Frontier Montana Life 50 Years Ago Marked by Trials
A 1883 Montana frontier report recalls Fort Maginnis operations against Piegan bands and Deer Creek depredations. Troops under Lieut Doane aimed to restore security, with settlers and cattlemen watching for further raids amid harsh conditions and military response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
George Outhwaitt
Lou” Grill
Second Cavalry
Fort Maginnis
Montana Territory
Doane
Deer Creek
Northwest
Nelson A. Miles
Fort Keogh
War Department
Washington, D. C
Milk River
Losses Paid to Burton Victims In Real Estate Scheme
After a lengthy investigation, all verified claims against M W Burton trading as Modern Investment Company Butte were paid through the real estate division. Burton licensed June 27 1930 but bond and license canceled July 31 1930. claims totaling 380 dollars from 25 to 170 dollars were paid by the bonding company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Burton
Modern Investment Company
Butte
State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
A. H. Stafford
Burton
New York Casualty Company
Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Stafford
Montana
Indian raid prompts bold cattle-horse theft revenge tale
In a northern region near Forsyth, hunter Outhwaitt tracks a band of Indians after two of his best horses vanish. He surveils the camp, then steals seven horses from the Indian herd, returning to his camp with five extra mounts. The Indians awaken to missing horses and retreat, while Outhwaitt claims the haul as payment for his losses. Europe supplies about 48 percent of the world’s sulphuric acid.
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John Lynch
Rosebud
Montana Territory
Miles City
Rosebud River
Lynch
Park City
George Outhwaitt
Porcupine Creek
Forsyth
Outhwaitt
Porcupine
Europe
Inaccuracies in Montana history challenged by family tale
The article critiques an illustrated account in Adventures in Citizenship for misstating Wright Prescott Edgerton family history. It corrects details of his 1863 Idaho journey, stagecoach myths, buckskin attire, gold dust, and the Lincoln meeting, noting real events and figures from the Northwest's early history and emphasizing factual accuracy.
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M. E. Plassmann
Washington
Great Falls
St. Nicholas
Wright Prescott Edgerton
West Point Military Academy
Idaho
Plains
Long’s Peak
Bannack City
Lewistown
Edgerton
Wright
Bannack
Salt Lake
Joe Meek
Jed
Old Jed
Rascal
St. Ignatius Mission
Plummer
Henry Plummer
Montana
Lincoln
Tampa
Florida
Cuba
Great
Northwest
Isaac I. Stevens
John Mullan
Cataldo, Ravalli
Marcus Whitman
Joseph
Castoria the trusted child remedy for colic and fever
Gentle regulation for delicate bowels and upset stomachs. Doctors and mothers rely on Castoria for infants and older children alike. Genuine Castoria bears the name Castoria.
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Castoria
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Modern Investment
Old Fort Maginnis
Thomas Ruger
Thirteenth Cavalry
Colombia
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