MRS. REINCKE BOOMS MISSOULA RESIDENT SPENDING SUMMER IN EAST ADVISES PRETTY GIRLS TO GO WEST. Special to The Daily Missoulian. Boston, June 20. – If Missoula is not inundated with marriageable young women from Massachusetts, it will not be because Mrs. Charles H. Reincke of that Read More
Arthur C. Millspaugh – History Teacher, History Maker and Persian Oil What MCHS history teacher went to work for the Shah of Persia? Arthur Millspaugh did – twice – from 1922 – 1927, and again 1942 – 1945. He went on to write several books; two of Read More
Former Missoula mayor Turman dies December 10, 2008 12:00 am • By MIKE DENNISON Missoulian State Bureau HELENA – George Turman, a former Democratic lieutenant governor who had left the Republican Party as a legislator in the 1970s because his GOP colleagues considered him too liberal, died Read More
IN MEMORIAM The Honorable Russell E. Smith 1908-1990 The bench and bar have lost a friend, colleague, and dedicated public servant with the passing of United States District Judge Russell E. Smith. For twenty-four years this man served the federal court with distinction. That exemplary service Read More
Baseball set stage for country legend Crooner aimed for Cooperstown, landed in Nashville By Jason Ratliff / MLB.com | 02/23/06 A certain amount of uncertainty and ambiguity is involved in Charley Pride’s life, specifically the portions that involve his days in the Minor Leagues. But one thing has always been clear: Read More
Charles W. Hart – Hart Oil Refinery Sometimes credited with inventing the first commercial gasoline powered tractor, Charles Walter Hart is practically unknown in Missoula, the city where he finally settled and died. Hart founded the business Hart Oil Refinery in Missoula in the 1920’s. The Read More
Irvin “Shorty” Shope was born in Boulder, Montana in 1900 and died in Helena, Montana on November 22, 1977. He was a traditional western painter, illustrator, and muralist. Shope was a member of the Cowboy Artists of America from 1965. “Shorty” was raised on his family’s Circle Arrow Ranch, Read More
The article below is from The Missoulian, Aug. 3rd, 1910 POLLEYS DIES WHEN TREE FALLS Prominent Young Business Man is killed in woods near Tammany Passes Away on Train While Returning to Railroad Station from Fighting Fire, Trunk Falls Without Warning on Leader of Crew, Crushing in His Skull Read More
Barclay Craighead The article below is from the Guide to Barclay Craighead Papers found online at the Northwest Digital Archives site (see link below). Barclay’s papers are held at the Montana Historical Society in Helena. Barclay Craighead was born in Clemson, South Carolina, on April 10, 1895, the Read More
The article below, by Kim Briggeman, appeared in The Missoulian on July 8, 2001. A Rodeo Life A legend on the circuit and a ‘gentle giant,’ Reg Kesler defined rodeo for decades in Montana and beyond Editor’s note: Longtime rodeo stock contractor Reg Kesler died in May near Read More