The Glacier reporter., 1956-03-23

one OF Northern Montana most
prominent and picturesque piO-
nccrS. died at the Browning hos
pital Tuesday morning of this
week. March Goth. at the age of
81. following several months of
failing health.
He had been in the hospital at
Cut Bank periodically for sever.
al weeks. and had been living
in an apartment at the llagrrty
hotel. where he was cared for by
relatives and friends. He enter
cd the local hospital only the
day before his death.
Funeral services will be held
from Little Flower Church Fri.
day morning at 100 a. M. with
Rev. Father 4. NJ. ID. Gillcn in
charge of the service. Burial
will he in the browning Catholic
cemetery. Pail bearers will be
Edward Marion. William Muir
ply. DR.. {. II. Mincttc. lliff Nc.
Kay and Thomas Cobell.
There was probably no better
known or highly respected citi-
zen in Glacier county. and all
of north Montana. than Dan
IIagcrty lie had been a citizen
of what is now Glacier county
most of the time for fifty.thrcc
years. although for about 20
years he spent great deal of
his time in Poison. where he OPP.
Grated n pool hall and store.
First coming to Montana in
1893 as a telegraph operator. he
was stationed at Blackfoo, when
the Great Eorthcrn rails reached
that point when the company
was extending its lines TO the
Pacific coast. lie had previously
worked AT different points in
Montana for the railway com,
pany. although he was only 81
years Of age when he first took
the job al Blackfoo,. where he
remained for two or three years.
He then resigned his railroad
position ard joined forces with
Joe kipp. the famous carly day
Indian scout. explorer and trad
or. While with kipp he was
engaged in the fur trading buSi
ness for several years. and fol.
lowing that experience he went
into business in Browning. for
many years operating the Mint
pool hall and store. In later
years he opened Il similar busi.
ness in Poison. where for 20
years he spent much Of his time.
After diSpoSing Of his Poison
holdings. he returned to Brown.
ing to make his home.
Always interested in the po.
liiiral life If his county and
state. he held many impor,an,
positions Of trust and honor dur.
ing his long residence in Mon.
tana. and at the time of his
death was state senator for
Glacier county. lie was ap.
pointed TO this position in 1855.
following the death of the late
Senator GcorS" MrCabc. lie
had announced that he would
not be candidate for election
this year.
During the years after Glacier
county was created he served
one term IN the house of repre-.
SrntativcS. having been elected
III 1926. In 1921 he was elected
state senator from Glacier cUun,
~. and was reelected In 1892.
serving with distinction for two
full terms. Under his appointed
term as senator. hr never served
rs the legislative session was
practically ai IN end when Srna,
tor MrCabr died. and adjourned
before Sen. ilagrrty could &C., Ia
Helena.
Dan llagrriy was y life lOnp
democrat. and one u! the leaders
and faithful workers In that
party all through the years. The
editor of this newspaper recalls
having met Dan for the first
time nj u democratic state con.
vrntiOn IN Anaconda IN 1908. and
does not remember ever attend
ing another state convention 0i
the party when ban was NOT
there. lie liked To tell of his
first Vtr. which was east for
Adlai Stevenson - tho grand
father Of the present day Adlai
Stevenson - who was u candi
date for vice president will,
Grover Cleveland the last time
Clcvc!""h "as elected. lie was
q party Stalwart. and always q
Staunrh supporter Of his party's
ticket. Tic had q statewide ar
quaintanrc. and was considered
one Of the many leaders ~ demo
cratic circles throughput the
state for many years.
While an ardent worker III
Democratic circles. he was IN
offensive In his political activi
ties. and numbered among hi,