The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-31
IN MEMORY OF
J. X. B|EDLER
Monument to Be Dedicated at Helena
On April Second.
MANY NoTABLEs TO BE THERE
Col. A. x. Mcclure and Admiral
Schley, Besides Great Number OF
Montanas Pioneers-Several Ad-
dresses to Be Made-An Echo OF
Vigilante Days.

Ira MYERS. of Great Falls, vice
president of the society OF Montana
Pioneers. will be the Cascade repre-
sentative on the committee at the
dedication of the monument to the
late X. Biedler at Helena, April 2.
Mr.. Myers received the following let
ter from j. H. Sanders, secretary of
the society:
"A monument to the late John X.
Biedler is to be dedicated at Helena,
April 2, next. and on the evening
of that day Col A. X. Mcclure Of
Philadelphia, is to deliver an ad-
dress on the life and character of Mr.
Biedler, and you are invited to be
present and act as vice president of
the meeting. We hope that as many
pioneers and friends of Mr.. Biedler
from your country will attend as
can find it convenient to do so.
Admiral Schey will be present,
and the state and city are planning
reception to the party, which we
are sure all who can attend will en-
JOY and remember. I'VE would be
glad if you would call the matter to
the attention of your local and cOun-
ty press.
Colonel Mcclure, who is to deliver
the address on the life and charac-
ter of his old friend X. Biedler, has
a host of friends among the old tim
ers of Montana. Colonel Mcclure
was in this state for some time
about SO years ago, and during his
and warm friends.
In 1873. Colonel Mcclure, reckoned
among the foremost editors in the
United States, was one of the found
ers Of the Philadelphia Times, anc
he continued to be the editorial man
ager of that news paper until his re
tirement, few months ago, from
active work. Three or four week:
ago Colonel Mcclure was discussed
the length and breadth OF the land
Rather. the proposition he advanced
at public meeting in HalTsbur!
was. That proposition was that Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania join in thu
erection of a monument to Robert E
Lee on the Gettysburg battlefield.
AS a conspicuous defender of tn,
union and warm personal friend o
Lincoln, the venerable editors nc
tives in advocating this plan were nc
where questioned, but .he prophet
of the project itself has been vigol
ously discussed.
Ten years ago a magazine artlcl
Col. Mcclure reviewed some of hi
experiences. A portion of that art
Gle is interesting in view Of his lat
suggestion by the veteran editor.
is as follows:
Il recall no incident of special not
in this period of my experiences a
Cdit0r-in-chief beyond the often dt
cidedly exciting occasions when "a
mics came into our community Wca
ing the Uniforms TO which our Pc,
pie were strangers. leh Stuart cam
upon me most uncorcmoniously i
1862 and gave occasion for one {
the most interesting and sensation;
locals that ever appeared in TIA
newspaper. Next General Lee cam
along and suspended publication ft
i week or two because the editor-i1
chief did not remain to extend h
hospitality to the Confederate con
mander Later in the war Gencr;
McCausland dropped in before da
light one morning and all that W.
left few hours later of a superb
equipped newspaper establishme1
was smouldering' ruins. The new
paper like the town rose from i
ashes and it is needless to say TIL
the editor-in-chief thereafter discus
ed the issues of the war with mo-
than usual fervency.'