Submitted by: Joan and/or Dan Shurtliff dirtdoc@santel.net Tidbits and Tales, Part 8 January-May 1933 Return to Sweet Grass County Home Page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: January 5, 1933: Ed Gunderson and family left the first of the year for Emigrant, Mont., where Mr. Gunderson will be with the fish hatchery for a couple of months. He has been one of the force at the local hatchery for several years. The new board of county commissioners organized on Tuesday, Sigurd T. Lavold replacing Theodore T. Olson, who was elected from the same place six years ago. On motion of Commissioner C.C. Nicholson, Alva A. Lamp, republican and older member of the board, was unanimously chosen chairman. County Attorney E.O. Overland moved the first of the week from the old J.E. Barbour law office to new quarters on the second floor of the courthouse. The office equipment was purchased from the old Scandinavian American bank, which had as fine interior furnishings as any small bank in the country. T.S. Lavold had moved to town and is now occupying the Lavold home adjoining the Carnegie Library. The Brannin ranch he had for several years has been taken over by Ed Brannin, former sheriff. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: January 12, 1933: Barney Deeney, in charge of the Northern Pacific coal and water supplies at Grey Cliff since the retirement of William Gregory, paid Big Timber his annual visit Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kauffman of the forest service, who were here yesterday from the ranger station on the Boulder, report that John Nordby, a member of the ranger force, has returned with his bride from Prosser, Wash., where he was married January 3. An early morning fire Monday destroyed the barn of Peter Birkeland, six miles east of this city, on the old Frank Ault place, burned one fine horse, a binder, harness, drill, and also burned Mr. Birkeland severely about the face, top of head and one hand. The fire was first noticed by a neighbor, John Boe, who called Mr. Birkeland on the phone. The latter ran to the barn to save a fine team, unloosened one and started for the doorway. Before he reached it with the animal, a part of the roof and front fell in, forcing Mr. Birkeland to climb a stone wall, through the fire, and make his exit through a small window. The horse he was leading also got out, but the other animal went with the fire. C.C. Kenfield, living five miles south of Reed Point, and son Claude were business visitors here yesterday, and fought wind all the way up. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: January 19, 1933: The old Citizens State bank, at its annual meeting last week, reelected all old officers as follows: Dr. D. Claiborn, president; A. Ronald McDonnell, vice president; E.F. Frang, secretary; D.J. Walvoord, S.O. Mydland, Chas. McDonnell and R.L. Lewis, directors. The American Legion held its annual election Friday evening. Officers chosen are: E.A. Bieber, commander; Jack Fields, vice commander; C.T. Williams, adjutant; Clyde E. Davis, finance officer; Ted C. Busha, service officer; F.R. Hickman, sergeant at arms; G.H. Goosey, chaplain. Ralph S. Jarrett, president of the Sweet Grass County Woolgrowers association, left yesterday by train for Great Falls to attend the annual convention of the State Woolgrowers. Owing to the severe storm of Sunday requiring their attention here, County Commissioners Sigurd T. Lavold and Jacob Johnson could not attend. A kindergarten, with Mrs. Ethel K. Steensland and Mrs. Adolph Tronrud in charge, opened Monday with seven pupils. A return of better weather and a check of influenza will increase attendance. Chairman A.A. Lamp, of the board of county commissioners, Morley Lamp and Gerritt Scholten drove to Great Falls Tuesday, with a truck, to attend the annual meeting of Montana Woolgrowers. They carried with them six choice lambs, belonging to Morley and Clarence Lamp, for entry under the Smith-Hughes department of the high school. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: January 26, 1933: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webber and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart H. Nicholson of McLeod, who drove to this city Monday, reported the road was never in worse condition, especially between the Schmidlkofer and Brownlee ranches, a distance of about two miles. Three crews of the emergency relief squad were put at work with shovels, but in places the snow blew back into the road as fast as it was shoveled out. Ice also covered the road in many places. A big shipment of lambs, fed here until they were ready for market, left here Tuesday for Chicago. There were nine double deck and two single deck cars. Those who sold were W.D. McKenzie, L.P. Officer, Elmer M. Arneson, Tom Hoyem and McDonnell Brothers. Leo J. Cremer, Jr., who has embarked in raising of silver fox at his father's ranch northeast of Melville, started with three pair. Last week one pair got away and a hunt for them in that country produced no result. Saturday young Cremer was coming to town for a short course at the high school, and when at the Fisher ranch on the Glasston road saw one fox up a tree with several dogs below. Mr. Fisher had gone to the house to get a gun, not knowing what the animal was, and Mr. Cremer got there just in time to save a $250 animal from being slaughtered. The remaining one was still at large Monday. Beth Officer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Officer, living west of this city, and Frederick White, an employee of the Northern Pacific shops at Livingston, were married in that city Tuesday evening. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: February 2, 1933: J.B. Broker saw the Amelia Earhart Putname plane Sunday as it passed his cabin at the first bridge on the Boulder, eight miles south of town. It was a beautiful air mail plane and was flying low. There is no doubt that he saw it as this is not a fish story. George W. Cook of this city, who will celebrate his 97th birthday on the 22nd of this month, should have been on the wood crew just finishing work at the courthouse wood yard. Monday afternoon the editor of the Pioneer came down from Mountain View cemetery and discovered Mr. Cook, in the rear of his home, on the western outskirts of the city, busy sawing logs with a crosscut saw. It speaks volumes for the simple life and simple habits of those who came here first. No trace of M.A. Mitchell, Reed Point rancher who disappeared shortly after the first of December, has been discovered although officers of different counties have made every inquiry possible to trace him. Fred Tucker and a crew of 13 men finished work Monday on a new ditch for the city water work, intended to furnish a subterranean water source when the Boulder river gets low during summer months. After digging a ditch 125 feet long on the old Scyphers ranch, near the stone wall, they struck a heavy flow of water, with a sandy bed, one sufficient to supply the reservoir at any time. This insures all thewater the city needs during an emergency. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Egeland, at the home of Mayor and Mrs. G.H. Goosey in this city, January 29, a daughter. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: February 9, 1933: Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James P. Wilson of the West Boulder, February 3, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Oren Hathaway of Big Timber, February 7, a son. Sheriff Ed Bartles of Big Timber requested residents along the Yellowstone river watch for the body of A.M. Mitchells, a middle-aged man who had been living on a farm northwest of Reed Point in Sweet Grass County and had been missing for more than two months. It is thought that foul play is connected with this disappearance and that Mitchell was thrown into the river at or near Reed Point. Bridger Creek Notes: Ike Lay and son Willie are busy these days fixing up a refinery to refin gasoline which they will bring direct from a Wyoming oil well. Cheaper gasoline is something everyone is interested in just now. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: February 16, 1933: Born, to Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Odell of this city, February 14, a son. A native of the sunny south, Mrs. P. Dickerson of Birney couldn't believe all her husband told her about Montana blizzards until she was trapped in one late Monday night. Driving east from Big Timber, Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson were overtaken by the storm when about 10 miles from town, and before they knew it their car was radiator deep in a huge snowdrift. There was nothing to do but retreat, so they climbed out of the machine and walked three miles to a farm house. When they returned to their car Tuesday morning, it was almost buried by the drifting snow, but it had lots of company. Seven or eight other machines were bogged down in the drift and it took most of the morning to dig them free. After much delay on account of prevalent illness in all parts of the city, a cast for the annual Lions play, which will be "Who Wouldn't Be Crazy," has been selected and is now being coached by Mrs. James Elliot. A side issue of special merit will be a German band under direction of E.O. Overland, director of the City Band. The cast includes Frederick Coit, Mrs. L.W. Baskett, Malcolm Goosey, Josephine Comfort, Mrs. R.A. Bray, Ben Slanger, E.R. Patterson, Owen Loftsgaarden, Frances Ullman, Clyde E. Davis, Alice Peterson, Jennie Snyder, Mrs. John N. MacFarlane, Dean Lowry. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: February 23, 1933: Paul L. Van Cleve, Sr. was in from the Van Cleve ranch in the Melville country Saturday on business and visiting old friends. He had not been in during the winter, having voluntarily holed up at the ranch until better weather came. He is now well along in years, but feels well and looks it. O.B. Fjare was a business visitor in the city Monday from his ranch home five miles east of Melville. He says roads out there are fine, it taking only two hours to drive five miles. Joe Keeney, Otto Grabow and Homer Terwilliger drove down from Livingston Monday afternoon en route to the Keeney place at Contact. From here to the first bridge, eight miles, cars got through in good shape, but between that point and the Brownlee place, a distance of two miles, it was impassible. The occupants of the car tried shoveling, but gave it up as a bad job. No information of Tony Omdahl, prominent sheepman who left the S.O. Mydland home February 2, has been received. Friends still hope that he may have gone to some friend's home for a visit and that he will return. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Preston E. Sanders of Grey Cliff, February 23, a boy. George W. Cook, the grand old man of Sweet Grass county, quietly celebrated his 97th birthday at his home on the western outskirts of the city yesterday. E.H. Ellingson, president of the Sweet Grass County Pioneer Society, of which Mr. Cook is past president, Sam G. Webster, George W. Kauffman and T.S. Lavold, members of the order, drove up in the forenoon and presented congratulations of the order and a remembrance. They found Mr. Cook full of pep, his mind as clear as that of a man of 20. He spoke of the hard winter of '80-'81, stating that there were few thermometers in the country then and all went to the bottom, but that storm only lasted a few days. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: March 2, 1933: F.R. Hickman succeeds himself this week as county treasurer of Sweet Grass county, for another term of two years. Under Montana law he cannot be a candidate again next year for the same office. Dr. L.W. Baskett returned Sunday night from Spokane, Wash., where he attended a clinic and got the latest on the treatment of hay fever. A crew of 12 emergency relief workers is engaged this week in laying a new floor on the Yellowstone river bridge, at the foot of Bray hill. Ingvald Espe is foreman of the crew. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lars Messing of Big Timber, February 24, a daughter. Dorothy Fahlgren received word from Miss Orpha Brown, former county home demonstration agent, that she has been awarded a scholarship for good work done in sewing in 4-H club work. William Irvine Miller, well known sawmill man of Bridger canyon, and Virginia Horton Flemming of Laurel were married in Billings Monday evening. They will reside on Bridger creek. Mr. and Mrs. W.O. McKinsey of the East Boulder visited in this city yesterday. They report more snow in their locality than for two or three years, also more wind than usual. They are sitting happy so far as the water outlook for this year is concerned. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: March 9, 1933: A meeting of businessmen was held at the city hall Saturday to discuss the bank holiday, and to provide some means for continuing business during the closing period. The banks knew nothing except that they had been ordered to close. Merchants knew little except that they would continue and accept negotiable checks. Mayor Goosey presided. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Arne Hoem of this city, at the Big Timber hospital, Monday, March 6, twin girls. Born, March 8, a boy, to Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Jacques of Reed Point at Barnes maternity home in this city. Pursuant to an order of the superintendent of Montana banks, not received until about 10:15 a.m. Saturday, the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. immediately closed its door and posted the proclamation of the governor and wire from the superintendent on its door. It has since remained closed, except that the door is opened for those who wish access to their deposit boxes or to transact minor matters. Mrs. Edna Paulson, in charge of the Paulson grocery during the absence of her husband, was the first to think of displaying the Stars and Stripes in honor of the new president, Saturday. In a short time flags were on display up and down the street. Funeral service for Ben A. Fleming, who lost his life in a snowslide in the Boulder country, about 45 miles from this city, were held at the Patterson chapel Sunday afternoon by the Spanish-American war veterans, of which he was a member, and the American Legion. Carl D. Paulson returned Sunday night from a vacation and business trip to Seattle and Portland. Friday patrons of Seattle banks made a run on the institutions, streets being jammed in every direction with a consequent tie up of traffic. While in Seattle Mr. Paulson visited John and Billie Anderson, formerly of the Boulder. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: March 16, 1933: Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kaiserman, Sunday, March 12, a son. Everybody was happy yesterday, the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. reopening for business. The reopening resembled the Lord's supper, in that there was plenty for all but no guests. In other words, the deposits for the day were two to one against withdrawls. The first application for license to sell beer in Big Timber, when beer gets to be real beer, and when this state joins the union in giving those who want it what they want, was made yesterday in the form of a circulated petition of Walter K. Kennedy, proprietor of the Grand Hotel. Under the terms of an act passed by the legislature, Big Timber will be entitled to two places to dispense beer and other light drinks. Trustees of the Sweet Grass county high school met Saturday evening and made a material reduction in salary expense, totaling $2,800. Principal J.B. Hinds takes a reduction of $200; Ben Slanger, agricultural and mechanical expert, from $2,000 to $1,800; J.J. Michels, janitor, from $1,680 to $1,400; all teachers one month's pay. Mrs. Margaret Deegan's department was abolished, her work to be divided among the other teachers. The cutting down and elimination of a few privileges will in no way impair the credit standing of the high school. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: March 23, 1933: Leo J. Cremer of Melville is minus an overcoat, stolen from him while he was in Great Falls in connection with preliminaries for the annual fair and rodeo to be held in that city. The thief threw a big rock through the windshield of his car, then reached through and pulled out the coat. Ruth Oie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Severin Oie of this city, was of a class of 21 to graduate from the state normal school at Billings. She will attend the normal for another quarter, which will give her the same credits as if she transferred to the state university. William Nebel, of the Northern Pacific section force, has purchased the old Arthur Devoe property, or the Swendsen home, if you go back farther. It is on Harris street, opposite the Louis Beley home. A crew of men, working under the emergency relief act, and superintended by R.O. Sisman, caretaker, is making a general cleanup of Mountain View Cemetery. Trees are being trimmed and the entire closure raked. County Assessor C.O. Hathaway, who is doing the country districts, states country roads are not bad except in the Boulder country. Huge snow drifts have melted and run down onto the road, carrying gravel and dirt, and many mud holes are in evidence. The worst feature is that it is not in condition to drag. Application blanks for permission to sell 3.2 beer have been received by County Clerk W.A. Conwell. Two applicants have signified their intention to ask for permits, Harvey Cort and W.L. Kennedy. Under the law, McLeod, Grey Cliff, Melville and other country places are entitled to one, and there will probably be an application from at least one of the towns named. After 18 years of continuous occupancy of the Irvine block on McLeod Street, Churchill & Amery grocery will move one block up street into the City meat market building between Second and Third avenues, on the west side of McLeod street. Work of remodeling the building will begin at once. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: March 30, 1933: John W. Schofield, manager of the local fish hatchery, reports that more than 50 water snakes have been killed so far this spring in the ponds at the hatchery. Born, March 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rudd, a daughter; March 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Clark, a son; March 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Seyda, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rapstad are moving this week to the John W. Davis ranch north of town. Mr. Rapstad brought up a band of 900 sheep from Billings to run on the C.E. Crum ranch at Melville. Ludvig Drange and Georgia Faw were married Sunday afternoon by Rev. Andrew Roukeman. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Faw, the groom a member of the ranch and sheep firm of Hanson & Drange. They will reside on the firm ranch four miles east of this city. Seventy pupils of the grade school, from the fifth grade up, presented the annual operetta on Thursday and Friday evenings of last week, under the direction of Miss C.J. Holly, music supervisor of the school. "Aunt Drusilla's Garden" was the play. The board of county commissioners met Saturday to hear applications for licenses to sell beer under the recent act of congress. Harvey Cort was granted permission to sell as a retailer, license $300; the Grand hotel the same, $300, with W.L. Kennedy, proprietor; Roquet's Cafe, a restaurant license, $100, with a seating capacity of 75; and Carl Schmidt of Grey Cliff, same kind of license, $100, same seating capacity. The death of J.E. Barbour, who began the practice of law in Big Timber in 1892, has started speculation among the old timers as to the first attorney in this city. That honor belonged to Arthur G. Hatch, and the honor of being the first resident physician went to Dr. Will A. Moore. Mr. Hatch was a printer by trade and a lawyer by profession. He came here to help get out the Big Timber Pioneer, started by his brother, Morton W. Hatch, in 1889. He also practiced in the justice courts when occasion demanded. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: April 6, 1933: Born, April 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Harper of Melville, at Big Timber hospital, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Petersen, April 3, a son. The first vodovil at the Arcade theatre Thursday night of last week went over big. A good crowd attended and showed its appreciation with liberal applause. Prize winners were: Kenny Thompson and Pat Scyphers in a mouthharp and jig number, first; Irene Johnson singing cowboys songs, accompanied by Luke Nunley on the guitar, second; Sophie Egeland in two vocal selections, third. W.C. McKenzie and Bernice Cook were married Thursday evening of last week by Rev. Seyda of the Church of God. Two popular young residents of Big Timber, William O. Thornby and Alice Lillian Grosfield, were married at Billings Friday of last week. The groom has the mail contract between this city and McLeod, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Grosfield. Reed Point Notes: A fine boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Booth Saturday - the fourth generation on the same farm. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: April 13, 1933: Evelyn Spry, daughter of Mrs. Lena Busha, and Robert Nunley, both well know in this city, were married at Livingston Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krone were in town yesterday from their ranch on Bridger Creek. He reports the moisture prospects on the creek most encouraging - water flowing in the creek now, much earlier than in many years. The first beer in Big Timber was brought down from Livingston yesterday by Harvey Cort, the last to secure a license to sell. It was Blatz, 25 cases in all. Before the sale was fairly started it became necessary to limit the sale to four bottles to any one person. The Crazy Mountain Golf club has chosen the following officers for the coming year: A. Ronald McDonnell, president; Horace Haas, vice president; Lloyd D. Severance, secretary-treasurer. The entertainment committee is Chas. McDonnell, Robert Hart, Horace Haas; tournament committee, Fred Coit and Louis Solberg. The body of Anton Omdahl, who left the S.O. Mydland home at the foot of Bray hill, February 4, was found Sunday afternoon, washed ashore at the Leon Olmstead ranch, five miles east of this city, by two boys who were fishing. Roy L. Carter, who has been ranching on the Boulder, has moved to the ranch of Sheriff Ed Bartels, near the mouth of the Sweet Grass. Henry Kehrwood, who formerly ranched the place, has moved to the Becken ranch, section 1, a mile from the W.N. Nye ranch near Gibson. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: April 20, 1933: Sol J. Craft of the Boulder shipped a car of cattle to Spokane today. He claims it is the finest shipment to leave this county, each animal having been fed wheat and barley for 174 days. Thorval Krone, who ranches on Hump creek, just this side of Reed Point, visited in this city Saturday. He states there has been lots of snow in his locality and there is more water in Hump creek right now than at this season in many years. Afton J. Ryan and Mary Traver were married Easter morning at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Traver. After a wedding breakfast the newlyweds left for the John N. MacFarlane summer cabin on the Boulder to spend a short honeymoon. Members of the Sweet Grass and Park medical society met in this city Friday evening. Dr. A.P. O'Leary, Big Timber was chosen president for the ensuing year. According to the Livingston Enterprise report of the capture of the three holdups who stuck up L.L. Walker, filling station operator in Reed Point, the shot gun used by Mr. Walker worked well. The bandits were caught 26 miles southwest of Livingston, one of them carrying eight shots in his body, and another two pellets. The third was not hit. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Burmeister of Gibson, April 19, a daughter. Allen Conwell and Miss Amelia Barto were married at Columbus Monday. The bride is a native of Oslo, Minn., and has resided here for several years. The groom is a painter and interior decorator, a son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Conwell. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: April 27, 1933: Morley Lamp entertained the Future Farmers at the A.A. Lamp ranch Tuesday evening of last week, 31 guests inspecting the lambing pens, indulging in an Easter egg hunt and games. About 100 neighbors and friends were at the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. Morstein, on the Sweet Grass, Sunday afternoon to observe their silver wedding anniversary. Arthur T. Ellison, superintendent of county roads, who is laid up with two broken ribs, has two road drag crews atwork this week. One crew has the Boulder country, where roads are reported the worst of all. The other started Monday on the Melville highway, back the same route, and finish with Glasston, Sour Dough and Howie territory. Frances Ullman returned this week from Helena where she became a full fledged pharmacist in an examination before the state board. Sheriff Ed Bartels reminds holders of coyote skins that they must be in between the first and 10th of the month to secure a bounty. Jacob Johnson has purchased the log cabin started by G.H. Gudmunson on Fifth Avenue east, which has stood unfinished for some time. As soon as the structure is completed the family will occupy it. John Hudson, one of the early day cattlemen and cowboys of the Stillwater and this country, was here yesterday for a short visit. In 1903 he went to Alaska, where he spent five years, then he returned and in 1917 went to California. Last year he came back to the Stillwater basin. He stated that his trip to this part of the country was to tell Mrs. Tom Kent that Sim Roberts stole her husband's cattle, but when he arrived at the old Kent ranch he found Mrs. Kent had been dead several years. It was the same with about all he knew in the early days, Judge Lee, Oscar A. Fallang and the editor of the Pioneer being about all familiar to him. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: May 4, 1933: John Schiltz of Gibson was here Tuesday and claims to have received the highest price paid in Montana for wool this year. The clip was bought by Sonny Magelssen for 20-1/4 cents per pound. The clip numbers two fleeces. Emanuel Hoiland of the West Boulder, who had been watching the wool market since March, concluded Tuesday it was the right time for him to make an offer of a little more than 200 fleeces. Harvey Cort took the offer and bought at 17-1/2 cents. Mr. Hoiland was well pleased for the reason he received the highest price paid here to that time, also that he will make more than many others as he does his own shearing by hand. The city of Big Timber inaugurated a new mayor Monday night. Dr. A.P. O'Leary succeeding Maj. G.H. Goosey. Mayor O'Leary named Ted C. Busha to succeed himself as chief of police, city clerk and water commissioner, and Nightwatchman Fred J. Ellison was renamed. D.D. Johnson, Melville rancher, reports the loss of a stack of hay via fire set by lightning last week. It is unusual for lightning to do any damage in this section so early in the season. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: May 11, 1933 Fred A. Webb, weather man at the courthouse, announces a precipitation of 2 inches during the past week. It gives a total precipitation this year of 5.61 inches. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wagner, May 5, a daughter. Sheriff Ed Bartels, who is in Melville this morning on official business, phoned that the weather is up to a Big Timber standard this morning and he went in the ditch twice before reaching that place. Deer creeks, east of the city, are carrying big bodies of water, while Bridger creek, at the old Kent place, is showing a stream of water for the first time in several years. North of the city the same condition exists. Louis Beley, who lives north of the Yellowstone, states that springs at his place, dry for two years, are back on the job in full force. J.A. Stubkjare is this week exhibiting a device he has made for the purpose of cleaning a garden rake of rubbish. It is a simple invention which can be attached to any rake, and he guarantees that any man's wife can double her raking speed by its use. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: May 18, 1933: Officers of the Big Timber Volunteer Fire department for this year are: A. Ronald McDonnell, chief; Clive W. Haas, assistant chief; Horace Haas, secretary-treasurer; Claude T. Williams, foreman. Mrs. Claude T. Williams, chairman of the poppy day sale, announces that 750 poppies will be on the market in this city, also that winners of cash prizes in the poppy contest in the grade schools are: Lloyd Harper, first; June Campbell, second; Mary Ann Batch, third; Lucile Haugstad, fourth. Two Billings youths, one 17 years of age and the other 16, were picked up here Saturday by Under Sheriff Floyd McAllister. The boys were camped in an old cabin on Firemans island, south of the city. They had a little change and Saturday afternoon came down to the city and purchased some eatables. They just wanted to run away from home was all, one claiming he did not get along the best with his stepmother. Sheriff Bartels has been busy since Monday rounding up autos without this year's license plates. So far, according to the treasurer's office, the number taken out far exceeds that for many years past. Sheriff Bartels states that none will be allowed to shirk payment, and that every dollar collected means that much more for county roads under the new law giving the counties license money, except the part taking out for manufacturing plates and the expense of administration. Return to the top of the page. +++ From the Big Timber Pioneer: May 25, 1933 Jack Tracey of this county won third in the bronc riding at the Helena Valley rodeo, held in the stadium at the Helberg ranch Sunday afternoon. The 25th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Broker was remembered by the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters with a surprise party Thursday evening of last week. The honor guests were presented with a silver sugar bowl and creamer and serving tray. A.C. Roecher of Bozeman spent the weekend in this city with his daughter, Mrs. Selmer H. Solberg. He is engaged in writing a brief history of John M. Bozeman for the Golden Jubilee at Livingston, July 2. Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Cremer, Jr. were here Saturday en route to Helena, where Mr. Cremer was a judge at the Helena Valley rodeo. He has had correspondence with the management of the World's Fair at Chicago, but can furnish them no brocos except for one week at the close of the fair. John W. Schofield, superintendent of the local fish hatchery, was busy yesterday rounding up five boys seen fishing in the big pond at the hatchery, but who got away. They were found in the grade school and admitted their guilt. A repetition of the offense will mean the reform school for them, or for any new ones caught. Six of the seven men allowed Sweet Grass county for reforestation work had been chosen this morning by Dr. M.W. Barr, chairman of county emergency relief work. The six chosen are Harvey McVey, Elmer Hermanson, Henry Elgen, Lester Peterson, Donald Hodges, Clyde Farthing and Kenneth Sullivan. Return to the top of the page. +++ This site was created on January 9, 2003 and was last updated on May 28, 2003. 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