Western Montana Photographs, War Hero Harvey Dwight
Har ver y Preston Dwight son of State Senator Reuben Dwight of Perma is serving in the war front, after enlisting April 15 and transferring from coast to field artillery. He arrived in France August 20 aboard the Saratoga after a journey from Fort Worden to Fort Bliss Fort Totten. He keeps io close correspondence with his parents and hopes for rapid recognition. L A Huffman of Miles City preserves life on the plains through early western photography with 6000+ images, now paired with Charles Badger Clark Jr in a book of western verse titled Sun and Saddle Leather featuring his cow country scenes and hardy frontier humor.
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Montana
Harvey Preston Dwight
Reuben Dwight
Perma
Dwight
Coast Artillery
Fort Worden
Field Artillery
Fort Bliss
Fort Totten
Long Island
France
Saratoga
Missoula
Clinton
Plains
Miles City
Old Cowtown
L. A. Huffman
Huffman
Shep
Iron Horse
Custer
Yellowstone
Nelson A. Miles
Fort Keogh
Northern Pacific
Rockies
Charles Badger Clark, Jr
There Is Nothing Smith Won’t Drive In Montana’s State Fair
Stanley Smith, famed sheep grower, arrived in Helena from Smith river ranch and won $1,000 at the state fair speedway by beating Jimmy Reynolds of Boulder Springs in a Ford 50 50 versus a Hudson Super Six. Reynolds had previously defeated Smith in a Boulder Hot Springs race, and Smith’s fame for daring includes driving from a lamching wagon to a railway locomotive. During a Meagher county hanging, Smith allegedly stole the W S S & Y P engine, sped away, and later returned to the train, leaving passengers bewildered.
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Stanley Smith
Montana
Big Smith River Ranch
Jimmy Reynolds
Boulder Springs
Fair Speedway
Smith
Reynolds
Jimmy
Helena
J. Stanley
Placer Hotel
Boulder Hot Springs
Meagher County
Ringling
Bill
Smith River Valley
A Polite Way. What sort of a fellow for Green
A clipped conversation notes a polite but evasive assessment of a man named Green. One speaker calls him okay once you know him, while the other shadows the hint that this is a gentle rebuke signaling disagreement. The exchange captures social uncertainty and tactful insult in terse dialogue.
Question any successful man and you will learn
A concise proverb notes that success hinges on good judgment. It emphasizes sound decision making as the key driver behind achievement. The saying frames judgment as the common thread among successful individuals across fields.
Scout who piloted Terry to Custer battlefield lies in unmarked grave
The body of Muggins Taylor, scout and courier who carried the first information to Fort Ellis after the Little Big Horn, lies unmarked in Boot Hill cemetery near Coulson. Once a deputy sheriff, Taylor's bravery in the 1876 campaign, including guiding troops and delivering dispatches despite Sioux danger, is highlighted by local tradition and historical note.
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Terry
Custer Battlefield
Boot Hill
Coulson
Yellowstone River
Billings
Muggins Taylor
Little Big Horn
Fort Ellis
Bozeman
Taylor
Yellowstone
Iron Horse
Billings and Central Montana Railroad
Crow Country
Gibbons
Custer
Long
Bostwick
Reno
Big Horn
Williamson
Crow
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Buffalo
West
Harvey P. Dwight
AERO
New York Harbor
Mr. Huffman
Idaho
Gulf
Powder River
Missouri
Flinders
Boulder
Speedway
Safety First
Great Falls
First National
First National Bank
Dito
Muggnus Taylor
Dinary
Great West
Far West
Deare
Yellowstone Valley
Doane
Jacobs
Bradley
Freeman
Fort Pease
General Gibbons
Tullock Creek
Valley of the Big Horn
Mr. Farmer
Eyerespond
B Banking Corporation
Ena
Northwest
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