Gordons and the Montana Plaindealer
Although the Gordons visited Helena with some regularity, I’ve found only a few news items about them in Helena’s African American newspaper, The Montana Plaindealer.
April 26, 1907:
F. E. Gordon better known as Blondie hot footed it back to his home at White Sulphur Springs where he says he knows he can get by.
[At least, this seems likely to be one of the Gordons, but I'm not sure if the initials refer to Francis, in which case it should be J. F., or Emmanuel Taylor, in which case it should be E. T. rather than F. E. The nickname doesn't help much either, as "Blondie" is not among the many nicknames Taylor lists for himself in Born to Be, and Francis' nickname was Sam.]
October 30, 1909
Miss Rosa [sic] Gordon and brother were over to visit the fair.
January 28, 1910
R. J. Gordon of White Sulphur visited several days in the city last week.
