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 GN & Milwaukee Road - Lewistown Newspaper Index

When I used to live in Lewistown I went through the Lewistown library's entire microfilm collection of Lewistown area newspapers and photocopied the information, this is an index of the articles I have collected. If you are interested getting a copy of any of the newspaper clipping, drop me an email and I'll see what I can do at- djones@railroads-of-montana.com   

Since the information is printed from the microfilm, some of the copies are not the best since the original's were not the best, generally everything is legible, but then some of the articles are challenging to read. Whatever the case, there is some fantastic information for anyone interested in Central Montana transportation history. Just looking at the index is fascinating - take a look!

Here is the link for an Adobe® .pdf file of the Lewistown Newspaper Index
[it is 23 pages -printed on both sides] so you can print it and research it off-line.
Lewistown Newspaper Index. pdf

I have organized the index with related articles under these general headings;
BA&P - CB&Q - General
Great Northern Railway
GN & Milwaukee Road [there may be info from both RR's]
Montana RR & Others [this is the actual "Montana Railroad" - the "Jawbone!"]

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GN MILW-October-13-1911-Breat Northern to Start Work on Moccasin Line- Misc. Milwaukee Hilger Line Info-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-May-17-1912-Great Northern Work Ready to Start Soon-Misc. GN/MILW Progress-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-September-23-1913-GN-Milwaukee Resolve Depot Lot Problems-Milwaukee Builds Connecting Spur Then Rips Them Out-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-October-28-1913-Great Northern Progress on New Rockford to Fox Lake Line-Misc.GN/MILW Construction Progress-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-April-17-1906-Officials of Great Northern & Milwaukee Visit Lewistown to Check on Building Work-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-April-10-1906-Misc. Information & Gossip About Great Northern & Milwaukee Railroad Building-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-July-30-1907-Great Northern & Milwaukee Considering Opening Up Central Montana Coalfields-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-December-31-1907-Progress Report on Great Northern & Milwaukee Railroad Building-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-April-16-1907-Misc. Construction Info on Great Northern & Milwaukee Work in Montana-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-August-20-1907-Details of Great Nortehrn & Milwaukee Building Work in Central Montana-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-Novemer-24-1908-Rumors of Great Northern Extension to Lewistown-Misc, Milw Info-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-September-30-1909-GN/MILW Railroads Must Meet at Judith Gap & Lavina (Cushman)-Judith Basin Star

GN MILW-June-7-1910-Great Northern & Milwaukee Construction Information on Central Montana Railroads-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-December-22-1911-Great Northern Construction Starts From Lewistown-Milwaukee Information-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-October-27-1911-Lewistown After Railroad Shops-Misc. GN/MILW Info of Lewistown Area-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-November-24-1911-Big Contractors Arrive From East- Misc. GN/MILW Construction Information-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-November-24-1911-Great Northern/Milwaukee Proposal for Lewistown-MILW & GN Public Pass Timetables-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-December-29-1911-Great Northern &Milwaukee Plans for Joint Line & Depot at Lewistown-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-December-28-1911-Great Northern & Milwaukee to Build Joint Lines East of Lewistown-Judith Basin Star

GN MILW-November-5-1912-GN Chief Engineer Hogeland Talks With Contractors-Misc. Milwaukee Information-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-August-2-1912-GN/MILW RR's Rushing to Spring Creek Bridge-Misc. MILW RR Construction Info-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-July-26-1912-GN Proposes Spur to Everson Section-MILW Sage Creek Tunnel Information-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-December-17-1912-Great Northern to Start Work on Tunnels-Misc. Milwaukee Bridge Information-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-December-16-1913-Photos of Great Northern-Milwaukee Depots in Lewistown-Fergus County Democrat

GN MILW-August-18-1916-Burke Gets Contract to Grade Winnett Extension-GN Laying Tracks Thru Lewistown-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW-March-24-1916-Grading Work on Hanover Gypsum spur-Fergus County Argus

GN MILW SOO-September-17-1912-SOO Line coming to Lewistown-General RR Construction Information-Fergus County

Democrat

GN MILW SOO-April-8-1913-GN Passenger Train Service Soo Line Lets Contracts MILW Progress on G.F. Line-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-May-10-1906-Richard Harlow Made an Official of the Milwaukee Road-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-January-1-1907-Details of Milwaukee Railroad Construction in Sixteen Mile Canyon-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-January-21-1908-Milwaukee Men in City (Lewistown) - Track Finished to Harlowton in 2 Weeks-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-January-28-1908-First Milwaukee Train to Forsyth - Misc. Milw. Construction Information-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-18-1908-New Name "Judith Gap" For Ubet Sation-Judith Gap Journal

MILW-December-1-1908-Plans to Build Branch From Roundup to Billings-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-14-1909-Rumors of Milwaukee Building Melstone to Lewistown-Fergus County Democrat

MILWMarch-30-1909-Plans For Milwaukee Line Rebuilding Martinsdale to Summit-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-August-30-1910-Milwaukee Looking for Best Route-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-July-26-1910-Milwaukee Busy on Branch Lines(Lewistown & Great Falls Area)-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-November-15-1910-White Sulpher Springs Road Completed-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-November-8-1910-Passengers Sing Along With Wrecked Piano-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-October-11-1910-Lewistown to be Great Railroad Center-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-13-1911-Milwaukee Will Build to Roy-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-29-1911-10 Miles of Steel Laid on Hilger Line - Hilger Town Info-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-29-1911-Milwaukee Surveyors Working in Arrow Creek Badlands-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-15-1911-Milwaukee Survey Party at Stanford-Fergus County Argus

MILW-February-17-1911-New Milwaukee Locomotives Run on Montana Line-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-22-1911-Five Miles of Steel Laid on Hilger Line-Fergus County Argus

MILW-August-11-1911-Moving Supplies For Construction in Denton Country Done Mainly By Steam Engines-The Stanford World

MILW-July-28-1911-Milwaukee Construction (Kendall Mine) Ordered at Once-Fergus County Argus

MILW-July-7-1911-Montana Railroad Ordered Rebuilt-Fergus County Argus

MILW-November-3-1911-Milwaukee Hilger Line Completed-1st Train-Fergus County Argus

MILW-March-3-1911-Milwaukee to Build Hilger and Grass Range Lines This Year-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-15-1911-Laying Steel on Hilger Road-Fergus County Argus

MILW-June-7-1912-Milwaukee Awards Contracts to Build G F/Lewistown Line-Misc.GN Construction Info-Fergus County Argus

MILW-October-4-1912-Milwaukee shops Certain for Lewistown-Information on Freight Shops & Abandoned Spur-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-17-1912-Milwaukee Road to Build Depot on Main Street-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-July-26-1912-Townsites on Milwaukee Line-Fergus County Argus

MILW-July-5-1912-Details of Contracts Awarded on Great Falls-Lewistown Line-Fergus County Argus

MILW-June-28-1912-Moving Dirt For Milwaukee Line-Fergus County Argus

MILW-May-31-1912-Announcement of Milwaukee Route-Great Falls to Lewistown-Fergus County Argus

MILW-December-31-1912-Milwaukee Laying track West of Lewistown Toward Judith River-Misc. GN/SOO RR Construction Information-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-August-30-1912-Burke Awarded Contract For Milwaukee Forest Grove to Grass Range-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-6-1912-Town of Hilger Celebrates 1st Anniversary-Fergus County Argus

MILW-February-23-1912-Milwaukee Plans to Build to Roy & Grass Range This Year-Fergus County Argus

MILW-October-29-1912-Milwaukee officials to Inspect Construction- General RR Construction Information-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-May-31-1912-New Timetable for Montana RR Harlowton to Lewistown-Fergus County Argus

MILW-September-20-1912-Milwaukee Work at Great Falls-Misc. GN & MILW Information-Fergus County Argus

MILW-August-16-1912-Sage Creek Bore Work Starts-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-November-18-1913-Road Bed near Belt Sinks 80 Feet-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-21-1913-Milwaukee laying Steel to Roy Today-Misc. Milwaukee Progress-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-2-1913-Milwaukee Rushes to Town of Roy-Lewistown Daily News

MILW-August-26-1913-Excursion Train Planned To Grass Range-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-November-11-1913-Bridges Completed on GF/Lewistown Line-Description & Progress of Milw. Bridges-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-March-18-1913-Milwaukee Work in Cascade County-Report & info on bridges/railroad bed near Great Falls.-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-July-1-1913-Milwaukee To Complete GF/Lewistown Line By Jan.1-Completion Dates For Lines & Bridges-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-July-15-1913-Milwaukee Will Reach Grass Range August 1-Progress on Grass Range & Winifred Lines-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-March-25-1913-Milwaukee land Company Ad-Towns & Times of Public Auction-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-April-21-1913-Progress on Milwaukee Judith River Bridge-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-November-11-1913-Milwaukee to Reach Winifred on November 15-Mentions Branch to Kendall???-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-September-2-1913-MILW Vice-Pres. Goodnow pleased With progress Over New Line-Line to be Completed By Jan. 1-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-October-7-1913-Milwaukee Crews Rush To Complete Freight & Passenger Facilities-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-30-1913-No Suspension of Work in Winter-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-March-6-1913-Detailed Account of Work On Sage Creek Tunnel Construction-Judith Basin Star

MILW-March-24-1914-New Milwaukee Depot to be Completed about May 1-Info about depot & yards-Gen. Info-Fergus County Argus

MILW-March-31-1914-Milwaukee to Chicago to Electric Power Three Forks to Deer Lodge-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-April-18-1914-Milwaukee Line Inspected by Officials-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-July-31-1914-Milwaukee Planning Trough Route; Saugus-Lewistown-Missoula-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-March-3-1914-First Milwaukee Train From Great Falls to Lewistown-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-February-4-1916-Bad Wreck on Hilger Branch-Roy local Derails 5 Miles Out of Town-Fergus County Argus

MILW-July-7-1916-Milwaukee Plans to Extend Line From Grass Range to Winnett-Fergus County Argus

MILW-April-28-1916-Milwaukee Brings in 120 Cars of Settlers-Fergus County Argus

MILW-July-6-1917-Winnett to Celebrate When Railroad Comes-Fergus County Argus

MILW-October-5-1917-First Passenger Train Celebration Planned at Winnett-Fergus County Argus

MILW-October-5-1917-Milwaukee Advertisement - Electric Railway-Fergus County Argus

MILW-February-2-1917-MILW to Electrify Thru to Coast-Misc.Electrification Info-Fergus County Argus

MILW-February-9-1917-Milwaukee lets Contracts to Build Ovando Line-Fergus County Argus

MILW-February-16-1917-Milwaukee to Extend line 33 Miles (Blackfoot Line)-Fergus County Argus

MILW-May-18-1917-How Harlow Built "Jawbone" Railroad-Fergus County Argus

MILW-August-17-1917-Milwaukee Advertisement - Rainier National Park-Fergus County Argus

MILW-January-17-1918-Winifred Train in Ditch Near Lewistown-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-January-31-1918-Milwaukee Train Service Stalled Due to Snow-Fergus County Democrat

MILW-December-17-1922-How 'The Jawbone' Railroad Was Constructed to Lewistown-Lewistown Democrat News

MILW-January-19-1930-Broken Rails Near Moore (at Joan) Stalls Train-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-June-19-1930-Milwaukee Advertisement for "Electrified" Railroad-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-November-7-1930-New Passenger Train Schedule From Harlowton to Lewistown-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-November-15-1930-Steel Passenger Cars on Lewistown Train Starts Tomorrow-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-December-21-1930-Photo of Milwaukee Harlowton shops-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-November-29-1930-Milwaukee dispatching Headquarters Open in Harlowton-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-May-16-1930-Collision of Trains to be Filmed at Sixteen for "The Railroad Man" Movie-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-April-26-1930-Milwaukee To Build New Wool Storage House at Straw, MT-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-April-1-1930-Milwaukee to Construct New Water Treatment Tanks at Lewistown-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-June-3-1930-New Milwaukee Schedule Put into Effect-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-June-19-1930-Milwaukee Advertisement For "Electrified" New Olympian-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-April-8-1930-Improvements Made on the Milwaukee Depot at Roy, MT-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-August-5-1930-40 Cars of Wheat Shipped From Highwood Area, 30 Bushels an Acre-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-November-26-1930-Milwaukee Dispatchers to Move to Harlowton-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-January-30-1930-Due to Snow-Grass Range Train Has Tough Going Near Lewistown-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-July-29-1930-New Hi-Way Bus May Replace Milwaukee Harlowton/Lewistown Train-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-July-9-1930-Hanover plant Written Up In "Milwaukee" Magazine-Lewistown Democratic News

MILW-May-31-1942-Photo of Heath Gypsum Plant From Pictorial Edition-Lewistown Daily News

MILW-December-19-1949-Montana Newspapers Recalls Building of Jawbone Railroad-Lewistown Democrat News

MILW-December-18-1949-Photo of Freight Train Wreck When 16 Cars Jump Tracks Between Great Falls & Lewistown-Lewistown Daily News

MILW-December-18-1966-Glengarry Served as Rail Terminal For Central Montana in Early Days-Lewistown News Argus

MILW-December-21-1969-Early Milwaukee Steam Locomotive Picture Taken in Early 20's-Lewistown News Argus

MILW-December-26-1976-Photograph of Railroad Track Being Laid into Brooks in 1912-Lewistown News Argus

MILW-December-21-1980-Photograph of Milwaukee 1910 Construction Crews Camped West of Forest Grove-1920 Town Shot-Lewistown News Argus

MILW GN-January-2-1906-Montana RR to Extend to Miles City-GN Engineers Working Between GF/Billings-Misc. RR Info-Fergus County Democrat

MILW GN-May-5-1908-Milwaukee to Begin Laying Track May 1-Misc. General GN Information-Fergus County Democrat

MILW GN-May-17-1910-Milwaukee & Great Northern Buying Up Right-of-Way-Fergus County Democrat

MILW GN-June-7-1910-GN/MILW Buying Right-of-Way & Arrival of Surveyors & Grading Outfits-Fergus County Democrat

MILW GN-October-18-1912-Milwaukee & Great Northern Public Passenger Schedule-Fergus County Argus

MILW GN-September-19-1912-Detailed Information on Bridges of Great Northern & Milwaukee in Central Montana-Judith Basin Star

MILW GN-May-16-1912-Milwaukee Will Open Bids May 22-Great Northern Improving Track-Billings to Great Falls-The Stanford World

MILW GN-October-1-1912-Milwaukee Road to Build Shops-General RR Construction Information-Fergus County Democrat

MILW GN-October-28-1913-Milwaukee opens Up Arrow Creek Bench Segment- GN Ad for GF/Lewistown Passenger Trains-Fergus County Democrat

MILW GN-February-18-1916-MILW GN Building Progress in Fergus County-MILW to Build From Grass Range to Winnett-Fergus County Argus

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