Early Montana military body linked to Nez Perce War 1877
Reference to W A Clark organizing the first federal recognised military body in Montana in 1877 during the Nez Perce War. The summary notes state projects under a deficit bill including funds for Flathead irrigation power, Browning school district reimbursement, Milk River construction, Billings and Butte public buildings, Havre post office and court house, and a federal court room addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Clark
Montana
Congress
Flathead
Interior Department
Browning
Glacier County
Milk River
Billings
Butte
Havre
Deer Lodge County
Clark
Montana Volunteer Militia
Montana Territorial
Meagher
John M. Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
Fort Meagher
Fort Howie
Hall Ranch
Meagher County
White Sulphur Springs
Ubet
Helena
General Sherman
St. Louis
Sherman
Joseph
National Guard
Washington
Robert G. Raymer
Jos. K. Toole
Nez Perces
Bozeman
Great Falls
Anaconda
Dillon
Virginia City
Coxey
Kessler
First
Montana Infantry
Old Fort Ellis
Fort Ellis
Montana Volunteers
163Rd Infantry
Montana National Guards
Erastus H. Williams
Nez Perce
Ernest Selway Dies in Butte Montana Woolgrowers Leader
Ernest O. Selway of Dillon, president of the Montana Woolgrowers association, died after a brief illness in a Butte hospital. Survivors include wife in California and two brothers Delos of Dillon and Richard of eastern Wyoming. Funeral services were held in Dillon. Selway, born Oct 14 1870 in Beaverhead County, was a noted breeder and former state legislator and party official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O. Selway
Dillon
Montana Woolgrowers Association
Butte
Great Falls
Selway
House of the State Assembly
Senate
Republican State Committee
Tourists Say Highways Good Across Montana Visit
Two Illinois tourists passed through Malta on a first of the season auto run, planning a May 1 start but delaying by mild weather and good western roads. They noted excellent prairie routes, work on Phillips county roads, and potential early begins on state highway projects from the Milk River bridge at Malta to Bowdoin Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illnois
Malta
Montana
North Dakota
Phillips County
Lyster & Rathbun
Wagner
Milk River Bridge
Bowdoin Lake
W. H. Mann
Geology Bulletin on Bannack and Argenta Mines Ready
Officials announce bulletin No. 6 Geography and Ore Deposits of Bannack and Argenta Montana is ready for distribution from the Montana School of Mines. The 80 page volume by Dr. Philip J. Shenon includes photographs microphotos and maps and covers about 50 mines and prospects with an outlook for future production. Distribution is 50 cents to partly defray publication costs. Also noted is a note on teaching shoe patterns by correspondence in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bureau of Mines and Geology
Bureau
Bannack
Argenta
Montana
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Philip J. Shenon
U. S. Geological Survey
Bulletin
California Fig Syrup Ad Promotes Child Health
An advertisement features Mrs H I Davis of Kansas City Kansas praising California Fig Syrup for her daughter Aleta. It touts relief from poor appetite and colds, claims the product aids digestion and increases appetite, and urges readers to look for the California name as a mark of genuineness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleta
H. I. Davis
Kansas City
Kans
California
Feyrup
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BIL
Ernest Selway
Montana Woolgrowers
Harry Newell
Dedon
Whitefish
C. W. Pomeroy
Kalispell
Poland
Grace Stone Coates
Illinois
Treasure State
Tona
Lewistown
War Department
West Coast
Camp Merritt
San Francisco
8Th Army Corps
Manila
P. 1
Caloocan
la Loma Church
Malabon
Maycanayan
Marilao River
Guaguinto
Malobos
Calumpet
Baybag River
Lagundi
Apalit
Santos Tomas
San Fernando
Santa Rita
Miles City
Missoula
Charles F. Lloyd
West Point
Chickamaqua Park
Georgia
Harry C. Kessler
G. Kalispell
French
Philip Greenan
Bruce Wallace
West Pointer
William Wallace
New York City
Philippines
Zealandia
Smith
Richards
Carter
Shafter
Union
Market Street
Bannack Ore Bulletin
France
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