Indian Massacre Vividly Recalled by Beaverhead Witness
An old Beaverhead observer recounts a Green freighting outfit massacre on Birch creek by Nez Perce under Buffalo Horn, describing ambush near Painted Rocks, brutal killings of Green and crew, a dramatic rescue attempt, and the later avenging volunteers led by Chief Joseph’s forces.
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Standard
Virginia City
Territorial
Dillon
Blacktail
Camas Meadows
Horse Prairie
Brennan Ranch
Buffalo Horn
Horse Prairie Creek
Birch Creek
Idaho
Green
Challis
Painted Rocks
Birch Creek Pass
Red Rock Trail
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
the Big Hole
Butte Society Notes Personal Marriages and Outing
Miss Pearl Murray and Frank Russel wed Aug 15 at 3 p m at the Murray home by Justice Henry Foley. Attendants were Blanch Clarage and Ed Mahoney Jr. Afterward the couple hosted a dinner at 320 West Broadway. Russel, a Kellogg Idaho native, and Pearl will be at home after Aug 20. Also on Aug 12 Edward Lendke and Edna Ornsby married at the Ornsby residence in Meaderville with Rev S C Blackiston officiating. A large guest list attended. the newlyweds will reside in Meaderville. John J Range and wife hosted a Nine Mile canyon outing for many friends including Harry Good. a day of games, rambles, and a long picnic lunch followed under trees.
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Pearl Murray
Frank Russel
Charles E. Murray
West Broadway
Henry Foley
Blanch Clarage
Ed Mahoney, Jr
Butte
Henry Ornsby
Meaderville
Edward Lendke
Edna Ornsby
S. C. Blackiston
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lendke
John J. Range
North Jackson Street
Nine Mile Canyon
George Brennan
Harry Good
Florence Coen
Marjorie Palmer
Kathleen Forman
Isabel Gilbert
Carol Burgess
Cora Williams
Ruth Sipple
Ruth Neal
Julia Baker
Edith Collins
Bertha Walsworth
Marie Sultzer
Ruth Mitchell
Lois Gunn
Dorothy Sutton
Myrtle Bjorgum
Evelyn Witherspoon
Annie Brennen
Ruth Range
Helen Copenharve
Willie Louise Fenner
Willa Sultzer
Ruth Davis
Annabel Lane
Messrs
Howard Whitford
Bert Stevens
D'Arcy Brophy
Bob Sennet
Arthur Lilly
Casey Witherspoon
Bliss Heine
Manter White
Frank Morrison
James Range
Leslie Lind
John Gilligan
Teddy Burgess
Garret Fraser
George Milstedt
Leonard Waters
Ralph Sipple
Fred Christie
Arthur Stanbury
James Locks
Social Roundup of Local Residents Traveling
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nydeger return to Laramie Wyoming after weeks with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Degelman. Adele Humphrey heads to Los Angeles with Seattle visits en route. Helen Cutting returns from six weeks in Seattle and coast cities. Mrs. J. H. Lynch and Mrs. J. P. Cutting visit Potosi Springs to stay with Mrs. T. A. Grigg family. Susie Carder Ogier and daughter Florence Carder of San Jose arrive in Butte to visit and then head East. Carder plans to enter Wellesley College. mother to live in the East meanwhile.
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Carl Nydeger
C. E. Degelman
Laramie
Wyo
Adele Humphrey
Los Angeles
Miss Humphrey
Seattle
Helen Cutting
J. H. Lynch
J. P. Cutting
Potosi Springs
T. A. Grigg
Susie Carder Ogier
Florence Carder
San Jose
Cal
Butte
Advertising Confidence Measured by Store Measures
The statement declares that advertising reflects confidence in a store, enterprise, or product and notes that the public shares this view. It frames advertising as a reflection of business trust and consumer perception.
Daly and Boyle Pride Schlitz Beer and Whiskeys
A note from 106 North Main indicates an establishment named Daly and Boyle offering Schlitz beer exclusively and stocking all straight whiskeys.
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Daly
Foundation of the Church Rock Men of Conviction and Courage
Rev. A. D. Batchelor at Mountain View church outlines the bedrock of Christ’s church as rock men. He defines rock men as sincere, candid, and courageous believers who stand immovable for truth and protest wrongs, likening them to bedrock foundations for the church. He cites Peter as a confessor among confessors and calls for unwavering stand against sin. The sermon echoes ironclad character over mere creed, ending with a call for church builders to be like Daniel and Charles Martel in conviction. Monday spring suit sale at Clerke's, 125 North Main.
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Joseph
A. D. Batchelor
Mountain View
Peter
Confessor
Apostles
Church of Christ
Carlyle
Washington
Church of God
Daniel
Paul
Ephesians
Charles Martel
Tours
Europe
Mohammed
Charles the Hammer
Christ
Death of Father McGlynn Reverberates Across Montana
The death of Father Charles B. McGlynn, former Butte priest, is mourned in Montana. Libby and Whitefish communities recall his two years of service, his efforts to build a church and parsonage in Libby, and his funeral in Whitefish with burial at Columbia Falls. Born in Ireland in 1876, he served in St. Patrick's Butte, then Whitefish, and left behind family members in Ireland and Philadelphia.
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Charles B. Mc Glynn
Butte
Montana
Western News of
Libby
James Leary
Whitefish
Charles McGlynn
Beckman
Zimmerer
Columbia Falls
Victor Day
Helena
Father O'Farrell
Kalispell
Charles B. McGlynn
County Donegal
Ireland
St. Ennan’s Seminary
Letter-Kerry
Maynooth College
Baltimore
St. Elizabeth's Church
Philadelphia
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Peter McGlynn
Robert
Jeremiah
Catherine McGlynn
J. P. Bradley
Naming of Crabtree differs from old town tale
Old-Timer from Butte asserts Crabtree was named after Pink Crabtree who ran an eating house in 1867 at the town junction for stage lines. He claims no crab tree ever stood there and notes Pink was brother of Lot tie Crabtree of Virginia City. Aug. 22.
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The
Standard
Montana
Pink Crabtree
Lottie Crabtree
Virginia City
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