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The article traces Montana's early population counts from 1860 Washington territory days through 1870 when Montana became a separate territory. It notes gold rush arrivals, county formations, and the 1870 census showing 20 595 residents with centers in Virginia City Bozeman Helena Diamond City and Fort Benton.
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Montana
Washington Territory
Fort Union
Yellowstone
Washington
Idaho
Gold Creek
Granville Stuart
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Last Chance Gulch
Madison County
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Meagher
Congress
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Dawson
Beaverhead
Madison
Chouteau
Big Horn
Montana Territory
Virginia City
Bozeman
Gallatin
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Diamond City
Meagher County
Deer Lodge City
Deer Lodge County
Fort Benton
Chouteau County
Hugh McQuaid
Massena Bullard
McQuaid
Dawson County
Old Fort Buford
Missouri River
Roosevelt County
Tom Irvine
Custer County
Butte
Custer
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Marriage of Harry Harien and Miss Mary Russell in Glasgow
Blaine county records announce the marriage of Harry Harien and Miss Mary Russell at Glasgow. The item also notes the 1937 liquor permit law and a culinary tip about meringues, adding a remark on cream of tartar use.
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Eeer
Harry Harien
Blaine County
Mary ‘Russell
Glasgow
Harlen
House of Represeets
Senate
Stage coaches made fast runs across the west
The article recalls the Overland Line’s rapid era with 14 miles in 52 minutes and runs from Salt Lake City to Virginia City in four and a half days. It notes a vast infrastructure and costs, including 193 stations, 6500 coaches, 500 freight wagons, 2800 horses, and annual expenses of 2.5 million dollars during the 1860s Indian battles.
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Salt Lake City
Virginia City
Clarence E. Mulford
Old West
Denver
Nev
Plains
Missouri River
Pacific
Russell, Majors& Waddell
St. Louis
Relics of Old West to Be Displayed at Falls Fairgrounds
Montana cowboys association will open a permanent memorial in the agricultural building at the North Fair State fairgrounds in Great Falls. Officers say donations include a muzzle-loading rifle from Donald Kerr, an ox yoke from Byron Brown, brass spurs from William Yarnell, a buffalo robe from Pat Reed, a branding iron from John Brinkman, and a bear fur from John Survant.
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Montana
Montana Cowboys Association
North Rare State Fairgrounds
Great Falls
S. A. Willis
Association
Donald Kerr
Dutton
Byron Brown
William Yarnell
Pat. Reed
Harlem
John Brinkman
Chester and Haycoulee
John Survant
Malta
Montana in Brief highlights state history and travel
The Montana highway department will publish an 8 page booklet titled Montana in Brief for out of state residents in 1940. 100000 copies will be distributed to tourists and others. The booklet by Robert H Fletcher covers state history geography topography industries parks and travel facilities.
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Montana
Montana Highway Department
D. A. McKinnon
Robert H. Fletcher
Fletcher
State Cuts Fuel Budget With New Heating At Three Institutions
An outlay of 38725 for modern heating equipment at three facilities saved the state 13000 during the last year. W L Fitzsimmons, clerk for the board of examiners, reports the new element was installed at the state penitentiary Deer Lodge the state training school Boulder and the state soldiers home Columbia Falls.
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W. L. Fitzsimmons
Board of Examiners
Deer Lodge
Boulder
Columbia Falls
Senator Wheeler Pushes Bill to Reopen Helena Assay Office
Senator B. K. Wheeler introduced a two bill in Congress to reestablish the federal assay office at Helena, closed for six years. Madison County Mining Association began last fall to have the office reopened and the project is under way.
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B. K. Wheeler
National Congress
Helena
Madison County Mining Association
Statewide Meeting of Business Leaders At Butte Feb 19
Montana industrial agricultural and livestock leaders prepare for a statewide meeting in Butte on February 19. W E Hammond of the United States Chamber and Don Marcellus Northwest division manager will lead arrangements. Topics include taxes social security labor relations unemployment trade and irrigation policy.
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Montana
Death of Meriwether Lewis the Famous Explorer
The article reviews Meriwether Lewis death, noting debates over suicide at Grinder's Strand and Jefferson’s acceptance. It covers his 1807 Louisiana governorship, his heroic frontier exploits, and a long discussion of his mental illness including a history of neurasthenia and a melancholic episode in 1809.
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Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis
Hohenwald
Tenn
Grinder
Commonwealth
Louisiana
St. Louis
Local Citizen’s Tragic Death Interrupts Journey in Tennessee
The narrative recounts a man’s perilous trek toward the Chickasaw country, halted when illness and erratic behavior forced him to stop at Mr Grinder’s house. A wife’s alarm and subsequent events led to the sad death, depriving the nation of a citizen whose efforts aimed to extend science and reveal a vast, fertile land for future progress.
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St. Louis
Washington
Chickasaw Bluffs
Jefferson
Neely
United States
England
Tee
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Allmand Bros, Mfg. CO
Huntley
Nebraska
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
BABY
Wwe
Minorcas
Anconas
New
Farma
Gallatin Chick News
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
INMAN_ HATCHERIES
Aberdeen
Dakota
H. A. Hoy
Brownwood
Texas
Gallatin Valley Kennels
P. QO
Pee Wee Ion Butte Business College
Northwest
Gallatin County
Salmon
R. F. Bohart
Mont
Fairfield
R. FE
Hassard
Frary ‘& Burlingame
Port Peckham
Missouri
Glasgow-Fort Peck
Crested Wheatgrass
Alpha Clover
Sam Bober
Newell
South Dakota
Hertzler-Carpenter Cattle
Hardin, Mont
Sarpyark
B. Kesselheim, Inc
Fratt Bldg
Billings
Broadway
New York City
Price
Bessie
Miles City
Hofstetter Holstein Farm
Petrie Machinery CO
Adrararala
Alaska Junk Company
Gouth
Adams &T
Bookane
Bend
Milton . Nursery Company
Milton, Oregon
FOX Studios
BOLL
Lytle
Otis
Orchards
Wash
Graft Des-Moines
Iowa
Statehood
New York
James M. Ashley
House of Representatives
B. F. Potts
United States Marshal Wheeler
National Bureau of the Census
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hector Johns Institute
Universal Service
N. L
Wiley
Hot Springs
New Mexico
Madame Hall
P. O
Colorado
SUN Produce CO
Main St
Pacific Stamp Works
Sprague Ave
Spokane
Helena, Montana
Walter M. Fordyce
Mabton
Sweden
Gerhardt
San Saba
Tex
General Electric
H. P
Roosevelt
Larry Robinson
Tommy Lewis
White House
Larry
Father
Ben Halladay
Placerville
Atchison
Ponyxpress
Falls Fairgrounds
Highway Department
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Ilac
Whiskey Value
Rad Peyatene Atwate
Baat Straich
Oma Wiles
Cope
the Old Quaker Co
Lawrenceburg
Eds
Ldunny Brook
Bron
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