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The Little Home at Norwood on "Soap Gulch"
(Left to Right)  James Donovan, McDonnel (Blacksmith), Joseph Longley, Hattie Longley, Fred Little, Willie Little,
Bertha Little, William Little, Elmer (Jack) Little, Louie Wong (Chinese Cook), Frank Hudson, Carl Christenson, Donal Smith
 

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Elmer (Jack) Little sitting and Older Brother Fred Little Standing

Fred Little was born in Melrose at the Billy Bowe Stage Stop on March 04, 1891 with Mrs. Bowe (Midwife) atttending.
Fred died November 26, 1959 at Fort Harrison, Montana
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Elmer (Jack) Little was born February 25, 1895 at Norwood, Montana. He was the third born child of Bertha and William Little.
"Jack" Little died March 13, 1972 in Butte, Montana


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Fred, Jack, and Bertha standing in the front yard of their Melrose home. This photo along with several others were probably taken to commemorate
the building of their new home upon their move to Melrose from Soap Gulch. They purchased this lot from Mr George W. Owens for 350.00 in 1900. This photo dates somewhere between 1900 to 1903 given the age of Fred.

This home still remains at Melrose today much like it was more than a century ago!!

"Little Home" 2005
The family has long since passed but the house remains!

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Melrose Boys 1917 (WW1) Roy Peterson, Jack Little, Sherman "Coot" Dodgson and Standing in back is "Bubbey" Wall

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The Little Brothers standing next to the home they grew up in at Melrose. This photo was taken September 25, 1949
(Their Mother Died less than a year prior to this photo)

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(Fred and Jack ) in their later years.

Excerpt taken from the Melrose are biographies prepared for a reunion during the 1980's

Letters are courtesy of Lowney Family Collection

Letter of correspondence to "Ethel" about the disposition of some property and buildings in Melrose dated 1945

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(Left) "Benny" Hoffman and (Right) Elmer "Jack" Little

Side View of  Little Home at Melrose

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Elmer "Jack" Little" Fishing on the Big Hole!

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Elmer "Jack" Little tending to his garden.

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Fred little, Unknown, Jimmy Grose, and Polly Hoffman standing in front of the Old Mercantile Building, Melrose

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William Ernest Little 1890

William conducting business with the Hecla Consolidated Mining Company

Another letter written to Henry Knippenberg, General Manager of the Hecla Mining Company.
 

1884 Apr 29 - After a visit to Soap Gulch for the Butte Miner, a reporter noted that Albert Cline, Thomas McCale, Ed Harrison, W. Monahan, Al McDonald, W.E. Little and J.T. Street, the superintendent for the HCMC's iron ore mines, were all listed as living in Norwood. The mines were employing 14 men. Also mentioned in the article is Louis Des River, a miner at the head of Camp Creek. Downstream for his claim, C.A. Clayton has a stock ranch. James H. Mitdrill and Thomas Naughton are raising hay and stock while Mr. Chester is a dairy farmer in the area. A special thanks was given to Mr.. Stebbins, who resides in Soap Gulch.

  
Laid to Rest in Melrose, Montana are William E. Little Jr., Bertha, William Little Sr. and Sons, Elmer and Fred. This family marked the end of their lineage as Elmer and Fred never married, thus leaving anyone to carry on the family name.