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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
8
Big Timber residents reported frequent visits and travel. Arthur Neumann served as a business caller. O L Shutes and daughter Eve Lynne visited Rosebud. rain refreshed the area after months of dryness. Locals attended meetings in Columbus on the grasshopper campaign and expanded ranch holdings through B T Deeney.
Mrs Anton Krone hosted Miss Lilybel Hawks for dinner on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Presley Sanders and family from Big Timber visited relatives here last week. Mrs Pete Gottlob and family from Howie were in town Thursday. Club ladies and Mrs Charles Keppler hosted guests and Grey Cliff club. My ers and Jasper returned from Bozeman and joined Billings meetings. A welcome rain fell Saturday. Bridger Creek remains dry early in season. Rev and Mrs Peck of Park City and others enjoyed a Mothers Day picnic with the Frasers.
Judge Stanley E Felt a Baker resident and veteran Montana jurist filed Saturday in Helena for the Republican nomination for representative in Congress from Montana’s Second District. Felt has served 14 years on the Sixteenth Judicial District bench and spent years in county and state service across Eastern Montana. He pledges unwavering effort to advance community interests and local industries if elected.
During hot dry weather with water shortages the fire danger rises. Citizens must yield right of way to fire trucks, avoid touching hoses, and turn off taps when alarms sound. Violations carry arrest and fines. Follow department instructions and help keep fire losses to a minimum.
Missoula county high school surged to victory in the thirty first interscholastic meet. Leo Lundy captured the individual high honor as the team clinched the five year point trophy with a standout relay victory.
Mrs Hazel Snow dies in Seattle May 16. Mrs J J Lacklen visits Baltimore. Picnic lunch and gifts at a BPW club event. Kirksville commencement invites arrive. Mildred Wolf among graduates. Otis Rudd buried after Boulder mines accident. Prehistoric relic shown in Pioneer window. Weather breaks dry spell with rain and snow observed around several areas. Dr Gordon E Davis and Dr J Meek Wolfe visit Big Timber en route to Casper to study Colorado tick fever. Patterson campaigns for county clerk.
The board granted the State Highway Commission right of way through county land without charge. Ethel K. Steensland resigned from educational examiners. Margaret Deegan appointed. Lots sold in Boulder Addition No 1 Big Timber to Malcolm Goo sey for 20 dollars. May 9 1934 tax deed applications approved for lands sold to Sweet Grass County for delinquent taxes. Grasshopper control leaders named and emergency insect control budget set at 450 dollars. Planning board appointed to work with State FERA. Clerk treasurer and clerk reports reviewed. refunds for Mabel Olson and Adolf Myrstol denied. Several warrants approved for bridge plank spikes and staples.
The board lists payments including road work by W. H. Halls 14.00 A. A. Lamp 8.00 C. C. Nicholson 0 Sigurd Lavold 16.00 and Gas and services from multiple vendors. Other items include hospital care 25.00 Warm Springs trip 200.00 and per diem for A. A. Lamp and others. The session closes with adjournment to June 4 1934. A. A. Lamp chairs. W. A. Conwell clerk.
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