The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-11-27

Garfield-Named for President j. A.
Garfield.
Glacier-A portion of Glacier park
occupies its western quarter.
Golden Valley-Named for the color
of the grain fields at harvest time.
Granite-Huge quantities of this rock
are found in the district.
Hill-James Hill, the Empire Build
er" of the Great Northern railway.
Jefferson-Named for the Jefferson
river which in turn was named after
President Thomas jefferson.
Judith B~aSin-Named for Miss Ju-
dith Hancock who became the wife of
Capt. William Clark.
Lake-Within its borders is F1athead
Lewis and Contemporaries the
memory of the two great explorers.
Liberty-In honor of the American
tradition of freedom.
Lincoln-The Great Emancipator is
honored. The plans for the proposed
state of Lincoln embracing western
Montana, northern Idaho, and east
ern Washington have been abandoned,
but at least a county has been named
for this great American martyr.
McCone-The late Senator George
McCone was a pioneer ranchman and
politician.
Madison-Lewis and Clark named the
river for James Madison then secre-
tary of state, and later president.
County named for the river.
Meagher-Thomas Francis Meagher
was acting governor of the Territory
of Montana in the late SOS.
Mineral-A highly mineralized dis
trict.
Missoula-From the Selfish Indian
word Nm-i-suli nhe n is silent mean
ing the place of ambush. Hellgate can
Won was the scene of these surprise
attacks.
Musselshell-The shells of the fresh
water mussel are common on the river
banks in this country.
Park-Situated at the northern en-
trance to Yellowstone park.
Petroleum-Site of the first produc-
ing oil field in the state.
Phillips-B. D. Phillips was a pio-
neer sheepman n lived ~ miles
south of the present site of Malta.
Pondera-Should be pronounced pom
der-ay with the accent on the last
syllable. An Anglicised spelling of the
French Pend d'Oreille which refers
to a type of ear ornament worn by the
Powder River-So called because
the black sand along the river bank
resembles gun powder.
Powell-John H. Powell was a mem
Der of Granville and James Stuart's
party that first discovered gold at Gold
Prairie-Located on the undulating
plains of east-central Montana.
RavalIi-Named for Father Anthony
Ravalli, who was associated with
Father DeSmet in the Flathead mis-
sions of the Bitter Root valley.
Northumberland for the productive
ity of the soil.
Roosevelt-Named for ct. R"
D1,oH,rI yLTi15 rococ mr. in rrnf,1c-
ion on the banks of streams in this
county.
Sanders-Wilbur Fisk Sanders wa
the prosecuting attorney at the time
the Vigilantes hanged road agents.
Sheridan-Gen. Phil Sheridan. di-
rected the campaign against the nom
treaty Sioux in Montana though he
never entered the state.
Silver Bow-The headwaters of the
Clark's Fork of the Columbia have the
shape of a bow and the reflection of
the sunlight makes it silver-colored
at times.
Stillwater-The name was used by
the Indians and referred to the fire.
quent limpid pools found along the
river.
Sweet Grass-Named for the Sweet
Grass hills where an excellent forage
TetonEFrom the French word "te-
ton," meaning breast.
Toole-Joseph K. Toole was the first
governor of the state.
Treasure-Although one of the small
est counties in the state, its agricul-
tural u make it a veritable
treasure chest.
Valley-So called because of the top
ography of the country.
Observation-Disclosures for the county's
principal. product.
Wibaux-Pierre WibauX was a pio-
neer ranchman from 1883 to 1913.
YelloWstone-From the Indian word
"Me-tse-a-da-si," meaning yellow rock,
the color of the stones on the upper
reaches of the Yellowstone river.