The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-09-15

William Coleman, who was elected
president of the Pioneers of the state,
at Missoula last week, came to the
Treasure state in 1866. He was born
at Germantown, Ohio, January rs,
1847, and was educated in the public
schools although he spent greater
portion of his youthful days on a
farm.
the age of II with the Ohio infantry,
and at the close of the Civil war left
his home for Kansas City.
There with brother and aeon
rade, mules, wagon and an outfit
we're 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 it. From there he
went into Idaho mining at Bloom
turning to Bannock he bought some
mining claims and put in the first
suction pumps to be installed at
Gulch and was the only
,ne that ever got to bed rock in the
main channel of the gulch.
1t was there that he got caught in
drift and was very badly crushed.
They were five hours digging him out
ind he was practically dead boy,
tut he recovered. He then sold his
mines and went to Deer Lodge. {
Deer Lodge Resident 81 Years :
Mr.. Coleman has been in business :
n Deer Lodge for 81 years, located Y
n the same lot upon which he started 6
BUSINESS. Shortly after arriving in +
)er Lodge he was appointed assistant '
ostmaster, and added a small stock +
f goods. He also ran the Diamond r {
outfit for Captain P. T. v
'uller who was then revenue agent
Or the territory and also agent for n
he Diamond r outfit.
He has been member of Cotton n
rood Lodge No. I. o. o. F. for so
ears, serving for 38 years as its
'easurer He has been member of
eer Lodge lodge No. IA, A. F. and !.
!. NJ for many years, serving at the :
resent time his thirty-fourth year as :
S treasurer. a.
Other officers chosen were as fol- 7,
TVS: q
Vice President-Mary NJ Nation, =
eer Lodge. r r
Secretary. U. Sanders, Helena =
-e-elected). =
Treasurer-Joseph d. Conrad, Hell r
la (re-elected). =
Historian-Frank d. Brown, Phil e. e.
sburg (re-elected). =,
The above with John Shober of r.
elena and Richard Jockey of Hell =,
Ia (re-elected), compose the execu- -
We committee. ~
Vice President Named fe
Vice presidents selected during the tn
ternoon for, the various counties, ly
sre as follows: Beaverhead, George pc
ench, Dillon; Blaine, w. d. Coch-
n, Harlem; Broadwater, George of
'atty, Winston; Carbon, E. S. Put or
m, Joliet; Cascade, John Hops, HI
eats Falls; Chouteau, John Harris,
rt Benton; Deer Lodge, j. Sheehan, tic
laconda; Fergus, Edward Brassey, We
wistown; Flathead, t. D. Duncan, m,
.lispel1; Gallatin, Mrs. w. J. Beall,
zeman; Glacier, John LaMott, a
owning; Granite, w. Dingwall, Bl
ummond; Jefferson, Ed Ryan, ha
ulder; Lewis and Clark, Mrs. M. A. of
oney, Helena; McCone, Mrs. A. K. in
ardman, Riverside; Meagher, Mrs.
K Lewis, White Sulphur Springs; att
ssoula, w. P. Hopes, Missoula; stt
rk, w. M. Hoppe, Gardiner, Phil He
8, Lazarre Ereaus, Dodson; Powell, ste
s. Augusta Trask, Deer Lodge; Ra- fol
II, Henry Buck, Stevensville Rich Gle
i'd, w. R. Ralston, Brockton; no