Map of Lame Deer battle and march of 22d Infantry
Details the May 7 1877 engagement at Muddy Creek Lame Deer against Minneconjou led by Lame Deer and Iron Star. It covers 22d Infantry and second cavalry actions capturing ponies, burning camps, and long patrols from Tongue River to Powder River with major movements and subsequent postings ending October 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lame Deer
Great Falls
W. C. Brown
Denver
Sergt
Charles Grillon
Company H
Second Cavalry
F. D. Baldwin
Brown
The
Tribune
A. C. G. Williams-Foote
Santa Monica
Calif
Army War College
Washington
22D Infantry
Tongue River
Rosebud
Muddy Creek
Northern
Iron Star
Lamhe Deer
Little Big Horn
Glendive
Hough
Fort Mackinac
H. M. Lazelle
Seventh Cavalry
Powder River
Black Hills
Casey
Little Missouri
Sentinel Butte
Lazelle
C. J. Dickey
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Duluth
Chicago
Wilkes- Barre
Otis
Montana
50th Anniversary of Livingston to Bozeman Rail Service
Central Montana marks 50 years since regular rail service began over the Livingston Bozeman route. The pass along the Rocky Mountains, used by Lewis and Clark in 1806, features the Bozeman tunnel completed January 20, 1884, with the line reaching 25 miles as part of the Northern Pacific transcontinental system. Celebrations spread to Missoula and Cheney as cities plan observances of the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Livingston
Bozeman
Rocky Mountains
Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
Livingston-Bozeman
Northern Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Gold Creek
Mont
Missoula
Cheney
Wash
St. Paul Minn
New Montana Governor Frank H. Cooney: Early Life and Career
Frank H. Cooney, born in Ontario in 1873, rose from a Butte grocery clerk to Montana governor. He built a brokerage business, led Cooney Brokerage of Butte, and balanced farming and sheep raising. Married Mae Poindexter in 1899, they have seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Cooney
Montana
Ontario
Canada
Butte
Cooney Brothers
Cooney Brothers and Walsh
Cooney
Bitter Root
Mae Poindexter
Phil Poindexter
Poindexter
Chief Max Big Man Makes First Washington Greeting
Chief Max Big Man of the Crows in Montana welcomed Harold L. Ickes in Washington as Ickes took over the interior department. The 44 year old leader spoke for about 2,000 tribesmen and said inauguration crowds were too bright and loud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Big Man
Crows
Montana
Harold L. Ickes
Washington, D. C
Interior Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
Max
Havre Chamber to issue $500 in stamped scrip
Havre's Chamber of Commerce ordered a committee to issue $500 in stamped scrip soon. The plan calls for scrip to circulate on labor for public works, issued in dollar bills with 35 stamps each worth 3 cents, redeemable for $1 at a central custodian, with stamps affixed each time the bill changes hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Chamber of Commerce
Large Package Deals Offer More Goods for Less Money
Purchasers get more items per dollar by buying a single large package rather than multiple smaller ones, maximizing value and reducing packaging waste.
Paisley Named Extension Specialist in U S Indian Service
J C Paisley formerly county extension agent at Kalispell Montana has been appointed extension specialist in the U S Indian service in North Dakota. His headquarters will be in Crookston. The appointment effective March 1 follows his work in Bozeman and with several agents on special projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paisley
Indian Service
J. C. Paisley
Kalispell
Flathead County
U. S. Indian Service
North Dakota
Crookston
Bozeman
Deer Population Rises In Upper Stillwater Region
Myers creek ranger Art Olson reports a steady rise in deer numbers in the upper Stillwater and adjacent areas over six to seven years. He estimates there are four times as many deer now as when he arrived seven years ago, attributing the increase to the buck law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Art Olson
Myers Creek
Beartooth
Olson
Meyers Creek Station
Mr. Olaon
Onions Transplanted Outperform Seeded Crop
Transplanted onions mature better and heavier than onions grown from seeds in the field, yielding more mature bulbs and improved quality across the harvest.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh
Capitol Steps
Senate Chamber
Roosevelt
Helena
Jerome
Huseth
Optometrist and
Optician
Show Sox
Geester Wess
Conoco
Geld
Mechanic Schaffner
Essex
Elder Schaffner
Highland, Lit
Conoco Travel Bureau
National Capital
Pries
Cuticura
Malden, Mase
St. Louis, Missouri
Charles M
Russell
Charles M. Russell
U. S
Queen’s War Hounds
Montana Newspaper Association
Polytechnic
Northwest
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Ernest T. Eaton
Lewis T. Eaton
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