Judge Hosmer and Montana’s early political clashes
The article recalls Judge Hezekiah Hosmer a Montana pioneer and first chief justice. It notes his literary leanings and a Civil War era clash with Governor Meagher and the legislature over illegal session actions. It covers his later life in San Francisco and his writings including Bacon and Shakespeare in the Sonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Thomas Francis Meagher
Hezekiah Hosmer
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Hosmer
Territory
Meagher
Territorial
Munson
Supreme Court
Congress
Madison County
Godbews
McCormick
San Francisco
Virginia City
Customs House
State Mining Bureau
Toledo Blade
California
Historical Society of Montana
Marriage of Indian Women and White Traders Justifiable
The article defends frontier marriages between white traders and Indian women as a product of harsh frontier life. It profiles notable men and their wives, noting courage, adaptability, and influence on fur trade, with examples from Hudson's Bay Company officers, explorers, and mountain traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Montana
Harmon
Vermont
Hudson's Bay
Fur Companies
Europe
Dr. McLoughlin
Thomas McKay
Fraser
Colonel Fraser
Canada
James
James Douglass
British Columbia
Black Douglas
Peter Skene Ogden
Ogden
Montreal
Peter
Missouri
Swan River
Snake River
Alexander Ross
Hudson’s Bay
Beaver
McLoughlin
James Douglas
Parkman
Prominent Billings Banker Vaughan Dies at 56
Wayne B. Vaughan 56 of Billings died there and was an organizer and president of Security Trust & Savings Bank since May 13 1941. He led the bank after W E Waldron’s death and chaired Yellowstone county defense stamps and bonds efforts. He served on the Reconstruction Finance Corp advisory board and belonged to Kiwanis Ashlar Lodge 20 A F and A M and First Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne B. Vaughan
Billings
City
Security Trust& Savings Bank
Vaughan
W. E. Waldron
Yellowstone County
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Billings Kiwanis Club
Ashlar Lodge No. 20
First Congregational Church
Montana Farm and Ranch Income in 1941 Tops $153 Million
Montana's farm and ranch income for 1941 totaled 153,649,000 dollars, the second largest in the state. Jay G. Diamond, statistician for the federal bureau of agricultural economics, said Montana ranked fourth among 11 western states in total farm income for 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Camel Milk Valued as Beverage Among Arabs
Arabs prize camel milk as a prized beverage with strong cultural and nutritional associations. The practice underscores traditional livestock farming and regional dairy uses across desert communities.
Game bird farm to operate soon at Fort Peck
The Montana state fish and game department plans a new game bird farm at Fort Peck that may produce 10 000 to 12 000 Chinese pheasants this year. Wardsen Voorhes says equipment is installed and brood stock remains at Warm Springs and Billings. Fort Peck head W W Bailey estimates 25 000 to 26 000 pheasants annually once running. Feed contracts total about 1200 dollars with Montana Flour Mills and Glasgow Flour Mills. First birds are expected to hatch in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Department
Fort Peck
William Voorhies
Warm Springs
Billings
W. W. Bailey
State Purchasing Department
Montana Flour Mills
Great Falls
Glasgow Flour Mills
Glasgow
Alberton Residents Get Dividend for Power Project
In 1919 Alberton residents funded electric light and power service after Montana Power Co. survey doubts. The city council received a $7,000 dividend from the utility, to be shared by original donors at about 75 dollars each as the venture becomes profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberton
Montana Power Co
Farm War Boards to Avert Labor Shortages in Montana
Montana farm war boards will aid local draft boards to protect livestock and crop producers from potential labor shortages. Col. E. M. Birely says deferments will be general and based on farming needs and skills, with each case decided on its merits by local boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Farm War Boards
Montana
E. M. Birely
State Selective Service
Birely
R. J. McKenna
Usda War Board
County War Boards
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Farm Accounts Book Aids Montana Farmers
A simplified farm accounts book prepared by Montana State College's department of agricultural economics assists farmers with income tax return requirements and keeping farm records. The record books are printed in quantity so farmers can obtain additional copies for future years through county agricultural extension agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricultural Economics
Montana State College
Deferment Claims Highlighted by Headquarters
Headquarters again calls the attention of local boards to the importance of giving full consideration to the claims for deferment of men engaged in this field.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judge Hosmer
Alexander MacKenzie
Andrew Dawson
American Fur Co
Fort Benton
Scotland
Lord Erskine
Gros Ventres
Alexander Culbertson
America
Malcolm Clark
Fort Snelling
West Point
Squaws
Stuarts
Granville
George Steele
Ann Eden
Lydia Pinkham
Anaconda Sales Co
Anaconda, Montana
Mr. Hl
Mr. Hatt
Ike Kessler
Kesslers
Kessler
Julius Kessler Distilling Co., Inc
Baltimore, Md
Lawrenceburg, Lnd
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