Letellier’s 1850s Missouri River Trek to Fort Benton
The piece recounts Louis D. Letellier born 1827 near Quebec who traveled west from St. Louis to Fort Pierre and Fort Benton in 1850 1852. It details his hiring by the American Fur Company chiefs Peter A. Sarpy and Henri Picotte, life at the fort with social classes among traders and Indians, a cholera episode aided by a cyclone, harsh rations and price gouging, fur trapping adventures including wolves and foxes, and the Sioux funeral of Iron Horse with a dramatic procession to the cemetery under a rainstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha E. Plassmann
Northwest
South Dakota Historical Society
Louis D. Letellier
Ft. Benton
Letellier
Quebec
Louis
United States
St. Louis
Buffalo
Chicago
Missouri
American Fur Company
Peter A. Sarpy
Fort Pierre
Henri Picotte
Sarpy
Elie Bedard
Joseph LaBarge
Ft. Pierre
Teton
Francois
Alsation
Fort Union
Iron Horse
Francoise L’alsatien
Tepee
Francoise
P. Chateau Fur Company
Mr. Picotte
Dace
Montana Railways See June 1925 Rise Over 1924
Montana railways posted higher business in June 1925 than June 1924. State highway commission figures show 23,202 carloads moved in June 1925 versus 21,688 in June 1924, an increase of 1,514. The Great Northern led with 7,989 cars, followed by the Northern Pacific with 5,069.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Railways
State Railway Commission
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
London’s sole play doctor Agnes Pratt reshapes plays
Agnes Pratt, described as London’s only female play doctor, is employed by major theatrical interests to alter and rewrite plays to fit public taste. Her work centers on tailoring scripts to audience expectations and market demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Agnes Pratt
Bitter Root Crops This Year Resemble Good Old Times
R C Smith, longtime valley rancher now living in Long Beach, California, says Bitter Root crops look like an old-time Montana summer. He notes recent adversities are overcoming, with prosperity returning and ranchers better off overall as conditions improve across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Smith
Missoula
Mr. Smith
Long Beach
Cal
Montana
Bobcat Added to Montana State Fair Exhibit
Secretary M. S. Carpenter receives a shipment from Hunter Chauncey Groom at Lee Montana adding a three year old female bobcat to the fair exhibit collection. The secretary now has a bobcat and two young coyotes in his Missoula backyard and expects several more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Carpenter
Hunter Chauncey Groom
Lee, Mont
Missoula
Every Family Should Own Auto Says Buhler Montana Ad
George Buhler of the Buhler Nash Co Great Falls argues rebuilt cars offer $2 value for $1 invested and that every family should own a reliable automobile. He cites a gas engine in the Kevin Sunburst oil field lasting two years and predicts long service for refurbished cars, urging Montana residents to invest or finance one via his letter correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buhler
Buhler-Nash Company
Great Falls
Mr. Buhler
Kevin-Sunburst
Buhler
Montana
Cuticura Soap Advertises Beauty Trio
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are promoted for a clear complexion and clean scalp with soft white hands. The advertisement adds Cuticura Talcum as a fragrant finishing product, presenting the Cuticura Toilet Trio as a daily regimen.
Stevensville Cow Sets High Milk Fat Record in June
Stevensville Holstein Lucy Princess Johanna owned by David Lea and Son topped Montana milk tests in June with 2211 pounds milk and 81.6 pounds fat. Other top herds include Bakke & Foundberg Lake County 893 pounds milk 33.9 fat and Jan Jansma Yellowstone 991.8 milk 35.2 fat. Bitter Root Association led in butter fat among 24 herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Princess Johanna
David Lea
Stevensville
High
Montana
Jennie
Yellowstone County Association
Jan Jansma
Lake County Association
Bakke & Foundberg
Bitter Root Cow Testing Association
Elmo Brees
Cascade County Association
W. H. English
Cascade
Yellowstone Association
Guernsey
Jos. H. Fetcher
L. McCarthy
Jerseys
Lake County
Cascade County
Bitter Root Association
Paisley
Farming Innovations and County Fairs Across Montana
Farmers in Roosevelt County cooperate with the U S Department of Agriculture to study labor saving devices and shortcut methods. Community fairs are planned in Chateau county with strong crop prospects and active 4 H clubs. Lincoln county held a first ever county wide picnic at Dicky Lake. Gallatin county fair board gains new plans for record attendance and exhibits. A Rosebud 4 H member reports a lucrative market gardening business and repeat orders. Canyon Creek and East Laurel women joined hot pack canning demos, extension office handling inquiries via calls, letters, and bulletins. Fathead county hosts a large farm picnic with dignitaries speaking. Prairie county standardizes barley with Hannschen variety approved for future seed. Lewis and Clark county sugar beet tests show promise for Helena valley and a possible factory. Sheridan county TB eradication work expands with county transportation for testers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and Clark County
Helena Valley
Danish women won municipal vote in 1908
The note records that Danish women gained municipal voting rights in 1908 and highlights broader social facts in the era. It also mentions Ohio wage earners and a comparison of emerald and diamond values to illustrate perspectives on material worth.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri River
Benton
Treasure State Farm and Livestock
of Pri.mark. Service Commission Co
Lucy Princess
Johanna
Bitter Root
Montana Meat and Commission Co
Butte
Montana State College
Roosevelt County
United States Department of Agriculture
Chateau County
Lincoln
Dicky Lake
Trego
Lincoln County
Trego and
Fortune
R. E. Bodley
Gallatin County
Gallatin’ Fair
Alton. Sharp
Rosebud
Canyon Creek
East Laurel
Yellowstone County
Cascade Doukts
Faemene
Fathead County
Zimmerman Park
Creston
W. 8. McCormack
Ralph Tower
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Prairie County
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
Sheridan County
Alake
Silver Fox Farms
Hutton
Spokane, Washington
Spokane
Minneapolis
Shasta Springs
Ohio
Baye
Bayer
The
Rex
Royal Milling Co
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