Son of J J Hill Becomes Leading Montana Cattle Man
Walter Hill, son of the late James J. Hill, joins R P McClellen to buy 7 500 acres and lease 24 000 along the Yellowstone near Livingston. They stock 7 500 head and ship most beef to South St. Paul yards. Hill, once a daring railroad racer, now builds a large Montana ranch to feed Armour & Co. plant in South St. Paul era.
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Walter Hill
James J. Hill
Montana
R. P. McClellen
Kansas City
Yellowstone River
Livingston
Hill
Chicago Stock Yards Company
South St. Paul
Burlington
Billings
Great Falls
Young Hill
Coulees
Northwest
Ayrshire
Scotland
St. Paul
Thomas Shaw
F. S. Dalrymple
Great Northern Iron Ore Properties
Dalrymple
Armour & Co
Commissioned on Field for Bravery in Action Story
From Roundup a miner, Robert Howell of the 362nd regiment in the 91st division writes of battlefield gallantry in Argonne. He reports receiving crossed guns, gold bars, and a Sam Brown belt after a battlefield promotion and mentions a disputed D.S.C. for valor.
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Robert Howell
Number 3
Forest of Argonne
Howell
William Berkin built Diamond R freighting in Montana
William Berkin, pioneer transportation magnate of Montana, rose from pack-horse beginnings to command the Diamond R freighting outfit. He blazed roads, fought Indians with Henry rifles, and established a fast freight system between Salt Lake City and Helena. He shipped ore from Butte, helped found Boulder, and later served as the territory’s first US marshal. Now in his 90s, he resides on a Meagher county ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
William Berin
Missouri River
Diamond R Transportation Organization
W. A. Clark
Charles A. Broadwater
Sam Pepin
Butte
Corrinne
Utah
San Francisco
Swansea
Wales
Meagher County
Berkin
St. Louis
Fort Benton
Bannack
Virginia City
Boulder
Jefferson County
Diamond R
Broadwater
West
Missouri
Musselshell River
White Sulphur Springs
Musselshell
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Gold Camps
Salt Lake City
Helena
Horn
Park and
Main Street
Rialto Theater
Henry Plummer
Lonesome Places
X. Beidler
Neil Howie
Vigilantes
United States
John Berkin
Montana Birdmen in Unique Work Across English Channel
J H Dwyer and Jerry Hegarty of the 335th aero squadron, Butte, returned home after overseas service. They flew repeatedly loaded with high explosive bombs from England to Calais, signaling submarines to destroyers and enjoying close calls on return trips. They praised American crews and mechanics for rapid adaptation and skilled ship care, while noting English planes dominated earlier. Hegarty is a former Butte Miner employee.
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J. H. Dwyer
Jerry Hegarty
Butte
335Th Aero Squadron
English Channel
Dwyer
Hegarty
England
Calais
Air Service
Butte Miner
Billings to Have Tractor School
Billings will host the Montana Tractor Truck and Auto School beginning January 6 at 109 North 29th Street. The four week program teaches tractor mechanism operation repair and gas and oil engines with special night courses available.
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Billings
Montana
Northwest
North 29Th Street
Cryptic dugout line hints at sports intrigue
A terse line notes a descent to dugout No 2 beneath No 1 and hints that the all-highest performed best as the all-lowest. The fragment implies a competitive setting with unusual phrasing, likely from a game or team bench description.
Patrol plan urged after Christmas death in Roy county
Shocked by the Christmas day death of the two Oline brothers at their Roy homestead from influenza pneumonia the Lewis Town chamber of commerce recommends volunteer inspectors for each rural district. These inspectors would visit outlying homesteads for a week to check if occupants need epidemic assistance.
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Oline Brothers
Roy
Chamber of Commerce of
Lewistown
Young Bourquin Watched From Air Over German Surrender
Ensign M. M. Bourquin of Butte was one of three American aviators to witness the German fleet surrender from a seaplane 1,000 feet above the North Sea. He described seeing flags of surrender, ships lining the horizon toward Harwich, and the battered Nelson statue amid London’s peace celebrations. The veteran, who trained on American ships, returned to Butte on furlough two months ago.
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London
M. M. Bourquin
Butte
North Sea
Bourquin
Harwich
Admiral Beatty
Uncle Sam
New York
Southampton
England
Admiral Nelson
America
Ensign Bourquin
Missing Baker man sought with $35 reward in 1920s notice
Left Baker Montana on Wednesday November 27 en route to Dickinson North Dakota arrived there that evening has not been seen since. He has blue eyes 23 scars on his left arm blue bib overalls black dress coat grey sweater light colored overcoat corduroy cap and black shoes. A reward of 35 will be paid by his wife Mrs N T Mast of Baker for information leading to his whereabouts. This man has committed no crime and if located keep track of him and notify Mrs Mast or Sheriff F F Kelling in Baker Montana.
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Baker
Montana
Teach
N. D
N. T. Mast
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J. J. Hill
Yelowstone
Barney Oldfield
Mr. Hohenzollern
Holland
William Berkin
Diamond R Outfit
Birdmen
Irving Whitehouse Co
First National Bank Building Department “A
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