Montana Ranch Moves by Walter Hill Spur Cattle Boom
Walter Hill, son of James J. Hill, has become a major Montana cattle raiser. He and partner Ripp McClellen of Kansas City own 7,500 acres and lease 24,000 along the Yellowstone near Livingston, stocking it with 7,500 head. Hill plans ship most beef to South St. Paul yards and build Montana stock for Armour & Co.'s new plant, with F. S. Dalrymple overseeing ranch development.
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Walter Hill
James J. Hill
Montana
Ripp,McClellen
Kansas
Yellowstone
Livingston
Hill
Chicago Stock Yards Company
South St. Paul
Burlington
Billings
Great Falls
Young Hill
Coulees
Northwest
F. S. Dalrymple
Great Northern Iron Ore
Montana Ranch
Dalrymple
Armour & Co
Commissioned on Field for Bravery in Action
Robert Howell formerly a miner at Number 3 mine near Roundup writes of his regiment in the Argonne forest fighting. He describes earning battlefield promotions and wears the badge of gallantry with the field commission and mentions possible D S C award for action against a machine gun. Howell served in the 362nd regiment, 91st division.
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Robert Howell
Number 3
Forest of Argonne
Sam Brown
Howell
362Nd Regiment
91St
Hohengollern’s Holland Trip Calls Exercise Not Fear
Sympathizers recall Mr. Hohengollern’s journey to Holland as a purely recreational visit. They deny any motive of fear or avoidance, asserting the trip was for exercise and routine travel.
Pioneer Berkin, Montana Freight Leader, Dies at 90
William Berkin, founder of the Diamond R freighting outfit in Montana, built vast transportation networks from Fort Benton to mining camps and helped blaze routes through hostile plains. He led bull whacker crews, partnered with W A Clark, and shipped ore from Butte to Wales, later serving as Montana's first US marshal during statehood. He passed away peacefully on a Meagher county stock ranch after a long, storied career.
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Montana
William: Berkin
Missouri
W.A. Clark
Charles A. Broadwater
Sam Pepin
Corrinne
Utah
San Francisco
Swansea
Wales
Meagher County
Berkin
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Bannack
Virginia City
Boulder
Jefferson County
Broadwater
West
Musselshell River
Musselshell
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Gold Camps
Salt Lake City
Helena
Butte
W. A. Clark
M. Wall
Diamond R
Mountain Chief
Butte Hill
Horn
Park and
Main Street
Rialto Theater
Henry Plummer
Lonesome Places
X. Beidler
Neil Howie
Vigilantes
United States
John Berkin
BIRDMEN IN UNIQUE WORK ON MISSOURI MONTANA FRONT
Butte members of the 335th aero squadron J H Dwyer and Jerry Hegarty returned home after overseas duty crossing the English Channel with high explosive bombs aboard. They reported sighting submarines and signaling destroyers during straights crossings. They praised American crews for quick adapting to planes and repair work aiding the allied air campaign. Hegarty formerly worked for the Butte Miner.
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J. H. Dwyer
Jerry Hegarty
Butte
335Th Aero Squadron
English Channel
Dwyer
Hegarty
England
Calais
Air Service
Billings to Have Tractor School
Billings will host the Montana Tractor Truck and Auto School opening January 6 at 109 North 29th Street. The four week course covers tractor truck and auto mechanisms operation and repair with night classes available. Endorsed by tractor manufacturers the program aims to train skilled operators to meet rising northwest demand.
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Billings
Montana
Northwest
North 29Th Street
Unclear Text Entry From Dugout Description
Fragmentary line references dugout numbering and height remarks. The readable portion hints at a casual, possibly cryptic sports or stage setting description without clear event, people, dates, or organization details.
Patrol volunteers urged after two Oline brothers die in influenza
Shocked by the Christmas day death of the two Oline brothers at their Roy area homestead from influenza pneumonia the Lewis town chamber of commerce recommends volunteer inspectors for each district with few settlers to visit remote homes and check for epidemic needs.
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Oline Brothers
Roy
Chamber of Commerce of
Lewistown
Ensign Bourquin Witnessed German Surrender Afloat
Ensign M M Bourquin of Butte described seeing the German fleet surrender from a seaplane two miles above the North Sea. He and three fellow flyers watched the flags fly as Allied ships escorted the German flagship to Harwich. Bourquin later toured London and noted the damaged Nelson statue amid England's peace revels.
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Butte
North Sea
Bourquin
Harwich
Admiral Beatty
Ensign
Uncle Sam
New York
Southampton
England
London
Admiral Nelson
America
Ensign Bourquin
Missing Baker man sought with $25 reward
A 58 year old man left Baker Montana on November 27 bound for Beach North Dakota and has not been heard from since. He is 5 11 and 165 pounds with grey hair a mustache blue bib overalls and a corduroy cap. A $25 reward is offered by his wife Mrs N T Mast or Sheriff F F Kelling for information locating him.
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Baker
Montana
Beach
N. D
N. T. Mast
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Nord
Walter
Lana
Barney
Oldfield
Ber‘kin
William Berkin
Diamond R Transportation Organization
Strait
Nsignaga
Nava
Loni Iemi
Irving Whitehouse Co
First National Bank
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