First Methodists Conference in Montana in 1874
The 1874 Montana district conference marked the formal start of Methodism in the territory. It followed early prayer groups in Virginia City in 1863-64 and the church there organized in 1864, with ministers like Riggin Iliff Shippen and Van Anda reporting extensive preaching, baptisms, revivals, and growing congregations across Virginia City Helena Alder Gulch and Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Virginia City
Helena
Methodist Episcopal Church of the
Rocky Mountain
Territory
T. C. Iliff
J. A. van Anda
W. C. Shippen
F. A. Riggin
W. W. van Orsdel
Barr
Thomas Lochridge
Bannack
W. C. Rommel
Riggin
Bro
Van
Sheridan
Iliff
Bozeman
Shippen
Hugh Duncan
Craig
Thompson
William James
Elijah Harris
Roberts
Berryman
Alder Gulch
Boise City
Ida
Junction City
McCullock
Wisner
M. E. Church
William Florkey
Haugh and
McLaughlin
Missionary Board
M. E
A. M. Waugh
Florkey
Peaberry
Lenny
Ritchie
Knot
Wyanfellows
Wisnall
Phillips
Millard
Forbes
Philipsburg
George Comfort
Haugh
Comfort
S. G. Lathrop
Death of Col. W. B. Rodgers in Helena
Col. W. B. Rodgers of Anaconda longtime counsel for Anaconda Copper Mining died of heart dilation in his Placer hotel room Helena shortly after a lobby sighting. A.J. Galen found him. Rodgers age 59 leaves widow and daughter visiting Petersburg IL. He served as Deer Lodge county attorney, Montana legislator, U.S. attorney, and led major mining cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
W. B. Rodgers
Anaconda
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Placer Hotel
Helena
Rodgers
A. J. Galen
Justice Galen
Colonel Rodgers
Hiram W. Rodgers
John Bielenberg
Bielenberg
Deer Lodge
Montana
Flo
Petersburg
Ill
United States
Musterole Offers Blisterless Pain Relief
Don’t Fuss With Mustard Plasters Musterole provides quick relief from sore throat bronchitis stiffness and colds without blistering. The white oil-based ointment blends pure oil of mustard with other ingredients and is available in 35c and 65c jars and tubes including a milder Children’s Musterole for babies and small children.
Three Turkeys Equal Cow Price
Mrs Martha Stoner believes turkey farming yields more money than cows. She shipped a cow weighing 860 pounds to Chicago and three dressed turkeys by express the same week. The cow netted $17.60 and the three turkeys $22, a surprising return that reinforces her view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Stoner
Chicago
Covered Wagon Pioneer Passes
Sidney W. Erwin 77 a pioneer of Montana and Forsyth resident died recently. A native New Yorker he emigrated to Minnesota in 1862 then joined the second wagon cavalcade to cross the plains landing in Helena September 1 1866. The group formed four wagons abreast a solid block of 36 schooners and while trailing Indians attacked no shot was fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney W. Erwin
Montana
Forsyth
Minnesota
Helena
Plains
Miles City
Fifty Years Ago Butte Woman Praises Dr Pierce Medicines
Mrs J B Ellis recalls how Dr Pierce medicines aided her from adolescence through motherhood and middle age. She credits Favorite Prescription for strength during pregnancy health, and Golden Medical Discovery after typhoid. She endorses tablets or liquid forms and a 10 cent trial jar offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte, Mont
Dr. Pierce
J. B. Ellis
South
Jackson St
First Montana Legislature Grants Early River Monopolies
The first territorial assembly at Bannack granted monopolies to the Missouri River Portage & Railroad Company and the Upper Missouri River Steamboat Navigation Company. They secured rights to build wagon roads and railroads around Great Falls and to navigate upper Missouri River, with exclusive franchises for 20 and 50 years respectively, plus broader franchise waves across mining towns and wagon roads, later curtailed by federal act limiting private charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benton
Great Falls
Missouri
Sidney Edgerton
Territory
Bannack
Highwood Creek
N. W. Burris
G. E. Epson
William Chumasero
E. P. Lewis
J. H. Kiskadden
F. Moore
G. W. Stapleton
Qosee Matthews
F. M. Thompson
Missouri River Portage & Railroad Company
Great Missouri Falls
Missouri River
John D. Ritchie
A. V. Brookie
B. S. Peabody
Richard F. Lawless
Upper
Missouri River Steamboat Navigation Company
Missouri River Portage and Railroad Company
Missouri River and
Rocky Mountain
Beaverhead River
Silver Bow
Jefferson River
Hell Gate and
Deer Lodge
Marias Ferry Company
Big Hole River Bridge Company
Helena Wagon Road Company
Ophir Ferry Company
Gallatin City
Grasshopper Canon Road Company
Ophir and
Flathead River
Grasshopper Creek
Hell Gate
Montana and
Idaho Wagon Road Company
Virginia City
Camas Creek
Lime Bridge Company
Beaverhead and
Big Hole
Gallatin Ferry Company
Jefferson Bridge Company
Congress
United States
Territorial
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ilugh Duncan
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church In
Pioneers of
Methodism
T. C. Kliff
Chesterfield
OLD Mill
Lucky Strike
A. Tally
Helena, Montana
Ss. C. Huseth
Geekat Falls
Montara
Optometrist
Optician
Bayer
Dreamland
Neo
Nora
Hawaii
Indiana
Afoon
Everything In Music
C. M. Lindamood Music Co
Billings, Ment
Poly
L. T. Eaton
Billings
Mont
Delco System
Auditor’s Ass'n
Burroughs, Bankers’ Pub. Association
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow, Mont
A. W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
D. Hi. Biak
Internal Revenue
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