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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
7
National leaders named include President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana. Cabinet posts list Lansing, McAdoo, Gar rison, Gregory, Burleson, Daniels, Lane, Houston, Redfield, Wilson, and others with state origins noted. Chief Justice Edward D. White of Louisiana also named.
Federal Judge George M. Bourquin of Helena, Clerk George W. Sproule of Helena, U S Marshal Joseph J. Ashbridge of Helena, U S Attorney B ix Wheeler of Helena, and Surveyor General Henry Gerhart of Helena.
Registers of land offices include W. Appleton Bozeman H. J. Kelly Lewistown and Fred H. Foster Billings as officials listed for Montana postings.
A roster of Montana state leaders is named including Governor S. V. Stewart of Helena Lieutenant Governor W. W. McDowell of Butte Secretary of State A. M. Alderson State Treasurer W. C. Rae Helena Attorney General J. B. Poindexter Auditor Wm Keating Superintendent of Public Construction H. A. Davee Kalynas Clerk J. T. Carroll and Justices Theodore Brantly W. H. Holloway Sydney Lanner with J. A. Morley J. H. Hal on the commission.
Livingston judge A P Stark is noted with stenographer G J Marvin of Livingston in a brief legal or courtroom record.
Commissioners led by G M Parker with C M Rein and A M Clark. state Senator Robert Brownlee. representative W P Franklin. Sheriff H G Lyon. Treasurer R S Jarrett. Clerk and Recorder J I Cameron. Clerk of Court H C Pound. Assessor D J Walvoord. Attorney R S Steiner. Superintendent Inga Solberg. Surveyor J J Kleinbesselink. Coroner J A Lowry. Administrator J G Ellingson. Justices T G Shipton and T W Keithhley. City Mayor J A Elliot. Police Chief W R Curtis. Clerk John F E Rees. Attorney J B Selters. Treasurer J E Roecher. Police Magistrate T K Lee. Councilmen First Ward C W Allen and B R Patterson. Second Ward Chas McDonnell and Fred Webb. High School Board J A Lowry president. J J Rees. George W Baker. Chas McDonnell. A H Arneson. George Rostad. Miss Inga Solberg ex officio. City Schools C A Caulkins chair. Ben Mielde clerk. E H Ellingson. A L Bray. J F Asbury. Fred Webb.
In a local church directory Rev Wilder Nutting and Pastor Veroanestpbenge are listed for a prayer meeting. The notice mentions Welttesading and other service details, with brief references to locations and times.
Readable text indicates Reverend Father Joseph Bilacre appointed as priest in charge at a parish. Community members welcome him and note duties include overseeing services and local charity outreach.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Pastor J C Blackman leading Sunday worship at a church. Details about location and time are unclear but indicate a religious service led by Blackman.
Montana court orders show cause for Benjamin Forsythe estate mortgage of real property totaling 10 293.48 acres across multiple sections in Sweet Grass County. Hearing set May 25 1916 at 10am in Big Timber, with publication four weeks in the Big Timber Pioneer. Judge Albert P. Stark presiding.
Notice is given by the administrator of the estate of George J. Bean, deceased, to creditors and all persons with claims to present them within the specified period after publication. The matter is before the district court in Sweet Grass County Montana, with Charles W. Campbell as attorney and Lucas Brennan as administrator, dated May 4, 191?.
Interior department announces that Will Fe. Ropers of Gibson Montana filed a preemption claim for a homestead entry on a specified land parcel. The notice lists dates in 1916 and requires proof within three years before the commissioner at Wagon Mnohantoee Verret cork tee Stis key en Fire.
City ordinance fixes closing times for pool and billiard halls in Big Timber Montana. Violators face fines from 15 to 50 dollars plus costs. The rule takes effect 30 days after mayoral approval following passage on May 15 1916 and mayoral approval May 16 1916.
Notice is given that the Melville Trading Company stockholders will meet on June 29 1916 at 3 p.m. in Melville Montana to consider increasing capital stock from 660 shares at 100 each to 1000 shares at 100 each by order of the board of directors Alice D Van Cleve Prosper Tessier Paul L Van Cleve Sr directors constituting a majority.
The state of Montana issues a summons in the Sixth Judicial District at Sweet Grass County. Louis Schmitt sues Helen Schmitt for divorce on grounds of willful separation and desertion for more than seven years prior to filing. Court document served to defendant with 20 days to answer. failure to respond may lead to default judgment. Witness signatures and clerk's seal dated May.
A polite clerk questions a woman about a small black glazed feather handbag left on a train. The list of contents includes tickets ribbons gloves stamps a vanity box and many personal items. The exchange ends with a humorous remark about fitting a flat’s contents into a five by seven inch bag.
A Philadelphia North American article explains the spreading adder bluffing behavior. It describes the snake as about thirty inches long with reddish brown blotched coloring and notes its bluffing when cornered. It lives in dry woods and sandy hillsides and feeds on toads and insects.
Mrs B new to the neighborhood attends a social event in a murky evening and wears storm rubbers over her party slip pers. On leaving she discovers the weather protectors were not removed, exposing a mix of party attire hosiery and gum shoes to the public gate.
The text notes early English judges doubting whether breaking out counted as burglary at common law and says a recent case Lawson v. Commonwealth holds burglary may be proven by breaking out or breaking in under statutes aimed at felonious entry and removal of value. It emphasizes liberal construction of such statutes to fulfill their aims.
The Teatro de Variedades in Tegucigalpa faces slow growth due to poor transport, limited purchasing power, sparse population, and no electric service in interior towns. Shows run three to four nights weekly from early evening to late, displaying about four thousand nine hundred feet of film nightly with admission prices from ten to thirty cents for older films and higher for newer features.
The article notes that among structures, oil tanks show the highest lightning-caused destruction. It cites four of ten fires in oil tanks as lightning related, compared with burns in burn, church, and schoolhouse fires in varying smaller fractions.
The Board of County Commissioners outlines the April session agenda starting Monday June 5 1916 at 10 o clock. First day audits general fund second day audits contingent and poor funds third day audits road fund fourth day road and bridge matters fifth day miscellaneous new business. All bills due with county clerk by 5 pm June 3 1916. J E Cameron County Clerk.
Department of the Interior notice from Bozeman Montana dated May 6 1916 states Charles D Zimmerman of Gibson Montana filed for three year proof to establish homestead claim for section 16 township 4 north range 15 east M P Meridian. Proof to be made before Paul A Carothers U S commissioner in Gilson Montana on June 16. Witnesses named: William Zimmerman Irvis Zimmerman Carl F Fulkerson Earl Perry all of Gibson Montana.
Olympic walker George Goulding, famed as a versatile distance athlete, has announced a shift to swimming aquatics. He recently swam across Toronto Bay, drawing praise from an experienced observer who noted his potential in the new sport. Goulding’s athletic span already includes distance running in the 1908 London Games and walking, with aquatics soon to join.
Fragmentary time data appears with inconsistent formats such as 2:38 a. m. and 4:69 p.m and stray terms like 5303 a.m in a.m, lacking a coherent event or context.
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