Rhein, Leo, 1890-1972

Leo Rhein was born in 1890 and traveled with his parents from Nebraska to Wolf Creek, Montana, in 1898. As a young man he worked with horses for Jim Rowe, worked on the Rock Creek Ranch for Phill Reynolds for several years, and drove a stage for Burns and Arthur for one season when he was sixteen.

Later he met and married Pearl Leedy. They had three children, Clinton, Leo, and Carley. Leo and Pearl Rhein ran the Wolf Creek Hotel for many years until Leo Rhein became the director of the Cooney Rest Home. Following his retirement as director, Leo and Pearl lived in Helena until his death in 1972.

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