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Grass Range Review in Grass Range, Montana

26 Dec 1918

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Grass Range Review

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Grass Range, Montana, United States of America

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Dec 26, 1918

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4

Pioneer Montana miner Alfred Esler recall in obituary

Obituary recalls Alfred M. Esler a Montana mining pioneer who discovered the first quartz mine in the territory near Argenta and helped develop the Coeur d'Alene district. Born 1837 in New York he traveled overland to Bannack in 1864, built smelters, led mine ventures including the Legal Tender and Badger, and influenced major mining developments while facing violent strikes. His wife Ophelia Johnston Esler daughter of Colonel John A Johnston died in Helena.

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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 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 Lewistown Barney Joseph Pope Sahara John Barleycorn
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Montana's Wheat Empire 200000 Acres Under One Owner

A wartime shift by eastern bankers has given Montana the largest wheat operation in North America. The Montana Farming Corporation of Hardin plans 200000 acres of winter wheat once farmland already includes 8000 acres planted and 7000 more broken up. The project projects vast yields, with a hypothetical 10 bushels per acre totaling about 2,000,000 bushels.

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Montana North American Montana Farming Corporation of Hardin, Mont Thomas Flannery Toluca Hardin Flannery New York Kingdom of Luxemburg Belgium Guam J. P. Morgan Thomas D. Campbell Montana Farming Corporation Big Land Company Mr. Flannery
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Many Applicants for Helena Jobs in Montana politics

Helena headlines recount a swarm of job seekers for legislative posts. Senators Larson Gibson and others loom as possible appointees and secretaries while veterans Kennedy Edwards Donlan and Faust plan to influence the upcoming session.

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The Hurdy Gurdy as an Old Montana Social Scene

In early Montana camps such as Alder Last Chance Grasshopper Diggings and Bannack, hurdy gurdy houses served as social centers with lights music and sociability. Dancers earned by the hour and by tickets, bar drinks cost 25 to 50 cents, and miners treated partners at the bar. The piece recounts Thomas Dimsdale’s vivid description of these establishments their crowds and the diverse dancers and costumes.

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Bannack Virginia City Helena Thomas Dimsdale Montana Post Montana
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Gene Lane Returns From Overseas Red Cross Work

Major J. E. Lane of Lewistown has returned from France where he led the Red Cross hospital supplies section in Paris. A former Montana railroad official and founder of multiple businesses, Lane built a notable career as a banker director and rancher while also serving as state senator. He arrived in Montana with no money, later achieving prominence in various enterprises from lumber to brick.

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Eddie Booth Rand McNally Fallon County Ed Donlan Missoula 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
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A. M. Esler Wall Street Tom Larson Stewart McDowell Washington Fred L. Gibson Park County James Burlingame Larson Oliver John Oliver Senate Third House Sam Teagarden 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 Vernon Castle U. S Gene Lane Red Cross Organization
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