Death and deceit along the Marias in 1882 frontier tale
A Montana frontier tragedy unfolds after two gold seekers Osborne and Scott quarrel over an Indian maid at Healy's Crossing on the Marias river. A shot ends Osborne's life, while Scott becomes a fugitive, haunted by Cainish stigma.
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Aaron
Bryan Osborne
Judd Scott
Deer Lodge Valley
Marias River
Healy’s Crossing
Montana
Bryan
Briney) Osborne
Cain
Osborne
Scott
Deer Lodge
Healy
Missy
Joe Pickett
Pickett
Tragedy of Osborne and Scott in Montana Frontier
In a Montana tale of rival love and survival, Scott and Osborne feud over an Indian maiden. After escalating threats and a wintering standoff, Osborne dies in a staged confrontation with Scott, who flees as lynch rumors sweep the settlement. Coal mines in Great Britain benefit from recent trade deals with Scandinavia and Germany.
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Great Britaan
Germany
Montanans Inc names Campbell executive VP and manager
L. A. Campbell elected executive vice president and manager of Montanans Inc with Howard Toole named to the board to replace the Missoula seat. Mrs. Mabel Bingaman elected secretary and treasurer as the group expands activities. Campbell resigns from Northern Pacific Railway to devote full time to Montanans Inc. Delegates to the U S Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington, D C were appointed by the board: Dr E M Larson Great Falls O S Warden Great Falls R C Bricker Great Falls John Dexter Bozeman L A Campbell Missoula W A Campbell Helena.
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L. A. Campbell
Montanans, Inc
F. B. Connelly
Billings
The
Campbell
Missoula
Howard Toole
Mabel Bingaman
Connelly
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
E. M. Larson
Great Falls
O. S. Warden
R. C. Bricker
John Dexter
Bozeman
W. A. Campbell
Helena
Fog Buster Hidden Within Old Coffin Box
In Harlowton during 1902 to 1907 the giant known as Fog Buster or McAldoon swamped saloons and made coffin boxes. Deputy Sheriff Rowe Johnson paid him for funeral boxes while winter delayed payments, until a spring heist revealed the same coffin box used for multiple burials.
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Harlowton
Rowe Johnson
Johnson
Meagher
Sheriff Johnson
Fog Buster
White Sulphur Springs
Winter
Waal
Bitter Root Rancher Ole Erickson Dies After Cow Trampling
Ole Erickson, a longtime Bitter Root district rancher in the Lolo area, died in Missoula after being gored and trampled by a cow while examining a newborn calf. He had lived in the district for over 30 years and was taken to Missoula hospital after the incident.
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Bitter Root
Ole Erickson
Lolo
Missoula
Erickson
Missoula Hospital
Mr. Erickson
Great Comet Visible by Day Over United States
A great comet could be seen in daytime across the United States on February 8 1843. The sight drew attention from observers and residents as the celestial event lit the daytime sky.
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United States
Cop's Vocabulary Enriched As Turkey Lost
Butte police officer Tom Calpin learns a new meaning for an old word when a miner reports losing his turkey a bag of clothes. The officer asks if the bird is dead or alive, then realizes the term refers to the miner’s belongings.
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Tom Calpin
Butte
Calpin
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Arn
William Fylnn
William Flynn
Cascade County Sheriff’s Highway Patrol
Cascade County
Henry Croft
Monarch
Ubal Landry
Belt
Jewett Grubb
Cascade
Campbell Heads Montanans, Inc
Warlowton
McAldoon
Cop
Turkey
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