Noted Warrior Revived Amidst Relic Gift to State University
A historic Northwest Indian collection donated by John Ellsworth Lewis and Olive E. Lewis is memorialized at the University of Montana. The Lewis memorial includes authentic war bonnets, skin costumes, weapons, and other material culture tied to Charles M. Russell’s 1889 meeting with Lewis. University officials call the gift foundational to Northwest history and ethnology, with an inventory underway by Dr. Philips and Dr. Turney-High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
Missoula
Helene
Charles M. Russell
John Ellsworth Lewis
Lewis
Olive E. Lewis
University
Nettie C. Lewis
Northwest
Paul C. Phillips
Gibson
Helena
Montana
Law School
University of Iowa
Egan
Kalispell
Ramsdell
Fort Steele
Can
Russell
Columbia Falls
Lake MacDonald
Glacier Park
Lewises
Phillips
W. J. Marshall
Lew Callaway
J. E. Erickson
Frank B. Linderman
Harry Turney-High
Fete Honors Three Natal Days in Hamilton
An evening party given by Mrs. George F. Boldt celebrated birthdays of three Hamilton women Mrs. C. A. Hartman Mrs. C. J. Vincent and Mrs. Dan Sutherland. Guests included Mrs. Gladys Cleveland Mrs. W. L. Gray and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
George F. Boldt
C. A. Hartman
C. J. Vincent
Dan Sutherland
Mesdames
Gladys Cleveland
W. L. Gray
M. L. Kelly
A. C. Walbridge
G. W. LeSeur
Sanhye Millette
G. E. Smith
H. FE. Fehre
Shower amid Mont bans bride of Miss Cyr in Butte
Miss Lillian Cyr Holy Family hospital nurse set to wed John Farrlan of Missoula on June 16 in Butte. Local bridal events include a dinner party hosted by Mrs. G E Armour and several bridge and dessert gatherings. Attendees span Missoulians and Kalispell friends with multiple Mrs. and Misses named. A 50th anniversary for Sister Donat in Missoula drew Holy Family sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Ignatius
Lillian Cyr
Holy Family Hospital
John Farrlan
Missoula
Butte
G. E. Armour
Peggy Jelinek
Peggy Kelly
W. R. Kelly Jr
G. H. Beckwith
Victoria Renauld
Florence and
Francis McCauley
Arlee
Kelly
Armour
Phil Beckwith
Florence Iverson
Alice Jarmer
Dorothy Thompson
A. C. Brooks
George Beckwith
Ted Allen
Joe Buckhouse
Louis Lemery
Miss Kelly
Lemery
Curtis Lindsay
Melvin Udahl
Iverson
Mark Twitchell
Pearl Strouse
Isaac Rognrud
Bill Cote
Tom Wheeler
Tony Hershman
Kalispell
Co. C. Mountjoy
Walter H. Sandy
Antone Baertsch
John Fry
Hoffman
Kuyte
Gosny
Sister Donat
Sisters of the Holy Family Hospital
Civic group rests until September in Stevensville
Stevensville service club takes a summer vacation after planning to resume civic work in the autumn. The Rev. Carl McConnell, pastor of the Methodist church, spoke to members about economic conditions comparing today to pre revolutionary France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville
Carl McConnell
Methodist Church
France
Snow Winter Remix: Six Inches at Bolin Mill Area
Six inches of snow fell June 2 near the Bolin saw mill above Martinsdale, with Wheatland and Meagher counties reporting slow, steady rain for the past three days as spring weather lurches into unusual cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlowton
Martinsdale
Wheatland
Meagher
Boulder diplomas reward grade school and high school pupils
Twenty five pupils received diplomas at grade school and Jefferson county high school graduation in Boulder on June 6. Rev. Robertson of Helena gave the high school address with Jean Ten Eyke saluted as valedictorian and Phyllis Franchi as salutatorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Jefferson County High School
Robertson
Helena
Jean Ten Eyke
Salu
C. H. Millikelson
High School Board
Ethel Brown
George McCaffery
A. C. Quaintance
Phyllis Franchi
Daisy Williams
Vivian Taft
Lillian Simola
Carlton Haines
Raino Walkama
Chauncey Brothers
Allen Salmi
Jane Ryan
Lorna Ten Eyke
Katherine Wilson
Sudden Floods Maroon Wife in Big Hole
Mrs. Eunice McKevitt is marooned at her Big Hole home as floodwaters rise around her property and the Chris Rasmussen residence. A bridge crossing the creek at the entrance to her property was washed away during the week’s storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisdom
Eunice McKevitt
Big Hole
Chris Rasmussen
Belgrade Women to Represent lodge at district meeting
Mrs Grace E Hecox or alternate Mrs Elnora Coleman will represent Sweet Pea Rebekah lodge at a district meeting in Pony June 18 after selecting its June district representative the lodge plans a ceremony during the Bozeman assembly in October. Nearby events include a memorial sermon by Rev M J McPike and a Girl Scouts banquet honoring Mrs Herbert Hoover and Mrs Mary J Littlefield. Memorial activities also note visits by educators and relatives in Bozeman and Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Grace E. Hecox
Elnora Coleman
Sweet Pea Rebekah Lodge
Pony
Bozeman
J. H. Morrow
Women's Clubs
H. J. Stephenson
Toston Motorists on Eastern State Tours
Many Toston residents visit relatives this week. Couples and families from Montana towns such as Miles City Missoula Townsend Butte and Idaho and Oregon are listed as visitors and visitors’ hosts in the community column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toston
Ruth Lorentz
Butte
Otto Anderson
Everett Lofgrin
Billings
C. A. Watkins
Jack Hanson
Sandusky
Lakeside Scout Troop Plans Three Day Camp at Angel Point
Lakeside troop 42, Boy Scouts, will run another three day camp at Angel Point on Flathead lake. Six teen scouts and six guests attended last weekend. Twelve scouts passed first class cooking tests while five boys passed tests in first aid first-class signaling and swimming, according to Scout master J Al Fluto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Boy Scouts
Angel Point
Flathead Lake
J. al Fluto
Doctor's Funeral at White Sulphur Springs
Dr. J. T. Buckingham, brother of W. J. Buckingham, White Sulphur Springs, died in Ekalaka this week and was buried here after services led by Rev. Martin Trygstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
J. T. Buckingham
W. J. Buckingham
Ekalaka
Martin Trygstad
Stevensville Memorial Day Sees 98 Degree Heat
Stevensville marked Memorial Day with a 98 degree high on May 30, as meteorologist E H Halbott disclosed after 22 years of records. The previous near record was 94 degrees set on May 25, 1928.
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Stevensville
E. H. Halbott
Deaths of Nick Peterson and Allilie Notti Mourned in Philipsburg
Old friends in Philipsburg mourn the deaths of Nick Peterson 79 and Allilie Notti 77 this week. Peterson, a Rose City Minnesota native, spent years ranching and mining in the Fline Creek district before services by Rev. Rostron and burial in Philipsburg cemetery. Notti, born in Granaldi Italy, came to the U S in 1878, worked for Trout Mining and survived by Madeleine Notti and two sons Peter and Joseph. services led by Rev. John P. O Malley at St Phillip's Catholic Church. Pallbearers named Glen Rex Mike Lucas Gabriel Franchino Guy Dunn James Egan Fred Chessman.
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Philipsburg
Nick Peterson
Allilie Notti
Peterson
Rose City
Minn
Granite County
Fline Creek
Rostron
Wilson
Notti
Granaldi
Italy
United States
Superior
Trout Mining Company
Madeline Notti
Peter Notti
Joseph Notti
John P. O'Malley
St. Phillip’s Catholic Church
Glen Rex
Mike Lucas
Gabriel Franchino
Guy Dunn
Jamnes Egan
Fred Chessman
Thompson Falls Graduates Stage Quo Vadis Play at 1906 Commencement
Thompson Falls high school awarded diplomas to 32 seniors after a faculty directed play titled Quo Vadis. Valedictorian Alice Saint and Salutatorian Wright Harris led the class as A S Ainsworth handed out diplomas to graduates including Bonnie Blanford Dick Daniels and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Falls
Thompson Falls High School
Lucile Jones
Alice Saint
Wright Harris
A. S. Ainsworth
Bonnie Blanford
Dick Daniels
George Decker
Mary Renfro
Jean Sperry
Ramie Ekern
Lucy Strodtbeck
Louis Erickson
Marie Stanton
William Eplin
Phyllis Shotwell
Grant Florin
Shirley Wright
Joyce Griffin
Glen Wilson
John Watkins
Jack Hunt
Joy Trumbull
Bill Johnson
Albert Williams
Verona Macho
Johnny McClure
Jewel Burvee
Patrick Lowry
Mary Brauer
Freda McKinley
Milton Butte
Betty Pritchett
Isobel Schoenburger
Montella McKinley
Four Boy Scouts Win Rewards in Court
In Hamilton on June 6 a court of honor conducted by C. D. Haynes awarded First-class Boy Scout pin to David Daniels and Second-class pins to Franklin Treece Howard Dowling and Robert Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
David Daniels
Franklin ‘Treece
Howard Dowling
Robert Grimes
C. D. Haynes
Lions’ Club
Scouts Plan Annual Camp Trip for Manhattan and Bozeman
Manhattan Girl Scouts join Bozeman Scouts for a July 5 to 12 encampment at Benham's camp in West Gallatin canyon. The treasury gained 25 dollars from the Woman's club as scouts met with Mrs. W H Bixby and Mrs. Harry White. Miss Helen Hays of Bozeman attended a pre-nuptial party in Manhattan while Miss Vivian Acheson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Acheson, is to wed Claude Scrivner in Glendale California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Bozeman Girl Scouts
Benham’s
West Gallatin Canyon
Woman's Club
W. H. Bixby
Harry White
Helen Hays
Bozeman
Masonic Hall
Sweet Briar
Miss Hays
Clifford Fuller
Minnie Howells
H. W. Turner
Vivian Acheson
Bob Acheson
Claude Scrivner
Heather
Glendale
Cal
Acheson
California
Camas Prairie Groups Open Reunion Season
Camas Prairie residents mark the start of 1936 summer reunions with the Webber and Murray families hosting at the Howard Webber house in Camas Prairie. Attendees include Murrays from Plains and Webbers from Plains and Sandpoint, plus relatives from Livingston. Visitors from Spokane and Kellogg are noted as vacationing on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camas Prairie
Webber
W. L. Traub
Spokane
Wash
Thieves Steal 50 Sacks of Potatoes Near Darby
A report from Hamilton on June 6 states 50 sacks of potatoes were stolen from a brick warehouse of the McIntoe Morrello company north of Darby. R G Ostergren notified Sheriff James Oliva of the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
McIntoe Morrello Company
Darby
R. G. Ostergren
James Oliva
Helmer Buys Polson Garage In Property Deal
A. L. Helmer of Butte has purchased the Polson garage from G. B. Campbell and will take possession July 1. Campbell will run a furniture store.
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A. L. Helmer
Polson
Stevensville Dads Worry Over Dogs Eluding Taxes
In Bitter Root valley Stevensville town leaders voiced concern that three years have passed with no dog license fees. They estimate nearly $200 yearly is lost as taxes on canines go uncollected. The council adjourned with plans to delay dog tax enforcement for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevensville
Double weddings mark Whitehall church ceremony
Whitehall held its first double wedding in months at the Methodist parsonage with Nellie Mae Braughton marrying Ralph F. Wendland and Edna Braughton marrying Forest C. Allman. Both brides are daughters of Mrs. Cordelia Braughton. The couples will reside in Big Timber after a short wedding trip.
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Whitehall
Big Timber
E. H. Wendland
Nellie Mae Braughton
Ralph F. W. Wendland
Edna Braughton
Forest C. Allman
Cordelia Braughton
Hoover
Louis Kountz
L. R Packard
E. C. Speck
Virginia Speck
Herbert Hoover
Icietta Club
J. C. Dearth
Nielson
E. A. Harden
Mesdames W. D. Manlove
Florence Bryan
W. P. Coghlan
Clyde Akin
Logan Vacationists Receive Hospitality This Week
Log an residents host visitors from east west north and south during the week. Miss Mary Frances Cookson of Sacred Heart hospital Spokane visits her parents and sister. Mrs Alec Wake and Miss Jeanette Ross visit relatives in Illinois Missouri and Iowa. Mrs Mary Cline returns to Minneapolis after a visit. Ruth Rollings and Harvey Vandeberg visit family in Great Falls. Mr and Mrs Fred Turner return from Spokane trip. Mrs M E Frasier of Livingston visits her parents. Mrs Robert Manlove and nephew Tommy Tidball return to Whitehall after visiting relatives.
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Logan
Mary Frances Cookson
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Wash
George Cookson
Betty Cookson
Alec Wake
Jeannette Ross
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Mary Cline
Julius Ehman
Minneapolis
Minn
Ruth Rollings
Deaconess Hospital
Great Falls
Harvey Vandeberg
William Hendershott
Fred Turner
M. E. Frasier
Livingston
W. A. Blackburn
Robert Manlove
Tommy Tidball
Whitehall
Lottie Olsen
Olivia Lesser
Horses in Demand for Work on Field
Polaris June 6. Demand for horses remains heavy nationwide says buyer Guy Gray. Farmers and ranchers replenish stock and more colts will be raised this year than in a decade, he predicts. W H Vorheis of Helena, Montana fish and game commission, has been fishing in Grasshopper creek and visiting Elkhorn Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polaris
Guy Gray
W. H. Vorheis
Helena
Cashier
Montana State Fish and Game Commission
Grasshopper Creek
Elkhorn Springs
Newlyweds Back After Short Wedding Trip
Miss Berger Larson and Sigurd Johnson of Ringling have returned from a brief wedding trip after marrying June 2 in Big Timber. Attendants were Miss Mabel Larson and Olaf Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling
Berger Larson
Sigurd Johnson
Big Timber
Mabel Larson
Olaf Johnson
Harlowton Coach Alex McLain Accepts Flathead Post
Coach Alex McLain left Saturday for Kalispell where he has accepted the position as coach in Flathead County high school for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlowton
Alex McLain
Kalispell
Flathead County
1936 High Grad Weds in Ennis
Miss Anna Mainwaring a 1936 graduate of Ennis high school and Emard Erickson owner of an Ennis shoe repair shop were married by Rev. Samuel Fletcher The bride is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Greege Mainwaring and one of twelve children.
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Ennis
Anna Mainwaring
Ennis High School
Emard Erickson
Samuel Fletcher
Greege Mainwaring
Eleven Pupils Pass State Eighth Grade Exams
Eleven diplomas were awarded to pupils who passed the state's eighth grade examinations County Superintendent W L McMillen said The graduates include Grace Best Jefferson City Alice Madden Clarence Stroski Alice Williams Robert Meyers Basin Howard Beer Charles McDonald Montana City George Groves Wickes Carol Gilbert Jeanette Visser Eurka Warren Wood Lower Mitchell Tests taken last August were passed by Raymond Grustison Mitchell quoin Edith Parini Elk Park
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
W. L. McMillen
Grace Best
Jefferson City
Alice Madden
Clarence Stroski
Alice Williams
Robert Meyers
Basin
Howard Beer
Charles McDonald
Montana City
George Groves
Wickes
Carol Gilbert
Jeanette Visser
Eureka
Warren Wood
Lower Mitchell
Raymond Grustison
Mitchell Quicn
Edith Parini
Elk Park
Dorothy Knight Weds Samuel T Parr Jr in Coeur d'Alene
Miss Dorothy Knight and Samuel T Parr Jr were married by Rev R I Thomas in Coeur d'Alene with witnesses R A Cooper Philipsburg and Sol Hendrickson Coeur d'Alene. The bride is Granite County High School graduate and nursing student in Spokane. The groom, son of Samuel T Parr Jr Philipsburg, and the couple will reside here. Mrs Alex Morrison named VA auxiliary state encampment delegate for Whitefish June 15 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philipsburg
Dorothy Knight
Samuel T. Parr Jr
Cockrill Cash and Carry Grocery
R. I. Thomas
Coeur d'Alene
R. A. Cooper
Sol Hendrickson
A. C. Knight
Granite County High School
University of Montana At
Missoula
Spokane
Alex Morrison
Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Whitefish
John Dotson
G. A. Schoonover
Stevensville Rain Beats 1935 May Rainfall
Rainfall in Stevensville for May measured .68 of an inch, .18 inch above May 1935. The ten year May average stands at 1.34 inches, and this month shows stronger precipitation than the usual period.
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Stevensville
Oldtimers Celebrate Bride of 1886 in Hamilton
Oldtimers in Hamilton mark a week of events honoring Mrs. Allen Harris of Missoula who arrived as a bride in 1886. A birthday party for neighbor Mrs. John Cole drew Harris and many longtime residents including Mrs. N. A. Lyman and Mrs. A. M. Chaffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Allen Harris
Missoula
John Cole
Harris
N. A. Lyman
A. M. Chaffin
John Hay
J. J. Fitzgibbon
F. J. Leavitt
R. A. Stark
Women of One District End Episcopal Auxiliary Convention
Forty women returned home after the Montana diocese Episcopal Women's Auxiliary district convention at St. Pauls Church. Mrs. Crutchfield presided. Mrs. Whitehouse led the program. A holy communion, luncheon, and afternoon sessions featured speakers from Missoula Butte and Darby with a book review and various local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Episcopal Women's Auxiliary
Montana
St. Paul's Church
C. M. Crutchfield
Richard Whitehouse
Guild
W. Friend Day
St. Paul's
St. Thomas
State official visits Rebekah lodge in Jackson
June 6. Mrs. Emma Schaller of Kalispell, state president of the Rebekah assembly, visited the Rebekah lodge in Jackson with a banquet in her honor. Memorial day visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Peterson and family in Dillon and Butte. Also listed are trips by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hirschy to North Fork Idaho and others visiting the Martin Jackson family from Baker City Oregon and Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Connelley
Norah Maxine
Martin
Marla Connelley
Harrison
Laura Ferney
Missouri
Herbert Ferney
Matt W. Alderson
Helena
The
Voice
Organ of the State
Howard Griswold
Alex Meagher
John Meagher
Jackson
Emma Schaller
Kalispell
Rebekah
Allen Dansie
Salt Lake City
Utah
Martin Jackson
Friends Fete Two Brides of Wisdom
Wisdom June 6 Special report bridal showers were held for Mrs. William Ritchell nee Florence Paddock and Mrs. Fred Else nee Jennie Laurence. Mrs. Jack Anderson and Mrs. William Ferguson organized the events with about thirty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisdom
William Ritchell
Florence Paddock
Jack Anderson
Fishtrap
William Ferguson
Wise River
Fred Else
Jennie Laurence
Nina Laurence
Young Democrats Plan Conclave June 13
Ravalli County Young Democrats club to hold a convention at Medicine Springs and Hamilton on June 13. President Patricia Corley names Ethlyn Chambers Helen Hayward Ava Perry County Attorney George McLean and J Kennedy to committee duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ravalli County
Young Democrats Club
Medicine Springs
Patricia Corley
Ethlyn Chambers
Helen Hayward
Ava Perry
George McLean
J. & Kennedy
Montana bankers study dairying by products and assets
Montana dairymen overlook by product assets such as skim milk and soil fertilizer. The Montana Bankers association reports deposits at a record high and outlined new officers including Ralph B. Robinson and H. S. Hanson. John G. Howe noted butterfat production rising from 78 000 pounds in 1908 to 1 800 000 pounds in 1936 and urged bankers to back the dairy industry for its cash impact on communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bjorke
Sanders
E. A. Holmes
Granite
H. E. Olsson
Lake
John
G. Howe
Montana
Bitter Root
Rainfall Sets Prairie Mark
Heaviest precipitation in two years fell on Camas Prairie for 48 hours this week. The downpour assures a good grain crop and strong pasture land this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camas Prairie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treasure State News
U For
Lewis Memorial
Bridge Party
Civic Group
Tatorian
Phyllis Franki
Blanche Wallin
Fred Zendron
American Legion
Barney Larson
Fred Zendorn
J. A. Reidel
Charlotte Arnold
James Britt
Eva Parks
Johnnie Franchi
Richard Hazzlett
Hazel Smith
Fred Zengron
Betty Ryan
GAAGE
HECOX
Big Assembly
Dillon
Chicago
Ill
Pacific Coast
Uneso Claing
BOY
Alatero
Son
Eastern Star
Acacia Chapter
William Nichols
Elvan Tuttle
Boyd Tobay
Laura Tobay
Montgomery
Tobay
Sam Park
Women’s Benefit Association
Sarah Phillips
Annie Anderson
Frances Harschfield
William Hoehne
Diqgeoe Women
Auxiliary
Episcopal Church
Frances Haskins
Frank Keith
Guy Stucky
F. E. Buchen
George Durland
F. R. Neill
C. W. Shockley
Buchen
Edward Morrison
James Pierce
Bennett
Stucky
J. E. Busey
Harvey Avery
G. W. Silsby
Harold Turney-High
C. E. Dobson
George Turman
T. E. Phelps
Roscoe Haines
Harry Haines
Elmer Hight
Walter McLeod
Edith Herrin
H. F. Morrison
LODGE
Young Demos
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