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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1954
Page
8
The article notes Crow Indian customs about children in orphan homes and recalls maternal sayings on pride and respect. It mentions a girl known as Mary Kent after marrying Thomas Kent on April 10, 1874, and highlights language and education details within the family.
Mrs. McComas recounts the Crow Indians first settled along Battle Flat and Cottontail Flat near Gallatin River or Cherry Creek. The initial reservation line ran along the Gallatin River, Bozeman area. The first agency stood at Mission east of Livingston, with Major overseeing early administration.
Contained are scattered notes on historical reservations and agency leaders, plus numerous local items. Mentions of George D. Pease, Rosebud River, Crow Agency, Lippard, and Bat tle Flat settlers. Includes social events, sales, visits, hospital reports, a deer sighting with ear tag, and juvenile custody incident.
Visiting Edgar by Billy Taylor leaves Sunday for a week with uncle and aunt Phil and Mrs Cowan. Dakota visitors Phillip and Mrs Elgen return from a vacation with relatives in New Town North Dakota. Wordals return from St Paul Minnesota after business. Bruder Andrew Worseth arrives from Bryant South Dakota for a visit with sister Karen Ronning. Connie Strickland daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Strickland returns from Bozeman where she had an appendectomy at Deaconess hospital. Jennie Hallowell to return home from Billings hospital after a fractured hip treatment and will enter local hospital on return. From Colorado Kent Jackson and children of Sterling Colorado guests of Forrest Allman and Mrs R F Braughton. Jackson is Braughton’s niece.
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