History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . alley Flouring Jlills, and for a nundier ofyears has been piesident of the YellowstoneFair Association. He is also a heavy stock-holder, lessee and manager of the BillingsOpera House. He is always one of the fore-most in every movement to promote the wel-fare of the city and state. Through his ex-tensive acquaintance and integrity of char-acter he exerts a wide influence throughoutthe state. Xo man is more resjieded or heldin
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . alley Flouring Jlills, and for a nundier ofyears has been piesident of the YellowstoneFair Association. He is also a heavy stock-holder, lessee and manager of the BillingsOpera House. He is always one of the fore-most in every movement to promote the wel-fare of the city and state. Through his ex-tensive acquaintance and integrity of char-acter he exerts a wide influence throughoutthe state. Xo man is more resjieded or heldin higher esteem. He is a member of llieMasonic fraternity. Knights of Pythias andthe Elks, and was, in 189:i-!U, eminent grandcommander of the Grand Commandery ofKnights Templar of Montana. He is astaunch Republican in ]iolitics, and has always taken an active interest in public- affairs. He was appointed county conimissioner to fill vacancy in 1885 and then in1886 was elected for a term of foni- the last year as chairman of llieboard. When the state was admitted intothe TTnion, in ISSO, he was elected state senator for Yellowstone county, receiving a. l. kahiim-k. large majority. In 18112 he was eleded representative Ioi- llie county, and in lSil4 wasa second lime elected senator, lie hasserved on llie military staff of (rffvernorsWhite, Toole, and Rickards, and has been amember of various state boards. Colonel Babcock was married to Miss Antoinette l;icker in 1S77 al Ionliac. III., hisold home, and I hey ha\e a son, Lewis (..twenty-(me years of age, who graduated withhonors in the class of ]8!tS at the University, Faribault, Minn., aiulfinished a course al the Univeisity of Chi(?ago in (he class of liKIO. The ])eoi)le giveCol. Itabcock greal credit for his coolnessand sound judgment in the ]>anic of 18it:{,wiieu his word of honor was Ieceived withsuch contidence, thai a niii on llie two liaukswas stopped and a (iuaiirial disaster,
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