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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1900
Page
5
Notice to Advertisers directs all display copy for the Pronger to be in the office by Tuesday noon to ensure inclusion in the week’s issue Locals and reading notices must be submitted by Wednesday afternoon for publication in the upcoming edition.
Schlitzmalt Yellowstone Pharmacy notes many visitors from Melville and Reed's Point. Bozeman and Miles City officials, farmers, and merchants stop by. The town hosts the Syndicate English American Shows on May 25 with a grand street parade and trained ponies.
J A Hall president of the Bank of Big Timber received a letter from an Illinois woolen mill operator seeking to move his plant to Big Timber. Hall has alerted prominent citizens and aims to spark local interest to bring the mill here. The Illinois plant is a near new operation valued at $10,000, with the owner ready to take 75 percent of the valuation in stock in a proposed company backed by $20,000 to $25,000 capital.
A May 11 resignation from W. A. Clark prompted Lieutenant Governor Spriggs to appoint him to the vacancy in the Montana Senate. Clark spoke on personal privilege for about an hour after the senate convened, presenting his resignation letter to the governor.
The Carbon county Democratic central committee met in Red Lodge on Monday to set the apportionment for the county convention called by Chairman Mushback to nominate county candidates. Delegates to the state convention at Butte were E. S. Cunningham Sydney Fox S T Simonson B E Vaill Joseph Hart W H Schreiber Ed Buler J M Ingram O O Anderson Alternates John Dunn Charles Howard W George Taff J E Mushback J R Andrews George G Hough Ed McLean T P McDonald J M Fox.
British forces report material advances over weeks of combat with the Boers. Officials expect Boer surrender within two months as victories accumulate, prisoners are taken, and towns and fortifications are evacuated under pressure.
W. A. Clark Jr and partners form the Tribune Company to purchase the Great Falls Tribune for about 840000. W. M. Bole is replaced by editor Thos Wright, with no other office or staff changes.
Jeffries defeated Corbett in a 25 round bout last Friday night marked by a dramatic 23rd round knockout with a left jab. The fight, praised as the best seen in New York, featured Corbett mounting early offense but failing to sustain power against the challenger.
Mrs. Elmer Clark offers two ready made carpets several lamps a heating stove a blue flame oil stove a spring cot and other second hand articles for sale.
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