Indian Tribes Relations and Ritual Exchanges on the Plains
The article recounts intertribal relations among Crows, Sioux, Cheyennes, Shoshone, Nez Perces and Bannocks, detailing peaceful visits, horse races, ceremonies, and gifts amid hostilities. It covers personal names, notable encounters, and how trade, marriage, and shared rituals spread cultural practices across vast regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Banfill
Hidastas
Mississippi River
William T
Billy” Hamilton
Clark’s Fork
Yellowstone
Hamilton
Washakie
Brown’s Hole
Green River
Fort Bridger
General Miles
Bennett Creek
Wyoming Line
Miles
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone Country
Crow Country
Hugh L. Scott
Crow
Grass Lodge
T. B. Marquis of
Hardin
Robert Hall
Hall
Yellowstone River
Billings
Butte Ghost Returns to Haunt Mining City After Quarter Century
The Butte phantom, first seen 24 years ago near Sut ter street and the old cable power house, is reported again by locals. Witnesses describe a tall phosphorescent figure with etherlike odor emerging from shafts and poles, crying pathetically and provoking fright among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Sutter Street
Main Street
Anaconda Road
Montana hunter nets six mountain lions in winter expedition
Chance Bebee of Columbia Falls, a government hunter for the biological survey, returned from a winter mountain lion expedition in which he killed a mother and captured five cubs. He traveled by dog team, camped in a silk tepee, and hauled the sport back for official scoring, noting the six kittens weighed six to seven pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chance Bebee
Columbia Falls
Biological Survey
Chance
United States
Wolf Creek
Trego
Fortune River
Rebee
Elk Mountain
Wolf Creek Falls
Fairview Ranger Station
R. E. Bateman
Billings
Death Traps Ice At Harrison Lake Glacier Park
Park reports Harrison lake in Glacier park acts as a deadly trap for elk and deer. Ranger Pauley found two bull elk dead after breaking through air holes in the ice during cold weather. Springs under the lake create weak spots. elk fall, struggle, and drown as ice breaks around them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Lake
Glacier Park
Pauley
Clock claimed as earliest complete by 13th century Saracen craftsman
A historical note credits the earliest complete clock to a Saracen mechanic in the 13th century, highlighting Islamic contributions to medieval timekeeping and mechanical innovation.
Seed Growers Re-elect Storm C M Storm Leader in Montana
Storm C M Storm of Power reelected central district director of the Montana Seed Growers association. He notes 1929 field records, Montana seed quality praised by Chicago Milwaukee and Minneapolis dealers, and urges cleaner fields and annual inspections to remove noxious weeds. He cites hardiness tests and rising alfalfa seed prices plus uniform standards adopted by the International Crop Improvement association to clarify seed classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Storm of
Great Falls National Farm Loan Association
Montana Seed Growers Association
Terry Pool
Montana
Blackfoot Pool
International Crop Improvement Association
Thrilling 1907 Glacier Park Bear Incident Remembered
Glacier Park superintendent J Ross Eakin recalls a 1907 accident during topographic work by A A Stiles party. Dr C B Penrose was mauled by a grizzly after shots killed a cub and aroused the mother. Amateur surgery saved his life as the Nyack country remained remote and sparsely visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ross Eakin
Glacier Park
Uncle Sam
Rocky Mountain
United States
Geological Survey
Wilds
A. A. Stiles
Stiles
C. B. Penrose
Philadelphia
Senator Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Spencer Penrose
Colorado Springs
Penrose
Dr. Penrose
Nyack
Eakin
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Great Plains
Swordbearer
Plains
Medicine Crow
Buttes
Gill’s
Aig
Detroit
Spain
Gill's Gelden Delicions
Gitta
Earliana
EED Dept
Portland, Oregon
Bros. Seed Co
Dept. 3
Portland
Ore
Bend
Federal
U. S
Power Man
National Cash Registers
Thomas W Whalen
West Broadway
Senator Boses
Hanford
Montana Life Insurance Co
Enduring As the Mountainer
M. RB. Cunningham
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