Sign of the Vigilantes 3 7 77 Bans Desperadoes in Virginia City
Montana Chief Justice Lew L. Callaway recounts how the cabalistic 3 7 77 sign warned violators to leave camp within hours. He details Vigilante history in Alder Gulch, banishments, and a 30 year persistence of fear in Virginia City as townspeople took action to remove tramps and troublemakers.
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Vigilante Y Tee Fm 7
Virginia City
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Ipilante
Alderich
Lew L. Callaway
Supreme Court of Montana
Justice Callaway
Montana
Col
James E. Callaway
U. S. Grant
Ince
Saturday Evening Post
Birney
California
Colorado
Alder Gulch
Butte
Dimsdale
Montans Supreme Court
Cheely
Pony Saloon
Jackson and
Wallace Streets
Ira French
George Gohn
Gohn
French
Conoco
General Motors
Death of Bozeman On Expedition Recalls Trail Discovery
A reprint recalls John M. Bozeman and the 1867 killing on the Yellowstone frontier. The letter by Tom Cover recounts Bozeman and Meagher’s party being attacked by Blackfeet and Crows near Bozeman Pass, Bozeman dying from gunshot wounds, Cover wounded, and the subsequent march back to safety.
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Thomas
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Northwest
Georgia
John M. Bozeman
Platte River
Snake River
Lander
Omaha
Bannack
Beall
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Fort C. F. Smith
Tom Cover
Bozeman Trail
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Edgar
Cover
Montana Post
Dover
T. F. Meagher
Virginia
J. M. Bozeman
C. F. Smith
Phil Kearney
Yellowstone River
Gallatin Valley
McKenzie
Spencer
Boneman
Hana
Builders RISE Morony Dam Town Northeast of Great Falls
About 1 000 workers will be employed on the 4 000 000 Morony dam project this summer near the Missouri river 18 miles northeast of Great Falls Montana. The town grows with a water system school hospital bunkhouses and a power plant 70 000 horsepower capacity set for completion January 1 1930.
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Missouri River
Great Falls
Montana
Phoenix Construction Company
Great Falls Power Company
Montana Power Company
Frank Scotten
Great Northern Line
Goodale
Power House Foundation
Autoists Pay Average 24.64 in Montana 1928 Fees
Montana motorists paid an average of 24.64 for registration fees drivers licenses and gasoline tax in 1928 versus 25.24 nationwide. The American Automobile Association records 126 075 vehicle registrations in Montana and total motorist payments of 3 107 023.75 dollars.
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American Automobile Association
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