Frontier rogue Hynson’s violent rise in Helena tales
The narrative chronicles Hynson a frontier figure from 1867 to 1868 in Helena and Fort Benton. He clashes with Marshal Beidler over a Chinese woman’s murder and a stolen rifle. Hynson’s threats, robberies, and jail escape attempts culminate in tense confrontations and shifting loyalties amid roughs and political figures.
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Bill. Hynson
Frontier
Henry Plummer
Helena
X. Beidler
Fort Benton
Plummer
Hynson
States
Beidler
Ang
Beidl
William H. Claggett
John Fetherston
Fetherstun
Cowboy Praises Wong Sun's Chinese Herbs
A Sheridan rancher reports relief from rheumatism after using Wong Sun's Chinese herbs. He describes severe pain, weight loss, and fatigue before trying the product, then says he regained strength and returned to riding and work. The ad lists availability in Billings Great Falls Missoula Helena Montana through Wong Sun Company stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wong Sun
John Burleson
Sheridan
Merney
Wong Sun Company
Billings
Great Falls
Missoula
Helena
Montana
Bertie Comes to Life and Blood in Montana Tale
A dramatic account centers on Beidler a U S marshal and his ally Hynson. They conspire in a series of crimes including theft obstruction of justice and murder near Fort Benton. A hanging occurs and a handwritten note reveals a troubled family plea.
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P. G. Wodehouse
Bertie Wooster
Edward Everett Horton
Jeeves
Hollywood
Columbia Network
Alan Mowbray
New Forest Fire Lookout Tops Mount Washburn
A three story reinforced concrete lookout rises atop Mount Washburn Yellowstone replacing the 1921 stone tower. It will provide a 15 mile radius for fire detection with clear views to the Tetons beyond 80 miles away. Fire Lookout John Mackey of Ansley Nebraska has occupied the glass walled third floor this month. The $15000 structure includes living quarters on the second floor and a future south wing will be a public shelter with maps and instruments.
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Teton Mountains
Mount Washburn
National Park Service
Yellowstone Park
John Mackey
Ansley
Neb
University of Nebraska
Stuart Brothers Credited With First Gold Discovery
The article weighs competing claims to Montana's first gold discovery, crediting the Stuart brothers with laying the first sluice boxes on Gold Creek in 1862 while noting earlier prospecting by Finley Benetsee and others. It details sources from Angus MacDonald and Father De Smet and traces early mining movements toward Bannack Alder Gulch and Last Chance.
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Walter E. Taylor
America
Montana
Francois
Benetsee) Finley
Stuart Brothers
de Smet
Mr. Silverthorne
Reese Anderson
Gold Creek
Duncan MacDonald
Ravalli
Benetsee
MacDonald
Northwest
Angus MacDonald
Can Macfamous
Donald
Hudson’s Bay Co
Helena
Duncan
California
Flint Creek
Owen
Colville
Bannack
Aldergulch
Last Chance
Father de Smet
Layellle
Iiny
Layeille
Barbara Willard Defines All Season Saddle Purse Trend
CBS star Barbara Willard models a large saddle purse worn with summer tweeds from New York's Bermuda Shop and a white sailor. For fall she appears with a darker purse and possible silver mix, signaling year round use.
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CBS Network
Barbara Willard
Fromew York
Bermuda
Miss Willard
Gold discovery claims in Montana contested by De Smet and Silverthorne
Writings from 1864 note Father De Smet's claim of long knowing about metals in the region, but the 1845 letter lacks direct gold evidence. The text argues his reference to coal lead and silver does not prove gold knowledge, while introducing another claimant, Silverthorne, who appeared in Fort.
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Charles
Belgium
Sacramento
Laveille
de Smet
California
Sawyers
Sutter’s Mill
Father de Smet
Montana
Skalzi
Northwest
Territory
Silverthorne
Fort
Experts Study Land Planning Across Five States
An interstate group from Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming and Washington examined land use planning efforts in Montana. Leaders Ray B Haight E R Ahrends H G Bolster and officials from five states and federal agencies toured Glasgow Havre Choteau and Missoula area planning efforts and the Montana State College station highlighting county planning progress.
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Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Ray B. Haight
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Montana State College
E. R. Ahrends
Haight
H. G. Bolster
Montana Extension Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lincoln
Neb
Department of Ageurine
Washington
Glasgow
North Montana
Havre
Chateau
Teton County
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Gold Dust Claim Tangles Early Western Tales
Story recalls Benton in 1856 with over $1500 in gold dust found in his jeans and a claim he mined in Montana before heading to California to hire workers. It also notes Caldwell allegedly found gold colors in Bitter Root valley as early as 1852, a tale with weak corroboration.
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Benton
Montana
California
Caldwell
Bitter Root Valley
Longest London Platform Said to Tie Victoria and Exchange Line
A report claims the platform at Manchester is the longest in England, with a length of 2,194 feet. The note cites the reported measurement of the interchange space serving Victoria and Exchange stations.
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England
Manchester
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Butte
Glacier Production Company
Butte, Mont
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