Montana Conventions in 1866 and 1885 Not Recognized by Congress
The article details Montana political turmoil from 1866 through 1885, noting that acting Governor Thomas Meagher called legislative assemblies and a constitutional convention, actions later nullified by Congress. It recounts proclamations, votes, and the loss of the 1866 convention records, with references to Sam McLean and Joseph Toole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Meagher
Joseph K. Toole
David Hilger
Edgerton
Thomas Francis Meagher
Council
House of Representatives
Montana Post
Sam McLean
Montana
Legislative Assembly
Thirteenth Territorial Legislative Assembly
Helena
Territory
Territorial Legislative Assembly
W. S. Lippincott
Butte
Secretary of State
Grover Cleveland
W. A. Clark
Paul van Cleve
Biaiie
Harrison
Tooledown
Montana Statehood Through Territorial Conventions
The text recounts early Montana territorial acts including oath disputes with the Bannack legislature, the 1866 convention question, and the 1883 84 territorial assembly creating a constitutional convention. It notes the 1889 ratification making Montana a U S state, with Toole as congressman and Harrison signing the ratification, completing statehood.
Praising Pioneers: Anaconda Old-Timers Photo
The two by three foot image of Montana pioneers hangs in Anaconda for 15 years. Only Dan Heffron and William Correill remain alive. The scene captures a long-ago poker game at Roy and King’s Hotel as photographer S. T. Melander notes the genuine, unscripted moment.
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Montana
Anaconda
Dan Heffron
William Casper
John Pyke
John Cannivan
Pat Duane
Monty
Bill Cornell
George Stull
Barney Gilson
Ott Whitney
John Evans
Byron E. Cooney
Deer Lodge
William Correill
Race Track
Roy and King
Commercial Avenue
8. T. Melander
Melander
Missoula
Washington
Cornell
Mexico
Diaz
Obregon
General Warren
Society of Montana Pioneers
Charlie Russell
Jimmie Johnson
Turf
Johnson
Montana Historical Society
Many Tractors Sold in Prairie County Survey
A survey of Terry implement dealers reports more than 60 new tractors sold in Prairie county this season. A large acreage will be planted to wheat again in Prairie county, with most soil prepared by tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Prairie County
Why High Hat Was Discarded By A Pioneer Minister
Rev. George C. Stull, founder of the Billings Methodist Church in 1883, recalls arriving in Montana as a sky pilot in Miles City and Glendive. He recounts faces of camp followers and cowboys, a barroom confrontation, and the famous Inter Ocean hotel hat tale ending with the hat's fate and his mounted ride with a sheriff's offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Stull
Methodist
Billings
Montana
First Methodist Episcopal Church
George Stull
First Methodist Church
Stull
Ocean Grove
N. J
Miles City
Glendive
Northwest
Inter-Ocean
Billy Adams
Sam
Sky Pilot
Minneapolis
Indian Heirs to Be Named on Tongue River Reservation
S Y Tutwiler arrives at Lame Deer to determine heirs of deceased Northern Cheyenne Indians. Hearings cover personal property like cattle as no real estate exists. cases span Oklahoma and South Dakota inheritances, with probate rules centralized by the Interior Secretary. Tutwiler has 15 years in the Indian service and will oversee hearings for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Y. Tutwiler
Indian Bureau of the
Department of Interior
Lame Deer
Tongue River Reservation
Tutwiler
Crown Point
N. M
Act of Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Tongue River
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Indian Bureau
India
Idaho
Montana
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Historical Society of Montana
Madison
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Jefferson
Chouteau
Robert C. Ewing
Horatio N. Maguire
Deer Lodge County
Missoula County
Virginia City
St. Louis
Thomas E. Tutt
Edgerton County
John H. Shober
Munson
Lewiston
Boise
RMAA
Velt
SKY
Federal
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