Memoirs of Argenta Memories and Old Camp Lore
J W Sutherland recalls Argenta history from rock byways to Billings era smelters. He notes Ryan and M D Henneberry road work, 1880s ore shipments, Seligman and Tuscarora mines, and W A Clark. A New Year dance at Jim Hardy’s hall in 1886 features dances and a Virginia reel mishap.
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Argenta
Big Hole
Salt Lake
Corinne
Swansea
Wales
James Ryan
M. D. Henneberry
Ryan
Paradise Flat
Seligman’s
Paradise
Tuscarora
W. A. Clark
Frank Garr
Glendale
Frank
Clark
Jim Hardy
Bannack
Dillon
Birch
Dancing with the Duke and Dutchess in early winter tales
The recollection recalls three living people Tony French and the Duke and Duchess at a New Year’s dance. It notes Argenta’s claim to the territory’s first blast furnace and a long march home by Bannackites and Birch Creekers after the event. It mentions Charles M Russell’s 1887 drawing and a haying incident with mountain sheep evading a neighbor’s attempt to capture them.
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Tony French
Argenta
Charles M. Russell
Butte
Great Falls
Birch Creek
Willow Creek
Hints on Better Flower Pictures for Spring Photography
Flower photography benefits from close-ups with life-size reproduction using bellows and close focus. Use a sky background, back or cross-lighting, and calm conditions to avoid movement. Early morning or late afternoon light best shows texture, with filters aiding black and white contrasts.
Montana lead production dips but April tops prior months
Montana ledge of recoverable lead for April totals 1,250 short tons, above March by 210 tons though still 200 tons under last year’s average. National lead output eased in April, while Montana’s distribution from the equalization fund plus school lands and transportation reimbursements brings 1949-50 disbursements to 7.42 million dollars across districts.
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Helena
Montana
Bureau of Mines
Treasure State
Bureau
Board approves Northwest Greyhound bus schedule changes
Montana board of railroad commissioners grants Northwest Greyhound Lines permission to alter schedules between Helena and Garrison. Westbound Helena buses depart at 8:00 AM instead of 7:15 AM, and Deer Lodge buses leaving at 10:40 AM will now depart Garrison at 10:15 AM, effective June 19 to aid direct connections with main line buses at Garrison.
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Montana Board of Railroad Commissioners
Northwest Greyhound Lines
Helena
Garrison
Deer Lodge
Montana drives ahead in Independence bond sales
Montana residents bought 1,252,785.62 in series E savings bonds in four weeks of the independence drive led by state bond sales director Arthur Nelson. By June 10 total purchases reached 34.04 percent of the state quota. Broadwater County alone contributed 17,512.50, surpassing its quota by 16.75 percent. The Montana Department of Public Instruction announced a distribution of 258,935.40 to school districts as the final allocation from the public school equalization fund for the year.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Montana
Department
Mary M. Condon
Montana Truck Drivers Rodeo Schedule Set
Preliminary events for Montana's third annual Truck Drivers' Rodeo sponsored by the Montana Motor Transport Association will be in Billings July 9 and Great Falls July 16. Finals on August 27 in Great Falls crown four top drivers for Montana's best all around truck driver award.
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Great Falls
Montana
Montana Motor Transport Association
Billings
Robert J. Yeoman
Claude Grimes
Coldest May in 34 years in Butte city records
Butte residents shivered as May brought record cold. The weather bureau reported the coldest May in 34 years for the Mining City and noted 24 days with below freezing temperatures, setting a new all-time low mark.
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Butte
Weather Bureau
Montana school districts reach record bonded debt by April
The Montana Taxpayers Association reports bonded indebtedness of school districts hit a new high by April 30, totaling about 14 million dollars. Preliminary survey suggests the total will rise further as bond issue proposals develop.
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Montana
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Hereford cattle show to be held in Helena
The Northwest National Live stock show featuring Hereford breeding cattle will be held in Helena August 25. Show supervisor C. K. Warren announced last week that at least 150 Herefords from Montana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming and Colorado are expected to enter. Powell county fairground facilities are being expanded to accommodate the event.
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Helena
C. K. Warren
Warren
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Wyoming
Colorado
Powell County
Wanren
Missoula Smoke Jumpers Complete Training Plan
Fifty four forest service smoke jumpers finished training at Hayes Creek and are assigned to Missoula area duties. Fifty five veterans spend a week of refresher instruction at the nine mile training camp near Missoula. CHESTER bureau of reclamation to call bids for Tiber dam and reservoir construction this month with July advertising and September bid openings, Harold E. Aldrich says.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Hayes Creek
Here
Lacklin M. Stewart
Chester
Bureau of Reclamation
Tiber
Harold E. Aldrich
Bureau
Upper Missouri
Northern Montana College president urges program continuance
Dr. G H Vande Bogart urged continuing the present program at Northern Montana College as he stepped down from the presidency. He said the courses are tailor made for local youth and should be expanded to meet needs. June 30 marked his last official day and he planned a vacation with no comment on the distant future.
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Havre
Northern Montana College
G. H. Vande Bogart
Vande Bogart
Viande Bogart
Montana Sets November 7 General Election Date
Governor John W. Bonner proclaims November 7 as the date for Montana’s general election. The announcement designates polls statewide and sets the electoral framework for the upcoming voting period.
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John W. Bonner
Montana
Miss Jean Bishop Attends Presbyterian Gatherings
Miss Jean Bishop returned from a two month eastern trip where she attended the general association of Presbyterian churches in Cincinnati Ohio and served as a delegate to the quadrennial meeting of Presbyterian women in Ocean Grove New Jersey.
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Jean Bishop
General Association of Presbyterian Churches
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ocean Grove
N. J
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Ries
Aring
OMA Sym
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Mountain States Telephone
OUR Democracy
By Mai
George III
John Hancock
Brother
Ontario
Peggy
Nellie
Hopp Ranch
Willis
Graflex
Don Ollis
United Press State Letter
State Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Montana State University
Glacier Park
Harold J. Hoflich
M. E. Beatty
University
Bill Browning
Travel Division
John
Republican
Pd. Pol Adv
John Troupe
Union Pacific Policey
Union Pacific
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