Mystery of Private White Vanishes on 1881 Furlough
Private Charles H. White of the 2nd Cavalry disappeared during a 30 day furlough in 1881 while herding mules near Fort Keogh Montana. He had previously petitioned for discharge and was last known riding a government mule toward Fort Buford. No trace was found and no definitive cause emerged.
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Charles H. White Baoan
Fort Keogh
Reece
Charles H. White
Second Cavalry
Dominick J. O'Malley
Eau Claire
Wis
Whiite
Fort Sanders
Wyo
2Nd Cavalry
Montana Territory
F. D. Baldwin
5Th Infantry
Nelson A. Miles
Baldwin
Miles
Sitting Bull
Yellowstone River
Crazy Horse
Wolf Mountains
Wyoming
Lame Deer
Joseph
Nez Perces
Bearpaw Mountains
Northwest
O'Malley
W. P. Clark
Cavalry
Headquarters Co. R
2D Cavalry
M. T
U. S. Cavalry
Fort Custer
A. G. Brackett
Brackett
Department of Dakota
St. Paul
Minn
Military Division
The
Missouri
Alfred H. Terry
Chicago
Ill
Adjutant General of the Army
Adjutant General’s Office
Sherman
E. D. Townsend
2A Cavalry
William C. Rawdlle
White
F. H. Hathaway
Sth Infantry
Captain Hathaway
Buffalo Rapids
Miles City
Charley White
Fort Buford
Yellowstone
Mrs. White
Mystery of Mickey Hunt and Panama Pat on Thompson River
In 1868 two bachelors Mickey Hunt and Panama Pat sheltered travelers near Thompson River. A night of drinking sparked a fight with an Indian guard. the bridge burned and Hunt was shot dead by a hidden rifleman. Panama Pat left the scene, later disappearing after the others fled toward Twenty Odd.
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Mickey Hunt
Panama Pat
Katheryn Ward
Thompson River
Ohio
Duncan McDonald
Clark's Fork
David Thompson
Thompson Prairie
Vermillion Creek
Clark’s Fork
Hot Springs
Twenty Odd
Mickey
Panama
Pat
Goats Halt Trail Work In Glacier Park
Glacier Park trail crews found two mountain goats in the Muir Creek district eating the white trail markers used to lay out routes. Ranger Ben C. Miller notes the goats’ behavior disruptive to early trail building while deer and bears have damaged markers previously.
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Glacier Park
Muir Creek
Ben C. Miller
Browning Officials Seek Restock Under Collier Plan
Washington informed Browning officials that plans are underway to purchase and ship stock from growth areas in the middle west to the Blackfeet reservation. The move aims to restock the reservation for the benefit of the tribe under the Collier plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Washington
Grouth
Middle West
Blackfeet
Choteau Pool Nears Readiness With Adjacent Facilities
The Choteau swimming pool is nearing readiness with water ready to fill the pool. The pool committee now concentrates on completing an adjacent building to house dressing rooms showers and laboratories for pool users.
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Choteau Swimming
Choteau
Bakery installs new bread making equipment at Laurel plant
New bread making equipment was installed at the Laurel bakery to speed production of products expanding in the territory. The move signals growing demand and aims to boost output at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Bakery
Disappearance of Dominick J. O Malley at Fort Keogh
Dominick J. O Malley and his stepson vanish without trace, leaving a mystery at Fort Keogh as if the earth swallowed them. The disappearance becomes one of the era’s unsolved cases tied to the fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominick J. O’malley
Old Fort Keogh
Miles Conducted Expedition in 1879 Against Sitting Bull
Colonel Miles led a large force including seven infantry companies six cavalry troops and a 200 strong Indian scout cadre against Sitting Bull near Milk River and the Canadian line in 1879. The pursuit featured heavy marching storms ant swarms and a deadly crossing near Fort Keogh. Sitting Bull surrendered at Fort Buford after a dramatic removal of thousands of prisoners and ponies to Standing Rock.
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John Truscott
Tongue River
Fort Keogh
Nelson A. Miles
Joseph
Miles
Missouri River
Poplar
2Nd Cavalry
David’s Island
New York
Fort Peck
Sitting Bull
Glasgow
Frenchman's Creek
Milk River
Yellowstone River
Brotherton
Fort Buford
Standing Rock Agency
Dakota Territory
Miles City
Rain-in-the-Face
Big Road
Horn Road
College Receives Rare Book Set From Pioneer Montana Lawyer
Judge Walter S. Hartman of Bozeman donated a large collection to Montana State College's College of Engineering. The gift includes 125 volumes from the Reports of the U S Geological Survey, out of print monographs on Montana mineral resources, a 30 folio geology atlas, regional maps in 15 folios, and many topo maps. Books will join the civil engineering library and be cataloged in general and engineering libraries. President Alfred Atkinson praised the gift as highly valuable for students and researchers.
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College of Engineering
Montana State College
Montana
Walter S. Hartman
Bozeman
U. S. Geological Survey
United States
Civil Engineering Department
General
Alfred Atkinson
Hartman
Indian Leader Seeks Revenge and Jail Term in Hardin
Crow reservation leader Max Big Man obtains revenge for past insults as Bill Mason serves a jail term at Hardin on a charge of horse theft. The item notes regional incidents and the broader context of punitive actions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Big Man
Hardin
Big Man
Bill Mason
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raPrmair
Montana Lou” Grill
Tongue River Butte
Rosebud Buttes
Rosebud
Custer
Moon Creek
Indian Head Butte
Freeman Philbrick Ranch
Rosebud River
Ant
Washington, D. C
Ty. S
G. O
Palefaces
Miskolcx
Hungary
Germany
London
Austria
Mickey Mouse
General Foods
Walt Dismey Enterprises
OG. F. Corp
Cot” Pian
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