Early Montana Pioneers John Lepley and John Day in Gold Diggings
The article recounts John Lepley and John Day as eastern arrivals at Last Chance and Silver Creek diggings. Day heads north in 1865 with partners, while Lepley avoids a southward route, choosing to stay near Silver Creek. Day’s party, joined by two frontier partners and their Indigenous wives, meets a Blackfeet ambush at Rocky Point, ending in a brutal raid and the loss of a supposed rich winter find.
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John Day
Rocky Point i
Fort Benton
Lepley
Prickly Pear Valley
Last Chance
Silver Creek Placer Diggings
John Lepicy
Silver Creek
Old Silver City
Daly
Montana
Silver City
Yankton
Missouri River
Benton
Day
Missouri
Rocky Point
Helena
Head of Navigation
John Lepley
Montana House Elects Pilgeram Speaker in Coalition Win
The Montana House elected Cascade representative William P. Pilgeram speaker as a Democratic coalition took control. The minority chose G M Moss of Flathead. roles for pro tem, floor leader, clerk, and chaplain were filled as party lines dictated, while Senator Eaton of Billings secured the presidency pro tem in a split Senate.
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Helena
Montana House of Representatives
William P. Pilgeram
Cascade County
House
Pilgeram
I. J. Byrne
Toole County
G. M. Moss
Whitefish
Great Falls
Moss
W. B. Leavitt
Miles City
Byrne
Sam W. Mitchell
Liquor Control Board
Stromnes
Cascade
Emmons
Deer Lodge
Fowler
Yellowstone
Senate
Goodwin
Silver Bow
Masterson
Custer
Lasby
Broadwater
Mulholland
Manning
Treasure
Coner
Teton
Stevens
Kruse
Garfield
Rolph
Liberty
Whaley
Prairie
Parker
Flathead
Toole
Speaker
Gauer
John A. Matthews
Supreme Court
Montana
E. T. Eaton
Billings
Eaton
W. B. Hennessy
Pondera
Robert Pauline
Hennessey
Pauline
Parkin
Gallatin
Sparling
Daniels
Claude McAllister
Lou Boedecker
William Pippy
Plank
Thien
Golden Valley
Kelsey
Powder River
John Campbell
Missoula
Lamp
Sweet Grass
Wass
Fergus
Armstrong
Park
W. B. Sands
24Th
Legislative Assembly of
W. P. Pilgeram
Albert Kruse
Progressive Coalition
Joe Metlen
Beaverhead
Claude Gray
Herbert Haigat
E. J. Byrne
H. D. Rolph
John J. Jewell
Clerk
Ray C. Campbell
Great Fails
Dennis Dellwo
Lake
Jewell
Campbell
Dellwo
Horace T. Casey
Butte
Sergeant At
Bert Replogle
Lewistown
Casey
Hulda Richardson
Red Lodge
House Journal
State Senate
Ernest T. Eaton
Former G. A. R. Chief of Montana Dies at 90
Simon Hauswirth, age 90, longtime Montana G. A. R. department commander, died in Butte after 59 years residence. Born in Switzerland he joined the 35th Wisconsin at 19 and fought in major Civil War actions including Mobile and Spanish Fort surrenders. He is survived by a son Charles of Butte and two daughters in Hamilton and Butte.
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Montana
Simon Hauswirth
Butte
Hauswirth
Charles
Hamilton
Switzerland
America
35Th Wisconsin Infantry
Mobile
Spanish Fort
Scientists Find Fast Way to Relieve a Cold
Doctors now treat colds and the pains they bring with a simple, safe, quick method. The Bayer aspirin tablet claim promises instant disintegration and rapid relief for ordinary colds. Prices have been reduced on all sizes, encouraging use of genuine Bayer products.
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Bayer
New Superintendent at Sandusky Plant
J. M. Whittier arrived at Sandusky to take duties as superintendent of the Little Ben Mining company replacing Frank McPherson who resigned effective Jan 1 McPherson had been superintendent about 15 months Whittier came from California to Basin to take Basin Tunnel Mining properties Whittier replaces McPherson at a mine that has 50 workers steadily employed since a mill built two years ago Under Jerry Worthington a larger workforce was added and about 350000 in gold has been processed in cyanide solutions at the mill
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J. M. Whittier
Sandusky
Little Ben
Mr. Whittier
Montana
California
Frank McPherson
McPherson
Basin
Basin Tunnel Mining Company
Jerry Worthington
Bozeman Ranch Hand Thomas Kirk Dies From Motorist Crash
Letters of administration reveal ranch hand Thomas Kirk, 70, of Bozeman saved 3772 dollars from his earnings. Kirk died from injuries after being struck by a motorist.
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Thomas Kirk
Bozeman
Kirk
Butte Central Star Patrick Holland Receives Merit Card
Patrick Henry Earl Holland, a prominent Butte Central high school athlete and former Creighton University football center, has been awarded a merit card by the All-American Board of Football.
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Patrick Henry
Earl” Holland
Butte Central High School
Creighton
Omaha
all-American Board of Football
Harlowton Lawyer Disbarred by Court
Attorney L. R. Deems of Harlowton was disbarred by the Montana supreme court after a 1933 conviction for forging a 625.55 check on Continental Bank and Trust. He received a three year sentence and was implicated in drawing a check to Urner Lumber signed as executor for James H. Duffy.
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L. R. Deems
Harlowton
Continental Bank and Trust Company
Montana Supreme Court
Deems
Butte
Musselshell
Wheatland
Urner Lumber Company
Owen Duffy
James H. Duffy
Duffy
County Attorney Seeks Clues in Thanksgiving Murder
Lewis and Clark County Attorney Sherman W. Smith aims to identify a witness to solve the Thanksgiving eye murder of state worker Charles Bruce outside a dance hall. He asks attendees to call with information, hoping to locate a certain person and clear the case.
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Lewis and Clark County
Sherman W. Smith
Charles Bruce
Smith
First workable model of the typewriter designed in Detroit
A historical note traces the first viable typewriter design to Detroit about a century ago, highlighting the city’s early role in mechanical writing innovation and industrial development.
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Detroit
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