million dollar pier. An immense 15 foot deep water tank will host their diving act, using the world’s highest jumping buffalo and elk from the Du Rand ranch. The load from Martinsdale weighed 3,500 pounds.
Montana farmers may benefit from a rising grain price trend, says James T. Sparling state agriculture commissioner. He notes that a good price for an ordinary crop is preferable to a bumper crop at a low price and that costs to grow wheat require dollars, not bushels. If this year offers fair prices, farms' prosperity could be proven.
Helena's new Federal Reserve bank building, a one story 100 by 70 foot reinforced concrete structure with basement, cost about 100000 and houses the Helena branch of the Minneapolis Fed. It features earthquake resistance, fireproofing, a 35 ton vault door, vaults of steelcrete, modern interiors with travertine wainscoting, and a one floor office layout to aid efficiency. Construction began last November by Cahill Mooney Co with Towle as managing director and includes bulletproof entry protection and Burglar alarm systems. The site measures 190 by 112 feet and will be landscaped. payroll in Montana totals 125000 yearly and the bank expedites payments to livestock and grain men through its operations.
In Gallatin county jail amateur Casey Jones rests after a high speed locomotive dash. Henry Kalmadera a vagrant tried to steal a locomotive in Bozeman railroad yards and drove it with the throttle wide open until wet rails halted the run. A brakeman boarded and shut the throttle as Kalmadera hiccuped and claimed he could run. Police noted he had been drinking bay rum.
More than one million United States cars cross into Canada each year while three to four million Americans take vacations there.
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