Washakie News of Lincoln Death Suggested as Historic Canvas
The article discusses painter David Weaver’s proposal for a canvas titled Washakie Learns Lincoln Has Died. It would portray Chief Washakie of the Shoshone learning of Lincoln’s death beside Emigrant gulch and Yellowstone City with Emigrant Peak in the background, symbolizing union and frontier history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washakie
Lincoln
Elno
David EB
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Big Horn
Yellowstone
Guich
Yellowstone City
Weaver
Richard Owens
van Owens
Owens
Tucohs
Emigrant Creek
Lewis and Clark
Manna
Washakie and Sacagawea Links to Shoshone History
The article recounts Washakie he was a noted Shoshone leader who aided the United States along the Overland Trail. Sacagawea and her ties to Washakie are explored, along with their roles in guiding and shaping interactions with white settlers. It notes Washakie’s death in 1900 at age 102 and the monuments and graves at Fort Washakie and Sacagawea’s burial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washakie
Lincoln
Rocky Mountain
Wea
United States
Bitter Root
Montana
Lewis and Clark Sacagawea
Charbonneau
Lewis and Clark
Missouri
Sacagawea
Idaho
Jim Bridger
Sacagewa
Lewis
Sacapare
Yellowstone
Menten
Poriva
Wadze-wipe
Wind River
Lander
Wyo
Fort Washakie
Tary
John Washakie
America
Empire
Davide Weaver
Corn Reaches 12 Foot Heights Near Malta
Photographer O K Blake tours Milk River farm units with H L Lantz and witnesses 12 foot corn yielding 60 to 75 bushels per acre. He notes gardens, melons and tomatoes thriving in the Malta area as former settlers doubted northern Montana’s suitability for corn and fruit crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk River
Montana
O. K. Blake
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D. C
H.L. Lantz
Blake
Mr. Lantz
Edwards Tract
Malta
J.C. Bengert
Gottfried Kuntz
Wagner
Mr. Blake
Simon Bsoberry
William Sudbrock
South
Lantz
Phillips County
Sudbrack
Grizzly Bad Director Clarence Bell Leads MSU Band
Clarence W. Bell, director of the Montana State University band, is praised as a top cornetist in the northwest and a proficient multi instrument performer. With nearly 25 years of study, he studied under renowned band figures and consistently leads bands to top results in contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Clarence W. Bell
Montana University
Northwest
Bell
Clark
Herbst
Jacobs
Harding
Lyons
Fahringer
Conover
Sellern
Holsington
Gressinger
Bachman
Stewmut
Corbin
Stringhau
Foreign students at Montana State College total five
Seventy three students come from other states and Hawaii while five are from foreign countries. The foreign group includes four from Canada and one from Finland, Miss Johanna Karttunen from Finland holding a new scholarship in home economics. The scholar ship is funded by the American Home Economics association and the Montana State College Home Economics club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territory of
Hawaii
Montana State College
W. E. McCall
Idaho
California
Colorado
Ilinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Canada
Finland
Johanna Karttunen
United States
Gladys Branegan
Division of
Household and Industrial Arts
Miss Karttunen
American Home Economics Association
Home Economics Club
Montana
Montana State
Faculty of the Home Economy
Institute of the State Normal School
Jarvenpaa
A & Eletics
State College
Studae
North Dakota Plans Highways to Complete Route
North Dakota aims to finish a major highway project with plans for completion next year. No further details were received from William G. Ferguson of Montana, representing the state chamber of commerce at Helena, regarding the highway commission's improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
United States
North Ostes Highway
William G. Ferguso
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Wheat stocks above normal in state and nation
Montana stocks in mills and elevators on Oct 1 nearly double five year average. Rail shipments July 1 to Oct 1 total 20,588,908 bushels, with 33,588,000 bushels movement for 1938. Indicated farm holdings Oct 1 40,728,100 bushels, vs 12,278,000 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Helena
One of Teddy's Cowhands Dies in Dakota
George W. Meyers 77 a longtime Roosevelt cowhand died in Townsend from a paralytic stroke. He joined Roosevelt in 1884 and later bought Roosevelt cattle. Meyers settled in Townsend Montana in 1908 as farmer banker and former county commissioner. He belonged to Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and celebrated a golden wedding anniversary with his wife. He is survived by his widow and three sons Thomas Townsend Oscar Prescott Ariz and Christopher Prescott Ariz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Meyers
Theodore Roosevelt
Dakota
Townsend
Meyers
Rough Rider
Roosevelt
Dakotas
Montana
Board of County Commissioners
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Thomas
Oscar
Christopher
Prescott
Ariz
Beulah Haas Heads Montana State Grange
Beulah Haas of Trout Creek Grange near Alberton was elected first master at Montana State Grange's first state convention. Other officers named include Lester Sutherland of Flathead county as overseer Orin Kendall of Trout Creek as lecturer Elbert Bampeon as steward Floyd Johnson of Flathead county as assistant steward Mrs Katherine Argo of Camas Prairie as chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Haas
Montana
Trout Creek
Alberton
Lester Sutherland
Flathead County
Orin ‘ Kendall
Elbert Bampeéon
Floyd Johnson
Flatad County
Katherine Argo
Camas Prairie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bayer
H. L. Lantz
Dean Branegan
Montana Statue College
Teddy
George Meyers
Republic
James E
Schenley
Product ‘Co., Inc
N.Y
Lentfer Bros
Livingston, Mont
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!