Battle of Pierre's Hole Fought in 1832 battlefield tale
In 1832 at Pierre's Hole in Teton Basin, Sublette and Wyeth led a clash with Gros Ventres as American Fur Company forces attacked Gros Ventre fortifications. A Flathead killed a Gros Ventre. Sublette was wounded. the battle ended with a retreat and delayed supplies. Later Antoine Godin faced treachery on Snake river as Bird the deserter killed him.
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Falls
Saskatchewan
Yellowstone
Missouri
Pierre's Hole
Teton Basin
Teton Range
Rocky Mountain
Teton Pass
Rocky Mountain Company
Fontenelle
American Fur Company
Big Horn
William L. Sublette
Wyeth
Blackwell
Grant
Sublette
Laramie River
Vanderburgh
Drips
Bonneville
Nez Perces
Gros Ventres
Snake
Green Rivers
Arapahoes
Pierre’s Hole
Fitzpatrick
Milton G. Sublette
Snake River
Hudson Bay
Godin
Gros Ventre
Flathead
Campbell
Sinclair
Alfred K. Stephens
Wind River
Antoine Godin
Bird
No Liquor May Be Sold On Indian Reservations Ruling
A ruling forbids introduction or sale of beer wine and intoxicants on all Indian reservations and trust allotments until Congress acts. Licenses for sale were issued to several Montana outlets, contradicting the prior legal opinion from U.S. District Attorney Rankin.
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Congress
United States
W. D. Rankin
J. E. Evanson
Reserve
Anthony Webb
Rudyard
Velma E. Lyons
Missoula
Whitesale—Webb Garrahan
Emil Parkvan
Saltescoe Oo
Malin Craig
Ninth Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
General Craig
Craig
Forest Service
Wheat yields boosted by alfalfa rotation and shared fertil ity method
The article notes that three years of alfalfa followed by wheat potatoes and barley, with alfalfa in barley, produced more than double the wheat yield compared with continuous wheat. The Montana state land board says it cannot invest trust funds in warrants drawn on a county pest fund. It also remarks that one week of work per year is lost to ill health in the U S and that proper food, not necessarily expensive, can prevent many sicknesses.
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Office of State Auditor and Investment
John J. Holmes
Montana
Kelly
Mr. Kelly
State Commissioners’ Office
Daniels County
The
State Land Board
United States
Lavin to Lead Wheat Purchases for China Exports
J. J. Lavin, longtime executive at Royal Milling and Rocky Mountain Elevator in Great Falls since 1929, will accept an offer to manage American wheat exports to China funded by a $50 million Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan. He resigns as Rocky Mountain Elevator president and will assume a new post soon.
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J. J. Lavin
Royal Milling Company
Rocky Mountain Elevator Company
Great Falls
China
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lavin
General Mills, Inc
Portland
Ore
Sperry Flour Company
Rocky Mountain Company
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Dora M. Gross
Montana Power Company
Oon J. D. Kelly
Public Works and Relief
Washington
Helena
T. C. Spaulding
W. C. Lubrecht
State Relief Commission
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Frank H. Cooney
St. Paul
Wyoming
Henry Kroger
Sheridan Brewing Company
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyola
Lodge Grass
Crow Agency
A. H. Stafford
Agriculture
John E. Erickson
State
Federal
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