Montana Power wireless system expands toward remote service
The Montana Power company finished a major wireless station on Butte hill at 6500 feet, enabling messages from Washington, Cape Blanco, and 800 miles away. The system links Butte Thompson Falls and Voltage near Great Falls, with plans for wireless telephony and forestry service use.
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Montana Power Company
Butte Hill
Washington, D.C
Cape Blanco
Butte
Thompson Falls
Voltage
Great Falls
Milwaukee Road
Bureau of Navigation Radio Inspector of the
Northwest
C. R. Redfern
Seattle
Montana State College
Bozeman
Thaler
Department of Electrical Engineering
R. B. Adams
United States Forestry Service
Forestry Service
Missoula
Buck
Washington
Mare Island
Pitamakan Running Eagle the famed Blackfeet war chief
The article recounts Pitamakan known as Running Eagle, a woman who led raids after being named war chief. She selected and led horses from the Flatheads and Sioux campaigns, wore men’s dress in battle, and gained high respect from chiefs and medicine men for her bravery.
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Pitamakan
Running Eagle
Sand Hills
Running Eagle Falls Tale of Blackfeet Warrior Pitamakan
The article recalls Pitamakan also known as Running Eagle a famed Blackfeet woman warrior who earned a man names and led horse raids near Glacier Park. She died aged 70 to 80 after fighting Flatheads and was honored with the waterfall Pitamakan named for her memory. Her legend grew among the tribe and Hudson Bay traders called her Blackfeet Joan of Arc.
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Upper
Lower
St. Mary’s Lakes
Glacier Park
America
Weasel
Flathead
Flathead Lake
Flathead Camp
Pitamakan
Hudson Bay Company
Joan of Arc
Lakes of
St. Mary
St. Mary's Lakes
Strike in Mosby Well No 2 of Frantz Company
An important strike was made in well No 2 of the Frantz corporation about four miles northwest of the Discovery well on the Mosby dome in 14-15-29 east. The depth was 1 200 feet and L S Lantz foreman estimates a 250 barrel well. Oil from a 10 inch casing gushes with a reservoir being prepared nearby. The oil is high quality about 50 percent gasoline as in the discovery well. The find has stirred excitement in the Winnett field, with the Deck er Collins well drilling about a quarter mile away.
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Frantz Corporation
Mosby Dome
L. 8 S. Lantz
Winnett Field
Decker-Collins
RoQuity Life Licensed to Write in Montana
The Equity Life Insurance Company with its home office in Great Falls has been licensed to sell life insurance in Montana. It reports authorized capital and surplus of 500000 dollars and has sold stock in Montana North Dakota South Dakota and Minnesota. The company lists over 600 stockholders, many are northwestern farmers.
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The
Equity Life Insurance Company
Great Falls
Montana
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Butte Street Car Line In Trouble
The Butte street railway forfeits its franchise for failing to keep six days of service per week. Manager J R Wharton says the line will operate only with a 10 cent fare plus transfers and tax relief, and warns that 10 cent fares may spark jitney competition threatening the system. He offers to sell rails and rolling stock at half replacement cost and urges mining companies to stagger shifts to reduce congestion. Senator Clark to visit in June unrelated to the railway.
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Butte Street Railway
J. R. Wharton
Wharton
Butte
Harrison Avenue
Clark
Co operative Insurance Firm Sees Bright Future
The company operates on a standard legal reserve basis and gains support from many farm organizations and co operative institutions. Officers include W. M. Burlingame president and Montana State Union leader, H. G. Dyer vice president and Equity Society officer, C. W. Cleveland secretary treasurer, H. A. Reeve assistant secretary treasurer, G. W. Massy Jr superintendent of agents, and C. F. Holt as legal counsel.
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W. M. Burlingame
Montana
C. W. Cleveland
Calse
Equity Mutual Insurance Company
H. A. Reeve
Great Falls
G. W. Massy, Jr
C. F. Holt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Power Company's Wireless System
Pend d’Oreilles
Weasel Woman
Blackfeet
Falling Bear
Blood Chief
MOSBY
Frantz Company
Roquity Life
Postum Cereal Co.) Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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