First Class Mail AUTO First Class Mail US Postage Paid Granville Stuart & Teddy Blue Abbott Lewistown, MT Permit 181 408 West Main Lewistown, MT 59457 Memorabilia Auction Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 10:00 a.m. • Trade Center • Lewistown, MT Previewing: Friday, November 2nd • 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Granville Stuart & Teddy Blue Abbott Memorabilia Auction

Navajo Buermann Navajo Fort Custer Artifacts Medicine Wands Society of Montana Pioneers Thirty-Third Annual Meeting, 1916, ‘17, ‘27 Ganado/Klagetoh pattern 48” x 57”, 1950’s 1866 House Journal of the 2nd Session of the Montana Territorial Legislature Ganado/Klagetoh or Two Grey Hills pattern in unusual dark brown, 46” x 73”, 1879 Journals of the Council and House. Granville Stuart was in the House rep- 1960s resenting Lewis and Clark County. Possibly a Two Grey Hills, otherwise, non-regional, 49” x 74”, ca. 1920’s, some 1876 Third Biennial Message of Governor Benjamin F. Potts. Granville Stuart repairs was in the House representing Deer Lodge County. Rare printed material from territorial Deer Lodge. Indian Artifacts 1881 The Message of the Governor of Montana Territory. Although Granville Stuart served in the Council for Meagher County in 1883, he apparently was busy with the cattle business during this session. Central Montana points and arrowheads, 34 pieces in tray 1886 Minutes of the Helena Conference of Congregational Churches of Montana Central Montana scrapers and points, including 2 beads, 1 steel trade point, buf- falo horn cover. All discovered in Fergus County, Montana. 8 pieces. Vintage News Print Stone maul, discovered in Fergus County, Montana. Believed to be used by In- dians to make pemmican. Indian hammer & tomahawk stones Vintage News Print, covering Granville’s political life, Teddy Blue’s life & death, 19th Century Arapahoe beaded bag, 8 1/2” x 6” C.M. Russell, Calamity Jane, Custer, Indians, MT towns & cities, MT pioneers, Crow beaded possible bag, 7”x 10”, ca. 1890 and more. Over 100 newspapers, all from Montana, 1908-1960’s, with bulk Cree beaded moccasins, ca. 1890 being from the 1920’s. Ceremonial wand, steer horn, beaded Blackfeet medicine wand, buffalo horn, hide and trade cloth Navajo Blankets Blackfeet beaded bag, 16” wide x 15” high w/fringe, ca. 1890 Knife sheath, Arapahoe or Crow, 10” Children’s beaded moccasins; Blackfeet moccasins Eyedazzler dbl saddle blanket, ca. 1960, 2 minor corner repairs, 32” x 61” Indian Scout Jacket buffalo hide, beaded Grey w/ black trim & native American designs, 71” x 45”, light stains Beaded and quilled pipe bag, Plains Indian Diamond pattern, 70” x 40” Fort Custer artifacts, from Kiah Buckner’s Last Stand Museum, Crow Non-regional pattern, 46” x 75”, ca. 1920-30 Agency, MT, five trays, including small bullets, knife, buckles, Non-regional pattern, 59” x 71”, ca. 1920’s-50’s, some repairs eagle claw, arrows, etc. Double saddle blanket, pound blanket, ca. 1920, 35” x 60” Several Mandan Indian bone artifacts Bid Live Via the Internet www.ShobeAuction.com 406-538-5125 Martin, George H., A Text Book on Civil Government in the United States, 1875, 1st edition. Signed inside cover “Granville Stuart Abbott, presented by My Moth- Welcome to the Granville Stuart and er Mary Stuart Abbott.” Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Parnassus, 1874, household edition, 1st edition. Signed Teddy Blue Abbott Memorabilia Auction. twice by Granville Stuart: inside cover, “Granville Stuart, Fords Creek, June 18, 82” and “Granville Stuart, DHS Ranch, Mont., June 18th, 1882.” Harte, Bret, Gabriel Conroy, 1882, 2nd. Signed inside cover “Granville Stuart, Darrell Abbott and family of Lewistown, MT have decided to sell at their entire collection of Granville C. M. Russell - Fort Maginnis Mont., 1883.” Stuart and Teddy Blue Abbott memorabilia. Darrell, a great grandson of Granville and grandson of Teddy untitled pen & ink Harte, Bret, The Poetical Works, 1882 edition. Signed inside cover “Granville Stu- art, Fort Maginnis, Montana, 1883.” Blue, is one of the most knowledgeable historians regarding the Stuart and Abbott family histories in the Granville Stuart’s encyclopedia, includes one full set, plus 3 volumes: entire country. This is your opportunity to collect and invest in the history of Montana and the western Encyclopedia Brittanica, Vols. I, II & III of 1893 edition, 9th edition. All signed way of life. “Granville Stuart, Helena, Montana, 1893.” Granville Stuart was perhaps the most important single figure in the general development of Montana Encyclopedia Brittanica, full 25 volume set, including index; 1892 and 1893 from the 1860’s to his death in 1918. He had been a prospector, miner, merchant, banker, legislator, land editions. All signed “Granville Stuart, Helena, Montana, 1893.” agent, vigilante, historian, author, promoter, gunsmith, speculator, rancher, diplomat, librarian and civic leader. It has been said, that, in the history of the American Frontier, Granville was an extraordinary Artwork historical phenomenon. He was part and parcel of practically everything important in Montana Territory and adjacent lands from the year of his arrival in Montana as a youth in 1858, until his death. He ac- C. M. Russell, original pen & ink, cowboy & horse, signed CMR w/ buffalo skull, 8” complished much more than most mortals during his long life. We trust that he had Will James - Taking Will James - A long-reach Granville Stuart the Kinks Out wagon pulled by four tired horses x 9”, framed. Provenance: Snook Family gift from CMR, c. 1920. much joy in living in and being part of our state’s history. He was “Mr. Montana.” Will James, original graphite on paper, News from the Back Trail, 9”x11”, framed E. C. (Teddy Blue) Abbott, born in 1860 in the County of Norfolk, England, was a Will James, original graphite on paper, Taking the Kinks Out, signed 1916, 9” x cowboy in the great days of the 1870’s and 1880’s. He came up the trail from Texas with longhorn herds 11.75”, framed which stocked the northern ranges. He punched cows in Montana when there wasn’t a fence in the Territory. Will James, original pen & ink, Scorpion, 1936, signed on back “Scorpion Illustra- He was married to Mary Stuart, Granville’s daughter. Regarding his father-in-law, Teddy Blue was quoted tion No-13 Gal-17”, 7.5” x 9.5”, framed saying “Granville Stuart was the history of Montana.” Teddy Blue is the history of the cattle trail and the Will James, original pen & ink, A long-reach wagon pulled by four tired horses, 9” x open range. 7”, framed. Featured in Lone Cowboy 1930, Lone Cowboy Classic Edition 1932, This auction includes Granville’s livestock brands, including the famous DHS, the scat- Cowboy In The Making 1937. Will James, original pen & ink, Cowboy in the Making, 1937, 7” x 9.5”, framed tered “F” brand, originally belonging to James Fergus, and Teddy Blue’s own 3 A, from C.M. Russell, Quiet Day In Utica, print on canvas, framed. Teddy Blue Abbott docu- G. Snidow G. Carter his Three-Deuce Ranch. All are currently registered with the Montana Dept. of Livestock Teddy Blue mented in McCracken’s Charles M. Russell Book, as being stooped over in front. Brand Division. Abbott C.M. Russell, Laugh Kills Lonesome, print, shows DHS brand on chuck wagon, 18” A large portion of Granville Stuart’s library is also included in the auction. Many of x 30”, framed the books are signed on the inside cover by Granville. Several books are signed and an- Gordon Snidow, CA, cowboy, original gouache, 8” x 11”, framed notated by Teddy Blue. Stuart and Abbott original family photos are also being offered. Nick Eggenhofer, cowboy, orig. pen & ink, 9” x 6”, framed Firearms include Granville’s own Maynard .50 caliber carbine and his own shotgun. Hank Lawshé, original graphite, cavalry soldier, 12” x 9” Also included are rifles and hand guns by Winchester, Spencer, Springfield, Coltand Barbara East, original watercolor on cigarette paper, bucking horse, 2.5” x 1.5” Smith & Wesson. Barbara East, original watercolor on cigarette paper, horse head, 2.5” x 1.5” Gary Carter, oil on board, farm scene, 8” x 13” Indian artifacts include Plains Indian stone artifacts, Mandan bone tools, as well as Mary & Teddy Ace Powell, pen & \ink, two cowboys horseback, 9” x 6.5”, framed Navajo rugs. B. East A. Powell Arlene Hooker Fay, oil on board, Indian child, 3” x 4” Blue Abbott with Original western art includes a Charles M. Russell pen & ink drawing, five original Will daughter Mary Alex LaFountain, , The Warrior, bronze #12/15, 21”w x 29”h James pen & inks, etchings by Hans Kleiber, paintings by Gordon Snidow, Barbara East, Joe Earl Heikka, horse head bronze, 36/100, wall mount, 6” x 10”h Bohler, Arlene Hooker Fay, Hank Lawshe’, Les Peters and Gary Carter. Myra Helm, original on buckskin, white cloud, 40” x 42”, framed Teddy Blue Abbott Glen S. Hopkinson, oil on board, Indian warrior, 10” x 13” This is an absolute auction. Everything sells without reserve or minimum bid. in front of 3 Deuce Hans Kleiber, original etching, Luck Snipes, 5” x 4”, framed Thank you in advance for attending and we hope you enjoy this grand collection of Montana History. Ranch house Jayson & Kyle Shobe Paul Surber, original gouache, Indian teepees, 10” x 6”, framed Bye Bitney, original watercolor, geese, 9” x 14” A. Hooker Fay LaFountain - R. Stewart - Ron Jenkins, original watercolor, ducks, 6” x 8” Terms & Conditions: The Warrior Lone Bull Les Peters, original oil on board, mule deer, 8” x 10” 1. All merchandise sells without reserve to the highest bidder. Sheryl Bodily, High Mountain Trail - Glacier Park, oil on masonite, 14” x 18”, framed 2. A Buyer’s Premium of 15% will be added to the final floor bid for Wm. Bailey, Swan River, oil on canvas, 14” x 20”, framed the final purchase price. Richard Stewart, Lone Bull, oil on canvas, 18” x 20”, framed 3. Methods of payment accepted: Cash, Check or Credit Card, Day R. Hamilton, Afternoon Shade, oil on board, 8” x 10”, framed of Auction. R. Hamilton, Peaks & Ponies, oil on board, 8” x 10”, framed 4. Photo ID required to register. Heine Hartwig, Rocky Mountain Front, oil on masonite, 12” x 24”, framed 5. Internet bidding is available. Additional terms and conditions R. Hamilton - R. Hamilton - H. Hartwig - Heine Hartwig, Big Meadow Camp, oil on masonite, 18” x 24”, framed apply. Visit the website for details. Afternoon Shade Peaks & Ponies Big Meadow Camp Joe Bohler, original watercolor, farm scene, 11” x 21” 6. All FFL regulations will be complied with at no cost to the buyer. JoAnne Flesch, Wapiti on the Move, orig. gauche & watercolor, 14.5” x 9”, framed 408 W Main • Lewistown, MT Tom Sander, mountain lion, original oil, 10”x 8”, framed 406.538.5125 or 866.885.4792 Lewistown Area Accomodations Charles H. Pabst, original oil on canvas, desert canyon, 36” x 60”, framed [email protected] B & B Motel: Trails End Mtn. View Motel 1-877-538-3563 406-535-5468 406-535-3177 [email protected] Montana Historical Calvert Hotel Super 8 Yogo Inn 406-535-5411 406-538-2581 406-535-8721 H. Hartwig - Annual Report of the Livestock Commission of the state of MT, 1919, ‘20, Bid Live via the internet @ www.ShobeAuction.com Rocky Mountain Front C. Pabst ‘21, ‘28 406.538.5125 • www.ShobeAuction.com Coburn, Walt, Pioneer Cattlemen In Montana, 2nd printing, VG-Fine, dj rough. Russell, C.M., Studies of Western Life, with descriptions by Granville Stuart. Firearms & Knives Stuart, Granville, Forty Years on the Frontier, 1957 reprint, 2 volumes in 1, VG. Milner, Clyde A. & O’Connor, Carol A., As Big as the West, 1st edition, signed Granville Stuart’s 1857 Maynard 50 cal. breech loading carbine, taking reload- to Darrell Abbott by both authors. ing brass cartridges, octagon to round barrel 20”. Thomas Adams delivered to G. Stuart’s 1857 Maynard 50 cal. Central Montana Raids of 1884, ca. 1940’s. A vigilante manuscript prepared by Granville Stuart from Fort Benton, by Thomas Adams, October 1861. Docu- Oscar O. Mueller, Lewistown, MT. mented on page 190 in Forty Years On The Frontier, Vol. 1. Brown & Felton, The Frontier Years, Bramhall House edition, no dj, some water damage Granville Stuart’s double barrel shotgun, Pittburgh Firearms Co., Damascus 30” Unger, F.W., Roosevelt’s African Trip, 1909, illustrated bbl., 12 ga. provenance from Stuart and Abbott families. Double hammer. Miller - History Progressive Men Montana Magazine of Western Kittredge & Smith, The Last Best Place, 1st ed., 3rd printing, hardback Granville Stuart’s Winfield knife and steel set, engraved G. S. initials on knife, of Montana of the State of History - 1951-2001 Howard, Joseph K., Montana High, Wide, and Handsome, 1st edition, vg, dj steel and sheath. Sells with belt. Given by Granville Stuart to grandson, Gran- Montana G. Stuart’s double barrel shotgun Hamilton, James M., History of Montana, From Wilderness to Statehood, 2nd, dj ville Stuart Abbott in 1914. Has been in Abbott Family ever since. Coburn, Walt, Western Word Wrangler, 1st, dj S&W Model 3 American, .44 cal., orig. wood grips, sn# 10220, barrel cut down to Fletcher, Robert H., Free Grass to Fences, 1st, dj, fine 5”. Purported to be recovered from the body of one of the horse thieves hung July G. Stuart’s McMurtry, Larry, Lonesome Dove, 1st edition, signed by author, “For Darrell E. 20th, 1884 in Vigilante raid, Missouri River breaks, Montana. With S & W letter, Abbott, A long book full of cowboys that owes much to We Pointed Them North, Winfield knife & steel set other provenance letters. Owner claims 90% authentic. with good wishes, Larry McMurtry” S&W Model 3 Remington 1875, .44 cal., orig. wood grips. Belonged to Floppin Bill (William) Dippie, Brian W., Charles M. Russell, Word Painter, 1993 American Cantrell, MT Stockgrower’s Rep. on Vigilante raid, July 20th, 1884, Missouri Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, Lakeside Classics ed., 1991 River Breaks, Montana. In Bill Cantrell’s family and transferred Darrell Abbott, Treece, Robert, Mr. Montana: The Life of Granville Stuart. Dissertation present- 2000. DHS stamped on back strap of grip. WC initials stamped above trigger ed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy guard. Letters of provenance about Cantrell Family. in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University, 1974. Colt Police Positive, .38 Special, 4” barrel, 98% blue, s# 287369 Alighieri, Dante, Dante’s Inferno, illus. by M. Gustave Doré. Signed “Katie Colt New Service, .455 Eley, 5-1/2” barrel, orig. British grips and proof marks, Stuart from her father Granville Stuart, Dec. 25, 1887.” Remington 90% blue, s#121241 Stuart, Granville, 40 Years On The Frontier,1925, 2 vols., good condition 1875, .44 cal Colt DA, .38, 6” barrel, hard rubber grips, near new, s#730, 50% blue Miller, Joaquin, Illustrated History of The State of Montana, 1894, owned by Al- Colt Police Positive, .22 cal., 6” barrel, hard rubber grips, s#14385, 40% blue lis Stuart, 2nd wife of Granville Colt Lightning double action revolver, 38 cal. 4 1/2” barrel, s# 154008, 98% blue Miller, Joaquin, History of Montana, 1894, rebound, from the Poindexter family Colt SA revolver, .45 caliber, Ainsworth inspected, s# 6416, from Hardin, MT ranch collection Oak Book Cases, glass fronted, excellent condition. Sharps rifle, full oct. barrel, .40-70 bottleneck, s# 156489, been in family 100+ years Progressive Men of the State of Montana Granville’s personal bookshelves from the DHS Ranch Colt Navy 1851, made out of U. S., possibly Belgium, copy of Colt Navy, s#12421 Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana, Vols. 1-10, 1876-1940 Win 1886, .45-70 WIN 1886, .45-70 rifle, octagon barrel, s#36674 Horn, Robert M., James Fergus: Frontier Businessman – Miner – Rancher – Free WIN 1892, .25-20, 24” barrel, full octagon barrel and magazine, s#470300 Thinker. Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the de- WIN 1892, .25-20, 24” barrel, full round barrel and magazine, 80% blue, s#497894 gree of Doctor of Education, Univ. of Montana, 1971. Includes remarks Fergus WIN 1894, .30 WCF, saddle ring, Union Pacific RR Co., S# 608353 made at Katie Stuart’s funeral. Remington 1858 New Model revolver w/ period holster, barrel “clipped” long Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, 2 vol., 1885, leather bound ago, butt of revolver stamped “USID” Sharps .40-70 New International Atlas of the World, 1929 edition Springfield 1861 .58 Cal. musket rifle, civil war era, broken stock, s#8292 Peterson, Larry L., L.A. Huffman, Photographer of the American West, 2nd edi- S&W .38 Special, 4” barrel, nickel w/orig. pearl grips, s#637132” tion, paperback S&W break top revolver, .32 cal. 3 1/2” barrel, hammerless, nickel, Pat. Date Hardin, Floyd, Campfires and Cowchips, 1972 Markham - The Man 1877, s#82368, in box L’abbe Constantin Riebeth, Carolyn R., J.H. Sharp Among the Crow Indians 1902-1910, 2nd printing with the Hoe S&W break top revolver, .32 cal., 3 1/2” barrel, nickel, Pat. Date 1902, s#191279 Dippie, Brian W., Paper Talk, Charlie Russell’s American West, 1979, signed Spencer .44 Rimfire Spencer Indian Wars, .44 Rim fire, saddle ring, Pat. 1860, 20” barrel, s#17387 “Granville Stuart Abbott,” (son of Teddy Blue Abbott). Black powder Derringer pistol. Philadelphia, .45 cal. Montana Magazine of Western History, 1951-2001, Complete Set including Ruana knife, 6” blade w/whet stone indexes, immaculate condition! Montana Livestock Brands From Granville Stuart’s and Brand Books Personal Library Colt SA Black Powder .45 Derringer Granville Stuart’s DHS brand. Originally registered in 1880. Cattle left rib and Over 80 books directly from the personal horses left shoulder. Sells with original iron from DHS Ranch. One of the most library of Granville Stuart, all signed, most Will James - News from the Back Trail famous brands in Montana History. Currently registered to Darrell Abbott. dated, 1872-1910 - Including: Ruana “F” livestock brand. Scatter brand: F on right hip, bar on right rib. Horses: F Harte, Bret. The Luck of Roaring Camp, etc., Colt on right shoulder. Originally registered to James Fergus, ca. 1880. Currently Pub. James R. Osgood & Co., 1871, good- Lighting registered to Darrell Abbott. vg, signed twice: in pencil on inside cover F “F” Livestock Brand Teddy Blue Abbott’s livestock brand: 3 A. cattle right rib, horses right thigh. Regis- “Granville Stuart’s book, Deer Lodge, Jan. 17th, 1872,” in pen on 1st front fly tered by Teddy Blue ca. 1880’s. Currently registered to Chance Abbott. leaf “Granville Stuart’s book, Deere Lodge City, M.T., Jan. 17th, 1872.” 1883 Catalogue of High Bred Stock, Huntley and Clark. Very rare territorial Ward, Artemus, His Book, 1862., signed inside “James + Granville Stuart’s stock catalogue. Book, Deer Lodge City, M. T., July 12, 1866,” in James Stuart’s handwriting. Auditor’s Report plus a Record of Marks and Brands FY 1886. Rare. Likely less L’abbe Constantin, ed. By Thomas Logie, Ph.D., 1894, with note on pp. 143, than a handful of these Territorial brand books are available to private collec-

“This is a moral and beautiful little love story. It has none of the “risqué” 3 D S tors, most of them are being held in library and museum collections. conversations and situations so often found in French novels. Aug. 13, 1902. G. Stuart’s 7- MT Territorial & early MT State Brand Books, Annual Reports of the Board of Granville Stuart.” DHS Brand Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands, 1887, Markham, Edwin, The Man with the Hoe, and other Poems, 1899. sells with 1889, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1910. Signed inside “To Granville Stuart, from his wife Alice Belle, Butte, original iron Will James - Cowboy in the Making Will James - Scorpion A Montana, April 13, 1900.” T.B. Abbott’s Brand 406.538.5125 • www.ShobeAuction.com 406.538.5125 • www.ShobeAuction.com G. Stuart G. Stuart portrait photo T.B. Abbott photo T.B. Abbott’s Elgin T.B. Abbott’s personal items T.B. Abbott’s original photo with printer block pocket watch boot jack Abbott - We Pointed Stuart - Forty Years on Hunter - The Trail Hagedorn - Them North the Frontier Drivers of Texas Roosevelt in Carrington - the Badlands AB-SA-RA-KA

M. Abbott wedding E.C. Abbott “Patch Eye” Stuart original photo “Patch Eye” Stuart diaries dress buttons steamer trunk & livestock tally books

Connolly Brothers Al Furstnow James - In the Saddle James - Cowboy in Barrows - Russell - Studies DHS Ranch mare bell US Army bit Big Horn Ram Prison Made McChesney With Uncle Bill the Making UBET of Western Life 1913 framed certificate and associated letters relating to Teddy Blue’s service as Letter to E.C. Abbott from his father James. Dec. 20, 1912. Vintage tin-type, Awbonnie Tookarka Stuart, 1st wife of Granville Stuart. Ms. Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 1955 edition. Signed inside cover a Montana State Stock Inspector Letter to Teddy Blue Abbott from Ab Blocker, Big Wells, TX. Written for Stuart died in 1888 from complications of child birth. This is believed to be “Granville Abbott, From your mother Mrs. Mary Abbott.” 1902 North Dakota Brand book Blocker by his sister Mrs. T.H. Shaw. (T.H. Shaw is featured in “Trail Driv- the only known likeness of Ms. Stuart. Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 1962 printing. Signed inside cover “To 1897 Laws of Montana Relating to Stock and Agriculture ers of Texas” p. 971) Other vintage tin-types & photo cards: Robert Stuart (son of James), Mary Stu- James Stuart’s Granddaughter, Frances Goble and family. In rememberance Montana Brand Book, Dawson, Wibaux, Prairie counties, edited by Gateway Postcard to Teddy Blue Abbott from “Ballie” Buck, with original pen & ink. art Abbott, Tom Stuart (brother of Granville), Granville Stuart, Nancy Stuart of my husband E.C. “Teddy Blue” Abbott and my father Granville Stuart. Cow Belles, 1965-66 “Here’s happy days Frd- May the nosebags be full of good things this Cmas (mother of of Granville), James Stuart, etc. Best Wishes, Mary Stuart Abbott, Born Deer Lodge City, M.T. 1870.” Montana Stock Growers Directory, Marks and Brands for the State of Montana, day. Good luck. Good health are our wishes. Mr. & Mrs. Ballie Buck.” Vintage photo card, Sam Stuart. brother of Granville. On postcard stock, dated Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 1939, 1st edition, dj, some wear 1872-1900. Published in 1974. Facsimile reprint of the Van Dersal & Con- D.J. O’Malley & Teddy Blue Abbott. Collection of letters containing subject March 28, 1866 Stuart, Granville, Forty Years on the Frontier, Vol. 1 & 2, 1st edition ner’s Directory of Marks and Brands, published in 1900 matter of old time trail drivers and mutual contacts of O’Malley and Abbott. Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott in front of house on 3 Deuce Ranch, c. 1935 Hunter, J. Marvin, The Trail Drivers of Texas, 1925, signed inside front cover, Includes 2 Letters to Abbott from O’Malley (1936, 1937), and 1 letter from “This book belongs to E.C. Abbott of Gilt Edge, Mont. – who made 3 trips Personal Items and Pink Simms (1936); 2 photos of O’Malley; Christmas card to “Teddy” from Western Gear up the trail to the Platte River and 2 to Montana being known as Teddy Blue. O’Malley (Kid White/The N-N Kid) July 30-36.” DHS Ranch Memoralbilia Postcard to Teddy Blue Abbott from Roland Matthews, April 23, 1909 Hagedorn, Hermann, Roosevelt in the Bad Lands, 1st edition. Includes hand- Postcard to Addie Osborne, Lewistown, Mont. 1914 Connolly Brothers saddle, Billings, MT, 13 1/2” seat, flat plate double rigged, written notations, or more correctly “opinions & corrections” of Teddy Blue Remittance receipt for inheritance from Teddy Blue’s family in England. 1919. free swing stirrups, excellent condition! Abbott. Written in pencil and marked with his initials on several pages. Teddy Blue Abbott’s pocket watch. Elgin w/gold chain. Provenance from Ab- Postcard addressed to Granville Abbott from his grandfather Granville Stuart, Johnson Trading Co., Bat wing chaps, Dillon, MT Bonner, T.D., The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, bott Family. Gold-filled case. Dec. 29, 1913. Signed, “Your loving Grandfather Granville Stuart.” Miles City Saddlery rifle scabbard, original “luggage” style handles, nice! Scout, Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians, 1892 edition, from Personal items of Teddy Blue Abbott: 1) enamel sugar bowl w/ lid; 2) English 13 postcards, images from the Old Timer’s Parade, Deer Lodge, MT 1912. In- Heiser 7” holster Butte Public Library, 1899. Includes notations of Teddy Blue Abbott, includ- commemorative cup, dated 1837/1897; 3) clothes brush and comb cludes one of Granville Stuart in carriage. Bools & Butler 5 1/2” holster ing history and opinions. Written in pencil and marked with his signature Teddy Blue Abbott’s boot jack, from his Three Deuce Ranch, carved on Letter to Teddy Blue Abbott from sister Ruth Wigg, Dec. 18, 1935 Unmarked holster w/ wide loop, 4 3/4” Chrisman, Harry E., The Ladder of Rivers, 2nd printing. Teddy Blue worked for underside, made with square nails. Steamer trunk, signed inside “E.C. Abbott bought this trunk in 1928.” Housed Catalog-style money cartridge belt, Sioux City wholesaler mark Olive in 1879, prior to obtaining his nickname of “Teddy Blue.” In this book Personal items of Granville Stuart: clothes and shoe brushes many of Teddy Blue’s belongings. US Army officer’s bit; soldier’s belt, from Fort Maginnis he is referred to as Eddie Abbott. Meat saw from DHS Ranch Shakespeare’s Tercentenary book marker, 1864. Belonged to Granville Stuart. Al Furstnow saddle, sq. skirts, basket border stamped, ca. 1910-20, single rigged Carrington, Col. Henry B., AB-SA-RA-KA, or Wyoming Opened, 1890. DHS bell mare bell, 4”, provenance from Stuart and Abbott Families J. L. Clark saddle, sq. skirts, basket border stamped, ca. 1910-20, single rigged Signed inside “Granville Stuart, Stevensville, Montana, Sept. 20, 1891” and Three buttons from the wedding dress of Mary Stuart Abbott. Married to Vintage Photographs Early stock saddle, marked, unreadable, full flower stamped, sq. skirts, ca. 1890-1920 “This book belongs to Teddy Blue, 3 Deuce Ranch, Gilt Edge, Mont.” “Teddy Blue” on September 29, 1889. Ms. Abbott is buried at Ft. Maginnis, MT Buermann chased iron spurs Zogbaum, Rufus F., Horse, Foot, and Dragoons, 1887, 1st edition, illus. by au- McChesney lady-leg bit, copper, brass & silver mtd. in her wedding dress that these buttons are from. thor. Includes account of Vigilante raid, July 1884, led by Granville Stuart, Monkey nose taps, flower stamped Charles “Patch Eye” Stuart original photo, Cornwell Studio, Glasgow, MT, 1951. Granville Stuart, original photograh, portrait taken Aug. 27, 1895, Butte, MT Batwing chaps, Johnson Trading Co., Dillon, MT and illustration of Stuart and fugitives. Granville Stuart’s son. Lot includes Patch Eye’s hand-written list of horses. Granville Stuart portrait photo w/signature engraving plate (printer’s block). J. L. Clark batwing chaps Dinsdale, Thomas J., The Vigilantes of Montana, 1882, very rare! Medallion from Range Riders Museum, Miles City, MT. Lot includes reprint 4” x 6” $500 Montana Territorial Bond James, Will, In the Saddle With Uncle Bill, 1950, dj photo of Patch Eye with Granville Stuart’s Win. 1876 rifle. Both 8 x 10’s. Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott sitting on the Cliff Coal Mine. This mine Horsehair bridle, prison made, w/ sterling silver bit James, Will, Horses I have Known, 1940, 1st, signed, dj Charles “Patch Eye” Stuart diaries & livestock tally books, 1890 through early supplied coal to the Spotted Horse and McGinnis mines at Gilt Edge. Located Hand braided rawhide romal; buffalo hide scale James, Will, Cowboy in the Making, 1947, dj 1920’s. 9 books. Tremendous Montana ranching history. on the 3 Deuce Ranch on a tributary of Alkali Creek. Big Horn Ram shldr mount, shot in Sun River Canyon, MT Fish & Game plug James, Will, The American Cowboy, 1942, 1st, signed, dj 3 photos, Montana cowboys, Charles “Patch Eye” Stuart, John Survant (Circle Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott, wife Mary, daughter Mary. Used in Time Lucchese ostrich skin cowboy boots, red, size 11, new in box James, Will, Flint Spears, Cowboy Rodeo Contestant, dj & original cover proof Diamond Ranch mgr.), Brim Barrett, A. P. Peck, 4 x 5, 3 x 4, 3 x 4 Life Wild West documentary series, “The Cowboys.” from Scribners Taped interview of Mary Stuart Abbott, “Life on the DHS Ranch,” with Oscar Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott. Used in Time Life Wild West documentary James, Will, My First Horse, 1940 Mueller, Lewistown, Montana. Includes 2 cassette tapes and transcription. series, “The Cowboys.” Books Barrows, John R., UBET, 1st edition, signed by author, unclipped dj, fine 3 letters to Granville & Addie Abbott from Allis Belle Stuart Vintage tin-type, Teddy Blue Abbott, John Burgess, John Bowen. Miles City, Paine, Lauran, Texas Ben Thompson, 1966, 1st edition (Granville’s 2nd wife), including 2 vintage photographs of Allis MT 1884. Used in “We Pointed Them North.” Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 2nd printing, signed inside cover “To Stuart, Granville, Diary & Sketchbook of a Journey to America, Belle in front of her house in Hamilton, MT.Oct. 13, 1940; Vintage tin-type, Teddy Blue Abbott. North Platte, NE 1879. Used in “We Darrell Abbott from, your Grandmother Mary Stuart Abbott.” 1963. Reprint from Virginia City, MT Post of January 1867. Nov. 26, 1940; Jan. 11, 1942. Pointed Them North.” 406.538.5125 • www.ShobeAuction.com 406.538.5125 • www.ShobeAuction.com