The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-23
Is q member of the Masonic fraternity, and
has no religious restrictions.

Tennessee in 1913, receiving an academic
education. On the outbreak of the war he
enlisted in the Confederate service as men,
Der of the Forty-third Tennessee Infantry,
and did duty in Tennessee and Virginia,
winding up in Vicksburg, Miss, where he
became a prisoner of war. He never re-
joined the army, and after brief residences
in Tennessee and Indiana, he came to Mon
tana in the spring of 1865 and located at his
present home in Gallatin county, engaging
in farming, and of late going into the busi-
ness of raising blooded horses, his place be-
ing known As the "Albrino Park Stock
Farm" He has served one term as Commits
sioner of Gallatin county. He has wife
and three children, is a Mason, a Democrat,
and has no special religious views.
FRANK L. PERKINS, n W.
Member from Deer Lodge county, was born
in New York in 1898, and received his edu-
cation in the public schools of that State,
and in the Collegiate Institute at Milwaukee,
to which place his family had removed in
1845. He was engaged in farming and mer-
chandising until 1868, when he went to Cali
fornia, and he has since been mining. He
came to Montana in July, 1881, and is Super
intendent of the Granite Mountain Mining
Company at Philipsburg. He has wife and
three children, is Mason, a Republican,
and without special religious connections.
CONRAD KoHRs,
Member from Deer Lodge county, was born
at Wewelsfeth, near Hamburg, Germany, in
1885, receiving his education there. At the
age of fifteen or sixteen he went to sea and
made several voyages on sailing vessels to
South America and in the coastwise trade.
He finally reached New York, put on his
land legs again, and visited sister residing
at Davenport, Iowa. The California fever
attacking him he got TO salt water again,
went round TO California, and was one of the
first Frazer river stampederS-three of them
starting on canoe voyage up the Frazer,
one being drowned and the other two finally
working their way afoot down the coast to
California. Returning again to Davenport
he remained until 1862, when he and John
Reimers engaged to Spaniard who had pur-
chased a band of horses and was driving
them overland to California. A disagree
sent resulted In Kohrs and Reimers leaving
him at Salt Lake and striking out for Mon
tana, finally reaching Gold Creek, where
they prospected until the Bannack diggings
were struck, when the party went there, and
Mr.. Kohrs began the butcher business with
Hank Crawford. When Alder Gulch was
struck he went over there and opened a
meat market at Summit, and afterward at
Virginia City, exhibiting that energy, indus
trX nd iuS
in his beconting one of the wealthiest and
clearest,headed business men in Montana.
Mr.. Kohrs is liberal in all things, resolute,
but generous and public-spirited, and will
doubtless make a very efficient member. He
is member of the Masonic order, belongs
to the Montana, Wyoming and National
Stock Associations, and to the Society of
Montana Pioneers, and was few days age
elected President of the d. H. S Stock Asso
citation, having a capital of 81 100000 Mr.
X. is married, has three children, and resides
near Deer Lodge.
8. +. b. BIDDLE,
Democratic member from Custer county, was
born in Pennsylvania in 49,, and received
his education at the Naval Academy at An
napois After his graduation he saw ser
vice in India, China and other parts of the
world and when he resigned had attained
creditable rank. He came to Wyoming
in 1889, and to Montana in 1888. He Is in
the stock business, with headquarters at
Miles City. He is unmarried, and is a mem
Der of no secret or religious organization.
JOHN T. BALDWIN, a.
Member from Silver Bow, was born in Clay
county, No, in October, 1S47, receiving his
education at Phillips Academy, Andovsr,
Mass, and Yale College, graduating at the
Yale law department. He was admitted to
practice at st. Joseph, Mo, in 1869, where
he practiced for some years, being city attor-
ney from 1874 to 1876. In 1880 he came to
Montana, locating at Butte in the practice
of law, and serving as city attorney from
1881 to 1883. He has a wife and three chill
dren, is a Democrat, and has no fraternal or
religious embarrassments.
MARTIN l.. EMIGH,
Member from Missoula county, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1856, receiving his education
in the Cherry Tree Academy. He went to
California in 1875, where he engaged in
Montana, and is in the sawmill business, his
headquarters being Corvallis. He is unmar
ried, and is not connected with any social OF
religious organizations.
CLYDE EASTMAN,
Member from Missoula county, was born in
Midland, Michigan, in August, 1859, and is
the youngest member In the House. He wa
educated in the common schools of the State
graduating at the Detroit High School il
| 1877. He Immediately engaged in merchan
dizing, which business he has followed evel
since, being now located at Thompson Falls
to which place he came during the C9ul
dAlene excitement last year. He is unmar
ried, and is not connected with any of tn,
secret or religious societies.
JOHN H. JURGENs,
Republican member from Lewis and Clark,
county, was born in Germany in 1S43, com
ing to the United States with his parents il
1854, and settling in Minnesota, where he re
mained until 1864, when he enigrated tt
Montana, locating near Helena, and after
| ward moving into the city. He has been en-
gagged in merchandising, aud numbering and
mining. He had some military experienc,
| during the Indian outbreak in Minnesota il
1862. He has a wife and three children, is
Mason, but has no church relations.
VAN H. FISK,
| Republican member from Jefferson county
was born in Bedford, Ohio, in 1910, and &C
qGired common-school education. In 1856
he moved to Minnesota, where he farmed
| He enlisted In the First Minnesota Infantry
and served three years, participating in the
battle of Balls Bluff, the siege of Yorktown
and the campaign on the Peninsula, as wei
as other engagements. He came to Montan;
| in 1866, aud for three years was engaged II
mining, followed by five years connection
| with the Helena Herald. For the past tel
| years he has been ranehing in Jefferson
/ county. He has a wife aud three children
| is q member of the Masonic and A. o. u. w
fraternities, and Is liberal in his religion
views.
| W H. NORTON,
Member from Yellowstone county, was borl
In Adams county, Illinois, and is thIrty-sevel
| years old. He was educated in the publ
schools, and while preparing for college raj
away to enter the Fiftieth Illinois Infantry
| He was with Sherman before Atlanta and OF
the march to the sea, taking part in tn
| grand review at Washington in the summe
4 of 1865, his whole term of service being tw
wears Aftes the close of the war he came 4