Keno Bill and the Fort Benton Manhunt
In Fort Benton about 60 years ago a gambler named Reno Bill offered odds that the sheriff Billy Rowe would not catch the murderer Brown. Rowe tracked Brown from Louelle's Feb 1876 killing to a tense pursuit along the Teton and the river, finally confronting Brown at a gulch and taking him to jail after a cautious standoff. Brown was later acquitted for lack of evidence.
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Fort Benton
Billy Rowe
Brown
Louelle
Reno Bill
Rowe
Pondera
Overland Hotel
Teton
Alf
Keno Bill
Billy
Jim Nabors
Charley Rowe
Nabors
Jim
Jim the Bluffer Rouses Town With Jail Bluff and Threats
In a western town Jim Nabors feigns jail escape to gain meals and attention. A saloon altercation with Jim Wells escalates as Nabors attempts to return with a loaded gun, but Charley Rowe intimidates him into not acting. Wells waits at the door, unsure if the bluff will reemerge.
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Jim Wells
Fort Benton
Fred Kanouse
Kanouse
Nabors
Jim
Bluffer
Charley Rowe
Rowe
Wells
Montana Hunters Allen and Steward Chase Geese and Bears
In frontier Montana Dr W A Allen and Hiram Steward, famed for hunting bears buffalo deer elk and geese, pursued 100 wild geese for Mrs Hoskins but failed to fulfill the contract. Their partnership produced dramatic hunts from Pompey’s Pillar to the Musselshell with bold rescues and close calls, ending after Steward’s death and Allen’s return east.
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Montana
W. A. Allen
Hiram Steward
Hoskins
Hoskins & McGirl
Yellowstone River
Huntley
Hoskins and McGirl
Fig Creek
Dr. Allen
Steward
Allen
Hoskins & MceGirl
Rockies
Hoskins & McGinn
Gang
Firea
Yellowstone
Musselshell
Ro Allen
Sharp
Pryor Creek
Little Horn River
Bismarck
Dakota
Little Horn
Big Horn
Missouri
Fort Buford
McCloud
Kalispell Man Kicks Bobcat to Death on Bad Rock Highway
Jerry Palmer of Kalispell admitted striking a bobcat with his car and then kicking it to death in Bad Rock canyon on the Kalispell Glacier park highway after a river outing. He claimed the animal fought back and that he planned to mount the pelt.
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Steward
Allen
Bobcat
Jerry Palmer
Kalispell
Palmer
Bad Rock Canyon
Glacier Park
Baby Beef Sale Sets New Record At Great Falls Fair
The annual 4-H baby beef sale at Great Falls during the North Montana State fair shattered records as 86 animals were sold from 13 counties. Top price 81 cents a pound paid by Club Cafeteria for John Dawson's grand champion steer, weighing 930 pounds. runner up 25 cents paid by Hotel Rainbow for Bruce Bond's reserve champion. Harold Sitzman of Park City earned 16 cents, with other top prices ranging from 14 to 15 cents for various Hereford and Shorthorn entries. Sale sponsored by First National Bank of Great Falls, held at Walf Langman yards with facilities donated by officials.
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Great Falls
Montana
First National Bank of Great
John Dawson
Bruce Bond
Hotel Rainbow
Harold Sitzman
Park City
Walter Nelson
Fromberg
Eileen Dawson
Belt
Kenneth Lovely
Wilson
Marie Monforten
Gallatin Gateway
Jack Watkins
Ennis
Emma H. Grubs
John Hartwig
Dillon
R. A. Cameron
Howard Lewis
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Air
Tory
National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Rifles
Bozeman
Miles City
Stewar
Razor Creek
Bear
B Horn
Howe
Internal Revenue Department
Helena
Internal Revenue Department of
Ydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Actos
Midland Cos On
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