M.A. Beuschlein History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894 May be copied for non-profit purposes. USGENWEB Montana Archives M.A. Beuschlein, proprietor of the Bon Ton, the leading hotel of Marysville, was born in Dubuque, Iowa, September 20, 1855. His father was a native of Baden and his mother of Bavaria, Germany, but they came to America when young and were married in Dubuque in 1854. They had six children, four of whom are still living. T he mother died at the age of fifty-six years, and the father at the age of sixty-four years. J.A. Beuschlein was taken by his parents to Minneapolis when six months old, where as he grew up he received his education and also learned the baker's trade. He followed that occupation in Minneapolis for eight years. In the spring of 1879 he was induced by the Winster Brothers to go with them as cook on a construction train on the Northern Pacific Railroad, where he remained four years. Mr. Beuschlein was next with the same gentlemen in the East until 1887 then accepted the position of cook for the Cokedale boarding house for the following year was engaged as cook for the Winster Brothers at the East Pacific Mines, afterward worked for the Great Falls Smelting Company and in 1891 came to Marysville. After arriving in this city, Mr. Beuschlein successfully conducted a hotel one year and then purchased the Bon Ton hotel. Since becoming proprietor, he has made the house the leading hotel of Marysville, and it is now patronized by the best people of the town and the richer class of the traveling public. Mr. Beuschlein is assisted in the management of the hotel by his wife. He was married September 23, 1885 to Miss Alice Ladd, a native of Minneapolis. they have two daughters--Minnie and Gale. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format forprofit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express writtenpermission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist.