The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-31

are all pioneers of 1863, prosperous farMerl
and exceptionally good men.
II. s. Osborn is a prosperous druRRlss q
Bozeman, w. s. Mcllensie and George q.
Howard, James Riches and II. IL. barton
come to the country in 1868 and are old res
idents Of Gallatin county. -
wv. s. Beall. j. NJ, Lindley, w. +. Sloan
and w. b. Meadow reached Montana early
in 1868. Mr.. Bcall il al architect; Mr.
Iindley Ia largely interested in real estate
Mr.. McAcow is in the stock business. Mr..
Sloan owns and operates coal mines: all
are among the solid men Of dallatin county
THE pioneers of 1864 are far more nu-
merous. Hon. w. w. Anderson, n OF our
prominent pioneers, was born i'll England
in 1881; came to Montana in 1864; organ
ICED tho arst Sunday school in Gallatin;
held the ! rst religious services and built
term in the territorial Legislature n was
for twelve years a member of the public
school board OF Bohemian; since 1877 has
been proprietor of the Avant Courier, a
weekly newspaper, which he has edited
with Independence and ability. Many
their infancy received their first instruc-
tions III Mr.. Alderson's Sunday school.
which has proved of priceless value.
"Hon. II. =. Vivion came to Montana in
1864. Served as sheriff i'll 1863 and 1870 and
as q member of the legislature in 1872 and
- was psOb0CuuiAS uVbol AAcV vi ehV AhAho
judicial district four years, and n member
of the constitutional convention in 1854; ls
now county attorney of Gallatin county.
Hon.. G. p. Blakely. born in 1894. came to
Montana May Is, 1864. He vas q member
of the first territorial legislature, also q
and of the first state legislature. Mr..
Blakely has also served this county as
sheriff.
George D. Thomas was born in Illinois
in 1884; reached Montana October, 1864:
has served in the territorial legislature; has
followed the milling business for a quarter
of q century in Gallatin county.
"a. l.. Corbley. born in 1912, arrived in
Montana July, 1884; served Gallatin county
in the territorial legislature one term; is a
farmer.
81. d. McCammon WAS born in the state
of Pennsylvania in 1922; came to Montana
early in 1864. settled permanently in Gal
latin county in 1865; was elected treasurer
in 1877. and served in that capacity six
years; ID an able, conservative. safe finan-
cier.
James E. Martin arrived in Gallatin
valley Nav q, 1864. is 81 years old; he is
cashier of the Gallatin Valley National
bank, which institution, under Mr.. Martins
able conservative management has grown
to be one of the oundes financial institu-
tions in this state.
John w. Nelson, wife and four sons,
WluA Alloa NIoLVoAAs "h4C AS WV y 0ANA
three daughters, arrived in Gallatin valley
July II, 1864.
James II. Kennedy. Jarvis Akin. @. w.
Haskins, Osson w. Miles, Peter La Brau,
Geo. G. Monroe, John Amos Million, Cor
nelius Melton, Henry 9. BEDDING; VIM.
Lewis, A. J. Hunter, W. F. Mcdonald, John
Mcdonald, James Smart, A. w. Tanner,
Homer Thomas, ". D.. Weaver, Robert
Wills, George E. Hale. j. j. Davis, Marion
Flaharty, Z. L.. Fridley, V. +. Cline, T. G.
Burns. W. II. Arnold, Alfred johnson, J.
I. B. Saekett, W. F. Davis Henry Mon
%forton, w. Il. Nixon, Alexander Profit, sy.
Mounts, A. j. Edsall, Marshall Nelson,
George Nelson, John Nelson, Monroe Nell
son, Henry Warrington, Milton Norris,
Patrick Corcoran, Thomas Watterhous, G.
w. Dickson, Jos. G.. Latta. all arrived in
Montana in the year OF 1864.
Among the lady pioneers of that year are
Miss Ellenor Dowdon, Mrs. Lavjna Ann
Nelson, Sarah r. Latta, Lorinda johnson,
Eliza Beckett, Clareasa Kennedy, Harriet
Mcdonald, Clara l.. Stewart, Harriet l..
Melton, Clary Remington, Susan Hunter,
Rosa g. Black, Rosa Beall. Miss Harriet
Melton.
"There are a few 1862 men; quite a num-
Der who came in 1868. and a goodly number
who reached Montana in 1864, besides q
number of ladies whom it has been impos-
sible to interview in time for this meeting.
All seem in warm sympathy with any
movement that will keep the organization
together. After conversing personally with
these men and inquirine into their past
history at greater length than it is possible
to record on the blanks furnished by the
society; l I'm impressed by the wonderful
unanimity of action and similarity of age,
which a careful perusal of the dates furnish
cd will reveal, and l think this will apply to
tho great body of pioneers who came to
Montana during the years mentioned. they
seem to belong to the same age and gener-
alton, and to have been created for the
great work of civilizing the nations most
dangerous and inaccessible territory, and
creating and developing with scanty re-
sources under the greatest difficulties one of
the grandest states.
in every instance. the pioneer, when he
was ready to move, turned his eyes west
ward, and while in some cases many stops
were mad and new homes were created,
the next move was universally west.
lit js most gratifying to record the fact
that in almost every case the pioneers of
Gallatin county are in good comfortable
circumstance surrounded by the comforts
of life so we'll deserved"
By a unanimous vote of the society all
the above referred to were elected members
of the society.