Sole Survivor of Montana’s Old Timers Visits Butte
A. F. Graeter of Dillon, 87, the lone survivor of Montana’s pre 1862 era, traveled to Butte for the funeral of Col. W. F. Bartlett. He recalls early moves from Allentown to Florence, Bannack, Denver, and Bannack life, and preserves a remarkable 1862 buggy as a symbol of pioneer mobility.
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Chef Rampou Ends Seven Year Roost to Run Butte Cafe
Edouard Rampou the former Roosevelt chef who also cooked for Fallieres and other world leaders has become proprietor of Rampou's Cafe in Butte. Born in the Swiss Alps he cooked in Paris London Cork and Spokane and spent seven years as Roosevelt’s chef at Oyster Bay. He notes Roosevelt’s meals were energetic not gluttonous and recalls the ex president’s strict routine and simple habits.
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