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Big Timber Pioneer in Big Timber, Montana

18 Dec 1941

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Big Timber Pioneer

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Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

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Dec 18, 1941

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3

Jim Beckwourth Elite Liar and Indian Fighter in Rocky Memoir

The article recounts Jim Beckwourth as a famed yet infamous trapper and Indian fighter of early Rocky Mountain days. It notes his self proclaimed lineage, his journeys with General Ashley and Edward Rose, his marriage to Crow women, and his daring rescue of Thomas Fitzpatrick’s party, framed in a period newspaper voice.

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Jim Beckwourth Rockies T. D. Bonner Virginia General Ashley St. Louis Eliza James Edward Rose Missouri Yellowstone Beckwourth Washington Irving Astoria Rose United States Wind River Country Illinois Jim Bridger Thomas Fitzpatrick Robert Campbell Ashley Colorado Sublette Jackson Jedediah Smith Job Crows Stuart Wellington Waterloo Benjamin Harrison Harrison Charles A. Warfield Brotherton American Fur Co Patrick Greenwood Papa Big Bowl Eliza Big Bowl Blackledge Stillwater Blackfish Big Bowl Bridger Paris
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Ford Orders Eight State Agencies to Restructure Operations

Gov. Sam C. Ford issued executive orders reorganizing eight state departments and institutions to boost efficiency. The plan merges divisions at the livestock, road, and public service agencies, shifts funds, cuts staff at the soldiers' home, and requires a resident physician for the Boulder training school. It covers changes to the board of equalization, the motor vehicles registrar, bail insurance, and related bodies to streamline tax, land, and dairy operations.

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Deer Lodge Sam C. Ford Committee On Livestock Commission Board of Equalization State Soldiers’ Home Boulder Registrar of Motor Vehicles Hail Insurance Board Livestock Sanitary Board State Board of Equalization Livestock Commission Fund Soldiers’ Home Columbia Falls Dudley Jones Paul Raftery Commission Ford Department of Agriculture Economics of Montana State College Ray S. Conger Grand Army of the Howard Griffen Bail Insurance Board
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States Highway Policy Driven by Federal War Departments

Montana highway plans for fiscal year 1943 will be guided by the secretaries of war and navy. About 5 million dollars is allocated with 3.7 million from federal funds and 1.3 million from state funds. Maintenance work proceeds with existing funds, while new construction is restricted to federally designated routes.

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Secretaries of War and Navy United States Public Roads Administration State Highway Department Howard W Holmes Montana Secretary of War Secretary of the Navy Highway Commission War and Navy Departments Holmes
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Montana Guard to Build Motor Storage Building

An allotment of 21000 dollars will fund a motor storage building at Fort Harrison camp for the Montana national guard. Construction is to begin before April 1 and the 65 by 150 foot hollow tile building will house about 169 motor vehicles returned from federal service.

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Montana National Guard Fort Harrison Adjutant General's Office Montana Regiment
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