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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
7
The Diary of Abraham S Wiley, kept by his son Howard B Wiley, details a 1883 summer trip to Yellowstone Park. It notes departure from Detroit June 1 and arrival in Miles City and Billings on consecutive days.
Mr. Wiley describes a Montana trip from Livingston to Helena via Townsend and Bozeman, noting lodging costs, town growth, scenic grandeur, and hazardous bridge travel on the Missouri river. He recalls weather, wildflowers, buffalo, and rapid weather changes over a four day period in June.
James P. McClosky of Germantown writes Governor Cooney about an 1874 trek from Blackrock or Snake River Idaho to Benson's Landing on the Yellowstone near Billings, claiming a 42 mile day and detailing Montana acquaintances, soldiers killed by Indians, and a perilous river crossing.
The article traces Major Alexander Culbertson and Major Andrew Dawson, key fur traders who built Fort Benton in 1846 and led the American Fur Company up the Upper Missouri. It covers Culbertson’s rise, the fort’s adobe walls, renaming in honor of Senator Benton, Dawson’s leadership, late Civil War shifts, and the fort’s decline after 1865.
The state pardon board approved eight discharges and 13 paroles from the Deer Lodge prison for September. The prison population was 555 on September 1, down from 564 on August 1. During August 25 new prisoners were admitted. Of the 555 inmates, 516 are male whites, seven white women, 25 colored males, one colored woman, and other races.
The state judging panel advanced first and second place copies to an eastern critic for final decision. Composers may revise music before the chairman Mrs. O F Wadsworth receives it at 104 Third Avenue North Great Falls Montana by October 15. Winners named include Edith Hatch Jameson Anaconda Arthur Merrick Great Falls Mary Anderson Strum Knowlton Sven Lorenzen Sidney B E Markhem Wolf Point and Robert Stevens Great Falls.
Andy Jones, a notable Pow der River county rancher, harvested an alfalfa seed crop. He has long been a seed grower, and although this season's yield trails past years, the crop remains respectable for the period.
A European manufacturer develops paper from refuse ends of asparagus, turning what was waste into a usable product. The project highlights sustainable recycling and innovative use of agricultural byproducts.
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