Father De Smet and the Flathead Mission Founding
The article recounts the Flatheads trekking 100 miles to greet Father De Smet as he founded their mission in Ravalli county. It notes early white exploration by Lewis and Clark, Hudson's Bay traders, and the arrival of Father Pierre De Smet in 1840 at the Flathead invitation, with 1600 Flathead delegates welcoming him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father de Smet
Ravalli County
Anthony Ravalli
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
Grantsdale
William Park
Sacajawea
Mill Creek
Corvallis
Hudson’s Bay Company
Alexander Ross
Hole
Flathead
John Work
Bitter Root Valley
Pierre de Smet
Father Point
Father Mengarine
de Smet
St. Louis
Bitter Root
Flathead Oe
St. Mary’s Mission
State of Man
Montana
Stevensville
St. Mary’s
Ravalli
Belgium
American
America
Pather Ravalli
St. Ignatius Loyola
Reubens
Loyola
St. Mary's Mission
Missionaries
Catholic Church
John Owen
Owen
Montana Press Association picks leaders for 1936 37
Harry Howard of Bozeman elected president of the Montana Press Association for 1936 37 at Yellowstone Park convention. Jack Travis of Havre named third vice president, with Harry Kelly of Kalispell as second vice president and Joseph Overholzer of Fort Benton as first vice president. O Weare of Helena re elected secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Howard
Bozeman
Montana Press Action
Yellowstone Park
Jack Travis
Havre
Harry Kelly
Kalispell
Joseph Overholzer
Fort Benton
Howard
H. Stanley Thurston
Stanford
He O. Weare
Helena
Elec
R. L Housman
Montana State University School of Jour
First Permanent White Settlement in Bitter Root Valley
Bitter Root valley settlement history begins in 1850 with St Marys Mission at Stevensville and Fort Owen in the Flathead region. Early pioneers, missionary changes, and the exodus to Bitter Root led by Sam Dinsmore and Elijah Chaffin shaped Corvallis, Hamilton, and the surrounding area through 1860s migration, post offices, and lumbering boom along the Bitter Root River.
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Montana
Bitter Root Valley
William Claessens
Stevensville
Corvallis
Fort Owen
Ray County
St. Mary's Mission
Sam Dinsmore
Bitter Root
Missouri
Root Valley
Aimount
Elijah Chaffin
Hamilton
F. L. Burns
Oregon
Pai Ee
Victor
P. B. Bennet
Alta
Ravaill
West
Bitter Root River
Hamiltoem
Anaconda Mining Company
Lukas Opera
Main
Second Streets
Beartooth Plateau Fisherman’s Heaven Described
Elmer G. Pipillips, state fish hatchery superintendent, notes Beartooth Plateau offers high altitude lakes and streams fed by the Red Lodge-Cooke City highway. The region hosts Rainbow and Eastern Brook trout and remains largely wild, with ice still on some lakes into summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon
Ballenterloe Park
Elmer G. Pipillips
Cooke City
Montana
Canadian Cowboys Halted by Calgary Rodeo Showdown
In Glasgow a young rider from Canada faced strong competition as top rodeo talent bucked and rodeo action intensified. Local crowds witnessed skilled performances from several cowboys amid a tense arena atmosphere.
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Walter ED Taylor
Nalism
Wey
The
Terry Tribune
W. B. Vennard
Ard
County Lashes
R. Brenpeen
P Pupes
Harry E
Harry H. Howard
Henry O. Woare
Flathead County
Atholic Church
St. 3
Head
Flatheads
Mullan
Mulllan
St. Mary's
Father Ravalli
Beartooth Plateau
Fisherman’s Heaven
Glasgow Lad
Aero
Conoco
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