Spinner Nick Imo recalls Custer clash and silk hat tale
In a June 21 Spokane Spokesman-Review feature, Livingston's Nick Imo the town's first barber and a veteran Indian fighter recounts his memory of the 1876 Little Bighorn campaign. He discusses June 22 meetings near the Rosebud, Curly the sole massacre survivor, and the schedule for the final engagement on June 26. Imo plans to ask Montana G A R to hold its next convention near the battlefield.
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Spokane Spokesman-Review
Nick Imo
Livingston
Washington City
Nick
U. S. Grant
Montana
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific
Garrison
Yellowstone Street
Grant
Spokane
Custer
Imo
Reno
Lones Gibbons
Fritz Hil
Denbrand
Yellowstone River
Rosebud
Fort Ellis
Fort Lincoln
Terry
Gibbons
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Curly
Tyler
Little Big Horn
Ed Ball
Bradley
U. S
Tmo
Lotus the Hippopotamus Leads Al G Barnes Big 4 Circus at Big Timber
Lotus the hippopotamus headlines the Al G Barnes Big 4 Circus tour stop at Big Timber on July 14. The act features 2000 trained animals and 550 educated horses with Pocahontas at the Court of Queen Anne extravaganza and 100 plus California dancers plus three Indian tribes from Arizona Nevada and New Mexico. Lotus eats vast amounts of food and can demand speed from her trainer as part of the show.
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Ritz
Greenwich Village
Lotus
Big Timber
al G. Barnes
Barnes Circus
Queen Anne
California
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
River bridge collapse near Big Timber shocks residents
Eighteen years ago report details a Yellowstone River bridge failure that swept a wagon and horses downstream. A rescue party of locals saved three men on the wreck, one with a scalp wound, while officials investigate a suspected rotted timber failure and $1000 loss to Martin.
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H. Utermohle
T. J. Manis
Lee Harrison
J. R. Kaiserman
Frank Briner
J. E. King
Wiliam Boyles
Thompson
J. H. Moore
Yellowstone
Martin
Assessor Reports County Tax Roll Shows Gains This Year
Assessor R S Jarrett announces completion of the county tax roll noting a distinct gain in assessable wealth for the year totaling about 428000 dollars. Cattle numbers fall slightly but there is a 40000 dollar gain in sheep. Wool receipts lag due to rains with about 1000000 pounds received and largely sold at 20 to 22 cents per pound, with some high quality clips at 25 cents.
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R. S. Jarrett
Hail Storm Damages Farms Around Boulder Valley
Reports from the Boulder valley describe Tuesday hail destroying alfalfa and grain and ruining vegetables and root crops. Robert Brownlee’s ranch suffered white ground and ruined cellar, with broken windows and flooding after the hail followed by a record rain. Lee Smoot and W. P. Dutton also report damage.
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Boulder Valley
Robert Brownlee
Lee Smoot
W. P. Dutton
Names in Bridge Rescue After Yellowstone River Drive
Arthur C. Thompson Peter Becker and William Webb hauled wood for John Martin on a four horse team toward Springdale. They were returning with an empty wagon when they reached the north span of the Yellowstone river bridge.
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Arthur C. Thompson
Peter Becker
William Webb
Springdale
John Martin
Yellowstone River
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