Founder of Norris Montana Shaped Town and Its Morals
The 65 year old reminiscence recalls Alexander Norris as a stern reformer who built Norris Montana as a sober counterpoint to nearby Red Bluff. He stopped drinking, regulated town morals, prospected the Revenue mine, and fostered cattle wealth while facing local resentment and rumors of foul play in his later years. Dick Landis, a friend, recalls Norris as principled and misunderstood.
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Red Bluff
Virginia City
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Sam
Dick Landis
Ealing
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Alexander Norris
Pennsylvania
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Stuart
Ennis
Norris Club
Roosevelt Memorial Aims to Honor Theodore Roosevelt in Montana
William Boyce Thompson leads a national drive to raise 5 million dollars for a Roosevelt memorial with Montana allotted 25000. Senator Kennedy heads the Montana branch as editor Martin J. Hutchens notes Roosevelt’s deep affection for the state and its cattle plains, Norris town and Warm Springs memory.
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William Boyce Thompson
Martin J. Hutchens
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Montana Yesteryear Highlights From The Press
Recollections report hay and seed wheat prices in Livingston and Galata. Kolin bank opens as typhoid expansion ends. Anaconda lodge theft nets 400. Deco updates include Cody Wyoming monument plans and Roosevelt memorial fund drive in Helena with state participation.
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