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About St. Ignatius Post (St. Ignatius, Mont.) 1946-1962

In 1854, Jesuit priests founded the St. Ignatius Mission near the center of what is now the Flathead Indian Reservation, home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The settlement grew to justify a post office by 1872. The town’s first newspaper, the St. Ignatius Post, started in 1912, and the earliest existing issue of the paper from November 10, 1922, declared that it was “devoted to the interests of St. Ignatius and the Mission Valley.” After it ceased publication in 1927, the town went nearly 20 years without a newspaper until Millard Bullerdick launched the new St. Ignatius Post in 1946. In the first issue on June 20 of that year, the community celebrated with congratulatory announcements and good luck ads.

Bullerdick was the former editor and owner of the Choteau Acantha and an experienced publisher. He launched the Post as a ten-page, six-column weekly paper, focusing its coverage on local happenings, school news, politics, lost dogs, and obituaries. Other news included syndicated national and international articles, comics, women’s interests, and reports about nearby communities, such as Charlo, Moise, Leon, and Arlee. The Post’s run included small supplements and one notable 24-page “Mission Centennial Edition” published on September 23, 1954, with articles and photographs about the history of the tribes in the area and the founding of the St. Ignatius Mission.

The St. Ignatius Post featured extensive coverage of international conflicts and domestic development. Bullerdick included reports on World War II demobilization, the Korean War, and the Cold War. The paper also put a spotlight on federal irrigation and dam projects, as well as tribal land sales connected to Indian termination polices. Editorials ranged from local stories about summer water conservation and community events to letters from state legislators and opinions about business development. By the 1960s, the Post started to include more tribal council news and broadened its attention on reservation issues.

Battling health issues, Bullerdick sold the paper in 1961 to the owners of the Ronan Pioneer, Tella Loman and son, Ray. In the December 27, 1962 issue of the St. Ignatius Post, the Lomans announced the merger of the paper with the Ronan Pioneer, retaining a St. Ignatius office.

Provided By: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT

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Title

  • St. Ignatius Post (St. Ignatius, Mont.) 1946-1962

Other Title

  • Saint Ignatius post

Dates of Publication

  • 1946-1962

Created / Published

  • St. Ignatius, Mont. : M. Bullerdick, 1946-1962.

Headings

  • -  Saint Ignatius (Mont.)--Newspapers
  • -  Montana--Saint Ignatius
  • -  United States--Montana--Lake--Saint Ignatius

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 20, 1946)-v. 17, no. 16 (Dec. 27, 1962).
  • -  Publisher varies.
  • -  Supplement to the St. Ignatius post and to the Ronan pioneer: "100 years of achievement, 1854-1954 : St. Ignatius Mission centennial observance, September 24-25-26," Sept. 23, 1954.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Ronan pioneer (Ronan, Mont. : 1910) Jan. 3, 1963

Medium

  • 17 volumes : illustrations ; 59 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn84036106

OCLC Number

  • 10901947

ISSN Number

  • 2997-9242

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St. Ignatius Post St. Ignatius, Mont. -1962. (Saint Ignatius, MT), Jan. 1 1946. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84036106/.

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