Broadwater the Montana Pioneer and His Harsh Frontiers
Colonel C. A. Broadwater rose to prominence in early Montana through mining, railways, banking, and army post contracts. His death in 1892 sparked a monumental funeral in Helena, with 5000 attendees and four special trains.
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Broadwater
Territory of
Montana
Neihart
Broadwater Bay
Missouri River
Great Falls
Helena
C. A. Broadwater
Great Northern
Butte
Havre
Anaconda
Livingston
Bozeman
Episcopal
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Joseph K. Toole
Marcus Daly
Anaconda Company
W. A. Clark
St. Charles
Colorado
Bannack
Deer Lodge
John Y. Pemberton
Moore
Reeves
Paris Gibson
Montana Central Railroad
Montana National Bank of
Broadwater Natatorium
Colonel Broadwater
Dangerous Gold Convoy Through Bandit Country
In 1887 a mine escort carried five gold bars worth over $50,000 from the Spotted Horse mine near the Judith mountains to a rail line. The trip, planned by mine operators and led by Granville Stuart, passed Maiden, Claggett, and Eagle Creek before reaching the St. Paul and Manitoba line and Helena's assay office.
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Montana
Spotted Horse
Judith Mountains
S. T. Hauser
Mr. McAdow
M. E. Downs
Granville Stuart
St. Paul
Manitoba
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Old Fort Maginnis
E. C. Abbott
Reese Anderson
D-S
Collar Canyon
Old Collar Mine
Jim Slater
Bill Campbell
Mr. Carnihan
Maiden
Claggett
Bill” Norris
Missouri
Eagle Creek
Big Sandy
United States Assay Office
Helena
Predatory Animal Toll Reported by Forest Service Specialist
Missoula reports by W. M. Rush, forest service game specialist, show 3,000 plus predatory animals killed last season by local hunters. Bears killed 1,365 sheep and 16 cattle. overall losses include 4,800 sheep, 147 elk, 3,397 deer, 345 mountain goats and sheep. Mountain lions tally 58, concentrated on Kootenai and Blackfeet forests in northwest Montana, about 20 percent of the state’s total.
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Missoula
W. M. Rush
Forest Service
Rush
Kootenai
Blackfeet
Montana
Missoula Gets New Bridge Over Irrigation Ditch
Missoula residents in Orchard Homes and Daly additions will see a larger bridge at the Arthur street ditch between South Fourth and Fifth streets. Street commissioner Roy F. Hamilton announced the 24 foot wide structure will include sidewalks for pedestrians. Concrete abutments will replace rotted wooden supports, replacing the current 13 foot bridge in poor repair.
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Orchard Homes
Daly Additions
Missoula
Arthur Street
South Fourth
Fifth Streets
Roy F. Hamilton
Hamilton
Munich policeman fines pedestrian on spot for littering
A Munich police officer witnesses a pedestrian discard paper or fruit skin on the pavement, fines him immediately, and issues a receipt. The item also notes Grover Cleveland was the only president to serve a second term after a break in office.
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Munich
Germany
Grover Cleveland
Long Canal Runs From Leningrad to China Frontier
A vast waterway extends about 4,500 miles from Leningrad toward the Chinese border, ranking among the world’s longest canals.
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Leningrad
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Broadwater
Treasure State
Samuel T. Hauser
Dr. C. K. Cole
W. H. Chessman
O. F. Goddard
T. E. Collins
H. M. Parden
Diamond R Freighting Company
Matt Carroll
Ed Maclay
J. McCulloch
Northern Pacific Railroad
Fort Assinniboine
Sam J. Stuart
Perry Meadow
Si Perkins
Conoco
Conoco Bronze
Tony Sarg
Rex
Mrs. Jones
Tae
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