Indian Fighter Searching for Brother After Ten Years
Montana’s oldest Indian fighter, Joe Spitzer, a Civil War veteran, seeks his brother Charley, whom he last saw in Butte ten years ago. Spitzer, who arrived in Fort Benton in 1855, fought many engagements with Native tribes, prospected across Montana, and now hopes to share his fortune with Charley and find him at last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Spitzer
Montana
Charley
Butte
Fort Benton
Spitzer
Helena
Virginia City
Bannack
Columbia Gardens
Flat
Fort Sumpter
Bull Run
Ro “Ated
Coeur d’Alenes
Missouri
St. Louis
Sioux City
Iowa
Joe Kipp
Henry Kennerly
Mose Soloman
Bob Mills
John Sargent
Fort Union
Yellowstone
James Kipp
American Fur Company
Cut Bank
Kendall
Fergus County
John Largent
Great Falls
Hunter
Largent
Musselshell
Farmers to discuss world wheat question at state college
Montana farmers organizations will meet June 13–14 at Montana State College Bozeman under the amalgamation committee to discuss the world wheat situation agricultural readjustments after the peace treaty plans for colonization and farm organization with speakers including Senator Gore Pinchot Spillman Campbell McSparran Barrett and Elmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State College
Bozeman
Montana Farmers’ Organizations
Orange
The
Equity Union
Farmers
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Gifford Pinchot
W. J. Spillman
Bureau of Farm Managers
Agricultural Department
Milo W. Campbell
National Milk Producers’ Union
J. A. McSparran
Pennsylvania State Grange
Mr. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
A. A. Elmore
Washington State Farmers’ Union
Missouri River Graves of White Men Span 3000 Miles
Historic Missouri river narratives recount graves of white travelers from 1730 to 1890. Accounts recall Captain La Barge’s tall tales and mass killings by Sioux near Fort Benton, with Mackinaw trips carrying gold dust and perilous ambushes along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Montana
John la Barge
Missouri
Wilds
Prairies
la Barge
Virginia City
Fort Berthold
North Dakota
Pierre Garreau
Sun River
Milk River
T. A. Kent
Fort Randall
Thompson
Axe
Sioux City
Benton
J. P. Hubbell
Port Benton
Mackinaw
Fort Union
Hubbell
John Largent
Great Falls
St. Louis
How Maverick Became a Word and Its Cattle Roots
The term Maverick derives from Sam Maverick a major Texas cattle owner. Unbranded yearlings fell to the first to brand them and became known as mavericks. The word spread across Texas and the West reflecting postwar unbranded cattle and harsh frontier conditions. Frederick Good of St. Louis is cited as a separate, remarkable endurance tale.
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Sam Maverick
Texas
Montana
Dan W. Roberts
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Maverick
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Austria
West
Apple Creek
Bismarck
N. D
Sibley
Minnesota
Baker
Marias
Charlie Carson
Kit Carson
Sun River Crossing
Marias River
Ophir
Ft. Benton
Fort Rice
Frederick Good
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Cascade
Cascade Bank of
Great Falls, Mont
Capi AL
C. B. Roberts
N. T. Lease
Clyde Wilcox
A. M. Shannon
A. E. Gable
A. F. Bartholomew
J. W. McKenzie
Farm Loan Department
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