Havre's early days and J J Hill temper incident
In Havre's rough frontier era the temper of railroad magnate James J. Hill sparked a town reform. Hill and financiers toured Havre where courtly civility clashed with saloon brawls and gunplay. A mass meeting led to Sunday closing ordinances and a police buildup as Havre pressed for order amid growth.
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Havre
James J. Hill
Fort Assiniboine
Hill
Great Northern
Montana
Caraboose
Commission of Public Safety
Far East
President Hill
Business Mens’ Committee
Washington kin tied to Montana history in Gallatin Valley
The piece chronicles Bozeman area pioneer Krat Teacher and Reuben Lewis, relatives of George Washington, detailing their roles in early Montana. It notes Kratteer 92, his Virginia birthplace, and Lewis as Merriweather Lewis’s nephew who helped fund and plan Three Forks fort on the Jefferson and Madison rivers before its abandonment.
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George Washington
Montana
Mr. Kratteer
Bozeman
Washingtons
Virginia
Bannack
Aldergulch
Gallatin
Cottonwood Creek
Krattcers
Krattcer
Braddock
Lord Cornwallis
Washington
Yorktown
Mr. Hill
Hill
Havre
Gallatin County
Reuben Lewis
Merriweather Lewis
Lewis and Clarke
Merriweather
Manuel Lisa
Missouri Fur Company
Shining Mountains
Lisa
Three Forks
Lieutenant Bradley
Jefferson
Peter Kock
Lewis
Henry
Snake River
George Washington Kratteer
Montana Artist Allan Clarke Gains Early Fame Before Enlistment
Helena youth Allan Clarke son of H P Clarke former North Western Pacific agent rises in art circles with studies at the Chicago Art Institute under Albin Balashek He plans to complete three marble figures of Ruth St Dennis before enlisting in three months and has already attracted commissions from Ted Shawn and Ruth St Dennis. Clarke's Montana Evening painting brought him early attention.
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Allan Clarke
Helena
Will
Chicago Art Institute
Albin Balashek
H. P. Clarke
Northern Pacific
Ruth St. Dannis
Clarke
Ted Shawn
Ruth St. Dennis
Shawn
Tacoma
Los Angeles
Chicago
Montana
Ferry Museum
Tex Jones the Cowpuncher and War Hero Dies in Battle
Old Montana cowboy known as Tex Jones rose from camp cook to U S Army volunteer in World War I. He fought at Vimy Ridge and was killed by a German sniper after eager scouting in No Man's Land. Comrades describe him as fearless and smiling, always ready to help.
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Montana
Tex” Jones
Tex
West
United States Army
Vimy Ridge
Jones
American Legion
Legion
No Man’s Land
England
London
Aviation on Montana Sheep Ranch Prompts New Era
J Stanley Smith of Smith Brothers' Sheep Co plans to use a Curtiss 150 horsepower biplane to herd 50 000 sheep across about 100 000 acres in Meagher County Montana. He expects half day travel from ranch to pasture and cites safety improvements since the war. The move earns him local fame as a trendsetter in western livestock operations.
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Mattie T. Cramer
J. Stanley Smith
Martinsdale
Meagher County
Smith Brothers’ Sheep Company
Treasure State
Smith
New York
Biltmore
Montana
Curtiss People
United States
Smith Brothers Company
Smith Brothers
Stanley
White resigns from Equity board over policy clash
B C White of Buffalo, a Fergus county representative, quits the American Society of Equity board. No replacement planned before the September meeting. Herbert M Peet editor of Equity News and ex-private secretary also resigns. C F Lowrie to continue leading the paper.
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B. C. White
Buffalo
Fergus County
American Society of Equity
White
Herbert M.peet
Equity News
Mr. White
C. F. Lowrie
Equity
Co Operation Urged by Montana Rail Commission
The Montana railroad commission urges shippers to load freight cars to maximum capacity, ignoring regulations. The commission says this will boost traffic handling and ease terminal congestion by increasing railroad efficiency and throughput.
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Montana
Montana Railroad Commission
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Laurence Washington
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Duncan McDonald
Mgr
Highwood
Montans
Shirley
Ford
Great Fats
Mont
Co. B. Power
John Evans
Cascade
N. 8
SUN River Stock & Land Company
Sutoricu
Rocky
Live Bank
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Newark
New Yorker
Great Falls
First National
First National Bank
Wwe
Tipeh
Musual Insurance Company
Tnsuran
Tod
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