This Week in Tribal History

Mary Rogers, Tribal Preservation Department

January 11, 1929 Philipsburg Mail: “During November, 1927, Frank H. Rose filled an order (from the National Bison Range) that carries with it a great deal of interest. Three buffalo, two cows and a bull, were shipped to Italy where they were placed in the Zoological gardens at Rome. Each buffalo traveled in an especially constructed crate and made a stop-over visit at the Bronx zoo at New York city where they rested one week.”

January 12, 1906 The Plainsman: “…Antoine Finley pleaded guilty to the charge of burning a Catholic Mission building on the Flathead reservation, and was sentences to two years in the Penitentiary at Deer Lodge.”

January 9, 1914 Sanders County Signal: “Doctor Harrison, an eye specialist, in the employ of the Indian department, came in Wednesday to look over the eyes of the wards, and incidentally others who have eye trouble. He was accompanied by Dr. Heidelman.”

If you have any questions or comments please contact Mary Rogers at 675-2700, ext 1320, or Communication Director, Rob McDonald at ext. 1222. Newspaper articles may be suggested for the Preservation archives if the article includes the newspaper name, date and is from 1975 or earlier.