Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-04-05
Teddy" Roosevelt Once Rode
Ranges of Montana; Was One
of States Prominent Stockrmen

Muddy, and John N. Simpson. st
Louis, Mo.
Deer Lodge county-Conrad Kohrs
Of Deer Lodge.
Ganatin county-Charles Anceney
Moreland.
Jefferson county-s S. Huntley,
Lewis and Clarke county (then
spelled with an &c" In Clarke)-M.
z. Downs, John T. Murphy and L. A.
Walker. all Of Helena.
Madison county-Alex Metzel Of
Meagher Granville Stuart
Of Fort Maginnis; John N. Freezer,
Helena, and S. s. Hobson, Utica.
Missoula eounty-C. P. Higgins,
Missoula.
Silver Bow Nicholas j.
Bielenberg, Butte.
Yellowstone county-Alfred Myers
and Omer Hoskins Of Billings.
Dakota territory-Marquis de MoreS,
Medora, OAK; Theodore Roosevelt,
Medora, OAK, and Henry Boice, Min
glsville, Oak.
The Days Of Granville Stuart
It shows the board Of stock COM
unissioners for the territory Of Mon
tana TO consist Of Granville Stuart OF
Fort Maginnis, president; r. B. Har-
rison Of Helena, secretary; ]. s. Day
Of Glendive, r. p. Walker Of Sun
River; F. Robertson Of Rosebud, r; s.
Hamilton Of Helena, and Omer Hos
kins Of Billings.
The bylaws Of the Montana Stock
growers association, which were print
ed in this book and shown to have
been adopted April 3. 1885, state the
purpose OF the association IS:
THE object Of this association Is TO
advance the interests Of the stock
growers in Montana and adjoining
Territories, and for the protection Of
the same against frauds and swtnd-
ling, and TO prevent the stealing. TAX
ing and driving away Of cattle, horses,
mules and asses from the r1ghtful
owners thereof, and TO enforce the
stock laws Of Montana territory"
The bylaws provided that aI an
nual meetings of the association
should be held In Miles City and this
custom was continued for some time.
The admission fee was fixed at SIS
with annual dues Of $40 In addition
to which all members were subject, !
not oftener than once per annum, TO
an assessment not exceeding cent
head on 10 percent Of all cattle, |
horses, mules and asses Of which each /
person at that time may be owner.
Secret Wosk Of Association
That the association engaged In
more or less secret work Is evident
from sections IL and IA Of the bylaws,
which read:
"Section 1l--Any member who shall
div1lge the proceedings Of or action
taken IN any meeting Of the associ-
alton TO any person or persons, or do
any act calculated TO, or that may de-
feat or injure any proceedings or Sc
ton Of this association or officers
thereof, that may be instituted for
the purpose Of its protection or that
Of any Of its members under the laws
Of this territory or Of these bylaws,
resolutions and regulations. or that
may be subversive Of the interests
generally Of the association, shall have
q fair and impartial hearing ut .
special meeting called for that pur-
pose, or at a semi-annual meeting,
and If found guilty by a majority Of
The members present, shall be ex-
PEELED
Section 12-Any member Of this as
who shall be expelled there
rom as aforesaid shall not be again
received as a member thereof, and
5tockgrowers generally shall be noti-
led Of such expulsion.
Section 13-Whenever IL shall come
70 the knowledge OF any member Of
his association that any person or
persons engaged In stealing or killing
Jtock Of any kind, he shall Immediate
y notify executive committee Of the