Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 19 of 27)

In his political views Mr. Gilkey was a stanch republican and had taken an active interest in public affairs. He served two terms in the state legislature and during his second term served as chairman of the committee on commerce and manufacturing and was greatly interested in labor legislation. He was a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystie Shrine; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Improved Order of Red Men, the Tribe of Ben- Hur and the United Commercial Travelers. His religious affiliation was with the Baptist church. Mr. Gilkey was a man of many splendid qualities of head and heart, was generous in his support of all worthy benevolent causes and because of his consistent life and friendly manner was held in esteem by all classes.

The town of Buckley received a distinct acquisition to its business circles when A. R. Howland located here, and during all the years of his residence here he has been numbered among the progressive and enterprising merchants of the town. His efforts have been rewarded with a fair measure of prosperity for he has not only kept a well stocked store, but his business principles have also been such as have gained for him the confidence and good will of all who-have dealt with him.

Mr. Howland was born in Wisconsin in 1876 and is a son of C. W. and Jessie (Mitchell) Howland. The mother was born in Scotland and died in 1905. The father was born and reared in Wisconsin, to which state his parents had gone in 1849, being pioneers of their locality, and C. W. Howland is still living there, at an advanced age.

A. R. Howland, who is the eldest of the ten children born to his parents, received his education in the public schools of his native state but started to work before completing his high school course. He remained in Wisconsin until 1902, when he came to Washington and for a few years was employed in a grocery store in Seattle. He then entered the engineering department of the city, where he remained about two years, then did some street contracting work in Olympia, and in 1910 came to Buckley and engaged in the dry goods business. He prospered from the beginning and the store, which is now known as the Howland Dry Goods Store, has enjoyed a marked popularity among discriminating buyers, who are assured of prompt and courteous treatment. In addition to dry goods, he carries a full line of general furnishings, and keeps the store up-to-date in its appointments and service. 2

In 1909 Mr. Howland was united in marriage to Miss M. Belle Lunkley, who is a native of Iowa and a daughter of Daniel and Anna Lunkley. Her parents brought their family to Washington about thirty-five years ago and here the father died in 1922. The mother now lives in Tacoma. Mr. Howland has taken a helpful interest in local public affairs and has served three terms as a member of the town council. He is a member of Western Star Lodge, No. 67, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at Buckley. He gives active support to every measure for the upbuilding and advancement of the city and is well deserving of the high regard in which he is held in this community. Mrs. Howland, who is a popular member of the circles in which she moves, is a communicant of the Roman Catholic church.

In the field of civil engineering in western Washington L. A. Nicholson has long held a distinctive place and his ability and achievements have made him a conspicuous citizen of Tacoma. He was born in Stockton, California, on the 3d of March, 1866, and is a son of the Rev. Albert S. and Mary E. (Warner) Nicholson. His father was a native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania, and became a, minister of the

Protestant Episcopal church. In 1863 he and his wife crossed the plains from Delavan, Walworth county, Wisconsin, and first located in California. In 1868 they went to Vancouver, Washington, and in 1886 came to Tacoma, where the father served as rector of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church, and as superintendent of the Fannie Paddock Memorial Hospital, from which he retired to a country place near where Camp Lewis is now located, where he lived at the time of his death, in 1893. The mother passed away in 1906.

L. A. Nicholson was educated under .private tutors and attended Washington College one year. He engaged in civil engineering in Tacoma and gained quick recognition for his ability and accuracy. In 1892-3-4 he served as the first city engineer of Everett and helped to lay out that city, after which he returned to Tacoma and has remained here since, as a civil and consulting engineer. He served two terms as city engineer of Tacoma, has been city engineer of Ruston since the establishment of that town and has been identified with a number of important projects in this section of the state, in all of which he has acquitted himself with credit and ability, thus winning well earned prestige. In 1910 he designed the Tacoma stadium, the first of its kind in the United States. He also designed and built the automobile speedway, which was the first in this country to have its elevations graduated to different racing speeds. He designed and built the reservoirs for the Tacoma water supply and also the reservoir at Port Angeles.

In 1892 Mr. Nicholson was united in marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth (Martin) Janes, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of three children, namely: Harold M., who is a civil engineer and is associated with his father; Charles E., also with his father; and Dorothy, at home. A stepson, Morton J. Janes, is an assistant building inspector in Tacoma. Two children are deceased. Mr. Nicholson is an active member of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, taking an effective part in the work of the industrial bureau and the road committee. Politically he is aligned with the republican party. All movements or measures for the advancement of the city along material, civic or moral lines receive his earnest support and throughout the community he commands the respect and esteem of his fellowmen, who recognize and appreciate his worth as a man and citizen.

S. R. Gray

Successful in business, active and effective in the civic affairs of the community and respected in private life, S. R. Gray has long enjoyed to a marked degree the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen and is well worthy of specific mention among the representative citizens of his county. His loyalty and progressiveness in citizenship are indicated in the fact that he has thrice been chosen mayor of Puyallup and he is also active in framing the laws of the commonwealth as a member of the general assembly. A native of Mason City, Iowa, he was born on the 31st of August, 1881, and is a son of George and Katherine Gray. His father, who was a native of the Orkney islands, Scotland, died in 1919. He had come to the United States in young manhood and located in Iowa, where he followed the stonemason's trade and also engaged in farming. His widow is now living on Fifth avenue Puyallup.

S. R. Gray received the advantage of a good public school education i i i state and then took a course in the Tolando Business College in Mason Cea 1906 he came to Puyallup, Washington, and for a year or two followed the éarpen: ter's trade, which he had learned in Iowa. He then turned his attention to general contracting and in this line he has long stood among the leaders in the county, being the largest contractor in Puyallup. He built the fine Elks Home here three buildings for Doctor Karshner and many other business houses and residences throughout this section of the county. He has been absolutely conscientious in the performance of all work contracted by him and his record in a business way is unassailable

Mr. Gray has been married twice, first in Iowa, in 1906, to Miss Rachael Reynolds, who was born in that state and was a daughter of J. W. Reynolds. She died in 1920, leaving two children, Vivian and Robert. On April 15, 1926 Mr. Gray was married to Mrs. Frankie M. Peters, who was born and reared in "Tacoma, a daughter of Thomas Smith, now a resident of Tacoma. Mr. Gray is a republican in his political allegiance and has long been active in public affairs. He is now serving his third term as mayor of Puyallup, in which position he has given a splendid administration of municipal affairs, and in 1926 was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature. He is a Mason, belonging to the lodge and the chapter in Puyallup, and the commandery of Knights Templar in Tacoma. He also belongs to Puyallup Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His religious connection is with the Christian church. He is a member of the Puyallup Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club, of which he has served as a director. Distinctively a man of affairs, he has long filled a conspicuous place in the public eye, for while advancing his own interests he has never lost sight of his obligations to the community, in the advancement and progress of which he has been an important factor.

William H. Reid

William H. Reid, the chairman of the board of directors of the Pacific Savings & Loan Association, has led an active life in which each step he has taken has been a forward one.

Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1865, he is a son of David and Elizabeth (Polley) Reid. The latter died in Ontario in 1900. The father, who was a farmer, came to Tacoma in 1910, remained here about two years, and then returned to Canada, where his death occurred in 1913. After completing the public school course, Wiljiam H. Reid entered the Collegiate Institute at Owens Sound, Ontario, and subsequently taught school for two years. He then took a course in the Chatham Business College, in Ontario, after which he spent another year in teaching school. In 1889 he came to Tacoma as teacher of penmanship, bookkeeping, shorthand and mathematics in the Tacoma Business College, where he remained about a year, when in partnership with John W. Wood, he engaged in the oil business for one year and during the ensuing four years was employed as a bookkeeper by Fawcett Brothers. Then for a few years he taught in the business college and kept books, having at one time four jobs during 1894-5-6, all of which netted him sixty-five dollars a month. He next entered the county treasurer's office, in which he had charge of the accounting books until 1901, when he became connected with the West Coast Wagon Company, which later became the West Coast Steel Company, of which he has been secretary and treasurer continuously since. In January, 1907, Mr. Reid became one of the organizers and a director of the Pacific Savings & Loan Association, and in 1910 was made president, serving in that position until January 1, 1925, when he became chairman of the board. From the first he has been regarded as one of the ablest and most influential members of the organization and much of its success is attributed to his wise management and judicious counsel. This organization, which was established January 1, 1907, has been the means of enabling thousands of people to secure and pay for homes, who otherwise would never have succeeded in doing so, and along the line of saving alone it has been influential in educating many people. Particularly has it encouraged school children to form the habit of saving, a habit which once formed proves an important factor in their future success in life. The association has enjoyed a splendid growth under the wise direction of those who direct its affairs and today enjoys the distinction of being the largest savings and loan association in the Pacific northwest, having assets of over twelve and a half million dollars. It has never paid less than five per cent dividends and among the interesting items in its last annual statement are these: Deposits, over eleven and a half million dollars; school savings, over two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars; contingent and reserve fund, nearly three hundred and thirty thousand dollars; cash and bonds, over one million eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and real estate loans of nearly ten million pale 1895 Mr. Reid was united in marriage to Miss Anna Reid, of Stratford, Ontario, though born in Scotland. To this union have been born the following children: Elizabeth Jean, who is the wife of Frank Stanley Logg, of Los Angeles, California; Keith, who is a student in the College of Puget Sound, Tacoma; John Robert and Donald, who are at home. Politically Mr. Reid is an independent democrat. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Tacoma Rotary Club, is a director of the Young Men's Christian Association and a director of the Christian Men's Club. His religious connection is with the First Presbyterian church. He was general superintendent of the Bible School for fourteen years and at the present time is superintendent of the Junior department. He has long been active in supporting all measures for the material, intellectual, moral and civic progress of the city and his efforts have been far-reaching and beneficial.

Frank Wenke

Few residents of Buckley have received more signal evidences of public esteem than Frank Wenke, who is serving his second term as mayor of the town in which he is also a well known business man. He has maintained a wide-awake interest in everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of Buckley since locating here and has been a prominent factor in local affairs looking to the upbuilding of the town. He is also associated with Frye & Company, wholesale and retail dealers in meat, occupying the responsible position of manager.

Mr. Wenke was born in Germany, August 5, 1864, and is a son of Frank and Agnes (Neisner) Wenke, both of whom spent their entire lives in Germany, where the father followed the meat business.

Frank Wenke attended the public schools of Germany and then served a fouryear apprenticeship to the butcher trade. He then served the required four years in the national army, on the completion of which period he emigrated to the United States, in the spring of 1888, going to Chicago, where his uncle lived. He remained there until the following spring, when he came to Washington, arriving in Seattle just after the great fire. He was not able to secure employment at his trade, so he worked for a time in a brickyard. Later in the year he and Charles Marquis came to the vicinity of Buckley and cleared forty acres of land, on which they raised hops for seven years. In 1897 Mr. Wenke went to Sumner, where he was employed at the meat business for about two and a half years, after which he worked for Mr. Lund, in Buckley, for two years. He then engaged in the meat business for himself here, slaughtering and selling wholesale. He met with substantial success and carried the business on alone until 1906, when he sold out to Frye & Company, wholesale and retail meat dealers, with whom he has since served as manager. Thoroughly understanding every phase of the meat business, he is well qualified for the position which he is so acceptably filling, and he enjoys the unqualified confidence of his firm and the respect of those who work under him.

In 1899 Mr. Wenke was married to Miss Margaret Vollbracht, who also is a native of Germany, and they are the parents of three children. Francis, who lives in Tacoma, is married and has a son, Robert. Agnes is the wife of Ed Best, of Puyallup, and they have a son, Edward. Dorothy is in school in Tacoma. Politically Mr. Wenke has always given his support to the republican party and has taken a commendable interest in local public affairs. He served for fourteen years as a member of the city council and was then further honored by election to his present position as mayor. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and of the Chamber of Commerce, while Mrs. Wenke belongs to the Degree of Honor.

Fremont Campbell, Jr., is the present able and efficient ec i administration has been marked by a fidelity to his trust and hee erin cs vga ment that has won for him the spontaneous approval of his fellow citizens aie his private record has been such as to earn for him respect and confidence

Mr. Campbell is a native son of Tacoma, born on the 8th of August 1886 and his parents are Fremont C. and Grace L. (Reynold) Campbell. The father was born in Madison, Wisconsin, whence he moved to North Platte, Nebraska, and in 1881 he came to Washington. He engaged in the grocery business in Tieorks under the firm name of Rhebard & Campbell for two years. While living in Nebraska he had studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1883 he began the practice of his profession in Tacoma and was thus actively engaged up to the time of his death which occurred June 30, 1926, at that time being the oldest practicing attorne in Pierce county. For three terms he served as prosecuting attorney and two ios as judge of the superior court. He was a republican in his political views, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the founder of the first lodge of Knights of Pythias in Tacoma. Our subject's mother, who is still residing in this city, was born at Olympia, Washington, and is a daughter of John L. Reynold, who crossed the plains in 1856, locating first in Oregon. In 1860 he came to Washington and took up a homestead near Olympia.

Fremont Campbell, Jr., attended the public schools, graduating from the Tacoma high school and later from a business college here. He then entered his father's office, where for eleven years he attended to real estate matters connected with the office, thus gaining valuable experience. In May, 1917, Mr. Campbell enlisted for service in the World war, joining the machine gun battalion of the Three Hundred and Sixty-third Regiment, United States Infantry. He went overseas as a part of the Ninety-first Division and was in active service one year, being promoted to the position of first lieutenant. At the close of the war he returned home and was honorably discharged. He then became chief accountant in the office of the county auditor, and on February 1, 1922, was appointed county auditor to fill a vacancy. In the fall of that year he was elected to that office and so eminently satisfactory was his discharge of his official duties that in 1926 he was reelected without opposition of any kind, the first time this had occurred in the political history of Pierce county.

On July 18, 1920, Mr. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss Dora B. Payn, a daughter of David and Catherine Payn, early settlers of Tacoma and the former a pioneer engineer on the Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are the parents of a son, Fremont III.

Mr. Campbell has always given his political support to the republican party. Fraternally he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has reached the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite; the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; is a life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Fraternal Order of Eagles; is especially active in Tacoma Lodge, No. 7, Knights of Pythias; is a charter member of the American Legion and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He also belongs to the Lions Club, the Young Men's Business Club and is a life member of the Tacoma Gun Club. The great secret of Mr. Campbell's success is that he does well whatever he undertakes, thoroughness characterizing all his actions, and his record as a public official, soldier and private citizen has gained for him the confidence and esteem of all who know him.

S. E. Fix

S. E. Fix, of Kapowsin, has had an active and interesting career and his record has been such as has gained for him a high place in the estimation of his fellow citizens. He is a contractor, who has erected many substantial buildings in his section of the county and as the architect of his own fortunes he has builded wisely and well. Mr. Fix was born in Scott county, Minnesota, on the 8th of November, 1871, and is a son of P. W. and Susan (Bowman) Fix, both of whom were born and reared in Indiana. The father was a veteran of the Civil war, in which he saw nearly four years of active service. He afterwards engaged in farming, was successful in his undertakings and eventually retired from business. In 1890 he went to Orting, Washington, where he spent his remaining years, dying in 1924. The mother died there in 1900. :

S. E. Fix secured his education in the public schools of Minnesota and in a night school in Orting. He then learned the trade of wood turning and shop work, at which he was employed four or five years at Orting, and in 1901 he went to Alaska, spending two years in placer mining. In 1903 he came to Kapowsin, where he had property, and for three or four years was employed in saw- and shingle-mills. He then engaged in contracting and building, in which he was successful, erecting the school buildings in Kapowsin, the school gymnasium at Eatonville and a number of other structures in Orting and Sumner. In 1906 he went to California because of rheumatic trouble, and obtained considerable relief. He is now very comfortably situated, as the result of his years of earnest effort, and is numbered among the solid and substantial citizens of his community.

On his return to Orting from Alaska, in 1903, Mr. Fix was united in marriage to Miss Clara Harris, who was born in Rockwood, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of

Joseph and Mary (Gainor) Harris, both of whom were natives of Canada. In 1883 her parents brought their family to Sumner, Pierce county, where the father was employed in the Ryan sawmill. Later he farmed at Sumner and Auburn, and in 1904 he came to Kapowsin, where he was engaged in contracting to the time of his retirement from active business. His death occurred October 16, 1926. To Mr. and Mrs. Fix have been born four children, namely: Pauline, who is the wife of E. W. Fitch, of Tacoma; Russell, born in California; Ione and Zenia, who were born in Kapowsin. Mrs. Fix is a member of the Sumner Pioneer Classmates. Mr. Fix has always been deeply interested in the welfare of the communities in which he has lived and in the early days rendered appreciated service as road supervisor. He possesses to a marked degree the essential elements of good citizenship and is well deserving of the respect which is accorded him by all who know him.

Russell G. Bates

Russell G. Bates, who is making a splendid record as the district agent at Tacoma for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company, has had extensive business experience in various lines of effort and is regarded as a man of keen discernment and mature judgment. He was born at Beatrice, Nebraska, on the 26th of March, 1883, and is a son of Charles O. Bates, who came to Tacoma in 1893 and of whom individual mention is made on other pages of this work. Russell G. Bates secured his early education in the public schools of Nebraska and completed his elementary studies in the Tacoma high school. He then went to work for the Washington & Columbia River Railroad, with which he remained two years, and later entered the Pacific University at Forest Grove, where he was graduated in 1904. Mr. Bates then engaged in civil engineering, which vocation he followed until 1913 in eastern Oregon, Washington, California and Alaska, and afterward entered the employ of the Natonas Consolidated, at Sacramento, where he remained three years as purchasing agent. Mr. Bates then became a traveling representative for Mebius & Drescher, of Sacramento, with which concern he remained until 1924, when he returned to Tacoma and accepted the position which he now holds, and for which he has proven himself well qualified.

On October 1, 1916, Mr. Bates was united in marriage to Miss Laura McMahon, of Marysville, California, and they are the parents of two children: Robert Charles, aged eight years, who was born in Oakland, California; and John C., aged one year, who was born in Seattle, Washington.

Mr. Bates is a stanch republican in his politics and takes a good citizen's interest in public affairs. Personally he is a man of sterling character, square in all his dealings with his fellowmen, and his record has been such as to have gained for him to a marked degree the respect and good will of all who know him.

Andrew P. Olsen

The late Andrew P. Olsen was a striking exemplar of the essential qualities of success, for he began life with practically nothing and eventually attained a high place in the business circles of Tacoma, his prosperity being achieved solely through the exercise of the ordinary qualities of determined purpose and persistent effort along well defined lines, coupled with inherent business judgment and sound common sense.

Mr. Olsen was born in Denmark, June 8, 1859, and was a son isti Ann Sophia Olsen, the latter of whom died when our subject was Sues venice bis received a good education, attending a high school and seminary, and then learned the trade which his father followed, that of cabinetmaking, at which he worked in his native land until twenty-three years of age. He then immigrated to the United States, locating first in Iowa, where he remained two years and became foreman of a cabinetmaking shop. From there he went to Grand Island Nebraska where also he obtained a position as foreman, remaining there four vests after which he came to the coast, locating in Portland. However, he did not like that place from the fact that all the drinking water had to be brought to the city in barrels. He next went to Seattle, which he also did not like, and finally came to Tacoma. Here he bought the lot on which now stands the family home, on South I street, and engaged in contracting, erecting the old Wilson house and some other buildings, also working for a time for Mr. Polson. Those were hard times and he experienced difficulties for a few years in his efforts to make a living. Eventually he got a little ahead and bought another lot near his home. About that time also some building projects were started at Lake View, where Mr. Olsen obtained work, walking the entire distance back and forth every day. Later he again engaged in the contracting business for a short time, and then became foreman for the Peterman Manufacturing Company.

Mr. Olsen was wisely economical of his resources and as soon as he had saved a little money went into partnership with A. Anderson and Anton Stang, under the name of the East Tacoma Manufacturing Company, they becoming makers of and wholesale dealers in sash and doors. The first couple of years were required to get the company properly on its feet, but from that time the business has enjoyed a steady and substantial growth and has become one of the successful and important industrial concerns of Tacoma. Mr. Olsen devoted himself indefatigably to the interests of the business up to the time of his death, which occurred March 17, 1915, since which time his partners have managed the business, Mrs. Olsen still holding his former interest in the company. A. Anderson is president of the concern, Mrs. Olsen is vice president, and Anton Stang is secretary and treasurer.

In 1883 Mr. Olsen was united in marriage to Miss Christine Ingeborg Johnson who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, a daughter of Hans and Maren (Larsen) Johnson, both of whom were natives of that country. When sixteen years old, she accompanied her parents to this country, locating in Iowa, where she met and was married to Mr. Olsen when eighteen years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Olsen were born four children: Ella, who was born in Nebraska, is the wife of Theo Knutson, and they have a son. Anna, born in Nebraska, is the wife of Henry Hansen, of Tacoma, and they have two children. Ernest, born in Tacoma and who is a cabinetmaker here, was married to Miss Katie Rasmussen, and they have two children. Howard, born in Tacoma and who is now with the Shaw Supply Company, was married to Miss Mary Olsen, and they have one child. All of the children attended the Logan school in this city.

Mr. Olsen gave the republican party his political support and was a member of the Danish Lutheran church, to which the family also belongs. He was the architect of his own fortune and on his career there rests no blemish, for he was true to the highest ideals in both business and private life. He did his full duty at all times, and he died beloved by those near to him and respected and esteemed by his fellowmen.

Thomas Desmond

One of the busiest and most important offices in the county government is that of sheriff, the duties of which are manifold in character and detail. Thomas Desmond, sheriff of Pierce county, has discharged the work of his office in a manner that has won for him praise from those who have been familiar with his official record. Mr. Desmond is essentially a self-made man, having from the age of thirteen years made his own way in the world, dependent entirely on his own resources. That he has been eminently successful indicates his persistency and determination, as well as his capability and honesty of purpose, and today he is held in high esteem throughout the community. He is a native of Ireland, born April 12, 1865, and is a son of William and Nora Desmond, both now deceased. He was reared at home to the age of thirteen years, attending the public schools in the neighborhood. He then came to the United States, landing at New York, where for four years he was employed as a messenger boy, after which he started west, working his way by means of any employment he could secure, and at the age of eighteen years he enlisted in the United States army. He was on duty in Wyoming, Montana and Colorado during the Indian wars, in which he saw much active and ofttimes dangerous service. After five years Mr. Desmond quit the army and, in 1888, came to Tacoma. | Here he worked in the freight and baggage department of the Northern Pacific Railroad and later was appointed to the police force during Mayor Faweett's first administration.

He then obtained a situation as a stationary engineer, at which he was employed until January, 1907, when he was appointed deputy sheriff of Pierce county and has been in the sheriff's office practically ever since, the exceptions being two years, when he again worked as a stationary engineer and four years' service as deputy county auditor. In 1922 he was elected sheriff of Pierce county and in 1926 was. re-elected.

In March, 1888, Mr. Desmond was united in marriage to Miss Alice Anderson, a native of Sweden who came to the United States in her girlhood. To Mr. and Mrs. Desmond have been born two children. George T., who was born in Old Town (Tacoma), in 1889 and is a machinist in this city, was married to Blanche Elizabeth Miller. Margaret is the wife of Herman Bryant Henderson, of Oakland, California. Politically Mr. Desmond is an active supporter of the republican party and has leng been deeply interested in civic affairs, supporting all measures calculated to advance the general welfare. He is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason, belonging also to the Mystic Shrine, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Mr. Desmond takes a deep interest in the welfare of young men, in whose behalf he has long been a most effective worker. He has put a number of them through the Young Men's Christian Association, where they could be surrounded by the best influences, and in every possible way he aids them in getting a right start in life, remembering the struggles of his own early years, when kind words and encouragement would have meant much to him. By his consistent and upright life, his fine public spirit and his splendid personality, he has won and retains the sincere respect and good will of all who know him.

John F. Hickey

John F. Hickey has been for so many years actively and prominently identified with the automobile truck sales and motor transit business in Tacoma that he is today regarded as one of the leaders in his line in southwestern Washington. He has displayed a spirit of enterprise and courage that has gained for him a wide reputation for ability and farsighted judgment, and today no man takes precedence over him in his particular field of activity.

Mr. Hickey was born in Chicago, Illinois, on the 20th of September, 1879, and is a son of Maurice J. and Katherine (Burke) Hickey. In 1889 the family moved to Los Angeles, California, where the father was in the employ of the Santa Fe Railroad. In 1892 he came to Tacoma and assumed charge of the Northern Pacific Railroad shops, holding that position five years, and was then appointed master mechanic of the coast division of that road. Later, in the same capacity, he was transferred to Seattle when the Northern Pacific purchased the Seattle International Railroad. From there he went to Spokane as master mechanic of the Idaho division, serving in that position until he retired from active labor and came to Tacoma, where his death occurred in 1915. His widow still lives in this city. Our subject's uncle, John F. Hickey, after whom he was named, was general superintendent of rolling stock for the Northern Pacific Railroad from 1890 to 1900.

Mr. Hickey of this review received a public and high school education and then entered the railroad service, in which he remained seventeen years, attaining the position of locomotive engineer. In 1910 he retired from railroading and turned his attention to the automobile business, taking the agency for the White line of cars and trucks, which he has handled continuously to the present time. He has been very successful in this line and has sold an enormous number of White trucks and busses through southwestern Washington, being regarded as the largest independent truck dealer in the state. Mr. Hickey is the pioneer in the motor bus business on the coast, having established the first line here in 1913 under the name of the Tacoma- Puyallup Transit Company, which has been in operation continuously since. In the organization of this company, which at that time was largely an experiment Mr Hickey interested eighteen other men, each of whom invested one thousand dollars. Their faith was abundantly justified, as the line proved a distinctive success Mr. Hickey is now the owner of the line, having paid up all of his backers with good interest, and operates it under the name of the Puyallup-Tacoma Transit Compan He is also the president and manager of the Tacoma-Ashford Transit Company the International Motor Transit Company, the Day Island Transit Company, the "Che-

Mr. Hickey is also a director and vice president of the Tacoma Hotel Company. He is a republican in his political affiliation aud is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, the Union Club, the Tacoma Golf and Country Club, the Fircrest Golf Club and in 1927 he was elected president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, having been previously vice president. His methods have ever been progressive, and he is quick to adopt new ideas which he believes will be of practical value. He has succeeded in his business affairs because he has been persistent, energetic and judicious in his operations and honorable in his dealings with the public, thus gaining the confidence and good will of all.

Charles Harkins

Charles Harkins has long been one of the active and wide-awake citizens of Buckley, where he is holding the office of city clerk, the duties of which position he is discharging in a manner that has won the commendation of his fellowmen. Born at Falcarragh, County Donegal, Ireland, on the 15th of November, 1865, he is the fifth child and fourth son of John and Grace (McHugh) Harkins, who also were natives of Ireland. The father had come to the United States and lived for awhile in Pennsylvania a number of years prior to the birth of his son Charles. He afterward returned to Ireland, there spending the remaining years of his life.

Charles Harkins attended the schools of his native land and in 1885 came te the United States, reaching Philadelphia on May 12th. He found employment in a grocery store, where he worked until January, 1888, and soon afterward he came to Buckley, Washington, which at that time was called White River Siding. He was first employed here in the woods but later took up a timber claim and did some logging. He has remained identified with Buckley continuously from that time, and soon after coming here he engaged in business in partnership with his brother Daniel, under the firm name of C. & D. Harkins, carrying on their enterprise until 1915. During the war, 1918-19, he was engaged to some extent in logging operations and since 1921 has served in his present position as city clerk.

In 1903 Mr. Harkins was united in marriage to Miss Lottie La Bounty, who was born in Essex county, New York, and whose death occurred April 5, 1904. Her parents were David and Roelie (Martin) La Bounty, the former having been one. of the early pioneer settlers in this section of the county. Mr. Harkins has always taken an active interest in local public affairs and served as a member of the council in 1893, 1894, 1898, 1899 and 1900. He is a loyal member of the Roman Catholic church. Genial and friendly in his personal relations, faithful in the discharge of his official duties, he enjoys to a marked degree the respect and good will of his fellowmen.

G. B. Ingersoll has for more than two decades been actively identified with mercantile interests of Eatonville and is today numbered among its successful and progressive citizens. He was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin, on the 24th of July, 1875, and is a son of G. B. and Alice (Harmon) Ingersoll, who were both of pioneer families of that state. The father was born in Illinois but was only two years of age when the family went to Wisconsin. He has devoted his life to farming and still lives in that state. His wife, who was born in Wisconsin, is deceased.

G. B. Ingersoll received his education in the public schools of his native state and 'then secured employment as a bookkeeper in a store. Later he farmed and worked on a railroad for a short time. In 1900 he came to Tacoma, Washington, where he was in the employ of F. S. Harmon for four years. In 1904 he came to Eatonville and bought of G. G. Hard a small stock of hardware and furniture. By close attention to the business and the exercise of sound judgment, he met with splendid success, carrying on the enterprise until after the fire of 1916, when he sold out and went east of the mountains, remaining there about a year. On his return to Eatonville he again engaged in the same line of business and is meeting with very gratifying success. He carries a large and well selected stock, conducts his affairs in accordance with the highest commercial ethics, and commands the confidence of all who have dealings with him.

On May 30, 1903, in Tacoma, Mr. Ingersoll was united in marriage to Miss Roxy Devereaux, a native of Kansas and a daughter of Thomas and Rose (Steel) Devereaux. Her father was for many years a captain on the Tacoma police force. She is a niece of Colonel Steel of Tacoma. To Mr. and Mrs. Ingersoll have been born two children, namely: Dorothy, born in Tacoma, is the wife of Daniel Sacks and they have one child; and Briggs, who was born in Eatonville, is with his father in the store.

Politically Mr. Ingersoll has always been a stanch republican and has been active in local public affairs. He was the first mayor of Eatonville, served one term as town treasurer and has been a member of the council several times. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Improved Order of Red Men and the Woodmen of the World. In every relation of life he has so ordered his actions as to gain the respect and good will of his fellow citizens, by whom he is regarded as one. of the ~ representative men of this locality.

S. J. Champagne

One of the leading meat dealers of Tacoma is S. J. Champagne, who is profitably 'operating two retail shops and a sausage factory, and who now stands in the front rank of the meat dealers of this city. He was born in Hurley, Wisconsin, on the 20th of February, 1888, and is a son of Joseph and Annie (Jarvis) Champagne, the former now deceased, while the latter is living in Tacoma.

S. J. Champagne received a limited education in early youth and at the age of eleven. years went to work as a delivery boy. Later he learned the trade of meat cutting and when nineteen years of age went to Kellogg, Idaho, where he was employed several years. Later he was in the meat business there on his own account, but subsequently conducted a hotel for a time. In 1917 he came to Tacoma and for about a year was in the employ of Armour & Company. During the following five years he was a salesman for Barton & Company and was then manager for one year. In October, 1924, Mr. Champagne opened a sanitary meat market at 1112 Market street, and in December of that year established the Champagne meat market at 1106 Market street, and is now carrying on both markets with very gratifying success. In the summer of 1926 he established a sausage factory, the product of which he sells both wholesale and retail. He handles all kinds of meat and, being an expert in the business, has, by careful attention to the wants of his customers and by square dealing, built up a large and steadily increasing trade, employing eight people.

In 1909 Mr. Champagne was united in marriage to Miss Mariella Reedy, who is a native of South Dakota, but was living in Kellogg, Idaho, at the time of her marriage, having moved to that place from Libby, Montana. They now have two children, Vernon and Clarence. Mr. Champagne is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus and is president of th Retail Meat Dealers Association. In his political views he is independent, though ts maintains a deep interest in public affairs, particularly such as relate to the rosperity of his own community. He has shown a progressive and enterprising s init in his business operations and has well merited the prosperity which is now his.

John Lewis

John Lewis has spent practicaily his entire life, up to the ti i i ment, in the coal business, with every phase of which he is - s Hea a today he can look back with pride on a half century of honest and faithful wo k in which he held positions of responsibility. Mr. Lewis was born in south W: 1 in 1852 and is a son of William and Ellen (Thomas) Lewis, both now dece d The father was a coal miner by occupation. BESS ARP

John Lewis had no opportunity for a school education, having gone into the mines at the early age of six and a half years. In 1868, at the age of sixteen, he came to the United States with an older brother, Evan W. Lewis, and located in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, where he went into the mines, and during the first nine years of his residence in this country he was employed in the mines of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Maryland and Indiana. In 1877 he returned to his native land, was married, and remained there six or seven years. In May, 1884, he again crossed the Atlantic, coming direct to Washington, and entered the mines at Carbonado, where he remained about fifteen years, during thirteen years of which time he was assistant foreman. He served as general mine foreman for the Pacific Coal & Oil Company at Spiketon about one year, and then came to Wilkeson, where he spent two years as general foreman for the Wilkeson Coal & Coke Company. In 1907 he retired from active labor and has since lived quietly in Wilkeson, enjoying well earned leisure.

In 1877, in Wales, Mr. Lewis was united in marriage to Miss Anne Morris, a native of that country and a daughter of John and Esther (Davis) Morris, both of whom died in Wales. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis became the parents of seven children, namely: David John, of Ellensburg, Washington, an engineer on the Northern Pacific Railroad is married and has a son; Evan B, lives in Tacoma; Esther is the wife of William Paul Rooks, of Tacoma, and they have a daughter; William, of Birdsley, is married and has a daughter; Benjamin died at the age of three months; Thomas resides in Wilkeson; and one child died at birth.

Mr. Lewis is a member of the Masonic lodge at South Prairie and the Knights of Pythias, in which he has passed through the chairs and is now a representative to the grand lodge at Seattle. He was a charter member of the Pythian lodge at Carbonado in 1885. Mrs. Lewis is a member of the Rathbone Sisters. Mr. Lewis has served as a member of the city council of Wilkeson. He began life poor in this world's goods, but rich in what is of far more value than material wealth - a sound mind in a sound body, to which were added the essential qualities of true manhood and good citizenship, so that now he is well deserving of the success which has crowned his life work and of the high esteem in which he is held by his fellowmen.

Rev. Lemuel M. Grigsby, D.D.

Rev. Lemuel M. Grigsby is the well loved pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Tacoma, whose congregation gathers in a large and handsome edifice at the corner of K and Fifth streets. His birth occurred on a farm in French Lick, Orange county, Indiana, on the 3d of September, 1871, his parents being Leonidas R. and Mary C. (Moore) Grigsby, also natives of the Hoosier state. The father, a retired agriculturist, is now living with his son Lemuel in Tacoma, Washington. The mother is deceased.

Lemuel M. Grigsby, who is the only survivor of a family of five children, acquired his early education in the public schools of his native county and continued his studies in the Southern Indiana Normal College, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1893, and he pursued postgraduate work in DePauw University of Greencastle, Indiana, in the year 1898. It was in Indianapolis, Indiana, that he was ordained deacon by Bishop Willard F. Mallalieu, and in the same city in the year 1897, he was ordained elder by Bishop Charles H. Fowler. He had been active in the work of the ministry since 1893, serving first as pastor of a church at Salisbury, Indiana, for two years, while subsequently he preached for a similar period in Bloomington, Indiana. Thereafter he spent one year at De Pauw University and then went to western Nebraska, in which state he labored earnestly and effectively for the cause of Christ during a period of twelve years, having several charges and being successful in building many churches. His next pastorate was at Muscatine, Iowa, where he remained for four years and erected a church costing one hundred thousand dollars. Thereafter he preached in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for five years and then for a similar period filled the pulpit of Grace church at Des Moines, Iowa. It was in October, 1926, that Dr. Grigsby came to Tacoma, Washington, where he has since remained as pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church and is at the head of a splendid congregation. He is a very forceful and

Dr. Grigsby was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Hatfield, daughter of William and Sarah (Cochran) Hatfield, of Orangeville, Indiana. They are the parents of two sons: Paul H., a young man of thirty years, who is connected with the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company of Dubuque, Iowa; and Rall L, twentyeight years of age, who is principal of the Junior high school at Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Grigsby belongs to the Masonic lodge of Des Moines, Iowa.

Thomas C. Van Eaton

Among the public-spirited and progressive citizens of Pierce county, none takes precedence over Thomas C. Van Eaton, a pioneer of his locality and the founder and practical builder of the now thriving town of Eatonville, in the southern part of the county. Strong determination, persistent industry and sound business judgment have characterized his career, and in many ways he has directly contributed to the upbuilding and development of Pierce county.

Mr. Van Eaton was born on the 27th of June, 1862, in Pope county, Minnesota, being the first white child born in that county. He is the scion of old pioneer stock, his father, Thomas Van Eaton, who was born near Port Wayne, Ohio, having gone to 'California with the argonauts of 1849. Subsequently he returned east and was a pioneer of Indiana and Wisconsin, finally locating in Minnesota in 1861. He was a, farmer and also a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church. He met his death in 1862 in the great Sioux Indian massacres in Minnesota. Having heard of the Indian troubles while holding religious service, he at once took 'his family to the 'stockade at Sauk Center, but two days later he started back to his farm to look after the livestock and was waylaid and killed by the Indians, not, however, before he had killed a half dozen of the savages. He had married Miss Caroline S. Poiner, who was born near Terre Haute, Indiana, and who survived her husband nearly sixty years, dying in Iowa about 1921 at the age of seventy-eight years. She had lived four or five years at Eatonville with her son Thomas, who is the youngest of the five children who were born to Thomas and Caroline Van Eaton, and his sister, Mrs. S. A. Williams, is also a resident of Eatonville.

Thomas C. Van Eaton of this review received his earliest education in the schools of Minnesota, walking between three and four miles to school. In 1871, his mother having moved to Iowa, he was able to attend a good public school at Le Mars about three years, and then went to Harrison county, that state, where he was graduated from high school. He has always been of a naturally studious disposition and in those early days formed habits of study and research which have ever remained with him, having all his life been a close reader and student of history. After leaving school, Mr. Van Eaton went to Dawes county, Nebraska, where, in association with his brother, M. S. Van Eaton, he aided in the building of new towns along the railroad. He followed contracting a number of years and also gave some attention to farming during that period. In 1888 he was married and started west with a wagon train, traveling by way of the Black Hills, to Bozeman, Billings and Helena, Montana. His wife was taken sick at the last named place and, selling his wagon and outfit, he continued on to Tacoma by railroad. He spent the winter there, being employed at his trade, that of contracting, building a number of houses.

In the spring of 1889 Mr. Van Eaton came to the present site of Eatonville, which at that time was covered with heavy timber, and bought a squatter's right to one hundred and sixty acres of land, which was surveyed seven years later and to which he secured homestead papers in 1896. Several times parties tried to scare or drive him from his land but were unsuccessful. When he came to this locality there were but three other families in the valley. Mr. Van Eaton had long had an ambition to build a town, and here he established a store, which he operated for twenty-five years and which proved the nucleus for what is now the town of Eatonville, which was named for him. He conducted a successful general merchandise business, the T. C. Van Eaton store being one of the best known mercantile establishments in this section of the county. He also established three branch stores, to which in the early days he was compelled to pack all supplies and stock, and he shipped goods all over the neighborhood by pack train. In 1914 he sold the store and since then has devoted his attention to the management of his various properties and his farms, of which he owns several. In addition to general farming, he also gives considerable attention to the breeding and raising of thoroughbred hogs and Holstein cattle. He has been very successful along these lines and is also interested in real estate. At one time he was a partner and president of the Van Eaton-Fogg Shoe Manufacturing Company at Tacoma, but, finding that he was unable to give the proper attention to all of his business interests, he sold his stock in the Tacoma factory. He is a man of great energy, doing well whatever he undertakes, and he enjoys a wide reputation because of his splendid business record and the success which has crowned his efforts.

Mr. Van Eaton has been married three times, first, in 1888, to Miss Leonora Van Eaton, a fourth cousin, who died in 1891. To this union were born two children, both of whom died in infancy. After coming to Eatonville, he married Miss Jane Osborn, a native of Kansas, who died here. To them were born four children, namely: Thomas Frank, who is married and has four children, is general road supervisor of southern Pierce county, and is a veteran of the World war, having served in the United States navy, with which he made seven trips to France and back. Lucy Myrtle is the wife of Roy Wenk, who is with the Puget Sound Light & Power Company at Tacoma, and ' they are the parents of three children. Bessie J. is the wife of Fred Roeder of Eatonville, and they have one child. McKinley, who is a well known athlete, was first with the Students Army Training Corps and later enlisted in the artillery branch of the army but was not sent overseas. For his third wife Mr. Van Eaton chose Miss Nellie Appleby, who was born in Chautauqua county, Kansas, of an old Scotch-Irish family, and to them have been born three children: John, now fourteen years of age, Robert, twelve years, and Nell, ten years, all of whom are in school.

Politically Mr. Van Eaton has always supported the republican party and has taken an active and effective interest in public affairs. He served as a member of the state legislature in 1893-95 and later ran a close race for congress but lost through the city vote. He has for many years taken a deep interest in the schools of his locality and has been to a large measure instrumental in developing the splendid school system for which Eatonville is known throughout the state. Mr. Van Eaton was the first postmaster of Eatonville, serving eighteen years. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed through the chairs; and the Modern Woodmen of America. For many years he was the recognized political leader in the southern part of Pierce county and is still a recognized factor in all matters affecting the general welfare of the people or the improvement and development of that part of the county. A man of great force of character, successful in business, respected in social life, and as a neighbor discharging his duties in a manner becoming a liberal-minded, intelligent citizen, he commands to a notable degree the confidence and respect of his fellowmen.

Philip J. Sullivan

Philip J. Sullivan, president of the Sullivan Tire Company, at 818 A street, Tacoma, has, by earnest and persistent efforts, built up a large and flourishing business. A native of this city, he was born the 27th of July, 1897, and is a son of P. J. and Annie H. (St. Onge) Sullivan. Her parents were natives of Boston, Massachusetts, where they were reared, educated and married, and then, in 1884, they came to Tacoma, where the mother's death occurred in 1909. The father became a deputy United States marshal and was also chief of the city detective force, and is now operating successfully as a private detective. ;

Philip J. Sullivan secured a good public school education, graduating from high school, and in 1914 entered the employ of the Fish Tire and Rubber Company. In 1919 he engaged in business on his own account, under the name of the Sullivan Tire Company, and is well located at Ninth and A streets, where he has a room fifty by one hundred and twenty feet in size. He specializes in Firestone tires and through his energetic and enterprising methods, has built up a splendid trade, at the same time gaining a good name for square dealing and efficient service. He employs eighteen people and is taking his place in the front rank of the tire dealers ce Sie Lions 23, 1915, Mr. Sullivan was united in marriage to Miss Alice H. Noble, of Tacoma, and they are the parents of two children, Noble and Philip J., Jr.

Mr. Sullivan is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Royal Arcanum, and also belongs to the Lions Club, the Advertising Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Automotive Trades Association, the Wholesalers Association and the Tacoma Country Club. He has shown a spirit of progress in all his operations, in which he has been successful, and well deserves the confidence and respect which are accorded him throughout the community.

Ira S. Davisson

Ira S. Davisson, city commissioner in charge of the light and water systems of Tacoma, justly merits the appreciation and gratitude of his fellow townsmen for his achievements since taking that position in 1918 have been little short of marvelous. He has shown himself not only capable in obtaining desired results but has also proven an able and discriminating business manager, bringing the departments under his charge up to the point where they are profitable to the city, at the same time reducing the cost of the service to the public.

Mr. Davisson was born at Corvallis, Benton county, Oregon, in 1860, and is a son of DeWitt Clinton and Margery B. (Mason) Davisson, natives of Ohio. With their respective families they went overland to Oregon in the same company, with ox-teams and covered wagons, arriving there in 1854 and locating near Corvallis, where later they were married. In 1862 Mr. and Mrs. Davisson came to Pierce county, Washington, the father taking up a tract of government land near Steilacoom lake. There he established the first chair factory in the state, operating it until 1870, when he was elected sheriff of Pierce county, in which position he served to the time of his death, which occurred in 1874. The mother eventually removed with her family to Philomath, Oregon, and her death occurred at Astoria, Oregon, in 1907. DeWitt C. Davisson was a man of strong character and ability, as well as marked tact, and during a strike of the Northern Pacific Railroad employes, who built a barricade, stopped all work and demanded back pay that was due them, Mr. Davisson went to them and settled the dispute, securing for them half of their money and personally guaranteeing the remainder, so that the men returned to work.

Ira S. Davisson attended the public schools of Oregon and also took a course in a business college. He was an accountant for a time, but later turned his attention to logging and mill work, which he followed for several years. He then again took up accounting and in January, 1886, came to Tacoma, where he has since remained. For a few years thereafter he was engaged in the real estate business and for several years served as a clerk in the office of the county treasurer. In 1897 he became connected with the United States department of justice, in which he remained for eighteen years, winning promotion to the position of chief deputy marshal. He then again engaged in the real estate business about two years, and in November, 1918, the city council appointed him city commissioner in charge of light and water, to which position he has been twice reelected and is still serving in that capacity. During this period, in spite of the general shrinkage in business conditions due to the post-war readjustments, the city light and water departments have been marked by a steady development, the first year under his administration showing a ten per cent increase over the previous year. When he took charge the department showed no surplus, its operation eating up all the revenues, but Mr. Davisson has not only produced a surplus but at the same time has reduced the rates on both light and water. He has made many permanent and substantial improvements, building a new steam plant, completing the Cushman power project and rebuilding most of the city water lines, all out of the earnings of the department. He built two new homes for the reservoir keepers, constructed one and a miles of reinforced concrete piping to the well system, thus increasing the water supply from seven million gallons to fifteen million gallons daily, and is now providing a twentyfive-million-gallon reservoir and building five and a quarter miles of thirty-fourinch steel pipe line into the city. He acquired and paid for the Tacoma water system as well as the old Fuller water system, and thus the entire water system now belongs to the city. Ornamental electric lights have also been established throughout the ok and oon and power are supplied cheaper than in any other city in the United three and four hundred men are employed and Tacoma now has the largest cityowned light and power business of any city of its size in this country. In this brief outline it is hard to do justice to Mr. Davisson's achievements since he took his present position, but enough has been given to indicate the splendid development of the departments under his able and efficient direction, whereby he has earned the confidence and respect of the entire community, while his devotion and faithful efforts have been appreciated by his fellow citizens.

In November, 1892, Mr. Davisson was united in marriage to Miss Lida V. Ferris, who is a native of Michigan and a daughter of pioneer Tacoma settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Davisson have three children, namely: Donald K., who is chief machinist with the Peterman Manufacturing Company; Ralph F., who is chief clerk in the master mechanic's office of the Northern Pacific Railroad; and Margery S., who is a graduate of the College of Puget Sound and is now teaching school.

Mr. Davisson is a stanch republican in his political views and is an active member of the Pierce County Republican Club. Fraternally he is a Mason and has taken all the degrees of the York Rite, being a past commander of Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar. He has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and belongs to Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine, of which he is a past potentate. He is also a member of Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the National Union, and he and his wife belong to the Order of the Eastern Star. He is an active member of the First United Presbyterian church and chairman of its board of trustees, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Young Men's Business Club. A man of sterling qualities, he takes a commendable interest in everything affecting the welfare and prosperity of Tacoma and is rightfully numbered among its representative citizens.

One of the ablest and most highly honored physicians of Tacoma is Dr. B. Elizabeth Drake, whose professional career has been marked by a progress that has gained for her the respect and confidence of the entire community. In the civic affairs also of Tacoma she has been an important factor, supporting all measures for the betterment of the city, and she has well merited the position accorded her as one of Tacoma's foremost citizens. Doctor Drake is a native of Milbank, South Dakota, and a daughter of James C. and Bertie S. (Sherman) Drake. Her father, who was born at Cochecton, Sullivan county, New York, and was a direct descendant of Sir Francis Drake, the noted explorer, came to Tacoma in 1887, and was joined by his family the following year. He engaged first in the wood and lumber business but later was appointed United States marshal, serving four years. He afterwards served as clerk of the United States court, and also as commissioner of light and power in Tacoma. He became president of the Tacoma Cataract Company and was the first to introduce cheap power into the city. In later life he became an ardent supporter of the republican party. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Commercial Club and the Rainier Club of Seattle. His death occurred July 14, 1923. The mother, who still lives in the old home on Prospect hill, with her daughter, Doctor Drake, is a daughter of Henry D. Sherman, who was descended from an old colonial family that was founded in this country in 16380.

B. Elizabeth Drake was graduated from the Tacoma public school and then attended the Annie Wright Seminary, of this city. Having determined to devote her life to the healing art, she took the pre-medical course at Leland Stanford University and then entered the medical school of the University of Oregon, where she was graduated, with the M. D. degree in 1907. She took post-graduate work in the Woman's Medical College of Philadelphia and the New York Post-Graduate School, after which she returned to Tacoma and engaged in the practice of "medicine. She has constantly kept in close touch with the latest advances in medical practice and a number of years ago took additional post-graduate work in Boston, at Johns Hopkins, Mayo's, and elsewhere, while in 1926 she did post-graduate work at the Middlesex Hospital, of London, England, and Koffee Clinic, Vienna. From the beginning of her professional career she has enjoyed distinctive success and her skill and ability have received wide recognition. For nine years she was assistant to Major E. M. Brown, the noted surgeon, and also served three years as deputy city physician. During 1910-11-12 she was school physician, being one of the first to fill that office in this city. She specializes in diagnosis and diseases of women. She is a member of the Pierce County Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society, the Northwestern Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the Women's Medical Society, and also belongs to the Business Women's Club, the Woodbrook Hunt Club and the Tacoma Yacht Club. She formerly owned the "Martha," a forty-foot cruiser, in which she and two other women made a trip to Alaska in 1924, but has recently sold this boat.

Doctor Drake possesses a strong personality and a grace and charm of manner that have gained her distinctive preferment in the circles in which she moves. Always calm and dignified, never demonstrative, she moves as one who commands respect by her innate power and personal qualities. She has not confined her labors entirely to her professional work, but has found time and opportunity to enter into other fields of usefulness and activity and has been an integral factor in all that is best in community life. For these reasons she has long commanded the respect and admiration of all who know her and has a host of warm and devoted friends throughout the city of her residence.

Edward A. Oberg

One of the most highly respected farmers in the southern part of Pierce county is Edward A. Oberg, where he is managing his affairs with discretion and judgment and is meeting with deserved success. Born in Fillmore county, 'Minnesota, in 1866, he is a son of Arne and Ester Oberg, both of whom were natives of Norway. They came to this country about 1850 and located in Wisconsin, where they lived several years, and then moved to Fillmore county, Minnesota, where the father homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land, also buying other land later. He created a fine farm and there spent the remaining years of his life, dying about 1873. He was survived for over forty years by his widow, whose death occurred about 1915. Of the nine children who blessed their union, five are now living, namely, Emory, Anders, Edward, Caroline and Nelse.

Edward A. Oberg secured his education in the public schools of Minnesota and worked on the home farm until starting out for himself. Locating in Harmony, Minnesota, he opened a general store, which he conducted for five years, and was also postmaster for the same length of time. In 1899 he sold his interests there and came to Tacoma, where he was employed as a millwright for about six years. He then opened a confectionery store at Fifteenth street and Pacific avenue, which he ran for two years, at the end of which time he sold out and worked at the carpenter trade for several years, in the meantime buying several small properties, which he sold. In 1919 Mr. Oberg moved onto a thirteen-acre tract of land near Eatonville, which his wife had inherited from her father, and he also bought eighty acres adjoining. He now has about twenty acres of the land cleared and raises good crops, and also keeps eleven good grade cows. He has made good improvements on the place, including a splendid set of farm buildings, and is devoting himself closely to the operation of the ranch.

Mr. Oberg has been married twice, first, in 1890, to Miss Anna Huseby, who was born in Minnesota and died in 1893. They had a daughter, Nora, who is now the wife of Peter Christensen and the mother of three children, Eleanor Frances and Arnold. On October 5, 1905, Mr. Oberg was married to Miss Hannah Christen: sen, a daughter of Andrew Nelse and Jetta (Jensen) Christensen, both of whom wens natives of Denmark. Mr. Christensen came to this country about 1860 and was shipwrecked on Puget sound. He took up a homestead on Anderson island. near Steilacoom, which he proved up on and then sold. In 1875 he bought one hundred and twenty acres of land on section 25, township 17, range 3, all of which was heavily covered with timber. He built a small log house and in the course of time got about seventy acres of the land cleared, developing it into a good farm. His death occurred there in March, 1919, and his widow died in October, 1992. Thev were the parents of eight children, namely: Hans; Andrew; Sohn Sophia anf is the wife of William Raysbrook; Hannah; Christine, the wife of Prank Potts:

Pete; and Etta, the wife of Clyde Wallace. To Mr. and Mrs. Oberg has been born a son, Vernon, who remains at home. Mr. Oberg is a member of Rainier Lodge, No. 11, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Tacoma Lodge, No. 2, Tribe of Ben Hur, to which Mrs. Oberg and their son also belong. Mr. and Mrs. Oberg are members of Pomona Grange, of which he is a past master. He is now a member of the school board and is a firm advocate of good schools and improved roads. He

Rev. Albert Erkens is pastor of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic church at 5815 South Warner street in South Tacoma. His birth occurred at Jordan, Minnesota, on the 2d of October, 1874, his parents being Frederick and Elizabeth (Guenser) Erkens, the former a native of Holland, while the latter was born in Alsace-Lorraine. Frederick Erkens, who engaged in merchandising during his active business career, has passed away, and his widow now resides in San Diego, California. Their family numbered six children, all of whom are living. Rev. Joseph Erkens, brother of Father Albert Erkens, is a priest at Harbor Springs, Michigan.

Albert Erkens acquired his early education in parochial schools of his native state and subsequently entered St. Joseph Seminary at Teutopolis, Illinois, from which he was graduated with the class of 1895. He next pursued a theological course in St. John's University of Collegeville, Minnesota, and on the 11th of June, 1901, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Trobeec at St. Cloud, that state. He then became college instructor at St. Cloud, Minnesota, and was eventually made a director and vice president of the institution, with which he was identified until 1910, when he suffered a nervous breakdown and journeyed westward to California for the benefit of his health. During the past two years he has presided over his present parish in South Tacoma, where his labors have been attended with excellent results. Though this is a comparatively small and not wealthy parish, Father Erkens has succeeded in erecting a fine modern school whose teaching staff consists of five sisters of the Order of St. Benedict. The church is in a flourishing condition and its pastor is much loved for his charity and piety. His hobby is 'entomology, of which science he has made an exhaustive study. Father Erkens is a man of large build and fine presence, whose consecrated zeal in the cause of Catholicism has won him the cooperation and support of his parishioners in an unusual degree.

Frost Snyder

The Clear Fir Lumber Company, of Tacoma, of which Frost Snyder is president, is one of the most important concerns connected with the lumber trade in Pierce county. Mr. Snyder has devoted practically all of his mature years to this business, which was established by his father, and today he is recognized as a man of distinctive ability. He is a native son of Tacoma, born in 1892, his parents being John and Ella M. (Frost) Snyder, the former a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, and the latter of Bridgeton, Cumberland county, Maine. They were married in Ohio, and in 1884 the father came to Tacoma and started a sawmill, his wife coming here three years later. The business was first carried on under the name of Snyder & Stevens, this firm operating the mill until 1889, when it was destroyed by fire. Mr. Snyder was afterward identified with various lines of business until 1903, when he established the Tacoma Fir Door Company, theirs being the first mill in Tacoma to make fir doors. In 1912 he and his brother, E. P. Snyder, formed the firm of Snyder Brothers, which continued until 1916, when John Snyder organized the Clear Fir Lumber Company, of which he was president and W. Yale' Henry was vice president and general manager. In 1917 the plant of the Tacoma Fir Door Company was burned and in 1923 the present door factory was erected. Mr.

Snyder remained at the head of the business until March, 1924, when his death occurred. He is 'survived by his widow, who still lives in this city.

Frost Snyder attended the public schools of Tacoma until graduating from high school, later became a student in Andover Academy and in 1913 was graduated from Yale University. From that time on he was identified with his father's business. In 1922 he became vice president and general manager of the Clear Fir Lumber Company and on the death of his father in 1924 he became president of the company, the other officers of which are: Mark E. Reed, vice president, E. P. Snyder, secretary, and C. C. Corse, treasurer. The plant is located at South Nineteenth street and Day Island waterway, where it occupies twenty-four acres of ground, having its own docks and railroad tracks. The mills saw one hundred and twentyfive thousand feet of lumber and produce fifteen hundred doors every eight-hour shift, two hundred and fifty men being employed. Fir lumber and doors are shipped to practically every part of the United States, while the export shipments are extensive. The plant is operated by both steam and electric power, the individual motor system being used where possible, and all of the mechanical equipment is of the most improved type.

In 1921 Frost Snyder was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Snell, the daughter of Judge W. H. Snell, of Tacoma, who is represented elsewhere in this work. To Mr. and Mrs. Snyder has been born a daughter, Catherine A. Mr. Snyder is a member of the Tacoma Country Club, the Fircrest Golf Club, the Tacoma Yacht Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Lumbermen's Club, of which he was president in 1926. He has also been a trustee and vice president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and treasurer of the American Export Door Corporation. He is a republican in his political views and takes a deep interest in public affairs. A veteran of the World war, Mr. Snyder enlisted in May, 1917, in the Construction Division, in which he was commissioned a captajn. He served throughout the war and was honorably discharged in March, 1919. Strong and forceful in his relations with his fellowmen, he commands the confidence and good will of all with whom he is associated, while throughout the range of his acquaintance he enjoys a deserved popularity because of his kindly and cordial manner.

Forty-three years of continuous service as a municipal, state and federal officer is an unusual tribute to any man's faithfulness and ability. Such was the career of the late Philip M. Brotton, of Tacoma, familiarly known among his associates as "Mina" PION: eee eas on October 10, 1925, was deeply regretted, for he was a man of strong individuality and sterlin iti : 1 his boyhood there. For a time he was employed in the woods, Beh ie iheateee and served three years in the Civil war, being a member of Company E, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and Company E, First Regiment 14 sylvania Provisional Cavalry. After the close of the war he again went te ane in the woods of his native state, remaining at that employment until about i875 when he went to Missouri, where he remained until 1882, following various occu : tions, such as logging and railroading. In 1882 he came to Tacoma and wa is '. ployed at construction work by Mr. Lister, after which he became a watchma f Tn 1883, when the Tacoma police force was organized, he and Frank Cavanaugh elk ; the first policemen of this city, the police station at that time being located at ab fat Twelfth and A streets. Mr. Brotton proved an efficient and capable officer ms id served on the police force for twenty years. He was then appointed warden of th penitentiary on McNeal's island, holding that position for nine years, and on his retnm, to Tacoma was appointed bailiff in the federal court, which position he held had a store and operated a hotel in Hamilton, and she remained at home there until her marriage. To Mr. and Mrs. Brotton were born three children, one of whom died in infancy. Lee, who was born in Missouri, secured his education in the public schools of Tacoma, and is now engaged in railroad work in California. He was married to Miss Cora Travis, now deceased, and to them were born two children. Crescent A., born in Tacoma, and who now lives in California, is married and has two children.

Mr. Brotton was a stanch republican in his political alignment. He was a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 22, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Mrs. Brotton is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was the first associate matron of the chapter at Tacoma, which she helped in organizing. She possesses many gracious qualities and is deservedly admired throughout the range of her acquaintance.

Robert Simpson

Robert Simpson, superintendent of the Pacific Coast Coal Company's mines at Burnett, has been identified with coal mining since nine years of age and has served in practically every capacity around a mine. He is therefore more than ordinarily well qualified for the responsible position which he is holding and in which he is rendering most efficient service. Mr. Simpson was born in Scotland in 1863 and is a son of Alex and Mary (Riddell) Simpson, both of whom were lifelong residents of Scotland, where he followed the occupation of mining. The son attended school there for a limited time and later attended night school after coming to this country. At the age of nine years he went to work in coal mines of Scotland, which work he followed until eleven years old when he accompanied an uncle and aunt to the United States. Going to Rockville, Colorado, he there worked in a coal mine about six years, and for about the same length of time in a mine at Rock Springs, Wyoming. At Belt, Montana, he mined for two years, after which, in 1889, he came to Roslyn, Washington, where he worked in coal mines until 1919, with the exception of three years spent in British Columbia and a short time in Wilkeson in 1892. He then became superintendent of the Durham Colliery Company, after which he served as superintendent of the Hyde mine of the Pacific Coast Coal Company, there remaining until 1922, when he came to his present position at Burnett. Thoroughly understanding the requirements of his position, and diplomatic and tactful in handling men, he has achieved a splendid record as a superintendent and enjoys the confidence and respect of all with whom he has any dealings.

Mr. Simpson has been married twice - first in Cle Elum, Kittitas county, in 1905, to Miss Maude Tuttle, a native of Wichita, Kansas, daughter of William and Jennie Tuttle. The father, who was a railroad man, is now deceased and the mother is still living. Mrs. Simpson died in 1912, leaving four children, namely: Margaret, deceased; Jennet, who is married and lives in South Tacoma, and has one child; Mabel, who is the wife of Rex Kind, of Buckley, and has two children; and Margaret, now the wife of Robert Madill, of Buckley, and mother of three children. In 1915, at Roslyn, Mr. Simpson was married to Miss Katherine Rankin, who is a native of Scotland, the daughter of William Rankin, who was a miner and is now deceased. Mr. Simpson is a member of the Masonic lodge at Enumclaw, King county; Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R., and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Enumclaw, and Mrs. Simpson is a member of the Order of the Eastern

Marshall J. Harris

By a life consistent in motive and action and because of his many commendable personal qualities, Marshall J. Harris, whose fine farm lies about six miles northwest of Eatonville, enjoys the sincere regard of all who know him, being regarded as one of the progressive and substantial farmers of that locality. Born in Marion county, Tennessee, October 14, 1865, he is a son of Martin and Orpha (Wilson ) Harris. the father being a native of Tennessee and the mother of Georgia. The father, who followed the trade of a millwright, and wag a teacher and judge, in later life, died in Tennessee in 1888. Martin Harris, as a judge, was the first man to enforce the civil law in Tennessee after the war. The mother passed away in 1895. They were the parents of seven children, George, William H., Benjamin, Albert, John, Marshall J. and Martin P., of whom the subject is the only one living.

Educated in the public schools of Tennessee, Marshall J. Harris first worked on his own farm, following that line until 1887, when he came to Tacoma. Here he worked at the carpenter's trade and later engaged in contracting and building, which business he successfully followed for twenty years. In 1911 he bought eighty acres of land on section 21, township 17, range 3, a part of the old Norman homestead, a portion of which was cleared. He now has about eighteen acres in cultivation, the remainder of the land being in pasture. He keeps twenty head of dairy cattle and about three thousand hens. His principal crops are hay and grain, as well as green feed for the chickens. In 1915 he built a new house and in 1919 a large modern henhouse. He exercises good judgment in all his undertakings and the success which is attending his efforts is well merited.

On May 13, 1896, Mr. Harris was married to Miss Martha Ellen Hart, a native of Pierce county, and a daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Wright) Hart, the former born in Alabama and the latter at Clover Creek, Pierce county. Her father was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in the Confederate army as a colonel under General Price. At the close of the war he came to Steilacoom, Washington, and soon afterwards took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres at Benston, this county, locating on it in 1875. After proving it up, he sold and went to The Dalles, Wasco.county, Oregon, where he lived until his death, which occurred about 1896. The mother died November 18, 1888. They were the parents of three children, namely: Cora E., who is the wife of Samuel Langley, of Los Angeles, California; John B., who died March 12, 1911; and Martha. Mr. and Mrs. Harris have a son, Benjamin Franklin, who was born August 24, 1910, at Eatonville, where he is now in high school. Mrs. Harris is descended from old pioneer stock, her maternal grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Wright, having come across the plains with ox-teams in 1849. He first located in Oregon, where he remained several years, and in 1851 settled in Steilacoom, Washington. Mr. Harris is a member of the Poultry Association, and is a member of the Tacoma Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he maintains an independent attitude and stands ready at all times to cooperate in all movements for the betterment of the community. He has served as a member of the local school board and has been a consistent advocate of good schools and improved highways. He is a friendly and accommodating neighbor and throughout his community is extremely popular.

Alvah B. Howe

Standing in the very forefront of the old and successful business concerns of Tacoma is Pioneer, Incorporated, which now ranks as one of the largest stationery office supply and printing establishments in the northwest. The history of this firm is a most interesting one and presents a record of close and unremitting devotion to an ideal. The business had its origin in a small way in Walla Walla Washington, where Jasper and Phebe A. Howe, who had come from Moravia New York in 1878, started a small bookbindery, Mr. Howe being an expert hookbinder The completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad across the Cascade mountains th 1887 attracted them to Tacoma and there they moved in that year and established their business in an upstairs room at 1322 Pacific avenue, under the name of Pioneer Bindery, of which Mrs. Howe was the head and business manager, Mr Howe devoting himself to the mechanical end of the business. Later the name was changed to Pioneer Bindery & Printing Company. In 1902 the parents retired from = ti interest in the firm which continued under the same name, officered by the vires sons, A. B. Howe, president; M. A. Howe, vice president; and William Howe, tre isi os eae oa in ae the name was again changed to Pioneer, Taepaieared

Since 1887 when the plant occupied a dna of socket REET aeae square feet at 1322 Pacific avenue it has, on account of requiring a aiteaiy ese space, been forced to move five times, until at the present it is housed in the company's own building which was purchased in 1922. This building at Twelfth and A streets, which is four stories in height, one hundred by one hundred and twenty feet in size, with approximately fifty thousand square feet of floor space, was remodeled to meet the requirements of the business and is now well adapted to its use. On the first floor are the general offices, and the stationery and engraving departments; the second accommodates the office furniture and stationery stock rooms, while on the third and fourth floors are the bindery, ruling, printing and other manufacturing departments. The building is well lighted, substantial in construction and modern in all respects. A comfortable rest room is: provided for the women employes, while the wash rooms have cement floors and white enamel equipment. The entire building is equipped with an automatic fire sprinkling system. Altogether, it is one of the most modern and sanitary industrial plants of its kind in the northwest, and the members of the company are justifiably proud of their home.

A. B. Howe, president of Pioneer, Inc., was born in Moravia, New York, on the 8th of March, 1872, and in 1878 accompanied his parents, Jasper and Phebe (Austin) Howe, on their removal to Walla Walla, Washington, where he secured his education. The father, who was a veteran of the Civil war and a bookbinder by trade, died in 1924, in California, the mother passing away in 1917. When seventeen years of age, A. B. Howe started as a traveling salesman for the business, with which he has remained identified continuously since, having from the time of its incorporation served as president and manager. He and his brothers have given abundant evidence of their business ability and progressive spirit, and have well merited the splendid measure of prosperity which is theirs.

In 1893 Mr. Howe was united in marriage to Miss Marion Courtenay, who was born in Belleville, Ontario, but was living in Tacoma at the time of her marriage. To them have been born two children: Marion, who is the wife of Joseph L. Long, of Seattle; and Alvah B., Jr., who is thirteen years of age.

Mr. Howe has always supported the republican party and, though never a seeker of public office for himself, has taken an active interest in party affairs, having for a number of years served as chairman of the Pierce county republican finance committee. He is a member and past master of Lebanon Lodge, No. 104, A. F. & A. M.; has held various offices in Tacoma Consistory, A. A. S. R.; is a member of Tacoma Chapter, R. A. M.; Afifi Temple, of the Mystic Shrine; and Tacoma Lodge, B. P. O. E. In 1892 he was the youngest member of the first Commercial Club organized in Tacoma, is past president of the Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Union Club and president of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. He is a splendid example of the virile, progressive business man, who believes in doing well whatever he undertakes, and in all the relations of life he has been true and loyal to every duty. For these reasons he has gained the unqualified confidence of the business world, while his cordial and unaffected manner has gained for him the esteem and good will of his fellowmen.

Zehnder Brothers

The Zehnder brothers, Blasy and Joseph, are among the leading dairy farmers of Pierce county, owning a well improved ranch, and are also numbered among the community's best citizens, having been loyal to all public interests during all the years of their residence here. They are natives of Switzerland, where Blasy was born in 1864 and Joseph in 1872, and are sons of Martin and Josephine Zehnder, also natives of Switzerland. The father first came to the United States in 1854 and settled in Kentucky. Later, lured by the discovery of gold in California, he joined the rush to that state, and there followed mining for several years. He then returned to his native land, where he was married about 1862. In 1886 he again came to this country, locating in Tacoma. Soon afterwards he leased land from the Indians, built a house, and ran a dairy in Tacoma, being associated with his sons in that business up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1896. The mother passed away in 1905. They were the parents of twelve children, as follows: Blasy; Josephine, Fintaen, Aleck and Louis are all deceased ; Joseph; Theresa; Lena, deceased; Mike; Bertha; Edward, deceased; and Josephine.

where he worked on a dairy farm two years. He then went to California, where he was employed on dairy farms for two years, and in 1887 came to Tacoma, where he engaged in the dairy business with his father and brothers. They leased land on the Indian reservation, bought some lots in Tacoma, erected barns and other buildings, and operated the dairy there until 1895. The brothers then bought the Morrison donation claim of one hundred and sixty acres at Sumner, part of which was within the city limits. In 1902 they built a large dairy barn and have since been actively engaged in the dairy business, now milking eighty high-grade Holstein cows. Blasy Zehnder is a member of the Swiss Society of Tacoma. He was: married, in 1890, to Miss Eliza Leinart, who was born in Switzerland, and they are the parents of two children, Louis, who received a good education and is now employed in Seattle; and Joseph, also well educated, who is married and has a daughter, Mary Elizabeth.