Chief Justice Hosmer a Pioneer Lawyer in Montana Territory
The article profiles Chief Justice Hezekiah L. Hosmer, a bold early official who arrived in Bannack with his family. It notes his Toledo Blade editorship and novel, his age and appearance, and his humor. It describes the rough legal landscape of Bannack and Virginia City before formal law.
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Hosmer
Montana Territory
Montana
Hezekiah L. Hosmer
Sidney Edgerton
Bannack
Edgerton
Hapsburgs
Judge Hosmer and
Knights of Malta
Judge Hosmer
Virginia City
Grasshopper
Lyman E. Munson
Territory
Pioneer Judge Hosmer Helped Lay Montana Law In Frontier Virginia City
Mary Buchanan of Great Falls recalls harsh early Montana life from 1864 1865 court scenes in improvised Virginia City venues. She later ran a Belt nursing home and raised a family after moving from Manitoba to Montana, enduring loss and hardship with faith and service.
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Planters House
Jackson and
Idaho Streets
Virginia City
Montana
District Court
First Judicial District
Hosmer
Grand Jury
Union League Room
Yellowstone
Missouri
Mary Buchanan
Great Falls
Belt
Manitoba
Buchanan
Fort Gary
Winnipeg
Louis Riel
Riel
Hill
Bottineau
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Great Northern
Northwest
Sun River
Buchanans
Coun
Supreme Court
L. E. Munson
L. P. Williston
H. L. Hosmer
Munson
Meagher
Congress
Rabbits Threaten Idaho Conservation Areas
Rabbits, especially jack rabbits, surge around irrigated farms near fires in Idaho's Wood River district. Conservationists fear crop and forage destruction as the pest ro dents consume all green matter and ruin hay and grain harvests.
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Idaho
Wood River
Car Output Cut In February 1942 Production
The office of production management said passenger car output will drop 66.1 percent versus February last year. The civilian supply division fixed a February 1942 cap of 174 122 units, while over 396 500 cars were built in the same month this year.
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Office of Production Management
OPM
Board to Study Changes at U at Next Confab
Gov. Sam C. Ford’s reorganization and economy committee will meet again mid January to study changes across Greater University of Montana units and other state boards. Highlights include insurance purchasing power and bid contracts, messenger insurance for deposits, and highway staff coordination for accident prevention with standardized reporting and radios for patrol cars.
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University of Montana
Sam C. Ford
State Board of Examiners
Helena
State Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
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