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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
6
A New York Tribune letter from January 4 1868 describes Christmas in Virginia City Montana as the merriest season. Miners and locals joined in social pleasure with saloon gatherings street auctions dinners balls and festive decor across the town.
The article recalls Catherine Carruthers, Montana’s first nurse, who traveled by steamboat with limited company and later served as both nurse and doctor in Benton. It describes her marriage to Johnny Carruthers, her daughter’s marriage to William Rowe, and the social life in Fort Benton including a New Year celebration with Bishop Tuttle Governor Green Clay Smith and a later prizefight that drew crowds, ending with Teddy the winner after a long bout.
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