William Owsley Founder of Butte and the Faith That Built It
William Owsley died in Twin Bridges, the last of Butte's founders, leaving a legacy from a boy with flour and bacon to a mayor and the builder of the Owsley block. He arrived as a youth, invested in town lots, endured a harsh early era, and kept faith during Butte’s rough beginnings as prospectors pursued silver and a smelter failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Owsley
Twin Bridges
Butte
Montana
Territory
Owsley
Placer
Big Butte
Ife
Butte Hill
Clark
Deer Lodge
W. A. Clark
Madison County
United States
Marcus Daly
Daly
Comstock
Virginia City
Walker Brothers
Salt Lake City
First National Bank of
Park and
Main Street
Cary
Roberts
Idaho
Wheatland County Girl to Christen a Battleship
A Wheatland County girl Miss Juanita Laura Cbok will christen a U S ship after Wheatland county’s strong showing in the Fourth Liberty loan. Born in Wauconda Newfoundland, she moved to Judith Gap in 1916, worked at Judith Gap post office, then finished business school at Billings Polytechnic Institute and became head accountant in Judith Gap. The launching details are pending in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Laura Cbok
Uncle Sam
Wheatland County
Montana
Wauconda
Judith Gap
Billings Polytechnic Institute
U. S
Juanita Cook
Montana Soldier Earns Medal In Rhine Show
Whitcomb, a Montana soldier, crossed heavy fire to aid two machine gun units and keep his gun in action. He received the Croix de Guerre from General Pershing at Andernach on the Rhine during a grand review that decorated 40 heroes, including Lieutenant Snyder of Malta. In a letter to his mother he recalls a 32 mile hike to receive the medal, and Pershing’s handshake amid the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitcomb
General Pershing
Andernach
Rhine
Montana
Snyder
Malta
Pershing
Review of Statutes Enacted by the Montana Legislature
Senator Edwin S. Booth surveys major reforms including state primary election changes, a rotating ballot system, a special September 1919 election to approve the law, bond sale restraints, stock subscription note rules, workers compensation increases to 12.50 weekly, surrogate changes to corporate taxation, grain grading and warehouse regulation, and new enforcement provisions under the Montana Grain Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin S. Booth
Legislative Assembly
Senate
United States
State Central Committee
Montana
Compensation Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Commission
United States Department of Agriculture
American flag signals progress in German paper
Walter Wryn of Great Falls now in Montabaur sends Montana friends copies of Bridgehead Sentinel No 1 Vol 1. The paper is issued by U S troops in Germany and claims progress follows the American flag wherever planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wryn
Great Falls
Montabaur
Germany
Montana
Young Montana Hero Receives D S C For Bravery
Montana’s 18 year old George Whitcomb son of mining man Charles Whitcomb earns the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary bravery at the Argonne. He enlisted in 1917 with Company B Ninth Machine Gun Battalion and fought through Chateau Thierry Marche Jaulgonne Vesle St Mihiel Meuse Argonne. The gun crew was wiped out and Whitcomb wounded but held the line during a critical Argonne drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
George Whitcomb
Charles Whitcomb
Argonne
Young Whitcomb
Second
France
Chateau- Theirry
The
Marche
Jaulgonne
Vesle River
St. Mihiel
Meuse Argonne
the Marne
Kalispell Farm Loan Assoc Creates Undivided Profit Fund
Kalispell Federal Farm Loan association allocates its share of Spokane bank dividend, 700 dollars, to an undivided profits fund for member relief. Ten percent goes to reserve while the rest is kept for distribution or central use. Directors plan to invest both funds in loan bank assets.
Campaign against after effects of infantile paralysis launched
The state board of health inaugurated a campaign against postparalysis effects. Miss Marion L. Fox, Harvard specialist and new board member, will oversee the effort from headquarters in Great Falls and be available to communities through physicians or health officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Marion L. Fox
Harvard
Miss Fox
Great Falls
Briver Montana Chaplain Rexroad Arrives in New York
Captain Charles A. Rexroad of Butte, known as the fighting parson of the Ninety first division, arrives in New York on the transport Calamares after receiving the Distinguished Service Cross the Belgian Croix de Guerre and other honors from Butte friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Son
D.S.C
Hercules Macaroni
Hercules
Macaroni
Great Falls, Mont
Cascade
Cascade Bank of
Mont. Capi AL
B. Roberts
N. T. Lease
Clyde Wilcox
A. M. Shannon
A. E. Gable
A. F. Bartholomew
J. W. McKenzie
Mgr
Farm Loan Department
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!