Pepper Song Emerges From Emigrant Gulch Dance Hall
Long forgotten verses of the Pepper Song recall Emigrant Gulch life in the 1870s mining camp. Lon Swan, who grew up near Chico and Benson's Landing, heard the tune revived by local youngsters, tying memories of quarrels, dances, and rugged camp justice to a vivid narrative of gold era life.
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Rod
7 San Secaleash
Lon Swan
Gardiner
Swan
Emigrant Gulch
Chico
Yellowstone Valley
Swan Home
Mr. Swan
Yellowstone
Bozeman Trail Crossing
Civilization
Benson's Landing
Ozeman
George Reese
Bozeman
Bear Gulch
Jardine
Frank O’brien
Charles Witzkowsky
O’brien
Witzkowsky
Fitzgerald
Jack Cohn
O Brien
Virginia City
Orion
John Clancy
Emigrant
Fridley
Expressman
Yellowstone River
Calamity Jane Burial Recalled From Deadwood 1903
Mrs Gilbert Parker recalls Calamity Jane funeral in Deadwood August 1903 a mile long procession with bands from Deadwood Lead and Sturgis over 10 000 people crowded the Methodist church where she was buried in a plain black dress with a white lace collar Parker a former resident recounts her charity work and later reform efforts fading after a Buffalo exposition encounter.
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Jane
Deadwood
8. D
Sturgis
Gilbert Parker
Parker
Bighorn
Chinatown
New York
Glendive Court Reporter Joins Missoula Post
Glendive court reporter Albert Beaton takes a new role in Missoula after leaving Taompae. The move brings a longtime stenographer with prior service in Glendive into a fresh posting.
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Glendive
Missoula
Albert Beaton
Fraye m
Taompae
Stenogra
Olen
Early Day Stage Holdup Described by X Beidler
J X Belcher recalls a Virginia City stagecoach robbery sixty years ago this month. The gang including McCausland and partners killed and injured passengers, seized sixty thousand dollars in gold dust, then fled. Vigilantes aided by a jail prisoner led to Williams’s arrest near Denver.
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X. Beidler
Montana
J. X. Belchler
Virginia City
McKinney
McCausland
M. Parker
Dave Dewman
William Brown
William Carpenter
Frank Willams
Salt Lake
Williams
Denver
Reservation Enlarged Adds 1953 Acres to Flathead
The Salish and Kootenai tribes exchanged 16000 dollars worth of Flathead Indian timber for 1953 acres of rangeland adjoining the Flathead reservation in Montana. The Bruns ranch land was purchased from H. A. Bruns, expanding the reservation to a total of 500000 acres.
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Flathead Reservation
Monana
H. A. Bruns
Bruns
Ronan Girl Leads at Montana State University
Grace Jean Wheeler a sophomore from Ronan rose from drouth trouble to excel at Montana State University. She helped 12 girls form a private semidormitory and earned an NYA job while maintaining an A average. Wheeler was elected president of the Sophomore Women's Honorary society in a notable fall honor.
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Montana State University
Grace Jean Wheeler
Ronan
Drouth
Grace
Rowan
NYA
Miss Wheeler
Observe Their Golden Wedding in Helena
Joseph Poad and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their Helena home, a residence they have held for 50 years. Poads are descendants of Elisha Poad, Montana pioneer who arrived in 1866 and helped establish Helena’s first water system by diverting a cold spring into piping for the city. The couple wed at Eagle Rock, Idaho on November 12.
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Helena
William Moore
Delores Hamlin
Moores
Anaconda
Mr. Pond
Mrs. Pond
Joseph Poad
Poad
Elisha Poad
Montana
Territory
Joseph Pond
Eagle Rock
Idaho
Campaign Push for New Unit at Galen TB Sanitarium
Henrietta Crockett or the Montana Tuberculosis Association announces a statewide drive to build a new hospital unit at the Galen sanitaria to expand tuberculosis treatment and facilities. The campaign emphasizes increased capacity and improved patient care.
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Helena
Montana State
Galen
Aes
Henrietta Crockett
Sec
Montana Tuberculosis Areoetion
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Nervous Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervousness irritability and stress claiming back by sixty years of use and over a million testimonials It asserts the product strengthens physical resistance calms quivering nerves and alleviates discomforts from female functional disorders with no need to give it a chance to help you.
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Thane
Pinkham
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