Pioneer Farmer Phil Knorr and Early Wolf Point Settlers
Phillip Knorr, first sulky plowman and planter of Wolf Point in 1874, narrates harsh early days with Indian hostilities and white survivals. He recalls plowing 75 acres in 1874 75 acres in 1875 and the 1868 Round Butte killings of six woodsmen after Indians attacked their cabin. Knorr’s voyage on a boat at Fraser Oswego and the later delivery of papers to Fort Benton complete this vivid reminiscence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt W. Alderson
Montana
Phillip Knorr
Wolf Point
Knorr
Pittsburg
Fort Peck
Wolf Creek
Missouri River
Joe Lambert
Mitchells
Mr. Knorr
Tom Campbell
Missouri
Fraser
Oswego
Campbell
Round Butte
Dave Conklin
Dave Kennedy
Lye
Black Eye
Andy Ackley
Fort Benton
I. G. Baker & Co
Montana Babies Win Prizes at State Fair Show
Official list of awards for the Montana baby show announced by the state fair board reveals Helena and Bozeman as top towns. Winners include Edith E Brackett of Helena as grand champion girl and Herbert Lay of Bozeman as grand champion boy, with multiple rural and city entrants across age groups and towns over 5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Balheser
Austin
Eugene Trevise
Helena
Virginia la Chapelle
Riebeling
Lloyd Henry Naylor
Mary Louise Stock
Hast Helena
Doris Suter
Townsend
Herbert Lay
Bozeman
Charles Mollet
Missoula
Edith EB. Brackett
Nita Pittman
Claude Phillip Rogers
East Helena
Elmo V. Kemp
Boulder
Ernestine A. Hrella
Vinnie R. Pratt
Big Sandy
Sumner G. Heidel
John EH. W. Hawkins
Edith E. Brackett
Montana Boy Scouts Hit National War Savings Targets
Montana Boy Scouts report 5530 orders for war savings stamps on red post cards and receive 64 achievement buttons 26 ace medals and 21 palms for this work. National totals show 1510475 orders across the United States Canal Zone Hawaii and Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Aerial Mail Route Considered For Montana Cities
Spokane chamber promotes an aerial mail route from Butte to Portland via Missoula Spokane Ellensburg Seattle and Portland to reach Pacific coast authorities. A municipal hangar in upriver park is proposed to support landing for transcontinental air mail machines and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Spokane
Butte
Missoula
Ellensburg
Seattle
Portland
Pacific Coast
Washington
New York
Chicago
Minneapolis
Northwest
Park Board
Hopeful Sign as War Dwellers Face Horrors of War
A cautious note emerges as observers acknowledge wartime dread while noting that the terrors described originate from German forces, suggesting a shift in sentiment toward endurance and deterrence amid conflict.
Furloughs for Expert Workmen Aimed at Boosting War Effort
Government seeks to keep skilled labor out of combat and deploy it where it will aid the war effort. Sam D. Goza outlines steps for obtaining industrial furloughs for drafted or enlisted workers whose skills benefit their current industry. Qualified firms must prove necessity and file affidavits with district boards, with updates for new contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam D. Goza
War Industries Board
War Department
Selective Service Act
Department of the Government
A. M. Alderson
Montana
Helena
The Hudson Seal Imitation Boosts Muskrat Trade
The Hudson seal imitation coat makes muskrat a viable luxury, lowering price barriers for Milady of moderate means. Muskrat pelts rise from 10 to 25 cents previously to around 1.50 to 2.00 dollars as demand for Hudson Seal soars and trappers expect a rich harvest this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
America
Warrenton Looms as West Coast Grain Hub After War
A prospectus highlights Warrenton as a future major grain shipping port on the Pacific coast. It cites McAdoo's plan for western grain exports, Panama Canal freight savings, and rapid growth once postwar ships redirect to commerce. The note promotes Warrenton real estate holdings and invites correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Western States
Pacific Coast
W. G. McAdoo
Panama Canal
Atlantic Seaboard
Warrenton
West
The
American Society
Atlantic
Flathead Pups Hold Exposition A First of Its Kind
Flathead county stage a unique annual fair for boys and girls with large attendance and national interest. Boston educator Dr A E Winship praised the displays and lectures on agriculture and domestic science. May Trumper and Mary Eckstein helped devise the idea with school and county support, and a $1000 prize fund was raised by the county. The event featured livestock grain sewing cooking and races plus a patriotic pageant from multiple local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flathead County
United States
Boston
A. E. Winship
H. N. Kauffman
Mary E. Eckstein
Flathead
Columbia Falls
Whitefish
Somers
Polson
West Side
Kalispell
Central Kalispell
Land Open for Filing Near Bowdoin on November 27
Land within four miles of Bowdoin will be opened for filing on November 27. The tract lies in townships 25 north ranges 29 30 and 83 east and township 27 range 83 east. Glasgow land office will send out plats of the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin
Glasgow Land Office
Montana Woman Traps for Fur in Southern Basin
Mrs. Alex F Martin of Tom Miner Basin traps and skins wild animals for fur in a snowbound Montana valley between the Gallatin range and the Yellowstone river. She sets traps, prepares skins for shipment, and enjoys healthful outdoor life despite challenging wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Martin
Montana
Alex F. Martin
Tom Miner Basin
Gallatin Range
Yellowstone River
Tom Miner Creek
Lewistown Hearer Praises All American War Effort Speech
Jean P. McEwen YWCA publicity manager lauds Lewistown audience as wholly American while recounting wartime efforts. She notes interpreters in San Francisco, reading classes for foreign born, and YWCA hospitality for colored troops. She recalls Marines from Montana and the hope for unity amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Jean P. McEwen
War Work Council
Miss McEwen
America
San Francisco
East
Long Island
Montana
Woman Rescues Trapped Animals With Log
A woman, fearing being bitten, used a six inch log to press on the jaws of traps and slowly freed the trapped animals. She held the log on their backs until the traps opened enough to release them.
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Phil Knorr
Edith Brackett
State Fair Board
Ernest Earl Webb
St. Peter
Everett Yubas
Joseph Kukol
Norman R. Beatty
Cascade
Virginia LaChapelle
Lillian Armando Dodds
Waterloo
Margaret Schwarzhaus
Rimini
Hvas
Industries Board
of Equity
Columbia River
Great Northern Steamship
Warrenton Dock
E. A. Tyler Realty Company
Todd Block
Great Falls
Max
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