First Woman Aviator to Fly at Helena State Fair
Mrs Georgia Priest a Montana newswoman known as Betty Butte became the Helena state fair’s first woman aviator. Formerly Miss Georgia Emerson of Anaconda she piloted with her baby daughter Jimmie aboard or nearby. She recalls her Venice California maiden flight in 1917 and says aviation is already safe and settled.
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Georgia Priest
Montana
Helena State Fair
Anaconda Standard
Betty Butte
Georgia Emerson
Anaconda
Jimmie
Priest
California
Venice
Cal
Crawford Airplane Company
Pacific
Helena
Los Angeles
Public stunts aim for safety not high flying
A performer asserts that stunts satisfy the public on terra firma and that flying can be done with reasonable safety. The remark emphasizes preference for safe, grounded routines over risky aerial acts.
Bozeman Pioneer recalls 1600 mile trek to Gallatin valley
William Flannery of Bozeman recounts riding and walking with a 20-man Nebraska City party in 1865 to Alder Gulch then to the Gallatin valley eight miles north of Bozeman, where he has lived on his homestead for 55 years. He describes dangers from Indian attacks, stampedes, and pioneer life, praising the western land despite hardships.
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Gallatin
William Flannery
Bozeman
Indian Territory
Flannery
Nebraska City
Omaha
Missouri River
Platte
Salt Lake City
Alder Gulch
Virginia City
Gallatin Valley
Denver
Rock Creek
Plum Creek
Fort Karney
Nebraska
Rockies
Plains
Steve Spitzley Opens First Restaurant in Great Falls
Steve Spitzley, a Civil War veteran who fought at Petersburg, settled in Montana in 1867 with C Schultz. He traveled via Omaha, reached Fort Benton, hunted near the future site of Great Falls, and in 1886 opened the town’s first restaurant behind the Park motel. He helped furnish the Park hotel opening supper and later ran the Grand Union hotel at Fort Benton before river traffic ceased in 1883.
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General Burnside
Petersburg
Stephen Spitzley
Montana
Mr. Spitzley
Inlaw
C. Schultz
Omaha
Marias River
Fort Benton
Benton
Northwest Fur Company
Great Falls
Helena
Murphy-Maclay
Worden P. Wren
Spitzley
Park
Old Park
Grand Union Hotel
Pioneer Ledeaux’s rugged Montana life from 1850s trek to vigilante days
Damien Le deaux of Huson, an early Montana settler, crossed to California in 1850 then moved through Oregon and Washington. He arrived in Missoula in the 1860s, joined vigilante activities, fought Indians, and endured frontier dangers while roaming Frenchtown and Blackfoot country.
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Plains
California
Missoula Country
Vigilantes
Damien Ledeaux
Huson
Montana
Missoula
Ledeaux
United States
Oregon
Washington
Columbia River
Illinois
Frenchtown
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Northern Pacific Forms Department to Develop Northwest Lands
The Northern Pacific railway announced a new department of immigration and industry to aid development of Montana Idaho and Washington through irrigation and resource expansion. It will operate from October 1 with E F Benson as manager and will coordinate with state and federal agencies to connect capital with land and mineral resources.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
Department of Immigration and Industry
Northwest
Northern Pacific Railway
Hannaford
J. M. Hannaford
The
Northern Pacific
Early Montana settler Thomas Thexton and family legacy
Thomas Thexton born in Wisconsin and his son Thomas Thexton Jr. journeyed from Madison County to Montana in 1867. They crossed to Helena and Three Forks, joined Alder Gulch mining camps, witnessed frontier dangers on the Missouri river, and Thexton Sr. built Montana’s first walking plow later housed in the state capitol. Thexton Jr. worked for the Madisonian and later settled in the Madison valley while raising stock.
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Missouri River
Fort Benton
Thomas Thexton
Eullis
Madison County
Montana
Plains
Helena
Three Forks
Alder Gulch
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Mr. Thexton
Thomas
Thexton
Capitol
Thomas Deyarman
Thomas Sexton
Madisonian
Virginia City
Madison Valley
Flathead Potatoes Praised by U S Agriculture Chief
Dr Stuart head of the U S bureau of agriculture spent several days in the Flathead fields. He praised local conditions as exceptionally free from plant disease except New Brunswick and said the Flathead valley offers a great seed potato growing opportunity with an established selling organization placing the community ahead of many regions.
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Flathead Potatoes
Stuart
U. S. Bureau of Agriculture
Flathead Fields
New Brunswick
Flathead Valley
Ennis Farmer Demonstrates Neck Yoke Harness
Madison farmers witness Frank Searle prove a harness using a neck yoke instead of tugs and doubletrees. He argues it reduces harness costs and leather use while easing team work, with local farmers deeming the idea practicable.
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Madison
Frank Searle
Ennis
Rifle Drives Off Arsonist, Saves Farm Grain Near Shepherd
Rancher N. L. Phillips fired a high power rifle Sunday night at a fleeing arsonist who had set fire to two stacks of unthreshed wheat valued at nearly $1,000. The incendiary escaped as Phillips raced to the house for more ammunition, and the grain was saved.
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N. L. Phillips
Shepherd
Phillips
Cuticura Remedies Promised for Pimply Faces
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads, with Cuticura Soap and hot water to wash off in five minutes. It urges daily use to keep skin clear and mentions Cuticura Talcum.
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Steve Spitzley
Northern Pacifico
Raat College
Spaulding Tire & Rubber CO
Ogden Ave
Carnation Milk Products Co
1560
Stuart Bldg
Seattle
Carnation
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