Days Passes: A Butte Fixture Whose Life Shaped a City
A longtime Butte resident known as Days Passes lived over fifty years in the city, never faced poverty, avoided gambling, and never married or had a sweetheart.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1924
Page
4
Dave Mack’s Four Boasts Highlight Butte Figure
Dave Mack alias David McMillan Billingsly, a long time Butte resident, was known for four boasts now remembered after his death. He reportedly never entered a schoolhouse nor had a sweetheart nor played cards nor been broke. He died at a niece’s home near Houston, Texas, after leaving Butte a little over two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
David McMillan Billingsly
Dave Mack
Billingsly
Houston
Texas
Trail blazer Billingsly longtime Montana vigilante dies at 98
David McMillan Billingsly known as Dave Mack, born 1825 in Tennessee, died December 11 at his niece's home near Houston Texas at age 98. A veteran of Confederate service and pioneer of Montana, he lived in Deer Lodge Butte and Virginia City areas and joined vigilantes while active in frontier life. He befriended Dick Porter and Jack Daniels related events. He valued frontier life culture and remembered early Montana days fondly. He and Porter spoke of Meagher and lynching era tales and he remained active in Montana Pioneer circles until old age. His life spanned Civil War to settlement of the frontier before passing away in Texas. He was a noted frontiersman, jailer, and controversial vigilante figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave Mack
David McMillan
Billingsly
Houston
Texas
Morgan Davis
Colorado Street
Montana
Dave ‘Mack
Thomas Francis Meagher
Dave Mack
Dick Porter
Northern Pacific
Butte
Porter
David McMillan Billingsly
Tennessee
Fort Smith
Ark
Mack
British Columbia
Missouri
South
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga
Helena
Confederate Gulch
Beargulch
James A. Murray
Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge, Where He Was Jailer and Sexton
Dr. Mitchell
Bielenbergs
Main
Mercury Streets
Daniels
Gap
Gallia
Springs
Leylakes
Plains
Nebraska City
Salt
Johnson
Utah
Pony Express
Francisco
Colonel McChesney
Chapel Hill
McChesneys
McChesney
Virginia City
Charley Francisco
Forrest
Charley
Last Chance
Fort Benton
Gallatin
Indiana
Old Fort Laramie
Whitehall
Mr. Francisco
Society of Montana Pioneers
Dye At Home With Diamond Dyes For Any Garment
The advertisement promises successful home dyeing for all fabrics with Diamond Dyes. Druggists stock a full color range and each package includes step by step directions enabling beginners to dye or tint textiles confidently.
Early life of a long-traveling laborer ends in land and cattle drive
The narrative follows a worker paid four dollars a month for two years before rising to wagon boss at fourteen dollars per month. He homesteads 160 acres in Missouri then moves to Omaha to drive cattle to Sacramento. He pays fifty cents per head to Mormon authorities passing Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Missouri
Omaha
Sacramento
Cal
Utah
Bond plan funds state university improvements at four campuses
The state board of examiners approves a 555000 bond package to finance new buildings and major upgrades at Montana institutions including State Normal College Dillon, Missoula State University, Bozeman State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, and Butte School of Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board. of Examiners
State ‘Board
of ‘Education
University of Montana
Board of Examiners
State Board of Education
State Normal
College At
Dillon
State University At
Missoula
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Bozeman
State School of Mines
Butte
Stevensville Awaits Rail Spur After Commission Order
The Stevensville District Industrial Association celebrated the state railway commission's order directing the Northern Pacific to build a spur across the river into town. A.T. Moreaux started the push a year ago as the band played and speakers praised the action bringing rail access to Stevensville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Association
A.T. Moreaux
Stevensville
Railway Commission
Deafness Solution Offered by Dictograph Corporation
The Dictograph Products Corporation in Kansas City announces a perfected device to restore hearing for those with any degree of deafness. Tested by long term sufferers, it claims to restore near normal hearing and offers a ten day free trial by mail with no deposit and no COD. Send name and address for literature and a free trial request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dictograph Products Corporation
Sharp
Kansas City
Ady
Also Mentioned on This Page
David
Mr. Porter
Montana Society of Pioneers
Masons
Order
Montana Horticultural Society
Poly
Billings
Boger
Board
Shelby
First State’ Bank of
SPUR
T. J. Hocking
Glasgow
Hp Sa
Charles M. Russell
Rawhide
Rawlins
Rawhide Rawlins
Cheely-Raban Syndicate
Great Falls
Sai Rawlins
Thrilling Stories
History
Russell
Great Western
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