Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 17 of 27)

William R. Messick was educated in the public schools of Missouri and then assisted his father on the home farm until 1883, when he came to Tacoma, Washington. Here he was employed as a farm hand until 1885, when he took up a homestead of heavily timbered land two miles north of Sumner; built a small house and cleared about twenty-five acres of the land, living there about six years. In 1890 he moved to Sumner and bought a livery stable, conducting that business until 1894, when he sold it, and two years later went to Alaska, following mining at Cook's Inlet one season. In the fall of that year he returned to Sumner and for two seasons was engaged in the fishing business. He next purchased a home in Sumner and acquired an interest in a meat market, to which business he devoted his attention for ten years. He then sold out and bought an apple orchard at Wenatchee, Washington which he operated for two years and then sold. He bought twenty acres of land ane mile north of Sumner, nearly all of which was covered with timber and brush, but he cleared this land and lived thereon until 1925, when he sold it and purchased thirty-one acres adjoining, where he has since been engaged in truck gardening. He has been very successful in this line and in 1926 built a nice, well arranged home here in which he is now living.

Mr. Messick has been married twice, first in 1881, in Missouri, to Miss Mary Wells, who was born and reared in that state, a daughter of Edgar and Margaret Wells, both of whom are deceased. Mrs. Messick died November 22, 1920, leaving a son, John L., who was born in Missouri, February 17, 1882, and now lives in Sumner Washington. He is married and has a daughter, Mary. ;

On April 18, 1921, Mr. Messick married Mrs, Hattie (Miller) Callar, who was born in Missouri and is a daughter of Luther B. and Mariah (John) Miller, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller was born fee Maquon, Knox county, Illinois, March 31, 1840, and died at his home at Oxford Nebraska, March 23, 1925, on his sixty-second wedding anniversary, and when simect eighty-five years old. He was married in Bloomfield, Iowa, March 23, 1863, to Miss

Mariah John, who died April 26, 1925, about a month after the death of her husband. With his wife and baby, Mr. Miller journeyed from Bloomfield, Iowa, to Walla Walla Washington, in 1864, but after living there for six years he returned to Moulton, Iowa. In 1872 he moved to Missouri, where he resided for seven years, and in March, 1879, went to Smith county, Kansas, where he put in a crop. In August of thas same year he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land eight miles north of Oxford, Nebraska, where he created a fine farm and lived thereon until May, 1924 when he located in the town of Oxford, where he and his wife spent their remaining days. To this worthy couple were born nine children, namely: Mrs, Mary Ellen Henry, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Lydia Ann Henry, who died February 22, 1890; Mrs. Emma Jane Clarine, of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Sarah M. Park, of Womble, Arkansas; Henry E., of Hollinger, Nebraska; Hattie M., now Mrs. Messick; Mrs. Abbie C. Elliott, of Manette, Washington; Albert B., of McCook, Nebraska; and John E., of Oxford, Nebraska. In this family there are thirty-three grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Messick was educated in the public schools of Nebraska and came to Washington in 1913. In 1894 she became the wife of Henry Callar, to which union were born six children, as follows: Simeon, who is married and has a son, David; Mrs. Myrtle Weston, who is the mother of four children, Ernest, Raymond, Orville and Vernie; Ernest, who is married and has two children, Mary E. and Vera; Mrs. Eva Morris, who has two children, Della and Frances; Orville, who is married and has a daughter, Eldona; and Dorothy, who is unmarried and at home. To Mr. and Mrs. Messick has been born a son, William Nathan, whose birth occurred January 18, 1923.

Mr. Messick is a member of Sumner Lodge, No. 42, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of Sumner Lodge, No. 543, Woodmen of the World. He has led a busy and active life, his well directed efforts having been crowned with success, and, while primarily devoted to his own affairs, he has always maintained a proper interest in the welfare of the community, giving hearty cooperation in all movements for the advancement of the public welfare. He is a man of genial and friendly manner and throughout the range of his acquaintance he has a host of warm personal friends.

Harry L. Brown

One of the leading candy making firms west of Denver is that of Brown & Haley, of Tacoma, whose business has enjoyed a remarkable growth. Mr. Brown was the originator of the business and has shown himself an enterprising, resourceful and progressive business man. Harry L. Brown was born in Freeport, Illinois, and is a son of F. H. and Sarah E. (Poole) Brown. The latter died in 1921, and the father is now living in Tacoma.

Harry L. Brown secured his education in the public schools of Illinois and Tacoma, to which city he came in 1898. In 1903 he started to learn the candy trade with Josselyn, in the Tacoma Theater building and was later with Jolls, the candy manufacturer on Pacific avenue. He afterwards had charge of the candy department for Rhodes Brothers and then was with Mr. Dewey yntil 1907, when he started in the candy business on his own account. He established a retail store at 111414 Broadway, the room being twelve and a half by thirty feet in size, and made the candy in the rear, under the sidewalk, where he had a space ten by twenty-five feet in size. From the beginning Mr. Brown did not keep open on Sundays, which was somewhat of a handicap, and in order to increase his sales he experimented with the jobbing business. He quickly found a good field in this line, so hired a traveling salesman, while he did his own delivering by bicycle. At once the business began to grow and, more room being needed to take care of the increasing trade, he erected a one-story tile building, twenty-five by one hundred feet, at 307 East Twenty-eighth street. During this time J. C. Haley, a close friend of Mr. Brown, had been selling Brown candies as a side line, and in 1914, when the business had grown to the point where the latter felt the need of a partner, he invited Mr. Haley to enter the business. They incorporated the business under the name of the Oriole Candy Company, and in 1916 were compelled to add another story to their building, while just prior to the entry of the United States into the World war they also took over the McDonald & Todd building, which they utilized as a shipping department. During the war practically the entire output of their factory was taken by Camp Lewis, so that after the war they had to practically rebuild their trade, which, however, they had little trouble in doing, for the reputation of Brown & Haley candies was now firmly established. They then took over the present building at 110 Hast Twenty-sixth street, which they remodeled and equipped, and into which they moved in September, 1919. They now occupy four stories and a basement and employ one hundred people in the factory and twelve traveling salesmen. About three tons of candy are produced a day, consisting mainly of fancy package -and bulk chocolates, also some hard candy and bar goods. In May, 1918, Mr. Brown went overseas as a Young Men's Christian Association secretary, and was placed in charge of the opening and operating of candy, cooky, chocolate and jam factories in Paris and nearby towns. The French had been forced to close their operations along this line because of the lack of sugar, flour and other material, but the United States army supplied Mr. Brown with all necessary commodities and he operated the factories successfully until after the close of the war, when he returned home, being discharged in July, 1919. During his absence from home, Mr. Haley had complete charge of the business. ; On January 18, 1908, in Tacoma, Mr. Brown was united in marriage to Miss Alpharetta Egbert, who was born in Cle Elum, Kittitas county, Washington, a daughter of P. B. Egbert, who now lives in Tacoma, of which city he was a pioneer. The mother is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been born four children, Harry E., Alvin H., Mildred and Donald. Mr. Brown is a member of Destiny Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and is a director of the Tacoma Rotary Club. He has long been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a trustee; has been a trustee of the Young Men's Christian Association for the past fifteen years, and is a member and vice president of the board of trustees of the College of Puget Sound, in which institution he has taken an effective interest. He is also a director of the Tacoma Chapter of the American Red Cross Society and belongs to the Chamber of Commerce. Everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of Tacoma receives his hearty support and he has long been regarded as one of the city's most publicspirited residents. Personally, he is a man of sterling qualities and his friendly and cordial manner has gained for him the esteem and good will of all who know him.

Salve Jensen

Norway has contributed to Pierce county some of her best citizens - men who have been definite factors in the development and prosperity of this section of the state. Prominent among these stands Salve Jensen, who has been a resident of this county since 1830, a period of thirty-six years, during which time he has, through his indomitable industry and well directed operations, gained a splendid measure of success as a farmer. Mr. Jensen was born in Norway on March 15, 1862, and is a son of Jens and Karen Salvesen, the former of whom was a farmer and both of whom died in Norway. They were the parents of three children, Salve, Marie and Christen, the last named being deceased.

Salve Jensen was well educated in the public schools of Norway and also attended an agricultural college one term. He remained at home until 1880, when he came to the United States, going at once to Minnesota. After living at Albert Lea about one year, he went to Minneapolis and worked as a raftsman on the Mississippi river, In the winter of 1882 he went, to Louisiana and thereafter for several years spent the winters in that state and the summers in Minnesota, being employed at various occupations. In 1890 Mr. Jensen came to Tacoma, Washington, and soon afterwards took up a squatter's claim on section 12, near Eatonville. He built a log cabin and a barn and did some clearing but at the end of a year sold out there and bought forty-five acres of bottom land in the Ohop valley. The tract was heavily timbered but Mr. Jensen at once set to work and, after building a small log house proceeded to clear the land. It is now all cleared and Mr. Jensen is engaged in dairy farming, keeping fifteen high-grade Holstein cattle and a sire. He raises good crops of hay, grain and potatoes, also green feed for the cows, aS well as vetch and wheat for the silo. In 1916 he erected a fine house, in 1918 put up a good silo and in 1923 built a large and well arranged barn. He also keeps four hundred hens, which he has found to be a profitable department of the farm. He has shown a progressive disposition, keeping the farm at the highest standard of excellence in every respect and has gained a well earned reputation as an up-to-date and enterprising rancher.

In 1899 Mr. Jensen was united in marriage to Miss Zella King, who was born in Texas, the daughter of John D. and Margaret (Case) King, who are referred to at length in the sketch of Mr. King, on other pages of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen have three children: Violet, who is a graduate of the Eatonville high school, is the wife of Harry Norton, of Eatonville; Cyrus, who lives in Eatonville, was married September 6, 1926; Donald remains at home. Mr. Jensen, while closely devoted to his own affairs, has given a due portion of his attention to the general good of his community and has rendered effective service as district road supervisor and member of the school board. In his early days here, about 1892, he drove the first stage from Spanaway to Eatonville, requiring two days to make the trip of. twenty miles with a mule team. He also carried the mail and had a freight route from Tacoma to Eatonville prior to the advent of the railroad through here. At all times he has shown willingness to cooperate in the advancement of all measures calculated to promote the public welfare and has set a worthy example of good citizenship. He is a friendly and accommodating neighbor, a genial and kindly man in all his social relations, and is deservedly held in high esteem throughout the range of his acquaintance.

W. Weldon Pascoe, M. D., F. A.C. S.

Among those who have by able service and unselfish devotion dignified the profession to which they belong stands Dr. W. Weldon Pascoe, who for seventeen years has been engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Tacoma, during which period he has won a place in the front rank of the successful physicians and surgeons of the northwest. Born at Donaldson, Michigan, on the 9th of August, 1886, he is a son of Rev. James and Martha Emma (Pickford) Pascoe. The father was for many years in the active ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church but is now retired and living in Tacoma, of which city he became a resident in 1917.

Dr. Pascoe secured his elementary education in the public schools and then matriculated in the medical department of the University of Michigan, where he was graduated, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, in 1908. He served as interne in the Tri-Mountain Hospital in that state, and in 1909 came to Tacoma, where he has since been actively engaged in practice. While conducting a general practice, he specializes in the diseases of women, in the treatment of which he has been very successful.

In October, 1910, Doctor Pascoe was married to Miss Helen North Wright, of Hancock, Michigan, and they are the parents of two children, Weldon Wright and Helen Shirley. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and has crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of Afifi Temple, of the Mystic Shrine. He maintains professional affiliation with the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. Politically he is a republican but has never sought nor held office, preferring to concentrate his time and attention upon his growing and onerous professional duties, the extent of his practice indicating his enviable position in public regard.

Howard J. Fisher

Pierce county has had just reason to be proud of her corps of public officials, and no department of the county government is being administered in a more satisfactory manner than the office of county superintendent of schools, which is being ably and efficiently filled by Howard J. Fisher. This is a position of responsibility, its duties exacting a large amount of detail work, but Professor Fisher has fully met the requirements of the office, being regarded as one of the best county superintendents Pierce county has ever had. He was born at Astoria, Oregon, on the 4th of July, 1888, and is a son of Fred C. and Emily H. (Virgo) Fisher, both of whom were natives of England, the father born in Yorkshire and the mother in Cambridge. On coming to

America, they first located in Toronto, Canada, later coming to Michigan, where Mr. Fisher became accountant for the Calumet and Hecla mine. In the middle '80s he came to Oregon, where he engaged in teaching music, but now resides in Canada. The mother is deceased.

Howard J. Fisher secured his early public school education in Oregon, later attending the schools of British Columbia. In 1906 he graduated from the Provincial Normal School, at Vancouver, British Columbia, and then entered McGill University. Later he also attended the University of Washington. In 1907 he taught school in Canada and in 1908 taught a rural school at Elgin, Pierce county, Washington, later going to Kapowsin, where he served as principal of the grade schools for seven years. He was afterwards principal of the schools at Alderton, Pierce county, and likewise taught in Pacific county, after which he was engaged in business in Seattle for about a year. He then became principal of the schools at Parkland, where he remained three years, and in 1923 was elected county superintendent of schools of Pierce county, which position he is still filling. In 1926 he was again a candidate and so satisfactory had been his administration of the office that he had no opposition for re-election. He is sincerely devoted to the cause of education and keeps in close touch with the latest advances in educational methods, being regarded as a man of exceptional ability and qualifications for the position which he holds.

On August 19, 1909, Mr. Fisher was united in marriage to Miss Hattie May Waldron, a native of Pierce county and daughter of E. H. Waldron, a farmer of this county. Politically he gives his support to the republican party. He is a Mason and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. He belongs to the National Education Association, the Washington Education Association, is a director of the Pierce County Tuberculosis League, a member of the Junior Red Cross, is the head of the educational department of the Western Washington Fair and belongs to the Young Men's Republican Club. Im all that constitutes true manhood and good citizenship he has been a worthy example and none stands higher than he in the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens.

One of the ablest and most successful physicians of northw i estern Pierce county is Dr. Raymond C. Morse, of Puyallup, where he commands a large and representative practice. He was born at Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, on the 16th of November, 1879, and is a son of Frank W. and Ella A. (Clarke) Morse, the former of whom was a mill operator there. In 1884 the family came to Washington locating on Whidbey island, but shortly afterward moved to Tacoma, where they remained two years. They then located in Sumner, where Mr. Morse operated a planing mill and sash and door factory. Later he moved to Puyallup and established the Morse & Brew factory, with which he remained identified for a number of years, but is now retired from active business affairs and is living in this city. He did most of the mill k on,the Ezra Meeker home when he first came here. nek Raymond C. Morse received his preliminar i i y education in the i then attended Whitworth College, at Sumner. He next a es ert aeee school of Northwestern University, at Chicago, where he was graduated, with the ooo, % Doctor of Medicine, in 1907, and then spent a year as interne in the Count ig eee a PaaS wane first located for the practice of his ere Bae [urray, ngton, where he remained about one and a half spent six months at Marysville. In 1910 he cam Sig oT : ¢ 2 e to Puyallup, where he h i to the present time and where he has built cti eo ang he | - up a large practice. He iali i eset and SR DUT! in which he is acknowledged to be Epes i '. Morse and other physicians of this community establish but it has since been discontinued. D ' tide dct aaa es ; i r. Morse practices independent] i come to him from a wide radius of surroundi ee Petree . . e i and porate having become widely Pate Cec? (a ban eames Sad eee n 8 Dr. Morse was married to Miss Thel i g ma Palme, of Pittsburgh i Lp and . December 29, 1926, he was married to Elizabeth Leics Stele eta sage we oe peal and Louisa M. Satterthwaite, the former . s ethodist church. e Doctor is a republican in hi politi i s is 7 and is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which neater Beas the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He belongs to the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, as well as the Kiwanis Club and the Commercial Club. He is a man of candid and straightforward manner, though cordial and friendly in his social relations,

M. C. Hughes

Among the successful business men and public-spirited citizens of Roy, none is more deserving of mention in this work than M. C. Hughes, the present able and efficient mayor of the town, who for many years has been identified with the commercial interests of that place. Mr. Hughes was born near Iowa City, Iowa, in 1860, and is a son of John E. and Nancy (Barris) Hughes, the former a native of Wales and the latter of Pennsylvania, while both died in Missouri. The father came to the United States in 1826 and for some years resided in New York and Pennsylvania, where he followed the brickmason's trade. He moved to Iowa about 1850 and lived in that state a number of years. To him and his wife were born thirteen children, eleven sons and two daughters, of whom the following came to the state of Washington: S. P., who came here in the '70s and is now deceased; L. M., who went first to Oregon, and then removed to Washington in the late '70s; M. C., who arrived here in 1886; W. E., who came in 1886; D. R., who came about 1890; L. D., who came about 1888; J. B., who came in 1905; and D. T., who came about 1888 and lived a number of years in Tacoma, and then returned to Iowa, where his death occurred.

M. C. Hughes secured his education in the public schools of Sioux City, Iowa, after which for about two years he was engaged in a mercantile business in that city and in South Dakota. In 1886 he came to Roy, Pierce county, near which place he took up a homestead, most of which was prairie land, and which is now known as the Ludwig place. He located on that land and proved it up and then, about 1895, came into Roy and engaged in the photograph business, which he carried on profitably until 1911, when he opened a photographic supply and stationery store, which he is still conducting. He is also agent for the telegraph company at this place. By close attention to business, and the exercise of sound judgment, he has realized a very gratifying measure of success.

In 1897, at Roy, Mr. Hughes was united in marriage to Miss Cora Keller, who is a native of Iowa and a daughter of George Keller, who died when eighty-five years old. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have four children: Mrs. Georgia Ahmann, who lives in California; Howard, of Bakersfield, California; Willard, who died at the age of thirteen years; and Richard, at home. For many years Mr. Hughes has been very active in local public affairs and served as city clerk from 1912 up to the time of his election as mayor, which office he is now most acceptably filling. In the early days he was prominently identified with the Knights of Labor, which was the first fraternal organization established in Roy. He is now a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and of the Independent Order of Odd'Fellows, and in the latter has passed through the chairs of the lodge, and also belongs to the encampment. He has always. stood ready to identify himself with all good work and has cooperated in the advancement of measures calculated to advance the best interests of the community. True and loyal in every relation of life, he has well earned the respect which is accorded

Arthur W. Bryan

Among the successful automobile agencies of Tacoma, the Arthur Bryan Motor Company, which handles the Chevrolet cars, has in the last two years come into distinctive prominence, owing to the energetic and progressive business methods of its owner, Arthur W. Bryan. Though a comparative newcomer in the business circles of this city, he already has gained a high place in public confidence and esteem.

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is a son of Dr. Enoch A. and Hattie E. (Williams) Bryan. The father has for many years been prominent in the educational field and in 1893 went to Pullman, Washington, to assume the presidency of the State Agricultural College, holding that position continuously until 1916, since which time he has held the chairs of economics and northwestern history in that institution.

Arthur W. Bryan attended the public schools and later entered the State Agricultural College, where he was graduated with the degree of Electrical Engineer in 1910. He followed that line of work until 1917, when he enlisted for service in the World war and was commissioned a captain in the Fifty-sixth Regiment of United States Engineers. He served seventeen months overseas and was honorably discharged on August 13, 1919. '

On his return to civil life, Mr. Bryan entered the employ of the Chevrolet Motor Company, later becoming manager of the Portland branch of the Fields Motor Car Company. Subsequently he engaged in the automobile business for himself in Portland, continuing there until August, 1924, when he came to Tacoma and established an agency for the Chevrolet cars under the name of the Arthur Bryan Motor Company. He is located at 714 Broadway, where he utilizes three floors, fifty by one hundred and twenty feet in size, and has been more than ordinarily successful in this enterprise. He also does a large business as a dealer in used cars at 950 Market street, where he has a complete repair shop and carries a large and complete line of parts. He established a used car store at South Thirty-eighth and G streets, where he also operates a well equipped service department. He employs from thirty-five to fifty men and since establishing his business here he has enjoyed a steady and increasing patronage, his straightforward and honorable methods having gained for him the confidence and good will of all who have dealt with him.

In June, 1909, Mr. Bryan was united in marriage to Miss Bessie Buland, of Castle Rock, Wisconsin, and they have a daughter, Barbara, born August 3, 1917. He is an active republican in his political affiliation and in 1916 served as a member of the republican state central committee. He is a member of the Masons, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the American Legion, the Kappa Sigma college fraternity, the Kiwanis Club, the Young Men's Business Club, the Tacoma Country Club and the Fircrest Golf Club. He has shown a commendable interest in the welfare of Tacoma and by his own successful business career is contributing to the general prosperity of the city.

Arthur Paschal Allen

_Arthur Paschal Allen has been successfully engaged in the printing and publishing business in Tacoma during the past eighteen years as president of the Allen Printing 'Company and is also active in the conduct of the Cassedy & Allen Undertaking Company, which he established in association with John Cassedy in 1912.

His birth occurred in Chatfield, Minnesota, on the 4th of November, 1871, his parents being Mason W. and Huldah M. Allen, both of whom are deceased He acquired a high school education in his 'youth and was eighteen years of age when in 1889 he left his native state for South Dakota. In the latter state he was engaged in the newspaper business at Brookings and at Volga until 1906. In that year he made his way westward to the Pacific coast, locating first in Seattle Washington where he devoted his attention to the printing and publishing business until 1909, when he came to Tacoma, where he has continued in the same field of activity to the present time. His interests here are conducted under the firm name of the Allen Printing Company, which is located at 917 Tacoma avenue. He is the president of the concern, while his son, George F. Allen, serves in the dual official capacity of secretary and treasurer. In 1912, as above stated, he was associated with John Cassedy in the establishment of the Cassedy & Allen Undertaking Company, which business no im ay Lene: on very successfully. More detailed information concerning a ros te found on another page of this work in connection with the sketch

On the 20th of October, 1894, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mr. Allen w i * a Z : , : , , . as united A wie A ant sei Rosche. Their son, George F, Allen, married Ethel the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic order, belonging to Evergreen Lodge No. 51, F. & A. M,, of Tacoma, and Tacoma Council No. 1, R.& S. M. He is also a past master of the blue lodge of Volga, South Dakota, and member of the Royal Arch chapter at Brookings, South Dakota. In all

Gus A. Carlson

Gus A. Carlson enjoys the distinction of being the veteran business man of Wilkeson in point of years of continuous connection with commercial affairs here and has met with well deserved success. He has not only been a witness of the splendid development which has characterized this section of Pierce county but has also done his full share in efforts to advance the progress of the community. Gus A. Carlson is a native of Sweden, where his birth occurred in 1873, and he is a son of Carl and Elizabeth Carlson, both of whom are now deceased, the mother dying in 1893 and the father in 1917 in Buckley, this county. In 1880 the family came to the United States, locating in Michigan, where the father and some of his sons worked in the woods. About 1885 the family went to Marion, Washington, where Anton Carlson, brother of Gus A., took up a homestead, and the family lived on that ranch. To Carl and Elizabeth Carlson were born six children, namely: John, deceased; Anton, who still lives near Marion; Levin, who died in Tacoma; William; Gus A., and Freda, who is the wife of John Hennessey, of San Francisco.

Gus A. Carlson received his education in the public schools of Michigan, having been. but seven years of age when the family came to this country. He reached Washington in 1885 and in 1887 went to work in the mines at Burnett, this county, where he was employed until 1894, when he started east with Coxey's army. He subsequently returned to Michigan and spent three years there, working in the woods. On again reaching Burnett he went to work in the mines. In 1899 he came to Wilkeson and for a short time was engaged in the saloon business. He was successful and in 1910 he erected a hotel building, and has since been engaged in the operation of a hotel and restaurant, also handling soft drinks.

In 1897, at Escanaba, Michigan, Mr. Carlson was united in marriage to Miss Johanna Billroth, who also is a native of Sweden, from which country she went to Michigan in 1892. She is a daughter of John and Martha (Jranberg) Billroth, who never came to this country. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlson were born four children, namely: Elsie, the wife of Dr. C. E, Martin, of Buckley, this county; Carl, who died in infancy; Oscar, who was born in 1902, and graduated from the University of Washington as a chemist and pharmacist, and is now assisting his father; Augusta, born in 1913, who is now in school. Mr. Carlson is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal Order of Moose. He is a member of the city council and has always taken a commendable interest in the affairs of the community. Genial and friendly, he enjoys marked popularity.

Carl E. Carlson

C. E. Carlson, who for ten years has capably served as chief of the Tacoma fire department, is the oldest member of the force in point of years of service and one of the oldest now in active service on the Pacific coast. During his connection therewith he has witnessed the evolution from horse-drawn apparatus to the presentday motorized machinery, and has seen the department develop into one of the most efficient fire-fighting organizations in the west. For almost thirty-nine years he has been a resident of this city. A native of Sweden, he was born on the 25th of April, 1865, and is a son of. Eric and Gustava Carlson. He was reared at home and attended the public schools to the age of fourteen years, when he went to sea as a sailor and followed that vocation for nine years, during which he visited practically every important port in the world. On October 9, 1888, he came to Tacoma, and during the following six years worked for wages in various lines of employment. On August 4, 1894, he was appointed a member of the city fire department and has been a member continuously since, a period of thirty-two years. He has filled practically every position in the service and on May 11, 1916, was appointed chief of the department. At all times -he has shown himself not only a hard-working and fearless fireman but as chief has displayed great strategy in fighting fires, and thus has gained a wide reputation. He is a recognized leader, never asking his men to go where he would not go himself, and has shown great personal courage in the face of danger. There are now twelve stations, with ten engine companies, two ladder truck companies and two hose companies, which are manned by one hundred and forty-five men. The department is maintained in splendid condition and the chief is held in the highest measure of respect and confidence by the men under him, who have learned to trust in his judgment and his regard for them.

In 1893 Mr. Carlson was united in marriage to Miss Anna Monquist, who also is a native of Sweden, and to them have been born two children. Russell E., who lives in Tacoma, is a veteran of the World war, having served seventeen months in France with the field artillery. He is now operating a successful linotype business and is married and has two children. Dorothy, at home, is a graduate of the high school and of a business college. Mr. Carlson supports the republican party but does not take a very active part in political affairs. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and is a popular member of the circles in which he moves, possessing to a marked degree the elements of character that commend a man to the good favor of his fellowmen.

J. A. McRae, president of the Coast Iron & Machine Works, has had a long and honorable record in business, and no citizen of Tacoma stands higher in public confidence and esteem. The enterprise of which he is the head is one of the solid and substantial industries of Pierce county and in its particular field stands in the front rank. Mr. McRae was born on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the 12th of October, 1854, and is a son of Murdick and Mary (McAuley) McRae. His father, who was a blacksmith by trade, brought his family to Minnesota in 1869, locating at Rush City, where he followed his trade until 1889, when he retired and he and his wife came to Tacoma, where they spent their remaining years, both being now deceased.

J. A. McRae received a good public school education and then learned the trade of a mechanical engineer. In 1888 he came to Tacoma and installed the machinery in the first sawmill of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. He was then made master mechanic, in which capacity he served that company for twenty years. At the end of that time he went to Kerriston, Washington, where he became connected with the Northwestern Lumber Company, with which he remained until 1910, when he returned to Tacoma and, in partnership with Arthur J. Rutherford and a Mr. Smith, organized the Coast Iron & Machine Works. Later he bought the interests of both of his partners, and his son, R. Clayton, became associated with him. The officers of the company are: J. A. McRae, president; R. C.. McRae secretary and manager, and Mrs. Ruby M. Miller, director. The plant: is located at 1117. Dock street, having one hundred and twenty-five feet frontage and running: back to the water. They manufacture all kinds of metal specialties and special sawmill and papermill machinery; also build a steam log roller and - swing saw Beate ee of re plant being sold all over the world. From ten to fifteen skilled workmen are employed, and the com j eee Wd at ploy pany has enjoyed a steady patronage

Mr. McRae has been married twice - first, in 1877, to Miss Nellie 0' i deceased. To them was born a daughter, Maude, who became sidered ae irae Shores, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Later Mr. McRae was married to Miss Alice Nelson, of Duluth, Minnesota, who died in 1899. They became the parents of three children, namely: R. Clayton, who is in business with his father, and who is married and has a son, Robert; Stanley, deceased; and Ruby, who is the wif of ir Miller and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | 5 olitically Mr. McRae has been a lifelong republican and j for the policies that he believed to be best for the public vaieied "He rica Moen of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Chapter,

No. 4, Royal Arch Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar and Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and also belongs to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. A man of ability, sturdy integrity and usefulness, he has long filled an important place in local affairs, though never a seeker after public office or

Jesse Walter Silver

For a number of years Jesse Walter Silver has held important official relations with the municipal government of Tacoma and has discharged his duties in a manner that has gained for him marked prestige among his fellow townsmen, his efforts for the improvement of the city being most effective, winning him the appreciation of all who have the well-being of the city at heart. Mr. Silver was born in Mitchell county, North Carolina, on the 16th of February, 1873, and is a son of Colonel Samuel M. and Pattie (Young) Silver. The mother died in 1880 and in 1888 the father took his family, excepting Jesse W., to La Grande, Oregon, where he engaged in farming to the time of his death, in 1922.

Having attended the public schools of his native state and spent two years in Burnsville Academy, North Carolina, Jesse W. Silver then engaged in teaching school in his native state for seven years, and later became manager of a branch general merchandise store at Swannanoa, Buncombe county, North Carolina, where he remained three years. In 1902 he came to Tacoma with the Stone-Webster Company as general construction foreman, remaining in that position seven years, after which, because of ill health, he remained inactive for five years. In 1914 he began working in the city construction department and in 1920 was elected city commissioner of finance, in which position he served four years, making a highly creditable record. In 1924 he was re-elected to the city council and was appointed commissioner of public works. During his term as commissioner of finance he was active in all legislative matters affecting the interests of the city and was effective in advancing the Cushman power project for the development of light and power. As commissioner of the department of public works he has raised the standard of materials used in street paving and secured a better grade of workmanship, as well as greatly reducing the cost to the city, while in other ways he has greatly conserved the public interests in the way of improvements. He is now working for the replacement of all wooden bridges with more substantial structures, being at this time engaged in the construction of the Proctor street bridge. He has from one hundred and fifty to two hundred men in his department.

In 1898 Mr. Silver was united in marriage to Miss Laura E. Savage, a native of West Virginia, and a daughter of Elisha Anderson and Lotta (George) Savage. Mr. Silver is a Mason and has attained the fourteenth degree of the Scottish Rite. 'Politically he is aligned with the republican party and has taken an active interest in public affairs. Because of his commendable record as a public official and his excellent personal qualities, he is held in high esteem throughout the city.

T. Frank Van Eaton

JT. Frank Van Eaton, one of the prominent and active citizens of the southern part of Pierce county, is rendering distinctive service as road supervisor of the southern district of Pierce county. He is a native of this county, enjoys a wide acquaintance and commands the respect of the entire community. Mr. Van Eaton was born in Eatonville in 1894 and is the son of Thomas C. and Jane (Osborn) Van Eaton, who are mentioned at length on another page of this work.

T. Frank Van Eaton attended the public schools of Eatonville and graduated from the Stadium high school in Tacoma. He remained on his father's farm until the United States entered the World war, when he enlisted in the navy as a musician. He trained at San Francisco, was later transferred to Hampton Roads, and was then assigned to the United States cruiser South Dakota, on which he spent the greater part of his active service. During this period on shipboard he had charge of the moving pictures and was in the service altogether about twenty-two months. On receiving his honorable discharge, he returned home and for a time, in partnership with his brother, conducted a motion picture theater in Eatonville, running this business in the evenings, while during the daytime he was employed as a shingle weaver. In 1922 he was appointed to the responsible position of road supervisor, covering the territory from Ashford to Kapowsin. This position demands his full time and attention and he has from three to ten men under him. He has shown himself well qualified for this place and has maintained the roads in splendid condition, due to his watchfulness and sound judgment used in their repair.

In 1920 in Tacoma Mr. Van Eaton was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Campbell, who is a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of C. A. and Mary (Miller) Campbell. Her father died when she was a child but her mother still lives in Wisconsin. Mrs. Van Eaton came to Tacoma to make her home with her aunt and attend school. By her marriage she has become the mother of four children, Marie June, T. F., Jr., Jacqueline Ruth and Harley J. Mr. Van Eaton is a republican in his political views and fraternally is a member of Eatonville Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is a past noble grand; and the Improved Order of Red Men, of which he is a past sachem, while Mrs. Van Eaton is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of Rebekah. Mr. Van Eaton has consistently supported every measure for the improvement of his town or the advancement of the public welfare, and his record is one that has added luster to the already distinguished family name.

J. Barton Holyer

J. Barton Holyer, successful Tacoma photographer, is associated with J. J. Uleman in the conduct of the Mezzo Studio, which is widely recognized as the leading portrait studio of the city. His birth occurred on a farm at Churchville, Monroe county, New York, on the 26th of March, 1871, his parents being Thomas and Nancy J. (Hammond) Holyer. Both his father and his paternal grandfather were agriculturists by occupation. Thomas Holyer, a native of England, was a lad of twelve years when he accompanied his parents on their emigration to America, the family home being established in the state of New York. There he devoted his attention to farming pursuits during his active life and gained an enviable reputation as an enterprising and public-spirited citizen of his community, serving as school director and in other positions of public trust. He was a consistent and valued member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the faith of which he passed away in 1898. The death of his wife, who survived him for a decade, occurred in 1908. Their family numbered seven children, all of whom are yet living.

J. Barton Holyer acquired his early education as a district school pupil and continued his studies at Rochester, New York. He early put aside his textbooks in order to begin providing for his own support, obtaining employment as a messenger boy with the Western Union Telegraph Company. Subsequently he spent a short time in the service of Elwanger & Berry, seedsmen of Rochester, New York, where he next entered the field of photography, an art which has since claimed the major part of his attention. He embarked in the real estate business in 1907, but owing to the financial panic of that year he discontinued his operations along that line saa in 1908 made his way to Washington, D. C., while later he took up his abode in the city of New York. Leaving the eastern metropolis, he went to Sioux City, Iowa and thence to Denver, Colorado, where he became operator in the Kirkland Sindio: Subsequently he leased a studio of his own and that his work as a photogra ia. won favorable recognition is indicated in the fact that he received gold medal swords In the year 1913 he located in San Francisco, California, where he remained until 1917, when he removed to Seattle, and to Tacoma, Washington, in 1922, where he has since been associated with J. J. Uleman in the conduct of the Mezzo Stndio

On the 20th of September, 1895, Mr. Holyer was united in marriage am Miss Katherine Ward Brady, who is deceased. Their five children have also passed away. On the 10th of March, 1919, Mr. Holyer was again married, his second union bei i. wee Laurene Heintz, of Wisconsin. ia the First Presbyterian church, while fraternally he is affiliated with Lodge No. 174 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His wife is active in social circles of Tacoma and also takes a helpful part in charitable and church work. Both Mr. and Mrs. Holyer are widely recognized as people of genuine personal worth and have

Fred Ludwig

The South Tacoma Drug Company, of which Fred Ludwig is the proprietor and active manager, is one of the solid and reliable business concerns of South Tacoma. By close and careful attention to business, Mr. Ludwig has achieved noteworthy success and is now numbered among the substantial and influential business men of his community. He was born in Washburn, Wisconsin, on the 19th of January, 1890, and is the son of Andrew and Katherine (Glessing) Ludwig, both of whom were natives of Germany and are now deceased, the father dying in 1906 and the mother in 1917. Andrew Ludwig came to the United States in 1885 and in 1890 took up his abode in Washington. For a short time he was engaged in business on Center street, Tacoma, and then came to South Tacoma, where he conducted a meat market until 1903, when, because of ill health, he sold the business to Manville Brothers. He was a man of intelligence and public spirit and always took an active interest in civic affairs.

Fred Ludwig attended the public schools of South Tacoma and then went to work in a drug store, where he remained several years. He attended Whitworth College two years and next entered the pharmacy school of the University of Washington, from which he was graduated in 1999. For a short time he worked in McMillan Brothers' drug store, and then, in partnership with J. A. Dague, bought the John L. McKenzie drug store in South Tacoma. About 1916 Mr. Ludwig purchased his partner's interest in the business, which he has since conducted, under the name of the South Tacoma Drug Company. He carries a complete line of pure drugs, as well as the usual stock of proprietary remedies and such auxiliary lines as are usually found in an up-to-date drug store. He gives particular attention to the prescription business and by courteous and close attention to the wants of the trade he has gained a large patronage.

In 1921 Mr. Ludwig was united in marriage to Miss Marie Spieth, who was born in Des Moines, Iowa, a daughter of G. D. and Marie Spieth, the former now deceased, while the latter lives in Tacoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig has been born a son, David. Mr. Ludwig is an active member of the South Tacoma Business Men's Association and in every possible way cooperates with his fellow townsmen in all movements for the upbuilding and advancement of the city.

There is no earthly station higher than the ministry of the Gospel, and no life can be nobler than one which is devoted to the uplifting of the human race. It is not possible to adequately measure the height, breadth and depth of such a life, for its influence continues to' permeate the lives of others, through succeeding generations. To this class belongs the Rev. Ernest C. Bloomquist, who for many years has rendered able and effective service as the pastor of the First Lutheran church of Tacoma. His record here is too well known to require fulsome encomium on these pages, but as one who has done his full share in the development of the religious and civic life of Tacoma he should be given representation in this work.

Mr. Bloomquist was born in Calumet, Michigan, on the 20th of February, 1879, and is a son of Andrew and Charlotte Bloomquist, both of whom were natives of Sweden. They came to this country in 1869, locating in Duluth, Minnesota, where they remained until 1920, when they came to Tacoma, where the mother's death occurred, the father still being a resident of this city. Ernest C. Bloomquist was reared amid the favorable environment of a simple Christian home and there im- bibed the plain doctrines of right living. There he was introduced to the great Biblical authors and the commentators of the Lutheran church, Fjellstedt, Norborg, Rosenius, Ahlberg, Roos, Harms and others, and early obtained an accurate knowledge of sacred history. As a mere child he learned to play the organ and at the age of thirteen years he became organist of his home church, while at the age of fourteen years he sang in the great jubilee chorus of 1893 in commemoration of Uppsala Mote, in Sweden. He secured his early secular education in the public schools and then entered Gustavus Adolphus College at St. Peter's, Minnesota, where he was graduated in 1901. He served one year as student pastor of the Lutheran church at Holmes City, Minnesota, after which he entered the theological seminary of Augustana College at Rock Island, Illinois. During his course there he was director of the Wennerberg male chorus for the year 1904. From 1904 to 1908 Mr. Bloomquist was pastor at Lynn, Massachusetts, and in the latter year he represented the Swedish people of the New England states, speaking for them at the reception to Prince Vilhelm of Sweden. He conducted several big united choruses for a big celebration in Boston, with Marie Sundelius and Gustaf Holmquist as soloists. In 1908 he succeeded Ludvig Holmes, the poet preacher, at Portland, Connecticut, this being the "mother church of Connecticut," and he remained there until 1913. During these years he served as secretary of the board of the Lutheran Immigrant Home in New York and was also a member of the board of Upsala College.

In 1913 Mr. Bloomquist came to Tacoma as pastor of the First Lutheran church, where he has had a notably successful pastorate, building up and stimulating all departments of the church and largely increasing its membership. He has served two terms as vice president of the Columbia conference and two terms as vice president of the Lutheran Brotherhood of America. He is editor and publisher of Columbia Lutheran and has done much Bible work and lecturing along the entire Pacific coast. He is a member of the Tacoma board of censors and has evinced an active interest in everything relating to the civic life of Tacoma, striving earnestly to promote the general welfare. In 1917 he completed the courses for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Washington.

In 1906 Mr. Bloomquist was united in marriage to Miss Florence Lindgren, who was born in Moline, Illinois, a daughter of August and Victoria (Strommerts) Lindgren, the former of whom wag born in Sweden and the latter in Rockford, Illinois. Mrs. Bloomquist was reared in Moline, her father being at the head of the experimental station of the Moline Plow Company, and she received her education in the public and high schools of that city. Later she attended and was graduated from the conservatory of music of Augustana College at Rock Island. She did much church and solo work and during her school years was soloist with the college male chorus. Since coming to Tacoma she has been choir leader of the First Lutheran church and has done a great deal of effective work among children. To Mr. and Mrs. Bloomquist have been born two children, namely: Brandt, now a student in the University of Washington; and Leonora, a student in the College of Puget Sound.

Politically Mr, Bloomquist gives his support to the republican party and is a member of the Christian Men's Club. He is a splendid public speaker, forceful and convincing, while his able and thoughtful sermons have always drawn large congregations. Faithful and tireless in his pastoral work and exercising executive ability in directing the affairs of his church, he has won a warm place in the hearts of his parishioners, while throughout the entire community he is held in the highest esteem.

Jasper F. Libby

; Long and faithful service in various public positions has gai Libby, now county clerk, not only well lesseved cpeealsites hat pe oe eee - tation for able and competent administration of the affairs of the offices which Ee has filled. Born in Portland, Oregon, on the 5th day of March, 1866, he is a son of Cyrus F. and Rhoda E. (Hobart) Libby, the former a native of Augusta Maine and the latter of Hancock county, Illinois. They were married in the latter count on May 1, 1852, and six days later started on their honeymoon, beginning the ted previously learned the trade. In the early '60s he moved to Portland, where he ran a harness shop for several years, and then returned to Marion county, where he bought a farm, which he operated until 1868, when.he sold out and engaged in the livery business at Silverton for about twelve years. He then disposed of that business and established a sash and door factory, which occupied his attention to the time of his death in 1885. He was survived many years by his widow, whose death occurred in May, 1923, at an advanced age.

Jasper F. Libby secured his education in the public schools of Oregon, and lived in that state until 1886, when he came to Ellensburg, Washington, where he went to work for the Northern Pacific Railroad as a fireman. He was also employed in construction work and was fireman on the first locomotive to go through the tunnel in the Cascades. In January, 1890, he became an engineer, in which capacity he continued with the railroad four years, during which time he made his home in Tacoma. In 1894 he opened a bicycle shop in that city, his being the second establishment of the kind there, and continued in that business until January 1, 1901, when he was appointed comparing clerk in the office of the county auditor, where he remained two years. On January 1, 1903, he became clerk of Judge Huston's court, serving four years and in 1906 was elected county clerk, taking office in 1907 and serving four years. In 1910 he was elected a member of the board of county commissioners, serving two years, and then served two years under W. J. Roberts as inspector for the Inter-County River Improvement Commission. On January 1, 1915, he became deputy county clerk, serving as such until January 1, .1923, when he became county clerk, in which position he is still serving, having been a candidate for re-election in 1926 without opposition. A consecutive record of over a quarter of a century in important public positions is certainly unmistakable evidence of Mr. Libby's efficiency and faithfulness and 'shows that he has well deserved the confidence which his fellow citizens have thus placed-in him.

In February, 1903, Mr. Libby was married to Miss Emma Butch, a native of Minnesota and a daughter of Valentine and Christina (Miller) Butch, who came to Tacoma in 1888. To their union has been born one child, Margaret, now the wife of Frank Gates, of Tacoma, and they have a daughter, Alice Louise. Politically Mr. Libby has long been an active supporter of the republican party and has ever shown a commendable interest in local public affairs. Fraternally he is a member of Royal A. Gove Lodge, No. 230, A. F. & A. M.; East Tacoma Lodge, No. 89, I. O. O. F.; Chinook Tribe, No. 10, I. O. R. M.; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen of America and the National Union. Personally Mr. Libby is courteous and accommodating in his relations with the public, cordial and friendly among his neighbors and associates, and possesses to a marked degree the attributes essential to good citizenship.

One of the largest and most successful concerns in its line on the Pacific coast is the North Pacific Bank Note Company, of Tacoma, of which the president and manager is B. E. Buckmaster, who is also identified with several other business institutions of this city. He was born in York, Nebraska, in 1874, and is a son of Stephen P. and Esther Buckmaster. The family came to Tacoma in 1889 and the father was here engaged in the abstract business for a number of years. Both parents are now deceased.

B. E. Buckmaster secured a public school education and then learned the tinner's trade, at which he worked about two and a half years. Later he took a course in a Tacoma business college and for about a year was with Bradstreet's. He then entered the employ of the Blatchley Lithographing Company, and later was with the steamship agency of Cook & Company about one year, after which he spent five years with Balfour, Guthrie & Company. In 1902 he established the North Pacific Bank Note Company, which at first was located at 1011 A street. Later the plant was moved to 1012% A street and in 1919 opened business at its present fine location, 117 South Eighth street. Here the company owns one hundred by one hundred and twenty feet and occupies the second floor. They have the most complete lithographing plant in the northwest and specialize in offset printing, lithographing and engraving, particularly of bank checks, in which they have built up a tremendous business. They manufacture checks for several hundred banks in all parts of the country, the total quantity being about thirty million bank checks a year. In 1912 Mr. Buckmaster established a branch plant in Seattle. He has bought five other lithographing plants since establishing his own business and has shown sound business judgment in all of his affairs. He employs- about sixty people, and his plants are equipped with the most modern and improved machinery that can be secured. There are six traveling salesmen employed. Mr. Buckmaster is also a director of the Puget Sound National Bank, the Pacific Savings & Loan Association, the Warren, Soule & Fairhurst Company and the Western Foundry & Furnace Company.

In 1903, Mr. Buckmaster was united in marriage to Miss Dorothy Griggs, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and they are the parents of two children, Barbara and Margaret. Mr. Buckmaster is a republican and is a member of Destiny Lodge, No. 197, A. F. & A. M.; Tacoma Chapter, R. A. M.; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, K. T.; Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine; and Tacoma Lodge, B. P. O. E. He is president of the Union Club, a past president of the Rotary Club and a member of the Tacoma Country Club. Distinctively a man of affairs, he has long filled a conSpicuous place in the public eye, being a leader in important business enterprises, where sound erudition, mature judgment and strict integrity are required. A man of great force of character, he has made a distinct impress on the community and is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.

James W. Slayden

James W. Slayden is one of the best known citizens of Pierce county, having represented this county several terms in the state legislature and also having been prominent and successful in business affairs, while as a private citizen he has so discharged his obligations to the community as to earn the respect of his fellowmen. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on the 2d of January, 1865, and is a son of Wesley and Mary Catherine (Campbell) Slayden, both of whom were natives of Tennessee and of old Virginia stock. The father was engaged in mercantile affairs in Tennessee and in 1877 moved to Kansas, where he engaged in the stock business. Both parents are now deceased.

James W. Slayden received his education in the public schools and then became a cowboy in the vicinity of Dodge City, Kansas, passing through many of the thrilling experiences common to the plains in those early days. Later he was employed as a clerk in a music store, and then for awhile was engaged in the undertaking business. He next went to California, where he remained a short time, and in January, 1888, came to Tacoma. Here also he established an undertaking business, which he ran for about five years, at the end of which time he took a course in dentistry. He then went to Alaska, where he practiced that profession for awhile, and subsequently turned his attention to prospecting and mining, in which he met with encouraging success. He came back to Tacoma for his wife and son and returned to Alaska, remaining two years and meeting with very gratifying success there. He then returned to Tacoma and bought into the Northwest Woodenware Company, which was operated until 1912, when he sold his interest. In 1915 he was elected county commissioner, serving six years. Since 1921 he has acted as the Washington representative for Warren Brothers, of Portland, Oregon manufacturers of warrenite, for paving. His extensive knowledge of the state has stood him in good stead in this work, and he has built up a large and steadily increasing business in his line. *

; In 1894 Mr. Slayden was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Lee Cobler, of Wichita, Kansas, and they are the parents of a son, Philip Lee, who is a graduate of the University of _Washington and lives in Tacoma. He is married and has a son, James B. He is a veteran of the World war, having served two years in France. Politically Mr. Slayden has always supported the republican party and has taken an active interest in public affairs. In 1907, 1909, 1910 and 1921 he represented Pierce county in the state legislature, where he proved an able and effective worker in the public interests. He was the author of the bill, in 1907, to appropriate the first state money for the Washington State Historical Society He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory. Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic

Shrine, and Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and. is a charter member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. He formerly resided at Steilacoom for about fifteen years and served as mayor of that town. Mr. Slayden is a man of sterling integrity, marked business ability and splendid personality, and

C. O. Steberg, president of the State Bank, is one of the most influential and progressive citizens of Buckley. He has devoted himself closely to the upbuilding of the community in which he lives and no man stands higher in public confidence and esteem. Mr. Steberg was born in Norway in 1868 and is the son of Ole and Karen Steberg. He was educated in the public schools and remained at home until twenty years of age, when in 1888 he emigrated to the United States, going to visit an aunt in Wisconsin. He attended school there two vears and then obtained employment as bookkeeper in a mercantile establishment. He then went to Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he became chief deputy in the county recorder's office. and later was employed four years as bookkeeper there, remaining in Grand Forks eleven years altogether. He then went to Crookston, Minnesota. and engaged in the abstract business, which he followed for two years. but in 1903 sold his interests there and came to Buckley, Washington. On November 3, 1903, he engaged in the banking business here, operating as a private bank until August, 1907, when the business was incorporated as the State Bank of Buckley, with a capital of fifteen thousand dollars. The bank prospered and in 1911 the canital stock was increased to twentyfive thousand dollars, the increase being derived entirely from the earnings. The capital stock is now the same, with a surplus of fifteen thousand dollars and total resources of about four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Mr. Steberg served as cashier of the bank until 1921, since which time he has been president. He is a careful and conservative man. safeguarding the interests of the devositors, while at the same time he has been liberal and accommodating in his relations with his patrons, contributing largely to the commercial prosperity of the community.

On May 18. 1910. Mr. Steberg was united in marriage to Miss Marie Hovey, a native of Minnesota, where he formed her acquaintance. They are the parents of one child, Kamilla. born January 27, 1913. and now attending high school. Mr. Steberg gives his political support to the republican party and has served as a member of the town council. He is a member and a past master of Western Star Lodge. No. 67, A. 'F. & A. M., of Buckley; Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R., and Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, B. P. O. E., and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mrs. Steberg is a past worthy matron of Buckley Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, belongs to the Ladies' Musical Club, and has been active in local civic and church work. Mr. Steberg is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and has always stood ready to cooperate with his fellow citizens in all measures for the advancement of the community along progressive lines. Candid and straightforward in all of his relations. and courteous and friendly, he is accorded the highest measure of respect and good will.

Homer T. Bone

In no field of endeavor is there demanded a more careful preparation, a more thorough appreciation of the absolute ethics of life or of the underlying principles which form the basis of all human rights and privileges, than in that of the law. Possessing all the requisites of the successful lawyer, Homer T. Bone has had a professional record that has gained for him high standing among the members of the Tacoma bar. A native of the state of Indiana, where he was born January 25, 1883, he is a son of James M. and Margaret Jane (Demaree) Bone. The family came to Tacoma and here the father was for a number of years connected with the McCormick Harvester Company. Both parents are now deceased. ; .

Homer T. Bone attended the schools of his native state, completing his public school education in Tacoma. He was admitted to the University of Washington, after which he took the course of the Tacoma Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1911 and has since devoted himself closely to the practice of his profession in this city. He has won a large and representative clientele and has been connected as counsel with a number of the most important cases in the Tacoma courts, meeting with a very marked measure of success.

In January, 1919, Mr. Bone -was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Sly, of 'Tacoma, and they are the parents of a son, Homer. Politically Mr. Bone has supported the republican ticket and has maintained a deep interest in public affairs, particularly such as have pertained to the welfare and progress of his own community. He was active in the establishment of the Port of Tacoma and has served as general counsel for the port continuously since. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and also belongs to the Gamma Eta Gamma college fraternity. Because of his sterling character and friendly and affable manner, he has won a host of warm and loyal friends throughout the community.

Frederic J. Shaw

Frederic J. Shaw, chairman of the board of county commissioners, was born August 21, 1883, at Sturgis, Michigan. His father, Robert P. Shaw, was born in West Alexander, Washington county, Pennsylvania, May 27, 1844, and was a descendant of Captain John Shaw of the Revolutionary war. His mother, Mary Thornton Shaw, born at Bedford, Indiana, February 15, 1854, was a descendant of Mathew Thornton and Carter Braxton, ancestors of whom were signers of the Declaration of Independence. The Shaw family removed from Michigan to Tacoma in June, 1895; and Frederic J. graduated from the Stadium high school in 1903. Upon completion of his high school education, he entered the practice of architecture as a draftsman and has continued in that profession until the present time, going into the business for himself in 1916.

Mr. Shaw enlisted in Company A, Second Washington Infantry, in August, 1903, and was honorably discharged in August, 1905. On May 12, 1916, he again enlisted in the national guard of the state, becoming a member of Eighth Company, Washington Coast Artillery. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant, C. A. C., June 15, 1916; and on February 6, 1917, was promoted to a first lieutenancy. He entered the United States army with that rank, July 25, 1917, when the Coast Artillery was mustered into federal service, and served at the coast defenses of Puget Sound until December 20th of that year. He was then transferred to the Sixty-third Artillery, (C. A. C.), and sent to Fort Monroe, Virginia, for special training, graduating in May, 1918. He returned to join his regiment, and left with that unit for overseas June 13, 1918. The regiment reached France July 80, 1918, and he served at Limoges, La Courtine and Bordeaux, France. Arriving in Camp Lewis, March 13, 1919, he was given an honorable discharge there April 9th, that same year. His military record was continued after the World war by a Reserve commission as captain of Coast Artillery in May, 1922, and later an assignment to the One Hundred and Forty-sixth Field Artillery December 1, 1923, commanding Service Battery. On January 1, 1926, he was transferred to the Second Battalion headquarters as executive officer; and on February 2, 1927, retired from active duty and was assigned to the Field Artillery Reserve.

Captain Shaw was elected to the office of county commissioner in November, 1922 and two years later was reelected for a second term, which expires in J anuary, 1929, when he plans on resuming the practice of architecture. He has been an ctive member of the American Legion since its organization. In April, 1919, he was the delegate of the ex-service men of Tacoma to the St. Louis caucus, where the American Legion was officially given birth. While there he was elected to the chairmanship of the committee on emblems, badges and buttons, and was reelected to that position at the first national convention of the American Legion at St. Paul in November 1919. He served as the first commander of Edward B. Rhodes Post, No. 2, of Tacoma, in 1919. During that year the membership attained the greatest number so far in its history, approximately one thousand, nine hundred and eighty active members. He served as a member of the post building committee by election, from its first organization until its discontinuance in 1926. He is a charter member of Voiture 94, La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, organized in Pierce county in 1921; and was elected Chef de Gare of the organization in November, 1926.

Mr. Shaw was married at Tacoma, September 6, 1911, to Frances Kay Bligh, who was born at St. Paul, Nebraska, December 21, 1887. Mrs. Shaw is a daughter of Orvis Mann Bligh, born November 30, 1860, in Crawford county, Pennsylvania; and Julia Alice (Hill) Bligh, born in Venango county, of that state, April 6, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw have one daughter, Barbara Helen Shaw, born in Tacoma, June 5, 1914. Mrs. Shaw was president of the Auxiliary to Edward B. Rhodes Post, No. 2, during 1926, and is a member of the Tacoma Woman's Club.

Mr. Shaw is a republican in politics, is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and is also a member of the First United Presbyterian church. He is a commissioner of the Tacoma Girl Scout Council, a board member of the Tacoma Social Hygiene Society, and also a board member of the Federation of Social Agencies of the city. He is a charter member of the Tacoma den, Lions International. During

Frank Kepka

Frank Kepka has long been one of the most prominent and highly respected residents of Wilkeson, where for many years he was actively and successfully engaged in business but is now retired. He was born in Bohemia on the 26th of September, 1859, and is a son of Frank and Mary Kepka. He was educated in the public schools of his native country and then became a miner, which occupation he followed there until 1886, when he came to the United States. He first located in New York but later went to Pennsylvania, where he was employed in mines until May 16, 1889, when he came to Washington and went to work in the mines at Carbonado, remaining there two years. He was a natural mechanic and even while mining enjoyed a wide reputation for his unusual proficiency as a watch repairer.

In 1891 Mr. Kepka came to Wilkeson, when there were only about seven houses here, and established a jewelry and watch repair shop, in connection with which he also carried a limited stock of drugs and patent medicines, being the first to deal in these lines here. By close attention to business he met with success and eventually established a regular drug store, which he conducted until about 1921, when he retired from active business, turning over the store to his son George, who is now proprietor.

Mr. Kepka was married in Bohemia to Miss Annie Bernasik, and to them were born eight children, namely: Frank, a resident of Oakland, California; Christina, at home; Annie, who is the wife of H. R. E. Nelson, of Wilkeson, and they have two children, Florence and Frank; Bessie, who is the wife of Fred Pyfer, of Sumner, and they have two children, Anna Katherine and Fred; George, who married Miss Ruth Rowe and they have two children, George and Brian; Stanley, who is in business in Wilkeson; Harry, who is married and also is in business in Wilkeson; and Albert, a student in Puget Sound College. George Kepka is a veteran of the World war, having been a member of Company M, Three Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry Regiment, Ninety-first Division. He was in the service eleven months in this country and eleven months in France, being in the Saint Mihiel drive, the Argonne offensive and other engagements. He was one of the organizers of the Wilkeson Booster Club, of which he was vice president; is a member of the city council and belongs to the Improved Order of Red Men at Wilkeson. Stanley Kepka enlisted in the navy during the war and served as a musician at Bremerton. Stanley, Harry and Albert are all members of the Masonic order.

Mr. Kepka has been treasurer of Wilkeson for about ten years and has always shown a deep interest in the affairs of his community, standing ever ready to cooperate in all measures for the advancement of the locality. He is a member of South Prairie Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine, at Tacoma; the Improved Order of Red Men, of which he has been treasurer ever since the organization of his lodge twenty-eight years ago; the Fraternal Order of Eagles, of which he is treasurer; the Daughters of Pocahontas; and has for twenty-eight years been a member of the National Slavonic Lodge, No. 272. In all that constitutes true manhood and good citizenship he has been a worthy example, his career having been characterized by duty well performed, by faithfulness to every trust reposed in him, and by industry, thrift and wisely directed efforts, and today none stands higher than he in the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen.

The Tacoma Stationers

One of the leading concerns in its line in Tacoma is The Tacoma Stationers, located at 1009 A street, which in the last five years has rapidly gained public attention and patronage because of the high quality and completeness of the stock carried and the splendid commercial methods along which the establishment is conducted. The business was established on April 1, 1920, by Harold E. Dahl, at 200 California building, and from the beginning, due to Mr. Dahl's careful and judicious management, prospered. In 1921 it became necessary to seek larger quarters and the business was moved to 1109 Commerce street but in the course of time this room also proved inadequate and on October 1, 1926, the company moved to its present location at 1009 A street, where it occupies two floors, fifty by one hundred feet in size. Here is displayed a large and comprehensive stock of office fixtures and supplies, including furniture and filing systems, and a full line of typewriters and adding machines, as well as such auxiliary lines as are usually carried in an up-to-date office supply house. The store is conveniently arranged and the stock attractively displayed, so that it is now regarded as one of the finest stores in its line in the northwest. In 1922 Frank W. Lilly bought an interest in the business, and an interest is also owned by Dan E. Crowley, of Alaska, a brother-in-law of Mr. Lilly. Mr. 'Crowley has lived in Alaska for the past twenty-seven years, being now located at Nome, where he is field manager for the Lomen Reindeer and Trading Corporation. Mr. Crowley was in Teller soon after the "Norge" completed the successful flight of seventy-one hours from Spitzbergen, and secured a splendid collection of relics from the airship. This collection includes part of the huge silk gas bag, a fifty-gallon petrol tank that carried part of the "Norge's" precious fuel supply, sections of aluminum tubing from the dirigible's cabin, a wicker food hamper, aluminum dishes, a thermos bottle, chocolate cakes and other articles of historic value. This collection Mr. Crowley brought to Tacoma with him in November, 1926, and it was displayed at the store of The Tacoma Stationers, where it was examined by thousands of people. Later Messrs. Dahl, Lilly and Crowley showed their fine public spirit by presenting this valuable collection to the Tacoma Museum, where it will be properly cared for and displayed. Mr. Crowley was personally acquainted with every member of the crew of the airship and gives a graphic account of the hardships endured by the famous Arctic expedition.

C. E. Wiseman, M.D.

Dr. C. E. Wiseman, who is engaged in the general practice of medicine at Eatonville, and also is in charge of the hospital here, has won a high place in the medical circles of his section of Pierce county, besides gaining the confidence and respect of the people of this community. The Doctor is a native of Indiana and a son of S. J. and Barbara (McKee) Wiseman, now living in Indianapolis, Indiana. The father had studied medicine but never engaged in active practice and is now active in mercantile affairs.

Dr. C. E. Wiseman secured his elementary education in the public schools of South Bend and Goshen, Indiana, and then pursued his pre-medical studies in Wabash College, at Crawfordsville, that state. He matriculated in the medical school of the University of Illinois and was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1914. He served as interne in the Chicago Hospital and at Indianapolis, and then came to Washington, settling in Seattle, where he was engaged in the Practice of his profession during 1915-16. Removing to Eatonville he became connected with the Eatonville Hospital, of which he has had charge during the past five years. It has accommodations for thirty patients, is well equipped in every way and has enjoyed .

a splendid record from the time of its establishment. Doctor Wiseman has applied himself indefatigably to the work to which he is devoting his life and has been very successful in the treatment of disease.

In 1914 Doctor Wiseman was united in marriage to Miss Florence Replogle, who also is a native of Indiana, a daughter of J. W. and Alice (Smith) Replogle, the former now deceased, while the mother is still living in Indiana. To Doctor and Mrs. Wiseman have been born two children, Doris and Duval. The Doctor is a member of the Pierce County Medical Society and has served as city health officer ever since coming here. He is a member of Eatonville Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R., and Afifi Temple, of the Mystic Shrine, at Tacoma. He also belongs to Eatonville Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he has passed through all the chairs, and to the Commercial Club, and has shown a readiness to cooperate in all measures for the advancement of the community in any way. Kindly and cordial in manner, closely devoted to his profession, and a man of sterling character, he has deservedly won an enviable place in the estimation of his fellowmen.

Richard Canty

The world pays homage to the seif-made man, who by his unaided efforts achieves success and at the same time so orders his actions as to gain the respect and confidence of his fellowmen. Such is the record of Richard Canty, who owns a well improved and productive farm near Eatonville. Born in Surrey, near London, England, on the 13th of October, 1856, he is a son of Morgan and Elizabeth (Gregory) Canty, the former a native of Wales and the latter of Croydon, England, but both are now deceased. They were the parents of five children.

Richard Canty attended the public schools of his native land and at the age of fifteen years ran away from home. He had been apprenticed to the printing trade in Stationers' Hall, London, but did not like the work and decided to start out on his own account. In 1871 he shipped to China on a British tramp schooner and eventually came to the Pacific coast with a cargo of Chinese coolies. He quit the ship at San Francisco and went to Plumas county, California, where he worked in the gold mines a few years. In 1877 he went to British Columbia, where he was engaged in mining a short time, and then went to Victoria, British Columbia. From there he came to Pierce county and for about six months was employed as a miner in the construction of the Stampede tunnel. In 1891 he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, one mile west of Eatonville, the land being densely covered with timber. The roads were mere trails and the only improvement on the place was a small shack built of lumber, which bore the distinction of being the first house built of lumber in Eatonville. He took up the task of clearing the land, a part of which he later sold. He has made his home here and in Tacoma ever since, and during a part of the time has worked as a longshoreman, being a member of Longshoremen's Union, No. 1, of Tacoma. He made many good improvements on the place, including a nice house, built in 1915, and a splendid barn, which was destroyed in 1924 by the forest fire which swept through the district. He keeps a few cows and raises abundant crops of hay and garden truck, being very successful in the operaion of the place. eet ne Mises 12, 1889, in Tacoma, Mr. Canty was married to Miss Mary Hicks, who was born in Missouri, a daughter of Asbury and Elizabeth (Allan) Hicks, the former of whom was a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Indiana. Mr. Hicks, who was a farmer by occupation, died in Colorado, January 4, 1924. The mother passed away in 1872. They were the parents of three children, Mary, Annie, and Sarah. The last named is the widow of F. J. Ettinger and lives in Seattle. Mr. Hicks had an honorable record as a soldier of the Civil war, having enlisted at the age of thirteen years as a drummer boy in the Forty-ninth Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry. At the age of fourteen he was brevetted for picking up the colors during an engagement, and was later again brevetted for volunteering to cut away the brush in front of the lines in which lay Confederate troops who were mowing down the Union soldiers. Young Hicks and Joe Chase, both of whom were mere boys, carried through their dangerous mission successfully, their very daring winning the respect of the enemy. Mr. Hicks served until the close of the war and received

To Mr. and Mrs. Canty have been born nine children: Elizabeth is the wife of James Rowe, of Seattle; Richard, who is a member of the Masonic lodge at Eatonville, is married and has two children, Bertha Elizabeth and Laura May; Marian is the wife of George Seibold, of Los Angeles, California, and they have two children, Georgie and Billie; William is married and has two children, Mary Bernice and Courtney Elizabeth; Francis is married and has a daughter, Doris; Harry remains at home; and three children died in infancy. The three eldest sons are veterans of the World war. William, who was among the first to enlist, went overseas with the Eighth Company of the Fifth Regiment of Marines and was wounded during the engagement in the Argonne forest. Mr. Canty has served as road foreman for the past twenty years and has built many miles of country roads in Pierce county. He is a member and a past master of Terrestrial Lodge, No. 228, A. Tie Gurls Vie eain Eatonville, and has taken the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in Tacoma Consistory. He also belongs to the Improved Order of Red Men and the Modern Woodmen of America, while his wife belongs to Mountain Star Chapter, O. E. S., at Eatonville. A man of strong individuality and excellent qualities, possessing sound judgment and doing well whatever he undertakes, he has long enjoyed an enviable reputation among his fellowmen and is regarded as one of the representative citizens of his section of the county.

Crockett Morgan Riddell

Specific mention is made in this work of many citizens of Tacoma and Pierce county who have figured in the growth and development of their respective localities and have thereby gained a conspicuous place in public esteem. In this class stands Crockett Morgan Riddell, eminent lawyer of Tacoma and an ex-mayor of that city, whose administration was marked by a pronounced spirit of progress and improvement.

Mr. Riddell was born in Irvine, Estill county, Kentucky, on the 5th of January, 1863, and is a son of Rev. William and Kitty Ann (Crockett) Riddell, both of whom also were natives of the Blue Grass state, the father having been born at Irvine while the mother's birth occurred at Frankfort. Rev. William Riddell was a son of John Riddell, who was a pioneer settler of Kentucky; and our subject's mother: was a daughter of William Crockett, whose father, Anthony Crockett, was also one of the early settlers of that state. i

_ Crockett M. Riddell was reared in his native state and secured his educational training in the public schools. In 1888 he came to Tacoma, Washington, and for some time was engaged in the examining of titles. He had studied law inxthe office of an uncle in Little Rock, Arkansas, and in 1892 was admitted to the bar, after: which he engaged in the practice of law in Tacoma, and has been so engaged continuously to the present time. His abilities were quickly recognized and through the years he has commanded a large and remunerative- clientele, being numbered among the able and successful members of the bar. ;

Mr. Riddell has always taken a deep interest in public affairs. He served as city attorney for a number of years, and was elected mayor, his administration embracing the years 1916 to 1920. During his tenure of the mayoralty Mr. Riddell devoted himself closely to the city's affairs, which he administered in such a manner as to receive the commendation and approval gf the community. Among the more important improvements carried to successful completion during his term were th Yea ae se stadium and the paving of Pacific avenue. : n cto er 5, 1892, Mr. Riddell was united in marriage i i of California, a daughter of William and Sarah Ann ran ee - La was a lumberman and a pioneer resident of Tacoma. To "Mr and Mrs Riddell have been born two children: Crockett M., Jr., who resides in California is - pi ee and an expert on highway construction. He is married aA has a ets ober the third of the name. Robert is engaged in the automobile

Mr. Riddell has always given his support to the d i kept in close touch with public affairs, both at and Nn tie ao He member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and is a past met rtetn : ¢ Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar, of Tacoma. A man of great ue of character, he has always been found in the forefront of movements for the betterment of the city and has shown a progressive and enterprising spirit in every relation of life. Before retiring from the mayoralty of the city he had started the Cushman dam project, and in many other ways has shown an abiding and constructive interest in the public welfare. He is a man of winning personality, and throughout the community is very highly regarded.

Rev. Walfred Westlind

Rev. Walfred Westlind, pastor of the Swedish Mission Tabernacle of Tacoma, has filled this pulpit since his arrival in the city in March, 1923. His birth occurred in Fryksande, Varmland, Sweden, on the 18th of February, 1884, his parents being O. N. and Mary (Person) Westlind, whose nine children are all yet living. The father, who devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits during his active career, is now living retired in Sweden. Rev. Westlind belongs to a family of missionaries. An uncle, Nels Westlind, was the first missionary of the Swedish Evangelical] Covenant to go to Congo, Africa, where he translated the greater portion of the Bible into the native tongue. P. A. Westlind, a brother of Rev. Walfred Westlind, is now a missionary in French Congo, as is also a sister, Mrs. Esther I. Hult. The latter, together with her husband, has for years worked as a missionary in Congo.

Walfred Westlind spent his youth on the beautiful shore of Fryken lake in Sweden, where his parents owned a large farm. After having completed the public school course and taken three terms of additional schooling, he assisted his father in the work of the home farm until he had attained the age of eighteen years, when he emigrated to America, arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the spring of 1902. There he learned the automobile and sign painting trades. He also made use of every opportunity to study, at first in evening school, then one year in college and later in the Northwestern Bible School of Minneapolis. He became a member of the Swedish Tabernacle in Minneapolis, in 1904, and became very active in the work there. He was president of the Young People's Society, was Sunday school superintendent, also a deacon, and at times secretary of the church. In 1917 he was called as assistant pastor of that church and served in such capacity until March, 1923, when he moved to Tacoma, Washington, to become pastor of the Swedish Tabernacle here. His pastorate in Tacoma has been very successful and he is held in the highest respect and esteem by the members of his church as well as by the people generally. He was ordained in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in. 1926, but has been in the ministry during the past decade.

On the 14th of May, 1913, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rev. Westlind was united in marriage to Judith O. Nelson, a native of that city. They are the parents of three children: Hildur Emlyn, Evelyn Marie and Gordon Walfred.