Late Charles M Russell Praised as Indian Sign Talker and Storyteller
In a tribute by Richard R. Kilroy, Charles M. Russell is lauded for his skills as a painter and writer, and especially as a renowned Indian sign talker. The piece recalls a firelight gathering where Russell entertained children with sign talk legends of tribes, horses, and hunts, preserving a vanished era of primitive America.
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Charles M. Russell
Richard R. Kilroy
Charlie Russell
Russell
America
Hamlin
Old
Arabia
Mr. Russell
Big Bear
Coulee
Fenimore Cooper
Deerslayer
Leatherstocking
O. C. Seltzer
Great Falls
Montana
Bones on the Twin Buttes Battlefield Near Armstead
A historic account describes skeletal remains found on the Twin Buttes in Horse Prairie valley about 30 miles west of Armstead. Bones, moccasins, beads, and arrow heads mark a savage past linked to early Lewis and Clark era camps and Indian wars.
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Butte
Twin Buttes OF Horse Prairie Valley Battlefield
Twin Buttes
Horse Prairie Valley
Armstead
Lewis and Clark
Montana
Russell
J. W. Scott
H. H. Brown
Grant
Buttes
Mr. Brown
Horse Prairie
Medlen Ranch
Nature
Winter Cavalry Dress Codes A Montana Campaign Tale
Isabella L. Bird chronicles U S Cavalry winter gear from socks to overboots and buffalo hide coats. She highlights foot protection, moccasins, and cork mattresses, noting comfort amidst blizzards and the constant cold faced by soldiers. Captain Bourke quips about winter campaigns and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Bourke
Third
U. S. Cavalry
Punch
Road Fund Seeks Federal Aid for 31.7 Miles of Roads
Silver Bow county officials asked the state highway commission in Helena for federal funding to improve 31.7 miles of secondary roads at an estimated cost of 151000 as part of an unemployment relief program under the public works bill. The total program totals about 300000 and also includes sewers and sidewalks though highways are under the commission. Plans call for 23.2 miles of new road and 8.5 miles of oiling.
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Silver Bow
State Highway Commission
Helena
Frank Cooney
German Visitor Seeks Montana Tour Info for Fair Trip
Reinhard Walther of Land Wirl Geisdorf Gerlitzland Germany plans a Montana tour before visiting the Century of Progress in Chicago. He asks the Montana Automobile Association for guides maps and hotel information, hoping to see Montana’s nature and Billings area. Mrs Isabel Bouton will assist.
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Reinhard Walther
Landwirl
Geisdorf
Gerlitzland
Germany
Century of Progress
Chicago
Montana
Rhineland
Billings Commercial Club
A. A. A. Montana Automobile Association
Billings
Isabel Bouton
Tragic Death Near Choteau In Vehicle Collision
Five year old Alice Winnifred Van Bolcum was killed near Choteau when struck by Oliver Hansen's car. The child, left with her mother as her father sought help, stepped from behind a stalled vehicle into the path of the approachng car, suffering a fatal neck injury. Hansen and Mrs. Van Bolcum rushed her to hospital but she died en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Alice Winnifred van Bolcum
Oliver Hansen
Mr. van Bolcum
Hansen
New Montana Corporation Formed in Billings
A new Montana corporation named Billings Grocery Company is formed in Billings with capital stock of 50,000 dollars divided into 500 shares at par value 100 dollars. Directors are James J. Mills T J and Anna L McDonough William Lundberg and Harold Fraser all of Billings.
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New Montana Corporation
New Corporationg Billings Grocery Company
Billings
James J. Mills
T. J. and
Anna L. McDonough
William Lundberg
Harold Fraser
Scot Who Sued Soviet for 280 Million Dies During Suit
A Scottish man who pursued a $280 million lawsuit against the Soviet authorities has died before the case was resolved. The legal action remains unsettled.
Florida Game Birds Spotlight Dove and Quail
Florida's principal game birds are dove and quail, forming the core of local hunting seasons. Officials highlight these species as key targets for seasonal bag limits and conservation efforts.
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Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charlies M. Russell
Cowboy
Ernest T. Eaton
Lewis T. Eaton
Grace Stone Coates
Isabella L. Bird
U. S
Mission
Minnesota
St. Paul
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