Families are more than facts and figures. They are people
looking for a better life, working to make life better, or sometimes just
trying to get along. The purpose of this page is to share notes about folks. Who
came to Sweet Grass County? Where did they live? What did they do? Did they
create memories? Feel free to share them with me. I will also share people
items from long ago Big Timber Pioneer newspapers. Just email me. Thanks.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, September 10-16, 1999.
John B. Selters,
Jr. received a trip to his birthplace as an 85th birthday present from his son
and daughter.
He was born in Big
Timber on September 14, 1914, the son of J.B. and Estelle G. Selters. His
father was the county attorney for Sweet Grass County from about 1914 to 1918.
The family moved to Pomona, California in 1921, where John received his
education. He became an attorney in 1947 and practiced law in Pomona until his
retirement from that profession 50 years later in 1997.
When the Selters
family lived in Big Timber, they were close friends with J.J. Lacklen, who was
the Ford dealer, Beulah Patterson, who was the county clerk and recorder, the
Rein family and the Veblum family.
John was
accompanied to Big Timber by his wife, Marion; his daughter, Sally Hoffman, who
is an R.N. in Upland, California; and his son, John B. Selters, III, who is
also an attorney in Pomona.
While in Big Timber
John and his family visited the Hospitality House, where he enjoyed visiting
with Hazel Ewan and others members of the center. He and his daughter stopped
by the Pioneer office on Friday, September 3. They planned to visit the
Crazy Mountain Museum that afternoon.
James Madison
(Charlie) PERRY came to Big Timber in about 1888 and opened a blacksmith shop.
He returned to Illinois in 1892 and married Cora JOHN. They arrived back in Big
Timber 31 Dec. 1892 by train from Illinois. They lived in the Gary Residence in
Big Timber. In 1893, they moved to Beaverhead County.
William HAAS and
wife Myrtle MANN HAAS along with Bert WILLARD and his wife Mary MANN WILLARD
homesteaded at Gibson, Sweet Grass County in 1910.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, January 23, 1930
Harvey Cort has
taken over the pool hall and lunch counter of Fred Weipert, and it is now being
managed by John Rau and Hans G. Boe.
Rush Templeton
celebrated his eleventh birthday with a party for thirty-two of his friends at
his home at the Lee Warren ranch last evening. Dinner was served at 4 o'clock,
after which games were played.
Gus Brannin and
Clarence McMahan had a hard trip down from the Brannin ranch in the Crazy
Mountains the last of the week. They started by team and sled, and finally
caught the stage at Melville to complete the trip, which took three days.
John W. Davis is
this week closing a deal with Dr. A.P. O'Leary whereby he comes into possession
of one and one half lots of the O'Leary place, at the corner of McLeod Street
and Fourth Avenue. As soon as weather conditions will permit, work will begin
on the erection of a five room bungalow to be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
Gib McFarland of
the well known cattle firm of McFarland Bros. of Two Dot returned Thursday of
last week from the big livestock show in Denver.
L.F. Douthett
Friday finished the work of cutting and storing the annual ice harvest. Between
five hundred and six hundred tons were stored away for summer use.
Alfred Hermanson
and John Watt will this week open a lunch room in the old Golden Eagle building
near the Miles Implement Co. The building was recently vacated by the Park
creamery.
Mervin Sell is the
new manager of the A.W. Miles Implement Co. interests at this place, succeeding
Pat Bryan, resigned.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, February 6, 1930
Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Emanuel Hoiland of East Boulder, a daughter at the S.P. Harvey home in
this city.
Frank A. Sauer,
newly elected cashier of the Scandinavian American bank, has rented the D.V. Higbie
property and will go to Billings this week to arrange to move his family here.
C.R. McKenzie and
Alex Watson accompanied the nineteen carloads of fat lambs shipped to Chicago
Saturday by McKenzie and Elmer Arneson.
Mr. and Mrs. B.F.
Henry opened their home Tuesday for their annual dinner to employees of the
Golden Rule store.
Charles Sloan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Sloan, and Agnes Ostrum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arne
Ostrum, residing on the old Neumayer ranch north of town, were married Monday by
Rev. A.A. Holbeck of the Lutheran church. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Olaf
Ostrum.
The House transfer
of Livingston came down Tuesday with a truck piled high with the household
goods of Mervin Sell, who has taken the Bryan home.
Leo Overfelt this
week purchased of Karl Fahlgren at Springdale his home in this city, located on
the north side of the tracks, across from the elevator. The consideration is
said to have been $1400.
Harold Branae and
his uncle, John Branae of Grey Cliff, arrived home Friday from a visit to their
old home in Norway, the first return to his native land for the former since
coming to America twenty-five years ago.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, February 13, 1930
L.F. Douthett, B.F.
Henry, E.H. Ellingson and C.F. Ullman drove to Hunters Hot Springs Monday to
attend the meeting of the Commerical Credit Men's association.
W.R. Stokes left
Saturday for Spokane with a load of fat hogs for the market. He remained in
that city for a week to visit his son and daughter.
Neighbors to the
number of 60 assembled at the Guy Scholten home on Dry Creek Friday evening to
welcome Mrs. Scholten and give the newlyweds a real party. John Sago made the presentation
speech which accompanied the giving of a substantial purse with instruction to
buy what they pleased.
Dorothy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Esp, had her right arm broken this week while cranking a
car.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Elliot invited twelve friends to their home on Tuesday evening for a delicious
dinner, and a delightful social time.
Alice Helen
Patterson and Theresa Morstein, accompanied by their cousin, Mrs. Margaret
Deegan, went to Bozeman last evening to debate with a team from that high
school. The girls lost by a two to one decision.
Mr. and Mrs. A.A.
Lamp and Mrs. Roy O. Traver entertained at the Lamp home Wednesday evening with
cards, games and refreshments, everything being done backwards from the time
the sixteen guests backed in until they were ready to back out again at a late
hour.
J.N. McCracken was
here Tuesday looking after his store business. He left the next day for New
York City on a buying trip for his chain of stores.
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From the Big Timber
Pioneer, February 20, 1930
A turkey dinner
celebrating five birthdays which occur this week was given at the Lew Webb home
Monday evening, the honor guests being Lew Webb, his nephews, Leslie and Ray
Webb, and Leslie's twin sons, Erwin and Edwin, the latter five years old.
Born to Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer M. Arneson, Big Timber, February 14, a son.
Benny, seven year
old son of S.B. Raisland, had both arms broken at the wrists Monday afternoon
in a fall from the slide at the public school play grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. L.J.
Wilder invited a number of friends to their ranch home Friday evening for a
delicious turkey dinner. Cards and music were enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. J.G.
Woods and daughter Elizabeth, Miss Nell McCarthy, Mrs. Ida Oleson, Lee Warren,
Rush Templeton, Lawrence Hutzel, Bert Gardiner and J. Jennings.
Mrs. W.D. McKenzie
entertained Saturday evening with three tables filled for cards and lunch.
Prizes were awarded Mrs. Floyd Bailey and John W. Schofield.
Mrs. T.G. Shipton
has returned from an extended visit with her son, Harry, and family in McIntyre,
Ia. She has taken apartments over the Big Timber Pharmacy.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, February 27, 1930
J.J. Lacklen
announces that he will reopen his filling station on Second Avenue on March 15,
with Malcolm Goosey in charge.
H.B. Yerkes of the
East Boulder has purchased from N.E. Oliver two lots on Fourth Avenue and Busha
Street, or just back of the Claude T. Williams and J.J. Lacklen residence.
The Joe Morstein
family is preparing to move back to their ranch on Sweet Grass next week. The
place has been farmed by L.M. Cunningham for the past three years.
Miss Rhea Traver,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Traver, who is a student at the state
university at Missoula, has been named one of a committee at that institution
to represent the National Student Federation of America.
Richard E. Parry
has let the contract for a modern four apartment house to be built on his place
just west of town, to Warren E. Blazdel.
Mrs. H. Utermohle
and two daughters are expected to arrive home this week. They have been in
Lansing, Mich. since last fall, visiting Mr. Utermohle's sister, Mrs. H.M.
Perry, and giving the younger girl, Mary, the advantage of treatment from a
bone specialist. Last week the crutches were thrown away and the family will
return home.
Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. John Schiltz of Big Timber, Feb. 23, a daughter.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, March 6, 1930
W.H. Donald of
Melville went to Cody, Wyo., over the weekend for a reunion of Princeton
graduates now located in this section of the northwest.
Miss Hilda Warp
arrived the first of the week from Great Falls where she has been employed with
the Commercial Credit association. She will visit here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. Warp, before leaving the first of April to go with the same company
in its office in Billings.
The R.S. Jarrett
home housed a merry party Saturday night when members of the Duck Creek club
met for their regular card party. Seven tables were in play, prizes being won
by Mrs. Pat Ebert and J.H. Preston, first, and Mrs. Lawrence P. Officer and
Billy Preston, consolation.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew
Webb have purchased the O.A. Nepstad home on McLeod street, in the south part
of town and will move from the C.W. Allen property on Fifth avenue to their new
home the first of April.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Rostad were delightfully surprised Saturday evening when about twenty-five of
their friends and neighbors dropped in on them for a house warming. The Rostads
have a fine modern home in the course of construction, which they have occupied
during the winter, but which cannot be completed until warmer weather, and
which, when done, will be one of the best ranch homes on the Sweet Grass.
Harvey Cort will
resume charge of the Cort Hotel tomorrow, with O.B. O'Dell as manager.
Reed Point Notes:
Ross Brothers shipped two cars of horses to Marlette, Mich. Tuesday.
Miss Martha Allen
delightfully entertained the Ladies' Bridge club Saturday night at her home.
Mrs. Beatrice Adams captured first prize, and Mrs. Everett Farr the low.
The day and night
sewing classes conducted by Maud Hickman of Big Timber for the past four weeks
tendered that lady a pleasant surprise when they all stepped in and gave her a
farewell party at the home of Mrs. Illa Ostenson Wednesday evening.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, March 13, 1930
Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Campbell of Big Timber, March 8, a son.
Twelve friends
enjoyed the hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. L.H. Lintz at a turkey dinner at their
home on Sunday evening, with visiting and radio music on the side.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Spannring have a baby girl, born to them on Sunday, at Livingston.
Carl E. Busse, county
surveyor, who has been employed for some time at Powell, Wyo., spent last week
here attending the session of the county commissioners.
Boulder River
friends, all of them, and many from other places, assembled at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles C. Nicholson at McLeod Saturday night to give them a farewell
party. The crowd was big, the lunch the guests carried with them was excellent,
and the dancing at the hall enjoyed by everyone. The Nicholson family is moving
this week to the Sweet Grass ranch they purchased recently from Robert Clark,
the place being better known as the Ole Crest ranch.
Mrs. Christina Rudd
was 71 years of age Tuesday and received a happy reminder of the passing of the
milepost when about fifty friends and neighbors surprised her with a real party
at her home in the afternoon. The pupils of Rapstad school, who are always
entertained by Mrs. Rudd at Christmas time with a turkey dinner, pooled their
funds and bought a beautiful bedspread for their beloved friend, whom all
affectionately call "Grandma Rudd."
At its regular
meeting last week, the board of trustees of the Big Timber public schools
accepted the resignation of Supt. A.G. Jahr and elected G.A. Berges to succeed
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Havey
Coit invited twenty friends to their home last evening for dinner at 7 o'clock,
with cards following. High scores were made by Mrs. T.K. Baker and R.H.
Wiedman, low by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Egerman.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, March 20, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. George
Neumayer of the Gibson country moved their household goods to Livingston
Tuesday, to reside in the future. John George will farm the Gibson ranch this
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter
G. Aller, who have successfully operated their own summer resort, Old Kaintuck,
have purchased Whispering Pines, the home of Mr. Aller's father, J.G. Aller,
two miles above the first named place on the Boulder.
Mrs. Erik
Hammersmark was showered by about twenty-five women friends yesterday at her
home in the south part of town, the guests bringing gifts and lunch.
Application blanks
for reservations for Gold Star mothers who desire to make the trip to France to
visit the graves of their soldier sons have been received by Clerk of Court
Emma B. Rees. So far, Mrs. Leroy J. Webb is the only one to go from this
county.
Mrs. John Rye
sustained a broken hip in a fall at the home of her son, Richard Rye, at Gibson
Saturday. She had stepped out of the kitchen door and slipped on a bit of ice.
Mrs. G.A. Loasby
drove to Bridger creek yesterday afternoon to the home of Mrs. George Bailey,
where women of the neighborhood had assembled for the organization of a club to
be known as the Bridger Creek Woman's club. Ten members were present for the
initial meeting. Officers elected were: Mrs. Myrtle McLean, president; Mrs.
Lena Hausserman, vice president; Mrs. Lulu Marlow, recording secretary; Mrs.
Verda Berrie, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Hazel Hausseman, treasurer.
Next week will be
moving day for three ranchers in the Grey Cliff section. C.E. Fahlgren will
move to his homestead from the Anton Nepstad ranch below Grey Cliff, and on the
north side of the river, Tom Hoyem will vacate the John T. Esp ranch to occupy
the place left by the Fahlgren family, and Tilmar and Roy Esp will farm the Esp
place this season.
Mrs. Dorman Kellogg
and Mrs. J.W. Hruza are in Billings this week to attend the annual meeting of
the state association of school boards in session there for two days.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, March 27, 1930
One of the
first ranchers to finish lambing this season is Mrs. E.H. Budd, who lives on the
Boulder a few miles south of Big Timber. The sheep of the ranch are her special
care, and she has just finished lambing a band of 175 ewes, with 200 good lambs
in the pens. Mrs. Budd looked after all the work herself. Mr. Budd attends to
the hay growing and the other part of the farm work, while Mrs. Budd looks
after the sheep because she likes to do so.
Mrs. John Rye
celebrated her 77th birthday yesterday on a bed in the Big Timber hospital,
where she has been confined since a fall ten days ago which broke a hip.
Friends remembered the occasion, pooled their funds and gave her a handsome
remembrance.
John F. Clark is
shipping six cars of sheep from this Boulder ranch today. Two go to Billings,
four to Bridger.
The Joe Meister
family moved this week from their ranch near Gibson to Livingston, where they
will make their home, the boys having employment in the Northern Pacific shops.
Miss Opal Johnson
returned to her home at Melville this week after having graduated from the
Dillon normal where she was taking a course in teacher's training.
Mrs. Carl Myrstol
entertained fourteen members of the Kill Kare club, a social organization of
Duck creek women, at her home in town Saturday afternoon.
All officers were
reelected at a meeting held by the Crazy Mountain Golf club Thursday evening at
the Big Timber cafe. They are: S.H. Solberg, president; E.R. Patterson, vice
president; Dr. L.H. Lintz, secretary-treasurer.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, April 3, 1930
John Barstad is
this week moving his family from the ranch west of Reed Point, five miles, to
the Sam Fallang house in Big Timber. The ranch interests, land, stock,
machinery, etc. have been purchased by Carl Messing and Louis Krone.
Peder J. Egeland
returned Thursday from Norway, where he visited his old home. He was away four
and one-half months. It was Mr. Egeland's first visit home in 42 years.
Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Ludwig Burmeister of Gibson, March 27, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Peder Haug,
April 1, a son.
H.C. Roquet is this
week starting the building of an addition to the bakery-cafe on McLeod street.
The new part will extend from the present brick building to the alley in the
rear, and when finished will house the bakery department of the business.
George McFarland
came over from his Twodot ranch and spent the last of the week with his old
friend, John P. Campbell, at the latter's ranch on Sweet Grass. The friendship
of the two dates back to early days, Mr. Campbell stating that they walked into
Big Timber together, April 7, 1889, this being the last lap of their journey
from Missouri.
Miss Agnes Lavold
was in Billings Sunday to take part in the American Lutheran church service,
which is broadcast each Sunday over KGHL radio station. Miss Lavold sang a solo
after the offertory.
Work will commence
Monday on the remodeling of the Knapp garage. An up to date drive-in station
will be the aim.
Reed Point Notes:
Curly Schuyler has purchased the cafe building and equipment of Billy Boyles
and has again opened up for buisness.
George Berrie and
Guy Lamb purchased the Charles Smith house on Division street, and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank C. Berrie are preparing to move into it as soon as vacated by the J.A.
Wagner family.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, April 10, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Tangen and Mr. and Mrs. Oren Hathaway drove down from Emigrant Sunday to visit
relatives. Mrs. Hathaway will remain for an extended stary at the Tangen home
at Glasston.
Fred Falat, a real
old timer, was in town Friday from his home on West Boulder, going to
Livingston with his son Fred to spend Friday night. He is of Hungarian birth
and will celebrate his 75th birthday next November. Fifty-five years ago he
skipped out, using his own expression, to evade compulsory army service in his
homeland. For 27 years he lived on his homestead above McLeod, and he states
the place suits him to die in for he has lived there most happily.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Wagner have moved to the McKenzie ranch on the Boulder, better known as the
A.T. Ellison place.
Tree planting was
begun in the City park this week, members of the Lions Club, with the
assistance of L.L. Buchanan and boys of the agriculture department of the high
school, doing the work.
Claude T. Williams,
first trick operator at the Northern Pacific station, has received notice of
his appointment as a second lieutenant with the 416th infantry headquarters.
Jerome Williams,
editor of the Pioneer, is expected home next week from a twelve week vacation
spent between California on the west, Florida on the south, New York east, and
Quebec north.
Miss Jessica
Caulkins called her mother in this city Sunday, by telephone from Berkeley,
Calif. Mrs. Caulkins said the connection was as good as though she was talking
only to the next town.
Mr. and Mrs. S.T.
Johnson of Melville drove to Montanapolis, on the park road between Livingston
and Chico, Friday afternoon with their daughter, Miss Opal, taking her up to
assume charge of a school.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, April 17, 1930
J.A. Stubkjare has
purchased two lots adjoining the William Sloan residence on the north. He will
very shortly commence the building of a blacksmith shop.
Born, March 22, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibson of Springdale, a son; April 13, to Mr. and Mrs.
Clark McKenzie, a son.
Children of Mr. and
Mrs. C.T. Busha, five boys and five girls, are enjoying a reunion this week at
the family home here, the first time in twenty years that all have assembled at
one time.
Homer Wheeler has
purchased the D.V. Higbie residence property in this city, which he will occupy
with his family in the future.
A visitor to Big Timber
Monday was Joe Keeney, who from his Boulder ranch home was here for a visit
with friends. He told of an old timers' dance to be given Thursday on the
Shields river and gleefully stated that he had been invited, and he'd be there
if he could get there. As he invited the lady of his choice he informed her
they were going to have a prize for the best dancers, and also one for the
oldest couple on the floor, and said, "Come on, let's you and me go."
Miss Clara Phillips
returned last evening from attending school at Helena and will spend the summer
with her parents at Seventy Acres.
Clifford Hoem, who
has been attending school in Chicago for the past three months, arrived
Saturday to spend the summer with his mother, Mrs. Addie Hoem.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, April 24, 1930
Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Iver Hoiland, April 18, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hash of
Springdale, a boy, April 20.
Miss Doris Webb was
hostess last evening to a group of eight women in compliment to Miss Doris
Douthett, who will leave Sunday for Billings after a two week visit at the home
of her father. Cards formed the entertainment for the evening.
The marriage of
Miss Della Bryan and Earl Wilcox took place Monday at the Lutheran parsonage.
Rev. A.A. Holbeck officiated. They will make their home in Livingston.
Frances Hauge,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hauge, fractured her arm Thursday afternoon
while participating for the jumping conest on the program of the rural track
meet in which she would represent Wild Rose School.
John Tobin has been
named by Mayor O'Leary to look after the city parks during the summer.
Arvid Larson and
Oscar Fallang, Jr. have been chosen captains for the two teams for the annual
predatory contest of the Rod and Gun club.
R.L. Lewis came
down from Butte the first of the week and will be employed at the Oie garage
for several weeks.
J.J. and Mrs.
Lacklen left here on Sunday to drive to the north side of the state, Mr.
Lacklen having visits to make to Lions clubs. He is district governor.
Miss Violet M.
Boileau, teacher of senior English, languages, and dramatics in the high
school, has tendered her resignation to the board.
Mrs. J.H. Trower
and daughters, Betty and Yvonne, went to the Trower cabin up the Boulder Friday
for the weekend. Mrs. Maud H. Hickman accompanied them as far as her own cabin
at Whispering Pines.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, May 1, 1930
Too late for
publication last Thursday, the news came that, on the sixty-second anniversary
of his birth, C.A. Caulkins had sold to J.N. McCracken the stock of the Fair
store, retaining the building which the new owner leased for a term of years.
Miss Louise Ryan,
glee club member, had a finger rather badly hurt in a car door on the return
trip from Great Falls.
The new Toastwich
Shop of Tom Olson was opened to the public Saturday.
Miss Pauline Alden
is one of a class of nine who will receive diplomas of graduation from the
nurses' training school of Billings Deaconess Hospital at commencement
exercises to be held Wednesday evening.
Driving up this morning
to the vocational congress at Bozeman were the two delegates from the local
high school, Gertrude Conwell and Louise Ryan.
Born, April 26, to
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Blakely of McLeod, a boy.
Phillips Sektnan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Sektnan, had tough luck Sunday when he was visiting at
the ranch home of his grandfather, William Duffey. He, with two cousins, was
riding a horse when another youngster gave said horse a swipe. In the jump that
followed the two boys were off, the girl stuck. Results, Phillips is wearing
his arm in a sling.
C.H. Hausserman,
Grey Cliff, wanted the sheep wagon made in the agricultural department of the
high school for him, and found the only way to get it rolling was to help
enlarge the door, so L.L. Buchanan, assisted by Mr. Hausserman, spent Tuesday,
Sport Day, sporting with chisel and pick to make the opening large enough to
get the wagon out. They did, but it took the whole day.
L.L. Buchanan, with
four boys, left yesterday for Bozeman where the students will compete in the state
meet. Miller Boe, George Crum and Edward Satre were chosen as the stock judging
team of the vocational agriculture class, and the Lions club is sending Clayton
Willard to contest in the farm work.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, May 8, 1938
C.F. Caverly of New
York is a guest of his niece, Mrs. A.W. Strickland. The gentleman has with him
a paper of 1799 containing an account of the death of George Washington. It is
worn and yellow and was found in an old trunk left by Mr. Caverly's father.
Mrs. Leroy J. Webb,
one of the Gold Star mothers to visit the French battlefield where her son,
W.A. Webb, is buried, will leave Friday of next week for New York and sail from
that point, May 24.
Miss Myrtle
Cummings and Walter Baker, popular young people of the Glasston section, were
married in Livingston Saturday afternoon by Rev. N.A. Eller of the Evangelical
church, their former pastor at Glasston. They were accompanied to Livingston by
Mrs. Hattie Cummings, her sister, Miss Nellie Cummings, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Baker, parents of the groom. The couple will make their future home on the
Cummings ranch at Glasston.
Tuesday's
Enterprise announces the marriage in that city of Miss Helen Warp, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Warp, and Walter Braughton. They were married Monday morning
in the Methodist Episcopal parsonage.
Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Braaten of Grey Cliff, May 7, a son.
A disasterous fire
at the ranch home of Ronald Halverson, three miles up Lower Deer creek and
southwest of Grey Cliff, Friday evening destroyed about twenty-five tons of hay
and a sheep shed about 100 feet in length.
Alice Helen, little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Webb, celebrated hr eighth birthday yesterday
with a party for the pupils of the second grade, of which she is a member.
Sweet Grass high
school students made a good showing in the contests at Bozeman last week. The
stock judging team won second place and as a result will get a trip to the
Portland stock show. Miller Boe was but one-tenth of one point behind the
winner of first place in the Jersey division; George Crum second in the all
class division. Clayton Willard was high point man in the tool sharpening
contest.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, May 15, 1938
The annual
confirmation services of the Lutheran church will be held Sunday. Members of the
class are Evelyn Espe, Mabel Grande, Fay Liebel, Kenneth Boe, Harold Riveland,
Edwin Riveland, Belinda Tjaaland, Olive Satre, Edna Halverson, Freda Larson,
Thelma Egeland, Barney Warp, Marie Berland, Mary Steensland and Evelyn
Hermanson.
At a meeting of the
Boulder Valley Woman's club at McLeod Friday at the home of Mrs. Stuart H.
Nicholson, it was voted to unveil the memorial to Ansel S. Hubble, in Mountain
View cemetery in the city, Memorial Day. The copper plates have been here for
some time, and the mammoth half boulder from the Boulder Valley will be in
place on the date mentioned.
R. Parry, living
west of town, is building a fine new home. Mr. Parry is one of our most
successful dairy farmers.
E.O. Busch and John
N. McFarlane are building an up to date cabin on the Upper Boulder.
Louise Ryan is
valedictorian of the 1930 graduating class from the local high school. Alice
Helen Patterson is salutatorian.
Mrs. Walter
Braughton was honor guest at a surprise shower given by Miss Hilda Warp Monday
evening at her home on the east side. Twelve girls showered her with beautiful
gifts and spent a delightful evening with visiting and lunch. Last evening a
party was given at the Alfred Rudd home, complimenting Mr. and Mrs. Braughton.
Dancing, cards and lunch were enjoyed by the twenty-four young men and women
guests.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, May 22, 1930
Mrs. J.A. Lowry
departed yesterday by auto for Lexington, Mo., where her son Dean is a student
at Wentworth Military academy. She was accompanied by Raymond West. They expect
to arrive in time to attend the closing exercises of the school, and will bring
Dean back with them for the summer vacation.
Born, May 15, to
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McComb of Big Timber, a son.
Work will commence
soon upon the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Greig on their lots adjoining the
Creston L. Crest residence. The structure is of Spanish design. The cost of the
house alone, it is estimated, will be around $6,000. Gus Madsden is the
carpenter.
Dr. and Mrs. L.H.
Townsend left yesterday for a tour of the east and a short visit with relatives
in Ohio and Missouri. Dr. Townsend will take more work in the treatment of
veins, in Philadelphia. Mrs. A.T. Ellison and son Hubert accompanied them to
Indiana.
Maxine, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Traver, was 11 years old Monday. The occasion was celebrated
with a party, a real surprise for that little lady. Those present were Alice
Ellison, June Johnson, June Campbell, Louise Rostad, Mary E. Deegan, Jean
Patterson, Delphine Greig, Frances Cort, Berry Olson, Cecil Price, R.J. Frang,
Ian Elliot, Clarence Lamp, Hubert Ellison, Billy Ellison, Emmett Deegan, Archie
Ellison and Buddy Traver.
S.M. Nugent, a
pioneer locomotive engineer of the Northern Pacific, and Mrs. Nugent were here
to spend Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Mervin Sell, and husband.
From the Big Timber
Pioneer, May 29, 1930
Between 140 and 150
attended the Alumni banquet at the Masonic hall Monday evening, in honor of a
graduating class of thirty-five of Sweet Grass County High School. Mrs. Beulah
Patterson, Alumni president, delivered the address of welcome.
Mrs. Elizabeth
McDonnell returned Sunday evening from Los Angeles, Calif., where she spent the
winter with her daughters, Ann and Edith. The former may visit Europe after the
close of her school in June, and the latter return here for the summer.
Rev. A.A. Holbeck
of the Lutheran church is minus a comparatively new Whippet Four, taken from
his garage near the parsonage Monday night.
Through the efforts
of the Boulder Valley Woman's Club, a fitting memorial to Ansel S. Hubble,
pioneer and Indian fighter, who died March 19, 1900, has been placed at his
grave in Mountain View cemetery. It is part of a huge boulder from the Boulder
valley, the one place above all others he liked best, with a bronze plate,
carrying the name and date of death on its face. Tomorrow a firing squad of the
American Legion will fire a salute over the grave.
Mrs. Sam Green will
open her store at the tourist park on June 1.
The Harry Cross
family moved up from Billings yesterday to spend the summer months in their
home in this city.
With last week's
issue of the Pioneer, Mrs. Jerome Williams retired from active duty
after seventeen years of continuous service in the newspaper game.
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