Goss helped build Sun River Post in 1862 and Plummer's bride
Francis S. Goss, discoverer of Montana's first quartz claim near Bannack in 1862, remains active as a stock grower on the Blackfeet reservation. At 82, he recalls meeting Henry Plummer and his gang at Sun River Crossing, where a fort and a notable love story with Electra Bryan altered the outlaws' fate and Montanas early mining history.
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Goss
Sun River Post
Plummer
Francis S. Goss
Montana
Bannack
Blackfeet
Blackfoot Station
Glacier
Henry Plummer
Gold Creek
Grasshopper Gulch
Middle Western
Rocky
Ryan
Galena
Ill
Rocky” Ryan
Savanna
A. 8. Grant
Missouri River
Emily
Fort Benton
Missouri
Samuel T. Hauser
Territorial
Walter B. Dance
Territory
Hauser
Dance
Salmon River
Idaho
Dead Man’s Coulee
Last Clance Gulch
Helena
Bret Marie
Henry Thomas
d’Oreille
Hot Springs
Broadwater
Last Chance Gulch
Granville Stuart
Blake
Perry W. McAdow
Atkinson
Pioneer Creek
Tom
Cottonwood Creek
Judge Dance
Jake Monthe
General Lyon
Wilson Creek
James Stuart
William Arnett
C. W. Spillman
B. F. Jernigan
Elk City
Fox
Bull
Pioneer City
Pioneer
Arnett
Spillman
Jernigan
Corral
Swan River Stockade
Sun River Crossing
Sun River
Jack Cleveland
George Ives
Bill Bunton
Far West
Mississippi
Sunriver
Electra Bryan
J. A. Vail
Vail
Cleveland
George Tyler
Fink & Walker
Farnsworth
Mrs. Vail
Joe Kipp
James Arnold
Kipp
Browning
Ives
Bunton
Morgan
Virginia City
Miss Bryan
St. Peter’s Mission
Great Falls
Dearborn
Cedar Rapids
Bitro-Phosphate Promises New Energy And Nerve Health
Ad claims Thin Montana readers can gain steady Ee energy and healthy flesh through Bitro-Phosphate. It promises essential brain and nerve support in active cellular form with a druggist guarantee.
It’s Not Your Heart It’s Your Kidneys
An ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for kidney trouble and related health issues. It claims kidneys are vital filters and promises quick relief, vigor return, and protection against future attacks, with money back if ineffective.
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Haarlem
Cuticura Promotion for Sore Hands Ad
An advertisement urges use of Cuticura Soap to soak hands then Dry and rub in Cuticura Ointment. It recommends removing excess ointment with tissue and claims Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum cover all toilet needs.
Small Industries Will Grow, Says Frank Kerr
Frank M. Kerr, Montana Power general manager, argues that large state industries will not expand this year but that smaller firms will prosper. He notes a large unused power surplus and predicts no need for much more power than current use. In many Montana towns April power use rose, signaling growing business.
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Frank M. Kerr
Montana Power Company
Special Schools to Train Disabled Soldiers in Montana
Federal officers visiting Montana to study conditions oversee plans to establish training schools for disabled American soldiers across the state.
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Montana
U S Employment Service Seen Staying Permanently
Federal employment chief Scott Leavitt says the U S employment service will become a permanent, neutral, nationwide system with free service and federal-state coordination. He predicts the recent Washington bill will pass Congress, solidifying the program for labor and employers alike. Montana faces strong harvest demand and plans to locate harvest help, while copper prices in New York show 16 cents for June and July delivery for domestic use.
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U. S. Employment Service
Scott Leavitt
Montana
Leavitt
Washington, D. C
Permanent Employment Service
U. S
Washington
U.S. Employment Service
Congress
Butte
New York
Friendly fight on new tax law in Montana case
A Montana supreme court case questions House Bill 30, drafted by the state tax commission, defining property classes for taxation. David Hilger vs Fergus County Treasurer W A Moore centres on constitutional validity and whether classification violates state provisions. The hearing involved Leonard and von Tobel defending the act and Assistant AG Woody opposing, with debates on constitutional classifications and county taxation authority. A separate line notes Butte handwriting experts refused to testify due to Italian involvement.
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State Tax Commission
Montana
Supreme Court
Tax Commission
David Hilger
Lewistown
W. A. Moore
Fergus County
Moore
Charles R. Leonard
Rudolph von Tobel
Frank Woody
Leonard
State Board of Equalization
Woody
Vas Tobel
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