First Schools in Yellowstone Valley Build on Log Cabin Beginnings
Story recounts Miss Lilly Nutting teaching in a log Newman cabin in 1878 79 Yellowstone County. Frede rick Billings funded a permanent school with 4000 dollars in 1883 84. Battle over early buildings shows harsh winds, spitballs in ceilings, and community growth around Billings Laurel Canyon Creek and Canyon Creek schools.
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Yellowstone Valley
W. H. Banfill
Newman School
Yellowstone County
Billings
Lucius Nutting
Laurel
Lilly Nutting
Yellowstone
Carlon
Newman
O. N. Newman
Bozeman
Ed Newman
Nat Givens
Sedalia
Canyon Creek
Coulson
Givens
P. W. McAdow
Missouri
Montana
Emily Alling
Park City
Custer County
Miles City
Savage
Kansas
Miss Alling
Sam Salsbury
Salisbury
Lucy Baker
Vermont
Cornelius Hedge
Territorial
Congregational Church
Gardiner
Old Crow Agency
Tennessee
J A Bright Dies Came to State 82
Jesse Allen Bright 91, early homesteader and longtime rancher of the Highwood and Fort Benton area, died in Fort Benton. He and wife celebrated 60th anniversary last March after 36 years on a ranch and 14 years in town. Born 1841 in Missouri, Bright traveled west after Civil War, helped drive freight, joined the Montana migration in 1882 arriving Fort Benton aboard the Red Cloud boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Allen Bright
Highwood Creek
Fort Benton
Nebraska
Missouri River
Nebraska City
South Platte
Salt Lake City
Jacobsville
Nev
Sacramento
Mr. Bright
Missouri
California
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mexico
Jefferson City
Red Cloud
I. G. Baker
Baker
Montana
St. Louis
Brights
Highwood
James Berry
John Harris
Jack Harris
Bright
Boy Held For Shooting After Car Theft Attempt
William J Gray of Missoula was wounded when he confronted a prowler attempting to steal his car and has recovered. Elwood Bud McPherson, 14, admitted the shooting and is in county jail with delinquency proceedings pending. Gray stayed with the Little family when the incident occurred near midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Gray
Missoula
Thornton Hospital
Elwood
Bud) McPherson
Gray
Donovan Worden
Butte Man Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge
Edward J. Ryan, 58, of Butte, was killed when a man cleaning a heavy revolver for a hunting trip discharged it. The weapon was found near Ryan’s body, discovered by his wife. The county coroner announced no inquest would be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Edward J. Ryan
Irish Free State
Sheep Shipped from Nashua and 1918 Montana Move
Ten cars of sheep were loaded at Nashua by Wallace Lavondoski Peter DeChina and A Lavondoski for South St Paul. Mr Bright built a three room log house and started in stock with cows then horses. He developed a 240 acre ranch and another 240 in the mountains for pasturage. After 36 years he and Mrs Bright retired. His livestock was sold during the war. In 1918 they left the ranch for Twin Falls Idaho then returned to Montana to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Foote
Glendive
Mary Mooney
Annabelle Mooney
J. W. Johnson
Montana
H. M Brayton
Midland
Wyoming
Yellowstone County
J. E. Hendrie
Livingston Enterprise
B. F. Shuart
R. B. Crampton
Billings
Stillwater
Musselshell
Park City
Ben Grenough
Beartooth Mountains
George W. Shoemaker
Mr. Comfort
Martha Shoemaker
George Washington
Martha Washington
Shoemaker
Billings Gazette
Walter Matheson
Nashua
Wallace Lavondoski
Peter DeChina
A. Lavondoski
South St. Paul
Bright
Twin Falls
Idaho
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wallace
Billings Post
Eva Ash
Miss Ash
George Ash
Ash
Sam Garvin
Miss Lee
Rose Camp
Nelson, Gagnon and Crowe
Lincoln
Washington
Eastern Montana Normal School
New York
Php
Polne Noe Cionulpoint
Nema
Waltower
Kansas City, MO
Washington School
Junction
Old Town
Mouth
Big Horn
J. A. Bright
Highwood Country
Missoula Hospital
Mr. Gray
Polytechnic College OF Engineering
Madison Sts
Oakland
Calif
Polytechnic College
West
Eta
W. E. Gisson
W. I. Woon
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