Jocko River Named for Jacques Finlay Frontier Trader
Gladys Mayo recounts how the Jocko River west of Missoula honors Jacques Raphael Finlay an early fur trader in western Montana. Finlay, born about 1768 likely of Chippewa mother, ran forts and traded across the northwest before Lewis and Clark, earning fame from journals of David Thompson and Alexander Ross.
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Gladys Mayo
Missoula
Arlee
Jacques Rachael Finlay
Montana
Lewis and Clark
Jacques Finlay
Northwest
Kipling
Far Northwest
James Finlay Sr
North-West Company
Montreal
James Jr
Jacques
Finlay
Saskatchewan
John McDonald
Garth
Angus McDonald
Salish House
McDonald
Bow River
Hudson's Bay
Jaccot Finlay
Hudson's Bay Co
Jacques Finlay and the Northwest Fur Trade Feats Emphasized
An account details Jacques Finlay as a key North West Company employee who survived attacks on forts by Blackfeet and allies. It notes his role from 1799 to 1806 under David Thompson, his secrecy as a trapper, and ventures across the Rockies to the upper Columbia, shaping early frontier trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-West Co
Hudson’s Bay
Jacques Finlay
John Bozeman
General Custer
Jacques Finlays
Henri Gareaus
First North- West Co
Fur Company
Thompson
Second North-West Co
Fort Des Prairies
Jacques
David Thompson
Finlay
Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Columbia River
Howe’s Pass
Flathead Country
West
William A Coulter Elected Head Western Air Express Company
William A. Coulter, long a major stockholder, is elected president of Western Air Express by the board, with Alvin P. Adams replaced. The board also reelects directors and appoints officers including Leo Dwerlkotte, Charlie James, Thomas Olfe, and Earnest Brown. Expansion plans include new service from Salt Lake City to Yellowstone with a Jackson stop to serve tourism and business travel.
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William A. Coulter
Western Air Express
Alvin P. Adams
Coulter
Pennsylvania
Leo H. Dwerlkotte
Charlie N. James
Thomas Olfe
Earnest H. Brown
Serge F. Ballif Jr
Los Angeles
Charles Boettcher II
Denver
L. H. Dwerlkotte
Harold P. Fabian
Salt Lake City
Alfred Frank
Stanley W. Guthrie
James Q. Newton Jr
William F. Nicholson
Ralph
Dwerlkotte
Charlie N
Jimmie) James
Earnest Brown
Western Air
Thomas Wolfe
Yellowstone Park
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Jackson
Wyo
Grand Teton Mountains
Dude Ranch
Myrna Loy Plans Ranch Restoration in Montana
Actress Myrna Loy, private name Mrs. Arthur Hornblow Jr., will restore her grandfather D. T. Williams 1000 acre cattle ranch near Radersburg Montana. The project aims to return the show place to its former state and use it as a summer home for Loy and her mother Mrs Della Williams with resident plans overseen by Mrs Williams.
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Myrna Loy
To Loy
Radersburg
Helena
Montana
Miss Loy
Arthur Hornblow Jr
Broadwater County
D. T. Williams
Corinne
Utah
Virginia City
Loy
Della Williams
Completion of Dead Man's Basin Project Seen Certain
Bartley M Harlee assistant commissioner and chief engineer of the work projects administration visited Montana to finalize agreements with the state water conservation board and speed project processing. The Musselshell river site near Shawmut will store 52000 acre feet, irrigate 20000 acres, with contracts and work starting within 60 days aided by a Reconstruction Finance Corp loan. Attendees at the recent Butte meeting included E B Donohue Ralph Fifield George Sahinen J C Cory Emil Sandquist G M MacMillan and Joseph B E Parker.
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Dead Man's Basin
Bartley M. Harlee
Work Projects Administration
Washington, D. C
Montana
State Water Conservation Board
Musselshell River
Shawmut
Musselshell
Harlee
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Butte
E. B. Donohue
Helena
The
Water Conservation Board
Ralph Fifield
George Sahinen
J. C. Cory
WPA
Emil Sandquist
G. M. MacMillan
Joseph BE. Parker
Anaconda to Host 1940 State Football Championship Battle
Anaconda's Mitchell stadium will host the 1940 Montana high school football championship on Thanksgiving Day. The board of control awarded the game to Anaconda after bids from Butte and Great Falls. last year the title game was at Billings. The meeting also set centers for 1941 basketball tournaments and approved football parity rules allowing Class AA and A schools to play on equal terms, with a provision for the Class A winner to challenge the Big Six runner-up for the state crown.
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Anaconda
Mitchell Stadium
Montana
Board of Control
Montana High School Association
Livingston
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
Great
Discovery lore ties Lay name to Montana gold finds
The account links Lay with Montana gold discovery and says Francois delivered gold dust to Angus McDonald at Saleesh House as early as 1851. Fran coils is identified as a son or grandson of the daring Jacques.
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Lay
Montana
Francois
Angus McDonald
Saleesh House
Francoils
Jacques
Montana WPA nursery schools report enrollment of 496
The Montana WPA nursery schools show 18 schools with 496 children enrolled for July 1 to December 31, 1939. Clara K. Dugan reports 449 white, 33 Indian, 12 Mexican, 2 negro. schools located in Browning Missoula Deer Lodge Great Falls Fort Benton Lewistown Helena Miles City Sidney Scobey Bozeman with two in Billings and Anaconda and three in Butte.
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Montana
WPA
Clara K. Dugan
Browning
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Lewistown
Helena
Miles City
Sidney
Scobey
Bozeman
Billings
Anaconda
Butte
Montana Future Farmers Convene at State College
The Montana Association of Future Farmers of America will hold its annual convention at Montana State College April 24 to 27 during High School Week. Delegates from 56 chapters will attend with more than 400 members. contests and entertainment include two banquets and concerts by the state FFA band directed by Lou Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Association of Future Farmers of America
Montana State College
Paul Holzer
Stanford
FFA
Lou Howard
Californian displays a million knots on a 14 mile string
A Californian shows a 14 mile string tied with one million knots as a hobby, highlighting his paradoxical pursuit of spare time projects. The item reflects quirky human interest found in the Washington Post quote.
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Washington Post
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Jocko
Jacques Raphael Finlay
Rockies
Pennsylvanian
C. N. James
Western Air Express Company
Jaco
Jocko River
Spokane House
Spokane
Wash
Welchman
Alexander Ross
Far West
Stuart
Ross
David Douglas
Bee
Dease
Douglas
Alvin Adams
Line
Flathead
J. A. Meyers
Meyers
Francois Pin
Om Kary
Kentucky
T'Ny Brook
Tsssaasa
Dead Man’s Basin
Montana Association of Future Farmers
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Rd Ty
Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corporation
New Y York
Ork City
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