White Sulphur Springs property history notes
Historical item outlines ownership at White Sulphur Springs. It mentions James Brewer acquiring the property by location and William Parberry purchasing the springs in 1877, with references to the watering place known as Wampum Water by local Indians and the coming of the White Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brewer
R. William Parberry
T. E. Collins
Aaron Hershfeld
Henry Sieden
Dr. Parberry
A. W. Sins
Robert Coburn
Louis Heitman
R. N. Sutherlin
Rocky Mountain Husbandman
White Sulphur Springs
Rocky Mountains
Great Northwest
White Sulphur Springs Association
L Sabinger
Diamond
Central Park
Major Spatz Lands at Great Falls Following Montana Air Parade
Major Carl Spatz stepped from his pursuit plane at Great Falls Municipal Airport and posed for photographers as the 95th Army Pursuit Squadron arrived from Glasgow en route to join remaining elements crossing Montana. The piece also chronicles Meagher County's Springs property history from early Indian use to recent ownership changes and development plans led by Arthur F. Conrad and BR Ringling interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Spats
Great Falls
Conrad
Stanley Smith
Smith Brothers
Martinsdale
California
Smith Ranch
William Smith
R. T. Ringling
Meagher County
Mr. Ringling
Artist Johnson of Indiana Honored for Russell Memorial Model
J. M. Johnson, former farmer from Indiana, created a memorial hall statue model of Charles M. Russell that earned an honorable mention from the commission selecting the model. The article notes Johnson’s adult life, residence, and artistic studies, along with a long digression on White Sulphur Springs history and related figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Johnson
Indiana
Memorial Hall
Charles M. Russell
Edmund L. Lincoln
Great Falls
Whitewater
Phillips County
Johnson
Stillwater
Red Lodge Road bids open June 26 for 37 mile project
The Bureau of Public Roads will open bids June 26 for sections A and B of the Red Lodge Cooke City road at an estimated cost of 1 million dollars. Plans will be available this week in Missoula. awards to be made at the Portland district offices by W H Lynch. The 37 mile project includes extensive earthwork and concrete and must start within 10 days with 475 days allotted for completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Roads
Red Lodge
Cooke City
Missoula
Bureau
Portland
W. H. Lynch
Vets Hospital in Helena Faulted as Disgraceful
National VFW leader Paul C. Wolman said the Helena veterans hospital is a disgrace to the state, blaming fund-handlers rather than staff or Montanans. He and William Wedgewood toured the Helena site and discussed conditions with department heads after arriving in Missoula. The story also notes Clay deposits in Saskatchewan and Canada being developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Hospital
Helena
Paul C. Wolman
Baltimore
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Missoula
Montana
Wolman
William Wedgewood
Wedgewood
Saskatchewan
Canada
Rayon Consumption In Germany Increases
Rayon consumed in Germany last year weighed 66,000 pounds, reflecting a 20 percent rise from 1929, signaling growing textile material use in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pioneer Justice of Peace Waddell Recalls Montana’s Early Days
The article profiles T J Waddell born 1856 in Beavertown Illinois who moved west at 19, arriving in Montana in 1878. It recounts cattle and sheep drives, Judith river crossings, Clegg and Morrison settlements, the desert land act, and Waddell’s later life as Stanford Montana’s justice of the peace and blacksmith with a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.J. Waddell
Montana
The
Judith
Martinsdale
Fort Benton
Judith River
Helena
Cameron
Cleggs
Waddell
Delter
Sage Creek
Harry Kendall
Morrison
Charles Russell
Russell
Monty
Marcus Daly
Beavertown
Alta City
Utah
Cottonwood Canyon
Emma Montgomery Waddell
Springfield
Stanford
Grasshoppers Seen as Serious Menace in Montana
J R Parker of the U S Bureau of Entomology at Montana State College warns grasshoppers may devastate Montana this year unless preventive steps are organized quickly. He identifies likely outbreak sites from Centennial valley to Beaverhead and Missoula counties and notes rising populations in Powder River and nearby counties. Delays in control risk county wide outbreaks in 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Montana
Nevada
California
J. R. Parker
U. S. Bureau of Entomology
Centennial Valley
Red Rock
Henry's Lake
Beaverhead
Missoula
Rayalli, Lake
Flathead
Martin
Havre
Dakota
Parker
Powder River
Carter
Custer
Fallon
Wibaux
Dawson
Richland
Mr. Parker
Army air force flyer Irvin Woodring's notable career and feats
Lieut. Irvin A. Woodring commanded the planes of the 95th pursuit squadron. He stopped at Glasgow and Great Falls en route to the Pacific coast. He won the 1927 Mitchell trophy, survived the Three Musketeers, joined the Question Mark refueling flight in 1929, and became a Caterpillar Club member in 1930 after a parachute jump from a pursuit ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin A. Woodring
95Th Army
Glasgow
Great Falls
Pacific Coast
Caterpillar Club
North Montana fair to draw exhibitors from across northwest
The North Montana fair at Great Falls August 24 28 plans broad exhibitor interest with inquiries to secretary-manager Harold F DePue. Out of state livestock breeders eye a northwest circuit and Montanans like W G Bohart J H Carmichael and A O Schulz & Co plan county and regional displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Great Falls
Harold F. DePue
Great Falls Fair
DePue
Northwest
Frank E. Pellissier & Sons, Inc
Whittier
Calif
Pau F. Wolph
Poland
Evoca
Neb
W. G. Bohart
Bozeman
J. H. Carmichael
Augusta
B. C. White
Buffalo
A. O. Schulz & Co
Lincoln
Gallatin County
Lewis and Clark
Pondera
Teton
Chouteau
England's Mrs Willmott Turns 100 Loves Horse Racing
Mrs. Sarah Willmott of England recently celebrated her centennial birthday. Her favored topic of conversation is horse racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Willmott
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Major C. Spatz
Grace Stone Coates
Meagher
Arthur F. Conrad
BR. T. Ringling
Smith River Valley
Smith River
Gaddis
Fort Logan
Brewer's Springs
James S. Brewer
Benton
Parberry
New Springs Company
Jonas Higgins
Diamond City
Luke Wright
Great Falls Tribune
R. N. Sutheetin
First National Bank of
Conrad-Stanford Company
Richard T. Ringling
Ringling’s
Circus
Vets’ Hospital
Helena Ward
Washington
A. Dev
Investors Syndicate
Metshi Bank
Buildie Butte
Jefferson County
Idaho
Missouri River
Horse Shoe Bend
Aspen
Mr. Waddell
X. Biedler
Ames Bieiee
Biedler
Clegg
E. J. Morrison
Maine
Philwee
Stam
Lieut. Woodring
Great Fairg Tribune
Northern Fair
North Montana Exposition
Calgary
Alberta
Cary
Satanry
Wielt
Lelepia
Sroend
Hs Bank
Feada
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