Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout (1921) (14778462365)

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Title: Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ...
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed
Subjects: Montana -- History Montana -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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forty rooms, and with accommodations forthe utmost comfort of the guests. Hotel Beltonconstantly radiates the home spirit of sociability,and its service is the highest class. Those whohave patronized the hotel regard its table serviceas unexcelled, partly due to the fact that Mr. Dowhas always contracted a large part of his supphesfresh from the immediate surrounding country dis-trict. Mr. Dow is an enthusiastic sportsman and hasmany trophies of his skill and prowess preservedin the hotel, including mounted heads of mountaingoat, deer, antelope and elk. Mr. Dow married Miss Katie Conant, also anative of Canada. She is a member of the CatholicChurch. Politically he is a supporter of the dem-ocratic party. He came to Montana when the coun-try was all new, and throughout his residence, whilevery busy with his own affairs, has exercised a publicspirit that has meant much to the development ofthe Flathead Valley. In connection with his hotelhe also operates a large general mercantile store
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c^ ^(5 o ^^x^y^ HISTORY OF MONTANA S61 and supplies many of the commodities required bythe surrounding country. For twenty years he hasalso represented the United States Government inthe office of postmaster. E. G. AND George Bjorneby. The Bjornebybrothers occupy prominent places in the esteemof the people of the Flathead Valley, and are uni-versally respected, for as business men fair deal-ing is their watchword in all their transactions.* Asproprietors of the Bjorneby Brothers Milling Com-pany at Kalispell they have gained a well-earnedreputation as reliable business men who have fig-ured more or less prominently in the affairs of thatsection for some years, ever lending such aid aswas their just due in furthering any movementshaving as their object the general upbuilding of thecounty in a material, civic and moral way. Theyhave not been neglectful of their duty in any ofthe avenues of life, and there is peculiar satisfac-tion in offering biographies of such people in a workof this