Penobscot Mine Owner Nate Vestal Dies in California
Nate Vestal, Montana pioneer and financier behind the Penobscot gold mine at Marysville, dies in Oakland. He funded the Drum Summon mine early on, helped other mines near Helena, and built wealth from Penobscot’s vast bullion output of 54,262.62 dollars from a single massive bar. The Penobscot produced about 1,230,000 dollars in total before changing hands to Snowdrift and Penobscot Consolidated Mining Co. Vestal’s fortune waned although he remained influential in mining circles until his later years in California.
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Butte County
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Cruse
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W. A. Rader
Radersburg
J. E. Murphy
H. C. Nash
W. H. Murphy
Helena
Black Hills
Belmont
Whippoorwillat
Legion
Alaska
Forest Hill
Matt W. Alderson
Butte
Alderson
Johnny Sees The Big Show RAWHIDE RAWLINS GETS INSIDE FACTS
The tale follows Rawhide Rawlins recounting Johnny Sees The Big Show as they cross the Atlantic with a Red Cross aid mission. Johnny encounters an Englishman, endures foggy seas, cold meat pies, and amusing misreads of Britain while meeting kings and a host of colorful characters across London and Westminster Abbey.
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Helena rifle ace Bill Strong defeats odds to reach expert mark
Bill Strong of Helena now stationed at Camp Lewis near Tacoma ranks sixth among 17 experts in a thousand rifle shooters. Former Helena Rifle Club secretary, he contrasts army training with club practice, praises the Enfield rifle, and credits sustained club work for his success as he handles 240 targets for 2000 shooters.
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Bill” Strong
Helena
Camp Lewis
Washington
William R. Strong
United States
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Bill
Strong
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Bill Strong
State Land Office
Capital
Enfield
Rifle
Montana Soldier Quartet Are Great Entertainers in France
In France four Montana boys entertain troops and lift morale. Leader Harper Jones of Great Falls and his quartet gained fame in England and France, praised by Lady Northcliffe and Pershing. Their repertoire includes Carrie Jacobs Bond’s "A Perfect Day," described as a favorite of soldiers and echoed by Tommies and officers alike.
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Montana
Atlantic
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Great Falls
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Helena
Fort Harrison
England
Iola
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Tommies
Carrie Jacob Bond
Bond
Tommy
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General Pershing
British Isles
Folkesgate
May mean a railroad for the North Country
Montana might get the first aid from a five million dollar federal finance plan once authorized by Congress. Opheim banker S. H. Derrig and Galata editor J. A. Whetstone, with Senator Myers, urged government action to build 50 miles of track from the Great Northern to Opheim to tap northeastern wheat country lacking rail access. McAdoo showed interest and said a full feasibility study would be conducted.
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Montana
Montana Woman Knits Two Socks at Once Feat
An exceptionally skilled Montana knitter Mrs. George L. Watson of Helena demonstrates knitting two socks at once by the Australian method. She and a few others can perform the feat, knitting one sock inside the other from separate yarns to speed production.
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Montana
George L. Watson
R. L. Watson
Western Union Telegraph Company
Helena
Watson
Don't Shoot Pigeons War Message Guides Hunters
Pigeons crossing Montana may be carrier birds for the United States Army and hunters are asked to refrain from shooting them for the duration of the war. Several birds with messages have disappeared while flying over the state and Uncle Sam is displeased. The use of pigeons by the army was not widely known in Montana until this order was issued.
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United States Army
Uncle Sam
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