Edgerton's Washington Mission to Create Montana Territory
Judge Sidney Edgerton was chosen to travel to Washington to push for statehood for a new Montana Territory. The article recalls Idaho's vast early territory, its harsh travel, and the Vigilantes movement born from lawlessness amid frontier isolation. Edgerton's ties to the Lincoln administration aided the push for separation from Idaho.
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Edgerton
Washington
Montana Territory
Idaho
Lincoln
Vigilantes Control in Early Bannack Stage Robbery Era
The account details gold shipments by express and frequent stage robberies around Bannack, with Edgerton delaying travel after Plummer’s warnings. Vigilantes gain influence as road agents threaten, Edgerton’s ties to the vigilant group become pivotal, and harsh winter travel shifts to pack trains toward Salt Lake City.
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Virginia
Bannack
Edgerton
Henry Plummer
Express
Henry Tilden
Henry
Plummer
Young Tilden
George Ives
Ned Ray
Vigilantes
Salt Lake City
Sunday in Bannack a Quiet Day for Saloons and Sinners
In Bannack during the boom days, religious life left little mark on the town. A Methodist circuit rider started services in the octagonal roundhouse on Yankee flats, aided by a three member choir and no instrument. Attendees drifted in and out as saloons stayed busy, with sermons and singing often improvised and earnest.
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Bannack
Martha Edgerton Plassmann
Sidney Edgerton
Territorial
Montana
Yankee Flats
Lucia Darling
Green Eyes and Animals Roam During Churchgoers Visit
The owner of the building and companions carried on their regular duties or amusements while churchgoers mingled in another room. Many dogs and cats wandered between rooms and acted friendly toward the choir members. One cat became fast friends with our tenor, joining in as Pussy befriended him.
Nuggets Gleamed in Pan to Give City of Helena Its Start
The Last Chance gulch story traces how Uncle Johnny Cowan and partners discovered the Helena area in 1864 after years of prospecting at Silvercreek Prickly Pear and Last Chance. Names such as Cowan Somerville Cooper and Montana City figure in early mining and the town’s naming.
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City of Helena
Helenas
Montana
Main Range
Lewis and Clark Pass
Silver Creek
Prickly Pear
Last Chance
Hurlburt
Johnny Cowan
Robert
Reginald Stanley
D. J. Miller
John Crab
Cowan
Alderguich
Virginia City
T. A. Holmes
Montana City
Helena
Stanley
Montana Post
Yinpin City
Last Chance Gulch
John Somerville
Thomas E. Cooper
Thomas Cowan
Georgia
Minnesota
Scott
Last Chance Good
Lewis and Clark County
Apread
Montana Bar
Confederate Gulch
Missouri River
J. X. Beicher
Fort Benton
Diamond City
Hershfield
William Fredericks
Two Presbyterian Ministers in Bannack Improve Moral Tone
Not long after the first minister arrived in Bannack a young Presbyterian from Princeton college joined him. The two men worked as co-laborers and friends holding services and sharing blessings at their boarding house. Miners stayed largely uncommitted, but the ministers’ upright example helped raise the community’s moral tone.
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Bannack
Princeton College
Montana Creameries Shine At Pacific International Show
Dr. J. A. Nelson of Montana State College reports Montana cream eries entered all butter and cottage cheese in the Pacific International Livestock exposition. The Treasure State dairies placed in the superior class against Wisconsin Iowa and Pacific Northwest rivals. Nelson served as a butter judge and described a strong showing from Montana cream eries.
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Montana Creameries
Treasure State Creameries
Wisconsin
Iowa
Pacific Northwest
J. A. Nelson
Montana State College
The
Pacific International
Fort Lewis HQ maned by Kendall succeeding Kelly
First Lieut. Robert M. Kendall takes command of the Fort Lewis headquarters company, succeeding Capt. William G. Kelly who has been transferred to the 162d infantry. Kendall is noted as a former Bozeman insurance and real estate man and Kelly left Helena national guard duties.
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Fort Lewis
Robert M. Kendall
Bozeman Insurance and
William G. Kelly
Helena National Guard
Kelly
162D Infantry
Japan Plans Expanded Aluminum Industry for Self Sufficiency
The government aims to widen aluminum production over the next three years to meet all domestic needs. The policy envisions boosted mining, smelting, and processing capacity to reduce reliance on imports and secure national supply.
Children Evacuated from England Caretakers in India
Evacuated children from England are now under care in India as arrangements continue. Officials coordinate lodging in local shelters and provide meals, medical checks, and schooling while repatriation plans are considered by authorities.
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England
India
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Fort Boise
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Lovely Elissa Lands
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Nebraska City
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Mitzi Gould
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Twin Lakes
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Prickly Pear Canyon
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Bull's Head
Det
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Nova Scotia
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Joan Vitez
Radio
Schenley Distillers Corp
Pinkham
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