Bourdeau Family Mercantile Bourdeau Mercantile was located at 833 – 839 S. Higgins in 1923. Old Time Citizen Is No More Zachrie Francis Bourdeau died at 10:30 o’clock Monday evening at his home on South Fourth street, after a lingering illness of three years, caused by Leukemia. This is the Read More
Former Resident Is Dead On Coast Dave Boyd, Well Known In Missoula, Passes in Seattle Information has been received in Missoula of the death in Seattle of Dave Boyd, Seattle apartment house owner and former livery stable operator here. His death occurred Thursday following a long illness. Mr. Boyd is Read More
Scotty Brown – “Youth has hope, faith and optimism” Scotty Brown Main Speaker Tonight at Father-Son Dinner (1939) “Scotty Brown, well-known local sheepman, tonight will deliver the principal talk at the annual father and son banquet for Missoula district Boy Scouts which is expected to attract a crowd greater than Read More
The Peoples Party A County Ticket Put in the Field. The District Judge the Only Office Left Vacant – Names of Candidates and Proceedings The Ticket. Sheriff – R. J. Latimer. Treasurer – W. P. McClay Clerk of district court – O. C. Cooper. Assessor – Andrew Swaney Auditor – Read More
Reinhard Hardware Company No Longer Oldest Store in Missoula Changes Name Today; Now Cosner. The oldest store in Missoula changes its name today. After today the Reinhard Hardware company will be known as the Cosner Hardware company, according to announcement just made by Ruel Cosner, who has had control of Read More
Dwight Harding – Missoula Mayor – Cedar Creek Stampeder 5th mayor of Missoula – elected in May of 1887. Pioneer Dies of Dropsy Dwight Harding Came to Montana in Early Sixties and Was Greatly Beloved After weeks of suffering Dwight Harding, 71 years old, died Sunday morning at his home Read More
Reverend Hugh Lamont “He was one of those early-day preachers who got next to the hearts of his people . . . “ Rev Hugh Lamont only lived in Missoula a short time, however, he left his mark, not only as a Presbyterian pastor, but also as an author. He Read More
Teachers Also Lament Apathy to History – [Quotes from teacher Winona Williams] Members of Eta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher’s honorary fraternity, are forced to agree with Brig. Gen. William M. Johnson that Missoulians, at least, do not show enough interest in their past, declared Winona Williams[1], chairman Read More
James Conlon – Oldest Catholic – Survivor Big Hole Battle – Cedar Creek Miner Death Is Sudden To James Conlon James Conlon, pioneer resident of Missoula county and one of the few survivors of the Big Hole battle and the oldest Catholic parishioner in Missoula, died suddenly at his home, Read More
Death of Eloi Cyr Removes Veteran Settler Eloi Cyr was one of many French-Canadians who settled in the Missoula area. While he eventually lived near Frenchtown in an area that already harbored many French-Canadians, he was originally a product of the west’s gold stampedes. Some of Frenchtown’s first settlers were Read More