Old Directory Reveals Early Butte 1885 86 Landscape
A Crofutt directory printed in 1885 86 shows Butte City with 21 369 people by Crofutt's multiplier method. It details mines led by the Anaconda and Lexington at 900 feet, seven stamp mills, 22 schools, three hospitals, nine major newspapers, and prominent businesses and leaders like Mayor Henry L. Frank and Chief of Police David Meiklejohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
George Crofutt
Northern Pacific Railroad
A. Carruthers
Butte Hardware Co
Butte City
Crofutt
Walkerville
Meaderville
Centerville
Burlington
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Comstock
Leadville
Lexington
Alice
Andy Johnson
Ansulman
Bell
Buffalo
Mountain Cow
Mountain View
Nettie
Wake Up Jim
Henry L. Frank
David Meiklejohn
J. H. McCarthy
St. Patrick Catholic
St. James
Intermountain
Miner
Arion Hall
Renshaw Opera House
Theater Comique
Jehiel K. Davis
Montana
Grover Cleveland
United States
Samuel T. Houser
Silver Bow County
Territorial Council
Stephen DeWolfe
House of Representatives
J. T. Baldwin
J. F. Forbis
W. O. Speer
Butte Hill
Montana Improvement Co
Ryan Drug Co
Albier & Bohler
Jewelers
St. Nicholas Hotel
Sands & Boyce, Clothiers
Walker House
Continental
E. L. Bonner
McBurney House
Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute
Grand Central Hotel
Helena
Chicago and North-Western Railway
Treasure State News Briefs Chronicle Local Obits and Honors
MISSOULA Active International elects Maynard C. Larson of Missoula president at Seattle convention. GREAT FALLS Security Building & Loan buys Falls hotel for 98000 at sheriff sale. BUTTE Mary Lynch dies in Butte after decades there. Ellsworth E. Cretors, WWI veteran, dies in Los Angeles. HELENA Art Ratcliffe named Montana supreme court attendant succeeding Milton Anderson. GLASGOW R. C. Arnold, former state representative, dies. survivor includes son Maurice Arnold. GREAT FALLS Canyon Ferry project investigation to finish in 1943 fiscal year per Senator Murray. +++
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Missoula
International
Young Men’s Service Club
Maynard C. Larson
Seattle
Butte
Helena
Art Ratcliffe
Montana Supreme Court
Milton Anderson
Richland County
Great Falls
Murray
Marvin McIntyre
Roosevelt
Poplar Welding School Receives Federal Approval and Funding
Director L J Keilman reports the Poplar welding school has been rated A 1 and a federal inspector calls it among the best visited. Federal approval and funds will sustain the program through the current fiscal year. Since opening last October, the CCC Indian department Fort Peck Indian service and Poplar schools have supported it. Casper Lee leads the instructional staff. over twenty graduates have secured jobs in shipyards navy yards and related fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Keilman
Poplar Welding School
Keilman
Ralph Kenck
Montana Department of Education
Poplar CCC
Indian Department
Fort Peck Indian Service
Poplar Schools
Casper Lee
Sugar Beet Industry Surges To Record Production
The sugar beet sector has grown rapidly from a 1900 share of 3 percent and 90 000 tons to 850 000 tons during World War I and a peak near 1 890 000 tons as the industry expands in the United States.
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United States
Nervous Indigestion and Mental Balance Advice
An article explains nervous indigestion as a real, anxiety linked condition. It links emotion to digestion, stresses rest and calm, and advises a diet rich in thiamine and calcium from bread, meats, milk, eggs, beans, cheese and greens to prevent nerve related stomach issues.
Ship survives battle and completes 13000 mile voyage for repairs
The vessel claimed to have sunk during the engagement survived the battle and finished a 13,000 mile passage through the Indian Ocean, around Africa to an eastern port where it now undergoes repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Ocean
Africa
37000 Pheasants Planted in Montana This Summer
Montana fish and game officials announced about 37000 Chinese pheasants will be planted statewide this summer, up from last year’s 29843. Three game farms Fort Peck Billings Warm Springs will raise 9 000 15 000 and 13000 respectively, with Fort Peck benefiting from nearby dam power.
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State Fish and Game Department
Fort Peck
Montana youths sign up 10017 for fifth draft registration
State selective service headquarters in Helena reports 10017 Montana youths aged 18 and 19 signed up for military service in the nation’s fifth draft registration. The total falls short of the 16000 projection.
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Selective Service
Helena
Montana
Study Aims to Boost Chrome Production for War Needs
Secretary Ickes said the Bureau of Mines, with a $75,000 appropriation, began intensive studies to raise U S chromium output. Two methods, a low grade ore benefication and an electrolysis recovery from domestic chromite, will be tested with pilot and commercial plant plans.
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Ickes
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
United States
R. R. Sayers
Mines Bureau
Hillbilly Music Featured in San Angelo Army Recruiting
Hillbilly tunes like The Wabash Cannonball and That Cross-eyed Gals of Mine were used in a San Angelo Texas Army recruiting program. Serg J W Mozingo served as recruiter presenting the San Angelo rhythm hillbillies as a feature of a 30 minute expansion radio program.
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United States Army
San Angelo
Tex
Serg. J. W. Mozingo
Oranges Inspire Juices Salads And Desserts
A home style excerpt promotes plentiful oranges as healthful and versatile. It lists recipes for Orange Melon Delight and a Dessert Salad using oranges, honeydew melon, lemons, coconut, and juice, with instructions to chill and serve cold or on lettuce leaves with dressing.
Turkey growers study costs across Montana flocks
Twenty Montana turkey growers join a nationwide study led by Dr. H. F. Hollands and Harriette Cushman to determine production costs. The research, part of the U S Department of Agriculture effort, surveys flock sizes from 250 to over 1 000 birds and funding varies. Most growers market via co operatives while others use hotels creameries and alternative outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
H. F. Hollands
Agricultural Economics
Montana State College
Harriette E. Cushman
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Slacks and Shirt Pattern 9035 For Girls in Set Sizes
Advertisement details Pattern 9035 available only in girls sizes 6 8 10 12 14. For size 10 the full ensemble uses 35 yards of 35 inch fabric for shirt and slacks plus 2 percent yard contrast. Send 16 cents to Marian Martin Pattern. Include size name address and style number. New Pattern Book promises Fashion Maneuvers for Summer with smart simple to sew styles for work and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Newspaper Pattern Dept
West 18Th Street
New York
N.Y
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Mining City
the Security Building & Loan Association of Billings
Falls Hotel
Mary Lynch
Ireland
Lewistown
Joseph Peterson
Hilger
Idaho
Oregon
Kendall
Isabel MaeGeorge
McKinley School
Western College
Bellingham
Wash
Lester H. Loble
National Organization of Eagles
Helena Aerie
Loble
Glasgow
R. C. Arnold
Minnesota
Northern Valley County
Maurice Arnold
Genevieve
Elmer Hall
Hall
Harry M. Henline
Portland
The
Park Theater
Butte Lodge No. 22
A. F
A. M. Scottish Rite Masons
Bagdad Temple of the Shrine
W. W. Sandelius
Kalispell
State Osteopathic Association
R. E. D. Kohler
Hamilton
H. H. Stroud
Glendive
Nine Mile
Thomas L. Hawkins
Naval Reserve
Naval Hospital
Bremerton
Hawkins
Montana State University
France
Alex A. Heaney
Simms
Heaney
Masonic Lodge
Fairfield
Ladine Rose Dauenhauer
Tony Dauenhauer
Charlo
Patricia Stewart
Wayne Hightower
Lester Hightower
Browning
F. H. McBride
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
Blackfeet
McBride
University of Indiana
Stanford University
Rocky Boy
Havre
Arizona
Roy Nash
Benny Whitright
Fred Christensen
Earl Wetsit
Dan Garfield
William Whitehead
Fred Forster
Ernie Christensen
CCC
Blue Andersen
Henry Erickson
Mike Bushman
Roy Sansaver
Gus Mulligan
Leslie Fourstar
Morris
Scoop
Archdale
No. 2
Cecil Gidley
Ronald Munz
Vincent Nedrud
Willard H. Hanson
Wolf Point
Eddie Delger
Olaf Hauge
George McCormick
Billings
Ray Kao
Poplar
J. A. Tobey
Betty Crocker
Ingheseclinng
U. . Pat
Home Service Department
Betty Barclay
Turkey
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