Liver-Eating Johnson Indian Scout and Wild West Show Figure
The piece chronicles Liver-Eating Johnson, famed Nez Perce War scout under Howard and Sturgis, later a deputy sheriff and Wild West show star. It notes his feared reputation, bold campaigns, clashes with officers, and a publicized East Coast publicity arc. It cites his pride, later letters, and controversial reputation in Billings and St Paul news.
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Johnson
Howard
Sturgis
Nez Perce
East
W. H. Banfill
Yellowstone River
X. Biedler
Yellowstone Valley
Paul Bunyan
Plains
Hunter
Wolfer
Trapper
Army
Howard and
Chief Joseph
Yellowstone
Bear Paw Mountains
Northern Pacific Railway
Custer
Montana
Coulson
Billings
Buffalo Bill
Chicago
Milwaukee
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Billings Post
Ndt
Pioneer Press
Inst
John Johnson
Nez Perces
Miles
Joseph
Crow Agency
Stillwater
Musselshell
Missouri River Trade in 1880 Freight Records
River Press archives reveal 1880 river traffic figures for four firms. Power Block leads with 17,161,614 pounds, Coulson line 5,679,65 pounds, Yellowstone line 3,158,525 pounds, and Baker line 2,030,106 pounds, reflecting heavy transportation business during the era.
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River Press
The
Power Block
Coulson Line
Yellowstone Line
Baker Line
River freight decline ends Fort Benton era as rails rise
In 1880 four Montana river lines brought 28,029,610 pounds of freight to the territory, with 3,158,577 going up the Yellowstone. Governed contracts added 5,068,052 pounds, totaling almost 8,000,000 pounds. Railroads began cutting river traffic, and by 1881 river freights fell as rail service grew.
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Montana Territory
Montana
Benton
Yellowstone
Yellowstone River
Coulson
Baker
Fort Benton
Fort Ge
Missouri
Pioneer Matron Tells of Coming to Virginia City in Days of Fever for Gold
Margaret Owens Nilan recalls crossing the plains in a wagon train to Oregon and settling in Virginia City in 1863 after hearing of Montana gold. She describes frontier life, prices, schoolhouses, water delivery, early Helena newspapers, fire unions, theaters, and a wolf scare at the ranch before returning to Helena in 1900 with a large family.
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Virginia City
H. T. Bailey
Sxty
Montana
Margaret Owens Nilan
Omaha
Neb
Oregon
Margaret Owens
Owens
Corrinne
Salt Lake City
Nilan
Lewis and Clark County
David Hilger
Helena Herald
Broadway
Record-Herald
Fisk Brothers
Bob” Fisk
Rocky Mountain Gazette
Jackson Street
Scottish Rite Temple
Martin Maguinnis
Helena
South Main Street
Wall Street
Sawtelle’s
Ming
Main Street
Sun River
J. M. Nilan
Augusta
John
Helen
Catherine
Walter
Tom
Liver Eating Johnson and the Indian War Story
An account recalls Liver Eating Johnson and a brutal liver episode during a Sturgis era campaign. Captain recounts chasing a buck, joking about eating the liver, and a tense scout when trailing Indians near Hart mountain.
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Jim
Johnson
Joseph
Hart Mountain
Sturgis
Strong gale tears roof from bunkhouse on Galen farm
A windstorm at the Galen tuberculus sanitarium farm tore the bunkhouse roof and shattered windows in several buildings. No injuries were reported. Superintendent Dr. C. E. K. Vidal estimated damage at $1000 with wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph. The Warm Springs state hospital suffered negligible damage.
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Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Galen
C. E. K. Vidal
Institution
Warm Springs
Sheep Start for the Forest Grazing Land
The first shipment of sheep to summer range was made in western Montana. Eighteen carloads loaded at Dixon for shipment to Lothrop then into the Lolo country. The 5,200 head mer ranges are part of thousands of sheep being moved to Montana for summer grazing.
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Montana
W. T. Matlock
Dixon
Lothrop
Washington
Cucumber and squash start in pots for early harvest
Garden note advises starting cucumber seeds in pots for early slicing. The same method applies to summer squash, recommending potted seedlings to accelerate fruiting.
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Seventh Cavalry
Seventh
Bald Ridge
Bears Paw
Clark’s Fork Canyon
Sand
California
Gulf of Mexico
W. M. Banfill
Iff
Yellowstone County
Polytechnic
Ernest T
Billings Polytechnic Institute Polytechniec
Lewis T
Grace Stone Coates
J. R. Overholser
Louis
Baltoca. Paul
Northern “Pacific Railroad
Biema
Oranary
Ferard
Benten
Worthern “Pamgej Hixpress Ate
Emsateawar Wen Ee ST
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