Hudsons Bay Men Helped by Indians in 1885 Northwest
Reg Beatty, a former Hudsons Bay clerk, recounts his move to the Carrot River valley near Melfort in 1885, his diplomacy with local Cree and an Indian who aided him amid Duck Lake rumors and looming conflict. Beatty details sheltering the guest, avoiding violence, and later relations with settlers and natives during Crazy interlude of Riels Rebellion era.
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Hudson’s Bay Co
Hudson’s Bay
Reg Beatty
Carrot River
Melfort
Ft. Qu’Appelle
Beatty
Riel
Northwest
Ducklake
Hudson's Bay
Carleton
Prince Albert
Myers
Nutlake
Two Medicine Region Name Origin Tale From Blackfeet Chiefs
The Two Medicine name origin is linked to Blackfeet lore. Chief Iron Horse leads a council to appease the sun god after famine, sending warriors to seek guidance from Thunder Bird. Despite trials, Iron Horse reaches the summit where Thunder Bird’s gift restores rain, grass, and buffalo habitat.
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Iron Horse
Belly River
Two Medicine Lake
Midway River
Two Medicine
Chief Mountain
Thunder Bird
Savory Corn and Cheese Souffle for Meatless Tuesday
A recipe section describes a corn and cheese souffle prepared by Lesley Woods serving six with onions butter flour and eggs. The passage blends culinary steps with brief historical notes about Two Medicine lodges and the figure Chief Three Sons and a tale of his courage and death.
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Lesley Woods
Boswell Buys 26 Holstein Cattle From Woodlawn Farm
Arthur E Boswell of Billings purchased 26 head of registered Holstein-Friesian cattle from Woodlawn Farm in Lincoln Nebraska. The sale accompanies Woodlawn's dispersal as the government expands its aviation mechanics school on the land.
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Montana
Arthur E Boswell
Billings
Woodlawn Farm
Lincoln
Neb
Woodlawn Dairy
Aviation Mechanics School
Japan Miscalculation, China United Colonol Tchou States View
Col. M. Thomas Tchou, former Chiang Kai-shek aide and Chinese statesman, told a Great Falls Executives club dinner that Japan miscalculated in its China war. He said China is united, China would resist Japanese terror, and Japan cannot prevail with 450 million Chinese determined to die for their cause and 1,000,000-man army. He noted no political divisions in China as leaders unite to save the country.
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Japan
China
M. Thomas Tchou
Great Falls
Tchou
Demand grows for state land leases as harvests boom
J W Walker state land commissioner says bumper crops will raise bids for state owned farmland this winter. About 1.2 million acres of grazing land and 1,300 leases up for renewal may attract multiple bidders, with competitive bidding to occur if more than one applicant for a parcel. Leases are crop share on farms and 3 to 10 cents an acre for grazing land.
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J. W. Walker
Walker
Hotels Abound In Atlantic City With Wide Range
Atlantic City New Jersey hosts over 1200 hotels from modest roadside inns to famed beachfront structures offering diverse lodging options for visitors.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Cattle Outlook Bright on 1943 Supply Prospects
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports beef cattle on farms and ranches at the start of 1943 will be higher than a year earlier, despite increased slaughter. Feeder cattle demand is strong, with July to September shipments to the corn belt up about 9 percent, but price uncertainty remains due to beef ceilings and future market conditions.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Life Insurance Benefits Reach 2.1 Million in nine months
Montana families received 2 098 000 in life insurance death benefits during the first nine months of the year according to the Institute of Life Insurance. Payments under 1 242 death claims averaged 53 795 weekly, said Holgar J Johnson, institute president.
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Montana
Institute of Life Insurance
Holgar J Johnson
Institute
American Mothers Back Baby Pants To Make Life Rafts
A wartime note highlights American mothers turning one month of baby pant production into 2,800 life rafts for oceangoing ships as U S warplanes operate in the theater.
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U. S
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