Assinniboine Crow Battle on Little Big Horn Frontier
A historic clash near the Crow village on the Little Big Horn valley in 1817 saw about 1 000 Assinniboine warriors clash with some 3 000 Crow defenders. The fight ended with a Crow victory, heavy Assinniboine losses, two prisoners executed, and a long-term shift to smaller raiding parties.
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Little Big Horn
Custer
Reno
Northwest
Montana
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Clark's Fork
Crow Country
Clark’s Fork
Assinniboines
State Board Awards Auto Equipment Contracts
Governor Ayera objects as the state board of examiners awards about 500000 worth of state owned automotive equipment to Wolcott & Co of Butte and the Dotson Smith Co of Helena. Bids total 21123 and exceed the lowest bid by over 34000 from Wm. R. Davis Co of Great Falls. Board members include Secretary of State Mitchell and Attorney General Freebourn.
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Ayera
State Board of Examiners
Wolcott & Co
Butte
Dotson-Smith Co
Helena
Wm. R. Davis Co
Great Falls
Board of Examiners
Mitchell
Freebourn
Early-Day Montana Sheriffs Faced Gunfights and Arrests
Missoula sheriff William H. Houston died at 83. In 1891 he killed gambler Louis Simons after Simons shot Officer Billie Houtchens during a confrontation at a Front Street saloon. The incident followed Simons earlier shooting a policeman and occurred soon after four Indians were hanged in Missoula. Simons then held the crowd at bay, demanded cartridges, and stole $35 before fleeing. The piece recalls the era’s violent frontier law enforcement in western Montana.
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Montana
William H
Bill” Houston
Missoula
Missoula County
Louis Simons
Houston
Law
Simons
William
Billie” Houtchens
West Front Street
McCarthy
Hensinger
Lynch
Louie
Pansy
Houtchens
Kentucky
Billie’ Houtchens
William “Billy” Houtchens
Bill Houston
Sheriff Houston
Misso
Sheriff Houston, 2 Deputies Stop Gambler in Shootout
In a dawn confrontation following a saloon theft, gambler Simons shot at a crowd and at Sheriff Houston. Houston and Deputy Ike Abernathy returned fire, wounding Simons in the abdomen and arm. Simons died an hour and a half later after a final exchange as he lay near the city hall. Houston, recently married, survived his injuries.
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Bill
Simons
Houston
Houtchens
Swimmer Bets 4 Dollars Then Is Arrested in Missoula
A. E. Goldsborough leapt 50 feet from a central Missoula bridge and swam through Clark Fork to an island. Firemen pulled him ashore with a lifeline and he was jailed for drunkenness and disturbance after his companions left.
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A. E. Goldsborough
Missoula
Clark Fork
Airmail Letter Delayed Six Months After Fatal Crash
A Long Beach letter mailed December 14 1936 was delayed after an airmail plane from Western Air Express crashed near Salt Lake City killing four passengers. The letter, later recovered, arrived in excellent condition but the order was not filled. The wreck and delayed mail were found June 6.
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United States Post Office Department
Mieyr
Great Falls
Long Beach
Calif
Inter
Sun River rural electrification pole line awarded contract
Tinsling & Powell of Spokane won the bid for 105 miles of pole line work for the Sun River project at $90,577 by the state water conservation board. The Flint Creek storage project in Granite county receives $287,786 in federal funds toward a total $550,000 cost, about half complete. The state equor board declares a $100,000 liquor dividend, allocated to general fund conservation administration and water conservation. The state land board will sell spring water to Kevin for domestic use at one cent per 1,000 gallons. Montana opens nine courtesy stations for tourist information on roads, parks, and recreation. Montana reports a drop in communicable diseases with declines in smallpox, tuberculosis, and chickenpox.
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Tinsling & Powell
Spokane
Sun River
State Water Conservation Board
State Water Board
Public Works Administration
Flint Creek
Granite County
State Equor Board
Ray N. Shannon
Conservation Administration Fund
Water Conservation Fund
State Land Board
Kevin
State Income Tax Receipts Exceed Prior Year by Over $100000
State income tax collections through May 31 total $481 305, surpassing the prior year by more than $100 000, per figures from the state board of equalization. The fiscal year ends June 30.
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State Board of Equalization
Coroner Rules Sheriff Houston Not at Fault in Missoula Shooting
Coroner's jury finds Louis Simons died January 4, 1891 in Missoula resisting arrest from a gun in Sheriff Houston's hand. They determine Simons died from bullet wounds and that Houston acted properly while attempting to arrest him. Pansy described the shooting as occurred while Simons was down.
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Louis Simons
A. D
Missoula
Houston
81 Year Old Man Moves a Boxcar to Add Room
William Vannest Ringling age 81 moved a boxcar 125 feet to join it to his house. He raised the building with a jack and rolled it on logs along a track laid earlier, inching it forward over a week. The boxcar was converted into an extra room.
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Ed Hart
William Vannest. Ringling
Liquor license fees flow to local funds says attorney general
The attorney general reports that liquor license fees collected by counties cities and towns go to the general funds of the subdivision collecting them. only state license fees are paid to the state treasury. The statement was issued at the request of the Lewis and Clark county attorney.
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Harrison J. Freebourn
Harold K. Anderson
Lewis and Clark County
New State Purchasing Agent Named for Harlowton
I S McQuitty named state purchasing agent by Governor Ayers to replace A W Encel and start duties July 1. McQuitty has long operated in Harlowton merchant trade and stock provisioning, served in both state houses, and sat on Wheatland county board of commissioners. The 1937 38 general fund allocation exceeds the prior year by about 2 009 million dollars, with 4 075 million for the coming year due to social security funding.
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I. S. McQuitty
Harlowton
Ayers
A. W. Encel
McQuitty
Wheatland
Insurance Offer Highlights State Property Coverage
The E. L. Heldel and E. E. McMahon agencies bid to insure $9,969,695 of state property for three years at a premium of $42,471, $35,292 less than the Pearl Assurance Co. current contract. The Pearl suit is before the Montana Supreme Court in Missoula.
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E. L. Heldel
E. E. McMahon Insurance
Bozeman
State Board of Examiners
Pearl Assurance Co., Ltd
Supreme Court
Missoula
Farmers Plan to Conserve Water in Wibaux County
County extension agent M. P. Ostby reports 45 conservation projects in Wibaux County covering nearly 1,000 acres. Diking, contouring and dam construction flood irrigation aim to divert flood water and supply stock and crop land water. Several pumping projects will bring water to multiple farms, aiding 210 acres of crop land and 30 acres of range land.
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Wibaux County
M. P. Ostby
Ostby
Montana Farmers Request Shelterbelt Plantings Rise
E E Isaac extension horticulturist reports 789 applications from 46 Montana counties for shelterbelt trees, up 94 from 1936, with 276 531 trees supplied plus 7 265 trees for replacements. Cascade 103 new, followed by Teton 77 Pondera 51 and Yellowstone 38. Gallatin shows irrigation interest with 30 applications this year versus 11 last year.
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Montana
E. E. Isaac
Montana State College
Isaac
Cascade County
Teton
Pondera
Yellowstone
Gallatin County
Pastry Tray Adds Festive Flair to Party Desserts
A tray of assorted pastries adds a festive touch to any party. Fillings vary from jelly to flavored whipped cream including chocolate lemon and coconut cream. Each piece can be topped with a candied cherry a nut or a date.
Athletics clubs enroll over seven million members in Germany
More than 7,000,000 people are enrolled in athletics clubs across Germany. The figure highlights widespread participation in organized sport and fitness groups nationwide.
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Germany
Governor Uses Last Legislature Law To Suspend Bookkeepers
The governor acted under a statute passed by the previous legislature, ordering the services of two bookkeepers to be provided or reassigned as needed. The action relies on the authority granted by that law.
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Custer Field
Peta
Muctsaerica
Granite
Broadway
First National Bank
Hennessy’s
Skaggs
AIR Mail
THE
Statehouse
Culbertson
Miles City
Wyola
Rockvale
Gardiner
West Yellowstone
Monida
Columbia Falls
B. Kilbourne
State Board of Health
State Game Commission
Kalispell
State Fish and Game Commission
Ashley Lake
CCC
Celers
Charles M. Russell
Grizaly
Russell
U. S
Montana Newspaper Association
North Dakota
Guy Weadick, Director
Minot
United States
Canada
Europe
Gibson Associates, Inc
Brofers
Chicago Board of Trade
Finlen Bldg
Third Street
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