Stillwater Valley Rich in Mineral and Agriculture
The Stillwater line south of the Yellowstone forms a productive region with alfalfa oats and wheat in the valley and grazing lands in the hills. Nye, Absarokee and Absarokee basin show rapid early settlement, mining development and future metal prospects in upper Stillwater. Coal copper nickel and other resources attract prospectors like Jesse Loffe Cooper Hughee Marshall Turco and others.
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Yellowstone River
Stillwater
Stillwater Valley
Yellowstone
Columbus
Irwin Bros
Scott, Connell
Farrigus
Wm. Garrigus
Absarokee
W. E. Anderson
J. C. Tintinger
Big Timber
Jos. Kern
Tom 3Annagan
Chas. Rehm
Mat Madison
Stillwater Basin
Minneapolis Mining and Smelting Co
Nye
J. W. Trinler
J. A.graves
J.H. Brown
J. M. Lyons
Minneapolis Company
West Fork
Boulder River
Pryor Creek
Harrigan
Carbon County
Rosebud
Sweet Grass County
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Fishtail Basin
Jesse Loffes
Cooper
Minneapolis
J.P. Hughee
B. M. Marshall
John Turco
Early settlers transform Lower Yellowstone Valley into ranching hub
A century ago explorers found abundant game and rich grass in the Crow reserve between the Boulder and Stillwater rivers. By 1896 Dutch Gust Marquette and others settled in Bridger and Deer creeks, founding sheep and cattle operations, building the Dry Creek canal by 1905 to irrigate twenty seven ranches, while two general stores at Greycliff and Reed serve local needs and stock raising remains dominant.
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Wenty
Crow Reservation
Boulder
Thomas Kent
Bridger Creek
Mrs. Kent
Bozeman
Northern Pacific
R. R
Crow Reserve
Gust Marquette
Bridger
Mr. Kent
Lower Deer Creek
Thomas Cosgriff
Gust
Grey Cliff
Kent
John Esp
E. L. Harrie
Robi
Vestal
Chas. McKinzey
Ed West
Jackstone
Wort
Wort Creek
Reed Point Siding
Cherry Creek
Lee Smoot
Boulder River
Harrison Brothers
Big Timber
Trout Creek
Yellowstone
Plannagan Brothers
Spring Creek
Guthrie Brothers
Madison and
Rhem
Stillwater
Thompson
Deeney
Reed Point
Briggs
Ellis
Dutch Gust
Curtis Brothers
Dry Creek
Curtis
Greycliff
Reed
Odd Christmas Clams Sent to Kin in Kansas
A Maine man shipped a box of ice cold clams as a holiday present to relatives in Kansas. Town Clerk M. J. Houlihan of New Town Connecticut preserved the 1723 Indian deed by placing it on a sick bed and enclosing it in a sturdy cover. Railroad workers unearthed a vast buried block of ancient ice near Black Butte mountain in Siskiyou county California. The Central Park menagerie polar bear Klondike died, the third such loss in a year, each valued around two thousand dollars. San Salvador, one of the world’s smallest countries, boasted 405 postage stamps, while England issues 205 domestically and 5,711 for colonies, totaling 4,069 in Europe.
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Maine
Kansas
M. J. Houlihan
Newtown
Conn
Black Butte Mountain
Lisson
Siskiyou County
Cal
Central Park Menagerie
New York
San Salvador
England
Hints on Etiquette for Visiting and Dress Code
Etiquette guidance covers dinner invitations requiring a personal call within a week, the bride choosing maid of honor colors with bridesmaids yielding to her taste, and proper card etiquette when staying in a city with temporary addresses. It also advises leaving two cards when visiting a friend at an unfamiliar home.
Cicero and His Marriages Through Terentia and Publilia
The text recounts Cicero’s marriage to Terentia and her strong influence on him, his obligations to Clodius, and his later divorce to marry Publilia, whom he eventually rejected, living alone until his death. The account presents a fragmented view of his personal life and alliances.
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Cicero
Terentia
Clodius
Caesar
Pompilia
Publilia
Pity the Widower Cited By Cork Constitution
A Cork Constitution note describes friends urging a respectable young widow to join a respectable widower’s household showing his business aims. The quote reflects a lack of finesse in the suggestion as echoed by London Punch.
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Cork Constitution
London Punch
Truthful Domestic dispute prompts exits and humor
A terse exchange shows Truthful Domestic arguing over a woman named De Bore and Miss Lilliwhite, with banter about who she is out with and humorous retorts about departures.
Mastery and Service Adage Cited by Fuller
A brief literary note presents a maxim from John Fordyce or Fuller advising that masters may act blind and servants deaf at times. The line functions as a moral about role flexibility.
Meissonier Seed Prank Ends In Garden of Pickled Herrings
A tale recalls how the famed artist Meissonier and guests were amused by a gardener who planted dried herrings and claimed they were seeds of a rare tropical plant. After weeks the seed grew into three rows of pickled heads, provoking laughter and a rebuke to the gardener.
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Meissonier
Melissonier
Melissanter
M. Meissonier
Meraig Star and Medieval Iron Ball Weapon
A description explains the Meraig Star as a morning star weapon with a spiked iron ball tied to a handle by a chain. It was widely used in medieval warfare due to its lethality and the chain’s ability to arc around shields and limbs.
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Italy
Independent Telephone Service Spreads in Missouri Towns
Letters from mayors and executives praise the Twentieth Century Telephone Co under J S Haley, noting rapid subscriber growth and superior local service compared with the Bell system. Towns cited include Independence Marsuate LaMonte Eson Noster and Eson Noster with hundreds of phones and reliable day night connections.
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Twentieth Century Telephone Co
J.S. Haley
City
Missouri and Kansas Co
Missouri
Kansas
Haley
James A. Kemper
Marsuate
Dan
Bell Telephone Co
Saline County Telephone Co
Joan Buair
LaMonte
J. §. Haley
LaMonte Telephone Co
Bell
St. Louis
Kansas City
W. F. Ganker
Eson Noster
J. S. Haley
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell ‘Telephone Co
E. C. Lirrtertecp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lower
Yellowstone Valley
Fuller
Voissonier
Bacon
Henry VIII
Louisville Courier-Journal
Madge
Yabsley
Montana Farms
Montana
United States
Choice Investments
J. A. Lowery & CO
Big Timber, Montana
Big Timber Home Telephone Company
J.S. Healy
John F. Asbury
J. G. McKay
H. O. Kellogg
W. A. Moore
A Home Co
Big Timber Home Telehone Company
Ig Timber
Home Telephone Co
Milk Street
Boston
Los Angeles
Home Telephone Company
Wanrenseunre, Mo
Bank of Independence
Independence Mo
Mr. Haley
M. G. Woop
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