Death of Raleigh Wilkinson Marks Pioneer Montana Figure
Raleigh Wilkinson, a Montana newspaper man, miner, and pioneer, died in Helena after a stroke at his Grass Valley prospect. Born August 8, 1851 in Platte County Missouri, he helped shape Montana journalism and mining history from Alder Gulch to Helena, contributing to several papers and founding a key Montana press lineage. He was a member of the Montana Society of Pioneers.
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Raleigh Wilkinson
Montana
Helena
Mr. Wilkinson
Grass Valley
Wilkinson
Montana Society of Pioneers
Alder Gulch
Platt County
Ezekiel S
Maria
Freeland) Wilkinson
Brunswick
Plains
South Platte and
Lander
Aldergulch
Inter
Rocky Mountain Gazette
Henry C
John W. Wilkinson
Peter Ronan
H. N. Maguire
Maguire
Wilkinson and
Rowan
Martin Maginnis
Gazette
Independent
Deer Lodge
Nez Perces
Alder Guich
Prairie Schooner
Allard Line Rivalry Ends With Railroad Arrival
In earlier days along Mud Creek in the Flathead reservation the Allard stage line faced stiff competition from a rival, sparking high speed races down steep hills. Drivers like Arthur Laravne and Joe Marion pushed six horses at full tilt to beat rivals to the lake steamer landing, risking passengers for glory. After price war tactics and even free rides, the Allard line prevailed until the Great Northern railway arrived, ending the era and sending drivers to quieter farms.
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Allard
Mud Creek
Flathead Reservation
Northern Pacific
Selish
Flathead Lake
Flathead Valley
Montana
Arthur Laravne
Joe” Marion
Andrew Stinger
Ravalli
Evaro
Mission Creek
Mission Valley
Mision Creek
Mission
Post Creeks
Crow Creek
Crow
Great Northern
Flathead
Immigrant train memory moves Bozeman man to recall plains trek
A Bozeman resident recalls his 1864 plains crossing and 1877 Big Hole era fighting with a company formed in Bozeman. He notes his father once served as Lewis and Clark county commissioner and his mother died in Helena in 1920.
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Bozeman
Nez Perces
Big Hole
Lewis and Clark County
Mr. Wilkinson
Helena
Butte
Plains
Sagebrush
South Pass
Arapahoes
Alder Gulch
Montana State Fair outlines vast week program
The Montana State Fair at Helena next week plans extensive entertain ment including auto and harness races vaudeville balloon ascensions fireworks and dancing. Evening programs feature pageants and four bands with the 163rd Infantry Bozeman Guard Butte Mines and Helena bands. Livestock entries come from seven states with dairy cattle sheep and swine leading. awards include 15000 in premiums and a new wonder phone announcing system.
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Montana
Northwest
163Rd Infantry Band
Bozeman National Guard
Butte Mines
Helena City
South Dakota
Huron
Moore
Woman Who Lived Alone On Her Ranch Returns to Her Home
Mrs. Sarah Slocum, who lived eight years in seclusion on her 640 acre Haycreek ranch eight miles east of Broadus, has returned to Cedar Rapids Iowa to live with her daughter Mrs Bert Rugh after her long inland journey. She walked to Broadus and fenced her land, carrying provisions on her back, before boarding a Miles City to Broadus trip then a jitney to leave the area for good.
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Haycreek
Broadus
Sarah Slocum
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Miles City
Bert Rugh
Slocum
Cuticura Promises Clear Skin with Ointment Soap and Talcum
Advertisement urges use of Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads, quick wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and daily toilet use of all three products. It notes Cuticura Talcum included and mentions a master phone system at stands for simultaneous announcements and broadcasting addresses.
Amas Hot Springs Development Ad At Hot Springs
An advertisement touts Amas Hot Springs as a rare natural hot mud bath center with rheumatic skin and stomach relief. It highlights an 85 by 70 standard pool, sanitary bath houses, sweat rooms, a modern hotel, furnished apartments and cabins, and a free mosquito free shady campground with wood. Reservations through the Hot Springs Development Assn. Mot Springs, Montana.
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Amas
HOT Springs Development Assn
Mentar
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State
Jocko
Mission Range
Arthur, Karavic
Allard Ranch House
Monarch Lumber Co
Great Falls
Western Wallboard Co
Seattle, Wash
E. E. Edmondson
Lapeyre
Third St
Byron Yates
Old Northern Creamery ,Co
Great Falla
Pleasent
Billings Polytechnic
Lewis T. Eaton
McKee Stationery CO
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