Retired Scout W J Bailey Visits Custer Battlefield for First Time
W J Bailey of Washington D C and former scout under Major Reno visits the Custer battlefield, the first trip since his discharge in the 1870s. His long army career included the 1863 Potomac campaigns, 1870 Missouri River movements, and campaigns against Sioux and Cheyenne in 1876.
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W. H. Banfill
Reno
Little Big Horn
Custer
W. J. Bailey
Washington, D. C
Bailey
Stany
Black Hills
Regular Army
Seventeenth Infantry
Missouri River
Grand River Agency
Fort Rice
Missouri
Bismarck
Powder River
General Stanley
General Custer
Fort Abercrombie
Red River
Indiana
Montana
Fort Lincoln
Rosebud
Billy Jackson
Frank Girard
de Rudio
Jackson
Gerard
Benteen
Mr. Bailey
Navy Yards
Billings
Robert Selway
Browning
Selway
Mgr. Bailey
Charlie Reynolds
Fort Berthold
Bloody Knife
Billy Cross
Sergeant O'Hara
Curley
University to Open Sept 29 Freshman Week at Missoula
The State University of Montana marks its thirty sixth academic year opening September 29. Freshman week runs September 23 to 27 with registration for freshmen on September 24 and upperclass on September 26 and 27. Sixty four men and one hundred two women have rooms assigned in halls.
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Missoula
State University of Montana
North
Corbin Halls
South Hall
Pioneers Recall Early West Tales At Billings Convention
Tales from the Billings gathering recount Forts and soldiers in the west. Warren E. Evans and John Blaine recall Fort Maginnis and Fort Ellis roles, buffalo hunts, and the Rosebud campaigns with General Miles. Couples from Alder Gulch and enduring prospectors illuminate pioneer life and the era’s dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Fort Maginnis
Warren E. Evans
Fort Ellis
John E. Blaine
I. D. O'Donnell
Evans
Mr. Evans
Fort Keogh
Buffalo
Army
Helena
Kirkendall & Brown
Butte
Drummond
Miriam chapter to celebrate golden jubilee in Helena
Miriam chapter No. 1 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Helena will mark its golden jubilee at the Consistory Shrine temple in the Capitol City on Tuesday evening, Sept. 23. A banquet, music, and addresses by prominent order members will feature, with Mrs. Mertie M. Brattin as principal speaker and other dignitaries present.
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Aldergulch
Mary A. Murray
B. Wonderly
Alder Gulch
Wonderly
Nevada City
Miriam
Order of the Eastern Star
Helena
Order In
Montana
Capitol City
Mertie M. Brattin
Sidney
Charles
L. V. Haegg
Harry G. Pickett
Elizabeth S. Nye
Phoebe Train
Sol H. Hepner
Brattin
Rasmussen
Nellie V. Hauberg
Charles Bryan
Reta L. Hillis
Blanche Walker
Clara Ring
Irene Bevans
Grace Stanfield
Ruby Johnson
Florence Jordan
Virginia Neff
Gladys L. Endress
Lillie M. Batch
Julia Fischl
Star Points
Beatrice Allen
Treva Hillebrecht
Sentinel
Heads Red Cross Mrs C D Belden Elected
Mrs C D Belden has been elected to lead the Red Cross chapter amid changes in the local relief organization. She succeeds previous chairpersons and begins a term focusing on community aid and fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heads Red Cross
Hunter's Springs Solds to Be Made Into Dude Ranch
Ed Miller of Wisdom has purchased Hunter's Hot Springs near Livingston and plans to run a large scale dude ranch on the 2000 acre property. J Bruce Kremer said 150 to 200 horses and cattle will be added, with a modern hotel of 80 rooms and a Yellowstone region setting. The resort sits near the Crazy Mountains and Absaroka range with the Yellowstone river and proximity to Yellowstone National Park. The hotel cost $350000 to build twenty years ago. title passed from Mrs George McCain to Miller.
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America
Hunter’s Hot Springs
Livingston
Ed Miller
Wisdom
J. Bruce Kremer
Miller
Crazy Mountains
Absaroka Range
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Andrew J. Hunter
James A. Murray
George McCain
Perfect Diamond Dyes Promise Bright Even Colors
Diamond Dyes offer high quality anilines for true bright colors on dresses, drapes, and lingerie. The dyes promise easy use with no spotting or streaking, and colors stay true through wear and washing while remaining affordable at all dealers.
Castoria: Gentle Remedy for Restless Children
Old advertisement touts Castoria as a mild safe remedy for restless children. It claims soothing action helps colic diarrhea and digestive issues, usable even for tiniest infants, with a note on coating tongue indicating constipation relief and appetite or sleep problems.
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Washington
W. J. Fire
Northwest
D.C
Custer Battlefield
Sturgis
Jack Sturgis
General Crittenden
Crittenden
West Point
Terry
Far West
Hank Flanagin
Sunriver
Howard
Joseph
the Big Hole
Nez Perces
Canyon Creek
Judith Gap
Warm Springs
Ne Sure. Creek
Bear Paw
Brockway
Clark Fork
Rock Creek
Job
Mr. Flanagin
Jerome
Chief Joseph
Gus Wiser
Gold Creek
John Steger
Old Alder Gulch
John Miller
Helmville
Coeur d'Alene
Judge Claggett
Spokane
Claggett
Coy
Augusta Trask
Deer Lodge
Mollie Kline
Lewistown
Wyoming
Fort Laramie
Green
Snake Rivers
Elias Eliason
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Fort Pease
Big Horn
Miles
Fifth Infantry
Sanger
War Eagle
Porcupine Ridge
Sitting Bull
Canada
General Terry
Fort Buford
Western Plains
Thomas Carter
Baker
Cities Service Company
Cities
Cities Service
Henry L. Doherty & Company
Wall Street
New York City
Senry L. Dorerty & Company
Beancke Bids
Minneapolis
Minn
Fen
C. E.S
Helena Lodge
Eastern Star
Hunter’s Springs
SF Letoa CL
Castoria
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