Cheyenne Removal Debate Shaped Pine Ridge Settlement
In 1891 Ponies and Sioux tensions spurred a transfer plan debated by Miles City officials. General Miles urged Pine Ridge Cheyennes be kept in Montana, merging with Lame Deer residents as rations and care continued under Captain John Tully.
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Former Montana Editor Now of Los Angeles Turns His Pen to the Treasure State
Richard Robert Kilroy, a veteran Montana editor of Butte papers, reflects on his career from Anaconda to Los Angeles. He recalls Fort Benton riverboat days, the River Press and its legendary editor Harber, and the frontier press culture that defined his early journalism.
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Cheyenne Indians near Miles City spark debate on relocation
Local discussions center on consolidating Cheyenne bands at Fort Keogh and moving the Lame Deer agency. Miles City chamber of commerce advocates restricting Custer county land for white use, arguing Indians need smaller, managed reserves and closer to military outposts.
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