Indian Scare at Bozeman in 1865 Recalls Sioux Attack
Mrs W J Beall recounts the 1865 Indian scare when settlers fled Bozeman after a warning of Sioux danger. Crow allies joined pursuit across the divide, Colonel Kimball killed, and the community sheltered in a log hotel while peace returned near Livingston. Detroit: Six armed men bound a warehouse watchman and stole 20 barrels of whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Pioneers’ Society
Gallatin County
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
W.J. Beall
Bozeman
Main Street
Bozeman Avenue
Masonic Temple
Messrs
Stafford and Rice
Colonel Kimball
Third Avenue North
Main and
Divide
Livingston
Yellowstone
Big
Detroit
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement touts Freezone as a fast corn remover that stops pain instantly and lets you lift the corn away with fingers. A small bottle costs a few cents and claims to remove hard and soft corn and toe calluses without soreness.
Libby Montana’s Gold Beginnings and Early Towns
Libby Montana rose from placer gold discovery in 1885 leading to two towns the old Town and the new Libby. Early routes were the Highwater and Buffalo Bill trails with prospectors, settlers, and merchants shaping the fledgling community near Libby creek and the Kootenai river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Herbst
Libby
Lincoln County
Northwest
Mecca
Kalispell
Spokane
Lincoln Highway
Montana
Civilization
Kootenai River
Leigh Gulch
Kootenai
Walla Walla
Vermillion Creek
B. F. Howard
Buffalo Hill
John Leigh
George Reider
Burton
Matt Conners
Jimmy Powers
Jan Eisenberg
Howard
Shearer
Libby Creek
Jan Lbisenberg
Lynche
Pleasant Valley
Placer Ground
George Good
McMillan
Bull Lake
Thompson Falls
Libby Country
Great Northern Railway
Harry Howard
James Horton
Oliver Woodcoe
Hoodoo Joe
Patrick Dolan
Pat Delaney
Smead
Northern Pacific
Bull River
Bulli Lake
Troy
Kootenai Fails
Ashley Creek
Smith Valley
Fisher River
J. Neils Lumber Company
Old Town
John P. Wall
Neff & Plummer
New York
Missoula
Demersville
Great Falls
Neff
Jennings
Fort Steel
California and Montana Trading Company
A. C. Sheldon
E. L. Reed
Theodore H. Dean
John Burka
Allen B. Johnston and Co
F. W. Hall
Front Street
Chicago & Montana Mining Company
West Libby
Dawson Lumber Company
Merrill
Wisconsin
Mrs. Fields
Montana Prospects Impress North Western Rail Chief
A. B. Smith of St Paul, new Northern Pacific passenger traffic manager, tours Montana and reports extraordinary development. He cites low land values, stable mortgages, rising mining and smelting industries, and announces homeseekers rates as part of an effort to draw settlers to Montana. He foresees rapid recovery and expansion in the Northwest as service improves and fares drop for Yellowstone travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Smith
St. Paul
A. M. Cleland
Northern Pacific
Montana
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Western Line
Mr. Smith
Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
West
Smith
Northern Pacific Railway
Northwest
Northern Pacific Service
Yellowstone Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flathead River
William A. Hillis
Dawson Lumber Co
Julius Neils
Libby Lumber Company
Lincoln
Oriental Limited
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