Dozens of Ladies Wait In Street – 1900

Northsiders Blocked – 1900 Considerable complaint has been heard lately from residents of the north side over the poor light service given them. For the past week the electric light at the Higgins avenue crossing has refused to burn later than 8 o’clock, and the one at the corner of Read More

Conductor Spoils Elopement of 13 Year Old – 1900

Old Man Was Too Many An Elopement Spoiled by the Girl’s Father She Is Only Thirteen The Couple Drove to Saltese – There the Train Crew, Taking Sides With the Father, Handcuffed the Lover to a Seat Missoula, March 21 – There is one man in Missoula county who has Read More

Missoula’s 1st Night Flying – 1934

Missoula Airport Lighting Contract Let $53,000 Cost of Job; Meets U. S. Demands Both Ends of Two Runways to Be Illuminated; Huge Beacon Light to Be Installed Near City. To Permit Night Airmail Service One Step in Illumination of the Entire Northern Route, Now Under Way By Federal Government. Missoula Read More

Nazis & Fascists 1935 – Duping the People – Appeal to “lower emotions”

Club Hears of Social Europe From Professor – 1935 Dr. S. Stephenson Smith Relates Rise of Fascism and Naziism. The rise of two men, both World war veterans; one a post-war publisher, the other showing symptoms of later frenzied developments, was revealed to Kiwanians at their Grill café luncheon meeting Read More

First Truck Built In Missoula – 1926

Automobile Truck Built in Missoula Local Refinery Company Completes First Model of New Motor. For perhaps the first time in history an automobile truck has been built and assembled in Missoula. The truck was designed by C. W. Hart of the Hart Refineries here and is for general use of Read More

Fabulous Lewis and Clark Highway Finally Done – 1962

Completion of Lolo Pass Road Talked At Meet Route Has Priority Status In Next Appropriation Of Federal Funds. Present status of the Lewis and Clark highway through Lolo pass west along the Lochsa and ways and means of expediting its completion were discussed at a meeting at Boise, attended by Read More

Trip To Spokane – 11 Hours

Trip To Spokane Made From Here In 11 Hours After making the trip from Missoula to Spokane by automobile Sunday in 11 hours, W. C. Elmore returned to Missoula by rail yesterday. In speaking of the roads, Mr. Elmore said that from Missoula to Frenchtown they are rough, but from Read More

Hellgate Coal Mine Caves In – 1917

Hellgate Mine Caves In – 1917 About 2,500 Tons of Coal Lost by Collapse of Timbers in Mine Due to the collapse of the retaining timbers of the walls and roof of the main section of the Hellgate coal mine, operated north of the city by the Hellgate Coal company, Read More

Peter Perry’s “Pyrrhic Victory”

Peter Perry’s Pyrrhic Victory Perry Wins From N. P., But Loses Best Friend – His Dog Dies at Post Once more the dramatic story of the faithfulness of man’s dearest friend, a dog, has been enacted – and with the inevitable ending, the dog giving up his life rather than Read More

“Ceased to Exist” – Red Lights Turned Out – 1917

Red Lights Turned Out Restricted District Closed Without Trouble; Inmates Leaving. Missoula’s “line” ceased to exist at 12:01 o’clock this morning. The demise was quiet. The police were on hand to see that the suicide sentence imposed a month ago by a concert of county and city authorities was carried Read More