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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1934

Page

2

Bey Resists Holdup and Is Wounded in Boxcar Ambush

Bey fought a holdup in a boxcar near Hardin and was wounded by gunfire. Cliff Barton, 26, of Unionville Missouri, was hospitalized in Billings with a bullet wound in his hand after the shooting. Barton and two Missouri youths, Bill Clark of Trenton and Alfred Walker of St Joseph, confronted the bandit and resisted, preserving their joint fund until help arrived. No suspects have been arrested. The youths had stopped in Billings for medical aid after the incident.

Bey Hardin Cliff Barton Unionville Billings Burton Missouri Bill Clark Trenton Alfred Walker St. Joseph

Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion

Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for the complexion and scalp care, Cuticura Ointment for occasional use, and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Claims daily use cleanses skin and hands, with the trio presented as essential beauty aids.

Eye Health Survey at Montana State College

The Montana State College physical education department and health service report a survey showing 45 percent of senior men graduate with weakened vision. Uncorrected eye weakness in juniors correlates with unsatisfactory scholarship, while weight height and posture improve. Officials urge eye checks and better study habits.

Montana State College Physical Education Department and Health Service of Schubert Dyche Department of Physical Education Sarah Barnes John Coey Deer Lodge

Great comet visible by day over the United States

A great comet was visible by day across the United States on February 8 1843, drawing attention from observers and likely sparking curiosity about celestial events among the public.

United States

Grasshopper control plan outlined for Montana campaign

Federal funding supports Montana program with five district leaders and county agents directing bait distribution and field work. Strand says success hinges on plowing infested stubble, coordination among county and community leaders, and cooperation with railroads and state and federal agencies to apply bait and monitor egg hatch.

Montana State College Montana A. L. Strand State College J. C. Taylor Montana Extension Service Alfred Atkinson F. B. Linfield Montana Experiment Station A. H. Stafford Dr. Strand Strand Blaine Phillips Valley Roosevelt Daniels Sheridan W. B. Mabee F. S. MacSpadden Cascade County North Central Teton Judith Basin Pondera, Hill, Glacier Fergus Choueee Cascade Liberty Toole Ellis Westlake Petroleum Garfield Dawson Prairie Treasure McCone Richland Wibaux Custer Powder River Fallon Carter Rosebud South Central Yellowstone Stillwater Musselshell Golden Valley Gallatin Lewis and Clark Broadwater Big Horn Carbon Wheatland Sweetgrass Madison Jefferson Park Lake Missoula Sanders Flathead Ravalli Powell Beaverhead State Commissioner of Agriculture U. S. Bureau of Entomology Twin Cities Billings Pondera Cascade

Blackfeet census estimate and Gold market news

Estimates place Blackfeet tribal membership between 338 000 and 39 000 as census work continues under the CWA with Jack Dickey in Kalispell. East Helena plant will buy newly mined gold at 31 81824 per troy ounce replacing provisional 95 percent at 20. Leeds University awards Dr. Frederick Delius, blind composer, Doctor of Letters degree.

Jack Dickey Kalispell Browning Dickey CWA East Helena American Smelting and Refining Company J. D. MacKenzie Leeds University England Frederick Delius

Woman Wins $15,000 Verdict in Auto Collision Case

Mrs. Marie S. Towney of Hamilton won a verdict of 5 000 dollars actual damages and 10 000 dollars exemplary damages from W. T. Marsh of Missoula after an automobile collision. Towney had sought 35 000 dollars. A separate auto accident suit by Sterling Adams for 40 000 dollars for his father Charles Adams death was settled out of court with undisclosed terms.

Marie S. Towney Hamilton W. T. Marsh Missoula Charles Adams

Herbarium Aids Montana Weeds and Poisonous Plants Study

Agriculturists and livestock men in Montana may use the Montana State College botany herbarium to identify weeds grasses and poisonous plants. The collection includes over 30000 flowering plant specimens more than 10000 from Dr Pliny Hawkins and exchanges with several universities plus a fungi collection for plant disease study.

Montana State College Montana Department of Botany and Bacteriology Frank Cotner Herbarium J. W. Blankenship University of Michigan Rocky Mountain Wyoming Colorado State College Pliny H. Hawkins Absarokee

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