P a g e 6 ward of merit to his past industrious habits. GEORGE T. YOUNG—Sheriff. The subject of this sketch is a native of Fredericton, N. B., and was born April 2, 1856. He became a permanent resident of the United States in 1877, locating for three years at Minneapolis, Minnesota, and subsequently coming to Montana in 1880. He overtook the Northern Pacific railway at Glendive, working his way along with that enterprise until he reached Clark City in June, 1882. When the city of Livingston was incorporated, Mr. Young was appointed city marshal by Mayor Miles and elected to the same office soon after. G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r George T. Young He was elected to his present office as sheriff of Park county in November, 1894, since serving three terms. He was married to Miss Carrie Shaw, of Delno, Minnesota, in 1879, the family now consisting of four children. At his last re-election Mr. Young came out with his crowning majority. The longer he has been before the public the more his service has been appreciated. FRANK BELLER—Deputy Sheriff. The subject of this sketch is a native of the Keystone state, and was born in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1858. After receiving a good common school education he came west in 1876, and was located at St. Joseph, Missouri, for two years, subsequently coming up the Missouri river on the steamer Red Cloud to Fort Benton, Montana. His early life in this state was spent as a cowboy, being among the first rangers in the latter seventies in this upper Yellowstone region. Owing to this fact the life of Mr. Beller has been filled with thrilling scenes of the wildest and most daring incidents of pioneer life. In 1887 Mr. Beller was appointed deputy sheriff at Red Lodge by O. P. Templeton, the pioneer sheriff of Park county, remaining in this capacity until 1891. Again assuming the life of a range rider he took a vacation from official duties until 1895 when he was Frank Beller
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