Ruby Valley raid memory and Nez Perce war fever
Historic account recalls the Bannack Nez Perce raid on Ruby Valley in 1878. It describes horse theft, settlers fleeing to safety, and a tense defense led by Colonel Callaway as warriors gathered near Belmont Springs and along the Ruby River. The narrative blends personal memory with wider frontier conflict and Indian depredations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Valley
Madison Couey
Lew L. Callaway
Joseph
Idaho
Montana
Neztee
Bannacks
Penemoe
Jasa
Colonel Callaway
Mr. Buck Indian
Buck
Squaw
Alaye
Puller Springs
Raymond
By & Etsy
Tas
Lane
Child
Belmont Par
Bow
Kentucky
Belmont Park
Wadsworth Dies in Falls from Prominent Boston Family
Oliver F. Wadsworth Jr., 62, insurance man and real estate dealer of Great Falls since 1888, died at his home after a long Montana residence. Survived by two sisters and three brothers. among relatives are Eliot Wadsworth, former Red Cross director and Treasury official. He moved from Minneapolis to Helena, then Great Falls, contributing to local development and capital attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Fairchild Wadsworth, Jr
Great Falls
T. R. Sullivan
Guy Waring
Boston
Aton
Massachusetts
Eliot Wadsworth
American Red Cross
East
Mr. Wadsworth
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Harvard University
Wadsworth
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rose Miller
Richard Fitzgerald
Engineer Studies Bridge Pier Depths at Missouri River Site
Engineer F. H. Bailey of the state highway commission supervises a crew at the Power Plant ferry on the Missouri river in Fergus county. They take soundings with a core machine to determine pier depths for the upcoming Power Plant bridge, drilling under the river bed to reach solid shale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Bailey
State Highway Commission
Missouri River
Fergus County
Beeteiripa
Madison County Figures and a Montana Politician
The narrative recounts a rugged pioneer who survived winter, raised a family amid hardship, and later joined a cattle business in Ekalaka with Henry Elling and Simeon R. Buford. It notes his marriage to Mrs. Farwell of Nevada in Alder Gulch and his 1900 election to the Custer county legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell
Nevada
Alder Gulch
Ekalaka
Henry Elling
Simeon R. Buford
Shoemaker Accepts Casper Base for Oregon Trail Memorial Work
James A. Shoemaker, former Midland Empire and Billings club official, becomes field representative for the Oregon Trail Memorial association and sets Casper Wyoming as his headquarters. He previously led publicity efforts in Billings and Helena, promoting state fairs and the Custer battle anniversary. The group plans a covered wagon centennial event near independence rock with Boy Scout support and a nationwide trek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Empire Fairs
Billings Commercial Club
Casper, Wyoming
James A. Shoemaker
W. D. Caldwell
Caldwell- Shoemaker Company
Billings
Oregon Trail Memorial Association
Casper
Wye
Caldwell-Shoemaker
Mr. Shoemaker
W. Caldwell
Northwest
Shoemaker
Montana
Oregon Trail
Pei
Desert
The
Trail Association
Ad Ooe National Boy Scout
Ee Eeeemeai Oe
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Thei Sedeh Awe
Heromes
Sweetwater
Centennial
Red Rock
Rockies
Helena
C. F. Wadsworth
Falls
Charley
Broadhead
Bill O'Neill
Ace
Curtis D. Newbury
Rob Creek
Mexico
Newbury
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Peome Threeah Aires Metel Associate
N. J. Christie
Guy Weadick
Maer
the Stampede
RE. L. Richardson
Board of Trade
Waterton Lakes National Park
J. A. Shoemaker
Conocoland
Conoco Travel Bureau
America
Ozerke
Passport Service
Travel Information
Conoco
Ravel
eBureau
Conoco Travel
Conece Travan Bumavu
Glenarm Press
Denver
Plesse
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