Hig Ginder Pioneer
Saturday edition header notes Hig Ginder is a pioneer figure with Thursday afternoon publication details and manager RY J E Sheridan at 816 Timber Montana.
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
4
Saturday edition header notes Hig Ginder is a pioneer figure with Thursday afternoon publication details and manager RY J E Sheridan at 816 Timber Montana.
A brief notice from Big Timber Montana notes a second-class mail matter entry for the local post office. The fragment indicates routine mail handling and official designation of mail as second-class matter.
Three month and six month options listed with unclear figures and partial pricing. A long erroneous line includes a yearly option and scattered letters, suggesting a damaged advertisement for periodical subscriptions.
A debate over the new high school basement gym ceiling in Sweet Grass County centers on whether a 12 foot height is sufficient. Authorities say 12 feet is too low for essential indoor exercises. 15 feet would allow full gym activities. Trustees are urged to discuss pros and cons before excavating continues.
The River Press notes local efforts to organize Water Users' Associations for federal irrigation schemes. Provisions include ten yearly payments of 25 dollars per acre, eligibility limited to members, interior secretary approval of acreage, and strict collection duties by the association. Editorial discussion favors buck wool value and urges growers to separate buck wool from bulk wool in sales to maximize price.
Reports from northern Montana wool sales note buck wool often sold at half the price of the main clip due to rules promoted by an eastern buyers syndicate. The practice is described as a graft on growers who must accept the reduced buck wool price under the contract terms.
On April 9 1905 Leong Kong Comlee and Henry Comlee opened Henrys Big Restaurant and on April 19 they dissolved partnership Long Kong left the city Henry Comlee declares sole proprietor of said restaurant Henry Comer Big Timber Mont April 26 1905.
A local ad notes a few thousand pounds of fine mealy potatoes available at 80 cents per hundred at the ranch or 90 cents delivered in town. Purchasers are urged to order early as supplies will not last. C. Auwater.
The advertisement lists Galloway bulls for sale aged six months to three years from En quire of Mary Clark Hunters Hot Springs Montana. It promotes Farmers Weekly Dispatch as Northwest farm journal with 25 cent yearly subscription and offers Daily St. Paul Dispatch samples at $3 yearly or 25 cents monthly.
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