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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1928

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Three Pioneers Called From Earthly Troubles

Deaths in Sweet Grass county claim three long time residents George W. Moore age 66 Thomas G. Shipton age 68 and Robert Neumayer who would have been 80. Moore died at his son in law’s ranch home after a flu attack and a Christian Science funeral was held at the Congregational church. The service drew many locals and visitors with a large procession to the cemetery.

Sweet Grass County George W. Moore Thomas G. Shipton Robert Neumayer Shipton Moore Neumayer Fourmer Albert D. Esp Deer Creek Christian Science Congregational Church P. B. Moss Billings Signa Bailey Ceryl V. O'Leary Boulder Valley Wheatland County D. W. Highie N. Blankerbaker Big Timber Martin Upland W. C. Greene Gibson al McComb P. A. Briffey Boulder Shelby County Missouri Montana Ida P. Thompson Ray S. Moore Albert PD West Boulder West Boulder Ranch Co Dr. W. S. Parberry Melville McClatchey Fish Creek Ben ©. Forsythe McLeod Street B. J. Kleinhesselink Sweet Grass County Pioneers Modern Woodmen of America

Muri Begins Role on State Board of Equalization

Helena Independent notes Daniel J. Muri is appointed by Governor Erickson to the state board of equalization. He will take seat Monday, replacing J. W. Walker who resigned to seek the Republican nomination for governor. Muri, a Republican, joins Democrats J. H. Stewart and E. C. Caruth on the bipartisan three member board. He has 40 years in Montana and 26 years as Roswell county district court clerk.

E. C. Caruth Muir Montana Roswhud Northern Pacific Railway Company Forsyth

Tribute Fills Evangelical Church For Pioneer Thomas G Shipton

Many paid tribute as last rites were held for Thomas G Shipton at the Evangelical church led by Rev N A Eller. The service drew friends from across the county and burial followed at Mountain View with pallbearers and honorary supporters named.

Thomas G. Shipton Mr. Shipton Evangelical Church N. A. Eller Mountain View John W. Davis F. M. Lamp RK. L. Lewis Frank Whitsel Fred L. Webb T. T. Olsos J. E. Barbour Ben B. Miles G. W. Kauffman J. W. Kirkwood J. E. Rees T. K. Lee Continued On

Chief Plenty Coos Backs Senator Curtis for President

Crow Nation leader Chief Plenty Coos endorses Kansas Senator Charles Curtis, praising his temperament, experience, and leadership. He recalls past presidents, notes his own age and distance from Washington, and urges both Native people and white allies to support Curtis as the next U.S. president.

Billings Plenty Coos Charles Curtis Kansas United States Ments Coos Washington Tam Sentnor Curtis

Judge Miller Holds Short Court Session

Livingston judge H J Miller presided over a brief session hearing adoptions and probate matters. Herm an Hetland admitted to citizenship while wills and estates including Nancy Hall Wesley P Franklin Ellef Severinsen were addressed with executors, bonds, and property distributions.

Miller H. J. Miller Livingston Herman Hetland Melville Nancy Hall John Sage Wesley P. Franklin Franklin Ranch Will Af Lee Smoot Lee Smoot National Park Bank of Livingston Ss. H Ellef Severinsen

Probation Officer Larson And Tom Bolton Defendants In Strange Case

In Park county district court a suit filed by Lewis and Cora Bowen seeks 850,000 damages from Tom Bolton stillwater county sheriff and Probation Officer Frank Larson plus costs. The complaint alleges the minor girl was taken from her parents on August 24 1996 and that authorities failed to inform the parents of her whereabouts causing mental anguish. The story outlines jurisdictional questions and claims the girl was taken while in Columbus and later linked to Luther Montana with various officials involved. Attorneys include Edmund G Toomey of Helena and the defendants have not yet hired counsel.

Livingston Enterprise Tom Bolton Sherif Stillwater County Frank Larson Nancy Bowen Lewis Bowen Cora Bowen District Court Park County Edmund G. Toomey Helena E. E. Vansant Sherif Tom Bolton United States Montana Sweet Grass County Larsen Sweet Grass Park Tom Holton Bowen Columbus Enterprise Larson Lather Mont Luther Kellogg Idaho Larsom

Dempsey's First Wife Seeks Annulment Decree

Maxine Cates Dempsey claims to be Jack Dempsey's first wife and says she has hired counsel to annul his 1919 Salt Lake City divorce. She contends service of papers in Wells Nevada on February 1 1919 and a quick interlocutory decree undermine the divorce.

New York Maxine Cates Dempsey Jack Dempsey Dempsey Salt Lake City Estelly Taylor Wells Nevada

Senate Revises Tax Lowering Bill to Cut $203 Million

Washington April 26 The senate finance committee fully recrafted the house tax reduction, voting a 263 million dollar cut to fit treasury limits. Republicans edged toward 225 million in retroactive surtax relief for 1937 incomes, while preserving current rates on club dues stock transfers and produce exchanges.

Senate Washington Senate Finance Committee Treasury Smoot Mellon House

Governor Smith Easy Win in California Primary

California Democrats backed Governor Alfred Smith of New York with 127,101 votes to Reed 55,077 and Walsh 43,537 from 7,461 of 8,753 precincts. Smith leads in Los Angeles and San Francisco. California will send 40 delegates with 26 votes to Houston. Republican Hoover receives 928,453 votes from 7,561 precincts as party backing shifts toward the secretary of commerce. Voting machines used in San Francisco with smooth balloting.

San Francisco California Alfred Smith New York White House Houston James A. Reed Missouri Thomas J. Walsh Montana Smith Reed Walsh McAdoo William G. McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury United States James J. Phelan Los Angeles Drys MccAdoo Mr. McAdoo Wilson Hooover Kansas City

Storm area stretches from Arkansas to Florida with floods

Wind storms torrential rains and floods lash the south from Arkansas to Florida. Florida towns Gainesville Ocala and Brooksville report damage and isolation while rivers in Georgia flood threatening West Rainbridge Carryville and Westville as new flood crests rise. A tornado wrecks buildings near Inverness and a house is blown through telegraph wires at Brooksville. Two injured and about 850000 damage from a Mississippian storm last night.

Florida Tnverness Tampa Gainesville Ocala Waycross Georgia Apalachicola Choctawatchee West Rainbridge Flint Carryville Fla Westville Withlacoochee Brooksville Jackson Miss

Meeting Of American Legion Men In Helena

Helena Mont May meeting of ex service men called by Lou Molumby of Great Falls discussed political organization to advance veterans' interests. A motion favored appointing a committee to confer with the Veterans' Political League of Montana on consolidation. Over four ex service men attended with Helena members prominent.

Helena Mont Lou Molumby Great Falls Veterans’ Political League of Montana Molumby Tom Busha Charles Sheridan Pro L Can Veteran’s Political League of Montana

Madden G O P House Leader in Congress Dies at 73

Martin B. Madden Illinois longtime Republican leader and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee died of an acute heart attack in his Capitol office at age 73. He served 12 terms representing Chicago’s first district and was mourned as a powerful fiscal figure by colleagues. His body was to lie in state in the House chamber before services in Hinsdale, Illinois.

Washington Martin B. Madden Ofllinois Congress House of Representatives Capitol Sproul Madden Tilson Connecticut House Memers House Appropriations Committee Chicago Paul Wenderson Chamber of the House Hinsdale Appropriations Committee

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