Pierce County, Washington - The whole text, 1927 (part 7 of 27)

The McClary Printing Company, Inc., of Tacoma, is one of the long established business concerns of this city. It was first known as the Q. D. Printing Company, in 1912 became the Stevens Printing Company and since 1924 has been operated under the present title. The firm does a general job printing business, specializing in commercial work, and has built up a large and steadily growing patronage, which has been founded on high grade work, moderate prices and prompt service. :

J. Harvey McClary, president and manager of the McClary Printing Company, was born in Ontario, Canada, and is a son of George and Flora (Cruickshank) McClary, the former of whom died when our subject was a baby. The mother, who now lives in Tacoma, brought her family, consisting of three sons, Wilbert, Roy and J. Harvey, to Tacoma in 1891. Here the last named secured his early education and then learned the printing trade, at which he was employed until engaging in his present enterprise.

Mr. McClary was united in marriage to Miss Irene Van Kleeck, their wedding being celebrated in Tacoma in 1917. Mrs. McClary was born in North Dakota and is a daughter of L. G. and Martha (Memory) Van Kleeck, both of whom now live in Hoquiam, Washington, to which locality they came when Mrs. McClary was but eight years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. McClary has been born one child, Flora, deceased. Mr. McClary is a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is an industrious man, devoting his efforts untiringly to his business, and has so conducted his affairs as to win the sincere respect and good will of all who have dealt with him.

The oldest doctor in point of years of continuous practice in Tacoma, as well as one of the most successful and highly honored citizens of the community, is Dr. F. W. Southworth, whose offices are in the California building, and who for nearly forty years has been ministering to the ills of suffering humanity in this locality.

Dr. Southworth is a native of Ontario, Canada, born on the 7th of February, 1860, and is a son of Nelson E. and Mary (Hubbard) Southworth. The father, who was a farmer by vocation, was a native of Vermont, whence he went to Ontario in pioneer days. He became successful and prominent and donated the land for the townsite of Thedford when the Grand Trunk Railroad was built through there. Later in life he and his wife moved to Michigan, where they died.

F. W. Southworth secured a good public school education and then matriculated in the medical school of the University of Iowa, where he was graduated, in 1887, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and as the valedictorian of his class. Prior to entering the university he had studied medicine privately under Dr. Edward Walther, at St. Paul, Minnesota, and after his graduation he returned to that city and practiced with Dr. Walther about eight months. He then came to Tacoma and, with the exception of a few months, has been engaged in active practice here continuously since. At the time of his arrival the old Fannie Paddock Hospital was the only institution of that kind here. The Doctor has been engaged in the general practice of medicine, though specializing in proctology, diseases of the stomach and bowels. He has always been a close student of his profession and has taken postgraduate work at the Post-Graduate Medical School of New York city. He has always commanded a large practice and is regarded as one of the leading members of his profession in this section of the state.

In 1889 Dr. Southworth was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Walther, daughter of Dr. Edward Walther, of St. Paul, Minnesota, and they are the parents of a daughter, Deane, who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and is head of the juvenile department of the city library of Watertown, that state.

In his political views, Dr. Southworth has always been aligned with the republican party, while fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has received the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; belonging also to the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Tribe of Ben-Hur, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Foresters of America. He helped to organize the Pierce County Medical Society, of which he has since been an active member, and belongs to the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. The Doctor has a considerable reputation as a landscape and marine painter, and all the large cities have an example of his work, as have most of the permanent institutions of Tacoma. Of sterling character and splendid public spirit, he has ever been a stanch supporter of all local movements for the advancement of the public interests, and by reason of his consistent life and worthy career he has long occupied an enviable and respected place.

Julius Kuelper

: Due to the proximity of several large cities, truck gardening has become a very important and profitable form of farming in Pierce county, and among those who have been more than ordinarily successful along this line is Julius Kuelper, whose fertile and well cultivated farm lies near Puyallup. Mr. Kuelper was born in Finkenwerder, Germany, on the 12th of September, 1865, and is a son of Niclaus and Margaret (Mewes) Kuelper, both of whom were born in Germany, where the father became a fisherman, following that occupation on the North sea for forty years. He died in 1909 and his wife in 1914. They were the parents of eight children: Niclaus Martin, Henry, Henri, Anna, Julius, August and Otto, of which number only Henr : and Julius are living. y Julius Kuelper was educated in the public schools of his native land and was then employed at various occupations until 1883, when he immigrated to the United States. He settled in Minnesota, where he remained about a year, going from there to Kansas, where he worked as a farm hand for three years. In 1887 he returned to his native land, staying about a year, and on his return to this country again went to Kansas, where he remained a few months. In August, 1888, he came to Puyallu Pierce county, and went to work for Charles Ross. In the spring of 1889 he eitered the employ of Henry Benthien, who operated a large truck farm near Puyallup remaining with him four years and gaining much valuable experience. In 1893 Mr. Kuelper bought five acres of land one and a half miles southeast of Puyallup and engaged in the gardening business. He was successful in this enterprise and later bought ten acres more. He now has the entire tract under cultivation part being in Siok aoe ee in garden truck. He has two acres in rhubarb, i pee ae Pee has worked hard, and a very gratifying measure of success has In February, 1892, Mr. Kuelper was married to Miss Anna Stelling, a native of Germany, and whose family history is given in the sketch of her brother, Jacob Stelling, on other pages of this work. She came to the Puyallup valley in 1889 and worked for Henry Benthien up to the time of her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Kuelper became the parents of five children, as follows: Augusta, who is the wife of Ronnie Nix, and has four children, Helen, Lucile, Paul and Laurence; Johanna, who is the wife of George Hein and has three children, Clarence, Edward and Lester; John, who is at home; Julius, deceased; and August, who died in infancy. John, who is associated with his father in the gardening business, is a member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 1, Sons of Herman.

Mr. Kuelper has devoted himself closely to his business, but has also given a good citizen's attention to the affairs of the community, supporting all measures advanced for the general good. He is kindly and genial, easily makes friends and stands deservedly high in the esteem and good will of all who know him.

R. T. Davis, Jr., president of the Tacoma Millwork Supply Company, at 3001 Alaska street, has for more than twenty years been numbered among the active and enterprising business men of Tacoma and his efforts have been rewarded with a gratifying measure of material success. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1885, and is a son of R. T. and Anne (Leonard) Davis.

The family moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where the father was successfully engaged in mill work and contracting until 1905, when he brought his family to Tacoma. Soon afterward he and his son, our subject, established the Tacoma Millwork Supply Company, at Twenty-third and Jefferson streets, from which location they later moved to 3001 Alaska street, where the company has a tract embracing fifteen city lots, the greater part of which is covered with the buildings. The concern has here been continuously engaged in the production of detail mill work, which is shipped to practically all parts of the northwest, the mill having gained a wide reputation for the high quality of its products. The plant has been electrified, all machines being run by individual motors, and it is provided with a sprinkler protection system. Fifty men, practically all of whom are skilled workmen, are employed. R. T. Davis, Sr., devoted himself closely to the upbuilding of this enterprise, being a man of great energy and business capacity, and remained at the head of the company until his death, which occurred in 1918. The mother is still living in this city, at the age of seventy-one years.

-R. T. Davis, Jr., secured a good public school education, which he supplemented by a course in a business college, and from that time on was associated with his father, at the latter's death becoming the head of the present business. He has demonstrated his executive ability and is ably carrying on the business, which is enjoying a steady and substantial growth.

In 1907 Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Mae Siepelt, of Minneapolis. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and has always taken a commendable interest in the welfare and progress of his city and county. In his political alignment he is an independent republican. Earnest and decisive in manner, possessing to a marked degree the essential qualifications for business success, and friendly in his social relations, he has attained high standing not only as an able and successful business man but as a citizen whose influence has been exerted for the upbuilding and advancement of his community.

Beverly W. Coiner

Distinguished among the members of the Pierce county bar, of which he is the second oldest member, Beverly W. Coiner, of Tacoma, is clearly entitled to specific mention in the history of his county. Long years of active practice, in which he has met with more than ordinary success, have given him an exalted standing in his profession, while as a man and citizen he commands a place in the front rank of the people of his community. we son of Erasmus T. and Mary E. (Young) Coiner. His father was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, who at the outbreak of the Civil war enlisted in Company D, Fourth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, of which he was commissioned first lieutenant, and was killed in battle. The mother subsequently taught school for many years and eventually moved to Nebraska, where she took up a homestead and lived for a number of years, returning then to Iowa. In later life she came to Tacoma and lived here with her son, the subject of this sketch, until her death, at the age of eighty-two years.

B. W. Coiner, the only child born to his parents, attended the public schools and then entered Iowa Wesleyan University, at Mount Pleasant, where he was graduated in 1879. During these years he taught school in order to defray his college expenses. After completing his classical education, he entered the law offices of Woolson & Babb, at Mount Pleasant, where he read Kent and Blackstone, and in 1880 was admitted to the bar. He then went to Brazil, South America, as a teacher of English, but had an attack of malarial fever and remained there only one year. He returned to Mount Pleasant in January, 1882, and in the spring of that year was elected mayor of the city, serving until April, 1884. On May 2, of that year, he came to Tacoma and entered upon the practice of law, in which he has since been continuously engaged.

On November 1, 1880, Mr. Coiner was united in marriage to Miss Ida Hare, and they are the parents of two children, Richard T. and Beverly H. Richard T. Coiner was graduated from the Tacoma high school and from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and is now a major in the engineer corps of the United States army, being stationed at Portland, Oregon. He is married and has two children. Beverly H. Coiner, who was graduated from the Tacoma high school and Cornell University, is now a captain of cavalry in the United. States army.

In 1898 Mr. Coiner enlisted for service in the Spanish-American war and attained the rank of major. Politically he is a republican and has served four years as prosecuting attorney and two years under President Taft as United States attorney. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the Knight Templar degree, and in 1900 was honored by election as grand commander of Knights Templar of the state of Washington. He also belongs to Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine, at Tacoma; the Spanish War Veterans, and the Loyal Legion of Washington, of which he is a past commander. Through both his paternal and maternal lines he is eligible to membership in the Sons of the American Revolution. He is a member of the Pierce County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. In addition to his long and creditable career in one of the most exacting professions, he has also proved an honorable member of the body politic, being a man among men and commanding respect by his innate force as well as for his marked ability.

Edward A. Younglove

Among the business men of Tacoma who have by their persistency and strength of purpose, backed by sound judgment and wise discrimination, achieved distinctive success, stands Edward A. Younglove, president of the Younglove Grocery Company. located at 1928 Pacific avenue. This well known concern has a record of twenty years of steady and healthy growth and is now numbered among the prosperous and substantial business houses of Tacoma.

Mr. Younglove was born in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1861, and is a son of Norton and Sarah Younglove, the former of whom was engaged in the retail grocery business and both of whom are now deceased. Edward A. Younglove secured his educational training in the public schools of Rochester and then entered his father's store, where he remained until 1892, when he came to Tacoma, and became connected atl the West Coast Grocery Company, of which he was secretary until 1905. He then severed his connections with that company and established the Younglove Grocery Company of which he became president, F. A. Olds, vice president, and Henry Longstreth secretary and treasurer. The business is located at 1928 Pacific avenue, where it occupies a substantial four-story building, fifty by one hundred and ten feet in dimensions Eight traveling salesmen are employed, who cover the territory west of the Patents adjacent to Tacoma, north to Seattle and about half way to Portland. The Younglove company specializes in the "Rockdell" brand of canned goods, which they put up in their own factory in Tacoma and the quality of which has created a steady demand for it. Fifty men are employed in the grocery house and factory.

In 1887 Mr. Younglove was united in marriage to Miss Blanche Fishback, and to them have been born two children, namely: Elizabeth, who is the wife of Clifford McDonald; and Norton, who is connected with the grocery company as manager of the canning factory.

Politically Mr. Younglove supports the republican party and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the United Commercial Travelers. He is a man of sterling qualities of character, faithfully maintaining a high standard of life and action, and his name is synonymous with fair dealing and right methods. He has manifested ripe judgment in the management of the business of which he is the head and the success of which has proved the accuracy of his judgment and reflected great credit on his executive ability. In all his relations with his fellowmen he is kindly, affable and tactful, and he has long enjoyed the esteem and good will of all who know him.

Harry E. Reynolds

One of the most enterprising and influential business men of Tacoma is Harry E. Reynolds, president of the Alpha Tile Company and the Reynolds Tile Company, the main offices of which are at 813 Center street. A man of marked initiative and executive ability, he has attained distinctive success in his business affairs and is numbered among the leading men of his community. Mr. Reynolds is a native of Washington, having been born at Puyallup, Pierce county, in 1894, and is a son of Harvey M. and Nellie (Johnson) Reynolds, the former of whom was born in New York state, while the mother is a native of Sweden. They were early settlers in Pierce county, where the father has always followed the carpenter's trade, and they now reside in Tacoma.

Harry E. Reynolds attended public school and then took a course in the Tacoma Business College. He entered the employ of the Standard Oil Company, with which concern he remained until 1917, when he enlisted in the United 'States navy. He was assigned to the battleship North Dakota, on which he served until the close of the war, and then returned to Tacoma. In 1921 Mr. Reynolds established a tile manufacturing business, producing Alpha decorative tile, made under a process developed by Mr. Torno and himself, and in the marketing of which he has met with remarkable success. He has established offices at Seattle, Washington ; Berkeley and Los Angeles, California; Kansas City, Missouri; Champaign, Illinois ; Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; New York city; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Tampa, Florida,-in-all of which cities the goods are being manufactured under royalty contract with the Alpha Tile Company, of which Mr. Reynolds is president. Mr. Reynolds has reserved the northwest for himself, with headquarters in Tacoma. He has shown great sagacity and judgment in the management of his business and has had the satisfaction of seeing it develop into an important and successful enterprise.

In 1918 Mr. Reynolds was united in marriage to Miss Della Reese, daughter of John L. Reese, who established the Paradise Valley camp. Mr. Reynolds is a republican in his political views, and fraternally is a member of Destiny Lodge, No. 197, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is a man of determined purpose and persistent energy, who does well whatever he undertakes, and his record has gained for him high prestige in the business circles of his city.

Herman A. Nix

; ber of one of Pierce county's pioneer families, Herman A. Nix, of = ee eS Baie been regarded as one of the leading dairy farmers of his section of the county, while as a citizen he has done his full part in advancing the public welfare. Mr. Nix was born on the old Nix homestead at Puyallup on the 14th of April, 1898, and is a son of Romnous and Minnie (Teitzel) Nix, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Germany. In 1852 the father came across i laim of i i x team and covered wagon, and here took up a donation clain ae ee acres of land, a com on Pree ite palette! nae iperactt being covered with timber and brush. After ae pete ee pth a He as ceeded, with the help of his oxen, to clear the jand an . a er ae created a fine farm and there spent the remaining years 0 Ss ; sab ee i i i i assed away in 1916. To them were born eig! t children, ip al lens Be GS William, twins; Ila, deceased; John, who lives in Sumner; innie, Lillie and Herman. om tn eet attended the public schools of Puyallup and spent peserbens days on the homestead. In 1917 he located on his share of the estate, on ir sie street, Puyallup, and engaged in the dairy business, keeping eighteen cows, and in this enterprise met with splendid success. In 1921 he bought forty-two Lae on East Pioneer avenue, where he is still located, and here he has a splendid dairy pila He keeps twenty-five head of high grade Holstein cattle and a pure bred sire - retails his milk in the city of Puyallup, where he has built up a large and profitable business. He has five acres of his land in blackberries, the greater part of the farm being devoted to hay and pasture. He has shown sound judgment in all his operations and is numbered among the progressive and enterprising men of his community. In 1919 Mr. Nix was united in marriage to Miss Marie Heimbigner, who was born in Ritzville, Washington, a daughter of C. C. and Katherine (Ziler) Heimbigner, both of whom are now living in Puyallup. To Mr. and Mrs. Nix have been born four children, William, Laura, Herman and Marie. Mr. Nix is up-to-date in his methods, his dairy being maintained at the highest standard of sanitary requirements, and his relations with his fellowmen have ever been mutually pleasant and agreeable. He believes in good schools and improved roads and stands for all that is best in community life, and by his consistent and upright conduct he has earned the sincere respect of all who know him.

William Harman

One of the representative old families of northern Pierce county is that of Harman, which has been here since an early day, a half century being embraced within the period since they arrived here. William Harman, a prominent citizen of Orting, was born in Kent, England, May 30, 1842, and is a son of Henry and Sarah (Morris) Harman, who were born, reared and married in that country. They are both now deceased, the father dying in 1880, and the mother in 1912. They came to the United States in 1844, locating first in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Henry Harman followed his trades of miller, millwright and cabinetmaker. In 1876 he came to Puyallup, Washington, bringing with him his two daughters.

William Harman attended the public schools of Brookville, Indiana, to which state he was taken when two and a half years old. In 1870 he went to Iowa, where he was employed in breaking the prairie sod with an ox team. In 1874 he went to Kansas and took up a homestead, but the grasshoppers were so bad that he returned to Iowa for the winter. Again in 1875 he went to Kansas, where he engaged in farming, remaining there until 1877, when he came to Puyallup, where he built a house. In February, 1878, he sold out there and rented a farm near Orting, which he operated four years, raising wheat, oats, peas and beans. In 1881 he located on the present family homestead, which he had previously bought from J. Anton Miller. The tract comprised one hundred and sixty acres of land, of which only eight acres were cleared. He succeeded in clearing one hundred acres and brought it to a high state of cultivation, raising during the early years fine crops of wheat, oats, potatoes and peas. About 1884 he turned his attention to the raising of hops, which proved a profitable and reliable crop. In the early days he traded at Puyallup, it requiring a full day to make the round trip. In later years he has rented the farm for dairy purposes, but in 1926 his sons began operating it.

Mr. Harman has always been active in local public affairs, having served as mayor of Orting, as a member of the city council, as supervisor of roads and for about twenty years as a member of the school board, rendering effective service in all these positions. He also helped to survey Puyallup in 1877. He has for many

In Iowa, in October, 1872, William Harman was married to Miss Melissa Irene Jackson, who was born and reared in that state, and whose death occurred in December, 1902. She was a daughter of Ransom and Mary (Reade) Jackson, early pioneers of Iowa. To Mr. and Mrs. Harman were born three children, namely: Harry

Harry V. Harman

Harry V. Harman was born in Page county, Iowa, on the 15th of November, 1873, and was about four years of age when the family came to Puyallup. He secured his education in the public schools of Orting, which he was able to attend three months in the spring and three months in the fall for several years, the school being conducted in an old log cabin. The nearest high school was at Tacoma, and it was impracticable for him to attend there. He devoted his efforts to the improvement and cultivation of the home farm, but later he was able, with his brother,. to pursue special studies under Professor Edgerton. In 1897 he and his brother engaged in the drug business at Orting, Harry V. having had some previous experience in that line while working for Mr. Leonard, a druggist. He had also studied bookkeeping. Mr. Leonard sold the store to Dr. Stratton, who later sold it to Harry V. Harman, who conducted it for about ten years, when, because of poor health, he sold his interest to his brother. He then opened a general merchandise store at Puyallup, which he ran for two years, and during that period also had a drug store there. He then went to Tacoma, where he was connected with the wholesale house of Love, Warren & Monroe until about 1910, when again his health failed and he returned to the home farm, where he has remained to the present time.

In 1904 Mr. Harman was married to Miss Emma J. Bohnankamp, a native of Michigan and a daughter of Frank Bohnankamp. Mr. and Mrs. Harman have a son, Howard Wayne, born December 13, 1916. Mr. Harman has served as mayor of Orting, as town clerk for many years and as a member of the school board. He has taken a public-spirited interest in everything relating to the welfare of his community and has earnestly cooperated with his fellow citizens in efforts to advance its best interests.

Louis J. Muscek

Among the prominent and successful attorneys of Tacoma is Louis J. Muscek,. who has not only been actively engaged in the practice of _his profession but also has proven an honorable member of the body politic, performing the duties of citizenship in a manner that has gained for him the respect and esteem of the entire community. Mr. Muscek was born in New York city on the 18th of June, 1887, and is a son of John J. and Emily (Phillips) Muscek. His father was a mechanical engineer by profession, and in 1902 he came to Tacoma to make his permanent home. His death occurred here in 1913, and he is survived by his widow, who still resides in i rat J. Muscek secured his preliminary education in the public schools of his native city and then attended Mount Hermon College, in Massachusetts. He subsequently entered the law school of Columbia University and in 1910 was admitted to the bar of the state of Washington, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of law here. Until 1918 he was associated with Judge A. A. Knight, and in that year he enlisted for service in the World war. He joined the infantry, and in January, 1919, was honorably discharged from the war risk judge advocate s department, with the rank of regimental sergeant major. During this period he was detailed on various lines of special service, and lectured for about six months. Since returning to civil life, Mr. Muscek has devoted himself closely to the practice of law and has gained a reputation as a sound and safe practitioner, having met with i i i 1 work. fendi ce 1 : PF ate Maieck was united in marriage to Miss Joyce Clarke, of Chehalis, Washington, and they are the parents of a son, Theodore Warren. Mr.

+s an earnest republican in his political alignment. Fraternally he is a ae "the Ancient Free arid Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the rank of Knight Templar, and is also a member of Afifi Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., and of the Knights of Pythias. He likewise belongs to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. He has a beautiful residence at 4401 North Thirty-seventh street, and an attractive summer home at Rosedale, while his law offices are in the Washington building. He is a man of sterling character, earnest purpose and consistent life and is eminently deserving of the esteem and good will which are accorded him.

Eli P. Norton

For nearly four decades Eli P. Norton has been identified with the real estate and insurance interests of Tacoma and during this long period has always held a foremost position among its business men. A man of keen discernment and sound judgment, he has enjoyed a large business and has in a very definite degree contributed to the upbuilding and advancement of his city. He was born in Washington. Iowa, on the 11th of June, 1863, and is a son of J. H. and Isabel (Fitzsimmons) Norton, the former of whom was born in Ohio and the latter in Nova Scotia. They were pioneers of Iowa, to which state they went in 1859, and there the father was engaged in mercantile pursuits during his active life. Both are deceased.

Eli P. Norton secured his education in the public schools and then engaged in the grocery business in Ottumwa, Iowa, remaining there until 1889, when he came to Tacoma and entered the real estate and insurance business in partnership with S. P. Buckmaster. Later this partnership was dissolved, since which time Mr. Norton has operated alone. During the years that he has been in business here he has handled an enormous amount of real estate, including some of the most valuable properties in the city, and has had an active part in the wonderful development which has characterized this section of the state.

On September 3, 1884, Mr. Norton was married to Miss Jessie G. Bachman, of Ottumwa, Iowa, a daughter of C. F. W. and Martha (Heaton) Bachman, the former of whom was a manufacturer and wholesale dealer in furniture. To Mr. and Mrs. Norton have been born five children, as follows: Carl J., who is an orchardist at Yakima, Washington; John E., who is with the Pacific Steamship Company at San Francisco, California; Marion K., who is engaged in the insurance business in Tacoma; Philip L., who is in business for himself in Seattle; and Theodore E., who is librarian at the Cheney Normal School.

Mr. Norton is a lifelong republican, but in 1913 campaigned and voted for Theodore Roosevelt, and in the same year he represented Pierce county in the state legislature. He is a member of the Tacoma Real Estate Association, the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Fire Insurance Agents Association. He belongs to. the Tacoma Yacht Club and owns the "Marjane," a splendid thirty-three foot boat, in which he has made many delightful cruises. He is still active physically, takes a keen interest in the affairs of the community and is a man of fine social qualities, enjoying the companionship of his friends, among whom he is held in the highest personal esteem.

M. F. Porter

interests of Puyallup is M. F. Porter, a prominent member of the teehee eee and a man whose influence has always been exerted for the public welfare. Mr Porter was born in Birmingham, Iowa, on the 18th of July, 1866, and is a nou of Joseph and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Porter, the former of whom was a blacksmith and farmer, and both of whom are deceased. He secured his educational training in the public schools of Kansas, to which state the family moved in 1870, and in 1392 he was admitted to the bar of that state. He later went to Oklahoma where he took up a homestead, and lived there until 1901, when he came to Seattle After coming to Washington, Mr. Porter entered the law school of the Universit of Washington, where he was graduated, and in 1904 he came to Puyallup, be te he has been engaged in the practice of his profession to the present time. He has shown himself an able and successful practitioner and stands high in his profession, enjoying a large and remunerative clientele.

In 1898 Mr. Porter was united in marriage to Miss Lantie Sanford, who was born in Missouri, and is deceased. To them was born a daughter, Hazel, who is the wife of J. H. Dougherty, of Puyallup. For his second wife, Mr. Porter chose Miss Alma J. Field, of Puyallup, a daughter of C. C. and Addie M. Field, who were pioneer residents of Pierce county. Two children have been born to this union, Mark F. and Agnes Elizabeth.

Mr. Porter is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Improved Order of Red Men and the Modern Woodmen of America, and also belongs to the Commercial Club. Politically he had always been independent, but recently has given his support to the democratic party. He has served as city attorney of Puyallup ever since he came here with the exception of one year. He is a director of the Citizens State Bank and of several local commercial enterprises. Because of his ability, character and friendliness, he enjoys an enviable standing in the community.

For over thirty-five years the name of W. L. Bair has been a household word in Steilacoom and vicinity, for he has not only conducted a large and successful business during all that period but has also been active in local public affairs, being one of the most influential and public-spirited men of the locality. Mr. Bair was born in Stark county, Ohio, on the 22d of October, 1851, and is a son of A. G. and Mary Elmira (Hamm) Bair, the latter of whom died in Steilacoom in 1899. The father, who died June 12, 1862, was a farmer, merchant and school teacher and a. man of prominence in his community.

W. L. Bair, who is the oldest of the five sons born to his parents, secured his education in the public schools of his native state, and then went to work in a drug store, where he remained three years, thoroughly learning the business. In 1872 he went to Kansas, where he was employed on a cattle ranch as a cowboy for three years, and while there homesteaded and proved up on a tract of land in Little Valley. He remained in Kansas eighteen years, during twelve years of which time he was engaged in farming, and for three years was engaged in the hardware business in Hutchison.

In April, 1890, Mr. Bair came to Steilacoom, Washington, and on the first day of the following year opened a drug store. In this enterprise he met with encouraging success, and later opened a plumbing and plumbers' supply department, while still later he added a hardware and paint department, his success vindicating his business judgment. Mr. Bair has always shown a progressive spirit and was the originator of the water system of the town, making the first installation in his store, and then extending it to other properties. He also put in the first telephone system in Steilacoom, operating it until the Home system came to this place, at which time he had forty-seven subscribers, and he then sold out to the Bell Telephone Company, for which he is acting as the local agent. Both of his children now have an interest in the business, and he is able to take things easier than in former days.

On June 27, 1887, at Salina, Kansas, Mr. Blair was united in marriage to Miss Hattie E. Godfrey, who was born in Michigan, a daughter of S. S. and Eudocia (Hammond) Godfrey, and to them have been born two children, namely: Godfrey L., who operates a garage in Tacoma, and who is married and has three children, William Drew, Mary Eudocia and James B.; and Mary Eudocia, who is the wife of William T. Leach, the present postmaster at Steilacoom. Mr. Leach was sent here from Pennsylvania during the World war as spruce director.

Mr. Bair served as postmaster of Steilacoom from 1893 to 1897 and seven years during the administration of President Wilson, filling the office for nearly twelve years, in a very acceptable manner. He has long been an active member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, having been made a Mason in Reno Lodge No. 140, in Kansas, and is now a member of Steilacoom Lodge, of which he has been master five times. He is a life member of Tacoma Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Tacoma Commandery, Knights Templar, and belongs to Steilacoom Chapter, Order of the

Eastern Star, which he and his wife assisted in organizing, and of which he was the first secretary. Mrs. Bair has served several times as worthy matron of the chapter. Mr. Bair has been consistent in all that he has ever undertaken, and his conduct in all the relations of life has been utterly without pretense. He is held in the highest esteem by those who know him, and Steilacoom can boast of no better man or more

In the real estate, insurance and loan business H. J. Schwinn, of Tacoma, has achieved a large measure of success, owing to his sound business methods, his wideawake aggressiveness and his sterling integrity, and he stands high in the esteem of his business associates and others who have had dealings with him. He was born in Rome, New York, on the 28th of December, 1863, and is a son of George and Margaret (Bott) Schwinn, the former of whom was engaged in the hotel business. In 1866 the family moved to Wisconsin, where the parents died. ;

H. J. Schwinn received a good public school education and then went to Chicago, where he obtained employment in a grocery store, working for three dollars a month and his board. Later he went to Kansas City and worked in a plumbing shop for awhile. Then, going to Wyoming, he worked as a cook in prospecting camps, and later was engaged in railroad work in Idaho. In 1884 he came to Tacoma, but not being able to secure employment, he went to Portland, Oregon, where he remained three years. In 1887 he returned to Tacoma and was in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad until 1894, when he engaged in the grocery business in partnership with his brother. A short time later he sold out and went to Portland, where he remained three years. From there he went to Clear Lake, Washington, where he was engaged in a mercantile business about five and a half years. He came back to Tacoma in 1905 and embarked in the real estate, loan and insurance business, to which he has since devoted his attention, with a very gratifying measure of success. He is state agent for the Equitable Savings & Loan Association of Portland, and does a large loan business. He represents a number of strong and reliable insurance companies and in business affairs has earned the reputation of being absolutely dependable.

In 1889 Mr. Schwinn was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth O'Brien, of Portland, Oregon, and they have one child, Rose M., who is the wife of Dr. E. R. Gardner, of Tacoma. They also have an adopted child, Catherine A., who is now the wife of Morris B. Hickey, of Aberdeen, Washington. J. P. Rudy, a nephew of Mr. Schwinn, now resides in Seattle. Mr. Schwinn is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Columbus. He is independent in his political views and actions and takes a commendable interest in affairs affecting the welfare of his city. He is secretary of Calvary cemetery. Because of his ability and sterling character, as well as for his kindly manner, he enjoys well deserved popularity.

William H. Brewitt

Among the men who, by their intelligent and well directed business efforts and their exemplary lives, have gained a merited place in the front rank of Tacoma's substantial citizens, was numbered the late William H. Brewitt, whose death, June 22, 1924, was regarded as a loss throughout the entire community. He was diligent and conscientious in the performance of his business obligations, was true and loyal in his relation to community affairs, and was a man of such exemplary personal qualities as gained for him the sincere respect and esteem of all who came in contact with him. Mr. Brewitt was born in Sheffield, England, March 20, 1859, and was a son of ae a vag Tae wees Brewitt, also natives of that country, where they remained unti when they came to T i ini ari? bak Wee aa Fatt acoma and here spent their remaining

William H. Brewitt attended the public schools of his native country and in 1878, at the age of nineteen years, came to the United States. For a short time he remained in the eastern states and then went to North Dakota, where he took up a homestead. After a short experience in farming, he went to Jamestown, North Dakota, and engaged in the tailoring business, remaining there about four years. In 1887 he came to Tacoma, Washington, and for about two years worked for "Mack, the American Tailor," after which he opened his own tailor shop at the corner of Tacoma avenue and Eleventh street. After remaining in that location three years, he moved to Pacific avenue, near the railroad depot, where he continued the business with marked success about ten years. He then moved to the present location on Pacific avenue, where he remained actively engaged until 1910, when he retired from business affairs, turning the enterprise over to his brothers. By close and intelligent attention to the details of the business, square and fair dealing, and the high quality of his work, he gained an enviable reputation as a business man and commanded a large and representative patronage.

On the 2d of July, 1885, Mr. Brewitt was united in marriage to Miss Wilhelmina Slicker, who was born in Germany, a daughter of Henry and Augusta Slicker, both of whom were natives of that country. When Mrs. Brewitt was six years old, the family came to this country, locating at Freeport, Pennsylvania, and . thereafter lived in various parts of that state until she was twenty-two years of age, when they moved to North Dakota, where she met and became the wife of Mr. Brewitt. To this union were born two children. Caroline, who was born in North Dakota and was educated in the public schools of Tacoma, is now the wife of Herndon Williamson. By a previous marriage she has two children, Marjorie and Jack Barrett. Olive, also a native of North Dakota and a graduate of the Tacoma schools, is the wife of John W. Brown. :

Politically Mr. Brewitt always gave his support to the republican party, and he was an' earnest communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church, to which he gave generous support. He was a member of the Blue Lodge of Masons; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, and Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. His name was also on the membership rolls of the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. A man of sterling character and kindly and cordial manner, he won a warm place in the hearts of his fellowmen and his upright and consistent life was an honor to his community.

One of the sturdy and trustworthy citizens of Steilacoom, whose life record has been such as to earn the respect of the public, is F. H. Chelius, who is now manager of the meat department for Smith & Dickens, of Steilacoom. Mr. Chelius was born in the state of Iowa in 1866, and is a son of Daniel Chelius, who was a native of Pennsylvania, and who died in Iowa in 1872.

F. H. Chelius attended the public schools of South Dakota, to which state he had moved in 1879, and remained in that locality until 1889, when he came to Steilacoom, Washington. Here he operated a sawmill for a time, but about seven months after coming here he had the misfortune of having a leg broken, which incapacitated him for active effort for about a year. He then entered the employ of Captain Bolton, doing chores and taking care of the old gentleman for a year or two. In 1892, in partnership with A. De Clerk, he bought a grocery and meat market in Steilacoom, which he operated until about 1895, when he bought out his partner, but not long afterward, because of the hard times, he was compelled to close the store. He then went to work in a rolling mill at Lake View, where he remained about a year, and next became connected with the Western Washington Hospital, where he remained about five years. In 1902 he went to Idaho and engaged in business in Silver City, remaining there three years, at the end of which time he returned to Steilacoom and opened a meat shop, which he ran successfully until 1917. The ensuing two years he spent at Camp Lewis, and on his return to Steilacoom reopened his shop. Subsequently he sold the business to Smith & Dickens, for whom he is now operating the meat department. He is courteous and accommodating in manner, thoroughly understands the meat business and is an important factor in the success i oe 'April, 1894, Mr. Chelius was married to Miss Nellie Smith, who is a native of New York state and a daughter of Jesse and Jennie (Halkin) Smith, who came to

Washington about 1884, and both of whom died here. To Mr. and ae Cheng as been born a son, Gordon, who lives in Steilacoom, but is employed in Beolet S was married to Miss Barbara Murphy, and they have a son, Rodney. re ae is a member of Steilacoom Lodge, No. 2, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Es ae he has passed through the chairs; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient ace iee ; cotti : Rite, in which he has attained the'eighteenth degree; and the Modern Me ere America. He served a number of years as a member of the school board and has in various ways manifested a commendable interest in the welfare of his community,

Fred L. Griffin

Fred L. Griffin, who has for many years been successfully engaged in the coal, wood and transfer business at 1910 C street, is one of the best known citizens of Tacoma, having been prominent in several fields of activity, and is highly thought of by all who know him. He was born at Ironton, Wisconsin, on the 20th of April, 1867, and is a son of Abraham and Henrietta Griffin, the former of whom was a native of England, while the latter was born and reared in Illinois. They became pioneer settlers in Wisconsin, where the father was engaged in farming for many years, and they are both deceased.

Fred L. Griffin attended the public schools of his native state and devoted his attention to farming pursuits until 1890, when he came to Tacoma. Soon after his arrival here, he engaged in the express and transfer business, and also ,established a coal and fuel business, being at first located with Birmingham & Company. In 1893 he opened a coal yard at Fifteenth and Dock streets, where he remained until 1904, when, his business having outgrown his quarters there, he bought twenty-five lots on C street, near Nineteenth street, and he utilizes practically all of this space with his yard and buildings. He handles coal both retail and wholesale, and in this line alone does a large and remunerative business. He also has prospered in the trucking business, owning ten large trucks and employing twenty men. Close and intelligent direction of his affairs has gained for him a large patronage throughout the city, and he is numbered among the leaders in both of his lines of effort.

In 1900 Mr. Griffin was united in marriage to Miss Ada Parks, of Tacoma, and to them have been born two children: Fredric, who is now taking the course in business administration in Harvard University; and Edwin, who is a student in the University of Washington. While a student in the University of Washington, Fredric made an enviable record in athletics, never having lost a match in wrestling, boxing or swimming while in attendance there. He was Pacific Coast intercollegiate champion for his weight.

Mr. Griffin is a member of State Lodge, No. 68, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past master; Tacoma Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar; Tacoma Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Afifi Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He also belongs to the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Shannon Gun Club and the Tacoma Gun Club. He is an ardent lover of outdoor life, duck hunting being his favorite sport, and on November 17, 1925, he entertained the Rotary Club at a wild duck dinner, the birds having been shot by him. He is a man of marked social qualities, exceedingly popular among his associates, while in all affairs affecting the welfare and prosperity of the community he has been an active and influential figure.

Ray C. Gregory

One of the strongest bulwarks of commercial 'and financial safety in any community lies in its banking interests, and the men who control the policy of the banks may be included in the list of those who are most effectually promoting the prosperity and progress of the community. One of the leading financial institutions of the Puyallup valley is the Puyallup State Bank, which for two decades has been recognized as a distinct and valuable asset to the locality.

The Puyallup State Bank was organized in 1906, with a capital stock of twentyfive thousand dollars and with the following officers: B. W. Holeman, president; W. M. Holeman, cashier, and A. F. Prudden, vice president, and erected a building at the corner of Meridian street and Railway avenue. The bank enjoyed a fine measure of success from the beginning, and in 1911 J. S. Alspaugh bought the controlling interest in the institution, of which he then became president, serving until December 31, 1926. J. M. Jones had become cashier. In 1923 Ray C. Gregory, who had been assistant cashier since 1913, became cashier and secretary.

In 1917 the bank erected its present splendid building, thirty by ninety feet in size, which is devoted exclusively tq the bank's interests. In 1919 the capital stock was increased to fifty thousand dollars. The banking room is well furnished and equipped for the efficient handling of the business and the comfort and convenience of the patrons, and contains a modern safe deposit vault. The last financial statement of this bank showed total resources of over seven hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. The present officers are as follows: F. Alspaugh, president; C. W. Schuh, vice president; Ray C. Gregory, cashier; directors, J. S. Alspaugh, F. Alspaugh, C. W. Schuh, Ed Knight, Henry Perfield, J. M. Jones and Hal Brew.

Ray C. Gregory was born in Walnut, Crawford county, Kansas, on the ist of October, 1888, and is a son of W. E. and Elizabeth Gregory. The father came to Puyallup in 1906 and in 1908 engaged in the wall paper and paint business under the firm name of Gregory & Son, which he conducted for a number of years. In 1916 our subject's brother, S. Burr, and his partner bought the business, and the father is now living in Kansas. Ray C. Gregory attended the public schools of his native town, graduating from the Walnut high school, and after coming to Puyallup he entered the high school here, from which he also was graduated. He then engaged in business with his father, with whom he remained until 1918, when he entered the Puyallup State Bank as assistant cashier, and since 1923 has served as cashier. He has devoted himself conscientiously to the duties of his position and has earned the respect and confidence of his business associates, standing deservedly high in the esteem of the entire community.

In November, 1909, Mr. Gregory was united in marriage to Miss Ollie M. Riggs, who is a native of Iowa, but who came to Washington in 1906 with her father, C. E. Riggs, who is now living in Puyallup. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory have a son, Howard D. Mr. Gregory is a republican in his political alignment and has taken a deep interest in local public affairs, having served five years as city treasurer, while he is now chairman of the school board of which body he has been a member six years. He belongs to the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and to the Puyallup Kiwanis Club. He is a man of pleasing presence and forceful personality, keenly alive to everything relating to the welfare and progress of his community, where his fine character and excellent record rank him among

John M. Arntson

One of the most distinguished members of the legal profession in Tacoma is John M. Arntson, who has had a long and successful career as a lawyer, while he has been equally conspicuous in civic affairs and honored in fraternal circles. Mr. Arntson was born in Waukesha county, Wisconsin, on the 21st of June, 1858, and is a son of John and Mekaline D. (Olson) Arntson. The father was for a number of yeats engaged in farming in Wisconsin, but later went to. Minnesota and engaged in mercantile affairs, becoming a prominent and influential man in his locality. Eventually he retired and in 1882 came to Tacoma, where his death occurred, the ing here. sate eae attended the public schools and then took up the study of law in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1883 he came to Tacoma and engaged in the grocery business. Later he went to work under his brother, who was clerk of the justice court, and during this period completed his law course, being admitted to the bar in 1894. He at once engaged in the practice of law and has been for a long period prominent in He has served three terms as police judge of Tacoma and is widely born and reared in Minnesota, and who died in 1925. To them were born four children: May is the wife of Jesse H. Brenner, of Scotia, California, and they have three children. Julian Arthur, who is a-civil engineer in Tacoma, is married and has one child. Nathan M., who is a civil engineer in the state highway department, is married and has one child. Nellie is the wife of McKinley Johnson, of Hoquiam, Washi , and they have one child.

peer Apitesa is a life member of Tacoma Lodge, No. 91, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which he is a past master and is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason. He is a life member and past high priest of Tacoma Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and past grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Washington; a life member and past commander of Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar; a life member of Afifi Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; past worthy patron of Tacoma Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star; past royal patron of Tacoma Court, No. 5, Amaranth; past grand royal patron of Amaranths of the state of Washington, and a past chancellor of Tacoma Lodge, No. 59, Knights of Pythias. Politically he is a stanch supperter of the republican party, and he is a director of and attorney for the Northwest Savings & Loan Association. Owing to his marked ability, his probity, genuine worth and kindly manner, he has long held an enviable place in the esteem and confidence of his fellowmen.

A. W. Fuller

The man who starts out in life unaided and by sheer force of will, controlled by correct principles, forges ahead and at length reaches a position of honor and respect achieves a success that entitles him to the admiration and esteem of his fellowmen. To a considerable extent the subject of this sketch belongs to this class and today no man stands higher than he in the community with which his interests have long been identified.

A. W. Fuller, the proprietor of Fuller's pharmacy, 102 Meridian street, northwest, Puyallup, was born in Cambridge, England, in 1872. Conditions at home were. not favorable to his advancement and at the age of thirteen years he left home and came to the United States, joining a brother who owned a farm near Rochester, New York. He secured some education in the public schools of his native land and studied. further after coming to this country.

After remaining with his brother several years, Mr. Fuller went to Whitewater, Wisconsin, where he became an apprentice in the machine shop of a harvester manufacturing company, remaining there several years. He later worked as a machinist. at Janesville and Beloit, Wisconsin, and afterward obtained employment in a furni-. ture factory at Janesville. While there he met with an accident which deprived him. of the use of his left hand, and he then took up the study of medicine under Dr. E. F.. Woods at Janesville, working for the doctor in return for his medical attention and his supervision over his studies. Eventually, however, realizing that his crippled hand would prevent him from practicing surgery, he decided to take up pharmacy instead. To this end he went to work in a drug store at Janesville, studying mornings and evenings when out of the store. He remained there about four years and! then, on January 11, 1903, he came to Puyallup, Washington, and went to work in the drug store of W. R. Scott, his brother-in-law, for whom he clerked about three and a half years. He secured a diploma as a registered pharmacist June 1, 1904 and in 1906 he engaged in the drug business on his own account, his first store being: located on the corner opposite his present location. Success attended him from the start and he has always enjoyed his full share of the local business in his line. He. deals in drugs exclusively, not having any side lines, and makes a specialty of re-. scriptions, in the handling of which he is careful and reliable. J

In 1901 Mr. Fuller was united in marriage to Miss Marion E. Scott who was born and reared in Janesville, Wisconsin, a daughter of R. W. and Mary J : (Godden) Scott, the latter of whom is deceased. The father, who was a pioneer settler in Wisconsin, is now living in Puyallup, where he has been superintendent of Oak Hills.

cemetery for forty years. To Mr. and Mrs. Fuller have been born two children, namely: Gertrude Marie, who is a graduate of the State Normal School at Ellenburg and is a teacher in the Woodland school; and Frank K., who is a student in high school.

Mr. Fuller is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to the blue lodge, the chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of which he is the present king, the council of Royal and Select Masters, and the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, being also a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Politically he has always supported the republican party and has taken a deep interest in public affairs. He has stood at all times for the best things in community life, supporting every measure for the upbuilding and advancement of the locality in which he lives. Because of his splendid record and his success, as well as for his high personal character, he commands the esteem and good will of his fellowmen.

George Leslie Dickson

George Leslie Dickson, a prominent business man and respected citizen of Tacoma who has resided in the city continuously for forty-five years, is at the head of the clothing concern conducted under the name of the Dickson Brothers Company, which he founded in 1883 and which he has developed into one of the foremost establishments of this character in Tacoma. He is imbued with the spirit of indomitable energy and progress which has ever characterized the northwest and is a typical resident of the Puget Sound country. He was born in Troy, New York, May 2, 1850, a son of John and Eliza Dickson, the former a native of the north of Ireland, while the latter was born in Canada.

In the acquirement of his education George Leslie Dickson attended the common schools of his native city and the Troy Business College. After putting aside his textbooks he learned the carpenter's trade and subsequently became a car builder. In 1876 he made his way to the Pacific coast, and six years later he removed from Sacramento, California, to Tacoma, Washington, arriving here on the 25th of July, 1882. He spent about six months in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and then on the 17th of March, 1883, in 'partnership with his brother, William H. Dickson, opened a small clothing establishment at 1118 Pacific. avenue, utilizing a space twenty-five by thirty-three feet in dimensions. This was called the United States Store. In the late '90s another brother, Warren P. Dickson, joined the firm, the name of which was changed to Dickson Brothers. It was in 1902 that George L. Dickson purchased the interests of his brothers and incorporated the enterprise under the name of the Dickson Brothers Company. Both William H. Dickson and Warren P. Dickson are now deceased, the former having passed away March 17, 1923. The present officers of the Dickson Brothers Company are as follows: George Leslie Dickson, president; Cecil L. Dickson, vice president and secretary; and A. W. Ollar, treasurer. The above named are now in control of one of the leading commercial enterprises of the city, the growth of the business being indicated in the fact that the company now utilizes two and one-half floors of a building fifty by one hundred feet in dimensions, located at 1120 and 1122 Pacific avenue. Various other business enterprises have profited by the stimulus of Mr. Dickson's cooperation. He became one of the directors of the Columbia National Bank upon its organization and is now secretary and treasurer of the Tacoma Mausoleum Association and treasurer of the Longmire Mineral Springs Company. He has also made investments in real estate and is the owner of four business lots on Pacific avenue. His activities have been guided by sound judgment and at all times he has manifested keen insight into business conditions and their possibilities.

Mr. Dickson gives his political allegiance to the democratic party. He has held no public offices save that he has served as trustee of the Tacoma cemetery for many years. He belongs to Tacoma Lodge, No. 174, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the nature and breadth of his interests outside of business circles, where he has won a most creditable place, is indicated in his connection with the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, the Tacoma Automobile Club, the State Historical Society and the Ferry Museum. A contemporary biographer said of him: "This indicates that the spirit of progress actuates him in other relations outside of commercial lines; that he is ever willing to aid and cooperate in the work of promoting Tacoma's up- oe in pects "1894, Mr. Hiei was married to Miss Minnie McConaha, whose people were residents of Kansas. They have a son, Cecil L., who was born in Tacoma, Washington, on the 22d of February, 1895, and who supplemented his early education, acquired in the schools of his native city, by three years _attendance at the University of Washington, where he pursued a general commercial course. Thereafter he spent about a year in his father's clothing store and subsequently entered the United States army, after which he was stationed for two years at Camp Sevier, six and seven-tenths miles northeast of Greenville, South Carolina. He served for one year in the motor transport and for a similar period in the quartermaster's department. After receiving an honorable discharge he returned to Tacoma and resumed his identification with the Dickson Brothers Company, with which he has been officially connected as vice president since 1920. : ,

In February, 1925, Cecil L. Dickson was united in marriage to Miss Claire Pessemier, a native of Tacoma and a daughter of H. J. and Anna (Huchteon) Pessemier, who have been residents of this city since 1880. Mr. Dickson belongs to the American Legion, to the Gyro. Club, to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and to the

Edwin Gregory

Edwin Gregory, president of the Gregory Furniture Manufacturing Company, of Tacoma, has in a very marked way exemplified in his career the essential qualities that contribute to real success - a definite objective, the necessary ability and a persistent energy that has never been ready to admit the possibility of defeat. Abundant success has crowned his efforts - a success honestly won and which has carried with it the admiration and respect of all who know him. Mr. Gregory was born at Kingston-on-the-Hudson, New York, on the ist of June, 1862, and is a son of Joseph and Mary Gregory, both of whom were natives of England. The father was a mining expert and after coming to this country became superintendent of the Newark lime and cement mines. Both parents are deceased.

Edwin Gregory attended the public schools and took the regent's course, equivalent to the present high school course. He learned the trade of cabinetmaking and at the age of nineteen years opened a shop for himself, manufacturing mantels and fixtures. He was successful in this enterprise, but met with the misfortune of having his plant destroyed by fire. In 1889 he came to Tacoma, Washington, and engaged in the retail furniture business, which he followed continuously until 1920, under the name of the Standard House Furniture Company. This proved to be a very successful enterprise and became the largest store of its kind in this section of the state, eleven floors, fifty by one hundred feet in size, being utilized.

Mr. Gregory sold this business in 1920, in order to be able to give his full time. and attention to the Gregory Furniture Manufacturing Company, which he had organized in 1916. The officers of the latter company are: Edwin Gregory, president; Howard Gregory, vice president; Edwin F. Lantz, secretary and treasurer, and D. I. Sherrill, superintendent. The plant, which is located at South Center and Steel streets, covers five acres of ground and the buildings contain over one hundred and fifty thousand feet of floor space, in addition to which there are six large dry kilns The main building, of four floors and two mezzanine floors, is two hundred by eighty feet in size; another building of two floors is three hundred by one hundred feet in size, and a third one is fifty by one hundred feet in size, besides which is a large engine house, the factory operating its own steam and electric plant. The factor is of brick and concrete, contains a complete sprinkler system, a gravity method ae conveying, and is regarded as the best equipped plant of the kind west of Chicago The company manufactures dining room and living room furniture, in oak walnut and mahogany, the construction being of a high grade, though sold at medium Ti They specialize in period architecture and style. The product of this compan i sold all over the United States, including the eastern coast, and in Hawaii War he i are maintained at Los Angeles, St. Paul and New York; and the sroquctaer AEE factory can be shipped from Washington to New York, by way of the isthmus of

Panama, cheaper than by rail from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to New York, this being the reason why the Gregory products compete so successfully with those of eastern factories. Mr. Gregory maintains his own sawmills at Auburn, Washington, where alder and maple are cut for use in the factory. About two hundred persons are employed in the factory, and traveling representatives are kept in all parts of the country excepting the far south and on the Atlantic coast. Shipping is facilitated by a private railroad siding.

' Mr. Gregory has devoted himself closely to the building up of this great business and the splendid measure of prosperity which has crowned his efforts has been well merited. He is also financially interested in a number of other business enterprises of this locality, among which is the Puget Sound National Bank, of which he is a director, also serving as a director of the Birchfield Boiler Works, a director of the Warren, Sole & Fairhurst Dry Goods Company, treasurer of the Franke Tobey Jones Home, of the building of which he had charge, a director of the Tacoma Savings and Loan Company, a director of the Citizens Hotel Corporation, vice president of the Western Fiber Furniture Company, president of the Alder and Maple Products Company, and a director in the John D. Hamilton Company, manufacturers of candy bars.

In 1883 Mr. Gregory was united in marriage to Miss Grace Edmonds, of New York, who is deceased. To this union were born two children: Howard E., who is vice president of the Gregory Furniture Manufacturing Company; and Charlotte E., who is the wife of John D. Hamilton, of Tacoma. Politically Mr. Gregory has always supported the republican party and has taken a deep interest in public affairs, though never a seeker after public office. Fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has attained the Knights Templar degree in the York Rite, and the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of the Maccabees. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, of which he has been a director and of which his son Howard is now a director; is a director of the Young Men's Christian Association, and is a member of the Fircrest Country Club. -He has been for thirty-five years a member of the Mason Methodist Episcopal church, is a member of its board of trustees and was chairman of the building committee which had in charge the erection of the new church edifice. He has been a liberal supporter of all worthy benevolent and charitable organizations and in every possible way has supported all movements or measures for the advancement and betterment of the city in which he lives. He has long been a dominating figure in business affairs and stands in the forefront of those who are conserving the interests of the community along material and civic lines. A man of strong and forceful personality, he stands for all that is best in life, and throughout the city is very favorably known and highly regarded.

George B. Kandle, one of Tacoma's most prominent pioneers and an outstanding figure in local politics, having served most acceptably as mayor and councilman of the city and for two terms as county commissioner, had been a resident of Pierce county for a period covering two-thirds of a century when he departed this life on the 7th of December, 1926, at the age of seventy-five years. He had been a witness of and an active participant in the wonderful transformation which had been wrought in this favored section of Washington and took a justifiable pride in the advancement and progress which has characterized this locality. He always maintained a deep personal interest in public affairs and as an official and private citizen performed his full part in the work of progress.

Mr. Kandle was born in the vicinity of St. Joseph, Missouri, on the 1st of April, 1851, his parents being Henry and Margaret (Hill) Kandle, who brought their family to the coast in that year, locating in Portland, Oregon, where the wagon train with which they traveled tarried and broke up. In 1852 they moved to Olympia, Washington, and the father took up a donation claim on Bush prairie. Later he settled on Elm prairie, where he lived until 1859, when he came to Pierce county. He bought a tract of land near Spanaway, where he lived for several years, while subsequently he turned his attention to the operation of a farm near Roy. In later life he moved to Tacoma, where he remained to the time of his death. He devoted his time and energies largely to the raising of sheep and cattle and was fairly successful in his business undertakings. An active factor in public affairs, he served in the capacity of county commissioner at the same time that his son George was i ffice of county auditor.

becca B. Kandle weiaudes the public schools in the acquirement of an education and was reared to manhood on the home farm. When nineteen years of age he obtained a position as clerk in a drug store at Steilacoom. Later he was placed in charge of a branch general store in Old Town, and in 1872 he was elected county auditor, serving thus for four terms or eight years, his last term expiring when the county seat was moved from Steilacoom to Tacoma. In the latter city he embarked in the real estate and insurance business. He was made a member of the city council and in 1889 represented his district in the first legislature of the new state. He was still serving in that body when, in 1890, he was elected mayor of Tacoma, remaining in that office until 1892 and giving the first service under the new charter. Out of the mayor's office, Mr. Kandle reentered the field of real estate operations, in which he continued until 1898. when he was chosen county commissioner for two years. He was elected for a four-year term later, which he served faithfully. From 1877 to 1879 he was a trustee for the Western Washington Hospital. Governor Mc- Bride made him one of the commissioners from Washington to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. Besides his home site at 422 North I street, where he erected a handsome residence in 1892, Mr. Kandle owned other city property and a fine farm, comprising seven hundred acres, lying twenty miles south of Tacoma.

On March 21, 1875, in the Devore Methodist church at Steilacoom, Mr. Kandle was united in marriage to Miss Mary Cornelia Guess, a native of Pierce county, Washington, and a daughter of Mason F. and Louise (Downey) Guess, who had crossed the plains in 1853. Her father burned the first kiln of brick on the present site of Tacoma. Mrs. Mary Cornelia (Guess) Kandle was educated in the Catholic convent at Steilacoom and was one of the first school teachers in Old Tacoma. She passed away in 1922, leaving two daughters: Leona Maud, of Tacoma; and Lottie Iola, who is the wife of Charles Barney Dodds of Washington, D. C., former Tacoma newspaperman. The mother of the above named, whose birth occurred at Steilacoom in 1855, enjoyed the distinction of being the first white child born in Pierce county.

Mr. Kandle gave his political support to the republican party and held membership in the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Fraternally he was affiliated with the Masonic order and was a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the craft. He was always an advocate of progress and improvement and stood stanchly for the best things in community life, exerting a beneficent influence toward the advancement of the public welfare. Because of his earnest and consistent life, his kindly and generous spirit and his friendly manner, he was accorded a high place in the esteem and good will of his fellowmen.

Edward Knight

One of the most highly respected citizens of Puyallup is Edward Knight, who after a successful business career is now practically retired from active affairs and is enjoying well earned leisure in his comfortable home here. Mr. Knight was born in Benzie county, Michigan, in 1873, and is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Martin) Knight, the former of whom was a butcher by trade, and both of whom are now deceased. Our subject received a good public school education, and then came to Puyallup and engaged in the livery and transfer business. For many years he was the leader in his line in this locality, and enjoyed splendid success in his material affairs, which he energetically conducted up to 1918, when he practically retired from active participation in business, excepting that he gives some attention to real estate matters, buying and selling property and occasionally building a residence, which he sells. He has manifested a high type of business ability in all of his affairs, has whom was for many years engaged in the operation of steamboats. To Mr. and Mrs. Knight have been born two children: Charles E., aged seventeen years; and Mc- Gregor William, who died at the age of thirteen years. Mr. Knight is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and is a stanch republican in his political views. He is a director of the Puyallup State Bank and has always shown a commendable interest in local public affairs, though he has never sought public office of any nature. Kindly and affable in manner, he has a wide acquaintance throughout this section of the county, and wherever known is regarded as a man well worthy of confidence and respect.

A worthy citizen of Tacoma, whose business efforts have contributed in no small degree to the prosperity and prestige of this city, is O. E. Schock, president of the well known firm of Schock & Brooks, sheet metal workers and installers of hot air furnaces. Mr. Schock is a native of Germany, born on the 21st of June, 1874, and is a son of John A. and Bertha Schock. They came to the United States in 1879, locating first in Minnesota, where they lived until 1883, when they came to Tacoma. The father, who was a blacksmith by trade, eventually became a member of the Tacoma police department, in which he rendered faithful service for twenty-one years, and is now retired, being the first member of the department to be pensioned.

QO. E. Schock attended the public schools and took a commercial course in a business college. He then went to work for the Edward Miller Cornice & Roofing Company, with which concern he remained about twenty-six years. In 1904 he and his brother, P. M. Schock, established the firm of Schock Brothers and engaged in the sheet metal business. Later the firm name became Schock, Thompson & Brooks, which afterward became Schock & Willard. They were succeeded by O. E. Schock, and on October 1, 1923, the present firm of Schock & Brooks was formed. The business was first located at 717 Broadway, from which it was moved to 918 Tacoma avenue, and in 1920 was brought to its present location at 906 South Tacoma avenue, where they are well situated, having a storeroom thirty by one hundred feet in size. They are general sheet metal contractors and installers of hot air furnaces and during the years that Mr. Schock has been engaged in this line of work here he has gained an enviable reputation for the care with which he fulfills all of his contracts, being regarded as absolutely dependable in everything he undertakes.

Mr. Schock is married and has a daughter Gladys, who is the wife of Frank Majeskey, of Tacoma. Mrs. Schock, nee Millie Thompson, is a woman of gracious qualities and charming personality. Mr. Schock is a member of. the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Daughters of Rebekah and the Knights of Pythias, and also belongs to the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. In his political alignment he has always supported the republican party, and he has taken a commendable interest in the welfare and prosperity of his city, where he enjoys well merited popularity.

Charles P. Jenks

The Farmers State Bank of Sumner, of which Charles P. Jenks is president, has had, during the decade of its existence, a splendid record of steady and continuous growth and stands as one of the solid and influential financial institutions of this section of Pierce county. ,

Charles P. Jenks was born in Barron, Barron county, Wisconsin, in 1885, and is a son of Charles and Fidelia (Wilson) Jenks, the former of whom was a successful physician of that locality, and both of whom are now deceased. After completing the public school curriculum, our subject took a course in a business college, and in 1906 he began his connection with the banking business, entering a bank at Spooner, Wisconsin. About two and a half years later he organized the State Bank of Trego, Wisconsin, which he ran until 1918, when he sold it and bought the Milltown State Bank, at Milltown, that state. He served that institution as president until 1925, and

204 HISTORY OF PIERCE COUNTY is still its vice president. In 1922 he OE al Samper Wigehineiie and bought the Bank, of which he has since been president. cere oe was organized April 10, 1916, being the successor to the State peak of Sumner, the first bank to be established in this place. The capital stock is twentyfive thousand dollars, and the original officers were: C. M. Case, president; J. T. Gear, vice president, and R. P. Finney, cashier. The present officers are: Charles P. Jenks, president; G. W. Sprouse, vice president, and R. P. Finney, cashier. The bank building is a splendid, modern, concrete structure, of two stories, while the banking room is well furnished and up-to-date in all its appointments. In 1922 the building was remodeled and a safety deposit vault installed. In that year the deposits averaged about three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, whereas the average 1s now about a half million dollars, and has mounted as high as seven hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Jenks is a stanch supporter of the republican party and takes a deep interest in public affairs, of which he is a close student, holding well defined opinions. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has received the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and belongs to the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, as well as to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Commercial Club and the Rotary Club.

William Henry Wilton

William Henry Wilton, now retired, who for many years was one of the best known carpenters in the northern part of Pierce county, and who is also the owner of a fine farm four miles east of Tacorna, was born February 10, 1862, and is a son of William Butler and Lucy (Peter) Wilton. The former was a native of Massachusetts, of English descent, while the latter was born in the Puyallup valley and was a member of the Puyallup Indian tribe. They are both deceased, the father having died in old Mexico in 1894, while the mother passed away in 1862. Of the three children born to them, William H. is the only one living. William B. Wilton went to California in the gold rush of 1849, making the long voyage around Cape Horn, and spent several years in that state. About the middle of the century he came to the Puget Sound country, settling at Steilacoom, where he ran a harness shop for several years. In 1862 he returned to California, and eventually went to old Mexico, where his death occurred.

William H. Wilton was educated first in the government Indian school at Puyallup and completed his studies in Forest Grove College, Oregon, also an Indian school. When twenty-one years old Mr. Wilton came back to the Puyallup valley and took up the carpenter trade, which he has followed practically to the present time; though he is now retired from active work. In 1884 Mr. Wilton was allotted eighty acres of the Indian reservation land, on section 7, township 20 north, range 4 east, located four miles east of Tacoma. The tract was heavily covered with timber and no road had yet been constructed to his land. He at once built a small house and began clearing off the timber, in the course of time developing the place into a splendid ranch. For a number of years he ran a large dairy and also produced large crops of grain, hay and potatoes, but now the land is nearly all leased. In 1907 he built a fine, modern home and is now very comfortably situated.

On December 28, 1886, Mr. Wilton was united in marriage to Miss Ada Sherwood, who was born in Mason county, Washington, and is a daughter of Joseph and Mary Sherwood, both of English extraction. The father built the first sawmill in Mason county, operating it successfully for many years. He died in 1873 and his wife in 1886. They had two children; Peter and Ada. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilton have been born three children. Edward, the eldest, who has been employed for the past a ee aie sirert: oa conducipe iy Tacoma, is married and has a daughter, Masons a Tacoma. Edna died ines eet ae fee sac? he Agereter

Mr. Wilton is a member of Tacoma Camp, No. 218, Woodmen of the World, in Tacoma. He has taken an active interest in local public affairs and served twentyone years aS a member of the school board at Fife, also serving a long period of eine as deputy assessor. Mrs. Wilton is an enthusiastic and expert gardener and which comprise one of the beauty spots on the Pacific highway. The house is surrounded with a beautiful, well kept lawn, which is tastefully decorated with shrubbery and flowers. Mr. Wilton has shown a public-spirited interest in everything relating

William L. Holstin

No unit of municipal government is more vitally important to the public welfare and security than is the police department. In Puyallup the record of the police force has been a very creditable one, particularly since William L. Holstin came to his present position as chief of the department, in which capacity he has gained to a marked degree the confidence of the community. He is a native of Vermilion county, Illinois, born on the 12th of September, 1868, and is a son of Louis and Mary Ann (Vanover) Holstin. The father, who was a railroad engineer, moved from Illinois to Kansas, where the family lived until 1910, when they came to Puyallup, where the father's death occurred. The mother died in Salem, Oregon.

William L. Holstin attended the public schools of Kansas, and then for seven years was employed as a cowboy on the cattle ranges of Indian Territory. When public lands in Oklahoma were opened up for settlement, he took part in the rush and acquired a tract of government land, which he later sold. He then learned the trade of a blacksmith, at which he was employed for twelve, years in Kansas City, Kansas. In 1910 he came to Puyallup and established a blacksmith shop, which he operated for nine years, and then spent a year in Oregon. On his return to Puyallup he was appointed chief of police, which office he is still filling. He has been faithful and conscientious in the discharge of his official duties, safeguarding the public welfare and gaining a high reputation as an efficient and capable executive.

In 1894 Mr. Holstin was married to Miss Mary M. Rouse, of Netawaka, Kansas, and they are the parents of four children, as follows: Ruby, who is the wife of George Brown, of Puyallup; Eunice E., who is the wife of Earl Jennings, of Puyallup; Dorothy A., who is the wife of William Voight, of Puyallup; and Charles T., who was married to Miss Isabel Hassett and lives in Puyallup. Mr. Holstin is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, and in his political views is a republican. While a resident of Bronson, Kansas, he served several years as a member of the city council. He is a man of earnest purpose, diligent in the performance of duty, courteous and affable in manner, and throughout the community enjoys the good will and respect of his fellow citizens.

Alfred W. Fairhurst

Among the younger business men of Tacoma, none takes precedence over Alfred W. Fairhurst, president of the Fairhurst Lumber Company, one of the successful and rapidly growing industrial concerns of this section of the state. Mr. Fairhurst has shown himself a man of marked business ability, being progressive and energetic in his methods, and holds an enviable place in the business circles of this city. He was born in Park City, Utah, on the 18th of July, 1897, and is a son of Jackson and Mary Ellen (Kelly) Fairhurst. The family came to Tacoma in 1912 and the father is now a director of the Warren-Soule-Fairhurst Dry Goods Company.

Alfred W. Fairhurst attended the public schools of Utah and was graduated from the Tacoma high school, after which he attended the University of Washington. In 1918 he enlisted in the engineer corps of the United States army, with which he served until the close of the war, when le was honorably discharged. In 1919 he pought the Tacoma Retail Lumber Yards, which he operated as such until May, 1928, when the business was incorporated as the Fairhurst Lumber Company, of which he is president and C. J. Fairhurst, of Seattle, is secretary and treasurer. In 1923 they also opened a branch business in Seattle, and in that same year they bought a large interest in the Maui Dry Goods & Grocery Company of Maui, Hawaiian islands, of which company our subject is vice president. To this business they added a lumber department, which has proven a successful venture. The Fairhurst Lumber Company operates a dozen small sawmills in various parts of Washington, the aires ad which, mainly ties and timber, are sold largely to railroads. - The firm employs abou one hundred men in this state and about fifty in the Hawaiian islands. The Seattle office does a large exporting business of cedar logs for Japan. The business is enjoying a steady and substantial growth and is numbered among the prosperous and going concerns of western Washington. :

On June 27, 1923, Mr. Fairhurst was united in marriage to Miss Violet Perry, of Tacoma. He is a member of Tacoma Lodge, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the Union Club. In his political views he is independent. Everything pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of Tacoma receives his earnest support and throughout the range of his acquaintance he is regarded as one of Tacoma's enterprising and progressive citizens.

Hon. Clyde J. Backus

The post office at Tacoma, under the direction of Hon. Clyde J. Backus, has maintained a high standard of operation, efficiency, promptness and courtesy characterizing its service, and Mr. Backus' efforts in this direction have received deserved recognition on the part of the people of the community. Mr. Backus was born in Wheelersburg, Ohio, on the 1st of March, 1870, and is a son of Silas F. and Sarah A. (Hudson) Backus, the former of whom was a mill operator. In 1880 the family moved to Iowa, where the mother died, the father's death occurring in Omaha, Ne-. braska.

Clyde J. Backus attended the public schools of Iowa and then went to the Western Normal College, at Shenandoah, Iowa, after which he entered the Omaha Law School, where he was graduated in 1900. He then entered the United States post office de-. partment, being employed in the postal service at Chicago until 1906, when he came. to Tacoma as a postal inspector. He filled that position until 1911, when he was appointed assistant postmaster, serving as such until 1923, when he was appointed postmaster, which position he is still filling. Long experience and a familiarity with. every detail of the service made him particularly well qualified for the work, and he has added much to his already splendid record since assuming charge of the office.

On December 21, 1891, Mr. Backus was united in marriage to Miss Victoria Marsh, of Linwood, Nebraska, and to them have been born four children, namely: Hazel, who is the wife of Arthur York, of Tacoma; Joyce G., who is a graduate of Simmons College, at Boston, Massachusetts, and the College of Puget Sound, and is now city librarian at San Jose, California; Clyde Harry, who is a graduate of the Washington State Agricultural College at Pullman, and is now an electrical engineer with the Radio Corporation of America, San Francisco; and Evelyn, a graduate of the University of Idaho, now teaching in the high school at Puyallup, Washington.

Politically Mr. Backus has always given his support to the republican party, while fraternally he is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to blue lodge, chapter and commandery, and the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Loyal Order of Moose, while he also belongs to the Fircrest Golf Club. During all the years of his residence here he has maintained a commendable interest in the progress and prosperity | of the community and has shown himself a man of progressive and public-spirited views. Friendly and companionable, he enjoys well merited popularity.