Early Settlers Along Yellowstone Before Rail through 1882
Pre railroad settlers along the Yellowstone River arrived by steamboat and wagon, trapping, farming, and trading as buffalo herds roamed. Stories recall Dan Sullivan and Bela Brockway, stage lines, Calamity Jane rumors, and relics of Indian warfare marking Yellowstone County’s early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone
W. H. Banfill
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Valley
Ecouny
Crow Agency
Mission Creek
Big Bend
Fort Buford
Gilmore
Johnson
Porcupine Creek
Forsyth
Dan Sullivan
Canyon Creek
Billings
Sullivan
Montana
Boston
Massachusetts
Bismarck
Young Sullivan
N. Y
B. B. Brockway
Bela
Bill
Brockway
Fort Pease
Joseph
Bozeman
Sergeant Wessinger Fought Indians From Texas to Montana
Sergeant Eugene Wessinger, long time Uncle Sam servant, retired as custodian of the national cemetery at Custer battlefield. He served from 1870, fought with the Fourth Cavalry against Comanches and Kiowas, helped bury Custer’s men, and later held diverse posts before becoming cemetery custodian in 1913. He was born July 10, 1851 in Neuenburg Germany and came to America at 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Eugene Wessinger
National Cemetery
Custer Battlefield
General Custer
Wessinger
Uncle Sam
Neuenburg
Black Forest
Germany
America
Philadelphia
Benkert d& Son
Fred Fisher
Delaware River
New York State
F. Fourth Cavalry
Reynold S. McKenzie
Fort Griffin
Tex
Duck Creek
Texas Plains
Senger
Foster
Sheridan
Salt Creek
Indian Territory
Fort Richardson
McKenzie
Wichita River
Satandy
Big Tree
General McKenzie
Fort Sill
Florida Everglades
Texas
Red River
Sand Hills
Huntsville
Blanco Canyon
Fort McKinney
Montana
Fourth Cavalry
Eleventh Infantry
F. M. Buell
Fort Custer
Big Horn Valley
Hardin
Standing Rock Agency
Dakota
Chief Gall
Custer
Sergeant Wessinger
May Murray
Spokane
Philip Wessinger
Arlee
Sergeant
Wessenger
Canyon Creek
Stone
Rouse
Nez Perces
William Rogers
Brockway
Riordans
Danfords
Newman
Billings
Bozeman
Gallatin
O. N. Newman
McAdow
Topcliff
Mr. Sullivan
Louis W. Hill Retires From G N Board
Louis W. Hill, longtime chairman of the Great Northern Railway, retires after 36 years of service. He will stay a large stockholder and continue interest in road affairs but step down from board chair. Hill began as a billing clerk in 1893, became president in 1907, and chairman in 1912, with Ralph Budd serving as president since 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Hill
The
Yale University
Empire Builder
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
Gray
Hin
Ralph Budd
Louis W. Hill, Jr
Mand
Diamond Dyes Colorful Aniline Based Fabric Dyes Ad
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes in multiple colors including black red and blue. It claims rich aniline content for brilliance depth and fastness and notes suitability for silk wool cotton linen rayon and blends. It highlights white blue and bine packages with silk and wool specific or universal use and urges reader to ask their dealer.
Resourceful Mae Uses Marshmallow Powder
Mae-She may not be beautiful yet she is resourceful. Vera wonders how she did it. Mae-She forgot her powder puff yesterday but wasn’t fooled. She used a marshmallow to powder herself. Crusty Bachelor muses about paying the penalty for foolishness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
Vera
Rucker Names Editorial Aids and Committees in State Association
T. F. Rucker of Lewistown announces a yearlong slate of Montana State Press Association committees with a permanent conciliation panel. Appointees span Executive Legislative Conciliation School of Journalism and Membership across towns including Stanford Billings Glasgow Great Falls Butte Helena and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Rucker
Lewistown
Montana State Press Association
Stanley Thurston
Stanford
Dan Whetstone
Cut Bank
J. H. Gebrett
Laurel
H. A. Johnson
Polson
Forsyth
C. L. Marshall
Wolf Point
Ross E. Shaver
Big Timber
W. O. Ensign
Deer Lodge
G. M. Moss
Whitefish
W. L. Taylor
Great Falls
Harry Law
School of Journalism
O. S. Warden
E. G. Leipheimer
Butte
W. A. Sigourney
Whitehall
C. J. Doherty
Winnett
E. L. Jourdannais
Chateau
R. B. Thompson
Conrad
E. R. Holderby
Shelby
Opera Pump Inquiry Stirs Private Talk
A fragment shows a quarrel or private chat snippet where a speaker asks about an opera pump while another replies it is none of her business. The dialogue hints at a tense exchange and curiosity over the pump’s value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Grain Inspectors Have Trouble With Farm Loans
State grain inspectors face cancellations as farmers withdraw applications for grain quality inspections needed to secure loans. Inspectors must fund trips themselves, with banks now offering 6 percent interest instead of 5. The head of the department notes resignations may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Stafford
State Agricultural Department
Yellowstone Ranger Catches Record Mackinaw Trout
Yellowstone National Park assistant chief ranger Harry Trishman and Dudley Hayden used simple gear to land a 26 pound Mackinaw trout from Heart Lake, about 14 miles from Lewis Lake. The 3914 inch long fish weighed 20 pounds dressed and surpassed regional records by a pound and notable length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heartlake
Harry Trishhman
Yellowstone National Park
Heart Lake
Lewis Lake
Trishman
Dudley Hayden
Gilbert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boseman
Huntley
Horace Count
Columbus
Stillwater
John
Benson’s
John R. King
Yellowstone County
Coulson
Missouri
Commodore King
Ike
Wash Danford
Pompey
Billy Hamilton
Brockway Ranch
Hamilton
Billy
Calamity Jane
Bil
W. H. Banal
Bluecoats
North Fork
Wes
Big Horn River
Little Big Horn
N. D
West Point
Payere
Hugh L. Scott
Scott
Geister
Leavenworth
Kansas
Fifth Infantry
Bronx
Rock Agency
Sitting Bull
Canada
Fort Maginnis
Wheelcri
Helena
Northern Pacific Railroad
W. A. Clark
Missoula County
Lathrop
Louis W. Hill
G. N. Board
van Loon
Tom O'Donnell
Blinkey
O'Donnell
O’donnell
Ed Forrest
Sid H. Erwin
Forrest
Erwin
Edward Fawkes
United States
Fawkes
W. A. Allen
Canyon
Rucker
Yellowstone Ranger
Jed Morrison
Prohibition
Jed
P. F. Pickette Company
Post Street
Spokane, Wash
Delco-Light Co
Second Ave
North Branch
DELCO
Dayton
General Motors
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