New Side-Lights on Old Montana Romantic Ride to Helena
R. R. Kilroy reviews The Reminiscences of Alex Toponce in the Anaconda Standard. The early Montana pioneer died in Ogden in 1924 and his memoirs offer a vivid chronicle of Northwest life, with Toponce linked to Bridger De Smet Carson and many famed figures.
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Montana
Alex “Toponce
Ogden
R. R. Kilroy
Anaconda Standard
Northwest
Toponce
James Bridger
de Smet
Kit Carson
Joe Rubideaux
Father Ravalli
John C. Fremont
John McLaughlin
Brigham Young
Jean Rideaux
Ben Halliday
Father Palladino
Albert Sidney Johnston
Ben McCulloch
O. J. Salisbury
Thomas Francis Meagher
Philip H. Sheridan
George Custer
Fred J. Kiesel
P. E. Conner
Nathan Kimball
Buffalo Bill
Bishop Tuttle
Lawrence Scanlan
John Guthrie
Corinne
Marcus Daly
W. A. Clark
John W. Mackey
Jim Fair
C. C. Goodwin
Butte
Salmon River
Colonel Broadwater
Silver Bow Club
Broadwater
Historical Society of Montana
Missouri's Fort Peck Dam to Harness Missouri Destruction
Massive Fort Peck dam and reservoir project in northeastern Montana will receive about 25 million dollars from the federal public works administration. The plan includes a 231 foot barrier, a 175 mile long reservoir holding 17 million acre feet of water, and a shore line of 1520 miles to stop erosion and aid irrigation and navigation. Work has begun with preliminary labor and total cost projected near 60 million dollars.
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Boulder Dam
Fort Peck
Montana
Federal Public Works Administration
Great
Missouri
Sioux City
Iowa
George J. Miller
Missouri River Navigation Associations
Midwest
Notable Pioneers in Oregon and Montana Trails and a Broadwater Ride
A sweeping reminiscence highlights pioneers from Nevada to Montana, naming figures such as Granville Stuart and Aaron Ross. It recounts Colonel Broadwater and Toponce’s 150 mile ride toward Helena from Fort Union with a freight train, evading hostile Blackfeet to reach the charming Helena fiancée Chumascero, and notes tales of Virginia City and Alder Gulch gold.
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Colonel Broadwater
Fort Benton
Helena
Francee
Nevada
John F. Bishop
Charles Maguire
Granville Stuart
Aaron Ross
F. X. Biedler
Neil Howie
W. N. Shilling
Stanton G. Fisher
B. PF. White
Lorin Farr
Dan Ensign
Charles Nelson
Oregon
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Washington
Colorado
Montana
Fort Union
Missouri
Missoula
Salt Lake City
Alex
Broadwater
Toponce
Chumascero
St. Louis
Big Sandy
Sand Creek
Gravel bed may supply Fort Peck dam materials
A miles wide gravel deposit near Cole northwest of Saco is being tested for use in the Fort Peck dam project. If satisfactory, pit run gravel could be shipped, or Cole may house a sorting plant employing many Saco reemployment workers.
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Fort Peck
Cole
Saco
Saco-Turner
Whitewater Creek
Two Firms File Corporation Papers
Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state. Corry Gold Mining company of Maxville Granite county lists 250 shares of preferred stock at 100 par value and 200 shares of no par value common stock. directors are Arthur V. Corry Mary A. Corry Francis T. Morris Paul A. Gow and W. D. Kyle of Butte. New Senate club a nonprofit social and recreational center in Billings lists trustees Nick Spirati Robert H. Benson and John O'Malley.
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Corry Gold Mining Company
Maxville
Granite County
Arthur V. Corry
Mary A. Corry
Francis T. Morris
Paul A. Gow
W. D. Kyle
Butte
New Senate Club
Billings
Nick Spirati
Robert H. Benson
John O'Malley
Montana Turkey Producers Sell Carloads Under Federal Grades
Turkey producers in Montana sold carloads of birds under federal grade standards targeting the Thanksgiving market. The sales indicate strong demand as supply aligned with official quality benchmarks.
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Montana
Metropolitan Loses Suit Over Accident Policy
A Lewistown jury awarded Mrs. Alvin Kingsland 1110 in a lawsuit against Metropolitan Life Insurance. She claimed the accident clause covered her husband’s death from a fall after he struck his head on a cement floor. The jury ruled the fall alone caused death, despite a preexisting enlarged blood vessel. The case moved to the state supreme court on appeal.
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Alvin Kingsland
Lewistown
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Kingsland
State Supreme Court
Hunters Plea in Deer Killing Case Misoula
The article reports Alex Bierke pleading not guilty to killing a tame deer out of season near Evaro, with George Daily charged and to appear in Missoula. Deputy Warden W A Hill filed the complaint claiming the deer belonged to William Mercer and was killed with Daily’s knife after Bierke said it was wounded by someone else. The piece also notes state beer tax revenue of 22,440 dollars from Aug 15 to Nov 1 with county distributions listed.
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Alex Bierke
George Daily
Missoula
W. A. Hill
William Mercer
Evaro
Bierlie
Daily
Justice of the Peace
Ralph L. Starr
Bierke
State Board of Equalization
Cascade
Custer
Deer Lodge
Fergus
Flathead
Gallatin
Hill
Lewis and Clark
Park
Yellowstone
Silver Bow
Talking Crow Spooks Montana Woodsmen Near Georgetown Lake
A few years ago near Georgetown Lake Anaconda woodsmen reported a talking crow that cried grandpa at them during the day. Deputy game warden John McCaffery nearly shot the bird, which then perched and spoke, prompting him to say the crow once was a tame pet trained to talk.
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Georgetown Lake
Anaconda
John McCaffery
McCaffery
Honolulu
Cuba Lowers Duties to Favor U.S. Goods
Cuba imports benefit from a 40 percent reduction in ad valorem duties favoring American products, boosting the entry of U.S. merchandise into Cuban markets.
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Cuba
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Wheeler
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Iowa Bar
Last Chance
Confederate Gulch
Fort Mayn
James R. Thompson
Missoula County
Thompson
Hunter
WUE Book CO
Girard, Kansas
Security Building & Loan Association
Billings, Montana
General Electric
General Electric Supply Corporation
Montilna
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