VANDALS TARGET OLD NEZ PERCE BATTLEFIELD AT BIG HOLE
Reports say vandals loot the Big Hole battlefield in Beaverhead county near Wisdom where Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce defeated whites. The U S Forest Service plans inspection by Theodore Shoemaker and K D Swan to assess damage and preservation needs. Curio collectors have exposed bullets and removed items while a monument area is protected by a surrounding barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole
Beaverhead County
Joseph
Forest Service
Theodore Shoemaker
K. D. Swan
Wisdom
Gibbons
Curio
Will C. Barnes
Washington, D. C
Missoula
Shoemaker
Swan
Glacier Farm Acreage Increases Show County Gain
The 1925 Glacier county farm census shows acreage nearly doubling from 1919 to 1924 despite fewer farms. Total farmland rose from 645,256 to 1,061,210 acres, with 983,686 acres of pasture and 64,163 acres of crop land, 49,976 harvested. The report highlights improved agricultural conditions and notes land use shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glacier
Glacier County
United States Department of Commerce
Montana Department of Agriculture
Rocky Boy Mission aids Indians toward self support
Article recounts the Rocky Boy Mission near Bear Paw mountains led by Mrs Burroughs engaging local Indians with schooling weekly activities and religious services. It outlines the American Indian Missionary Association’s broad work from education and healthcare to industry and self reliance, funded by voluntary contributions and supported by various denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rocky Boy Mission
Methodist
Missionaries Run Rocky Boy Ladies Sewing Circle and Farm
The article describes a missionary couple aiding Rocky Boy residents with crafts and education. Women make quilts and purses from machine leather, earning around $1,800 last year and likely over $2,000 this year. Proceeds support families while preserving native art. The group holds regular health and food care talks and a yearly Christmas celebration under the National Indian Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Rocky Boy
The
National Indian Associa
Butte Pharmacist Promotes Jensen Liver Pills
An unsigned ad features A. E. Jensen of Butte touting Jensen Liver pills as a liver cleansing remedy. It claims city water filters analogy to explain bodily detox and offers a free month of treatment by mail to readers in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Jensen
Butte
Jensen
Mr. Jensen
Nature
University Gels Collection From Mrs Harrington in Missoula
A geologic collection of quartz crystals geyser deposits and hot spring deposits was presented to the geology department at the State University of Missoula by Mrs Fayette Harrington of Butte. The items originated with Fayette Harrington who once owned property in Virginia City and collected specimens in Yellowstone Park before souvenir restrictions. A Virginia City picture from Montana’s gold era was also presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Geology
State University of
Pioneer Pastor Is Given Birthday Party By Cascade
The Rev. Job H. Little, who arrived in Montana from England in 1885 and served Sun River Cascade Augusta Fort Shaw and Chateau, marked his 78th birthday with a Cascade Community Commercial club gathering. Local clergy from Great Falls and Chateau joined, greetings arrived by wire, and Cascade High School fed guests after a program of music and readings. A huge cake with 78 candles was shared by attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job H. Little
Cascade
Montana
England
Sun River
Augusta
Fort Shaw
Chateau
Cascade Community Commercial Club
J. A. Martin
Jesse W. Bunch
Great Falls
Little
R. B. Culbertson
Ariss
Walter
Cascade High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Burroughs
Burroughs
Geant-At-Arms
Rocky Boy Reservation
Havre
National Indian Association
Ase
M. E. Plassmann
Rocky Boy Agency
Walter Camp
Bear Paw Mountains
Aa Bayep Sncitas
Bayer
Chief Kenawash
Rocky Boy Indiana
California
Correspondencs
Silver Black Fox Company
Practical Dyers
Cisaneros
Sterle
Mont
Cascade Club
J. H. Little
Vicks
Canada
Sirecco
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!