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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1925
Page
12
A massive blast at the Great Falls Gas Company plant hurled a three ton sheet iron projectile 800 feet, smashing a home and injuring George Maiden's family. The boiler crashed through floors, flames and gas filled the house, burning the Maidsens as they escaped from the second floor.
The piece outlines Peter Skene Ogden a fur trader and explorer who helped open the Northwest from the Three Tetons to the Sierras. It covers his paths through the Flathead Bitterroot Missoula and Snake Country, his marriages and alliances with Native peoples, shifting loyalties between trade companies, and his later missions under Dr. McLoughlin.
A decades old tale recounts Big Nose George and his gang in Montana during 1880 81. They robbed trains near Miles City and eyed major paymasters while a $5000 reward loomed. George was captured later jailed at Rawlins Wyoming and hanged by a mob after a jailer killing attempt.
In a house fire rescuers pulled Mr Maiden Sr from a sleeping room while Fire Chief Trodick and George braved the danger. The pet airedale perished, the family cat remained missing as smoke choked the others.
Judge Jeremish J. Lynch of Butte ruled Liberty bonds cannot serve as bail in Montana courts, granting a judgment in Meagher County. The case over Liberty bonds used to secure bail for Herbert Craig highlighted that only cash bonds or two-person undertakings are valid, affecting clerk F H Mayn and plaintiff Aurelia Kirschbaum.
The Judith River Rod and Gun Club of Hobson unanimously backs moving the grouse season from November 15 to November 26 to align with the opening of deer season. Farmers complain the current timing disrupts harvest, forcing them to watch while hunters shoot grouse on their farms. The move aims to ease tension between farmers and hunters and protect hunting interests statewide.
The passage recalls Peter Skene Ogden defending a claim that he would pay ransom for the return of prisoners, describing his magnanimity after being robbed and betrayed by Americans. It frames his memory as worthy of remembrance by the people.
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