Nigger Mary a Cascade legend in Montana history
Nigger Mary, a former slave raised by Mother Amadeus, lived in Cascade from 1903 becoming mail driver, restaurant owner, and laundry operator. She mentored locals, acted as Cascade baseball mascot, cared for the altar, and died December 5, 1914, leaving a legacy in Cascade’s lore. Her notable feats include driving a mail stage eight years, feeding sheep-herders, and earning fame as a bold, larger-than-life character.
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Mary” Fields
St. Peter’s Mission
Cascade
St. Peter’s
Montana
Ohio
Mother Amadeus
Peter’s Mission
Mary
Brandell
Mission
Mary Elds
United States
Alaska
Mother Angela
R. B. Glover
Cascade Hotel
Kirk Huntley
Wedsworth Hall
Catholic Society
H. W. Brown
Herman Wolfe
Treasure State News in Brief
A Montana roundup reports varied local items including Livestock thriving on range grass across the state, the resignation and retirement of Rev Theodore H Pfenning in Sidney, fur pelts sale proceeds, possible gold findings near Alberton, a drowning in Columbia Falls, dam and water extension plans, and assorted notices from towns such as Livingston Chinook Conrad Kalispell Plentywood Helena Butte Glendive Kalispell Polson Fort Benton Townsend.
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Roy
Sidney
Theodore H. Pfenning
Sidney and
Fairview
Hebron
N. D
Creamery Fellowship Awarded to Polson Man
Theodore Hedrick of Polson, instructor in dairy at Montana State College for two years, wins an Iowa State Brand creamery fellowship for a year of research at Iowa State College. He completed his dairy degree in 1935, earned a master’s in 1937, and will begin July 15 researching unsalted butter development.
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State College
Montana State College
Theodore Hedrick
Polson
Iowa State Brand
Iowa State College
J. A. Nelson
Montana State
Hedrick
Falls Monument Unique One First Civil War Memorial
The Highland cemetery in Great Falls hosts a unique united-burial monument unveiled Memorial Day 1901. Sheridan post No. 18 G.A.R. conceived a single marker to honor both Union and Confederate dead, with a Columbian cannon and inscribed marble slabs. Governor Toole called the dedication historic, with Capt. Gregg leading ceremonies and Confederate representative Bundy assisting.
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Highland Cemetery
Great Falls
Nion
Sheridan Post
No. 18
Grand Army of the Republic of
John Norton Chestnutt
Montana
Potter's Field
Grand Army
Paris Gibson
J. P. Lewis
John J. Hall
War Department
Governor's Island
New York City
Norfolk
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Great Falls Tribune
Cascade County
City of
The
Post
Leigh R. Brewer
W. T. Easter
Grand Opera House
Joseph K. Toole
Commonwealth
Silent
J. O. Gregg
Sheridan
W. H. Safford
F. George Heldt
J. C. Bundy
Notable Montana Graduates And Court Case Highlights
The report notes multiple Montana education milestones including a Broadwater High School graduate named vale dictorian with two brothers, William and Ack, and a Kalispell resident Rev. Taurens Field earning a master of theology from Union Theological Seminary in New York. In Bozeman a separate case covers George Cline and his daughter Janice reuniting after a nine month separation with a Los Angeles placement. Fort Benton relates to a historical railway and cattle loan context involving port activities.
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Clarence Berberet
Toston
Broadwater One High School
William
Ack
St. Olaf College
Luther Theological Seminary
Proverb Fragment Reappears in Brief Note
A fragmentary line from a proverb appears in a brief, fragmentary note. The readable portion suggests a traditional saying about care and time, reflecting common folk wisdom.
Author Max Miller Revisits Montana Homestead Roots
Max Miller, author and newspaperman, on a Montana trip retraces his boyhood 18 miles north of Conrad. He visits the old homestead site with Sam Marks, notes the dam remains, tepee circles, and describes early dryland struggles reflected in his work "The Faithful Horse" and "The King of a Mortal."
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Great Falls
Conrad
Max Miller
Montana
Lester Bowens
Morgan
Sam Marks
Ace
New York
Marks
M.G.M
Goldwyn
Columbia Studios
Miler
Miller
Max
WPA leadership changes in Montana and Denver office updates
State WPA Administrator Joseph E. Parker announced Gregor M. MacMillan will move from Denver to Washington as regional engineer in the works progress administration. C. W. Fowler departs as deputy administrator to Washington, while James E. Combe resigns as Butte area supervisor and duties transfer to H. J. Hin ee.
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C. W. Fowler
Washington
Gregor M. MacMillan
Denver
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Montana
Joseph E. Parker
MacMillan
Helena
Butte
James E. Combe
Barrier tested by Michigan highway commission
A steel barrier 18 inches high tapers from a tube at the top to 26 inches at the base as the Michigan Highway Commission tests its effectiveness for separating opposite lanes of traffic.
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Michigan Highway Commission
Gaelic Bible for De Valera Finds Its Way to Butte
A Gaelic Bible over a century old, printed in Ireland, travels from Dublin to Butte to reach Eamon de Valera on his visit. It once belonged to Prof. Dennis O Donoghue who fled British law for Gaelic teaching and later moved to Holyoke, Massachusetts, shaping early Catholic schooling before dying in 1884.
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Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Butte
Germany
Mississippi River
Martha Pennington
W. W. Pennington
Dennis O'Donoghue
Trinity College
Dublin
O'Donoghue
United States
Douglas Hyde
de Valera
Dublin University
John Cronin
Cronin
America
Holy
Cousins Meet First Time in 65 Years
Lewistown pioneer Peter Anderson, a prominent rancher west of the city, shared a long visit with his cousin O. J. Sletten whom he had not seen in about 65 years. Sletten and Mrs. Sletten arrived from Pierpont, South Dakota, to visit their son Walter, manager of the J. C. Penney store in Lewistown.
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Livingston
George A
Sally) Allen
Yellowstone River
Paradise Ranch
Allen
Park County
Chinook
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co
Lewistown
Peter Anderson
O. J. Sletten
World Feldspar Production Peak in 1928 Reached
In 1928 world feldspar output set a record with a combined total of 460,637 long tons produced across all countries, marking a historic peak in the mineral's global production.
Falls History Book Finished Under WPA Project
The 425 page history of Great Falls and Cascade County will be mimeographed under Mrs. A B Maxwell. Eight writers gathered pioneer stories for this first state project aided by the Cascade County Old Timers Association and the Montana Pioneers and Sons and Daughters groups. When bound, volumes will be sold by the city for cost only, with 125 copies produced.
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Great Falls
A. B. Maxwell
Cascade County
Maxwell
Cascade County Old-Timers Association
Montana Pioneers Association
Sons and Daughters of
Montana Pioneers
WPA
Belt
Wheatland Leads AAA Participation in 1939 Agriculture Program
Wheatland county reports about 97 percent of farms intend to join the 1939 agricultural conservation program. W. S. Bailey, state AAA committee chair, notes Wheatland has the highest intended participation in the state. Other high counties include Dawson 86 percent Daniels 84 percent and Carter 80 percent.
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Wheatland County
State Aaa Office
W. S. Bailey
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Dawson
Daniels
Carter
Detroit Leads U.S. Cities in Canadian-born Residents
Detroit reports the largest population of Canadian-born residents among American cities, highlighting a notable cross-border presence. The finding stands as a demographic curiosity reflecting historic migration patterns and city diversity.
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Detroit
United States
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Here
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Milo Smith
State Soldiers
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Miller Creek
Brady
Kalispell
REA
Flathead Power Co
Apgar
John Norlin
Plentywood
Melvin Buckles
Medicine Lake
State
Vernon Haven
Buckles
Medicine
John J. Holmes
Holmes
Kerr
Flathead River
Montana Power Co
Missouri
Anaiobia
Missouri Elf
Glendive
Simon Edwards
Dawson County
Edwards
Gettysburg
Grace Smith
W. A. Smith
Robert N. Hutchins
Polson Chamber of Commerce
Eoco
Polson Pan
Bncamas
Golf Association
Fort Benton
Spring Coulee
Townsend
Kathryn Berberet
Mead
M. C. Turney
Montana State University
Dr. Turney
Falls
G. A. R. Post
Forteen Fieming
Portlan Cattle Loan
E. E. Bennett
Dryland Farm
Wheatland
Otel Great Falls
Ainbow
Tive Hosteley
F Falls
Union Bus Depot
Fourth St
First Ave
Leggat
Wrecker Service
Setterstedt
Sixth St. le
Great Falls, Montane
Charles M. Russell
Montana Newspaper Association
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