Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-17

golden west, and the year 1859 found hin
located AZ bsnnack City, at that time tn,
| capital OF Montana. This was during tn,
t ea,my DAYS OF Alder gnlch. He sooI
Mr.. King, the firm beins
styled King 4 Gillette. They engaged il
general merchandising and enjoyed a VERY
large trade. The figm moved IL Helena 4
couple OF years afusrwardA and continued
we eenerai supply business, which soon
placed the gentlenrn in the lead Of Mon
tana merchants. During 1866 Mr.. Gillette
inaugurated the wagon road from Helena
through Prickly Pear canyon. This was I
gigantic undertaking. which when com
pleted had cost 100000. Mr.. Gillette Oh
tained from the legislature permission d
collect toll on this rOsd for ten years. In.
Guiding the present session he has served
four times IN the legislative assemblies OF
Montana. lie has been twice elected IA
the council aud served during the Eleventh
session In The lower house. Mr.. Gillette IL
single man. lie resides at his ranch nj
ts-aroOrn. in this county and follows the
business Ut stock raising and wOOlgrOWer,
Besides owning flock Of 1900 Sheep he
mas considerable real estate IN the city Of
Helena
u. &. GARRETT.
T.. q. Garrett, joint representative for
Choteau and Cascade counties, was born in
Lancaster county, Pa, July q, 1850. lie
received his education In the com mon
some IT his fondest recoIiections are Of
making night hideOus with hallo0s while
IN the way tn spelling s'hOOl in some adj
joining township H., was pretty good
sprfler then and usually got TO the head vi
ne class 1t was about this time young
Garrett became desperately and hopelessly
infatuated with several yOang ladies' who
were from one to ten years his senior. In
1913 lie removed with his parents to Ala
oanla, where he lived On n farm until the
borrowing year, when mis- rowing dispositiOn
took him ~ New Orleans. He was en- gagged
,n a s!e sn ortw.rn that city, Calves
Montana. Mr. Garrett was chief clerk for
sien. Brooks, cOmmandans Of the military
u'vtsiOn 81 Montana, until 1882 when be
engaged IN the hardware business with
James Gibson at San River crossing Sub
sequentIy ne bscame book Keeper with the
late nfm ~ Hamilton 4 liaziett, at ChO-
team. ut which place he has been In the
real estate and convey ancing business for
the past three years and Justice Of the
peace for tho past year, Tie IL unmarried
"a bit of Information Of interest To the
young ladies' Ut the capital city.
II. ). HASKELL.
Henry j. Haskell. republican member Of
me house from Dawson county, resides at
DNssss hVAC iC NAV prominently lue0
titled himself with interests Of Eastern
Montana for n number ut years lie IL A
college graduate. q gentleman Of fine legal
suainments and has practiced at the PRO.
fession Ut attorney at law since his resi-
dence In the trrritory. II. il Thoroughly
Two wears ago he was elected county at
torney nj that point. Mr.. Haskell IL a man
about 40 years uf age.
wILIIAMI II, HINT.
William II Hunt was born in New Or.
leans. La, November, 1853, and is cous..
Inently In his 3ist year. lie epj,yed good
EDUCATIONAL advantages, having graduated
from Yale college after u thorough course
in the grammar schools. lie also studied
law under his fathers tuition i'm the I'M.
versity OF Louisiana. During 1873 he
moved to Montana, locating first at Fort
iSenton, where he engaged In the praciic.
nt law. In 1856 he located at Helena, fuI-
lowing his profession, having formed a
law Jay: pa, pea1,tnership with II. X. Buck. Du..
me frm. Mr.. Hunt, in 1854, was i dele
gate from ChOteau county to the state con
stltutionat convention. lie has also served
if two years IN thus judicial district as
district attorney and attorney general. At
present he Is the joint member Of the lower
house for Lewis and Clarke and Jrtlerson
eomntirs. lie Is married man with two
G ID. JOsLIN.
Z. ID. JOslyn. of De, Lodge county. was
porn May 1, 1907, AT Courtiandt. Drkalb
county, Ill went To school ami graduated
" the same place. but afterwards went u
,binmerclai college al Milwaukee. Wis.
His first business ventures were az LEAD
me ana Pueblo. Col, but not liking Colo |
ado, he moved to Beaver Canyon, Idah.,, |
shd opened general farm implement |
wore, which he moved along to all the ter. |
mini Ut the Utah a Northern railroad until |
got to Silver Bow. when he closed on, |
and started n general forwarding business.
ne ilrn name being Josly u A. Morse. He |
continued IN The orNaTding business until |
IAN. l, 1919, when he accepted th,. posi |
y general manager Tor 4 l.. Bonner & Co |
y Deer Lodge. which he still! retains. In |
.,clooeT, 1879, Mr.. JosIyn married Miss |
:! annie heiiy, daughter of United States |
MARSHAL Kelly. and has one child. q girl a |
,e,r old. Mr.: J"slyn has always been a !
faunch republican.
CARL r. JONES.
carl /. Jones. ~ Missoula county. was |
aised IN Howard county, Missouri. Ue |
rev TO young mann~sd with hut a limited |
uucatiUi', but taught district school I'M
u ne had secured sufficient means 10 al
'nd college, when he took a Course In civil
engineering in the state university Of Mis-
nurL- LIE caine La Na4tasaa- during FIR
lxties, nut owing to poor health moved 10
oregon. from whence he returned IN Mon
ana IN 1873. He still prac'ises his profes
ION OF engineering. and farms near Cor
ailis, IN the Bitter Root valley. lie has
our children. two ut whom ar. grown
L. y about IS years Of ag.. fIe is a re-.
'ublican, but has never sought any Office.
lie was elected by li9 majority.
-E-H.-JouNsoN.
Eugene Henry johnson, m-mhar from
'uster county. Is generally known among
riends and stHkrn Ut in print as '.Skaw.
Ohnson. lie was born At Clarksville, Ark.
4 lSi6. Al the age OF y years he went
With his parents To San Antonio. rexas NJ
'hich city aud Gpnz,ies. in the same state.
. lived until 1859. lie was etu"ared priu
ipaliy at Gonzales college. During m.
sst two years OF the civil war he bore arms
the Texas militia as q private in Fnlk-
DDS cadsts and Ia Scott Anderson's reei-
lent. Ills service was confined TO the
tate and he participated in no important
attles. From lS69 TO 1874 he drove cattle
n the Texas trail. and in the latter wear
rent into the cattle business in Wyoming
'fh headquarters ut Cheyenne, being in
Tested with SHELBY Bros. In the early
ears Of the Black Hills excitement he sup-
lied that district with beef and had sew
raj sharp skirmishes with Indians in get
nv over the trail with his men and herds
\ 1871 he came to Custer county. Montana, |
nd engaged In stnk-grOwing az chief
artnet and manager of the firm of John
~ Il Graham. tie was a member ~ the
fifteenth assembly. He was married in
'rnver To Miss Fannie Greenr, and has one
hid. u daughter. Mr.. johnson was elected
! democrat.
CLINTON II. MOORE.
Clinton II. Moore, OF Deer LOdg., county.
\ native ~ New Hampshire, horn in
~. graduated ~ Dartmouth college in
~ ami received the degree If A. N. from
10 same Institution In 1877. lie came
est in 1876 and Resided IN Nevada two
Ears and herded cows and coyotes, but
turned 10 Montana in August 1877 lie
an principal of the Deer Lodge public
i,oois tar one year. aud was elected the
81 nresieient %, the College of Mont ana {
lsss Ia 49,? ur. Moore went 10 HIS. {
ny, idsho. t. t.arh In 1880 BE- was ap- .
dated by Pre>it.eat Hayes the supervisor
the tenth census Of Idaho territory, and !
irins ill- sane year wa, married to Miss c
). liutfhlns. OF il'' ena. Nr. Moore re-
rhed 10 Montana in 1881, camp,d at Bate 9
~ and kept Y book aud stationery sfnr. :.