Cheyennes From Sioux Prevented Serious Uprising in 1891
APT. E. P. EWERS returned in 1891 to command 300 Cheyenne Indians from Pine Ridge at Fort Keogh near Tongue River. He planned residence and offices in Miles City, with storehouses to be built if Washington approved. He bought 4000 pounds beef and other provisions in Miles City to supply the band. Indictments at Deadwood against Sioux leader Plenty Horse and Leave His Woman sparked fears of uprising. witnesses noted Indians had been whipped and lacked ammunition, while Wolf Voice sent a ghost dance shirt to Miles City as a peace gesture.
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E. P. Ewers
Fifth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Tongue River
Pine ‘Ridge Agency
Fort Keogh Reservation
Grover
Ewers
Miles City
Washington
D. Long
Leighton & Jordan
Fort Keogh
Pine Ridge
United States Pane
Deadwood
South Kota
Plenty Horse
Casey
Wounded Knee
Isaac Miller
H. C. Thompson
Pierre
South Dakota
Charley Russell
Louis King
Police Department
Wolf Voice
Pine Ridge Agency
Remington
B. K. Holt
W. Elmer Holt
War Department
8Th Cavalry
Fort Meade
H. R. Phillips
Phillips Cattle and Land Company
Rock Creek
Home Land and Cattle Company
C. M. Jacobs
Wolf Point
Dawson County
Lame Deer
Otter Creek
Ashland
Yellowstone River
Three Bears
Charlie Burgess
Buffalo Bill
United States
Kreidler
Butte Tailor Dan Dankowski Revealed as Nation’s Nomad
Florida papers expose Dan Dankowski as the real name of Butte tailor Dan Kowski. At 74 he and his wife, known as the daddy of trailerites, have traveled 300,000 miles across the United States in their nomadic home The Nomad. They plan to visit every country after Florida as Dankowski writes and travels with a bylined fishing tale and a life of outdoor adventures.
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Dan Kowski
Butte
Frederick V. Dankowsi
Florida
Dankowski
Main Street
Granite Street
United States
Trav
Europe
H. B. Lowry
Dexter Felles
Bradentown Herald
Dan
Dan Dankowski
Sweetwater County
Wyoming
Indian Uprising Fears at Fort Keogh Amid Cheyenne Ties
Reports from Fort Keogh describe rising tensions as Cheyenne under Captain Ewers camp near the fort while U.S. troops arrive to bolster defenses. Stockgrowers complain that Indian camps demand beef from crossing cattle, a practice linked to earlier promises to shift camp locations.
Summit hamlet sets three 1938 Montana weather records
Summit Montana, perched atop the continental divide near Glacier National Park, recorded the state’s highest precipitation in 1938 with 39.88 inches, mostly snow, and December snowfall at 76.5 inches. January 30 saw the low of 41 below zero.
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Continental Divide
Glacier National Park
Montana
Marias Pass
Bet Unearthed On Old Missouri Governor Wager
Proceeds of a long uncollected bet reappear at Holter Hardware in Helena. An envelope stamped October 1908 notes D A Floweree bet 75 cents that the Missouri governor candidate would win, with A M Holter as stakeholder. The winner cannot be located and the envelope lay in a desk top drawer.
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Holter Hardware Co
Helena
D. A. Floweree
Missouri
Floweree
A. M. Holter
Mr. Holter
Montana Club
English Firm Seeks Montana Sapphire Digging Opportunities
Foreign investors from New Mines Inc of London showed interest in Montana sapphires at Helena. Dr Francis A Thomson head of Montana School of Mines said new capital is welcome as Yogo Gulch potential rises. Montana sapphires once dominated Indian supplies but have faded. London inquiry hints at a possible revival.
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Montana
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Helena
The
New Mines, Inc
London
Thomson
United States
Yogo Gulch
School of Mines
India
Death notice for Charles H. Cazier Idaho resident
Word comes from Payette Idaho of the death of Charles H. Cazier an early Willow Creek resident. Cazier moved from Willow Creek to the Gallatin valley and ran a farm north of Belgrade for many years then moved with his family to Idaho about twenty years ago where the family has lived since.
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Idaho
Payette
Charles H. Cazier
Willow Creek
Cazier
Gallatin Valley
Belgrade
Two Indians’ Influence Felt Beyond Personal Troubles
The fragment notes that two Indian figures extend influence beyond personal troubles, asserting their impact and reach beyond individual concerns. The line emphasizes a broader, enduring sway tied to their actions and presence.
Miles City's Only Civil War Vet Born in Slavery
Moses Hunter, born enslaved in Virginia in 1843, served 20 years in the U S Army from 1865 to 1885, enlisting in multiple regiments and guarding the Union Pacific line. He lived in Miles City, Montana, and recalled fights with Indian forces and Civil War era trials while noting he was among eastern Montana's last veterans.
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Miles City
Virginia
Sam
Moses Hunter
Mr. Hunter
Hunter
Jock Irving
Jock Cowans
United States
Marse Lincoln
East Tennessee
Greenville
Greene County
Tenn
40Th Regiment
United States Colored Infantry Volunteers
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Nashville
38Th Infantry
Kansas
Union Pacific
Colorado
Utah
Los Angeles
Omaha
Texas
41St Infantry
24Th Infantry
Samuel E. Armstrong
Fort Brown
Tex
Army
Red River
Indian Territory
A. C. Markley
Fort Supply
United States Army
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Montana Lou” Grill
Havre
Peer
WPA
County
Roosevelt County
Summit
Unknown
Peerless Montana
Northwest
Helena, Montana
Soldiers
Danville
Ill
Leavenworth
Becham
North Fork
Republican River
Fort Wallace
Smoky Hill
Mountain States Building and Loan Association
Fourth Street
North
Great Falls
Beckman
Central Avenu Great Falls
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