Pioneer saloon keeper John Brady grave marker installed
Clarence Erickson reports a newly placed steel sign marking pioneer saloon keeper John Brady’s grave. The electric welded marker, donated by Charles McDonnell, recalls Canyon Station era of 1870 to 1882 along the Yellowstone Valley stage route and its deadly cave trap mystery.
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John Brady
Clarence Erickson
Charles McDonnell
Dead Man’s Canyon
Erickson
Yellowstone
Sweet Grass
Yellowstone Valley
Miles City
Bozeman
Sweet Grass County
White Beaver Creek
Stone House
Canyon Station
Dead Man's Canyon Massacre Near Bramble Station
On Sour Dough Creek about 12 miles above Bramble, six men led by Sam Garvin shot John Brady in a Canyon Station saloon after a roundup. Deputy Harrison arrested them, they fled, Brady was buried near a knoll by the gulch. The saloon and buildings were moved, with a steel marker later placed at the grave site.
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Sour Dough Creek
Bramble Station
Sweet Grass Creek
Sam Garvin
E. S. Tutt
Bill Miner
R. Potter
Charles Wickum
Pat Patterson
Canyon
John Brady
Nostrum
Brady
al Harrison
Gallatin County
Harrison
Canyon Station
Dead Man Canyon
Neighborhood club and visiting notes from Sweet Grass
The Sweet Grass Neighborhood Club met September 18 for a short business session and an afternoon of visiting with a hosted lunch by Olga Petersen. Other items include visiting relatives from Miles City and Emmett Idaho, royal neighbors planning a card party, and residents traveling to Superior Pence Indiana and Missoula for events and family visits.
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SG Neighborhood Club
Sweet Grass Neighborhood Club
Olga Petersen
Oracle Willson
Oracle
Mary Pravda
Carol
Brakkes
Grayson
Nelsa Brakke
Great Falls
Miles City
Meadow mushrooms plentiful near Otter Creek in Montana
John Kirby notes ample meadow mushrooms in open river bottom meadows near Otter Creek. He describes edible Pleurotus Ostreatus and Agaricus campestris finds, cautions about Fly Amanita, and offers simple prep steps before freezing or dining.
O Mok See Event Planned By Big Timber Saddle Club
The Big Sky Saddle Club of Big Timber plans an O Moke See on Sept 30 at 1 PM at the Big Timber fairgrounds. Open to Sweet Grass County residents and guests, with entry fees of 150 for adults and 100 for children. A goat will be bought and pastured for the event.
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Big Sky Saddle Club
Big Timber
Robert Frey
Big Timber Fairgrounds
Carol Tichenor
Susan Reed
Sweet Grass County
Rick
Rick Reed
Milk River
Catherine Clayton
Svend Doris
Mike
Susan
Sandra Maitland
Evelyn Willson
Dee Frey
Mela Westervelt
Sec
Treas
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Peter Wheaton
Forsyth
United Church of Christ Conference
Montana
Wilbur Simmons
New Zealand
Walter Huffman
Simmons
California
Roy C. Johnson
Mercer Island
Dorman Kellogg
Lewistown
Bridst
4 Winds Inn
Agnes Petaja
Arlene Petaja
Daryl Todd
Jane Rue
Diane Berg
Leona Jacobs
Cheryl Bergquist
Eleanor Hauck
Mrs Hauck
Mal Goosey
Superior
Mrs Erin Goosey
Elizabeth Ronning
Arvid Ronning
Pete
Ronning
Grayson Brakke
Billings
Emmett
Ethel Beck
Idaho
Monte
Ray Beck
Hank Smith
Smith
Ray
Monte Beck
Dale Schott
Stephanie Paige
Livingston Memorial Hospital
Kerri
Derek
Indiana
John
Missoula
John Baird
David Casey
Herman Frank
Stanford
Lee Larson
Gina
Glenn
Stan Tichenor Home
Livingston
Ken Cross
Gene Miller
Tichenors
Tre
Alrman Lumber Co
East
First Big Timber
Rue
T.V
John Kirby
Otter Creek
van Cleves
Miles
Wayne Reed
Van’s
Burbank
Pacific Northwest
Montana Power Company
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