Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 12 of 27)

For a long period John McAleer enjoyed the distinction of being one of the leading dairymen of the state of Washington, and he so managed his affairs that in the course of time he was enabled to retire from active business, and is now enjoying the fruits of his early years of hard and unremitting effort. Today he is honored, not only for his splendid material success, but also for his sterling character and his kindly and generous nature. Mr. McAleer is a native of County Tyrone Ireland, born August 15, 1864, and is a son of Edward and Mary (Mullen) McAleer, both of whom died in their native land, the mother in 1866 and the father in 1915. Edward McAleer was for many years engaged in the lime business, owning his own ime rock and kilns. To him and his wife were born six children, namely: James, Patrick HaMAT, ees and Joseph, of whom Patrick is deceased. ; ' ohn McAleer was educated in the public schools of Irel ployed at various occupations until 1882, when he ree - oS Baa ig a He first located in Indiana, where he was employed as a farm hand for about ne years, and in 1889 came to Tacoma, Washington. In partnership with James Merion he engaged in the excavating business for about six months, and then tu hae attention to the dairy business, establishing himself on Sixth hoes and ee a with sixteen cows. Shortly afterward he moved to the Oakland district Sein ran his dairy for about one and a half years. In 1892 he leased forty eal on eae eae land, = which he erected a good set of buildings car ae e operate on a large scale. He kept on leasin i | i owns four hundred acres adjoining the city limits ee Faves = ae ; 2 prising a tract of about the finest land in the state of Washington. For nearly seventeen years he operated 'this dairy, keeping one hundred and fifty cows, and met with eminent success. In 1907 he sold the dairy, leased the land and made a trip back to Ireland, for an extended visit. On his return to Tacoma he engaged in the real estate business, in which he continued about ten years in Tacoma, and since 1917 he has been practically retired from active affairs, devoting his attention to his private interests. In that year he erected his fine, modern home on his property at Gardenville, it being regarded as one of the finest farm residences in Pierce county. It contains ten rooms, with a full basement, and is equipped with furnace and all up-to-date conveniences, including a private water system. The water is derived from artesian wells, which also supply a large pond, in which is kept a fine flock of water fowl.

On December 27, 1917, Mr. McAleer was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Vizzard, who was born at Crow Wing, Minnesota, a daughter of Patrick and Barbara (Malone) Vizzard, both of whom were born and reared in Ireland. They came to the United States about 1875, settling in Minnesota, where the father was employed in railroad work. In 1894 they came to Tacoma and bought a small farm at Fife, where they are now living. To them have been born eleven children, namely: Della, Michael, deceased, Patrick, Margaret, Martin, Thomas, Luke, James, John, deceased, Mary and Anna.

Mr. McAleer is a member of the McAllister Gun Club and is an ardent sportsman, his home being decorated with many trophies of his skill, comprising large and small game, and he also owns some beautiful hunting scenes in both oil and water colors. Mr. McAleer is very popular with the Indians, whom he has befriended in many ways, and also among his white neighbors, who have had reason to remember his kindness of heart on many occasions when times were hard and "a friend in need was a friend indeed." His earlier years here were strenuous ones, for he took his work seriously, and at one time he drove his milk wagon eleven years without missing one day, including Sundays. He is a pleasant and agreeable companion, and all who know him speak of him in the highest terms.

Walter Robert Scott

Walter Robert Scott is numbered among the foremost business men of Puyallup and has by his enterprise and progressive methods contributed in a material way to the commercial advancement of this locality. A native of Janesville, Wisconsin, he was born on the 29th of October, 1868, and is a son of Robert W. and Mary Jane (Godden) Scott. The father, who followed farming during his active life, is now retired and is living in Puyallup. The mother is deceased.

Walter R. Scott attended the public schools and then entered Silsby Commercial College, where he was graduated. He attended the pharmacy school of the University of Wisconsin, and during the following twelve years was in the drug business at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In 1898 he came to Puyallup and, buying two drug stores, opened the Valley Drug Store and soon afterward bought the building occupied by his store, which he ran for fifteen years. Then, selling this business, he became connected with the Fruit Growers Canning Company. Some time afterward he organized the Linn and Benton Fruit Association, and later sold it to the Puyallup and Sumner Canning Company, which built a fine cannery at Albany, Oregon, which it is still operating. He lived at Albany seven years and took a very active part in local affairs, serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce and assisting in the organization of the fair association. In May, 1923, Mr. Scott returned to Puyallup and again engaged in the drug business, establishing Scott's Drug Store at the corner of Meridian street and Second avenue southwest. He has a fine store, in which he carries a full line of pure drugs and standard proprietary medicines, as well as the usual auxiliary lines found in an up-to-date establishment of that kind.

In 1889 Mr. Scott was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B. Hull, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and they are the parents of five children, namely: Irving H., who lives in Seattle, Washington; Jean, who is the wife of Roy DeLong, of Puyallup; Lucile, the wife of Ralph Hueter, of Tacoma; Robert, who lives in Canada; and Paul, who is with two years as chief clerk of the county commissioners' office. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to blue lodge, chapter and council, and he is a past master of Corinthian Lodge, at Puyallup, as well as a past president of the Pierce County Past Masters Association. He is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Woodmen of the World. He is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce and is a director of the Western Washington Fair Association, of which he was at one time vice president. He is an active member of the Washington State Pharmaceutical Association, of which he was vice president and acting president for two terms. An energetic, progressive man, he does well whatever he undertakes, and in all the relations of life - business, fraternal or social - has commanded the respect of all who have come in contact with him.

Earl H. Palmer

A splendid type of the enterprising and progressive business men who are contributing to the commercial prosperity of Puyallup and Pierce county is Earl H. Palmer, who is the leading automobile tire dealer in the Puyallup valley. Mr. Palmer was born at Crookston, Polk county, Minnesota, in 1891, and is a son of Harry S. and Laura Palmer. The father moved to Clarkstown, Washington, in 1898, and engaged in the printing business at Lewiston, Idaho, soon afterward. He remained there until 1912, when he came to Puyallup and became manager of the Puyallup Valley Fruit Growers Union, the affairs of which he successfully directed for eleven years. He spent the two following years in California, but is now retired from active business affairs and is living in Puyallup.

Earl H. Palmer received a good public school education and then entered the Lewiston Business College, where he was graduated. He was in the fruit business for awhile and then came to Puyallup, where he has since been identified with the tire business, having bought Armour's tire shop, and now does the leading business in that line in this section of the county. He makes a specialty of Lancaster and G. & J. tires and has so operated his business as to earn the confidence and respect of all who have had dealings with him.

In 1913 Mr. Palmer was married to Miss Mable King, of Lake Bay, Washington, and they are the parents of three children, Chester, Richard and Earl, Jr Politically Mr. Palmer is independent of party ties, voting according to the dictates of his judgment, while fraternally he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Energetic and wide-awake in his business affairs, keenly interested in the general welfare of the community and friendly in his social contacts, he is big deserving of the high esteem in which he is held throughout the locality where ful Indians of this section of the state and has gained a eae in the tine Punk al the farmers and horticulturists of Pierce county. He was born at Nisquall thi county, on the 12th of February, 1866, and is a son of Charles and Susan (Stann) Sicade. His maternal grandfather was chief of all the Indians of Pierce count and the latter's brother, Smootas, was chief of all the northern tribes as far n tig if British pe a ne was also known as "Sussway," and still later as "Chief "Stella. coom," as he was born at Lakeview, near i i 4 z died in 1877 and his wife in 1881. Sin eSeeptae aanarr? aacae easamte received his early education in the Puyallup Tate school, ates while eae an academy and Pacific University, at Forest Grove, Oregon. He subsequently went east and rode the ranges in Montana, Idaho, Oregon and eastern Waakinwtad and was then gone about two years on a trip that took him as far east as New York city. On his return to the Puyallup valley, he engaged in farming on forty acres of land which had belonged to his father, first clearing it of the timber a brush which covered it and building a nice house. He has been successful in the operation of this farm, having eighteen acres in berries and raising large crops of hay, the remainder of the land being in pasture. He now owns several fine ranches in the valley, which he leases. He is an expert horticulturist and raises splendid crops of apples on the home place.

In 1896. Mr. Sicade was married to Miss Alice Lane, who is a native of Puyallup, a daughter of Thomas and Minnie Lane, the former of whom was the last chief of the Puyallup Indians. Both are now deceased, the mother dying in 1887 and the father in 1906. Of the eight children born to them, four are living, namely: Mrs. Henry Steve, of Marysville, Washington; Alice, Mrs. Sicade; Mrs. Louis Le Claire, of Marysville, Washington; and Mrs. Lottie Dean, of Toppenish, Washington. To Mr. and Mrs. Sicade have been born eight children, as follows: Charles, who is married and has a son, Charles S.; Mrs. Flora Hall, who is the mother of two children, Elinor May and Harriet; Helen, deceased; Sarah, who was graduated from the Fife high school and is now a junior in the music department of the University of Washington; Clara and Harriet, who are in high school; and Henry, Jr., and Robert, who are at home. Charles is a veteran of the World war, having served in the United States navy.

Politically Mr. Sicade has always been an active supporter of the republican narty and for thirty-two years has served as the committeeman from his district and as a delegate to the state conventions of his party. He has taken an active interest in everything relating to the welfare and progress of his community, and was one of the organizers and a director for many years of the Fife school. He served for seventeen years altogether as road supervisor of his district, in which he built most of the roads. In 1907 he donated land and built a neat little church at Fife, to be used as a community church by the various denominations of that locality. He has served as a trustee of the Puyallup tribe of Indians continuously since he. was seventeen years of age. He is a member of Camp No. 84, Woodmen of the World, at Kent, Washington.

Among the citizens of Puyallup who by their upright lives and faithful and conscientious labor in their respective lines of effort have won and retained the respect and good will of their fellowmen stands T. W. Talkington, warehouse foreman for the Valley Feed Company, of this city. He is a native of Kansas, born on the 13th of May, 1877, and is a son of L. M. and Mary E. (Kelly) Talkington, who were born, reared and married in Virginia. They became pioneer settlers in Kansas, where during the early years they passed through all the experiences common to frontier families, including Indian troubles. The father engaged in the grocery business there, later also dealing in dry goods, but eventually the family came to the Pacific coast, and the father's death occurred in Oregon in October, 1923. He is survived by his widow, who now lives in South Prairie, Washington.

T. W. Talkington attended the public schools of Kansas, his studies being completed in the old Central school in Puyallup. He came to Puyallup in March, 1889, his father being engaged in the business of clearing land by contract. From boyhood our subject took a deep interest in the game of baseball, in which he became a proficient player and eventually became a professional, playing the shortstop position with a number of the leading teams of the coast, including those at Victoria, British Columbia, Mount Vernon, Sedro Woolley, Everett and Bellingham, and others. He continued in baseball until 1904, when he entered the employ of Pihl Brothers, at Puyallup, driving a delivery truck for a number of years, and then being put in charge of the warehouse. In 1920 Pihl Brothers sold the business to the Valley Feed Company, Inc., and Mr. Talkington has continued in charge of the warehouse to the present time. He is ably discharging the responsible duties of that position, enjoying the confidence of his employers and contributing in a very definite measure to the business success of the concern. Mr. Talkington owns a ranch of five acres on Twenty-first street, southeast, on which he raises berries and chickens and where he resides. : ; ; ;

On December 24, 1902, Mr. Talkington was united in marriage to Miss Emma Etheir LaBell, who is a native of Minnesota and a daughter of George LaBell, a native of Ontario, Canada. To Mr. and Mrs. Talkington have been born the fol- lowing children: Mrs. Beatrice G. Stoor, of Puyallup; Mrs. Winnie Barbara Laycock, of Puyallup; and Wayne, Jr., and Darrell Ray, who are at home. Mr. Talkington is a democrat in his political views and takes a proper interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of his community. Fraternally he is a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Improved Order of Red Men, in both of which he has passed all the chairs. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and Mrs. Talkington is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church. They give liberal support to all worthy benevolent objects and are highly esteemed in the social circles in which they move.

P. R. Harris

A printing firm which has a well established reputation for the high quality of its work and the promptness and general efficiency of its service is the Harris-Huntley Printing Company, which is located in the Provident building, Tacoma. The senior member of the firm, P. R. Harris, is a practical printer, with long and varied experience, and is well known as a business man of ability and progressive methods. Mr. Harris was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and is a son of H. C. and Elizabeth (Davenport) Harris, the former of whom is deceased, while the latter lives in Tacoma. The family came to Washington in 1890, and the father engaged in farming, being located at various times near Rainier, Olympia and Puyallup, and finally locating near Tacoma.

P. R. Harris secured a good education in the public schools of Iowa and Washington, and on leaving school he learned the printing trade in the state printing office at Olympia, where he remained about three years. He next worked in printing offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and Portland, and then wenc to British Columbia, where he remained three and a half years. In 1915 he came to Tacoma and has remained here to the present time. In 1917 he and W. L. Huntley engaged in the printing business, under the firm name of the Harris-Huntley Printing Company, and have built up a large and representative trade in this city and surrounding country. They specialize in commercial printing, the quality of which meets the most exacting taste, and their best commendation is the fact that their customers remain with them, so eminently satisfactory is their work and service.

In 1902, in Tacoma, Mr. Harris was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Rowley who came here in 1890 with her parents, Luke and Elizabeth Rowley, the former of whom is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Harris have been born seven children as follows: Violet, who is now the wife of Melvin Davis; and Charlotte, Gordon, Marguerite, David, Phylis and Ruth. Mr. Harris is a member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and the Typothetae of America, and he maintains fraternal affiliations with the Loyal Order of Moose and the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. He is a man of sterling character and prepossessing personality, reliable in all of his engagements and sound in his business principles, so that he is deservedly popular in the circles in which he moves.

Louis L. Johnston

To Tacoma belongs the distinction of having the largest ex i ini service station in the United States, which eae the efficient eth peaks aie owner, Louis L. Johnston, has gained a wide reputation through the Puget sound country. Mr. Johnston is prepared to replace any kind of brakes on any make of car in the shortest possible time, and the satisfactory character of his service is best evidenced by his steadily increasing patronage. Mr. Johnston was born in Athen. Ontario, Canada, on the 6th of August, 1887, and is a son of W. H. and Annie M (Landers) Johnston. The parents brought their family to Tacoma in 1890, and h the pene engaged in plastering contracting. 3 a ouis L. Johnston attended the public and high school graduated from the Tacoma Business College. He nee epee = Se piticties which he became proficient, and in 1905, opened a shop for himself at 723 St Hele *s avenue, operating the business until 1910. He then sold out and, going to Giant county, Washington, entered a homestead, which he proved up and still owns. On his return to Pierce county he opened an electric shop in Eatonville, which he ran for three years and then sold, after which he went to Alaska and spent one winter in the mines. Returning to the States, he went east, spending a year in Chicago and Detroit, where he gained valuable experience in electric work, and on -his return to Tacoma he was put in charge of the electrical construction work on the west half of Camp Lewis. On the completion of that task, he went to the Tacoma Shipbuilding Company, where he was placed in charge of the electrical work, and remained with that concern until 1919,

Mr. Johnston then entered into a partnership with E. I. Adams and established a brake lining business at 2115 Pacific avenue. The enterprise was successful and in 1922 Mr. Johnston bought his partner's interest in the business, which he has since carried on alone, though retaining the old name of Adams Brake Lining Station. In May, 1925, Mr. Johnston erected a building, one hundred by sixty feet in size, at the corner of Market and Jefferson streets. Business continued to increase and in 1927 he extended the building another fifty feet, giving him a frontage of one hundred and fifty feet. He employs four people and has every facility for the proper handling of the business which comes to him. One of his invariable rules is that every customer must be satisfied, if it can be done through human skill, and thus his patrons have been his best advertisers. Mr. Johnston has space in his building leased to an electrical service station and a gas service station. He specializes on Raybestos and Ferodo auto brake linings.

Mr. Johnston was married, in March, 1910, to Miss Barbara D. Devereaux, of Tacoma. He is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles; the Rotary Club, of which he is a member of the fellowship committee; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a member of the good roads committee, and he is president of the Pierce County Automotive Trades Association. Politically he is independent, but is deeply interested in every measure that is calculated to advance his city's best interests. A good business man, a loyal citizen .and an accommodating neighbor, he has won a high place in the esteem of his fellowmen and is well deserving of the splendid success which has come to him.

F. A. Wilhelmi, vice president of the Standard Paper Company, of Tacoma, has had long and practical experience in the paper business and in his present relation has been a most important factor in the prosperity which has characterized the career of the Standard Paper Company. He is.a native of St. Paul, Minnesota, and is a son of Henry and Augusta (Kuhrke) Wilhelmi, the latter of whom now lives in Tacoma. The father, who came to this city in 1897, died in 1928.

F. A. Wilhelmi was reared and received his public school education in his native state. His first employment was in a paper house in St. Paul, with which he remained four years, and he then spent four years with a grocery house, where he handled the paperware. In January, 1901, he came to Tacoma and became connected with the H. N. Richmond Paper Company, serving in the sales department, and after this company was reorganized as the Standard Paper Company, he became secretary, about 1913. In 1925 he was elected vice. president, which position he now holds.

The history of the concern with which he is connected goes back to June 21, 1889, when the firm of Richmond & Stoppenbach was formed, a small stock of paper being carried in their store on Dock street. In 1891 Mr. Stoppenbach retired from the company, which then became Richmond & Company, Mr. Richmond's partner residing in the east. In 1892 the partner died and the company was then incorporated under the same name. About 1896 the firm name was changed to that of the H. N. Richmond Paper Company, which continued until 1909, when Mr. Richmond sold his interest in the business and the company was reorganized as the Standard Paper Company, the present officers of which are as follows: Roy E. Davison, president and treasurer; F. A. Wilhelmi, vice president, and Adolph Schantz, secretary. The company is located at 1501 Pacific avenue, where it occupies four floors and a basement, sixty-five by one hundred feet in size, with additional space elsewhere. The concern handles all kinds of printing, wrapping and building paper, as well as a full line of stationery and other papers, while eight traveling salesmen cover Washington as far east as the

Columbia river, as far south as freight rates will justify, and the territory of Alaska. Sixty people are employed, and the company's business has shown a gratifying advance from year to year.

In 1902, in Tacoma, Mr. Wilhelmi was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Bloom, who was born in Harper, Kansas, and was brought to Tacoma in girlhood by her parents, James M. and Harriet Bloom, both of whom are now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelmi have been born seven children, namely: Frank E., deceased, Dorothy May, James L., Dudley Roy, Elizabeth Ruth, Robert and Kenneth Clarke. Mr. Wilhelmi is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 888, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Kiwanis Club, the Chamber of Commerce and the United Commercial Travelers, and is an associate member of the Orpheus Club. His religious affiliation is with the Methodist Episcopal church. He gives his support to all worthy benevolent organizations and takes a commendable interest in matters concerning the general welfare and prosperity of his city, being regarded as one of the influential, public-spirited citizens of Tacoma.

Robert Mottau

For more than a half century Robert Mottau, now deceased, was actively identified with the business interests of Tacoma and to a very definite degree contributed to the upbuilding and general prosperity of the city. He was very successful in his business affairs, due to his persistent energy and his sound judgment, and was regarded as a man of more than ordinary capability and discrimination. His death, which occurred September 30, 1925, was deeply regretted throughout the circles of his acquaintance.

Mr. Mottau was. born in Germany December 24, 1844, a son of Frederick Mottau who also was a native of that country. Reared at home, he secured his Sddcanion in the public schools and remained in his native land until twenty-eight years of age when he emigrated to the United States, coming at once to Tacoma. Soon after: wards he built the St. Charles hotel, which was located on the present site of the Elks temple. He was successful in this venture, and later sold that hotel and built the Villard hotel, on A street, which he operated for a number of years. He then fived retired for several years, but in 1912 erected the Mottau apartment building comprising a series of five-room bungalow apartments, well arranged and very attractive and comfortable. The apartments are now managed by Mrs. Mottau.

On January 14, 1896, Mr. Mottau was united in marriage to Miss Pauline Hardtki who was born in Germany and is a daughter of Karl and Adeline Hardtki. Mrs. Mottau came to Tacoma about three months prior to her marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. Mottau were born four children. Paul, who is a deputy at the courthouse in Tacoma, was married to Miss Jennie Metcalf and they are the parents of two children, Robert and Bradley; Arthur is living in Tacoma; Edward is engaged in the insurance business in this city; Irma completes the family. Politically Mr. Mottau was a republican and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hasentiall a self-made man, he so ordered his actions as to earn the respect of all who k : him and was uniformly regarded as a splendid citizen. ie a.

Alfred Lister

In the personnel of those who are responsible for the pres id conditi of the public school system of Tacoma, a due measure of bite at Lota bi pee Lister, who as secretary of the board of education and as business manager of th schools has been closely identified with the great constructive program which h : been carried out, and the efficient supervision of the city's school equi : haa So 3 him appreciative recognition. sida sine r. Lister was born in Lancastershire, England, on the 5t i a son of Jeremiah H. and Ellen (Hey) Lister. The father aan is sEeltht if pia in 1881, locating first in Philadelphia, and in the following year came to T a He was an iron moulder by trade. In 1884, after deciding to remain her hereae for his family, and in 1886 he and his sons started the Standard Iron Works a ie city. His brother, David Lister, had come to Tacoma in 1876 and founded the Tacoma Iron Works, which he operated for a number of years, the two companies never being connected. He was the first acting mayor of Tacoma and was president of the school board in early days. Both parents of our subject are now deceased.

Alfred Lister secured his public school education in England and after coming to Tacoma took a course in a business college. He then entered the iron works with his father, remaining there until 1891, when he went to another firm engaged in the same line of business. In 1898 he was elected city comptroller, holding that office until 1904, and also served six years as a member of the school board, to which he was elected in November, 1893. In April, 1905, he was appointed secretary of the school board, which position he has held continuously since, and in 1915 the school board added the title and duties of business manager, which position also he is still filling. He has proven himself the right man for the place, which he has filled in a most acceptable manner.

In January, 1899, Mr. Lister was united in marriage to Miss Clara Smith, of Halifax, England, and to them have been born three children: Lillian A. is the wife of Angus McLean, of Tacoma, and they have a daughter, Margaret. Kingston S., who is treasurer of the Tacoma Savings & Loan Association, is married and has two daughters, Doris and Maxine. Dorothy, deceased, was the wife of Raymond A. Rarey, of Tacoma, and left one child, Jeane.

Politically Mr. Lister is a republican, while his religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Commercial Club, the Rotary Club and the Christian Men's Club. For seventeen years he was a member of the state board of accountants. In 1899 he became one of the incorporators of the Tacoma Savings & Loan Association, of which he has been a director continuously since, and for the past fifteen years has been its president. A man of marked business capacity, sound judgment and wise discrimination, he has earned the respect of all who have had dealings with him, while his splendid personality, high character and cordial manner have won for him a host of warm friends.

Peter Nyholm

Both because of his success in business affairs and his active participation in matters that have directly benefited his community, Peter Nyholm is regarded as one of the leading citizens of the Edgewood district of Pierce county, where he has lived for over thirty years. A native of Denmark, his birth occurred on the 31st of August, 1861, and he is a son of Willis and Lena Nyholm, the former of whom was a mechanic. Both are now deceased, the father dying in 1872 and the mother passing away in 1907. They had two children: Peter, whose name heads this sketch; and Jens, who still lives in Denmark.

Peter Nyholm attended the public schools of his native country and then learned the trade of a cabinetmaker, at which he was employed there until 1887, when he came to the United States. He lived two years in Iowa, and in 1889 came to Tacoma, Washington, where he was employed at carpenter and cabinet work until 1894, during which time he helped to build the Pierce county courthouse. He then moved onto a forty acre tract of land, which he had bought in 1891, located four miles north of Puyallup, in what is now called the Edgewood district. There were then no roads to his land, which was heavily covered with timber, mostly fir, and to the clearing of this tract he devoted his efforts, first erecting a small house in which to shelter the family. He now has about twenty acres cleared and here is giving his chief attention to dairy farming, in which he has been very successful. He raises large crops of hay and has a nice bearing orchard and a good vegetable garden. All this has been accomplished only through hard and consecutive effort, but the results have been worth the labor, for his ranch is now numbered among the best in that locality.

In 1887 Mr. Nyholm was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hansen, who was born in Denmark and came to this country in the year of her marriage. Her father, Christian Hansen, died in Denmark, and the mother came to Washington and made her home with her daughter until her death. They were the parents of three children. To Mr. and Mrs. Nyholm have been born five children. _Annie, Tenar and Alma are deceased. Ienar, the second of the name, who was born in Tacoma, received a good education and now operates a store at Edgewood. He is married and has a daughter, Gloria, born in 1926. Albert, born in Edgewood, also obtained a good education and now works in the store with his brother. He is married and has two children, Donald and Roberta.

In 1906 Mr. Nyholm built a fine, modern home, with full basement, and well appointed in every way. He also owns a store building on his ranch, which is leased to his son, and a garage, which also is leased. He was appointed postmaster at Edgewood, holding the office six years, or until it was discontinued. He was one of those who succeeded in getting the first telephone line into this district, and he has always shown a disposition to cooperate in all moves for the welfare and improvement of the community, being a strong advocate of improved roads and good educational facilities. He is a member of the Danish Brotherhood of Tacoma, served on the Edgewood schoo! board several terms, and in politics has given his support to the republican party.

William A. Miller

In the history of Pierce county as applying to the automobile interests, the Miller Auto Rebuild Company occupies a prominent place, for through a number of years it has been one of the successful enterprises in this field. William A. Miller, to whose energy, persistence and sound judgment its success is due, is a native of the state of Michigan, born in 1889, and is a son of Fred and Augusta Miller. The father, who is a carpenter by trade, came to Tacoma in 1901 and was long employed at his trade, but is now retired from active affairs.

William A. Miller became identified with the automobile business in 1911, working for day wages for a number of years, and in 1918 he started his present business, under the name of the Miller Auto Rebuild Company, at 902 South Tacoma avenue, where he has a well equipped shop, fifty by one hundred and twenty feet in size. He makes auto bodies and tops of all kinds, and repaints cars. He is well qualified for the work he is doing and does well whatever he undertakes, having gained a fine reputation among automobile owners and dealers for the high quality of his service. He has built up a large business and employs six expert workmen.

In 1911 Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Miss Martha Westenberg, of Tacoma, and they are the parents of four children: Violet, Grace, Billie and Elaine. Mr. Miller is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Automotive Trades Association. In his political alignment he is a republican and takes an intelligent interest in public. affairs. His success has been well earned and throughout the range of his acquaintance he is regarded as the possessor of qualities that entitle him to the confidence and patronage of the public.

Specific mention is made in this work of many worthy citizens of Pierce county who have figured in the development and upbuilding of this favored section and whose interests have been identified with its various phases of progress, each contributing in his sphere of action to the well being of the community in which he has resided. Among this number was the late C. G. Peterson, who long lived near Puyallup, where he was actively engaged in fruit farming. Mr. Peterson was born in Sweden. on the 8th of January, 1853, and was a son of Ole and Louise Olsen, both of whom died in ed native land. They were the parents of four children, John, C. G., August and

C. G. Peterson was educated in the public schools of his native land and at the age of twenty years went to sea, during the ensuing fourteen years sailing to all parts of the world. He was shipwrecked on an island in the South seas, and he and his companions remained there three months, living on fish and hardtack, which they had saved. Eventually they constructed boats, in which they put to sea, in the hope of being picked up, and they were so fortunate as to be rescued by an English trading vessel, on which they were taken to Honolulu. There Mr. Peterson remained three and a half years, and, being a ship carpenter by trade, he found employment in the shipyards. In 1889 he came to Seattle, Washington, and soon afterward to Tacoma.

He obtained employment as a carpenter, working on the construction of the old Tacoma Hotel, and followed that. vocation for several years. He then became millwright at Hanson's mill, Tacoma, where he remained five or six years, after which for several years he worked in the shipyards of Crawford & Haskell. He next engaged in the building and contracting business, and also made boats and launches for a few years. In November, 1905, Mr. Peterson bought twenty-two acres of land on the Indian reservation, two miles northwest of Puyallup, the tract being covered with timber and brush. He first built a good house and then entered upon the task of clearing the land, which eventually was practically all cleared, a few acres being planted to fruit trees and five acres to berries. He made many other substantial improvements on the farm, which is now one of the best fruit farms in the valley. He devoted: himself closely to his own affairs, exercised good judgment in all of his operations and enjoyed well earned success, living here up to the time of his death, which occurred February 12, 1921.

On January 28, 1892, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Christina Albertina Anderson, who was born in Sweden, a daughter of Anders and Christina (Gustafson) Anderson. Her father came to the United States in 1882, the other members of the family arriving October 19, 1887. The father first located in Kansas, where he remained about a year, coming then to Tacoma, Washington. For several years he was employed in sawmills, and then bought a farm from Ezra Meeker near Auburn, which he later sold, thereafter living in Tacoma until his death, which occurred July 8, 1901. The mother survived him a number of years, passing away August 12, 1919. They were the parents of three children, namely: Leonard, who lives in Old Town; Christina, Mrs. Peterson; and Gustav, who died February 10, 1915. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson became the parents of six children, as follows: Mrs. Jennie C. McRae, who lives in South Tacoma; Carl Albert, who is married and has a daughter, Betty Elaine, born May 24, 1924, and a son, Marvin Allen, born February 6, 1926; and Lillie, Elmer L., Alvin and Evelyn M., who are at home, Alvin attending high school. Mrs. Peterson and the younger children are carrying on the farm operations and are raising fine crops of fruit.

Mr. Peterson was a member of Tacoma Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was a fine citizen, and his sterling qualities were praised and admired.

Michael Lacey

Michael Lacey, who is now practically retired from active affairs,.enjoying the fruits of his former toil, has had a varied and interesting career in various parts of the country, and his record is such as has won for him the respect of his fellowmen. He has been identified with Tacoma for a half century, first coming here when it was but a straggling village, and has been an interested spectator of the wonderful transformation which has taken place here during the subsequent years. Mr. Lacey was born in County Clare, Ireland, on the 18th of December, 1854, and is a son of Michael and Katherine Lacey, both of whom died on the Emerald isle. 4

Reared and educated in his home county Michael Lacey at the age of eighteen years came to the United States. He first located at Hartford, Connecticut, where he obtained employment as a brakeman on the Boston & Albany Railroad. Later he went to Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, where for about six months he was employed in transferring freight across the Missouri river. He also lived a short time in Kansas City, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska, and then came to San Luis Obispo county, California, where he lived about a year, during which time he drove a stage. In 1875 he came to Tacoma, but soon afterwards went to Alaska, where he engaged in prospecting, in which he met with fair success. | He then returned to California, where he lost all he had saved, and then came to Pierce county, which has been his home continuously since. For about eighteen months he engaged in steamboating between Olympia and Victoria, and then worked for a short time in logging camps. He next went to work for the Northern Pacific Railroad, laying the rails on the road to Wilkeson, and was at Kalama a short time. He then worked for two years in the Northern Pacific shops in Tacoma, where he was employed as a blacksmith. He also worked as a-fireman for that company and laid the iron on the Olympia & Tenino Railroad, after which he went to Skagit during the gold excitement in that locality. About 1897 Mr. Lacey turned his attention to the real estate business, buying and selling land, also erecting a number of residences in Tacoma, including a splendid home for himself. Before going to Alaska, he had bought, for four hundred dollars, one hundred and sixty acres of land near Olympia, forty acres of which were cleared, but he sold this in later years and bought a farm in the Puyallup valley, which he devoted to the raising of hops and berries. He made a number of other successful investments, so that in recent years he has lived retired from active business affairs.

In 1896 Mr. Lacey was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Buckley, who was born in California, but in early days moved with her parents to Cowlitz county, Washington, where her father engaged in farming. Mrs. Lacey passed away in May, 1914. To this union were born six children, namely: Mary, who is the wife of A. Standard, of Puyallup, and they have one child; Catherine, who is the wife of Leo Gallagher, of Tacoma; Joseph, who operates a dairy farm in the Puyallup valley; John, who is on his father's ranch; Rose, who is a student in the State College of Washington at Pullman; and Robert, who is a student in high school. Mr. Lacey is an earnest member of St. Leo's Roman Catholic church and in his political attitude is independent, voting for the men whom he considers best qualified for the offices they seek. Through all the years of his residence here he has so lived as to win and retain the respect and good will of his fellowmen.

One of the wide-awake and enterprising business men of Puyallup is Ed K. Watts, whose up-to-date confectionery store is one of the most popular establishments in that line here. Courteous and prompt attention and good service, as well as the high quality of goods carried by him, have been the elements which have contributed to his success, in addition to which his splendid personality has gained for him the friendship and respect of the people. Mr. Watts is a native of Clinton county, Missouri, born on the 7th of December, 1864, and he is a son of D. P. and Mary B. (Scruggs) Watts, the former of whom was a tinner by trade, and both of whom are deceased. , :

E. K. Watts secured a public school education and then learned the printing trade. He established and published the Kearney County Coyote, in Kansas, and later went to Oklahoma, where he published the Mulhall Monitor. In 1891 he came to Seattle, but soon went on to Bingham, Utah, where he published the Bingham Bulletin for five years. From there he went to Colorado, where he published the Pagosa Herald until 1897, when he came to Spokane, Washington. Later he was engaged in the establishment of circulating libraries out of Portland, Oregon, where he remained for a time, and then returned to Spokane and worked awhile for the Review. In August, 1903, he came to Puyallup and established a confectionery and soft drink store, in which he has met with very satisfactory success. He gives his close personal attention to every detail of the business, which has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth, and he is well deserving of the prosperity which is his.

On December 25, 1902, Mr. Watts was united in marriage to Miss Claudine Greaves, of Columbus, Ohio, and they are the parents of one child, Erna Karshner. Mr. Watts is a democrat in politics and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, in which he has passed through the chairs. Mrs. Watts' father, who was a machinist, was an officer in the Civil war.

William Boone

The firm of Boone & Son, at Puyallup, has an enviable reputation as one of the most progressive and reliable business houses of that city and is regarded as the leading house in its line in the locality. William Boone, senior member of the firm is a native of Michigan, born on the 19th of September, 1869, and is a son of Frank and Caroline (De Lamater) Boone, the former a native of Holland and the latter of Maine, both dying in Michigan in 1900. The father came to the United States at the age of thirty-four years, and for awhile followed the milling business, late engaging in the furniture and undertaking business. iil and then assisted his father in the furniture and undertaking business for thirteen years. He next entered the employ of the Diamond Match Company, for which he worked in the woods in Michigan a short time. In 1901, after the death of his mother, he came to Everett, Washington, where he remained about a year, going from there to Tacoma, where he had charge of the wall paper department of the A. S. Johnson Company about two and a half years. He spent the next three years with W. P. Fuller, of that city, and in 1905 came to Puyallup, in the interest of Mr. Fuller. He here went to work for the Hood Hardware Company, having charge of the wall paper department, and also installed the paint department. Later he joined the Perfield Brothers Hardware Company, having charge of the store for about ten years. At the end of that time Mr. Boone went to Forks, Clallam county, Washington, where he bought a grocery store, which he operated for about four months, selling it at a good profit. He then returned to Puyallup, and in July, 1925, he and his son, Winston, opened their present store, under the firm name of Boone & Son. They carry a large stock of paints, varnish, glass, wall paper, art goods, mouldings and pictures, and they are enjoying a large and representative patronage throughout this city and vicinity, their square dealing and courteous and accommodating manner having won the public confidence to a marked degree.

In 1891 Mr. Boone was united in marriage to Miss Minta Maude Milliman, who was born in Ohio, a daughter of Joel A. and Mary (Andress) Milliman, both of whom were natives of Ohio, of which state their respective families were pioneers. Mr. and Mrs. Boone are the parents of three sons, the first two of whom were born in Michigan. Joel F., who is connected with the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, is married and has one child, Joann. Warren E., who is with the telephone company in Seattle, is married and has one child, Jeanette. Winston W., who was born in Puyallup, is now in partnership with his father.

Mr. Boone is independent in his political views, though always voting for what he considers the best interests of the people. He has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for thirty-six years, having joined the fraternity in Michigan. A man of sound business judgment and foresight, backed by indomitable energy and industry, he is meeting with worthy success, while throughout his section of the county he has won and retains the respect of his fellowmen.

John Dal Balcon

One of the finest pieces of arable land in Pierce county is that which was cleared and developed by the late John Dal Balcon on the Pacific highway two miles north of Sumner. In the selection and improvement of this place he showed rare judgment, and he richly earned the success which crowned his efforts. He also gained the respect of his fellowmen because of his upright life and his kindly disposition. Mr. Dal Balcon was born in Italy on the 24th of June, 1849, and his death occurred at his home on the 4th of February, 1910, in the sixty-first year of his age. He was a son of John and Kate Dal Balcon, the former of whom was a farmer, and both of whom died in their native land. They were the parents of four children.

John Dal Balcon received a good education in the public schools of Italy, and later taught in a military school there. He served twenty years in the national army and then, about 1885, came to the United States. He settled in California, buying a tract of land in Sonoma county, on which he planted a vineyard, and while attending to the farm also was employed in sawmills. In July, 1887, he sold that place and came to Tacoma. A few months later he bought twenty acres of land, two miles north of Sumner, all of which was in timber and swamp, and after building a small house he devoted his attention to the clearing of the tract. As fast as he cleared and drained it, he planted it to vegetables, and raised large quantities of celery, lettuce and other garden truck, soon beginning to realize financial returns from the land. He devoted himself closely to this ranch, on which he lived up to j i 105 ts ea etary 1886, Mr. Dal Balcon was united in marriage to Miss 4h eresa Gobbetti, who also was born in Italy, where she received a guood education, coming to the United States in 1886. Her father was a great traveler and owned a gold mine in South America. He was well educated and a man of prominence. He went to California in 1888 and lived there until his death, which occurred in 1900. He was the father of eight children, all of whom are deceased, our subject's wife being the last to pass away, her death occurring May 13, 1924. To Mr. and Mrs. Dal Balcon were born four children. Mrs. A. Cammarano was born in Occidental, California, and is now living in Orting, Washington. Ada is the wife of Thomas Gorzelancyk, and they are living on and operating the home ranch. They have two children, Marjory, born November 23, 1919, and Thomas, Jr., born December 20, 1921. Frank is running a successful trucking business. He owns five large trucks, with which he collects milk from the farmers and delivers it to the retail dealers in Seattle. John, who also is living on the home place, was married to Miss Georgia Tait, and they have two children, Elmer and Vernon. John Dal Baleon was a member of the Knights of Pythias, having belonged to the lodge at Santa Rosa, California.

One of the most important public institutions of the state is the Western Washington State Hospital at Steilacoom, of which Dr. C. E. Taylor is the capable and efficient superintendent. It was established in 1871 and at that time occupied the old buildings of Fort Steilacoom. The institution has six hundred and ninety and fiftythree-hundredths acres, of which one hundred and one acres are occupied by the buildings and two hundred and twenty-five acres are devoted to cultivation. There are thirty-one ward buildings, eighteen of which are devoted to male patients and thirteen to females, while other buildings include the administration building, the kitchen, bakery, laundry, mechanical shop, power plant, barns and other necessary buildings. The staff consists of the superintendent, four physicians and one dentist, while there are ninety-eight attendants, four accountants, and fifty-eight employees in kitchen, storehouse, power house and on the farm, the entire force comprising one hundred and sixty-seven persons, in addition to whom many of the inmates of the hospital do work about the institution. The hospital has a capacity of fifteen hundred and eighty-four, and at this time contains fifteen hundred patients. It is the aim of the management to raise on the hospital farm all the required vegetables, excepting potatoes, and the livestock on the place include one hundred and eighty registered Holstein dairy cattle, between six thousand and seven thousand White Leghorn chickens and ten hundred and fifty Duroc Jersey hogs. The land, plant and equipment represents a valuation of about one million dollars. The institution has its own water supply, the water being pumped from splendid springs to a steel reservoir, whence it flows by gravity to all parts of the farm and buildings. A fine bearing orchard is also maintained, and Fort Steilacoom postoffice is on the grounds. The first patient was admitted to the hospital August 19, 1871, and since that date over fifteen thousand patients have been treated here, some of them having been here for many years.

C. E. Taylor was born in Iola, Allen county, Kansas, in 1870, and is a son of Fred T. and Isabella (Goforth) Taylor, the latter of whom died in 1923. Fred T. Taylor was born in New York state and when but thirteen and a half years of age enlisted as a drummer boy in Company I, Highty-eighth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was of the youngest soldiers in the Union army, and carried a musket during the greater part of his service. At.the close of the war, in 1865, he was honorably discharged and later went to Kansas, where he took up a soldier's homestead. There he met his future wife, to whom he was married in 1868. After living on the homestead five years, he sold the place and, with his wife and two sons, came to Tacoma in 1875 living for a short time at the corner of A and Ninth streets. Later he took a timber claim and ran a logging camp three years. He was starved out there and walked all the way to Walla Walla, in search of a job, leaving his family at the bay. In the fall of that year he sent for the family and they lived near Walla Walla that winter. He then went to a railroad camp at Ainsworth, and Mr. Taylor was made camp commis: sary, holding the job until 1881, when he returned to Tacoma. He started the first ne works Ae fen ye ol also established the first steam laundry there operating

Dr. Taylor received his elementary education in the publi then assisted his father in the operation of the laundry. oe Toast ec city comptroller, he served two years as his first assistant, after which he became assistant under Secretary Ralph. Metcalf, of the board of public works of Tacoma. He had been carefully husbanding his resources, having determined to devote his life to the practice of medicine, and to this end he entered the. California Medical College, where he took the four-year course in three years, graduating in 1895, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then took a two-year post-graduate course in the medical school of the University of Oregon, where he was graduated in 1897. He was for two years in the St. Joseph and Tacoma General hospitals as interne, and then went to Wilkeson, where he served as surgeon for the mines, railroad and logging camps, remaining there ten years. During all of this period he was also a member of the staff of the Tacoma General Hospital. From 1897 to 1926 the Doctor was engaged in the general practice of medicine at Tacoma and Steilacoom and was on the staff of St. Joseph's Hospital excepting in 1918, when the government sent him to Carbonado for one year, though he was not commissioned as a regular member of the medical corps. In April, 1926, Dr. Taylor was appointed by the state department of business control as superintendent of the Western Washington State Hospital, and is discharging the duties of this responsible position in a manner that has won for him the universal commendation of all concerned. He has been in close touch with the institution for many years, having witnessed the breaking of the ground for the erection of the first building, has known personally every superintendent, and has had extensive experience in the treatment of mental diseases. In 1912 he was a delegate-atlarge to the Progressive National Convention.

On May 7, 1907, Dr. Taylor was married to Miss Elizabeth Anderson, who is a native of Pennsylvania and had come to Wilkeson to teach school. She is a daughter of A. Crawford and Elizabeth (Garrigus) Anderson, who came to this state in the 80s. Her father is now deceased and her mother is living in Tacoma. To Dr. and Mrs. Taylor have been born six children, namely: Charles Ed., Jr., who is at the University of Washington and is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon college fraternity; Elizabeth, who is a student in the Stadium high school in Tacoma; John Crawford, who also is attending that school; Mary Isabelle, Sarah Jane and Ruth V.

The Doctor is a member of Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Commandery, Knights Templar; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and maintains professional affiliation with the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Mrs. Taylor is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

One of the highly regarded men of the northwestern part of Pierce county, whose memory is revered by a host of friends and acquaintances, was the late H. P. Stenberg, whose death, July 22, 1922, was considered a distinct loss to the community which had been honored by his citizenship. In all the relations of life he had proved signally true to every trust, was known as a careful and able business man, whose integrity was beyond question, and by his genial and kindly attitude toward all with whom the came in contact won the confidence and respect of everyone. Mr. Stenberg was a native of Sweden and was a son of Pearson and Bolette Stenberg, both of whom died in their native land. They were the parents of eight children, all of whom were given good educations.

After completing his studies, H. P. Stenberg learned the carpenter's trade, and later the blacksmith's trade. In the '80s he came to the United States, settling in South Dakota, where he remained a few years. He then came to Seattle, Washington, where he lived a few months, and in 1889 located in Tacoma, where for eight years he was in the employ of Mr. West, a butcher. In 1903 he came to Puyallup and in the following year bought fifteen acres of land two miles northwest of the town, four acres being cleared, the remainder being in stumps and brush. He built a good house and then proceeded to clear the rest of the tract, four acres of which he set out to raspberries. There are now three acres in raspberries and three acres in blackberries. He also kept a few cows and had a splendid vegetable garden. He was a good manager and made many valuable improvements on the place, which i nice income. gle (arab et 1892, Mr. Stenberg was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Highland, who was born in Ontario, Canada, a daughter of Thomas and Mary

(McCann) Highland, both of whom were natives of Ireland. The father came to Canada in an early day and followed the vocation of farming until killed by a falling tree on his farm in 1863. The mother died about 1885. To these parents were born five children, namely: Mary, James and Michael, who are deceased; Bridget, who is the wife of James McTeer, of Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada; and Margaret, Mrs. Stenberg. To Mr. and Mrs. Stenberg were born two children. Lyman H., who was born in Tacoma, was graduated from the Puyallup high school and from the State Agricultural College, at Pullman, and is now milk inspector in Tacoma. He is a member of Puyallup Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He owns . ten acres adjoining the home place, on which he has four acres in strawberries, from which he made two thousand three hundred dollars in 1926, and four acres in raspberries, which also returned a good crop. Mary Bolette, who is now at home, was graduated from the Puyallup high school and then took a commercial course in the Tacoma Business College. Mrs. Stenberg has carried on the operation of the farm since her husband's death and has shown herself a woman of sound judgment and ability.

Mr. Stenberg was a member of the Washington Berry Growers Association and took an interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his community. He possessed many estimable qualities, was a man of steady and industrious habits, cordial and friendly in his social relations, and stood for those things which make for the betterment of the people. Because of these attributes, he well merited the high 'place which he held in the esteem of -his fellowmen.

Gustaf Peterson

A successful farmer and fruit raiser of the northern part of Pierce county, whose career has been marked by hard and well directed effort, is Gustaf Peterson whose well improved and productive ranch is located three miles east of Tacoma. Mr. Peterson is a native of Sweden, born on the 4th of September, 1864, and is a son of Peder and Bertha Erickson, both of whom are now deceased, the father's death occurring in 1896, and that of the mother in 1925, at the age of ninety-six years. . The father followed farming pursuits during all the active years of his life. To this worthy couple were born eight children, namely: Bertha, August, deceased, Christina, John Peter, Frederick, Gustaf, Matilda, and Julia, who died in infancy.

Gustaf Peterson was educated in the public schools of his native country and at the age of fifteen years was confirmed in the Lutheran church. He remained -at home until nineteen years of age, when, in 1883, he came to the United States, locating in Minnesota, where he was employed at farm work until 1888. He then came to Tacoma, Washington, where he worked on a farm about one year, after which he went to Albany, Oregon, where he lived two years, returning at the end of that time to Tacoma. Here he went to work for the Northern Pacific Elevator Company with which concern he remained sixteen years. In 1896 he bought five acres of Indian reservation land, three miles east of Tacoma, the tract being heavily covered with timber and brush. During the following years, as opportunity offered he devoted himself to the clearing of this land, and in 1900 he moved onto the place built a good house, and lived there until 1913. In 1898 he bought four acres adjoining his original purchase, cleared it all up, and in 1909 sold part of it. In 1911 he built another good house and a barn. In 1925 Mr. Peterson bought four acres near BY, 8 the meer tg neRe ey, and now has three acres of the tract in raspberries and strawberries. e raises large amounts of hay and vegetables, and k horse. In 1909 Mr. Peterson and Oscar Johnson bought seven acres "at Seat ee Ans Puyallup river, all of which they planted to berries and fruit. They operated it for twelve years, and then sold it at a good profit. Mr. Peterson has devoted his attention closely to the improvement and development of the various tracts in which he has had an interest and has been uniformly successful in all his operations.

On November 16, 1895, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Anna Erickson, who was born in Sweden, a daughter of Erik and Caroline (Nelson) Johnson, both of whom are deceased. Her father was a farmer and owned his land. To him and his wife were born four children, namely: Mary, deceased; John : who remains in Sweden; Anna, Mrs. Peterson; and Charlotta, who lives in Sedan To Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have been born six children, as follows: Mrs. Helen Payne, who is the mother of two children, Clyde, Jr., and Clinton D.; Eldon, who was graduated from high school and from the Presbyterian Bible School at Los Angeles, California, and plans to enter the Christian ministry on the completion of his theological course; Mrs. Agnes Benthien, who is the mother of two children, Evelyn and Doris Anita; Clarence, who was graduated from high school, and is now at home; Edward who is in high school; and Winston, who is attending grammar school. The mother of these children came from her native land to Tacoma, Washington, in 1892, and worked for two years for Judge Parker, of that city, who on the occasion i her marriage gave the happy couple a fine wedding at his home in Tacoma.

Mr. Peterson and his family are members of the First Presbyterian church at Tacoma. He is a stanch advocate of good roads and schools and stands for clean living and upright conduct. Because of his splendid record since coming to Pierce county he is highly regarded here.

Russell E. Carlson

One of the most important departments of the printing business is that of the linotype machines, and in the present day, when the tendency of all business is toward specialization, exclusive linotype plants are filling their proper places in the trade. -One of the most successful concerns in this business in Tacoma is that of Rush G. Faler & Company, at 924 Commerce street, of which Russell E. Carlson is secretary and treasurer. Mr. Carlson is a native of Tacoma, born in 1896, and is a son of C. E. and Anna M. (Mahmquist) Carlson. The father came to this city in the '80s, and the mother also came here in an early day, their marriage occurring in Tacoma. The father is prominent in local affairs, having served for ten years as chief of the Tacoma fire department. More detailed reference to the parents will be found in the personal sketch of C. E. Carlson, on other pages of this work.

Russell EH. Carlson secured his education in the public schools of this city, and in February, 1917, he enlisted in the Sixty-third United States Artillery, with which he saw active service in France for about eight months, being honorably discharged in March, 1919. Before entering the army Mr: Carlson had learned the trade of linotype operator, having worked for Rush G. Faler and other concerns, and on his return from the war he bought an interest in the Faler company. Later he and Arthur A. Rickert bought the entire business, which they conducted until 1924, when Rush G. Faler bought Mr. Rickert's interest, eventually selling it to his son, Philip R. Faler. The business was incorporated in 1923 as Rush G. Faler & Company, the present officers of which are: Rush G. Faler, president; Philip R. Faler, vice president, and Russell E. Carlson, secretary and treasurer. They are doing a vast amount of linotype work and are enjoying a very satisfactory business.

In 1923 Mr. Carlson was united in marriage to Miss Kathryn Payne, who was born. and reared in Tacoma, and to this union have been born two children, Betty Jean and Russell Elbert. Mr. Carlson is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club.

A. T. Jones

For nearly forty years A. T. Jones has been a resident of Pierce county, and he has devoted his attention during the greater part of this time to farming and gardening, in which he met with success, his career having been such as to gain for him the sincere respect of his fellowmen. Mr. Jones was born in Monroe county, Iowa, on the 21st of January, 1853, and is the only child of Charles and Margaret (Miller) Jones, the former a native of Ulster county, New York, and the latter of Pennsylvania. The father was a millwright by trade and in 1850 crossed the plains to California, where he followed his trade for two years. He then returned to Iowa, where he spent the remaining years of his life, dying there about 1904. The mother in 1906. ees iisjone? secured his elementary education in the public schools of his native state and then attended the State Normal School at Cedar Falls. He engaged in teaching school, following that profession for nearly twenty years in Iowa, and during that period also gave some attention to farming. In 1888 he came to Pierce county, Washington, and located at Orting. He taught school at Orting and Mc- Millan for three years, and in 1892 he leased the Voight ranch, which he operated for four years, raising hops and operating a dairy. He subsequently bought twenty acres of land in section 33, township 19, range 5, and after building a small house began clearing the land of the timber and brush which encumbered it. He now has about ten acres cleared and has a very comfortable home. He keeps a few dairy cows and has a nice berry patch and a splendid truck garden, the care of which occupies his time and in the management of which he has been successful.

In 1883 Mr. Jones was united in marriage to Miss Clara Berry, who also was born and reared in Monroe county, Iowa, where their marriage took place. She is a daughter of Leander and Sarah (Smith) Berry, both of whom were natives of that state. Mrs. Jones' maternal grandmother, Emerine Smith, was the first white woman to cross the Des Moines river. Mr. Berry was a farmer, owning a good farm in Monroe county, and his death occurred in that state in 1902. He was survived many years by his widow, whose death occurred in August, 1925. They were the parents of five children, as follows: Mrs. Mary Canfield, deceased; Clara, Mrs. Jones; Elvin, who lives in South Dakota; and two who died in infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been born two children. Pearl, who was born in Iowa, attended the public schools at Orting, was graduated from the State Normal School at Bellingham, Washington, and is now teaching in the public schools at Kapowsin, this county. Grace is the wife of H. L. Shields and has a son, Hamilton L., Jr., born April 7, 1923.

Mr. Jones has been loyal and true in all of life's relations, is deeply interested in public events, with which he keeps in close touch, and is a man of broad views and well defined opinions, always ready to cooperate in any enterprise for the advancement of the general welfare.

Peter Belles

Peculiar honor attaches to those who may justly lay claim to being a "first: settler," and to Peter Belles belongs the distinction of being the oldest living settler of Puyallup, Washington, with the development and progress of which he has been closely identified for nearly fifty years. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born on the 21st of February, 1846, and is a son of Peter and Hettie (Thomas) Belles, both of whom also were born in Pennsylvania, the father being of German antecedents.

Peter Belles, Jr., attended the public schools of his home neighborhood, but in boyhood went to work at the coal mines as a breaker, being employed to pick the slate from the mined coal. For this work he received fifty cents a day and had to walk three miles to and from his work. He was connected with the coal mines until 1864, when, at the age of eighteen years, he entered the service of his country, enlisting in Company C, Two Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He served until the end of the war, taking part in the battles of the Shenandoah valley, Winchester and others. On being honorably discharged from the army, Mr. Belles went into the woods along the Lehigh river and was employed in the lumber industry until 1877, when he came to the Pacific coast, going first to San Francisco and thence to Tacoma, where he remained a few days, coming from there to Puyallup. Here he erected a building just across the street from his present location, and there kept a saloon for a short time, later converting the building into a hotel, the Puyallup, the first hotel in this locality. After successfully conducting that place for eight or ten years, he built the present Puyallup Hotel, which he has owned continuously since. He also built the Yakima Hotel, which he operated for about five years, and then sold.

Mr. Belles has been married twice - first, in Pennsylvania, in 1877, to Miss Mary A. Williams, who was born and reared in that state, and who died in 1901. For his second wife he chose Mrs. Elizabeth K. Flower, who also was born in Pennsylvania a daughter of John H. and Ardellia Clegg, the former of whom was a native of England. In 1872 she was married to Mr. Flower, who was an electrician, and they came west in 1882, coming to the Puget Sound district. They located first at Bellingham, then at Port Townsend, and in 1892 at Tacoma, where Mr. Flower died in 1898.

He installed the first electrie plant at Fairhaven, and set up the first linotype machine in Tacoma, it being in the plant of the Tacoma Ledger. Mrs. Flower's marriage to Mr. Belles occurred in 1906. By her first marriage she has a son, George H. Flower, who is married and is an electrician at St. Joseph, Missouri. She had the honor of christening the first boat built at Tide Flats, Tacoma, it being named the "North Bay." She has been a member of the Woman's Relief Corps for thirty-five years, and has attended all the national conventions of the organization during that period excepting three. She has been a member of the Daughters of Rebekah for twentyseven years and has a veteran's jewel. She is also a member of the Daughters of Pocahontas.

Politically Mr. Belles gives his support to the democratic party and-has ever maintained an active interest in public affairs, particularly such as have related to the welfare of his own community. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Improved Order of Red Men. Of sterling character and upright conduct, he has long enjoyed the esteem of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of the fine old gentlemen of Puyallup.

O. B. Clow

O. B. Clow, who does a large roofing contracting business at 319 North I street, Tacoma, is a man of energetic and enterprising methods and has led a busy and useful career, his record since coming to this city gaining for him a high place in public esteem. Mr. Clow was born at St. Vincent, Kittson county, Minnesota, on the 2d of September, 1884, and is a son of Lemuel and Christine (Scott) Clow. In 1888 the father brought the family to Tacoma, where for a time he was engaged in the fishing business, later becoming a traveling salesman. His death occurred here in 1917, and his widow is still living in this city.

O. B. Clow is indebted to the public schools for his educational training, and on leaving school he learned the roofing business. In 1911 he engaged in the manufacture of waffie flour, continuing until 1919, when he sold out to the Tacoma Milling Company, of Seattle. He had opened up a chain of waffle stores all over the United States, with headquarters at Minneapolis, and eventually had fifty-two stores in operation. In 1919 he returned to Tacoma and built the Anober apartments, at Fourth and I streets, and also established the firm of O. B. Clow & Company, roofing contractors. He has been very successful in this business and handles a composition mineral shingle, under the trade name of "Clow's Double Diamond Shingle," which possesses superior qualities and has proven very popular.

On March 15, 1910, Mr. Clow was married to Miss Anna Johnson, who is a native of Tacoma, a daughter of Elbert and Alice (Summers) Johnson. Mr. Johnson brought his family to this city in 1883 and was for a long time connected with the Northern Pacific Railroad. He is now retired and is living in this city, his wife being deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Clow have been born five children, namely: Harold, George and Edward; Dorothy, who is the wife of Leonard Turner; and Vivian, who is the wife of Edward Roper. Mr. Clow is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fircrest Golf Club and the Meadow Park Golf Club, while in polities he maintains an independent attitude. He is widely known throughout the city and has a host of admiring friends, who esteem him for his genuine worth as a man and

One of the venerable and highly esteemed citizens of Steilacoom was the late E. B. Annis, who after a long and useful career retired from active affairs and spent his last days in well deserved leisure. Mr. Annis was born in Putnam, Livingston county, Michigan, in 1846, and was a son of Eli and Sophia W. ( Darwin) Annis, both of whom were natives of New York state. The father died in Michigan, and in 1904 the mother came to Washington, where her death occurred in 1907.

E. B. Annis attended the public schools and prepared for college at Ann Arbor, but in response to his country's call for defenders he enlisted for service in the Civil war. He joined the navy and was assigned to the monitor Kickapoo, which was in service on the Mississippi and Red rivers. After receivirg his discharge at the close of the war, he joined an uncle, who was a dentist, but who at that time was in the United States internal revenue service, and Mr. Annis was in that service for several years. He then taught school for a couple of years in Putnam and in 1870 went with the Greeley colony to Colorado, the colony founding the town of Greeley. Mr. Annis had gone west with the intention of farming, but was made assistant secretary of the colony, and likewise served as correspondent for eastern papers. At that time also he engaged in the lumber business there, and ran a yard at Evans, near Greeley, for several years. Later he formed a partnership in the lumber business at Denver, where he lived until 1880, and in 1882 he went to Fort Collins, Colorado, where he was in.the lumber business alone about two years. Selling out there, he returned to Denver and entered the employ of the Hallock Lumber & Manufacturing Company, with which company he remained until 1902, when he came to Tacoma as a lumber buyer for the concern, having previously also done a good deal of traveling for that firm. He was so favorably impressed with the climate of the Puget Sound country that he decided to remain here. He continued to buy for the Hallock company until it sold out, when he severed his connections with that business. After living in Tacoma for about two years, Mr. Annis came to Steilacoom, where he thereafter resided. For twenty-two years he was engaged in buying lumber for a Nebraska lumber company, but shortly before his death retired from active business, owing to ill health.

In 1880, in Colorado, Mr. Annis was united in marriage to Miss Mary Frances~ Ellen Weisecarver. Their three children all died in infancy. Mr. Annis took a keen interest in local public affairs and served as city treasurer for fourteen years. He developed a splendid orchard, having been interested in this and garden work, his orchard being largely the outcome of experimenting with government seeds. In this he was eminently successful, some of his fruit taking first prizes at the Western Washington State Fair at Puyallup. He was a member of Custer Post, No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic. Honest and straightforward in every relation of life, Mr. Annis always enjoyed the highest confidence on the part of his fellowmen, and was one of the grand old men of this section of the county.

Gottlieb J. Jaeger

The late Gottlieb J. Jaeger, for years one of the best known real estate men and influential citizens of Tacoma, started out in life empty-handed. His early years were characterized by hard work and conscientious endeavor, and he owed his rise to no lucky turn of fortune's wheel, but simply to his own unremitting efforts and the exercise of sound judgment in all of his affairs, his record being such as: to earn for him the unqualified respect of all who knew him. Mr. Jaeger was born in Austria, February 12, 1853, and his death occurred April 9, 1924, at the age of seventy-one years. He was a son of John and Rosina Jaeger, also natives of that country, and he remained at home and attended school until thirteen years of age, when he came to the United States with friends, locating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was there employed at various occupations, but the barber trade appealed to him and he served an apprenticeship in that line. When seventeen years of age he took charge of the shop where he was employed and followed that business in Philadelphia eighteen years. He then went to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he had a barber shop in the Pennsylvania railroad depot, and also owned a shop in Crescent Springs.

In 1884 Mr. Jaeger came to Tacoma, which was then just entering on a period of growth, and took charge of the barber shop in the Tacoma Hotel at the time of its opening. He continued there about five years, and then turned his attention to the real estate business, in which he remained an active figure up to the time of his death. He was eminently successful, being enterprising and progressive in his methods He accumulated considerable valuable property, including a section of land near Kapowsin, and was a stockholder in and a member of the board of directors of the Pacific Commercial Bank. A man of many sterling qualities of head and heart, he ie oe ari he pene leer and was square in all his dealings, while in the

Mr. And Mrs. Gottlieb J. Jaeger

Appelhagen, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Carl and Catherine (Bloeser) Appelhagen, the former a native of Holland and the latter of Prussia. Her father came to the United States in young boyhood and here learned the trade of tailoring, which business he followed throughout the remaining years of his life. To him and his wife were born four children. Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger also became parents of four children: Walter, who has an electrical store on K street, Tacoma, was married to Miss Jean Hammer. Carl, who is a traveling salesman, has been twice married, his present wife's maiden name having been Cecil Murray. By his first marriage he had three children, who are being reared by Mrs. Sophia Jaeger. Ralph, who is a sheet metal worker, was married to Miss Emma Mitchell, and they have a daughter, Helen. Howard, who is a salesman in Oakland, California, was married to Cora Bell Marlowe and they have two sons.

Mr. Jaeger always took an active interest in the progress and development of his city and was one of the early members of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Tacoma Lodge, Independent Order of Foresters, of which he was secretary for ten years. He was a member of the Lutheran church, to the support of which he gave generously, while in his political views he maintained an independent attitude, voting according to his judgment. He was kindly in manner, loved the companionship of his friends, and all who came in contact with him recognized and appreciated his many excellent traits of heart and mind.

Dr. Charles S. Pascoe stands preeminently among the leaders of his profession in Tacoma, where in his special field of research and practice he has gained a wide reputation. Well educated, possessing an aptitude for his work and having had extensive experience, he has commanded the respect of his brethren of the medical fraternity and the confidence of all who have come into contact with him.

Dr. Pascoe was born in St. Ignace, Michigan, on the 17th of April, 1892, and is a son of James and Emma (Pickford) Pascoe. His father was formerly an active minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, but is now retired and lives in Tacoma. Our subject secured a good public school education and then entered the medical school of the University of Michigan, where he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He served his interneship in the University of Michigan hospital and in July, 1915, came to Tacoma, where he has since been actively engaged in professional work. He conducts a general practice, but specializes in urology and dermatology. In September, 1918, Dr. Pascoe enlisted in the United States Medical Corps, in which he served until the close of the war, when he went east and spent a year in postgraduate work in New York, Chicago and Ann Arbor. He has built up a large and remunerative practice because of his ability and his personality.

On December 30, 1919, Dr. Pascoe was united in marriage to Miss Ida M. Mc- Cready, of Tacoma, and they are the parents of two children, Charles Robert and John James. Mrs. Pascoe is a daughter of John J. and Nellie M. McCready, pioneer settlers of Tacoma, and the former of whom is deceased. The Doctor is a member of the Theta Phi and Nu Sigma Nu fraternities and belongs to the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Northwestern Urological Society. He is a member. of the Tacoma Golf and Country Club, and in politics is independent.

William Voight

William Voight has for many years been successfully engaged in the contracting business in Puyallup and has gained a high reputation for the fine quality of his work and for the sound business methods which he has followed. He has always been careful and painstaking, conscientiously carrying out every contract into which he enters, and his business relations have ever been mutually pleasant and agreeable.

Mr. Voight was born in Toledo, Ohio, on the 20th of February, 1886, and is a son of Henry and Selma Voight. The father is a carpenter by trade and many years ago moved to South Dakota, where he is now living. In the public schools of the latter state William Voight received his educational training, and for a time gave his attention to farming. He then came to Puyallup and engaged in building contracting, in which he has been more than ordinarily successful, having erected many of the best houses in the Puyallup valley.

In January, 1923, Mr. Voight was united in marriage to Miss Dorothy Holstin, a daughter of William L. and Mary M. (Rouse) Holstin, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Kansas. Mr. Holstin was for a number of years engaged in the blacksmithing business in Puyallup and is now holding the position of chief of police. A personal sketch of him appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Voight are the parents of a son, Robert William.

Politically Mr. Voight is independent, voting according to his judgment as to men and measures. Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he belongs to lodge, encampment and canton, and the Daughters of Rebekah. He is a genial and comparliionable gentleman, supports all enterprises for the advancement of the public welfare and throughout the community is held in the highest regard.

J. W. Kugel

One of the best known and most reliable printing establishments in Tacoma is the Kugel Provident Printing Company, located in the Provident building, which has built up a large and steadily growing business through its reputation for high quality work at moderate prices. J. W. Kugel, the owner of the plant, is a man of wide practical experience in his line and has shown himself the possessor of excellent taste and up-to-date ideas; the work produced in his shop bearing the marks of a master hand. ,

Mr. Kugel was born in Pendleton, Oregon, and is a son of William and Katherine (McLaughlin) Kugel, the former of whom died in 1911, while the latter still lives in Tacoma. The family came to this city in 1900 from Oregon, of which state they were pioneers, the Kugel family having been established there in the '40s, while our subject's maternal grandfather was the builder of the Oregon Shortline Railroad.

J. W. Kugel was about nine years of age when he came to Tacoma, and after completing the grammar grades he learned the printing trade, after which he entered high school, and by working at his trade, paid his way through two years. He then traveled widely, gaining valuable experience in the mechanical end of the printing business by working on various newspapers, and on returning to Tacoma opened a small printing shop. Shortly afterward he sold out and bought his present plant. This had been established in 1916 in its present location, under the name of the Provident Printing Company, and in 1926 Mr. Kugel made an amendment. to the title which is now the Kugel Provident Printing Company. He specializes in book Sad commercial printing, and is very successfully operating a direct mail advertising department. In this field of effort he is meeting a large demand for original and up-to-date advertising matter, writing the copy and. delivering the material complete to the merchants, among whom his service has become very popular. Mr. Kugel issues a house organ, "The Gregorian," and also publishes a monthly school paper

The Lion," for St. Leo's high school. His plant is well equipped for the prompt and efficient production of good printed matter, and he has won an enviable place among the substantial and dependable printing houses of Tacoma.

In 1916, in Tacoma, Mr. Kugel was united in marriage to Miss Julia Rieth. who was born in Pendleton, Oregon, a daughter of Jacob and Madeline (Mark) Rieth both of whom are deceased. They were early pioneers in Oregon, and the town of Rieth, Umatilla county, that state, was named in their honor. Mr Rieth took u a large tract of land and was extensively engaged in the raising of wheat When the Rieths came to Oregon, their journey across the plains was marked by a number of thrilling and unpleasant experiences. In the White river country they were at tacked by Indians and Mr. Rieth and a brother became separated from the rest f the company. | They were completely lost for a time, but eventually were able t rejoin the train. They had been without food and at one time were in such a oa perate condition that they killed and ate a rattlesnake. Eventually they reached Fort Walla Walla, where the soldiers fed them carefully and sparingly so a7 not os

To Mr. and Mrs. Kugel has been born a son, Robert. Mr. Kugel is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Young Men's Business Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He has gained an excellent reputation in business circles because of his persistent and well directed efforts and the sound judgment which he has exercised in all of his affairs, and has well deserved the splendid measure of success which is now his.

Edward H. Todd, D. D., Ll. D.

Fortunate was Tacoma when the Methodist Episcopal church established here the College of Puget Sound, for it has proven itself a valuable acquisition to the community in many ways. It is a standard college of liberal arts, offering courses in arts and sciences, pre-engineering and pre-professional subjects, religious education, education and music. The college is privately endowed and receives no aid from taxation, being supported from the income from its endowments and from incidental fees paid by the students. It is as open to the public as are tax-supported institutions, the courses being offered on equal terms to all young people of good moral character who meet the educational requirements. There are thirty-one persons on the faculty and administration staff, and through the effective work done by this institution Tacoma is gaining a distinctive place on the "college map" of the country.

The college is beautifully located, the campus park comprising forty acres of land, which is being improved with walks, drives and gardens, and which is practically open to the public as a city park. The buildings now on the campus are the C. H. Jones hall, a beautiful edifice which for the purposes intended is hardly excelled by any college structure; the gymnasium, which has a splendid floor and ample quarters for the physical education activities; Women's Cottage, a comfortable dwelling accommodating about twenty persons; the Science hall, which contains laboratories of four science departments; the College Commons, and the heating plant. A large and well laid out athletic field affords ideal accommodation for all kinds of outdoor sports. The moral tone of the college is all that could be desired, while its educational courses have been so arranged and are conducted in such a way as to secure maximum results. Tacoma is proud of the College of Puget Sound, and a wonderful future lies before the institution. To a large degree, the splendid success which is attending the college has been due to the untiring and indomitable efforts of its able president Dr. Edward H. Todd, who has been at its head since the fall of 1913, and who has devoted himself indefatigably to its interests.