Vanderbilt Kin of Financier Joined Vigilantes in Montana
The narrative follows John Vanderbilt a relative of a prominent financier who traveled from California to Montana with a wagon train in 1862. In a Pacific Springs encounter a murdered emigrant's companion named Young confronted J S Scott over a team dispute resulting in Young's fatal shot and Scott's death, then the train moved on to camp as another train arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilts
Thangil
Cornelius
William K. Vander
Pe Califdes
O Ru
Montana
John Vanderbilt
California
Pacific Springs
Wye
Denver
Vanderbilt
Central City
Colo
Young
Plains
Col
J. G. Vanter
J. A. Reed
Banty
Scott
Vawter
Pacific
Reed
Fle Young
Dun
Buck
Blodgett
Oregon
Bitter Root
Victor
Fort Owen
Bannack
Northwest
Million-Dollar Flood Loss Reported as Reed Relates Young Killing
The account details a wagon train saga where Young is tried by a six-member jury after Reed accuses him of cold-blooded murder in the death of Scott. Vanderbilt and Vawter defend him, but Reed’s account prevails. Young is executed by firing squad. The narrative follows Vanderbilt’s and companions’ perilous westward trek, rescue by soldiers, encounters with French trappers and Indians, later gold discoveries, and Vanderbilt’s pivotal role in early Montana history.
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Reed
Young
California
Vanderbilt
Vawter
Scott
Banty
Green River
Oregon
Soda Springs
Sngly
Snake River
Firsts of Silver Bow County Butte Montana 1880s events
A chronicle of early Butte milestones from 1886 to 1887 includes the first I O G T organized in January, the county’s first marriage to Nathan Davis and Nettie Mendelsohn, and the founding of the Butte Stationary Engineers Lodge No. 1. It notes the arrival of Butte’s first broad gauge oil tank, railroad gauge changes, legal actions, incorporation filings, the first public library, and the opening of the first woman superintendent of schools in Silver Bow. Also listed are early street railway franchises, the largest Montana daily edition to that time, and notable gifts like trees shipped from Salt Lake City for beautification.
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Silver Bow County
Nathan E. Davis
Nettie Mendelsohn
Justice Wilcox
Henry Cohen
H. Barnet
Butte
J. E. Richards
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
First
Butte Public Library
Butte Street Railway
Nelson Bennett
A. Larabie
Tom
Goof Lavelle
Joseph Hyde
B. Rice
E. M. Trask
Montana
Uaele Intermountain
Jimmy July
Granite Street
W. H. Young
East Granite Street
Governor Ayers Signs Water Bonds for Flint Creek Project
Governor Roy E. Ayers signed a 284000 dollar water conservation board bond issue for the Flint Creek Irrigation project in Granite county. The federal grant of 254000 dollars backs the project which will irrigate 40000 acres once finished.
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Roy E. Ayers
State Water Conservation Board
Flint Creek
Granite County
Beer brewing contrast and car key hiding tip
The article compares American beer to English varieties noting less hops and a mild cooking step for the cereal. It also advises hiding a duplicate car key somewhere on the outside of the vehicle to prevent trouble if the carried key is lost.
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Carpenter
Vigilantes
Florence
Idaho
Three Buttes
Jefferson River
Oregon Trail
Florence Trail
Willow Creek
Joe Blodgett
James Stuart
Yellowstone Valley
Bill Fairweather
Stuart
Fairweather
Aldergulch
George Ives
Virginia City
Ives
Commonwealth of Montana
New York State
Commodore Abraham Vanderbilt
John
Self
Isag
Prairie City
Kan
New York
Norris
Madison County
Billings Gazette
Midland Empire Fairgrounds
Seine
Butte Ment
Otel
SAPP
Operes Tee
Anaconda Sales Company
Anaconda
I Aart Butte
Independent Order of Good Templars
Butte Stationary Engineers’ Union
National Association Stationary Engineers
Peg
Santi -Apeetal
Powtal
Wee
Butte Ministerial Association
Utah and Northern
Boston and
Montana Copper Mining and Smelting Company
Recorder of
Deeda
Scheols
Mary BR. Layton
Lee Mantle
Salt Lake City
Semater Mantle
Butte Volunteer Fire Brigade
Henry McMurphy
Butte City Fire Department
J. H. McCarthy
Suree Jrl
General Foods
Billings
Bozeman
Helena
Wm. B. Finlay
First National Bank
Great Falls
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