Fair Week Glories and Local News Highlights 1903 1913
The 1913 Fair drew high turnout with horse racing events led by Lady ridden by Ted Busha and Indian Girl guided by Paul Van Cleve Jr. Other races included Rastus and Kid. Ida Harper won girls racing after a difficult start. Also noted were a found unknown man body near the river, suffrage committee travels to Butte, and large sheep movements from the Abe sarokee Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County
Ted Busha
Rastus
Homer Busha
Sharp
Roy Harris
Indain Girl
Paul van Cleve, Jr
Kid
Jack Scarlet
Ida Harper
J. C. Hanly
Fallang
Lowry
Yellowstone Lake
Two Sweet Grass projects seek doctor, museum gains
The Sweet Grass County CDO considers two major goals for the year, attracting another physician to the county and creating a museum to preserve local history. The article notes Dr. Thomas Ivey and the need for surgical access, plus the museum’s value as a cultural asset and community memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County
CDO
Vernon Standish
Thomas Ivey
Sweet Grass Memorial Hospital
Billings
Livingston
Big Timber weighs city trees amid disease and planning
City leaders discuss preserving Big Timber’s tree-lined streets after Mayor McLean Clark notes a trimming firm warned of needed work. Officials consider a thorough review of city owned trees, broader arborist advice, and preventive maintenance to protect aesthetics and value amid elm and moth threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
McLean Clark
Jim McCauley
Montana
National Highway Week and local road concerns
The piece celebrates National Highway Week and urges attention to the unfinished Interstate 90 segments near Montana communities. It notes poor sections of Highway 10 from Grey Cliff to Springdale and cites danger on two-lane segments adjacent to four-lane highways, urging readers to contact the department about I-90 status. The column also reports a page-size change for The Pioneer and introduces Randy Yaeger, a new part-time staffer, a Sweet Grass High School senior and photographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of State Highway Officials
Thomas Judge
Montana Highway Department
Grey Cliff
Springdale
Randy Yaeger
Sweet Grass High School
Viewpoint letters celebrate Pioneer’s 85th anniversary
Readers praise the Pioneer and its Viewpoints section while urging unbiased open debate. Bill Sheehan of Big Timber commends the format and participation, and Ida Tyrrell of Rome Pa. renews a subscription while lamenting press conduct and political pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Corfiles
Bill Sheehan
Big Timber
Pioneer publication details and subscription rates
The Dig timber Pioneer dated September 27, 1973, 85th year, issue 2, published weekly in Big Timber Montana. It lists Larry Lowary and Wayne Tichenor with Sharon McLees as staff, notes second class entry and service to Sweet Grass County since 1888, and provides subscription rates by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
SGHS
Randy
United States Post Office
Big Timber
Montana
Sweet Grass County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cole Bros
Mesdames A, B
Harvey Coit
Butte
Montana Equal Suffrage Association
Abe Sarokee National Forest
Uncle Tom
Eva
G. A. Loasby
Red Cross
Japan
E. W. Shaw
Scout Organization of
Cherry Creek
Jack Tracey
McDowell Bros
Lyceum
Boots Mjelde
FORD
W. L. Shanks Ranch
Yellowstone
The
Line Company of Columbus
Pvt
Gordon F. Amery
W. K. Amery
Pvt. Amery
Phillippines
S.E. Anderson
Big Timber Cafe
Clara Serverance
Serverance
Maine
Jean Duncan
Vonnie Murray
Mavis Murray
Albert Broughton
Bozeman
Kenneth Jones
Citizens Bank
Darlene Doig
Claude Doig
Cherie Hoffman
Bill Fraser
Robbie McComb
Echo Stole
Ross-Dier Mercantile
3Rd Avenue
McLeod Street
T&l Chevrolet
United States
U. S. Forest Service
Missoula
Steve Yurich
Forest Service
Yurich
By Larry Lowary
U.S
Ida Tyrrell
Rome
P. O. Box
Mcleod
Larry Lowary
Wayne Tichenor
Sharon McLees
Peed Point
Melville
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