The Maylower mine romance of Fair and Clark
The tale follows Bobd ri S. Fair a Butte druggist who backed a prospector in Montana near Whitehall Tobacco Root range. Limestone samples proved wildly valuable with gold exceeding 100 per ton while the ore near the wall later yielded rich gold, leading W A Clark to purchase the mine and mine profits potentially reaching several million dollars.
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Maylower
Montana
Bobd Ri S. Fair
Butte
Fair
Nour
Whitehall
Tobacco Root Range
Clark
W. A. Clark
Piory
White Sulphur Springs Hotel Project Envisions Montana Resort
The plan envisions a year round hotel at White Sulphur Springs managed by Clarence Chase with steam heat and bath facilities. A surrounding recreation park with tennis courts and playgrounds will accompany a bottling plant for sulphur water. The project aims to attract transcontinental rail travelers, promote Yellowstone access, and host winter carnivals and state conventions.
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Clarence Chase
Hotel la Salle
Chicago
Comings West
Davenport
Spokare
Tmarazer
Hotel Company 2
Montana
Milwaukee , St. Paul
Milwaukee
Pacific Coast
Switzerland
White Sulphur Springs
The Riddle of Spellers Leaving School Early
A man reflects on why the nation’s good spellers seem scarce after school. He suspects many die young or enter fields avoiding written letters. He laments how spelling talent fades once schooling ends and careers take over.
Lisa Rivaled Astor as First Montana Builder
The narrative recounts Manuel Lisa, rival of John Jacob Astor, as the first to build in what is now Montana. It covers his Fort Lisa near the Missouri, trade with the Crow, the Pacific Fur Company, and struggles with rivals and government protection.
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Manuel Lisa
John Jacob Astor
Montana
Liez
St. Louis
Montazma
Missouri Fur Company
Sam
Reuben Louis
Perccs
Three Forks
Jefferson
Wiack
Andrew Herte Compare
Pacific Fur Company
New York
Horn
Li- S2
S Company
Astor’s
Lewis
Gros Ventre
Missouri Company
Great Britain
Lisa
New West
Astor
World of Finance
Hudson’s Bay Company
Meriweather Lewis
Reuben Lewis
Lewises
Lewis and Clark
Oregon
Montana Doctors Ready to Serve Enlistment Watch Ongoing
Montana physicians are forming a ready list for the first wartime call under the Council of National Defense. Dr. T. C. Witherspoon of Butte leads the Red Cross medical service committee coordinating county by county canvasses of hospitals beds and doctor capacity for a possible medical corps surge.
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War Department
Montana
Council of National Defense
Committee of American Physicians For Medical Preparedness
Red Cross Medical Service
T. C. Witherspoon
Murray Hospital
Butte
Dr. Witherspoon
Red Cross Medical Service of
E. G. Balcam
Stapleton
Billings
Henry E. Armstrong
Donald Campbell
John A. Donovan
Phoenix
James H. Irwin
First National Bank
Great Falls
T. J. Murray
J. F. Spelman
Electric
Anaconda
C. E. K. Vidal
Army
Medical Corps
State Committee
William J. Mayo
Committee of National Physicians
Messrs. Simpson and
Martin
Medical Reserve Corps
Charity begins at home say kind words to your wife
The advice urges husbands to regularly compliment their wives to boost spirits. It notes that showing appreciation can make a wife appear younger and happier, encouraging daily kindness at home.
Immigrant Night Clerk Aims At Law Career In Butte
Thomas Colton, a night clerk at the Finlen hotel in Butte, immigrated from Ireland five years ago. He learned English at a night school, advanced to hotel night clerk, handled bookkeeping, built a bank balance, earned his employer’s trust, and plans to study law with the goal of practicing within three years.
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Colter
Bea Ver
St. Lous
Lim
Thomas Colton
Finlen Hotel
Montana
Butte
Ireland
America
Finlen
Montana artist gains Eastern fame under Russell
A Montana artist, trained by Charles M. Russell, has broken into fame in the eastern art world. His paintings are selling to magazines for cover use, with The Literary Digest purchasing a De Yong picture to serve as a cover image.
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Montana
Charles M. Russell
Literary Digest
de Yong
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Bob Fair
W. A. Cisrk
Lan
Yellowstone
First National
Patric
Fsircles
Montama
Liza
Marscel
National Defense Council
Washington
Chateau
Great Falla
Will
Law
Jes Bo Xi
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