“Pretty Bill from Yam Hill – He never worked and he never will.” That is the way Frank H. Woody (now Judge Woody) introduced William C. Darnold to Mrs. Jim Buckley at a dance in Missoula in the fall of 1866. Jim Buckley was sheriff. He and Woody didn’t care Read More
Dangerous Days – Fearless Little Louis Van Dorn Killed in Butte – Missoula River Drownings. Tramped To Death. Louis Van Dorn Thrown From a Horse and Fatally Crushed Under His Feet. A sad accident occurred at the race track Sunday afternoon which resulted in the death of Louis Van Dorn Read More
Laura Violette – Last Child Born At Hell Gate? A unique photograph of a young couple appeared in The Daily Missoulian on May 24, 1960. The headline of the caption for the photo read “Last Child Born in Hell Gate?” and was followed by a short paragraph which read the Read More
Missoula’s Pioneer Keim Family One of Missoula’s most fascinating pioneer family stories began with Levi Keim who arrived in Missoula in 1870’s. He had mined in California in the 1850’s, in Florence, Idaho in the early 1860’s, and later in Montana’s Beartown area. He then traveled back to California for Read More
Right Person, Marker But Wrong Father Mrs. Rutledge Parker In your fine article concerning Granville Stuart you mention that his daughter, Mary Morony, erected the monument at Gold Creek. So she did, but she was the daughter of another prominent pioneer of Montana, Capt. James H. Mills of Deer Lodge, Read More
Last of the Blacksmiths in Missoula Blacksmith of Many Years in Missoula Quits John Doll Says Days of the Trade Are Gone. Succeeded by Garage. After being engaged in the blacksmithing business in Missoula for nearly 50 years, John Doll has turned the key on his shop at 221 West Read More
J. P. “Perry” McClain – Lolo Pioneer (1846 – 1935) – Missoula – “wee village” “Perry” M’Clain Lives Active Life, Although 82 Years Old Works Large Ranch in Lolo District. Came to Montana With Second Wave of Civilization, the Miners. When one thinks of 82, one thinks of senility Read More
How Naughty David J. Maclay Got In Trouble With A Letter Allen’s death sparks memories of old Lo Lo The recent death of William Allen, former president of Boeing’s Aircraft Co., calls to mind not only his superb accomplishments but opens a bit of history as well. Bill Allen, his Read More
The Sound of Music by James Eversole The pioneers who first settled Missoula a hundred years ago were a hardy lot. They had to be for the type of life they elected to live was a rough one. But even they recognized that entertainment and relaxation were vitally important for Read More
Will Cave Finds Lost Father After 43 Years – 1912 Missoula Man Finds Lost Father Will Cave Discovers Parent Whom He Thought To Be Dead. Forty Years Separated George Harland, Pioneer of Bitter Root, Leaves Wife and Boy and Has Life of Adventure – Discovered at Last in Idaho Mining Read More