Pioneer Sister Benedicta Heroine of Big Hole Battle
The Helena based Sister Benedicta of St Joseph's Orphan Home marked the 50th anniversary of her joining the Sisters of Charity and her wartime mercy at the Big Hole battlefield where Nez Perce under Chief Joseph faced General Gibbons. She and Sister Ligouri aided wounded at Deer Lodge hospital and later helped found St Joseph's orphan home in Helena. Father Palladino, with Missoula plans, chronicled the era and its figures.
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Sisters of Charity
St. Joseph’s Orphan Home
Helena
Montana
Benedicta
Big Hole
General Gibbons
Joseph
Leavenworth
Kansas
Deer Lodge
St. Vincent’s Academy
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Denver
Mount St. Mary’s Academy
Helena Valley
Ligouri
Big Hole Battlefield
St. James’ Hospital
Father Palladino
Mercy Mission
Missoula
Northwest
World News World debts and wartime economics unfold
June 30 reports from cities around the globe on debts, gold and bullion holdings, war profits, and policy shifts. Mexico’s national debt stands at 264 million dollars while 50 thousand ounces of platinum are valued at five million. Credits and assets across Paris, Berlin, London, and New York reveal wartime taxation, reconstructions, and reparations.
Billings Indian Fighter Samuel Fisher Dies at 72
Samuel Fisher, a prominent figure in early Montana history, died in Billings at age 72. Born August 10, 1846 in Rosses Point New York, he crossed to the West as a youth, served as a trusted scout with General Gibbons, helped build the Northern Pacific line, later traded furs near Custer Montana, and was widowed by his wife Rose Reitzel after a car accident. He spent recent years residing in the Billings district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Fisher
Billings
Montana
Plains
West
Mr. Fisher
Rossespoint
N. Y
St. Lawrence River
Milwaukee
St. Anthony Falls
Minneapolis
Fisher
Shining Mountains
General Gibbons
St. Louis
Gibbons
Custer
Judge Rules No Tobacco Charter Refused by Court
Judge James McF. Carpenter in common pleas court rejects charter for No tobacco corporation. The petition, signed by prominent church leaders, aims to promote anti tobacco theories. Carpenter says the law was not meant to permit incorporation of groups promoting personal habit theories and deems the organization political in aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McF. Carpenter
Common Pleas Court
Carpenter
Russia and Austria Hungary borders and roving Bolshevik view
The text surveys postwar borders with Austria Hungary reduced to about 6,000 square miles and compares areas to New Jersey. It notes Paris terms and cites war correspondent Frazier Hunt describing Soviet conditions by imagining drastic modern city closures and shortages in New York with prices and limits outlined.
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Paris
Austria-Hungary
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
Virginias
North Carolina
Austria
Frazier Hunt
Russia
Ritz
Delmonico’s
Fifth Avenue
Macow
State notes on local projects and awards across Montana
Deer Lodge-Hay sells for 40 a ton in Deer Lodge valley. Gilman-Haying proceeds in Sun River valley. Oarad votes July 28 on five mill water tax. Bowdoin builds new grade school at 20000. Lewistown Salvation Army plans 25000 home service building. State bar association to meet in Lewistown in August. Roundup creamery now outputs 800 pounds butter daily. Whitefish post office raised to second class. Helena school employees receive 200 bonus for next year. Butte maintains six playgrounds. Whiskey seizure under Judge Dwyer order: 725 bottles destroyed. Roundup drilling resumes at 700 feet. Polson sergeant decorated in France with Cross of War. Great Falls wool clip 90000 pounds sold at 60 cents. Eagles meet in Great Falls July 9 for three days. Helena federal roads plats approved for bridges at Huntley and Toston. John Rominnos killed in auto accident. Billings Kalispell man elected grand commander of Montana Knights Templars. Kalispell chosen for 1920 conclave. Helena employers urged to respect returning servicemen. special commendation citation offered. Butte couple survives train crossing accident after car stalls. Bitter Root valley apple crop forecast over 350 carloads, 50 percent above 1918. Great Falls mayor hosts contest winners eradicating dandelions. Silver Bow pensioner accused of double life and large bank balance. Helena supreme court rules state liable for damages from judges’ errors. Lewistown Gordon ranch sold to John Matthews. land auction features upto 50 per acre. Westwelt saved from injury by milk can in overturned auto.
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Deer Lodge
Gilman
Sun River
Oarad
Bowdoin
Lewistown
Salvation Army
Home Service
State Bar
Lewistown In August. Roundup—The Roundup
Whitefish
Helena
Butte
Polson
James L. Padgett
France
Reat Falls
J. B. Long
Great Falls
Order of Eagles
Grand Lodge
Yellowstone
Huntley
Missouri
Toston
Ohn Rominoss
Montana Power Company
Billings
Charles W. Pomeroy
Kalispell
Montana Knights Templars
Army
Navy
War Department
Louis Newman
Dandelion Post
Silver Bow County
Hellena
Supreme Court
William Gordon
Gordon
John Matthews
Fergus County
August Westwelt
Forest Grove
Westvelt
Sapphire mines found by Musselshell farmers claim gem find
Musselshell County farmers report sapphire finds on Arkwright Beach country land after a sheepherder Doyle once led seekers to a historic river bed. In a single day they gathered 140 stones, some half inch across. another farmer reports a pint jar full. Value depends on cutting. finest stones may become gems.
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Musselshell County
Musselshell Country
Doyle
Arkwright Beach
Flight to Sheridan by air cuts 150 miles to two hours
Joseph Leiter, a Forsyth cattle grower, piloted a Curtis airplane to fly 150 miles to Sheridan, Wyoming in about two hours. He departed Forsyth unannounced around 7:30 am and circled the city at 2,000 feet, then praised the new air link that lets him monitor his herds and attend the Sheridan horse race meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth
Sheridan
Wyoming
Joseph Leiter
Big Curtis
Leiter
Usen
Lester
Health experts to meet in Missoula and Glacier Park
State health officers and nurses from Montana and nearby states will convene July 7 to 17. Noted out of state speakers include Dr. W A Evans Dr S J Cromine and Dr J S Abbott. Governor Stewart to speak at opening and nursing sections.
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Glacier Park
Montana
Missoula
W. A. Evans
Chicago
S. J. Cromine
State Board of Health of
Kansas
J. S. Abbott
United States Bureau of Chemistry
Washington, D. C
R. W. Hills
Western Division
San Francisco
James A. Haynes
South Carolina Board of Health
Public Health Service
Washington
Stewart
Graduate Nurses’ Association
Red Cross and Public Health Nurses
Idaho
Oregon
P. H. McCarthy
W. F. Cogswell
State Health Officers’ Association
L. W. Allard
Billings
H. T. Rhodes
Chateau
W. J. Marshall
Polson
O. M. Lanstrum
Helena
State Tuberculosis Association
W. A. Russell
Hardin
R. R. Parker
G. A. Funson
Kalispell
Margaret Hughes
The
Red Cross Nursing Service
W. M
Morgan's Montana Farm Harvest Could Reach 80,000 Bushels
The Montana Farming corporation plans to thresh 10 bushels per acre within a month on a 7,000 acre tract, despite drought fears. Led by Wall Street financiers including J. P. Morgan, the firm operates on a large scale and expects about 80,000 bushels from the tract, with 40,000 acres under cultivation statewide and 100,000 acres total in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Big Horn County
Montana Farming Corporation
Classified Farmland Offers and Loans Mixed Listings
A collage of farm land for sale or trade across Montana and nearby states. Listings cover dozens of parcels, from 370 acres near Hinsdale to 10 000 acre tracts in Prairie County, with water rights, hay, grain, fencing, and improvements. Multiple firms and trustees advertise farm loans and owner sales, including Frary Great Falls Howland Security Co and Montana Building offices in Helena Lewistown and Miles City.
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North Dakota
Hinsdale
Montana
Teton County
Frary & Great Falls
Cali
Ae Howland & Maser Security Co
Oy Montana
Ontana
Montama Ranches
Avenue
Helena
Mont
C. H. Cam & Ges
Great Falls
Judith Basin
Lewistown
Prairie County
Miles City
Miles
Howland & Cr Security Company
Montana Building
McClintock
Custer County City
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Mexico
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Massachusetts
Toledo
United States
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Berlin
Germany
London
Louisville
Wilson
Belgium
Albert
Elizabeth
Rheims
Nancy
Soissons
Baker
Colorado
Congress
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Toronto
Hetty Green
Duke of Devonshire
Rotterdam
Holland
Warrenton
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Bay
Puget S
Stanton Bank
S. C. Huseth
A and
Optietas
Rosebud
Fox & Hollister Tiss
Darby, Mont
Pitchfords Foods
Jah & Greesfield Co
Columbia Gardens
Columbia Floral Co
W. Way
Cru
Davis & Company
Detroit
D. Watson Hobb Co
Rogers Studio
Europe
Edwin G. Abbott
Hearst
San Franci
Cal
Butte, Mont
Marchant
Montana Typewriter Co
Most
French Dry Cleaners Eco
W. Granite
Knlena Adjustment Co
Helena, Moo
Moo Butte College of Telegraphy
Grover * Leuchars
1St Ave
Seattle
Wash
Blue Prints
Blue Print & Bupply Co
Dunn Bg
Great Alls
L 18 & A
Ont
M. N. A—Wk
Wisconsin Colonization Company
Sawyer County
Great Clay Loam
Wisconsin
Tlers
Saceem
U. & New Towns
Wisconsin Colonisation CO
Montaba
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