Mobs and Murders in the Montanan Frontier Land Dispute
The article details a Texas Oklahoma boundary clash over a $10 million oil tract near the Red River. It covers Judge Calhoun’s injunctions, Roote’s federal action, Texas militia mobilization, and ongoing court fights over rightful state ownership amid oil royalties and a potential Supreme Court boundary ruling. It also recounts the Vigilantes era including leaders, executions, and early coach robberies featuring Bummer Dan and the rise of George Ives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
Montana
Jesse B. Roote
France
Siberia
Department of the Judge Advocate General
United States Army
Roote
Judsonia Development Company
Great Burke Divide Company
George Calhoun
Austin
Colonel Roote
F. A. Youmans
United States Court For the District of Oklahoma
Judsonia Company
Roode
Red River
Federal Court of Oklahoma
W. H. Hobby
Calhoun
A. D. Cope
Texas Militia
Texas Rangers
Hobby
United States Supreme Court
W.A. Keeling
Washington
J. A. Baggot
United States
North Texas
Terrible Tooth Prehistoric King Finds Home in New York Museum
A 60 million year old deinodon skeleton, once the swiftest reptile of its era, was unearthed along the Red Deer river canyon in Alberta and installed in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Paleontologists note Montana’s ancient marshy climate and region’s rich dinosaur fossil beds, with the find highlighting prehistoric life in the cretaceous period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Men of Science
Alberta
Red Deer River
Dinosaur Hall
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Charles H. Eternburg
Interior
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic Ocean
W. D. Matthew
Museum
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology
Farm laborer runs amuck in Judith Gap hospitalizes merchant
A Judith Gap laborer named Cole man ran amuck slashing W. 8. Manley a merchant, was hog tied by Frank Davis a cowboy. Manley suffered abdominal wounds and was taken to Lewistown hospital where doctors say he has a chance to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amuck
Judith Gap
Coleman
Manley
Frank Davis
Lewistown
Vigilantes Story Set to Appear in Early Issue
An upcoming installment in this newspaper will present the ongoing vigilante tale. Readers are invited to follow the continuing narrative as it unfolds in early pages.
Butte Pupils Embrace Modest Wardrobe Amid Cost Push
Butte junior and senior high school students numbering in the thousands have dropped costly fashions. Girls wear gingham and practical fabrics while boys favor soft collar shirts and corduroy trousers or overalls. The trend grows after ensuing weeks and gains regular acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
H. C. of L
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Vigilantes
Bummer Dan
Magruder
Supreme Court
Vigilante Society
Club
George Lane
Henry Plimmmier
Fox
Blue House
Virginia City
Ives
Wilbur S’. Sanders
James Williams
Paris S. Prouts
John 8. Lott
A. B. Davis
James M. Fox
Con. Weary
Charles S. Bugg
Preston Scott
Elk Morse
Marion Lovell
J. X. Beidler
Neil Howie
John Featherston
Richard McLaren
Charles Lyendecker
Smith Ball
Charles Brown
Thos. Baum
Rudolph Burthhey
Robert Hereford
John 5. Lott
Bannack
Gallatin
Gold Creek
James Stuart
Fergus’ Ranch
Prickly Pear Creek
Spillman
American Fork
Wm. Arnett
C. W. Spillman
B. F. Jernigan
Bull
Arnett
Jernigan
Monte
Helena
Boulder City
William A. Ramsay
Alder Gulch
Dan McFadden
Dan
Bill Fairweather
Alder
Gulch
Salt Lake
States
Mr. Rumsey
Caldwell
Bob Dempsey
Rattlesnake Creek
Rattlesnake Ranch
Rumsey
Bill Bunton
Bill
Rmsey
George Ives
Frank Parish
Henry Plummer
Plummer
Andy O’connell
O’connell
Virginia
Colorado
Magruder Party
Lloyd Magruder
Wallace Street
Charles Allen
Horace
Robert Chalmers
Pat Phillips
Marysville
Lewiston
Idaho
Jenn_ Romaine
Steve Marshland
Billy Page
Doctor Howard
Cyrus Skinner
BI Lowrie
Page
Romaine
Lowrie
Howard
Clearwater
Phillips
Allen
Chalmers Brothers
Hill Beechey
Luna House
Goodrich
Corral
Beechey
California
Wilbur F. Sanders
Sanders
Jim Williams
Williams
New York Museum
Macey Postum Cereal
Compan Battle Creek, Michigan
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