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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
2
Nick Tremark of the Brooklyn Dodgers is listed as 5 feet 494 inches making him the smallest player in the majors. In 1934 the Texas penitentiary processed 262 inmates on murder convictions, a notable year for crime statistics.
Andrew Billman, pioneer miner at Alder Gulch and Diamond City, died in Big Timber about a decade and a half ago. Born 1838 in Fostoria Ohio, he chased gold from Pike's Peak to Virginia City, helped bring Plum mer to justice, and witnessed Bozeman's early frontier streets after crossing the Gallatin.
The bureau of agricultural economics reports March farm exports at 45 percent of prewar levels, lower than 75 percent a year earlier and 67 percent two years ago. This contrast highlights the slow postwar recovery in agricultural overseas sales.
A. C. Baumgartner of Great Falls, newly appointed to the state fish and game commission, pledges closer cooperation within the department and with sportsmen. He says he will not fire anyone but will push for greater harmony and notes a board meeting planned this month. He also reports Missouri river fishing between Craig and Great Falls improving.
James Crittenden recounts frontier roles of priests and river captains in Montana's past. He notes Father DeSmet’s medical aid and cattle introduction, Wagonwheel John building for Fort Assinniboine, and post Big Horn attitudes toward arming tribes. He recalls Colonel Monley's coffin box order and a cautious view on Indian alliances and settler safety.
The narrative recounts Andrew Biliman’s pioneer activity near Livingston, his gold prospecting adventures in 1867 along the Yellowstone, a near fatal river incident, and the family’s movements from a ranch on Billman creek to the Bitter Root valley. It notes his marriage to Sarah Write, two daughters, and eventual move to Big Timber where he and his wife died within a short span.
Montana State College home demonstration leader Miss Blanche L. Lee says homemakers want clear, old fashioned facts printed on labels to judge quality. They seek guidance on yard goods shoes ready-to-wear garments and canned goods amid growing grade and specification labeling. The U.S. Department of Agriculture publication 193 outlines help now available, with copies from extension offices.
The passage describes Colonel Monley inspecting a box, noting satisfaction with the craftsmanship. An orderly with a wagon examines the finished item and comments it is a good job for a wagonmaker, suggesting the general will rest well for the trip.
Thirty three head of registered Hereford bulls were sent to Billings for auction by D. L. McDonald of Amarillo Texas. They brought 6390 dollars total, averaging about 200 dollars per head. The sale of Texas stock featured high demand.
About 100 bulls were sold at the sale largely from the estate of the late Ed Cardwell. Cardwell bulls numbered around 50 and sold near $4,000. Thirty three registered Hereford cows and heifers from the Cardwell estate brought $8,100.
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