Alfred Hammer Killed in Accidental Gunshot at Hardin Farm
Alfred Hammer a 19 year old son of pioneers from Big Horn county died from an apparent accidental gunshot wound at his father's farm ten miles north of Hardin. Walter Hammer the county treasurer and his wife the county superintendent of schools raised the boy. Tenants on the farm heard a shot and found the youth dead with a large caliber rifle wound to the head.
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Alfred Hammer
Big Horn County
Hardin
Walter Hammer
Hammer
Kipling Visited Yankee Jim in 1890 Montana Tale Told
Rudyard Kipling met Yankee Jim James George in Yankee Jim canyon north of Gardiner Montana during a 1890 journey. Jim, a frontier trader and fighter, regaled the writer with tales of Indian fights and gold strikes as they fished along the Yellowstone.
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Montana
Kipling
Yellowstone River
Walter ED Taylor
Rudyard Kipling
Yankee Jim Canyon
Gardiner
Yellowstone Park
Jim
Yankee Jim
James George
America
India
England
Yankee Jim George
Pioueer
Doughty Jim
Northern Pacific Railroad
Ananias
New York
Westminster Abbey
California
Bright Outlook in Trade Lines Gains Seen in Butte
W S Thompson chamber manager urged 70 merchants to prepare for stronger summer business as payrolls rise from 190000 to 750000 dollars monthly. He noted 5000 new mine payroll jobs and pressed merchants to meet the upward trend. Merchants endorsed copper key displays in shop windows to symbolize courteous treatment for tourists.
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Butte
W. S. Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson
Underground water found in 1700 square miles of SE Montana
Memoir No 14 from the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology reports more than 300 flowing wells in the region drained by the Yellowstone Tongue and Powder rivers. Wells range 100 to 1000 feet, with surface water around 47 F, rising to over 61 F at depth. The memoir notes gas in some artesian wells but not as evidence of large gas reservoirs. Copies cost 15 cents to Montana School of Mines.
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Yellowstone
Tongue
Powder Rivers
Montana
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
E. S. Perry
Montana School of Mines
Powder
Francis A. Thomson
State Bureau
Port Union
Rosebud Creek
Tongue River
Pumpkin
Mizpah
Powder River
O'Fallon Creek
Miles City
Terry
Montana road plan outlines 3 year $20.8 million program
D A McKinnon chief state highway engineer announced a three year Montana highway program with a total tag of 20.8 million dollars funded by federal and state money and a goal to attract more tourists to boost gasoline tax receipts. Maintenance costs would total about 6 million over the period.
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Montana
D. A. McKinnon
McKinnon
Washington
Congress
United States
Treasure State News in Brief from Montana
Highlights from across Montana include valedictorian Paul Sather and salutatorian Gene Bracy for the class of 1936, a bond retirement of 465000 leaving 1249000 outstanding, a Roundup car crash injuring Albert Sarich, and the Montana Baptist convention in Lewistown with Leon R Foote presiding. Other items note closures at Nine Pipes reservoir, a two year prison sentence for George Newby, road work south of Libby, heavy grasshopper infestation in Park county, not guilty pleas in Missoula for government property charges, fish and game propagation plans by Anay G Lowe, and Moose lodge preparations for the July convention in Lewistown.
Rotary convention attendance to top 300 in Kalispell
State and Canadian club representation ensures a likely attendance surpassing 300 at the Kalispell Rotary convention slated for May 24 25 and 26 announced by Kalispell club president Fred Hartt. The report lists other Montana towns with various local happenings from hunting profits to farm management and public works projects.
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Kalispell
Canada
Fred Hartt
Kalispell Club
Prominent Montana Lawyer O. W. Belden Dies in Lewistown
O W Belden aged 63, a leading Montana attorney and Republican figure, died at his Lewistown home after months of illness. He served in the 15th and 16th legislatures and led the Belden DeKalb firm. Survived by his widow, two daughters and two brothers. Funeral held in Lewistown.
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O. W. Belden
Montana
Lewistown
Pioneer retraces trail from Minnesota to Montana at 78
David Hilger 78, Montana Historical Society librarian, retraced the 1860s trek by automobile. He traveled the route west from Minnesota to central Montana, a journey similar in length to the original two and a half months, begun 69 years ago with Iris parents. The trip started in Chicago and passed through St Paul and Fort Peck, reflecting on historic dangers.
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Iris
Montana
David Hilger
Montana Historical Society
Minnesota
Chicago
St. Paul
Fort Peck
The
State Historical Society
Montana Territory
Lord Jamison and the Reed Mummy Voyage to Edinburgh
In 1879 a Piegan village near Reed’s Crossing housed a famed burial ground. Lord Jamison of Edinburgh planned to ship a preserved mummy to a museum, buying it for 150 dollars by misrepresenting the warrior’s status. Reed’s wife protested, Indians pursued, a ransom settled for 150 dollars. The tale ends with the expedition continuing. Also notes the Philippines’ size and population compared to Arizona.
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Musselshell River
Musselshell
Reed
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Museum
Lord Jamison
Jamison
Squaw
New York City Reports Two Thousand Licensed Blood Donors
The city has about 2,000 licensed blood donors contributing to the medical field. Their services supply blood transfusions and generate roughly 4 million dollars annually for the providers.
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New York City
Iceman Falters as Billing Falls Short
A brief item notes the Iceman’s performance lags behind the billed expectations, highlighting a mismatch between claims and results in a concise sports/business style update.
Veterans Hospital to Treat Patients Again in Six Months
Dr. H. C. Watts manager of the veterans' hospital at Fort Harrison near Helena says the facility should receive patients again in about six months. Demolition has begun on part of the main hospital as the first step in rehabilitation after damage from last October's earthquakes. Repairs will be funded with federal money.
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H. C. Watts
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Harrison
Helena
Remittance Men of the 19th Century
A brief look at remittance men who lived on funds sent by wealthy European relatives many of whom had disgraced family members. The piece notes their wandering lifestyle and social stigma attached to their status.
Remittance Men and the Glamor of Montana History
The article discusses Remittance Men as affluent but misfit figures in Montana’s late 19th century history. It notes their literary prominence in western fiction with examples like Zane Grey and Owen Wister, and mentions a German count and English youths exiled with pensions for family disgrace.
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Europe
Montana
Zane Grey
Owen Wister
France
Germany
American West
Remittance Men and the Open Range Legacy
English Remittance Men went west during the open range era seeking fortune. Some stayed in Montana and became prominent, others returned home or shifted to remote mining camps and ranches. The open range era ended, but the remittance pattern persists in distant lands and ventures.
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America
England
Montana
Lord Lowther
Earl
Milestown
Samuel Gordon
Miles City
Alaska
Mexico
Shanghai
Hatteras Light Guides Ships for 66 Years
The 193 foot brick Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina stands as the tallest celebrated beacon on the Atlantic coast. For 66 years it has guided mariners through one of the ocean’s fiercest stretches along the coast.
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United States
Hatteras
North Carolina
Atlantic
Sleep After Study Boosts Memory, Research Suggests
A study indicates memory retention improves when individuals fall asleep soon after intense study sessions. Researchers note the brain consolidates newly learned material during sleep, potentially enhancing recall the following day.
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Pioneer Fami
Bureau OF Mines
Thew W
Treasure State News
Troy
Paul Sather
Gene Bracy
John J. Holmes
Albert Sarich
Klein
Montana Baptist Convention
Leon R Foote
Bilings
Missoula
R. Norton
Bison Range
Molese
Nine Pipes
Flinthead
Helena—Georgee Newby
A. J Horsky
Libby
Here
Fisher River
Livingston
Park County
H. D. Hurd
Clyde Park
Robert Mercer
Alfred W. Allen
Culbertson
Anay G. Lowe
Glendive
State Fish and Game Commission
Montana Sportsmen's Association
Moose Lodge
Joe McIntyre
Beckett Section
Fergus County
Hnamilton
Shelby
John Belearde
R. M. Hattersley
J S. Alsay
Ed Tenbroeck
Winnett
Petroleum
Hamilton
John Schreihendstst
Florence
Rocky Mountain
Corvallis
Bitter Root
Grantsdale
R. H. Milles
State Water Conservation Board
W. Belden
OO. W. Belden
Lold
Reed's Crossing
Philippines
Arizona
Sapphire Mills Company
Lour
Roundup Coal Mining Company
Roundup
Northwest
Mont
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