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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1955

Page

5

Mrs. Agnes Mendenhall 89 Dies in Columbus Montana

Agnes Beatrice Mendenhall 89 longtime Springdale educator and Park County pioneer died in Columbus Friday. Born May 11 1865 in Iowa she moved to Montana in 1886 teaching at Springdale first and later married James Mendenhall in 1887. Funeral at St Michael the Archangel Absarokee burial Rosebud Cemetery Absarokee. She was sister in law to Mrs Inez Jarrett.

Agnes Beatrice Mendenhall Park County Springdale Stillwater County Columbus Mendenhall Inez Jarrett St. Michael’s Catholic Church Absarokee Michael Kelly Rosebud Iowa

Absarokee area resident dies after long life

The obituary notes a longtime Absarokee resident who died after residing in the area since 1892. Survivors include three sons Dean Harry and Alfred all of Absarokee four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Absarokee Dean Harry Alfred

Melville Mail Route Addressing Clarified and Schedule Set

Confusion over Melville mail addresses cleared by a letter from E C Jump to Postmaster Harold McLauchlan. Patrons on the outward trip should address mail to Big Timber. return trip mail may be sent to Melville or Big Timber. New schedule gives Big Timber to Melville travel plus 17 noon Melville departure Fridays delay.

Melville Harold McLauchlan E. C. Jump Helena Big Timber Jump Mont

Eastern Star Elect Officers and Longtime Members

Lois Hatfield named worthy patron at Eastern Stars officer election held Tuesday evening. O J Ellingson re elected worthy patron. New officers include Jo Lavold associate matron Donald Voges associate patron Montana Voges secretary Mable Smart treasurer Edith Rule conductress Edna Moulden associate conductress. Installation set for May 24. Mrs D Claiborn honored with fifty year membership certificate. Mrs L W Baskett with 35 year certificate. Dining room duties by Bell Amery June Surface Edna Ullman.

Lois Hatfield Eastern Star O. J. Ellingson Jo Lavold Donald Voges Montana Voges Mable Smart Edith Rule Edna Moulden D. Claiborn L. W. Baskett Chapter 22 Bell Amery June Surface Edna Ullman

Missoula Meet Yields Top High School Music Honors

Music students from across Montana earned all state ratings at the Missoula meet. The event featured an 80 member orchestra directed by Eugene Andrie, a 50 voice chorus led by Lloyd Oakland, and a 367 piece band under Hubert Henderson. Local students were accompanied by several teachers and Principal John Fisher.

Missoula Eugene Andrie Lloyd Oakland Hubert. Henderson The University Music School Evelyn Eaton Edith Malcolm Robert Miller John Fisher Ben Olness

Last Rites for Chester G Nye Held in Billings

Funeral services for Chester Gilmore Nye 71 of Billings retired Rapelje area rancher were at Lowry Funeral Home with Rev. J D Lindley officiating Nye died in a Billings hospital from a heart ailment Burial was in Mountain View He was born Sept 5 1883 in Tate Nebraska married Bessie Kingsbury in 1903 they moved to Rapelje in 1912 Nye later moved to Billings in 1948 and lived with daughter J L Beland Survived by daughter Mrs J L Beland Billings son John Nye Great Falls daughter Dorothy Nye Helena sister Mrs H D Fry Pawnee City and three grandchildren.

Chester Gilmore Nye Billings Rapelje Lowry Funeral Home J. D. Lindley Nye Chas. Nicholson A. Ronald McDonnell Mervin Sell Clinton Carter Joe Reidelbach Big Timber Mountain View Mr. Nye Tate Neb Chester F. Nye Bessie Kingsbury Pawnee City

Trio Club Meeting at Community Hall on May 18

The Trio club will meet Wednesday May 18 at 2 30 p m at Community Hall. Hostesses will be Mrs Robert Miller and Mrs Robert Brownlee.

Trio Robert Miller Robert Brownlee

Teachers resign from high school for new positions

Two high school teachers Miss Jean Staudenmeyer and LeRoy Amunrud resigned to take positions at Powell county high school and Montana State College respectively. Staudenmeyer will help plan a home department in a new building next year. Amunrud, a MSU graduate, will teach at Montana State College. Also noted is Walter Foster’s discharge from four years in the Navy and move with his family to the ranch home of his father on West Boulder.

Jean ‘Staudenmeyer LeRoy Amunrud Staudenmeyer Powell County Hig High School Deer ‘Lodge Cc-Department Amunrud Wibaux Walter Foster Navy C. E. Foster West Boulder

Child Fetter Admitted For Treatment In Community Hospital

The one and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Fetter entered Community hospital last Thursday for treatment of the flu He was dismissed six days later improving Erling Satre is in Community hospital for treatment of a severe case of flu He was admitted Monday and is improving Arkansas Missouri and West Virginia each has a town named

al Matthew Fetter Wallace ‘Fetter Erling Satre Arkansas Missouri West Virginia

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