Battle of Pierre's Hole in 1832 fur trade clash
Compiled history recounts the 1832 Pierre's Hole battle in Idaho where Blackfeet and white trappers clashed during a fur rendezvous led by Sublette Campbell and Sinclair. The action included ambush, fortifications, and a notable rescue by Campbell of Sublette. The incident sparked further tragedies linked to Wyeth and Godin, ending with scalping and murder cases through 1835.
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Pierre's Hole
Washington Irving
William L. Sublette
Robert Campbell
Idaho
Three Tetons
Rocky Mountain
American Fur Companies
Rocky Mountain Fur Company
Milton Sublette
Sinclair
Arkansas
Nathaniel J. Wyeth
Oregon Country
Snake River
Pierre’s Hole
Antoine Godin
Godin
Wiliam L Sublette
Campbell
Sublette
Bird
Wyeth
Pierre
Pleasant Valley Social Roundup Notices
Clara Lee Athoff spent the weekend in St Louis. Families and friends gathered at several homes including Duncan, Boardman, Hicks, Clark, DeGroot, Forbis, Smith, Fain, and Humphrey households. A birth announcement for Ella Ruth Stanfill from Wardell. White Oak Helpers met with six members and four visitors to study flower arrangement. next meeting at Mrs Henry Smith on August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Lee Athoff
St Louis
J. A. Duncan
Harold Duncan
C. A. Boardman
Dexter
Raymond Dame
Jewel
Geraldine Hicks
Paul Clark
Morley
W. H. DeGroot
Marjory
Gene
John
Bernie
F M. Forbis and
Yewel Hicks
Henry Smith
Funeral Services for Matthews Resident William Riley
Funeral services for William Herbert Riley were held at Matthews Methodist Church with Rev. Jack Gordon presiding. He died July 9 at 53 in White Oak, KY, survived by wife Pearl and six children, four of whom live nearby, plus mother, siblings, and grandchildren. Interment followed in Matthews cemetery.
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William Herbert Riley
Jack Gordon
Matthews
Riley
White Oak
Grays County
Kentucky
General Baptist Church
Pearl DeWitt
Myrtle Rose
Lounell Myrick
Olen
Joe Doyle Riley
Sarah Riley
Coca Cola Prize Awarded at Miner School Carnival
The largest family at Miner School’s carnival received a Coca Cola prize, recognizing their participation. The event highlighted community effort and local school activities with families competing for the rewards.
Blodgett Social News Highlights Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Hubert Eudy and daughter visited at the Taylor home near Diehlstadt. Ward Enterline of Camp Robin Ark spent the weekend with his wife and her parents. Mrs Leon Sharrack of Memphis visits her parents G W Pearman. Mrs Tom Huey returned after Wisconsin trip. Mr and Mrs Jennings of Arkansas visit Mr and Mrs C B Brasher. Miss Louise Nienstedt and Miss Betty J Gross visit Cape Girardeau friends. Mr and Mrs R H Mackley and daughter Madeline hosted by Mr and Mrs Wm Hutcheson. Roy Green Dean and Harry Stubbs of Cape Girardeau visit Blodgett friends. Rev J C Willis of Bertrand preaches at Blodgett Methodist and dines with Mr and Mrs Wm Murrell. Mr and Mrs Wallace Clippard and Mr and Mrs Frank Altom host Sikeston guests. Little Sue Coy visits Charleston with Uncle John Nunnelee. Blodgett people attend funeral of Dr W H Allen in Ben th.
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Hubert Eudy
Taylor
Diehlstadt
Ward
Camp Robinson
Ark
Leon Sharrack
Memphis
G. W. Pearman
Tom Huey
Gibson
Wisconsin
Jennings
Arkansas
Louise Nienstedt
Betty J. Gross
Sikeston
Leming Hall
Cape Girardeau
R. H. Mackley
Madeline
Wm. Hutcheson
Roy Green
Dean
Harry Stubbs
Blodgett
J. C. Willis
Bertrand
Blodgett Methodist Church
Wm. Murrell
Wallace Clippard
Frank Altom
Wallie
G. B Clippard
Little Sue Coy
Edward Coy
Tenn
John Nunnelee
Charleston
Benth
W. H. Allen
Wm. Bradley
Emma Bradley
Jane Jenkins
J. F. Nunnelee
Jane Peal
Brooks Brasher
Bessie Peal
H. Marshall
E. J. Wienstedt
Morehouse News and Local Visits Report Weekend Activity
Mr and Mrs Edgar Simmons of Gideon visited relatives here Sunday. Rev H L Ray was re elected as pastor of the local Nazarene church Monday night. Hayes Willis and son Billy returned home after a week in Michigan. Rev and Mrs H L Ray and children attended a revival in Dudley Thursday. Miss Charlotte Strain of Sikes ton visits this week with Miss Shirley Jo Dilton. Mrs Henry Hart and children visited Miss Alice Porter and Maggie in Parma Thursday. Mr and Mrs Russell Givens of Brownsville Tenn visited R R Givens over the weekend. Christine and Katherine Greer visit uncle Charles Sullivan and wife of Paducah. Bessie Lee Parmley returned to St Louis Sunday. Cecil Crabtree and daughters Susie and Margaret and James Crabtree visited Dorcy Brown Saturday. Mrs John Bates of Fulton Ky.visited her sister Mrs Bill Dillon’s family and returned home Sunday. Co E Cotton of Denver Colo died recently in hospital of an amputated leg. long-time resident here. He has a granddaughter Magalene Smith Hinson of this city. His daughter Louise, and Mr and Mrs Wm Murrell, Mr and Mrs E C Graham and daughter Jeanette Joyce Sadler, and Mr and Mrs John Healy and daughter Ruby were mentioned.
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Edgar Simmons
Gideon
W. H. Dillon
Kinard
Poplar Bluff
H. L. Ray
Nazarene
Hayes Willis
Billy
Michigan
Dudley
Charlotte Strain
Sikeston
Shirley Jo Dilton
Henry Hart
Alice Porter
Maggie
Parma
Russell Givens
Brownsville
Tenn
R. R. Givens
Christine
Katherine Greer
Charles Sullivan
Paducah
Bessie Lee Parmley
Bessie Parmley
St. Louis
Cecil Crabtree
Susie
Margaret
James Crabtree
Dorcy Y Brown
John Bates
Fulton
Bill Dillon
Co E. Cotton
Denver
Colo
Cotton
Magalene Smith Hinson
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Missouri
The
State Historical Society of Missouri
Floyd S. Shoemaker
Grosventre
Mercury
Beaumont
Jac Lasses
Roamer
Hentear
Voice of Firestone
N. B.C. Red Network
Sikeston Firestone Store
P. J. Ponder, JR
E. Malone
Pleasant Valley
Other
Matthews News
Eva Jones
Betty
Bonnie
Twila Howard
W. G. Ashworth
Clifford Sutton
Clifford Reid
Hardin County
F. D Morgan
Otis Hicks
Menda Atchley
Clara Clayton
Cairo
Ill
Arthur Clayton
Helen Deane
Elizabeth Shanks
Marell Ezell
Clinton, Ky
William Riley
J. P. Rice
Joe Perry
Chaffee
Cora Gossett
Gossett
Lorene
Imogene Gunn
Arkansas City
Carl Gunn
Barrel Gunn
J. M. Hill
William Depro
Bert Wiliams
Hayti
W. E. Shupe
Bully
Williams
Shupe
Carrell D. Wilmarth
Bessie Lou
Children’s Hospital
Marshall
the Herald
Sikeston Herald
Post Office
Blodgett News
Morehouse News
Louise
E. C. Graham
Jeanette Joyce Sadler
John Healy
Ruby
Studebaker
FORD
Chevrolet
Oliver
Welton & Williams Motor Co
W. Malone
Ss. Dee
Sikeston, Mo
Herald
Ford Sales
Mally
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