Doc Adeline of Skaggs Ranch Near Lewistown
Feature on Adeline a near hundred year old former slave who became known as Doc among the Skaggs and Hoffman families in Giltedge Montana. Born circa 1840 in North Carolina, she nursed and fed hundreds of miners and cowhands from the Gallatin to Judith mountains, living a lifetime of work and loyalty in the northwest.
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Chadbourne
Wallin
Snooker
Skaggs
Coulee
Judith Mountains
Lewistown
Mont
Adeline
Sandy
Northwest
Deep South
Rockies
North Carolina
Daniel Ryan
Dallas
N. C
Hoffman
Gravelton
Ryan
Jacob Hoffman
Middle West
Grandpa
Mississippi
Cape Giradeau
Rosie
Alfred Skaggs
Charles Haines
William Skaggs
Missouri
Hoffman’s
Hoffmans
America
Valley Forge
Gallatin River
Bozeman
Montana
Giltedge
Gold Reef
Whisky Gulch
Gallatin
United States
Doc
Miners Faced Bear Raids While Prospecting Near Lincoln
Prospectors C. L. West and W. T. Nordlin report bears raiding their Stonewall camp in five days, stealing grub, tearing tents, and even dumping tobacco after repeated confrontations. They plan to counter with hot pepper bait next trip.
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Lincoln
C. L. West
W. T. Nordlin
Stonewall
Geography In Stamps of East Africa Crown Colonies
A look at stamp history in British East Africa and adjacent colonies. The text traces 1890 to 1935 issues from Uganda Kenya Tanganyika and related protectorates, noting scarce varieties and inscription changes after World War I and the 1922 to 1935 period.
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Wenyaganda
Tanganyika
Central East Africa
British Contra
East Africa
British East Africa Company
British
Miron
Northw Lake
Uganda
Sear
Victoria
Scott
Bellas East Africa
Kenya
Crown
Uganan Tanganyiks
Feesarees Cogsianes
Great Britain
Belgium
First Montana Farmer Receives Federal Crop Insurance Indemnity
A. G. Westwood Jr. of Big Horn County becomes the first Montana farmer paid under the federal all risk crop insurance. His 64 acre hard red winter wheat near Lodge Grass was killed by winter damage. He could take 722 bushels of wheat or its cash value, 75 percent of normal yield, less a 2 bushel per acre deduction.
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Montana
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
A. G. Westwood Jr
Big Horn County
C. L. Waring
AAA
Westwood
Lodge
Waring
Adeline Skaggs keeping moving through Montana life
The piece profiles Adeline Skaggs a pillar of western Montana circles known for family ties in mining and ranching. It recalls her friendships with Gov. Roy E. Ayers and state librarian John B. Ritch and notes her late friend Teddy Blue Abbott’s family. It ends with her philosophy to take one’s time and keep moving despite age.
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Teddy Blue” Abbott
Helen Huntington Smith
Bill Burnett
Texas
Montana
Kid Curry
Judiths
Roy E. Ayers
John B. Ritch
Highwood rancher James McQuire dies at 84
James McGuire 84 longtime Highwood rancher and former Great Falls resident who settled in 1891 died recently. Born 1855 in Hastings Minnesota he worked on Canadian Pacific railway grading and helped transport troops during the Riel rebellion. He later farmed in Montana accumulating over a thousand acres.
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James McGuire
James W. McQuire
Highwood
Great Falls
Parks
McQuire
Hastings
Minn
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Peace River
Riel
Calgary
Montana
Wheat Harvest In Full Swing Across Montana
Montana reports winter wheat harvest in full swing with most grain delivered to elevators. Crop conditions show little deterioration before heat and winds, central counties largely escaped grasshopper damage, and rye oats and barley are progressing. Irrigation crops advance with adequate water supplies though some late rights restricted in Gallatin and Pondera counties.
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Montana
Weather Bureau
Agricultural Marketing Service
North Central
Cascade
Chouteaux
Gallatin
Pondera
Tourist Traffic 11 Percent Higher Than Last Year
A recent count shows 11 percent more tourists visiting Treasure State sites than in 1938. Through June 11 the state highway department logged 53 566 cars with 9 973 from US customs at the Canadian border. East and west travelers head for a world’s fair and two national parks drew more cars than ever as tourists spent about 30 million dollars in the state last year. Egenog flavor may improve by ripening a couple days in cold storage.
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State Highway Department
United States Customs Service
Grazing Chief Praises Montana Range Cooperation
Julian Terrett assistant director of grazing in the interior department says Montana range conditions are good following a Beaverhead Jefferson and Madison counties inspection. He commends CCC work on reservoirs springs and range improvements and notes Montana’s progress under the Taylor Grazing Act with five districts and six million acres under grazing. The Belgian Congo remark appears as a stray item.
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Beaverhead
Jefferson
Madison
Julian Terrett
Washington, D. C
Department of Interior
CCC
Terrett
Montana
Brandenberg
Secretary of the Interior
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Oregon
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
R. E. Morgan
Billings
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice for women entering menopause range 38 to 62 focusing on staying appealing to men. Suggests fresh air sleep eight hours and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to boost vitality, calm nerves, and ease hot flashes and mood swings.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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C. M. Wallin
F Albert
Aéaris
Mozambique
Rho
Judith Mountain Divide
Goodby
Germany
Japan
Glen B. Eastburn
The
Municipal League of Seattle
Institute of Commercial Leaders
Montana State University
Interior Department
Belgian Congo
Helena
Western Life Insurance Company
R. B. Richardson
General
General Electric Supply Corporation Distributors
Butte
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