Fragmented OCR Notice Presentation
Incomplete readable text shows garbled date and figures with no clear event or action. The fragment provides no identifiable persons organizations places or concrete terms to form a coherent summary.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
2
Incomplete readable text shows garbled date and figures with no clear event or action. The fragment provides no identifiable persons organizations places or concrete terms to form a coherent summary.
The Montana Stockman and Farmer announces a September 13 sale in Helena of premier thoroughbred cattle bred for beef. Featured consignors include leading breeders from across the country with Woods Investment Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska, managing the event. An exhibition and three imported draft horses accompany the sale, with reduced Montana rail rates expected to draw a large crowd of stockmen.
Chief of Treasury Agents Heron seized costumes intended for lady members of A Wise Woman at the New York Custom House. Manager Davis met with Collector Erhardt and Heron as the valued items, about 6000 dollars, faced nearly 50 percent duty, but a possible clearance free of duty is expected. The misentry blamed on a blunder in Paris as pols of trade.
The Great Falls Tribune notes a Burlington R. R. surveying party arriving in Burlington and starting a two week preliminary inspection toward Billings. Additional surveyors will follow, with expectations that concrete steps toward the extension may soon be taken.
Extension of limit for Buffalo Pan American tickets via Nickel Plate Road with round trip prices 813.00 for 15 day validity and 816.00 for 20 day validity. Three daily vestibuled trains with sleeping cars and a first class dining car on the American Club plan. Meals priced 35 cents to 1.00. Write John Y. Calahan, general agent, 11 Adams St Chicago.
A detailed promotion for Ridpath's History of the World in nine volumes, praising its breadth and authority. The ad highlights American readership, numerous engravings and charts, low club prices, and a payment plan of five cents daily. Includes a humorous digression about an author named John Clark Ridpath and travel offers via the Nickel Plate Road.
C H Merrill a major St Paul feeder visited Chicago en route home to Waterville Mo after touring western ranges. He found prices and delivery to St Paul prohibitive and will await favorable developments or retire from feeding this year. Western owners hold last year’s prices around 2.50 to 3.00 per head.
A Seattle Post Intelligencer report notes a vast crowd at the Sells and Gray circus in Athletic Park, estimating about 6 000 to 7 000 spectators. The performance impressed all ages with skilled acts including the Eddy family eight acrobats and Edna the bareback rider as the crowd watched in near silence and excitement.
Frank Webber of Big Elk reports seven horses died in recent days from a disease resembling spinal meningitis. John Campbell also lost stock and carcasses were seen on the range. Webber cannot confirm origin or if others are affected, but the disease is rapidly thinning the herds.
A brief notice offers a Pioneer subscription at one dollar per year for individuals, inviting readers to enroll. The item emphasizes affordability and direct access to the newspaper.
Miss Myrtle Hamlin an 18 year old visitor from Cherry Grove Minn dies of consumption at the home of her cousins Mr and Mrs McArthur in Montana after a long illness. Her mother accompanied the remains to Cherry Grove on Tuesday night. Relatives include Mr and Mrs Francis McKenzie of the Boulder.
Mrs. Barney Hogan died at 3 am Monday after a three week illness with several hemorrhages. She was 44 and had lived in the area sixteen years. Survived by her husband three young sons and several daughters from a former marriage. Funeral held Tuesday at the Congregational church.
The article explains home fur care including cleaning methods for various fur types. It advises rubbing with gasoline on furs near artificial light avoidance, using oil of turpentine and ether for leather trims, and using heated sawdust or cornmeal for darker or white furs. It also cites hanging and airing guidelines and cautions on drying wet furs away from heat.
In Butte, John C. Kimball shot his wife then killed himself after a quarrel at the Will Irvine ranch where the couple once lived. Mrs. Kimball and her parents were present. she sought divorce papers when the tragedy occurred. She was expected to recover.
Grover Morris, 15, son of John Morris, near Little Timber Creek, had two fingers amputated by Dr. W A Moore after a hunting mishap. A stray bullet struck his left hand while signaling his brother about a deer, with a possible third finger at risk. The shooter is unknown.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.