Ophir the River Town That Never Became Fort Benton Rival
Fort Benton natives opposed Captain Moore's Ophir scheme 30 miles downriver. After a Blood Indian reprisal killed ten white men, Ophir collapsed as settlers fled and the Cutler resumed navigation, ending Moore's river metropolis dream.
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Missouri
Great Northwest
Benton
Plummer
Virginia City
Hardy Gurdies
Montana
James Moore
Cutler
Marins River
Minnesota
the Marias
Moore
Fort Benton
Ophir
Bastrich
Joseph Pearson
Calf Shirt
N. P. Engineer Helps Shape Eastern Montana Politics
Late pioneer Fred H. Foster of Billings, for nearly forty years active in industrial and political life, surveyed the Northern Pacific route into Montana and helped elect Henry L. Myers senator. He built Billings, served as mayor and in state and federal roles, and shaped eastern Montana development through rail, land, and legislative work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Myers
Northern Pacific
Fred H. Foster
Billings
Treasure State
Foster
Yellowstone Valley
Musselshell
Milwaukee
Musgelshell
Yellowstone
Coulson
Yellowstone County
Montana State Senate
Capital Commission
Washington
Henry L. Myers
Hamilton
United States
Thomas H. Carter
Helena
T. J. Walsh
United States Senate
Walsh
W. G. Conrad
Judge Myers
Ravalli County
W. A. Clark
Ravalli
Woodrow Wilson
White House
R Gister
Billings Land Office
Iron Is Greatest of All Strength Builders Says Doctor
A New York physician touts Nuxated Iron as the fastest way to renew health and strength. He claims iron deficiency weakens nerves and digestion and that two weeks of the product can restore power, with a 100 percent strength increase promised for some users in four weeks if no serious organic trouble exists.
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New York
N. Y
Sauer
Gate
Seali
Jon
E. Sauer
Sweet Grass County
Montana
William H. Boyd
Big Timber
American Society of Equity
Plenty to Eat for All Who Cut Out Wheat
Statewide reaction to eliminating meat and wheat from certain days remains favorable in hotels and among the public. Hotels report war era recipes using corn meal and wheat substitutes, with oatmeal and corn dishes popular. Sugar shifts to granulated from Billings and Missoula, jellies persist, and meat intake drops as fish and salmon calories satisfy demand. Poultry and wild game stay strong while bacon and toast are being discarded.
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Billings
Missoula
Man Prefers State Prison Over Missoula Jail
P. J. Kelly, pleading guilty to carrying concealed weapons, asks Judge Duncan to send him to the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge rather than the Missoula county jail. The judge notes the prison is more disgraceful, but Kelly insists and receives six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Kelly
Deer Lodge
Missoula
Duncan
Kelly
Fish as substitute meat urged by Montana state official
State Game Warden DeHart says fish serves as a practical substitute for meat and can be obtained easily by seining under the recent game act. The act allows fishing in the Yellowstone below Billings and the Missouri below Three Forks along tributaries in Bozeman and Teton counties, enabling local access to fish.
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DeHart
Yellowstone
Billings
Forks
Clarks Forks
Bowdoin
Lakée
Teton County
Building Ice Houses Efficiently for Montana Farms
The article outlines practical steps to store ice on Montana farms including sizing by expected usage for dairy cream and household needs. It stresses insulation, air control, drainage, and waterproofing via skilled materials to preserve ice and prevent heat transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Steamer Burks Tom Stevens Reaches Near Great Falls Falls
I G Baker recalls a 1868 voyage by Captain Burke aboard the Tom Stevens that sailed up toward the great cataract of the Missouri near the Great Falls and moored at the portage. The party viewed the falls from the steamer before returning to Fort Benton.
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I. G. Baker
Merchant Prince
Missouri River
Great Falls
Missouri
Baker
Bradley
Captain Burke
Tom Stevens
Fort Benton
Burke
Benton
Bon Voyage
Prince
Montana
Alberta
James J. Hill
Paris Gibson
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Captain Moore
Alder Guich
St. Louis
Henry Elling
N. P
Senator Maker
Crow Reservation
Solon
Legislatore
America
American Society Equity
Stanton Bank Bldg
Great Falls, Mont
Sloan
Sican
Butte
Butte Floral CO
Mont
Alhambra Hot Springs Hotel
M. J. Sullivan
Boulder Hot Springs
J. M. Reynolds
White Sulphur Springs Mineral Water CO
White Sulphur Springs
Frank Lemmer
Central Avenue
P. O
Kodaks Ae
Gibson Studio
Madie
Cor
Lst
Ash Fe
Huseth Ron Dye
Eas Prethy
Lees Inie
Jbank
Smaid
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