Audubon's Montana Journey Recalled From Fort Union Visit
Montana historians recount John James Audubon’s 1843 Montana voyage on the Omega to Fort Union. The naturalist studied fauna with a party of scientists, sketched scenes along the Yellowstone, and aided the crew in a liquor dispute with army inspectors. He later toured the region down the Missouri, collecting specimens and drawings that influenced American natural history.
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Walter E. Taylor
Montana
Fort Union
Omega
St. Louis
John James Audubon
Audubon
Mississippi Valley
America
Constance
Sire
Charles Kessler
Helena
Yellowstone
Clark
Butte
California University
United States
Missouri
Spector
Union
M. Audubon
la Barge
Upper
Mr. Bell
Audubon Party
Catlin
St. George Gore
Alsughitex
Maximilian of Wei
Monhigh Schoo
No. 1 Job Hunter Lyra Ferguson Seeks 52 Jobs in 52 Weeks
Lyra Ferguson of Reeds Missouri, renowned as America’s top job hunter, travels 25 jobs in 30 states in eight months and aims for 52 in 52 weeks by 1940. She works for experience, taking unpaid posts when needed, and documents each state with photos for a forthcoming book and school programs. Her Montana stop yielded a cook’s helper job at Martinsdale’s Big Elk ranch, plus a wild game water rodeo show and other varied assignments from Maine to California.
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America
Montana
Slim
Lyra Ferguson
Reeds
Maine
California
United States
Lyra
Chile
Grace Steamship Line
New York
Ferguson
Cook
Courtland du Rand
Big Elk Ranch
Martinsdale
du Rand
Yellowstone Park
Falls Contractor Low Bid for Ashland Broadus Forest Highway
Stanley Arth of Great Falls was the low bidder for the fourth section of the Ashland Broadus forest highway. Lyon bid $48 511.85 for the Pleasant Valley section 8.64 miles between Kalispell and [text truncated].
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Stanley Ar Ht
Great Falls
Ashland- Broadus Forest
Lyon
Pleasant Val
Kalispell
George W Farr Heads State Bar Association in 53rd Meet
George W. Farr, Miles City attorney, elected president of the Montana Bar association at Billings to succeed Arthur F. Lamey. Wesley Wertz of Helena chosen secretary treasurer. District vice presidents for 1940 named from Helena Butte Anaconda Hamilton Whitehall and several other Montana cities.
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George W. Farr
Miles City
Montana Bar Association
Arthur F. Lamey
Havre
Billings
Wesley W. Wertz
Helena
Melvin N. Holness
Robert L. Ward Jr
H. L. Maury
Butte
Charles B.ely
Anaconda
Clyde Hayden
Hamilton
Philip C. Duncan
Whitehall
Fire Safety Advisory for Gas Line Emergencies
In gas line fires without a fire extinguisher, use sand or dust to smother flames. Do not use water as it can cause burning gas to float and spread the fire.
Retired Northern Pacific Conductor Looking Back on a Railroader’s Life
George Glass of Billings, longtime conductor on the Northern Pacific, retires after 42 years with the railroad. He plans to move with his wife to Roseburg, Oregon to spend the rest of their days, recalling the Bozeman Hill wreck and Roosevelt’s Yellowstone trip as the highlights of a storied career.
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Roseberg
Ore
Bozeman Hill
George Glass
Billings
Northern Pacific
Butte Union Depot
North Coast Limited
Montana
Detroit
Roseburg
Webfoot
Glass
President Roosevelt
Laurel
Gardiner
Yellowstone Park
Loans for 195 Montana farms under Bankhead-Jones act
The Farm Security Administration reports aid to 13 Montana tenants who bought farms in the first two years of the Bankhead-Jones program and 195 Montana farm purchases financed in the first six months of this year. Loans carry 3 percent interest and are repaid over 40 years.
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Farm Security Administration
Montana
Farm Credit Administration
FSA
Federal Land Bank
Federal Farm Mortgage Corp
FCA
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Rica
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Gulf
Mexico
Colon
OCE
Judith Arien
Leon Janney
Richard the Great
State Lawyers Group
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Billings Waves
Ydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
College OF Great Falls
College OF Education
State Board of Education
Northwest Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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Registrary College OF
Third Avenue North
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General Electric
General Electric Supply Corporation Distributors
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