Fort Benton Montana the Oldest Town on the Missouri River
The article recalls Fort Benton as Montana’s oldest town, tracing its origins to 1864 as a fur trading post of the American Fur Company, its rise as a Missouri River gateway, the relocation from Fort Lewis, and the later development under Major Culbertson. It recounts fort life, labor pay, rations, and social ceremonies with Blackfeet and other tribes, and details early wheeled transport, gold dust rumors, and tobacco shortages.
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Fort Benton
Montana
Missouri River
American Fur Company
Wilderness
Fort Union
Yellowstone
Fort McKenzie
Marins
Fort Lewis
Iowa
Missouri
Teton Valley
Alexander Culbertson
Culbertson
Highwood Mountains
Thomas H. Benton
St. Louis
Bear Paw Mountains
Silverthorne
W. F. Wheeler
Montana Historical Library
Helena
John Silverthorne
Major Owen
Fort Owen
Benetsee
Finlay
Rockies
Pacific
Benetsee Creek
Gold Creek
Major Culbertson
Rocky Mountain
Fur Company
Fort la Barge
la Barge, Harkness & Co
la Barge Company
Bannack
W. F. Sanders
Milk River
Snake Point
Shreveport
la Barge
G. Baker
Hubbel, Hawley & Smith
Northwest Fur Company
Government to order 100000 freight cars for railroads
The United States government plans to place orders for between 100,000 and 150,000 freight cars to address equipment shortages on railways. The deal would be the largest in the industry’s history, potentially around 350 million dollars at an estimated 2500 dollars per car, with further locomotive orders likely under review.
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United States
Goverment Railroad
Anton Holter Knighted by King Haakon of Norway
Anton M Holter of Helena receives knighthood in Norway’s Royal Order of St Olav at a simple Helena ceremony. The event, attended by S E Petersen and R O Belland, marks the first Montana resident honored with such a title. Holter’s biographical notes recount his voyage a century ago, his escape from cholera-impacted ship guards, and his role as a pioneer in Montana’s lumber and mining industries.
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Anton M. Holter
Montana
King Haakon OF
Norway
Order of St. Olav
United States
Holter
Rth
Kingdom of
New York Harbor
America
Jersey
Liberty
New Jersey
Homesteader Hero of the Air in Glasgow Visit
Captain Lindrop E. Brown, Royal British Flying Corps commander and longtime American rancher, visits Glasgow on furlough. A pioneer aviator educated by the Wrights, he became one of the first 300 licensed U S aviators and later joined England's air service. He praises American aviation students and recalls chivalry among enemy pilots.
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Lindrop E. Brown
Royal British Flying Corps
Valley County
Glasgow
Captain Brown
Wright Brothers
United States
Canada
England
Brown
Lethbridge
Royal Flying Corps
Hug and kiss may count as marriage, New York ruling
A New York judge ruled that a hug and kiss constituted a marriage ceremony, leading to a woman receiving her husband’s estate valued at over 50 000 dollars. The decision urged caution for westerners giving affection when traveling east.
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New York
Fort Benton Fort History and Restoration Efforts
Matt Carroll and George Steel built the first store outside the fort in Helena area. A townsite was laid out in 1865 by Colonel DeLacy. Fort Benton became a military post in 1870 and the Northwest Fur Company left in 1877. Government occupancy waned, decay set in, and in 1907 a bill by T A Cummings funded fort restoration. The ruins now sit in a public park with hopes of full restoration.
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Matt Carroll
Helena
George Steel
W. W. DeLacy
Fort Benton
Northwest Fur Company
Hon. T. A. Cummings
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Forsyth
Belgium
Lusitania
América
Germany
Charles Crum
Fifth Judicial District
South America
Crum
Benedict Arnold
Kaiser William
Stewart
George W. Farr
Miles City
Farr
Associated Press
Judge Crum
Dan Muri
Rosebud County
Miss Snook
Harold McKenzie
Forsyth Schools
France
Great Falls Brick & Tile Co
Great Falls
National Life Insurance Company of Montana
Daly Bank
Butte, Mont
Aldergulch
K of Norway
E. Petersen
Homestead
Wrights
Shorthorn Sale
Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Mont
Sec
Bozeman
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