Abandoned Montana Graveyard Tales of Action and Death
An old hillside graveyard near Ekalaka holds tales of Black Sam a Texas outlaw who died after a spree in town and of a 4 year old boy killed by a rattlesnake. The site also recalls Ole Nelson a sheepherder who perished in a blizzard and other nameless victims buried in rough boxes.
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Ekalaka
Rattler
Montana
Moses
Boot Hill
Old Burying Ground
Black Sam
Jack Kinsey
Platte River
Nebraska
Kinsey
Texas
Lone Star
Sam
Goodby
Whit Terrell
Ole Nelson
Jacopo
Powderville
Powder River
Badger Clark
Latigo Town
Matt Brennan
Bob
Nigger Bob
Devitt
Ridgway
Rattlesnake
Renetta
Teddy Roosevelt and Montana Stockgrowers Pioneer Brand Book
The 1886 Montana Stockgrowers Association brand book featured Theodore Roosevelt riding the Montana ranges with his men Ferris and Merrifield. It records brands, names, and addresses of hundreds of stockmen across Montana and Dakota territory, plus officers and a 13-county executive committee. The bylaws promote range protection, stock laws, and secretive disciplinary rules, detailing roundups, fines, and open-range guidelines.
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Montana
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Theodore Roosevelt
P. O
Medora
Oak. Range
Little Missouri
Beaver Creek
Middle Creek
Territory of
Dakota
Montana Association
Ferris
Merrifield
A. W. Merrifield
Roosevelt
United States
District of
David Auchard
Dearborn
George W. Barrow
Utica
Broadwater
McCulloh & Co
Fort Assinniboine
S. C. Burd
Choteau
Robert Coburn
White Sulphur Springs
Nat Collins
Arch Deamiston
Roundup
George Falligan
Stanford
James Fergus & Son
Fort Maginnis
D. A. G. Flowerree
Flowerree & Lowry
Helena
Ford & Dunn
Sun River
Fort Shaw Livestock Co
Fort Shaw
Hamilton & Hazlett
Chateau
Hill & Lowther
S. S. Hobson
Judith Cattle Co
Judith Beef Steer Co
Fort Benton
John Lepley
Fort
Beaverhead County
Aze] Ames
Dillon
Choteau County
Jesse Taylor
A. W. Kings
Benton
Custer
Frank _ Robertson
Rosebud
E. 8. Newman
Miles City
Joe Scott
J. J. Thompson
Granville Stuart II
Board of Stock Commissioners
Granville Stuart
R. B. Harrison
J. S. Day
Glendive
R. P. Walker
F. Robertson
R. S. Hamilton
Omer Hoskins
Billings
Territories
Montana Territory
Airborne mapping expeditions reveal inaccessibile peaks in St Elias range
An Alaska based expedition shows climbers using planes to reach base points near unmapped peaks in the St Elias range. They pick up gear shipped up the Yukon then fly straight to summits, deflating eyos and retracing the trip for descent. From 22,000 feet they captured over 3000 photographs at 52 mm per second for permanent maps, wearing welders' goggles against bright Heht.
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St. Elias Range
Alaska
Yukon
Travels Over Snows by Odd Contraption in Montana Wilds
Archie V. Hull of the Red Rock Lakes national wildlife refuge in northwest Montana can traverse deep winter snows using a device that blends auto, sled, and tank design. The cross between modes lets him move with ease as he patrols remote areas.
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Archie V. Hull
IronTeel
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Montana
Railroads Set New Efficiency Records in 1940
The 1940 railroad year yielded record highs in freight per train and speed, with gains in locomotive mileage and car utilization. J J Pelley notes per hour and ton mile metrics reached new peaks, while fuel efficiency and unserviceable car counts also hit all time lows and highs respectively.
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J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
New Iligh
Pelley
United States
Venus Sister Planet Comparison Cited as Earth Like
An article notes that Venus is described as Earth's sister due to closely similar conditions on both planets, highlighting the nearly earthlike environment on Venus.
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Venus
Earth
Beet Wages Steady For 1941 Sugar Beet Crop
The U S Department of Agriculture announced wages for the 1941 sugar beet crop remain the same as last year with minor exceptions.
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United States Agriculture Department
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Langford Peel
Teddy” Roosevelt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Anaconda Sales CO
Anaconda, Mont
Ene
Glacier Production Company
Natural” ‘Plant
Northwest
Van
Butte
Butte, Mont
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