Water in the West and the Great American Desert
The article traces water’s role in shaping western settlement from fur traders and Marcus Whitman to California gold discovery and Idaho Montana mining. It notes beaver beaver trapping tied to water, the Oregon Trail, irrigation by Mormons, and the U S Reclamation Service. It highlights the Missouri’s great falls and hydroelectric development powering mining and industry in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Coronado
Western Plains Country
Great American Desert
Washington
Mississippi
Platte
Missouri
Lewis and Clark
Marcus Whitman
Great Medicine Road
Plains
West
Marshall
Sutter’s Mill
California
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
Texas Trail
Great Falls
Salt Lake Valley
Federal
U S. Reclamation Service
Black Eagle Falls
Madison
Clark Fork
Columbia
Flathead
Rosebud Creek
Supreme Court of the United States
Wisdom Bride Elaine Willey Weds Wesely Hyatt
Elaine Willey daughter of Mr and Mrs Asa Willey married Wesely Hyatt of Deer Lodge in a June 26 ceremony at the Deer Lodge Presbyterian church attended by Miss June Willey and Clark Mills. A breakfast at the Deer Lodge hotel followed. The couple will reside at 706 Missouri Ave Deer Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Willey
Asa Willey
Wesely Hyatt
Deer Lodge
Presbyterian
June
John Bailey
Ted Rouse
Anaconda
Wisdom
Irma Jane Shanholtzer
Monida
Dan Mayne
Big Hole
Paul Temple
Alice Arbour
Sunny Polich
Elmer Jensen
Bridge
Jake Neidt
Ralph Huntley
Chuck” Anderson
Whitehall
C. W. Anderson
Ray Willey
Dillon
Dale
Helen Tofte
Peggy Ann LeCorne
Walter Stewart
Argyl Stephens
Missoula
Victor
Pete Givogre
Butte
Chris Daniels
Louis Givogre
Grover Helming
Perma
Alice Howard
Ivan Shaw
C. R. Lee
D. C. Wampler
Wisdom Lodge No
A.F
A.M
John Troupe
Otto Nagel
Bob
Melvin McDowell
Odd Fellows Ball Draws Guests From Several Towns
Frank Jackson and Harrison Kellum visited Jackson for business as the Gold Diggers Ball drew attendees from Anaconda Butte Boulder Deer Lodge Dillon Wisdom Bannack and Bonacord. Local families hosted visitors and a birthday party for Mary Ann Dooling highlighted weekend social news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Harrison Kellum
Jackson
Odd Fellows
Anaconda
Butte
Boulder
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Wisdom
Bannack
Bonacord
John Dooling
Mary Ann Dooling
Charles Wenger
Roy Ford
Jay Talent
Sage Creek
Martin Jackson
Wendell Jardine
Howard Hess
Gordon Smith
San Francisco
Martha Schonenberger
Florence Rice
Betty Lou Christiansen
William Penderpas
Jules Wenger
Henry Wenger
Elmer Sage
George
Earl Roberts
Dark Horse Mine
RoyceBarth
Sparky
Dwight Harrison
Jack Shepherd
Harrison
Paul Holloran
Wilson General Merchandise
Rebekahs
Melvin
Kay Patterson
Latter Day Saints Church Sunday Schedule
Officers and teachers meeting at 9 40 a m Sunday school at 10 00 a m sacrament meeting led by William Casper with talks by Rosalie Constable and Mary Dawn Warner class work at 10 45 a m closing exercises at 11 25 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latter Day Saints
William Casper
Rosalie Constable
Mary Dawn Warner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Fletcher
Badlands
Bill
Points
Safeway Stores
Hugh J. Scully
S. Mont
J. E. Kelley
S. Idaho
St. Ph
R Dillon
Dillon Creamery
Beaverhead Gold
Porter
National Councils Committee On
Knute Rockne
Stagg
Emil Bogen
Maggie Smith Hathaway
Montana State Temperance Commission
Circle America
Northern Pacific
Grand Coulee
Mt. Rainier
Vancouver
B. C
Olympic Peninsula
Mt. Hood
New England
New York
America
Pacific RY
William C. Suthard
Radio Service
MEN OF America
Joe Marty, JR
Welborn & Son
Livestock Service
Dillon, Montana
N. Washington
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
One
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
the Monitor
Christian Science Reading Room
White Building
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