Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 66

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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tion Mr. Mushbach went to Chicago and thence to Texas, where he rode the range for a part of one season, but returned east as far as Virginia, lo- cating in the old city of Alexandria, where he secured a position as bookkeeper and remained until 1876. In that year he became identified with the United States geographical and geo- logical survey of the territories, under Prof. F. V. Hayden, whose valuable work in the northwest is a matter of history. While engaged in this work our subject was in the southeastern por- tion of the Ute reservation in 1876 and the succeed- ing year was with the corps on its trip through Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. In 1878 he accon- panied the expedition in the Yellowstone National Park, passing through Montana for the first time. In 1879 he engaged in freighting in the Gunnison district of Colorado, during the summer and fall, and then returned to Alexandria, Va., where his marriage was solemnized.

After his marriage Mr. Mushbach returned to the west, locating in Kansas City, where he held a position as bookkeeper for four years ; removed thence to St. Paul, Minn., and was similarly en- gaged for about six months. In the fall of 1884 he returned to Montana, locating in Cooke City, Park county, and the following two and one-half years were devoted principally to prospecting and mining, but with indifferent success. He then re- moved to Nye, Sweetgrass county, and was em- ployed for six months as assayer and clerk by a company engaged in developing the mines of that district. He remained there for four years, pass- ing a portion of this time in the Boulder mining camp. After a few months at Castle, Meagher county, he returned to Nye (then known as Nye City) and took up a ranch, making it his home until 1896. That year he was elected clerk of the district court for the newly created county of Carbon, which he held for four years, residing at the county seat, Red Lodge. After retiring from office Mr. Mushbach engaged in the real estate and insurance business in this city, and also held the appointment of United States commissioner. He has recently purchased the Morton ranch, four miles east of Red Lodge, now the family home, where he is devoting his attention to the raising of cattle. He was for a number of terms a member of the school board of Red Lodge. and while residing in Cooke City was elected justice of the peace and also chosen as recorder for the inining district. While a resident of Nye City he

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was appointed postmaster, and held the office for four years. He has ever been a stalwart supporter of the Democratic party, and has been an active worker. In 1898 he was chairman of the Demo- cratic central committee of Carbon county. He is now a notary public, having been appointed by Gov. Toole in February, 1901. Fraternally Mr. Mushbach is a prominent and popular member of Bear Tooth Lodge No. 534, B. P. O. E., of which he is a charter member and the first incumbent of the office of exalted ruler, and was re-elected as his own successor. That his coterie of the "best people on earth" appreciated his services is evi- dent when we revert to the fact that at the expi- ration of his second term his lodge presented him with a beautiful exalted ruler's jewel. He is also identified with the Knights of the Maccabees, in which he has held the office of lieutenant com- mander, and with the Knights of Pythias, in which he affiliates with his original lodge at Kansas City. He is well known in this section of the state, and his genial, whole-souled nature wins to him friends in all the relations of life.

At Alexandria, Va., on November 2, 1874, Mr. Mushbach was united in marriage to Miss Vir- ginia Gibson, who was born in that city, the daughter of Dr. William Gibson, a native of Ire- land, whence he came to the United States at the age of nineteen years. He completed his literary studies in famous old Trinity College, in Dublin, where he was graduated. After coming to America he took a thorough course in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, and thereafter became one of the leading members of his profession in the Old Dominion: He is a de- scendant of old and noble families of the county of Armagh, Ireland. One of his brothers, who recently died, was for many years a major in the British army, having practically passed his entire life in the military service. Another brother is a member of the faculty of the university at Armagh. Mr. and Mrs. Mushbach have two sons: George Edsall, who holds a clerical position in the postoffice at Anaconda, Mont .; and William Gib- son, who is associated with his father in his ranch- ing enterprise, both being young men of ability and sterling character.

H ON. JAMES P. MURRAY, the subject of this sketch, was the representative of Beaverhead county in the last general assembly

of the legislature of Montana, being a member of the senate and one in whom the best interests of the state and its people were safely reposed. He is one of the leading farmers and stockgrowers of Beaverhead county, having an extensive and valuable ranch property located five miles north of the thriving city of Dillon, his postoffice ad- dress. His life and accomplishments and his stand- ing as a prominent and influential citizen places him well to the front among the progressive men of Montana. Mr. Murray is a native of the state of Ohio, having been born on the paternal farm- stead, in Ashland county, August 8, 1849, being the youngest of the five children of Hugh and Elizabeth (Nazor) Murray, natives respectively of Ohio and Pennsylvania, their marriage having been solemnized in the former state about the year 1840. Their five children are still living, and all have passed the halfcentury milepost on life's journey. The paternal grandfather was born and reared in Ireland, whence he emigrated in 1808. Coming to Ohio he did valiant service as a soldier in the war of 1812. The father of Mr. Murray died at the age of thirty-four years and the wid- owed mother kept her little family together on the home farm, where our subject was reared. He early began to aid in the work pertaining to the farm, and securing such educational ad- vantages as were afforded in the schools in the vicinity of his home, his attendance being limited to the winter months. After leaving school, at the age of seventeen years, he began an ap- prenticeship at the carpenter's trade, becoming a skillful workman and to this he thereafter gave his attention for ten years prior to coming to the west. In 1875 Mr. Murray came to Montana, locating in Bannack, where he was engaged in the work of his trade for three years. In 1879 he was ejected sheriff of Beaverhead county and served two years with signal ability. At the time when the railroad was built into the county it was his official duty to handle many rough characters, but he ever proved equal to the emergency and made an excellent record, being ever alert and fearless in the discharge of his duty and the maintenance of law and order. During his tenure of office Mr. Murray became interested in ranching, and in 1881 took up his residence on his ranch, located five miles north of Dillon, which now comprises about 8,000 acres. He has made excellent im- provements, including a fine modern residence, equipped with the most approved conveniences

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and accessories, and the ranch is devoted to the production of oats and hay and the raising of high- grade sheep. Mr. Murray has shown much dis- crimination and a progressive spirit in conducting his fine ranch property, and has been well re- warded with success, being known as one of the representative and enterprising citizens of the county and one who maintains a deep interest in all that concerns the advancement and material prosperity of the county and state. In politics Mr. Murray has never deviated from his allegiance to the Democratic party, has been an active worker in the cause and a prominent factor in the party councils. In November, 1900, he was elected to represent Beaverhead county in the state senate, in which he served with distinction and to the satisfaction of his constituency. He was chairman of the committee on agriculture and manufacturing, and was assigned to member- ship on four other important committees, namely : stockgrowing and grazing, public buildings, towns, counties and mines, and corporations, other than municipal.

At Dillon, on December 26, 1891, Senator Mur- ray was united in marriage to Miss M. Adell Bond, who was born in Iowa, whence she ac- companied her parents, Benjamin and Martha (Burt) Bond, on their removal to Montana, in 1881. Of this union no children have been born. The beautiful home of Senator and Mrs. Murray is a center of gracious and refined hospitality, and is a favorite rendezvous for their large circle of friends.

DR. T. J. MURRAY, the founder and owner of the Murray-Freund Hospital at Butte, was born near Newport, Tenn., July 30, 1855. The family was one of those resident in Virginia front Colonial times. One branch settled on the frontier of Tennessee, and there, in Green county, the Doctor's father, James C. Murray, was born and reared. After attaining manhood he removed to Cooke county, where he has passed his life as a successful grain and stock farmer. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Manning, was also a native of Tennessee. Their family of seven children are all living, the Doctor being the oldest. He was reared in his native county and received his education in the best private schools and at Roanoke College, Va. His professional training was begun with a course of lectures at

Nashville, Tenn., and finished at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. After his graduation he located in one of the swamp districts of Mis- sissippi, and skillfully and successfully practiced there three years. In 1885 he came to Montana, and settling in Butte, was soon well established as a leading physician and surgeon. Five years later he built the Murray-Freund Hospital at the corner of Quartz and Alaska streets in that city, which is a substantial monument to his public spirit and enterprise. In addition to his duties in connection with the hospital, Dr. Murray still conducts a general practice, making a specialty of surgery. He was influential in securing legis- lative provision for the creation of a state board of medical examiners, and was president of the board in 1895-6 and in 1900. He is always active on this board, and of invaluable service on its leading committees. He is a member of the American Medical, the Rocky Mountain Inter- State Medical, and the State and County Medical Associations. He was married July 24, 1889, to Miss Margery K. Kelsey, who was born in Ohio, and reared and educated in Indianapolis, Ind.

SAMUEL G. MURRAY, one of the ablest 2 representatives of the Montana bar, and a highly respected and prominent citizen of Mis- soula, was born near Dayton, Montgomery county, Ohio, on February 15, 1852. His parents were Samuel and Sarah (Garber) Murray, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was a Dunkard minis- ter, who at an early day removed to Ohio, and, in 1853, to Peru, Ind., where he now resides, and where the mother died in 1866. Samuel Murray was of Scotch ancestry and Mrs. Murray of Ger- man nativity. They have seven sons and four daughters living. S. G. Murray attended the pub- lic schools of his native town until he entered the Wabash (Ind.) College, and for the seven years following his tuition there he taught school in Robinson and Marshall, Ill., and also read law. In 1884 Mr. Murray came to Helena, Mont., where he passed one year, and successfully passed the examination and was admitted to the bar. The following season he came to Missoula and began active legal practice, which he has very successfully conducted to the present. A law partnership which he formed with Charles Mus- grove continued until 1893. Since that period he has been in individual practice.

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Mr. Murray is a stanch Republican, taking an active interest in the various campaigns, and ex- erting a wide influence in its councils. He was a member of the Sixteenth and last territorial leg- islature of Montana, being chairman of the com- mittee on judiciary, and he was also a member of the committee on educational affairs. During 1887, 1888 and 1889 he served as city attorney of Missoula, and in 1900 he was the unsuccessful nominee of his party for member of congress. In 1896 Mr. Murray was the Republican candidate for attorney general of Montana. In 1883 Mr. Murray was married to Miss Rose Abernathy, a native of Illinois. Their two children are Fay and Roscoe. Financially and professionally Mr. Murray has been highly successful, and, strong and winsome he has by the elements of his per- sonal character obtained and maintains a host of friends, while in social relations he is a valued member of the Woodmen of the World.

F REDERICK MACDONALD .- Among the venerable pioncers of Montana and most hightly esteemed citizens of Butte is this gentle- man, whose career has been interesting and varied. Mr. Macdonald is a native of Kentish- town, at that time a chapelry of Middlesex county, England, one of the beautiful suburbs of the world's metropolis, where he was born on June 21, 1827. His father, Charles Macdonald, was a clerk in the Bank of England, and a devoted member of the established church. The maiden name of his wife, a native of London, was Grace Wright. They were lifelong residents of England, and parents of six children, of whom Frederick was the third.

Frederick Macdonald attended private schools until he was twelve years old, when he went to sea. During five of the twelve years he was a sailor he served in the English navy. He was in active service under Sir John Marshall on the east coast of Africa, in the suppression of the slave trade from 1841 until 1844, and was on the vessel which transported Sir Harry Smith and his troops to Cape Town in 1842. This was the first body of British cavalry sent to South Africa. After leaving the English navy Mr. Macdonald was for three or four years identified with the merchant marine service of the United States. In

January, 1849, he landed in Savannah, and went to the Isthmus of Panama, where he resided two years as a pilot, in which vocation he was an expert. Finally the gold fever attacked him and he set sail for California, landing in San Fran- cisco on March 6, 1852, and he engaged in placer mining and other enterprises until 1866. Coming then to Montana he was engaged in placer mining in Meagher county for four years. In 1870 he removed to Helena, and was there identified with freighting for five years. In 1875 he went to Nevada and freighted to the various mining camps for seven years. In 1883 he located in Butte, where has since been his home.

Here he has continually held the office of tyler of the Masonic Temple, discharging his duties to the uniform satisfaction of the fraters of the time-honored order of Freemasons. He has been identified with the fraternity for a full half century, having taken the first three degrees of Masonry in Atwood Lodge No. 108, F. & A. M., in New York city in 1851. He eventually transferred his membership to Helena Lodge No. 3. His capitular membership is with Deer Lodge Chapter No. 3, of Butte, while in the chivalric body he is a sir knight of Butte Commandery No. 3. In the Scottish Rite Mr. Macdonald has attained the thirty-second degree and been crowned a sublime prince of the royal secret. He is one of the most devoted members of this noble order. He is independent in his political views, and has never sought public office. Mr. Mac- donald has been twice married, first in 1858, when he wedded Miss Maria Browne, who was born in London, and who died in Helena, Mont., on January 17, 1870. Of this union six children were born. In 1897 Mr. Macdonald was united in marriage with Mrs. Annie M. (Currie) McKeen, who was born in New Brunswick, Canada. The three surviving children of the first union are married and well established in life, and Mr. Macdonald now has four grandchildren. His first wife made the first United States flag manufactured in Montana.

R ICHARD K. NEDROW .- Among the pro- gressive and energetic young ranchmen of Beaverhead county to whom is justly accorded a leading place in his section and in the esteem and confidence of his fellow men, is Richard K.

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Nedrow, of Fox, whose record is creditable to himself and to the sturdy American citizenship he exemplifies. He is a native of Jefferson county, Neb., where he was born December 15, 1875, the third of the seven children of Simon and Sarah (Riddle) Nedrow, natives respectively of Indiana and Illinois. The father settled in Nebraska in 1861 and was one of the pioneers of that state, where he was a successful contractor and farmer for many years. He and his wife are now ranching at St. Anthony, Idaho. Of their seven children all are living; two of them, residents of Montana (Richard K. and James C.), are associated in ranching operations in the Big Hole district of Beaverhead county.

Richard K. Nedrow grew up under the sturdy discipline of the farm and early became inured to its exacting labors. His educational advan- tages were only such as were afforded by the district schools of his native place. After leaving school he continued farming and the livestock business in Nebraska until 1893, when he came to Montana, locating at Bozeman and making his headquarters in that city and vicinity until 1898, when he removed to Beaverhead county and lo- cated in the Big Hole valley, where he has one of the most attractive homes and best developed ranches in the county, on which he exemplifies the best elements of the sturdy yeomanry that has made Montana great and respected, and brought her agricultural industries to a high state of development and to the notice of marketmen everywhere. Mr. Nedrow makes his home with his brother, James C. Nedrow, to whom individual reference is made on other pages of this work. His ranch property comprises 320 acres and is located six miles south of the village of Fox, his postoffice address. In politics Mr. Nedrow is a zealous and active Republican, and while not an officeseeker he is warmly interested in the welfare of his party. He is a wide-awake, progressive and successful business man, a good citizen and a com- panionable, social gentleman.

OHN EYNON LLOYD, of Butte, who has re- J tired from the active pursuits of life, is mod- estly enjoying the fruits of his labors in an at- mosphere of contentment and hospitality at his ele- gant home, 208 West Copper street. He is the scion of a hardy, adventurous race, his great-great-

grandfather having been a ship's captain before steam depoetized commerce. His father and his grandfather were coal miners and mining engineers in Wales, where the family was long established, and where Mr. Lloyd himself was born on April 1.4, 1834, the eighteenth of nineteen children, thirteen cf whom grew to maturity, three of them boys. His father, Richard Lloyd, was born about 1800 and died in 1864. His mother is still living. She was Annie Eynon, also a native of Wales. For genera- tions the families have faithfully adhered to the Methodist church. Mr. Lloyd's school education could scarcely be called education, for when he was only seven years old he was put to work in the mines, and from that time the learning of books was closed to him for years. He has had, however, val- uable training in the school of experience, and from it he has gathered that every-day wisdom which it alone dispenses. He worked in the mines of Wales until he was twenty-four and then emigrated to the United States, stopping first at Pottsville, Pa., working at mining there until 1875, when in June he began working in the mines at Butte at $3.50 per day, which he continued for three years. Then the late Marcus Daly made him a pump machinist, and after ten years of faithful service here, Mr. Daly made him the superintendent of the Amy and Sil- versmith mines, he holding this position until 1886. In 1886 he was elected sheriff and served three years in this office previous to the admission of Montana as a state, and three years after, having been elected three times. A sheriff's life was full of danger and adventure in those days, but this only gave it an additional charm to him. He performed his duties without fear or favor, yet was always willing to temper his justice with mercy. He fol- lowed that notorious criminal, "Billy Forester," to Chicago and without assistance brought him back to Montana where he was tried and sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. As sheriff Mr. Lloyd also executed the murderer, Henry Roberts, who killed Fred Tex, and was sentenced to the supreme penalty of the law. This was the first exe- cution in the county. In 1892 he was elected county commissioner and was chosen chairman of the board. It was a time of great activity, a large number of bridges and other improvements being required, and Mr. Lloyd distinguished himself by his great breadth of view and his common sense.

When Mr. Lloyd came west the Union Pacific Short Line was built only to Corinne, Utah. There he and nine other men purchased an outfit of four

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wagons which they loaded with flour and bacon. They took the load to Butte, arriving there June 23, 1875, and found active competition among the mer- chants for their purchase. They speedily sold their stock at high profits. Mr. Lloyd has been engaged largely in mining. He sold the Johnston, the Penn- sylvania and the Little Ida mines to the Boston Mining Company, receiving $150,000 for them and they are now among the most prolific in the state. He discovered, located and had worked these mines for ten years prior to the sale. He has now (1901) eleven mining properties near Butte, some of them under bond and lease to Eastern capitalists, and a number of residence properties. He has ex- tensive holdings in the Butte & Basin Gold and Silver Mining Company, of which he is president.

Mr. Lloyd has been an industrious collector of ore specimens and all sorts of mineral and other curiosities. He has water products from the South Sea islands, ceramics from prehistoric mounds, the handiwork of skillful artisans in many lands, and many unusual freaks of nature. These he has re- cently enriched by the purchase of the Emil Wein- berger cabinet, one of the finest and most complete collection of Montana minerals extant. Mr. Lloyd was married in 1861 to Miss Margaret Davis, a native of Wales, who died after two short years of happy wedlock. Six years later he was again mar- ried, this time to Miss Margaret Lewis, also a lady of Welch ancestry, who died on November 28, 1893. Of their six children four are living. They are Richard L., connected with the Butte & Boston Mining Company at Great Falls ; John R., in charge of large smelting interests in Nevada: Elizabeth Ann, wife of R. T. White, superintendent of the Highland Boy Smelting Company at Salt Lake, Utah, and Edith B., who makes her home with her father. Mr. Lloyd is a thirty-second-degree Mason and has held high offices in all branches of the fra- ternity. He has been an Odd Fellow since he was twenty-one and has passed the chairs in lodge and encampment. He is a stalwart Republican, always standing by the policy and nominees of his party. His first vote was cast for Lincoln for president and he has never wavered since in his allegiance to the party.

DGAR GLEIM MACLAY was born near

E Jolinstown, Pa., on August 26, 1844. His lineage is traced to Clan Maclay, of the Scottish Highlands, one of the most powerful clans in 22

the kingdom. Charles Maclay was the first to come to America in 1635. He settled in the Keystone state and his descendants number eight generations. Edgar G. Maclay was the ninth of cleven children of John Maclay, who was born in September, 1792. At the age of nineteen he came to Montana and on November 1, 1863, the party opened a general store at Virginia City, coming to Helena in 1866. Mr. Maclay, in 1868, was one of the three persons who purchased the interests of the firm with which he was engaged and in 1869 Col. Broadwater became a partner, and to mer- chandising they soon added freighting between Bozeman, Missoula, Deer Lodge, Helena and all military posts in Montana. In 1881 Mr. Maclay sold out to Mr. Broadwater and made a trip to the east. On his return to Helena he formed a partnership with J. T. Murphy and others in a general merchandising at Fort Benton. In 1882 the firm became Murphy, Maclay & Co., which continued operations until the death of Mr. Maclay on January 3, 1896.

In Great Falls the enterprise of Mr. Maclay was early in evidence. Practically the city was born in 1884, when Murphy, Maclay & Co. opened the first general store in town. Rapidly the busi- ness increased and this induced the firm to con- solidate their business at Great Falls. In 1893 the general stock was reduced and they embarked in the hardware trade exclusively. Lumbering also engaged the attention of Mr. Maclay and he was one of the owners of the Diamond R Mines at Neihart. He has, also, various other invest- ments. One of the corporators and first stock- holders of the Great Falls National Bank, he was elected vice-president on its organization, which position he held until his death. The Great Falls Water Company was organized by Ira Mayers, Paris Gibson, Mr. Maclay and others. All enterprises having for their object the improve- ment and advancement of Great Falls ever had the hearty co-operation of Mr. E. G. Maclay, and his reputation stands today as one of his home city's most public-spirited and enterprising citizens.

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Progressive men of the state of Montana, pt 1, Part 66

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