Michigan pioneer recalls Bridger in vi tion era tale
James A Schoolcraft of Van Buren county Michigan recounts 1864 westward trek with Jim Bridger as guide. He confirms Bridger had two wives and describes the overland route from Omaha to Virginia City, the North Platte crossings, and scouting for gold. He also notes the film The Covered Wagon mirrors their experiences.
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Emerson Hough
Jim Bridger
Trail Blazer
James Cruze
William A. Schoolcraft
van Buren County
Michigan
Omaha
Virginia City
Mr. Schoolcraft
Bridger
Kansas City
Lasky-Paramount Company
Kendall
United States
Plains
Schoolcraft
City
Quebec
Kalamazoo
George Diamond
Kalamazoo River
Cooper Township
Detroit
Far West
North Platte
Red Buttes
Yellowstone
Big Horn River
Crow
Blackfeet
Grass Mixtures for Pastures at Montana State College
Louis Vinke head of the state college animal husbandry department outlines grazing needs for irrigated pastures. He stresses a mix of early season grasses, those for full season grazing, and long fall growth, noting Alsike and White clover for vigor and spread, with Kentucky bluegrass as a key component.
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Montana State College
Louis Vinke
State College Animal Husbandry Department
Vinke
Pioneer tale of Bridger and the Union Pacific ties
The narrative recalls Bridger escaping a death penalty and guiding a march to Virginia City, with a brutal wild camp life and forty highwaymen buried nearby. The speaker later returns to Omaha, helps lay early Union Pacific ties, and Mgr. Schoolcraft settles in Pine Grove township after 1865.
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Bridger
Virginia City
Omaha
Ft. Kearney
Ft. Laramie
Union Pacific
Mgr. Schoolcraft
Michigan
Pine Grove Township
National Parks Airways Extends Montana Routes
National Parks Airways announced new daily round trips linking Butte to Billings with a stop at Tiv ingston, extending service to Havre and connecting northern cities like Great Falls and Helena with southern points such as Idaho Falls and Salt Lake City. The flights carry passengers and express only for now.
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United Air Lines
United States
National Parks’ Airway
Salt Lake City
National Parks Airways
Butte
Livingston
Billings
Montana
Tivingston
Havre
Reed Profits From New Deal Wheat Shipments
W H Reed a large wheat farmer from the Big Flat near Turner has earned substantial profits under the new deal. He already shipped a car of wheat for over 1200 dollars and last fall received a little over 400 dollars for another car. He has three cars in transit and one more to ship. Reed advocates summer fallowing and strip farming and reports a strong crop this season. Rye on his farm was cut recently despite drought and grasshopper threats.
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W. H. Reed
Big Flat
Turner
Drouth
Fire damages St Regis high school with insured loss
Fire marshal John W. Mountjoy investigated the St. Regis consolidated high school blaze and found the fire started in the manual training room where stored paints and materials suggest spontaneous combustion. The $50,000 structure is insured, enabling funds to replace it.
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John W. Mountjoy
State House
St. Regis Consolidated High School
Why High Hat Was Discarded
Retired army chaplain Rev. George C. Stull recalls his Montana entrance in 1883 and his years shaping the state’s Methodist churches. He recounts facing gun-wielding barroom braggarts, a dropped tall hat, a lariat finale, and a sheriff’s offer of a horse as he rode west with faith and humor.
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George C. Stull
Methodist Church
Billings
Montana
First Methodist Episcopal Church
George Stull
First Methodist Church
Stull
Ocean Grove
N. J
Miles City
Glendive
Inter-Ocean
Billy Adams
Sam
Minneapolis
Inter-Ocean Hotel
Farming Toole county trees shelterbelts spring total
The article notes 3 650 trees planted in shelterbelts by Thirteen farmers in Toole County this spring. It also mentions related agricultural tips about milking cows dry period housing and extension service work in home economics.
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Montana State College
Toole County
Todd's Flock Is Again Champion In May Records
The 122 white leghorns owned by H W Todd of Bozeman led in May among flocks of 100 or more hens with 21.2 eggs per hen, while W D Gremmert’s Roundup flock topped smaller flocks at 23.2 eggs per hen. Profits over feed cost reached as high as 16 cents per dozen, with averages showing six cents feed cost and 12 cents selling price per dozen. A Montana State College extension specialist notes disease episodes in some flocks and outlines treatment, while Ted Fowler of Conrad died after a haystack accident involving a loader.
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Montana State College
H. W. Todd
Bozeman
H. E. Cushman
W. D. Gremmert
Todd
More Money for Industrial School at Miles City
The state industrial school at Miles City was told to operate this year on a budget 3000 dollars above the legislature fixed appropriation. Salaries had already been cut 15 percent. a further 10 percent cut would compromise efficiency, according to Gov. Frank H. Cooney and board member A. O. Guillidge of Baker.
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Miles City
State Board of Education
Frank H. Cooney
A. O. Guillidge
Baker
Man Held in Death After Auto Crash in Butte
John Kelly 26, hospitalized in Butte after a July 12 crash that killed Mrs. Fred Rolando, is charged with manslaughter in district court by Silver Bow County Attorney H J Freebourn. A coroner's jury ruled Kelly responsible for the injuries and fatal result.
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John Kelly
Butte
Silver Bow
H. J. Freebourn
Kelly
Fred Rolando
Spotted Fever Strikes Local Herdsman in Malta Hospital
Harry Nichol of Saco is seriously ill at Survant Memorial hospital Malta with spotted fever. First case reported in Phillips county this summer. Nichol was herding sheep south of Saco when he contracted the fever.
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Harry Nichol
Saco
Survant Memorial Hospital
Malta
Phillips County
Nichol
Government plan fixes cash payments for acreage reduction
The federal program will allot a definite figure to farmers who contract to reduce acreage and pay cash on that amount regardless of bushel yield. Secretary Wallace cites 360 million bushels on hand as evidence against a wheat shortage. Drying garden produce is praised as an old, cheap method that requires little equipment and avoids botulism risk.
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Wallace
Fires Supposedly Started by Stills Burn Home and Outbuilding
Two fires near Red Lodge, believed caused by stills, were under county guard after the ruins cooled. A burner found in the basement of a two story dwelling wrecked by the blaze. another home nearby damaged. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars. A mash cooker was found in a large outbuilding that burned later.
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Red Lodge
Glendive Man Sentenced for Depot Robbery
Dave Thompson, a Glendive resident, confessed to holding up the Northern Pacific depot and stealing $65. He pleaded before the district court in Glendive and received a five year sentence at Deer Lodge State Penitentiary.
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Dave Thompson
Glendive
State Penitentiary
Northern Pacific
Thompson
Deer Lodge
Ocular Fatigue Linked to Eye Troubles Doctor Tells Montana Optometrists
Dr. A. M. Skeffington of the Graduate Clinic in Chicago said ocular fatigue from modern life causes most eye trouble. He spoke to Montana optometrists in Missoula during their state convention clinic.
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A. M. Skeffington
Graduate Clinic Foundation
Chicago
Association of Montana
Missoula
Association
Airport Commission Chooses Klies As Chairman In Great Falls
Wilcs Head of Great Pass Coach Lines was elected chairman of the Great Falls airport commission. C T Busha Jr of Molumby Busha and Greenan named secretary. The trio now includes Klies Busha and L H Kommers, succeeding Van de Putte and Moon as commissioners.
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Wilcs
Ed Klies
Great Pass Coach Lines Company
Great Falls
Modern Medicine Provides Lasting Relief for Pain Cause
Advertisement claims a non narcotic treatment relieves peri in pain and associated disorders by addressing the cause. Persistent use promises permanent relief and is sold by all druggists.
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Peri
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New Deal
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Panama Canal Zone
Tna
Rey
SKY Pilot
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Ted Fowler
Conrad
Marias River
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Mr. Fowler
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Geo. N. Cleuse & Co
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Optometriet and Optician
Clark's Fork Valley
Blackfoot Land Development CO
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