Indian scout Joe Culbertson a Montana legend
Joe Culbertson son of Fort Benton founder Major Alexander Culbertson is a famed Indian scout with 32 honorables discharges. He served from 1876 to 1895, helped wipe out Sitting Bull’s camp, and later worked as a government interpreter in Montana. He is noted as the first Indian allotted land on Fort Peck reservation and a longtime Roosevelt County peace officer.
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Joe Culbertson
Fort Benton
North Country
Alexander Culbertson
American Fur Company
Upper
Missouri
Major Culbertson
Old Fort Benton
Grasshopper
Northwest
Culbertson
United States Army
Renee
Montana
Fort Peck Reservation
Poplar Creek
Poplar
Miles City
Sitting Bull
Nelson A. Miles
Frank D. Baldwin
Red Water
Lloyd Wheaton
United States
Fort Peck
5Th
15Th
20Th Infantry
Big ranch deal lands 1562 acres in Musselshell
Gilbert M. Dickerson of Sioux City Iowa buys the Melvin Page ranch at Musselshell totaling 1562 acres with 50 cattle and 40 horses. He will close his Sioux City interests and return to live on the property bringing a carload of purebred cattle.
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Musselshell
Gilbert M. Dickerson
Sioux City
Iowa
Melvin Page
Mr. Dickerson
Bitro-Phosphate Promises Fate of Thin People
An advertisement touts bitro phosphate as the best way to cure excessive thinness by feeding nerves and providing phosphoric elements. It claims weight gain and improved health, citing Georgia Hamilton's experience of gaining 15 pounds, and warns users who do not want to gain flesh.
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Georgia Hamilton
Uniform System Highways Plan Aims for Montana Roads
Montana counties form Northwest Better Roads Association with Scott Leavitt as chair and R S Skinner as secretary to push a uniform highway network from the Dakotas to Idaho. Proposals include a trans state route along the Yellowstone Trail and a northern route by the Great Northern line to Glacier National Park.
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Yellowstone Trail
Great Northern Railroad
Glacier National Park
Montana
Dakotas
Idaho
Better Roads Association
Kalispell
Great Falls
Northwest Montana
State Highway Commission
Herbert Templeton
Great Northern Railway
Glacier
Belton
Glacier Park
Montana Rifle Team Chooses Rutledge As Captain
Captain of Montana rifle team AdjGeneral Phil Greenan nominates R. H. Rutledge a forester of Missoula as captain to lead Montana at the National Rifle Association matches in Caldwell New Jersey from August 19 through September 1.
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Phil Greenan
R. H. Rutledge
Missoula
Montana
National Rifle Association
Caldwell
New Jersey
Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys Headline
Kidney disease affects many, linked to kidney trouble. symptoms include weariness, backache, stomach trouble, and rheumatic pain. Promote GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Caps to soothe kidneys, claim quick relief in 24 hours, and urge continued use to prevent future attacks. Money back guarantee.
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Nature
Haarlem Oi
Aoan
Red Cross Drives Roundup Help and War Refugee Aid
Custer county Red Cross chapter secured concessions for Miles City Roundup starting July 3, with top cowboys from France returning to compete. The group faces lost concession revenue, expands home service for soldiers in Chinook, and prepares 10000 garments for war refugees. Red Cross offices open to assist veterans with insurance and pay issues.
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Irene M. Cumming
Custer County
The
American Red Cross
Northwest
Miles City
France
United States
Roundup Association
Red Cross
Home Service
Blaine County
Chinook
L. V. Bogg
Montana
Butte Memorial Day meeting ejects dissenter over loyalty dispute
In Butte a Memorial Day gathering at the high school auditorium ousted Walter S. Mitchell after he dissented from vows of un divided loyalty. Mrs. L. D. Garvin called for removal amid cries of put him out as Jake Oliver and Al Haysworth dragged the man from the hall.
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Butte
America
L. D. Garvin
North Alabama
Rotten
C. R. Leonard
Walter S. Mitchell
Jake Oliver
al Haysworth
Largest Phillips county wool clip sold to Boston firm
The biggest wool clip in Phillips county, belonging to B. D. Phillips, was purchased by Mr. Walker for the Jeremiah Williams Co. of Boston. The clip is estimated to exceed 860000 pounds and the sale price stands at 60 1 2 cents per pound.
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Phillips County
B. D. Phillips
Walker
Jeremiah Williams Co
Boston
State to hatch millions of fry in Montana streams
J. H. Brunson, superintendent of Montana fish hatcheries, announced a record stocking year. Grayling eggs totaling 14 000 000 along with 2 000 000 native eggs were collected at Georgetown lake near Anaconda and the Anaconda hatchery is full.
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Montana
J. H. Brunson
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Georgetown Lake
Anaconda
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Mr. Brunson
McAllister
Meadow Lake
Madison Valley
Great Falls
Montana Power Company
Brunson
Helena
Missouri
Madison
United States
Cuticura Remedies Promised To Clear Pimples
An advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment removes pimples and blackheads by smearing, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water for five minutes. It urges daily use for clear skin and mentions including Cuticura Taleum.
Indian appropriation bill funds Montana Indians
The senate reported the Indian appropriation bill with allocations for Montana tribes including Fort Belknap and Flathead at 20000 each and Fort Peck 30000. Other items cover Blackfeet 50000, irrigation on Fort Belknap 30000, Crow treaties 60000, Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes 80000, Rocky Boy band of Chippewas 10000, Flathead irrigation 375000, Fort Peck irrigation 100000, Blackfeet irrigation 10000, Crow irrigation improvements 150000 in the Big Horn valley.
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Senate
Montana
Flathead Reservation
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Blackfeet Reservation
Big Horn Valley
Crow Reservation
Wool Clip Payout Exceeds Half a Million in Cascade County
Cascade's wool buyers report more than half a million dollars paid to sheepmen in Cascade County for this year's clip. William Rea Jr. says the current wool price values each sheep at about 4.50 dollars. Cascade County had roughly 130 000 sheep when the clip began, with over a million head in the Great Falls tributary area. Sheepmen in the territory will receive nearly 5 million dollars for their wool.
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Cascade's
Cascade County
William Rea, Jr
Billings
Rea
Great Falls
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Roosevelt
Georgia
Bamilton
Uniform System Highways Plan
AIM OF Better Roads Association
Isaac Walton
Montana Reds
Butte Miner
Associated Press
Matt
Jeff
Butte, Montana
Post Office
R.F.D
Warrenton
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound
Inland Empire
Marine Iron Works
San Francisco
Montana-Warrenton Development CO
Stanton Bank
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