Frank Casey Reveals Hanging of Jack McCall Tale
Frank Casey, longtime frontiersman and one of Custer's Avengers, recounts the hanging of Jack McCall and reflects on his Westward journey from Miles City after growing up in Boston. He describes his early move to Iowa, work on the Sioux City river docks, and meeting supervisor Mike Murphy while seeking employment on the Butte steamer.
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Avengers
Jack McCall
Bill. Hickok
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Miles City
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Butte
St. Louis
Mike Murphy
Fort Benton
Upper River
Yankton
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McCall
Big Mike Mary
Wild Bill Hickok
Deadwood
Hickok
Wyoming
Casey
Chicago
Fifth Infantry
Fort Keogh
Nelson A. Miles
Yellowstone
el Paso
Tex
Wheeler
Belton
Billings Recreates Old West Spirit On Floodbound River
A narrator recalls turning back the clock to a frontier mood while hauling 250 pound freight on a swollen river. A Boston relative claims kinship and joins on a boat with Uncle Mike. The team works long shifts as floodwaters push debris and homes downstream near Bismarck.
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Billings
Murphy
Frank Murphy
Boston
Krom
Beg
Bismarck
Housing Project Ends Butte's Cabbage Patch
The Butte housing authority moves to condemn about 70 properties east of Arizona street to clear title for 225 low income homes near the central shopping district, schools, and mines. Executive director Herbert M. Fay says construction should begin before winter with wide cooperation from owners.
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Butte Housing Authority
Arizona Street
Platinum
Curtis
Butte Hill
Herbert M. Fay
Fay
Art Instructor Aden Arnold Appointed at Montana State
Aden FP Arnold associate in art at the University of Iowa is appointed instructor of fine arts at Montana State University. He succeeds Prof George Yphantis who takes a year’s leave of absence. Arnold has shown works at the National Academy of Design New York the Corcoran Gallery Washington and the Kansas City Art Institute.
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Aden FP. Arnold
University of Iowa
Monna State University
George Yphantis
Arnold
National Academy of Design
New York
Corcoran
Washington, D. C
Kansas City Art Institute
Glendive Pastor Elected Head of Rocky Mountain Lutheran Conference
Rev. E. E. Tollefson of Glendive was elected president of the Rocky Mountain district pastoral conference of the Norwegian Lutheran church at a meeting in Great Falls. Other officers named included Rev. L. M. Strand of Roundup as vice president and Rev. T. T. Roe of Malta as secretary treasurer, succeeding Rev. S. L. Almee of Miles City.
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Glendive
Lutheran Pastoral Conference
E. E. Tollefson
Rocky Mountain District
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Great Falls
L. M. Strand
Roundup
T. T. Roe
Malta
Tollefson
S. L. Almee
Miles City
Great
Italy decrees flexible fuel power plant design
A royal decree-law published in the Italian Official Gazette requires new power plants to be adaptable for use with gas, solid fuel, or electric power, aiming to ensure versatile energy generation.
Western Montana to Let Contracts on Four Highway Projects
Four major western Montana road projects totaling 780000 dollars will be let by the Montana state highway commission with federal funds. Planned work includes 13.4 miles of Plains Elmo road toward Hot Springs, a new Bitter Root river bridge at Hamilton, 3.2 miles of main Kalispell Libby highway, and 6.8 miles of Lookout Pass Saltese upgrades including grading surfacing and graveling.
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Montana State High Commission
Hot Springs
Hamilton
Kalispell
Libby
Lookout Pass
State Line
Saltese
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