George Miller’s 1881 trek to Chateau settler days
Prince Edward Island native George Miller left in 1881 for Montana, riding up the Missouri on the Red Cloud to Fort Benton. He recalls ferrying, freighting to Old Agency Chateau and later claims, a courthouse fire, and his citizenship filing amid frontier peril.
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George Miller
Chateau
Missouri
Fort Benton
Elmee Baird
Bluz- Montana
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Montana
Bismarck
N. D
Miller
Teton County
Mr. Miller
Cheeds
West
West Shore To Be Loaded On the Waiting Train.” Mr. Miller
Red
Cloud
Red Cloud
McLeod
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Star
United States
the Teton
McKnight
Old Agency
Willow Creek
Judge Tatten
Spencer
Washington
Dillon
Teton Country
Jack Miller
Bob Johnson
Jim Peebles
Bob Fabrin
DePue Honored at North Montana Fair Dinner
Harold F. DePue secretary manager of the North Montana fair received a gold watch in appreciation of making the fair the greatest exhibition of its kind in the United States. Gov Frank H. Dooney attended the annual dinner at Great Falls with about 400 supporters, where speakers praised DePue's leadership and the event.
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Harold F. DePue
North Montana
United States
Frank H. Dooney
Great Falls
DePue
State Liquor Board Rejects Purchase of Poor Man's Whisky
Attorney General Raymond T. Nagle urged Montanans to demand a cheaper option from the liquor board after it voted down a plan to buy a carload of so called poor man's whisky. He said the proposed blend of 20 percent rye and 80 percent neutral spirits could be sold at about 1.25 a quart.
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State Liquor Control Board
Raymond T. Nagle
Montana
Liquor Control Board
Rip-Rapping and Track Repair Move West of St. Regis
Northern Pacific crews have completed rip rapping and track improvement on the Coeur d Alene branch west of St. Regis damaged by December floods. Now work shifts to the main line between Nine Mile and St. Regis using about 40 cars of rock.
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Northern Pacific
Coeur d’Alene
St. Regis
Nine Mile
Warrior of Charlot Dies at Arlee Home
Indian Jim known as James Sapier dies at his Arlee home after a long illness. He was once a warrior of Chief Charlot during Flathead occupancy of the Bitter Root valley and spent summers near Stevensville where he was well known among whites.
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Jim
Charlot
Bitter Root Valley
Arlee
James Sapier
Stevensville
CCC Workers May Remain Until 1935
The director of emergency conservation work says the president has authorized the continuation of the Civilian Conservation Corps to March 31, 1935, as permitted by law.
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CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
Soil Loss Hits US Farms Hard
An estimated one and a half billion tons of soil wash from US fields annually, causing about 400 million dollars in losses each year. The figure highlights ongoing erosion concerns affecting agriculture and land management efforts nationwide.
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United States
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Teton
Riel
Mounted Police
Ieaders
Conoco
Serores
NEC
Web
P.M
S.T
C.S.T
M.S.T
Conoco Bronze
Tony Sarg
Harold F. DE Pue
State Liquor Board
Federal Forest Service
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