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Broadwater’s Montana National Bank from 1885 until
1889. He earned enough money to attend the University
‘ˆ ‹ Š‹‰ƒ ƒ™ Š‘‘Žǡ ™Š‡”‡ Š‡ ‰”ƒ†—ƒ–‡† ‹ ͙͙͠͡Ǥ
He then worked as a lawyer at Helena, as a member of
•‡˜‡”ƒŽ Žƒ™ Ƥ”• ƒ† –Š‡ ‹ Š‹• ‘™ ’”‹˜ƒ–‡ ’”ƒ –‹ ‡Ǥ
He possessed an engaging presence, an extensive
vocabulary, and a wealth of learning; he was endowed
with a scintillating mind and an orator of exceptional
achievements. He became interested in public service
ƒ† „‡Ž‹‡˜‡† –Šƒ– ’—„Ž‹ ‘ƥ ‡ ‹• ƒ ’—„Ž‹ –”—•–Ǥ ‹• †‡•‹”‡
to be of service to others was his dominant characteristic.
Sol Hepner was, in essence, a humanitarian. Coming
from a country that had always been hard on the Jewish
people, he knew what it was to live in an autocracy. He
knew the extent to which totalitarian and authoritarian
governments treated ordinary people under such
authority. He understood what liberty and freedom
meant for the individual. He also knew that for people
to be free and independent, there must be a complete
separation between church and state. He served as an
elected State Representative from 1887 to 1899. From
1909 to 1910, he was the County Attorney and served
as Helena’s City Attorney from 1911 to 1912. In 1918,
Hepner was appointed to the First World War District
Exception Board No.1 by President Woodrow Wilson. He
temporarily left his private law practice to serve without
compensation as a member and later as Chairman of the
District Exemption Board of Montana.
‡’‡” ™ƒ• ”ƒ‹•‡† ‹ ‘Ž†‡ —Ž‡ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͙͝͡ ‹
Ann Arbor, Michigan. He also became a member of the
Scottish Rite and Shrine. On his return to Helena, he
ƒƥŽ‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š ‹‰ ‘Ž‘‘ǯ• ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͡Ǥ Š‘”–Ž› ƒˆ–‡”
ƒƥŽ‹ƒ–‹‰ ™‹–Š ‹‰ ‘Ž‘‘ǯ• ‘†‰‡ǡ ƒ† Š‡ „‡ ƒ‡ ‹–•
‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•–‡”Ǥ – ͛͜ ›‡ƒ”• ‘ˆ ƒ‰‡ǡ Š‡ „‡ ƒ‡ –Š‡
”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ ƒ•‘• ‹ ‘–ƒƒ ‹ ͙͘͜͡Ǥ ‡ •‡”˜‡†
‘–‹—‘—•Ž› ‹ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‘†‰‡ ‘ƥ ‡” Ž‹‡ ˆ”‘ ͙͜͠͡
–‘ ͙͛͡͠Ǥ ‡ ƒŽ•‘ •‡”˜‡† ƒ• ”ƒ† ‹•–‘”‹ƒǡ ”ƒ–‡”ƒŽ
Correspondent, and Editor of the Montana Mason
ƒ‰ƒœ‹‡Ǥ ‡ ƒŽ•‘ ƒƥŽ‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘––‹•Š ‹–‡ ƒ†
‘” ‹–‡Ǥ ‡ ƒƥŽ‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š Ž‰‡”‹ƒ Š”‹‡ ‡’Ž‡ ƒ†
later served as Potentate. He served as Patron of the
Order of Eastern Star. He was a member of Helena Elks
‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͙͛͡ ƒ† –Š‡ ”†‡” ‘ˆ †† ‡ŽŽ‘™•Ǥ
Sol Hepner died in Helena, Montana, on February 28,
͙͛͡͠Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ• „—”‹‡† ƒ– –Š‡ ‘‡ ‘ˆ ‡ƒ ‡ ‡‡–‡”› ‹
Helena, Montana.
7 of the earliest coal mines in Alberta.
,ŽŵĞ ŽĨ WĞĂĐĞ ĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ͕ ,ĞůĞŶĂ͕ DŽŶƚĂŶĂ͘ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ tŝŬŝŵĞĚŝĂ
ŽŵŵŽŶƐ͗ zͲ^ ϯ͘Ϭ͕&ŝůĞ͗ ,ŽŵĞ ŽĨ WĞĂĐĞ ,ĞůĞŶĂ ϰ͘ũƉŐ͕ ƌĞĂƚĞĚ͗
Ϯϭ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ďLJ͗DŽŶƚĂŶĂďǁ͘
ŽŵŵĞŵŽƌĂƟǀĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƌ ƉůĂĐĞĚ ϮϬϬϭ ďLJ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ĨŽƌ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ WƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĚŽŵĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϯϬƐ ƌĞŵŽĚĞů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘ ŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ ŽĨ tŝŬŝŵĞĚŝĂ ŽŵŵŽŶƐ͗ zͲ^ ϯ͘Ž͕ dĞŵƉůĞ
ŵĂŶƵͲ > ŵĂƌŬĞƌ͘ũƉŐ͕ ƌĞĂƚĞĚ͗ ϮϬ :ƵůLJ ϮϬϭϮ͕ LJ͗DŽŶƚĂŶĂďǁ͘
Henry Lubin Frank. Ǥ Ǥ ”ƒ ™ƒ• „‘” ‹ ”‘–‘ǡ
.
Ohio, July 5th, 1851. He received his education in public
schools and apprenticed in a mercantile. After two years
he made his way west to Colorado and New Mexico,
and in 1877 he settled in Butte, Montana. He was a
prominent Jewish businessman and became the owner
‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘‰ ƒ„‹ ƒŽ‘‘Ǥ ‡ Žƒ–‡” ‡‰ƒ‰‡† ‹ –Š‡ ”‡–ƒ‹Ž
and wholesale liquor business. He later became the
founder of the Butte Water Company and the Silver Bow
Electric Company. He was the owner of the Southern
Cross gold mine. He was a member of the Executive
Board of the Montana School of Mines. Henry Frank
served two terms in the state legislature. He was mayor
of Butte from 1885 until 1887. In 1886, he was chosen
–‘ „‡ ƒ ”‡•‹†‡–‹ƒŽ Ž‡ –‘”Ǥ  ͙͛͘͡ǡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ƒ‡† ƒ•
a Montana State Commissioner for the Pan American
šŠ‹„‹–‹‘ ‹ —ơƒŽ‘ǡ ‡™ ‘”Ǥ ‡ ‹˜‡•–‡† ‹ ‹‡• ‹
Montana, Idaho, and Alberta, which added greatly to his
wealth. He was the founder of the city of Frank, Alberta,
ƒƒ†ƒǤ Ǥ Ǥ ”ƒ ™ƒ• ˆƒ‘—• ˆ‘” „‡‹‰ ‰‡‡”‘—• ƒ†
very entrepreneurial. He also co-founded the Canadian
American Cole and Coke Company and developed some
‡ ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† Š‹• ƒ•‘‹ †‡‰”‡‡• ‹ ‹˜‹‰•–‘ ‘†‰‡
‘Ǥ ͚͛ǡ ™Š‡”‡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ”ƒ‹•‡† –‘ –Š‡ †‡‰”‡‡ ‘ˆ ƒ ƒ•–‡”
Mason on February 19, 1874. He helped form Silver Bow
‘†‰‡ Ǥ Ǥ ‹ —––‡ǡ ‘–ƒƒǡ ƒ† •‡”˜‡† ƒ• –Š‡ Ƥ”•–
‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ ‹Ž˜‡” ‘™ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͜͠Ǥ ‡–™‡‡
͙͚͘͡ ƒ† ͙͘͜͡ǡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ”‡•’‡ –‹˜‡Ž› —‹‘” ”ƒ† ƒ”†‡ǡ
‡‹‘” ”ƒ† ƒ”†‡ǡ ƒ† ‡’—–› ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡”ǡ ‹
͙͘͡͝ Š‡ „‡ ƒ‡ ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒǤ ‡ ™ƒ• ƒŽ•‘
ƒ –‹˜‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‘––‹•Š ‹–‡ ƒ† Š”‹‡Ǥ ‡”›
”ƒ ’ƒ••‡† ƒ™ƒ› ƒ– –Š‡ ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ Ƥˆ–›Ǧ•‡˜‡ ‘ —‰—•–
17, 1908, while in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was interred at
the Walnut Hills United Jewish Cemetery in Evanston,
Ohio..
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