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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
3
On Christmas Eve and into morning, Nan and Barbara clash with their mother and Bob as gifts arrive. The Judson household endures tension before a warm, noisy holiday scene unfolds with stockings, music, and a father quietly managing the surge of generosity.
Ted J. Collins an Anaconda attorney was appointed state purchasing agent by Governor Frank H. Cooney. Collins previously served as city and county attorney of Anaconda succeeding Jack P. O'Donnell who resigned to join a Helena brewing company and Ed Murphy moved to lead the Montana Livestock Credit Production association. Collins is a Democrat and Georgetown University graduate.
A European scientist claims apples contain electricity. The statement presents fruit as a source of electrical energy, though no experimental context or data is provided to verify the claim.
Jacques Finlay a pioneer fur trader in western Montana is recalled for his role in early exploration and trade. Known as old Finlay, he appears in journals of Thompson Work and Douglas, with several spellings of his name and a possible relation to Benetsee Finlay. He and his family helped establish early Northwest Company interests and defended Bow River fort in 1798.
City records reveal Helena faces 59 pending lawsuits totaling about 404 936.93 against the city, with claims stemming largely from a prior typhoid fever outbreak and other matters as cited by City Attorney Hugh R. Adair to the council. Yellowstone convention of postal clerks planned for July in Yellowstone Park.
The text notes Jacques Finlay as a trader and participant in the Kalispell house project on Pend d’Oreille lake in 1809. John Work’s journals for May 30, 1828, record Finlay’s death about ten days earlier at Spokane house. The biographer must rely on scattered fur-trader journals for his fuller story.
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