Anton Holter’s Ramshorn mill and Montana pioneer business
Anton M. Holter helped erect and operate Montana’s first sawmill in Ramshorn gulch near Virginia City. He and partner Evenson built improvised machinery, faced shortages and theft, and later expanded to multiple mills and a lumber trade, elevating Holter to a leading Montana citizen and business figure.
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Anton Holter
Montana
Ramshorn Gulch
Virginia City
Anton M. Holter
Holter
Iowa
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Idaho Territory
Montana Territory
Placer Country
Bannack
Evenson
Nevada City
Alder Gulch
Placer
Snake River
Idaho
Lawrence Machine Company
American Fur Company
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Colorado Creek
Helena
Last Chance Gulch
Two Guns White Calf Dies After Long Glacier Park Role
Two Guns White Calf, famed for the buffalo nickel and as a Glacier National Park fixture, died at the Blackfeet Indian Hospital after a flu illness. Born 1872 at Fort Benton, he promoted the park for Great Northern Railway and hosted guests at the entrance hotel during summers. Survived by brother James White Calf, sister Mrs Louis Two Stab, and wife mother of Levi Berd and Phoebe Labreche.
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Glacier National Park
Great Northern Railroad
Blackfeet Indian Hospital
Glacier Park
Park
Two Guns
Great Northern
White Calf
Fort Benton
White Cal
James White Calf
Louis Two Stab
Levi J. Berd
Phoebe Labreche
Montana Receives 18 CCC Camps For Summer Quota
Robert Fechner announced state allocations for the Civilian Conservation Corps summer camps. Montana is allotted eighteen camps with twelve additions and a 2,200 man quota. Wyoming gets nineteen new camps and 550 men. Idaho receives seventy camps with 52 additions and 3,400 men.
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Montana
CCC
Robert Fechner
Emergency Conservation
Citizens Conservation Corps
Wyoming
Idaho
Texas Farmers Terracing Million-Acre Effort to Halt Erosion
Texas farmers are terracing about 1,000,000 acres annually to control soil erosion. The practice aims to reduce runoff and preserve farmland productivity as conservation programs expand across the state.
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Texas
O'Donnell Named Purchasing Agent for Montana
John P. O'Donnell formerly assistant state purchasing agent was appointed purchasing agent by Gov. Frank H. Cooney. He succeeds J. E. Murphy who resigned to join a Helena brewery and plans only a brief tenure. The governor called the move a matter of convenience for the office.
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John P
Jack” O'Donnell
Frank H. Cooney
O'Donnell
J. E
Ed” Murphy
Helena
Compensation sought in Billings laundry death case
An application for compensation for the death of Edward D. Cummings who was fatally scalded in a Billings laundry has been filed with the state industrial accident board. Cummings is survived by his widow and children.
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Edward D. Cummings
Billings
State Industrial Accident Board
Cummings
Miners Await Springtime in Virginia City District
J A Johnson of Alder Montana says warm weather will melt the ground and bring heavy mining activity to the Tobacco Mountain range and Alder gulch area from Nevada to Virginia City. Eastern engineers are prospecting old diggings and new dredges are planned for the 1870s era claims including Easton and Missouri properties.
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Gola
Virginia City
J. A. Johnson
Alder, Mont
Butte
Montana
Johnson
Tobacco Mountain Range
Whitehall
Mont
Nevada
Easton
Missouri
Blackfeet Grow Doubtful on Self Government Plan
Report from Rapid City on proposed tribal self government. Blackfeet in Browning express skepticism noting current Indian office control in county government. Charles Reevis cites sheriff and deputies as Blackfeet and questions costs and county taxes under a reservation government. George Kipp named as Browning candidate in April 2 election.
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Rapid City
S. D
Browning
Charles Reevis
Blackfeet
George Kipp
Pensions to be prorated if funds fall short say AG rules
Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle rules that county mothers’ pension funds should be prorated when the balance is insufficient to pay all pensions due in a month. The opinion, requested by Silver Bow county commissioners, suggests the approach is needed in many counties to avoid unfairly shorting some recipients. The text also notes a separate line on perfume chemistry by Mother Nature.
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Raymond T. Nagle
Silver Bow
Nagle
Priest’s Butte Named After Mission Site Choice
A Teton river bluff near Choteau was named Priest’s Butte after missionaries selected the site for a mission in 183. The naming reflects early missionary activity along the river and the region’s exploration history.
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Teton River
Choteau
Navy Blue Nail Spots Spark London Fashion Fad
A new fashion trend emerges in London featuring navy blue spots on red fingernails. The quirky style gains attention in street style and social media, signaling a bold accessory moment for urban fashion enthusiasts.
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London
Bayer Aspirin Quick Relief Promises Neuritis Comfort
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin as fast pain relief for neuritis and headaches. It claims rapid disintegration of a tablet and safe heart health, urging buyers to seek genuine Bayer Aspirin and specify the brand name.
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Bayer Aspirin
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Thomas B. Marquis
Gamble
Coover & McAdow
Holter& Evenson
Denver
White King
Iad
John P. O’donnell
Mother Nature
BAYER
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