Price

The Price family hasn’t always lived in America. The family originally lived over in England. The history that set their course to Montana all started with a man named John Henry Price. He owned a horse ranch, called Crown W, somewhere close to Knowlton, Montana. He employed only men to work on his unique ranch. Unique meaning, his ranch consisted of one large race track, Horses, and many hunting hounds. He sold the horses to the United States Army for Calvary Horses, and John would donate the money to the British government, so that they could have enough supplies to build a hospital ship, during WW1. By the time of his death, he was broke and was living at the County Farm in Miles City, Montana. John Henry was not the only member from the price family to emigrate to America. Somewhere along the coast of South Wales, a young boy named David Price moved to America, in search for a better life.

His son, Lewellyn Price, was born on January 7th, 1869, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. David Price, moved there as a settler after the civil war, from South Wales. David’s education was limited, but he studied and worked hard enough to be, eventually, given the position of the Lay Minister of the Methodist faith of the Wesleyan Body in Wisconsin. Before L. Price moved to baker he moved to Escanaba, Michigan, to work in the railroading, on the Northwestern Railway. Lewellyn later married a school teacher named Eva A. Owen, in June, 1898. Mrs.Price and her daughter, Jeanette, moved to Baker after her husband had officially established his company. In 1913, Eva gave birth to a little boy named L. Price Jr. Mrs. Price was just as active as Lewellyn and more. She attended many socials and church gatherings.

L. Price came to Baker in 1910 to establish himself in the furniture and hardware business. His business was a success, with Mr. Price being president, Thomas Lloyd Owen as vice president, and Edward Hanson as secretary. L. Price’s store was one of the first buildings constructed in Baker, MT. It was not only one of the first stores, but it was also the very first car dealership in Baker.

Lewellyn Price was apart of many different public affairs. He was a member of the school board, city council, the president of the Commercial Club, chairman of the American Red Cross during WW1, chairman of the United War Drive, and was a charter member of the fair board. He was also a stockholder and he was president of Baker National Bank. He later became president of the Production Credit Association with offices at Glendive for this area.

Their daughter Jeanette went to school in Baker all the way up until her senior year in which she graduated from the original Baker High School. After she graduated high school, she went to the State University at Missoula for two years and then she transferred to Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, where she graduated with a degree in music in 1924. After she received her degree, she moved back to Baker and worked as the Baker High School music teacher until 1928, In which she moved to Los Angeles to live with her newlywed husband. , Mrs. Price passed away in 1925, Mr. Price passed years after in 1941, Jeanette passed away, in 1957.