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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
7
Twenty six members of the class of twenty five depart as they seek new worlds to conquer. Many will go to college or enter the workforce after four years of study, exams, activities, and friendships. Edith Webber is valedictorian and Harry A. Thompson is salutatorian as the senior class nears graduation.
A historical list enumerates student names with roles in clubs and offices such as junior and senior class officers, glee club, dramatic and commercial clubs, as well as honors like honor roll and editor positions. It includes Thelma Sleveland Edith Webber Anne Cosgriff Robert Struckman Myron Bryant and others with positions in debate, journalism, polytechnic activities, and vocational congress.
A dense list of student group memberships and honors across schools includes journalism and glee clubs, music meets, sports teams such as track and basketball, home economics and commercial clubs, dramatic and debate groups, with multiple students earning honor roll, medals, and leadership roles, and references to class plays and senior activities.
Teachers from the high school outline their summer plans. Several will study at universities in Minnesota California Washington and Colorado while others travel or attend summer sessions. The group aims to gain knowledge to enhance teaching next term.
The annual Junior Promenade on May 23 proved a success in music decorations and finances. Doris Hickman Edith Fahlgren and Miss Reed received thanks for their role in making the gym attractive and guiding the event. The junior class delivered a well liked and well run prom with praise for the planning team.
A fractious exchange ends with the boy clarifying the space as an elevator rather than the old lady’s room. She protests paying for a pigsty like a foldin bed, asserting country origins. The confrontation shows urban intrusion and misperceived space.
The Pawnee warriors are depicted as swift and decisive in combat, living by their own methods when surprised. Accounts describe a siege where rations ran out, their use of repeating carbines and bows, and a scalp dance with vivid war paint observed near Julesburg and Waad River Nebraska.
The Kansas City Star notes a history of young legislators: John Young Brown of Kentucky sat in Congress at 24 and later became governor. John Randolph faced a clerk’s challenge over age. Henry Clay served in the Senate before 30. Charles James Fox and Willan Pitt are cited as youthful political prodigies.
The mawken or sea-drowned folk of the Mergui archipelago live their entire social life on boats after leaving the mainland. Prof J Arthur Thowson notes they are healthy temperate fearless peaceful and chaste, and that boats serve as homes. Everything from fish to oysters is cleaned on board to avoid attracting sharks.
A weary merchant named Tom returns at dawn to his bedchamber, hides his boots, and must rush out again to Montreal for the firm. His wife awakens to his hurried departure as the gray day breaks and he endures a cold urban morning.
A court scene features a defendant claiming no instrument was used in injuring the plaintiff, asserting it was all hand work. The exchange highlights the defendant’s stance as the judge questions the methods involved in the assault.
The dialogue features a hostess praising a novel and a guest confessing the real appeal lies in a bookmark left within. The exchange captures a witty London humor tone.
A humorous exchange captures a wife reassuringly noting her husband is life insured for 10000 dollars. The man responds, joking about not needing to worry, as reported in a New York Sun and Globe style snippet.
Aunt Emmy shares a magazine guide for evaluating bond offers. She lists questions buyers should ask bank or broker before investing and warns readers about sucker lists used by unscrupulous brokers.
Seventeen students receive education aid in Georgia State College of Agriculture funded by the State Bankers Association. In 1923 dues were raised to support club work education for otherwise unable students. A $1,000 trust in the lMx-President's Fund was set aside this year, joining a $7,153 total from voluntary retiree contributions since 1915. Fifty students had been aided before. total now sixty seven.
A review of New England agriculture identifies key decline causes including waste of farm resources poor business understanding and practice inadequate farm and soil management leading to soil fertility loss unsuitable and unmarketable varieties poor seed low quality livestock reliance on purchased seeds over home grown grain focus on quantity rather than quality and failure to grade produce according to law The piece labels the situation a serious problem requiring careful study and is attributed to Banker-Farmer.
In Lee County Mississippi a $5000 budget funds an expert to promote dairying. An advisor oversees all dairy operations as 200 head of heifers and cows were shipped out of the county last year.
A Rochester Times-Union brief notes a mother who does not suspect her young daughter has musical talent.
A sharp line about how some people seek leisure by burdening others, suggesting a social critique of unequal comforts and duties. The piece argues that apparent ease for a few comes at the cost of the many, challenging accepted norms of leisure and responsibility.
A new heating method makes cast iron highly pliable enabling it to be tied in knots. The demonstration shows significant flexibility in the metal, suggesting practical applications beyond conventional casting.
An editorial remark from Dalla News questions the stereotype of wild women and challenges assumptions about freedom and belonging, suggesting the term describes someone with no place or purpose.
Margaret W. Jackson reflects on the daily ritual of leaving for work, walking to the schoolhouse in youth, and the enduring joy of going out and returning home. She notes the pull of outdoor life, the duties of wife and mother, and the quiet fulfillment found in routine despite domestic demands.
A Farm Life writer argues tidy farms signal wealth by inspecting well-kept homes barns silos and grounds. He notes journeys through two states reveal similar soils and crops but richer communities where fences and paint indicate stronger prosperity.
A preacher in Church A asks for debt payers to stand then for non payers. All but one rise. The lone man explains he runs a newspaper and owes subscribers, prompting a brief prayer. From Our Dumb Animals.
A stranger at a door says he seeks a forgotten name woman living nearby. He describes her as singularly beautiful with pink and white complexion, lovely eyes and goddesslike hair, while a servant answers and a voice from upstairs asks Jane to tell the gentleman she will be down soon.
Little Jane asks if a swallowed goldfish would swim like one. Mother replies it would die harming the baby. Jane notes the fish survived, prompting a wry exchange about outcomes.
A playful exchange features a doctor and a friend of the family discussing plum pudding with a flippant remark about clinical clients enjoying the dish, capturing a light moment of humor.
Legal notice by Loren F Doubhett declaring sole ownership of a building materials and coal business in Big Timber Montana. Certification cites sections 8019 to 8024 and dates May 13 1925 with public notice May 14 21 28 and June 4 1995.
In the District Court of Montana Sweet Grass County Jennie Esp executrix of the estate of John T Esp deceased gives notice to creditors and all persons with claims to exhibit them with vouchers within ten months after first publication at the law office of Davis and Kelly Big Timber Montana May 5 1925 Pub May 7 14 21 28 1925
Adolph Eisler files a case against Ray E. Markley and others. A sheriff sale is set for May 29, 1925 at 2:00 PM at the court house front door in Big Timber Sweet Grass County Montana. Property includes Town Lot 3 and portions of sections 2 and 11 in Township 3S Range 16E, about 20 acres, with hereditary rights in the United States Government Survey.
District Court in Sixth Court hears notice from Edwin Ross as administrator for Amanda D. Ash deceased. Creditors and claimants must present vouchers within four months of first publication to the administrator at Upper Deer Creek Sweet Grass County Montana or to F. M. Lamp attorney in Big Timber Montana. Dated May 2 1995.
J. H. Oliphant, librarian, lists June hours with Monday evenings from 7 30 to 9 00. Wednesday and Saturday afternoons 2 30 to 5 00 and Wednesday and Saturday evenings 7 30 to 9 00.
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