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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1902
Page
5
Current items remind residents to register by 9 p m on Saturday Oct 25 and note the election on the incorporation question will be at the courthouse corridor from 8 a m to 6 p m next Saturday Oct 18. It also mentions various local notices about sales and events.
J A Hall, president of the Big Timber National Bank, and C F Stocker, a well known stock dealer, bought the Cotter ranch near Glendive. The property ranks as one of Montana's largest sheep ranches able to winter 30000+ sheep. Hall is a major wool grower who has built a fortune in the industry, and his new investment shows continued faith in sheep husbandry.
Northern county group seeks a band of sheep to winter or will rent one brand. Good range water and ample feed available. Inquire at this office.
John Taber of Livingston and Evelyn Watson of Two Dot wed October 8 1902 at Mount Tabor Church with J A Joyce and Elsie Watson as attendants. The ceremony included a luncheon at the bride’s sister’s home V A Hermann and a Knights of Pythias ball in Two Dot, honoring the couple.
T. K. Lee yesterday brought in Rambouillet and Delaine bucks from Moulton & Burnham Woodstock Ohio. They are described as the finest lot ever received with yearlings around 200 pounds each.
Fat hogs wanted for cash at Big Timber Market while New Monte Carlo and Blackley Vaccine promoted. A Livingston fire destroyed four mil. ranch purchases posted. Rev. C S Mason to speak on Rescue Mission Work. Political organizing notes, registration reminders, meetups, and election updates. Obituary notes for Mrs. Kate Doyle aged 28 with funeral details.
Mr and Mrs H O Kellogg inaugurated the season with a grand party Thursday night. Sixty five guests attended a whist session followed by a luncheon at midnight. J F Asbury won the gentlemen's prize while Mmes E O Clark Flanagan and Nicholson contested the ladies prize with Mrs Nicholson prevailing in the draw. The ladies prize was a cut glass olive dish and the gentlemen's prize a leather case holding fine playing cards.
Surveyors report an easy grade route from Big Timber to Cooke City totaling 69.87 miles. Mr Heyer returns to Helena to prepare the construction cost estimate following the Boulder to Hicks Park line then along Slough Creek and up Lake Abundance Creek to Cooke.
A Hamilton gathering at the Auditorium on Oct 22 featured Mr Davis with a remarkable lecture and demonstrations. Leading professionals attended and praised the entertainment as the season's best, with receipts totaling 8278.75.
Three head of milch cows two with calves and broke to milk all first class stock. Also a full kit of carpenter tools. Apply to F. B. Bunkester Big Timber.
Delaine backs for sale with listing at Clark's stable. D J Arnold reports the offer and location.
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