Geyser Bob Turns Tables on Park Pranksters
Fort Yellowstone tale recounts Geyser Bob's hay trap that lures a bull elk to the Cottage hotel. Soldiers and staff battle the animal through a snowbound night until the elk is finally dispatched after dawn. The prankster Bob gains fame as the tale spreads to Gardiner and Livingston.
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Geyser
Bob
Fort Yellowstone
Cottage Hotel
Monarch of
Geyser Bob
Robert Edgar
Joe de Bar
Joe
Huntley Child
G. Roger Pryor
Old John
John
de Bar
Bull
Pryor
Mammoth
Campbell
Gardiner
Livingston
Helen P Clark Montana Heroine in Del Leeson Hall of Fame
Helena Independent tribute profiles Helen P Clark daughter of Malcolm Clark born Oct 11 1313 on Judith river a Piegan mother and fur trader father who faced Blackfeet violence in 1869. Educator superintendent of Helena schools from 1882 and later an allotment agent on the Ponca Oklahoma reservation she endured tragedy and racial prejudice to become a respected figure in Montana education.
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Montana
del Leeson
Helena
Helen P. Clark
Malcolm Clark
Leeson
Sieben Ranch
Helen
Board of County Commissioners
Edgerton
Little Ranch
Clark
Mr. Clark
Helen Clark
Wilbur Fiske Sanders
Ponca
Okla
Indian Maiden Saved Sublette in Fur War Saga
The article recounts brutal fur trade warfare between white and British companies, detailing Ashley and Ogden clashes, Dr. McLaughlin's aid to Jedediah Smith, and a Shoshone rescue of Milton Sublette and Joe Meek. It notes Sublette wed a Shoshone woman, while Meek’s romance is treated as a separate tale.
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Rocky Mountain
Ashley
Peter Ogden
Hudson’s Bay Co
St. Louis
Rocky Mountain Fur Co
Jedediah Smith
William Sublette
David Jackson
Smith
Fort Vancouver
McLaughlin
Oregon
Santa Fe
Bridger
Fitzpatrick
Milton Sublette
William
Joseph Meek
Oregon Territory
Rocky Mountain Co
Victor
River of the West
Ogden
Bear River Mountains
North American Fur Co
Vanderburg
North American Co
Bear River
Rockway
Sublette
Meek
Joe Meek
Cook
Hunter
Green River
Medicine Lodge
Gotia
Golia
Teton Mountains
Pierre's Hole
Milton Sublete
Europe’s Upheaval Traps Sister of Conrad Woman
Letters to Mrs. Blanche Jones from her sister in Belgium during the early war describe the peril of neutral Europe. The writer details canceled sailings from Rotterdam, forced rerouting to New York or Antwe rp, fare hikes to 500 dollars, scarce funds, a stranded consulate reply, and difficulties returning home amid ice and border closures.
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Europe
Conrad
Blanche Jones
Belgium
Gevellny
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Rotterdam
Los Angeles
New York
New York City
Liverpool
Antwerp
Next Friday Departure from Rotterdam Probable
The writer notes sails from Rotterdam around October 14 with passengers leaving at the first port of call, possibly Orleans. Tickets cost 49 dollars more than to New York plus 10 dollars to Rotterdam, plus delays. The letter laments lack of mail since August 29 and worries about wartime risks and Finland.
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Seattle
New York
Downs
England
Galveston
Rotterdam
Orleans
Holland
Antwerp
Finland
Montana Association elects officers at annual convention
Ed Steifel of Bozeman was elected president of the Montana Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries at the convention in Great Falls. Other officers named include Joe Sklower of Glasgow as vice president William Ferguson of Helena as secretary treasurer Hall Clement of Lewistown as director and Kay Burleigh of Glendive as retiring director.
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Great Falls
Ed Steifel
Bozeman
Montana Association of Commercial Organization
Joe Sklower
Glasgow
William Ferguson
Helena
Hall Clement
Lewistown
Kay Burleigh
Glendive
Clark Aie Brought Up On Ohio Farm
A short item notes Clark Aie was raised on an Ohio farm, highlighting rural upbringing. The snippet suggests a biographical or introductory detail about the person and their connection to farming in Ohio.
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Clark Aie
Ohio
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Sahara Desert
Treasure State
Schenley’s
Pano
Ene
Schenley Distillers Corporation
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