Montana Territory Named and Beginnings of Government 1864
The article recounts the naming of Montana in 1864 by J. M. Ashley of Ohio, the swift establishment of territorial government, and the first legislative assembly at Bannack. It covers governors, justices, and clerks, the oath issue with Col. Rogers, early laws, and Governor Edgerton’s message urging roads, education, taxes, and self sufficiency for a growing territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
J. M. Ashley
Ohio
Sidney Edgerton
Idaho
Congress
Lorenzo P. Williston
Edward B. Neally
Lyman E. Munson
Hezikiah L. Hosmer
N. P. Langford
Truman C. Everts
Internal Revenue
Bannack
Frank M. Thompson
Beaverhead
Frasmus D. Leavitt
Frank L. Worden
Chouteau
Deer Lodge
Missoula
Nathaniel Merriman
Jefferson County
Charles S. Bagg
Robert Lawrence
Anson S. Potter
Madison County
William Faulds
Andrew J. Smith
James Stuart
Isaac N. Buck
Milo Courtright
George Detwiler
John H. Rogers
Patrick Ryan
Wila Huffaker
Alexander E. Mahen
Francis Bell
W. J. McCormick
John Owen
E. B. Johnson
Major Owen
Ban
John Rogers
United States
Rogers
Edgerton
First Legislative Assembly of
Territory of
Legislative Assembly
Africa
Sioux City
Yankton
Gallatin
Salt Lake Valley
A. J. Oliver
Francis M. Thompson
Spinal column bones change from birth to adulthood
At birth the human spine contains 33 bones which fuse to 26 as a person matures. This developmental process reduces the number of individual vertebrae through growth and fusion.
Nosey Buddy and a Cooking Mixup In Family Dialog
A seven year old named Buddy jokes about smelling cooking while his sister notes overheard plans. The exchange ends with a safety message urging careful driving to save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy
Art Week Set For Montana November 17 23
Art associations aided by the WPA art project plan National Art Week observance in Montana from November 17 to 23. Branson G Stevenson leads the state and serves as state Art Week chairman. Thomas J Watson is named chairman of the national council for Art Week by President Roosevelt. Local Montana chairmen include Paul Golden Frank Ward Thomas Moore and John Beauchamp with more to follow. Roosevelt says Art Week helps preserve values and support artists livelihoods and cultural resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Branson G. Stevenson
Great Falls Art Association
Thomas J. Watson
New York
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
National Council For Art
Paul Golden
Frank Ward
Butte
Thomas Moore
Hamilton
John Beauchamp
Helena
Roosevelt
America
Paradox of Frozen Funds as Cash in Disturbed World
A paradox in the current unsettled international scene argues that frozen funds should not be treated as cold cash. The statement highlights the economic quagmire where funds are immobilized by policy yet retain potential value for future use.
Influenza Epidemic Faces United States
The nation braces for a severe winter flu epidemic likened to the 1918 19 scourge. Health officials from St. Louis warn widespread impact though fatalities may be lower than the WWI period. A prior flu wave from Hawaii sparked similar patterns in 1915 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sulkin
Joseph F. Bredeck
D. David Douglas
St. Louis
American Public Health Association
Hawaii
Locomotives of today pull weight rivaling thousands
Modern locomotives are described as capable of pulling as much weight as could be moved by twenty five thousand men, illustrating the incredible power and efficiency of contemporary rail technology.
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Cosgshall Saddles
Miles City Saddlery Co
Miles City, Mont
Wwe
Robt
L. Rowell
3Rd Ave. N
Great Falls
Mont
Matt's Place
Montana St
Rowe Road
Mobil Gas Station
Weiss Produce & Implement Co
Pierz, Minn
Greenman Book Store
Pearl St
Boulder
Colo
Chas
W. V. Feigel
East Broadway
P. OC
E. Mallette
Shelby, Mont
Write Claire Beauty Shop
Wilma Bldg
ARMY
Wilbur
Wash
Billings
No. 29Th St
Billngs
Redmond Agency
Arkville
N. Y
Great Fal
Fairfield
Brunswick
Central Ave
Pomeroy, Wash
Emmett
P. O. Box
Great Falla
Augusta
Townsend, Mont
Belva
Joseph Lemire
Cascade
Port Shaw
Frary and Burlingame
Ballard
Quebec
Standing Rock Fur Farm
McLaughlin
Buiter Bay Clinic
Yacob
Melby
Sam C. Ford
State Board of Education
Ernest O. Melby
Montana State University
Distillers
Calvert, Seagram
Carstairs
Kessler, Hunter and Wilson
Valley County
U. S
Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
Alaska Junk Co
Spokane
Flathead Lake
Sunny Shores
Polson
West Side
Mission Range
L. G. Wymore
Rararar
Lewis & Walker
Wyoming
Helena Stamp Works
Edward
George Edwards
Livingston, Mont
Carl Weissman & CO
Fourth St. So
Barber College
Moser's
Trent
Simpson
Denver
Colorado
St. S
Los Angeles
Calif
Wilshire Station
Triumph Club
Metro
Heiri
Sturm
Sturm Strange
Louis Sturm
Neumbergla Strange
Austria
J. L. Gwirtz
Philadelphia
Toye
Virden’s
Hereford Hogs
Joe Virden
Mr. Pleasant
Iowa
Shropshire
Jos. Wegley Sr
Williston
N. D
Lamb Rams
R. E. McAllister
Fairfield, Mont
Tfram Lambs
D. D. Johnson
Melville, Mont
Nystrand Poultry CO
Butte, Mont
WPA
Branson Stevenson
Che
Main St. Gne de Syne
Hotel Rainbow
Ntana
Eddy Gallivan
Mar
Malin St
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Copper Mining Company
Butte, Montana
OLD Hickory
Cme
Continental Distilling Corporation
OLD
Abel Puta
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