The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-23
WHOLE NO. 81

The Republican member from Meagher
county, was born in Illinois, and is thirty
two years old. His education he received in
the common schools, but was somewhat linn
tied, as he spent the four years of the rebel
hon with his father, who was an officer IN
the Union army. In 1867 lie started West,
and was connected with the engineering de-
partment of the Union acific, going through
the Territories and ultimately reaching Cali
fornia, where he engaged in merchandising
and other business. He came to Montana in
1873, driving band Of sheep from California
to Bannack, and has made several similar
trips since, and is now in tie sheep-raiSing
business in Meagher county, Big Elk being
his postoffice. He is q bachelor, belongs to
no secret societies, and has Episcopal predi-
lections.
=. J. MOORE,
Democratic member from Meagher county,
was born in Missouri in 1874, and received a
common school education. He was three
years in the Confederate army, being in the
Ninth Kentucky Mounted Infantry, and
serving principally in Kentucky and Ten
nessee. After the failure of the rebellion he
came West, reaching Colorado in 1865, and
Montana in 1866, settling at Diamond City,
and since removing to Martinsdale, where
he is engaged in sheep and cattle-ralsing.
He has a wife, and is without any particular
religious ideas.
J. NJ. HOLT,
Democratic member from Custer county, was
born in Missouri and is thirty-six years old.
He received his education in the Westmin-
ster College, Fulton, Mo, and was engaged
in the stock business, which he continued
after removing to Montana in 1880, his head
quarters being at Miles City. He was not
entirely without experience in the West
when he came, as he had crossed the Plains
in 1864 and 1865. His military experience Is
limited to six months service in the Mis-
souri, State militia. He has wife and one
child, and is n Mason.
ALBERT j. sELIGMAN,
Joint Representative from Lewis and Clarke
and Jefferson counties, was born in New
York City in 1859, where he received his pre-
liminary education. He graduated from the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, at Troy,
n. Y, in 1877, as civil engineer, and then
spent four years at the Royal School of
Mines, at Freiberg, Saxony, graduating as
a mining engineer, and also getting a di-
ploma from the Royal School of Mines at
Liege, Belgium. He came to Montana in
1881, locating at Helena, and is interested in
Gloster, and also in the stock business in
Meagher county. He is a bachelor, and is a
member of the A. D. U. w. and X. =. frater-
mites, being Chancellor Commander of the
Helena Lodge knights of Pythias.
JAMES e. CALLAwAY,
Member from Madison county and Speaker
of the House, was born in Kentucky in 1885
his parents being descendants of the men
who came into the State with Daniel Boone
In 1852 the family moved to Illinois, and the
subject of this sketch received his literary
education at Eureka and Bersan Colleges
| He studied law with Governor Yates and
practiced in Jacksonville and elsewhere. Or
| the breaking out of the war he raised the
first company in his county, and reporting
| at headquarters was assigned TO the Twenty
first Illinois Infantry, n regiment then com
manded by Colonel U. s. Grant. He served
with the regiment during the war, and at his
| discharge was its Colonel. He was in a
number of engagements, among the most
noted of which were Chaplin Hills, Stone
River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain
(the fight above the clouds), Mission Ridge
and the Atlanta campaign. He resumed the
practice of law at the close OF the war, was 9
member of the Illinois Legislature couple
of terms, and was Delegate to the National
Republican Convention in Chicago in 1868
| which nominated President Grant the first
| time. In December, 1870, he was appointed
| Secretary of Montana, and served six and q
half years in that position. He located a
Virginia City, the then capital, where he ha:
since resided and practiced law. Last yea
| he was a member of the Constitutional Con
venton. He has been Republican from
boyhood, though every branch of his famil,
| is Democratic. He has q wife and three
boys, is member of the Masonic and Crane
ARMY of the Republic brotherhoods, and II
religion his wife is a Presbyterian.
GEORGE r.. NICHOLS.
The only Republican member from Gallatir
county, was born in Whitesides county, Hi
nois, in 1856. He was educated in the public
schools of Hi nois and Montana, to which
Territory he removed in 1870, settling il
|
hardware business in 1876, and which h
still continues. He has a wife and thre
| children, Is a Mason, and has no partic
| ly religious connections.
SUBORDINATE OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL.
Chaplain-Rev. L. G. Wood.
Chief Clerk-David Marks.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-Hadel
L. Riddle
Sergeant-at-Ar Calvin.
Watchman-W. III. johnson.
Page-Jimmie McEvily.
COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES.
Ways and Medns-Morris, Fergus, Mitchell
Judiciary-DeWolf, Buck, Chessman.
Internal Improremt nts-Greene, Card
we'll, Kennedy.
Federal Relations - Fergus, Barrett
Greene.
Education and LaJor--Mitchell, Cotant
DeWolfe.
Towns and Counties Cardwell, Greene
Morris.
Public Lands--Barrett, Fergus, Cotant.
Military Affairs Morris, Chessman
Mitchell.
Incorporations-Bu Chessman, Morris
Agriculture--Fergus, Barrett, Cardwell.
Elections--Buck, Fergus, Morris.
Indian Affairs Mitchell, Greene, Barrett
Mines ana MH.eTdtS--Mortls, Snessinai
DeWolfe.
Inmigration-- Cardwell, Kennedy, Cotan,
Roads and Highpdys-DeWolfe, Greene
Barrett.
Ensrossment-- -Chessman, Mitchell, Ken
nedy.
Enrollment--Mitchell,B Barrett, Kennedy
Printing Kennedy, Morris, Buck.
Grazing and Stock Growing-- -Cotant, Bar
rett, Fergus.
sUBoRpINATE OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE.
Chaplain-Rev. f. T. Webb.
Chief Clerk-Harry III. Davis.
Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk-Fred.
| Foster.
Sergeant-at-Arms-T B. Warren.
Watchman-M athew McQuirk.
HOUSE STANDING coMMrTTERs:
Ways and Means-Potts, Kohrs, TiDgle
Hatch, Baldwin.
Judiciary Speer, Forbis, Potts, Baldwin
Eastman.
Territorial 4fairs--H Hatch, Emigh, Per
kins, Robinson, Holt.
Internal improvements - Emigb, Fish
Nichols, Moore, Biddle.
Roads and High,cays - Jurgens, Page
Perkins, Sloan, Holt.
Public Lands - Page, Norton, Taylor
Emigh, Forhis.
Grazing and Stock Gr0,cing- Kohrs, ,Pottl
Tingle, Hatch, Taylor.
Federal Reiations-Niehols, Speer, East
man, Biddle, Tingle.
Education and Labor-Wells, Seligmar
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