Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 128

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


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Mr. Holmes was united in marriage on April 12, 1898, to Mrs. Hattie A. Sregam, who was born in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of George and Sarah L. (Harris) Stafford, natives of Ohio and Virginia. The paternal grandfather was Ralph Stafford, of Tennessee, who married Sarah Car- son, of that state, and the maternal grandfather was Averell Harris, of Washington county, Ohio, who married Laura Ann Terrill, of Litchfield, Conn. Mr. Harris removed to Burlington, Iowa, in 1847. Mrs. Holmes has one son by her first marriage, Maurice D., and by her union with Mr. Holmes is the mother of one daughter, Lotta L. In poli- tics Mr. Holmes gives his support to the Repub- lican party, and in its gift he has served as jus- tice of the peace. He is a man of strong men- tality and sterling integrity, and is highly esteemed.


A J. HOLLOWAY, clerk of the district court of Jefferson county, is a resident of Boulder, and a gentleman highly esteemed throughout a wide circle of acquaintances. He was born in Kirks- ville, Mo., on July 18, 1865, a son of Silas N. and Charlotte (Allread) Holloway. The father was a farmer and merchant and the paternal grandparent, John A. Holloway, was also a farmer. A. J. Hollo- way attended the public schools, and proving an apt student he entered the academy at Hurdland, Mo., where he completed the sophomore course in June, 1884. He then, when only nineteen, began teaching, and followed this profession in district schools until 1887, when he accepted a position


in the freight office of the Q. O. & K. C. Rail- road, where he remained until 1888, in which year he engaged in newspaper publishing. For nearly two years he ably and successfully con- ducted the Hurdland Gazette, and in 1889 leased the plant to a tenant and removed to Kentucky, where he completed a business course at the University of Kentucky, located at Lexington, and in 1890 he returned to Missouri.


Mr. Holloway remained but a few months in Missouri, coming to Miles City, Mont., in Sep- tember, 1890. Impressed with the freedom and congeniality of the western atmosphere, he came to the conclusion that stage driving would prove an enjoyable, if not a lucrative occupation, and en- tered this employment, his route being from Pump- kin creek to the Wyoming line, and he carried the United States mails from Powder river to Ekalaka, Mont. Subsequently he diversified his occupa- tion by removing to Miles City and entering the employ of Michael Kircher, in the dairy business. He remained in that service until September I, 1891, and then taught the district school until 1892, passing the holidays with Mr. Kircher on the dairy farm. The next winter he taught the same school, and continued to teach it until the opening of the Montana Reform School in 1893, of which he was the first teacher. Not being satisfied with the manner in which the school was conducted he resigned the position after two months, returned to Mr. Kircher's and during the fall of 1895 and the succeeding winter he again taught school in that vicinity. In 1895 Mr. Holloway was elected principal of the public school at Belgrade, Gallatin county, where he success- fully taught until 1896, passing his summer va- cations at the summer normal school at Boze- man. In the fall of 1896 he was elected principal of the Whitehall school, remaining in its charge until January, 1899.


It was at this period that he assumed the duties of clerk of the district court of Jefferson county, being appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H. G. Rickards, who had been elected clerk of the supreme court of Mon- tana. In November, 1900, Mr. Holloway was elected his own successor and is now filling the position with credit to himself and to the full sat- isfaction of the bench and bar of that judicial dis- trict. He is at present also president of the high school board by appointment from the county su- perintendent. On September 20, 1896, Mr. Holloway


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was united in marriage with Miss Effie Henderson, of Bozeman, Mont., daughter of A. G. and Clara C. (Hughes) Henderson. Mr. Henderson is en- gaged in farming and lumbering and operates a planing mill. Three children have brightened the attractive home, Jesse Leigh, Charlotte Clare and Lillian Hortense. Fraternally Mr. Holloway is a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 4, K. of P., Whitehall K. O. T. M. No. 16, Whitehall, of which he was record and financial keeper for two years, and of M. W. of A., Camp Clark No. 6480, Boulder. Mr. Holloway is fitted by education and sterling qualities of head and heart to win his way to fortune, as he has already successfully won the confidence of the people.


M ICHAEL A. HICKEY .- In writing the rec- ord of this intrepid soldier, hardy pioneer and vigilant miner one scarcely knows whether to give precedence to his deeds of valor in war, or the achievements of his industry in peace. He was born on March II, 1836, in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., the fourth of nine children of Thomas and Catharine (Curran) Hickey, natives of Ireland, who sought the freedom and enlarged opportunities of the United States early in life. The father, an industrious and frugal farmer, made his way in the world by his own energies without the aid of luck or adventitious cir- cumstances and the mother was a daughter of Michael Curran, a name famous in Irish history. She met the requirements of her domestic life with a proper spirit of diligence, economy and thrift and with an exalted ideal in the training of her children.


Michael A. Hickey attended the public schools during his childhood and youth, and attained man- hood's estate like many other farmer lads who were accustomed to hard work and strict econ- omy. Captivated by the ardor of the war fever all around him and "burning to wear a uniform, hear drums and see a battle," he enlisted on Sep- tember 15, 1861, in Company K, Sixtieth New York Infantry, and was in active service through- out the war, and engaged in many of its most sanguinary battles, among them Second Bull's Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Catlett Station, Gettysburg, Chattanooga, Hatch- er's Run, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and the various engagements of Sherman in his


march to the sea. He was mustered out of ser- vice at Washington, D. C., in July, 1865, with an honorable discharge. He was wounded four times, but none of the wounds was particularly serious. He carried one bullet, however, for more than thirty years, and then while shaving one morn- ing in 1898 he discovered it at the top of his left shoulder, whereupon he cut it out with his razor. After the war he returned home and shortly after started west for Montana, his future home. He came by rail to Leavenworth, Kan., and in April, 1866, there took an emigrant train of ox wagons across the plains. The party had con- siderable trouble with hostile Indians and sev- eral of their men were killed before they arrived at Virginia City on September 15, 1866. Mr. Hickey stayed a short time at Alder gulch, and then lo- cated in Butte, where he has since been engaged in mining. He has discovered and located a num- ber of valuable mines, and he and his brother, Edward Hickey, were the locators of the Ana- conda, Mountain View and St. Lawrence mines, also of several others of great importance. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, is a Democrat in politics and a Roman Cath- olic in religion.


E 'DWARD HICKEY, who has attained great prominence in mining circles of the state, is now one of the active and influential citi- zens of Butte. He came to Montana during the Civil war, a young man, and has since been closely identified with its growth and develop- ment. He was born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., on October 12, 1841, the sixth of nine chil- dren. His father, Thomas Hickey, a native of Ireland, born in 1809, came to the United States while a boy and throughout his life was engaged in farming. He died in 1867. His mother, Cath- erine (Curran) Hickey, was also a native of Ire- land and emigrated to this country when a lit- tle girl. Edward Hickey received a limited edu- cation in the public schools, but he made the most of every opportunity and added to the few advantages offered to him in this direction by home study. Before attaining his majority he removed to Wisconsin and worked in the pineries until 1867, when he came to Virginia City, Mont., and thence to Silver Bow, near Butte, where for many years he was actively engaged in placer


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mining. It was in 1875 that he first directed his attention to quartz mining, and he has since suc- cessfully pursued that business in Butte and its vicinity.


Mr. Hickey located and sold the famous St. Lawrence mine, one of the most valuable prop- erties in the state. Among the other mines in which he has been interested heavily are the Nip- per, Lizzie and Diamond. He was also one of the locators of the Anaconda mine, which he subsequently turned over to his brother, Michael. In nearly all of these enterprises his success has been pronounced, and his general knowledge of mining is most comprehensive and accurate. In 1883 Mr. Hickey was married to Miss Margaret Murphy, of Illinois, the daughter of Matthew Murphy, of the same state, who was engaged in the railway business. Six children have been born to them, of whom three, Elizabeth, Mabel and Thomas, are dead. The living are Edward, Ella and William. Although he has never aspired to political office, Mr. Hickey is keenly interested in the successive campaigns, viewing the issues from a Democratic standpoint. During the In- dian outbreak of 1877 he joined the expedition against Chief Joseph, and served gallantly until the close of the trouble. Fraternally he is a mem- her of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in religious faith adheres to the Catholic church.


W TM. HAYES .- The contributions of old Ire- land to the progress and development of Amer- ica are numerous and various. They have been felt and their good effects seen in every walk of life and every form of human endeavor, on the battlefield, in the forum, in high seats of justice and in all branches of productive labor. Among the num- ber few have met the responsibilities of their re- spective stations in a manner more masterly or with more general commendation than Justice of the Peace and Police Magistrate William Hayes, of Missoula. He is a native of Limavady, London- derry, Ireland, born on September 6, 1863. His parents are John and Elizabeth (Moore) Hayes, of the same nativity, the father being a prosperous merchant in the old country. The paternal grand- parents were John and Lavina Hayes, the former of whom was a farmer; and the maternal forebears were William and Susannah (Holmes) Moore, the Moores also following the vocations of the patri- archs.


Justice Hayes is the only son of the family, but he has one sister, Susan Holmes Hayes, who is living on the old homestead with her parents. He attended the government schools of his native place, and when he was sixteen years of age, in 1879, came to the United States, locating first in Pennsylvania, and a year later coming west as far as Iowa, where he was engaged in farming two years. In 1882 he removed to Minneapolis, and entered the service of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, and was soon promoted to con- ductor in this service, continuing in that capacity until the winter of 1884. Then removing to Du- luth he ran a train for the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad for three years. In April, 1887, he came to Montana and accepted employment with the Northern Pacific as foreman of a bridge crew. The following November he removed to) Garrison and remained until the next February. He then took charge of a train as conductor until 1889. At that time he entered the service of a lum- ber company and continued in it for five years. He then again engaged in railroading until No- vember 20, 1897, when he was badly injured in a wreck, and obliged to retire permanently from the service. He was laid up, but recovering from his injuries in thirteen months, and in the fall of 1898 he was elected justice of the peace, an office he is still filling to the satisfaction of the lawabiding elements of the community, he having been desig- nated police magistrate also, and winning golden opinions by the manner in which he administers the office.


Justice Hayes is a man of wide and varied ex- perience, quick and keen of perception, unrelenting in the performance of duty, yet with breadth of view sufficient to enable him to subserve the ends of justice without oppression, and secure the best results by a judicious exercise of clemency. He is a Republican in politics, and fraternally is iden- tified with the Independent Order of Foresters; the organization of railway conductors and the Brother- hood of Railway Trainmen. He was married at Missoula on November 10, 1889, to Miss Eliza Kendall, daughter of Robert and Sarah (McGowan) Kendall, whose ancestors, both paternal and ma- ternal, were Scotch-Irish. The Justice and Mrs. Hayes have two children, Sarah, born May 13, 1891, and Margaret Elizabeth, born July 4, 1901. In addition to his public school training Justice Hayes pursued a scholastic course of study at a na- tional academy in his native land, from which he


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was graduated with honors. After his arrival in Philadelphia he passed an examination for a teacher's license, but never engaged in teaching. He is recognized as one of the progressive and en- terprising citizens of Missoula, and has the respect and confidence of the people.


JOHN R. HATHHORN .- This prosperous stock- grower of Paradise valley, Park county, has been one of the pioneers of Montana for more than three . decades. He was an active participant in the greatest internecine war which history records; ever true to his convictions, he has so ordered his life that he retains the respect and confidence of his fellows. Mr. Hathhorn was born at Bur- lington, Iowa, on October 22, 1841, the son of George W. and Mary Ann (Ripley) Hathhorn, both natives of Clarke county, Va. His paternal grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812, dying from wounds received in that conflict. His maternal grandfather, John A. Ripley, a Virginian, also removed to Burlington, Iowa, in 1838, and was one of the pioneers of that section, where he passed the remainder of his life. George W. Hath- horn also removed to Burlington in 1836, and was engaged in agriculture until 1853, when he re- moved to Southwestern Missouri, where he operated a farm until his death, in 1866. He and his wife had five sons and four daughters.


John R. Hathhorn assisted in the farm work and attended school until he was twenty, when, in July, 1861, he enlisted in Company K, Missouri Mounted Infantry, Confederate service, Col. Gordon com- manding, and saw his first fight at Poole's prairie, near the southwest corner of Missouri, and thence moved to Wilson creek, and had an engagement with Gen. Lyon's forces. Mr. Hathhorn was then transferred to the cavalry and his next engage- ment was at Morristown, with Gen. Lane, and was in successive engagements at Butler, Bates county (which was burned), in the "salt raid," then en- gaging with Col. Henderson's command at Ne- osho, and next moving to Altonia, where they at- tacked a fortified barn, owned by Col. Richie. Withdrawing from this point they came into con- flict with Col. Warren, at Pleasant Gap, followed him to Butler, from which place they drove him, and then participated in the action at Lone Jack, one of the most stubbornly contested battles of the war, both sides being composed mainly of


Missourians. The Union troops had two pieces of artillery, for which Col. Foster had given Gen. Blunt $4,000 as security for their safe return. The guns were captured by the Confederates and Col. Foster put forth every effort to recapture them without success. He was also in the engagement at Newtonia, Mo., Col. Shelby being in command; at Cain hill and at Prairie grove. Then the com- mand retreated southward along the Arkansas river to Louisburg, Dallas county. From there 1,500 men under Col. Shelby made a raid in the northern part of the state, meeting their first oppo- sition at Ozark, Christian county, and the next an all day's fight at Springfield, on January 15, 1863, the Confederates taking two forts, failing to cap- ture the third, retired with large quantities of sup- plies, ammunition, etc. Proceeding to Marshfield, thence by forced march to Hartsville, they took part in the sanguinary battle at that place, the Federals finally retreating. The command was also in the engagements at Cape Girardeau, Caster river, and also at Chalk bluffs, on the St. Francis river, losing 700 horses while crossing the river. From Black river, Ark., the command went to Helena, Ark., where they had an engagement. Mr. Hath- horn was here taken ill and was unfit for duty for several months.


On recovering and receiving his discharge he started for Denver, Col., in the spring of 1864. Mr. Hathhorn eight months later started for Montana with ox teams, which at North Platte river he exchanged for mules and continued his trip to Virginia City, where he arrived on July 3, 1865. The Indians were a menace during the en- tire trip, and many fell victims to the wily savages. From Virginia City Mr. Hathhorn removed to Helena and purchased a ranch. For a time he en- gaged in teaming, but in the spring of 1867 mined in Trinity gulch with fair success. He was then four years at Thompson gulch, thereafter following min- ing operations on Duck creek, McCuen bar, on the Missouri river, and then in White guIch.


In April, 1877, Mr. Hathhorn came to Paradise valley, in Park county, where he engaged in in- stalling hydraulic plants for placer mining. In the fall he took up a claim in the valley, a portion of his present ranch. He now has a well improved ranch of 440 acres, and is successfully engaged in stockraising, usually wintering about 200 head of cattle, mostly shorthorns. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat, but never an aspirant for office. He is well known and is honored as one of Montana's worthy


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pioneers. On March 7, 1872, Mr. Hathhorn mar- ried Miss Nannie E. Lilly, born in Cooper county, Mo., the daughter of Judge J. P. and Laminda (Allison Lilly. They have five children : Frederick Hosea, who is married and an attorney at Billings. Mont .; Charles Clifford, deceased; Harry Homer, Montana Lilly and Evaline May, who are at the parentai home.


W ILLIAM S. HASKELL was born in the province of Quebec, Canada, March 24, 1824, a son of Sewell and Mary (Moe) Haskell, the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of Canada. They came to the United States in 1848, locating in Dodge county, Wis. The father was a millwright by trade, and worked at the craft with profitable results. He was a Uni- versalist in religious belief and the mother was a member of the Episcopal church. The father was also prominent in Masonry, having taken the thirty-three degrees of the order. In politics he was a stanch Republican. They were the par- ents of five children, of whom only two, Mary and William S., are living. Both parents are de- ceased.


Mr. Haskell received a limited education in the public schools of his native district, remain- ing with his parents until he was sixteen years of age. He then learned the trade of a carpenter, working at it until after his removal to Wisconsin, where he also conducted successful operations in the business of quarrying and dealing in lime stone, having the only business of the kind in his neighborhood. In addition to these enterprises he dealt in real estate and operated as a con- tractor. In 1858 he removed to Kansas, and there continued the same lines of industry he had fol- lowed successfully in Wisconsin. There he also did some work in the ordnance department of the United States army. In 1864 he crossed the plains with a wagon train to Montana, the third train over the trail by way of Fort Kearney. There were sixty-four wagons in the train, and six months were consumed in the journey. Mr. Haskell located first at Virginia City, but after a short stay removed to Beven's gulch. Not meet- ing with much success at that point he went to Emigrant gulch, on the Yellowstone, but with no better results, and soon removed to Helena, arriving there July 4, 1865. He purchased a


claim below what is now Capitol hill, and suc- ceeded in getting a good share of the precious metal, working it until 1867. He then opened a store at Trinity gulch, but the venture not prov- ing profitable, he returned to Helena, locating on his present home and devoting his time to quartz mining with good returns. His mine is in Ten Mile gulch, and is a good one.


Our subject is an ardent Republican in politics, and has held official station as a clerk and gauger in the revenue service of the government. He was married July 25, 1854, to Miss Mary J. Smith, a native of Chenango county, N. Y., and daughter of Richard P. and Eliza (Justice) Smith, also New Yorkers by nativity. Her father followed the business of a tanner for a time, but later en- gaged in farming with gratifying success. Polit- ically he was a stanch Republican; in religious faith he and his wife were members of the Con- gregational church. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom eight are living, namely: Mary J., Norman P., Marcia, Phoebe, Byron, Frank, Ira and Kittie. Nelson G. died November 20, 1881. They are recognized as good and use- ful citizens of their community, and have the re- spect and esteem of all classes of their neigh- bors and the people generally.


PATRICK HAYES .- Among those who have achieved noteworthy success in connection with the agricultural and stockgrowing industry in the state is Mr. Hayes, one of the representative ranch men of Missoula county, where he owns a fine property on Camas prairie, in the immediate vicinity of the little village of Potomac, which is his postoffice address. Mr. Hayes comes of fine Irish stock, and is a native of New Bruns- wick, Canada, born on February 26, 1854, the son of Thomas and Sarah (Doyle) Hayes, na- tives of the Emerald Isle. Thomas Hayes was born in 1810, and emigrated to Canada in 1826, locating at New Mills, where he is now living at the age of ninety-one years. During his active life he devoted his attention to farming and lum- bering. His devoted wife, who has been his help- meet all the long years of their married life, is now eighty-two years of age.


Patrick Hayes was educated in the public schools of his native province and assisted his father in farming and lumbering until he had attained his


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legal majority, when he started for the far west, eventually locating in Washington, where he re- mained eight years, when, in 1882, he came to Montana, where he has since made his home. He was for five years in the employ of Ham- mond & Eddy, general contractors, but on April I, 1887, he located on his present ranch in the Blackfoot valley, where he now has a valuable place of 600 acres, the major portion of which is arable and produces excellent crops of grain, hay, etc., while he also gives careful attention to the raising of live stock of superior grade, being rec- ognized as a most progressive and successful ranchman.


In 1893 Mr. Hayes erected an attractive and commodious residence directly opposite the Po- tomac postoffice, which is one of the finest homes in this locality, being of modern architectural design and having excellent conveniences. Other improvements about the ranch give evidence of the scrupulous care of the enterprising owner. In politics Mr. Hayes is a zealous supporter of the Republican party, and he is ever ready to lend co-operation to any cause whose object is the advancing of the interests of the county and state. On December 19, 1894, was solem- nized the marriage of Mr. Hayes and Miss Nellie Morris, a sister of H. William Morris, of whom individual mention is made on other pages of this work, to which we refer the reader for data con- cerning the ancestry of Mrs. Hayes. One son and one daughter, Henry F. and Florence, com- plete the present circle of the Hayes family.


F AYETTE HARRINGTON .- The states of the great northwest have been and are the center of the most marked progress and devel- opment in America, and the transformation of this region seems magical. Mr. Harrington, cashier of the Silver Bow National Bank, of Butte, has by his own efforts and abilities overcome the difficul- ties attendant upon the settlement of a new region, and by his industry, perseverance and capacity for affairs of breadth and importance has worked his way to a position of prominence and influence. He came to this state when it was the frontier, in all that term implies, and was one of its pioneers.


Fayette Harrington was born at Quincy, Ill., on January 7, 1843, the son of Harry M. and Julia




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