First murder trial in Montana ends in vigilante lynching
Judge Munson recalls Helena in 1865 where a murder case opened the first territorial court, but a pardoned killer was lynched by vigilantes. The hangman’s tree yielded nine victims before being cut down, as law and order clashed with frontier justice.
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Lyman E. Munson
Helena
Lincoln
Territory
Munson
Judge Munson
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Yankton
Dakota
Fort Rice
Last Chance Gulch
Grand Jury
Territorial
Virginia City
Meagher
United States
Johnson
Lfe
Detroit
Michigan
Yale
German Alien Registration Ordered in Montana Towns
Germans ages 14 and up not naturalized must register by February 9. Police chiefs in towns over 5,000 will oversee, while postmasters in smaller communities handle aliens registration. Notices come from United States Marshal John S. Ashbridge in Helena with guidance from Attorney General T. W. Gregory.
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United States
John S. Ashbridge
Helena
T. W. Gregory
Washington, D. C
C. H. Fortman
Federal Judicial District of
Williamson and Donald Named to State Livestock Commission
Percy Williamson of Miles City and William H. Donald of Melville were appointed to the state livestock commission by Governor Stewart. Williamson succeeds Wallis Huldekoper of Billings who resigned to join the U S army aviation section. Donald replaces John A. Woodson of Crowcreek Dawson county who moved to California. Both appointees are prominent stockmen.
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William H. Donald
State Livestock Commission
Stewart
Mr. Williamson
Miles City
Wallis Huldekoper
Billings
United States Army
Melville
John A. Woodson
Crowcreek
Dawson County
California
Banquet Honors Major Albert J. Galen in Helena
A war time banquet at the Placer hotel in Helena celebrated Major Albert J. Galen former Montana attorney general and new judge advocate of the Eighth Army Division. Speakers praised his public service and patriotism while Will Aiken won a poetry contest as part of the evening’s program.
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Judge Advocate
Will Aiken
Montana
Harry L. Wilson
Billings
Aiken
O. M. Lanstrum
Bruce Kremer
Butte
Will A. Campbell
Kremer
Lanstrum
United States Army
Albert J. Galen
Dan Kelly
H. Hepner
Helena
Rocky Mountains
Major Galen
Odell McConnell
Gov. Stewart
S. W. Stewart
Prize Galen Pome By Will Aiken A Look at Al as Major Galen
A rough spoke poem in dialect praising a man named Al who used to be a close friend and is likened to Major Galen. The narrator recalls their boyhood and ally’s sturdy nature and loyalty, ending with a humorous toast to France and a jab at the Kaiser.
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Major Galen
Galen
France
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