Social Life in Miles City Amid Westward Pioneering Days
Mrs. Decker of Billings recalls Miles City 55 years ago as a lively social hub with grand balls at the MacQueen hotel and Fort Keogh bands. Youngsters danced through blizzards after a Rosebud party, helped build a church, and endured vigilante turmoil as the town tamed itself from lawless days.
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Glendolin Damon Wagner
Decker
Billings
Kansas
Joseph Miner
Pioneers
Milles City
Mac-Queen Hotel
Fort Keogh
Miles City
MacQueen Hotel
Sousa
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Eliza
Rosebud
Allertons
Allerton
Miless
J. J. Graham
Palmer Street
Ater
Ctive
Billy Courtney
Harry Bachelor
C. Logan
Whitney
Miner Place
Miner
Vienna
Milas City
Tongue
Missouri
Beidler
United States
Montana Territory
Rigney
Cosmopolitan
Iimsy
John Chinnock
Isla
Nantes
Montana Yesteryears Local News May 1919 Highlights
Bozeman plans a $100000 theater with the wardens Conley arranging for convict theater stage gear ordered. Corvallis frost damage hits Bitter Root orchards. Hill county crops look strong for a record year. Laurel forms American Bank of Laurel with $25000 cap. Missoula reports first forest fires in Lolo and Flathead regions. Martindale sees ongoing construction including church $15000 and high school $75000 with waterworks $15000. Great Falls wool sale see major producer George Pope sell year’s clip for 50 cents per pound. Ole Osnes declines. Ronan witness John Bartholomay drives car off 40 foot embankment. deputy sheriff defeated in crash.
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Great Falls
George Pope
Montana
Boston
Ole Osnes
Highwood
Knights of Columbus Montana Holds Havre Convention
The Knights of Columbus will hold its Montana convention in Havre May 17 to 19 with about 400 delegates expected. Attendees include W J McGinley supreme secretary and Marin fi Gachivay supreme knight, plus state deputies from neighboring states. The organization lists leaders James W Nugent Victor N Weber J C Mack Edward M Dott Frank B McGrath P I Pauly Rev Thomas F Landy and five district deputies: Leo J Sanders Andrew D Walsh Phil G Greeenan James W Nugent and W N 4 Havre.
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Knights of Columbus
Montana
Havre
al. Sr. Gailmoe
Supreme Council
W. J. McGinley
New Haven
Conn
Ana Marin Fi
Gachivay
North Dakota
Northe
South Dakota
Idaho
Wash—teiou
Goderstood
Viu. A.lic.s
James W. Nugent
Miles City
Victor N. Weber
Deer Lodge
J. C. Mack
Lewistown
Treasuer
Edward M. Dott
Harlowton
Frank B. MicGrath
Anaconda
Butte
Thomas F. Landy
Helena
Phil G. Greeenan
Great Falls
W. N
Platinum deposits near Yellowstone raise cautious prospecting hopes
Montana scientists report small nickel and platinum deposits northeast of Yellowstone Park near the Clark Fork rivers. The bulletin notes deposits are not economically significant now, but further prospecting might uncover larger amounts.
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Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Clark Fork Rivers
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Bureau
Princeton University Geologic Up
Beartoothka
Stillwater
Edward Sampson
A. L. Howland
J. W. Peoples
State Bureau of Mines Andogy
Butte
Princeton
Thomson
Montana
South
Tica
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Old Miles Cty
Main Street
Yesteryears
The
Press of Montana
Bozeman
Dder Lodge
Conley
Hill County
American Bank of Laurel
Laurel
Missoula
Lolo
Flathead
Mardin
Ronan
John Bartholomay
K. C
Montana Organization
Mines Department
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Texas
Conoco Travel Bureau
Denver
Colo
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