Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 15 of 27)

Bernard C. Ohneck attended the public schools of his native city and at ten years of age was sent to a parochial school. Later he attended the University of Notre Dame, at South Bend, Indiana, after which he took a course in fine arts, following that line of work until 1884, when he and his widowed mother went to Boise, Idaho. In 1886 he went to Chehalis, Washington, where he lived until 1888, engaged in farming. He then loaded all his worldly goods onto a wagon and, with an ox team,. came to Pierce county, taking up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres at. Rapjohn lake, on section 32, township 17, range 4. The land was densely covered with timber and brush and there were no roads in that locality. After building a small log house, he began clearing the land and also dug a ditch to drain the swampy part of his place. He succeeded in clearing about twenty-five acres and created a good farm, whereon he remained until 1903, when he sold the homestead and bought eighty-four acres of partly cleared land on section 6, township 16, range 4, on which stood an old log house. He made many substantial improvements here and in 1906 built the Lakeside Inn, a fine log structure, and began catering to the public, specializing in chicken dinners. The superior quality of these meais soon became known and business rapidly increased, until today his is one of the best known places of the kind in the northwest. It was the first exclusive chicken dinner establishment in the state of Washington and has set the pace for all who have since followed that busi- ness. In 1910 the Lakeside Inn was destroyed by fire, ard was immediately rebuilt of logs, but was again burned down in 1920. This time it was rebuilt of tile and is now in every respect modern and up-to-date. Mr. Ohneck gives his personal attention to the inn, giving careful oversight to the kitchen and the dining room service. His gracious manner and his interest in the comfort of his guests have won for him a host of warm friends among his patrons and have been a contributing factor to the success which has attended the enterprise. He caters to many large parties from Seattle and Tacoma and is enjoying well deserved prosperity.

On October 31, 1888, in Chehalis, Washington, Mr. Ohneck was united in marriage to Miss Matilda C. Wesserling, who was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a daughter of John and Susanna Wesserling, both of whom were natives of Germany, the father born in Danzig and the mother in that vicinity. Her father, who was a soapmaker by trade, came to the United States about 1866, locating in Wisconsin. Later he went to Nebraska and took up a homestead, on which he lived until 1886, when he went to Chehalis, Washington, and bought a ranch. In 1888 he sold that place and cook up a homestead at Rapjohn lake, Pierce county, where he lived until his death in 1910. To him and his wife were born seven children, namely, Matilda C., Henry, William, Louis, Anna, Amelia and Susanna. Mr, and Mrs. Ohneck became the parents of four children: John P., who was born in Chehalis, Washington, is married and has two children, Wilfred, aged twelve years, and Vida Jeannette, the baby; Alfred E., born on the old homestead in Pierce county, and who owns a fine ranch near his father, is married and has two children, Ione, aged eleven years, and Dorothy, aged six years; Thelma is the wife of Howard Crate; Bernice Lillian, who was born in Tacoma, is now a junior in the Washington State Agricultural College, at Pullman, where she is majoring in English. The mother of these children died May 14, 1928. Mr. Ohneck has taken a deep interest in public affairs and served as deputy county clerk for six years - 1907 to 1913. He is a member of the National Union. He has also served many years as a member and clerk of the school board of his district, being interested in maintaining the schools at the highest possible point of efficiency. Politically he maintains an independent attitude, voting according to the dictates of his judgment as to men and measures. He is a man of alert mentality, keen and discriminating, and all who come in contact with him hold him in high regard.

Dr. William E. Burkhart

For nearly four decades Dr. William E. Burkhart has been actively and prominently identified with the dental profession in Washington and during the greater part of that time has been the owner and president of the Burkhart Dental Supply Company, the oldest concern in its line in the northwest. He was born in Marshall county, Iowa, in 1860, and is a son of David and Susan (Long) Burkhart, who came to Tacoma in 1889 and lived retired here until they died. '

Dr. Burkhart attended the public schools of his native state and then took up the study of dentistry. After practicing a short time in Iowa, he went to Idaho where he practiced three years, and in 1888 came to Tacoma and opened a dental office, being one of the pioneer dentists of this section of the state. In 1893 he opened the Tacoma College of Dental Surgery, of which he was president, and for three years he taught operative dentistry. He then served three terms as Becvellt f th aren Sieceus dental examiners, being a member thereof for six years yi :

Supply Company, which was incorporated in 1891, and sake fk Wee his entire time and attention to this enterprise. It is not only the oldest et Cae business of its kind in this section of the country, but has always stood in the lead in volume of business, enjoying an enviable reputation as a reliable and aL house. The Doctor is a man of sound judgment, conducts his business in accordance with the highest commercial ethics, and is enjoying well merited success. He d a native of Iowa, later deceased. To this union were Hdl ee Ga eae Ralph E., who resides in California; and Archie N., vice president of the Burkhart Dental Supply Company, for which he also acts as traveling representative Dr end

Mrs. Burkhart also reared two children: Miss Olive Roberts, who became the wife of Earl Allison, a banker of Minnesota; and Maude E., who became the wife of Herbert P. Jones, an attorney of Tacoma. In 1915 Dr. Burkhart was married to Miss Sarah J. Jones, of Tacoma, a daughter of William W. and Jane Jones, natives of Iowa and early settlers of Tacoma.

Politically the Doctor is a republican and has always taken an active interest in local public affairs having served six years as a member of the school board and having assisted in organizing and locating the Stadium high school. He is a member of Fairweather Lodge, No. 82, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past master, and has attained the thirtieth degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. He has been a member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce continuously since 1891. A man of great energy, he has carried rare judgment into everything with which he has been actively identified and holds an enviable place in the business circles of his city. He has usually been found in the fore of all movements for the advancement of his community, and as one of the sterling citizens and representative men of Pierce county he is eminently entitled to specific representation in its history.

George Richter

One of the enterprising farmers and substantial citizens of the northwestern part of Pierce county is George Richter, who owns a fertile and well improved ranch near Puyallup. He has closely devoted himself to his business affairs and at the same time has been active in matters looking to the welfare of the community. Mr. Richter was born in Le Sueur county, Minnesota, on the 3d day of August, 1874, and is a son of August and Mary (Kral) Richter, both of whom were born and reared in Saxony, Germany. The father crossed the Atlantic to the United States in the early '50s and became a pioneer of Minnesota, settling in Le Sueur county, where he acquired a large tract of land, at one time owning two thousand acres, including the townsite of Montgomery. He also owned a trading post, to which he hauled his goods sixty miles from St. Paul with ox-teams. He owned a large elevator and bought and sold large quantities of grain. He was actively engaged in business there nearly fifty years, retiring in 1906, and his death occurred in 1920. The mother died in 1916. They were the parents of eight children, namely: William, Charles, Mary, Edward, Herman, George and two who died in infancy.

George Richter was educated in the public schools of Minnesota and remained at home until twenty-one years of age, clerking in his father's store and assisting in the operation of the elevator. In 1891 he came to Washington, locating in Tacoma, where he remained about a year, during six months of which time he conducted a store. Selling out, he returned to his Minnesota home, where he remained until 1895, when he again came to Tacoma. He opened a grocery store on McKinley avenue, operated it about a year and then sold out at a profit. He next bought ten acres of land on the Indian reservation, two miles west of Puyallup, the land being heavily covered with timber and brush. He built a house and set to work clearing the land, which in the course of time he developed into a good farm. He has added to his original holdings and now has forty-eight acres in one piece. He has eight acres planted to hops, five acres in berries and has a nice orchard, the remainder of the land being devoted to dairy purposes. Since locating here he has devoted himself closely to his ranch, excepting in 1902, when he went to Alaska and spent about a year in gold mining. He has made many valuable improvements on the ranch and has a very desirable property. : I

On March 11, 1895, Mr. Richter was united in marriage to Miss Mary Factor, who also is a native of Minnesota and a daughter of John and Anna Factor. Her parents were born and reared in Bohemia and went to Minnesota in the early '50s. The father acquired a large tract of land, which he farmed during the remainder of his life, his death occurring there about 1906. The mother died in 1914. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom five are living, namely: Anna, James, Albert, Rosie and Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Richter are the parents of four children: Egbert, born in Minnesota, June 26, 1900, is married and lives in California; Alfred, born in Skagway, Alaska, July 5, 1902, is married and has a son, Robert, born March 22, 1925; Leo, born on the present ranch, July 26, 1905, graduated from the high school at Puyallup, had three years in the University of Washington, and is now at home; George, born October 9, 1910, is a junior in the Puyallup high school. ,

Mr. Richter is a member of the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Association. In 1914 he and a few neighboring farmers organized the Mutual Light & Power Company, which constructed a line and brought light and power to the community of one hundred and fifty farmers between Puyallup and Tacoma. They operated successfully for four years, Mr. Richter serving as treasurer and manager, without salary, and in 1921 the business was sold to the Puget Sound Light and Power Company, at a handsome profit to the original stockholders. In many ways Mr. Richter has shown himself a man of foresight and sound judgment and enjoys a high reputation for ability and progressiveness.

Gottfried Fuchs

To Gottfried Fuchs, whose fine ranch is located in the western part of Pierce county, south of Tacoma, belongs the distinction of having the largest individually owned dairy herd in the state of Washington. This is important enough in itself but the fact takes on a greater significance when it is realized that Mr. Fuchs began his career here with practically nothing and has attained his present enviable position through his own unaided efforts. Thus again is emphasized the fact that America is indeed the "land of opportunity" for those who have the courage and ability to take advantage of conditions and the persistence and determination to push their efforts to successful consummation.

Gottfried Fuchs was born in Canton Schwyz, Switzerland, in 1886, and is a son of J. M. and Frances Fuchs, both of whom died in the land of 'the Alps, where the father owned and operated a good farm. They were the parents of the following children: Anna, Angelina, Gottfried, Mary Emily, Louis, Joseph M., Dominick, David and Sophie. Gottfried attended the public schools of his homeland and completed his education after coming to this country, also attending a business college here. Crossing the Atlantic in February, 1907, he first located in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was employed on a dairy farm for about two years. In 1909 he continued his westward journey to Tacoma, Washington, and was employed on a dairy ranch near this city until 1913. Ambitious to get into business for himself, he then leased a dairy ranch near Flett, keeping eighty cows, for dairy purposes, and in this venture, being thoroughly practical, he met with very encouraging success. In 1917 Mr. Fuchs leased one hundred acres of the old Dougherty donation claim, near South Tacoma, where he continued his dairy operations, and in 1920 he bought one hundred and eighty-four acres of this land, which had been originally filed on in 1847. Practically all of his land was cleared and he at once began increasing his herd, which now numbers three hundred high grade Holstein cows and one hundred head of young stock, constituting the largest dairy herd in the state. He also keeps pure-bred Holstein sires and maintains the herd in the best possible condition. He has three large, modern barns, a complete refrigerating plant, a steam plant for sterilizing the milk bottles, and also additional barns for the storage of hay and grain. He buys only the best of feed for the stock, his feed bill for one year amounting to labout forty thousand dollars, in addition to what is produced on the ranch. He retails milk throughout Tacoma, operating six trucks for this purpose, the remainder of the milk being sold wholesale. Mr. Fuchs employs from twenty-five to thirty men in the operation of his dairy, housing and feeding most of them, some of his emplove having been with him continuously from the time he began independent Ce) Seavohs here. He is well liked by his men, whom he always treats fairly. He eats th best woman cook to be obtained, so that his workmen are supplied with st ell : meals. The farm is operated under the name of the Flett dairy and enj a 'id and cl any AMS edo throughout this section of the state jokey offt

In 7 Mr. Fuchs was united in marriage to Mi i native of Switzerland, a daughter of Peter CHa Bates ee eS ety an sft. to the United States about forty vears ago. To him and hi ; AM aetna children, namely, John, Louis, Joseph, Adolph, Ida, Mary Sotiisths aie Baek Fede, Switzerland. Mr. Fuchs is an enthusiastic hun ' Piet fall, always bringing back trophies of his Eien Neg Pete ae Bk de Lodge, No. 174, B. P. 0. E., and is exeecdinel " - Median attainment of his present prosperity he has been guided by the highest business ethics, giving a square deal to every one with whom he is associated, and his success has been honestly earned. He has made a close study of scientific dairying in all its phases and his broad knowledge and practical experience enable him to speak with authority on the many problems that confront the dairyman.

Henry Berger

One of the steady, industrious and substantial citizens living in the vicinity of Spanaway is Henry Berger who for more than forty years has been a resident of Pierce county. His life has been an active and useful one and by his diligence and enterprise, he has attained a gratifying measure of success and won a high place in the opinion of his fellow citizens. Mr. Berger was born in Rhine, Germany, on the ist day of May, 1857, and is a son of William and Katherina (Cinken) Berger, who came to this country in 1885 and thereafter made their home with their son Henry, the father dying in May, 1902, and the mother in the following month. They had five children - Henry, Mrs. Marie Funk, Mrs. Elizabeth Knelekin, Mrs. Annie Groper and Mrs. Wilhelmina Papen.

Henry Berger was educated in the public schools of his native land and then learned the trade of a brickmason. He afterward worked in the coal mines of the Ruhr district, where he remained until 1880, when he came to the United States, going first to Peoria, Illinois, where he worked as a coal miner for awhile, after which he traveled over the middle and southern states until the spring of 1883, when he came to Pierce county, Washington. He went to work in the coal mines at Carbonado and in 1884 he took up a homestead on section 34, township 19, range 3, the land being practically all covered with heavy timber. After building a good log house he entered upon the task of clearing the place and now has between forty and fifty acres cleared and under cultivation, the remainder of the land being in woods and pasture. Here he _raises good crops of hay, grain and potatoes and also keeps a few good dairy cows. He has devoted himself closely to the improvement and operation of his farm, and in 1891 erected a good house and substantial barn. For the past thirty-five years Mr. Berger has also been engaged in the drilling of wells throughout Pierce county, in which line of business he has gained a wide reputation.

On July 6, 1891, Mr. Berger was united in marriage to Miss Katherina Snieder, who is a native of Germany and a daughter of Thomas and Katherina (Weberlinger) Snieder, both of whom died in Germany. They were the parents of six children, Mrs. Marie Berens, Michael, Frederick, Anna Maria, Peter, deceased, and Katherina. To Mr. and Mrs. Berger have been born twelve children, nine of whom are living, namely: Mary Magdalene, who is the wife of Andrew Shilley; William, Maria and Alfred, all deceased; Mrs. Eleanor Carey, who is the mother of two children, Mary Patricia, born May 23, 1920, and John Michael, born June 1, 1925; Mrs. Anna Dixon, who has a daughter, Margaret Frances, born March 21, 1917; Mrs. Martha Swanson, who has two children, Robert Jean, born June 30, 1921, and Gloria, born August 14, 1926; George, who is married and has a son, Robert, born February 17, 1926; Martin F., Mary Ivo, Dorothy and Joseph, who are at home. Mr. Berger has served several years as a member of the school board and has shown a commendable interest in the welfare of his community. He is a man of excellent personal traits, kindly and hospitable, and is regarded as a valuable citizen of his locality.

Charles T. Brehm

Charles T. Brehm, a leading business man of eastern Pierce county, owns two large general mercantile establishments at Wilkeson and Fairfax. He has displayed sound business judgment in all his operations and is counted among the successful and substantial men of the community. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1870 and is a son of R. W. and Louisa E. (Nessel) Brehm, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in Rochester, New York. The father came to the United States when about twelve years of age and lived in Chicago for a number of years, but in 1870 moved to California, where he was engaged in the milling business up to the time of his death. To him and his wife were born nine children, namely: E. E., who died in 1911; L. W., a resident of Tacoma; Charles T., the subject of this sketch; W. R. and G. O, of Seattle; J. R., of Pasadena, California; Katherine and Mary, who live in California; and Bertha, deceased.

Charles T. Brehm secured his education in the public schools of San Francisco and Berkeley, California, after which he obtained employment in a wholesale house in San Francisco. In 1888 he came to Wilkeson, Pierce county, Washington, and went to work for Brehm & Elliott, the senior member of the firm being his brother E. E., who had come here. that year and bought out John P. Jones, who conducted a general mercantile store. The business increased and eventually the brothers, L. W. and E. E. Brehm, bought Mr. Elliott's interest in the establishment. Some time later Charles T. and another brother, J. R., bought out L. W. and E. E., after which the business was conducted under the firm name of Brehm Brothers, the company being incorporated. Later Charles T. purchased his brother's interest and has since been sole owner of the store at Wilkeson. About 1901 Brehm & Elliott opened a branch store at Fairfax, and this business Charles T. Brehm bought before buying the Wilkeson store. In both establishments he carries a full line of general merchandise, including groceries, dry goods, furnishings and other lines, and is enjoying a splendid trade.

In 1894 Mr. Brehm was united in marriage to Miss Anna Warburton, who was born in San Francisco, where their marriage occurred, and to this union have been born seven children, namely: Rudolph W., a resident of Yakima, Washington, who is married and has one child; Helen, an interior decorator in New York city; Gretchen, also a resident of New York city; Eugene, of Seattle; and Jane, Edward and Virginia, all at home.

Mr. Brehm established his home in Seattle in 1907 but spends considerable time in Fairfax. While living in Wilkeson he served several years as postmaster and has filled the same position in Fairfax for the past ten years. He is a member of the Masonic lodge at South Prairie; Seattle Consistory of the Scottish Rite; and the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. While he has carried on his business enterprises in such a manner as to gain a comfortable competence, he belongs to that class of representative citizens who promote the public welfare while advancing individual success. During all the years of his residence in Pierce county he has stood ready to cooperate in the advancement of al] measures for the upbuilding of the locality and the betterment of the public welfare. He is essentially a man of affairs, sound of judgment and farseeing in what he has undertaken, and he has won and retains the confidence and esteem of all classes.

To D. S. McKenzie belongs the distinction of operating the oldest monument works in Tacoma, and through the years of his identification with this business here he has commanded his full share of the public patronage, the high quality of his work having been his best advertisement. Mr. McKenzie is a native of Scotland, born on the 6th of October, 1873, and is a son of W. K. and Elizabeth (Shear) McKenzie. His father came to the United States in 1886 and located in Ohio, where he remained until 1889 when he came to Seattle, Washington, where he engaged in the stonecutting business. In sien ee see of the family came to this country, and they lived in Seattle unti ,» when they moved to Wenatchee, Washi '4 occurred in 1924. The mother died in 1926. - Mince oe bygee tndehamines Ina

D. S. McKenzie received his education in the public schools of his native country and in 1891 he went to Seattle, Washington, where he learned the trade of stoniecutting. In 1904 he came to Tacoma and established the Pacific Monument Works which he is still operating and which, under his careful and painstaking direction has enjoyed a very satisfactory measure of prosperity. Mr. McKenzie's yard which is one hundred by one hundred and twenty feet in size, is located at 2015 Pacific avenue and here he gives employment to eight or ten skilled artisans. He does both a retail and wholesale business and has enjoyed a steady growth in the volume of his trade being now one of the leaders in his line in Pierce county. :

In 1900 Mr. McKenzie was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Beggs, of Seattle and they are the parents of three children, namely: William, who is in the monument business with his father; Margaret; and James, who also is with his father. Mr. McKenzie is a thirty-second degree member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and also belongs to the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is affiliated with the Commercial Club and the Chamber of Commerce, and in politics he is an earnest supporter of the republican party. He is a man of straightforward manner, his word being as good as his bond, and throughout the range of his acquaintance his worth is recognized and appreciated.

D. G. Gray

D. G. Gray is a representative and substantial young citizen of Puyallup, where he has been actively engaged in the trucking business since 1918, being awarded many contracts for general hauling. His birth occurred in Iowa in the year 1887, his parents being George and Katherine Gray. The father, a native of Orkney Islands, Scotland, emigrated to the United States in young manhood and located in Iowa, in which state he followed his trade of stone mason and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He passed away in 1919 but is still survived by his widow, who now makes her home on Fifth avenue in Puyallup, Washington.

D. G. Gray attended school in the state of his nativity and remained on the home farm with his parents until he had attained the age of twenty-three years. Then in 1910 he made his way to the Pacific northwest and took up his abode in Puyallup, Washington, where for a number of years he remained in the employ of his brother, S. R. Gray, a successful general contractor of the city. It was in 1918 that he embarked in business on his own account and since that time he has developed. a large and profitable enterprise in general trucking, enjoying an enviable reputation for integrity and thorough reliability.

In 1914 Mr. Gray was united in marriage to Miss Mantie Baker, a native of North Dakota and a daughter of C. F. and Louise Baker, who have resided in Puyallup, Washington, since about 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Gray are the parents of twins, George and Jean, born in Puyallup.

Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Gray has supported the men and measures of the republican party, believing that its principles are most conducive to good government. He is a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the blue lodge and the chapter in Puyallup, while his wife is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. They are widely and favorably known throughout the community in which they make their home, having gained an extensive circle of warm friends during the period of their residence in Puyallup.

Mattes Nelsson

In the western part of Pierce county some of the best improved and most pro-. ductive farms are owned and operated by natives of Sweden, who have come to be numbered among the most substantial and progressive citizens of this section. Mattes. Nelsson, whose ranch is located on section 35, township 19, range 8, where he has lived for nearly thirty years, during which period he has gained both material success and an enviable standing in the community, was born in Sweden on the 2d of July, 1866, and is a son of Nelsson and Inga (Mattison) Nelsson. The mother died in 1879 and is survived by her husband, who owns a farm, which he operated for many years, but is now, at the age of ninety-two years, making his home with his daughter, who is a school teacher. To him and his wife were born four children, Nels, Elna, Mattes and Hannah. 2

Mattes Nelsson attended the public schools of his native country and at the age of sixteen years was confirmed in the Swedish Lutheran church. He helped his father in the operation of the home farm until 1887, when he came to the United States, locating in Minnesota, where he lived about a year. He then came to Washington, and for a few days was employed at plastering in Tacoma, after which he went to work in a sawmill near Clover Creek, where he remained about a year. During the ensuing summer he was employed on Mr. Greenlaw's ranch, after which he took up a homestead of one hundred and twenty acres in'township 18, range 3, it being heavy timber land. He built a good house of split cedar and cleared a few acres, eventually proving up on the place, which he then sold. During the following ten years he operated a rented ranch near Spanaway and in 1899 bought one hundred and twenty-six acres of land, part timber and part prairie, on section 35, township 19, range 3, to the clearing and improvement of which he at once applied his efforts. He built a good house and barn and cleared part of the land, which he brought under cultivation. He was successful in the operation of this place and later bought more land until he now owns one hundred and ninety-two acres. His chief crops are hay, grain and potatoes and he keeps about eighteen head of Durham dairy cattle and a pure-bred sire. He has been untiring in his efforts and the present appearance of his farm indicates him to be a man of good taste and progressive ideas.

Soon after locating in Pierce county, Mr. Nelsson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Greenlaw, who was born on her father's ranch here, February 18, 1871, a daughter of Amos and Wilhelmina (Meyer) Greenlaw. Her father was born in Maine in 1838 and her mother is a native of Pierce county. Mr. Greenlaw was a sailor and about 1860 came around Cape Horn to Puget sound, where he quit the sea and turned his attention to land pursuits. Soon afterwards he built a sawmill at Tumwater Falls, near Olympia, in partnership with Amos Rice, and they ran, it for several years. Mr. Greenlaw then came to Spanaway and settled on one hundred and sixty acres of the old Brown donation claim, where he lived until his death, December 27, 1895. He was survived by his widow, who passed away October 18, 1913. They were the parents of ten children, namely, Mary, Lustrous, Mrs. Nettie Turner, Amos, Mrs. Ruby Soule, Leonard, Loren, Cyrus, John, and Minnie, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelsson have been born eight children, as follows: Lillie, who is the wife of L. A. Mahon and has three children, Lela, Ruth and Donald; Mrs. Ruby Eilross, who has a daughter, Dorothy; Ervine, who is married and has three sons, Adrian, Melford and Eldwood; Mrs. Nettie Jones, who is the mother of two sons, Paul and Robert; Mrs. Sigrid Blackwood, who has a daughter, Audrey; Anna, who is the wife of J. A. Black, and has two daughters, Esther and Virginia; Amos, who died October 7, 1907, when three years old; Leonard, who is in school.

Mr. Nelsson has been a busy man, devoting himself closely to the management of his ranch, but has always found time to do his part in advancing the interests of his community. He served as a member of the school board for twenty years and as road supervisor for five and a half years, giving effective and appreciated service in both positions. He has many substantial improvements on his farm, which is very attractive, its appearance being enhanced by the fine clumps of timber which have been left standing. Mr. Nelsson has been true and loyal in every relation of life and his upright character has given him an enviable standing among the representative people of his locality.

R. B. King

Among those who are catering to the wants and comfort o highways of Pierce county, is R. B. King, who owns and sah iay areeenes Aaa store and restaurant on the Rainier National Park highway, five miles west of Eat ville. He has been very successful in this enterprise and has made a host of friends among those who have patronized him. Mr. King was born in North Carolina on the 24th day of October, 1875, and is a son of John Dillard and Margaret (Case) King, also natives of North Carolina, where the father followed the cceuittice of farming. He came to Tacoma, Washington, in 1889 and homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land on section 18, township 16 north range 4 east, the land bei heavily covered with fir and cedar timber. He built a small log house and at nee proceeded to clear the land, developing a good farm, on which he lived until his aeath in January, 1920. His widow is still living on the homestead with her youngest They became the parents of the following children: Stonewall, Nellie. R 3 Mrs Laura Josselyn, now deceased, Zella, Vivian; Orena, Launa, Lena and Hitam "Sika

R. B. King was educated in the Rainier public school and then engaged S farmi for a number of years. In May, 1921, he and his wife bought one acre of iatid'Oe the Rainier National Park highway five miles west of Eatonville on which they b 'lt a garage and store building and are now operating this place. They keep Serine

On January 27, 1916, Mr. King was united in marriage to Mrs. Lottie (Hackett) Schnyder, daughter of George and Katherine (Sandt) Hackett, the former a native of Maine and the latter of Iowa. The father, who is now deceased, came to Pierce county January 2, 1890, and engaged in contracting and building to the time of his death, which occurred in Tacoma, February 2, 1910. To him and his wife were born five children, namely: Lottie, Mrs. King; Mable, deceased; Florence; Fred, who was killed in an automobile race in California; and Emma, who died in infancy. Mrs. King was educated in the public schools of Tacoma, graduating from the old high school, and then took a course in a normal training school and extension work at the University of Washington, after which she attended the College of Puget Sound, at Tacoma. She taught school in Tacoma for eighteen years and is a lady of wide general information. She is especially interested in children, several of whom she has reared and educated. She is now rearing Roselle Helmholz, who is a student in the high school at Eatonville, and Wesley Wester, a boy fourteen years of age, taken from the Children's Home in Tacoma. Mr. King is a member of Eatonville Lodge, No. 268, I. O. O. F. Because of his sterling character and friendly disposition, he has won a host of warm and loyal friends throughout this section of the county.

The career of the well remembered gentleman whose name forms the caption of this biographical memoir was a busy and useful one, the distinction which he attained in his particular sphere of activity entitling him to honorable mention among the representative men of his section of the county. As a farmer he was progressive and enterprising, while as a private citizen his record was such as to gain for him the confidence and esteem of all who knew him, his influence still pervading the lives of a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, who revere his memory. Mr. McAllister was born on his father's farm near Olympia, Washington, July 29, 1856, and was a son of John and Mary Jane McAllister. The former, who was of Scotch descent, was a native of Kentucky, while the mother was a native of Virginia. John McAllister came across the plains, with ox team and covered wagon, in 1853, locating at Nisqually, Washington, where he took up a donation claim of three hundred and twenty acres of heavy cedar and maple timber land, built a log house and began clearing the tract. During his first winter here he taught a private school. A few years later he sold that place and took a preemption claim of one hundred and sixty acres near Olympia and engaged in raising sheep. In 1873 he sold out there and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land at Hillhurst, Pierce county, where he spent the remainder of his days, his death occurring in 1873. His wife died in 1886. They were the parents of seven children, namely: Joseph, deceased; Hiram B., who lives in Tacoma; John, deceased; George G.; Mrs. Emma Hickland, who lives in Puyallup, this county; William; and Mary Jane.

George G. McAllister was educated in the public school at Chambers Prairie and remained on the home farm until sixteen years of age, when he started out in life for himself. His first effort was in sheep raising and later he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres near Nisqually, where he engaged in farming for many years. In 1913 he moved to Nisqually, locating en a ranch which belonged to Mrs. McAllister, and devoted his attention to the cultivation of this place until his death, which occurred October 28, 1917. He exercised good judgment and wise discrimination in all of his affairs, doing well whatever he undertook, and the success which crowned his life work was well merited. ae

On July 3, 1881, Mr. McAllister was united in marriage to Miss Christina Mounts, who was born on the Nisqually Indian reservation, in Pierce county, the daughter of Daniel and Catherine (McLeod) Mounts. Her father was born in Ilinois and died July 21, 1904, while the mother was born at Lake Steilacoom, Pierce county, and is still living, at the age of eighty-one years. To Mr. and Mrs. McAllister were born four children, as follows: Ruby G., who was born on the old Mounts donation claim on Muck creek, attended the public schools at Dupont, graduated from the State Normal School at Bellingham and for the past thirteen years has been engaged in teaching school; Edward J., who was born on the old homestead, died in February,

Mr. McAllister was a charter member of Tacoma Camp, Modern Woodmen of America. He was a man of strong character and sterling qualities of manhood, made a pleasing impression on all who came in contact with him and his relations with his neighbors were always mutually pleasant and agreeable. He gave close attention to his business affairs, was public spirited in his attitude towards everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of his section of the county and lent his influence in favor of those things which tend to the betterment of the public interests. Because of his excellent traits and his fine personality he was held in the highest esteem.

R. F. Friday

R. F. Friday, of Puyallup, one of the leading florists of northern Pierce county, has built up a large and profitable business through his close attention and thorough knowledge of the best methods of propagating and raising flowers. A native of Germany, where his birth occurred in 1862, he is a son of Fred and Louise Friday, both of whom are deceased, the father dying in his native land and the mother in this country.

R. F. Friday attended the public schools of Germany and then learned the florist's trade, at which he was employed until 1881, when he came to the United States, settling in Kansas City, Missouri, where he remained until the fall of 1886. He then came to Seattle, Washington, where he was employed in the greenhouses of . Mr. Meigs for about a year, and then went to Port Madison, where he remained about the same length of time. From there he went to Hast Seattle, where he was employed as a florist until 1892, when he engaged in business for himself. He bought sixteen lots, on which he built a greenhouse and began raising flowers and potted plants. In 1895 he sold out and removed to Green Lake, there purchasing ten acres of land, whereon he built greenhouses and conducted business about one year. Again he sold out and, coming to the Puyallup valley, bought ten acres of Indian reservation land on section 18, township 20 north, range 4 east. This land was partly cleared and he finished clearing it, planting it to fruit trees and berries. It is now all in fruit and well improved otherwise. In 1909 Mr. Friday built a large greenhouse on the ranch and is engaged in the growing of hothouse tomatoes for the winter trade, as well as carnations and chrysanthemums for the market.

On June 30, 1904, Mr. Friday was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Warren, of Galena, Illinois, daughter of Daniel H. and Mary (Burton) Warren, the former a native of Brooklyn, New York, and the latter of Galena, Illinois. Mr. Warren was a shoe merchant in Chicago, where he conducted a large store for many years. His death occurred there June 26, 1884, and the mother died in Tacoma, Washington, October 6, 1907. They were the parents of four children, Mrs. Maude Easley and Robert, who are deceased; Potter B., of Los Angeles, California; and Sarah, who came to Seattle, with her mother in 1887, when but three years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Friday have been born four children: Ruth, who was born in Seattle, graduated from high school and then studied for two years in the College of Puget Sound at Tacoma; Mary, Rudolph and Louise are in high school. Mr. Friday has been a good citizen of his community, supporting all measures' for the public welfare and the betterment of local conditions, and is highly regarded by all who know him.

Bert H. Walker

Bert H. Walker is well known in Tacoma's business circles as president of the Royal Ice Cream Company, of which he has been at the'head since its incorporation in 1910 and which is the pioneer industry of its kind in the city. He has in his business career strongly displayed the spirit of initiative in that he has gone beyond the methods that others have followed and has been a pioneer in introducing superior sanitary conditions from the first handling of the dairy products until the goods are sent forth as a finished product. He has always maintained the highest standards in excellence and in the conduct of his business has displayed sound judgment and unfaltering enterprise, thus gaining a place among the successful merchants of his city.

Bert H. Walker was born in Clinton, Ontario, Canada, on the 8d of September, 1869, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Walker. In the acquirement of an education he attended the common schools at the place of his nativity to the age of fourteen years. In May, 1886, he removed to Detroit, Michigan, and secured employment with the firm of Clough & Warren, piano manufacturers, with whom he completed his trade, remaining with that house until September, 1898. After resigning his position he traveled for a time seeking a permanent location and in July, 1899, he arrived in Tacoma. He was influenced to come to this city by D. S. Johnston, a well known piano dealer and pioneer in the business in the northwest. Mr. Walker came to this city from Vancouver, British Columbia, and accepted a position with Mr. Johnston, with whom he remained until January,-1910, becoming one of the stockholders in the business on the organization of the D. 8. Johnston Company.

In May, 1910, Mr. Walker bought the business of the Royal Dairy, which had been established about 1896 by J. L. Wetherby, now deceased, and which the former incorporated under the name of the Royal Ice Cream Company. In addition to manufacturing ice cream he instituted an extensive dairy business and during the conduct of his interests Mr. Walker has introduced many most commendable features in connection with the sanitary handling of the dairy products, particularly the matter of scientifically pasteurizing milk and cream. The plant is equipped with all modern appliances, including machinery, cooling rooms, sterilizing department, refrigerating plant, etc. Mr. Walker is a strong believer in pure food products and is at all times willing and anxious to cooperate in every movement toward securing better, purer and cleaner milk. The Royal Ice Cream Company receives its products from nearby farmers and is exclusive distributor. The milk is from tested cattle and the farms from which the concern purchases must be strictly sanitary in the handling of the milk, while the product must come to a standard test. If all companies would follow such methods there would be no necessity for the enactment of the pure food laws nor for the rigorous prosecution of many who in recent years have felt the arm of the law in relation to unsanitary conditions. Mr. Walker is president and manager of the Royal Ice Cream Company, while George W. Turnbull has filled the dual official position of secretary and treasurer since 1912. The office and plant are located at Nos. 912 and 914 A street. At this writing (1927) the company is building a complete milk products plant at the corner of Twenty-fifth street and Pacific avenue in Tacoma for the handling of butter, cream and ice cream. The building will cover a ground space of one hundred and thirty-five by one hundred and thirty feet, will be two stories in height with basement and will be of concrete and tile construction. The business of the Royal Ice Cream Company has shown a marked increase, employment being furnished to from twenty-eight to thirty-five people. Its products are sold all over Pierce county. Mr. Walker is a member of the National Ice Cream Manufacturers Association and the International Milk Dealers Association and has served as secretary and treasurer of the Pacific Ice Cream Manufacturers Association since it was organized in 1916.

Mr. Walker is independent in politics but is not remiss in the duties of citizenship and at all times holds himself amenable to law, while his active cooperation is given for public benefit in many ways. He was made a Mason in Detroit, Michigan, initiated into Ashler Lodge, No. 91, F. and A. M., and is now a member of Destiny Lodge, No. 197. He belongs to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and is widely and favorably known in this city, where his high standards of business have won him public confidence.

For more than thirty-five years C. C. Whitmore has been numbered among the active and enterprising citizens of Buckley, now at the head of the Buckley Hardware Company, and during these years he has so ordered his actions as to earn and retain the respect and confidence of his fellow citsz2ns. He was born in Maryland in 1865 and is a son of J. C. and Mary J. (Neuman) Whitmore, also natives of that state. The Whitmores are an old American family, having been established in Maryland before the war of the Revolution.

C. C. Whitmore attended the public schools of his native state until fourteen years of age, when he started to learn the carpenter trade, with which he was identified continuously until 1912. In 1872 he moved to West Virginia, where he remained until 1884; then went to Kansas; and three years later located in Colorado, where he remained until 1891, when he came to Buckley, Washington. Here he was engaged in carpenter work until 1903, when he began contracting, operating in Pierce and King counties. He worked on the first school building in Buckley and erected many of the best buildings in the town. In 1912 he bought out the Buckley Hardware Company, which had been organized about 1895 by Chester Dowd under that name, and he is still conducting the business under the same title. He earries a large and complete line of shelf and heavy hardware, electrical supplies, kitchenware, implements, furniture and kindred lines, and enjoys a large and representative trade throughout this section of the county.

In 1888 in Colorado, Mr. Whitmore was united in marriage to Miss Addie L. Morrison, who was born in Kansas, of which state her parents were pioneers, and her death occurred in 1910. She was a member of the Daughters of Rebekah. To this union were born the following children: Lester, living in Bellingham, Washington, is married and has one child. Ira died in January, 1926. Harry, who lives in Buckley, is married and has two children. Ernest, a resident of Tacoma, is married and has one child. Edna May died in infancy. Doris Grace is a teacher in the public schools of Tacoma. Maude is a student in the University of Washington. One other child died in infancy. Earl B. is at home. Helen Erdine, who is in school, keeps house for her father. In 1913 Mr. Whitmore married Mrs. Isabelle Pierson, who died in August, 1924. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of Rebekah.

Mr. Whitmore gives the republican party his support and has served several terms as a member of the town council. He has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce from the time of its organization; is a member of Western Star Lodge, No. 67, A. F. & A. M., at Buckley. in which he passed through the chairs; Enumclaw Chapter, R. A. M., at Enumclaw, King county; Buckley Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which also he has passed the chairs; and Camp No. 5, Woodmen of the World, at Colorado Springs, Colorado, which he joined in about 1888. He holds membership in the Presbyterian church, in the work of which he takes an active interest, and he has been. true and loyal in all the relations of life, standing for all that is best in community life and commanding the highest regard of his fellowmen.

Abraham Coon Young

After a long and successful business career, Abraham C. Young is now practically retired from active affairs, though still financially interested in a number of enterprises, and is regarded as one of the solid and substantial citizens of Tacoma which he has honored by his residence. He was born in the state of Michigan June 29, 1848, and is a son of William and Amelia (Coon) Young, the former a Amhive of Ireland and the latter of Canada. He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm and secured his education in the common schools. When fourteen years of age, he went on a hunting trip into the woods of northern Michigan, and while there worked in the lumber camps, where he remained until spring. He then went onto the river as a log driver, which line of work he followed about three years. He wisely practiced economy as well as industry, and having saved about five hundred dollars. he established a general merchandise store in Caro, Tuscola county. This proved a suc cessful venture and he continued in that business for nineteen years, building u the largest store of the kind in that county. During that period he aie hen gates and prominent in public affairs, serving as president of the Tuscola County Fair Association for seventeen years, and as president of the Michigan State Farmers' Institute, before which he made his first speech in 1883. He served several years aS mayor of Caro, though he never took a very active interest in political matters , oe

In 1889 Mr. Young came to Tacoma and built a shingle mill at Old Town, later adding a sawmill. During the financial panic of a few years later he sold the mill to Mr. Shore, who in turn sold it to Mr. Donoher, and it is now owned by Dickma Lumber Company. After selling out at Old Town, Mr. Young established a mill Kapowsin, which was operated under the name of the Young & Johnson Lumber Goll pany. They owned a shingle mill, with a daily capacity of two hundred and fifty thousand shingles, and a sawmill, with a capacity of seventy-five thousand feet. After operating this business for two years, Mr. Young bought the interests of all the other stockholders, but six months later the sawmill was destroyed by fire. During this period Mr. Young was living in Tacoma and was extensively engaged in buying, selling and shipping lumber, controlling the output of several mills. About 1915 he sold his Kapowsin interests, except the shingle mill, which business he incorporated under the name of the Taylor-Young Lumber Company, of which Mr. Taylor, who had bought a half interest, was the general manager, while Mr. Young retained the presidency. Two years later the capital stock of the company was increased and a third interest in the business was sold to Thomas Johnson, who is now vice president of the company, he and Mr. Taylor being now the active managers of the mills and logging camps with Mr. Young now president of this company. In addition to this enterprise, Mr. Young also owns a number of other business properties and has extensive real estate holdings in Tacoma, including nine stores. In 1920 he practically retired from active affairs, other than looking after his properties and investments.

Mr. Young has been married twice. In 1870, he wedded Miss Frances J. Burse, who was a native of Ontario, Canada, and a daughter of Samuel Burse. Her mother died when she was but a child, and later the father took his family to Michigan, where she was reared on her father's farm until her marriage to Mr. Young. To this union was born a son, Delbert A., who graduated from the Tacoma high school and Washington College, at Tacoma. He was for eighteen years in the National Bank of Tacoma but is now living in Seattle. He was married and has two children, Robert M., who is a graduate of Fairbault Military School and is now traveling representative of an oil company, and Delbert, who is attending high school in Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Frances Young died in Tacoma and subsequently Mr. Young was married to Miss Alice Johnson, of Detroit, Michigan, who passed away about eleven years after her marriage. Politically Mr. Young has always given his support to the republican party and has maintained an effective interest in local public affairs. He is a Mason and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In every relation of life he has faithfully performed every duty, supporting all those things which make for improvement and progress along material or civic lines, while his private life has been such as to gain for him the unequivocal esteem and respect of his fellowmen throughout this section of the county.

J. C. Haley is prominently known in the northwest in connection with the manufacture and sale of fine confectionery. He is senior partner in the firm of Haley & Brown, whose candy has long enjoyed an enviable reputation among discriminating buyers and the notable prosperity which this well known firm enjoys has come as the legitimate result of the high quality of its product and its sound business methods. The year 1908 witnessed his arrival in Tacoma. He is a native of Ohio and a son of Jonathan and Mary H. Haley, the former now deceased, while the latter is still living in Ohio. é

J. C. Haley received his educational training in the public schools of Akron, Ohio, and at the age of seventeen years went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he became designer for a glass plant. Later following the same line of work he became head designer for the Fostoria Glass Company, of Moundsville, West Virginia, where he remained until 1908, when he came to Tacoma. On the way here he stopped at Yakima, Spokane and Seattle, but was not attracted by those places. His coming to the coast was mainly in the hope of regaining his health and Tacoma seemed to him to offer the most favorable conditions. Later he went to Portland, Oregon, in search of employment but was soon afterwards called back to Tacoma and was made traveling representative in this territory for A. Schilling & Company. He remained with that concern about five years and then entered into a partnership with Harry L. Brown in the candy business. Mr. Brown had established this business in 1907, first in a small retail store at 11141% Broadway, with a candy factory in the rear. The business was slow at first but after Mr. Brown branched out into the jobbing business the volume of trade grew steadily, so that he was compelled to provide larger space. To this end he erected a one-story tile building, twenty-five by one hundred feet, at

207 East Twenty-eighth street. The patronage continued to grow and, in 1914 he invited Mr. Haley to take a half interest in the business, which was then incorporated. In 1916 they added another story to their building and a year later also took over the McDonald & Todd building as a shipping department. During the war practically the entire output of the factory, was disposed of to the army at Camp Lewis. Also during this period Mr. Brown was overseas fourteen months as a Young Men's Christian Association secretary, having charge of the candy, chocolate, cookie and jam factories in and around Paris, and during his absence Mr. Haley took entire charge of all departments of the business. After the war it became necessary to practically rebuild their trade, which had been largely wiped out by war conditions, but this was accomplished in a short time and their business has enjoyed a steady and continuous growth to the present time. In September, 1919, they moved into their present splendid building, at 110 East Twenty-sixth street, which they remodeled and equipped, and where they occupy four stories and the basement. They produce daily about three tons of candy, consisting mainly of fancy package and bulk chocolates, hard candy and bulk goods. They employ one hundred people in the factory and have fifteen traveling salesmen,

In 1904, at Moundsville, West Virginia, Mr. Haley was united in marriage to Miss Mae Hamilton, and they are the parents of six children, namely, J. C., Jr., Margaret Lois, Frank H., Fred T., Richard G. and Theodore R. Mr. Haley is a Mason and a member of the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Gideons and United Commercial Travelers. He is a member and trustee of the Mason Methodist Episcopal church and for eighteen years has taught a class of young men in the Sunday school. He is deeply interested in the public welfare and has in every possible way contributed to the material, civic and moral welfare of his city, his activities being of far-reaching importance and benefit.

A. F. Berg

One of the most favorably known residents in the vicinity of Silver lake, in the southern part of Pierce county, is A. F. Berg, who has been successful as a farmer, has been a competent and faithful employee of the state, and stands high as a publicspirited and progressive citizen. He is a native of Sweden, his birth having occurred on the 15th day of March, 1879, and is a son of Swan M. and Caroline (Carlson) Berg, both of whom were born near Stockholm, Sweden. They brought their family to the United States in 1883, settling at Wilmar, Minnesota, where they lived until 1888, when they came to Tacoma, Washington, where the mother's death occurred soon afterwards. The father worked at the carpenter trade during all of his active years but is now retired and is making his home with his son at Silver lake. To him and his wife were born three children, A. F., C. Iver and Arthur.

A. F. Berg was about four years of age when brought to this country and he secured the major portion of his education in the public schools of Pierce county. He was then employed at various occupations around Tacoma and is now operating a road grader for the state highway commission. He also served two years as a road foreman for the county. In 1908 Mr. Berg leased the Dean ranch at Silver lake. which he operated for one year, after which he leased the Smith ranch, in the same locality, farming it for four years. He next leased the old Charles Brown homestead on the lake, which he bought in 1923. The ranch contains one hundred and twentynine acres, twenty-two acres of which is cleared, the remainder being in timber pasture and the lake, which covers about eighty acres. On the water he keeps a number of boats, which are rented to pleasure seekers during the vacation season He has given careful attention to the operation of his ranch, raising splendid crops of ha and grain, and he keeps about four hundred chickens. In 1923 Mr. Berg built 3 fine new house and in 1925 erected a large and modern poultry house. He is a member of the Poultry Association. Mrs. Berg is a very successful poultry raiser and expects to go into the chicken business more extensively next year. The place is well ies and is a very comfortable and attractive home. : ; n April 5, 1902, Mr. Berg was united in marriage to Miss M i i who was born in Craighead, Arkansas, a daughter e James era ars ooh vee Jane (McBroom) Mattix, both of whom were born in Arkansas. Her father was a farmer and owned one hundred and sixty acres of land there, which he operated up to the time of his death, in 1890. To him and his wife were born fifteen children seven of whom died in infancy, those who reached maturity being Amanda Mary Annie, John, Ace, Albert, deceased, Mary, Lucy and James E. Mrs. Berg baie to Tacoma, Washington, in 1891 with her widowed mother, who, in 1903, became the wife of George Kreger, and her death occurred in 1922. To Mr. and Mrs. Berg have been born three children as follows: Arthur, born March 19, 1905; Frederick, who was born July 3, 1907, and was graduated from the Eatonville high school in 1925; and Edith May, who was born January 15, 1908, and graduated from the Eatonville high school in 1926. Mr. Berg is a member of Nisqually Tribe No. 83, Improved Order of Red Men, at Eatonville. He stands ready at all times to cooperate with his fellow citizens in all measures for the betterment of the community, in a material, civic or social way. Because of his earnest and upright life, his industrious habits and his friendly manner, he has won the respect and good will of his fellowmen to a marked degree.

Arthur Holroyd

For more than two decades Arthur Holroyd has been successfully engaged in business as a dealer in building materials at 5047 South Washington street in Tacoma, handling lime, sand, gravel, brick, cement blocks, sewer pipe, lath, plaster, stucco and National Steel products. His gravel pits are located at Meadow Park, Pierce county.

Arthur Holroyd was born in Lancashire, England, on the 27th of May, 1865, his parents being Richard and Helen (Schofield) Holroyd, who were also natives of that country and are deceased. The father was an engineer by profession. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holroyd reared a family of four children, one of whom has passed away. Their son Arthur acquired his education in the schools of his native country and was a young man of twenty-two years when in 1887 he crossed the Atlantic to America. After spending a period of six months in Alberta, Canada, he made his way direct to the state of Washington and here devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits with good success for a number of years. It was in 1906 that he embarked in business on a modest scale in Tacoma as a dealer in builders' materials, in which field of activity he has since developed a very large, important and profitable enterprise. He employs a large force of men and utilizes the most modern and up-to-date machinery as well as a number of auto trucks in the conduct of his business. An interesting fact in connection with the gravel pit near Tacoma is that old logs and trees have been found in an excellent state of preservation fifty feet below the present earth level and twenty feet below the present water level. Mr. Holroyd enjoy's an enviable reputation as a dependable, reliable business man of marked ability and sound judgment whose success is well deserved.

In 1890 Mr. Holroyd was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Ann Smith and they became the parents of four children, as follows: Ernest Andrew, who is deceased; Helen, the wife of William Dietz, of Olympia, Washington; Alma Merle, who is the wife of Thomas I. Miller; and James Arthur, who married Ada Q'Connor and has one child.

In politics Mr. Holroyd maintains an independent attitude, supporting men and measures rather than party. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Knights of the Maccabees and the Wcodmen of the World, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a liberal supporter. A man of pleasing and genial personality, he has attracted to himself a large circle of friends and is deservedly popular in both social and, business circles

T. W. Clevenger is one of the honored and influential citizens of the southern part of Pierce county, where he has for many years been actively identified with agricultural interests. He is numbered among those who have by their own labors developed comfortable homes and productive farms from the wilderness and has there- fore contributed to the general advancement and progress of the county as well as to the upbuilding of his own fortune. A native of Indiana, born on the 11th of June, 1859, he is a son of Jacob and Mary (Smith) Clevenger, both of whom were natives and lifelong residents of the Hoosier state, the mother dying there in 1864 and the father in 1913. They were the parents of four children, namely: Charles, who died in Kansas in 1914; Sarah J., who died in Oklahoma in 1910; T. W.; and Jonathan L. The first named, Charles, was a graduate of Valparaiso College, Indiana, and then engaged in the newspaper business in Kansas. He was a gifted public speaker and took a prominent part in political affairs. He founded the Ossawatomie Graphic, which he ran for many years. During the populist regime he served as sergeant-at-arms of the Kansas house of representatives.

T. W. Clevenger attended the public schools of his native state and remained at home until 1878, when he went to Kansas and worked on a cattle ranch for awhile. Later he bought a farm at Yates Center, which he operated for two years, and in 1889 he arrived in Tacoma, Washington. For three years he was employed on the lakes at Wapato by Mr. Radebaugh, and in the spring of 1893 he went to Treadwell, Douglas island, Alaska, and engaged in gold mining for nine years, meeting with suecess. On his return to Washington, in 1901, he bought ninety-one acres of timber and swamp land on section 26, township 17, range 4, near Kapowsin, a few acres of which had been cleared, the other improvements consisting of a small house and part of a barn. In 1912 he rebuilt and enlarged the house and in 1920 built a good barn, now having a substantial set of farm buildings. He has about seventy acres of the land under cultivation, his principal crops being hay, grain and potatoes. He keeps twenty good grade Holstein cows and uses both tractor and horses in farming. He has devoted himself closely to the operation of the place, with very satisfactory rea eee is numbered among the enterprising and progressive farmers of his com-

On February 10, 1881, Mr. Clevenger was married to Miss Elizabeth Ellison Bell, who was born and reared in Indiana, a daughter of Benjamin F. and Emma (Bailey) Bell, both of whom were natives of Ohio. Her father was a stonemason b trade but later bought a farm in Kansas, where he lived until 1891, when he Tettled in Tacoma and engaged in the wood business until his retirement Pahoa? 1908. He died in Tacoma in 1922, and was preceded by his widow, whose death occurred in that city in 1914. They were the parents of five children ss follows: Elizabeth E.; Mrs. Mary M. Leapert, and Stephen Bailey, who live in Tacoma: Albert and Willi + H., who were accidentally drowned in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs Cleven er h heen blessed with six children, namely: Mary, who died in infancy; Chats Ke ak ee at home; Minnie B., who is the wife of C. F. Metsker and has two childre ' Ch ries T. and Zelma H.; Emma Ray, who taught school for seven years and i a Sate of H. L. Fellows, of Tacoma; Alma S., who is the wife of E. Rider ane had E a a dren, Elizabeth and Mary, but both are deceased: and Elsie Marie Ho ee vg countant in Tacoma. The son, Charles F., is a member of Mountai View Lodge, No. 194, A. F. & A. M,, at Kapowsin; ; ah ae ete Sadao:

: , at Kapowsin; Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R, and Afifi T i A. A. O.N. M.S., at Tacoma. He is also a member of Eatonvill L d Beat Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his si or one, Sndepengenr epee ath Cleves pat a is sisters are members of the Order of the Eastern

Nelson Murray

One of the leading merchants and most prominent citi i ae many years has been Nelson Murray, Phe after Sie ee eee as now retired from active business, enjoying a well earned lei Wea born on Muck creek in this county on the 22d of October, 1863 ee coves Henry and Katherine (Ross) Murray, the former of whom was ie < S rae New Brunswick, and the latter"at Viera Colamihia. Utes cee at at the old fort where now stands the town of Dupont. The father iA eS PES pte by trade, traveled all over the world and finally started for the Frazi aha = ¢ field, in California, but did not go there as the field did not bees aed nstead, he came to Pierce county, Washington, about 1850 and took a see ae on Muck creek, his deed to the land being signed by President Grant. This was prairie and creek bottom land, fertile and productive, and there Mr. Murray gave his attention to farming and sheep and cattle raising, in which he was successful. In the early days of his residence here he did his trading at Fort Steilacoom and his banking at Olympia. He remained on that farm until the closing years of his life, when he removed to Tacoma, where his death occurred. To him and his wife were born eleven children, as follows: Robert, deceased; Agnes, who became the wife of M. F. Hawk; Henry, deceased; Walter, deceased; Ed, who lives on the home farm; Nelson, the subject of this sketch; Annie, deceased; John L. and George F., who live in Tacoma; Mrs. Mary Fall, of Parkland, and Mrs. Clara Taylor, deceased.

Nelson Murray secured his education in the district school on Muck creek, which he attended three months a year. He remained on the home farm until about twentyfour years of age, and in 1887 located at Roy, where he formed a partnership with his brother, John L., under the name of Murray Brothers, and engaged in the general mercantile business. About six months later their store was destroyed by fire, after which the brother retired from the firm and Nelson Murray again established business under his individual name. He was one of the early merchants in Roy and is now the oldest in point of continuous operation. He has a general store, carrying a good stock of such merchandise as is demanded by the local trade, and has made a marked success of the enterprise. Though he still owns the business, he is no longer actively engaged in its management.

Mr. Murray was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Manchester, who was born and reared in this state, a daughter of Henry Manchester, an early pioneer here. To Mr. and Mrs. Murray have been born eight children, namely: Henry, who lives in Arlington, Washington, is married and has two children, Mary and Celeste. Clara teaches in the public schools of Seattle. Nepha is teaching in the schools of Spokane. Percy, who is married, is engaged in the creamery business at Klamath Falls, Washington. Millard is married and lives in Portland, Oregon. Morris, who lives at home, has conducted his father's store for a number of years. Anna is engaged in teaching in Hepner, Oregon. Joy is the wife of Warren Shaw, who also is in the store, and they have a daughter, Elizabeth.

Politically Mr. Murray has always supported the democratic party, has served on the city council, and was postmaster of Roy during the administrations of Presidents Cleveland and Wilson. He has always taken an active interest in local affairs, contributing in every possible way to the welfare and prosperity of his town, and has at all times commanded the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens, who esteem him for his genuine worth as a man and citizen.

O. E. And Robert W. Ohlson

Among the successful farmers of the northern part of Pierce county none are better or more favorably known than the Ohlson brothers, O. E. and Robert W., who have for many years been identified with its agricultural interests, in which they have attained a very satisfactory measure of success, while as citizens they have been true and loyal to their adopted country and have gained the confidence and good will of their fellowmen to a marked degree.

O. E. and Robert W. Ohlson were born in Sweden, the former in 1862 and the latter in 1872, and are sons of Olaus and Katrina Ohlson, both of whom died in Sweden, the father in 1899 and the mother in 1901. The father was a flour mill owner and operator and was a man of local prominence and influence. To him and his wife were born ten children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being John, deceased; O. E.; Gustav, deceased; Selma; Carl and Oscar, deceased; Robert W.; Albin, deceased; and Axel, who lives in Orting, this county.

O. E. and Robert W. Ohlson received good, practical educations in the public schools of their native land, and in 1888 O. E. Ohlson came to the United States. He settled first in Pennsylvania, where he lived about a year, being employed in the coal mines. In January, 1889, he came to Pierce county, Washington, and found employment on John Boatman's hop ranch near Puyallup. Later that year, he and his brother John leased the Ernest Boatman hop and dairy ranch at Orting, which they operated together until January 6, 1891, when they were joined by their brothers, Robert and Oscar, who came from Sweden to Orting, and they all combined in the operation of the hop ranch, which they ran for about five years. They then leased the Charles Friese land, which they devoted to hop raising and dairying. In 1904 the brothers bought eighty-six acres of land on secticn 6, township 19, range 5, located about three-quarters of a mile south of Alderton, on which stood a good house and barn, while a few acres had been planted in hops, the remainder of the land being in woods and stumps. They cleared practically all of the land and later sold fifty-three and a half acres, the place now comprising twenty-two acres. Five acres are in red raspberries and seven acres in hops and gocd crops of hay and potatoes are raised, the remainder of the land being in pasture, two cows being kept. The deep, rich soil of this farm has produced fine crops under competent management and the ranch is considered a very desirable property.

On February 8, 1904, O. E. Ohlson was united in marriage to Miss Hanna Klaesson, who was born in Sweden, a daughter of Alexander and Sophie Klaesson, both of whom were natives of that country, where the father is still living, the mother being deceased. They had seven children, namely: Mrs. Ohlson; Ida and Carl, deceased; Ellen; Victor; John, deceased; and Anna. To Mr. and Mrs. Ohlson have been born two children: Edward A., who was born at Alderton, November 26, 1905, and is a high school graduate; and Estrid, born at Alderton, April 19, 1908, who was graduated from high school and now holds a good position in the courthouse in Tacoma.

Robert W. Ohlson remains single and makes his home with O. E. Since the deaths of John and Oscar Ohlson, he and O. E. own and operate the ranch together. They are members of Orting Lodge, No. 63, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging also to the encampment and to the Daughters of Rebekah. O. E. Ohlson served seven years as road foreman. They are men of earnest purpose and upright lives, their records in this community having gained for them the respect of their fellowmen, and they are deservedly popular among their associates.

George L. Cline

One of the oldest contractors in the Puyallup valley, as well as one of its most highly respected citizens, was the late George L. Cline, of Puyallup. He was a pioneer of Pierce county and was an important factor in the development and building up of the Puyallup valley, with which he was long identified. Mr. Cline was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on the 7th of June, 1859, and was a son of James and Julia (Kitterman) Cline, both of whom were natives of Indiana. The father was. a farmer by vocation, and he and his wife became pioneers of Iowa, where they lived until 1869, when they moved to Kansas, where they spent their remaining years and died. F

George L. Cline attended the public schools and was reared on his father's farm. He worked awhile for day wages and then, at the age of eighteen Sears went to Colorado, driving with a team from Nebraska City to Pike's Peak He took a passenger on the trip, for which he received ten dollars. He engaged in mining in Colorado for a few months, and in 1881 he went to La Grande Oregon In the following year he came to Washington and engaged in the sheep end horse business in the Horse Heaven country, where he remained until June, 1890 He then came to Puyallup and bought Ezra Meeker's livery stable, which le operated until December, 1897, when he sold it. He and Ezra Meeker and John P. Hartman then formed _@ company to sell dried vegetables for soup, and Mr. Cline went to Alaska in the interest of this concern. He remained there until 1898, when he returned to Puyallup, and was engaged in the livery business until 1912. During this period he also did a good deal of contracting, in which line of business he was activel engaged up to the time of his death, January 24, 1927. He built many miles S, highway, fully half of the road and street work in the Puyallup valley being don pet eat ibe see paRnSe a reputation for doing well whatever he ik an is confidence in him i i r i : Ba RRL ae pl ot never violated, his contracts being fulfilled honestly

On April 18, 1880, Mr. Cline was united in marriage i i was born in Johnson county, Iowa, a daughter of The Crete eae vey Perkins, the former of whom was killed in battle during the Civil war. To M = = Mrs. Cline were born seven children, three of whom are deceased, 'the ee being: Rollin, who was engaged in the contracting business with his father, and who has one child, Martha Louise Cline; Carrie, who is the wife of Bryan C. Hatch, of Auburn, King county, and has a son, Donald B., ten years of age; Alta, who is the wife of Axel Errickson, of Puyallup, and has two children, Marie Alma, ten, and George Axel, seven; and Theodore, who was also associated with his father in business.

Mr. Cline was a lifelong supporter of the republican party and served two terms as a member of the city council. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Woodmen of the World and the Neighbors of Woodcraft, belonging also to the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. All who came within the range of his influence were profuse in their praise of his admirable qualities, and the high regard in which he was always held indicated the possession of attributes that fully entitled nim to the respect and good will of his fellowmen.

Peter C. Creso

Peter Carl Creso, who for a number of years was actively engaged in building and contracting and became known as one of the progressive and successful business men of Tacoma, is now retired from active participation in business affairs and spends the greater part of the year in his beautiful country home at Spanaway lake, amid ideal surroundings. Mr. Creso was born in Alsace-Lorraine and is a son of Carl and Margarite (Schenberg) Creso, the former born in France and the latter in Germany. They were the parents of six children, of whom Mrs. Helen Shilberg and Peter C. are the only ones living.

Peter C. Creso was educated in public schools of Alsace-Lorraine and then learned the trade of a coppersmith in Germany, at which he was employed until 1884, when he came to the United States. He first located in Burlington, Iowa, where he worked in railroad shops two years. He then went to Donnellson, Iowa, and opened a hardware store, which he profitably conducted until the store was destroyed by fire. He then went to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he was engaged in the hardware business until 1889, when he sold out and removed to Tacoma, Washington, where he opened a hardware and plumbing store and sheet metal works, which he ran for five years, when he sold out. About 1895 he turned his attention to the building and contracting business, erecting a number of large apartment houses and other buildings in Tacoma, in which undertaking he was eminently successful, and in 1917 he retired from the active management of the business, which is being carried on by his two sons, Robert and Chester. In February, 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Creso bought an attractive home at Spanaway lake, which they remodeled and greatly improved, and which stands in the midst of sixty acres of beautiful grounds. Here they reside during the summer months, spending a few months each winter in southern California, motoring there and back.

On May 17, 1894, Mr. Creso was united in marriage to Miss Minna Locke, daughter of Robert and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schaffner) Locke. Her father was born in Meissen, Saxony, Germany, September 30, 1840, and the mother was born in Darmstadt, Germany. Mr. Locke was educated in the public schools of his native land and had one year of college work. In 1866 he came to the United States, locating in Chicago, Illinois, where he was married in 1869, his wife having come to this country in 1862. They lived in Chicago about a year after their marriage and then came to the Pacific coast, settling in Steilacoom, Washington, in 1870. He homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land at Spanaway lake, and later added more land by purchase, becoming the owner of two hundred and ten acres, including the townsite of Spanaway. On his arrival here he built a small log house and four years later built the first frame house in that part of the county. _He raised garden truck for the garrison at Fort Steilacoom, which he also supplied with butter and eggs. He ran a herd of stock cattle and had a large band of sheep, which grazed on the open prairie land. He built and ran a boarding house in Old Town for several years and lived at Spanaway about five years, when he sold out and bought five hundred acres of land near Roy, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising until his death, which occurred on March 18, 1923. His wife died on July 15, 1895. They were the parents of eight children, namely: August, who lives in Tacoma; Herman, de- _ ceased; Mrs. Emma Weedell, of Roy, Montana; Mrs. Creso; Mrs. Lulu Robison, of

Tacoma; Robert, deceased; William, who lives at Spanaway; and Arthur, ae Byes in Tacoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Creso were born three children. Carl died in arch, 1901; Robert, who lives in Tacoma and graduated from an architectural panes 1m Oakland, California, is married and has two children, Robert and Mary Betty; oh ter, who graduated from the Stadium high school in Tacoma and had one year Rs the State Agricultural College at Pullman, lives at Spanaway lake, is married an has a son, Chester Lee, born June 2,'1925. Mrs. Minna Creso passed away January 15, 1927, her death being deeply regretted by many friends. Mr. Creso also has a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Magdaline E. Locke, who was born in Nebraska, and she has a son, Robert, who was born in Tacoma. Mr. Creso is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He has served on the Spanaway district school board and in many ways has shown a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of this section of the county. The qualities of keen discrimination, sound judgment and progressive methods enter very largely into his makeup and have been contributing elements to the success which has come to him, He is a man of great force of character and sterling integrity and all who know him entertain for him the highest regard.

Frank Albert

Frank Albert, who owns and operates a fertile and well improved farm, located about three and a half miles east of Tacoma, and who has been more than ordinarily successful in his business affairs, has gained his present prosperity through hard work and persistent efforts, his early years here being marked by the severe labor incident to the creation of a farm in timber country. Mr. Albert was born in Switzerland on the 30th of August, 1864, and is a son of Joseph and Johanna Albert, the former of whom owned a good farm there, which he operated up to the time of his death, in 1875. He was survived many years by his widow, who passed away April 26, 1926, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. They were the parents of seven children, John, Frances, Joseph, Max, Frank, Katherine and Josephine. The last named died at the age of eighteen years.

Frank Albert attended the public schools of his native locality and was about eleven years of age when his father died. Thereafter he assisted his mother in the operation of the farm until 1886, when he came to the United States, going to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he obtained work on a dairy farm, where he remained about six years. In November, 1892, he came to Tacoma, Washington, and leased a tract of Indian reservation land, whereon he is now situated, and which at that time was covered with timber and-brush. He at once applied himself to clearing the land and the first year his farming operations were confined to gardening. The following year he established a dairy, in which he was successful from the start, and in the course of time got sixty acres of his land cleared. He now owns the seventy acres which he originally leased and he has made many substantial improvements on it, including a good set of farm buildings, the first house and barns being erected in 1899. He keeps about forty-five head of good dairy cattle, and also has a nice bearing orchard. His well cultivated fields yield abundant crops of hay and grain and he is now very comfortably situated. In 1917 he built a good, modern house, in yates he now lives, the older house being now occupied by his son, who is operating the farm.

On August 7, 1888, Mr. Albert was united in marriage to Miss Martha Schrader, a sister of Mrs. Augusta Kader, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Her parents died when Mrs. Albert was but a child, and she was brought to the United States. when quite young. To Mr. and Mrs. Albert have been bern four children: Frank, who was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, is married and has two children, Jack, born October 81, 19138, and Beverly Joan, born November 22, 1922; Max, who was born in St. Paul and died February 19, 1919, was married and had two children, Marie, born May 24, 1916, and Maxine, born June 15, 1918; Katherine, born. in St. Paul, is the wife of Frank Dreyer and has three children, Dorothy, born April 20, 1919; Patricia, born July 28, 1922, and Frank, third, born July 4, 1924; Rose, born on the present homestead is the wife of Robert Tresch and has three children, Bobbie, born April 7 1920; Albert, born April 15, 1923, and James, born September 20, 1926. : affairs, being a strong advocate of good roads and schools. He has rendered valuable service as a member of the school board. He and his wife are earnest members of the Holy Rosary Roman Catholic church in Tacoma. He is a man of sterling character, stands for all that is best in community life, and his record, both in business and private affairs, has been such as has gained for him a high standing throughout his section of the county.

William H. Bisson

No resident of South Prairie is held in higher regard than William H. Bisson, who is successfully operating his mother's hardware and paint store at that place. He was born in South Prairie in 1896 and is a son of William and Maria (Murnan) Bisson, both of whom were natives of Canada, where they were married. The father, whose death occurred November 24, 1925, was a son of Daniel and Mary Caroline (LeGallis) Bisson, both of whom were natives of the island of Jersey, off the French coast. The father emigrated to Canada about 1839, while an apprentice as clerk for an English cod fishing firm, but in later life engaged in mercantile business. He came to South Prairie, Washington, in the '80s and for several years was in the employ of his brother, Francis Bisson. In 1895 he opened the store now conducted by his son and operated it successfully up to the time of his death. He was prominent in local public affairs, being the first town treasurer, in which position he served many years. He was a member of the Masonic lodge at South Prairie, in which he passed through the chairs, and was for twenty-seven years a member of Prairie Lodge, No. 68, Ancient Order of United Workmen. Since his death his widow has carried on the business.

William H. Bisson secured his education in the public schools of South Prairie and then worked in his father's store for awhile. He was also in the employ of the Union Lumber Company, near Olympia, off and on for seven or eight years. He then enlisted for service in the World war, joining the Thirteenth Infantry Regiment of the Eighth Division, and was in training at Camps Lewis and Fremont and several camps on the eastern coast. His command was just ready to embark for overseas service when the armistice was signed, and he received an honorable discharge. Returning to Olympia, he remained there about three years, after which he was a salesman for the Buckley Motor Company for three years. In August, 1926, he returned to South Prairie and took charge of his mother's store. He carries a complete line of shelf and heavy hardware, kitchen ware, paints, automobile accessories and tires, and kindred lines, and the concern commands a large trade throughout this locality.

Tn 1922 Mr. Bisson was united in marriage to Miss Virginia Martin, a native of this state and a daughter of Dr. C. E. Martin. To them have been born two children, William M. and Walter F. Mr. Bisson is a Mason and also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen at South Prairie, being the present financier of his lodge, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Buckley. He is a wide-awake, energetic man, of splendid business ability, and his record has been such as to have gained for him the sincere respect and good will of all who know him.

George Dean

One of the oldest native sons of Pierce county is George Dean, who owns and operates a well improved farm at Swan lake, where he has lived for many years. He has done his full part in the development of Pierce county and has shown a helpful interest in everything pertaining to the prosperity and welfare of his community. Mr. Dean was born in Spanaway, Pierce county, on the 25th day of December, 1858, and is a son of Thomas Aubrey and Rosie Dean. His father was born near London, England, in 1832, while the mother, who was an Indian girl, was born and reared in Washington. The paternal grandfather, Thomas A. Dean, came to Puget sound with the Hudson's Bay Company about 1849, bringing with him his son, Thomas Aubrey. The latter continued to live here and took up a claim in the Puyallup valley, where he remained a short time, and then offered to sell his claim for a plug of tobacco. He next took up a homestead and a pre-emption claim near Spanaway and also bought railroad land, on which he ran cattle and sheep for many years, but eventually sold the place and moved to Silver Lake, where he died October 24, 1913. His wife survived him a number of years, passing away July 11, 1922. They became the parents of eleven children, namely: Thomas, deceased; George; Joseph; Catherine, deceased; John, deceased; Jennie; Molly; Frank, deceased; Susie; Lillie and Charles, both deceased.