The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-26
SAD TOKENS Of REGARD.
The Business Portion OF the CITY
Putting on tho Emblsms
Of Sorrow.
RESOLUTIONS by the Commercial
and the Bankers' Assoc
citation.
Arrangements for tho Funeral nm SUNDAY
Afternoon Being Made kilograms
OF COnd0lencs.

Thsrs seemed 10 DO YESTERDAY, II possibl,
q fuller realization, among All GLASSES. I
the loss tho community had sustained i
the death OF Col. Brooadwater than the,
WAS on the day previous. Early yesterda
morning Main street business msn bsRs
she work Of draping their places Of bushes,
aud ~ evening u was we'll advanced
The Power block, American bank, Helen
bank, Second National. Gold block, an
other large buildings were appropriated
draped.
Ihe Commercial club held a meeting vel
terday and unanimously adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas. In the death Of Charles A
Broadwater the Commercial club of th
CITY OF Helena has lost ono of its leadin
members, and a man whose every snera
was used for the advancement of the inter
ests of the organization; and
whereas. The members of the CONNER
Oial club. as individuals, feel that in hi
death they have each sustained a persona
loss, and that the city of Helena and tn
whole state of Montana have lost one o
their most progressive, intrepid and public
spirited citizens: therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Commercial club O
sho city Of Helena, that, in the death O
Charles A. Broadwater the Commercial
club has sustained a loss which none Cal
MI. He was untiring in his work to pro.
mote the best interests of the community
In which he lived, the state of which he was
foremost citizen. AID the welfare of thu
common people from which he sprung anu
whom he loved;
Resolved, That in his public spirit in
building the great hostelry which bears his
name, and which is an honor to this state.
and will DO a lasting monument to his
memory, az we'll as the countless other en-
terPrlses calculated to build up the city of
Helena, he was perhaps more than any
other member of this club the embodiment
OF the spirit out of which this organization
has grown.
Resolved. That in the last great work
which occupied him in behalf of the peo-
pie OF this community. tho establishment
of a central military post in the CITY Of
helena, he rendered a service which could
not awe been performed by any other liv-
ing man.
We accord to him dead. as we gave to
MIN IN life. the full measure of our graft
tuds and praise and lay upon his grave
TINS poor tribute of our love and tes-
tlmonlA of our esteem and admiration.
he was such a man, take him all in all,
We shall not look upon his like again."
Resolved, That We tender to his bereaved
!amily our profoundest sympathy and re-.
greet, and resolved further. that the SEQ g.
tary be instructed to forward to them a
copy of these resolutions. .-.
RnsoIvnI nkok Ala.
o. read upon the minutes of the club.
The bankers association held a meeting
last night to take appropriate action on the
death Of Col. Broadwater. At it's conclu.
sion the secretary was directed to give
the press the following official copy OF
the proceeding.
Pursuant to a call of its president, T.. W.,
Knight, the member of the Helena Clear
Ing House association met in the parlors of
the Merchants National bank At eight .. m.
last evening. Those present were z. W.
knight, L. H. Hershfield. John T. Murphy,
and Geo. Child.
The reading of the minutes of tho last
meeting was dis ensed with. MI. Her sh-
field moved that a committee of three be
appointed, OF which the president of the
association be ono. to adopt suitable reso.
!utlons upon tho death of the late Chas. A.
Broadwater, and present them to the meet
ing. Beng adopted, the president an
pointed l.. II. Hershfeld. S. G. Ashby. and
thess with himself constituted the commit
tee. After a recess Mr.. Hershield pre-
sented the following resolutions:
Whereas,an unwelcOme visitor baa raped
at the doc i of our association, and We were |
powcrless to forbid his entrance, and the
providence of God has taken from our
mldst our esteemed friend and associate |
DAnEnP (,h0rIao A RrpOJ,.oA. -..l--. |
of the Montana National bank, therefore.
be it
Resolved, That we deeply deplore his
death as an irrspHrable loss to our a~ssocia-
tion ana to our community, taken from Us
IN the midst OF his usefulness. we mourn n
genial. business and friendly associate, a
gentleman of superior business capacity, of
Keen foresight, safe and conservative in
business, always pleasant and liberal in his
business relations.
Resolved, second. out of respect to his
memory, That we drape our banks with
mourning until after the day of The fun.
oral; and that We will all attend the funs,a a
as a tribute OF profound regard and grief
for the loss of our departed friend and u.s.
%sociate. and mingle our tears with those of
the entire community.
Kesolved, third, That we appoint Mr..
John L. Murphy, Mr.. l.. H. Hershfeld and
A. e. JOHNSON to net in conjunction
with u like committee from the city coul-
Gil, Board Of Trade and suon other comu.it.
as may desire to cooperate with us, to
for proper memorial aervices for
our late distinguished citizen to b. held
within the next thirty days.
Resolved, fourth, That we tender the be-
Ieaved family our sincere and heartfelt
'ymrathy in this sad desolation of their
owing and happy home circle, and feeling
mat al words fail in the consolation.
wished and dssi ed. md but ocsn nfresh
ne wounded heart. we can only trust that
me supreme Being and Father of "a all
VIII. IN his loving kindness and mercy. sue
'or, sustain ana comfort with the silver
ming beyond the pre- sent gloomy cloud of
and grief,
Resolved, NTH, ! hat these resolutions be-
'rread u on our records and an envros,ed
'oEy OF the same. signed by the president
ma secretary, be sent to the family of tie
ate Charles A. B~roadwatsr, and n conv ha
the daily papers 70 publication.
A. g. Johnson moved tho abortion of IN,
and they were carried uuani-
nously.
Il. W. KNIGHT. Presidents.
j. +. BOWMAN, Secretary.
A special meeting of the Helena WHEEL !
leh was held ut their club roomsl aat even
Tor the pu' pose of d~gRfting resolutions
I respect and coincidence touching The
cath OF Col. Broad water, and to make ar
angements for attending his funetal in a
ody. The following resolutions were
whereas. The sad ana 1lnexpeated intel
Renos of the death of Col. G. A. Broad.
alter. our patron and henefactor, has been a