Pioneer Montana mine developer Alfred Esler obituary
Mrs Ophelia Johnston Esler widow of Alfred M Esler a Montana mining pioneer died in Helena. She was daughter of Colonel John Johnston and widow of the man who discovered Montana s first quartz mine the Legal Tender near Argenta Madison county. Esler helped develop the Coeur d Alene district and backed smelters, with mines in Montana and Idaho including the Badger and Last Chance. His life spanned from 1837 to his later years in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur d'Alene
Ophelia Johnston Esler
John A. Johnston
Montana
Territory
Alfred M. Esler
Helena
Esler
Argenta
Madison County
Clancy
Thomas G. Merrill
New York State
Carthage
Jefferson County
Boonville
Bannack
Edgerston
Swansea
Wales
Hauser
St. Louis
Parrot
Butte
Idaho
Emma
Badger
Last Chance
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Company
Coeur d’Alene
Blackfoot
Altyn
Teton County
Territorial
Esley
Thomas Francis Meagher
Wilber F. Sanders
United States Congress
Montana ranch grows world's largest wheat operation
A Montana Farming Corporation project near Hardin plans 200000 acres under one owner in a vast wheat empire. Thomas Flannery, a longtime grower, notes 8000 acres planted and 7000 more broken, with tractors at work to ready the land for a field rivaling Greater New York in area and potentially yielding millions of bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
North American
Montana Farming Corporation of
Hardin, Mont
Thomas Flannery
Toluca
Hardin
Flannery
New York
Kingdom of
Luxemburg
Belgium
Guam
Helena prospects loom for many state lawmakers
A flood of candidates for Montana duties fills Helena as ex-governors and legislators circle for future roles. Names include Senator Tom Larson, Senator Fred L. Gibson, former Senator John Oliver, and James Burlingame among others. The piece notes Meagher era rivalries, lobbying plans, a monster irrigation and farming project near Hardin, and a broad push by bankers led by J. P. Morgan with Thomas D. Campbell managing the farm enterprise amid new senate leadership in Billings and Libby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burlingame
Helena
Larson
Oliver
John Oliver
Fallon County
Senate
Third House
Sam Teagarden
J. P. Morgan
Thomas D. Campbell
Hardin
Montana
Flannery
Montana Farming Corporation
Big Land Company
Mr. Flannery
Hurdy Gurdy Houses in Early Montana Life
The piece recalls Alder Last Chance and Grasshopper Diggings era social life centered on hurdy gurdy houses. Dancers and house profits defined nights with $1 per dance and drinks up to 50 cents. Vivid portraits describe dancers, miners, and the bustling orchestras sustaining a distinct frontier entertainment culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannack
Virginia City
Helena
Thomas Dimsdale
Montana Post
Montana
Major J E Lane returns from Red Cross service in France
Major J E Lane of Lewistown has come back from France where he led the Red Cross hospital supplies section with headquarters in Paris. He served about a year applying his business methods to humanitarian work and earned high regard as a sterling American. He began in Montana as a railroad builder, then led the Midland Coal and Lumber and Montana Lumber companies, later directing the Empire Bank and other ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Booth
Rand McNally
Fallon County
Ed Donlan
Missoula
Senate
J. E. Lane
Lewistown
France
Red Cross
Paris
Major Lane
Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana Railroad
Midland Coal and Lumber Company
Harlowtown
Montana Lumber Company
Judith Basin
Empire Bank & Trust Company
Bank of
Fergus County
Lewistown Automobile Company
Lewistown Brick Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. M. Esler
Wall Street
Tom Larson
Stewart
McDowell
Washington
Fred L. Gibson
Park County
Eddy Hotel
Placer
Sam
The
Eddy
Seth Maxwell
Placer Hotel
Sam Goodman
Morris Weiss
Seth
J. M. Kennedy
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Kennedy
Booth
Shell
Frank Connelly
Yellowstone County
Tom Hogan
Hogan
Mr. Connelly
Billings
Leo Faust
Old Guard
Leo
Lincoln County
Libby
Faust
Mephistopheles Leo
Perhons
Phisto
Julius Barney
Julius
Barney
Joseph Pope
Sahara
John Barleycorn
Vernon Castle
U. S
Gene Lane
Red Cross Organization
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!