Woman Pioneer Remembers 1881 Omaha to Ogden Trek
Mary Northey of Butte reflects on an emigrant special from Omaha to Ogden in a week long journey to Butte via narrow gauge Utah & Northern to Melrose. She recalls Lincoln’s tolling, married life with James Northey, and a life spanning Granite ghost town days, cable cars, and a large Montana family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ogden
Utah
Melrose
Mary Northey
Butte
Montana
Lincoln
C. M. Kelly
Eagle River
Mich
McHugh
Newton
Mary Newton
James Northey
Michigan
Granite
Granite County
Northey
Josephine Angrove
L. G. Northey
San Francisco
Albert
Walkerville
South Side
Orses
Main Street
Madam Dorion Heroine of the West Survives Bold Escape
The wife of Pierre Dorion known as Madam Dorion led her two children and a wounded man through Idaho and Oregon wilderness after an ambush killed most of a trapping party. She ferried to Reed's cabin, then hid in the Blue mountains building a wigwam and enduring hunger, cold, and danger for months. The party faced Indian attacks and desertions as they traveled toward Astoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Lewis and Clark
Pierre Dorion
St. Louis
Columbia River
Madam Dorion
Missouri
Yellowstone River
Pacific
Wilson Price Hunt
John Jacob Astor
Cape Horn
Daniel Boone Hunt
Missouri River
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
LaCharatte
Hunt
John Colter
Dorions
Dorian
Platte
John Robinson
Jacob Rezner
Edward Hoback
Rocky Mountains
Northwest
Aricara
Dakota
Wyoming
Snake River
Columbia
Idaho
Madam Dorian
Astoria
Astor
Robinson
Hoback
Rezner
Miller
Montana
Bear River
States
Robert Stuart
Stuart
Platte River
John Reed
Reed
Snake River Country
Giles LeClerq
Francois Landry
Jean Batiste Turcot
Andre DeLaChapelle
Pierre DeLaunay
Dorion
Landry
DeLaunay
Caldwell
Parma
Ida
LeClerq
LeClerc
Meer Park
Blue Mountains
Fairfield to get high school building funds
FAIRFIELD Public Works Administration notified Senator Wheeler of a 45000 grant for Fairfield to construct a high school building. The bulletin lists other Montana items from Shelby Columba Falls Fort Benton Bozeman and more across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
The
Public Works Administration
Wheeler
Welena
Ray N. Shannon
Montana State College
Bozeman
Helena
Glacier County
John J. Holmes
Henry III and the Deaths Head on His Book Bindings
Henry III ordered the death head and crossbones emblem to appear on the bindings of his books, a symbolic mark reflecting his era's fascination with mortality and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry III
Skier Shifts Posture In Forward And Backward Turns
A skier leans forward during forward motions and tilts backward when moving backward. The adjustment helps balance and control on varying slopes and speeds.
Fragmentary OCR Item About an Indian Confluence Incident
Readable fragments describe native peoples near a confluence and reference a disaster. Details are incomplete, with hints of a dangerous event and unidentified individuals involved.
Montana population rise since 1930 outlined in bulletin
A bulletin titled Social Trends in Montana from the state university notes a population increase between 1930 and 1936. Census 1930 puts Montana at 537,606. 1936 estimate reaches 541,804. Deaths from drought and crop losses hit central regions, with Cascade County dropping by 3,704. Five counties fell over 1,000, while ten others rose by more than 1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State University
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
United States
Cascade County
Judith Basin
Musselshell
Phillips
Big Horn
Fergus
State Canvass Confirms Vote Noted in Article
The report states a state canvass confirms the vote. The piece mentions Miss Jerry as the first moving picture, largely produced by Alexander Black. It also notes yearly traffic deaths equal the Titanic sinking loss of 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Alexander Black
Ustice
T. Walker
Johnson
W. J. Cushing
Felt Ae
T. H. MacDonald
Q. J. Dousman
Associate
Justice Geste
Stewart Ee
Leif Erickson Fecaee
R. J. Anderson
Philip O'Donnell
G. EB. Hurd
G. W. Howard Ee
Dinis
Congress
E. O. Burris
T. J. Collins
Sane Peers
J. J. O'Connell
Payne Templeton
Maggie
Hathaway
J B Garrison
W. E. Page
H. O. Willard
Austin B. Middleton
A. J. B. George
H. E. Bauer
T. E. Carey
A. W. Anderson
Perea Ereweneee
R. A. Emmons
G. A. Davis
J. O. Koerner
Carventene
Anderson
Fesanen Seerebe
Paul T. Smith
Eeereae Peeves
Vern Hoven
Carl Lindquist
Wes Ee Nee Renee
BE. Ll. Walton
Bee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Jane Widmer
Corliss Avenue
Seattle
Treasure State News
Shelby
Albert Hicks
Devon
Delmer Hicks
Columbia Falls
Frank C. Sheeran
J. W. Post
Rathdrum, Ida
Sheeran
Fort Benton
Chouteau County
Fort Peck
Gregory E. Lechner
Kelso
Wash
Conrad
Pondora
Livestock Sanitary Board of
Great Falls
Lewistown
Montana Fairgrounds
Fergus County
4-H
Future Farmers of America
Livingston
Park County
American Legion
A. P. Lytle
P. L. Greene
Kalispell
Flathead Sportsmen’s Association
Warm Springs
Flathead Country
Roy
Evelyn Rellich
Joe Rellich
Harlowton
W. J. Tucker
Meagher County
Wisconsin
Inois
Choteau
Teton County
Chautauqua
Edmond Mooney
Missoula
Fred W. Schilling
PWA
E. A. Atkinson
Montana State University
Missoula County
Galen
I. S. McQuitty
General Electric Co
New York
J. W. Staley
Glacier Park
Will E. Holbein
Sidney
B. K. Wheeler
James Murra
O’connor
Glendive
Dawson County Fairgrounds
WPA
Plentywood
E. R. White
Lions Club
Community Betterment Committee
American Hereford Association
Clark’s Fork Valley
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Lands Department
Missoula, Mont
Schenley’s
Schenley
Schenley Frontiers
INO
Harry B
Wilkea
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