Col Morris 50 Years in Printing Shaped Billings Times Career
Colonel Macajah C. Morris, longtime editor of the Billings Times, marked fifty years in printing October 12. The Georgia native learned the trade in Georgia before moving west, becoming a printer, editor, and influential Montana Democrat who helped launch Tom Stout and served as a presidential elector in 1916. He now works at a linotype and runs the family business with three sons, all printers.
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Macajah C. Morris
Georgia
Montana
Billings Times
Northwest
Gordon
Morris
American Union of
Griffin
J. Clark Swayze
Richmond
Swayze
Sherman
Atlanta
New York
Little Rock
Ark
John D. Losekamp
Billings
Times
Colonel Morris
Woodrow Wilson
Tom Stont
Tom Stout
Tom
Missouri
Fergus County
Montana State Senate
National Congress
France
National Guard
Army
Philippines
Col White Still Boosting Flathead Country
Col A A White of St Paul who bought Wild Horse island and villa sites on Flathead Lake two years ago is in Butte. He backs his belief in Montana's outdoors with substantial real estate investment. The new Northern Pacific branch Dixon to Polson will expose more Montanans to this scenic region ideal for summer homes. The colonel promotes Flathead to eastern audiences and deserves support.
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A. A. White
St. Paul
Wild Horse Island
Flathead Lake
Butte
Montana
Northern Pacific
Dixon
Polson
Mississippi Pirate of a Century Ago Who Became Crow War Chief
Edward Rose a Missouri river desperado to Montana in 1807 or 1809 rose to become the Crow war chief in battles with the Blackfeet. He died after a 1830s clash near the Milk River mouth, where his grave sits near the Rose’s grave landmark on the Missouri.
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Mississippi
Montana
Missouri River
Glasgow
Edward Rose
Missouri
Rose
Northwest
Rocky Mountain Country
James P. Beckwourth
Crows
Beckwourth
Baron Munchausen
Edward
Wilson P. Hunt
Crows Country
Hunt
Crow Country
Ashley
Leavenworth
Yellowstone
Leonard
Blackfeet
Judith Basin
Milk River
Beckwith
Jim Beckwith
American Fur Company
Fredericksburg
St. Louis
Mississippi Rivers
Old Portage Des Sioux
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountain
Green River
Crow Nation of Indians
Bonner
Meni
Senator Willett quarantined with leprosy in Montana
Senator O G Willett representing Mineral county in Montana's upper house has isolated at his Alberton home after doctors including the Mayo brothers confirmed he has leprosy. The veteran railroader and former conductor wed seven months ago in Kentucky and plans to move with his wife to a secluded mountain tract for care and recovery.
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O. G. Willett
Mineral County
Montana
Alberton
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Willett
Philippine Islands
Milwaukee Railroad
Fish and Game Committee
Senate
Kentucky
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Mormon Zack
Rawhide Rawlins
Zack
Norway
Judith River
Norman Zack
Reed’s Fort
Lewistown
Reed and Bowles
Yost
Bowles
Benton
Bowes
Piegan
Crossin
Teton
Bull Hook
Havre
Chinook
Rawhide
Rawlins
Col. White
Irving
Astoria
New Orleans
Lewis and Clark
Joshua Pilcher
Colonel Leavenworth
Fur Company
Miss Uri Fur Company
Kansas Historical Society
Solon
United States
Lepez Colony
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