Montana lawmakers flee to thwart railroad subsidy defeat
A secret exodus of Montana legislators in 1880 stopped a special session bid to grant a 15 year tax exemption to the Utah Northern railroad. Led by Dick Hickman and others, anti-exemption members fled Helena, traveling to Ten Mile Creek to avoid a quorum and derail the subsidy plan amid a statewide clash of railroad interests.
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Montana
Montana Territory
Montana Historical Society
Martin Barrett
Beaverhead County
Helena
Barrett
Territory
Legislative Assembly
Oregon
Utah
Northern Pacific
North Dakota
Union Pacific
B. F. Potts
Utah Northern Railroad
U. P
Oregon Short Line
Snake River
Idaho
Wilbur F. Sanders
Samuel Ward
Railroad
Madisonian
Virginia City
Utah Northern
Dick Hickman
Madison County
Ten Mile Creek
Fort Benton
Mr. Ledman
O. P. Hayes
Gallatin County
Frank Ives
Missoula County
W. G. Conrad
Chouteau County
Prickly Pear Canyon
Charley Rowe
Benton
St. Louis
Conrad
St Louis
Missoula
Harry Comiey
Bobcat Band Plans Coast Tour Ahead of Montana State Games
The Montana State College Bobcat band led by Lou Howard will depart Bozeman September 12 for a 15 day 3000 mile tour to San Francisco Seattle and Spokane. They will perform at the Montana day event in San Francisco September 16 and play at San Jose State September 15 and Portland University September 22 with a Portland game and a Seattle stop on the return trip. The tour features 43 members from 35 Montana communities supported by local chambers of commerce.
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Montana State College Bobcat
Lou Howard
Bozeman
San Francisco
Seattle
Spokane
State College Bobcats
Golden Gate International Exposition
Schubert Dyche
San Jose State College
San Jose
Calif
Portland University
Portland
Ore
Bobcat
Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Bay Area
Eugene
Missoula
Butte Readies for Pioneers Meeting August 17 19
The article notes the Montana Society of Pioneers and the Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers plan a convention in Butte from August 17 to 19 with a reception banquet and picnic. About 400 attendees expected. headquarters at the Finlen hotel. events include a Columbia Gardens picnic and a Butte Country Club banquet.
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Butte
Society of Montana Pioneers
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
W. A. Clark Jr
Helena
Samuel Hauser
James Fergus
Wilbur F. Sanders
William Fairweather
Pioneer
Montana
Sons and Daughters Organization
Fred W. Scheuer
Finlen Hotel
Butte Country Club
Columbia Gardens
The
Will Cave
Hamilton
Hugo Freyler
Jenny Ennis Chowning
Ennis
J. E. Norris
Augusta Trask
Deer Lodge
Will Orton
Norris
Roy M. Crismas
Great Falls
Edward Horsky
Lottie Ramsay Willett
Victor N. Kessler
Scheuer
George Dick
Missoula
Edith R. Maxwell
Nina Morrison
Mary Molleur
Dillon
George P. Porter
Nate Miller
Anaconda
Mary Bruneau
Cascade
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
Nervous and irritable readers urged to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound marketed as a tonic for women. Claims of calming nerves and easing symptoms from female functional disorders backed by testimonials. Over one million women reportedly benefited.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Winkham
Pinkham
Pheasant Season Favored by Kalispell Sportsmen
Kalispell sports groups urge a five day pheasant season from November 29 with upland closed season. Deputy Warden Archie O’Claire backs hours 7 am to 4 pm matching migratory waterfowl rules and keeping a three cock bag limit. Two checking stations are proposed at each end of the Flathead reservation area. The Western Wildlife league calls for Hungarian pheasant protection.
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Game Board
Kalispell
State Fish and Game Commission
Archie O’claire
Flathead Sportsmens Association
Flathead Reservation
Western Wildlife League
Don’t Blame the Tool for a Bad Job Until You Know Who Handled It
A cautionary note urges identifying responsible parties before assigning fault for a flawed outcome. It emphasizes accountability and careful investigation rather than scapegoating tools or processes.
Stocking a region to attract fish and waterfowl in reservoirs
The Poplar and Wolf Point rod and gun clubs begin stocking about two score reservoirs with aquatic plants to boost warm water fish propagation and attract migratory waterfowl. Plants provide shelter, food, oxygen, and clearer water, with compressors at two dams to prevent winter fish kill. Catfish and crappies deliveries are slated around Oct 1.
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Poplar and
Wolf Point
Poplar
Arger
Glacier Park Travel Grows as West End Road Finished
Glacier national park announces the west end of the Going to the Sun highway to Logan Pass is finished, allowing 21 miles of obstruction free driving. Visitor count reached 101,276 by Aug 1 1939, up 15.2 percent from last year, with ongoing pavement and grading work on the eastern section and a new Belton park entrance near the Great Northern railway.
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Glacier National Park
Logan Pass
Libbey
Belton
Avalanche Creek
Carl Nyberg
Spokane
Great Northern Railway
S Birch & Sons
Great Falls
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Entrance
Mountains
St. Mary’s
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