Stevens Links Blackfeet Peace to Gros Ventres Accord
In 1853 Isaac I. Stevens sought a peaceful path between Blackfeet and Gros Ventres after a Blackfeet war party killed a Gros Ventre and a horse theft. At Fort Benton he learned of a feud with the Gros Ventres over a marriage and murder, and he convened a council on the Milk River offering settlement in exchange for reparation to end hostilities and aid exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac I. Stevens
Washington Territory
Mississippi River
Puget Sound
Meriwether Lewis
Stevens
Selish
Fort Union
Missouri
Montana- North Dakota Line
Bitter Root
Gros Ventres
Milk River
Fort Benton
Donelson
Blackfeet
Benton
Missoula Girl and Joplin Boy Win State Declamatory Contests
Clara March McLeod of Missoula won the girls' declamatory contest and Ronald Kidd of Joplin won the boys' title at the annual interscholastic track meet held on the State university campus. Genevieve McDonald of Anaconda finished second in girls, with Charlotte Yeager of Antelope third. in boys, Bill Roth of Helena was second and Floyd Chapman of Great Falls third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara March McLeod
Missoula
Ronald Kidd
Joplin
Genevieve McDonald
Anaconda
Charlotte Yeager
Antelope
Bill Roth
Helena
Floyd Chapman
Great Falls
Helena Students Win National Defense Essay Honors
Two Helena students led the national defense essay contest results in Montana. Patricia Shannon captured first place for junior high, with Otra Warner of Mosby second and James Williams of Moore third. In senior high, Donald H Van of Helena won first, Ruth Madison of Chester second, and Margaret Johnson of Moore third.
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Helena
Bury
Montana American Ceginn
Inhert
Hardin
Aeviiar
Patricia Shannon
Otra Warner
Mosby
James Williams
Moore
Donald H van
Ruth Madison
Chester
Margaret Johnson
Fallon Cowboy Makes Fast Ride
Fallon rancher Bill Holzworth, 30, rode three horses in relays over a 230 mile route from Glendive to Billings in 23 hours to test pony express speeds. He rode each horse 30 miles, used nine rubber shoe sets, and traveled with a supporting truck driven by Art Moe. He plans a San Francisco trip via Spokane, hoping better shoes will shave time, though he faced glare and hard highway conditions at night.
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Bill Holzworth
Fallon
Glendive
Billings
Pony Express
Holzworth
Highway No. 10
San Francisco International Exposition
Art Moe
Romeo
Bay
San Francisco
Spokane
North Dakota
Blackfeet and Gros Ventres Convene at Judith River Council
Stevens leads a cross-tribal council at the Judith River mouth with Bloods Blackfeet Piegans Gros Ventres Nez Perces Kootenai Pend O'Reilles and Flatheads to seek armistice and outline treaty terms. Delays in supplies and horse thefts test diplomacy while Low Horn and others discuss peace and numbers.
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Stevens
Low Horn
Gros Ventres
Blackfeet
Piegans
Nez Perces
Kootenai
Pend O’reilles
Flatheads
Judith River
Washington
Montana
Divide
Grass Valley
Judith
Nez Perce
Joseph
Canada
Fort Benton
American Pur Company
Fur Company
Doty
Little Dog
Elk Rivers
Saskatchewan
Bull Head
Pend O'Reilles
Teasser
Father
Site of Big Hole Battlefield to Be Cleaned and Beautified
N E Walkerson of Hamilton announces planned improvements to the Big Hole battlefield site. Hugh Peyton, Yellowstone National Park assistant chief ranger, will lead cleanup efforts and relic restoration for a museum display. Wilkerson aims to locate and recover relics and credits earlier caretakers like Tom Sherrill while noting Sherrill’s death and scattered kin. He invites tips and relics for reunification with the monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole Battle Ground
N. E
Than) Walkerson
Hamilton
Wilkerson
Hugh Peyton
Yellowstone Park
National Park Service
Forest Service
Tom Sherill
Big Hole
Mr. Sherrill
California
Washington
Battle Ground Monument
Peyton
Bitter Root Valley
Glacier
Fossil Beds Draw Attention From Havre Paleontologist Visit
Frank E. Runkel of Havre with fossils visits Chicago’s Field Museum where curators show two new tooth types. Officials plan possible Field Museum expedition to badlands near Havre next summer and discuss constructing a diorama and hotel display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Runkel
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Havre
Runkel
Field Museum
A. B. Corey
McCann-Erickson Co
Ford National
Field
Elmer S. Riggs
Badlands
Missouri River
Riggs
San Francisco
Native Treaty Brings Peace Between Blackfeet and Allies
After years of conflict the two sides agreed on hunting lands and friendship. Little Dog, a Piegan chief, allowed access to northern grounds warning of possible clashes with north Blackfeet. The treaty united the tribes, ended bloody raids, and kept the Sioux and Chief Joseph conflicts neutral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Little Dog
Joseph
Pioneer Printer J Nort White Dies in Lewistown
J Nort White aged 70, longtime Montana printer and former leader in labor circles, died at his stepson Joe Steiner’s Lewistown home after years of declining health. Born in Kingston Ontario in 1869 he worked at The Great Falls Tribune and Montana Record-Herald before moving to Lewistown four years ago. He served on the executive board of the Montana Federation of Labor and was a past Moose lodge leader in Montana. He is survived by his widow, stepson, and brother Ford of Spokane.
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J. Nort White
Moose Lodge
Montana
Joe Steiner
Lewistown
Montana Federation of Labor
Kingston
Ont
Great Falls Tribune
Helena
Montana Record-Herald
Ford
Spokane
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Platheads
James Doty
Bow River
Lame Bull
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Dana Kealani
Havre Chamber of Commerce
Hill County Commissioners
Kentucky
Joseph S. Finch & Co., Inc
Schentey, Pa
Anaconda Sales Company
Anaconda, Mont
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