Great Falls History Tied to Wilkes and Hayden Expeditions
The Wilkes expedition of 1838 to 1842 produced early Montana maps and notes on the Missouri and Marias rivers and tribal interior. Hayden's 1870 1871 geological survey, based in Bottler's ranch between the Missouri and Yellowstone, followed and extended exploration across Utah Idaho Wyoming and Montana.
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Rand Falls
Great Falls
Missouri River
Grand Falls
United States Exploring Expedition
Charles Wilkes
Wilkes
Pacific Coast
Montana
Treasure State
Missouri
Marias
Jacques Creek
Rocko
Flathead Lake
Blackfoot River
Thompsson
Kootenai House
Columbia River
Oregon
Hayden Geological Survey
Northwest
FP. W. Hayden
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Hayden
Lower
Yellowstone
G. K. Warren
United States Engineer Corps
William F. Raynolds
Wind River Mountains
Bottler
Continental Men Are Promoted to Higher Jobs in Montana
Two Continental Oil executives receive promotions in Montana. J. J. Foley will move to the Butte division as manager, returning to his first Continental post as a stenographer in 1903 after a career in accounting and sales.
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Butte
J. J. Foley
Continental Oil Company
Foley
Butte Divi
Continental Oil executives rise through sales ranks
The report highlights career progressions at Continental Oil from stenographers to high posts. Battson and Foley began as stenographers and advanced through the Salt Lake City and Butte divisions, then Albuquerque, to managerial roles, illustrating the company's policy of promoting successful sales staff.
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J. J. Foley
Albuquerque, N. M
E. F. Battson
Continental Oil Company
Butte
Montana
Mr. Foley
Sion
Albuquerque
Battson
Foley
Continental
Operations End at Cement Plant
The Trident plant of the Three Forks Portland Cement Company shut down after running three eight hour shifts since June 27. About 85 to 90 men are affected by the closing. The plant produced roughly 350 000 barrels of cement and has a surplus that likely will not require mill regear until about next July. The operation employed about 100 men at peak and weather favored quarrying with no long shutdowns. About 15 men remain to handle shipments as orders come in.
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Trident
Three Forks Portland Cement Company
Uly
East Grinstead banker in bankruptcy case lists assets
In East Grinstead England the bankruptcy court heard H T Tatham a retired stockjobber list his assets totaling around 140000 dollars for facilities and 5 dollars for the value of his watch and chain.
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East Grinstead
England
H. T. Tatham
Hayden urges protected use of Yellowstone for all people
A letter to superiors argued that Yellowstone should be set aside as a public wonderland rather than sold to a commercial group. A scientific staff of about 19 gathered data for official reports on agricultural resources, paleontology, zoology, botany, and meteorology in the region.
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Yellowstone Park
Hayden
200 Tons Sugar Beets Are Stolen
Sheriff's officers probe a theft of about 200 tons of sugar beets from a pile near Wagner dump. About two tons found on a nearby farm. one arrest made and a $26.75 fine paid. Company suspects night reloading or home taking. no reports of further losses at other dumps.
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Wagner
Scribbled Will Noted In Probate Petition For Duncan McIntyre
The fragmentary will in a memorandum book names Duncan McIntyre as possessor of all money and property at death with a limit of two hundred dollars for funeral expenses. Mary Gavigan, public administratrix, petitions. estate valued around 500 dollars. mother and siblings in Scotland.
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Sarah McIntyre
Duncan McCintyre
McIintyre
Mary Gavigan
Scotland
Forestry to Get Pork and Beans Lunch Goods
The regional offices at Missoula will purchase the year’s supply of pork and beans for forest service field crews after bids opened. The meals support road crews trail crews and firefighters who lack time to cook at noon. The central purchase office refused to consider the pale that.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Central Purchase Office
Buried trunk yields $100000 loot in Montana cabin
A decayed trunk found under a Miles cabin floor near Maxville holds greenbacks and bonds worth about 100000 dollars. The tale links to a Bearmouth era Northern Pacific train robbery and the fate of several suspects, with ownership of the cabin and money pending Northern Pacific proof.
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Granite County
Robert Louis Stevenson
Butte
M. E. Buck
Montana Power Company
Northern Pacific
Bearmount
Mont
Frankhouse
Idaho
Bearmouth
Montana
Helena
McDonald
Michigan
I i
Leavenworth
Spurlock
Miles
James Meilon
Maxville
Philipsburg
Livingston Jail Reports Decline in November Meals
Transient meals served at Livingston city jail in November totaled 915, down from 1,007 in October and roughly 100 fewer than the prior month’s requests. Chief of Police Frank Olson released the figures a few days ago.
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Livingston
Frank Olson
Old Buffalo Run Near Augusta Describes Plains Herds and Cliff Kill
A Montana historian recalls the buffalo era east of the Rockies, where tribes herded mobs to cliff edges and killed them with arrows and tomahawks. Squaws dried hides for tepees and gear while ponies dodged stampedes as trains paused for crossings and hides sold for about four dollars.
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John K. Standish
Rockies
Montana
Great Falls
Augusta
Bickle Siding
Judah
Plans for county fund aid and road work details
Discussion outlines using the fund for those out of work to be hired on Lake county roads with a nominal wage. Dean Kaufman, Malta water and street commissioner, who was injured in an airplane accident at the Phillips County fair, ceased work December 1 after the plane hit a tree during takeoff.
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Lake County
Dean Kaufman
Malta
Phillips County
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