Pine Ridge Uprising Mentions Blocker West Cowboy Career
George West known as Blocker recounts a rugged 1890s life across Montana South Dakota and Wyoming. He details work with the N Bar N outfit at Culbertson Miles City and Roundup camps, river crossings at Keogh and Red Water, bear hunting, rustler era dangers, and a failed booze venture called The Bucket of Blood. He reflects on job losses and seeks an old age pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George QC
Blocker
Poplar
Montana
W-Bar
Pierre Wibaux
Red Kim
Culbertson
Dan Martin
Roundbutte
Miles City
George O
West
Pine Ridge
Fort Keigh
Little Missouri River
Fort Mead
Camp Cook
Casey
Keogh
Pat
Mike Fay
Tongue River
Harry Rutter
Cal Williams
John Randell
Randall
Cal
Rutter
Wendover
Plais Price
Louis Davis
Yellowstone River
Fort Keogh
Davis
Kid” White
D. J. O'Malley
Eau Claire
Wis
Home Ranch
Prairie Elk
Tom Wilson
Glasgow
Dave Dunslow
Les Blackmon
Dave
North Platte
Piermond
Wolf Point
North Platte River
Platte River
Jim Helmer
George Clark
Henry Kirn
Frank Cusker
Washington
Hank Cusker
Sand Creek
Sam Luke
Cuskers
Hank
Walter Clark
Walter
J. S. Day
Uclid Akins
Fallon
Lassie Daw
Long Henry
George
Steve Rupe
Henry
Saco
Fort Peck
Box Elder
Poplar River
Scobey
Corral
Bob Newton
Bob
Newton
Ike Blount
John Manning
Indian Department
John Bawden
Bill McClammy
Johnnie Moran
Abe Dale
Scout Poplar
Montana Deaths in 1938 Reach 5637 Total
Deputy registrar L. L. Benepe reports Montana had 5,637 deaths in 1938 with males exceeding females by more than 1,500. Whites accounted for 5,251. Indians 350. negro 29. Mexican 28. Oriental 13. Filipino 2. Marital status shows 2,348 married deaths, 1,822 single, 1,210 widowed, 196 divorced, 97 unknown. 484 babies under one year. Monthly rates vary with June and October peaks.
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Montana
L. L. Benepe
Benepe
Milwaukee
Miles City
Earthquake the bucking horse dies at age 26
The famed rodeo bucking horse Earthquake died recently at Shawmut ranch owner Leo Cremer a renowned rodeo producer described as top backer equal to Midnight and Five Minutes to Midnight. Earthquake rose from an ordinary plow horse to stardom in western arenas retiring in 1932 after a long career thrilling crowds.
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Shawmut Ranch
Leo Cremer
Cremer
Manter
Speaetiege
Montana CCC camps enroll over five thousand youths
In April 1939 the Civilian Conservation Corps marks its sixth year of operation with 5,040 boys in 32 Montana camps. The enrollees work under six agencies including the Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service across the state, contributing to conservation and youth morale.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Montana
United States
United States Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Division of Grazing
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Biological Survey
National Park Service
Birch Creek
Beaverhead National Forest
CCC
Cabinet National Forest
Thompson River
Rosebud
Custer National Forest
Flint Creek
Deer Lodge Forest
Columbia Falls
Flathead National Forest
Forest Service
Nine Mile
F-36
Stryker
Montana State Forest
Fort Keogh
Miles City
Bureau of Animal Industry
Forest Eee
Ite
National Forests of
First
Montana Company
Tana
Jordan
Winnifred
Bridger
Boyes
Sidney
Babb
Ballantine
Malta
Fairfield
Glacier Park
Morrison Cave
Medicine Lake
Lewistown
Great Falls Goes Western for North Montana Fair
Great Falls to join a western dress move July 17 to promote tourism and the North Montana State fair. Merchants plan western windows and a cowboy cowgirl parade draws 100 riders on Central avenue August 8 with cash prizes for costumes.
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Great Falls
Zane Grey
Montana
Helena
Butte
Billings
Central Avenue
Harold F. DePue
Superion
Aes Ropria
Chamber
Cow Elk Migration to Calving Grounds Earlier Than Usual
K T Ferguson of the Lewis and Clark National Forest reports cow elk moving from the Sun River watershed across the continental divide to western calving grounds two to three weeks earlier than normal. Most herds cross via the north end of the Chinese Wall limestone cliff. Rangers tag calves on the eastern slope, with 25 tagged in 1937 and 89 in 1938, aiming for 100 in the current year to track migrations between Sun River and the Flathead.
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Sun River
Continental Divide
K.T. Ferguson
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Forest Service
Flathead
Ferguson
Tenderfoot Club Formed in Helena for Jubilee
Lester Loble leads a bid to unite Helena residents who have lived there fewer than five years. A Tenderfoot club will create a state tagged directory, with headquarters in city stores, to help newcomers from Nebraska Iowa and other states locate fellow natives and plan future events.
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Helena
Lester Loble
Nebraska
Loble
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women in midlife on maintaining appeal during menopause symptoms. Recommends fresh air, eight hours sleep, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to boost vitality, stabilize nerves, and ease hot flashes and mood swings. Focuses on natural support and personal confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blocker West
N-Bar-N
Yellowstone Falls
Byerly
Artist's Point
Yellowstone Park
Oliw
Martha
Norway
North Montana Fair
Mon
Tenderfoot Club
America
G-E
General & Electric
Jes Oe
General Electric Supply Corp
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