War Jack and Vinegar Hill Battle in Thunder Mountain Country
A Portland Oregonian account recalls the Vinegar Hill episode amid the Thunder Mountain gold district glory. War Jack’s Weiser outfit clashes with U.S. troops and Bannocks as camps break up and Vinegar Hill earns its name from a midnight beer of vinegar among pack mules.
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Battle of
Vinegar Hill
Idaho
J. W. Redington
Portland Oregonian
Imion River
Thunderountain
Wey
Salon
Thunder Mountain
Owyhee
South Mountain
Harper's
Buffalo Horn
Egan
Otis
Stein's Mountain
Blue Mountains
Umatilla
Umapine
Howard
Malheur
John Day
Froman
Greenhorn Mountain
Old Ironside Mountain
Castle Peak
Oits
Warm Spring
Oregon
Snake Rivers
Lost River
Yellowstone Park
Miles
Fort Halls
Wild Seven Devils Range
Powder River
Egbert
Guy Howard
Philippines
Weisers
War Jack
Chuck
Snake River
Payette
Salmon River
Jackass Johnson
Jim Rains
Upper Weiser
Payette Falls
Groseclose
Munday
Three- Fingered Smith
Second Infantry
Camp Howard
Grangeville
Catley
Webster
Muhlenberg
Dave Monroe
Alex Foster
Salicon River
Black Bears
Warrens
Bernard
First Cavalry
Farrow
Vancouver
Fort Hall
Idano
Jack
Indiana
Fair Mountain
Umatilla Jim
Social notes and gatherings around Argenta
Monday and Tuesday visits to area schools by residents, county officials in town for business, and travel updates. Charles Wright of Red Lodge attended a Tuesday evening gathering. Whist and informal musical programs, plus a 14-person card gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Rowley. Congregational church activities included a young people event led by Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Clark and the Christian endeavor society. the Woman's club met in the library to discuss act II of The Tempest.
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Argenta
D. D. McKnight
Del
George W. Dart
Carter
Jackson
Charles Wright
Red Lodge
W. D. Clark
Christian Endeavor Society
Congregational Church
H. W. Rowley
Local Notes From Forsyth Domestic and Social Roundup
Forsyth reports on residents traveling and visiting relatives from Miles City Alliance Neb to Bismarck North Dakota and eastern states. The Literary Society elected Fern Clark as president and Alma Austin as treasurer. The Eastern Star plans a basket supper on March 17 and a band masquerade raised 50.25 in proceeds with new music ordered.
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Forsyth
H. G. Wright
Miles City
J.S. Aspans
Alliance
Neb
E. M. Grace
Charles Richter
Sam O'Connell
Lame Deer
W. E. Clark
Bismarck
N. D
T. W. Longley
W. EB. Goodwin
Sabra
James Kenealy
Sheriff Davis
Rosebud
J. H. Proctor
Reservation Creek
Ss. L. Northlane
Glendive
Friends
Henry Garrity
Billings
Literary Society
Fern Clark
Harry Maxwell
F. Peterson
Alma Austin
Eastern Star Lodge
Band Boys
Birthday Party Honors Miss Fenske in Billings
Miss Madge Fenske hosted a birthday party for her 18th birthday at her parents home 323 North Twenty-seventh Street. Guests enjoyed outdoor games and ample refreshments amid floral decor with help from Miss Winnie Jones and her mother.
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Billings
Madge Fenske
North Twenty-seventh Street
Winnie Jones
Edward Cardwell
Kensington
Cameron
Chicago
Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lois Fagley
Hypnotism Wealth Push Promises Free Book Offer
Dr X La Motte Sage promotes a fortune from hypnotism and personal magnetism. He offers a free illustrated book by mail via the New York Institute of Science, Rochester, with the promise of wealth and influence for practitioners and lay readers.
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Dr. X. la Motta Sage
Dr. X. la Motte Sage
Dr. Sage
Sage
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Institute of Science
Rochester
New York
Big Timber Gabfest Notes Local Happenings
In Big Timber on Monday Ben Urner visited from Harlowton. J W Fowler came from McLeod. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs L De Vries. Be B Clark and Frank Bliss drove to Lewistown on business. Various locals and visitors frequent the town including Miss Loretta Weidenbach and Mrs Ella Robertson. Community events feature card parties, charity drives, and a recent Home Lands circle meeting with 64 attendees.
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Rinehart
Jean Millet
Miss Crawford
St. Luke’s Guild
James Chapple
North Twentyninth
Musselshell
Bessie Elliot
Highfield
Billings
J. B. Eliot
E. P. Townsend
Lame Deer
Townsend
Buelah McAllister
Watertown
S. D
G. McAllister
Big Timber
Ben Urner
Harlowton
J. W. Fowler
McLeod
Er. Huches
J. H. Duffy
Henry
Dell Whitney
Hellopeter
P. J. Kruger
New Salem
N. C
Kruger
Lee Shumaker
George Moore
Big Elk
Ella Robertson
Absarokee
Francis Irvine
Butte
Charles Williams
Bie Elk
Robert Brownlee
Melville
Livingston
Messrs
FE. M. Hall
W. J. Haynes
J. G. McKay
J. E. Sheridan
Clork
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J. W. Bowen
May Hanson
Lee Upton
G. A. Loasby
J. H. Moore
A. A. Walker
Lillian Harrison
Stelah Walker
Gieger
Evans
Gilmoure
Skillman
Harrison
Walker
Smoot
Talor
Whitfield
Mabel
Joseph Allen
Swansor
Absolutely Pure
Swanson Rheumatic
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Minneapolis & Sons
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Baltimore. MD
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