Pioneer Woman Milligan Remembered At Butte Reunion
Montana pioneer Mrs. W L Milligan of Helena 84, mother of 13, recalled for readers during Butte pioneers reunion. Born 1840 in New Jersey, she crossed to Montana in 1864 with husband Milligan in a wagon train, earning nickname Papoose after a peril with a band of Indians on the Platte river. The couple later moved to Ophir Gulch in 1865 where Senator W A Clark became a notable associate.
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Deid
Vrad
Montana
New Jersey
Iowa
Milligan
Ruth
William A. Clarke
Platte River
Mr. Milligan
Mrs. Milligan
Alder
Plummer
Ophir Gulch
Montana Classifieds Mix of Ads and Notices
A jumble of classified items from Butte and surrounding Montana towns lists poultry supplies furnishings rebuilds and fur services alongside tax records and assorted ads. Includes references to Carbola Disinfectant Darsh and Greenfield Co linoleum lice killer and local businesses like Hoenck's Fur House and 8 Walehr chemists with scattered contact lines and box numbers.
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Montana
Darsh & Greenfield Co
Lost Bear Gulch Corpse Tale Told by Pioneer Bose
Henry Rose recalls a grim Bear Gulch winter tragedy from 1870 as told by Dutchy Bose at a Montana Pioneers meeting. Bose recounts burying Micky Finn in Deer Lodge after an Irish wake in Gold Creek, a long, solemn trek ending with a proper burial and lingering haunting humor.
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Flathead Valley
Montana
Butte
Dan McGrew
Bose
Jim
Dutchy
Deer Lodge
Mike Flynn
Micky Finn
Micky
Joaquin Abascal
Bear Creek
O’keefe
Gold Creek
Pioneer Bar
Pete Valston
Mr. Bose
Notable Montanan Family Ties Through 13 Children
A woman recalls meeting her old friend Milligan and trading horses for rare milch cows in Alder. She notes 59 years of marriage and that their 13 children are all Montanans, highlighting steadfast partnership and pioneer roots.
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Milligan
Alder
Court grants leniency in Great Falls road test case
Judge Sheppard of the Great Falls Municipal Court dismissed the speeding charge after Sunburst Refining Company pleaded guilty and argued for leniency. The company presented two photographs showing a car at 35 miles per hour on dirt and oil treated roads to illustrate reduced dust from oiling efforts in Great Falls this summer.
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Sheppard
Great Falls
Wehn
Sunshurst Refining Company
Sunburst
Great’ Falls
Montana youth Vernon Black captured near Worland
A Montana boy named Vernon Black sparked a sensational pursuit in Wyoming. With two guns a rope boots and ammunition he fled from a baying crew near Worland but was arrested after a store alert and jailed in Shoshone before transfer to Worland. He allegedly tried to escape using a suitcase weapon.
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Worland
Wyoming
Vernon Black
Montana
Wiiter
Western Story
Lee Doherty
No Wood
Shoshone
Lysite
Midwest Oil pays for Big Lake area leases in Stillwater county
The Midwest Oil and Refining company paid a draft of 108 000 dollars to Harrison Oil and Gas for leases covering 20 acres on the Big Lake anticline in Stillwater county. The 360 acre tract carries an overriding royalty from 2 to 6 percent, in addition to the 12 percent or one eighth usually paid to landowners. A drilling contract on other acreage and the royalty deal are noted as key features.
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Midwest Oil ‘and. Refining Company
Harrison Oil & Gas Company
Big Lake Anticline
Stillwater County
Hepp
Big Lake Territory
Papooses May Be Kissed This Year By Politicians
Montana Indians eligible to vote under a new federal law can cast ballots in the recent primary. The article notes politicians may campaign on reservations for the fall election and lists a sample of voters including Joseph Bossribs Louise Bossribs George L. Duckhead and others on a Montana reservation.
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Montana
Helena
Joseph Bossribs
Louise Bossribs
George L. Duckhead
Joseph Iron Pipe
Grasssnake Little Blaze
Samuel Middle
Calf
Good Strike Running Rabbit
William Tailfeathers
Laggie Whitecalf
Mike Yellow Kidney
Katie Homegun
Maggie Bullchild
John Kickinkwoman
Phillip Manyhides
Mary Stillsmoking
Maggie Spotted’ Bear
David Scabbyrobe
John Kills
Cecile Tailfeathers
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promotes Daily Skin Care
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as essential daily toilet preparations. The Soap cleanses and purifies the skin the Ointment soothes and heals and the Talcum powders and perfumes. A 25 cent price is noted.
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Unotype
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Olson
Romising
Tipton & Sankey
Ordan Times
Jordan
Lbert Teachers Agency
Spokane
Forest Reserve
Highwood Mountains
Great Fall
Ringling Dairy Ranch
White Sulphur Springs
WEARE
Montana Meat and Commission Co
Butte, Mont
R. A. MacNown
Wilkinson Bldg
Omaha
Budd
San Francisco
Calif
Oakland
T. J. Hocking
Royal and Corona Typewriters
Glasgow
Hoenck
Hutte
Fey
Havana
Firmeland
Bank Auditors Association of America
Hs Ae
Wey Coutiee
Air Farmers
Glassen Vaisteibuters
Mont
T. Mary's
Marte
Great
Midwest
Big Lake
Mount Angela
State University of Montana
College of New Rochelle
N. Y
Ursuline
Addressa
Mother Superior
Ursuline Academy
Power City Auto Wrecking .Co. P
Lhambra Hot Springs
Eitier
Particulara
M. J. Sullivan
Alhambra Hot Springs
Mutual Life
Buranch Co
Milwaukea
Wis
Ker
Sam D. Goza
Helena, Mont
New Finlenox
Beaver
Missoula
Tor
Let
Oultry
Ss. C. Huseth
Scuior Boy
Peanut Butter
Billings
Cat Creek
Pacific Coast
Kevin-Sunburnt Field
Landowners Royalties Company
Boye
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