Indian fighter Austin settles in Chestnut valley fruit ranch
James Austin, pioneer of Chestnut valley, recounts choosing the Sheep creek canyon site in 1867 to guard his grub. He traded venison and fowl to soldiers during Joe Cabell's campaign against Chief Calf Shirt, built a log house, and raised apples and plums with a rare black English walnut. A later chase for William Mosney ends with Mosney escaping as a posse bombs the house.
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Calf Shirt
Austin
Valley
James Austin
Chestnut Valley
Sheep Creek
Cascade
Joe Cabell
Fort Benton
Robert Vaughn
Sunriver
Helena
William Mosney
Mosney
Bitro-Phosphate Promises Steady Health Gain for Montanans
An old advertising notice touts Bitro-Phosphate as a daily aid to gain firm flesh by supplying an essential brain and nerve nutrient in active form. It claims to replace nerve waste and renew strength and energy with a guaranteed results or money back promise from druggists.
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
Cuticura promises relief for baby rashes with Cuticura Soap for baths Cuticura Ointment for gentle applications and Cuticura Talcum dusted after. The ad touts fragrance and purity and prices at 25 cents each.
Escaped Lunatic Causes Farm Pranks and Wire Fence Across Tracks
A sane inmate from Warm Springs escaped and toured the countryside causing mischief. He dismantled a feeder, scattered nuts and bolts, and built a rabbit tight wire across a railroad track using barbed wire. He was later captured in Great Falls with black eyes and a skinned nose but offered to return to the asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Great Falls
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted for Kidney Health
An advertisement warns kidneys weaken with age and urges early treatment using Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims long use in Holland, urges three to four capsules daily, promises relief if symptoms vanish, and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Silver Camps Roar Back to Life Amid High Metal Prices
Silver mining districts hinge on rising prices as old camps revive activity. Key players like Whitcomb and Philips push new mills and sinking at Masmark canyon while leases and bonds pour into properties from Scratch Awl to Comet and Mount Washington. Neihart, Ripple group and Bloody Dick attract investors as mills progress and new cyanide plants rise.
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Charles Whitcomb
Ben Philips
Ruby Gulch
Little Rockies
Butte
Black Pine
Philipsburg
Thornton
Ralph Blitz
Bi-Metallic Company
Masmark Canyon
Algonquin
Will McLure
James Murray
Comet
Baltimore
Max Atwater and Associates
Mount Washington
Hope
Gus Freeburg
Liverpool
Lump Gulch
Clancy
Elliston
Neihart
Cascade Company
Moulton
Broadwater
J. C. C. Parker
Ripple Group
Barker
Nethart
Denver
Montana
Bloody Dick
Armstead
Salmon River
Guy Stapleton and
The Yellow Rock River to Yellowstone Name Origins
Legend says Mi tsi a da zi meant Yellow Rock River before French explorers named Roche Jaune. Lewis and Clark popularized Yellowstone after sending a report to Thomas Jefferson in 1805. David Thompson anglicized Roche Jaune to Yellowstone, with earlier trappers using the French term.
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Yellow Rock River
Arly
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Valley
Lewis and Clark
Roche Jaune
Roche Jaoune
Mandan
Missouri River
Bismarck
Thomas Jefferson
Big West
David Thompson
Hudson Bay Company
West
Yellowstone River
Thompson
Louisiana
Missouri
Grand Canyon
Doane
Hayden
Canyon
Silver firms spark renewed activity in Beaverhead region
In Beaverhead county, the Jack Rabbit and other old silver producers are resuming shipments and expanding activity in several directions. Despite a dampened copper outlook, renewed silver prices suggest better times ahead if silver continues to rise.
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Genta
Beaverhead
Scarlet Fever Warning Urges Early Quarantine Across Montana
State board of health reports widespread scarlet fever in Montana with 299 cases in 30 days. Prompt reporting of contagious diseases to health authorities is urged, along with early quarantine and fumigation to contain outbreaks. Parents and teachers are asked to recognize fever, sore throat, vomiting, and rashes in children for early detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board OF Health
Montana
Warrenton real estate boom touted as Pacific coast seaport future
The piece markets Warrenton as a top Pacific Coast seaport tied to James J. Hill’s Spokane Portland and Seattle route. It claims equal freight rates with Seattle and Portland, strong harbor developments, and prime property acquired before projects. It urges readers to invest on the ground floor.
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Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Insane Asylum
Warrenton
Pacific Ocean
Tacoma
Columbia
Pacific Coast
James J. Hill
Ocean
Spokane
Columbia River
Inland Empire
Pacific Seaboard
North America
Columbia Seaport
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Chestnut Valley Pioneer
Joe Cobell
Jim Shoemaker
Thin People
Gombault
Tez
Otto A. Beyer
Lawrence-Williams Company
Cleveland
Asylum
Hewett
Marcus Hewett
Salt Lake City
Basin
James Breen
Porphyry Dyke
Polaris
Glen Anderson
Tuolumne
W. S. Higgins
Deer Lodge
Yellow Rocks
Greenland
India
Briggs
Federal Tire
Federal Tires
A. M. Holter Hardware Co
Helena, Mont
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Montana-Warrenton Development CO
Stanton Bank
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