Tragic river tragedies on the Missouri frontier told
A history of river adventurers and derelict graves along the Missouri recounts captain LaBarge’s warnings, 1863 massacres near Apple Creek, Mackinaw boat losses, gold dust riches, and lone survivor ordeals from Fort Benton to Sioux City, with battles against Indians and river ice shaping fate.
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Missouri
Montana
Great Water Highway
Mackinaw
Uspacuers
Fort Benefor
Misso River
LaBarge
Prairies
Near
Fort Benton
Apple Creek
Sibley
Minnesota
T Dians
Baker
City
Fort Berthold
Dakota
Bioux
Pierre Garreau
Tree Marias
Beaver
Charlie Carson
Kit Carson
Sun River
Marias River
Ophir
The
Marias
the Marias
Pele
Deeenses
Milk River
Dee
T. Kent
Terras Minee
Fort Randall
Thompson
Sioux City
Fort Union
Hubbell
Ida
Captain Hoover Receives Promotion at Anaconda Circle
Captain John HL Hoover, known in Great Falls and Montana circles, earned a naval academy appointment early and recently visited Montana with his brother C Rae and the Anaconda Company land agent on a Lake County duck hunting trip. They headquartered at Duck Shack and returned to San Diego on November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John HL. Hoover
Soi Oh Tees
Hoover
Anaconda
Great Falls
Naval Academy
An- Hapolla
Montana
and C. Rae
Anaconda Company
Lake
Forest Fire Damage in Montana Is Reduced by Airplanes
Forest service reports the 1940 season in Montana and northern Idaho set a record for fires but a low burned area thanks to air support and smoke jumpers. 3598 fires burned 48320 acres while dry lightning sparked many blazes. Smoke jumpers in Missoula and air drops cut costs and saved timber, with planes flying 812 hours and delivering 4 million pounds of supplies.
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Montana
Idaho
Fry
Welene National Forest
Kootenai National Forest
Forest Service
Missoula
Cere
Havre Building & Loan Becomes Havre Federal Savings & Loan
The Havre Building & Loan association changes name to Havre Federal Savings & Loan association after a federal charter is accepted at a stockholders and directors meeting. New officers include Fred White as president G J Bonine as vice president James G Holland as secretary and Esther Mathwick as assistant secretary. Directors are F M Cowan P W Doles J Kuka and A F Lamey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre Building & Loan Association
Havre Federal Savings & Loan Association
Fred White
G. J. Bonine
James G. Holland
Esther Mathwick
F. M. Cowan
P. W. Doles
J. Kuka
A. F. Lamey
1937 Freeze Wrecks California Arizona Citrus Crop
The January freeze of 1937 devastated citrus belts in California and Arizona costing growers about 16 million boxes of fruit and disrupting markets across the region.
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California
Arizona
Beavers Threaten Great Falls Water Supply
Beavers built a dam at the intake tunnel of a water plant south of Great Falls. Truckloads of trees formed the base, hauled away downstream to the river. Officials weighed pelts proceeds to city or state. one beaver dam weighed about 50 pounds.
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Great Falls
Nice
Resolution Awaited On Clark Highway Route Approval
Officials from Missoula and the Chamber of Commerce pushed for immediate completion of the Missoula Umatilla highway project. Two suspects in a Pueblo Mexico holdup case were identified as male.
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Serene Sooo Eee
Clark
Missoula
Umatilla
Ore
War Department
Ber of Commerce
Pueblo
Mexico
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Missouri Bluff
Sary
Ead
Dnc
Glacier Production Company
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