Mrs. Stuart Details First Gold Discovery in Montana
Mrs Granville Stuart widow of the man credited with Montana's first gold discovery gave a paper to Bitter Root Valley Pioneer society. She recounted the early eighties debates over the discoverers James Stuart Reese Anderson Thomas Adams and Granville Stuart claiming they proved the rich gold country and sparked Montana’s rush with letters home and early prospecting along Benetse creek and Pioneer City years 1852 1860s.
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Granville Stuart
Montana
Bitter Root Valley Pioneer Society
Montana Pioneer Society
Thomas Adams
Thomas Stuart
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Frank Woody
New Northwest
Deer Lodge
W. A. Clark
Butte
Stuart
Red River
Francois Findlay
Benetse
California
Rocky Mountains
Gold Creek
Deer Lodge County
Robert Hereford
John Sanders
Long John
Bill Madison
Benetse Creek
Salt Lake City
Bitter Root
Hereford
Captain Grant
Reese Anderson
James
Henry Thomas
Pend Oreille Lake
Pioneer City
Anderson
Stuarts
Society of Pioneers
The
Montana Historical Society
Toby Earns His Keep and Keeps a Family Close
In wartime London Milly and Tom Coalman navigate shortages and moral choices. Tom warms to generosity after learning of a neighbor’s coal need and a dog named Toby becomes a symbol of loyalty, as the family bonds deepen amid air raids and hardship.
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News Syndicate Co., Inc
Toby
Mrs. Ashe
Milly
Roy
Tom Coalman
London
Milly Coalman Goodby
Milly Coalman
Tom
Dumb Friends’ League
Thomas
Dad
Mr. Coalman
Daisymead
Boy
Mrs. Coalman
Greater London
Fifty years of marriage celebrated by Bull couple
In Butte Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bull marked half a century of marriage at home with their children and families in attendance. The brief notes section lists anniversaries, deaths, appointments, and local events across Montana including state awards, military promotions, and community notices.
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Butte
George R. Bull
Glasgow
Larslan
O. J. Jedne
Jedne
Great Falls
Louis J. Skovron
Joseph Skovron
Fort Ord
Calif
Great Northern Railway
State Surplus Increases to 46 Million in 1941 42
The Montana surplus rose by 5 477 588 to 46 432 872 for the 1941 42 fiscal year in a statement by State Auditor John W Holmes. Revenue reached 39 915 180 versus expenditures 34 437 622 with net cash in all state funds at 15 440 530.
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John W. Holmes
Montana
Oldest Highways Claim Tied to New Mexicans
New Mexicans claim their state has the oldest highway system in the United States. The history points to Don Antonio de Espejo, a Spanish explorer, who blazed El Camino Real from El Paso to Santa Fe in 1582.
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United States
Don Antonio de Espejo
el Paso
Santa Fe
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Mrs. Stewart
Pioneer Society
Lilleys
Lilley
Mr. Lilley
Jack Brown
Brown
Billings
Montana Association of Insurance Agents
Fritz Norby
Helena
State Highway Commission
A. C. Johnson
Great Falls Clinic
Army Medical Corps
Vancouver
Wash
Margaret Colligan
Walkerville
Montana Uquor Control Board
State Fish and Game Commission
Western Association of Fish and Game Commissioners
Jackson
Wyo
Fort Benton
J. L. Fox
Pearl Harbor
Sarah Fox
San Francisco
Corona
Fox
Naval Air Base
Shelby
Gladys Dahl
del B. Crawley
Wilbur D. Hurst
Wyman X. Zachary
Missoula
Leo D. Murphy
Glenn B. Farrell
OPA
W. P. Costello
Montana Bank
Manhattan
Buell Heeb Ranch
George O. Huston
Coushier
Montana Bank & Trust Co
Cut Bank
Bank of
Glacier County
Huston
Conrad Banking Co
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Bob Cooney
Conrad—Wilbur
Thody
Jim Johnson
E. F. Wyse
Lewistown
Blue Ridge Mountain
Hamilton
LeSuer
Associated Seed Growers
Filer
Idaho
Northwest
Paul H. Sommers
M. M. Fuller
Glen Hostetter
Harold J. Buckman
Conrad
Sister Mary Asuilina
St. Mary's Hospital
Germany
Sister's Hospital
America
Wencel Pribyl
Eden
Pribyll
Bohemia
Chicago
Minnesota
Cascade
North American College
Rome
Italy
Dorothy Kilgallen
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