Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 18 of 27)

The following article concerning the principles and church history of "The Mission Friends" was written by Almin Swanson: "In contributing to these memoirs, it seems proper to include a brief recital concerning the tenets and the constitutional basis upon which our denomination, namely, the Mission Friends, are indoctrinated and have constructed their organization. First let it be remembered that the Mission Friends in the United States originated primarily from certain religious awakenings that swept over Sweden some fifty years ago. Revivals began then within the Lutheran State Church. As a rule ordinary laymen seemed instrumental in arousing the people from their spiritual lethargy. The new converts arranged themselves in groups for the main purpose of aiding and supporting missions in the home field as well as in foreign lands. They were therefore called 'The Mission Friends. The nickname given them was found convenient for adoption, and the same name is used up to the present time. ,

"The Mission Friends within the State Church in Sweden had no intention, however, of leaving or decamping from the State Church. Enmity and hostilities permitted and carried on by the clergy, as well as the other leaders within this State Church against the new converts was the pressure which soon forced withdrawals and the eventful consequence - the organization of the Swedish Mission Covenant of Sweden. By emigration we find the Swedish Mission Friends transplanted in the United States. The Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America

4S0 HISTORY OF PIERCE COUNTY was thus organized in Chicago, Illinois, on February 18, 1885. As a denomination this organization is sometimes named 'The Covenant.'

"In general principles the 'Covenanters' believe in the entire independence of each local church or congregation of all other congregations; that each congregation is complete within itself, and that no association or connection with any other church is necessary to constitute a-church truly organized, according to apostolic model; that the true test of membership in a Christian church is belief in Christ as a personal Saviour and obedience to His precepts; that any number of such persons have the right to constitute themselves into a separate church, and having associated themselves together, they have the right to elect their own officers and invest them with legitimate functions; that the sacraments of the church are two, namely, baptism, which is to be administered both to infants and adults by sprinkling or immersion, and the Lord's Supper (Communion), which is to be received by all Christians; the functions of the ministry and the right to preach may be validly bestowed upon any person chosen for that purpose by the members and officers of any Christian church; that each congregation is totally independent in all respects, both as regards its spiritual and temporal affairs, of all other Christian churches. These principles and form of government are intended' to be as liberal as those found prescribed in the Bible, but not more so. The performance of the duties of each church rests mainly upon its membership. By popular vote all matters pertaining to the organization are decided. Accordingly, molded in observance and rule, we find at this time some four hundred independent Mission churches established in the United States and distributed into nearly every state of the Union."

Various business activities have claimed the attention:and been promoted through the efforts of F. T. Pihl of Puyallup, and he has also been a prominent figure in the civic affairs of the community. Born at Hastings, near St. Paul, Minnesota on the 13th of May, 1876, he is a son of C. J. A. and Sophia (Samuels) Pihl, both = whom were natives of Sweden. They were reared and married in that country and came to the United States in the fall of 1868, locating at Hastings, Minnesota where the father was employed as a carpenter about twenty years. ie 1888 the family came to Puyallup, Washington, where C. J. A. Pihl continued to work at. his trade, being employed in the construction of a number of the most important buildings in this locality. His death occurred on March 16, 1920, and that of his wife on March 38, 1919. They were the parents of nine children, only the eldest of whom was born in Sweden. These are: Oscar H., of Puyallup, who is referred to in a separate sketch elsewhere in this work; J. M., of Mountain View, California: Christine, of Puyallup; Albert, of Twin Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Mary Sehon who is teaching school in Puyallup; F. T.; Josephine, who lives in Olympia, Washington; Mrs. Emma ee _ ee and Walter, who lives in Oregon. ;

. T. Pihl secured his education at Hastings and in th : i Puyallup, to which place he came with his parents in 1888. pA Ak Be # various occupations for awhile, after which he engaged in the livestock and meat business. About 1900 he opened the first meat market in Puyallup, under the name of the Cash Market, and that year his was the only meat shop in the town. During one summer he cut all the meat that was consumed in the town, except on Saturda He continued in the meat business here about twenty years, and during that arte also established a meat stand in the public market in Tacoma, and was also at Ellen burg, where he was connected with the Carsten Packing Company. In 1900 Mr. Pihl went to Alaska, where he operated a mining claim, while two vened revio ty he and his brother, Oscar, had operated a ranch. A number of years sh h Red the meat business but still handles much livestock. During the last ts = oie has given considerable attention to the real estate business, in which he rari : with fair success, having handled a large amount of: property in this eee. Hh spent the winter of 1919-20 in California, and the winter of 1900 in the minin ii tri t of British Columbia, during which time there was fifteen feet of snow on Ae - ve}

On November 28, 1901, Mr. Pihl was united in marriage to Miss Frances rsa who was born in Berlin, Wisconsin, and who came to Tacoma Washington with nies parents about 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Pihl have five children, namely : Pg of Seattle,

Washington, who married Miss Ella Miller and they have one child, Quentin Miller: Melvin Charles, of Puyallup; Kenneth A., at home; Maurice W. and Margery Helew Politically Mr. Pihl has always supported the republican party and has served for the past three years as a member of the city council. He has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce for a number of years and has taken a deep interest in all of its activities. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Mrs. Pihl is a member of the Daughters of Rebekah and the Yeomen. Mr. Pihl has ever maintained'a deep interest in the prosperity and welfare of his city and his labors have been a contributing factor in the development and progress of this section of Pierce county.

Clifford H. Votaw

: In a rapidly developing district the position of county engineer is one of great importance, as upon his ability and judgment generally depends the proper carrying out and completion of public projects and improvements. Pierce county is fortunate in that her county engineer is a man of unquestioned ability, sterling integrity and progressive ideas, and the improvements carried out under his supervision have been of a high order in every respect: Clifford H. Votaw is a native of Marshalltown, Iowa, born in 1888, and is a son of Henry L. and Anna Votaw. The family came to Tacoma in 1891 and has lived in the same house continuously since. The father was an attorney, and also engaged in the real estate business. Appointed postmaster of Tacoma, he served in that position six years, or to the time of his death, which occurred in 1909. He was a member of the city council for many years and was a man of influence in the community. The mother still lives in this city.

Clifford H. Votaw secured his preliminary education in the public schools and then attended the University of Washington, taking the course in forestry. In 1909 he joined the engineering department of the Northern Pacific Railroad, with which he remained ten years, and then spent three years with the Todd shipyards. He next became chief engineer for the Mud Bay Logging Company, with which he remained until 1922, when he was elected county engineer of Pierce county, and was reelected in 1926. A vast amount of public work has been done by the county during his incumbency of the office, including the construction of twenty-six miles of concrete pavement. He built the Meridian street bridge, the longest single span steel highway bridge in the state of Washington, at a cost of seventy-seven thousand five hundred dollars, and also constructed the Hylabos bridge, a bascule single-leaf steel bridge, at a cost of seventy-five thousand dollars. This bridge is operated electrically and is handled by one man. Many minor projects also have been successfully completed under Mr. Votaw's supervision and in all work he has safely guarded the public interests. He has twenty-one engineers under him in the office.

In September, 1924, Mr. Votaw was married to Miss Agatha Reid, of Tacoma, daughter of C. N. and Minnie (Minter) Reid, and they have two children, Cutice Clifford and Jayne. Mr. Votaw is a republican in his political views and is an active member of the Young Men's Republican Club. He belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Kiwanis Club and the Young Men's Business Club. He is cordial and friendly in manner and enjoys well merited popularity among his associates.

F. W. France, who has served the people of Buckley as postmaster for many years, and has long been regarded as one of the best citizens of that community, with which he has been identified for nearly forty years, is a man of sound judgment and good business ability and his record has gained for him the fullest measure of public confidence. Born in Minnesota in 1866, he is a son of Joseph and Sarah (White) France, both of whom died in Spokane, Washington. The father was born in Wooster, Ohio, and was a pioneer of Minnesota, where he engaged in farming, and later in the grain and sawmill business. In 1884 he came to the coast, and engaged in farming on a large ranch near Medford, Oregon, where he remained until 1889, when he came to Buckley and established a sawmill. After remaining here a short time he went east of the mountains and established a flour mill at Athena, Oregon. In 1891 he had also established a general store at Buckley, under the firm name of J. France & Sons, which business was sold in 1893, or the following year. He also gradually solid his mill interests and eventually moved to Spokane, where he spent his remaining years.

F. W. France attended the public schools of Minnesota but his education has mainly been gained in the hard school of experience. He assisted his father in the grain business in Oregon and in 1889 came to Buckley, where he was identified with his father in the sawmill business. After the latter left Buckley, F. W. France carried on the sawmill and store until he sold the latter. In 1897 he was appointed postmaster, being the third incumbent of that office here and serving continuously for seventeen years and one month. In 1914, in partnership with J. N. Clark, he opened the White Front grocery store, under the firm name of France & Clark, conducting this business for seven years, also owning a branch store in Tacoma, and then Mr. France was again appointed postmaster, which position he is now capably filling. When he sold the grocery store, he retained the feed business, which he is still conducting in partnership with his brother, Lake France, as the France Brothers Company, Inc.

In 1895 F. W. France was united in marriage to Miss Helen Borner, who was born in Wisconsin, a daughter of William and Julia Borner. She came to Buckley with her brothers about 1892. Mr. and Mrs. France have no children of their own, but they adopted Doris, the daughter of his deceased sister, and they have given her the same love and affection that a child of their own would have received. Mr. France is aligned with the republican party in politics and has shown an effective interest in local public affairs. He served as mayor of Buckley, was president of the school board for six years and in early days served as police judge. He has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce since very soon after its organization. He belongs to Western Star Lodge, No. 67, A. F. & A. M., at Buckley; Enumclaw Chapter, R. A. M., at Enumclaw, King county, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Mrs. France is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Degree of Honor, and she is also active in the work of the Presbyterian church, being a member of the Ladies' Aid Society. Mr. France's record as a public official has been a most commendable one, being marked by strict fidelity to duty. Exactness and thoroughness have characterized all his work, for he does well whatever he undertakes, and he has been in every way a distinct asset to his community.

There is no earthly station higher than the ministry of the Gospel, and no life can be nobler than that which is devoted:to the uplifting and betterment of humanity. It is not possible to measure adequately the height, breadth and depth of such a life, for its influence continues to permeate the lives of others through succeeding generations. Among those who have devoted their lives to the service of their fellowmen, no one is more entitled to specific mention in this work than the Rev. Mark Wiechmann, the able and popular pastor of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic church in Tacoma.

This congregation was established in 1891, and the first pastor was Rev. William Eversmann, O. S. B., who served the church from 1891 to 1900. Following him came Rev. Demetrius Juneman, O. S. B., who was pastor until 1904, being followed by Rt. Rev. Oswald Baran, O. S. B., the present abbot of St. Martin's College, who ministered to this congregation until 1914, when he was succeeded by the present pastor, Father Wiechmann. This splendid church, which is located at Tacoma and Thirtieth streets, cost one hundred and eighty thousand dollars and seats nine hundred people, and it is regarded as one of the finest Catholic churches in the northwest. It now has approximately fifteen hundred communicants. The parochial school was started here in 1892, John Stellbrink being the first teacher. The present school, which was built in 1911, accommodates four hundred pupils and is under

Father Wiechmann was reared in Minnesota, and after completing his elementary studies entered St. John's University, near St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he was educated for the priesthood. After his ordination he was made assistant at St. Martin's College, where he remained until 1903, when he came to South Tacoma and built the Church of the Visitation, of which he remained the pastor until 1914, when he came to the Holy Rosary church. Here he has done splendid work, maintaining all its departments in active working condition and making it one of the strongest and most influential religious institutions in this city. As a preacher, Father Wiechmann is fervid and eloquent, is a splendid sermonizer, and attracts large congregations, while he is conscientious and faithful in all his pastoral work and as a citizen of the community earnestly cooperates in all movements for the betterment of the public welfare. He commands the respect and esteem of all, regardless of creed or profession, and his cordial and unaffected manner has gained for him a host of warm and loyal friends.

Wilbur C. Raleigh

One of the most active and successful real estate men in Tacoma is Wilbur C. Raleigh, who has long held a high place in business circles and has been identified with a number of local enterprises of importance. A native of Ontario, Canada, born on the 22d of January, 1880, he is a son of Henry and Elizabeth (House) Raleigh. The father, who was a carriagemaker, brought his family to Tacoma in 1891 and here engaged in that line of business for many years but is now living retired in this city.

Wilbur C. Raleigh obtained his educational training in the public schools and then entered railroad service, becoming a civil engineer for the Northern Pacific Railroad, with which company he remained for a number of years. During 1903-4 he was engaged in railroad work for the government in Alaska, and then became city engineer of Tacoma, serving eight years in that position, during which period much important work was done in the way of public improvements. Mr. Raleigh then turned his attention to the real estate business and is president of the firm of Havelock C. Boyle & Company. He is also a director and secretary of St. Helen's Company, secretary of the Rathbo Company and president of the Midlanders Company, all of which are prosperous and successful concerns. He is an active and energetic man and possesses sound judgment and comprehensive knowledge of property values, having handled much land and property, both city and country, since engaging in the real estate business. He is a past president of the Tacoma Real Estate Association.

On September 15, 1908, Mr. Raleigh was united in marriage to Miss Imogen Coblentz, of Tacoma, and they are the parents of four children: Dorothy, Robert, Jean and Edward. Mr. Raleigh is a member of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a past master, and belongs to the Scottish Rite and Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Politically he has always given his support to the republican party and has taken deep interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of Tacoma and Pierce county. Because of his business ability and success, his splendid personality and his friendliness, he is held in high esteem throughout the city.

Walter M. Schuh

Walter M. Schuh, under the firm name of Walter M. Schuh & Company, operates a well stocked general mercantile establishment at Kapowsin. Through his persistent and well directed efforts ne nee pie = splendid a aa of success and is ri rded as one of the leading men of his community. 4 ita Sette was born in Galion, Crawford county, Ohio, on the 25th of November, 1880, and is a son of Fred and Julia (Wernle) Schuh, The mother died in 1901. The father came to Tacoma in 1889 and bought an interest in the Tacoma Bakery,

Walter M. Schuh received two years' schooling in the east and after coming to Tacoma attended a parochial school until fourteen years of age, completing his education in the public schools. He then entered the office of a real estate man, where he was employed a few years, after which he worked for the Tacoma & Eastern Railroad as office boy. He remained with that company until 1906, during which time he was several times promoted, eventually attaining the position of purchasing agent. He was next engaged in the logging business along that railroad for about three years, after which he came to Kapowsin and began work for his brother, C. W. Schuh, who had a store here, remaining with him from 1909 to 1915. His store being burned C. W. Schuh left Kapowsin and Walter M. then established himself in business, which he has continued to the present time. He carries. a large stock of general merchandise and, by careful attention to the business and courteous treatment of his customers, he has built up a large and steadily growing trade.

In 1902, in Tacoma, Mr. Schuh was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Laffaw, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Moses and Augusta (Heineman) Laffaw. Her mother now lives in Tacoma. Her father, who is deceased, was for many years in the employ of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. To Mr. and Mrs. Schuh have been born three children: Fred W., Eugene Charles and Gilbert W.

Mr. Schuh's career has been marked by hard and earnest toil, and his efforts, guided by sound judgment and prompted by right motives, have been rewarded with a very gratifying success. Since coming to Kapowsin he has evinced a disposition to cooperate with his fellow townsmen in all measures for the improvement of the town or the betterment of local conditions, and he is well deserving of the high place which he has won in public esteem.

Dr. John H. Sheets has been not only the leading physician at Buckley for many years but has also been one of the leading spirits in the upbuilding and development of that town, in the affairs of which he has long been an active figure. He was born in Grass Valley, California, May 138, 1858, and is a son of O. H. P. and Lucina (Heywood) Sheets, the former of whom was a native of Ohio and the latter of New York. The father went to California during the gold rush of the early '50s and later engaged in farming and stock raising there, in which he was successful.

The Doctor received his elementary education in the public schools of Grass Valley and then matriculated in the medical school of the University of California, where he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1881. He spent a year as interne in the City and County Hospital of San Francisco, after which he entered the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, as physician on the "Granada," sailing between San Francisco and Panama. He held that position two years and then came to Carbonado as physician and surgeon for the Southern Pacific Railroad, remaining there two and a half years. In 1889 Dr. Sheets came to Buckley and has since engaged in private practice. He was the first physician to locate here and for some time was the only one between Puyallup and Ellensburg He has been more than ordinarily successful in practice and has always been a close student of his profession, keeping in close and constant touch with the latest advances in the science of medicine.

In 1883 Dr. Sheets was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Maurer who was born in Grass Valley, California, and died in June, 1926. She was a daughter of HeGeeand Marie Maurer. Her father also went to California in the days of the gold rush. Politically the Doctor has always been aligned with the republican party and has been active in local public affairs. He was a member of the state legislature for two terms, from 1905 to 1909, and also served as mayor of Buckley, as well as health officer and a member of the school board. He has been especially interested in educational matters and has been a consistent supporter of all efforts to build up and maintain an efficient school system. He is a member of Western Star Lodge No. 67, F. & A. M., at Buckley, and was the second master of that lodge. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Sheets was very active in. local civic and social affairs and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. The Doctor is a member of the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He has dignified: and honored his profession by his able and self-abnegating services, in which, through years of close application, he has attained distinction and success, at the same time establishing a well merited reputation for uprightness of character and an unselfish public spirit.

Godfrey L. Bair

One of the most up-to-date and best equipped garages and automobile repair shops in Tacoma is that owned and operated by Godfrey L. Bair at 1210 A stréet. Mr. Bair has shown high business qualifications in his management of this business, in which he is meeting with very gratifying success, and is highly esteemed for the conscientious manner in which he handles all work entrusted to him. A native son of Tacoma, he was born August 3, 1890, a son of W. L. and Hattie E. (Godfrey) Bair, who came to this city in an early day. The father is now engaged in the drug business in Steilacoom.

Godfrey L. Bair attended the public and high schools of Tacoma and then went to Steilacoom, where he spent several years in the drug business. In 1913 he went to Alaska and engaged in mining until 1918, when he returned to Tacoma and enlisted in the United States army for service in the World war. He was assigned to the medical replacement unit of the Hospital Division and was sent to France, where he served nine months. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged and again rejoined his father at Steilacoom, buying an interest in the drug business. On December 1, 1923, he came to Tacoma and opened a garage and repair shop at 1210 A street, which has proven a profitable enterprise. In addition to doing general repair work, he also carries a full line of automobile accessories and maintains a storage service. He is devoting his attention closely to this business and wellmerited prosperity is now his.

On May 22, 1920, Mr. Bair was united in marriage to Miss Mary W. Drew, of: Tacoma, and they are the parents of three children, William Drew, Mary Eudocia and Byron Thomas. Mr. Bair is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the American Legion, and belongs to the Chamber of Commerce. He is an independent democrat in his political views. Because of his earnest and upright life, his: business enterprise and his splendid personality, he is highly regarded in this section of the state in which the greater part of his life has been passed.

The Christensen department store at Eatonville is one of the best mercantile houses in the southern part of Pierce county and under the careful management and enterprising methods of N. C. Christensen has proved a splendid success financially. He is energetic and wide-awake, devoting himself closely to his business interests, and is regarded as one of Eatonville's most progressive citizens.

Mr. Christensen was born in Denmark in 1884 and is a son of J. C. and Dorothy (Micklesen) Christensen, the latter of whom died in 1915. The family settled in Minnesota in 1892 but later came to Washington, locating at Kent. In 1924 the father returned to Denmark, where he is now living. The family record is kept intact back to the seventeenth century.

N. C. Christensen secured his education in the public schools of Minnesota, where the family lived until 1902, when they came to Washington, the father buying a, farm at. Enumclaw. Our subject remained with his father on the farm until early manhood, when he went to work in a sawmill, and later was in the employ of Jensen & Company, dry goods merchants at Enumclaw, for four years. Afterward he was in a store at Winlock about one year and was engaged in mercantile employment in Chehalis and Centralia. He then went to Cle Elum, where for about ten months he had a small interest in a store. He later opened a small store and a lumberyard at Patterson, Washington, where he remained four years, operating under the name of N. C. Christensen Company, Inc. There he obtained his real start in business and on selling out went to Enumclaw, buying an interest in the store where he had formerly been employed, that of Jensen & Company. At the end of two years he sold his interest in that business and, coming to Eatonville, bought the Lindsey department store, it being the first store of this kind here. This he has run continuously to the present time and made it one of the most important stores in this section of the county. He carries a large and well selected line of general merchandise, including groceries, dry goods, clothing, shoes and auxiliary lines, and also has a branch store at Elbe, Pierce county.

In 1915 Mr. Christensen was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Kunkel, who 'was born in Kent, King county, a daughter of Sol and Mary (Quinn) Kunkel. Her mother now lives at Kent, her father having died many years ago. Mrs. Kunkel, who is a member of one of the old families of that locality, taught school in the early days. To Mr. and Mrs. Christensen have been born four children, namely: Neil, Don and Bettie, twins, and Bill, all of whom were born at Eatonville.

Mrs. Christensen takes an active part in club and civic affairs and is a member of the Parent-Teachers Association. Mr. Christensen also has been active in local affairs and while at Enumclaw was one of the first members of the town council. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed through the chairs; the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Commercial Club. He is a man of earnest and upright life, candid and straightforward in all of his dealings, and commands the respect of all who know him.

E. L. Owen

In the insurance circles of Tacoma, a prominent place is held by E. L. Owen, president and manager of E. L. Owen, Inc., who specializes in the adjusting of automobile, garage and casualty insurance. Mr. Owen is widely known as a man of sound and conservative judgment in practical affairs and stands high in the regard of his business associates. His birth occurred in Fairmount, Kansas, on the 1st of July, 1894, his parents being W. P. and Otilla Ann (Miller) Owen, who brought their family to Seattle, Washington, in 1913. The father was for many years an active and able minister of the Methodist Episcopal church but is now living retired in Seattle.

E. L. Owen acquired his early education in the public schools of his native state and subsequently entered Central College of Fayette, Missouri. Following his graduation from that institution he continued his studies in the University of Missouri. In the year 1913 he made his way westward to Washington and accepted a position as traveling salesman with the firm of Ballou & Wright of Seattle, with whom he remained until 1920, when he became identified with the insurance department of the Mahoney Realty Company of Wenatchee, Washington. Two years later he joined Frank Allyn, of Seattle, with whom he was associated until January 1, 1927. In August, 1924, a branch office had been opened in Tacoma and Mr. Owen 'placed in charge. The company was incorporated in September, 1925, and during the following months Mr. Owen opened other branch offices at Portland and Pendleton Oregon, and Boise City, Idaho. In July, 1926, he returned to Tacoma and devoted himself to the management of the office here until December 31, 1926. On the 1st of January following he organized E. L. Owen, Inc., general adjusters of insurance claims. As adjusting agents they represent all companies operating in the fields which they cover and their services have been of so high a character as to win the commendation of all who have required their assistance.

In 1921 Mr. Owen was united in marriage to Miss Polly Wilson, who was born at Storm Lake, Iowa, and they are the parents of three children: Paul, Robert and Barbara.

Mr. Owen has membership in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the American Legion and the Blue Goose. He is a veteran of the World war having enlisted in 1917 in the Naval Flying Corps, with which he served until the slows of the war, being honorably discharged with the rank of ensign. He acted as instructor during the greater part of his service. Politically he is independent, voting for the men whom he considers best qualified for the offices they seek, regardless of party

Rev. David Plante McAstocker is the popular and zealous young pastor of St. Leo's Roman Catholic church, which is situated at the southeast corner of South Yakima avenue and Thirteenth street in Tacoma - the first Catholic church built in the city. His birth occurred in Guelph, Ontario, on the 6th of August,. 1886, his parents being James and Bridget (Heffernan) McAstocker, also natives of Canada, who are now deceased. They reared a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters, six of whom survive.

David P. McAstocker attended Gonzaga University at Spokane, and entered the Jesuit order in 1902. Subsequently he spent four years in pursuing a classical course at Los Gatos, California, after which he was for three years a student in Woodstock College, an ecclesiastical college conducted by the Jesuits at Woodstock, Maryland. On the 29th of June, 1913, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was ordained to the priesthood by His Eminence the late James Cardinal Gibbons. His first appointment took him to Havre, Montana, after which he began work among the Indians at Arlington, California, where he remained for eight years. On the expiration of that period he assumed the pastorate of St. Leo's Roman Catholic church in Tacoma, of which he has remained in charge to the present time. The parish, which numbers about seven hundred families, supports six Jesuits. A twenty-acre tract of land has recently been purchased as the site of a new Jesuit high school. St. Leo's church was burned and the basement of the old structure is now being used, biding the completion of a new edifice. A fine modern parochial school affords excellent educational advantages to the children of the parish. Father McAstocker is a young and handsome man of extremely youthful face for one of his years, is much admired for his learning and piety and is doing a great constructive work for his parish.

Literary ability of a high order is manifest in three books of which Father McAstocker is the author, namely: "Once Upon a Time; The Life of. a Young Jesuit," which is now in its second edition; "My Ain Laddie," a Scotch love story; and "Compilation of Current Catholic Verse."

One of the well known and popular citizens of Steilacoom is H. G. McPike, who has shown himself a good citizen in every way and, through his strong personality and friendly manner, has won a large number of warm friends and admirers in this locality. A native of California, he was born in 1882, and is a son of E. H. and Mary Elizabeth (Slater) McPike. The mother also was born in California,. of which state her parents were pioneers, and her death occurred there about 1885. The father was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a veteran of the Mexican war. On his return to civil life, he lived awhile in his home city and then, in 1852, came across the plains, with oxen and covered wagon, to California, locating on the Sacramento. For a while he was employed on river boats, after which he gave his attention to farming and stock-raising, taking up a tract of government land in Lake county, that state. Later he located in Napa county, California, where his death ed in 1916. not fn the public schools of Napa county H. G. McPike secured his education, after which he was for a while employed at various occupations. He then went to San Francisco, where he worked in his older brother's drug store, learning the business and remaining there for several years. He was a good musician and eventually began playing for theaters and in orchestras, spending several years in that way, being in the east a part of the time. About 1905 he made his first trip to Washington, remaining about a year, and then returned to California, where he continued until January, 1912, when he returned to this state and for three years had charge of the drug store in the State Hospital. In 1915 Mr. McPike went back to California and had additional training in the drug trade under his brother in San Francisco, conducting one of his brother's stores there until 1922, when he returned to Washington and again took charge of the drug department in the hospital, which responsible position he is still filling.

In 1913 Mr. McPike was united in marriage to Miss Helen Rigney, who was born in Steilacoom, a daughter of John L. and Ellen (Madden) Rigney, both of whom are descended from old pioneer stock of this locality. Her father was born in 1850 on the spot where now stands the State Hospital at Steilacoom, and his death occurred July 18, 1925. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (Lowry) Rigney, natives of Ireland, who came to Pierce county in 1849. For more detailed reference to the elder Rigneys the reader is referred to the personal sketch of William A. O'Donnell, on other pages of this work. Mrs. McPike was educated in the public schools of Steilacoom and in California also took a thorough course in hydrotherapy, in which science she is an expert and is employed in that connection at the hospital. Mr. McPike is a member of Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M.; Los Angeles Consistory, A. A. S. R.; and Afifi Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Tacoma. He also belongs to Stockton (Cal.) Lodge, No. 218, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. 'Capable and proficient in the knowledge and use of drugs, he is well qualified for the position which he is filling and enjoys the confidence of the hospital staff, while in all his personal relations he has long had the respect and good will of all who know

August Svensson

The United States can boast of no better or more industrious class of citizens than the natives of Sweden who have found homes within her borders. Of the sons of Sweden who have honored Pierce county by their lives and activities none deserves more favorable mention than the late August Svenson, who was for many years an industrious and reliable citizen of the northwestern part of the county, where he was well known and highly esteemed for his many commendable qualities.

Mr. Svenson was a son of Sven and Majastina (Johanson) Svenson, both of whom died in Sweden, where the father followed farming. They were the parents of four children, namely: Ludwig and Lars, who remain in Sweden; August, the subject of this memoir; and Alex. The last named married and lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about ten years. In 1900 he moved to Eugene, Oregon, where he bought _ nti and made his home there until his death in 1920. He left a widow and a son,

August Svenson received a good education in his native land and about 1 to the United States, first locating in Philadelphia, where he engaged i eaeees contracting, tunnelling being his specialty. In 1887 he went to Minnesota, where with his brother Alex, he did railroad construction and also worked in the woods. He later did some railroad construction in Canada and then came to Pierce county, Washington, where he was similarly engaged for a time. On September 9 1895, Mr. Svenson bought twenty acres of land three miles northwest of Puyallup all being heavily covered with timber and brush, and, after building a small house he set himself to the task of clearing the land, all of which was accomplished in thé course of time, Later he sold part of the land, and of the remainder he put five acres in berries and planted a nice orchard. He devoted himself to the cperation of the ranch up to the time of his death, which occurred March 4, 1925, and he made a number of good improvements which added materially to the value of the farm.

_ On September 14, 1904, Mr. Svenson was united in marriage to Mrs. Laura A Frick, who was born in Steilacoom, Washington, a daughter of Anton 'H af and Fredericka C. (Alhstrom) Malm, both of whom were natives of Sweden. Her parents came to the United States in 1867, settling first in Chicago, Illinois, where they lived a <% years, and in 1870 came to Steilacoom, Washington, where the father was ae. shee in a brewery for three years. He then turned his attention to logging, in ayer e = engaged for a number of years, and also cut tanbark by contract for ts Kopel Saat hie Bi ett te he bought a farm at Hillhurst, part

| val , the remainder being covered with hea timber. H cleared off the timber, drained the swamp and bayer mena : , : ' 1 planted fifteen acres to hops. He jived there until 1900, when he sold out and came to Puyallup valley, buying ten geek of land four miles northwest of Puyallup, which he cleared of the heavy timber which covered it, and lived there until 1912, when he retired and moved to Tacoma, where his death occurred in November, 1914. Mrs. Malm is still living at the age of eightytwo years. _She enjoys the distinction of being the first Swedish woman in Pierce county, coming here in 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Malm were the parents of four children, namely: Laura, now Mrs. Svenson; John J., who is a railroad engineer and lives in Tacoma; Carl O., of Tacoma, who is a railroad fireman, and Mrs. Ada Childs, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Svenson was born a daughter, Mrs. Leila Lovejoy, of Deer Lodge, Montana. By a former marriage, Mrs. Svenson had a son and a daughter: Anton A. Frick, who works for the Standard Oil Company in Tacoma; and Mrs. Helen McGee. The children all had good educations. Leila was graduated from the Lincoln high school; attended the State Normal School at Bellingham, and then took a cominercial course at Knapp's Business College, Tacoma, while Anton and Helen attended the high school at Puyallup.

Mr. Svenson was a man of broad views and fine public spirit, taking a commendable interest in everything affecting the welfare of his community. He advocated good roads and schools and rendered effective service as a member of the school board for many years. He was generous in his support of all worthy benevolent causes and stood for all that was uplifting in life. Kindly and cordial in his social relations, he had a wide acquaintance throughout this locality and was everywhere held in the highest esteem by all who knew him, his death being regarded as a distinct loss to the community in which he lived.

For many years H. D. Dyment has been a conspicuous figure in the department of public safety of the city of Tacoma, in which, by faithful and meritorious service, he has been promoted through practically every branch in the department until now he is the city commissioner of public safety, the duties of which he is discharging in a manner that has won the approbation and commendation of the people generally. Mr. Dyment is a native of Prince Edward island, Canada, born October 3, 1865, and is a son of Henry and Matilda (Hardy) Dyment. In the early '90s the family moved to Massachusetts, where they lived until 1899, when the parents came to Tacoma, and here spent their remaining years, both being now deceased.

H. D. Dyment received his educational training in the public schools of Prince Edward island and Massachusetts and then learned the carpenter trade, at which he was employed for many years. He went to work on railroad construction for the Northern Pacific road and in 1892 went to Montana, where he remained four years. In 1896 he returned to Boston, Massachusetts, where he spent two years, and in 1898 came to Tacoma, where he continued to work at the carpenter trade for several years. In 1907 he was appointed on the city police force as a patrolman and his career since then has been an active one in that department of public service. He served in practically every branch of the department, was for several years a member of the "dry squad,' with which he did effective work, and in 1921 was appointed chief of police, which position he held two years. From 1923 to 1926 he was captain of the night detective force, and in March of the latter year was elected a member of the city council. On the organization of that body he was appointed commissioner of public safety, which office he is now holding and for which he has proven well qualified, his previous experience being of invaluable aid to him. He brought to the office a determination to give the city an honest and effective administration, and that he has fully carried out this policy is the consensus inion on the part of his fellow citizens. er "tn 1892 Mee Dine was united in marriage to Miss Emma J. Ellis, who also is a native of Prince Edward island, and they are the parents of six children, namely: Stella, who is the wife of Dale Whitney, of Tacoma; Harry, who is a veteran of the World war and now lives in Aberdeen, Washington; Ray E., also of Aberdeen ; Thad W., at home; Lloyd W., who is a student in the College of Puget Sound 7 and Lois, at home, Mr. Dyment is a republican in his political views and is an active member of the Young Men's Republican Club. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, is a thirty-second degree member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; and is connected with Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

He belongs also to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Woodmen of the World, and also to the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce. The members of his family are affiliated with the Baptist church. Mr. Dyment attained his present position by faithful and conscientious service and throughout the community he is regarded as one of the best heads that his department has ever had. Quiet and unobtrusive in manner, he nevertheless possesses a strong personality and a firm determination that lead him to: success.

There is especial satisfaction in offering the life records of such men as Donald T. McDonald, not necessarily because their careers have gained for them wide reputations or the plaudits of men, but that they have been true to the trusts reposed in them, have been useful in the respective fields of effort, and have shown such attributes of character as entitle them to the esteem of the community. Mr. McDonald has long been active in business affairs in Tacoma and is numbered among the city's successful and progressive men. He was born in Independence, Iowa, in 1887, and is a son of J. H. and Emma J. (Thompson) McDonald. In 1889 the family came to Tacoma and here the father engaged in general mercantile business to the time of his death, which occurred in 1910. He is survived by his widow, who still lives in Tacoma.

Donald T. McDonald attended the public schools of Tacoma, graduating from high school, and then took a course in the Tacoma Business College. He then worked in the shoe store of his uncle, R. D. McDonald, for a time and was with the West Coast Grocery Company for about a year and a half, when he again entered his uncle's store as manager. R. D. McDonald had established the business in 1888 at 1301 Pacific avenue, where he continued until 1922. In 1914 he opened a second store at 943 Broadway, and there the business is now conducted, the first store having been discontinued. R. D. McDonald gave close attention to merchandising for many years but since February 1, 1926, has been retired from active participation in business affairs, having been very successful. He is vice president of the Shull- Day Overall Company, served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and formerly took an active part in local public affairs. He is-a Scottish Rite Mason, and an Elk, and is a member of the First Presbyterian church, serving as chairman of the finance committee for the new church. C. R. McDonald, son of R. D. McDonald, now has a half interest in the business and is associated with D. T. McDonald in its operation. The latter has managed the shoe business for the past twenty-one years.

In July, 1912, Donald T. McDonald was married to Miss Ida Roeder, who was born in Tacoma, a daughter of O. B. and Minnie Roeder. Mr. Roeder was long active in business affairs, having established the first sawmill in Tacoma. To Mr. and Mrs. McDonald have been born three children, namely, Jean, Shirley and Donna Rhu. Mr. McDonald is a member of the Masonic fraternity, has attained the thirtysecond degree of the Scottish Rite in Tacoma Consistory, and belongs to Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is also connected with Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club. Politically he is an independent republican. D. T. McDonald is a man of sterling integrity and straightforward manner, is public-spirited in his attitude towards. movements for the betterment of the city, and during the years of his residence here has so ordered his actions as to win the respect and good will of his fellowmen.

One of the ablest and most efficient architects in Tacoma is E. J. Bresemann whose offices are in the Perkins building and who has gained a high reputation for the quality of his work, having designed several important buildings as well as a number of the best residences in this section of the state. Mr. Bresemann is a native son of Tacoma, born on the 5th of March, 1881, his parents being G. F. C and Bertha (Vogle) Bresemann, the former a native of Prussia, Germany, while the latter was born in Peoria, Ilinois. In 1870 they came west, stopping first in San Francisco, later going to Olympia, and on August 15, 1870, arrived in Steilaoe - the oes oy Idaho." For awhile G. F. C. Bresemann ran the Byrd mill, ear Tacoma, an t en took up a tract of government land near Spanaway lake. He was married to Miss Vogle January 8, 1877, and continued to live on and farm his land until 1889, when he sold the water rights to the Tacoma Water Company and moved to Tacoma. He had a waterpower mill and furniture factory on his farm and on coming to Tacoma engaged in the manufacture of furniture, being the first to make furniture on a commercial scale in Pierce county. He followed that business here until 1903, when he sold out and has since lived retired, being now cighty-two years of age. The mother died in 1908. They became the parents of five children, namely: Mrs. R. A. B. Young, of Tacoma; Paul A., a painter of this city; E. J.; Mrs. C. F. W. Stoever, of Redlands, California; and G. G., who lives at Spanaway Park, of which he is the owner.

E. J. Bresemann received a good public school education and then entered the Humboldt Technical School, of San Francisco, where he took a course in architecture and was graduated in 1908. He formed a partnership with M. E. Durfee, under the firm name of Bresemann & Durfee, and they opened an architect's office in Seattle, which they conducted for about four years, when they went to British Columbia and established offices at Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria, where they remained four years. In 1916 Mr. Bresemann returned to Tacoma, opened an office in the Perkins building, and has successfully followed his profession to the present time. Among the well designed and attractive structures erected by him are the Capt. Robert Gray school, the Steilacoom school, Spanaway school, the Pioneer Bindery building, the A. B. Howe, Charles Hufford, O. H. Brasier and. Harry L. Brown residences and others, all of which have reflected very creditably on his skill as an architect.

On October 20, 1909, Mr. Bresemann was united in marriage to Miss Anna Beulah Crofts, of Enumclaw, King county, and they are the parents of five children: Muriel Beulah; Eldred E. and Grace Gertrude, deceased; Burrill Willis and Betty Ann. Mr. Bresemann is a republican in his political views and his religious connection is with St. John's Lutheran church. Fraternally he is a Mason and has taken the degrees of the council. He also belongs to Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and the Modern Woodmen of America. To a notable degree he possesses the elements of good citizenship, standing' for the best things in community life and supporting all measures for the advancement of the public welfare, while in his social relations. he is cordial and friendly. Because of these traits, he is deservedly held in high esteem by his fellowmen throughout this section of the state.

William Lewis

William Lewis is one of the enterprising and successful business men of Buckley, owner of one of the leading grocery stores of his locality. His career has been marked by persistent and indefatigable industry and he is well deserving of the prosperity which is crowning his efforts. Mr. Lewis was born at Carbonado, this county, in 1885, and is a son of John and Anne (Morris) Lewis. The father was born in south Wales in 1852 and began working in the coal mines when but six and a half years old. About ten years later he came to the United States and went to work in the coal mines of Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, after which he was similarly employed in Ohio, Illinois, Maryland and Indiana. In 1877 he returned to Wales, where he remained several years, during which time he was married. On his return to this country he came to Washington and for fifteen years was employed in the mines at Carbonado, being assistant foreman during thirteen years of that period. He served as general foreman for the Pacific Coal & Oil Company at Spiketon about a year, and then went to Wilkeson, where he served two years as general foreman for the Wilkeson Coal & Coke Company. In 1907 he retired from active affairs and is now living in Wilkeson. His wife also was born in Wales and by her marriage became the mother of seven children - David John, Evan B., Esther, William, Benjamin, Thomas and one who died at birth. Mr. Lewis is a member of the Masonic order and the Knights of Pythias. i the age of twelve years went to work in the mines, where he remained several years. He was afterward employed in the mines at Wilkeson for fifteen years, after which he became foreman in the mine at Spiketon. Later he worked at Isaquah and in 1919 went to Burnett and from there to Centralia, where he mined until 1922, when he came to Buckley and bought L. M. Nickerson's grocery store, which he is conducting at the present time. He carries a large stock of staple and fancy groceries, vegetables and fruits, and also handles feed. By careful attention to the wants of his customers and courteous and accommodating treatment of his patrons he has built up a large trade and is numbered among the prosperous merchants of Buckley.

In 1905 Mr. Lewis was united in marriage to Miss Mary Murphy, a native of Liverpool, England, and a daughter of Peter and Mary (Wareham) Murphy, who became residents of Wilkeson, Washington, in an early day. Mr. Lewis is a member of Buckley Lodge, Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is greatly interested in the welfare and prosperity of his locality and by his earnest and consistent life has won the respect and good will of his fellowmen.

Miss Genevieve Martin

Miss Genevieve Martin is occupying the responsible position of city clerk of Tacoma, for which office she has shown herself to be well qualified. A native of Iowa, she is a daughter of Herman and Louisa (Groseclose) Martin, who settled in Pacific county, Washington, in 1889. Her father for a number of years engaged in making abstracts of titles and later he owned a sawmill and engaged in the logging business. In September, 1907, he came to Tacoma and established a grocery and meat market, which he still owns, though now practically retired from active business affairs. The mother died in 1925. Miss Martin secured her elementary edu- : cation in the public schools and then entered Whitworth College, where she was graduated in 1911. During 1911-12-13 she taught school and then took a course in Beutel Business College, after which she entered the law office of Huffer & Hayden, where she remained three years, and in March, 1917, was appointed to a clerical position in the office of the city clerk. Later she became assistant to Mrs. Miller, city clerk, and in 1922 was appointed city clerk, which position she is still filling, having been reappointed in 1926. She has devoted herself closely to the duties of the office, which she has discharged in a manner that has won for her the commendation of all concerned. She is courteous and accommodating to all who have business me ips office and is deservedly popular as a public official and among her many riends.

James K. Copeland

One of the well known and respected business men of Tacoma is James K. Copeland, who is engaged in the printing business at 906 A street, enjoying well merited success. Born in Tacoma on the 2d of May, 1891, he is a son of Tillotson Venton and Mary Elizabeth (McLean) Copeland. In 1889 the parents went to Seattle, Washington, where the father, who was a printer by trade, found employment on the Post-Intelligencer. In 1890 he came to Tacoma and was employed as a printer on the Ledger until March, 1894, when he successfully engaged in the printing business until his last illness, his death occurring March 20, 1926. The mother passed away August 25, 1913.

James K. Copeland secured a good education in the Tacoma i - uating from high school, and then went into his father's ornare hla remained until the United States entered the World war. On April 8 1917, he enlisted in Battery F, Sixty-third Coast Artillery, with which he served until' the close of the war, being overseas about seven months. On his return he again assisted his father until 1921, when he was appointed a deputy in the internal revenue office where he served three and a half years. On the death of his father he became the owner of the printing business, which he is still profitably conducting. He is a man of thorough technical knowledge and artistic tastes and takes a justifiable pride in the high quality of the work produced in his shop. He is a good manager and now commands a splendid patronage among discriminating buyers of good printed matter.

In June, 1920, Mr. Copeland was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jane Maxwell, of Elma, Washington, and they are the parents of a daughter, Catherine Elizabeth. Mr. Copeland is a republican in his political views and is a member of Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. A lifelong resident of Tacoma, his record as a business man and as a citizen commends him to all and in public matters he manifests the same loyalty that took him across the seas with the American Expeditionary Force.

George M. Lee

One of the most highly respected citizens of Tacoma, as well as one of its active and enterprising business men, is George M. Lee, the able and competent manager of the Pacific Stevedore Company. He is also well known by reason of the active part which he has taken in civic affairs and through his connection with Masonry, for he is a thirty-third degree Mason.

George M. Lee is a native of Massachusetts, his birth having occurred at Lowell in 1864, and he is a son of Dr. John T. and Lucy L. Lee, who came to Tacoma in 1889. The father, who was a graduate of the Minnesota College Hospital (now the medical department of the University of Minnesota) and the American Veterinary College of New York, was a regular medical practitioner, as well as an expert veterinary surgeon. He was successful and attained considerable prominence in other connections, having served several years as a member of and president of the city council. He died in January, 1907, and is survived by his widow, who is still living in Tacoma.

George M. Lee secured his education in the public schools of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and then for a number of years was his father's assistant in veterinary practice. In 1898 he became ticket agent for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, being moved to Portland, Oregon, as passenger and freight agent in 1905 and returning to Tacoma as commercial agent in 1907, which position he held until 1917. During the World war he served as superintendent of the labor department in the building of Camp Lewis, for which work he furnished over twelve thousand men. On the completion of that work he went into the stevedoring business with Edwin Orrett, in which he has been engaged continuously since, and is very highly regarded by the shipping interests of the city. His company, which was organized and incorporated in 1921, is the successor to the Terminal Stevedoring & Contracting Company, which was organized in 1917 by Edwin Orrett, who took over the stevedoring business of Captain Bretherton, who had for many years carried on that business at this port. The present officers of the Pacific Stevedore Company are: A. M. Ingersoll, president Bod he S. Griggs, secretary, and George M. Lee, manager. The company's operations are chiefly confined to loading and unloading ships and among the large concerns with which they are thus connected is the Osaka Shosen Kaishan steamship line.

In 1893 Mr. Lee was united in marriage to Miss Mary H. Gardella, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Augustus and Sarah Gardella, who came to Pierce county in 1874, going into San Francisco on the first passenger train to enter that city over the Central Pacific Railroad, proceeding by boat to Portland, Oregon, thence by boat to Gray's Harbor, Washington, and from there by stage to Olympia, where they again boarded a steamer for Old Town (Tacoma). They then traveled by Indian canoe to the reservation and by wagon to Puyallup, where the father bought a farm, which he cleared and improved, and on which he lived to the time of his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Lee have been born five children, namely: Lucy G., who is the wife of Clifton C. Wagner, a farmer near Puyallup; Agnes W. and Thomas, both deceased; Gertrude A., the wife of Edwin Johnson, of Tacoma; and Percy M., who is a student of art in Paris, France. :

Mr. Lee is a stanch republican in his political views and has long taken an active interest in local public affairs. He served as secretary of the board of public works of Tacoma in 1894-5 and was employed in the county treasurer's office for several years. He has been a Mason since 1891 and is a past master of State Lodge, No. 68, F. and A. M. He has become identified with all branches and taken all of the degrees, including the thirty-third degree, in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, S. J. In 1925-26 he was Grand Royal Patron of the Grand Court of Washington, Order of Amaranth. In the early '90s he was a member of the National Guard of Washington, retiring with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1896. While a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was a member of Company A, First Infantry, N. G. S. M., which he joined at the age of seventeen. He has served many years as a trustee of the Tacoma Cemetery Association. Mrs. Lee is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Lee is a man of energetic methods, has the reputation of doing well whatever he undertakes and enjoys to a marked degree the respect and good will of all who know him.

Gustav Schuster

The only brewery operating in the Puget Sound district is the plant of the Columbia Brewing Company, in Tacoma, which is now engaged in the manufacture of all kinds of carbonated beverages, in which it has built up a large trade, shipping its products to all parts of the northwest. The success of this business has been due largely to the well directed efforts and excellent judgment of the manager, Gustav Schuster, who has been in his present position for ten years.

Mr. Schuster was born in Germany on the 8th of February, 1885, and was there reared and educated, graduating from a commercial high school. In 1909, at the age of twenty-four years, he came to the United States, locating in New York city, where he remained a year, and then went to San Francisco, California. In 1910 he located in Seattle, Washington, and engaged in the wholesale grocery business, which he conducted until 1915 when he went to Portland, Oregon, and for two years was in business as a public accountant. In September, 1917, ne came to Tacoma as manager of the Columbia Brewing Company, and has retained that position to the present time. The company's leading beverage is put out under the trade name of "Columbia Brew" and has attained well deserved popularity wherever sold. About thirty people are employed by the company, and Mr. Schuster has, because of his success in the directing of the business, gained marked prestige in local business circles. That Mr. Schuster is a man of initiative and enterprise is evident in the fact that, in 1921, he built Ingleside Gardens, on the Pacific highway south of Tacomas which is one of the most beautiful places of entertainment on the Pacific coast.

On November 7, 1923, Mr. Schuster was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Moeck, who also was born and reared in Germany, and they are the parents of a son, Ernst. Mr. Schuster is a member of. the Loyal Order of Moose, the Tacoma Advertising Club, the Credit Men's Association and the local and national Chambers of Commerce. Politically he is independent. He is a man of genial and companion-. able disposition and is greatly liked by all who know him.

H, R. E. Nelson

H. R. E. Nelson, manager of Brehm Brothers' store at Wilkeson. i among the energetic and enterprising men of that locality, his record ee one that has reflected creditably on his judgment and discrimination. Mr Nelson was born at Superior, Wisconsin, on the 20th of May, 1896, and is a aad of Abe and Helma (Anderson) Nelson, both of whom were born in Sweden. The father died in Wilkeson in 1921 and the mother is still living there. He followed the business of shipbuilding in Wisconsin, where he lived until 1898, when he came to Wilkeson, where he worked in the woods up to the time of his death, He was a man of sterling qualities, took an active interest in the affairs of the community and Aegan | the dunes 'nf good will of all who knew him. He was a i of e first city council, served on the s Sai eneien Gade es oe ae ee board and became one of the early stock- H. R. E. Nelson secured his education in the public j at the age of fourteen years started to work in a store: a se ape Es ice in the World war, joining Company D, Three Hundred and Sixty-third Regifnent of Infantry, of the Ninety-first Division. He was overseas eight months and saw much active service, including the battle of Ypres, the drive at Saint Mihiel and the Argonne offensive. He received an honorable discharge and on his return home entered the employ of Brehm Brothers at Wilkeson, where he has since remained. In 1921 he was made manager of the store and is still filling that position in a most capable manner.

In 1921 Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Anna J. Kepka, a daughter of Frank and Annie (Bernasik) Kepka, of Wilkeson, both of whom are natives of Bohemia. Her father came to the United States in 1886, stopped for awhile in New York, and then located in Pennsylvania, whence, two years later, he came to Washington. He had a jewelry store in Wilkeson for many years but is now living retired here. To him and his wife were born eight children, namely: Frank, Christina, Anna J., Bessie, George, Stanley, Harry and Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are the parents of two children, Florence Ann and Frank Rudolph. Politically Mr. Nelson is aligned with the republican party and is a member of the city council. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Improved Order of Red Men and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and also belongs to the Wilkeson Booster Club. Mrs. Nelson is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and both are prominent and active in church work. Mr. Nelson has lived a consistent life, has been true to every responsibility devolving upon him and is regarded as fully worthy of the respect which is accorded him throughout the community.

Sam Lund

Among the honored and respected citizens of Buckley, who gave of the bestyears of their lives to the upbuilding and development of this community, stood the late Sam Lund, who enjoyed in large measure the confidence and esteem of the people generally. A man of enterprising and progressive spirit, he devoted himself closely to his business affairs, in which his efforts were rewarded with gratifying success, and his name was synonymous with integrity and honor in all of life's relations. Sam Lund was a native of Norway and was the son of Ole Lund, who was a minister and school teacher, and a man of prominence and influence in his native land, where he spent his entire life.

Sam Lund came to the United States when seventeen years of age and settled in Wisconsin, where he lived many years, being identified with the timber business as a log driver. In 1887 he came to Buckley and went to work in the woods as a hook tender. Later he opened the Washington meat market in Buckley, which he conducted for thirty years and in which he met with success from the start. Turning the business over to his sons in 1920, he retired from active labor, living quietly at his home here until his death, which occurred in 1924. '

Mr. Lund was married in Wisconsin to Miss Annie Haugen, who also is a native of Norway. She remained with her children in Wisconsin about a year after her husband came to Washington, and then came here, her death occurring October 27, 1926. To Mr. and Mrs. Lund were born five children; namely: Oluf, who is a partner with his brother, G. S., in the operation of the store in Buckley; Otto, who lives in Wenatchee, Chelan county, and is married and has two children, Violet and Francis; Emma, who is the wife of C. F. Curtis, of Dawson, Alaska, and has a daughter, Evelyn; Gustave S., who is a partner with Oluf in the business at Buckley, and was married to Miss Lorena Maxwell and they have four children, Jane, Sheridan D., Gustave S., Jr., and Robert L.; and Gena, who is the wife of F. Cook, of Bremerton, Washington, and has two children, Gwendolyn and Shirley. } During all the years of his residence here Mr. Lund took an active and effective interest in the welfare of the community and served for twenty years as a member of the city council. He earnestly supported all measures for the advancement of the town and the betterment of public interests and was regarded as one of Buckley's leading and substantial Pa Fe, Lund was born in Wisconsin, February 29, 1888, after his father had come to Washington. He secured his education in the public schools of Buckley, also attending a night school in Seattle for a time. He then assisted his father in the meat market, with which he has been connected continuously, and since 1920 he and his brother, Gustave S., have owned the business, which is being conducted under the name of Lund Brothers. In 1907 he was married to Miss Laura Skjelkvale, who is a native of Norway and a daughter of Lars and Annie Skjelkvale, natives and lifelong residents of Norway, where the mother still lives, the father being deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lund have one child, Lucile, now fourteen years of age.

Mr. Lund is a member of Western Star Lodge, No. 67, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Buckley, belonging also to the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and is serving his second year as a member of the city council. Mrs. Lund is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, is president of the Parent-Teachers' Association and takes an active interest in the work of her church. Gustave S. Lund also is a member of Western Star Lodge, No. 67, A. F. & A. M., and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The brothers have proven themselves able and sagacious business men and are carrying forward successfully the enterprise so well established by their father. They do a large retail meat business and are also extensively engaged in buying and selling cattle. They are devoted to the best interests of the community and enjoy the esteem and good will of all who know them.

Carroll A. Gordon

Success in what are popularly called the learned professions comes only as the result of innate ability, careful preparation and painstaking endeavor. Carroll A. Gordon, of Tacoma, is one of the conspicuous members of the Tacoma bar, his record here and elsewhere having gained for him a wide reputation as an able and successful lawyer. He was reared in the atmosphere of the law and the courts, his father, Merritt J. Gordon, having been one of the most eminent lawyers and jurists of his day. The latter removed from Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Olympia, Washington in 1890 and there engaged in practice, winning quick recognition. He was elected judge of the superior court of Thurston county, Washington, in 1892, serving until 1894, when he became chief justice of the supreme court, which position he filled until 1900. He was then general counsel for the Great Northern Railroad Company at Spokane, Washington, sustaining that relation until 1908, when he came to Tacoma and was thereafter engaged in the practice of his profession up to the time of his death, which occurred in June, 1925. He married Miss Jennie L. Thompson who died in 1922.

Carroll A. Gordon, a son of Merritt J. and Jennie L. Gordon, was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on the 30th of September, 1882, and secured his education in the public schools, graduating from the Tacoma high school. He read law with his father and was admitted to the bar ten days after his twenty-first birthday. In 1903 he was appointed deputy prosecuting attorney of Spokane county, serving in that position until 1907, after which he practiced law in Spokane and Tacotia until 1909, when he was appointed attorney for the state department of public lands at Olympia, filling that position until 1914. During that period he also codified the state land laws under Commissioners E. W. Ross and Clark V. Savige. Then, as special assistant attorney general, he prosecuted the suits for condemnation of taad for the new capitol buildings and also acted as secretary of the state capitol commission. Upon the conclusion of this service, Mr. Gordon engaged in the private practice of law at Seattle for two years and then came to Tacoma and from 1916 to 1918 was associated in practice with J. E. Belcher. He was appointed deput prosecuting attorney by Fred G. Remann, serving until the close of the latter's anh, when he formed a law partnership with Mr. Remann under the firm name of Remann & Gordon, a relationship which existed for six years. In September, 1925, Mr. Gordon was appointed assistant United States attorney for the southern disteiet of Washington, and discharged his duties in an able and efficient manner resignin in September, 1926, and accepting an appointment as deputy prosecuting attorne r :

On April 5, 1905, Mr. Gordon was united in marriage to Miss Edith Nore a daughter of P. D. Norton, of Tacoma, and a representative of a prominent pioneer family of this locality. To Mr. and Mrs. Gordon have been born four children namely: Jean, who is a student in the University of Washington; Norton, a graduate of tie

Politically Mr. Gordon has given his support to the republican party, in the interests of which he has taken an active part, while his religious affiliation is with the First Congregational church of Tacoma. He is a member of the Tacoma Bar Association, of which he is past vice president and past president, and the Washington State Bar Association. He has dignified and honored his profession by his able and worthy service in important public positions and is today regarded as one of the leading members of the Washington bar.

Harold E. Dahl

Harold E. Dahl, of Tacoma, has shown business ability of high order and his success in connection with The Tacoma Stationers is a marked testimonial to his progressive and enterprising methods. Mr. Dahl, a native son of Tacoma, was born on the 17th day of August, 1895, a son of Didrik and Johanna (Elvabakke) Dahl. His parents came to this city about 1889, and the father was connected with the Tacoma & St. Paul Lumber Company. Later he engaged in the coffee business.

Harold E. Dahl graduated from the Lincoln school and the Stadium high school, and then clerked in various stores for a time, later becoming a salesman for the Federal Ink Company. On April 1, 1920, he established The Tacoma Stationers, at 200 California building, moved to 1109 Commerce street in 1921, and on October 1, 1926, came to the present location, 1009 A street. In 1922 he was joined by Frank W. Lilly, and they are commanding a splendid trade.

On June 28, 1918, Mr. Dahl was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Olive Carlson, of Tacoma, and they are the parents of two children, Robert Harold, born March 24, 1923, and Donald Richard, born December 21, 1925. Mr. Dahl is a member of State Lodge, No. 68, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Politically he maintains an independent attitude, voting for the men whom he considers best qualified for the offices they seek, regardless of party lines. He has always shown a deep interest in the welfare and progress of his city, standing for all that is best in community life, and all who know him hold him in the highest measure of esteem.

E. Paul Todd

In one of the most important and exacting of all callings E. Paul Todd has attained distinction, being recognized as one of the successful educators of Pierce county, and in his present position as superintendent of the schools of Eatonville he has proven a man of marked executive ability as well. He is a well educated, symmetrically developed man, of scholarly tastes and studious habits, and keeping abreast with the times in advanced educational methods he has attained a noteworthy success in his profession. The public school system of Eatonville has become well known throughout the state, those in charge of the schools having shown a commendable disposition to provide the very best educational facilities possible for the children of the district. Consolidated school district No. 332 comprises the schools of Eatonville and contiguous territory, and the present school directors are J. H. Galbraith, W. D. Woodcock and Clyde S. Williams, with H. L. Herron as clerk. The first school building here was erected in 1894 and is still standing on the school grounds. At the present time there is a brick high school building, erected in 1914, containing five class rooms and eight laboratory rooms. The one hundred and thirty-five pupils are looked after by four full-time vocational teachers, four academic teachers and a librarian. The grade school building, which was completed in 1926, contains twelve class rooms, including one of the best kindergartens in the state, and in its arrangement and equipment is strictly modern in every respect. Here two hundred and seventy pupils are in attendance, presided over by ten teachers, including the kindergarten teacher. A fine terra cotta gymnasium is included in the school plant and a full physical program is provided for. There is also a two-room rural school building at Camp 1, which is modern in its equipment, and where one teacher is employed. Eatonville boasts of one of the few smallcity school systems having the Smith-Hughes course, and it is a member of the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. The city schools now represent an investment of about one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, not including equipment, in the buying of which no expense has been spared, and the school board has shown excellent business judgment and foresight in the very complete way in which it has arranged for the proper education and care of the children of the community.

E. Paul Todd, superintendent of the schools, was born in Caledonia, Iowa, in 1888, and is a son of Edward H. Todd, who is at this time president of the College of Puget Sound at Tacoma and is represented in a personal sketch on another page of this work. Mr. Todd of this review attended the public schools of Washington, to which state the family came in 1893. He taught school at Agate, 1915-17. He enlisted for service in the World war, being assigned to naval aviation, and was later on special detail service in diplomatic work, receiving a commission as ensign in the navy just prior to the armistice. After the war he completed work which he had begun at the College of Puget Sound and was graduated there in 1919 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He also possesses a state life certificate as grade and high school teacher. In the fall of 1919 he became principal of the Chehalis high school and the following year was made superintendent of the schools at Napavine, where he remained four years, coming to Eatonville in 1924 as superintendent of schools, and here he has remained since. Closely devoted to his life work, for which he is well qualified by temperament, taste and training, he gained quick recognition here as the man for the place and he has the confidence and respect of the entire community.

In 1919, in Salem, Oregon, Mr. Todd was united in marriage to Miss Ruth E. Hodge, a native of that state and a daughter of David A. and Etta (Hollenbeck) Hodge, of Salem, the former of whom came to Oregon about 1890. To Mr. and Mrs. Todd have been born two children, Ruth Pauline and Carol.

Mr. Todd is a member of Eatonville Lodge, A. F. & A. M. Personally he is a man of cordial and friendly manner, kindly and sympathetic in his relations with the student body, whose confidence he commands to a marked degree, and in the life of the community he takes an active part, supporting every measure for the nee of the public welfare and standing for all that is best and most uplifting in life.

Frank W. Lilly

Frank W. Lilly, of the well known office supply firm, The Tacoma Stationers, is a man of great energy and business ability and has been an important factor in the splendid success which is attending the company with which he is identified. He is also one of the best known residents of this city, in the prosperity and welfare of which he has shown a commendable interest. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1888 he is a son of Alfred Roland and Emma (Walker) Lilly, of whom the former died about 1898. In 1902 the mother, with her family of three sons, went to Seattle Washington, and has since remained on the coast, being now a resident of San Francisco, California.

Frank W. Lilly attended the public schools of his native city as far as the seventh grade, and on going to Seattle secured employment with the telephone company, for which he worked until 1906. He then spent a season in Alaska, to which territory he went again in 1907. In 1913 he made his third trip to Alaska and for five years was connected with the federal court at Nome. In 1918 he enlisted in the United States army, with which he served until the close of the World war when he was honorably discharged, and at once returned to Seattle, where he engaged in the typewriter business. He followed that line until 1921 hath he came to Tacoma and established a similar business, in which he met with such encouraging success that he decided to broaden his scope of operations and in 1923 in partnership with Harold E. Dahl, formed a concern under the name of The Tacomas Stationers. Their first location was in the California building but so rapidly did their business grow that, on October 1, 1926, they moved to the present splendid location, 1009 A street, where they occupy two floors, fifty by one hundred feet, and are enjoying a steadily increasing business. Mr. Lilly's brother-in-law, Dan E. Crowley, of Nome, Alaska. also is interested in the company.

On December 19, 1918, Mr. Lilly was united in marriage to Miss Jean N. Crowley, who was born in Nevada, the daughter of John and Nellie Crowley. She went to Alaska in girlhood and there formed the acquaintance of Mr. Lilly resulting in their union. To them have been born three children: Robert, born September 6, 1919; John, born August 26, 1922; and Nancy, born October 30, 1924.

Mr. Lilly is an independent democrat in his political views, is a member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce and is president of the Knights of the Round Table Club. He is a courteous and affable gentleman, of pleasing address, and since coming to Tacoma has formed a wide acquaintance, while in business circles he has gained an enviable standing because of his progressive and up-to-date methods and his high principles.

Rev. Andrew Lavicska

Rev. Andrew Lavicska is an ardent young priest who since 1920 has served as pastor of St. Joseph's church of Tacoma, the first Slovak Catholic church in the northwest. A native of Austria-Hungary, he was born on the 16th of May, 1888, his parents being Lawrence and Kovacs Lavicska. He acquired his early education in public and private schools of his native land and continued his studies in Rome, Italy, and in the University of Friborg, Switzerland. It was in the last named country that he received his theological training and was ordained by Bishop Placidus Colliard, D. D., of Friborg, on the 15th of July, 1917.

Three years later, in 1920, Father Lavicska emigrated to the United States and assumed pastoral charge of a Catholic church at Great Falls, Montana. The high altitude proved detrimental to his health, however, and thus it was that later in the same year he came to Tacoma, Washington, where he has since remained as pastor of St. Joseph's Slovak Catholic church. The house of worship, erected in 1911, is a substantial brick building at the corner of Thirty-fourth street and Tacoma avenue.

Father Lavicska preaches the sermon at low mass in English and the sermon at high mass in Slovak. Music at the services is rendered by an organist and an excellent choir. The attractiveness of the interior of the church is enhanced by a very beautiful altar. The parish numbers one hundred and fifty families and is in a very flourishing condition. The First Catholic Men's Slovak Union has two hundred members, the Young Men's Club sixty-five members and the Young Women's Club forty members.

Albert Dougherty

Albert Dougherty, whose splendid farm home is located near South Tacoma, is a worthy representative of one of the real pioneer families of Pierce county, his mother having been the first white woman to come here, and the family has resided continuously since on the land which the father entered on his arrival. Albert Dougherty was born in a log house on his present place in 1862 and is a son of W. P. and Mary Jane (Chambers) Dougherty, who in the early '40s came across the plains with an ox-team and covered wagon. During the winter of 1843-44 they were snowbound at The Dalles, where they gave their attention to the protection and care of the cattle and other stock which they had brought with them. In the spring they continued their journey toward the coast and arrived at Portland, Oregon. They joined the first rush to the gold fields of California, where they engaged in mining, the mother working the sand over with a tablespoon in search of the particles of gold. After remaining there a year they came north again and, stopping in Pierce county, the father took up a donation claim of six hundred and forty acres, where he established his permanent home. _Later the Hudson Bay Company laid claim to this land but a survey proved their claim worthless. Those early years here were strenuous ones for the pioneers, the days being filled with hard work from sunrise to sunset, while they were compelled to be ever on guard against wild animals, and occasional trouble from the Indians. Thousands of wild cattle roamed the prairie where Mr. Dougherty had located, and here he engaged extensively in the raising of sheep and cattle. Their first home was a small log cabin, and the house of: lumber which they later built was the first one in the county. The father, who enjoyed certain prestige from the fact that he was one of the very first settlers in the county, attained considerable prominence in public affairs and served for twenty years as judge. He was public-spirited and donated land for a schoolsite, the building erected there being the first schoolhouse in the county. Mr. Dougherty was a member of the Masonic order in the east and brought the first Masonic charter to the northwest, organizing Lodge No. 1 at Oregon City and Lodge No. 2 at Steilacoom. He served as master and wrote a history of Masonry in this part of the country, which is now very valuable. Mrs. Dougherty. was a daughter of Judge Chambers, who took up a claim on Chambers creek and erected a gristmill, which was run by an "overshot" wheel. She was a woman of strong character and versatile in her ability to do things. She was proficient in treating diseases and also served as midwife among the early settlers. To these worthy parents were born eight children, namely: George, Mrs. 'Tishie Isabelle Hart, Thomas, Mrs. Mary Jane Ramsdell, William Henry and Albert, all deceased; Albert, of this review, and Mrs. Alma McKinney, of South Tacoma.

Albert Dougherty received his education in the school. which was erected on his father's farm and has spent his entire life here excepting about twenty years when he lived in South Tacoma (then called Edison) and served as a member of the fire department. Through the years he has devoted. himself closely to the operation of the farm, in which he has met with excellent success and has long been numbered among the leading members of his community. He is giving considerable attention to dairy farming, keeping a herd of high-grade Holsteins.

Mr. Dougherty was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Hart, a native of British Columbia, and to them have been born three children: Floyd A., who lives on the home place; Leonora, who is the wife of T. S. Peterson and lives on the home farm, and is the mother of two children, Dorothy and Mary Madge; and Howard, who also is at home. Floyd is a member of the Masonic order, in which he has attained the Royal Arch degree.- Mr. Dougherty is a man of good judgment in business affairs, is interested in everything relating to the welfare of his community and is held in the highest regard by all who know him.

Daniel Emerson Gilkey

Among the men. who have, by their enterprising and successful business efforts, been largely responsible for the present prosperity of Tacoma and Pierce county the late Daniel Emerson Gilkey occupied a prominent place. A man of keen fore. sight and discerning judgment, he long stood at the head of an enterprise which achieved notable success among the industries of this locality, while at the same oe he exerted his influence toward the development of the city along all normal ines.

Mr. Gilkey was born at Waldoboro, Lincoln county, Maine, in 1860, and was a son of Andrew and Abigail (Benner) Gilkey, both of whom also were natives of Maine. For several generations his male ancestors, in both paternal and maternal lines, had sailed from Maine ports as masters of their own vessels, and at the early age of five years he began training on his father's ship. At fourteen years of age he entered school in the east, with the expectation of entering Harvard University, but with the completion of his public school studies he entered the employ of the American Express Company in Boston. In 1889 he engaged in box maniufacturing in that city, and later at Athol, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1902, when he came to Tacoma. Soon afterward he established the Gilkey Paper Box Manufacturing Company, of which he was president and manager until his death, when Frank Ryder took over the management, Mrs. Gilkey owning the business. Mr. Gilkey's death on January 31, 1923, was deeply regretted throughout the community, for during the years of his residence here he had proved himself a man of sterling character, unimpeachable integrity and genuine worth,

In 1891 Mr. Gilkey was united in marriage to Miss Nina Belle Bickford, who was born in Massachusetts, a daughter of Isaac L. and Eliza P. (White) Bickford both of whom were natives of Maine, the former of English descent and the latter of Scottish ancestry. Mrs. Gilkey was one of three children born to her parents. She has a daughter, Estelle May. Mrs. Gilkey is a member of the Daughters of Rebekah.