Teddy Blue the vanishing cowboy of Montana lore
A portrait of Teddy Blue Abbott, famed Montana cowpuncher and friend of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Russell. The piece recalls his colorful youth in Miles City, his stage antics, meeting Russell in 1886, and their lasting bond. It mentions his marriage to Mary Stuart, life on the Three Deuce ranch near D-S, and treasured mementos from Montana’s early era.
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Glendolin
Damon Wagner
Montana
Mr. Abbott
Teddy Blue
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles M. Russell
America
Miles City
West
Roosevelt
Elk Horn
Missouri
Powderville
United States
Abbott
White House
Charles Russell
Russell
Teddy
Dad
Ted
Charlie
Mary
Granville Stuart
D-S
Three Deuce Ranch
D-S Ranch
State Budget Little Changed for Next Fiscal Year
The $27,782,896.50 operation budget for state departments and institutions spans the next fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, with little change from the prior year. Major allocations include $1,922,389 to the general fund, $774,250 to the university fund, and $86,257.50 to special funds, plus specific sums for Galen Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Deer Lodge State Prison, Warm Springs State Hospital, and county attorney expenses.
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John J. Holmes
Galen
Deer Lodge
Warm Springs
Montana State University
Missoula
Montana State College
Bozeman
Eastern Montana Normal
Montana Normal
Dillon
Norhern Montana College
Havre
Montana School of Mines
Bureau of Mines and Geology
Montana State College Experiment Station
Seven Keys to Game Wardens Efficiency In Montana
During the fiscal year ending June 30 1936 Montana deputy game wardens were graded on a seven point program. Previously they were judged mainly by arrests. Six additional prerequisites were added: public confidence district knowledge local activity reports and correspondence personal appearance and budget operation.
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Montana
Motorist Crashes Into Post Office Front Wall
Federal grants to state schools total two point two million in the last two years with funds allocated to university and college construction projects across multiple campuses. Montana officials discuss a potential Butte purchase of 900000 state land board bonds, with no action yet.
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John J. Holmes
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
State Insane Asylum
State Industrial School
Eastern Montana Normal
Northern Montana College Residence
State Normal College
Deaf and Blind School
Great Falls
Boulder
Butte
State Land Board
The
Land Board
Post Office Collision Leaps Car Through Front Wall
Late one evening a resident driver crashed a new car into the Philipsburg post office, plowing through the brick wall and front window. The car stopped inside with minor damage. the driver and car escaped unscathed, and Postmaster Allen McKenzie secured the scene until repairs began next morning.
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Philipsburg
Allen McKenzie
McKenzie
Lower Valley
Mr. McKenzie
Montana Gold Production Reaches New Heights in 1935
Carl J. Trauerman of the Mining Association of Montana tells the Butte Rotary club that state gold production rose 52 percent from 1934 to 1935, totaling 4 percent of U.S. output. He notes 9.37 million ounces of silver, double 1934, and says more capital is needed to spur further gold and silver mining in Montana. Outside camps employ over 5,000 workers.
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Montana
United States
Carl J. Trauerman
The
Mining Association of Montana
Butte Rotary Club
Trauerman
West
Roundup Peaks Selected for Scenic Improvement
Roundup Peaks park in Roundup has been designated for development under a national park service program to extend recreational facilities. An allotment of 34078 dollars has been made for the work.
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National Park Service
Roundup Peaks Park
Roundup
Former Judge E. K. Cheadle Dies After Weeks of Illness
Edwin K. Cheadle 77 longtime Fergus county figure and Lewistown city attorney died after weeks of illness. He served as 10th district judge 1901 1913 county attorney for Fergus county and was a Republican leader and state committeeman. Survived by daughter Mrs. Harry E. Lay and two sons Major Henry Barlow Cheadle and E. K. Cheadle Jr. He served in the Philippines with the First Montana regiment and was a longtime deacon at St James Episcopal Church.
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Edwin K. Cheadle
10Th Judicial District
Lewistown
Fergus County
Harry E. Lay
E. K. Cheadle
Shelby
Maj
Henry Barlow Cheadle
Regular Army
San Antonio
Texas
Judge Cheadle
Philippines
Montana
St. James Episcopal Church
Four Million Trout Planted in Glacier National Park
Glacier national park plans a historic fish stocking in the coming weeks with 4,114,880 native, rainbow, and eastern brook trout released into lakes and streams. Park rangers will pack some fish over pens into isolated interiors as part of the effort, surpassing the 1926 record of 3,226,600.
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Glacier National Park
Forest Service to test bomb plane fire control method
The United States forest service will experiment with bombing planes to scatter dirt and chemical bombs aimed at defeating small forest fires. Pineapples are being planted extensively in Brazil this season.
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United States Forest Service
Brazil
Grass New Factor in Fire Control Work
Grass New Factor in Fire Control Work notes that dry bushes grass and weeds can fuel fires and that crews must double their fire line for fires in old barns with no green vegetation compared to areas with growth. It mentions Lhasa and Tibet as a forbidding destination and comments on modern war inflaming public opinion.
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Stuart
Ries Anderson
Billy Burnett
Bud” O’donnell
Charles M
Lhasa
Tibet
Howdy
Jimmy Makting
Sue E. Brown
Martin's Farm
Ket
Joe E. Brown
General Foods
M.N. A
Battle Creek
Mich
ORM
Warner Brothers
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