Hilger Family Brings Historic Montana Ranch to Holter Lake Camp
David Hilger of Lewistown plans a summer camp at the historic 500 acre Horace Clark ranch area along the Missouri River now flooded by Holter Lake. The Hilger lineage traces to Judge N Hilger and the 1865 Clark filing, with the family history tied to the Rose of Helena riverboat. Hilger buys a 35 foot motor launch to be named Rose of Helena II for Holter Lake rides.
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Holter
Missouri
Montana Power Company
Wolf Creek
David Hilger
Lewistown
Hilger
Montana
Horace Clark
Malcolm Clark
Prickly Pear Canyon
Lewis and Clark County
Missouri River
Bear's Tooth Mountain
Missouri Bank
N. Hilger
Holter Lake
Judge Hilger
Hauser Lake
Sully
Helena
Mountains
Montana Urges Regimental Influx for National Guard
Governor S. V. Stewart calls Montanans to recruit nationwide for a larger National Guard infantry force. He asserts Montana’s duty to help defend the nation, stressing preparedness whether war or defense only, and urges citizens to answer the call with unwavering patriotism.
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War Department
Montana
Vendetta Between Plummer and Crawford in Montana Era
Henry Plummer sought Crawford’s death during the vigilante era in Virginia City Montana. A bloody feud included duels and ambushes, culminating when Crawford shot Plummer wounding his arm after a plan to lure him out failed. Plummer was later hanged by vigilantes while Crawford left Montana.
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Henry Plummer
Montana
Plummer
Hank Crawford
Virginia City
Crawford
Jack Cleveland
California
Goodrich
Bannack
Cleveland
Jack
Charlie Reeves
Bill Moore
Primmer
Tre
Glain
Bill Hunter
Hunter
George Ives
Hein
Harry Flegger
Flegger
Pluer
George Perkins
Perkins
Frank Ray
Fort Benton
Wisconsin
Major Maginnis Tunes His Lyre in State Song Effort
A Montana delegate to Congress in territorial days is celebrated in a poem by Major Maginnis. He wrote a new song titled The Shining Mountains praising Montana the treasure state. The verse envisions liberty and unity while honoring miners cowboys farmers and dignitaries across the state.
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Major Maginnis
Territory
Congress
Major Matin Maginnis
Montana
Commissioners Named Under Highway Law Districts 12
Governor Stewart appoints twelve highway districts with commissioners named by district. District 1 includes Lincoln, Flathead, Sanders led by J H Johnson of Kalispell. District 2 Mineral Missoula and Rav al led by D T Curran of Missoula. District 3 Beaverhead Madison Gallatin led by C H Buford of Virginia City. District 4 Silver Bow Deer Lodge Granite led by Oscar Rohn of Butte. District 5 Lewis Clark Broadwater Powell Jefferson led by Frank Conley of Deer Lodge. District 6 Cascade Musselshell Meagher Fergus led by H A Templeton of Great Falls. District 7 Chateau Teton Hill Toole led by C W Morrison of Fort Benton. District 8 Blaine Sheridan Valley Phillips led by A W Mahn of Glasgow. District 9 Carbon Stillwater Sweet Grass Park led by Samuel Webb of Columbus. District 10 Rosebud Yellowstone Big Horn led by B A Richardson of Forsyth. District 11 Custer Prairie Fallon led by H R Wells of Miles City. District 12 Wibaux Dawson Richland led by T F Hagan of Glendive.
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Stewart
Lincoln
Flathead
Sanders
J. H. Johnson
Kalispell
Mineral
Missoula
Raval
D. T. Curran
Beaverhead
Madison
Gallatin
C. H. Buford
Virginia City
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Granite
Oscar Rohn
Butte
Lewis and Clark
Broadwater
Powell and Jefferson
Frank Conley
Cascade
Musselshell
Meagher
Fergus
H. A. Templeton
Great Falls
Chateau
Teton
Hill and Toole
C. W. Morrison
Fort Benton
Blaine
Sheridan
Valley
Phillips
A. W. Mahn
Glasgow
Carbon
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Park
Samuel Webb
Columbus
Rosebud
Yellowstone
Big Horn
B. A. Richardson
Forsyth
Custer, Prairie and
Fallon
H. R. Wells
Miles City
Wibaux
Dawson
Richland
T. F. Hagan
Glendive
Sherman Sees West Point Classmate Murdered in Indian War Legend
General William T. Sherman visiting the Malcolm Clarke ranch in Prickly Pear valley recalls his West Point classmate Clarke. Clarke, expelled after a duel incident, later led an Indian frontier life and was murdered by Blackfeet in 1869 near Fergus County.
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Prickly Pear Canyon
West Point
William T. Sherman
United States Army
Montana
General Gibbons
the Big Hole
Malcolm Clarke
Prickly Pear Valley
Clarke
James Fergus
Fergus County
Sherman
Helena
Fergus
General Sherman
Military Academy
Weat Point
Lfe
Rocky Mountains
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Hilger Camp
A. D
First National
National Bank
State of
National Guard
S. V. Stewart
Lyre
Treasure State
A. le * Pra Malcolm Ci
Friend
Wilds
Banking Corporation
Totem
Restery Lepee
American Society of Equity
Farmers’ Organization
America
Equity Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Montana Equity Mutual Hail and Fire Insurance Company
Insurance’ ‘Department
Bae
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