Bucking Horse Ride recalls Ubet pioneer George Dyas
George Dyas of Wagner recalls his first bucking horse ride in Ubet Montana as a young boy with Do Jack the hotel cook and a lively town scene. He later rode for large stock outfits in central and northern Montana and remembers many locals who helped shape early Ubet days.
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George Dyas
Wagner
Uber
Montana
Grace Stone Coates
John R. Barrows
Ubet
Whet
Garneill
Mr. Barrow
Barrows
George
Abel
John Barrows
Helena
Alice Barrows
Billings
Bob Leavens
United States
White Sulphur Springs
Diamond City
Fort Maginnis
Do Jack
Bill Richards
Jack
Dr. Hill
Clarence
Dutch” Barrows
Ollie Barrows
Lockwood
Rock Creek
Snowy Mountains
Hank Platt
Patsy Hatton
Dave Craig
Bill
Sam Richards
Sam
Frank Gangler
Tom Draper
Jim Murch
Printed Sheet Shows Total Primary Vote
Secretary of State Sam W Mitchell issued a one sheet official canvass report for the July 17 primary. The tabular sheet lists votes by county for all candidates and shows totals and margins. The closest race was Stout versus O Connell for railroad commissioner with O Connell leading by 184 votes.
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Sam W. Mitchell
Stout and
O’connell
Powder River man starts Coalwood fur farm with striped skunks
H. L. Whiting of Powder River county owns Coalwood fur farm stocked with vigorous fancy striped skunks. He becomes the first in Coalwood to run a fur operation, aiming to lift spirits and provide unique pelts.
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H. L. Whiting
Powder River County
Coalwood
Government to Buy State Wheat for Relief States
Commissioner A H Stafford announced plans to buy between 15 000 000 and 20 000 000 bushels of grain seed including wheat rye barley and oats in Montana for sale to farmers in drought stricken states The move aims to boost the state’s grain trade A federal seed conservation committee office opens at Great Falls with samples sent from local mills The Montana seed stocks committee lists Sam Sloan chairman and members Stafford Clyde McKee R W Skelton C M Storm and W T Grady
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A. H. Stafford
Montana
Pheasants Distributed in Winnett County
About 200 Chinese pheasants were distributed in Winnett County by Sheriff Otto Moore and interested parties. The birds arrived from the state game commission and were large enough to fare through fall and winter on their own.
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Winnett Country
Otto Moore
State Game Commission
Automobile output climbs 75 percent in early 1934
Production for the first half of 1934 rose sharply, showing a 75 percent increase over the same period in 1933. This indicates a strong revival in the auto industry with gains led by major manufacturers and regional plants.
Record of All Brands Was Compiled by Stockmen
By Mrs. William Dominy the piece recalls Montana stockgrowers records from the 1870s and 1880s. It notes the Brand book, the rise of cattle outfits like NN LU MC 44 SL XIT and others, Miles City as a gathering center, and the long cattle drives to Montana. It also reflects on the end of range days and the author’s own experiences in southeastern Montana.
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Territorial Assembly
Board of Livestock Commissioners
Association
Montana
Miles City
Livestock Association
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Chicago
Sioux City
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Ter
Yellowstone
Powder
Tongue
Northwest
Texas
Southwest
Great Northwest
Custer County
Pioneer Life of 50 Years Ago by Mrs Maggie Shy Simpson
A memoir of eastern Montana ranch living fifty years past. Households labored without machines, milking cows, making butter, cheese, and soap, with log homes and dirt floors. Travel meant long horse journeys, dances in small private homes, and self sufficiency in clothes, first aid, and chores.
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Maggie Shy Simpson
Montana
Two Gun Men Are Now Scarce
John R. Barrows reflects on the decline of two gun men from frontier days. He recalls brace pistols, Walleyed legends, and Wyatt Earp’s cautious view, noting Colt revolvers and famous figures like Wild Bill and Jesse James, then contrasts with later concealed weapons and the imagined demand for two guns in modern thrillers.
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John R. Barrows
Wyatt Earp
Will James
Nevada
Texas
Missing Headbones of Dinosaurs Found
Perspiring scientists announced the discovery near Greybull Wyoming of headbones for 12 sauropods, offering the first skull clues for a potentially new tarosaurus type. Dr Barnum Brown of the American Museum said the teeth indicate a skull and that the find is the most important fossil discovery in years.
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Wyoming
Barnum Brown
American Museum
Greybull
Wyo
Brown
Hanging of Rigney in 83 Opens Old Miles City Wounds
Detailed account of the 1883 Rigney lynching in Miles City recounted from the Daily Press and Daily Rustler. Masked attackers seized jailer Conley, dragged Rigney from the jail, strung him up near the railroad culvert, and left. Coroner’s inquest blamed unknown parties. threats by a group calling itself The Gang surfaced in town amid ongoing violence and fear.
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Rigney
Miles City Daily Star
Daily Press
William Rigney
Cosmopolitan Theatre
Campbell
Conley
Court House
Mr. Conley
Main Street
Redd
Routhier
John Rigney
William
Daily Rustler
Safety Committee
Miles City
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Mickey Mouse
Pals
Mickey
Little Pigs
General Foods
Walt Disney Enterprises
G. ¥. Corp
C. H. Clapp
The
State University
John Hightower
F. C. Scheuch
L. E. Bunge
J. S. Root
Western Montana Electric Company
S. J. Coffee
M. Leland Kingsley
Dr. Clapp
P. T. McCarthy
State Board of Education
C. J. Forbis
William Dominy
Africa
Greece
Wheaties
Betty Crocker
Minneapolis
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