Yellowstone Kelly Hunted in Judith Basin 1875 76
Frontiersman Yellowstone Kelly and partners Irwin and Mike Welsh hunted wolves for furs across the Judith Basin in 1875 76. They camped along Cone Butte pass and later on Flat Willow Creek and Musselshell facing Sioux Crow Blackfeet war parties. Kelly’s bear encounter led to a call from General Miles who made him a scout.
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Eric Thane
Luther S. Kelly
Yellowstone
Kelly
Nelson A. Miles
Judith Basin
Irwin
Mike Welsh
Cone Butte
Yellowstone Kelly
Upper
Missouri River
Lower River
Cane Butte Pass
Musselshell
Flat Willow Creel
Missouri
Flat Willow Creek
Yellowstone Yelly
Cone Butte Pass
Reed
Lewistown
Carroll
Clendenning
St. Louis
Shelly
Tongue
Fey
Randall
Miles
Patterson Elected President of Montana School Boards
John F. Patterson of Missoula, a school trustee and insurance man, was chosen president of the Montana School Boards association at its 14th annual convention held in Great Falls. Billings will host the 1941 convention, with A. F. Dye Roundup first vice president and William Hunter Klein second vice president. Other officers include EB Marvin Billings secretary-treasurer and executive committee members W. F. Gibson Great Falls J. L. Gleason Livingston Dominic Spogen Belt C. S. Hanna Simms and William Love Fort Shaw.
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John F. Patterson
Missoula
Montana School Boards Association
Great Falls
Billings
A. F E. Dye
Roundup
William Hunter Sr. Klein
Marvin
W. F. Gibson
J. L. Gleason
Livingston
Dominic Spogen
Belt
C. S. Hanna
Simms
William Love
Fort Shaw
Supreme Court Validates Toomey Law on State Officials
In a four to one ruling the Montana Supreme Court upholds the 1937 Toomey Act prohibiting elective state officials from seeking another post without resigning. The measure bars running for a city office but allows remaining as senator. Chief Justice Johnson leads the majority. Justice Erickson dissents. Senator Mike Mulholland brought suit after losing a bid for Butte mayor.
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State Supreme Court
Howard A. Johnson
Albert H. Angstman
Claude F. Morris
Ralph L. Arnold
George W. Padbury
Lewis and Clark County District Court
Leif Erickson
Mike Mulholland
Silver Bow County
Butte
Mulholland
Holmes Shows State Funds in Good Shape
State Auditor John J. Holmes reports Montana's net funds at year start total $15,219,531.02, up $8,481,271.01 from the prior year. The general fund is $691,358.17 overdrawn, tied to annual end year shortfalls as July 1 bond issue funds are held back.
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John J. Holmes
State of
Montana
Wool Shrinkage Lower in Montana Wool Growers Meet
Montana wool shrinks less than neighboring states due to clean grassy ranges and minimal sand pickup, says Werner M. Buck of the U S Agricultural Marketing Service. He notes Montana wools are less prepared for market than New Zealand South America and Australia for apparel uses.
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Montana
Werner M. Buck
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington, D. C
Helena
New Zealand
South America
Australia
More Licenses Sold In 1939 For Montana Patrol
Montana motorists bought 180178 dollars worth of driving licenses in 1939, up about five percent from 172192 dollars in 1938 per Patrol Supervisor Lou Boedecker. The 1938 administrative cost was 8.49 percent with 65 patrolmen. in 1935 the cost was 15.68 percent with 23 patrolmen.
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Montana
Lou Boedecker
Helena
Lou C. Boedecker
Helena board picks new chair for Federal Reserve branch
Alex Cunningham of Helena was elected chairman of the board of directors for the Helena branch of the Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis at a recent board meeting in the Capital City. Other members include H. D. Myrick Square Butte A. R. McDermott Billings Peter Pauly Deer Lodge and R. E. Towle Helena.
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Alex Cunningham
Helena
Western Life Insurance Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Capital City
H. D. Myrick
Square Butte
A. R. McDermott
Billings
Peter Pauly
Deer Lodge
R. E. Towle
Treasure State News Briefs Highlights Montana Events
Several Montana locales report civic and economic activity. Marriage licenses and divorces are tallied in Havre, while Helena discusses a Fort Harrison hospital expansion. Cascade notes a rancher’s death, and statewide highway labor and bank resource gains are reported alongside wildlife cull figures and public notices.
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Havre
Helena
Montana Department, American Legion
Fort Harrison Veterans’ Hospital
States senator obituary details and March Roy road work
Survivors include the widow and two sons. Roy work will start early in March on the Roy stretch of the Grass Range Malta way. The project involves grading graveling and drainage structures. In Havre Hill county saw 223 actions in 1939 including 102 civil suits 26 criminal cases 47 probate and 13 juvenile delinquency cases. Roy street lights installed on Main street financed by fire department with four lights and brackets six feet out from poles. residential areas remain unlit.
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Roy
Grass Range- Malta
Phillips County
Havre
Hill County District Court
Fire Department
More Lambs On Feed In State Records Rise
A federal agriculture report by Jay G. Diamond of Helena shows 300000 lambs fed in the state at the start of this year, 85000 more than the same period in 1939. The 1933 record was 240000 head.
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Billings
Montana
R. E. Bateman
The
Biological Survey
Helena
W. A. Brown
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Department of Agriculture
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Huntley
Nebraska
Lewis « Walker Assayers
Wrortine Rutte
Peter Lans
Gallatin Chick News
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
Bozeman, Nontana
Dakota
H. A. Hoy
Brownwood Texas
Gallatin Valley Kennels
P. O
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Evea Butte Business College
Feadms
Northwest
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Salmon
Idaho
R. F. Bohart
Mont
Fairfield
H. F. Waslard
Bow
Frary & Burlingame
Great. Falls
Moe Wee
Fort Peek Dam
Glasgow-Fort Pech
Glasgow
Sam Bober
Newell
South Dakota
Hertzler-Carpenter Cattle Ranch
Hardin
Kesselheim, Inc
Fratt Ride
Broadway
New York City
Price
F. B. Price
Bessie Ormsby
Aliles City
Hofstetter Hnolstein Farm
Miles City
E. Hassard
Great Fails, Mont
Petrie Machinery CO
Hillini
S Montana
Edwards
Wolf
George Edwards
Wingston
Alaska Junk Company
Adame St
Sankane Wash
Milton Nursery Company
Milton, Oregon
Duce
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Madame Hall
Prenard
Denver
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Universal Service
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Hector Johns Institute
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Iowa
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Mabten Wash
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Cascade
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Rotary Club
Japan
Midland Empire Legion of the Moose
Order of the Loyal Order of Moose
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Clark’s Fork
Columba
Frank Stermitz
U.S. Geological Survey
Cascade County
CUT Bank
Spokane
Henry D. Moyle
Salt Lake City
Inland Empire Refineries, Inc
Montana Public Service Commission
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Conrad, Chateau and
Valier
Yellowstone Park
Gardiner Commercial Club
Bark
Montana Gay
Treasure State
Allan Dinehart
Hollywood
Fargo
N. C
Glenda Parrell
Lyle Talbot
Sheila Bromey
Harlowton
Wheatland County
C. A. Johnson
Upper Musselshell
John M. Power
Power-Townsend Co
Power
Fort Benton
John W. Power
T. C. Power
United
Butte Mont
Otel Great Falls
Ainbow
Aya Lunea
Ou Quak
Alony
TOS Whiskey
Eyversow
Quaay Brook
Kentucky
Sunny Brook
National Distillers Prod.Corp
N.Y.C
LaQuog
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