Montana's Oldest Pioneer Colonel Bartlett Dies at 98
Colonel William F Bartlett of Butte Montana, longtime pioneer and road agent chief, died at 98 after a lifetime of westward travel and public service. He helped shape Bannack and Butte society, witnessed vigilante actions against outlaws, and mentored generations at Pioneer gatherings and the Joshers club.
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Liam F. Bartlett
Montana
William F. Bartlett
Tral Blazer
Butte
Bartlett
Colonel Bartlett
Cortland
New York
Massachusetts
Chicago
Minneapolis
Fiske
Fort Benton
Prickley Pear
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Roote and Davis
Diamond Mercantile Company
Salt Lake
Black Hills
Cheyenne & Sidney
Electric Light Company
Elizabeth Cotney
West
Cortland County
James Knox Polk
Tennessee
Polk
Citizens’ Law and Order Committee
Henry Plummer
Buck Stinson
Pioneers
Anaconda
The
Montana Pioneers’ Society
Joshers
Hospi
Virginia City
Diamond R
Mr. Berkin
Broadway
M. M. Donoghue
Joshers’ Club
Locke Named Chairman of Montana Industrial Accident Board
Jerome G. Locke of Livingston succeeds A. E. Spriggs as chairman of the Montana industrial accident board, effective immediately. A native Montanan and former surveyor general, Locke has been Livingston Enterprise editor and publisher and served in the engineering corps during World War I. He pledged to carry out Spriggs's policies and continues staff plans. the board's work on state records and related duties advances.
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Livingston
Dixon
Jerome G. Locke
State Industrial Accident Board
A. E. Spriggs
Locke
Ofice
Spriggs
Bozeman
Yellowstone Valley
United States
Montana
Livingston Enterprise
Consolidated Boards
State Prison
State Hospital
John F. Locke
Iowa
Alice Locke
California
Jerry
Industrial Acident Board
United States Geological Survey
United States Reclamation Service
Rodman
Department of Commerce and Labor
Helena
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota
Associated Press Journal
Livingston Post
Chamber of
Bunch Grass and Blue Joint by Frank Linderman on Western Verse
A Montana volume of nearly fifty frontier poems by Frank B. Linderman published by Charles Scribner's Sons. The collection blends western philosophy with frontier incidents and features samples in dialect. Priced at $1.25 and available through Montana dealers or Scribner's Sons New York.
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Frank B. Linderman
Montana
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Linderman
Scribner’s
Charles M. Russell
New York City
To an Old Cow Horse Poem Remembered by Cowboys
The verse recalls a rugged horse once beloved by cowboys. It contrasts aging, rough terrain, and the enduring spirit of the animal with lines of pride and memory. The speaker likens the horse to a loyal partner whose legacy lingers in rodeo rope and firearm echoes.
Prairie Changes Through the War Footnote
A historical voice reflects on land transformation from woods to prairie while noting disrupted trails and altered trout ground. The speaker laments changing environments and the erosion of familiar nature as reform reshapes the landscape.
Night o' Whiskey and Games at Shorty's Saloon
A rugged narrator recalls Cayuse Bill Scarface and Lafe McGill playing cards and drinking at Shorty’s as a drought haunted the town. The tale blends barroom bravado with memory of losses and a gamble on time passing by the whistle.
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Cayuse Bill
Lafe McGill
Shorty’s
Dave
Cayuse
Latch-String Left Behind in Remote Ranch Shacks
An old speaker recalls dirt-roofed cabins with open latch-strings and welcome doors. They describe homely, rambling shacks where strangers could eat and stay, while the owner’s smiling presence and the West’s honest range defined early days. The speaker weighs honored memory against change and loss.
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West
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Courtland County
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Oregon Country
Lewis and Clark
New York State
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Pacific Coast
L. P. Sanders
Captain Sanders
Pioneers Settlement
Plummer
Stinsop
Ray
Berkin
A. J. Davis
John Berken, Jr
Conrad Kohrs
Dear Lodge
Warren
Holter
Latter
Tom Chope
Livingston Townsite Company
Yellowstone
Frank Linderman
Shorty
Bill
Goose Bay
Flathead Lake
Pete Lebeau
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