The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-28
THE MONTANA PIONEERS
One Hundred and Eight Names
Added to the List.
NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Association Will Be Held in Vir-
ginia City in August-Many I'M
portant Matters to Be
Considered
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, May 27-The committee on
membership of the Montana Pioneer
association, consisting of Cornelius
Hedges, W. F. Sanders and H. M. Par
chen, at a meeting held in Helena
have added the names of los more po-
neers to the rolls of the society. This
makes the total membership in the So
ciety, living and dead, about 1900 1t is
believed that 200 of the members have
died. The coming annual meeting of
the society in Virginia City the latter
part of next August has awakened
more than the usual interest in the So
ciety and promises to be the most sue
cessful; of all its meetings. William
Thompson of Butte, Ha M. Parchen and
A M Hotter of Helena, the commit
tee on transportation, are arranging for
special rates over the railroads. The
bulk of those who will attend will go
to Virginia City via Twin Bridges,
leaving the railroad at the latter point
and proceeding overland in the convey
ances to be provided by the Madison
county members.
The entertainment at Virginia City
will be of the hospitable sort, and the
attendance and general success of the
meeting seems assured.
An important subject that will be
considered at the Virginia City meeting
will be the advisability of amending the
constitution SO that those pioneers who
arrived between 1S65-70 will be eligible
as well as those who arrived before the
present time limit of Dec. 81, 1864. If
this amendment is adopted it will re-
suit in permitting many to join the So
ciety who are in every sense pioneers
but who have been kept out of the So
ciety just because they happened to
come to Montana shortly after Jan. l,
1865. The amendment will provide that
anyone coming to Montana 80
years prior to the time his application
is presented shall be eligible. The an
nual dues Of the society are So. If the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
ton is carried a substantial addition to
the membership will result All old
timers who are eligible under the pres
ent constitution and who have not
joined are requested to send their
names and dues to James U. Sanders,
secretary, Helena, giving the names of
parents, birthplace, place of departure
for Montana and place of arrival. oc
cupation and present residence. The
ShCSuhiNS Soiiiliilllet VI tliC SoSlSlS
tends very soon to publish fine Illus
trated volume, giving the complete reg
lister of the members living and dead.
These books will be sold for So per vol
ume.
At the meeting here. at which 1903
more names were added to the register
of the society," considerable interest was
displayed IN pioneer matters. 1t devel-
oped that the oldest pioneer is j. w.
Patrick, who resides at Augusta. Lewis
and Clarke county. He was born in
1909 and came up the Missouri river in
1885. He spent the past winter in Hell
ena and appeared to be in good health
for man Of his great age. Mr.. Pat
rick will endeavor to be present at the
Virginia City meeting.
Following is list of the new mem
bers added to the society at the last
meeting of the membership committee,
by counties the name, date of arrival,
etc. being given:
Beaverhead County.
j. Fl. Mardis, native, born at Virginia
City Nov. 1, 1864
BroadwRter County.
M. w. Brown, arrived at Bannack
July 10, 1863
A. Macombef, arrived at Big Hole
basin June Is, 1862.
Mrs. A. Macomber, arrived at Vir-
ginia City July 5, 1864
Cascade County.
]. c. Adams, arrived at Virginia City
Sept 10. 1864.
J. J. Ellis, arrived at Virginia City
Aug. /, 1864.
B. W. Murray, arrived at Virginia
City July 10, 1854
A. w. Woods. arrived at Virginia
City Oct. 10, 1864.
Choteau County.
Mrs. R. Q. Morris, arrived at Boze-
man Aug. II, 1864
David Morrow, arrived at Alder Gulch
in March, 1864.
Deer Sc County
P. F. Lull, arrived in Deer Lodge val
ley Aug. 10, 1862.
Margaret Thomas, arrived at Ban
mack May 10, 1853.
John P. Thomas, arrived at Bannack
May 10. 1863.
Fergus County.
Michael Prepp, arrived at Virginia
City in December, 1864.
]. C. Walker, arrived in Montana
June 2, 1853.
Gallatin County.
Jarois Akin arrived in Gallatin val.
w. H. Arnold, arrived at Virginia
City Sept. l, 1864.
W. H. Babcock, arrived in the Rite,
Root mountains in March, 1852
A. L. Corbiey, arrived at Nevada
City Alder gulch, July II, 1864.
Andrew Cowan, arrived at Virginia
City Nov. Z, 1863.
B. M Dawes, arrived at Virginia City
Oct. &c, 1854