Electricity for Mountain Lines sparks rail expansion
The Milwaukee electric railway experiment from Harlowton to Avery Idaho proves the viability of electrification for mountain routes. The system cuts steam reliance, doubles locomotive cruising radius, and prompts plans by Great Northern and Northern Pacific to electrify long mountain segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Anaconda
Pacific II
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Milwaukee Railroad
Harlowton
Avery
Idaho
United States
Northern Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Othello
Washington
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Southern Cross Mining Country
Montana
John D. Ryan
John Morony
Max Hebgen
Montana Power Company
Great Falls
Thompson Falls
R,. Beeuwkes
Rocky Mountain
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Deer Lodge
Three Forks
Rocky Mountain Division
Missoula
Alberton
Belgians Mutilated by Germans Sent to Washington Colony
A carload of Belgian children under 14, mutilated by German soldiers in Belgium, passed through Montana on their way to a Washington colony for care. The report denounces German brutality and vows these victims will be cared for until the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Bannack
Sheridan
Nez Perces
Idaho
O. O. Howard
United States Army
Howard
Chief Joseph
Looking Glass
Blackbird
Lo Lo Pass
Bitter Root Valley
General Gibbons
Butte
Ball
Rezwars
W. A. Clark
Clark
United States
Montana
St. Louis
Big Hole
Fort Missoula
Corvallis
Skalkaho
William Hall
Our Church
Washington
Belgium
France
Germany
Masons Plan Island Home on Flathead Lake
The Flathead lake region seen as a future resort with roads developed and land purchases by Kalispell and Polson boosting growth. Col. A A White leads a syndicate buying Wild Horse Island and plans 250000 in improvements this summer including a 100000 hotel. Masonic groups own nearby Wild Goose Island and seek access and permanent improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Lake Flathead
Joseph M. Dixon
United States Senate
Kalispell
Polson
Montana
Flathead Lake
Col
A. A. White
Wild Horse Island
Wild Goose Island
Wild Horse
Montana farms in demand as wheat outlook fuels buyers
Montana land attracts buyers from the east and west as wheat prices rise. Farms priced 30 to 50 dollars per acre offer yields near 19.3 bushels per acre, beating Washington land and drawing rail interest to move farmers into the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West
Montana
Spokane
Illinois
Central States
Father Ravalli and His Mills in Early Montana
The article recalls Jesuit Father Ravalli who lived in Stevensville and spent 40 years among Flathead Indians. He built Montana’s first water powered grain mill and the first saw mill, using wagon tire blades and improvised gears. He returned in 1886 and lived as a learned missionary and physician, building the chapel and crafting its images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Ravalli
Stevensville
Montana
Europe
A. M. Holter
St. Mary’s
California
Turin
Piedmont
Little Mission Church
Grave discovery leads to unexpected reunion in Butte
A woman calling herself Mrs Johnston sought Mayor Maloney's help to locate her husband's grave after the Granite Mountain mine disaster. She instead found a living husband who had been drinking for two weeks and feared returning home.
Government proposes 2.50 per bushel for wheat
The government may fix wheat at 2.50 a bushel this fall, promising farmers a handsome profit. With unprecedented grain demand to feed both domestic and Allied European needs, no acre should idle, and banks like The Banking Corporation of Montana offer financial help to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banking Corporation OF Montana
Helena
Montana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brother van
Nez Perce
Rocky Mountains
A. H. Armstrong
General Electric Company
Court House
Horse Prairie
Hamilton
Melvin Trask
Winters Ranch
Montague
Winters
Smith
Farnsworth
Lews
John Poindexter
W. W. van Orsdell
Gen. O. O. Howard
Carload
Colony
Frank Linderman
America
Dixon
West Shore Line
Montana Land Values Law
Ravall
ELK Run Herefords
Elk Run
Duncan McDonald
Highwood
Shirley
Ford
Mont
Angus
BL Power
John Evans
Cascade
SUN River Stock & Land Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!