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Choteau Acantha

Location

Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1938

Page

7

Long Henry Thompson One of Montana's Fast Draw Men

The narrative profiles "Long Henry" Thompson a famed N N range rider from Rocking H cattle who carried a Ben Thompson holster and a Colt .45. He was a rapid hip shooter known for stopping fights with swift gunplay and claimed to have killed five men before his Montana death at a saloon. Thompson mixed friends and enemies on the Montana range and near Fallon in 1894.

Long Henry” Thompson Montana Amso Henry Thompson Long Henry Home Land & Cattle Co N—N Texas Niedringhaus Brothers St. Louis Thompson Moni Ben Thompson Benompson Frank Flannagan Iles City Henry Little Dry Miles City Fianna Tom Lowe Tom Loadem Lon Henry Dominick White Malcolm Mac) Hunter Ha Northrup Frauheget Flannagan Kid Flanna Mac Hunter Fort Galpin Frank Hunter Ranch Glasgow Feecanter Meele Mac Ghinter Fallon NPRR Powder River Yellowstone River Yellowstone Powder Rivers Steve Rupe Jim Snirly Rupe George Denman Denman Charlie Hanson Watson Cowboy George Ompson Dynamite’s Dynamite Cook du Pont Darky Pers Arbuckle Booz United States Lefield Sternaelves Fort Caldwell Caldwell Mr. Booz Benee Boos Plenty Coups Paul McCormick Fort Custer Fort Peck Fort McGinnis Fort Assinniboine Henry Booz Lew Nutting Mr. Morse Laurel Henry.” and, In Two Years, Mr. Booz Crow Reservation Garvin Billings Bob Lee Bob Leavens Cummings McNutt LaPoint Towers Deke Deacon Long Henry Thompson Saco Mont Ed Shufelt Shufelt Georgie Grant Grant Shufelt’s Coyote Colorado Chadron Neb Trail Hand John Gallman Wendover Wyo Tom Dunn Boot Hill Cemetery

Egan Re-elected Leader of Montana Vocational Group

Eugene Egan of Lewistown was reelected president of the Montana Vocational Association at a summer conference for high school vocational agriculture instructors at Montana State College. Officers re-elected include C. M. Homer, Missoula. Herbert Winner, Chateau. and Floyd Bowen, Chinook. The group outlined plans for vocational exhibits and proposed changes to Future Farmer contests and livestock judging. A three week training school follows, with about half the state’s instructors attending.

Montana Montana State College Montana Vocational Association Eugene Egan Lewistown C. M Homer Missoula Herbert Winner Chateau Floyd Bowen Association

Butte Engineer Receives Honor From Alma Mater

William Wraith, renowned Butte and Anaconda mining engineer, received an honorary doctor of engineering from Michigan College of Mining and Technology at graduation. The ceremony also honored Dr. Charles M. Carson, with Wraith noted as vice president of Andes Copper and director of multiple mining firms.

William Wraith Butte and Anaconda Michigan College of Mining and Technology Houghton Calumet Mich Daily Mining Gazette Charles M. Carson Carson Wraith Michigan Tech The College Andes Copper Mining Co Greene-Cananea Copper Co Inspiraton Copper Co International Smelting and Refining Co the Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers

Henry Booz the Montana cattle pioneer and Texas trail rider

Henry Booz an 80 year old Montana cattleman recalls three Texas trail trips beginning with a 1875 Dallas arrival with three nickels. He describes cattle drives, conflicts with Indians and wolves, droughts, thefts, and the rise of Montana ranches, noting lifelong friendships and the era’s hard realities.

Henry Booz Billings Texas Glendolin Damon Wagner Enry Booz Montana Texas Trail Georgia Dallas Tex Henry Boot Mr. Booz

Stork Outran Grim Reaper in Montana May Races

In Montana during May a stork beat lethal odds in a strange tale as the ring 795 ad vent toll climbed to nine, marking an odd local superstition amid warmer days.

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Skeleton Found Under Fort Shaw Building

A fragmentary report describes a skeleton unearthed two feet underground during floor remodeling at the home of Mrs. Fredrick S. Toman and her son Wesley near Sun River. A can and bottle, plus a padlock, suggest a buried box. Local claims various skeletons, likely Native American, were found on the ranch after plowing incidents.

Fort Shaw Sun River Fredrick S. Toman Wesley Tomans

Taxes Show Gain in State County Tax Collections

The state's share of property taxes collected by counties for the last half totaled $780,118.56, up from $750,477.51 in the same period in 1936. State Treasurer N. Shannon cites the improved collections and notes the steady rise in assessed county revenues.

Treasy N. Shannon Text

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