The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-06
GENERAL WARREN H0N0RED
Pioneers of Philipsburg Celebrate the
Fourth by Renewing Frater-
nal Ties.

nal Ties.
Down in the good old town Of Philips
burg, in the county of Granite, there is
an association that has taken the name
Of the Philipsburg Pioneer association.
The membership is limited to thirty and
al the men who now compose the rank
and file and leadership of the organiza-
ton are Well KNOWN in the state of Mon
tana and have more or less of tame in
one way or another.
The members of this peculiar organi-
cation are slow to intrude upon the
gaze of the world or thrust their pres
ence into circles of society in which
they have not been announced. They
have never courted newspaper notoriety
and for that reason the organization is
not famed abroad as greatly as it would
otherwise be. The meetings of the or
ganization are held semi-annually-on
Washingtons birthday and the Fourth
of July. Last Thursday one of the in
teresting gatherings took place and
new member was added to the long list
of pioneers who have, from time to time,
had their names upon the roster Of the
organization.
1t has been the practice of the men,
bers to always have exactly thirty
more, no less.-and when one of the
members passed over the range another
old timer was taken into the fold and
initiated into the secret mysteries of the
lodge.
At Thursdays meeting of the Philips
burg Pioneers association, Genera.
Charles S. Warren of Butte, was taken
into full membership and the ceremonies
attendant upon his initiation We're SO
full of the spirit of the old days that the
vicinity of Pilipsburg has been filled
with excitement since that time.
The officers of the Pioneers organiza
ton are Angus A. Mcdonald, vice pres
ident; John Kaiser second vice presi-
dent; Frank D. Brown, secretary. The
meeting of last Thursday was largely
attended by residents of the vicinity Of
Philipsburg and the proceedings We're
greatly enjoyed. The records of the pro-
ceedngs is kept by "Sandbar' Brown,
the secretary, contain much that is Of
interest to old timers of the state.
The motion to make General Warren
of Butte a member of the Pioneers as
ISOLATION was made by Frank D. Brown
of Philipsburg and very able speech
was made upon the motion by Mr..
Brown.
IF the chair please" said the eloquent
one of the members of this association
since our last meeting and it behooves
US to properly fill the vacancy thus ere
ated.
LAS time passes, and each succeeding
meeting confronts us some of our old
number have taken the dimly blazed
trail over the river. May I say for our
late associate that he represented the
best and highest type of rugged frontier
humanity? Whether in the ground
sluice, in level or drift, before a battery
or at the bench, he was the square hon.
est worker the tender big sympathetic
man so we'll known to us all. 1t is no
small task indeed to secure one from
among the old timers of the state who
can fittingly fill his place.
Our departed member met the final
messenger bravely and manfully. He
did not steal out of camp, packed and
QUILTED, to stampede alone, but all
knew that he was going. His whitened
head and long, gaunt frame, borne down
by the weight of toll of years. gladly
sought the rest and surcease from sor-
row and trouble that awaited him be-
yond the Forks. 1t was not his good for
tune that he should have partner on
the trip, so he had to take it alone, but
several of us bore him company short
distance along the TRAIL Shaking us by
the hand at last, each of us, he passed
beyond our sight, anxious, hopeful and
nervy.
The members who are with US now
are bowed by the weight of years
Their strength is not great and the tria
of life is difficult for them to travel
One by one they pass from our care and
companionship into eternal rest and COM
fort We rejoice that this is so. We
have known them all for what they are
worth and they, it is dead safe to say
bear us we'll in remembrance. If there
Is such a thing as locating us in on th7
other shore it is as we'll as done now. and
It is comforting to think that after drift