P a g e 8 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r Skeleton Washed Out– August 16, 1918 The skeleton of a man that was washed from a sand bank in the St. Regis river a few days ago has revived old stories of the wild life in Taft when the Milwaukee railroad was being constructed and killings were taken as ordinary occurrences. All the flesh was gone from the bones and it is believed the body is that of a man who was robbed and killed at Taft and the thrown into the river. The skeleton, which is in a good state of preservation, may be presented to some medical school. –The Dillon Tribune, Accessed via: www.montananewspapers.org Taft, Montana Some of the earliest school days in Montana consisted of kids gathering in a cabin for lessons taught from any books available. By 1897, certain books were given out by the state textbook commission. These books had to be used throughout the state of Montana. Here's a list of some of the book prices at that time and the trade in price: Stickney's first reader: 24 cents and 14 cents Spelling book: 20 cents and 10 cents Walshs' Primary Arithmetic: 30 cents and 20 cents Geography: 50 cents and 15 cents English: 38 cents and 22 cents Bookkeeping: 70 cents and 45 cents Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz My/Donor Information: SUBSCRIBE TO THE GHOST TOWNS AND HISTORY OF MONTANA NEWSLETTER! Renewal? Y/N Send a Gift to: NAME____________________________________ NAME___________________________________ ADDRESS__________________________________ ADDRESS_________________________________ CITY______________________________________ CITY_____________________________________ STATE__________________ZIP________________STATE_________________ ZIP________________ Yearly subscriptions are $19.95 (published monthly). Please make checks payable to Ghost Towns & History of MT, LLC and send with this clipping to P.O. Box 932 Anaconda, MT 59711
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