Kaolin Deposit Near Dillon Proves Valuable Building Rock
A Montana kaolin vein in the Fryingpan district near Dillon yields a durable rock ideal for firebrick crucibles and porcelainware. The quarry, once found by John O Leary and later developed by William Olmstead, could supply the free high school building and Carnegie Library project, with long term profit and possible ownership disputes under discussion.
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Dillon
Fryingpan Basin
John O'Leary
University
William Olmstead
Free High School
Carnagie Library
International Cyclopedia
Montana
Orient
Beaverhead County
Olmstead Estate
Government
School of Mines
Zuni Indian Festival Corn Miracle Reveals Rapid Growth
A historical account describes Zuni medicine men performing a corn growth ritual at the annual corn festival. A ritual sand square, ceremonial pipe, and sacred arrow lead to a grain of corn sprouting and maturing within about thirty six hours, observed after prayers to the Great Spirit.
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Medicine Lodge
Mysteries of Zuni corn ritual baffle spectators
The New York Times notes the second day of a Zuni corn ceremony where watchers witness the plant’s growth and the medicine man harvests an ear for the bag while the stalk is hung for rain preparations. Skeptics cite natural chemistry or hypnotic staging, with no one knowing the true method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Unusual Civic Ties and Notable Scholarly Feats Highlight Period Dispatch
Springfield deputy sheriff James Anderson holds rare dual membership in the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans. Dr. Marcus Jastrow of Ormantown completes the Dictionary of the Talmud after 25 years of study. A Trench savant reportedly wills letters and manuscripts of George Sand to Vladimir Karenin. Rev. Charles T. Wright of Leech Lake is a full blooded Ojibway, eldest son of White Cloud and head of the tribe.
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James Anderson
Springfield
Mass
Grand Army of the Republic
The
United Confederate Veterans
Marcus Jastrow
Ormantown
Trench Savant
George Sand
St. Petersburg
Valadimir Karenin
Compulsion Marriage in Western Romance
Nancy Pollard of Oklahoma forces Allen Truman to wed after threatening to drive him away with her cowboys. Truman seeks a divorce from an assumed forced union, but Nancy reveals she loves him and wishes to remarry properly. The couple reconciles with a second wedding attended by the same cowboys.
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Nancy Pollard
Oklahoma
West
Allen Truman
Nancy
Truman
America
Wig Ranch
William Pierce
Pierce & Ward
Allin J. Pondir
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Zuni Indian Magic
Acker
N. H. Andrews
Hooker & Co., Proprs
Buffalo, N
Perry Davis
Postal
Cudahy Packing Co
Omaha
Neb
Gentry Bros
Canine Justice
Vyonicma
Doss
Gentry
Court House
Eph Stoller
Jewell & Shearer's
Mont
Plymouth
Fiebel
Richard
Dillon Theatre
A. Thompson
Union Meat Market
Deputy Bros
Proprietors
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