Forts in Montana debated by early settlers and traders
Grace Stone Coates recounts a clash over forts and military posts in Montana before 1880. Settlers pressed for protection and reservations while Indian traders resisted upheaval, arguing Benton and other river-head locations needed forts to spur growth and security.
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Montana
Grace Stone Coates
Milk River
Missouri River
Benton
Chouteau County
Benton River
Fort Benton
British North America
Canada
Rockies
Pacific
America
Missouri
Northern Pacific Railroad
Skookum Joe and the Spotted Horse Mine Legend
Gold prospector known as Skookum Joe opened Montana mining paths near Maiden Nye City and Stillwater. He located the Spotted Horse mine, helped found Castle mine and Nye City boom, kept meticulous diaries from 1879 to 1895, endured danger from rivals and harsh conditions, yet died poor before a major discovery.
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Skookum
Joe
Montana
Spotted Horse
Maiden
McAdow
Coulson
Stillwater
Nye City
Castle
O’donnell
Nye
Red Lodge
Urge Longer Hours for Kalispell School Project
Kalispell school board and supporters press to extend workweeks to 40 hours for the new high school to finish the renovated section by fall. With current 30 hours a week, officials fear a one month delay and consider sending a delegation to Washington to seek PWA aid. They cite a lack of available carpenters and tradesmen to meet the September deadline.
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Kalispell High School
PWA
Washington
Fewer Car Fatalities Reported in Montana
Montana shows a drop in motor vehicle deaths with 41 deaths by July 1 1935 versus 69 in the first six months of 1934. June fatalities totaled 10 with Yellowstone county reporting 3 and Butte 2 among others, compared with 21 in June 1934.
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Montana
Highway Patrol
L. L. Benepe
State Board of Health
Benepe
Yellowstone County
Butte
Carbon
Dawson, Hill
Missoula
Musselshell
Goodsell Named Director of Montana State College Orchestra
Ben M. Goodsell of Chicago appointed director of the Montana State college orchestra and glee club effective at the start of the next college year. He brings 22 years of experience with the Chicago and St. Louis symphonies and orchestras.
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Ben M. Goodsell
Chicago
Montana State College
Glee Club
Goodsell
St. Louis
Richest Thing in Montana Vanished With Skookum Joe
In a western mystery, Skookum Joe dies at his camp after promising a map to a hidden riches. A diary reveal traces of a perilous pursuit and a doomed plan to locate the wealth near Skookum Joe’s last room, while the secret remains for a future prospector to uncover.
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Creek
Joe
O’donnell
Billings
Montana
Bud
Skookum Joe
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Fort Peck Dam
Ellis Photo Service
Glasgow
Great Falls Tribune
Spears
Got
Gels
Gosh Dizzy Dean
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Dizzy Caroles
Dizzy
Battle Creek
Mich
U.S.A
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Richard Dick
England
United States
Queen Victoria
I. D. O'Donnell
Bill Hamilton
J. E. Wason
Alpine Gulch
Rhodes
O'Donnell
Bud’ McDonnell
Davidson
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