First Road to Traverse Blackfeet Lands Reaches Fort Whoop-Up
James W. Brown recalls the first wagon road across the Blackfeet Reservation from Fort Benton toward Canada and Fort Whoop-Up. He details 1866 travels, the Red River Half Breed Trail, and the 1874 Mounted Police arrival shaping Fort MacLeod's founding.
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Blackfeet Reservation
James W. Brown
Hillsboro
Ohio
20Th
Illinois Infantry
Fort Donelson
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Hancock
Lincoln
Washington
Camp Chase
Columbus
Brown
Montana
Red River
Edmonton
Fort Benton
Glacier National Park
Great Northern
Fort Edmonton
Canada
Teton
Marias
Great Northern Railway
Medicine Rock Hill
Shelby
Alkali Flat
Rocky Spring Ridge
Dry Gulch
John Joe
Middle Coulee
Kipp
Fort Shaw
McLeod
Helena
Nebraska City
Salt Lake
Matt Carroll
George Steele
Hubbell
Judith River
Missouri
Sun River
Ulm
Judith
King
Gillette
Prickly Pear Canyon
Montana Central
Diamond R. Brown
Chinook City approves new fire engine and other alerts
Montana briefs report Chinook buys a 3800 dollar fire engine due in 60 days. Opheim hosts a new 20000 dollar general store building. Deer Lodge mourns 21 year old Emily Hogan from Gold Creek. Great Falls honors top Sand Coulee pupils in Cascade county exams.
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Chinook
Opheim
Lofgren-Stadig Co
Deer Lodge
Emily Hogan
David Hogan
Gold Creek
Drummond
Great Falls
Sand Couree
Cascade County
Malta
Phillips
National
Boston
Walter Irgens
Irgens General Merchandise
Great Northern
Oscar Tufte
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Montana
Idaho Falls
Ida
Butte
Great Northern Railroad
Laurel
Northern Pacific
Welonna
R. B. Towle
H. L. Zimmerman
Helena
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
H. F. Brown
Lake Worth
Fla
A. H. Priddy
International Correspondence Schools
al G. Barnes
Priddy
Barnes
City
Labor surplus persists in Montana farm and mining sectors
The state division of labor and publicity notes a continued labor surplus in Montana despite higher demand for farm help. The publicity report includes summaries from employment offices in 14 large cities. It says 500 experienced metal miners are needed at Butte and a few men can be placed at the East Helena plant of the American Smelting and Refining company.
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Montana
State Division of Labor and
Butte
East Helena
American Smelting and Refining Company
Gates of the Rocky Mountains Named by Lewis Discovery
Article quotes Captain Merriweather Lewis journal from July 19 1805 describing the Gates of the Rocky Mountains in Montana. It notes the rugged 1200 foot cliffs, fast river current, and unusual rock formations that inspired the landmark name. The piece frames modern tourism in contrast to the expedition’s perilous ascent.
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Merriweather Lewis
Gates of the Mountains
Montana
Lewis
The
Rocky Mountains
Dodd, Mead and Company
Altho
Karnak credited for lasting relief and 18 pound gain
A. R. Davis of Billings says Karnak cured his indigestion and rheumatism after years of treatment. He reports better sleep, restored strength, and an 18 pound gain, claiming remedies stayed effective since use began. Davis promotes Karnak through local druggists and mail orders at $1.10 a bottle.
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Karnak
A. R. Davis
S. 29Th St
Billings
Mont
Ford Agency
Mr. Davis
France
Broadway Pharmacy
Model Rexall
Great Falls
Parden Drug Co
Helena
Smith Drug Stores
Missoula
Butte
Anaconda
Hill County Cuts Debts As Valuation Drops And Libert y Territory Loss Ties In
Hill County reports a 3 million dollar decline in taxable valuation from Liberty County territory loss and reduces levies through 1920 to 1926. Bonds totaling 606 thousand dollars have been retired, cutting indebtedness from 1.183 million to 577 thousand. A call for 25 thousand securities has been issued. If no new bonds are issued, the county expects to be debt free in the spring of 1931. Six hundred new Montana families are moving in this year, per the State Land Settlement Board.
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Hill County
Liberty County
Earl J. Bronson
Bronson
State
Montana
State Land Settlement Board
Barclay Craighead
State Department of Agriculture
Alfred Atkinson
Montana State College
Department of Agriculture
Major Berry Box Production Hits Record U S Output
United States factories produced over 378 million berry boxes last year across 102 plants. The national total marks a strong year for the packaging industry and reflects broad manufacturing activity nationwide.
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United States
Illinois plant employment climbs 4.4 percent from last year
Illinois industrial plants show a 4.4 percent higher number of employees than a year ago. The gain signals a steady expansion in manufacturing workforce across the state.
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Illinois
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M. E. Plassmann
Blackfeet
Diamond R Brown
Browning
Mr. Brown
Joseph Kipp
Belly River
Old Man _ river
Mounted
Hudson’s Bay Company
MacLeod
Fort MacLeod
Superior
G. D. Wilkinson
Clifford Hood
Cabin City
Benzien
Mable W. Pollard
Garfield County
Lake Como
W. W W. Carroll
Glacier Park
George Bird Grinnell
Chinook Lions Club
John Griffin
R. J. Howard
Harry McCabe
R. V. Bottomly
Ovando Bank
Miles City
J. C. Leighlin
Virginia
Campbell
Minut
Sirocco
Pioneer Oil Field
American Legion
Gate OF Mountains
Davis
Shrine Convention
Brono
Lady Brono
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