Plenty Coups and Crow Nation Figures in Billings Era
The article details Plenty Coups and Yellowtail guiding Crow affairs from 19th into early 20th century Montana. It covers fair rivalry with Pryor and Reno leaders, treaty negotiations, farming adaptation, and the Crow band’s prominence in Billings events and irrigation wealth.
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Plenty C
Hardin
Yellowtail
Old Ini
Indian Agen
Plenty Ps
Plenty Coups
Major Reynolds
Pryor
Reno
Pretty Eagle
Old Crow
Pryor and
Clarks Fork
Plenty Cou
Matstacto
New Attorney General Named After Holt Appoints Replacement
Gov Elmer Holt appoints a new attorney general to fill the vacancy left by Raymond T Nagle with serving duties until noon. A separate note recounts a crude 66 year old shovel found by Helena mining engineer Henry M Lancaster in hills near Boulder used by Griffiths men in 1870. The shovel features a hand carved blade and circular pine handle and reflects resourceful survival tools of the era.
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Plenty Coups
Plenty Coves
General Crook
the Little Big Horn
Custer
Crook
Crazy Horse
Boulder River
Colorado
Billings
Acs
Iron-Bull
Northern Pacific
Golden Spike
Yellow Crane
Old Dog
Medicine Crow
Bell Rock
Pretty Eagle
Coulson
Yellowstone River
A-Mun-A-Puska
Old Arson
Perry McAdow
Swere
Thomas McGirl
Huntley
McGirl
Lake Basin
Plenty
Plenty Couns
Park Plenty Couns
Hailstone Basin
Elmer Holt
Raymond T. Nagle
Attorney Matson
Henry M. Lancaster
Helena
Boulder
Daniel L. Griffith
Lancaster Keece Griffith
Lancaster
Laurel Builds 14000 Reservoir Ends Water Shortage
Laurel completes a 1.5 mile north reservoir costing 14000 with 1.5 million gallon capacity. The elliptical reinforced cement bowl sits on a hill overlooking the Yellowstone valley and replaces the old water tower to provide a two day supply.
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Laurel
Yellowstone Valley
Appeal Arguments Heard in Big Timber Water Suit
Supreme court heard last week the appeal by B. C. Lillis a Billings engineer against the city of Big Timber to collect 4140 for water works services. He appeals from a district court order moving the trial from Yellowstone to Sweet Grass county.
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Supreme Court
B. C. Lillis
Billings
Big Timber
Yellowstone
Sweet Grass County
Reservoir Sites Granted by State Land Board
State board of land commissioners approves permits to construct three reservoirs on state land. Mulkey reservoir in Carter County estimated at 2531 dollars, Horse creek reservoir in Rosebud County 6411 dollars, and a third near Fort Benton in Chouteau County with no cost specified.
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State Board of Land Commissioners
Mulkey
Carter County
Horse Creek
Rosebud County
Fort Benton
Chouteau SR UR
Hunters Warned On Firearm Range Near ECW Camps
Kenneth F. MacDonald, state game warden, warns hunters not to shoot within rifle range of forest emergency conservation work projects. The ECW administration under Robert Fechner notes camps in duck country and big game hunting zones.
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Kenneth F. MacDonald
Robert Fechner
ECW Administration
ECW
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Swordbearer
Crazy Mountains
Leggin
Tw Leggins
Yellowstone County
Montana
Col. W. A. Allen
New Attorney General
Enor K. Matson
Bayer
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
E Conoco
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