99-Year Sentences End Montana Stagecoach Bandit Era
Judge William J. Galbraith sentences Marion Gamble Frederick Wieley and Thomas Sheldon to 99 years each for armed robbery of U S mails, ending major Deer Lodge Helena stage line robberies. The ruling affirms law’s authority and public demand for order in 1883 Montana.
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Galbraith
Deer Lodge
Helena
William J. Galbraith
Montana
Marion Gamble
Frederick Wieley
Thomas Sheldon
Lynch
United
Federal Penitentiary
Pierce Kooken
Kooken
Cody
McDonald Pass
Wweena
al Ohone
Blackfoot City
Ellistone
Charlie Russell
Big Nose George
Russell
Com
Garrison
Charley Russell
Avon
Finn, Helmville Road
Stagecoach Hold-Up in Deer Lodge Helena Route Described
The text recounts a mail stage robbery where two gunmen robbed passengers, forced the driver and drummer to surrender, and fled with valuables. Deputies Steele and Roberts tracked the bandits, questioning travelers and following a crooked wagon trail toward Bozeman road, then pursued their quarry across terrain, using split routes to mislead pursuers.
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Gamble
Mable
Deer Lodge
Helena
McDonald Pass
Priest Pass
Bozeman Road
Steele
Roberts
Bozeman Trail
Missouri
Three Forks
Enrollment figures show Montana School of Mines attendance
State students at the Montana School of Mines total 273 with 158 from Butte and 37 from outside Montana. Registrations list towns from Butte to Missoula and foreign students from Canada and Turkey. Details describe statewide distribution and origin of enrollees as well as distant states and territories represented.
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W. M
Montana
Butte Enginee
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Great Falls
Anaconda
Helena
Walke
Corvallis
Dillon
Glendive
Hamilton
Lewistown
Missoula
Whitehall
Brady
Hardin
Kalispell
Klein
Livingston
Miles City
Ramsay
Red Lodge
Roundup
Sidney
Silver Star
Three Forks
Guenines Glasgow
Judith Gap
Laurel
Lavina
Libby
Lima
Logan
Marysville
McLeod
Plains
Roberts
Rollins
California
Connecticut
Idaho
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Territory
Inclu
Canada
Chile
India
Korea
Iran
Peru
Turkey
John A Wilson Reappointed FCA Director For 3 Years
R E Brown announces the reappointment of John A Wilson of Stanford to a three year term on the Spokane district board of the Farm Credit Administration. Wilson, a farmer and cattleman from the Judith basin Montana, was elected by 30 production credit associations across Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon to the seven member board guiding the Federal Land Bank of Spokane Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane Spokane Bank for Cooperatives and Production Credit Corp of Spokane. Other board members include Carl Malone Neil Boyle Ervin King Harvey Shoultes W Ragsdale and William Schoenfeld.
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John A. Wilson
Stanford
Farm Credit Administration of
Spokane
R. E. Brown
FCA
Wilson
Production Credit Associations
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Federal Land Bank of
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of
Spokane Bank For Cooperatives
Production Credit Corp. of
Judith Basin
Central
Chehalis
Wash
W. Ragsdale
the Dalles
Ore
William A. Schoenfeld
Corvallis
Montana Extension Workers Gather for Annual Conference
Montana State College hosts the Extension Service annual conference December 16 to 20. J. C. Taylor announces sessions will review the past year and plan the coming year. County extension agents home demonstration agents specialists and administrative officers from across the state attend.
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Montana Extension Service
Montana State College
J. C. Taylor
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T. J. Kertulla
Bandit
Judge Galbraith
A Coulee
Olu
Roa A
Mr. Boone
Daniel Boone
L. M. Stewart
Deer Lodge National Forest
Stewart
Big Hole
Henry
Marshall Botkin
United States
H. R. Whitehall
O. B. O'Bannon
United States District
de Witt
Thomas McTague
George Davey
William Lamson
Richard Riddle
S. P. Hauschils
Joseph Roberts
William Teele
E. S. Stackpole
Myron M
Lydia E. Ea
Lydia E. Pinkham
Appeal
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