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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
7
Report describes Sioux in 1878 not planning dairy via cows. Cattle trailed for them by the Yerkes Party were issued at Standing Rock Agency. Most animals were promptly killed and eaten as a fill-in until buffalo hunting season.
A. K. Yorke recalls the 1878 cattle herd drive to Standing Rock and the Missouri crossing. Encounters with Sioux sacred symbols, feasts, and a fatal cow incident mark clashes with tribes. After milking duties at Milk River and harsh camp life, a restless narrator plans to quit frontier life and head toward Bismarck and Minnesota with a difficult companion.
A Mrs. L. V. Thompson of Denver touts California Fig Syrup as a cure for children's constipation and related signs such as weight loss and dull appearance. The ad claims the product cleanses bowels, improves appetite, digestion, and overall strength, with over four million bottles sold yearly.
In autumn 1883 a band of Indians roved between the Powder and Tongue rivers and looted two sheep herders for tobacco. The piece describes growing Indian unrest after removal to reservations, Cheyenne and Gros Ventre activities near Miles City and Fort Keogh, ranchers arming for self defense, and debates on extermination versus education to solve the Indian question.
Forrest Carter chief ranger details a 29 day winter inspection covering 250 miles on snowshoes through Glacier Park. He describes 18 rangers at 20 mile intervals watching for poachers and managing game including 75 elks 50 on Red Eagle creek and 3300 on Nyack creek with 1000 deer at feeding grounds. Carter recalls thrilling winter crossings and snow camp ordeals highlighting rugged ranger duties.
In Great Falls Montana an old timer, Harry M. Bevins, recalls 1893 winter with 64 below zero and a demand for summer thermometers. He and others debate Montana snowfall, Fort Pease, and long stove pipe tunnels illustrating harsher past winters.
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