The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-21
Mr.. HICKMAN DEAD
One Of Montana'S Oldest and Most
Popular Pioneers.
FULL OF YEARS AND HONOR
He Never Recovered From the
Terrible Accident He Met With
In the Flathead-Sketch of
an Interesting Life.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

special Dispatcn 10 the STANDARD.
Helena. July 2O.-News reached this
city tonight of the death OF the Hon.
r. o. Hickman. state land agent. which
occurred at Chicago at 1880 this even
ing. The remains will be brought to
Helena for burial. MIR. Hickman had
his arm broken while selecting state
lands in the widest part OF the Flat
head country, with Granville Stuart,
Sept. 30. 1898. Il was several days be-
fore he could reach a settlement where
surgical aid could be secured. and his
suiIerlngs In the meantime were aw-
full. His constitution was impaired and
from that time he had been in poor
health. His broken arm did not heal
properly and he went to a Chicago hos
pital where II was removed at the
shoulder. He seemed 10 improve and
then disease began to show itself. ana
he suffered intensely.
Late last fall he went to Chicago and
submitted to another operation and at
first seemed to get better His i'm
provement was OF short duration. how
ever. He became gradually worse and
for weeks his friends have been expect
ing the sad news that came tonight.
His wife and youngest daughter have
been with him for several months. His
other daughter. Mrs. w. B. Thompson
is in this city.
Orchard owen Hickman was born
In Shelby county, Kentucky. Novem-
ber /. 1881, Two years later his father
removed with his family to Illinois
and Richards earliest recollections
were of life on farm in that state
He received common school educa.
tion and In 1859 started overland foI
California, but stopped on the way fol
a few months In Nevada. AS a mlnel
he met with varying success. lie re.
mained in California until 1868, when h,
returned to his old home In Illinois
and few months later. being In pool
health. he went to st. Joseph. Missouri
There he joined a party going to Mon
tana. He came first to Alder Gulch
and with occasional trips to the Eas
and to California has been a residen
Of the state ever since. In 1863 he wa
elected a member of the territorial leg
4 islature. In 1871 Governor Price ap
pointed him territorial treasurer. Ii
1876 he was delegate to the Republi
can national convention In Chicago
and supported Hayes. After that h,
served several terms in the territorial
legislature. and In October. 1889. n
was elected the states first treasurer
In 1898 Governor Richards appointe,
him state land agent.
| Mr.. Hickman married Aug. s. 1877
Miss Maggie Perrill. a descendant o
an old Virginia family. Two daughter
Gertrude. wife of w. b. Thompson
and Rita. survive him. Mr.. Hickman
Joined Forest City lodge OF odd Eel
lows. in California. In 1855, and hel,
nearly all the chairs In the order, an,
last affiliated with Virginia City lodg
No. Z. He was made a master Masoi
in Whitman lodge. in Orleans. Callfor
MIA, in 1858, and IL past grand maste
of the lodge of Montana: past hlgI
priest of the grand chapter, and gran,
treasurer of the grand commandery
He was member OF the pioneer socl
ETY. Of Madison county. and also tn
state pioneer society.