12 Nov 1896
Page 1
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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
1
The passage recalls Welch’s lively winter scenes of northern water fishing and sketches of fisher folk, then shifts to a local editorial quip about pay and social habits. A fragment from Troy Call conveys a playful courtship note, hinting at town gossip and romantic pressures in the city.
Electors for President and Vice President MARTIN MAGINNIS and HENRY L FRANK. For Lieutenant Governor DETER R R COLMAN. For Sheriff B EF LAMB. Local ticket officials listed in concise roll.
Rev. P B Jackson resigns from First Congregational church after three years in Billings to move his family to a warmer climate. He will likely travel to Kansas City Missouri to await a permanent posting and has been offered a call at a Little Rock Arkansas church. He is praised as an able preacher and civic asset, with a successor yet to be named.
Gov. John E. B. Richards of Montana designates Thursday November 26 1896 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer throughout the state. Citizens are urged to worship and express gratitude for blessings life health prosperity while acknowledging the state’s future development and resources. Proclamation dated Helena.
Fergus county flockmasters disposed of 134000 sheep in thirty days and buyers left unpaid as orders were unfilled. Prices rose twenty five to fifty cents from last month. The county may head into winter with 450000 sheep in good condition, aided by abundant hay, and 1897 mutton and wool clips promise record totals.
Fragmented humor and social commentary from Debates on street safety and manners. Includes a tale about a balky horse and a wary observer, plus calls for protecting women at night and a note on December fiction in Demorest's magazine.
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