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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
7
Read notes recounting Calamity Jane as a frontier figure tied to Wild Bill Hickok, with claims about her origins and harsh life. The piece sketches her upbringing, rough frontier environment, and early experiences in western camps and cow towns shaping her legend.
The article chronicles Calamity Jane as a bold frontierswoman who wore men’s clothes, protected wagon trains, and faced Indian attacks with a Six shooter. It details her ties to Wild Bill Hickok, rumored offspring Bell Star, and a later life spent moving between Deadwood and other frontier towns.
A portrait recalls Calamity Jane from the frontier to Deadwood and Billings. She nursed the sick during a smallpox era, showed bravado in a store incident, and later drifted between Deadwood and Billings while living on charity. A monument now marks her burial beside Wild Bill.
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd names J Charles Yule and E L Richardson as president and general manager in the latest organizational notes.
A 1885 roundup near Crow Rock creek led to the naming of White's creek after Miles City wrangler Kid White was thrown from his horse into a mud hole near the creek bed. Tom Phelps joked he had found a place to own a creek, and the name stuck with the spring still called White's Creek spring.
Northwest refinery at Cut Bank will market the new gasoline as Tin's Special. Amy J. Maher Whitefish city treasurer won 500 dollars for the top name in a Montana contest. Vernon A. Bechard Great Falls earned 300 dollars for Ginger Gas. Jack Cockrell Galata area farm youth won 200 dollars for Nitrolene. About 7 000 to 8 900 Montanans submitted names.
State Auditor John J. Holmes creates an administrative expense fund for the unemployment commission. It receives a $21,269 federal check to cover office equipment and salaries of $3,269. The commission starts operations July 1, collects payroll tax from employers, and awards monthly unemployment benefits for a set period.
Carol Stewart of Missoula is appointed chief accountant for the Montana unemployment compensation commission. The appointment was announced by Chairman Barclay Craighead.
Seasonal kitchen note advises careful jelly making to prevent weeping. Emphasizes using fully ripe fruit strawberry juice and precise measurements, timing, and proper sealing. Includes recipes for strawberry jelly and rhubarb strawberry jam with pectin and paraffin sealing guidelines.
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