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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1924

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Three Found Guilty In Cattle Stealing Trial

The Montana case against Milo Collins ended with a 8 0 verdict on conviction. Duffey Winsborough Anderson Burkhardt faced cattle theft charges with mixed verdicts and sentences set for June 10.

Montana Milo Collins Miller John Winsborough C. G. Duffey Elmer Anderson Roman Burkhardt F. R. Hickman Oscar Nepstad Jimmy Nepstad A. L. Bray Anton Nepstad Joe Michels Friend Curtis N. E. Oliver Henry Keithley William Greig Tom Jarrett Irvine H. Miller W. H. Donald Melville Duffey Winsborough Burkhardt Anderson H. G. Bennett Carl Myrstol

Class Day Exercises Draw Large High School Crowd

The Class Day program at the High School Tuesday evening drew a large audience. The graduating class produced many offerings including a one act play Jumbo Jum, a declaration of independence, multiple speeches and duets. Notable participants included Kate Bray Mildred Alden Mamie Overfelt and Ralph Jarrett with performances by Arne Hoem Eva Elgin Opal Rash and Dent LaRue among others.

Kate Bray Mildred Alden Mamie Overfelt Brodie Nevin Madden Nye Forest Keller Tom Brown Helen Wallum Lola Boddy William Iverson Olga Egeland Frank Howard Sweet Grass Ralph Jarrett Joe Miosness

Dixon Stands Aloof From Coolidge Boost

Helena Montana May 23 Republicans gathered for a Keep Coolidge banquet where C A Rasmussen urged a straight party vote to support President Coolidge. Dr O M Lanstrum predicted a strong national margin for Coolidge. Several women spoke including Mrs T A Grigg presiding.

Helena Mont Montana Coolidge C. A. Rasmussen Cone T. A. Grigg Butte O. M. Lanstrum Rasmussen Dr. Lanstrum Congress George Berry Miles Cavanaugh Vera Delano T. W. Choate Margaret Young Forsyth Mary C. Bartos T. Perham Glendive

Favorable Rural School Progress Highlighted by Mrs Deegan

Mrs Deegan notes rural schools full year end work and upcoming eighth grade exams. Most sites closed after eight or nine months while 15 schools were visited twice. Standard arithmetic and reading tests show pupils' speed and accuracy with robust teacher training and high re election rates. Seventy three students sat seventh and eighth grade finals, 38 boys.

Sunday Baccalaureate Service at Sweet Grass High

The Sweet Grass county high school held its Sunday evening baccalaureate in the Congregational church with an 18 voice choir directed by Oscar M. Baker and Mrs. Mervin Sell at the organ. Rev Dingle delivered the address from Philippians 3 14 and urged graduates to press toward the high calling of God.

Sweet Grass County High School Congregational Church Oscar M. Baker Mervin Sell Holbeck Lutheran Church Hard St. Mark’s Episcopal Dingle Payne Templeton King J. W. Hard Rev. Holbeck Floyd Bailey Rev. Hard E. G. Struckman Rev Paul Christ Jesus Earth Jesus

Morning Wedding At Fond Du Lac Church

The Daily Reporter of Fond Du Lac Wis. reports the 7:30 am ceremony at St Josephs church uniting Marie Leona Trier and Edgar William Wagner. Bride attendants were Regina Haensgen and Gertrude Treir with Edward Trier best man. The couple will reside in Fond Du Lac after a six month western honeymoon.

Edgar Wagner Boulder Marie Leona Trier Daily Reporter Fond du Lac Wis St. Joseph’s Church J. C. O’brien Edgar William Wagner Jacob Wagner Big Timber Mont J. J. Collins Regina Haensgen Gertrude Treir Edward Trier Calumet Wagner West Fred Rucping Leather Company Matthew White Lynn, Mass G. A. Cramer Chicago Wisconsin Telephone Company

Billings Taxi Driver William Frink Killed

Billings on Rimrock road discovery of the murdered taxi driver William A. Frink, shot twice and robbed. Police believe a Sunday night ambush near his stand explains the crime. Ward P. Nye found the body as parking lights and engine remained on. Frink was a well known local taxi operator and former bus driver.

Billings William A. Frink Rimrock Frink Ward P. Nye Nye

Murderer Roy Walsh Escapes From Boulder Jail

Roy Walsh, a convicted murderer, testified under authorities in Butte that he freed himself from the Boulder jail in October by fashioning a wooden keg and using a knife and wire to unlock his cell door in under an hour. He accused guard Aaron Smith of helping the escape, now awaiting trial.

Butte Mont Jefferson County Boulder Roy Walsh Aaron Smith

Primary low turnout marks Montana vote in Big Timber

The Montana presidential primary in Big Timber County showed weak interest with 252 of 660 registered voters casting ballots. Bray led Republican delegate counts locally while statewide results favored Coolidge for president as returns trickled in from 470 precincts.

Big Timber Big Timber East Big Timber West Bray Cleveland President Coolidge McAdoo Calhoun Pat Carney la Follette Henry L. Sherlock Arthur Cummins George J. Bruce Kremer O'Connor Stewart T. J. Walsh United States Deer Lodge Thomas Arthur Billings Senator Walsh Kremer Maloney Geere Clements Mc Tague Daly Montana W. H. Hoover Great Falls Coolidge State Administration O. H. P. Shelley W. R. Allen George Berry Hoover Allen Berry Brooks Brattin Lindquist Cook Vera Delano J. A. Poore Speer

German Government Resigns. Ebert Seeks New Chancellor

Berlin May 26 The German government has resigned and President Ebert accepted the resignation. He will confer with parliamentary leaders tomorrow on selecting a new chancellor and forming a government. Prior attempts at a straight bourgeois ministry failed amid obstruction by German nationals.

Berlin Ebert Marx

Eighth Graders Pass To High School List

Thirty eighth graders moved from the public into the high school last evening after an indoor program featuring Over the Summer Sea Verdi Chorus class history poems and diplomas. The graduates include Don Austin Marie Bechtel Edna Broker James Brannin Rasmus Boe Edward Douthett Lillian Grosfield Eugene Grande Henry Hauge Isoline Kepler Owen Loftsgaarden Minnie Pearl LaRue Dial Mooney Ethel Manis William Miller Viola Ryan Eben Rein Bertha Sewell Lee Skillman Grace Traver LaRetta Thompson Geneva Thompson Alma Tjaaland Genevieve Rhoades Jane Brown Lyle Watkins Charles Fallang Milton Bryan Charles Whalen Richard Nevins.

Verdi Ethel Manis Viola Ryan Schuman Bunny Beley Don Austin Edna Broker Glass Song Horace S. Davis LaRetta Thompson Geneva Thompson Alma _ Tjaaland Genevieve Rhoades Jane Brown Lyle Watkins Charles Fallang Milton Bryan Charles Whalen Richard Nevins

President Coolidge signs immigration bill with exclusion intact

President Coolidge signed the immigration bill despite opposing the exclusion clause, noting the measure as a whole serves the nation's needs. He and Secretary Hughes, who also opposed excluding Japanese workers by law, stated they remain in accord on the bill’s broader goals and administration.

Washington Coolidge Department of Labor Hughes Congress White House

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Charley Duffey Frank Knoke Roy L. Carter W. F. Miller P. W. Hanson Pleun Roebel Creston Crest Adolph Tronrud C. A. Keppler S. B. Thurman Roy Harris F. E. Swift Mustaff Mamet Northern Pacific Railway Co Rosa A. Skaggs G. B. Long State Bank of Lewistown Minnie Gugler Leo J. Cremer Ed Jennings Elizabeth Jennings Columbus State of Montana Father Hennessy Dixon Frank Dingle Lanstrum Bartos Irwin Kyle Snell Mrs. Berry Rodgers Helena Independent
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