Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout (1921) (14778134472)

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Title: Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ...

Year: 1921 (1920s)

Authors: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed

Subjects: Montana -- History Montana -- Biography

Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society

Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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that after 2,013 of the sheephad been killed Mr. Daut relinquished his deter-mination to remain, and signed an agreement notto bring sheep into that country during the ensuingfifty years. With the remnant of his flock he cameto his present location at the mouth of the LittlePowder River, and he has since remained. He ransheep until October l, 1910, when an epidemic at-tacked them and Mr. Daut lost thousands of dollarsand was forced to close his transactions in thatindustry. Once more he had to turn his energiesinto a new channel, and took up farming, acquiringa title to 1.380 acres of land. This he has improvedinto a valuable property, erecting suitable buildingsand developing artesian wells, and now has nearly200 acres in alfalfa, which crops seem suited to hisland and requirements. While in the sheep business Mr. Daut was a con-spicuous figure in building up the stock interests ofthe Little Powder River region, not only lookingalter his own flocks, but assisted as far as lay in his

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Jm:^^<^ 6^.<ur^fp HISTORY OF MONTANA 919 power others interested in developing the industry.He concerned himself with the public affairs of hislocality, and has always been a firm friend of thepublic schools, contributing toward their advance-ment from his purse and his time. He began votingthe republican ticket, casting his first presidentialvote for Benjamin Harrison after he located inNebraska, but now is inclined to support the candi-date he deems best suited for the office under con-sideration. While living at Harrison, Sioux County,Nebraska, Mr. Daut was elected assessor of thecounty, but that is the only public service he hasrendered, although as a private individual he wasvery active at Harrison, and not only erected thelivery stable which he used for his business butalso a substantial butcher shop. On November 26, 1891, Mr. Daut was marriedto Miss Lillian E. Maine, a daughter of Edward P.Maine and his wife, Henrietta B. (Ayres) Maine.Mr. Maine was a farmer in Valley Cou

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