Harvest Starts Montana Christmas Tree Industry Expands
Western Montana leads in Christmas tree production with harvest beginning around October 10 and shipments continuing to December 10. The industry supports significant employment, rail and truck shipments, and markets in Chicago Cleveland St. Louis and Minneapolis.
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Montana
United States
Lake
Lincoln
Flathead
Mississippi
Ohio
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Great Plains
Forest Service
Northern
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
United States Forest Service
Middle West
Mor- Seee
Yuletide
Montana Pony Express Era Tells Of Colter and Indian Attacks
Montana history recounts a brief 1867 68 parallel to the Overland Pony Express from St Paul to Helena Fort Hawley and the Musselshell confluence. Riders faced harsh trails fuel shortages burned papers and hostile Blackfeet near Judith mountains with Dennis nearly captured in a hidden tunnel escape.
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Salontana
Overland Pony Express
Pony Express
Overland Trail
John Colter
Colter
Mandan
Montana
Manuel Jisa
Fur Company
St. Paul
Helena
Fort Hawley
Musselshell
Missouri
Big Muddy
James H. Bradley
al Bradbury
Western Division
Weaneserehen City
Indians Carry Out Ambush and Escape Into Night
Dennis hid in a tunnel cavern as three young warriors crawled in. He shot two, the third fled, and rescuers’ shouts drew the attackers away. After two days alone with no food, he fled and later found rest with friendly Crows before reaching Hélenia with locals calling him John Colter the second. The tale notes a 1608 to 1688 decoration span.
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Helena
Henry McDonald
Judith Mountains
Dennis
Ming
Hélenia
John Colter
Tattoo not brand for Montana cattle identification
Paul Raftery state livestock secretary informs inspectors that tattoo marks are not valid identification for range cattle and will not be recorded as brands. Attorney General H. J. Freebourn rules that marks are illegal unless the commission records them. Raftery notes a firm promoting tattoo instruments to cattlemen.
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State Livestock Commission
Paul Raftery
H. J. Freebourn
Raftery
Montana
Life of Hard Work Questioned in Modern Debate
Intellectuals discuss balance between labor and leisure as a life devoted solely to hard work is challenged. Critics argue sustainable effort requires rest, recreation, and social ties to maintain long term productivity and well being.
Montana road markers praised by The New Yorker critic
The Montana highway markers attract growing traveler attention praised by Lewis Gannett in The New Yorker. He notes the bronze signs in Montana offer readable, humorous history, from Lewis and Clark quotes to a cattle boom diary, created by Bob Fletcher of the state highway department.
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Montana
Lewis Gannett
New Yorker
Mr. Gannett
New York State
Virginia
Texas
Tarulsy
oPurg
Chamber of Commerce
Wyoming
Glendive
Shelby Junction
Wibaux
West
Bob Fletcher
State Highway Department
Tana
Intensive Agriculture Short Course Offered at Montana State
Montana residents 17 and older may enroll in a January to March 1940 short course at Montana State College Bozeman. The program provides practical training in breeding, feeding, livestock management, farm mechanics, and more. Scholarships by Epsilon Sigma Phi cover two 25 grants based on activity and leadership. apply by December 10 to Tretsven.
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Montana
Montana State College
J. O. Tretsven
School of Agriculture
Tretsven
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Extension Service
Bozeman
Garlic adds magic touch to vegetable salads
A faint garlic hint elevates vegetable salads by brushing a clove around the salad or dressing bowl. This quick touch blends flavors of the other ingredients.
Huntley Crossing Ferry and 19th Century Trade Hub
The Huntley crossing on the Yellowstone served as a busy river hub during the era with the McGirl ferry ferrying passengers and freight under risk from high water. Traders like Hoskins McGirl Dunne and Frith built a furs and goods network, outfitting travelers on credit and pulling in steamboats and a bustling hotel scene led by Mrs Hoskins.
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Yellowstone River
Old Huntley
Huntley
Maj
Eugene Baker
Baker’s Battlefield
Wolfers
Omar Hoskins
Thomas McGirl
Salisbury
Yellowstone
Hay & Smith
Fort Custer
E. W. Dunne
Billings
Hagy & Smith
Dunne
Mr. Dunne
Henry A. Frith
Baker's Battlefield Bottom
Quartermaster’s
Hoskins & McGirl
Wes
McGirl
Maginnis R
Big Horn
Montana Pioneer Retta Ward Dies in Spokane at 84
Retta M Ward, 84, Montana pioneer who arrived as a girl of nine with her Sweats from Wisconsin in 1864, died recently in Spokane. Burial was in Helena. She recalled a Fourth of July parade with 36 girls on the state car during the Diamond Jubilee visit. She lived in Helena and Townsend areas, married John T Ward in 1876, and left a legacy of pioneer ties including membership in Montana historical societies.
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Retta M. Ward
Montana Territory
Baraboo
Sauk County
Wisconsin
Spokane
Helena
Ward
William A. Sweat
Sweats
Point of Rocks
Beaverhead County
Virginia City
Missouri Valley
Edward M. Reinig
Searles
John T. Ward
Rodney Street
Broadwater County
Townsend
Carrie M. Hays
Seattle
Wash
Ida E. Sweat
Livingston
Directors named for Young Democratic Club of Montana
L. R. Babb of Helena names Peo Haddie Red Lodge Earl Dalton Helena and Sterling Shaw Lewistown as seasonal directors. Two more directors for the northwestern and eastern sections will be named soon. Directors will serve as Mason officers between the state group and county clubs in organization and expansion programs.
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L. R. Babb
Helena
Young Democratic Club of
Montana
Peo Haddie
Red Lodge
Earl Dalton
Sterling Shaw
Lewistown
Buffalo Hide Price Triggers Major’s Jubilation at Huntley
A Crow agency supply trek from Mission Creek to Rosebud Creek faced wagon spills and delays. Major Kellar, an Indian agent, paused at Huntley and coveted a buffalo hide owned by Dunne. After persistent bargaining he secured the prize, prompting repeated celebratory toasts at the bar.
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Crow Agency
Mission Creek
Rosebud Creek
Stillwater
United
Agency
Baker's Battlefield
Kellar
Huntley
States
Dunne
Major
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Elno
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Lentfer Bros. Taxidermists
Western Life
Western Life Insurance
Company
B. Richardson
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