Golden Spike at Gold Creek Ends Montana's Rail Dream
A September 8 1883 gathering near Gold Creek station marked the North Pacifics last spike. German counts and barons toured with Henry Villard as crowds cheered General Grant. The event spurred Montana’s view of rail era growth and a later Montana Union consolidation into the NP main line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Creek Station
Hellgate Canyon
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana Territory
Henry
Villard
Pacific
N. P
Montana
Mr. Evarts
General Grant
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Interior
Arthur
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific Company
Northern Pacific
Oaer
Utah & Northern
Montana Union
Pipestone Pass
Butte
Mountain Range
Mullan
Deer Lodge Valley
Silver Bow
Kalispell region's history and Polson's lakeside charm
A historical sketch of the Flathead Lake area recounts the Kalispell and other tribes, the arrival of black robes missionaries, and Iroquois bands seeking reform. It notes General Clark's 1831 reception of Selish ambassadors and surveys modern Polson as a thriving agricultural and dairy hub with famed orchards and alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
St. Louis
William Clark
Lewis
Pacific Coast
Flatheads
Polson
Flathead Lake
Montana man Ritch nicks cigarette from King Albert in World War I tale
John Ritch ex-newspaper man and Lewistown businessman, famed for never buying a pack in a long career, recounts his Europe trip in 1917. He aligns with senators and reporters, travels aboard a wartime sea voyage, and wins a wager by taking a monogrammed cigarette from King Albert near Furnes, Belgium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
John Ritch
Myrtle Motion Picture House
Lewistown
Ritch
Montana
John
Washington
United States
State Department
Europe
General Pershing
Pershing
Foch
Haig
of Congress
Henry W. Patton
Hoquiam
Wash
Ross Hammond
Freemont
Nebraska
Tom Stout
Britain
Verdun
King Albert
Furnes
Stout
Albert
Warraps Sovereign
Helena State Fair announces movie contest winners
Helena Mrs Alec C Johnson Jr captured first honor, Miss Eric McLaren took second, and Mrs Laura Vessey earned third as three medals were awarded for the state fair movie contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Alec C. Johnson, Jr
Eric McLaren
Laura Vessey
Fortune Comes to Anaconda Woman in Hidden Stock
Mrs. Helen Heale, a waitress in Anaconda, unexpectedly finds she owns 2,500 shares of Goldfield Consolidated Mining and Milling Company plus uncollected dividends. Broker W. H. Harrigan discovers between $16,000 and $20,000 in back dividends, with more stocks to appraise for potential gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Heale
Anaconda
W. H. Harrigan
Turf Cafe
Heale
Harrigan
Young Montana Judge Hall Named Seventeenth District Judge
Judge H Cleveland Hall age 27, native of Montana, appointed by Governor Stewart to the Seventeenth district bench to fill Judge Hurry's vacancy. He is the youngest district judge in Montana and among the youngest in the nation, a former coast artillery member who studied law at Ann Arbor and began practice in Havre before joining Max Kubhr in partnership. He recently married and will move to Glasgow to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Cleveland Hall
Seventeenth Judicial District of
Montana
Stewart
John Hurry
United States
Judge Hall
Judge Hurry
Ann Arbor
Mich
Helena
J. H. Hall
Havre
Norris & Hurd
BE. L. Norris
George E. Hurd
Glasgow
Skeleton found near Billings recalls 19th century rustler war
The bullet pierced skull and bones of a man found 14 miles northwest of Billings are believed by local elders to be from the 1889 1890 rustler war. The skeleton, partially buried under a boulder, was found by four boys and no inquest was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.P
Sean ‘Daeattate
Bod Cakotis
Kalispells
Kutenais
Pend d’Oreilles
America
Charles Bielenberg
Deer Lodge
George H. Taylor
Adjutant General of
Simon Hauswirth
Columbia Falls
Portland
Goldfield
Akg Batees, Ft
Gest Judge Wan the
Hurley
Supreme .Court
Ala
Postum Cereal Company
Battie Creek
Michigan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!