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As Reported on this day From the Microfilm archives of the Three Forks Herald and Three Forks News Made available by researchers from the Three Forks Area Historical Society Month Day Year Details 6 1 1871 1871 ‐ William Hankinson moved with his family to Willow Creek. Grandma Hankinson and part of the children still remain here. She is one of the old pioneers of Willow Creek 12 10 1872 1872 ‐ Plat for Gallatin City (II) filed 3 20 1879 1879 ‐ Michael Foley sentenced to life imprisonment for killing of Wellington Fredericks four miles south of Willow Creek at the Old Mill 10 31 1882 1882 ‐ Plat for Three Forks (Old Town) filed 5 28 1883 1883 ‐ Plat for town of Gallatin filed. This is neither Gallatin City 6 10 1893 1893 ‐ Plat for Logan filed 12 9 1900 1900 ‐ Robert Foster shoots Sheriff George Young at Springdale. Foster had shot a man in Logan and the Logan telegraph operator sent out word. Young confronted Foster and was shot by him 1 28 1908 1908 ‐ Ad for WH McKinzie ‐ Excelsior Barber ‐ Main Street South in bowling alleys 9 15 1908 1908 ‐ Plat for Three Forks filed. Sealed by County C&R W.E. Brendenburg 9 17 1908 1908 ‐ Auctioneer Col. Harry Hilman presides of lot sales in new town of Three Forks 9 17 1908 1908 ‐ Orison Bryant & Menapace had tent temporarily located at Fred's Place Lot ‐ Pioneer Mercantile & Post Office 9 19 1908 1908 ‐ S.E. Erb is now owner and manager of Three Forks Hotel from CE Adams since last Saturday 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ Willow Creek Homestead # 1561 Brotherhood of American Yeomen (BAY) met on Sept 28 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ Willow Creek Telephone company has ordered telephone line materials 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ A.L Roseborough, of the Roseborough Camping company of Gardiner, is here figuring on building on their lots on blocks 14 and 3 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ C.E. Carls opened his tonsorial parlor last Saturday and is having a satisfactory trade. Three Forks is fortunate in having a first‐class barber. 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ Cephas Inabit the WC Correspondent? ‐ Willow Creek Ripplings 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ First National Bank Articles of Incorporation accepted, Starting Captial $25,000. Backed by gentlemen from Iowa 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ HJH.J. GillinghamGillingham hashas purchasedpurchased lotlot 8, blockblock 14, andand willwill soon buildbuild. MrMr. GillinghamGillingham hashas purchasedpurchased threethree largelarge size pool tables and will put in a line of cigars, confectionary, etc. 10 1 1908 1908 ‐ Historical Fort Lisa was at Three Forks ‐ State Historical Society will Erect Granite Shaft over the site of the old fort. 10 8 1908 1908 ‐ Catholic Church to be moved from Old Town 10 8 1908 1908 ‐ Dance Brother opened the first saloon in town Tuesday. They are both nice boys, carry good liquor and deserve good trade. 10 8 1908 1908 ‐ Milwaukee Depot ‐ Carpenters done and turned over to painters 10 8 1908 1908 ‐ Three Forks Growing at a Very Rapid Rate 10 8 1908 1908 ‐ Will Move the Catholic Church 10 13 1908 1908 ‐ John Walbert Sr. passed away at his home on Willow Creek Tuesday 10 15 1908 1908 WC‐ There were services at the Statler chapel last Sunday and a goodly number present to hear our new minister, Rev. McClan. 10 15 1908 1908 ‐ Mr. C. Donoghue, formerly of Thermopolis, WY has a building up and will soon be engaged in mending shoes and harness. 10 15 1908 1908 ‐ Ralph E. Roush and Katherine Swanson of Chicago were married in Bozeman. Mr. Roush is the employ of the townsite company. He has brought his bride to the Three Forks Hotel and will soon build a residence. 10 15 1908 1908 ‐ The Herald (Bowen) is badly handicapped, Mr. Dorsey's time is demanded at present by his Minnesota paper. 10 15 1908 1908 ‐ The Johnes and Hewitt saloon opened for business Friday 10 22 1908 1908 ‐ Bower dubs city booster club "The Ten Thousand Club" 10 22 1908 1908 ‐ Dr Stoyer arrives from Sharpsville, Penn. Intends building two story drug store 10 22 1908 1908 ‐ J. H. Thompson will have his new reastuarant finished and open for business the first of week. 10 22 1908 1908 ‐ J. J. Russell opened his saloon for business Thursday As Reported on this day From the Microfilm archives of the Three Forks Herald and Three Forks News Made available by researchers from the Three Forks Area Historical Society Month Day Year Details 10 22 1908 1908 ‐ Presbyterian services were held in the school house at old town last Sunday evening, Rev. G. A. Wilbur of Belgrade officiating. Next Sunday Rev. E. M. Ellis of Helena, the state superintendent of Sunday schools, will be here and the Sunday school will be organized at 2:30. 10 22 1908 1908 ‐ Resident hold meeting at Gillingham's hall to organize. Committees appointed to set up reception of Butte businessmen, drill a water well, & paint signs. 10 28 1908 1908 ‐ Carpenters Union give notice that scale is now $5 per 8 hr day 10 29 1908 1908 ‐ Carpenters Organize, ask for charter from Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, 35 members 10 29 1908 1908 ‐ Lombard will move here soon. The round house will be completed next month and many families will arrive soon. 250 men in Lombard 10 29 1908 1908 ‐ P.S. Ward representing Hamm Brewing, bought land here and will build warehouse and icehouse 10 29 1908 1908 ‐ Photo of new sign on cover "3 Forks ‐ 10000 in 1915 ‐ Watch Us Grow ‐ Investigate our Resources. 11 1 1908 1908 ‐ S. Snyder sells barber business in Russell's saloon end of Nov. 1908 11 5 1908 1908 ‐ A section house being constructed in WC ‐ correspondent pining for depot 11 5 1908 1908 ‐ Parnacott & Sterling opened their doors yesterday 11 12 1908 1908 ‐ Catholic church purchase lot 7‐10 on block 7 (with options on lots 11‐12). Subscription to raise funds to move church is circulating 11 12 1908 1908 ‐ The past week has seen about half a dozen completed buildings and eight or ten more started. There are now 26 buildings completed or in process of construction on Main Street, which 14 places of business firms. The residence are also going up fast in al 11 18 1908 1908 ‐ WC now has Milwaukee Depot 12 3 1908 1908 ‐ Mail Service Now over the St Paul ‐ "but as the postoffice is still over a mile from the center of the city the inhabitants do not get much benefit from the service. 12 10 1908 1908 ‐ MadisonMadison RiverRiver PowerPower CoCo replacingreplacing polespoles withwith steelsteel towers ‐ onlyonly one inin thethe west ‐ NorrisNorris to ButteButte 12 17 1908 1908 ‐ 10,000 club Adopts by‐laws and becomes the Three Forks Commercial Club 12 17 1908 1908 ‐ Bank backers from Iowa fail to deposit securities. Felton and Savage of Miles City making arrangements for another bank charter 12 17 1908 1908 ‐ Rev. W. N. Sloan purchased lots 7‐8 of block 23 for a Presbytery church 12 17 1908 1908 ‐ Rumors of Big Shops to be Built Here ‐ Deer Lodge Suing CM&SP, Something Doing Here 12 31 1908 1908 ‐ Herald Looses Its Temporary Home ‐ The Strong Wind Christmas Night Blows over Temparary Building Occupied by the Herald ‐‐ Printer was a Bum Carpenter 1 1 1909 1909 ‐ Ad for F. E. Studebaker ‐ Painter 1 1 1909 1909 ‐ Ad for James Crowley, Jr. ‐ Contractor 1 1 1909 1909 ‐ Dr. H. G. Willard, MD, Physician & Surgeon has temp. offices in TF Hotel 1 1 1909 1909 ‐ E.C. Bryant & A. C. Lee form partnership for meat market 1/09, originally in post office, purchase a building from old town and moved to "other side" of main street 1 1 1909 1909 ‐ Hewitt, of Hewitt and Jones saloon, withdraws from business. Now Jones & O'Brien ‐ Union Saloon, near Milwkee Depot 1 1 1909 1909 ‐ R. F. Bohart of Bozeman and Westfall lease space for furniture & dry goods ‐ The Emporium ‐ which later moved into larger quarters 1 7 1909 1909 ‐ Commercial Club elects first officers ‐ Ben Reynolds ‐ Pres., Dr. Willard ‐ VP, Rev. Gueymand ‐ Sec., Harry Gillingham ‐ Treasurer, Jack Broderick, C. A. Ellson, G. K. Cavenah ‐ Exec. Committee. 1 7 1909 1909 ‐ Log Cabin Restaurant adjoins the Herald ‐ L. F. Dickson, Mgr 1 14 1909 1909 ‐ Four stalls at the round house have been completed 1 14 1909 1909 ‐ H.D. Cook of Miles City arrived to make arrangements for start up of the First National Bank 1 14 1909 1909 ‐ Representative Gray has introduced a bill in the state legislature to provide a whipping post for wife beaters. If somebody else will introduce a bill providing a ducking [dunking] pond for scolding wives and the legislature passed them, it would greatly 1 21 1909 1909 ‐ Dry Farming Profitable ‐ Experience of Gall. Co. Farmers prove dry lands bring big returns 1 21 1909 1909 ‐ Milwaukee Hotel opens 1/21/09 @ First Ave West & Cedar, run by Peter Nelson As Reported on this day From the Microfilm archives of the Three Forks Herald and Three Forks News Made available by researchers from the Three Forks Area Historical Society Month Day Year Details 1 21 1909 1909 ‐ Milwaukee will have experimental (demonstration) farms all along its new line 1 21 1909 1909 ‐ The Higman building was built by Mr. Higman of Hamilton who is to install a bakery and confectionary. Contractor is I.H. Paxton 1 28 1909 1909 ‐ Ad for Union Saloon ‐ Main St near Milwaukee Depot ‐ J.H. Jones & Geo. O'Brien proprietors 1 28 1909 1909 ‐ Bertrand and Brown, formerly of Martinsdale, install two bowling alleys with Brunswick‐Balke equipment 1 28 1909 1909 ‐ Brown and Bertrands building? ‐ two bowling alleys 1 28 1909 1909 ‐ Engineers Townsley, Thomas LaFevre (of Lombard) and Asher of the Milwaukee, have arranged for the erection of cottages upon their TF lots ‐ 1/28/09 1 28 1909 1909 ‐ First City Court Case 1/28/09 1 28 1909 1909 ‐ First Fire in the city ‐ E.L.