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) (14778336865)

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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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he past eleven years he has been a passenger en-gineer on the road and is considered one of the mostreliable and trustworthy employes of the Gi-eatNorthern Railroad. It is said of him that in allhis experience as a railroad engineer he has neverstruck a vehicle or a person, and he has been re-markably free from even the little accidents in-cidental to railroading. Mr. OBrien is a memberof the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, andduring the past eleven years he has served on theboard of adjustment of that organization. Mr.OBrien has, aside from his railroad employment,other interests, being the owner of a prosperousgrocery store in Havre, and which in his absence,is operated by his son. He carries a well-selectedstock of groceries and enjovs a large patronage. On April 14, 1903, Mr. OBrien was married toElizabeth M. Bailey, who was born in County Carey,Ireland. To Mr. and Mrs. OBrien have been borntwo children, John J. and Elizabeth M. Politically Mr. OBrien gives his support to the
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HISTORY OF MONTANA 705 democratic part), and his religious connection iswith the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of themost unostentatious of men, open-hearted and can-did in manner, and enjoys to a marked degree theesteem of all who know him. Edwin C. Carruth. One of the most completeand systematically managed farms and ranches inMontana is owned by a Havre business man, EdwinC. Carruth. Ranch management is only one of thefeatures of a very busy career on the part of Mr.Carruth. This Montanan, widel) known for his versatilegifts and energy and influence, was born at hisuncles farm eight miles from Lake City, Minne-sota, May 7, 1866, son of Virgil D. and Julia E.(Cooler) Carruth. His father was a native ofChenango County-, New York, was educated in hisnative state, and was a gallant soldier of the Unionfor four years and six months. He first enlistedand served for three years in the Forty-fourth NewYork Infantry. His second period of service waswith the One Hundred Forty-fourth New Y