Pioneer John Harris of Montana Cattle Industry
The sketch profiles John Harris a northeastern Montana pioneer known for cattle ventures with the St. Louis Cattle Company and Conrad Circle Co. He built a Highwood ranch, managed 20 000 head on Bow River land, and earned respect for long service. Harris emphasizes practical learning from Deer Lodge Valley schools and life on the frontier.
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John Harris
Montana Frontier
Deer Lodge
Warm Springs
Mr. Harris
Wolvers
Fort Benton
Wolfers
Samuel Butler
Harris
Montana
Deer Lodge Valley
Highwood Mountains
Sun River Crossing
Highwoods
Great Falls
Highwood
Judith
St. Louis Cattle Company
I. G. Baker
Joseph Baker
William Conrad
Charles Conrad
Bow River
St. Louis Cattle Co
Conrad Circle Co
Canada
Grant Smith
Rainbow Hotel
Highwood Ranch
Poultry Breeders Elect New Montana Officers
J. R. Scott of Helena was chosen president of the Montana Poultry Breeders association. J. L. Dorsch of Butte elected vice president. Mrs. Margaret Kain re elected secretary. Mrs. J. P. Sunquist of Chicago named election commissioner. C. A. Greenfield of Butte named to executive board for three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Scott
Helena
Montana Poultry Breeder’s Association
Margaret Kain
J. L. Dorsch
Butte
Kain
J. P. Sunquist
Chicago
C. A. Greenfield
Portland Woman Recovers After Hopeless Case With Taniac
Mrs. Mollie Wolf of Portland Oregon describes a dramatic recovery from pleurisy gastritis and malnutrition after taking Tanlac. She weighed 95 pounds bedridden with no appetite and now weighs 160 pounds with renewed strength and vitality.
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Mrs. Wolf
Portland
Tania
Mollie Wolf
East 7Th Street
Ore
Taniac
Track bomber’s nemesis is gone
W J McFatridge, renowned Montana detective, died in St Paul. He helped capture Isaac Gravelle, a railroad dynamiter who terrorized the Northern Pacific during a 1903 to 1905 crime wave, and won a 10 year prison sentence for Gravelle after a dramatic jailer hold up during a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
W. J. McFetridge
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
McFetridge
Isaac Gravelle
Northern Pacific
Kid Curry
James Gang
Younger Brothers
Gravelle
Deer Lodge
Harry Wilton
Wilton
Columbia Gardens
Butte
Wilton and Gravelle
Northern Pacific Railroad
Board of Directors
N. P. R. R. Company
Minn
Spokane
Crank
Livingston
Yellowstone
Garrison
Helena
James Keown
Keown
Priest’s Pass Roadhouse
Bay
Gravella
Montana School Moneys Distributed to 56 Counties
State Treasurer W E Harmon distributed the public schools share of inheritance taxes and federal oil royalties totaling 533146.35 to 56 Montana counties. Royalties exceed 60 percent of the total and go to counties by teaching posts while 50 percent supports the state highway fund. Inheritance tax funds 503102.09 go to schools with the rest to the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
W. E. Harmon
Montana
State Highway Fund
State General Fund
Saa
George P. Porter
Fugitives suicide ends chase near Toole mansion
A jail escape led to a confrontation with deputies. An officer was killed as the prisoner fled and was later cornered in a rear areaway behind Gov. J R Toole's mansion. Facing capture the fugitive killed himself.
Red Lodge Cannery to Boost Pea Acreage for 1927
Red Lodge Canning plans to offer contracts for up to 1000 acres of peas to farmers in the Red Lodge territory for 1927. Additional crops include about 40 acres of beans 25 of beets 3 of carrots 10 of cauliflower and 25 of cabbage. The increase would more than double 1926 contracts and related payments, with about 50000 dollars paid this season to pea growers and packing labor.
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Red Lodge
Red Lodge Canning Company
M. H. Mann
Mann
Montanan Goes to Poland as Anaconda Chief Engineer
Harold N. Blake, mechanical superintendent at Great Falls smelter, leaves October 1 for Poland to serve as chief engineer at Anaconda Copper Mining properties there. He comes to replace Blake, who has moved from Anaconda to Great Falls last year, with Rollin Kennard succeeding him in Great Falls.
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Harold N. Blake
Great Falls
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Poland
Anaconda
Blake
Rollin Kennard
Sons and Daughters of Montana Hold Annual Meeting
The Sons and Daughters of Montana gathered at Pioneer’s cabin in the state fair grounds with W. A. Clark of Butte presiding. County vice presidents were Nye H. Black for Missoula and J. T. Phalen for Chateau, with J. W. Panne of Galata named as 1927 meeting host in Missoula on August 9.
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Montana
C. Edson Smith
Corvallis
Ravalli County
State Fair Advisory Board
Pat Carney
Waterloo
Madison County
M. P. Osby
Plentywood
Sheridan County
Sons and Daughters Sons and Daughterga
Pioneers’ Cabin
W. A. Clark
ITI
Butte
Clark
Missoula County
Sportsmen Re-elect Wilson and Name New Board Member
Montana Sportsmen's association re elected Wilson BH of Livingston to its governing board. The meeting also confirmed Dr. J H Garberson of Miles City as a member to succeed W A Moore of Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson BH
A. Wilson
Livingston
State Fish and Game Commission
Montana Sportsmen’s Association
J. H. Garberson
Miles City
W. A. Moore
Billings
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M. E. Plassmann
St. Louis
Missouri
Virginia
Wales
California
Forty-niners
Salt Lake
Thomas
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Nevada
Virginia City
Laurin
Ruby River
M. K. Plassmanp
Joan Harris
Campbell
Poultrymen
Scott
N. P Railway
W. J. McFatridge
Edson Smith
Fair Board
Montanan
Ford
Toledo, Ohio
Mars
Everplay
Sporang
Wash
Pipestone Hot Springs
Carlsbad
Northern Pacifico
Montang
S. C. Huseth
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
Bridger Canyon
BK Brand
Peags
Bozeman Canning
Bozeman, Montana
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