Chief Plenty Coups and Crow Nation Governance
An analysis of Crow governance shows six districts Wyola Black Lodge Big Horn Lodge Grass Reno and Pryor with leaders chosen by the people. Tribal councils include two councilmen per district and a sub-chief presiding, reflecting a system akin to state and federal structures. The piece notes ambitious youths aiming for higher tribal ranks and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendolin Damon Wagner
Crow Reservation
United States
Wyola
Black Lodge
Big Horn
Lodge Grass
Reno
Pryor
Congress
Plenty Coups Crow chief and the transformation of leadership
A profile of Plenty Coups and his rise from Crow boy to chief of chiefs. The narrative covers his early trials, mound of bravery, mountain visions, and the shift from warrior to farmer statesman guiding tribal readjustment amid modern politics. It also notes successors as tribal thinkers like Russell White Bear and Robert Yellowtail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plenty Coups
Blue Creek
Billings
Eagle
Medicine Crow
Washington
Max Big Man
Russell White Bear
Robert Yellowtail
Denver
Max
Plenty
Collier
Last Chance Gulch Discovery Forged Helena’s Founding
The 1864 Last Chance gulch discovery by Cowan Crab Miller and Stanley sparked a mining boom near Helena. Camps formed, claims allocated, and cabins rose as hundreds flocked to the site. Sommerville named Helena after proposing Tomah and Pumpkinville among wittier options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Stabley
Last Chance Gulch
Helena
Kootenai
Aldergulch
Virginia City
Eldorado
Cowan
Crab
Miller
Stanley
Hell Gate Country
James Coleman
Alder
Seven Mile Gulch
Last Chance
Alder Gulch
Bed Rock
Robert Stanley
G. J. Wood
Gans & Klein Mercantile House
James Fisk
Minnesota
Holmes
Scott
Main
Broadway
Pumpkinville
Squashtown
Tomahawk
Tomah
John Sommerville
Montana
John Cowan
Georgia
Black Hills
D. J. Miller
California
Alabama
John Crab
Nelson Gulch
Helens
Sommerville
Edgerton
Lewis and Clark
Felons
Minn
Kalakala ferry hosts Montana club cruise on Puget Sound
More than three hundred Montanans and families rode the Kalakala on a Washington Montana club outing. Notables included Henry G. Bickers president Lewis A. Wells vice president Evelyn J. Cowan secretary treasurer Fred Stevenson entertainment chief and Everett Arnold master of ceremonies. The 276 foot streamlined diesel ship carries 2000 passengers and cruises at 18 knots on four hour round trips from Colman dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Montana Club
Kalakala
Henry G. Ricketts
Butte
Evelyn J. Cowan
Victor
Lewis A. Wells
Kalispell
Wallace H. Mangan
Puget Sound
Henry G. Bickers
Bitter Root Valley
Fred Stevenson
Great Pals
Everett Arnold
Livingston
Colman Dock
Prize Orchard Home Sells on Flathead
C. E. Kretlow, a leading booster for the east shore cherry industry on Flathead Lake, sells his home and orchard to Noel Dolven of Billings. The property is described as among the finest along the east shore. The Kretlows will winter in California for Mrs. Kretlow’s health and plan to return to develop another orchard and build another home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Kretlow
East Shore
Flathead Lake
Noel Dolven
Billings
Kretlow
Kretlows
California
Attorney General Rules Payment By Check Not Effective Until Paid
In a Conrad opinion at the request of County Attorney H. H. Hullinger the attorney general holds that a county treasurer’s acceptance of a check is not payment of the taxes for which it is given until the check is presented and paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hullinger
Conrad
Coffee From Dehydrated Bananas Gains Use in New South Wales
Dehydrated bananas are roasted and processed to produce coffee, now beginning to be used in New South Wales as a novel beverage option. Local producers investigate market reception and potential applications across hospitality and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
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Roeit Yellowtail
Redmen
Plenty Coupl
Napoleon
Julius Casear
Lincoln
Aleekchea
Ahoosh
Aleek-cheaahoos
Big Horn Canyon
Pretty Eagle
Northwest
Buffalo Ranges
Simon Bulltail
Yellowstone County Fair
Italy
Germany
Hitler
Chief Plenty Coups
Col
W. A. Allen
Chief Plenty
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