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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
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== GREP ==<br />
grep [OPTIONS] "REGEXP" [FILES(s)]<br />
<br />
*"REGEXP" can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
*Single or double quotes can be used.<br />
*Quotes can be omitted if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''<br />
<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
-F Fast search using literal search term, not regEx<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
<br />
-iFr ignore case, simple string search, search current directory and subdirectories<br />
<br />
'''egrep''' is replaced with '''grep -E''')<br />
'''fgrep''' is replaced with '''grep -F''')<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"<br />
<br />
==Create shortcuts in Linux (symbolic links)==<br />
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ln -s /pathToTarget nameOfTheLink<br />
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e.g. ln -s /var/www/html/public_html/ webDirectory<br />
ln creates hard and soft links. The -s option create soft (symbolic) links to resources in other directories, even other drives.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T19:18:45Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [OPTIONS] "REGEXP" [FILES(s)]<br />
<br />
*"REGEXP" can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
*Single or double quotes can be used.<br />
*Quotes can be omitted if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''<br />
<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
-F Fast search using literal search term, not regEx<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
<br />
-iFr ignore case, simple string search, search current directory and subdirectories<br />
<br />
'''egrep''' is replaced with '''grep -E''')<br />
'''fgrep''' is replaced with '''grep -F''')<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"<br />
<br />
==Create shortcuts in Linux (symbolic links)==<br />
<br />
ln -s /pathToTarget nameOfTheLink<br />
<br />
e.g. ln -s /var/www/html/public_html/ webDirectory</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T19:12:36Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [OPTIONS] "REGEXP" [FILES(s)]<br />
<br />
*"REGEXP" can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
*Single or double quotes can be used.<br />
*Quotes can be omitted if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''<br />
<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
-F Fast search using literal search term, not regEx<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
<br />
-iFr ignore case, simple string search, search current directory and subdirectories<br />
<br />
'''egrep''' is replaced with '''grep -E''')<br />
'''fgrep''' is replaced with '''grep -F''')<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T19:09:33Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [OPTIONS] "REGEXP" [FILES(s)]<br />
<br />
*"REGEXP" can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
*Single or double quotes can be used.<br />
*Quotes can be omitted if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''<br />
<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
-F Fast search using literal search term, not regEx<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
<br />
-iFr ignore case, simple string search, search current directory and subdirectories<br />
<br />
'''egrep''' supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E)<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread" <br />
<br />
'''fgrep''' (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (= grep -F)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T18:44:23Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [OPTIONS] "REGEXP" [FILES(s)]<br />
<br />
*"REGEXP" can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
*Single or double quotes can be used.<br />
*Quotes can be omitted if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''<br />
<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
<br />
'''egrep''' supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E)<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread" <br />
<br />
'''fgrep''' (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (= grep -F)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T18:41:56Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [OPTIONS] "foo" [FILES(s)]<br />
<br />
*Single or double quotes can be used.<br />
*Quotes can be omitted if there are no spaces in the search term. <br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''<br />
<br />
OPTIONS:<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
<br />
<br />
"foo" can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
<br />
egrep supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E)<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread" <br />
<br />
fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (- grep -F)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T18:38:41Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [options] "foo" [file(s)]<br />
<br />
*You can omit the quotes if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''''<br />
<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
<br />
<br />
foo can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
<br />
<br />
egrep supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E)<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread" <br />
<br />
fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (- grep -F)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T18:38:12Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [options] "foo" [file(s)]<br />
<br />
*You can omit the quotes if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
*If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
*Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
*''''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.''''<br />
<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
<br />
<br />
foo can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
<br />
<br />
egrep supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E)<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread" <br />
<br />
fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (- grep -F)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T18:37:24Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [options] "foo" [file(s)]<br />
<br />
You can omit the quotes if there are no spaces in the search term.<br />
If file is omitted, all files in current dir are searched.<br />
Multiple files can be specified separated by spaces or wildcarded (*.txt)<br />
'''While most tutorials assume that you are going to specify a file to search, using the search feature in vi makes more sense for working with a single file.'''<br />
<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
-w match whole words only<br />
-m, --max-count=NUM stop after NUM matches<br />
-a text files only<br />
-r recursive files inclusion<br />
<br />
<br />
foo can be any [[Regular Expression]]<br />
<br />
<br />
egrep supports pipes ("or") (= grep -E)<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread" <br />
<br />
fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp) (- grep -F)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command<br />
<br />
ls |grep blah lists all files in the current directory whose names contain the string "blah"</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T18:06:28Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div><br />
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]<br />
<br />
== GREP ==<br />
grep [options] "foo" [file(s)]<br />
<br />
-i ignore case<br />
-n print line #s<br />
-l just show filenames<br />
-x exact matches only<br />
<br />
foo can be any Regular Expression<br />
<br />
<br />
egrep supports pipes ("or")<br />
<br />
egrep "fruit|bread"<br />
<br />
fgrep (fast grep, simple text, no RegEXp)<br />
<br />
Can pipe the output of another command</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiLinuxGenWikiLinux2015-09-12T16:42:49Z<p>Birchy: Created page with " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]"</p>
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard Standard directory naming]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/GenWikiEntryGenWikiEntry2015-09-12T16:41:55Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Linux notes"</p>
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<div>[[GenWikiLinux|Linux notes]]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Main_PageMain Page2015-09-12T16:40:07Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>This wiki has been started for my own personal use, to record facts as I study history. If you would like to join me, send me a message. <br />
<br />
The primary focus initially is the area around [[Miles City, Montana]] during the 1870s and 1880s.<br />
<br />
Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
<br />
== Temporary GenWiki pages ==<br />
(Transfer to GenWiki when it works again)<br />
[[GenWikiEntry|Entry page]]<br />
<br />
== Resources to process / To do list ==<br />
*http://www.menwithcuster.com/05/ Men with Custer<br />
*Go through the MC.com History & Genealogy Forum<br />
*Hyperlink the Dusting Off the Old Ones articles<br />
* http://milescity.com/History/stories/bcch/<br />
* http://milescity.com/history/<br />
* http://montanahistorywiki.pbworks.com/w/search?q=%22miles+city%22 Montana History Wiki<br />
* [http://research.nprha.org/NP%20Track%20Segmenats%20of%20BNSF/BNSF%20Track%20Segmants%20Version%209.pdf] Railroads: Track Segment Listings (BNSF History Project & Annual Review)<br />
* [Indian lands and encroachment http://www.uic.edu/educ/bctpi/historyGIS/blackhills_1wk/bhselfserve/landcessions/index.html]<br />
* [Fort Wiki http://fortwiki.com/Fort_Abraham_Lincoln]<br />
* [Big Horn County TRAILS TO THE PAST http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtbightp/index.html]<br />
* [MT Indians History http://opi.mt.gov/pdf/indianed/resources/MTIndiansHistoryLocation.pdf]<br />
* [Conquest of the Missouri http://books.google.com/books?id=YQFx9BGrejkC&pg=PA391&lpg=PA391&dq=judge+strevell+miles+city&source=bl&ots=dqlwbpB3Qw&sig=In8Y3f9AUJ5x1EQLUYDn_aB_JAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TlutUpDdNuHX2QWs1YHICQ&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=judge%20strevell%20miles%20city&f=false]<br />
* [An Uncommon Journey: Book One in the Quaternion of the History of Old Dawson http://books.google.com/books?id=fI9Me7CP464C&pg=PA354&lpg=PA354&dq=jason+strevell&source=bl&ots=GEvhRaPtzo&sig=9pQkcRx_jJPjpoaWzeYzNIvm0XU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y8atUtWFNojc2gXI44GwCQ&ved=0CIwBEOgBMA4#v=onepage&q=jason%20strevell&f=false]<br />
* This Last West: Miles City, Montana Territory, and environs, 1876-1886 : the people, the geography, the incredible history by Lorman L Hoopes (ordered)<br />
* Fort Keogh: Cutting Edge of Culture, masters's thesis, Ca St Un at Long Beach, 1983<br />
* Illustrated and Historical Edition of the Yellowstone Journal, Supplement, 1900 (do I have this?)<br />
* Centennial Roundup, MC, 1987<br />
* Wanton West: Madams, Money, Murder, And The Wild Women of Montana's Frontier By Lael Morgan<br />
* Cowtowns, Milton F. Ayers<br />
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* The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone Basin, Mark H. Brown<br />
* [http://cdm16013.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ Montana Memory Project]<br />
* [http://cdm16013.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p103401mcmh/id/107/rec/151 Dr Winter's History of Medicine in Miles City]<br />
* The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone: A History of the Yellowstone Basin<br />
* Buffalo Calf Road Woman: The Story of a Warrior of the Little Bighorn<br />
* As Big as the West: The Pioneer Life of Granville Stuart By Clyde A. Milner II, Carol A. O'Connor (lots of juicy material on some of the scouts that were fixtures in Miles City's earliest days, incl Wormwood and Irvine.<br />
* Centennial Roundup, which was a series of articles that appeared in the Miles City Star in 1987 and were collected together in book form. <br />
* Miles City: An Architectural History and Beautiful City of Miles<br />
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Newspapers:<br />
* [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Chronicling America (digitized newspapers)] free<br />
* [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Register/Premium.aspx NewspaperArchive] subscription<br />
* [http://www.library.illinois.edu/dnc/Default/Skins/FFF/Client.asp?Skin=FFF&AW=1302546566479&AppName=2 Ag papers]<br />
* [http://news.google.com/newspapers Google]<br />
* Besides the Yellowstone Journal, be sure to scan early issues of others, esp. the Bismarck Tribune (Benton River Press, Lewistown, etc)<br />
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===Might have some useful material===<br />
* In Custer's Shadow, Major Marcus Reno<br />
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===Major Articles===<br />
* [[Miles City, Montana|Miles City]]<br />
* [[7th Cavalry]]<br />
* [[Dusting Off the Old Ones]]<br />
* [[Fanning The Embers]]<br />
* [[Recollections of Old Milestown]]<br />
* [[Stills: Battle of the Little Big Horn]]<br />
<br />
== Getting started ==<br />
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br />
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br />
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Charles_A._BurgCharles A. Burg2014-12-24T05:41:51Z<p>Birchy: /* = */</p>
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<div>CHARLES A. BURG is at the present <br />
time the affable, efficient, and highly esteemed <br />
postmaster of the town of Livingston and has <br />
so discharged his duties in this capacity since <br />
the time of his appointment, July 8, 1897. that <br />
he has won the respect and admiration, not only <br />
of the patrons of this important government <br />
office, but of his superiors in the department, <br />
as well, being now in his tenth year in these <br />
labors. Few men in the county of Park are <br />
better known than Mr. Burg and in as wide a <br />
circle as his acquaintance occupies so widely is <br />
he esteemed by friends, too. being a man, gen- <br />
ial, sympathetic and kindly disposed to his fel- <br />
lows, which qualities together with a sterling <br />
integrity are bound to win friendships. Mr. <br />
Burg is a typical son of the Fatherland, his <br />
birth in Germany occurring in 1849. His edu- <br />
cation was well looked after by thoughtful par- <br />
ents and after completing the public school <br />
course, he finished by a course in the military <br />
academy at Frankfort-on-the-Main and then, <br />
it being about 1865. he migrated to the United <br />
States, St. Anthony, Minnesota, being his ob- <br />
jective point. For the succeeding two years <br />
he was in the quarter-master service in St. <br />
Paul, alter which he embarked in lumbering <br />
on the upper Mississippi. This vigorous cal- <br />
ling was keenly enjoyed by him and he fol- <br />
lowed it closely until the spring of 1876. Then <br />
he began a study of the west with the result <br />
that in the following August he pitched his <br />
tent towards the setting sun and soon had jour- <br />
neyed to Montana. Those were days of hostile <br />
Indians, unoccupied ranges and weary freight- <br />
ing, for Montana in the centennial year was <br />
far from Montana of this day. The awfulness <br />
with which the massacre of Custer had swept <br />
the nation had brought Montana into promin- <br />
ence, but a prominence that was unsavory, save <br />
to a few brave and undaunted spirits, who <br />
courted the scenes of rugged activity and the <br />
dangers of the plains. For two years after this <br />
Mr. Burg was contracting for the government <br />
on the Tongue river and in the spring of 1878 <br />
sought other lines of activity. He is practically <br />
a father of Livingston, as he was here when <br />
it was called Clark City, a mere trading post. <br />
He was soon installed manager for the mercan- <br />
tile house of Orschel Brothers, continuing in <br />
this capacity until the fall of 1887, when he <br />
engaged in business for himself. Three years <br />
he continued thus and was then appointed by <br />
President Harrison as register of the land <br />
ofiice at Lewiston, this state. Four years he <br />
occupied this position and then returned to <br />
Livingston to take up business life, which con- <br />
tinued until the time of his appointment to the <br />
postoffice, as mentioned above. Since that time <br />
his services have been greatly appreciated by a <br />
grateful public and he is known to be a con- <br />
scientious and faithful oflicer of the depart- <br />
ment. <br />
<br />
The marriage of Mr. Burg and Miss Cyn- <br />
thia F. Weymouth, the daughter of Judge <br />
Weymouth of Marshall. Minnesota, was con- <br />
sunmiatedon the twenty-first day of June, 1880. <br />
On April 4, 1901, Mrs. Burg died from pneu-<br />
monia leaving her bereaved husband and four <br />
children. <br />
<br />
Charles A. Burg married his present wife, <br />
November 4, 1903. She is a daughter of S. <br />
M. Fitzgerald of Gardiner, Montana. <br />
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Charles A. Burg - pioneer - Livingston Montana<br />
XXkbhofhine (View posts)<br />
Posted: 30 Jun 2001 4:12PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Edited: 30 Aug 2001 8:14AM<br />
Surnames: Burg<br />
I would appreciate any information on Charles A. Burg, married Cynthia Folsom Weymouth in 1880 and after her death in 1901 married Ida Belle Fitzgerald. Had five children - four with Cynthia: Ernestine, Alfred, Charles Copeland and Kate Sephonia, and one with Ida: Mayer. Thank you.<br />
<br />
<br />
Charles A. Burg 1849-1927, Livingston, Montana<br />
Kirstin Hofhine (View posts)<br />
Posted: 12 Jul 2001 10:59AM<br />
Surnames: Burg, Weymouth, Alderson, Waggoner<br />
I am looking for anything on Charles A. Burg. He was a prominent Livingston figure. Married Cynthia Folsom Weymouth in 1880 and had four children: Ernestine, Alfred, Charles C. and Kate. Cynthia died in 1901 and he married Ida Belle Fitzgerald. They had a son named Mayer. The daughter Ernestine married Adelbert Alderson in 1903. The daughter Kate married a man named Waggoner in 1920 or 21.<br />
Charles A. Burg was my husband's great grandfather.<br />
Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br />
Thank you.<br />
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Re: Charles A. Burg 1849-1927, Livingston, Montana<br />
RoseShelton11 (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 2:14PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Charles A Burg was my geat-grandfather! My grandmother was Ernestine Burg Alderson. Ernestine and Adelbert had three children: Aldelbert, Lawrence and Margaret. Margaret Weymouth Alderson was born June 11, 1907 and was my mother.<br />
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Cynthia died of pneumonia and my grandmother always felt responsible. She never forgave her father for marrying Ida Belle Fitzgerald and lost touch with him.<br />
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Re: Cynthia Weymouth/ Charles Burg- Montana<br />
RoseShelton11 (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 1:28PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Surnames: Burg<br />
Cynthia and Charles are my great grandparents. I have his Byron Birthday book given to him on his birthday January 8th, 1882. He was born in Frankfurt-am-Main Germany in 1849 and served in the Franco Prussian War. Her deserted the army and somehow got to Montana where he had a silver mine. Cynthia was born about 1860 in Bethel Vermont. At an early age, I think her parents died, and she moved to the mid west. It is curious that she met Charles in Chicago. I have a wonderful Christmas letter from to her sister Lillian write in 1885. I would love to hear from you. visit my site https://ems.resrunner.com/capecod You will see a picture of Cynthia Fulsom Weymouth Burg<br />
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Re: Charles A. Burg - pioneer - Livingston Montana<br />
sfjdan (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2002 2:40PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Edited: 12 Dec 2002 7:29PM<br />
Surnames: Burg,Weymouth<br />
Hi--<br />
What luck! I just opened this message board for the first time to post a query on Chas Burg and Cynthia Weymouth and your message is the first thing I see! I actually know more about Cynthia Folsom Weymouth, whose sister Annie Hayden Weymouth Kirkland was my gr grandmother-- but I would love to share what you know, as my records are a blank for her after 1880 although I knew she ended up in Liv. MN and m. a Charlie Burg.<br />
Cynthia left Marshall Lyon Co. MN where she and two younger unmarried sisters--Caroline and Lillian-- and younger half brother-- Charles-- lived with father Daniel Folsom Weymouth, a lawyer and judge, and step mother Harriet E Howell Blanchard Weymouth, sometime around 1880 according to Marshall newspaper articles my niece has found. Cynthia was on the library board there and had appeared earlier in a play to raise money for the library which was built some years later. She was bn in Randolph VT in 1848 to DFW and wife Mary Riddle Blodgett; they were m. in 1843 and he was called to bar there in 1844 and practised law--mega Folsoms in that neck of the woods! Cynthia was one of 7 kids of MRBW (Mary Rebecca 1844, George Laban 1846, Cynthia Folsom 1848, Daniel Constantine 1850--all bn VT; Annie Hayden 1852, Caroline Boyden 1854, Lillian Blodgett 1857- all bn WI)-- The family came to Jefferson, Jefferson Co WI in 1850, where dad was lawyer and county attorney as well as number of other civic posts. Mother died in childbirth in 1857, dad re married 1858 Philinda Flint and had 2 sons, Edward,1859 who died 1866, and Charles, 1861--she d. 1865; then he remarried again in WI in 1866 to Harriet and they moved to Marshall as pioneers in 1873--had 3 summers of grasshoppers followed by 3 bad winters and culminating with worst prairie winter ever in 1880--enough to convince anyone to leave town--which Cynthia, Lillian and Caroline all seemed to do at about this time!<br />
I also know that my grandma Edith Lillian Kirkland visited the Burgs in Montana in the summer of 1913--I found a photo album of hers we didn't know about last year in my late uncle's stuff, and there are photos labelled 'at the burgs in livingston montana"-- so they must have kept in touch.<br />
I know Charles Copeland Burg was bn. 1895--the middle name comes from the Blodgett/Copeland connections in Jefferson; (one of Mary Riddle Blodgett's sisters, Hannah Eliz., a teacher, m. Charles Copeland, who built a large shoe business, in 1853) I think CCB was a fairly well known western artist--one of my nieces lived in Livingston area for several years and I suspect she could find out more about him if you don't already have it.<br />
What I don't know--where did C and C marry? where did he grow up? when did he die? what are birth dates of Cynthia's kids? what did she die of? It was a bad two decades for the Weymouths overall-- DFW son Charles d. 1888 of typhoid fever in Texas;wife Harriet d. 1890 while in Arkansas visiting son of his son George L, who d. in Civil War; daughter Lillian got divorced c. 1890 and sued c. 1893 in chicago; annie's daughter Elizabeth d. of typhoid fever in 1891 in Jefferson; DFW d. 1903 (after marrying 4th time in 1893 to older sister of his grandson George's wife, who was 46 to his 76 and had 4 kids)--and annie herself died in 1906. Add Cynthia d. in 1901 and it's depressing! Other death dates -- Mary, 1914; Lillian d. 1935; George L, 1865; don't have one for Caroline, who apparently went back to VT and never married, but I can't find any records to confirm this; also don't have one for DC, who was living in Texas in 1888 when Charles d. there.<br />
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Anything you have which you can share would make me a happy genfanatic for this week!<br />
I was in Marshall two weeks ago, and no info re a marriage for Cynthia there--it just said she had left the village after that date in 1880; I couldn't find any record of it in Jefferson either, the week before that, nor in lists of early WI marriages pre 1907.<br />
I found in the 1920 census Chas at 70 is listed as born in Deutschland--do you know where he grew up? who parents were? I have a record of a ____Burg child who was bn. Feb. 1 1886 in Jeff C WI, but I haven't seen the original birth cert. so I don't know if it was boy/girl or if it died at birth or lived, or whether it was child of C & C; I also found a Chas. Burg listed as carpenter in Minneapolis MN in 1889-1891 directories, and my niece can do further searching there as she works for MSHS in Minn. if he is likely to be the right one. The 1860 census index shows a Chas. Burg in Lake Tnshp Milw Co WI but I haven't looked at record yet to see if this might be him at 10. There is also a WI Burg family born to parents Joseph Burg b. 1817 and Anna Maria Sophia Rosar b. 1828; m. in Penn 1848; 9 kids born in various WI locations including a Charles bn. May 3 1854 in WI-- possible that Joseph is brother of whomever is Charles' father, and that their father was a Charles, with name repeated by both sons?<br />
I have a ton of info on Weymouths and related Folsoms, Gilmans, Blodgetts, Riddles and Hannah Alden, descendent of John and Priscilla, who m. a Blodgett--if it's the Weymouth line you're interested in, rather than Ida Belle's.<br />
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1899 Directory, for Livingston:<br />
Burg Charles, saloon. <br />
https://archive.org/stream/minnesotanorthso64unse/minnesotanorthso64unse_djvu.txt<br />
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There is at least one letter from Charles to [[Sheriff Tom Irvine]] in:<br />
http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv49937<br />
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Shelley Horsley Cruz posted a nice letter from Cynthia to To her sister Olivia in Chicago, Christmas 1884:<br />
http://milescity.com/forums/posts/view/355313/</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Thomas_H._IrvineThomas H. Irvine2014-12-24T05:39:41Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Thomas H. Irvine (1845-1926) was sheriff of Custer and Ravalli counties and U.S. deputy marshal. Papers (1879-1926) include correspondence, personal diaries, lists of wanted c..."</p>
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<div>Thomas H. Irvine (1845-1926) was sheriff of Custer and Ravalli counties and U.S. deputy marshal. Papers (1879-1926) include correspondence, personal diaries, lists of wanted criminals, court papers, and account books. There are also several reminiscences on "Big Nose George" Parrott, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the Kansas Jayhawkers, and Irvine's journey across the plains (1864) <br />
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Thomas Howard Irvine was born in Madison County, Kentucky, on August 19, 1845, son of Thomas H. Irvine and his second wife, Sally Bryan. When Thomas was four years old, his family moved to St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1864, they crossed the plains by wagon train to Virginia City, Montana Territory, and eventually settled in the Deer Lodge Valley. Irvine was initially engaged in ranching and mining, but in the 1870s, he hired on as an independent scout for General Nelson Miles and was involved in several campaigns, including the Rosebud. At the close of the Indian campaigns in 1878, he moved to the new town of Miles City. He served as U.S. Deputy Marshal until his election as Sheriff of Custer County in 1880, when it covered most of eastern Montana. As sheriff Irvine had to deal with the criminal turmoil created by the coming of the railroad to Miles City. Among the criminals he lodged in his jail was "Big Nose George" Parrott. During the 1880s, Irvine served another period as U.S. Deputy Marshal and another term as county sheriff. In 1882, Irvine married a young widow, Mary E. Flynn, who had a baby daughter. They had five sons: Thomas B., Bryan, Fred, Kit Carson, and Kenneth. In the 1890s, Irvine moved to Hamilton, Montana, where he served several terms as Ravalli County sheriff. In his later years he had a ranch at Perma in Sanders County. Thomas H. Irvine died on January 11, 1926, in Long Beach, California. <br />
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Thomas H. Irvine Papers, 1879-1926 <br />
Montana Historical Society Archives<br />
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Thomas H. Irvine]]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Early_Miles_City_law_enforcementEarly Miles City law enforcement2014-12-24T05:34:09Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>first four years of Miles City [1877-80]:<br />
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[[Hugh J. Hoppy]]<br />
[[Thomas Irvine]]<br />
[[William H. Bullard]]<br />
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Deputy Sheriffs:<br />
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[[Edward Creely]]<br />
[[Louis King]]<br />
[[J.W. Johnson]]<br />
[[John Conley]]<br />
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Town Marshals:<br />
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? Murray<br />
[[Paulinas McCormick]]<br />
[[Henry (Hank)Wormwood]]<br />
[[Tom Irvine]]<br />
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Constables<br />
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Night Watchmen</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Charles_A._BurgCharles A. Burg2014-12-24T05:32:22Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>CHARLES A. BURG is at the present <br />
time the affable, efficient, and highly esteemed <br />
postmaster of the town of Livingston and has <br />
so discharged his duties in this capacity since <br />
the time of his appointment, July 8, 1897. that <br />
he has won the respect and admiration, not only <br />
of the patrons of this important government <br />
office, but of his superiors in the department, <br />
as well, being now in his tenth year in these <br />
labors. Few men in the county of Park are <br />
better known than Mr. Burg and in as wide a <br />
circle as his acquaintance occupies so widely is <br />
he esteemed by friends, too. being a man, gen- <br />
ial, sympathetic and kindly disposed to his fel- <br />
lows, which qualities together with a sterling <br />
integrity are bound to win friendships. Mr. <br />
Burg is a typical son of the Fatherland, his <br />
birth in Germany occurring in 1849. His edu- <br />
cation was well looked after by thoughtful par- <br />
ents and after completing the public school <br />
course, he finished by a course in the military <br />
academy at Frankfort-on-the-Main and then, <br />
it being about 1865. he migrated to the United <br />
States, St. Anthony, Minnesota, being his ob- <br />
jective point. For the succeeding two years <br />
he was in the quarter-master service in St. <br />
Paul, alter which he embarked in lumbering <br />
on the upper Mississippi. This vigorous cal- <br />
ling was keenly enjoyed by him and he fol- <br />
lowed it closely until the spring of 1876. Then <br />
he began a study of the west with the result <br />
that in the following August he pitched his <br />
tent towards the setting sun and soon had jour- <br />
neyed to Montana. Those were days of hostile <br />
Indians, unoccupied ranges and weary freight- <br />
ing, for Montana in the centennial year was <br />
far from Montana of this day. The awfulness <br />
with which the massacre of Custer had swept <br />
the nation had brought Montana into promin- <br />
ence, but a prominence that was unsavory, save <br />
to a few brave and undaunted spirits, who <br />
courted the scenes of rugged activity and the <br />
dangers of the plains. For two years after this <br />
Mr. Burg was contracting for the government <br />
on the Tongue river and in the spring of 1878 <br />
sought other lines of activity. He is practically <br />
a father of Livingston, as he was here when <br />
it was called Clark City, a mere trading post. <br />
He was soon installed manager for the mercan- <br />
tile house of Orschel Brothers, continuing in <br />
this capacity until the fall of 1887, when he <br />
engaged in business for himself. Three years <br />
he continued thus and was then appointed by <br />
President Harrison as register of the land <br />
ofiice at Lewiston, this state. Four years he <br />
occupied this position and then returned to <br />
Livingston to take up business life, which con- <br />
tinued until the time of his appointment to the <br />
postoffice, as mentioned above. Since that time <br />
his services have been greatly appreciated by a <br />
grateful public and he is known to be a con- <br />
scientious and faithful oflicer of the depart- <br />
ment. <br />
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The marriage of Mr. Burg and Miss Cyn- <br />
thia F. Weymouth, the daughter of Judge <br />
Weymouth of Marshall. Minnesota, was con- <br />
sunmiatedon the twenty-first day of June, 1880. <br />
On April 4, 1901, Mrs. Burg died from pneu-<br />
monia leaving her bereaved husband and four <br />
children. <br />
<br />
Charles A. Burg married his present wife, <br />
November 4, 1903. She is a daughter of S. <br />
M. Fitzgerald of Gardiner, Montana. <br />
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Charles A. Burg - pioneer - Livingston Montana<br />
XXkbhofhine (View posts)<br />
Posted: 30 Jun 2001 4:12PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Edited: 30 Aug 2001 8:14AM<br />
Surnames: Burg<br />
I would appreciate any information on Charles A. Burg, married Cynthia Folsom Weymouth in 1880 and after her death in 1901 married Ida Belle Fitzgerald. Had five children - four with Cynthia: Ernestine, Alfred, Charles Copeland and Kate Sephonia, and one with Ida: Mayer. Thank you.<br />
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Charles A. Burg 1849-1927, Livingston, Montana<br />
Kirstin Hofhine (View posts)<br />
Posted: 12 Jul 2001 10:59AM<br />
Surnames: Burg, Weymouth, Alderson, Waggoner<br />
I am looking for anything on Charles A. Burg. He was a prominent Livingston figure. Married Cynthia Folsom Weymouth in 1880 and had four children: Ernestine, Alfred, Charles C. and Kate. Cynthia died in 1901 and he married Ida Belle Fitzgerald. They had a son named Mayer. The daughter Ernestine married Adelbert Alderson in 1903. The daughter Kate married a man named Waggoner in 1920 or 21.<br />
Charles A. Burg was my husband's great grandfather.<br />
Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br />
Thank you.<br />
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Re: Charles A. Burg 1849-1927, Livingston, Montana<br />
RoseShelton11 (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 2:14PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Charles A Burg was my geat-grandfather! My grandmother was Ernestine Burg Alderson. Ernestine and Adelbert had three children: Aldelbert, Lawrence and Margaret. Margaret Weymouth Alderson was born June 11, 1907 and was my mother.<br />
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Cynthia died of pneumonia and my grandmother always felt responsible. She never forgave her father for marrying Ida Belle Fitzgerald and lost touch with him.<br />
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Re: Cynthia Weymouth/ Charles Burg- Montana<br />
RoseShelton11 (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 1:28PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Surnames: Burg<br />
Cynthia and Charles are my great grandparents. I have his Byron Birthday book given to him on his birthday January 8th, 1882. He was born in Frankfurt-am-Main Germany in 1849 and served in the Franco Prussian War. Her deserted the army and somehow got to Montana where he had a silver mine. Cynthia was born about 1860 in Bethel Vermont. At an early age, I think her parents died, and she moved to the mid west. It is curious that she met Charles in Chicago. I have a wonderful Christmas letter from to her sister Lillian write in 1885. I would love to hear from you. visit my site https://ems.resrunner.com/capecod You will see a picture of Cynthia Fulsom Weymouth Burg<br />
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Re: Charles A. Burg - pioneer - Livingston Montana<br />
sfjdan (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2002 2:40PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Edited: 12 Dec 2002 7:29PM<br />
Surnames: Burg,Weymouth<br />
Hi--<br />
What luck! I just opened this message board for the first time to post a query on Chas Burg and Cynthia Weymouth and your message is the first thing I see! I actually know more about Cynthia Folsom Weymouth, whose sister Annie Hayden Weymouth Kirkland was my gr grandmother-- but I would love to share what you know, as my records are a blank for her after 1880 although I knew she ended up in Liv. MN and m. a Charlie Burg.<br />
Cynthia left Marshall Lyon Co. MN where she and two younger unmarried sisters--Caroline and Lillian-- and younger half brother-- Charles-- lived with father Daniel Folsom Weymouth, a lawyer and judge, and step mother Harriet E Howell Blanchard Weymouth, sometime around 1880 according to Marshall newspaper articles my niece has found. Cynthia was on the library board there and had appeared earlier in a play to raise money for the library which was built some years later. She was bn in Randolph VT in 1848 to DFW and wife Mary Riddle Blodgett; they were m. in 1843 and he was called to bar there in 1844 and practised law--mega Folsoms in that neck of the woods! Cynthia was one of 7 kids of MRBW (Mary Rebecca 1844, George Laban 1846, Cynthia Folsom 1848, Daniel Constantine 1850--all bn VT; Annie Hayden 1852, Caroline Boyden 1854, Lillian Blodgett 1857- all bn WI)-- The family came to Jefferson, Jefferson Co WI in 1850, where dad was lawyer and county attorney as well as number of other civic posts. Mother died in childbirth in 1857, dad re married 1858 Philinda Flint and had 2 sons, Edward,1859 who died 1866, and Charles, 1861--she d. 1865; then he remarried again in WI in 1866 to Harriet and they moved to Marshall as pioneers in 1873--had 3 summers of grasshoppers followed by 3 bad winters and culminating with worst prairie winter ever in 1880--enough to convince anyone to leave town--which Cynthia, Lillian and Caroline all seemed to do at about this time!<br />
I also know that my grandma Edith Lillian Kirkland visited the Burgs in Montana in the summer of 1913--I found a photo album of hers we didn't know about last year in my late uncle's stuff, and there are photos labelled 'at the burgs in livingston montana"-- so they must have kept in touch.<br />
I know Charles Copeland Burg was bn. 1895--the middle name comes from the Blodgett/Copeland connections in Jefferson; (one of Mary Riddle Blodgett's sisters, Hannah Eliz., a teacher, m. Charles Copeland, who built a large shoe business, in 1853) I think CCB was a fairly well known western artist--one of my nieces lived in Livingston area for several years and I suspect she could find out more about him if you don't already have it.<br />
What I don't know--where did C and C marry? where did he grow up? when did he die? what are birth dates of Cynthia's kids? what did she die of? It was a bad two decades for the Weymouths overall-- DFW son Charles d. 1888 of typhoid fever in Texas;wife Harriet d. 1890 while in Arkansas visiting son of his son George L, who d. in Civil War; daughter Lillian got divorced c. 1890 and sued c. 1893 in chicago; annie's daughter Elizabeth d. of typhoid fever in 1891 in Jefferson; DFW d. 1903 (after marrying 4th time in 1893 to older sister of his grandson George's wife, who was 46 to his 76 and had 4 kids)--and annie herself died in 1906. Add Cynthia d. in 1901 and it's depressing! Other death dates -- Mary, 1914; Lillian d. 1935; George L, 1865; don't have one for Caroline, who apparently went back to VT and never married, but I can't find any records to confirm this; also don't have one for DC, who was living in Texas in 1888 when Charles d. there.<br />
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Anything you have which you can share would make me a happy genfanatic for this week!<br />
I was in Marshall two weeks ago, and no info re a marriage for Cynthia there--it just said she had left the village after that date in 1880; I couldn't find any record of it in Jefferson either, the week before that, nor in lists of early WI marriages pre 1907.<br />
I found in the 1920 census Chas at 70 is listed as born in Deutschland--do you know where he grew up? who parents were? I have a record of a ____Burg child who was bn. Feb. 1 1886 in Jeff C WI, but I haven't seen the original birth cert. so I don't know if it was boy/girl or if it died at birth or lived, or whether it was child of C & C; I also found a Chas. Burg listed as carpenter in Minneapolis MN in 1889-1891 directories, and my niece can do further searching there as she works for MSHS in Minn. if he is likely to be the right one. The 1860 census index shows a Chas. Burg in Lake Tnshp Milw Co WI but I haven't looked at record yet to see if this might be him at 10. There is also a WI Burg family born to parents Joseph Burg b. 1817 and Anna Maria Sophia Rosar b. 1828; m. in Penn 1848; 9 kids born in various WI locations including a Charles bn. May 3 1854 in WI-- possible that Joseph is brother of whomever is Charles' father, and that their father was a Charles, with name repeated by both sons?<br />
I have a ton of info on Weymouths and related Folsoms, Gilmans, Blodgetts, Riddles and Hannah Alden, descendent of John and Priscilla, who m. a Blodgett--if it's the Weymouth line you're interested in, rather than Ida Belle's.<br />
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1899 Directory, for Livingston:<br />
Burg Charles, saloon. <br />
https://archive.org/stream/minnesotanorthso64unse/minnesotanorthso64unse_djvu.txt<br />
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There is at least one letter from Charles to [[Sheriff Tom Irvine]] in:<br />
http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv49937</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Charles_A._BurgCharles A. Burg2014-12-24T05:27:36Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "CHARLES A. BURG is at the present time the affable, efficient, and highly esteemed postmaster of the town of Livingston and has so discharged his duties in this capacity si..."</p>
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<div>CHARLES A. BURG is at the present <br />
time the affable, efficient, and highly esteemed <br />
postmaster of the town of Livingston and has <br />
so discharged his duties in this capacity since <br />
the time of his appointment, July 8, 1897. that <br />
he has won the respect and admiration, not only <br />
of the patrons of this important government <br />
office, but of his superiors in the department, <br />
as well, being now in his tenth year in these <br />
labors. Few men in the county of Park are <br />
better known than Mr. Burg and in as wide a <br />
circle as his acquaintance occupies so widely is <br />
he esteemed by friends, too. being a man, gen- <br />
ial, sympathetic and kindly disposed to his fel- <br />
lows, which qualities together with a sterling <br />
integrity are bound to win friendships. Mr. <br />
Burg is a typical son of the Fatherland, his <br />
birth in Germany occurring in 1849. His edu- <br />
cation was well looked after by thoughtful par- <br />
ents and after completing the public school <br />
course, he finished by a course in the military <br />
academy at Frankfort-on-the-Main and then, <br />
it being about 1865. he migrated to the United <br />
States, St. Anthony, Minnesota, being his ob- <br />
jective point. For the succeeding two years <br />
he was in the quarter-master service in St. <br />
Paul, alter which he embarked in lumbering <br />
on the upper Mississippi. This vigorous cal- <br />
ling was keenly enjoyed by him and he fol- <br />
lowed it closely until the spring of 1876. Then <br />
he began a study of the west with the result <br />
that in the following August he pitched his <br />
tent towards the setting sun and soon had jour- <br />
neyed to Montana. Those were days of hostile <br />
Indians, unoccupied ranges and weary freight- <br />
ing, for Montana in the centennial year was <br />
far from Montana of this day. The awfulness <br />
with which the massacre of Custer had swept <br />
the nation had brought Montana into promin- <br />
ence, but a prominence that was unsavory, save <br />
to a few brave and undaunted spirits, who <br />
courted the scenes of rugged activity and the <br />
dangers of the plains. For two years after this <br />
Mr. Burg was contracting for the government <br />
on the Tongue river and in the spring of 1878 <br />
sought other lines of activity. He is practically <br />
a father of Livingston, as he was here when <br />
it was called Clark City, a mere trading post. <br />
He was soon installed manager for the mercan- <br />
tile house of Orschel Brothers, continuing in <br />
this capacity until the fall of 1887, when he <br />
engaged in business for himself. Three years <br />
he continued thus and was then appointed by <br />
President Harrison as register of the land <br />
ofiice at Lewiston, this state. Four years he <br />
occupied this position and then returned to <br />
Livingston to take up business life, which con- <br />
tinued until the time of his appointment to the <br />
postoffice, as mentioned above. Since that time <br />
his services have been greatly appreciated by a <br />
grateful public and he is known to be a con- <br />
scientious and faithful oflicer of the depart- <br />
ment. <br />
<br />
The marriage of Mr. Burg and Miss Cyn- <br />
thia F. Weymouth, the daughter of Judge <br />
Weymouth of Marshall. Minnesota, was con- <br />
sunmiatedon the twenty-first day of June, 1880. <br />
On April 4, 1901, Mrs. Burg died from pneu-<br />
monia leaving her bereaved husband and four <br />
children. <br />
<br />
Charles A. Burg married his present wife, <br />
November 4, 1903. She is a daughter of S. <br />
M. Fitzgerald of Gardiner, Montana. <br />
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Charles A. Burg - pioneer - Livingston Montana<br />
XXkbhofhine (View posts)<br />
Posted: 30 Jun 2001 4:12PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Edited: 30 Aug 2001 8:14AM<br />
Surnames: Burg<br />
I would appreciate any information on Charles A. Burg, married Cynthia Folsom Weymouth in 1880 and after her death in 1901 married Ida Belle Fitzgerald. Had five children - four with Cynthia: Ernestine, Alfred, Charles Copeland and Kate Sephonia, and one with Ida: Mayer. Thank you.<br />
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Charles A. Burg 1849-1927, Livingston, Montana<br />
Kirstin Hofhine (View posts)<br />
Posted: 12 Jul 2001 10:59AM<br />
Surnames: Burg, Weymouth, Alderson, Waggoner<br />
I am looking for anything on Charles A. Burg. He was a prominent Livingston figure. Married Cynthia Folsom Weymouth in 1880 and had four children: Ernestine, Alfred, Charles C. and Kate. Cynthia died in 1901 and he married Ida Belle Fitzgerald. They had a son named Mayer. The daughter Ernestine married Adelbert Alderson in 1903. The daughter Kate married a man named Waggoner in 1920 or 21.<br />
Charles A. Burg was my husband's great grandfather.<br />
Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br />
Thank you.<br />
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Re: Charles A. Burg 1849-1927, Livingston, Montana<br />
RoseShelton11 (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 2:14PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Charles A Burg was my geat-grandfather! My grandmother was Ernestine Burg Alderson. Ernestine and Adelbert had three children: Aldelbert, Lawrence and Margaret. Margaret Weymouth Alderson was born June 11, 1907 and was my mother.<br />
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Cynthia died of pneumonia and my grandmother always felt responsible. She never forgave her father for marrying Ida Belle Fitzgerald and lost touch with him.<br />
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Re: Cynthia Weymouth/ Charles Burg- Montana<br />
RoseShelton11 (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 1:28PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Surnames: Burg<br />
Cynthia and Charles are my great grandparents. I have his Byron Birthday book given to him on his birthday January 8th, 1882. He was born in Frankfurt-am-Main Germany in 1849 and served in the Franco Prussian War. Her deserted the army and somehow got to Montana where he had a silver mine. Cynthia was born about 1860 in Bethel Vermont. At an early age, I think her parents died, and she moved to the mid west. It is curious that she met Charles in Chicago. I have a wonderful Christmas letter from to her sister Lillian write in 1885. I would love to hear from you. visit my site https://ems.resrunner.com/capecod You will see a picture of Cynthia Fulsom Weymouth Burg<br />
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Re: Charles A. Burg - pioneer - Livingston Montana<br />
sfjdan (View posts)<br />
Posted: 23 Sep 2002 2:40PM<br />
Classification: Query<br />
Edited: 12 Dec 2002 7:29PM<br />
Surnames: Burg,Weymouth<br />
Hi--<br />
What luck! I just opened this message board for the first time to post a query on Chas Burg and Cynthia Weymouth and your message is the first thing I see! I actually know more about Cynthia Folsom Weymouth, whose sister Annie Hayden Weymouth Kirkland was my gr grandmother-- but I would love to share what you know, as my records are a blank for her after 1880 although I knew she ended up in Liv. MN and m. a Charlie Burg.<br />
Cynthia left Marshall Lyon Co. MN where she and two younger unmarried sisters--Caroline and Lillian-- and younger half brother-- Charles-- lived with father Daniel Folsom Weymouth, a lawyer and judge, and step mother Harriet E Howell Blanchard Weymouth, sometime around 1880 according to Marshall newspaper articles my niece has found. Cynthia was on the library board there and had appeared earlier in a play to raise money for the library which was built some years later. She was bn in Randolph VT in 1848 to DFW and wife Mary Riddle Blodgett; they were m. in 1843 and he was called to bar there in 1844 and practised law--mega Folsoms in that neck of the woods! Cynthia was one of 7 kids of MRBW (Mary Rebecca 1844, George Laban 1846, Cynthia Folsom 1848, Daniel Constantine 1850--all bn VT; Annie Hayden 1852, Caroline Boyden 1854, Lillian Blodgett 1857- all bn WI)-- The family came to Jefferson, Jefferson Co WI in 1850, where dad was lawyer and county attorney as well as number of other civic posts. Mother died in childbirth in 1857, dad re married 1858 Philinda Flint and had 2 sons, Edward,1859 who died 1866, and Charles, 1861--she d. 1865; then he remarried again in WI in 1866 to Harriet and they moved to Marshall as pioneers in 1873--had 3 summers of grasshoppers followed by 3 bad winters and culminating with worst prairie winter ever in 1880--enough to convince anyone to leave town--which Cynthia, Lillian and Caroline all seemed to do at about this time!<br />
I also know that my grandma Edith Lillian Kirkland visited the Burgs in Montana in the summer of 1913--I found a photo album of hers we didn't know about last year in my late uncle's stuff, and there are photos labelled 'at the burgs in livingston montana"-- so they must have kept in touch.<br />
I know Charles Copeland Burg was bn. 1895--the middle name comes from the Blodgett/Copeland connections in Jefferson; (one of Mary Riddle Blodgett's sisters, Hannah Eliz., a teacher, m. Charles Copeland, who built a large shoe business, in 1853) I think CCB was a fairly well known western artist--one of my nieces lived in Livingston area for several years and I suspect she could find out more about him if you don't already have it.<br />
What I don't know--where did C and C marry? where did he grow up? when did he die? what are birth dates of Cynthia's kids? what did she die of? It was a bad two decades for the Weymouths overall-- DFW son Charles d. 1888 of typhoid fever in Texas;wife Harriet d. 1890 while in Arkansas visiting son of his son George L, who d. in Civil War; daughter Lillian got divorced c. 1890 and sued c. 1893 in chicago; annie's daughter Elizabeth d. of typhoid fever in 1891 in Jefferson; DFW d. 1903 (after marrying 4th time in 1893 to older sister of his grandson George's wife, who was 46 to his 76 and had 4 kids)--and annie herself died in 1906. Add Cynthia d. in 1901 and it's depressing! Other death dates -- Mary, 1914; Lillian d. 1935; George L, 1865; don't have one for Caroline, who apparently went back to VT and never married, but I can't find any records to confirm this; also don't have one for DC, who was living in Texas in 1888 when Charles d. there.<br />
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Anything you have which you can share would make me a happy genfanatic for this week!<br />
I was in Marshall two weeks ago, and no info re a marriage for Cynthia there--it just said she had left the village after that date in 1880; I couldn't find any record of it in Jefferson either, the week before that, nor in lists of early WI marriages pre 1907.<br />
I found in the 1920 census Chas at 70 is listed as born in Deutschland--do you know where he grew up? who parents were? I have a record of a ____Burg child who was bn. Feb. 1 1886 in Jeff C WI, but I haven't seen the original birth cert. so I don't know if it was boy/girl or if it died at birth or lived, or whether it was child of C & C; I also found a Chas. Burg listed as carpenter in Minneapolis MN in 1889-1891 directories, and my niece can do further searching there as she works for MSHS in Minn. if he is likely to be the right one. The 1860 census index shows a Chas. Burg in Lake Tnshp Milw Co WI but I haven't looked at record yet to see if this might be him at 10. There is also a WI Burg family born to parents Joseph Burg b. 1817 and Anna Maria Sophia Rosar b. 1828; m. in Penn 1848; 9 kids born in various WI locations including a Charles bn. May 3 1854 in WI-- possible that Joseph is brother of whomever is Charles' father, and that their father was a Charles, with name repeated by both sons?<br />
I have a ton of info on Weymouths and related Folsoms, Gilmans, Blodgetts, Riddles and Hannah Alden, descendent of John and Priscilla, who m. a Blodgett--if it's the Weymouth line you're interested in, rather than Ida Belle's.<br />
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1899 Directory, for Livingston:<br />
Burg Charles, saloon. <br />
https://archive.org/stream/minnesotanorthso64unse/minnesotanorthso64unse_djvu.txt</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Stage_lineStage line2014-05-20T05:36:56Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "From [http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/July-2009/Stagecoach-expert-tells-of-drivers-demands-and-dangers/] Cowboys & Indians: How many horses were used to pull a..."</p>
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<div>From [http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/July-2009/Stagecoach-expert-tells-of-drivers-demands-and-dangers/]<br />
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Cowboys & Indians: How many horses were used to pull a stagecoach?<br />
Doug Hansen: There were four to six horses depending upon the size of the coach and the terrain. Coach models were available in four- to 12-passenger capacities.<br />
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In terms of pulling, the bigger factor wasn't the passenger weight, but rather the terrain and the grade/inclines that would be encountered. Keep in mind, too, that any regular stage lines had intervals where there were stations to change horses — typically they would travel 10 to 15 miles and then change. If there was an incline, they needed six horses. If it was a flat route, then four would suffice.<br />
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The number of horses depended mainly on the logistics of the stage line — where the heaviest and steepest incline was. When stagecoaches came into town, they might have had six horses just for a presence — they would have wanted to look flashy for the sake of advertising.<br />
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C&I: How are the horses connected to each other and the coach?<br />
Hansen: The stagecoach itself has a stiff pole or "tongue." That is what the first pair of horses — the "wheelers" — on either side of the pole are connected to. There's a left or "near" wheeler, and a right or "off" wheeler. Working our way forward, the next pair of horses is referred to as the "swing" horses — they're middleweights. And the front team is the lead horses. Each team or pair is hitched to a doubletree connected to the hitch assembly, and this is how they draw the coach. The horses steer the coach with another connection termed "pole straps." This strap connects the breast of the horse to the pole or tongue. And the driver controls these six spirited animals through the "lines," six leather straps in his hands that connect to the bits.<br />
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C&I: Were there certain temperaments or attributes that made for good coach horses?<br />
Hansen: Wheelers, swing, and lead are positions. It's like a football team: Each position has a characteristic and job. Wheel horses are the muscled, heavier horses — the brutes connect directly to the pole of the coach. The tongue is jerking around in rough country. They have to have enough mass and pulling power — they need the strength. The swing team are middleweights; they have to have good control and balance. They are helping draw the coach. The lead horses are the leaders of the hitch. They are like the quarterbacks — they're making decisions. Lead horses have confidence, courage. They are the horses you are going to drive into the raging torrents of the river. They are the leaders of the pack. They have to be courageous. If you could weigh the spirit, the lead horses must have the most because they are farther from the driver and his commands — so they're more sensitive and higher-spirited, with more grit in their disposition.<br />
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These attributes were understood and recognized by the horsemen. The horse is a draft animal, and in the day of the stagecoach, a lot of engineering went into figuring the physics of the draft for utmost efficiency — harness, collars, hitches, vehicles were evaluated for minimal draft. This was the horse-drawn era — the horse moved everything. As many mules as horses were used. You did not move anything without the horse or the mule.<br />
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C&I: Sounds complicated. How do you train horses and mules to pull a coach?<br />
Hansen: A good horseman will recognize the characteristics and consider the position. There is some preliminary training, but most of the schooling is on the job. The other horses will teach the new ones. They were bred for it to a certain extent. The Morgan breed was a strong breed then. The horses had to have physics to endure the task: heavy-boned, good feet, and a large heart girth for the lung capacity. These horses were athletes. And you needed the right kind of horses for the task. Mules are tougher than horses and could do longer runs — for instance, mules were favored where stage stations were few and far between. A horse, though it's magnificent and has the capability to travel fast, was not quite as self-sufficient as the mule. Horses were higher-maintenance. They needed grain, hay, and pampering to keep up their high-spirited stamina.<br />
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Courtesy HansenWheel.com<br />
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C&I: How about the driver? What kind of skill is involved, and how did someone go about learning to drive a coach?<br />
Hansen: The driver was extremely talented. High regard was given to these reins men, or "whips." The driver or "coach" was held in high esteem like a race-car driver today. He had six lines, or ribbons, in his hands. He had to constantly manipulate the lines: contact to the wheelers, taking from the swing, feathering the leaders, and back again to maintain control and balance of his hitch. His touch was his communication with the horses. Every subtle movement with his hand, the horses responded to. He would have three lines in each hand. Each line split out to the team. To make a right-hand turn to get the coach around the corner — imagine turning a semi — the driver would start the lead horses turning first, then the swing, then the wheelers, all in effort to position the coach wheels precisely where he wanted them. He had to balance the lines in such a way that the timing was right in phases.<br />
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He could use the brake to slow the coach and add tension to his lines. It's very difficult. It's like two horses quantified to four then to six — it's exponential in complication, like going from tricycle to bicycle to unicycle. The skill is still alive today, but there are very few people involved in multiple-hitch driving that can pass it on. It's a matter of handing down the art — quite an endeavor. A coach driver would take years to achieve his status. He was kind of like a king. Besides the skill involved, a driver also had to be responsible to keep to schedule and brave to deal with the adversities on the trail. These guys weren't found on every street corner.<br />
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C&I: How many pounds does the typical coach weigh empty? And loaded?<br />
Hansen: The unloaded empty weight of the Western mail coach, the Concord, was 2,400 pounds for a nine-passenger coach. But the stagecoach didn't just carry people — it served numerous functions. It was a mail coach from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast. A good-paying contract [to carry the mail] might have been several hundred thousand dollars. It was also a passenger service and an express service. Then you have to figure all the bags of each person. If you weighed all of it out for a nine-passenger coach, which is three bench seats with three people each inside … you also need to count the outside seating. On the exterior of coach, you have the driver's seat, or the box — three people in the box, counting the driver and express man guarding the packages.<br />
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The platform up there where the driver sat was 24-inches wide, but only 12 inches of the seat was used by the driver because directly behind him were the knees and feet of the three deck-seat passengers. And then there was the "Chinaman's seat" facing out the rear, riding backward, eating the dust, a loose footboard dangling from leather straps where you're keeping yourself balanced. During those days, that would be the slang name for that roof seat, probably because lots of Chinese workers got stuck riding back there; it was a cheaper fare. The best seat on the coach was sitting with the whip. You've got the rolling country view, horses, and sitting with the king of the coach. That is, of course, unless you were traveling at night in a rainstorm, in which case you'd want to be in the coach with the curtains down. So you've got a total of 18 people on the coach.<br />
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C&I: Okay, so fully loaded, what are we talking about?<br />
Hansen: Eighteen people, plus trunks and luggage. The trunks would have been in the rear boot, mail and the strongbox in the front boot. And on the roof, there was another luggage rack with lighter stuff — parcels, satchels, hatboxes, and the like. They charged by dimensions and weight. So the payload on a 2,400-pound coach, carrying 4,800 pounds fully loaded …<br />
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C&I: A heavy burden, in other words.<br />
Hansen: Yes, that's a big load. The horses had to be extremely fit, and the wheels had to be phenomenally engineered. The wheels were highly specialized things: You might have had to go on north slope of a hollow to get a slow-growing tight-grain special piece of wood selected by hand for its strength. Even so, with that capacity, there were likely runs they could not do. The logistics were complicated. The express office would have had to figure this out. A route the stages were traveling on was like an interstate highway. The stations were like gas stations/convenience stores. And a lot of mini industries grew up around the stage lines to support the routes. There'd be freighting, making hay, stock tenders, etc. Think about setting up a stage line: You had to freight overland all this gear to feed the people and the horses and sustain the caretakers who were running the station. It was a much more monumental task than hooking four horses on a coach and driving down a trail.<br />
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Courtesy HansenWheel.com<br />
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Remember the stations were 10 to 15 miles apart. If a horse went lame — threw a shoe or got a bruise on a rock — they'd baby him into the station and get a replacement. They spent a lot of time and care making sure their stock was kept in good shape. There were farriers at stations — very possibly the station manager took care of horses, kept them shod, and washed down their shoulders with saltwater to keep the horses from getting sore. He would have done all the things needed to keep them going.<br />
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We don't know everything because it was not recorded. There's no journal — just pieces of information. Think about pulling into a filling station today — you wouldn't think of documenting it, but will future generations understand? What's interesting in the study in this field is trying to understand how all this was done.<br />
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C&I: What were the main dangers going overland by a coach?<br />
Hansen: Environment, raging rivers, lightning, bad weather. Remember these stages ran 24 hours a day. Say it's 3 in the morning and you're caught in a blizzard; it's dark and you're crossing a river and you have to get out a lantern to see if you can make it or not. And, of course, hostile Indian attacks. The horses could get spooked. Something — a line or hitching — could break, causing a runaway or a rollover. There are recorded incidents of vehicle accidents. Maybe they drove them off a cliff; maybe there were washed-out mountain roads. One of the main functions of the stage in the Old West was to carry gold from the mines. Holdups by road agents were common whenever the strongbox was filled with gold.<br />
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C&I: How often were they held up?<br />
Hansen: On some lines it was fairly common if it became known they were always carrying the strongbox. In California, Black Bart was a common road-agent thief — he was actually ona first-name basis with the drivers. The authorities didn't take kindly to their strongboxes being stolen. The better-equipped coaches had more armed guards on the more dangerous routes. They issued lots of rounds of ammunition, and on some troublesome routes, there were two rifles and two revolvers holstered on the side of the coach in addition to whatever weapons the driver was carrying on him.<br />
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C&I: How often did wheels break? What happened if you got a "flat"?<br />
Hansen: The wheels were constructed of hand-selected wood that was chosen for its sturdiness. Regular maintenance was required, including axle greasing and setting tires. The iron tire would become loose from wear on the road and would need to be tightened or "set" — a blacksmith term for tightening the iron tire. The tire was removed from the wooden wheel and shrunk, then heated in a fire to expand, then placed back on the wheel, and cooled rapidly — and the result was a tight wheel again.<br />
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The coach driver could hear the tone of the wheels. If a wheel lost its ring and got a dead sound, he could hear that it had become loose. He'd pull in to the blacksmith shop and get it set. They did not carry spares. [If a wheel went bad], they could make a log drag and drag the coach to the home station. These drivers had to be resourceful. If you lost a hind wheel, you could get a green sapling and tie it under the spindle and over to the reaches and take it home that way. We're talking about nearly 2,000 miles of the overland route. These coaches survived a lot of miles.<br />
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In our restoration work, when we get an old coach in, you can really see the wear and tear. You're looking at parts that have traveled thousands of miles. We've seen areas on the steering castor where you'll find maybe an inch of raw steel just worn away. Some of the connecting links on the doubletrees are nearly worn in two. That's the work of horses in another century, driven by the ambitions of a young nation. There's no odometer, but you wonder how many thousands of miles and how much horseflesh was used to pull that stagecoach.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Western_Stage_LineWestern Stage Line2014-05-20T05:35:48Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>A [[stage line]] that ran from Miles City to [[Spearfish, SD]]<br />
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Competed with the [[Deadwood Line]] (Cheyenne to Deadwood) owned by [[Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.]].<br />
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Exact relationship to the [[Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line]] undetermined so far. Both associated with [[A. J. Maxwell]]. Operated tri-weekly mail service to Spearfish (Sept '82), Maxwell is supt.<br />
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Connecting at Spearfish with [[Rodgers Daily Stage]] for Deadwood.<br />
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The stage leaves Miles City Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8 o'clock. For passage or any information apply to [[A. J. Maxwell]], Prop., Main Street, Miles City, M.T. (Ad in YJ 19 Oct 1882). (Assuming a one day there, one day back schedule, this would put one coach in continuous service except for Sundays. Perhaps they had two coaches and two drivers?) If Maxwell was the only driver, he wouldn't have time to run the saloon and it would have been exhausting to drive six days a week, every week. The route was about 200 miles and would have to travel an average of 8.5 miles per hour to make the trip in 24 hours. Unless they could average twice that, they must have run at least two stages.<br />
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18 Oct 1882: The HQ of the Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line is at the "[[Health Office]]".</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Dusting_Off_the_Old_Ones_(20)Dusting Off the Old Ones (20)2014-05-20T04:52:30Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>'''20. The Deadwood Stage Coach'''<br />
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The Stage Coach at the Range Riders Museum is an item of great interest to hundreds of tourists who stop at the Museum every summer. A little history of this early day transportation should be of interest to all local residents. As near as can be recalled, the coach was purchased from a resident of Fergus County after the coming of the Milwaukee into Montana. This coach stood for many years at the west end of the Milwaukee Passenger Depot platform, and when the Museum was built, it was moved there and a shelter built for it. If this stage coach is not one of the coaches that was used between Miles City and Deadwood in the seventies, it is a replica of those used on that route. And those [[Western Stage Line|Deadwood stage]] coaches are probably the most publicized means of transportation of the early days. This results from their being made the subject of many western stories and pictures. With the great lumbering coaches filled with passengers and baggage carried both fore and aft, the pictures have made these coaches to wild west drama what the elephant is to a circus. The route from Miles City to Deadwood ran through Powderville and Stoneville, which is the present site of Alzada.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/First_Chance-Last_Chance_SaloonFirst Chance-Last Chance Saloon2014-05-20T04:50:11Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & [[A. J. Maxwell]] at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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Chris Hehli was born in Switzerland, learned the brewing craft, came to the US in '66. He went from PA to MN to Bismarck, where he called himself "King of the Barbers" (1872-77). Heads west to Fort Benton, south to near Bozeman, then east again in a mackinaw to Old Town in Oct '78. He left his Bismarck barbershop (now "King Barber Shop" to Thomas H. Deckert and W. A. Franklin. He moves to the new townsite in December, opens another "King of the Barbers" barber shop (with baths) on Park Street in '79, just south of Prof. Bach's saloon. Dick Deckert is in partnership by the summer of '80, leaves Hehli to manage Comer's Barber Shop, but is back the next year when Hehli adds a saloon onto the barber shop. The next year, a new building is mentioned (the First Chance-Last Chance). It is unclear whether there were two buildings at the same time. If so, the original one either had a saloon added, but was primarily a barber shop / bath house, or the new saloon was actually the addition that took almost a year to complete.<br />
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There may be some confusion about the two Deckerts. Thomas also came to Miles City and may have been in business with Hehli there too, by 1880. They may have both bought out Comer's barbershop, or maybe just Thomas, in '84. John "Dick" may have never actually been involved with Hehli, the write may have confused him with Thomas (and getting his other christian name wrong as well "George").<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
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[[A. J. Maxwell]] had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz.<br />
He was a major player in the MC to Deadwood stage coach lines and had a commercial building where Foster's Drug store later stood.<br />
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(Get some more info from the Hoopes article)</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Andrew_J._MaxwellAndrew J. Maxwell2014-05-20T04:49:21Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "First Chance-Last Chance Saloon". Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when yo..."</p>
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<div>Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "[[First Chance-Last Chance Saloon]]".<br />
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Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & A. J. Maxwell at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
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A. J. Maxwell had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz. In the four or five years before he partners with the barbers & bartenders, he was a mail contractor on the MC-Deadwood Stage Line, losing 5 horses to robbers in '80. Before that, on the last day of '79, he shot and killed Willima Behrman Fort Keogh deserter at his mail station on the Little Missouri. (This must have been near Alzada, in the SE corner of Montana.) In '82 he opens a "sample room" called the "Miles City Health Office" (aka [[Health Office Saloon]]) in the space previously occupied by Bertrand's and by Jim Kane. He is also the supt of the "Western Stage Line" between MC and Spearfish. At the end of the year, he's taken over the Tongue River mail/stage route (MC to Birney). Runs the Maxwell Post Office on the Mizpah, 48 miles from MC, for at least two years. Still listed as owner/operator of the Deadwood Stage Co.<br />
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There had been a one-story wooden frame building at the NE corner of 7th and Main since at least '82. Maxwell may have owned it that early. The Deadwood Stage Coach office is either in it or next door. In '86, Maxwell is hauling stone to replace the building, which is definately his by then. The Post Office was to be in the first floor at the end of the year. By this time the RR would have completely destroyed the stage coach lines.<br />
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(More material left in the Hoopes article)</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/A._J._MaxwellA. J. Maxwell2014-05-20T04:48:37Z<p>Birchy: Redirected page to Andrew J. Maxwell</p>
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<div>Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "[[First Chance-Last Chance Saloon]]".<br />
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Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & A. J. Maxwell at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
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A. J. Maxwell had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz. In the four or five years before he partners with the barbers & bartenders, he was a mail contractor on the MC-Deadwood Stage Line, losing 5 horses to robbers in '80. Before that, on the last day of '79, he shot and killed Willima Behrman Fort Keogh deserter at his mail station on the Little Missouri. (This must have been near Alzada, in the SE corner of Montana.) In '82 he opens a "sample room" called the "Miles City Health Office" (aka [[Health Office Saloon]]) in the space previously occupied by Bertrand's and by Jim Kane. He is also the supt of the "Western Stage Line" between MC and Spearfish. At the end of the year, he's taken over the Tongue River mail/stage route (MC to Birney). Runs the Maxwell Post Office on the Mizpah, 48 miles from MC, for at least two years. Still listed as owner/operator of the Deadwood Stage Co.<br />
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There had been a one-story wooden frame building at the NE corner of 7th and Main since at least '82. Maxwell may have owned it that early. The Deadwood Stage Coach office is either in it or next door. In '86, Maxwell is hauling stone to replace the building, which is definately his by then. The Post Office was to be in the first floor at the end of the year. By this time the RR would have completely destroyed the stage coach lines.<br />
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(More material left in the Hoopes article)</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/A._J._MaxwellA. J. Maxwell2014-05-20T04:13:19Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "[[First Chance-Last Chance Saloon]]".<br />
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Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & A. J. Maxwell at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
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A. J. Maxwell had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz. In the four or five years before he partners with the barbers & bartenders, he was a mail contractor on the MC-Deadwood Stage Line, losing 5 horses to robbers in '80. Before that, on the last day of '79, he shot and killed Willima Behrman Fort Keogh deserter at his mail station on the Little Missouri. (This must have been near Alzada, in the SE corner of Montana.) In '82 he opens a "sample room" called the "Miles City Health Office" (aka [[Health Office Saloon]]) in the space previously occupied by Bertrand's and by Jim Kane. He is also the supt of the "Western Stage Line" between MC and Spearfish. At the end of the year, he's taken over the Tongue River mail/stage route (MC to Birney). Runs the Maxwell Post Office on the Mizpah, 48 miles from MC, for at least two years. Still listed as owner/operator of the Deadwood Stage Co.<br />
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There had been a one-story wooden frame building at the NE corner of 7th and Main since at least '82. Maxwell may have owned it that early. The Deadwood Stage Coach office is either in it or next door. In '86, Maxwell is hauling stone to replace the building, which is definately his by then. The Post Office was to be in the first floor at the end of the year. By this time the RR would have completely destroyed the stage coach lines.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Western_Stage_LineWestern Stage Line2014-05-20T04:05:52Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Competed with the [[Deadwood Line]] (Cheyenne to Deadwood) owned by [[Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.]].<br />
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Exact relationship to the [[Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line]] undetermined so far. Both associated with [[A. J. Maxwell]]. Operated tri-weekly mail service to Spearfish (Sept '82), Maxwell is supt.<br />
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Connecting at Spearfish with [[Rodgers Daily Stage]] for Deadwood.<br />
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The stage leaves Miles City Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8 o'clock. For passage or any information apply to [[A. J. Maxwell]], Prop., Main Street, Miles City, M.T. (Ad in YJ 19 Oct 1882). (Assuming a one day there, one day back schedule, this would put one coach in continuous service except for Sundays. Perhaps they had two coaches and two drivers?) If Maxwell was the only driver, he wouldn't have time to run the saloon and it would have been exhausting to drive six days a week, every week. The route was about 200 miles and would have to travel an average of 8.5 miles per hour to make the trip in 24 hours. Unless they could average twice that, they must have run at least two stages.<br />
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18 Oct 1882: The HQ of the Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line is at the "[[Health Office]]".</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Western_Stage_LineWestern Stage Line2014-05-20T03:28:57Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Competed with the [[Deadwood Line]] (Cheyenne to Deadwood) owned by [[Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.]].<br />
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Exact relationship to the [[Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line]] undetermined so far. Both associated with [[A. J. Maxwell]]. Operated tri-weekly mail service to Spearfish (Sept '82), Maxwell is supt.<br />
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Connecting at Spearfish with [[Rodgers Daily Stage]] for Deadwood.<br />
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The stage leaves Miles City Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 8 o'clock. For passage or any information apply to [[A. J. Maxwell]], Prop., Main Street, Miles City, M.T. (Ad in YJ 19 Oct 1882).<br />
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18 Oct 1882: The HQ of the Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line is at the "[[Health Office]]".</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Miles_City_%26_Spearfish_Stage_LineMiles City & Spearfish Stage Line2014-05-20T03:26:59Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Also called the [[Western Stage Line]].</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Western_Stage_LineWestern Stage Line2014-05-20T03:25:21Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Competed with the Deadwood Line (Cheyenne to Deadwood) owned by Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.. Relationship to the Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line undetermined so far...."</p>
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<div>Competed with the [[Deadwood Line]] (Cheyenne to Deadwood) owned by [[Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.]].<br />
Relationship to the [[Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line]] undetermined so far. Both associated with [[A. J. Maxwell]]. Operated tri-weekly mail service to Spearfish (Sept '82), Maxwell is supt.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Western_StageWestern Stage2014-05-20T03:16:37Z<p>Birchy: Redirected page to Western Stage Line</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Western Stage Line]]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/James_KaneJames Kane2014-05-20T03:13:44Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "James L. "Jim" Kane. Took over the Health Office Saloon in July 1882. Sells it to A. J. Maxwell in December. 17 Feb 1883 appointed as night watchman. [[5 May ..."</p>
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<div>James L. "Jim" Kane.<br />
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Took over the [[Health Office Saloon]] in July 1882. Sells it to [[A. J. Maxwell]] in December.<br />
[[17 Feb 1883]] appointed as [[night watchman]].<br />
[[5 May 1883]] resigns as night watchman and becomes night bartender at [[Second National Saloon]], which goes out of business in March '84.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Jim_KaneJim Kane2014-05-20T03:09:11Z<p>Birchy: Redirected page to James Kane</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[James Kane]]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Health_Office_SaloonHealth Office Saloon2014-05-20T03:08:24Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>[[22 Jul 1882]]: [[Jim Kane]] took possession of the business. It was next door to Bertrand's old stand, on Main street, near the old courthouse. (Either on the NE corner of 7th and Main, or right next door.) "all kinds of wet goods, cowboy whiskey, a specialty". Headquarters for all the boys.<br />
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[[18 Oct 1882]]: The HQ of the Miles City & Spearfish Stage Line (run by Maxwell) is at the "Health Office".<br />
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[[9 Dec 1882]] [[A. J. Maxwell]] buys the business, stock and fixtures from Kane.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/A._J._MaxwellA. J. Maxwell2014-05-20T03:00:18Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "[[First Chance-Last Chance Saloon]]".<br />
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Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & A. J. Maxwell at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
<br />
A. J. Maxwell had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz. In the four or five years before he partners with the barbers & bartenders, he was a mail contractor on the MC-Deadwood Stage Line, losing 5 horses to robbers in '80. Before that, on the last day of '79, he shot and killed Willima Behrman Fort Keogh deserter at his mail station on the Little Missouri. In '82 he opens a "sample room" called the "Miles City Health Office" (aka [[Health Office Saloon]]) in the space previously occupied by Bertrand's and by Jim Kane. He is also the supt of the "Western Stage Line" between MC and Spearfish. At the end of the year, he's taken over the Tongue River mail/stage route (MC to Birney). Runs the Maxwell Post Office on the Mizpah, 48 miles from MC, for at least two years. Still listed as owner/operator of the Deadwood Stage Co.<br />
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There had been a one-story wooden frame building at the NE corner of 7th and Main since at least '82. Maxwell may have owned it that early. The Deadwood Stage Coach office is either in it or next door. In '86, Maxwell is hauling stone to replace the building, which is definately his by then. The Post Office was to be in the first floor at the end of the year. By this time the RR would have completely destroyed the stage coach lines.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/First_Chance-Last_Chance_SaloonFirst Chance-Last Chance Saloon2014-05-20T02:58:32Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations..."</p>
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<div>Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & A. J. Maxwell at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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Chris Hehli was born in Switzerland, learned the brewing craft, came to the US in '66. He went from PA to MN to Bismarck, where he called himself "King of the Barbers" (1872-77). Heads west to Fort Benton, south to near Bozeman, then east again in a mackinaw to Old Town in Oct '78. He left his Bismarck barbershop (now "King Barber Shop" to Thomas H. Deckert and W. A. Franklin. He moves to the new townsite in December, opens another "King of the Barbers" barber shop (with baths) on Park Street in '79, just south of Prof. Bach's saloon. Dick Deckert is in partnership by the summer of '80, leaves Hehli to manage Comer's Barber Shop, but is back the next year when Hehli adds a saloon onto the barber shop. The next year, a new building is mentioned (the First Chance-Last Chance). It is unclear whether there were two buildings at the same time. If so, the original one either had a saloon added, but was primarily a barber shop / bath house, or the new saloon was actually the addition that took almost a year to complete.<br />
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There may be some confusion about the two Deckerts. Thomas also came to Miles City and may have been in business with Hehli there too, by 1880. They may have both bought out Comer's barbershop, or maybe just Thomas, in '84. John "Dick" may have never actually been involved with Hehli, the write may have confused him with Thomas (and getting his other christian name wrong as well "George").<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
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A. J. Maxwell had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz.<br />
He was a major player in the MC to Deadwood stage coach lines and had a commercial building where Foster's Drug store later stood.<br />
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(Get some more info from the Hoopes article)</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/A._J._MaxwellA. J. Maxwell2014-05-20T02:56:11Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "First Chance-Last Chance Saloon". Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when yo..."</p>
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<div>Partnered with Hehli, Reitz on the "[[First Chance-Last Chance Saloon]]".<br />
<br />
Its name referred to its proximity to the depot, it was the First Chance to wet your whistle when you arrived and the Last Chance when you left. It was managed by combinations of three people for a few years before going out of business. It was owned by Chris Hehli who was a barber and offered hot and cold baths. The saloon was run by Hehli, George/John "Dick" Deckert, George Reitz & A. J. Maxwell at times. It burned down in the Oct '83 fire, rebuilt in brick, with pipes bringing in artesian well water (Well #2). June of '84 the saloon closed briefly with an aborted attempt to sell it. Maxwell took over the saloon and Hehli focused on the barber shop. In '85 they called themselves a bank, offering check cashing. Baths were two bits, or you could buy eight tickets for two bucks.<br />
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There was another George, George W. "Fatty" Reitz. These people seemed to try various combinations of partnership. Hehli & Maxwell. Reitz & Maxwell. Then just "Reitz's Saloon". Reitz served customers in their boats during the great flood. Reitz and Maxwell had a dog "Chub" who had a notorious sweet tooth. The fire of '85 did some damage, but the brick walls protected the business well.<br />
<br />
A. J. Maxwell had a full plate and varied career history before and after his collaboration with Hehli and Reitz. In the four or five years before he partners with the barbers & bartenders, he was a mail contractor on the MC-Deadwood Stage Line, losing 5 horses to robbers in '80. Before that, on the last day of '79, he shot and killed Willima Behrman Fort Keogh deserter at his mail station on the Little Missouri. In '82 he opens a "sample room" called the "Miles City Health Office" in the space previously occupied by Bertrand's and by Jim Kane. He is also the supt of the "Western Stage Line" between MC and Spearfish. At the end of the year, he's taken over the Tongue River mail/stage route (MC to Birney). Runs the Maxwell Post Office on the Mizpah, 48 miles from MC, for at least two years. Still listed as owner/operator of the Deadwood Stage Co.<br />
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There had been a one-story wooden frame building at the NE corner of 7th and Main since at least '82. Maxwell may have owned it that early. The Deadwood Stage Coach office is either in it or next door. In '86, Maxwell is hauling stone to replace the building, which is definately his by then. The Post Office was to be in the first floor at the end of the year. By this time the RR would have completely destroyed the stage coach lines.</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Ed_ArnoldEd Arnold2014-05-09T14:55:52Z<p>Birchy: Redirected page to Edmond Arnold</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Waldron Salter Snell]]</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Louis_BachLouis Bach2014-05-09T14:50:12Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>Prof. Louis Bach was a noted violinist, caterer, a saloon proprietor and liquor dealer. Was active in squatting in Riverside Park [[28 Sep 1883]].<br />
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[[?? Oct 1883]]. His saloon burned in the Great Fire of 1883. It was the fifth building south of Main on east 5th (Park, then).<br />
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[[27 Mar 1914]]<br />
The saloon men, by a unanimous vote yesterday, agreed to close their places of business for two hours, from 2 to 4, during the funeral of the late Professor Bach.<br />
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In the death of Professor Louis Bach, Miles City loses another of those persons of strong individuality whose speech, mannerisms, or methods serve to vary the humdrum of everyday life. Professor Bach engaged in the<br />
liquor and hotel businesses ever since establishing himself in this community in the very early days. His tastes were for the 'classic' in music and it was his knowledge of this art that title of "Professor" was based. He is survived by a daughter.<br />
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(next day)<br />
The funeral of the late Prof. Louis Bach took place yesterday afternoon from the [[Episcopal Church]]. The pall<br />
bearers were [[Al Leighton]], [[W. A. Tremblay]], [[W. S. Snell]], [[J. R. Arnold]], [[Ed Arnold]], and [[H. G. Potter]].</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/First_National_BankFirst National Bank2014-05-09T14:49:53Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>A bank in [[Miles City, Montana]]. It was formed in January 1882 to fill the void by the defunct Miles City Bank in December 1881. [[Joseph Leighton]] Pres, [[Richard E. Stower]] cashier. Directors: Leighton, Stower, [[Alfred Myers]], [[William H. Guthrie]], [[George M. Miles]], [[John J. Graham]] and [[James S. Brisbin]]. Permitted by the U S comptroller general begin business on [[7 Jul 1882]] and opened its doors [[1 Aug 1882]].<br />
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Ad in YJ 19 Oct 1882. Officers, directors and correspondent banks (Chatham Natl Bank, NYC; Merchants Ln & Trust, Chi.; Merchants Natl Bank, St Paul) listed, plus: Authorized capital - $250,000; Paid up Capital - $50,000<br />
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[[26 Oct 1882]] A new building has been built and occupied, having at least 2 stories. A brick structure, the construction was supervised personally by the owners, without contracts. [[H. L. Richards]] did the brick work, [[T. A. Routher]] did the wood work, [[Jones & Kendal]] did the painting. The outside vault door was from the Detroit Safe and Lock Co. Cost $14,000.<br />
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1884 paid up capital: $50,000 Surplus: $25,000 authorized capital.<br />
[[Joseph Leighton]] Pres, [[George M. Miles]] VP, [[H. F. Batchelor]] cashier, [[E. B. Weirick]] asst. cashier. Directors: Leighton, [[Thomas J. Bryan]], [[J. W. Watson]], [[Charles N. Strevell]], Stower, [[George M. Miles]], [[Walter B. Jordan]] and [[J. C. Carter]].<br />
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in ????, president was [[W. B. Jordan]].<br />
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In 1906 the cashier was [[H. B. Wiley]] and had $1,523,172 resources and liabilities.<br />
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First National Bank, Pres. G. M. Miles; VP: J. M. Holt; Cashier: H. B. Wiley; Asst Cashiers: [[W. S. Snell]], [[H. F. Lee]];</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/First_National_BankFirst National Bank2014-05-09T14:49:29Z<p>Birchy: </p>
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<div>A bank in [[Miles City, Montana]]. It was formed in January 1882 to fill the void by the defunct Miles City Bank in December 1881. [[Joseph Leighton]] Pres, [[Richard E. Stower]] cashier. Directors: Leighton, Stower, [[Alfred Myers]], [[William H. Guthrie]], [[George M. Miles]], [[John J. Graham]] and [[James S. Brisbin]]. Permitted by the U S comptroller general begin business on [[7 Jul 1882]] and opened its doors [[1 Aug 1882]].<br />
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Ad in YJ 19 Oct 1882. Officers, directors and correspondent banks (Chatham Natl Bank, NYC; Merchants Ln & Trust, Chi.; Merchants Natl Bank, St Paul) listed, plus: Authorized capital - $250,000; Paid up Capital - $50,000<br />
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[[26 Oct 1882]] A new building has been built and occupied, having at least 2 stories. A brick structure, the construction was supervised personally by the owners, without contracts. [[H. L. Richards]] did the brick work, [[T. A. Routher]] did the wood work, [[Jones & Kendal]] did the painting. The outside vault door was from the Detroit Safe and Lock Co. Cost $14,000.<br />
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1884 paid up capital: $50,000 Surplus: $25,000 authorized capital.<br />
[[Joseph Leighton]] Pres, [[George M. Miles]] VP, [[H. F. Batchelor]] cashier, [[E. B. Weirick]] asst. cashier. Directors: Leighton, [[Thomas J. Bryan]], [[J. W. Watson]], [[Charles N. Strevell]], Stower, [[George M. Miles]], [[Walter B. Jordan]] and [[J. C. Carter]].<br />
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in ????, president was [[W. B. Jordan]].<br />
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In 1906 the cashier was [[H. B. Wiley]] and had $1,523,172 resources and liabilities.<br />
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1913<br />
First National Bank, Pres. G. M. Miles; VP: J. M. Holt; Cashier: H. B. Wiley; Asst Cashiers: [[W.S. Snell]], [[H. F. Lee]];</div>Birchyhttp://www.birchy.com/history/index.php/Waldron_Salter_SnellWaldron Salter Snell2014-05-09T14:47:58Z<p>Birchy: Created page with "Snell Furniture Company"</p>
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