The Beefeast Boom that Shaped Montana Cattle Kings
Allocation of state funds follows a long history of Montana cattle expansion. Cattle outfits led by DHS and major financiers built vast herds, aided by promoters like Davis, Hauser, Stuart and Power. The boom drew foreign capital, rail shipping points flourished, and later harsh winters and overstocking ended the free range era.
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United States
Catlemen
Yellowstone Valley
Judith Country
Custer
Ee Range
Yellowstone
Nelson Story
Bozeman
Shield’s
West Montana
Oregon
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East
DHS
Musselshell
Fort Maginnis
Davis, Hauser & Stuart
Andy Davis
Butte
Samuel Hauser
Helena
Granville Stuart
T. C. Power
Fort Benton
Paul McCormick
Custer Cattle Company
Crow Reservation
John T. Murphy
Montana Cattle Company
Big Coulee
Thomas Cruse
Kohrs & Bielenberg
Deer Lodge
Floweree
Lowry
Moreton Frewan
Wyoming
Montana Territory
76 Outfit
Matt Murphy
Flying E
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Capitol Syndicate
Farwells
Chicago
Texas
State Capitol
Miles City
New York Cattle Company
Chicago Cattle Company
Cortland Cattle Company
Lowther and
Clifton
Hill
Hightower
Theodore Roosevelt
Marquis de Mores
Pierre Wibaux
Comte du Dore
Ashworths
Wiggams
Hoskins & McGirl
Huntley
Ryan Brothers
Leavenworth
Kan
Ed Cardwell
Columbus
Briggs
Ellis
Stillwater
Walk
E. S. Tutt
Northern Pacific Railway
Union Pacific
Mingusville
Wibaux
Forsyth
Billings
Big Timber
Western Territories
Medora
Dakota
Plans to destroy prairie dog towns across counties
Petitions seek the creation of three special districts to exterminate prairie dogs two in Custer and one in Powder River County. County agent Willard Lamphere in Miles City says the rodents render otherwise tillable land unprofitable in affected districts.
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Custer
Powder River County
Willard Lamphere
Miles City
Hardin Sheepman Narrowly Escapes Gas Asphyxiation
J. B. Quest, a well known sheepman from Big Horn County, nearly died from monoxide gas while grinding feed at his Sorrel Horse bottom ranch. His son Glen left the shed to breathe fresh air as the wind blew in, returning to find his father unconscious. The elder Quest revived after exposure ended.
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J. B. Quest
Big Horn County
Glen
Tuberculosis Causes Major Indian Deaths in State
L. L. Benepe reports tuberculosis accounts for 25.9 percent of all state deaths among Indians. From 1925 to 1930 Indians recorded 559 TB deaths while whites had far fewer. Indian death rate stood at 77.5 per 100 000 versus 50.9 for whites.
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L. L. Benepe
Register of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Helena Man Writes Movie Play Honor Among Lovers
Helena native Austin Parker a World War aviator and author has completed a moving picture play titled Honor Among Lovers produced by Paramount in New York. Claudette Colbert and Eddie March lead the Broadway cast. Parker has published in Saturday Evening Post and other outlets and served in French and Italian air forces before the U S.
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Helena
Austin Parker
Paramount Company
New York
Claudette Colbert
Eddie March
Mr. Parker
Saturday Evening Post
France
Italy
United States
Banking Agent Dies After Operation for Intestinal Disorder
Cc Brown general liquidating agent for the state banking department died at a hospital in Butte after an operation for an intestinal disorder. He was stationed at Philipsburg as receiver for a bank there and formerly lived in Billings. Surviving are his widow Augusta, daughter Mary Patricia, his mother Mrs Michael Brown of Billings, and two sisters Mrs E G Reynolds and Mrs Lee Mains, both of Billings.
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Cc. F. Brown
State Banking Department
Butte
Brown
Philipsburg
Billings
Augusta Brown
Mary Patricia
Michael Brown
8. G. Reynolds
Lee Mains
Mrs Helen Wills Moody Learns Polo With Difficulty
Mrs Helen Wills Moody faces a challenging start learning polo. She discovers the sport is a horse of a different color and shows determined effort in training sessions.
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Helen Wills Moody
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