Baldy Smith recalls Custer era on Terry expedition in Montana
David B. Baldy Smith of Shelby, longtime Toole County Old-Timers member, recounts marching with Custer during the Terry expedition in 1876. He describes signing on at Fort Lincoln, the Powder River camp, the Rosebud atrocities, and the burial at the Indian Wars Veterans National Cemetery, with Miles and Crook campaigns following.
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Baldy” Smith
Shelby
Custer
Terry
Montana
Marguerite Mamont
David B. “Baldy” Smith
Toole County
Smith
Fort Abercrombie
Fargo
N. D
Yellowstone
Washington
Fort Lincoln
Powder River
Reno
Yellowstone River
Gibbon
Fort Ellis
Far West
The
Rosebud
Seventh Cavalry
Tongue River
Miles City
Glendive
Sitting Bull
Mr. Smith
Lewis and Clark
Glacier Park
Hugh Monroe
St. Mary Lakes
Pierre de Smet
A. W. Tinkham
Waterton Lake
Pumpelly
Rafael Pumpelly
Newport
R. I
Cut Bank
Kootenai Pasess
W. R. Logan
Marias Pass
John W. Stephens
George Bird Grinnell
Forest and Stream
Grinnell
Badger Creek
Marlas
Fort Conrad
Dry Fork
Joe Kipp
Himpham
Red Fitzpatrick
Kipp
Red
Marias
Glacier Waterton Peace Park Dedicated by Leaders
The Waterton Glacier International Peace Park dedication drew Montana Governor John E. Erickson and Alberta Lieutenant Governor Walsh with Rotary officials from both nations. Congressional leaders and Canadian Premier J. E. Brownlee attended, and 12 Montana Eagle Scouts and 2 Alberta King Scouts participated.
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United States
Canada
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Glacier Park Hotel
Rotary International
Rotary
John E. Erickson
Montana
Walsh
Alberta
Charles Mander
Wolverhampton
England
Great Britaan
Scott Leavitt
J. E. Brownlee
J. S. Stewart
M. P. Lethbridge
Canon Middleton
Merbert C. Knight
E. T. Scoven
Glacier Park
King Scouts of
Waterton Lakes Park
British Columbia
Rockies
Waterton Lakes
Calgary Stampede to Run July 11 to 16
The Calgary Exhibition and Stampede in Calgary Alberta runs July 11 to 16 with North American championships for cowboys and a week of thrills. Seven days of races begin July 9 under Pari Mutuel betting. Free accommodation booth at the railway station helps visitors. Over 200000 patrons attend annually from distant places. Montana visitors are urged to travel by road to Calgary then Banff and Lake Louise. For literature write to E L Richardson, general manager.
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Calgary
Alto
Canada
United States
Alberta
Montana
Stampede
Banff
Lake Louise
Alberta-Montana
E. L. Richardson
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede
Alta
Wholesale price index figures for April 1932
The report lists U S Department of Labor index values for April 1932 across sectors: Farm products 49.2 foods 61 hides and leather 75 textile 57 fuel and lighting 70.2 metals 80.3 building materials 72.5 chemicals and drugs 74.4 house furnishings 76.3 and miscellaneous 64.7. A warden later acted as superintendent, living much among Indians and halfbreeds while cultivating outdoor life readings.
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U. S. Department of Labor
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Big Horn
Miles
Fifth Infantry
Eral Crook
Forsyth
Crook
Wyoming
Crazy Horse
Wolf Mountains
Couree
Coulee
Snake Creek
Bear Paw Mountains
Nez Perces
Fort Keogh
Fort Assinniboine
Fort Shaw
Indian Rights’ Association
Blackfoot Reservation
David
Glacier-Waterton Peace Park
House of Representatives Committee On Public Lands
Robert Service
Leavitt
Peace Park
Goodwill Park
Hoover
Brownlee
Stewart
Lethbridge
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Interior
John L. Evans
House Committee On Public Lands
Century Magazine
George Grinnell
John George Brown
Great Rockies
Sokumapi
Sokumani
Lieut. T. Blakiston
British Territory
Pacific
Blakiston
Waterton
Charles Waterton
Eton
Oxford
India
Brown
Dawn Mist Falls
Glacier National Park
Western Canada
Intermountain
Wendell S. Brooks
Intermontain College
Helena, Montana
Alberta Resources
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