Vigilance Committees Quell Castle Turmoil in 1880s
A Helena Journal souvenir recounts Castle near White Sulphur Springs as a rough mining town in the mid to late 1880s. Vigilance committees formed to curb tinhorn claim jumping and gun violence, culminating in a dramatic cabin assault that expelled undesirables, stabilizing the town thereafter.
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Watc
Helena Journal
Castle
White Sulphur Springs
A. S. Robertson
Robertson
Ontario
Robe m
Livingston
Park County
A. W. Miles Company
Hensley Brothers
Castle Mountain
Allabaugh Creek
H. H. Barnes
al Robertson
Notorious Castle feud ends after mob pursuit and raid
A sprawling Montana saga centers on Bill Gay and his brother in law Gross who loot and burn Castle after a mine dispute with Benson. Sheriff Rader leads a Castle posse that raids Gross fort, captures him, and uncovers loot linked to Sheridan burglaries as Gay and Gross flee to the hills.
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Bill Gay
Gross
Gay
Black Hills
Gayville
Castle
Robertson
Warm Springs Creek
Benson
Helena
Creek Canyon
Townsend
Mr. Robertson
Castile
Fowlie
Bill Rader
White Sulphur Springs
Pete Westbrook
Roe Johnson
E. N. Edwards
John Abrams
Edwards
Johnson
Westbrook
Halbert Brothers
Sheridan
Wye
Sherlidan
Gross and Gay
Bozeman Fork
Musselshell
Rader
Fugitves
Pe Sig Enene
Winniecook
Harlowton
Jim Mackey
Willows
Mackey
Bac Castle
Needles
Cal
Patton Robertson
Kirkland Lake
Havre Editor Heads Association for 1938 39
John F. M. Travis of Havre Daily News elected president of the Montana State Press Association for 1938 39 at the 53rd annual convention. Dan Whetstone of Cut Bank named first vice president with Lloyd Raw of Lewistown as second and W B Vennard of Terry as third. The Glasgow Courier named best all around weekly. Flathead Monitor honored for best front page. editorials led by Flathead Monitor with Glasgow Courier second.
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John F. M. Travis
Havre Daily News
Montana State Press Association
Dan Whetstone
Cut Bank
Lloyd Raw
Lewistown
W. B. Vennard
Terry
Glasgow Courier
Flathead Monitor
Pecan
Pondora County
Courier
Polson area struck by severe lightning kills two
A fierce electrical storm near Polson killed two people. A. M. Snider, a rancher, was in the field when a lightning bolt struck his work rig. The bolt passed into a house nearby, striking a three year old child seated in a room as the family sheltered.
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Polson
A. M. Snider
Yfield
Steve Wiscon
Acuyter
Plans Are Made for Annual Fair in Powell County
In Powell County a two day Junior fair and Farmers picnic will be held September 17 and 18 at the pavilion and City park. Committees led by William E. Anderson plan horse races with a $600 purse open to riders from Granite Deer Lodge and Powell counties. Entries due by September 12, with underwriting to fund prizes and picnic dinner.
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William E. Anderson
Powell County
Hugo Heinsch
Heinsch
O. H. Hartley
Carl Zur Muehlen
Granite
Deer Lodge
Powell Counties
Lodge County
Pacific
Divide
Ren Vattan
Deere, Accompanie Ra Ee
Ray Johnson
Cliff Manley
Bill Knop
al Donich
John Hickey
Philipsburg
James McGowan
Hall
Joe Jorgensen
Dave Dorward
Tom Boone
Sam Harris
Larry Cunningham
Charles Brown
Tom Somerville
Winona Lewis
Sam Lane
Jim Gilbert
Jerry Mizner
Robert Dumont
Bryan Kantner
Kenneth Evans
Lo City Campa Y
Omild
Fon Yatton
Broadwater County Pioneer Recalls Early-Day Hangings
Broadwater County pioneer's memories of hangings in Helena in the 1870s surface at a Pioneers' convention. W. T. Thompson recalls Peg Leg Murphy and a Chinese man executed at Hangman's Tree, with crowds viewing the grim spectacle. He also notes crossing to Aldergulch in 1864 and references Chicago Joe the saloon keeper. He reflects that current hard times feel harsher.
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Helena
W. T
Tommy) Thompson
Broadwater County
Last Chance Gulch
Thompson
Townsend
Peg Leg
Murphy
Chinatown
Hangman’s Tree
Hangman’s
Mr. Thompson
Plains
Wisconsin
Aldergulch
Chicago
Joe
Wood Street
Montana Woolgrowers Set 38th Annual Convention Dates
Mrs. Kathleen Nielsen secretary of the Montana Woolgrowers association says the national executive committee set Jan 16 17 and 18 for the 38th annual Montana meeting to be held in Butte. The convention dates are fixed to avoid conflicts with other states and the national group. Nielsen cited a busy ram sale in Salt Lake City with strong demand for black faced bucks and noted purebred Suffolks in consignments from the national sale.
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Kathleen Nielsen
Montana Woolgrowers Association
National Association
Butte
Helena
Montana
Salt Lake City
National Wool Group
Nielsen
Building and Loan League to Meet in Havre
Havre will host the Montana Building and Loan league convention on September 12 with a program featuring Horace Russell United States League counsel Jack Andrews of Ogden on FHA loans P C Tila Great Falls W A Brown Montana banks Frank H Johnson FHLB E C Carruth Great Falls Ben S Bill federal housing admin and W D Clark Billings on mortgage reform
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Havre
Montana Building and Loan League
Chris A. Rupp
Albert Besancon
Sec
Paul W. Smith
Joe Swindlehurst
Horace Russell
United States League
Chicago
Jack Andrews
Federal Building and Loan Association of
Ogden
FHA
P. C Tila
Mountain States Building & Loan Association
Great W. A. Brown
Montana
Frank H. Johnson
Federal Home Loan Bank Corp
E. C. Carruth
Great Falls
Home Owners Loan Corp
Ben S. Bill
Federal Housing Administration
W. D. Clark
Billings
State Auditor Reports Gasoline Tax Drawbacks
State Auditor John J. Holmes reported $74,915.05 in gasoline tax drawbacks paid in July. Refunds go to gasoline purchasers who did not use fuel on state highways. 3,180 warrants were drawn with an average refund of $23.56, range $18.13 to $23.56.
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John J. Holmes
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aimed at Nervous Women
Advertisement touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a general tonic for women with nervousness irritability and stress. It claims to strengthen nature build resistance and calm nerves for female functional disorders with over one million testimonials.
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E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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Idaho
Polytechnic
Billings Polytechnic Institute School of the
Tario
Bridger Canyon
Bozeman
Logan
Northern Pacific Junction
Three Forks
Missouri
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Wool Association
Building & Loan League
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U. S. Bureau OF Mines
Copper Mining CO
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