Living in Fort Benton in the Montana frontier
In Fort Benton around 1879 the author describes a town at a transition point with frontier streets of logs and frame houses, a Piegan Indian presence, and three major trading firms. She recalls garrison life, local churches, notable residents, and social events amid a bustling, evolving river town.
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Old Fort Benton
Missouri River
Hen
Helena
Fort Benton
Missouri
Montana
Piegan
I. G. Baker
T. CG
Power
Murphy-Maclay
Front Street
Conrad
Helena Road
Noah
Fort Assinniboine
Moale
Gibbon
State Will Keep Gross Metal Tax As New Laws Fight Fades
Following a 60 day window for protestants to sue over the metal mines gross production tax, no recovery actions were filed against the state treasurer. About $373,909.16 of roughly $400,000 paid under protest by nine mining firms remains available to the state. Major payer Anaconda Copper Milling Co led with $286,056.20. others included Butte & Superior, Elm Orlu, Moulton, and several smaller outfits. The funds are split evenly between the general fund and the common school income and interest fund, to be kept in depository until just before the forthcoming convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda Copper Milling Company
Butte & Superior Mining Company
Elm Orlu Mining Company
Moulton Mining Company
Butte West Side Mines Company
Butte Copper & Zinc Company
Anselmo Mining Corporation
East Butte Copper Mining Company
Silver Dyke Mining Company
Anaconda Company
Clark
Fort Benton Memoir recounts early town life and figures
A narrative recalls Fort Benton's early days with a log house near the ferry, a fuel famine in winter, and social dynamics. The author details education via a Boston correspondence course, music by a soloist and accompanist, and visits from Bishop Tuttle. Notable locals include Colonel James Stanford and William, a distinguished lawyer.
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Great Falls
Ninth Street
James Stanford
William Conrad
Episcopal Church
Blackiston
Cleans
Musterole Relief For Sore Throat And Aches
Musterole offers quick relief for sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis and other body pains without blistering like old mustard plasters. The white oil of mustard ointment penetrates to the sore spot and draws out soreness and congestion. A milder children's Musterole is available for babies and small children.
A E F Approves Travel Clubs for Paris 1927
The American Legion national convention in Omaha approves plans for a Paris 1927 international pilgrimage trip for bona fide 1926 27 members and auxiliaries. Expected to be the largest transatlantic peace time movement, with reduced rail fares and nominal passport costs.
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Paris
France
American Legion Weekly
The
American Legion
Omaha
America
American Legion Auxiliary
United States
Bel Iyut Hosts Largest American School in Near East
The largest American educational institution in the near east operates at Bel Iyut Syria. The facility serves students across a broad region, reflecting American instruction standards and cross cultural exchanges facilitated by its administration.
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Near East
Beliyut
Syria
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M. EB. Plassmann
Dr. Caldwell
Lepper
Griffith
Babe
Brooklyn, N. Y
Luisa Cappiani
New York City
American Fur Company
Jacob Mills
Methodist
James
Minneapolis
Leonard
Wyoming
Utah
Mr. Rolfe
Gibson
Sun River
Rolfe
Belt
Clingan
John Healey
William and
Joseph Conrad
Wren
Overfield
Nathan
Col. Stanford
Charles Conrad
Kalispell
Hirschbergs
Legion Travel Committee
Ttig
American Legion Savings Clubs
National Travel Committee
Legion
I. G. Baker Store
Butte
Calliope
Home Correspondence School
Boston
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Jane Newell
Miss Newell
Here Pleasant
Brattle Street
Longfellow
Washington
Bishop Tuttle
Powell Hivae Company
Whch
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co
Wells-Dickey CO
St. Paul
Chicago
Simen Tt
Montana Legionaires
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