Show NAMING MONTANA I Had Colorado b been en named a few tew months later or had Montana been named a few fow ow months e earlier then Colorado might ht have been Montana and likewise Montana 1 might have b been on cn Colorado says the Butte Intermountain As it was the name Montana as nas as selected b by General Denver for that section to which It is applied Denver Colo Cob was named after atter General Denver who was one of or the first arm army officers to be stationed in that part of or the country b by tho United States government gov sov- Sam D D. Goza general a agent ent for tor th the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance ranco company compan In Montana and who was an anold anold old timer In Colorado before he came camo cameto to this state tells how It happened that Montana narrowly missed being located several hundred miles further south and why hr Colorado is where here it is on the tho mapTha map The Tho story ston as I heard it he said came from the son of the late General General Denver who resides in Ohio and who ho is prominent In the Democratic party In that state In fact I believe that ho he Is Isto Isto isto to bo be a delegate to the Democratic convention convention con con- at Denver this year car When hen Stephen Stephen Stephen Ste Ste- phen Dou Douglas was chairman of the senate nate committee ln ha having In charge the carving carvin out of or several new territories from tho Louisiana purchase General Denver happened happened hap hap- one evening to call upon him at his residence Dou Douglas las broached broach d the subject upon which he ho was working and asked General General Gen Gen- eral Denver to su suggest a a. namo name for tor that part of tho the country which Is now Montana Mon Mon- tana General Denver suggested Bus Colorado Colo- Colo lado rado but was as told that that name had already boon been selected for tor or another section section sec eec tion of ot the west After a n few taw minutes' minutes thought he suggested Montana l I What do does s it mean asked Douglas of Its It's Spanish for tor a mountainous country country coun coun- try said De Denver Deer er Dougals arose and called his wife who was noted as a linguist My I dear he called from the foot toot of or orthe the stairs what does tho the word Montana Montana Mon Ion tana mean menn Its Spanish for fol a a. mountainous countr country replied Mrs Douglas from the tho top of the stairs The story goes oes that Dou Douglas returned to his seat Rent b by the library table tableS and with the tho remark to General Denver of or Montana Mon Mon- than tana goes goos oos filled in the tho name in the bill I creating creating- the tern territory tor I |