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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
1
Big Timber rodeo announced by Leo Cremer will be held on July 31. Acts include trick riders and special performances, with seating capacity doubled this year. More details to come.
Delegates and pastors from the Billings circuit met at Big Timber Lutheran church with Rev. L. N. Field and Rev. Seth Eastgold as principal speakers. Luther Lodge, on Big Timber creek, named for the Lutheran Bible camp with land donor Louis Grosfield wanting his name omitted. Officers elected: Rev. Erling Estrem president, Rev. E S Tollefson vice president, Rev. Ralph Glenn secretary, Rev. A M Egge treasurer.
Governor John W. Bonner announces Army day observances in Montana for April 9 to honor American soldiers living and dead and to boost public interest in the army. The proclamation urges statewide participation and remembrance.
Late filings boost competition for city alderman seats with three candidates in each ward. Ward 1 incumbents Ed Braaten and Harry Wordal face challenger Dean Lowry. Ward 2 incumbents A. B. Vanderhoof and W. E. Cole contend with H. W. Klindt. Mayor Harold Roe Police Magistrate J D Holly and Treasurer Dorothy Barbour run unopposed.
Mrs. Henry Hausserman county commander of the American Cancer Society issued a call for volunteers to aid in fund solicitation in April during Cancer Control Month. Meetings for interested workers set for Monday April 4 at 2 30 pm at 315 McLeod Street.
Big Timber Rifle & Pistol club earned NRA club qualification by posting qualifying scores. Henry Elgen led with 388, Leo Ray 386, Walter Martinz 380 as Otto Stenberg and others followed. Range work continues east of the Hathaway ranch with a May 15 shoot date and a Model 721 Remington raffle drawing.
Last rites were held in Columbus for Corporal Carl Frederick Eder Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Eder. He was killed May 20 1945 in the Asiatic Pacific while serving with the United States Marine Corps. He earned a Purple Heart with two Gold Stars and the Good Conduct Medal after actions in Bougainville Guam and Okinawa. Survived by parents a brother a sister and other relatives.
Harrison Linder of Livingston will attend the Knights of Pythias smoker at Fraternity hall this evening. He comes with a Livingston lodge delegation and guests from Harlowton are expected.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Big Timber Lutheran Church for Kenneth Harold Braaten 22 of Grey Cliff who died Friday at Deaconess hospital Billings. Rev E E Tollefson officiated with six uncles as pallbearers. Burial followed at Mountain View. Born August 2 1926 Kenneth attended Big Timber High and worked at the Solberg store and in the community. he was a member of the Big Timber city band. Survived by parents Oscar and Mrs Braaten two sisters Betty Loreene a brother Duane and several aunts uncles and cousins.
Mrs. Brandenburg Yule aged 84 died last Friday in Spokane after a long residence in Big Timber where she arrived as an 1879 settler. Born April 7 1864 in Auxvasse Missouri she helped found Big Timber Episcopal church and Zenobia temple. Survived by three sisters, one brother and several relatives. Funeral services were held in Spokane.
Augusta C. Sheridan, born 1866 in St Paul, moved to Montana in 1889 and served as Big Timber postmaster from 1906 to 1919. She died in Berkeley, California, and is survived by three children, ten grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Burial was in St Joseph's cemetery, Berkeley, after a Requiem Mass at St Augustinus.
Billings A A Cubbison visited with his daughters Mrs Carl Larson and family and Mrs Selmer Raisland and family. Women of the Moose March 23 meeting was presided over by Senior Regent Susie Magelssen. One candidate was initiated and lunch served by Mrs Magelssen and Mrs Frances Strobel. Next meeting and initiation planned for April 9.
The Big Timber school board awarded contracts for a new high school gymnasium with a 180 day completion target. Haggerty and Messmer Construction of Bozeman won the building bid at 821,148, C E Anderson was awarded plumbing at 9,892 58 and G E Cissel of Livingston won electrical at 2,835 total 94,873 58 about 25,000 under the initial advertised bids.
James Daniel Murphy 80 longtime Big Timber Grey Cliff resident died at home in Livingston. Funeral at Lowry Funeral Home with Rev P N Bennett officiating. Burial Columbus cemetery beside wife who died 1926. Survived by two sons John and Jess two daughters Florence Power Olive Paige Mary Baker 14 grandchildren.
Art Boettcher drive chairman announced the county Red Cross quota was exceeded with over 900 contributed to date, well above the 764 target. He urged solicitors who have not submitted lists and gifts to do so, and offered Gamble store and box 512 as collection points within a week.
Fr. Wolframski guides David Neal from Big Timber to Boystown, a western Omaha institution training 500 to 1,000 boys with academic vocational and religious programs. Applications exceed 4,000 yearly. admission aims for deserving youths regardless of color race or creed.
About 100 Future Farmers and instructors from Bozeman Belgrade Manhattan Whitehall Deer Lodge Dillon Sheridan and Twin Bridges gathered in Big Timber last Saturday for district events including livestock judging crop judging public speaking farm mechanics parliamentary procedure general agriculture and rifle shooting. Winners included Alfred Anderson Buck Bennett Frank Smith Dave Pruit Bill Wright Leonard Mahlum and Deer Lodge's rifle team with top prizes provided by local merchants and merchants.
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