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Choteau Acantha

Location

Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1926

Page

7

Pioneering Fort Benton firm shaped Montana trade

Joseph A. Baker of Fort Benton and New Haven dies at 74. A nephew of I G Baker founder, he helped build I G Baker & Co, wartime freighting, steamboats on the Missouri, and a 3500 acre Highwood ranch. The firm, once the Northwest’s largest trader, influenced commerce, banking, and government supply, with branches across Canada and Montana.

Joseph A. Baker Montanua G. Baker ‘& Co Missouri River St. Louia Fort Beaton Montana Northwest J. A. Baker Highwood F. J. Mitchell New Haven Baker St. Louis Territory I. G. Baker & Co Fort Benton J. A. O'Grady Great Falle Dan R. Conway Grim Reaper Chouteau County Old West Warner Beers & Company C. E. Conrad C. B. Conrad C. EB. Conrad W. G. Conrad Ing Conrad Se Ordeo Conrad Gee. A. Baker G. Baker & Co Aetry Fort McLeoud Fort Calgary Canadian ‘Pacific Lrgely With I.G. Baker & Co W. G I. G Baker and Co. EB J. H.conrad Fort Ben Northwesterritory Wackerlin & Co T. J. Todd & Co Alsa First National Bank of Conn James T. Stanford Conrad Banking Co Great Falls Stanford Missouri Red Cloud Benton Colonel McLeoud Yellowstone Union Pacific Railway Mounted Police Canadian Northwest Territories United States Royal Northwest Mounted Police of Canada Fort Walsh Fort McLeod Calary Old Blackfeet Agency Teton River Fort Conrad Henesty J. G. Baker I. @. Baker & Co Murphy-Neel Co Helena Deer Lodge W. H. Todd Todd Murphy, Neel & Co Northwest Mounted Police

Mad Wolves and the Rabies Plot in Early Western Trappers

A reminiscence recalls a harebrained plan to use hydrophobia-infected wolves to decimate wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. The tale links lupa packs, siege-like camps, and guard routines with Larpenteur's account of Fontenelle’s rendezvous and a mad wolf biting men and cattle, leading to a tragic collapse as Holmes vanishes. The piece ends noting Michigan’s Presque Isle County stone quarry.

M. E. Plassmann Washington British Columbia Larpenteur Pierre’s Hole Gros Ventres Campbell Fort William Sublette Missouri Yellowstone Fort Union Robert Campbell Pierre Fontenelle George Holmes Bighorn River Holmes Mr. Fontenelle

Devon Drill Plans for Test Well Edge of North Devon Dome

L C Stevenson head of Stevenson Sunburst oil interests announced plans to drill a test well on the North Devon dome east and south of the Kevii Sunburst field. The center is northeast quarter section 1885-2 about miles north of Devon near the Great Ni railway main line.

Devon L. C. Stevenson Stevenson-Sunburst Oil Interests Great Ni Railway

Pony Definition: Horse Height Under Thirteen Hands

A pony is defined as a horse measuring under 13 hands high. The term distinguishes small horses from larger breeds based on height.

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Messie Harrin, & Co Merrow , Bros Bane Manice I. G. Baker, & Co W. ‘G. Conrad Col Mont. National Guard Valhalla Presque Isle County Michigan
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