State Watches Oil Development in Montana and Wyoming Boom
The piece notes a Wyoming oil boom spreading toward Montana, with drilling likely in central Montana. It cites Casper activity, stock speculation, hotel shortages in Casper, and oil revenue fueling state growth and tax-free status as experts expect more strikes and rapid investment.
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Wyoming
California
Klondike
Montana
Casper
Midwest Oil Company
Wyoming Oil
Wyoming Hills
Union
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Gold Discoveries and Early Montana Prospecting by Stuart Family
Granville Stuart recounts early gold findings in Deer Lodge County starting from Francois Benetsee and the first pan findings in 1856. He details expeditions 1858 1860 1861 by the Stuarts Adams Burr Powell and others, the shift to Pioneer City Benetsee Creek and the first sluices on May 8 1861, and the Northward Argo ntau t movement prompted by a Colorado letter.
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Montana
Granville Stuart
Francois
Benetsee
California
Rocky Mountains
Deer Lodge
Robert Hereford
Helens
John Sanders
Bill Madison
Benetsee Creek
Captain Grant
Thomas Adams
Reese Anderson
H. Burr
John H. Powell
James
Henry Thomas
Gold Tom
Pioneer City
Anderson
Stuarts
Fort Benton
Milk River
William Graham
Phillipsburg
Frank L. Worden
Missoula
Adams
Burr
Powell
Walla Walla
Worden and Higgins
Thomas
Colorado
Pioneer
J. M. Bozeman
Yellowstone
Charles Russell Adopts a Son at Birthday Banquet in Great Falls
Montana artist Charles M Russell celebrated a birthday at the Rainbow Hotel in Great Falls with 30 friends. The gathering announced the adoption of a son named Jack Cooper Russell and featured tributes from Frank B. Linderman and John B. Ritch as well as praise for Russell’s frontier paintings and poetry.
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Charles Russell
Montana
West
Charlie Russel Delights
Russell
Milk River
Montana Frontier
Frank B. Linderman
Helena
John B. Ritch
Lewistown
Charles M. Russell
Jack Cooper Russell
Jack Russell
Charlie Russell
Sam Base
Indiana
Jack
Rockies
Frank Linderman
Two Montana towns may merge to form a little city
Augusta and Gilman in northern Montana discuss consolidation to become one strong small city. A Great Falls Commercial Club arbitration panel led by Edwin Norris, Paris Gibson, and Louis Newman will work out differences as plans include moving one town to the other, possible county seat status, and a large community ceremony.
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Montana
Augusta
Gilman
Great Northern
Great Falls Commercial Club
Mahomet
Commercial Club of
Great Falls
Edwin Norris
Paris Gibson
Louis Newman
State Commercial Club
Vitagraph Film Corporation
United States
Insurance ad asks how long money lasts after death
The Equitable Life Assurance advertises policies to protect families. it asks wives to consider finances after a husband’s death and education costs. It claims $1.6 billion in in force insurance, $560 million in assets, with double payout for accidental death and lifetime income for total permanent disability, directing inquiries to Richards & Ellis, managers, Helena, Montana.
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Equitable Life
Richards & Ellis
Helena
Mont
Maloney Wins Butte Mayoral Nomination in Landslide
William H. Maloney, a young attorney, tops a field of ten candidates in the Butte municipal primary, drawing nearly twice as many votes as Mayor Charles H. Lane. He pledges strict weights enforcement, public market ideas, lower farm prices, and vigorous law enforcement. Maloney’s surge signals strong potential for a broader political climb in Montana’s mining capital.
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Charles H. Lane
Butte
William H. “Maloney
Maloney
Duncan
Lane
Belef
Butte J
Lee Mantle
United States
John Macginniss
Montana
William Maloney
No Money to Finance State Hail Insurance
The legislature failed to appropriate funds to make the state hail insurance measure operative. The law sets a commission of the auditor the publicity commissioner as secretary and three governor appointees with a chairman salary of 2400 annually and appraisers paid five dollars a day plus expenses. It was assumed the first year would be self sustaining but funds were not provided to start.
Six Thousand Dollars For Car Load Of Hogs
A. H. Stewart of Carter sold a car load of fat Yorkshire hogs last week receiving $14 per hundred, the top Montana price. The hogs averaged 200 pounds each and were worth about $28 per head. He left with a $6,000 check and commented on feeding barley rye and bakery bread to profit at current prices. He recalled selling hogs at $10.25 earlier, noting feed costs were similar for the better payoff.
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A. H. Stewart
Carter
Montana
Mr. Stewart
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Council of the Sun
Shorty
Westland
Rob” Vaughn
Assomoye
Plegan
Bigon
St. Louis
Florence
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Bannack
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McDowell
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