Montana scout Herendeen recalls Custer battle and Reno case
Walter Herendeen, a Blaine county resident and last of the great Montana scouts, recounts his Civil War era service with Custer and his role at the Little Bighorn. He testified in Major Reno's 1878 court martial and describes guiding Custer and Reno during the fatal engagement. He details fighting on the field for days and aiding Benteen while burying fallen officers.
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Custer
Montana
Reno
Stettler
Alberta
Jesse James
Taylor
North Country
Blaine County
Fort Belknap
George Herendeen
General Custer
Herendeen
Colorado
Bozeman
Billings
Baker’s Battlefield
Indian Commission
Yellowstone
Sitting Bull
Fort Pease
Big Horn
Pease
John Peck
Paul McCormick
McCormick
Fort Pedse
Gibbons
Tullock’s Forks
Battle Ground
Benteen
Terry
Travois
Little Big Horn
Chicago
Scott
Montana club secretaries energize state development
Montana commercial club secretaries drive orderly growth and public spirit. The Montana State Association of Commercial Club Secretaries coordinates efforts to boost open-country development, foster community pride, and link farmers with local business leaders through monthly messages and shared ideas.
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Montana State Association of Commercial Club Secretaries
Montana
J. A. Harader
Bozeman Organization
L. B. Jones
Glasgow
D. D. Richards
Missoula
H. M Robinson
Miles City
A. J. Breitenstein
Great Falls
Montana Association
H. O. Frohbach
Forks Cham
A. Harader
Boreman
Butte Actors Strike Over Pay Sparks Near Riot
In Butte a pay dispute shut down the Empress theater’s O'Brien-West Extravaganza. Manager Sam Mendelson addressed a large audience, dismissed the show, and refunded tickets as actors clashed with officials. Police reserves were called, several managers and actors were arrested, bonds posted at $100 each.
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United States
Butte
Butte High School
Empress Theater
Sam Mendelson
Public apology over Ford car theft accusation
A letter to the editor earns space to apologize to Sam Jacobs for accusing him of stealing a Ford last summer. The writer admits the car was not taken by Sam, and recounts the car being dragged by ants under a sidewalk and found by a family dog seeking a bone, signed H. Foxtail.
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Sam Jacobs
Sam
H. Foxtail
Are Commercial Clubs Profitable in Montana Towns
Editorial urges Montana towns to establish active commercial clubs or chambers of commerce to aid both town citizens and regional farmers. It cites proven profitability for local merchants and farm communities when led by a capable head and stresses the creation of community spirit. Readers are asked to contact state association officers for guidance.
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Commercial Clubs
Chambers of Commerce of
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
Montana considers horse meat plan for big meat output
The Montana livestock department adjourned to April 16 to form a committee to approach Food Administrator Hoover about using thousands of range horses for food. Dr. Butler and J. M. Boardman placed on the panel, with aims to boost Montana's meat output via sausages canned meat and steaks.
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Hoover
Northwest
Montana
Livestock Department
Montana Food Conservation Commission
Great Falls
S8stock Growers’ Association
Butler
W. J. Butler
R. C. Heren
Dr. Butler
J. M. Boardman
Heron
Miles City
E. O. Selway
Dillon
J. H. Burke
Hogan
State Land Board
When Will the War End in the Random Rumor Chain
A fragmented verse traces hierarchies of hearsay about the end of the war through a web of distant intermediaries. The speaker dismisses any sure knowledge, noting the chain includes a police officer, laborer, aunt’s washwoman, circus clown, and various distant claims. The mock speculation underscores rumor’s reach and unreliability.
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Timbuctoo
Cuba
Texas
Klondike
Borneo
Noice
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Anaconda
Walter Blevens
H. A. Taylor
Kuzma Padovich
Cangary
Montana Commercial Club
Commercial Club
Ber of Commerce
Frohbach
C. Frobbach
Three ‘Forke
Fey Tesroview
Tent Euventocks Et Mproviog
Bogin Cetera
Helena
Treave
the Banking Corporation
Helena Mont
Army
Moe
Mutual
Northwestern Mutual Life
Sam D. Goza
Wyoming
Three Forks
Big Muddy
Missouri
Chamber of Ommerce
Forks
National Life Insurance Company of
Legal Reserve Company
Daly Bank
Batte, Mont
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Heren
Department of the Commission
Natonal
First National Bank
Creat Falls
Momtans
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