Chief Joseph Battle Heroic Leader of Nez Perces
A historical look at the Battle of the Big Hole of August 8 1877 and Chief Joseph's famed retreat. The piece notes his tactical brilliance in delaying U S forces with a force not exceeding 300 warriors while guiding a 2000 mile flight from White Bird Creek to Bear Paw mountains before surrendering to General Miles.
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Big Hole
Beaverhead County
Nez Perces
Chief Joseph
United States Army
John Gibbon
Gibbon
Battle of the Big Hole
Montana
the Little Big Horn
George A. Custer
Cough
United States
White Bird Creek
Mount Idaho
Yellowstone
Bear Paw Mountains
Miles
Joseph
Wis
West
Oregon
Old Joseph
Lower
Nez Perce
Rev. Spaulding
Rockies
Montana Plains
Canadian
Howard
O. O. Howard
Camas Meadows
Henry Lake
Snake Creek
Chinook
Sherman
Fort Leavenworth
Baxter Springs
Kansas
Colville
Washington
Wallowa
General Miles
Cummin
Plains
Madison Square Garden
New York City
C. T. Brady
Xenophon
Napoleon
Stevens
Lapwai
Mel
General Howard
Canada
First Lawsuit in Montana Tincup Joe vs O Keefe
The early sixties saw Montana’s first civil action, Tincup Joe against Baron O Keefe, over a horse eating oats. The case ended with a $40 verdict against O Keefe, though collection failed. The piece also recounts Chief Joseph and Nez Perce history, including battles and leadership, highlighting humanitarian acts and surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Tincup Joe
Cornelius C. (Baron) O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Missoula
Baron” O'Keefe
Dave O'Keefe
Mullan
O'Keefes
Joe
Baron O'Keefe
Hellgate
Frank Woody
Woody
O’keefe
Henry Brooks
Brooks
Cattle Kate and Avrill Hanged in 1889 Frontier Case
The article recounts the 1889 hanging of Jim Avrill and Ella Watson known as Cattle Kate, amid rustler wars between cowmen and homesteaders on Wyoming’s Sweetwater frontier. It notes the mob like action, the inquest verdict, the deaths of witnesses, and the subsequent fate of their homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Government
Che Apetler
Jim Avrill
Sweetwater Country
Casper
Ella Watson
Kate Maxwell
Avrills
Avrill Place
Averill
Kate
Abe
Avrill
Sweetwater
Wyoming
Cattle Kate
Casper Mail J
San Quentin
Calif
Tom Vernon
Watson Ranch
Watson
Gene Crowder
Ella
Rawlins
Durbin
John DeCory
Jim
Frank Buchanan
Justice Emery
Joe Denson
Tom Denson
Jess Lockwood
E. J
Tex.) Healy
Jud Brazil
Frank Denson
James Avrill
Elia Watson
A. J. Bothwell
Tom Sun
John Durbin
R. M. Galbraith
Bob Connor
B. McLain
Jer B. Henderson
Tergenning
71 Cattle Company
Angeles
KR. B. Connor
Mauch Chunch
Little Rock
Ark
of Bothwell
Bothwell Ranch
Linderman recalls lumber wagon ride with Coolidge
Frank B. Linderman of Somers Indian authority and author met Calvin and Grace Coolidge at Sam MacKelvie’s Black Hills retreat. He recounts riding in a lumber wagon with the first lady while the president walked, noting the rough road, shared grips, and Coolidge’s companionable manner.
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Frank B. Linderman
Somers
Black Hills
Plenty Coos
The
Crows
Dent
Coolidge
Linderman
Trout Magnet Draws Quartet on Madison River Trust
Four Montana veterans of Madison country fishing keep an annual pact. Will Thornton, Malcolm Gillis, Charles S. Henderson, and Ben Calkins return from New York, California, and Butte to fish for 30 days by the West Yellowstone camp. New members Charles Mills and Thomas H. O'Brien joined this year as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Country
California
New York
West Yellowstone
Charles S. Henderson
Silver Bow County
Long Beach
Calif
Ben Calkins
Los Angeles
Butte
William Thornton
Montana
Thornton
Malcolm Gillis
Madison
Thornton Camp
Chicago
Yellowstone
Gallatin
Union Pacific
Will Thornton
Henderson
Calkins
Gillis
Ben
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Tom R. Hinds
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Malcolm
Columbia Gardens
Hale
Hearty
Upper
Charles Mills
Apache Powder Company
Benson, Ariz
Thos. H. O’brien
Inspiration Copper Company
Miami, Ariz
Power Mercantile Observes 44th Anniversary in Lewistown
The Power Mercantile company marks its 44th anniversary. Established by the late Senator T. C. Power in 1883, the store's current manager W. D. Symes has served 35 years, 33 as manager. Annual business exceeds half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Mercantile Company of
Lewistown
T. C. Power
W. D. Symes
N P Rebuilds Branches Track Extension to Laurel to Fromberg
The Northern Pacific railroad starts crews ballasting and relaying the Rock Creek and Clark's Fork branch extending 22 miles from Laurel to Fromberg. Work will take five months and employ 60 to 150 men. Nearly two and a half million feet of logs are sent weekly to Missoula Milltown and Benner mills from nearby camps.
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N. P
Northern Pacific Railroad
Rock Creek and
Clark's Fork
Laurel
Fromberg
Missoula
Milltown
Benner Mills
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bis Hele
Northwest
Council
Nelson A. Miles
Jonighst
E. Richard Shipp
F. B. Linderman
Calvin Coolidge
Wales
Trout Magnet
Madison River
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