Blackfeet Chief Crow Maintains Polygamous Home Amid Peaceful Trio
Chief Crow of Glacier National Park's Blackfeet Reservation lives with his wife Gun Striker aged 70 and a wife-in-waiting aged 58. The arrangement rests on mutual acceptance and a shared rhythm, with all three women handling household tasks while polygamy is tolerated under the white man’s codes. The trio allegedly maintains harmony, smoke rituals soothing tensions, and local authorities find no fault with the arrangement at the Chief Crow ranch near the old Catholic mission.
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Chief Crow
Glacier National Park Reservation
Uncle Sam
Crow
H Christendom
Mrs. Crow No. 2
Old Catholic
Crow Ranch
Deer numbers rise in Musselshell under buck law
J. P. Bonham and W. B. Willey report a 50 percent rise in fawns and about 300 deer in the Musselshell district as deer protective rules reduce hunting. The season shift to mid October mid November, longer doe protection, and tame does have increased sightings with 28 deer shot last season.
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Musselshell District
J. P. Bonham
W. B. Willey
Musselshell
Great Falls
Mr. Bonham
C.W. Spillman
Gold Creek
Nevada
Montana
Peter Herron
Bannack
George Ives
Nevada City
Erastus Young
G. W. Brown
Stinking Waters Valley
Ned Ray
Buck Stinson
George Shears
Frenchtown
Cy Skinner
Alec Carter
Bob Zachary
John Cooper
Hell Gate
William Graves
Fort Owen
William Hunter
Gallatin Valley
Feruary
J. A. Slade
Virginia City
James Brady
John Bolan
John Keane
Cat Creek Royalty Payments Reported for January
The Lewistown land office collected 10552 dollars from Lewistown Oil and Refining for January oil on government land in Cat Creek. December receipts were 9601 dollars. December production 99877 barrels, January 96638 barrels. Major producers in January included Green 39290, Wildschultz 27942, Oldham 11494, Catlett 9481 barrels.
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Lewistown Land Office
Lewistown Oil & Refining Company
Cat Creek
Green
Wildschultz
Oldham
Catlett
Treasure House of Ancient Relics and Lore at State Library
The Montana State Historical Library faces cramped quarters and aging facilities as lawmakers debate a two year $7,000 annual upfit and space increase. The collection includes 30,000 volumes, rare artifacts, original documents, and priceless relics. advocates urge improved space and funding to preserve the archive corporate and civic memory.
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State Historical Library
Adjutant General
Robert Larson
Sheridan
Montana
Capitol
Ireland
Col. E. 8. Atkinson
Philippines
Boston & Montana Copper and Silver Mining Company
Looking Glass
Nez Perce
Horn
Miller
Cook City
Jim Bridger
Ulster
N. Y
General Custer
Francis Parkman
Frank Dorrity
Tom Cleary
Flynn
Northern Pacific
Plummer
Amede S Bassette
Bannack
Northwest
Hudson Bay Company
American Fur Company
Northwest Company
Bridger
Virginia Hahn
Kansas City
Hahn
New York City
John James Audubon
Audubon
Society of That Name
Fort Union
Yellowstone
W. A. Clark
Hilger
Ann McDonnell
Larson
Montana State Historical Library
Rattlesnakes Add To Trail Blazer Hardships
A Montana pioneer recounts rattlesnake dangers from Helena to Canyon Ferry and along the Missouri River. He recalls tents, wagons, and camps where snakes lurked and farmers and surveyors killed many, noting encounters near Great Falls and the region’s early exploration.
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Banneck
Northwest
Missouri River
Missouri
Great Falls
Central Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
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Blackfeet
Forest Ranger
CAT Creek Royalty
Buhler-Nash CO
Truxton Talbot
Helena
Haze
Lyons
Frank Parish
George Lane
Clubfoot George
Jack Gallagher
Boone Helm
Dillingham
Henry Plummer
Clayton & Hale’s Drug Store
Blake Street
Jacob Opp
C. Shippen
Jake Seachrist
George Sanders
James Daniels
John (Frenchy) Crouchet
Ah Chow
Joseph Wilson
A. L. Compton
Henry ‘Plummer
David Morgan
Clark
Vigilantes
the Vigilantes
A. D
James Williams
Joseph Hinkley
J. S. Daddow
C. ¥. Keyes
Charles Brown
K) Morse
J. H. Balch
W. CG. Maxwill
Nelson Kellock
J. Ross
Charles Beehrer
Thomas Baume
Wm. H. Brown, Sr
John Brown, Jr
Enoch Dodson
Hans J. Holst
Hoofen
Alex Gillon, Jr
Wm. Clark
John Tiff
A. D. Smith
W. Palmer
S. Seebold
M. S. Warder
John Lott
Band of Avengers
Been
Trail Blazers
By Martha E. Plassman
Canyon Ferry
Plains
Nate
Ccept
Bayer
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