Custers 1874 Black Hills Expedition Opens Gold Rush
The 1874 Black Hills reconnaissance led by General George Custer met hostile Sioux resistance yet reported gold in pays on French Creek near Custer City. Horatio Nelson Ross first found payable gold, triggering a rapid mining boom that reshaped Dakota Territory.
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Veterans Administration seeks applicants for emergency conservation
Fort Harrison facility invites veterans to enroll in Emergency Conservation work with a June 24 reporting deadline. Applications are open to able bodied men and special consideration is given to those with dependents. Apply now at the Veterans Administration facility for blanks.
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Montana Mortgage Moratorium Law Ruled Unconstitutional
District Judge William L. Ford sitting in Roundup ruled the Montana mortgage moratorium act unconstitutional in two foreclosure stay cases involving the Security Building and Loan Association of Billings. Judge Stanley E. Felt in Baker issued a similar decision in Franceska Vesel vs Polich Trading Company.
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Canvas Covers Warm Beds Against Frost Says Ag Officials
Tennessee department of agriculture advises using canvas to cover plant beds to raise temperatures by about five degrees and protect tender plants from frost, helping minimize cold damage.
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