Pioneer Montana miner Alfred Esler recall in Helena obituary
Obituary recalls Alfred M. Esler a key Montana mining figure who developed the Legal Tender quartz mine near Argenta and helped found smelters. Born 1837 in New York he prospected across Bannack Butte and Idaho Coeur d’Alene projects while his wife Ophelia Johnston Esler, daughter of John A. Johnston, survives in Helena.
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Coeur d'Alene
Ophelia Johnston Esler
John A. Johnston
Montana
Territory
Alfred M. Esler
Helena
Esler
New York State
Carthage
Jefferson County
Boonville
Bannack
Edgerton
Swansea
Wales
Hauser
St. Louis
Parrot
Butte
Idaho
Emma
Badger
Last Chance
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Company
Coeur d’Alene
Blackfoot
Altyn
Teton County
Montana Farming Co. Cultivates World’s Largest Wheat Ranch
War era investment by eastern bankers spurs Montana Farming Corporation to manage 200000 acres near Hardin for wheat. Thomas Flannery recalls his prior ranching, noting 8000 acres planted and 7000 more broken, with tractors ready to plow until fields are fully sown. If yields reach 10 bushels per acre, output could reach 2000000 bushels.
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Montana
North American
Montana Farming Corporation of
Hardin, Mont
Thomas Flannery
Toluca
Hardin
New York
Kingdom of
Luxemburg
Belgium
Island
Guam
J. P. Morgan
Thomas D. Campbell
Flannery
Helena’s Legislature Sees Wide Applicant Interest
An avalanche of applicants swarms Helena as lawmakers prepare for the next session. Names range from Senator Tom Larson’s gubernatorial stand-ins to former legislators and lobby figures led by Sam Teagarden and Joseph Pope. Political shifts and regional power—Montana’s agriculture, ranching towns, and new Farm projects—shape the forthcoming session.
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James Burlingame
Helena
Larson
Oliver
Hurdy Gurdy Halls Opened a Mock High Life
In old Montana mining camps the hurdy gurdy houses drew crowds after work with music, bars, and dancing. Dancers earned by tickets and tips, while miners treated partners at the bar. Descriptions by Thomas Dimsdale capture the spectacle and fashion of the era and the allure of the dance halls.
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Bannack
Virginia City
Helena
Thomas Dimsdale
Montana Post
Hurdies
Legislative Corps
Major J. E. Lane Returns From France With Red Cross Work
Major J. E. Lane of Lewistown, Montana, who led the Red Cross hospital supplies section in Paris, has returned after about a year in service. Lane, a former railroad official and business executive, built up the Montana Lumber Company and served as state senator from Fergus County.
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Eddie Booth
Rand McNally
Fallon County
Ed Donlan
Missoula
Yeats
Senate
Donlan
John Edwards
Rosebul County
Rosebud County
J. E. Lane
Lewistown
France
Red Cross
Paris
Major Lane
Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana Railroad
Midland Coal and Lumber Company
Harlowtown
Montana Lumber Company
Judith Basin
Empire, Bank & Trust Company
Bank of
Fergus County
Lewistown Automobile Company
Lewistown Brick Company
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A. M. Esler
Argenta
Madison County
Clancy
Thomas G. Merrill
Montana Ranch
Wall Street
Tom Larson
Stewart
McDowell
Washington
Fred L. Gibson
Park County
John Oliver
Third House
Sam Teagarden
Territorial
Thomas Francis Meagher
Wilber F. Sanders
United States Congress
Eddy Hotel
Sam
Wddy
Seth Maxwell
Placer Hotel
Sam Goodman
Morris Weigg
Seth
J. M. Kennedy
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Kennedy
Booth
Frank Connelly
Yellowstone County
Tom Hogan
Hogan
Mr. Connelly
Billings
Leo Faust
Old Guard
Leo
Lincoln County
Libby
Faust
Mephistopheles Leo
Julius Barney
Julius
Barney
Joseph Pope
Sahara
John Barleycorn
Vernon Castle
U. S
Red Cross Organization
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