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A C A R A V A N O F C A R R IA G E S
S p e a k in g o f h o rs e a n d c a rria g e , th e H o rs e le s s
B IG B U T T E H IS T O R IC A L S O C IE T Y M A K IN G
TRACKS
T h is g ro u p is v e ry b u s y la te ly ! C o m e to th e n e x t
m e e tin g a n d fin d o u t a b o u t th e fu tu re B u tte F a lls
M u s e u m . It w ill b e lo c a te d in th e E rn e s t W .
S m ith h o u s e . T h is w ill b e s u c h a w o n d e rfu l a d d i ­
tio n to th e T o w n . T h e y m e e t th e la s t T u e s d a y o f
e a c h m o n th . T h e n e x t o n e w ill b e J u ly 2 5 th . C a ll
C o ry fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n .
C a rria g e C lu b is c o m in g th ro u g h B u tte F a lls e n ­
ro u te to F is h L a k e o n T u e s d a y , J u ly 1 1 ,1 9 9 5 a t
a p p ro x im a tle y 1 0 :0 0 a m . T h e c a ra v a n o f a p p ro x ­
im a te ly 1 0 0 a u to m o b ile s , a ll m a n u fa c tu re d b e ­
fo re 1 9 1 5 , w ill b e c o m in g u p th e B u tte F a lls
H ig h w a y b e tw e e n 1 0 :0 0 a m a n d 1 1 :0 0 a m . T h e y
w ill b e m a k in g a b rie f s to p o f a p p ro x im a te ly 3 0
m in u te s in to w n . W h e n w ill th e y b e b a c k a g a in ?
In a p p ro x im a te ly 8 0 y e a rs , a c c o rd in g to o n e o f
its m e m b e rs . C o m e s e e h is to ry o n p a ra d e . M a rk
y o u r c a le n d a r!! JIHGFEDCBA
B U T T E F A L L S H IS T O R Y T R IV IA A N S W E R S
H e re a re th e a n s w e rs to la s t m o n th s triv ia q u e s ­
tio n s . H o w w e ll d id y o u d o ? If y o u k n e w m o re
th a n s ix , c o n s id e r jo in in g th e B ig B u tte H is to ri ­
c a l S o c ie ty . T h e y c o u ld u s e s o m e o n e lik e y o u !!!
1 . W h a t y e a r w a s th e firs t p o s t o ffic e e s ta b ­
lis h e d fo r B ig B u tte ?
a. 1 9 1 5
1930
b.
c. 1 8 7 8
d. 1951
T h e a n s w e r Is 1 8 7 8
2 . In 1 9 0 7 th e firs t b a n k w a s b u ilt. W h a t w a s it
c a lle d ?
T h e a n s w e r Is P in e B e lt B a n k
3 . W h a t w a s th e n a m e o f th e firs t m ill th a t s ta rt ­
e d th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls ?
T h e a n s w e r is B .F . M illin g C o .
M YSTER Y PH O TO
M y s te ry p h o to is n o lo n g e r a m y s te ry ! T h e "o n e -
h o rs e c a rria g e " p ic tu re o n th e c o v e r o f th e B ig
B u tte H is to ric a l S o c ie ty N e w s le tte r is E v e re tt
A b b o tt w ith h is w ife , E lla P a rk e r. E v e re tt is E lg a
A b b o tt ’ s o ld e r b ro th e r. P ic tu re w a s ta k e n a p ­
p ro x im a te ly 1 9 1 1 o r 1 9 1 2 . T h e p h o to is fro m th e
E rn e s t W . S m ith C o lle c tio n o f n e g a tiv e s w h ic h
w e re d o n a te d to th e B B H S b y C h e r R y d b e rg . A
s p e c ia l th a n k s to E lg a fo r id e n tify in g th e p h o to .
4 . It h a s b e e n s a id th a t B u tte F a lls is a b o u t th e
s iz e o f U C L A ’ s fo o tb a ll fie ld . H o w la rg e is th e
to w n in a c re s ?
T h e a n s w e r is 5 5 a c re s
5 . (T ru e o r F a ls e ) B u tte F a lls o n c e h a d a d ru g ­
s to re , M e x ic a n re s ta u ra n t, C o n fe c tio n e ry , U .S .
B a n k , A tto rn e y ’ s O ffic e , A th le tic C lu b , a n d a
h o s t o f o th e r b u s in e s s e s a n d s e rv ic e s ? FEDCBA
T h e a n s w e r is T r u e