A history of Montana, Volume III, Part 50

Author: Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald, 1883-
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 970

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On March 10, 1897, Mr. Karnop was married at Big Elk, Montana, to Miss Ida Smith, daughter of an old pioneer couple who came to this state at an early day from Missouri, and four children have been born to this union: Henry F., who is deceased; Katherine L. and Freda, in school; and Henry Glenn, the baby, at home.

JAMES M. BURLINGAME is one of Montana's well- known public men, having been active in the business and political life of the state for the past twenty-three years. Mr. Burlingame belongs to one of the old families of New England, his paternal ancestors and the founder of the American branch of the family, Roger Burlingame, having come from England to Con- necticut in 1650.

Mr. Burlingame's father, who was also named James M., is a veteran of the Civil war. He was born at Sterling, Connecticut, but in early boyhood moved with his father, Peter Montgomery Burlingame, to a new home in central New York. Here he lived until early manhood and received his education, and from here he enlisted for service in the Civil war. He was mustered out in May, 1865, upon the close of the war. Later he moved to Decatur, Illinois, where he married Mary L. Grant, a native of Lexington, Kentucky, on October 2, 1866, and soon thereafter with his wife, drove over- land from Decatur, Illinois, to Owatonna, Minnesota, where for more than a quarter of a century they had their home. There Mr. Burlingame, who was a gradu- ate of the University of Michigan, was engaged in the practice of law.

It was at Owatonna, Minnesota, that James M. Bur- lingame of this review was born and there he passed his boyhood days. He is the eldest of the eight chil- dren of his parents, five of whom are yet living, as are also his parents. He attended the public schools of Owatonna and was graduated from its high school in 1887. Entering the law department of the University of Minnesota as one of the first students, he was graduated in June, 1890, receiving his LL. B. degree at that time. He had, however, in the year previous been admitted to practice in all the courts of Minne- sota, being so admitted after a special examination by a committee of attorneys appointed by the judge of the district court at his old Owatonna home, the certificate permitting him to practice law having been issued on his twenty-first birthday. Upon completing his legal studies in Minnesota, he came to Great Falls, Montana, and commenced the practice of his profes- sion. This he followed closely for several years, but finding the confining nature of his work seriously im- pairing his health, he gave up the practice of law in 1897, and became associated with W. S. Frary in the insurance, investment, loan and real estate business, which copartnership still continues, the firm of Frary & Burlingame being now one of the oldest in Great Falls.

Mr. Burlingame is a Republican in politics and has always taken an active interest and part in political matters. In 1896, during the free silver campaign, Mr. Burlingame was chosen secretary of the regular Repub- lican county central committee for his home county of Cascade. In 1900 he was secretary of the Montana

Republican state central committee, and in the cam- paigns of 1910 and 1912 has been the state committee- man for Cascade county on the Republican state cen- tral committee, in 1912 being also a member of the executive committee of that organization.

In December, 1900, Mr. Burlingame was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue by Charles N. Webster, collector for Montana, Idaho and Utah. This position he held until appointed register of the United States land office at Great Falls, Montana, having been appointed to the office in 1902 by President Theo- dore Roosevelt. He entered upon his duties as its first register when that office was opened on August 1, 1902, and served two terms, having been re-appointed by President Roosevelt in 1906, retiring at the expira- tion of his second term, on August 1, 1910.

During his period of service as register of the Great Falls land office, the business of that office rapidly increased, until, reaching high water mark in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, its business was by far the largest of any government land office in the United States. During that year over fourteen thousand home- stead filings were made, in addition to many hundreds of filings under the other public land laws.

At present Mr. Burlingame is serving in the capacity of state senator for Cascade county, having been elected in 1910, and having first served as state senator in the twelfth legislative assembly. During his first session he introduced and assisted in passing many bills of public importance. Among the bills so introduced by him were a bill for "An Act to Regulate the Sale of Prison Made Goods;" one known as the "Weights and Measures Bill," and providing for the inspection of all public weights and measures, and the seizure and destruction of any found short, etc .; another, amend- ing the statute, providing that sewerage systems must be approved by the state board of health and to pre- vent the pollution of streams, etc .; one providing for special improvement street lighting districts in cities ; and one providing for raising revenues to maintain and improve public parks. All of these bills became laws. Mr. Burlingame was also a member of the Joint Senate and House Conference Committee which framed and presented the bill providing that candidates for United States senator should be nominated the same as the state officers and voted for by the electors of the state, this bill, in effect, providing for the election of United States senators by direct or popular vote. The bill, which was one of the most important measures passed by the assembly, also became a law, as did many others which he advocated and assisted in pushing through. Mr. Burlingame will also be a member of the senate in the thirteenth legislative assembly.

In 1893 Mr. Burlingame married Miss Amy Gregg, a native of Ohio, and the daughter of Joseph Olds Gregg. To them were born two daughters, Frances Marie and Amy Louise, both students in the Great Falls high school. The wife and mother died in May, I903.

In September, 1904, Mr. Burlingame returned to Owatonna, Minnesota, and there married Miss Kathryn Percy Berg, the daughter of Frederick C. Berg. Miss Berg, like himself, was a native of that place. She died on August 21, 1906, without issue.

Mr. Burlingame has always been active in lodge circles, and is a member of the several Great Falls Masonic bodies, including the blue lodge, royal arch, council and commandery, and is a member of Algeria Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the Sons of the American Revolution.

J. WILSON ANDERSON, county treasurer of Meagher county, Montana, has been a resident of the state since about 1890, at which time he left the Ohio home where

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of whom is deceased, and Rose. The comfortable fam- ily home, where the many friends of the captain and his family often meet on social occasions, is situated at No. 123 West Geyser street.

EUGENE D. COLEMAN has been a resident of Glas- gow since 1890, and is a pioneer builder of the city. He is now, and has been for many years, a prominent merchant and hotel man in the city, and is altogether one of the leading spirits of the place. He has watched the city grow from a small village to its present thriv- ing state, and has ever had the best interests of Glas- gow close to his heart. While he has prospered in a financial way, his prosperity has furthered the growth of the city, and every venture launched by Mr. Cole- man has proved a developing influence in the history of Glasgow.

Mr. Coleman is a native of the state of Wisconsin, born in Greene Lake county, that state, on January 29, 1857. He is the son of Thomas and Ellen (Wilson) Coleman, the father a native of Ireland, born in Dub- lin, as was also the mother. Thomas Coleman immi- grated to America as a young man and settled in Wis- consin in 1844. He later moved to Olmstead county, Minnesota, and died in 1908 at the age of ninety years. The mother died at the home of her son, Eugene, of this review, in 1911, at the age of seventy-seven. They were the parents of eight children, of which number five are living today, Eugene being the eldest. The others are: Hannah, living in Baltimore, Maryland; Theresa, in Valley county, Montana; Thomas, a farmer in Valley county; William, a farmer and stockman in Canada.

Until Eugene Coleman was fourteen years of age he attended the public schools of his native town, after which he remained with his parents until he reached the age of nineteen years, employed in various capaci- ties. At the time he was nineteen years of age he went to Swift county, in western Minnesota, where he took up a tract of land and for four years he farmed there, after which he sold out and went to Devil's Lake, North Dakota, there securing another piece of land, where he remained for another four year period, engaged in farm- ing and cattle raising. He then disposed of his inter- ests there and went to Minot, where he was for five years engaged in the livery business, and at the end of that time sold out again and came to Glasgow, reach- ing here in 1890. Mr. Coleman began life in Glasgow as a hotel keeper, as the business partner of Hiram Rowell. In a comparatively brief time he purchased the interests of his partner, and shortly thereafter the build- ing burned to the ground. Mr. Coleman erected in its place a first class modern fireproof brick structure, at that time by far the finest building in Glasgow. and to this day the best hotel in the city. He has continued as the proprietor of this hotel through all the years, al- though having many other interests in and about Glas- gow. In 1902 Mr. Coleman erected a hrick block to be used for store purposes and engaged in the meat and grocery business, which venture proved a decided suc- cess with him. In 1906 he entered the general hardware business, and he has continued in all these lines to the present day. in consequence of which he is occupying a leading place in the ranks of the mercantile men of Glasgow. In addition to his hotel and store buildings, Mr. Coleman has done considerable other building in Glasgow, and is the owner of some fine residence prop- erty, owning eight houses, and also holds several sec- tions of valuable ranch lands in the county. He is a di- rector of the First National Bank of Glasgow, and in a public way, has served as county commissioner of Val- ley county, and was the first elected to the office. He has served as state committeeman for the past fifteen years. He is a Democrat, and is active in politics in a quiet and undemonstrative way. During his life in

Minot, North Dakota, Mr. Coleman assumed his share of the civic burden, as he has ever done in Glasgow, and was one of the first aldermen of the town of Minot, and was also sheriff of the county of Ward, North Da- kota, for one term. He is affiliated with a number of fraternal orders, among them being the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias, and the Order of Eagles, in all of which societies he has held all offices.

In 1878 Mr. Coleman was married to Miss Sarah Buckley, a daughter of John Buckley, who was a pio- neer settler of the state of Iowa where he passed his life as a farmer. She died in 1890. One son was born to them,-Leo Coleman, who is the manager of his father's hardware and general merchandise business. He is a young man of splendid qualities, who finds his heartiest amusement in his deer-hunting expeditions, of which he possesses as mementoes a fine collection of mounted deer and goat heads, which he has brought down in the mountains of Montana.

JACOB H. KARNOP. Every line of business is being successfully prosecuted at Harlowton, Montana, for the city is of sufficient importance to command a large trade from the surrounding country, and the people who make it their market demand the best of goods and service. One of the leading business ventures of this community is that conducted by Jacob H. Kar- nop, dealer in implements and automobiles, who has built up a large enterprise from a small beginning and won the confidence of the people of his adopted section. Mr. Karnop is a native of a country that has given to the United States some of its best citizens, having been born January 17, 1867, in Germany, son of Henry and Wilhelmina (Gutzman) Karnop.

Henry Karnop was born in Germany and there mar- ried, and in 1875 brought his family to the United States, settling in Wisconsin, where he followed various occupations. In his native country he had been a soldier in the German army during the Franco-Prus- sian war. He died at about seventy years of age, in Wisconsin, where his wife also passed away, and they were laid to rest side by side. They were devout Christians and active in church work, and were the parents of six children, Jacob H. being the third in order of birth, while the remainder reside in North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Jacob H. Karnop was eight years old when the family came to the United States, and until he was fifteen years of age made his home in Prairie dư Chien, Wisconsin, where he secured his English edu- cation. At that time he started out to make his own way in the world, traveling to Minnesota and locating on the Kimmel Indian Reservation for about two years, where he hunted and trapped in addition to working in the lumber camps. He then went to the Red River valley, in North Dakota, where he conducted a grain ranch for several years, but since 1890 has been a resident of Montana. On first coming to the Treas- ure state he engaged in ranching on the open range, and also drove freight teams for some time, and then came to Harlowton, where for three years he acted in the capacity of city marshal. At the present time he serves as city constable, and while on the range acted in the capacity of school director. On leaving the office of city marshal, Mr. Karnop established himself in the implement and automobile business, an enterprise that has had a steady and pleasing growth from its inception. He carries a complete and up-to- date line of goods, being the only exclusive dealer in this line in the city and his progressive methods and absolute integrity have served to materially advance his city's commercial importance. At all times he is ready to testify to his belief in Montana's future, especially as an agricultural state, and it must be conceded that

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he is fully competent to judge, his long business ex- perience, in which he has dealt extensively with the farming class, making him fully conversant with agri- cultural conditions. In Democratic politics he is recog- nized as wielding much influence, but he is not an office seeker or active politician, although he believes that every man should enter the arena when called upon to do their duty as citizens. Personally, he has the true out-of-door man's love for all kinds of square sport, especially baseball, and also enjoys a good speech, public lectures and music. His fraternal con- nection is with the Modern Woodmen of America.

It was at Owatonna. Minnesota, that James M. Bur- lingame of this review was born and there he passed his boyhood days. He is the eldest of the eight chil- dren of his parents, five of whom are yet living, as are also his parents. He attended the public schools of Owatonna and was graduated from its high school in 1887. Entering the law department of the University of Minnesota as one of the first students, he was graduated in June, 1890, receiving his LL. B. degree at that time. He had, however, in the year previous been admitted to practice in all the courts of Minne- sota, being so admitted after a special examination by a committee of attorneys appointed by the judge of the district court at his old Owatonna home, the certificate permitting him to practice law having been issued on his twenty-first birthday. Upon completing his legal studies in Minnesota, he came to Great Falls, Montana, and commenced the practice of his profes- sion. This he followed closely for several years, but finding the confining nature of his work seriously im- pairing his health, he gave up the practice of law in 1897, and became associated with W. S. Frary in the insurance, investment, loan and real estate business, which copartnership still continues, the firm of Frary & Burlingame being now one of the oldest in Great Falls.

In December, 1900, Mr. Burlingame was appointed deputy collector of internal revenue by Charles N. Webster, collector for Montana, Idaho and Utah. This position he held until appointed register of the United States land office at Great Falls, Montana, having been appointed to the office in 1902 by President Theo- dore Roosevelt. He entered upon his duties as its first register when that office was opened on August I, 1902, and served two terms, having been re-appointed by President Roosevelt in 1906, retiring at the expira- tion of his second term, on August 1, 1910.

Mr. Burlingame has always been active in lodge circles, and is a member of the several Great Falls Masonic bodies, including the blue lodge, royal arch, council and commandery, and is a member of Algeria Temple, Ancient Arahic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. the Knights of Pythias and the Sons of the American Revolution.

J. WILSON ANDERSON, county treasurer of Meagher county, Montana, has been a resident of the state since about 1890, at which time he left the Ohio home where

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he was born and reared, and sought the larger ad- vantages and opportunities of the west. The establish- ment of his brother, E. J. Anderson, in the state some years previous, was one incentive, and after his locating in Meagher county he became associated with the sheep business which his brother had been successfully con- ducting for a number of years, and also worked in the store owned by that brother. Previous to his coming to Montana he had confined his activities to his father's farm in Columbiana county, Ohio, where he was born on February 10, 1858.

Since his coming to Montana some twenty years ago, Mr. Anderson has seen the greatest period of develop- ment which the state has known, and has prospered most happily, and has taken a prominent place in the life of White Sulphur Springs. His election to the office of treasurer of Meagher county came as a recog- nition of his ability and high character as a citizen, and since he became the incumbent of that office he has dis- charged its duties in a manner in every way creditable to himself and his constituents. He is ably assisted in the routine work of the office by his daughter, Queen, as deputy county treasurer.

Mr. Anderson is a Democrat, and has been actively interested in the political affairs of the county since he became a citizen of it. He is a member of the Presby- terian church, that faith being shared by his wife and children as well. He is a Mason, holding membership in the blue lodge, in which he has filled all chairs. Mr. Anderson is a man who is possessed of quiet and home- like instincts, one of his chief enjoyments being found in his love of reading. He is enthusiastic with refer- ence to the future of the great state in which he makes his home, and as to its opportunities for the man who wishes to make the best of his life in the way of prog- ress in material things. He believes that Montana leads all her sister states in climate, agricultural and mining possibilities and in her wonderful power sites, as well as innumerable other natural advantages.

In November, 1880, Mr. Anderson was married in Ohio to Miss Fannie Kramer, the daughter of Christian and Hanna Kramer. Eight children have been born to them, four boys and four girls, all living. They are: Argall, living at home; Dilworth, resident of Twin Falls, Idaho; Fred, at Havre, Montana; Maud, the wife of Clinton McKetchen, of White Sulphur Springs; Queen, deputy county treasurer, employed in her fa- ther's office as previously mentioned; John and Jennings Bryan Anderson, both living at home.

BEN LEVALLEY. The efficient and popular sheriff of Custer county, Montana, needs but little introduction to the citizens of this part of the state, for he has been identified with the business and public activities of Miles City and the vicinity for more than twenty years, during which time he has proven himself an excellent representative of the best types of west- ern citizenship. Born in the Province of Quebec, Can- ada, on his father's farm, situated about twenty miles from the city of Quebec, August 23, 1867, he is a son of John and Jennett (McCartney) Levalley, and a grandson of David and Mary Levalley, of French birth.

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A history of Montana, Volume III, Part 50

Author: Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald, 1883- Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 970

Author: Sanders, Helen Fitzgerald, 1883-
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 970