Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 118

Author: Bowen, A.W., & Co., firm, publishers, Chicago
Publication date: [19-?]
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esteemed in social circles in Butte. His wife, nee Helen Carroll, was born at Louisiana, Mo., in 1861, and was married to Col. Dolman in Pike county in that state in 1873. She was the daughter of Hon. Thomas M. Carroll, a promi- nent politician and public man in Missouri. In Montana Mrs. Dolman was prominent for many years in philanthropic work. Along with other services of the kind she was a leader in the long continued preliminary arrangements for estab- lishing the great public library at Butte. She died in that city in 1895, and in 1901 Col. Dolman was married to her cousin, Miss Effie Carroll, of Louisiana, Mo.

Of the three children by the first marriage, Carroll Dolman was the oldest, and was born in Pike county, Mo., March 1, 1875. He was gradu- ated from the Butte high school in 1892 and from the Phillips Exeter (N. H.) Academy in 1895. He then entered Harvard College, taking second- year honors the next year and was graduated therefrom cum laude in 1898. The next year he was admitted to practice in the courts of Mon- tana and has ever since been active in professional work in Butte. He is a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and is secretary of the Uni- versity Club of Montana. He is highly esteemed in social and professional circles, and has a useful influence in public affairs. The second child, Martha Dolman, several years younger than her brother, received a thorough education at Rad- cliffe College, the woman's annex of Harvard Col- lege. The youngest son, Thomas Bryson Dol- man, is at Cambridge, Mass., preparing to enter Harvard.

G EORGE A. DOUGLAS has won success on his valuable and finely equipped ranch in Jefferson county near Boulder. He was born in Franklin county, N. Y., March 7, 1831, the son of Augustus and Sophia (Sylvester), Douglas, and the father was a farmer. On the homestead farm, and receiving instruction in the public schools, George A. Douglas passed his boyhood youth and in 1854, at the age of twenty-three, he removed to Madison, Wis. There he at first en- gaged as a fireman on the Milwaukee & Mississ- ippi Railroad and within a year he removed to Nebraska, where he was employed at carpenter work and then he interested himself in farming. But it soon became evident that he was not far

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enough west to reap the benefits available to an enterprising young man, and in 1864 he made the journey to Montana. Contrary to the course of the vast majority of the pilgrims of that day Mr. Douglas engaged in farming and as all kinds of produce were bringing high prices, he did well and later located near the Little Boulder stage sta- tion, and engaged in stockraising and general farming.

In 1861 Mr. Douglas was married to Miss Calista Allen, daughter of James F. Allen. They have seven living children and have buried two. The survivors are: Mary E., now Mrs. Frank Cook, of Como; Clara M., now Mrs. Temple Grady, of Hamilton; Elma A., now at Galop, Mont .; Arthur W., telegrapher on the Great Northern, now in Iowa; George A., Jr., now min- ing at Republic, Wash .; John F. and Pearl. For a number of years Mr. Douglas has been a school trustee. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas are veterans in temperance work and are probably the oldest Good Templars residing in Montana. They have been very active workers in this order, having filled nearly all the offices in their lodges and been sent several times as representatives to the grand lodge. For two years Mr. Douglas was grand chief templar. They are now affiliated with Star Lodge No. I. In the community in which they reside they are highly esteemed, and the hospital- ity of their house is as wide and free as the un- bounded western plains. In 1892 Mr. Douglas and his two sons cast their first presidential votes in Montana for Benjamin Harrison, the territory having been admitted as a state in 1889.

D ENNIS DRISCOLL, one of the leading mer- chants of Basin, Jefferson county, Mont., was born in County Cork, Ireland, in April, 1839. He is the son of Patrick and Mary Driscoll, the father being a prosperous farmer in County Cork. Dennis remained at home, assisting his father on the farm until he was fifteen years of age, and received a good education in the public schools. In 1854 he came from Ireland to the United States and located at first in Newark, N. J., where he was for some time engaged at work in a malleable iron foundry. In 1861 he went to San Francisco, and he was employed in mining in California until 1863, when he came to Boise City, Idaho, and continued in the occupation of

a miner until 1866, in which year he came to Montana, locating in Silver Bow county, near Butte. For awhile he continued placer mining, but in 1876 he returned to New York, where for some time he was in the grocery business. In 1877 he came back to Montana, settling at Walkerville, Silver Bow county, where he again went into trade.

Mr. Driscoll opened the first store in Walker- ville and in 1885 started a store in Basin and in 1898 he removed to that place to give this business his personal attention, having previously dis- posed of the store at Walkerville, and he is firmly established as one of the enterprising, suc- cessful and highly respected citizens. In 1877 Mr. Driscoll was married to Miss Mary Taaff, daughter of John Taaff, a florist of Newark, N. J. Their children are: Anna, Ellen, Mamie, Margaret, Dennis, Jr., and John. Mr. Driscoll is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and was for four years treasurer of the lodge in Walkerville. Financially and so- cially he has been successful during his resi- dence in Montana, and he is a popular member of Basin's highest circles of society.

F RANK J. DUNBAR .- In the early days when Pike's Peak, Colo., stood as the destination of the throng of goldseeking emigrants coming to the great west, Mr. Dunbar was attracted thither and, like many others who there met with disappoint- ment or thence started forth in search of further adventure, he came from Colorado to Montana at a period which entitled him to the distinction of being one of its pioneers. Here he made a per- manent location, and is now one of the honored citizens and successful stock growers of Gallatin county. He has been identified with the industrial life of Montana for more than a quarter of a cen- tury and his success has been worthily achieved. Frank J. Dunbar was born in Bricksville, Cuya- hoga county, Ohio, on April 24, 1837, the son of John and Lucy (Bliss) Dunbar, both natives of Boston, Mass., and representatives of old New England families. The father was among the pioneer farmers and stockraisers of Cuyahoga county, Ohio, where he took up his residence in the early 'thirties. In 1856 he removed with his family to Wisconsin for a few years, then returned to Ohio, where he and his estimable wife both died.

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Frank J. Dunbar received his education in the public schools of his native county and there made his home until 1855, when he went to Beloit, Wis., where in his three-years stay he learned the trade of plastering. He then removed to Mon- ana county, Iowa, and resided until 1860, when he traveled to Pike's Peak. He was there en- gaged in mining with fair success until 1862, when he went to Denver, and outfitted for the trip to Montana. He came with ox teams and was ac- companied by his brother, Thomas M., who was his companion on the trip to Pike's Peak. They had no trouble with the Indians, but parties pre- ceding and following theirs were not so fortunate. They arrived at Bannack in August, 1862, and there tarried until November, when they removed to the then supposed head of navigation on the Missouri river and founded the old city of Gallatin, erecting the first house in that locality. Shortly afterward Mr. Dunbar moved across the river to his present location, and here was as- sociated with his brother in cattle raising until the early 'seventies, when, by his brother's re- moval to California, the partnership was dissolved. T. M. Dunbar thereafter made several trips back and forth, and now makes his home at Platts- mouth, Neb., Frank having retained the ranch property in Gallatin county, where he now owns about 1,000 acres.

In later years Mr. Dunbar has made a specialty of raising high grade shorthorn cattle, having had on his place as many as 500 head at one time. He is now giving more attention to the raising of fine sheep and will operate extensively in this line. He has been very successful and has one of the valuable ranch properties of the state. His residence and yards for the stock are sur- rounded by trees, and thus much protection is af- forded the cattle and sheep during the winters. Mr. Dunbar puts up hay for winter feeding, but for fourteen years the stock did not require arti- ficial assistance, securing sufficient provender from the natural range grass. The Gallatin river tra- verses the ranch, adding materially to its value. Mr. Dunbar gives an unwavering support to the Republican party, and he creditably served one term in the important position of county com- missioner. On February 25, 1867, Mr. Dunbar was united in marriage to Miss Anna Campbell, who, born in Illinois, was the daughter of James B. Campbell, one of the pioneers of Montana. Mr. Campbell came from Missouri to Montana in 1863,

arriving here in the fall and locating in Virginia City. Later he resided in old Gallatin City, thence moved across the Gallatin river to a ranch where he passed the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar have six children, Fannie, the wife of H. H. Everson, of Bozeman; Florence, who is at the parental home: Mary, the wife of William D. Alexander, of Gallatin; and Herbert, Frank and Homer, young men of worth and ability.

L AWRENCE DUGGAN .- As a member of the board of aldermen of Butte and as one of the wide-awake young business men of Montana's metropolis, Lawrence Duggan should have due recognition. He was born in the city of Calu- met, Houghton county, Mich., in the "upper pen- insula," on January 8, 1875, the son of Patrick and Johanna (Burke) Duggan, both of whom were born in the Emerald Isle of old Irish stock. Patrick Duggan accompanied his parents to the United States and to Michigan about 1820, and here he has since resided, retaining a notable men- tal and physical vigor at the truly patriarchal age of ninety years. His brother was prominently identified with the Fenian uprising in Ireland, and his wife, who is now living in Michigan, be- longs to the eminent family of Burkes so re- nowned for their patriotism.

Lawrence Duggan was the eighth of nine chil- dren, of whom seven are yet living. After at- tending the public schools of Calumet he com- pleted a two-years course in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti. After leaving school he went to Chicago to take up the study of medicine, but this plan was abandoned for the undertak- ing business. Wishing to familiarize himself with the most modern and scientific methods, he com- pleted a thorough course in embalming, under Professors Sullivan and Reinard of the United States School of Embalming and the Chicago School of Embalming and had private instruction from Prof. Honschue, receiving a diploma in 1894. Later he took a special course under Lieut. Hen- nessy, United States army, who had charge of mili- tary embalming in Manila. Mr. Duggan came to Butte in 1894, soon after receiving his diploma as a scientific embalmer, and was retained by the Montana Undertaking Company for eight months, when the company sold their business and Mr. Duggan opened the undertaking busi-

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ness for himself in September, 1895, his finely equipped establishment being located at No. 322 North Main street.

Ever a friend of the laboring man, Mr. Dug- gan gives his political support to the Labor party, taking an active interest in its cause, and in the municipal election of 1901 he was elected on the Labor ticket to represent the First ward in the board of aldermen. This is normally a strong Democratic ward, and the fact that he received a majority of 319 votes indicated his great personal popularity and the high esteem in which he is held. He is a member of the fire and water commit- tee, chairman of the library committee and also of the important committee on ways and means. He has deep interest in the city library, and as chairman of the library committee he is giving his personal efforts to make the institution one of the best in the west. The armory is to be util- ized as a reading room, a new heating plant is to be installed and a number of books is to be largely augmented, and these and other improve- ments will have been effected by the time this work is published. Mr. Duggan was formerly an active and popular member of Company G, Na- tional Guard of Michigan, and fraternally he is prominently identified with the Benevolent Protec- tive Order of Elks, the Ancient Order of Hiberni- ans, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Wood- men of the World, the United Moderns, the Catho- lic Order of Foresters and the Working Men's Un- ion, of which last he held the office of master in 1896. He has filled various official positions in other of the organizations mentioned, and in Janu- ary, 1901, he was elected a member of the board of managers of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is very fond of athletic sports, and an en- thusiastic devotee of the "national game," and played sécond base in the college club at Ypsi- lanti for two years.

JOHN F. DULLEA .- Recognized as one of the prominent business men of Madison county, where he is an important factor in the field of politics, Mr. Dullea comes of good old Irish stock, and is himself a native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., where he was born on December 15, 1850, the son of John and Katherine (O'Donovan) Dul- lea, who emigrated to the United States from the Emerald Isle in 1847, taking up their residence

in St. Lawrence county, where the father devoted the residue of his life to farming. Bartholomew O'Donovan, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Dul- lea, was a farmer and a manufacturer of linen in Ireland, having a well equipped manufacturing plant. John Dullea, the father, was a collector for Daniel O'Connell, the Irish patriot, in Ireland, and his wife was of the O'Donovan-Rossa family. John F. Dullea, the fifth of the nine children of his parents, continued his studies in the public schools of St. Lawrence county until he was sixteen years old, when, in 1866, he left school, and, after de- voting a little time to farm work, went to New York city, learned the carpenter trade, and worked on the Rockaway Beach hotel, one of the largest caravansaries in the Union. In 1880 he left New York for the west. Coming to Virginia City, Mont., he was engaged in placer mining for six months, after which he devoted an equal time to conducting the Half-way House, a hotel located eighteen miles south of Butte mountain. On March 8, 1881, he located in Silver Star, Madison county, and engaged in the hotel and livery busi- ness until 1897. He also opened a general store here in 1891, and conducted this until January, 1899, when he erected a fine business block, a sub- stantial brick structure, 24x75 feet in size and two stories in height, at Twin Bridges, and here he has since conducted a very profitable general merchandising. Mr. Dullea's realty and business interests are of extended scope, since he owns the hotel and stables, a store building and stock of goods, and a residence property at Silver Star, together with his holdings at Twin Bridges and a fine ranch in the vicinity of Silver Star. The hotel is rented and the store at Silver Star is in charge of his son. The ranch is devoted to the raising of hay and cattle, for which is found a ready sale in the local market. He has also been interested in many mining properties and is known as a broad-gauged and public-spirited citizen, of sterling character and genial personality.

Mr. Dullea has ever rendered allegiance to the Democratic party, and he has been an active worker in the local political field, and the recog- nized leader of his party in this section of the state. Fraternally he is identified with Twin Bridges Lodge No. 17, A. O. U. W., in which he has "passed the chairs." His religious faith is that of the Catholic church, in which he was reared. On October 22, 1875, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Dullea to Miss Mary Hal-

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lahan, who was likewise born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y. Her parents emigrated from Ire- land in the same year as did those of Mr. Dullea, the two families locating on farms about a mile apart. Mr. and Mrs. Dullea have four children -Katherine, born November 8, 1876; John R., October 22, 1878; Nellie J., September 23, 1880; and Clarence, February 25, 1891. Katherine com- pleted her education in St. Mary's Academy, in Salt Lake City, where she passed two years, taking the academic and commercial courses as well as devoting attention to the study of the piano and violin. She now assists her father in his busi- ness. John R., who received his preliminary edu- cation in the public schools of Silver Star; sup- plemented this by a commercial course in All Hallows College, in Salt Lake City, where he passed two years, and where he also followed the same musical studies as his sister. He is now in charge of his father's store at Silver Star, and is a capable business man.

B SCOTT DUNCAN .- In the blood of B. Scott Duncan, of Gallop, Mont., the gallantry of Kentucky and of South Carolina commingle; while he is essentially a man of peace him- self, he has the stern, enduring and self-reliant traits of character which are indigenous to the two states, and which were emphasized in the career of his father, Theodore Duncan, a native of Kentucky, and are still prominent in the make- up of his mother, born Henrietta Johnson, of South Carolina, who is yet living in Missouri after a long struggle with adversity in various ways. Mr. Duncan is a native of Clay county, Mo., where he was born April 16, 1856. His grand- father was a prominent participant in the Black Hawk war, and his son, the father of our subject, removed as a child to Missouri, where he re- mained until 1849, and then joined in the eager rush to California, making the trip by the isth- mus route. He was successful in his search for the yellow metal, and only remained on the Paci- fic slope a year, returning to Missouri and set- tling down to quiet life on a farm, where he en- gaged extensively in buying and shipping stock in addition to his agricultural pursuits. In 1861, when the Civil war broke out, hearkening to the trumpet call for troops from his section of our distracted land, he raised a company at Smith- ville and Liberty, Mo., for service in the Confed-

erate army, and as their captain led them to the field. In June of that year he was promoted to the rank of colonel, and the same day was killed at the battle of Blue Mills.

Mr. Duncan, our subject, spent his school days in Missouri, and remained on the homestead until 1863, when that having been practically destroyed and rendered uninhabitable, his mother removed the family to a farm belonging to her brother in Platt county, about five miles from her own home. Here she lived until 1872, when her son Scott, having rented a place not far distant, they all moved to it and spent the next ten years there, the farming operations being conducted by him. In 1882, having placed his mother and sister in a comfortable home in Smithville, Mo., he started for Butte, Mont., where he arrived without inci- dent worthy of note; but after spending a few days there he removed to Deer Lodge valley and engaged in ranching for a year. He then took a trip through the Judith Basin looking for a location, and rented in various places until 1888, when he homesteaded and pre-empted his present location on the West Flathead, about fourteen miles northeast of Belgrade, where he now has a ranch of 800 acres, a part of which is under good irri- gation and yields excellent crops of fall wheat.

Mr. Duncan was married May 2, 1889, to Miss Della S. Parsons, of Gallatin valley, a daughter of Wm. B. Parsons, a native of Massachusetts, and Mary (Street) Parsons, a sister of Thornton A. Street, of Belgrade, of whom more extended mention is made in another part of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan have four children: Ray Theodore, born September 15, 1891 ; Hazel Lu- cille, April 30, 1894; Henrietta, born February 23, 1897, and Scotta Marie, July 10, 1900. Mr. Duncan is progressive and highly respected. He has a fine ranch which contains, with other im- provements, a very promising young orchard, just coming into fruitfulness. He is a member of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, one of the influential forces in the school board, and a gen- tleman of commanding position in the regard of his fellow citizens.

SA L. DUNCAN .- Back to that cradle of A much of our national history, the Old Do- minion state, must we revert in tracing the lineage of this able and representative member of the bar of Missoula county. In the agnatic line his

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ancestry traces to Scottish origin, the Duncans having figured conspicuously in the history of bonnie Scotland. Mr. Duncan was born at Hale- ford, Franklin county, Va., on September 10, 1861, his parents being William E. and Sarah E. (Hol- land) Duncan, both natives of Virginia. For many years the father was a prominent factor in the educational field, receiving his education in Col- umbian University at Washington, D. C., and thereafter establishing an academy at Duncan Ford, where he still maintains his home, although retired from active labors by advanced age. His ancestors located in Virginia prior to the Revolu- tion, in which members of the family were active participants. Prof. William E. and Sarah E. Dun- can were parents of seven children, Asa L. being the only son living and the only representative of the family in Montana.

Asa L. Duncan was reared and educated in Virginia, eventually being graduated as a mem- ber of the class of 1883 in the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, and remaining there until 1885 as instructor in military tactics and French and mathematics. Determining to adopt the legal profession he entered the law department of Wash- ington and Lee University, at Lexington, Va., where he was graduated in 1886 and the same year was admitted to the Virginia bar. Mr. Dun- can entered upon the work of his profession at Danville, Va., later going to Rocky Mount, Frank- lin county, where he remained until 1891, when he entered the University of Virginia, at Charlottes- ville, and completed a post-graduate course in law. In 1892 Mr. Duncan came to Montana, locating at Missoula, where he associated him- self in legal practice with Charles M. Crutchfield for one and one-half years.

The inherent loyalty of Mr. Duncan was quick- · ened into responsive action when it became evi- dent that there must be a conflict of arms between the United States and Spain, the result being that on May 11, 1898, he enlisted as captain of Company L, First Montana Volunteers, and was in service until October, 1899, when the regiment was mustered out at the Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. The First Montana was sent to Manila, and with it Capt. Duncan participated in thirteen different engagements with the insurgent forces, and was promoted to be major of his regiment on July 17, 1899, at Cavite, and as major he was mustered out.

After valiant service in his country's cause Maj.

Duncan returned to Missoula, and resumed his interrupted legal work. He has gained a client- age of hign order, and is concerned in much of the important litigation of Missoula county. He has a thoroughly legal mind, is well read in the literature of the law, and is conscientious in the handling of interests placed in his hands. He was elected county attorney in 1896, resigning this office to enter the military service. Mr. Dun- can is also interested quite largely in real estate in the county, controlling some valuable prop- erties. In politics he is a pronounced Democrat and for his party he has stumped the county of Missoula in various campaigns. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order.

On July 16, 1900, in Tacoma, Wash., Mr. Dun- can was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude M. Hathaway, who was born at Frederickton, N. B., and they enjoy a marked popularity in the leading social circles of the county.

E LMER P. DUNGAN, D. D. S .- Dentistry is both a science and an art, and those who would attain success and prominence in the pro- fession must have careful preliminary discipline in a technical way and thereafter exercise a nicety of judgment which is demanded in few other vo- cations. Dr. Dungan stands among the able rep- resentatives of this important profession in Mon- tana. Elmer Preston Dungan was born on De- cember 2, 1858, in Indiana, the son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Bayles) Dungan, natives of Pennsyl- vania and Ohio. Josiah Dungan was a cabinet- maker who took up his residence in Indiana about 1857, and engaged in farming. About 1860 he removed to Ohio, but eventually returned to the Hoosier state, where his death occurred in 1879. He was of Scotch-Irish lineage, extant records showing that his ancestors were Scotchmen who settled in the north of Ireland. The mother of Dr. Dungan was of English ancestry, and her death occurred when he was less than three years of age. After attending the public schools of Ohio and eventually the normal school at Leba- non, where he completed the scientific course, in 1879 Dr. Dungan removed to California, and dur- ing 1879 and 1880 devoted his attention to the study of dentistry in the University of California for some time, and later he entered an office there, thoroughly fortifying himself for the work of his

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Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 118

Author: Bowen, A.W., & Co., firm, publishers, Chicago Publication date: [19-?] Publisher: Chicago : A. W. Bowen & Co. Number of Pages: 1374

Author: Bowen, A.W., & Co., firm, publishers, Chicago
Publication date: [19-?]
Publisher: Chicago : A. W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1374