Anaconda Pioneers Farm Fertilizer Plant Plan
Anaconda Copper Mining company engineers advance a cheaper sulfuric acid method at Washoe works enabling fertilizer production using local Maiden Rock phosphate. The plant will start with 25 tons daily, using 3 percent of capacity, significantly reducing costs and benefiting Northwestern Montana farmers with affordable soil nutrients.
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Montana Pioneer Pat Carney Adopts Watermelons
The so called spud king of Montana Pat Carney has long grown potatoes since the early 1870s. He now expands into watermelons signaling a shift in his agricultural portfolio and a possible nickname change.
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Watermelon Patch Pride Highlights Montana Farm Life
The farmer near Waterloo boasts a thriving watermelon patch and plans to take fruit to the Helena state fair this fall. He recalls historic Madison county growers shipping watermelons to Bozeman and notes the current drought has hit wheat but not his melons.
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Mounted Police End Frontier Outlaw Era Along Montana Border
The Royal Northwest Mounted Police arrived to guard the border north of the Missouri river, ending a period of lawlessness. The force, organized in 1873 74, formed a civil military customs body with full judicial powers and patrolled from Fort Benton to Fort Walsh. They reduced whisky trade and cross border crimes while coordinating with Montana authorities. Colonel J T Stanford recalls the era and photos of forts, detailing the unit’s structure, equipment, and duties.
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J. Dalrymple Clark
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Griesbach
Antrobus
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Montana's Only Colored Officer Returns From France
Charles L. Holmes, a Silver Bow club employee, is the sole Montana colored officer to earn a commission in the U S Army. He came back as a first lieutenant after commanding a company at hill 304, fought in the Meuse Argonne campaign, was wounded by a shell in his helmet, and his regiment received French decoration for valor. He praised French troops, noting courage, close combat skill, and mutual aid during trench warfare.
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Babes Burned To Death In North Fork Cabin Fire
A blaze at the Wurtz homestead 50 miles above Columbia Falls killed two children, a two year old boy and a three year old girl, while their parents moved belongings to a newly built cabin. A dog died with the children as flames trapped the family and rough reports say no traces remained of the bodies. Fire started in the cabin with forest fire rumors also surfacing.
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Montana's first grandma lawyer joins state bar
Emily H. Sloan, 40, a Wisconsin born ranch wife from Belle Fourche South Dakota, has been admitted to practice in Montana. She moved to Missoula to study law, passed the bar exam, and plans to settle in Hardin Big Horn County, becoming the state’s first grandmother admitted to the bar.
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Whitlatch the Montana Prospector and His Legacy
The first major Montana gold quartz mine was the Whitlatch Union near Helena, discovered by James W. Whitlatch in 1864. His ventures spurred Helena’s boom era, funded early press and law ventures, and shaped mining history, though he later died by suicide amid financial decline.
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