Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... . tly attendedcounty conventions of his party. In his fraternalrelations he has membership in the Masonic Order,belonging to the Blue Lodge at Sundance, Wyoming. John F. Buck. Since he came to SoutheasternMontana many years ago the gentleman of whomthis sketch is penned has been a witness of manyimportant changes in this vicinity, and his reminis-cences of the early days here are most interestingand entertaining. But change is consta
Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ... . tly attendedcounty conventions of his party. In his fraternalrelations he has membership in the Masonic Order,belonging to the Blue Lodge at Sundance, Wyoming. John F. Buck. Since he came to SoutheasternMontana many years ago the gentleman of whomthis sketch is penned has been a witness of manyimportant changes in this vicinity, and his reminis-cences of the early days here are most interestingand entertaining. But change is constant and gen-eral, generations rise and pass unmarked away, andit is the duty of posterity as well as a present gratifi-cation to place upon the printed page a true recordof the lives of. those who have preceded us on thestage of action and left to their descendants therecord of their struggles and achievements. Theyears of the honored subject are part of an in-dissoluble chain which links the annals of the pastto those of the latter-day progress and prosperity,and the history of this section would not be com-plete without due reference to the long, useful and. HISTORY OF MONTANA 1211 successful life Mr. Buck has lived, having beenadequately rewarded in one of the most importantfields of labor—farming and stock raising. Gener-ous and big-hearted, kindly in disposition, he hasnever lacked for friends, and many of them willperuse his life record, as here presented, withinterest. John F. Buck was born about fifty miles east ofMontreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada, onJune 24, 1856. He is the son of Martin Buck, alsoa native of the province of Quebec and a life-longfarmer. The family originated in England, whencethe progenitors came to America and settled inVermont during the colonial period, later membersof the family immigrating to Canada. John was reared and educated in his nativeprovince, and in his youth he assisted his father inthe labors of the farm. A strong des
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