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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1938

Page

6

Instructors Needed as Montana State College Grads Grow

Montana state college supplied 45 of 48 vocational agriculture instructors in Montana. With high demand, all seniors in agricultural education are assured jobs after graduation next spring. The piece lists graduates and staff across 41 high schools, noting shortages and turnover amid rising salaries in the field.

Montana Montana State College R. H. Palmer Palmer H.B. Hoffman Custer County C. M. Homer Missoula E. J. Stevens Browning Montana State Psimer Evimir Clifford Huces Belsrade F. A. Cranston Belt Scott Boskinson Bic Sands Ben Slanger Bis Timber Deer Lodse Elwin Gessner Denton D L. Johnson Dillon Leonard Burns Dutton David Carpenter Fort Benton R. F. Mowry Glascow Howard Peters Glassow William Evans Harlowton Rudolph Menshini Hirshwood Herbert DeVries Hingham Charles Skinner Hinsdale Conrad Glaim Joplin Henry Robinson Kalispell Carl Haase Laurel Eugene A. Evan Lewistown J. W. Walker Jack Erkkila Lonepine M. C. Knox Manhattan H. B. Hoffman Miles City Edgar Johnson M. Homer John Munson Moccasin Warren Hanna Musselshell Laurence Marvin Opheim H. L. Lowman Poison John Green Power Basil Ashcraft Ryegate Clarence DeStaffany Scobey Lloyd Good Simms J. M. Lindseth Stanford William Thomas Townsend Everett Fraser Walter Leonard Searle Whitehall William Jones Worden

Plans for Hoppe Campaign for Grasshopper War Funding

A four state Northwest coalition met in Minneapolis to press Congress for a 5 million dollar grasshopper and pest control appropriation. They telegrammed Montana Senator James E. Murray urging swift action by Feb 1 to allow poison bait distribution and crop protection. A Northwest committee may visit Washington to secure quick passage, with participants including William G. Ferguson and Willard Thompson from Montana, Herbert Buck, R. P. Woodworth, and C. lb. Webar.

Northwest Congress Minneapolis Agriculture and Business Minnesota Dakotas Montana James E. Murray Murray Washington William G. Ferguson Helena Willard Thompson Butte Herbert Buck Great Falls The Montanans, Inc

State Purchases Gasoline for Highway Shops

The state bought four carloads of gasoline for three highway commission maintenance depots. Arrow Oil Co provided two carloads for Lewistown. Westland Oil Co supplied one carload for Wolf Point. Yale Oil Co supplied one carload for Billings.

State Highway Commission I. S. McQuitty Arrow Oil Co Lewistown Westland Oil Co Wolf Point Yale Oil Co Billings

Blackfeet Push Trade West Beyond Three Forks in 1810

In 1810 Blackfeet harassment near Three Forks Montana drove Missouri Fur Co traders from the region. Andrew Henry led a party to the north fork of the Snake and discovered the Henry River while Manuel Lisa’s era waned. The Astoria expedition by Pacific Fur Co. and Hudsons Bay traders accelerated westward expansion, with American and British rivals contesting territory through the 1820s.

Missouri_ Fur Co Three Forks Montana Rocky Mountains Snake Columbia River Virgin Territory Manuel Lisa A. Gasaster John St Yssi Ares Missouri Yellowstone Andrew Henry George Drouillard Bitter Root Flathead Mountains Henry Madison River Continental Divide Lewis and Clark Snake River Henry River Howe Flathead Hudson’s Bay Co Astoria Pacific Fur Co Pacific Cordilleras Lewis Fork Northwest Oregon Wilson P. Hunt Columbia Basin Missouri River Dakota Idaho Country John Hoback Edward Robinson Jacob Renzer Big Horn Grand Moreau Big Cheyenne Belle Fourche Black Hills Grand River Pope Agie Wind River Mountains Crow Country Edward Rose Wind River Union Pass Green River Hoback River Robert Stuart Southpass Columbia Territory Ashley David Thompson Thompson Canada London Northwest Co X-Y Co Rocky Mountain Kootenai House Columbia Snake River Country Astor Hudson's Bay Co Oakananagan Spokane Canton China Donald McKenzie Alexander Ross John Work Peter Sheen Ogden McKenzie Bear Lake Great Salt Lake Nevada California Rockies

Demersville Pioneer Town Recalled As Kalispell Absorbs Boom

A historical sketch details Demersville once a frontier hub in the Flathead valley and its swift absorption by Kalispell. It covers river transport, saloons, a wartime troop presence, notable figures like Captain Wilson, and the 1880s boom driven by the Great Northern railroad.

Demersville Flathead Flathead Valley John E. Clifford George Stannard Main Street Gregg Great Northern Kalispell U. S. Grant Swan Flathead Lake Captain Wilson Fred Lindgren Chicago Tom Carter Crescent Montana Flathead River

Stage Driver Aiding Outlaw Gang A Death Penalty

Montana stage driver Frank Williams was hanged in Colorado in 1865 for informing highwaymen about a gold dust shipment. The Port Neuf canyon robbery near Virginia City killed four passengers and wounded the express messenger, who later lost a hand. The seven travelers carried $65,000 in gold dust and prepared for combat.

Williams Stage Company Salt Lake City Stage Salt Lake Godfrey Virginia City Frank Williams Montana Colorado Port Neuf Canyon Port Neuf

Deer Hunters Spend Big in Belt Mountains in 1937

Forest Service figures from the Judith district show 16 hunters spent 698.13 dollars, averaging 43 dollars per man, with most costs going to equipment. Transportation, meals, camp gear, licenses, and miscellaneous expenses plus local Red Lodge participation are noted as drivers of the total.

Forest Service Judith Lewis and Clark National Forest Belt Mountains Montana Red Lodge Little Belt Mountains Red Lodge Hinteran L. H. McLean Judith District Forester Locisa Missoula

Denver Williams Confesses in Port Neuf Canyon Robbery

Williams, arrested in Denver, admits participation in the Port Neuf canyon holdup and implicates 11 confederates. Several gang members tied to the Ope dyke gang of Boise Idaho and Montana mining camps were later hanged in Idaho and Montana after his confession. The case marked the only fatal stagecoach robbery in that canyon despite many later attacks, with guards previously employed by the company.

Denver Williams Opedyke Boise Ida Montana John Dolan Virginia City Jim Kelly Fort Hall Idaho Port Neuf Canyon X. Beidler John Featherston

Decline in Montana Highway Crew Numbers for December

State highway engineer D A McKinnon reports a drop to 526 workers on Montana road projects in the first half of December from 722 in late November. The decrease reflects a sizable reduction in contractor employment.

Montana D A. McKinnon

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