Charlot the Flathead Chief Who Saved Whites in 1877
In 1877 Charlot head chief of the Flathead nation stood with Nez Perces Chief Joseph against a massacre threat to Bitter Root and Flathead valleys. Charlot defied war parties, protected settlers, but postwar U.S. policy denied him recognition, pension, and land, leaving him impoverished.
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Garfield
Charlot
Joseph
Looking Glass
Nez Perces
Bitter Root
Flathead
Montana's Many Rare Minerals Found in State
Montana hosts eleven rare minerals including ilmenite titanite samarskite and molybdenum in Meagher and Park counties. Tellurium tungsten vanadium palladium and platinum occur in mines and by products with shipments to eastern refineries and uses in steel alloying and electronics.
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Meagher
Montana
Columbia
Casey
Happy Wilson
South Butte
Park County
Mango Wish Turns To Married Duty
A playful boy dreams of endless independence as a mango. Upon growing up he marries and accepts his wife’s wishes, changing his carefree stance into a partnership with shared authority.
Trail of Charlot and the Bitter Root Indians
A historical account recounts Charlot chief of the Flatheads walking the Stevensville to Jocko trail after white promises failed. It details treaty deception, displacement to the Jocko reservation, and Charlot’s heartbroken march to a grave. The piece links his story to broader betrayal by federal officials and settlers.
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Stevensville
Charlot
General Carrington
Carrington
Bitter Root
Jocko Reservation
Victor
Alexander
Mitchell
Gen
Stevens
Ie Jocko Reservation
Congress
Garfield
Flatheads
Arlee
Adolph
William H. Clagett
D. G. Swain
W. F. Sanders
J. A. Vail
B. F. Potts
Montana
Joseph
West
Missouri
Major Maginnis
Ravalli
Washington
Rocko
Major Rowan
Secretary of the Interior
Fort Owen
Gold Creek Monument Nearing Completion in Montana
The Gold Creek monument marking where gold was first discovered in Montana nears completion. It stands on a concrete base ten feet high, carved from marble, and was funded by Mrs. John C. Lalor, daughter of Deer Lodge pioneer James H. Mills. The inscription honors Granville Stuart, James Stuart, Reese Anderson, and Thomas Adams for the 1858 discovery that spurred Montana’s settlement and growth.
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Gold Creek
Montana
Little Stream
John C. Lalor
James H. Mills
Deer Lodge
Granville Stuart
James Stuart
Reese Anderson
Thomas Adams
United States
Rocky Mountain
Billings Plans Public Market to Ease Living Costs
Billings will establish a public market to connect purchasers with producers. Key organizers Austin North David Roe C M White and Edmund E Nichols have donated funds to prepare the ground. The site is excavated with an areaway entry and steps, sized for farmer involvement and early morning sales. Opening is tentatively July 22.
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Billings
Austin North
David Roe
C. M. White
Edmund E. Nichols
Havre Inventor Showcases James J Hill Universal Farm Tractor
Havre inventor Henry Hales demonstrates his patented machine named the James J Hill. It serves as a weeder cultivator flax and hay harvester railroad right of way cleaner fire break plow and universal farm and road tractor. Experts including Prof. Morgan and John R. Brolin inspect its capabilities and praise its potential to replace multiple machines with a single reversible ground-supported unit. It features sicklebars for cutting in corners detachable discs seed drills and an extensible frame for hauling grain hay and other loads on uneven terrain.
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Henry Hales
Havre
Prof
Morgan
John R. Brolin
Flax Mills Company
Hales
James J. Hill
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Lo Lo
Gibbon
Ward
United States Army
Roy F. Heath
Safety First
Great Falls
First National
First National Bank
Margery Hawkins
Lehman
Lewistown
Algeria
Alex B. Lehman
Rufus Thompson
Thompson
Imperial Potentate
Mystic Order of the Shrine
Ford
Big Lehman
Fort Benton
Benton
Munger
Alex
Utica
The
Fergus County Sales Corporation
Hereford
H. L. Hull
Mgr
L. D. Blodgett
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