The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-22

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president Of the Pioneers of the state.
at Missoula last week, came to the
Treasure state In 1865. He was born
at Germantown, Ohio, January IS.
1s47. and was educated in the public
schools although he spent q greater
portion Of his youthful days on q
farm. .
He enlisted in December, 1864, at
the age of II with the Ohio infantry.
and at the close Of the Civil war left
his home for Kansas City.
There with q brother and COM
rade. mules. wagon and an outfit
were purchased and the men started
over the Santa Fe trail to Pueblo,
Col.
From there they crossed over to
Denver, and the party with man by
the name of George Baker. who aft
erwards lived in the Bitter Root val
ley, got an outfit and started over
the emigrant trail to Salt Lake City.
After resting their mules for a few
days they pushed forward to Mon
tana.
He arrived in Alder Gulch, Vir-
ginia City, on July IL, being on the
road three months and IL days.
There was a stampede into the
head waters of Fish creek and Mr..
Coleman went into 1t. From there he
went into Idaho, mining at Bloom
creek and the Yellow Jacket. Re-
turning to Bannock he bought some
mining claims and put in the first
suction pumps to be installed at
Grasshopper Gulch and was the only
one that ever got to bed rock in the
main channel Of the gulch.
It was there that he got caught in
q drift and was very badly crushed,
They were five hours digging him out
and he was practically a dead boy
but he recovered. He then sold his
mines and went to Deer Lodge.
Deer Lodge Resident 81 Years
Mr.. Coleman has been in business
In Deer Lodge for 81 years, located
on the same lot upon which he started
business. Shortly after arriving IN
Deer Lodge he was appointed assist.
ant postmaster, and added a small
stock of goods. He also ran the Dia'
mond r freighting outfit for Captain
p. T. Fuller who was then revenue
agent for the territory and also agent
for the Diamond r outfit.
He has been a member of Cotton
wood Lodge No. 2 I. o. o. F. for 81
years, serving for 80 years as IT.
treasurer. He has been a member o
Deer Lodge lodge No. II, A. F. ant
A. M. for many years, serving at thu
present time his thirty-fourth year Al
its treasurer.
Other officers chosen were as fol
lows:
Vice President Mary M. Nation
Deer Lodge.
Secretary. U. Sanders. Helena
(re-elected).
Treasurer-Joseph d. Conrad, Hell
ena (re-elected).
Historian-Frank d. Brown, Phil
ipsburg (re-elected).
The above with Jehn Shober o
Helena and Richard Jockey of Hell
ena (re-elected), compose the execu
tive committee.
Vice President Named
| Vice presidents selected during tn
afternoon for, the various counties
were az follows: Beaverhead. Georg
French, Dillon; Blaine. w. D. Coch
ran, Harlem: Broadwater. Georg
Beatty, Winston: Carbon, e. 8. Put
nam, Joliet; Cascade, John Hops
Greats Falls; Chouteau, John Harris
Fort Benton: Deer Lodge. J. Sheehar
Anaconda; Fergus. Edward Brassey
Lewistown; Flathead, T. d. Duncan
Kalispell: Gallatin. Mrs. w. ]. Beal
Boseman: Glacier, John LaMott
Browning; Granite. w. Dingwal
Drummond: jefferson. Ed Ryal
. Boulder; Lewis and Clark. Mrs. NJ.
Cooney, Helena: McCone. Mrs. A.
Boardman. Riverside: Neagher, Mr.
J. K. Lewis. White Sulphur Springs
Missoula. w. p. Hopes, Missouls
Park, w. n. Hoppe. Gardiner; Phi
lips, Lazarre Ereaus. Dodson; Powell
krs. Augusta Trask, Deer Lodge; RI
valli. Henry Buck. Stevensville; Ricl
land. W. R. Ralston, Brocktol