Kenneth McKenzie’s Fort Union era and West’s iron ruler
The article recounts Kenneth McKenzie known as King of the Missouri who ruled Fort Union under the American Fur Company, hosting explorers like Audubon Maximilian Catlin and Jim Bridger. It notes Fort Union’s rise and decline, prospects for river navigation, irrigation, and industrial growth along the upper Missouri and Yellowstone.
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Kenneth McKenzie
Montana
Fort Union
Fort
West
Upper
Missouri
American Fur Company
John Jacob Astor
King Kenneth
Emanuel Lisa
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Alexander Culbertson
Fort Benton
Mondak
Great Northern
Yellowstone River
Mexico
Dakota
Alexander McKenzie
McKenzie River
John James Audubon
North Ameri
Maximilian
Prince
Wied
George Catlin
Jim Bridger
Bridger
Drum Summon prospector Cruse aided by Brown's claim
William Brown supported Tommy Cruse with a placer claim that funded his tunnel toward the Drum Summon mine, a discovery that made Cruse one of Montana's wealthiest. Cruse later overpaid Brown for gold dust, prompting distrust. they remained friends until Cruse's death, with Cruse often visiting Brown on Silver Creek and buying dust at high prices.
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William Brown
Tommy Cruse
Drum Summon
Cruse
Nate Vestal
Silver Creek
Silver
Helena
Great Northern Railroad
Brown
Mother Lode
Marysville Mountain
Marysville
Tommy
Nate Vasal
State to Receive Bonus From Wheat Acreage Cut
The national farm allotment plan to reduce wheat acreage is expected to bring the state several million dollars, with the state government receiving from $90,000 to $100,000 in bonus payments. Chief Field Agent Leon Choquette notes staff are signing thousands of applications and contracts for mortgaged and leased lands, while I M Brandford’s office handles leased school lands. The state shares in the 30 percent cut and a quarter of the bonus, amid extensive clerical work to process contracts and verify details.
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Leon Choquette
State Land Office
Choquette
I. M. Brandford
Boys Buy Guns to Visit in State
Two New York boys, Robert Nelson 17 and Kenneth 14, shopped for revolvers and western gear in Denver claiming a visit to their uncle, Jack Applegate, in Pryor Montana. Police, after verifying their story, sent them to a bus depot in a patrol car and they left with 10 gallon hats amid their claimed thrill of the west.
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Colorado
Central Park
New York City
Denver
Montana
Robert Nelson
Kenneth
Wild West
O'Neill Street
New York
Jack Applegate
Pryor
Mont
Charles Burns
Goodby
Accused Murderer Leslie McGowan Returned Home
Leslie McGowan, charged with manslaughter in the Hall death of Harris Buchanan, is back in Missoula on $7,500 bond awaiting trial set for December 5 or 6 in Philipsburg. He wed Buchanan widow months after the tragedy. the widow says she will stand by him as petitions circulated for action in Granite county.
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Leslie McGowan
Granite County
Hall
Harris Buchanan
Missoula
Philipsburg
Buchanan
Narcotics Offender Sentenced in Billings Case
Ng Chin, 41, the third Chinese man jailed in three weeks for narcotics violations in Billings, received a five year Deer Lodge prison term and a $1000 fine after pleading guilty to one of four informations from city raids assisted by federal agents and the sheriff's staff.
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Billings
Deer Lodge
Ng Chin
Robert C. Stong
Housewives of Czechoslovakia Adopt Kitchen Machinery
Report notes housewives in Czechoslovakia increasingly use kitchen machines to speed cooking and food preparation. Observers say adoption reflects rising household efficiency and interest in modern appliances.
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Czechoslovakia
Young boy to represent state at Chicago Junior Livestock Show
Twelve year old Julian Terrett Jr of Brandenberg will represent Montana at the 1933 International Livestock Show in Chicago. He will exhibit a purebred Hereford steer that won first prize at the Eastern Montana fair. A total of 268 youths aged 10 to 20 will send 370 animals from 14 states to the junior show with calves lambs and pigs to be auctioned on Friday December 32. Local hotels restaurants railroads and steamship lines are bidding for these top quality offerings.
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Montana State College
Julian Terrett, Jr
Brandenberg
Chicago
Miles City
Checks to be cashed by banks urged nationwide
R E Towle of the Helena Federal Reserve urged Montana bankers to cash civil works workers’ checks at par and without delay. The president’s message noted about 1,000,000 unemployed workers received their first pay in weeks and should be paid promptly when presenting proper identification. Local administrators will issue ID cards to workers to enable cashing at par.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
R. E. Towle
Helena Federal Reserve Bank
Montana
Civil Works
Repeating Joke Test Turns Dull Moment Tickled
A light moment as a man tells the same joke for the third time and the listener steadies a smile. The scene captures the small social burden of politeness in casual banter.
Bright boy explains hunter and harvest moon differences
A young student compares the hunter moon and the harvest moon, outlining observable distinctions in appearance and timing to clarify their names.
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Fort Peck Dam
Yankton
Gulf of
St. Louis
Tom Cruse
Wyeth
William Clark
Lewis and Clark
Fur Company
Washington Irving
Bonneville
McKenzie
Poor More
Jackson’s Hole
Blackfeet
Hudson’s Bay Company
Canada
Columbia River
United States
Charles Larpenteur
American Pur Company
Indian Department
England
Larpenteur
Fort William
Mr. McKenzie
Rose
Noth
Fort Clark
Audubon
Rex
Rex"sking
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