Twain Calf Heist Drama Ends With Bovine Royal Swap
In Helena a three month old registered Shorthorn calf valued at 2500 dollars was swapped for a mother with lesser lineage. The scheme involved Walter L. Hill, eight Scots, several Montanans, and local figures, all details recounted by Frank Conley. The calf, shipped to Silver Star, proved to be a Holstein-Giraffe cross rather than a Shorthorn, leading to skepticism and accusations of being jobbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Hill
Helena
Walter Hill
William the Great
Normandy
Mike Gordon
Mike
A. L. Holter
Silver Star
Whitehall
Jefferson Ranch
Bill Gemmell
Jim Finlen
Royal Highness
Nolan
Dr. H. R. Porter
Reno
Far West
Big Horn River
Little Big Horn
Fort Lincoln
Grant Marsh
Comanche
Fair
Frank Conley
Rolla Duncan
Lewis and Clark County
Conley
Finlen
Gemmell
Gordon
Marcus Daly
Flanigan
Daly
Lemmon
Deer Lodge County
Larse
Sanders County
Montana horses of fame from Comanche to Spokane
The article recounts famed Montana horses from Comanche at the Custer battlefield to Yellowhammer the Vigilantes era horse and later imports. It recalls Comanche’s rescue and regimental honors, Yellowhammer’s dramatic rescue attempt and Slade’s fate, and notes horses like Tammany Spokane and Western-era contenders bred by Montana magnates such as Marcus Daly and Noah Armstrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander the Great
Bucephalus
Montana
Custer
Nolan
Keogh
Comanche
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Meade
Dakota
Fort Riley
Kansas
Yellowhammer
Virginia City
Slade
Madison Valley
Marcus Daly
Sheepshead Bay
America
Daly Breeding Farm
Spokane
Noah Armstrong
Twin Bridges
Farmers Battle for Tax Power in Montana Legislature
In Helena the Montana Legislature weighs tax bills a proposed data commission and a possible small tax on metal mines and utilities. Farmers versus stockmen fight over a key bill while education and labor measures draw heavy action. memorials for prohibition and civic reforms fill the session amid talk of an extra session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Fergus County
Livestock and Ranges Committee
Helena
Reuben Dwight
Senate
Maggie V. Hathaway
Congress
Annin
Bent and
Phelps
San Diego Home for Montanans
Montana visitors and winter residents find a cultural link in San Diego where an exhibit building gifted by Senator W A Clark was kept open past the 1915 expo. San Diego officials debated tearing it down but chose to let the display stand. David Hilger of Lewistown is praised for practical vision behind the Montana connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burla
Big Horn County
Senate
San Diego
Hilger
City Park Board
Park Board
Montana
Park
Senator Clark
New York
David Hilger
Lewistown
David Ir. Hilger
Montana Exposition Building
California
W. A. Clark
Justice courts disputes and fees spark ethics debate in Montana
In Butte lawyers disparage lower courts as justice courts for the plaintiff and deem the plaintiff a long shot. A Helena collection agency paid a justice $2,800 in fees in a year, prompting questions about salaries and integrity of the justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Justice Courts
Helena
Also Mentioned on This Page
Twain
And
Holter
Montand
Roll of Fame
Charger
Custer Battlefield
Cap
Iain Marsh
Europe
Daly Farm
Hugh Wilson
Sam
Faro
Billy Gemmell
Good Samaritan
Legislative Bureau of the
Montana Newspaper Association
Representative Harmon
Dillon
Kalispell
Sidney and
Terry
State University
Agricultural College
Representative Ironside
Silver Bow County
House
Smith
Justices of the Peace
The
Montana Life Insurance Company
William Keating
State of
Montana Life
Home Office
A. C. Johnson
American National Bank
Helena, Montana
H. R. Cunningham
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