Miles City 1898 Troops Depart for War Front
The 22d Infantry under Colonel Bates leaves Fort Keogh on April 21 1898 for Spain era duty. About 450 soldiers plus band and staff travel in nine passenger coaches and several boxcars. Captain Brown enlists volunteers from Miles City to a full company and John S. Truscott assists, praised by Montana Adjutant General J. W. Drennan for drilling and readiness.
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Montana
Lou” Grill
Miles City
Fort Keogh
Lame Deer
Ashland
Spain
Custer Rangers
22D Infantry
Bates
Equippage
Joseph T. Brown
Captain Brown
John S. Truscott
Nelson A. Miles
Truscott
Brown
Saddle maker Joe Sullivan keeps Fort Benton tradition alive
Lon Cook describes Joe Sullivan in Fort Benton Montana a septuagenarian who has made 500 saddles for the Canadian government for the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and still operates from a historic wooden shop once a cowboy rendezvous Sullivan recalls Charlie Russell and pioneer days as Fort Benton eyes a prosperous 1935 with good subsoil moisture boding bumper wheat prospects in central Montana Fort Benton stands as one of the state’s oldest towns with a rich frontier legacy
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Joe Sullivan
Montana
Sullivan
Lon Cook
Milwaukee Road
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Fort Benton
Custer County Rangers Formed Amid Indian Fears in 1898 Mile City
In Miles City during early 1898, citizens organized the Custer County Rangers as a militia response to tensions with the Sioux and to protect the region after Fort Keogh soldiers left. Members included ex-sheriffs, riders, and Indian fighters, pledging no prisoners and threatening action if war resumed, though local agent reported Indians did not engage.
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Dakota
Mood
Delaney
John Whipple
H. A. Scofield
Scotty Phillips
H. G. Potter
Stock Growers Journal
Miles City
Washington
Miles
Indian Bureau
United States
West
Nebraska
Fort Keogh
Lame Deer
Ashland
John 8. Truscott
J. B
Jack) Hawkins
William D
Billy) Smith
Geo. W. Farr
George Sheetz
Walter Martin
Charles le Noir
Clark Tozer
Charles Sexton
C. F. Hedges
E. B. Babcock
Billy McConnell
Custer County Rangers
Rio Grande
Truscott
Spain
Ranger Completes Timber Survey in Absaroka District
Forest Ranger Arthur Cramer of Yellowstone's Absaroka district reports cruising over 10 million board feet in Mill Creek region with assistants E R Augustine and R C OEwart. Timber planned for sale soon. Cramer also studied winter game, noting moose movement from Hell Roarm country and a likely rise in population.
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Arthur Cramer
Yellowstone
Absaroka National Forest
Mill Creek
E. R. Augustine
R. C. O’ewart
Cramer
Hell Roarm
Russell Paintings To Be Sold By Malt a Hotel Owner
Mrs. W. M. Barwarth of Malta plans to sell a valued Russell painting collection and other works to dispose of assets after leaving hotel management. The 37 thousand dollar set includes four Russell pieces linked to Helena and the California Wine House, plus a large L O Kurz canvas and works by Swaim De Camps Osthans. Local sentiment opposes moving the collection from Montana.
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Russell
W. M. Barwarth
Malta
Barwarth
Helena
Patrick Daly
California
Charles M. Russell
Tenderfoot
Montana
Beef Supply Above Normal in Cattle Review
Agricultural Adjustment administration reports market supplies of beef are above normal with cattle and calves on farms only modestly below the 1928 level and near half a million under the long-term average. The text also notes Brooklyn Dodger Nick Tremark as the smallest player in the major leagues at 5 feet 434 inches.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Nick Tremark
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Pere
Standing Rock Agency
Sitting Bull
Porcupine
Cheyenne Indian Agency
Northwest
American Horse
National Capital
Noble
Louis Prineau
Ted
General Foods
Frances Lee Barton
Battle Greek
Mich
M. NM. A
Sue
Dezvous
Charlie Russell
Billings
Australia
Russell Pictures
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