Algonquin Mine Named From All Gone Quinn Tale
William Gladstone Steel's interest in Deer Lodge County names spurred reminiscences about the mine known as Algonquin. Ed A Waterbury recounts how two Irish miners Quinn and Casey drank miners medicine, Casey on the surface, Quinn below. The line all gone Quinn became All-gone-Quinn and then Algonquin, the mine’s enduring name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gladstone
Algonquin
HE. B
Quinn
Casey
Philipsburg
Waterbury
Waterbury, Sr
Old Days Along Turbulent Missouri and Frontier Tales
Montana pioneer Sherman T Cogswell recalls Wolf Point life in 1880s with tales of the Red Cloud sinking, postmaster safes, frogging bears, and vigilante crops. He notes Arboonah the tribal historian and the Assinniboine Sioux population decline before expressing sympathy for the tribe. Judge Theodore Brantly and daughter Lois vacationing in Seattle report improving health and climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Peck
Cogswell
Wolf Point
Thomas O’hanlon
Chinook
Poplar
T. C. Power
O’hanlon
Corporal John
John
Berthold
N. C
Plopping Bill
Cantrell
Minnesota
Missouri
Ar-boo-nah
Montana
Helena
Theodore Brantly
Montana Supreme Court
Lois Brantly
Seattle
J. T. Carroll
Supreme Court
Brantly
Purifying Cuticura Kit Ad Instructions
An advertisement urges readers to touch pimples redness roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently dust on Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. 25 cents each.
Notable River Traffic and Tribal Tragedies Recounted
The narrative recalls the large Benton snag boat on the Missouri during June rise, contrasting it with the Mandan and a government boat. It describes a violent Indian ambush at Sand Creek near Wolf Point, the killing of an Indian near Oswego, and the desperate actions of a grief-stricken father facing a medicine man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
Wyoming
Lambert
Sand Creek
Wolf Point
Oswego
Ash Point
Missoula Bid Wins National Editorial Association Convention
Missoula editors and business leaders lobbied at Chicago in 1921 to bring the National Editorial Association convention to Missoula in 1922. After a full day of debate, railways and hotels aided the Montana bid, and Missoula was chosen as the convention site between two national parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Chicago
National Editorial Association
Montana
Montana Press Association
Whitefish
G. M. Moss
Whitefish Pilot
Kiwanis Club
State Press Association
Montana Association
Martin J. Hutchens
Missoulian
Detroit
Cincinnati
Salt Lake
Omaha
Chattanooga
Atlantic City
Seattle
Morrison
Will Wilke
Wsterner
St. Paul
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railway
Yellowstone Park Hotels Company
Montana TB Deaths Decline Signals Fewer Cases
A Montana health report by Dr. W F Cogswell shows TB deaths dropped over five years. Education campaigns urging early physician consultation and better diagnostic methods should raise reported new cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
W. F. Cogswell
State Board of Health
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. Chapman
Sherman T. Cogswell
Michigan
Great Northern
West
T. C
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Baker
Yellow Boy
Jakey
Mike
Bear
Mr. Bear
Brain
Virginia City
Fort Ben
AT. C. Power & Brother
Business Institute
Failes City, Montana
Owen
J. BE. Owen
Basin Lumber Company
Lewistown
Northwest
Hutchens
For
Postum, Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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