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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1925

Page

8

County Commissioners Meet in Regular Session 1925

The Sweet Grass County Board of Commissioners met November 2 1925 at 10 a.m. with Chas Bryan as chairman, Reider Anderson and G A Leasby, and W A Conwell as clerk. Claims for road fund, poor fund and general fund were examined and approved. Additional depository bonds and renewal bonds were approved. November 3 sessions continued with reports examined and bids invited for county physician health officer oat hull and bran for grasshopper bait and other items.

Board of County Commissioners Chas, Bryan Reider Anderson G. A. Leasby W. A. Conswell W. J. Knapp Gas and Oil Petty Margaret Deegan Frank Wohitsel Fred Webb Sigecvslenebesse W. A. Conwell J. E. Rees G. B. Lamb Horace S. Davis Clyde E. Davis A. Whitney Icc Citizens State Bank U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co National Surety Company Commercial Bank & Trust Co U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Company R. J. Wright Chas Bryan C. E. Busse Sweet Grass County Trustees of School District No. 39 Board of Commissioners K. Stenerson Phillips Drug Company H. Goosey Sulvoyor Oo Rentecsanese Evelyn Rees Esicccie Toncaentisaresvensonenescineet J. L. McQuillan S. G. Webster Montana Power Co the Home Tel. Co Cook Cort Inga Solberg Inmalc Mbevbsbehibex Conbatac Togdy Brannin Chas. Bryan Chris Magelssen M. Sweet Grass County Imp. Dist Andrew Olson

Political skirmishes across cities as elections unfold

The report catalogs varied results including John M. Patterson's death, Frederick J. Shoyer gains in Philadelphia, Arthur Will winning Louisville mayor, and the New York lower house remaining Republican. Other outcomes include Sha Purji Saklatvala’s loss in London elections, De Martin Yerkes losing his JP post, Honus Wagner defeated for Pittsburgh sheriff, and Joab Hanton retained NYC DA amid Whitman challenge. Stewart Appleby and John Moore wins shift district results, Indianapolis mayoralty, and San Francisco railway vote.

John M. Patterson Philadelphia Frederick J. Shoyer Patterson Louisville Joseph T. O'Neal Arthur Will New York Aurora Ind Shapurji Saklatvala United States St. Pancras de Martin Yerkes Milbourne Honus Wagner Pittsburgh Stewart Appleby Congress New Jersey John W. Moore Thurman B. Dixon Kentucky John L. Duvall Walter Myers Indianapolis San Francisco Market Street Railway Joab H. Banton New York City Charles S. Whitman

Aged N. P. Depot Master At Livingston Buried

A local obituary recalls N. P. depot master of Livingston buried last Sunday. The reminiscences highlight his memory of early days and his habit of saying win or lose. The piece reflects on his living in the present rather than the past.

N. P Livingston Jack

Last Days of a Livingston Pioneer and a 1897 Murder Case

The narrative recalls No. 2 for Big Timber and a pioneering Livingston figure. It revisits the unsolved 1897 murder of Bill Gray, a placer miner from Emigrant country who vanished and was found hidden in a box by a water hydrant near the stockyards. Jack recounts the night’s final conversation with Gray and the brothers Jerry Haley and Ola Bill, describing their appearance and actions in vivid detail.

Bill Gray Livingston Gray Beng Bert Nashua Ollie Jack Jerry Haley Old Bill Ola

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Commissioner’s Proceedings A. T. Ellison J. W. Bourne Albert E. Ellison State Highway Commission Sam Solberg Northwestern Auto Sup' Co Northwestern Auto Supply Co Russell Grader Mfg. Co Continental Oil Co Hulin & Hulin Gas Toad Bureau of Safety I. A J. J. Lacksen Co W. J. Knapp Oil and Gas Ellingson Merc. Co R. Patterson Ullman Lumber Co Die Hardware B. T Rhoades Irvin Miller Allman Lumber Co Elsie Goering Maud McKenney NA Oon Theda Thompson R. F. Broughton W. Campbell Ray Willman Joseph Chase Sefahoke W. A. Gonwell Montana Turkey L. F. Douthett Co C. W. Allen Billings Gazette Liberal Commission Billings OWL Creek Jimmy Walker Congregational Church C. M. Lindamood Broadway Billings, Montana QO. Miller CO Second Avenue and Anderson Street Nash Ajax Sekman & Snyder
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