Nation, He Chose Peace in Bitter Northwest Saga
Col James T. Stanford of Great Falls, acting Indian agent for Canada at treaty No. 7 on Bow River in 1877, visits Weasel Calf head chief of the Northern Blackfeet. The piece recalls treaty No. 7 as the first pact between Canada and the Blackfeet confederacy, its warrior heritage, and Montana’s last major clashes including Custer’s defeat, the Big Hole battle, and Joseph’s Nez Perce surrender near Chinook ending a long frontier feud.
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Arctic Circle
Mexican Line
Montana
Alberta
Custer
Big Hole
Gibbons
Joseph
Bear Paw Mountains
Chinook
Blaine County
Miles
Ringling Man Leads Montana Stampede Venture
Richard Ringling of White Sulphur Springs and his brother-in-law Lester Work acquire the Bozeman stampede and plan a Montana institution mirroring Pendleton and Calgary. The piece recounts Ringling family ties, White Sulphur growth, local ranching, and regional Blackfeet treaty history led by Crowfoot, including Governor Laird and Colonel Macleod.
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Richard Ringling
Thas
Storey and Hill
Bozeman
John Ringling
White Sulphur Springs
Meagher County
Ringling
Milwaukee
White Sulphur
Montana
Work
Springs Club
Meagher Country
Frank Conley
Hereford
Richard T. Ringling
Ringling Circus
Weasel Calf Last Surviving Blackfeet Chief Tied to 1877 Treaty
Ease l Calf chief of the Northern Blackfeet WV of Canada visited by Colonel James T. Stanford from Great Falls who oversaw Bow River supply distribution during the treaty era. About seven thousand Indians gathered at the treaty grounds as the 1877 pact between Canada and the red men was signed, witnessed by a spectacular pageant of tribal power. Weasel Calf, last of a great line of Blackfeet rulers, held rank when the name was renowned across vast lands.
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Alberta
Montausne
Montana
Crowfoot
Missouri River
Council of Chiefs
Laird
Macleod
Northwest Mounted Police
Dominion
Bow River
Ridge of Rock
Mounted Police
Fort Calgary
Fort Macleod
Crow-foot
Council Lodge
Colonel Stanford
Blackfeet
John Power
T. C. Power & Brother
Fort Benton
Charles E. Conrad
Conrad Brothers
Kalispell
Stanford
Hudson Bay
Weasel Calf
General Laird
Governor Laird
Easel
Canada
James T. Stanford
Great Falls
Arctic Circle
Gulf of Mexico
Egyptian corn grows well in north country
The Fet erita Egyptian corn grown by Herman Ziegie nine miles south of Poplar towers over five and a half feet tall after two bailings in July. Sown at ten pounds per acre for six cents a pound, it costs 60 cents per acre to seed and needs no cultivation yet yields about 60 bushels per acre. The sorghum variety suits cattle hogs and chickens and could solve Montana stock feeders' future needs. Ziegie invites inquiries and claims this may be the first of its kind in the region.
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Wolf Point
Herman Ziegie
Ziegie
Poplar
Montana
Hoppers Delay Winter Wheat Planting Near Hobson
Grasshoppers injure early planted wheat, causing farmers to postpone seeding. A large area is ready for winter wheat near Hobson, but the share that will actually be planted is uncertain due to hopper damage.
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Hobson
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T Nation
Northwest
Dominion Government of
North
Rocky Mountain Country
Circus
Mecasto
Red Crow
Chilef
West
Great Britain
Riel
United States
Canadian Mounted Police
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