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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1925
Page
2
The reminiscence recalls young E. B. Howell’s journey to Montana and his appointment as principal in Virginia City for $100 a month. He describes travel costs from Council Bluffs, the lure of teaching, and his early teaching experiences in rural Montana schools amid vigilante tales and frontier life.
A Montana writer recalls April illness and recovery with Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, then recounts emigrant travel by old coaches and rail to Virginia City, stage journeys with Vigilante lore, and life in Butte 1880 with mining prospects, surveys, and early commerce.
William Franklin Edgel known as the Yellowstone Kid, a 50 year Montana resident and early pioneer, recalls Calamity Jane and General Custer. He lived with Sioux in the Black Hills, learned sign language, and traveled from St Marys Virginia to Miles City before settling in Sidney. He claims to be among the first white men in Yellowstone Park and guards his life diary. He criticizes younger easterners as half baked yapps.
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A legible but odd ad from Detroit postmark seeks a housekeeper for a Butte rancher. The note asks local paper to publish the ad and requests contact for Mrs. M Howe at 415 Lady's Lane.
The text recalls prominent figures and firms in Butte's 19th century trade scene. It notes L R Malillet & Co selling quality merchandise at reasonable prices and identifies two banks, First National led by Andrew J. Davis Sr and Donnell Clark Larabie later W A Clark & Brother, with Alex Johnston as cashier.
Jesse McGee was arrested arraigned bound over to district court pleaded guilty and sentenced to 60 days in all and fined $400 within 24 hours in Kalispell. The swift handling highlighted rapid judicial action on a bootlegging case.
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