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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
7
The piece recalls Montana’s harsh 1886 87 winter that devastated cattle herds on open ranges after a dry 1886 summer and a mild Christmas start. It notes mass losses, ranges dwindling, stockmen unprepared, and the era’s historical context with figures like Charles M Russell and tribal tensions over grazing.
The piece profiles Edwin the Dude, a 19th century Montana cattleman later stage actor Edwin Hunter Arden. It recounts his outlaw courage in a Texas cowboy showdown, his rise in theater after leaving cattle work, and notes his death on a New York stage in 1884. It also covers harsh winter conditions and cattle losses across Montana,including Mile City area, Graveyard hill, and the Lavina stage line, shaping regional hardship and transport challenges.
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