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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1936

Page

2

Simple New Methods for Baking Hams Revealed

Modern ham baking favors mild cures and rind protection. Slow 300 degree oven yields juicy hams with optional coatings including brown sugar crusts fruit syrups and apricot puree. Cloves and fruit pieces enhance flavor and appearance in final hour.

State College plans two day Mother's Day fete

Montana State college to host a two day program May 9 and 10 with a Bobcat battalion parade, ROTC band concert, athletic parade, and Mother's Day tea and banquet. Faculty, students, and visiting parents will participate including speakers Dr Alfred Atkinson and Nick Bielenberg and mothers from many towns.

Montana State College Bert B. Hansen E. C. Harrison J. M. Hamilton Donna Humphrey Murdock Great Falls Lester Willson Bozeman Elwood Wilson Butte Bobcat Carl Hansen Dillon Miss Wilda Parker Meriam Soare Glendive Kay Bush National Literary Society Winifred Brewer Vivienne Finley Lela Mae Shepherd Wilda Parker D. H. Murdock Mary Ellen Wiggenhorn Eulaine Minshall Elinor Heron Billings Peg Gordon Jean van Sice Helena Lois Eames Elfrida Lloyd Dorothy Jensen Lavina Ruth Troxel Miles City Betty Watson Cascade Margaret Seamans Huntley Dorothy d’Autremont Roundup Margaret Boetcher Glen Breneman Anaconda Esther Blake Grass Range Alfred Atkinson Nick Bielenberg Deer Lodge Associated Students V. B. d’Autremont Emerson School State College Orchestra and Benjamin M. Goodsell Atkinson

Shovels Snowdrifts and Mows Lawn at Post Office

Hugh Garden, janitor at the Helena federal building, describes Montana weather by recounting shoveling snow from the post office steps on April 1 during sub zero conditions and, three weeks later, mowing the post office lawn while bracing for more snow.

Hugh Garden Helena Federal Montana

Pioneer Trail Blazer Robert Meldrum Dies in Montana

The long frontier tale follows Langford Peel a Leavenworth philanthropist turned gambler foe. After aiding Conley and Rucker during the 1856 winter, Peel’s luck waned in Salt Lake City and Nevada, culminating in a fatal shootout with John Bull in Hurley & Chase’s saloon.

Langford Peel Kansas Missouri Peel Leavenworth Conley Rucker Salt Lake City Salt Lake House Robinson Salt Lake Hotel Dave Commercial Street Miller California Nevada Carson City Montana John Bull Salt Lake Helena Bull Indian Creek Hurley & Chase

Robert Meldrum Pioneer Trader and Plains Explorer

The article chronicles Robert Meldrum born 1802 in Scotland who joined Benjamin Bonneville, lived with the Crow on the Yellowstone, adopted Plains life, and earned fame as an American Fur Co. operative. Meldrum led trading expeditions from Fort Union to Fort Alexander in 1846, prized for his calm courage and restraint.

American Fur Co James Beckworth Edward Rose Robert Meldrum Kentucky Benjamin Bonneville Missouri River Meldrum Plains Prairies Mountains Bonneville Yellowstone Beckworth Harper Brothers Fort Union Alexander Culbertson Crows Fort Alexander Big Horn Eldrum

William Parks the famed Butte prospecting myth ends

William Parks, a legendary Butte prospector, boasted of shipping copper ore to Corinne and Swansea aboard ox teams and ships. His testimony in the Colusa-Parrott case featured humor, recalls of Fort Alexander and Nez Perce raids, and a lifelong belief he would strike a bigger claim than Butte.

William Parks Corrine Utah San Francisco Horn Swansea Wales Colusa-Parrott Co Charles J. Hughes Jr Denver United States Colorado Clarence King Shaler Harvard University Winfred Scott Keyes Billy Parks Madison County Butte John W. Cotter Billy United States Court H. L West Broadway John Forbis Horse Prairie Salt Lake Judge Davis Thomas Knowles Jim McGovern W. A. Clark Alex Johnston Clark Bank

The Unholy Three: A Pistol Auto and Drunken Driver

A terse description identifies the trio as a pistol a car and a driver under the influence. The statement outlines a dangerous combination cited as a deadly risk to public safety.

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