Bullets Reveal Early White Target Practice Near Kalispell
Foresters found two bullets dated to 1862 in a 20 inch fir stump at the Spotted Bear site. Growth rings indicate the shots were fired from the same position, suggesting organized target shooting by white men rather than a hunter. The wood section was sent to Kalispell and stored in the Flathead forest supervisor’s office.
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Kalispell
Upper South Fork
Flathead District
Spotted Bear
Flathead Forest
Skin care ad promotes Cuticura line and fragrance
An advertising notice promotes Cuticura Ointment Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Talcum for clear smooth skin. It suggests applying ointment treating pimples redness and itching then bathing with soap rinsing drying and dusting talcum for a pleasant fragrance. Each product priced at 25 cents.
Pioneer Henry Diary Traces Northwest Fur Trade Routes
Obituary and reminiscence recall Napoleon Dumontier and recount Alexander Henry the Younger’s diary from 1799 to 1814. The piece notes Henry’s posts on the Missouri and Columbia, his harsh temper, dealings with Mandans, Gros Ventres, Crows, and Ojibways, and his river journeys and trials amid early Northwest fur trade history.
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Alexander Henry
Northwest
Napoleon Dumontier
Hudson’s Bay Company
Misoulian
Dumontier
Red Man
North- West Fur Company
Missouri River
Lake Superior
Pacific Ocean
Parkman
Saskatchewan River Country
Henry
Elliott Coues
Henry Journal
Red River
Coues
Mandans
Gros Ventres
Pembina River
Supreme Court Active in 1924 With 193 Decisions
Montana Supreme Court issued 193 decisions in 1924 and disposed of 33 without a hearing. Holloway led with 45 opinions, Callaway and Stark each with 38, Galen 25, Rankin 10, Cooper 9. Ward Crosby notes eight opinions by the full court and 18 by district judges. The year began with 80 cases on hand and ended with 82 awaiting decision.
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Justice Callaway
Callaway
Stark
Montana Supreme Court
Ward Crosby
Holloway
Justice Stark
Galen
Rankin
Cooper
Small Claim Against Estate Draws 50 Cent Fee
A 50 cent claim against the estate of the late Hugh W. Stevenson of Rimini in eastern state court drew an Associated Press dispatch. The claim, filed by Parden Drug of Helena, is charged against the estate, with the usual oath fee of 50 cents reportedly waived.
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Associated Press
Lewis and Clark County
District Court
Hugh W. Stevenson
Rimini
Parden Drug Company
Helena
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Forestry. Service
Forthead District
Paris Modicine Company
Pine St
St. Louis
Imo
A. C. M. Hardware House
By Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Missouri
Lewis and Clark
Jussaume
Lake Winnipeg
Rocky Mountain
Supreme Court
BH. P. Johnson
W. Lake
Chicago
Ill
Telemark of
Bayer M
Turkey
J. H. White & CO
Fulton Market
Chicago, Ill
Edmonson Dental Office
DR. E Zb Edmonson Vie Lapeire
Designies
Third Street
Great Falls
Montana
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