The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-16

Winthrop Post, at MisSoula. he Is not very
religiously inclined, began his Republican
career with Fremont and Dayton, and 1t is
hardly necessary to say that he Is bachelor.
EDWARD CALDWELL,
Member from Jefferson, was born near Bel
fast, ireland, and is fifty-thres years Of age.
He was educated in the high schools Of his
native country, and came to New York in
1850. He had learned the trade Of carriage
painter, and followed that occupation in
various parts Of the State, but in 1868 came
to Montana and engaged in mining at first,
and since has settled In the Boulder valley,
in Jefferson county, as farmer and stock
raiser. He was member of the Council In
the Twelfth and Thirteenth Sessions. He Is
bachelor, has NO church affiliations, and is
sound Democrat.
FRANK X. ARMSTRONG,
The member from Gallstin county, was born
in Rockford, North Carolina, in 1851, NOV
ing to Kansas when he was ten years old.
He received his literary education at High
land University, Kansas, and his legal edu-
cation in the law department of the Univer-
sity of Missouri, at Columbia, being a men,
Der of the class of 1875. After graduating
he began practice in Atchison, Kansas, and
in 1876 was elected Prosecuting Attorney Of
Doniphan county on the Democratic ticket,
although the Republican ticket carried the
county by 800 majority. At the close of his
term he moved to Montana, reaching Boze-
man in January, 1879, locating there and re-
Stunning the practice of law. In the fall Of
1880 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of
81 T,l; Il - 4
In December, 1881, he was married to Miss
Lora, daughter Of DR.. Lamme, of Bozeman,
and is the father of children. He is q men,
Der Of the Masonic fraternity, is liberal in
his religious views, and, though q pro-
nounced Democrat, he is by ne means
rabid party man.
JAMES FERGUS,
Member from Meagher county, was born in
Glassford, Scotland, October 8, 1918, and con-
ssquently is over seventy-one years old, and
by eighteen years the Oldest member of the
present Council He received an ordinary
common-school education, and when nine
teen years old he emigratsd to Canada,
where he spent three years, learning the
trade OF millwright. In 1885 he moved to
the United States, working in Wisconsin,
Illinois and Iowa, and engaged in various
lines of business. In 1854 he went to Mime
sofa and laid out the town Of Fergus Falls,
one hundred miles above the st. Anthony
Falls. He was engaged in other business
enterprises, but finally met with financial
embarrassmepts, and after q trip to Colorado
he came to Montana, reaching here in 1862.
He acted as the first Recorder of Alder
Gulch, was the first County Commissioner
appointed in the Territory, for Madison
county, served two terms as Commissioner
for Lewis and Clarke county, represented
that county in the Legislature onsiterm, and
represented Meagher county In the Cousti-
tutional Convention last year. Mr.. Fergus
is President Of the Society of Pioneers
of Montana. He is now engaged in
raising cattle and sheep in Neagher
county. He has been married for forty
years, and his wife and four children
are all living. He has always been stanch
Republican, but liberal in his views, and tho
esteem in which he is held caused the Dome
Gratis to move his election as temporary
President Of the Council; but the old gentle
man declined the proffsred honor on the
ground that he had never presided over such
a body, and did not understand the rules
necessary fer such purpose. As is we'll
known, he is very liberal in his religious
beliefs.
STEPHEN DEwoLFE,
Member from Silver Bow, was born in Ten
nessee in 1884, receiving his literary educa-
ton in Jefferson College, Pa, and his legal |
in the well known law school at |
Lebanon, Tenn. In 1859 he took up the
march with the Star of Empire, stopping |
'sme years in Salt Lake, where he practicsd |
his profession, and then went on to Califor-
MA. He soon returned to Salt Lake, how
'ver, and in 1879 came to Montana and
ocated in Butte, representing Silver Bow
county in the House of Representatives dur
ng the Twelfth Session.