Baker's Bear Exterminator in Madison Valley Tale
A Montana rancher, J H Baker, devises a deadly honey covered giant-cap bear extermination method to protect cattle. He rigs honey coated dynamite rolls to deter bears around Moose Wolf Squaw creeks, decimating many bears and ending the bears’ raids on his Granite Mountain ranch.
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Herbe
Montana
J. H. Baker
Butte
Park Street
Great Divide
Idaho
Granite Mountain Company
Baker
Hanis
Virginia City
Wolf Creek
Tribe of Brain
Nosey
Granite Mountain Ranch
Madison Valley
Madison
Colonel Kennan's Lead Claims Draw Ford Link in Blackfoot Country
Rumors center on Col. C. T. Kennan’s lead claims north of Lincoln in the Blackfoot region near Helena. Henry Ford is linked to the venture though authorities say Ford sought lead properties but appears to have abandoned eastern Idaho. Kennan’s options cover coal and iron lands around the Little Belts, with W. R. Wilson now controlling Gibson mines.
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Henry Ford
Blackfoot
Helena
Col. C. T. Kennan
Little Belt
Great Falls
Lincoln
Kennan
Colonel Kennan
Midnight Mining Company
Dominic Spogen
Belt
Rockies
Midnight Mine
Spogen
Ford
Idaho
Food Authority
Little Belts
Gibson
W. R. Wilson
Wilson
Peculiar garden melon puzzles Eureka gardener
Roy Rhodes of Eureka grows an unusual fruit from his cucumber patch. The odd melon resembling an ice cream melon has layered cucumber seeds and tastes like a cantaloupe. He sent one sample to Bozeman for identification and kept another for seed.
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Roy Rhodes
Eureka
Burbank
State College
Bozeman
British woman Helen Sibthorp reportedly 162 years old
The story notes Miss Helen Sibthorp, a British woman, is said to be 162 years old and has never been photographed, a detail highlighted as part of the extraordinary age claim.
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Helen Sibthorp
First Star Route Mail to Yellowstone Firehole Basin
The first star route mail line from Virginia City Montana to the Firehole basin in Yellowstone faced brutal winters and harsh terrain. Buckboards drawn by tough ponies carried a small early mail load but snow and blizzards halted service, forcing riders to snowshoe or abandon the route. After a failed winter effort and a canceled contract, the service ended with financial ruin for the contractor, paving the way for later settled routes and renewed regular mail delivery in the Madison valley.
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Yellowstone National Park
Washington
Daily Mail
Virginia City
Montana
Firehole
Old Marshall Hotel
Madison Valley
Henry’s Lake
Sawtelle Place
Wolf Creek
Pine Buttes
Madison
Firehole Basin
Madison Range
Missouri River
Madison Basin
Sir
Park
Yellowstone Park
Air Patrols Aide Western Montana Firefighting Efforts
District Forest Inspector H R Flint recommends continuing air patrols in western Montana district No 1 from June 15 to September 10 with a proposed $10 000 allotment. The season logged 83 base flights and 98 off base takeoffs totalling 398 hours of flight, 34 000 miles, no injuries, and no major property damage. Depots operated at Missoula Libby Kalispell and Grangeville with Spokane as base.
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Mr. Flint
Missoula
Libby
Kalispell
Grangeville
Spokane
Clearwater
Selway
Flathead
Gootenai
Benjamin Franklin the youngest son of a large family
The statement identifies Benjamin Franklin as the youngest son and the fifteenth child in a family of seventeen, highlighting his position among a large sibling group.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Baker’s
Havre
Treasure State
Federal Road Bureau
Legislative Assembly
Commonwealth
Federal Bureau
Warden
United States
F. R. Conway
Col. C.P. Kennan
Geyser Basin
AIR Patrol
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