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) (14775298901)

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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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iaMyi.Jjl^--i^^?n^ HISTORY OF MONTANA 857 try, a volunteer. He took part in many of the notableengagements, and was wounded seven times. MartinCramers father was a minister of the DiscipleChurch. Ben Cramer has frequently been a delegateto the republican state conventions, and was a dele-gate to the Chicago National Convention in 1916.At present he is marshal of Poison. He has alwaysbeen friendly to the Indians. At one time ChiefAntone was severly wounded in a fight, and as therewas no physician in the country Mr. Cramer hadhim carried home on a stretcher and sewed up thegash with silk thread. The chief was always after-ward grateful to him. Mrs. Cramer belongs to the real pioneer stockof Montana and was born at Frenchtown in Mis-soula County, a daughter of J. B. and Catherine(Wood) Ducharme. Her father was of French an-cestry. Clara Ducharme was the youngest in afamily of twelve children. When she was eightyears of age her parents moved to western Canada,to what is now the province o