Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, Volume II, Part 76

Author: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society
Number of Pages: 1126

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and received his A. B. degree in 1907, and was awarded his LL. B. degree by the law department in 1910. While at university he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity and the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. On leaving uni- versity Mr. Campbell spent a period in the employ of the, United States forestry service at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he remained until Novem- ber 20, 1910. The spring of the following year found him at Livingston, Montana, and the follow- ing July he located at Big Timber and was soon immersed in a busy general civil and criminal prac- tice. He has his offices in the Brownlee Building on McLeod Street. Mr. Campbell has served as city attorney of Big Timber, is a stockholder in the Scandinavian-American Bank and has a partner- ship interest in a ranch on the Boulder River. Mr. Campbell, who is unmarried, is a republican in politics, is affiliated with Livingston Lodge No. 246, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Big Timber Lodge No. 25, Knights of Pythias, and Big Timber Camp, Modern Woodmen of America.

THE NATIONAL PARK BANK. This is r not only one of the oldest banks of the state, but its integrity and service have made it notable as a banking organization. It is successor to the first banking house at Livingston, established as the Bank of Livingston, a private institution in 1882 by H. W. Mund. The business grew and prospered, and in 1886 was housed in a substantial building of its own. In that year the bank was reorganized, and it was chartered as a national bank in December, 1886. The capital stock at the beginning was $50,000, and the first directors were W. R. Stebbins, W. M. Wright, H. W. Mund, George T. Chambers, C. S. Hefferlin, A. L. Love and E. Goughnour. In 1890 the capital was increased to its present figures, $100,000. Nearly thirty years later, in 1919, the bank showed a surplus of $100,000, with un- divided profits of nearly $270,000. At that time the deposits aggregated over $3,000,000, and the total assets are more than $3,500,000. It is esti- mated that during its existence the bank has paid out more than $1,500,000 in' interest to depositors. At the time of the first Liberty Loan the National Park Bank subscribed $100,000, and no other bank in the state supported that loan more liberally. In 1917 among the 7,000 and more National banks in the country the National Park Bank stood 117 in the roll of honor and first in the State of Mon- tana. The bank is the United States depository for the Postal Savings Fund.

Its present officers are J. C. Vilas, president ; D. A. McCaw, vice president; F. A. Krieger, vice president; D. J. Fitzgerald, cashier. Other direc- tors are Fred L. Gibson, L. M. Miles, J. M. Seaman.

WILL B. SHORE, M. D. As a physician and surgeon Doctor Shore has had an interesting and varied experience in the Northwest for over fifteen years, and for the past five years has been one of the leading men of his profession at Red Lodge.

He was born at Mount Vernon, Indiana, May 3, 1877. His grandfather was born in North Caro- lina in 1809 and became an early settler in Southern Indiana, where he cleared up land and made a farm. He was a farmer the rest of his life and died at Mohawk, Indiana, in 1889. J. L. Shore, father of Doctor Shore, was born at Mohawk in 1854, and left there in early manhood and located at Mount Vernon, Indiana, where he married and where he was for a time agent of the Louisville and Nash- ville Railway and also in the lumber business. He retired from business in 1909 and has since lived

at Spokane, Washington. He is a democrat in politics, a Mason and for many years an elder in the Presbyterian Church. J. L. Shore married Sue Beauchamp, who was born in Union County, Ken- tucky, in 1856.

Doctor Shore, only child of his parents, attended the public schools of Mount Vernon, Indiana, grad- uated from high school at Peoria, Illinois, in 1895, and did his undergraduate medical work in the University Medical College at Kansas City, Missouri .. He finished the four year course there in 1903. He was a member of the Esculapian Society of that institution. Since then besides his individual experience he has taken post-graduate work, at- tending surgical and general medical courses in the New York Polyclinic in 1907 and doing special work in surgery aud genito-urinology at the Uni- versity of Louisville in 1908: Doctor Shore came to the Northwest in 1903, passing the State Board examination at Spokane, Washington, and practic- ing there one year. He was also surgeon of a steamship plying between Seattle and Alaska. In 1904 he passed the examination of the State Board of Montana and for one year practiced at White- fish, where he was contract surgeon while the rail- road was being constructed. After a few months in Carson City, Nevada, he established his home in Gardiner, Montana, in 1905, and was in practice there for eight years. The following summer he spent at Cody, Wyoming, and in the winter of 1914 came to Red Lodge, where he has enjoyed a thriving general medical and surgical practice. Dur- ing one year of the war he was on the local ex- amining board. He was then commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps and was sent to the Medical Officers Training Camp at Camp Riley, Kansas. He received his honorable discharge November 29, 1918, a few days after the signing of the armistice. January 1, 1919, Doctor Shore established a hospital at Red Lodge, and its facilities have been availed of by his patients not only from Montana but Wyoming. His offices are at 17 South Broadway.

Doctor Shore resigned his position as city health officer of Red Lodge when he entered the army service. He is a member of the County and State Medical societies and the American Medical Associa- tion, is a Presbyterian, belongs to the Red Lodge Chamber of Commerce and in politics is a republican.

January 3, 1917, at Red Lodge, he married Miss Myrbith Franklin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Franklin of Helena, Montana. Her father is a mine owner.

REV. JOSEPH BLAERE is a native of Belgium, was educated for the priesthood in the famous Univer- sity of Louvain, and the field of his practical labors as a missionary priest and pastor have been en- tirely in Montana, where he has served devotedly and successfully for over twenty years. He is now pastor of St. Mary's Church at Livingston.

He was born at Oedelem in West Flanders, Bel- gium, October 22, 1874, the third in a family of five children and the only one to come to America. His father, Henry Blaere, was born in 1836 and died in 1887, spending his life in West Flanders as a teacher and instructor of schools. The mother, Sadonia Costenoble, also spent her life in West Flanders, and died eight years after the birth of Father Joseph Blaere.

The latter acquired his early education in the government schools of his birthplace, spent six years in classical studies in the College of St. Amadeus at Courdray, for two years was a student of philos- ophy in Roulers Seminary, and finished with a four

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years' theological course in the American Seminary at Louvain. He was ordained a priest in April, 1897, and almost immediately set out for the scene of his future labors in America.

For one year he was assistant pastor of the Sa- cred Heart Cathedral at Helena. In 1898 he became assistant pastor of St. Patrick's Parish at Butte, remaining there two years, and then became parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes at Marysville. His next regular assignment was as pastor of Sacred Heart at Miles City, where he remained eight months, and in 1902 came to what seems his per- manent field of labor, Livingston, as pastor of St. Mary's Parish. The boundaries of this parish are coincident with those of Park County. It is one of the old parishes of the Catholic Church in Mon- tana, but under no pastor has it enjoyed so much material and spiritual growth and advancement as under Father Blaere. He has built a number of churches as a missionary priest,' and his most not- able addition to the parish at Livingston is a hand- some parochial school, finished in 1914. The build- ings at Livingston comprise the church, parsonage and parochial school.

Father Blaere is a member of Livingston Council No. 1274, Knights of Columbus, is a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, and belongs to the Livingston Chamber of Commerce.

MORRIS P. MONBERG was the responsible factor in giving Livingston City and Park County one of its best industries, the Park County Creamery, and Mr. Monberg is an expert butter maker and received his early training in the greatest butter making country in the world, Denmark.

He was born near Vejle, Denmark, July 13, 1887. His father, Martin Monberg, was born in the same country in 1850 and was in the Danish armies in the struggle against German oppression during the '6os. He spent his active career as a farmer and for sixteen years held an office corresponding in America to sheriff. He was a member of the Luth- eran Church. He died in Denmark in 1915. His wife was Sorine Mourison, who was born in Den- mark in 1857 and is still living in the old home community. Morris P. was the second in a family of five children. Mary, the oldest, is the wife of Paul Sorensen, a stone mason in Denmark; Marinus lives with his mother on the home farm; Lawrence and Alfred, twin brothers, are still in school in Denmark.

Morris P. Monberg was educated in the public schools of his native community, graduating from high school in 1905. Farm reared and trained, he has known the dairy industry as practiced in Denmark from almost his infancy. For one term he took instructions in a dairy school in Denmark. He became head butter maker in a creamery at Vejle and for 21/2 years held a similar position with the Kilde Velde Creamery Company in his native country. After coming to America in 1910 Mr. Monberg spent two terms in an American dairy school. He followed his trade three months at Man- kato, Minnesota, was at Arco in that state two years, spent two years in San Francisco, and in 1914 came to Livingston, Montana. The Park County Creamery was built in the summer of 1914, and the first butter was manufactured on the 15th of August. At first it was a stock company, but Mr. Monberg is now sole proprietor. From the first he has presided over the butter making ac- tivities of the creamery, and is responsible for its fine record. The Park County Creamery has fre- quently produced butter with a score of 94, and its exhibits have won prizes in various dairy shows. The creamery has done much to stimulate the dairy

industry, and furnishes a direct market for the farmers of Park, Sweetgrass and Gallatin counties. The creamery is a modern plant, with every fa- cility for the manufacture of butter, ice cream and cheese. Its products have a ready sale in local mar- kets, also in Butte, Helena and Anaconda, and some of the surplus has been shipped to Chicago.

Mr. Monberg is a live citizen and has been highly gratified with the success which has attended his efforts since coming to America. He owns a ranch of 160 acres in Wyoming, and is a director in the Livingston Ice and Cold Storage Company. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Com- mercial Club at Livingston, is affiliated with Living- ston Lodge No. 32, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma- sons, Livingston Chapter No. 7, Royal Arch Masons, and Livingston Lodge No. 246 of the Elks. He is a member of the English Lutheran Church and politi- cally is an independent republican.

On April 5, 1913, in San Francisco, he married Miss Caroline Jorgensen. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jorgensen, live in Denmark, her father being a horse trainer. Mr. and Mrs. Monberg have one daughter, Juanita, born July 4, 1918.

EDWARD ALEXANDER STIEFEL. As the demand for only sound banking institutions increases, and the value of such concerns to their communities is being more and more appreciated, the character of the men who administer their affairs receives closer attention, and when these men have been proven efficient and worthy, confidence in their financial institutions is increased. The influence of a sound, conservative banking house is wide and its practical results far reaching. Without such an institution in its midst, no community can hope to take its proper place among its sister cities. Therefore it may be truthfully said that the growth and develop- ment of any town or city depends largely upon its banks and their quality, and this means the sagacity and integrity of the men who stand at their head. One of the sound financial institutions of Montana is the Farmers Bank of Belgrade, which has benefited for years by the wise, conservative and efficient executive direction of Edward Alexander Stiefel, its president. Not only is Mr. Stiefel prominent in this connection, but in various other ways, particu- larly through his identification as treasurer and manager with the Belgrade Company, Ltd., one of the leading department stores of Southern Montana and the largest enterprise of its kind in Gallatin County.

Edward Alexander Stiefel was born at Baltimore, Maryland, April 11, 1867, a son of Edward W. Stiefel, who was born in 1825, in Germany. As a young man the father immigrated to the United States, first locating for a short time in Pennsyl- vania and then removing to Baltimore, Maryland, in which city he was married, and where he was a member of the Home Guards during the Civil war. He was an all-around business man and successful in his undertakings, which had principally to do with mining, in which he was greatly interested. A democrat in politics, he stood high in the councils and confidence of his party and served as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Baltimore County for a number of terms. Mr. Stiefel was a faith- ful member of the Lutheran Church and was affili- ated with the Masonic fraternity for many years, being one of its old and honored members at the time of his death at Baltimore in 1903. Mr. Stiefel married Miss Jane Holtzman, who was born in Mary- land, in 1840, and they became the parents of six children, namely: Sophia T., residing with her brother Edward A., widow of Charles Beerstecher, who was an attorney in Michigan and California

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and died in the latter state; Dora, who resides at Baltimore, Maryland, widow of the late D. S. Blair, who was first an educator and for the last fifteen years of his life was employed in the United States Customs Service; A. W., a plumber, who died at Baltimore in 1894; Jane, who died young; Edward Alexander; and Minna, who died single at Balti- more at the age of thirty years.

Edward A. Stiefel was educated in the public schools of Baltimore, and when he left high school at the early age of fifteen years began learning telegraphy. After a period spent with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in Maryland, he transferred his services to the Southern Pacific Railroad, in Cali- fornia, Utah and Colorado, and in 1895 came to Helena, Montana, in the traffic department of that road. Leaving Helena in 1900 Mr. Stiefel came to Belgrade to become manager of the Belgrade Company, Ltd., a position which he holds today, in addition to discharging the duties of treasurer, and also owns considerable stock in this enterprise, which, as before noted, is the largest department store in Gallatin County and one of the largest of Southern Montana. This business was primarily established in a small way, but under wise, capable and energetic management its growth has been phenomenal and its achievements form a new page in the business history of this growing section of the state. The officers of this concern are: Presi- dent, T. C. Power, of Helena; vice president, C. B. Power, Helena; secretary, G. J. Joyce, Helena; treasurer and general manager, E. A. Stiefel, Bel- grade. The massive structure housing this great and constantly-growing enterprise is situated on the corner of Northern Pacific Avenue and Broadway Street, and is the main business block of Belgrade, with floor space 125 by 130 feet, two stories in height, the upper story being let for office purposes.

In addition to the above Mr. Stiefel has numerous other interests of large importance. He is a director in the Montana Life Insurance Company, owns a modern residence on Weaver Street and three other residence properties at Belgrade, and also has a ranch of 1,280 acres, situated twelve miles west of this city. As a banker he is president of the Farmers Bank of Belgrade, which was established in 1916 as a state bank, and is situated on Broadway Street. The officers of this institution are: President, E. A. Stiefel; vice president, M. W. Penwell; and cashier, M. C. Smiley. The capital of this institu- tion is $50,000, and its surplus and profits, $12,000, while its deposits amount to $200,000. Mr. Stiefel is acknowledged to be a man of marked financial capacity, conservative, shrewd, far-seeing and ex- tremely careful of his depositors' interests, a man of sterling honesty, unquestioned ability and high ideals. Possessed of energy and public spirit, he has at various times been connected with civic matters of importance, and has been a member of the City Council. At this time he belongs to the board of trustees of the Gallatin County High School at Bozeman and is a member of the board of directors of the Gallatin County Fair Associa- tion. Faithful in every relation of life, he has risen from small beginnings to an enviable position, and in doing so has left a record of success secured fairly and without animosity.

WILLIAM HRUZA came to Montana thirty-five · years ago. As one of the builders of the City of Livingston the people of that community have al- ways called him, with an accent of esteem and ad- miration, "Bill" Hruza. He gave to Livingston a splendid industry for the manufacture of meat prod -. ucts, and his ability in that line returned him the Vol. 11-18

modest fortune which in later years he has used to develop extensive private interests as a livestock man and rancher, though still a resident of the City of Livingston.

Mr. Hruza was born in Bohemia, Austria, June 25, 1859. His father, Thomas Hruza, was born in the same country in 1821, and twice served with the Austrian armies in some of the Central Euro- pean wars. He fought in 1848 against Germania and again in 1866 against Prussia. He was proprie- tor of a cafe in his native country and in 1877 came to the United States and was in business at North Bend, Nebraska, until his death in 1905. In the mat- ter of politics he was identified with the democratic party and was a member of the Catholic Church. In Bohemia he married Barbara Novak, who was born in 1828 and died at North Bend, Nebraska, in 1905, at the age of seventy-seven. Frank, the oldest of their children, was a butcher and died at North Bend, Nebraska, at the age of fifty-six. William was the second in age. Adolph became an attorney and died at North Bend at the age of thirty-five.

Mr. Hruza received a common school education in his native land, and also had expert training there at the butcher's trade. After coming to this country he lived for a time at North Bend, Nebraska, worked at his trade, and from there went to Denver and resumed his trade in that then great mining metropolis for three years. He also spent a period at Omaha, where he had valuable experience in one of the largest packing industries of that city.

Mr. Hruza came to Livingston in 1884 and trav- eled by stage route through the Black Hills district. He reached Livingston without money and had to give a practical demonstration of his skill as a butcher before he was accepted as an employe by the pioneer Livingston meat man, S. L. Holliday. Then for nine years he worked for Mr. Holliday and for another firm, at the end of which time he embarked his modest capital and his individual skill in a busi- ness of his own on South Main Street. He estab- lished the Cold Storage Market, and in connection built near Livingston a model killing and packing plant, where he introduced facilities for the slaugh- ter and preparation of many thousands of pounds of beef, pork, mutton and other meat products every week. This business grew and prospered and it con- tinued under the personal direction and ownership of Mr. Hruza until 1915, when he sold out. In the meantime and since he has been identified with the production of meat on the hoof, and today owns two ranches. One consists of 720 acres a mile from Liv- ingston on Flushman Creek, and he also has a ranch of 1,100 acres seven miles from Livingston. He is a director of the First State Bank of Livingston, and owns a beautiful modern home at 315 West Cal- lender Street.

Mr. Hruza is a republican and during the nineties served a term on the city council. He is affiliated with Livingston Lodge No. 246 of the Elks, and has been active in the Commercial Club. He is also a member of Zephyr Camp No. 151, Woodmen of the World.

Mr. Hruza has had an ideal domestic life, and his three children are young people who have given good accounts of themselves. In 1883, at North Bend, Nebraska, he married Miss Mary Kunes, daughter of James and Anna Kunes. Her father was a pioneer rancher in Nebraska and is now de- ceased, her mother living at Morris Bluffs in that state. Minnie, the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Hruza is a talented vocal and instrumental musician, a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music, and is the wife of Henry Jandruw. Mr. Jandruw is a railroad engineer, and he and his wife have

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their home on Yellowstone Street in Livingston. Ada, the second daughter, was her father's book- keeper for several years and is now the wife of Charles Reber, their home being on the Hruza ranch. John, their only son, lives with his parents and is assistant cashier of the First State Bank.

EDWARD H. MOORMAN. In the following para- graphs are briefly outlined the leading facts and characteristics in the career of a gentleman who combines in his makeup the elements of the prac- tical man of affairs and the energy of the public- spirited citizen, and all who come within range of his influence are profuse in their praise of his ad- mirable qualities. The high regard in which he is held by all classes indicates the possession of at- tributes and characteristics that fully entitle him to the respect and consideration of his fellow men.

Edward H. Moorman, secretary and treasurer and assistant general manager of the Yellowstone Park Camping Company, was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, December 18, 1875, and is the son of John B. and Mary (Ernst) Moorman. The father was born in Germany in 1830, and two years later was brought by his parents to the United States. They located in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was reared, married and spent the remainder of his life, his death occur- ring in 1894. During his active years he was one of the best known newspaper men in Cincinnati, having served for ten years as general superinten- dent of the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette, and for thirty-five years in a like capacity with the Cincin- nati Volksblatt, in which he was a stockholder and which at that time was one of the leading papers printed in the German language in the United States. In politics he was a republican and in religious belief was a Catholic. Mrs. Mary Moorman was born in 1839 in Cincinnati, and died there in 1899. To this worthy couple were born the following chil- dren: G. L., who is connected with the American Book Company at Cincinnati; Edward H., the next in order of birth; Fred; Ernst, who operates an automobile dray line in Cincinnati; Alfred, also of Cincinnati.

Edward H. Moorman received his education in the public schools of Cincinnati, and at the age of fifteen years he entered the office of the Mosler Safe and Lock Company, with whom he remained for two years. During the following six years he was em- ployed by the Globe Iron Roofing and Corrugating Company. In 1900 Mr. Moorman came to Bozeman, Montana, and entered the employ of the Wylie Per- manent Camping Company in the capacity of camp manager. He was later promoted to the position of auditor of the company. In December, 1916, the company was reorganized as the Yellowstone Park Camping Company, Mr. Moorman continuing with the new company as auditor and also becoming its treasurer. In May, 1919, the Yellowstone Park Camping Company changed ownership and under the consequent reorganization Mr. Moorman became secretary and treasurer and assistant general man- ager, responsible positions which he is still satisfac- torily filling. The other officers of the company are as follows : President A. W. Miles; vice president and general manager, Howard H. Hays. The com- pany is incorporated and has its principal offices at Livingston.

For many years the Yellowstone National Park has been the most popular of America's vacation spots, hence its popular title of "The Nation's Play- ground." One of the most important elements con- tributing to the enjoyment of the thousands of vis- itors who come here for an outing has been the system of camps, which has been maintained here through the years for nearly three decades. Ap-

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Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, Volume II, Part 76

Author: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed Publication date: 1921 Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society Number of Pages: 1126

Author: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society
Number of Pages: 1126