Anaconda A C M to Make Farm Fertilizer
Engineers at Anaconda Copper Mining’s Washoe works have developed an economical process to produce sulfuric acid for fertilizer. A 25 ton daily acid plant is installed, using Maiden Rock phosphate, boosting Northwest farming by lowering fertilizer costs. The project, funded at 75000 dollars, aims to expand Montana’s fertilizer output and reduce imports, enhancing future harvests.
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Montana
Northwest
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Washoe Reduction Works
Anaconda
Maiden Rock
Mont
Butte
Oregon
Anaconda Company
Canyon Creek
Washoe
Frederick Laist
Germany
Japan
Montana potato king shifts to watermelons
The spud king Pat Carney of Montana, long known for potato farming since the early 1970s, is expanding his crops toward watermelons. The move signals a broadening of his agricultural enterprise as he seeks new produce ventures.
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Montana
Pat Carney
Watermelon Patch Draws Montana Pride at Waterloo Ranch
The speaker, Carney, boasts a thriving watermelon patch near Waterloo, claiming no color barrier to its success. He recalls watermelons once hauled from Madison county to Bozeman and says he will showcase his crop at the Helena state fair this fall along with his potatoes. He notes extreme drought, with wheat failures but confidence in growing watermelons.
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Waterloo
Montana
Carney
Madison County
Bozeman
Helena
Borderland Justice and the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
In the 1870s and 1880s the Montana border north of the Missouri River was a lawless No Man's Land. Desperadoes thrived with horse theft whisky smuggling and murders as soldiers at Fort Benton and nearby posts struggled to police the area. The Canadian government formed the Royal Northwest Mounted Police to shield Fort Benton and Northern Montana, creating a border shield that reduced illicit whisky trade and violent raids. The force grew from 160 to 300 in 1873–74, operated as civil military and customs officers, and patrolled a 1000 mile square Northwest Territories with forts from Shoal Lake to Fort Walsh. The mounted police improved treatment of Canadian Indians, aided cross-border cooperation, and boosted lawful trade along the border. Colonel Stanford recalls the era, noting high morale and notable officers and photos from the period.
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Montana
Canada
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Missouri
Northwest
United States
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canadian
Hudson Bay Company
Mounted Police
Canadian Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Shoal Lake
Pelley
Battleford
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Alberta
McLeod
Walsh
Canadian Northwest Territories
James T. Stanford
Great Falls
Conrad Banking Company
J. F. MacLeod
A. G. Irvine
W. D. Jarvis
W. Winder
J. M. Walsh
L. N. F. Crozier
Grandma Sloan Becomes Montana State Bar Member
Emily B Sloan, a forty year old grandmother from Belle Fourche South Dakota, was admitted to the Montana bar at Helena after completing law studies at Missoula. She plans to practice in Hardin Big Horn county and is described as a vivacious, hardworking pioneer woman with four children and ranching roots in the Black Hills.
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Montana
State
Hardin
Big Horn County
Grandma
Emily
Sloan
Belle Fourche
Woods
Wisconsin
Black Hills
South Dakota
University of Montana At
Discoverer of Whitlatch Union mine dies in poverty
James W. Whitlatch, early Montana miner who discovered the Whitlatch Union mine near Helena, rose to prominence as a prospector and promoter. He helped move Montana Post to Helena, boosted local enterprise, but died by his own hand in San Francisco after a long, troubled career across the West.
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Montana
Whitlatch Union
Helena
James W. Whittlatch
Colorado
Whitflatch
Mother Lode
Whitlatch
Park Lode
Edgerton County
Lewis and Clark
Theodore
James A. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
National Mining and Exploration Company
Owyhee Park
Roosevelt
Unionville
Black Hawk Placer
Central City
Nevada
Reese Creek
Montana Post
Virginia City
Fish Bros
Herald
Star
Col. W. F. Sanders
Virginia
Masonic Temple
New York
Brooklyn
Wilds
Mexico
Sandia Mountains
New Mexico
Bozeman
Spokane
San Francisco
United States
Withal
Montana's Colored Officer Returns as First Lieutenant
Charles L. Holmes, employed by the Silver Bow club, is the sole Montana colored officer to earn a commission in the U S Army. He returned to his club post with first lieutenant rank earned in France, where he commanded a company at hill 304 during the Meuse Argonne offensive and was wounded. Holmes notes French troops shared honor with American forces as their unit was decorated for bravery. He praises French soldiers while recalling trench warfare lessons and close combat skills learned in action.
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Charles L. Holmes
France
Silver Bow Club
Montana
Holmes
Colorado College
Meuse-Argonne
Babes Burn to Death in North Fork Cabin Fire
Fire destroyed the Wurtz homestead fifty miles above Columbia Falls killing two babies a boy aged two and a girl three. A loyal dog perished with them as the parents moved items to a newly built cabin nearby. Fire broke out while the couple were away. bodies were found unidentifiable. Cause under investigation with initial reports blaming the cabin or a forest fire.
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Wurtz
North Fork Valley
Columbia Falls
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Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Steele
Strathcona Horse
Colonel Stanford
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James W. Whitlatch
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