History of Conrad Buffalo Herd and Its Mammoth Minds
The account recounts how late Mrs. Alicia D. Conrad preserved Montana buffalo lore. It describes Allard dragging a newborn calf from the herd to safety, and notes the herd’s memories of injuries and friends. It details the first private Montana buffalo herd, the sale to Canada, and the Kalispell Conrad herd. It covers herd management, feeding, culling aging bulls, and notable bulls Sir Donald and Kalispell Chief. It ends with Kalispell Chief’s corn patch antics and dramatic crate scene during shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Alicia D. Conrad
Pablo
Montana
Pablo- Allard
Flathead Reservation
Canada
Charles Conrad
Kalispell
Flathead Valley
Gibson Brothers
Yakima
Sir Donald
Conrads
Banff
Frizzle Top
United States
Ravalli
Sacajawea Monument Rededication at Three Forks
A Three Forks ceremony honors Sacajawea with civil officials teachers and Daughters of the American Revolution. Lon Cook of Milwaukee railroad recruited Chief Ta-Wah of the Flatheads to reenact John Colter’s famed 1808 flight from Blackfeet warriors, culminating in Colter’s escape and legendary feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Cook
Milwaukee Railroad
Sacajawea
Cook
Northwest
Ta-Wah
Flatheads
John Colter
Lewis & Clark
Colter
Man Colter
al Cheman
Three Forks
Lewis and Clarke
Northern Plains
Mont
Heroic Buffalo and Bull Lockjaw at Concluding Crate Fight
A dramatic account describes 20 men breaching a heavy cedar gate to corner a huge buffalo, forcing it into a crate by sheer perseverance. The scene shifts to the Conrad herd where two bulls fought for 24 hours, one dying from wounds and cows trampling the dying bull, leaving a grisly aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Nine Killed in January Automobile Accidents Across State
In January the state logged 459 deaths and 713 births. Automobile crashes killed nine people, with incidents scattered across Great Falls Bozeman Jefferson County Livingston Pondera County Butte and Yellowstone County. Communicable diseases claimed 47 lives including tuberculosis influenza scarlet fever and other illnesses. The Latter Day Saints church reports 85 seminaries across five western states. A London speaker lamented that love in a cottage is a thing of the past.
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L. L. Benepe
Division of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Great Falls
Bozeman
Jefferson County
Livingston
Pondera County
Butte
Yellowstone County
Latter Day Saints Church
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flathead Indian Reservation
Allard
Conrad Bank
Flathead Range
Kalispell Chief
Jo-Ah
Le-Moo
Rocky Mountains
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