Slain Sioux War Chief Little Sitting Bull Tells Saga
John Anderson the ex slave and hunter played a decisive role in the Yellowstone expedition of 1874. He killed Little Sitting Bull during a clash near the Little Big Horn region, inspiring fierce retaliation from Sitting Bull and shaping the Montana frontier war.
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Montana
John Anderson
Little Sitting Bull
Yellowstone
Bozeman
Los Angeles
Sitting Bull
General Custer
Fort Keogh
Miles City
Terry
Miles
Gibbon
Crook
Joseph
Nez Perces
Montan
Anderson
Vernon
Northern Pacific
Sioux
Zach Yates
Little Big Horn
Grass Lodge Creek
Granville Stuart led stockmen in war on rustlers range
Granville Stuart organized cowpunchers to fight rustlers in eastern Montana during 1880s. He built a frontier fort at his DS ranch near the Judith mountains, led raids with a 50-95 rifle, and helped sustain cow outfits against Blackfeet threats. He later moved his family to the ranch and remained a prominent figure in the cattle business.
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Granville Stuart
Montana
Range
Tom Irvine
Custer County
Deer Lodge
Horn
Rose
Bud
Yellowstone
Musselshell
Ford’s Creek
Judith Mountains
Fort McGinniss
DS Ranch
Stuart
A. J. Davis
Butte
Samuel T. Hauser
Reece Anderson
Judith
Anderson
Judith Gap
Oka
McGinniss
Missouri River
Helena
Sally Anderson
Stuart House
Miss Anderson
Granville
Rehder
John B. Ritch
Lewistown
Miles City
The
Stock Association
Association
Buffalo Creek
Percy Kennett
Ted
Don Kohrg
Kennett
Piloneer Cattle Company
Will
Perk Burnett
War cost to US falls below five months old estimates
The article reports that the expense of conducting the war has decreased significantly from the projections issued five months earlier, indicating improved efficiency or lower-than-expected outlays. The piece notes the shift in budgeting and its potential implications for funding and policy decisions.
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United States
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Oklahoma
Stanley
James Stuart
Yellowstone Country
Yellowstone Valley
Fort Benton
Missouri
Old Fort Clagett
Great Porcupine
Rosebud River
Big Horn
Rosebud
Wolf Mountains
Jack Bean
Teddy Blue
Lers
H. J. Happy
Happy
Bowles
Rock Creek
Major Reed
Jim Bowles
Reed
Judith River
Missoula
Ford Creek
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Great Falls, Montana
1St National Bank
Liberty
Irving Whitehouse Company
Davenport Hotel Building Department
Spokane
Washington
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