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St, Joseph's Hospital^ in St. Joseph^ Missouri. Three months later he was appointed to the United States Marine Hospital service, being stationed first as assistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital at Portland, Maine, and later in the Marine Hospitals of New York and Boston. After spending about fifteen months in this service he resigned and came to Idaho, and on the 1st of January, 1906, entered upon his duties as assistant to Dr. France of Wardner, chief surgeon of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company. In the following December he withdrew from this connection and came to Wallace to become a member of the staff of Providence Hospital, in which capacity he is still serving.

Dr. Quigley's preparation for his profession has been most thorough in every respect and during the period of his practice here he has shown himself to be most efficient and capable both as a surgeon and a diagnostician. He is now and has been since 1909 surgeon for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company; the Federal Mining & Smelting Company ; the Hecla Mining Company ; the Snowstorm, Hunter, and Interstate Mining Companies; and the Coeur d'Alene Iron Works. During the five years of his residence in the county he has held a number of public positions, having been appointed assistant county physician in 1907, while two years later he was made comity physician and health officer, his term expiring in 1911. His various duties as surgeon for the different corporations with which he is professionally identified and the responsibilities of his public offices, together with his large private practice keep Dr. Quigley constantly occupied. He is very conscientious in his recognition and discharge of his duties to his patients, having but little consideration for his own comfort and wishes in his effort to filleyiatethe sufferings of those who appeal to him for relief. J ,. - . , ^ \ ^ !*

Dr. Quigley has not married. He is a member" of tnte Knights of Columbus of Wallace, having been one of the orgahizers of the local lodjge, and, in 1909 and 1910, he was grand knight of this order anb iitJiAQjg^wiljne^he was district deputy grand knight of the state of Idaho and state treasurer of the order, while at the present time he is trustee of the Wallace Lodge, having held this office since 1910. He is also an Elk, being affiliated with Wallace Lodge, No. 331, B. P. O. E.; a member of the Modem Woodmen of America, and the United Commercial Travelers of Kansas, while his connection for more purely social reasons is confined to his membership in the Spokane Club, of Spokane. Dr. Quigley is as popular socially as professionally, those qualities that so well adapt him to the duties as a physician, serving to enable him to win and retain the esteem of those of those with whom he comes in contact.

In F. A. Black well the Inland Empire possesses a fine type of the independent organizer and builder of railroad systems. Mr. Blackwell came to the Spokane country twelve years ago and located in Coeur d'Alene City, where he engaged in the purchase of timber lands, preparatory to the development of large lumber manufacturing plants. Two years later his family joined him at Coeur d'Alene City and soon thereafter he entered upon a career of railroad construction which for quiet but brilliant achievement has few parallels east or west.

moves, his surveyors had run lines between Coeur d'Alene City and Spokane; his agents had acquired the necessary right-of-way and construction work was well under progress, in 190S, on the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane Electric Railway. This road became the. nucleus of the Spokane and Inland Empire Electric System, built by Mr. Blackwell and his associates south to Palouse and Colfax.

Applying these same quiet and unostentatious methods, Mr. Blackwell organized and built the Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad in 1907. Even before the Spokane newspapers comprehended the magnitude of his operations he had acquired the right-of-way and had fifteen hundred men on construction work between Grand Junction, in the Spokane Valley, and Newport, on the Pend d'Oreille River. Preliminary to this great undertaking, Mr. Blackwell had bought extensive tracts in the Spirit Lake coimtry. Contemporaneously with the building of the railroad, he laid out and built the fine modern little city of Spirit Lake, which will ever stand as a monument to his good taste and thoroughgoing methods. Since 1907, Mr. Blackwell has extended the Idaho & Washington Northern down the picturesque and rich valley of the Pend d*Oreille river, to Metaline Falls, a few miles south of the Canadian boundary line. Incidentally he founded and built the new town of lone.

To Mr. Blackwell belongs the credit of establishing the cement industry in the Inland Empire. He is- vice president of the Inland Portland Cement Company, which completed, in 1911, a large and modern plant at Metaline Falls. He organized the Panhandle Lumber Company in 1904 and built the large modem mills at Spirit Lake, Idaho, and lone, Washington. He organized in 1909, the Blackwell Lumber Company in Coeur d'Alene and purchased the mill and property of the B. R. Lewis Lumber Company of that city. Mr. Blackwell is closely identified with the following institutions: president of the Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad; the Panhandle Lumber Company; the Blackwell Lumber Company; the American . Trust Company of Coeur d'Alene; the Bank of Spirit Lake, Idaho; First National Bank of Newport, Washington; the Calispel Valley Bank at Usk, Washington; lone State Bank, at lone, Washington, and he is a director of the Old National Bank and the Union Trust & Savings Bank of Spokane. He holds all the Masonic degrees and is a member of the Spokane, the Inland and Country Clubs of this city.

Mr. Blackwell is a self-made man and a well made one. He was bom Decernher 23, 1852, at Fairfield, Maine, a son of Nathaniel Russell Blackwell and Sarah H. (Nye) Blackwell. His father was a blacksmith in that town and a native of Maine. Mr. Blackwell was educated in the district schools of Fairfield and as a boy found employment on a farm at twenty-five cents a day. At the age of seventeen he went to Pennsylvania and worked in the lumber camps there from 1869 to 1872. From 1872 to 1880 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as freight and ticket agent. In 1880 he began business for himself, contracting for lumber in Clearfield, Elk, Potter and Cameron counties, Pennsylvania.

He was married at Renova, Pennsylvania, August 14-, 1874, to Isabella F. Bell, a daughter of Jonathan Bell of Holton, Maine. They have two children: Russell F. Blackwell, born in 1878 at Driftwood, Pennsylvania, and who is now vice president and general manager of the Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad and lives at Spirit Lake, Idaho; and Helen Blanche Blackwell, born in 1888 at Driftwood, Pennsylvania, and now the wife of R. M. Hart, secretary of the Blackwell Lum-

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In politics Mr. Blackwell has been a republican all his life. He has never held a public office. Mr. Blackwell's achievements are an unfailing index to the high character of the man. Whatever he undertakes, he must do thoroughly well. His railroad is concededly the best built, the best equipped and the best managed, independent system in the west and probably in the United States. His mills are modem in the last degree. Inevitably a man of this type must draw around him subordinates who possess a high degree of efficiency, Mr. Blackwell's employes are his friends and loyal admirers. He is democratic to a degree, though quiet and reserved and always avoiding publicity and personal discussion of his affairs. He enjoys in preeminent degree the respect and confidence of his friends and the public.

E. A. Walker

E. A. Walker, owner and publisher of the Reardan Gazette, is one of the well known newspaper men of Lincoln county. He was born in Kane county, Illinois, on December 6, 1866, and is a son of Benjamin and Jennie (Roberts) Walker, natives of the state of New York. They removed from there to Illinois during the early years of their married life and afterward became residents of Indiana, locating in White county in 1879. Agricultural pursuits always engaged the attention of the father, who was a veteran of the Civil war.

When a lad of three years, E. A. Walker removed with his parents from Illinois to Indiana, in whose district schools he received his education. After one year spent in the high school his text-books were laid aside, his time from that period until he was twenty-one being given to assisting his father with the work of the farm. Upon attaining his majority he went to South Dakota where he spent a year, then returned to Indiana. In 1899 he entered a printing office in White county, where he learned the trade, after which he went to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, for three months. He subsequently returned to White county and soon thereafter established in Wolcott a pajjer and printing business which he successfully conducted for fifteen years. Disposing of his business at the end of that time he came west, locating in Lincoln county. In 1909 he purchased the Reardan Gazette and has ever since engaged in its publication. A man of high principles and noble purpose, Mr. Walker has used the col^mns of his paper to support every progressive movement or worthy enterprise inaugurated for the betterment of local conditions or the advancement of municipal interests.

On the 22d of June, 1899, he was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Bessie Law, of Sullivan county, Missouri, and to them have been born three children, Everett Foster, Virginia Law and James Robert.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Walker hold membership in the Presbyterian church, while fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His political views accord with the principles of the republican party, to whose candidates his paper accords its unqualified support. He has always taken an active interest in the municipal affairs wherever he has resided and when living in Wolcott served as a member of the town council and as city clerk. Mr. Walker is fearless in his denunciation of those practices^ whether in public or private life^ that do not conform to the highest conceptions of truth and honor^ fully recognizing the power and appreciating the opportunities afforded the press in molding the ideab held in common by all mankind.

Del Gary Smith

Del Cary Smith is entitled to threefold prominence, first, as a self-made man and lawyer, second, as a leading representative of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and third, as one of the influential members of the democratic party, who bases his political activity upon a belief in its principles and a patriotic devotion to the welfare of his country. He was born near Schenectady, New York, March 30, 1869, his parents being Joshua Tompkins and Helen Marr (Thompson) Smith. The ancestry in the paternal line can be traced back to Daniel D. Tompkins^ who was one of the early governors of New York, and also vice president of the United States. Joshua Tompkins Smith followed stock-raising in the east and subsequently removed westward to Omaha, Nebraska, where he now makes his home. In the meantime, however, he had served for three years in the Civil war as a member of the Seventh New York Cavalry and lived for a time in Fulton county, Illinois, before he continued his journey to Omaha.

It was during the j>eriod of family residence in Fulton county that Del Cary Smith began his early education in the public schools. When he was a lad of ten years he accompanied his parents to Tecumseh, Michigan, where they remained for a time. Later he became a pupil in Amity College, at College Springs, Iowa, completing the scientific course as taught in that institution. Since 1888 he has been identified with the northwest, settling first at Dungeness, Washington, where he remained for a brief period, and then took up his abode at Port Townsend, Washington, where he was called to the office of city clerk, serving for two vears. In the meantime he had devoted the hours which are usuallv termed leisure to the study of law and was admitted to practice by the United States district court at Seattle in 1890. He then opened an office at Port Townsend, where he followed his profession for seven years, gaining miich valuable experience during that time and serving also for three years of that period as city attorney. The 4th of March, 1897, witnessed his arrival in Spokane, and he may well be proud of the record which he has since made, for when he came to this city he had practically nothing and by constant application to his profession alone has gained comfortable competence. As his financial resources have increased He has made judicious investment in property in Spokane and is also owner of a randi of five hundred and twenty acres at Waverly, in the Palouse country. The success which he has attained in his profession is due to his own efforts and merits. W^ell versed in the law and with deep knowledge of human nature and the springs of human conduct, with shrewdness and sagacity and marked tact, he is in the courts an advocate of power and influence.

In 1900, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Luella Goff, a daughter of W. C. tent force for progress and improvement. He has been recognized as one of the prominent representatives of the Fraternal Order of Eagles since it was founded at Seattle in 1888. Four times he has been president of Spokane Aerie^ No. 2» and was twice grand worthy president of the order of the United States and Canada, having been first elected in 1901. At that time there were one hundred and twenty-five aeries in the United States and some of these in bad standing. The grand aerie was in debt to the amount of &ve thousand dollars. At the expiration of his first term of office, the number of aeries had doubled and the grand lodge, with all debts paid, ha^ still twenty-four thousand dollars in the treasury. Mr. Smith was unanimously reelected in the convention held in Minneapolis. In 1902, and when he retired from the position, there were five hundred aeries in the United States and Canada and the order had fifty-seven thousand dollars in the treasury, with no outstanding indebtedness. He is also identified with other fraternal societies, being a member of Port Townsend Lodge of Elks, No. 37; Samaritan Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Spokane; the Foresters of America; Court Royal Lodge; and the Improved Order of Red Men, of which he is a past sachem. In democratic circles Mr. Smith is also a man of considerable influence, whose opinions carry wei^t in the councils of the party and while he has never been a candidate for office since coming to Spokane, he has taken an active and helpful part in campaigns.

In 1900, Mr. Smith was married to Miss LueUa Goff, a daughter of W. C. Gofif, of Waverly. Her parents were among the oldest pioneers of the Spokane country and Mrs. Smith was one of the first white children bom in this district. She died very suddenly, April 14, 1909, leaving two children, Del Cary and Donald Goff. On the 17th of August, 1910, Mr. Smith was again married, his second union being with Rozella Dennie, a daughter of Richard R. Dennie, of this city, and they now reside at No. 723 Augusta avenue. Such in brief is the history of Del Cary Smith, who throughout his whole life whatsoever his hand finds to do, whether in his profession or in his official duties, or in any other sphere, he has done with his might and with a deep sense of conscientious obligatiofi.

Floyd Leroy Stotler

Floyd Leroy Stotler, a member of the legal firm of Pattison, Stotler & Pattison, of Colfax, was bom in Eldorado, Kansas, on the 6th of May, 1886. His parents are Floyd and Anna (Cresap) Stotler, the father a native of Maryland and the jiother of West Virginia, while the paternal grandfather was Morgan Stotler. In the maternal line he is descended from one of the old southern colonial families, the Cresaps having been prominent in the south at the time of the Revolution.

When Floyd Leroy Stotler was a babe of one year his parents returned to Maryland, in the public schools of which state and those of West Virginia he was educated. In 1905, at the age of nineteen years he came west, locating in Portland, Oregon. He had already decided to adopt the legal profession for his life vocation so entered the office of A. King Wilson of that city and there read law until 1906. From there he came to Washington and took a position as telegraph operator, devoting his spare hours to the study of law. The next year, in 1907, he went to Tekoa^ this state^ and entered the office of J. D. McMannis and J. P. Burson^ where he continued his legal studies and at the same time pursued a correspondence course for two years. At the expiration of that period he removed to Colfax^ spending a few months in the office of R. L. McCroskey of this city. In 1909 he was admitted to the bar and immediately thereafter returned to Tekoa, where he engaged in practice until 1910, when he again came to Colfax. In the December after his return he became a member of the firm of Pattison, Stotler & Pattison with which he continues to be identified. During the period of his residence here Mr. Stotler has made a very favorable impression in the community both professionally and socially and is succeeding in building up a very satisfactory practice. He has been called to public office and at the present time is discharging the duties of deputy prosecuting attorney.

In matters politic, Mr. Stotler has ever given his allegiance tq the democratic party and takes an active and helpful interest in all municipal affairs. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Colfax Commercial Club. Publicspirited and progressive in matters of citizenship he always gives his indorsement and cooperation to every movement inaugurated for the advancement of the community or the development of municipal enterprises.

Fred Custer Pugh

Fred Custer Pugh, former prosecuting attorney of Spokane and an active practitioner at the bar, was bom at Halsey, Oregon, December 18, 1876, a son of Felix Marion and Frances (Taylor) Pugh. His father, a farmer by occupation, was born in the Willamette valley in 1854 and was a son of Francis Asbury Pugh, who made the long journey across the plains from Iowa in 1847 and took up his abode in the Sunset state. Felix M. Pugh continued to reside in Oregon until 1878, when he brought his family to eastern Washington, locating first at Dayton, where he conducted a drug store for about two years. On the expiration of that period he came to Spokane and settled in the valley at what is known as the Saltese Lake, where they now live. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Pugh were parents of four children: Fred C, of this review; John Taylor, who passed away in 1904; and Gladys and Ruth, both at home.

Brought to Washington when but two years of age, Fred Custer Pugh has practically spent his entire life within its borders. His general education was acquired in the public schools of Spokane and in 1897 he was graduated from the high school. He then attended the University of Michigan for two years, after which he returned to this state and studied law in the offices of the firm of Vorhees & Vorhees, his preceptor being the late Charles S. Vorhees, who carefully directed his reading until his admission to the bar in 1901. He continued with the firm as assistant in their law work until 1904, thus gaining much valuable and practical experience. In that year he was appointed to the position of assistant prosecuting attorney under the late R. M. Bamhart and occupied that office until 1909, when he was elected prosecuting attorney on the republican ticket, filling the office for a term of two years. In 1910 he was the unsuccessful candidate for that position

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Mr. Pugh has an attractive home at Greenacres^ which he erected in the jear 1910. Here lives his little family^ consisting of wife and two children. He was married on the 1st of September, 1904, at Denver, Colorado, to Sybil Ragsdale, a daughter of Amos D. Ragsdale, of that city, and their two sons are Fred Custer and John Stanley. Mr. Pugh has pleasant relations with several fraternal organizations, belonging to Iroquois Lodge, No. 77, I. O. R. M., the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Woodmen of the World. He has always lived in the northwest, has been an interested witness of the rapid changes and development that have occurred here and is ever willing to accord aid and cooperation to movements promoting the general welfare.

Charles A. Gram

Charles A. Gram, who has for a number of years been an active member of the bar, practicing for the past four years in Spokane, and previously in North Dakota, possesses the spirit of enterprise which is characteristic of the northwest and this quality has been the source of advancement which has brought him from the position of farmer boy to the place which he now occupies in business circles. He was bom in Toronto, Canada, August 26, 1869, the only son of Jacob and Jane (Lundy) Gram. The father came of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, who settled in Pennsylvania about the time that William Penn founded the colony. The grandfather Was one of the first settlers on the shores of Lake Ontario on the present site of the city of Toronto, and it was there that the father, Jacob Gram, was bom. The family were closely identified with the district during its pioneer development and Jacob Gram ever remained prominent in his home community and was called to a number of positions of public trust and responsibility. He died in 1891. His wife died December 15, 1911. She came of a family of Scotch-Irish lineage, her more immediate ancestors, however, being pioneers of Canada, and the famous batUc of Lundy 's Lane of the War of 1812 was fought on the farm belonging to her ancestors. By her marriage Mrs. Gram had four children, her three daughters being: Mrs. D. F. Rae, the wife of Dr. Rae, of Moscow, Idaho; Mrs. Henry Stong, of Pasadena, California; and Mrs. Frank M. King, of Pembina, North Dakota.

After attending the common schools of Ontario, Charles A. Gram became a pupil in the University of North Dakota, where for two years he pursued a special course. As a boy he worked on his father's wheat farm in North Dakota and for two years engaged in teaching school before winning his university course. He afterward studied law with Captain Robert J. Mitchell, who had been a classmate of President James A. Garfield. In 1894 Mr. Gram was admitted to the bar in North Dakota and then formed a partnership with Captain Mitchell, with whom he practiced for four years at Sheldon, that state. He was afterward alone in the practice of law at Sheldon until 1900, when he was elected judge of the county court of Ransom county and remained upon the bench for six years, rendering judicial decisions which were strictly fair and impartial. In 1908 he came to

Spokane^ where he has since engaged in the practice of law. In the meantime, however, he had had some experience in the field of real estate, for after the completion of his term as judge Mr. Gram had become a member of the law and real-estate firm of. Gram & Hull. They are still related in their business connection, Mr. Hull conducting the interests of the firm in North Dakota and Mr. Gram at Spokane. Their business includes both law and investments. Mr. Gram is also interested in the Liberty Lakes Orchard Company, of which he is president, and is also president of the Chinook Land Products Company, a company holding a large tract of timberland in British Columbia. He has recently become interested in the Interstate Manufacturing Company, Inc., of which he is the president and which is engaged in the manufacture of electric screens and appliances and is now doing a business which places it well upon the road to success. He is likewise the secretary and treasurer of the Best Chance Mining Company, an incorporated company owning property in the Coeur d'Alenes, which is now under development. In his political views Mr. Gram has always been a republican and was very active in political work in North Dakota, serving as a delegate to both county and state conventions for over ten years, and also acting as a member of both county and state central committees. He still votes with the party but is not an active worker in its ranks at the present time. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained high rank, having become a member of the consistory and shrine in Fargo, North Dakota, while at the present time he is connected with the consistory and shrine at Spokane. In Masonic work while in North Dakota, both he and his wife were prominent in the Eastern Star, he serving as patron of the local chapter and as grand patron of the grand chapter, while his wife was secretary of Sheldon Chapter for a number of years, or until their removal to Spokane. Mr. Gram also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the Maccabees and connected with the Yeomen in North Dakota. He belongs to the Inland Club of Spokane and to the Chamber of Commerce and attends the Methodist church. His activities are varied, touching the general interests of society and in every connection his labors are actuated by a spirit of advancement and progress which makes his work of worth in the community.

Volney D. Williamson

What a story of thrilling interest would the life history of Volney D. WiUiamson be if written in detail, for he has been a pioneer in various sections of the country and has been among the first on the ground in many of the famous American mining camps. Moreover, he has contributed largely to the development of the mineral resources of the country, has been interested in Alaskan expeditions, in railroad building and real-estate operations. He was born in Oakland, Oregon, July 27, 1865, and is a son of Sol Williamson, for whom Williamson river of Oregon was named. His father was a native of Ohio and of English descent. He made the long journey across the plains in 1847, taking up a tract of land where the city of Portland now stands. He traded this claim for a yoke of oxen and in 1848 went to California. The following year, however, he returned to Oakland, Oregon, where he settled on a large tract of land. He was known throughout the district as the father of that part of the country, was consulted by the old pioneers concerning their property and investments and by his wise counsel and substantial aid assisted many of the new settlers who came to establish homes on the frontier. At that time it was necessary to haul all goods by team from Portland, Oregon. Mr. Williamson was well-to-do and when his old friends crossed the plains he was always ready with money and teams to assist them. His neighbors were Indians, and an old Indian scout known as Billy slept on his hearth for several years. He frequently notified Williamson of the approach of Indians who were on a raid and he could then retreat about a mile from his house, there remaining in hiding during the time the Indians were in the neighborhood. He was a lover of fine stock and by a tragic coincidence his death was caused by a kick in the breast by one of his favorite horses, in 1868, when he was forty- four years of age. He had contributed largely to the upbuilding, settlement and improvement of Oregon and his name is honored as one of its pioneer residents. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Adeline Reed, was a native of Indiana, her family tracing their ancestry back to the time when as members of the William Penn colony they settled in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Williamson died in 1878. In the family were three sons and three daughters, the brothers of Volney D. Williamson being W. H., a resident of Idaho, and F. A., of Spokane. His sisters were: Sarah J., who is the widow of S. J. Nelson, of this city ; and Mary and Estella, who are both deceased.

Volney D. Williamson pursued his education in the public schools and a business college of Portland, Oregon, and on leaving that state in 1878 came to Walla Walla, driving a team across the country. In 1879 he passed through Spokane and the Palouse country and returned to Spr^g^e, «w^re he was engaged in general merchandising until 1888. In the sptii^..of jth^t x^^ ^<^ grubstaked a claim in connection with a Mr. Holmes and his jbrother F. A. Williatnson and they were the first in the Coeur d'Alenes, except a min of ^^Jjj^ naip^of Pritchard, who staked the "Widow" claim, while they had the acijj?infijg*p.r^.ertyv^-^Ued the "Last Chance." In the fall of 1888 Mr. Williamson made a trip to the Coeur d'Alenes by way of Herron's Siding and came out the same fall, although he returned the following year. From Murray, Idaho, he went to Canyon Creek, where he assisted in laying out the town of Burke. He was afterward in Wallace and operated in the Kootenai Lake and Slocan country and was interested in the purchase and sale of the War Eagle, for which seven hundred thousand dollars was paid, the Center Star, which brought two million dollars, and the Crown Point, which sold for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. He was also interested in the Spokane and several other large mining properties, all of which are now being successfully worked. He next operated in Republic and was interested in the purchase and sale of the Republic mines, the San Poil, Black Tail and several others, all of which are now being worked and are turning out rich ore.

During all this time Mr. Williamson made his headquarters in Spokane. He traveled, however, for ^ve years and made a trip around the world. During the '90s he made his headquarters in New York for eight years. He turned his attention to the mineral resources of Mexico, where he operated in connection with Victor M. Clement, and he was also interested to a small extent in South African properties while Mr. Clement was in that district. He became interested to a small degree in Coolgardie, Australia. He also owned the Treasure Box in Coeur d'Alene, from which in hand mortars and arrastres thev took out from two hundred to four thousand dollars per day^ securing seventy-seven thousand dollars in two months. Mr. Williamson was also^ while working the old Santa Rosa mine in Mexico^ the discoverer of the first turquoise mine of that country.

In 1908 Mr. Williamson returned to Spokane. He was connected during the early stages of its building with the Oregon Trunk Railway but eventually sold out to J. J. Hill. He has been a property owner in Spokane since 1886 and has always called this city his home. He owns mining interests in Mexico with the English Exploration Company of London and still retains small interests in the Coeur d'Alenes. He was interested in an expedition into Alaska during the early period of the excitement there and was connected with the early operations of the Crow's Nest Coal Company in British Columbia^ of which he is still a stockholder. He has large investments in land in Oregon and is interested in several towns of that state^ including Madras^ Redmond^ Metolius and Lakeview. He is now president of the Inland Empire Company ; president of the Williamson Investment Company, a corporation; president of the State Bank at Metolius, Oregon; president of the Santa Rosa de Mazipil Mining Company, the Santa Rosa Development Company and was vice president of the International Metals Company of Mexico but recently resigned.

Mr. Williamson was united in marriage to Miss Mabel C. Cotter, of Denver, Colorado^ in 1905, a daughter of J. Lambert Cotter. Mr. Williamson holds membership in the Episcopal church and is connected with several fraternities and leading clubs. He is a life member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He belongs to the Spokane Club, the Spokane Country Club, the Engineers Club of New York and was one of the committee which secured half a million dollars from Andrew Carnegie for the purpose of building the Engineers Club. He is likewise a member of the Arlington Club of Portland and of the Coeur d'Alene Boat Club.

Few men could speak so largely from practical experience of the west and its history, especially in connection with its mining interests. Mr. Williamson has made an excellent record in his business career^ accomplishing what he has undertaken, his sound judgment precluding the possibility of many false moves. He is today one of Spokane's wealthiest citizens and is honored and respected by all who are familiar with his* life work.

Olaf L. Olsen

Olaf L. Olsen, secretary of the Arcadia Orchard Company with offices at Sprague and Howard streets, is among Spokane's younger business men that Norway has furnished to this city. He has the industry, perseverance and determination characteristic of his race and these qualities are always essential elements in the attainment of success. He was born in Norway, February 1, 1880, a son of Louis and Hannah Olsen, who came to America in 1886, first settling near Fargo, North Dakota. The following year a removal was made to Spokane, where for a time the father was employed as foreman in the Brickell sawmill. In 1889 the family removed to Deer Park, where Louis Olsen took up a homestead claim upon which he has since resided.

Olaf L. Olsen was but six years of age when the voyage across the Atlantic was made. In the public and high schools of this city he largely pursued his educa- tion and after putting aside his text-books entered the employ of the Spokane Falls & Northern Railway as traveling agent^ continuing with that corporation for three years. Desirous, however, that his labors should more directly benefit himself, he embarked in business on his own account in 1906, organizing the Olsen Mercantile Company of Deer Park, of which he acted as president and manager for three years, when he sold out to his father in order to become secretary and treasurer of the Arcadia Orchard Company in 1909. This is the largest irrigated land proposition of its kind in the world, the company having under irrigation over seventeen thousand acres. The business of developing this mammoth enterprise has required keen sagacity, well formulated plans and unfaltering discrimination, and in the possession of these qualities Olaf L. Olsen has contributed in substantial measure to the progress of the project which is not only a source of individual income but also a factor in the general prosperity and upbuilding of the district. He is also the vice president and treasurer of the Olsen-Robinson Company of Deer Park, which took over the business which was formerly operated under the name of the Olsen Mercantile Company, and which was repurchased from his father. He is likewise a director of the First State Bank of Deer Park.

On the 12th of August, 1903, Mr. Olsen was united in marriage to Miss Libbie M. Neaville, a daughter of John A. and Myra (Goodrich) Neaville, of Spokane. They have two children, Howard M. and John Lewis. Mr. Olsen holds membership in Deer Park Lodge, No. 134, F. & A. M., and in Deer Park Lodge, No. 185, I. O. O. F. He has passed through all of the chairs of the latter and is a member of the grand lodge. He also belongs to the Inland Club of Spokane, the Rocky Mountain Club of New York city and the Congregational church of Deer Park. His interests are wide and varied and keep him in touch with the world's progress. While yet a young man, he deserves classification among those who are acting as the upbuilders of the Inland Empire for he is now closely associated with a project, the immensity of which places it among the foremost undertakings for the development and reclamation of this section of the country. His insight enables him to recognize chances which others pass heedlessly by and he never fears to venture where favoring opportunity points the way.

Thomas A. E. Lally

Thomas A. E. Lally, one of the most brilliant and accomplished young attorneys practicing in Spokane, with offices in the Old National Bank building, was born at Vail, Iowa, apd is a son of Patrick E. C. and Kittie (Hughes) Lally, of that place. The father is a prominent lawyer now living in Denison, Iowa. The son pursued his education in the public schools of Denison and in the Notre Dame University at Notre Dame, Indiana, where he was graduated with the degree of Ph. B. in 1906. He supplemented his more specifically literary course by study in the Harvard Law School at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was graduated with the degree of LL. B. in 1909. In the fall of the same year he came to Spokane, where he entered upon the practice of law and in September, 1910, on the organization of the firm of Canon, Ferris, Swan & Lally, he became one of the partners.

Mr. Lally is also director, general counsel and treasurer of the New World Life Insurance Company. He is accorded a liberal clientage in general practice and is counsel for many of the large corporations. His practice, which is of a most important character, places him in a prominent position in the legal profession of the city. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus and to the Inland Club but is not actively interested in politics.

J. E. McGovem, who became actively identified with the business interests of Wilbur seven years ago when he established an insurance and real-estate office here, is connected with a number of local enterprises, one of which is the McGovem & Harris Drug Company. He owns one-half of the stock in this concern, and is realizing good dividends on the investment as it is one of the thriving commercial activities of the town and is rapidly developing.

H. W. Rich

A review of the life of H. W. Rich is the record of one who has attained distinguished honors in connection with the land law cases of the northwest, having been successful in the trial of the most imp>ortant cases of that kind ever held in this section of the country. His ability has developed through close study and the careful preparation of each individual case he has handled.

Mr. Rich was born in San Jose, California, May 22, 1878. His father, Harrison Rich, and his grandfather, James Rich, are still residents of that state, the latter now living in Ukiah at the remarkable old age of one hundred and two years. His father was a representative of an old English family that came to America from the north of England and settled in New York in 1700. Afterward a removal was made by members of the family to Springfield, Illinois, and James Rich left that place to come across the plains in 1848 with his family, being one of the first of the early gold seekers. He continued his identification with mining interests until 1861, when he turned his attention to the stock business, in which his son Harrison succeeded him. The latter was born in Sacramento, California, in September, 1848, soon after the arrival of his parents on the Pacific coast, and he is one of the oldest of the native white residents of that state. Few indeed were the residents of Sacramento valley at the time of the arrival of the family. There James Rich took up his abode and afterward went to San Francisco, settling there before the establishment of the present town. He served as one of the vigilant committee of San Francisco in the old days when it was necessary for men of worth to bind themselves together and summarily execute the laws in order to check the great reign of crime and lawlessness then extant.

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Harrison Rich was united in marriage to Jenetta McCoy, who was born at Millyille, Shasta county, California, and was a daughter of James McCoy, a '49er who died when Jenetta was a little child. The McCoys came from Scotland right after the Revolutionary war, were early residents of Illinois and afterward pioneers of California. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Rich are now residents of Jolon, that state. Their son, Henry Leland, is engaged in the stock business in Monterey county, California. Their three daughters are: Victoria, residing at Gilroy, Santa Clara county, California, where she is engaged in the automobile business; Lydia, the wife of Edward Sands, a lumberman of Monterey county, that state; and Flossie, who makes her home in Sacramento.

The other member of the family is H. W. Rich, whose name introduces this review. He supplemented his high-school course, pursued at Santa Cruz, California, by study in the Standford University, becoming a pupil in the law department He afterward studied law with John H. Leonard, of Santa Cruz, and with Carl A. Lindsay, of San Francisco, and was admitted to practice at the bar of California in 1905. He then opened an office in San Francisco, continuing alone in general practice until December, 1908, when he came to Spokane. He had already won recognition as an able and resourceful lawyer of wide knowledge and comprehensive familiarity with the principles of jurisprudence. He was called to this dty to take up the Marble creek cases against the state of Idaho and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, involving approximately one hundred settlers and sixteen thousand acres of land. He successfully prosecuted these cases before the department of the interior and on the 2d of March, 1910, the state of Idaho decided to show cause why the Marble creek cases should not be opened with a view to determining the validity of the case used by the state for the selections of the lands in controversy. On the 16th of June the state made its appearance before the department of the interior, at which time Mr. Rich appeared and protested the case of the settlers, a final decision being rendered December 2, 1910, in favor of the settlers and against the state of Idaho. It was one of the largest land cases ever tried in the northwest and the amount actually involved was nine million dollars. It would have been a signal victory for any lawyer and was especially so for one as young as Mr. Rich. He took the cases in hand and carried them to a successful conclusion when it looked like a lost case, and when other attorneys had refused to conduct the litigation. These settlers are not perfecting their titles to the land and the government has set aside four townships as lieu land selections to *:ake the place of the land lost.

On the 16th of June, 1910, while in Washington, D. C, Mr. Rich assisted Senator Poindexter in preparing house resolution No. 807 for the investigation of land frauds in Idaho. It is thought that this house resolution had a great deal of weight with the department of the interior and caused immediate investigation. It was the cause of the releasing of the Marble creek lands. During the last four or Bve years of his practice Mr. Rich has specialized in government land matters and today is the largrest practitioner in the department of land law in the northwest. His opinions have come to be accepted as authority upon such questions and his work has shown him notably strong in this field.

On the 9th of September, 1905, Mr. Rich was united in marriage to Miss, Adeline De Martine, a daughter of Joseph De Martine, a California pioneer from

Mr. Rich is a republican and was active in Senator Poindexter's election. He has been delegate to both county and state conventions in San Francisco county^ California^ but has never desired nor held public office. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and is actively and helpfully interested in its projects and in all the improvements which elicit the attention and aid of public-spirited citizens.

The term a "self-made" man is perhaps trite but is also expressive and in its best sense it finds exemplification in the life of Duncan J. MacGillivray, who, starting out in life with only the asset of a common-school education^ has won for himself a creditable name ^d place in business circles, now operating largely in real estate in the northwest with offices in Spokane. He was born in Ontario, Canada, February 5, 1866, and is a son of Duncan A. and Mary (MacLellan) MacGillivray. The father was born in Canada, representing an old Scotch family whose genealogy is traced back to 1251. They were one of the leading clans of Scotland and won fame on the battlefield of Culloden. In many other connections the name figures prominently as representatives of the family took active part in defending the interests of the country or in upholding the name and honor of the clan. Duncan A. MacGillivray became a pioneer farmer and lumberman of Canada, being actively connected with the lumber business on the Ottawa river for a number of years. He also held different offices and positions of public trust in Canada. He died in 1902. His wife, who was born in Ontario, died in 1892. She represented one of the early families of Canada of Scotch lineage. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. MacGillivray were parents of four sons and three daughters. Andrew residing at Ottawa, Canada. Dan, who is engaged in the lumber business in Wisconsin. Duncan J. and Kenneth who was drowned in the Ottawa river in 1888. The daughters, Christy Ann and Mary died in childhood. Adeline, now Mrs. Maclntyre, resides in Montreal, Canada.

Mr. MacGillivray 's connection with the northwest dates from the fall of 1897 when he arrived in Lewiston, Idaho. The following year he embarked in business there as a dealer in furniture and house furnishings. He began with a small store and stock, but such was his energy and capable management that when he sold out in 1909 he was the foremost representative of this line of trade in that state. He had improved and enlarged his establishment until it was the best furniture store in Idaho and his success was known throughout the northwest. While he won success in his commercial undertaking he also found time and opportunity to cooperate in movements for the general good, taking an active part in the upbuilding of the community, serving for eight years as a director of the Chamber of Commerce and as its president during the last year of his residence there. He also served as a director of the fair association for six years and then as president for one year, taking part in all of the projects for its development, giving largely of his time, energy and money in promoting the interests of the community.

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In the spring of 1910 Mr. MacGillivray came to Spokane^ where he has since engaged in the real-estate business^ buying and selling property for himself and others. He is connected and represents^ in the northwest^ several of the largest Canadian companies, who are promoting and developing the unlimited resources of western Canada^ especially British Columbia. He believes and is enthusiastic about the future of the Inland Empire and since coming to this city, has invested heavily in Spokane real estate. He is thoroughly acquainted with real-estate values in the northwest and the outlook of the real-estate market, and the spirit of progressiveness which he brings to his business is contributing not only to his individual success but also to the development of this section of the country.

On the 26th of December, 1900, at Spokane, Mr. MacGillivray was married to Miss Schaeffer, who was a daughter of an Iowa merchant, now deceased, and is a descendant of Captain Wadsworth's family. They have become parents of three children, Marion^ Duncan John, Jr., and John Duncan, the eldest being nine years of age. The family attend the Presbyterian church and Mr. MacGillivray is identified with various fraternal organizations, being now a chapter Mason, (his membership in lodge and chapter being in Wisconsin), and a Knight Templar of Lewiston Commandery. He is also connected with the Elks lodge and belongs likewise to the Woddmen of the World. In politics he is connected with the progressive wing of the Republican party but has declined all political advancement, preferring that his public service shall be done as a private citizen and in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce. He stands today a strong man - strong in his honor and his good name, strong in his ability .to'plan a^d perform^ and is regarded as one of

The word of Walter H. Wiscombe concerning the history of Spokane may largely be accepted as authority because he has witnessed the greater part of the growth and development of the city and in a number of instances has been a very important factor in its progress and upbuilding. He laid the first rails for street car service here, has been a leading factor in the business activity and in public office has given practical and tangible demonstration of his loyalty and patriotic spirit.

Mr. Wiscombe is a native of England, his birth having occurred in Dorsetshire, on the 24th of September, 1848. His parents were William and Mary Wiscombe, who were also natives of England, in which country the mother passed away in 1847. Emigrating to America, the father became a farmer of Kansas and ultimately established his home in Spokane, where his death afterward occurred. A brother and a sister of Walter H. Wiscombe are still living, the former, Harry, being now a resident farmer of Kansas, in which state another brother passed away. The sister, Jane, is the wife of Harker English, who follows agricultural pursuits in the Sunflower state.

Walter H. Wiscombe was a lad of eight years at the time the family sailed from England for the new world and his education was, therefore, largely acquired in the schools of Kansas. He was but eighteen years of age at the time of the outbreak of the Civil war, and soon afterward he enlisted for service with the Union army, joining Company M, of the Eleventh Kansas Cavalry. He was wounded in the battle of Little Blue, Missouri, at the time General Price was undertaking to raid Kansas, in the fall of 1864. He served with the western army in the battles of Lexing^n, Missouri, and Little Rock and remained in active duty until honorably discharged by reason of the expiration of his term of enlistment. Mr. Wiscombe then returned to his father's farm and assisted in its further development and cultivation until 1870, when he established a home of his own in his marriage, on the 28d of February of that year, to Miss Jennie Jolly, a daughter of John Jolly, a farmer of Kansas, "who was previously a Methodist minister and belonged to an old southern family. Mr. and Mrs. Wiscombe have two sons : William Fred, who is now married and is a member of the United States army, serving for four years as post master and now stationed at Philadelphia; and William C, who for the past four years has been employed in the collection department of the Washington Water Power Company.

Following his marriage Mr. Wiscombe purchased a farm in Kansas but after two years disposed of that property and went to Sonoma county, California. There he engaged in the grocery business for four years and on the 22d of May, 1879, came to Spokane. The settlement here was small but gave indications of rapid growth and Mr. Wiscombe began work at the carpenter's trade, which he followed as a contractor and builder for twenty years. He erected the first planing mill ever built in Spokane and his wife established the first millinery store of the city. He also built the first street railway and laid the first iron rails ever put down here, beginning the work on Hemlock street in Browne's addition and extending to Wall street, then known as Mill street. This was a horse car line, standard gauge, the franchise being owned by J. J. Browne, A. M. Cannon and A. J. Ross, while Mr. Wiscombe was suj>erintendent in full charge.

In a number of local offices Mr. Wiscombe has proven his worth and ability. The first office to which he was called was that of member of the first board of public works under Mayor Fotheringham. In the fall of 1891 he was elected city treasurer on the republican ticket, retiring at the end of the term but was reelected a year later - in 1893. The first year he put up a seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar bond, the largest personal bond ever given by an individual in Spokane up to that time. This was during the great reconstruction period following the fire. Following his retirement from the treasurer's office he was appointed a member of the board of public works by Mayor Belt and served in that capacity for three years. He next went to Marshall, where he purchased the Marshall Flour Mill, which he owned for several years, selling out about 1899. He then turned his attention to the feed business, in which he was engaged, entering that field of trade in connection with W. E. Pierce under the firm name of Pierce & Wiscombe. Later he Was a partner in the firm of P. Morrison & Company. His attention is now confined solely to a wholesale hay and grain business and during the p>ast eight years he has limited his operations exclusively to the coast, finding a ready market on the seaboard for all that he handles. In earlier days he was a director of the Exchange National Bank when it was organized, taking ten thousand dollars worth of stock in the bank.

Mr. Wiscombe has always given his political allegiance to the republican party and has attended nearly all the city, county and state conventions during his resi- dence in Spokane. He has also served as a member of the city and county central committees and was formerly very actively interested in politics. For forty years he has been a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, has held every state office within its gift and is now a retired department commander of Washington, having retired at Wenatchee in June, 1911. He also belongs to the Masonic fratemify, holding membership in Spokane Lodge, No. 84, F. & A. M.; Cataract Commandery. No. 8, K. T.; and El Katif Temple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. In the blue lodge he has held several of the offices. He likewise belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, in which he has filled all of the chairs, including that of master workman. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Order of the Eastern Star, of which Mrs. Wiscombe is a past matron and an active worker. Mr. Wiscombe belongs to the Pioneer Society of Spokane and both he and his wife are numbered among the early and honored residents of the dty, the growth and development of which, they have witnessed almost from the period of its earliest inception. Their acquaintance is wide, their friends are many and the part which they have taken in the upbuilding of the city entitles them to more than passing recognition.

Charles H. Arnold

Charles H. Arnold, who is residing on his ranch near Loon Lake, Washington, was bom in Augusta, Maine, on the 25th of December, 1847, his parents being John and Alameda (Butts) Arnold, the former of whom passed away in 1881 and the latter in 1900. The father was a prominent citizen of Augusta, Maine, and was affiliated with the First Republican Club when James G. Blaine was one of the foremost- statesmen of the United States.

Charles H. Arnold acquired his education in the common schools of Augusta and subsequently attended the Dirego Business College until he was seventeen years of age, when he served in Company E, Fourteenth Maine Volunteers. He was mustered out at Darien, Georgia, on September 15, 1865. At that time he removed to Fort Benton, Montana, and accepted employment with the Northwest Fur Company. After a short time he gave up this position and for the following year was engaged in mining in that state, after which he removed to Colorado and started a trading post with the Ute Indians on Bear river, near Elkhead. He remained in that locality until 1873, when he went over into Nevada and for a year was employed in the mines of that state before he went farther west to California, where he worked on a railroad until 1879. In that year he came to the state of Washington and was employed by Sprague & Fairweather, merchants of Ainsworth, for whom he had charge of the commissaries in various railroad construction camps. He remained in this position until the Northern Pacific Railway was completed as far as Cheney, when he took up the handling of frei^t from Cheney to Spokane and transported the Spokane Chronicle into Spokane and also the dynamite that was used for the Northern Pacific. This latter was an undertaking which called for considerable pluck, and many others had previously refused to do it. About this time he took up a preemption claim on the Little Spokane river and after having proved it up disposed of it and re- moved to Loon Lake, where he purchased a half section of railroad land, which he still owns. In addition to his property holdings for personal cultivation he also has a one-fourth interest in the Loon Lake Improvement Company, of which he is vice president.

On September 13, 1880, Mr. Arnold was married to Miss Laura E. Dyer, of Spokane Falls, and they are the parents of four children: John H.; Charles F.; Ralph R., who married Gertrude Smith; and Earl Edwin. In politics Mr. Arnold gives his support to the democratic party. He was the first postmaster of Loon Lake and because of his interest in the educational development of the district served as school director for many years. Because of personal prejudices and beliefs he does not hold membership in secret societies or social organizations. He is justly accorded a place among the prominent representative citizens of Loon Lake, for he belongs to that class of men whose enterprising spirit is used not ' only for their own benefit but also for the general good and public prosperity.

Grenville Holbrook

In the later years of his life Grenville Holbrook was a resident of Spokane and prior to 1899 was well known in the Inland Empire because of his active operations in real estate and in banking, in which connections he bore an untarnished reputation, his business ability and sagacity being supplemented by unassailable integrity. In the year 1863 his parents, Jesse and Mary Ann (Holbrook) Holbrodc, crossed the plains from Kentucky, their son Grenville being at that time a youth of thirteen years. The other member of the family was a second son, Glidden Holbrook, then eleven years of age, who afterward followed his older brother to Whitman county and was drowned in Clearwater river while on a prospecting trip in 1894. While enroute for the northwest the family were stricken with smallpox, the grandmother becoming totally blind as a result of the disease. She is still living, making her home near Vancouver, Washington. The father, Jesse Holbrook, passed away in 1891.

The family residence was first established on a farm near Vancouver, Washington, but when nineteen years of age Grenville Holbrook went to Walla Walla and was employed by former United States Senator Ankeny. In 1870 he removed to Whitman county and engaged in sheep-raising on what is known as Union Flats, following that pursuit for a number of years. He sold out for about twenty thousand dollars and the money was all paid over in cash, the transaction taking place in the open right under the trees on the ranch. In 1880 he established his home at Colfax and two years later formed a partnership with Alfred Coolidge for the establishment of the Second National Bank of Colfax, of which he continued as a director for a number of years. The other incorporators were Messrs. Bragg, Holbrook, Wade and McClaine, the last named now the president of the Traders National Bank of Spokane. After the bank was opened and the business placed upon a substantial basis, Mr. Holbrook turned his attention to still other interests, purchasing the H. H. Warner mill of Colfax, which he operated for a time and then sold. He removed to Garfield, Whitman county, in 1884, and with Mr. Coolidge organized the Bank of Garfield, of which the latter became president while Mr. Holbrook accepted the position of vice president. Moreover, they dealt extensively in real estate, having secured some three thousand acres of land, and in this undertaking they were also associated with the Hon. J. C. Lawrence. At length their land was placed upon the market and sold and the year 1897 witnessed their extensive operations in the Republic mining camp. From 1899 until 1903 Mr. Holbrook made his home in Spokane but in his later years traveled quite largely, making several trips to Mexico where on one occasion he was received by President Diaz. He was heavily interested in the first sugar refinery that was ever built in Mexico and that his investments were always judiciously made is 'indicated by the success which ultimately crowned his labors, bringing him to a creditable position in the ranks of those whose labors won for them a fortune. He was the founder of Kendrick, Idaho, and there contracted to build the railroad and bought the right-of-way through several towns for the Northern Padiic.

On the 12th of April, 1874, in Colfax, Mr. Holbrook was married to Miss Letitia Ensley, who died there February 8, 1879, and was the first person buried in Johnson cemetery just outside of Colfax. Her parents had been the first to bring stock to Whitman county. Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook had two children: George E., now living in Spokane; and Elizabeth Grace, the wife of Ralph B. Sells, of this dty. In 1889 Mr. Holbrook married Miss Jessie Ward of Vancouver, Washington, and to them were bom three children: Myrtle, who married Allen E. Ranson, an electrical engineer, and they now reside in Seattle; Noah N.; and Earl.

Mr. Holbrook always voted with the democratic party and was prominent as one of its counselors but never sought the rewards of office in recognition of party fealty. His name certainly deserves a place ^uppn .the. pages -of- Washington's history as one, whose residence in the state dtltes^from 19^8 hAA who was, moreover, a pioneer of the Inland Empire. He died ';biii MSi^ ^, IvOOyhAd was laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery. He not only saW. an opportunity for 4 establishing good business enterprises but utilized such opportunities *fof "tht l?enefit of the public as well as for himself. He sustained an 0&viable ^reputation in business circles, his enterprise and reliability commanding him uniform confidence and high regard.

Hon. Warren W. Tolman

The work of Hon. Warren W. Tolman in connection with securing the passage of the railroad commission bill would alone entitle him to representation in this volume as a citizen whose labors have been of direct and substantial benefit to Spokane and the state. In other connections, however, he is almost equally well known and now enjoys a large clientage as an able attorney practicing before the Spokane bar. He was born in Kendall county, Illinois, December 7, 1861, his parents being Charles W. and Sarah (Haigh) Tolman, of that county. The father was a prosperous farmer of Illinois and, spending his youthful days in his parents' home, Warren W. Tolman was accorded the usual educational privileges of a farmer's son of that day. He pursued his early studies in the district schools and the high school in Aurora, Illinois, and afterward attended the Northwestern University of Chicago, where he obtained his legal education. He was graduated in

1887. after which he was admitted to the bar and at once entered upon the practice of law in Chicago, where he remained for about ^ve years, or until 1892, when, thinking that a change of climate might prove beneficial to his wife's health, he came to Spokane. In the intervening period, covering nearly twenty years, he has practiced his profession here and his ability as a lawyer is widely recognized.

His professional standing is evidenced by a substantial practice which continues to grow from year to year, and is further manifest in the fact that, in 1906, without any effort or solicitation upon his part, and in fact, over his protest and in his absence, the democratic state convention nominated him for judge of the supreme court. He was not elected because his party was in the minority, but he led the whole democratic state ticket in the number of votes received in every quarter of the state and this too, after a campaign in which he never attended a meeting, solicited a vote, contributed a cent, or even left his office to take any part, and, in fact, he effaced himself entirely as far as the campaign was concerned and the vote came wholly without effort or solicitation on his part. That the democrats of the state did not feel that they were mistaken in making the nomination was evidenced four years later, when, in 1910, he was again made their nominee for the same office and also by the state convention of a non-partisan judiciary league. Ajgain on election day he made a creditable ishowing.

In 1900 Mr. Tolman was elected to the state senate from the old third senatorial district, overcoming what was considered a sure republican majority of considerable magnitude and running many votes ahead of the democratic state and national ticket in the district. Almost from the beginning of the legislative session of 1901 he was the recognized floor leader of the minority in the state senate; in fact, was made chairman of the democratic caucus of both houses, chairman of the eastern Washington caucus of both parties and both houses and in many ways was singularly honored, not only by democrats but by republicans as well. When the legislature convened there had been no general agitation for a railroad commission law. In eastern Washington there was a strong sentiment for a maximum freight law reducing the freight on wheat from eastern Washington to tide water. Upon studying the question as to what should be named as a maximum charge for hauling wheat, Mr. Tolman became convinced that no member of the legislature, in a short session of sixty days, could determine what would be a just charge for such services. He, therefore, conceived the idea of a railroad commission. At the beginning of the session the republican leaders, led by Lieutenant Governor Mc- Bride as president of the senate, also introduced a railroad commission bill which had various good features, but was indefensible from the standpoint of providing that the railroad commissions should be appointed by a board consisting of the governor, who was then a democrat, the lieutenant governor, and the state auditor, both of whom were republicans, or a majority of them; thus taking the appointive power away from the democratic governor and placing it in the hands of the lieutenant governor and the state auditor for political purposes. The democrats being in a minority, Mr. Tolman could not rally enough support for his bill to insure its passage. He, therefore, conducted an aggressive fight to amend the republican measure, known as the "Preston Bill," by striking out the offensive feature with reference to the appointment and substituting a provision vesting the power of appointment in the governor, where it belonged. His fight along those lines created a great deal of comment and newspaper discussion and met with

^neral approval throughout eastern Washington, from democrats and republicans alike^ but for political reasons it failed of success. He then showed his good faith in the advocacy of a railroad commission by voting for the republican bill, rallying most of the democrats in the legislature to its support with the avowed purpose, if it became & law, of later procuring an amendment of the offensive section. However, the republican measure was defeated- and Mr. Tolman's bill was brought on for consideration. Most of the republicans who had supported the Preston Bill rallied to the support of his bill, but unfortunately it was defeated by practically the same vote.

Another matter of general public interest in the 1901 session in which Mr. Tolman took part and which won favorable comment from the press of Washington and neighboring states, was the legislative reapportionment act. At the beginning of the session the republicans introduced a bill for the apportionment of the state into legislative districts, which was a mere skeleton. From time to time thereafter the\' caucused until they agreed upon the details of the bill and signed up twothirds of the legislators in both the senate and house to pass the bill, and to i>as8 it over the governor's veto if necessary. The result of the republican caucus was presented to the state senate at the hour of convening one morning, with a report from the committee recommending that it be made a special order of business for thirty minutes later, and be considered until passed, to the exclusion of other business. Mr. Tolman took the floor in opposition to this committee report, although two-thirds of the senate, being the republican members, were pledged in writing to pass the bill. He succeeded by a straightforward appeal to their sense of fair play, in gaining twenty-four hours in which to prepare his points in opposition to the bill. The next day when it came on for final action he spoke from the time of convening at 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with only thirty minutes for luncheon and that, too, after the senate, about noon, brought in a rule forbidding further debate. He offered a minority report for the recommitment of the bill to the committee; offered a substitute for the bill; and then, one by one, offered a hundred and thirty-six different amendments to the bill, each one of which was germane; and in l)rivate conversation by the opposition, his points were all admitted to be well taken. His fight on that occasion was so conducted as to bring him the good will and admiration of his opponents, the congratulations of most of those who witnessed it and favorable newspaper comment throughout the state.

In the session of 1903 the fight for a railroad commission was renewed. Prior to this. Governor Rodgers (democrat) had died and had been succeeded by Governor McBride (republican). Therefore, at the opening of the next legislative session there was no opposition on the part of the republicans to a railroad commission bill, which provided for the vesting of the appointive power in the governor. On the opening day of the session Mr. Tolman introduced the railroad commission till and a bill providing for the reduction of rates on the Spokane Falls & Northern Railroad. These measures were referred to the railroad committee, of which he was made a member, and which finally made an adverse report. The bill was brought on for hearing in the senate and a long and exhaustive debate ensued, participated in by many men who have since become famous in the history of the state. As the author of the bill, as well as the recognized floor leader, not alone of the democratic party, but of the railroad commission forces, Mr. Tolman opened and closed the debate. The bill was again defeated but the public sentiment which was aroused through these proceedings led to the passage of an almost identical bill in 1905.

In the session of 1903 Mr. Tolman was nominated by his party for president of the senate and received the democratic vote. Many measures of importance were considered during that session^ including what become known as the Anti- Gambling law. This measure had passed the house and was made a special order on the senate calendar for a day. Two hours before the time fixed for the hearing of this measure word was brought Mr. Tolman that the opposition to the bill had not succeeded in getting a sufficient financial contribution from the gambling interests, and that they would endeavor to postpK>ne the hearing for a week or more, in order to enable the gambling interests to raise a corruption fund to be used to defeat the bill. When the motion was made to postpone the hearing of the measure, Mr. Tolman raised the point of order that to change the regular order of business required a two-thirds vote. The chair held with him and because those seeking to delay the hearing had not anticipated the point and, therefore, had not provided against it, they were unable to postpone the bill by the two-thirds vote and the matter came on for immediate hearing. The bill was passed and became a law and Mr. Tolman's action probably saved the gambling fraternity of the state a matter of fifty thousand dollars, and prevented the flagrant corruption of members of the legislature, which had so often been seen prior to that time. He also secured the passage of the law, which all now agree to be just and salutary, and in all probability, if the delay had occurred, the bill would have been defeated.

When a new point involving parliamentry law was to be presented, Mr. Tolman was always consulted and usually led the fight on one side or the other, and was recognized as one of the best parliamentarians in the senate. At the close of his term he was not a. candidate for reelection, because his business demanded attention and he felt he could no longer serve the public at a loss. He also felt that he had been a reformer at a time when reform was unpopular, and had done his share. Moreover, he felt there was no need for him to longer sacrifice himself, for reformers sprang up on every side, following the public sentiment created by his course. In 1904 when Governor McBride was defeated for the republican nomination there was a strong and state-wide demand for his nomination for governor by the democratic party. Undoubtedly he could have won the nomination and very likely the election had he used any effort to obtain it, but he always maintained the position that the office should seek the man and, unless absolutely drafted for public service, would prefer to continue in the practice of his profession. Many, however, contend that had he become the democratic nominee he would have been elected and the history of the state would have been changed.

Local interests also have profited by his cooperation and for three years, from 1903 until 1906, he was a member of the Spokane school board. In 1904 he was made a member of the Washington state commission to the St. Louis exposition and was one of the men appointed by Governor Rodgers to go to Portland and confer with the Oregon commission concerning the completion of plans for the exposition to be held in the Rose city in 1905. It was he who first suggested the name of the Lewis and Clarke exposition and in a more or less prominent way he aided in making that an important interest to draw men to the northwest. In politics he has ever been an unfaltering democrat and has frequently been men- tioned at the state conventions of his party as a candidate for governor. His ambition^ however, is not in that line. He is a man of quiet taste who shuns notoriety, yet he has the happy faculty of making and retaining friends.

On the 30th of April, 1889, Mr. Tolman was married in Chicago to Miss Maude Ingersoll, a daughter of Durham Ingersoll, of that city. Their iivo children are Leland Ingersoll and Margaret Ainley. Mr. Tolman belongs to Spokane Lodge, No. 34, F. & A. M., but has never been a club man. In his profession he dislpays much natural ability but is withal a hard student and is never content until he has mastered every detail of his cases. He believes in the maxim "there is no excellence without labor" and follows it closely. He has ever manifested hearty concern for the public welfare and has been helpful in bringing about the purifying and wholesome reforms which have been gradually growing in the political, municipal and social life of the city. He prefers a quiet place in the background to the glamour of publicity, but his rare aptitude and ability in achieving results make him constantly sought and often bring him into prominence from which he would naturally shrink were less desirable ends in view.

William Henry Larkin

William Henry Larkin, who is engaged in buying stock with headquarters at No. 840 Fortyxsecond street, southeast, Portland, is a native of this state, his birth having occurred on the 23d of June, 1864. He is a son of Perry and Mary (Cairns) Larkin, the father a native of Iowa and the mother of Illinois. They were among the early pioneers to the northwest, having crossed the plains to Oregon with an ox team in 1852, and here endured all the hardships and privations incident to life on the frontier.

The early years of William Henry Larkin were passed amid the pioneer conditions that yet prevailed in this section, and at the age of eleven years he began assisting his father with the cultivation of the home ranch. There he acquired his early knowledge of the stock business and was given the benefit of a commonschool education. In 1887, he went to Garfield, Whitman county, and invested what capital he possessed in one hundred and sixty acres of land. Here he assiduously applied himself to agricultural pursuits until 1895, but during that time he also engaged in the grain and butcher business and in 1891 he was employed on the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1895, he withdrew from agricultural activities and removed to Colfax, where he secured employment in a butcher shop, but he subsequently engaged in stock-buying. He first became identified with the latter business about 1903, and a short time prior to this he had purchased two hundred and forty acres of land south of Colfax, that he cultivated in connection with his stock business. In 1908 he again became identified with the meat business in Colfax by the establishment of a market of his own, that he operated for two years. At the end of that period he went to Portland to engage in stock-buying in connection with the Union Stock Yards of that city. Mr. Larkin's thorough familiarity with every branch of the meat and stock business well qualified him for the work he is now doing, and has unquestionably been a dominant factor in his success, as he is an excellent judge of stock and a shrewd buyer and can readily dispose of a large amount of business in an increditably short time.

In Colfax, in November, 1887, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Larkin and Miss Flora A. Dicus, a native of Iowa and a daughter of Jacob and Charity (Griffin) Dicus, the father a native of Ohio and the mother of Canada. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin numbers ten, as follows: Stella, the wife of W. E. Nelson, of Portland; Claude A., a resident of this state, who married Miss Ida Daughtry; Benjamin J. and Clarence of Portland; and Blanche, Goldie, Wayne, Kenneth, Jack and Max, all of whom are living at home.

Mr. Larkin is a member of Colfax Lodge, No. 14, I. O .0. F., and he also . belongs to the Artisans of Colfax and the Woodmen of the World. His political allegiance has always been given to the democratic party, but he has never held any office save that of school director. He is well known in Whitman county, particularly in Colfax, where he has always conducted his transactions in a manner to entitle him to the respect and esteem of his fellow townsmen.

The part which Frank T. McCollough has taken in the upbuilding of Spokane deserves mention in the history of this city, for he was prominently connected with James Hill, the railroad magnate, and his interests, having charge of the donations and money which secured the right-of-way for the Great Northern Railroad through the city. In the real-estate field his operations have also been notable for he has platted and put upon the market some valuable additions and has also taken an active part in the social life of the city. Mr. McCollough was bom August 30, 1868, in Flora, Illinois, and was one of the six children of W. G. and Orinda J. (Notestine) McCollough. The former was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and is of Scotch descent, his ancestors having been numbered among the early New England settlers whose arrival in America antedated the Revolutionary war. W. G. McCollough became a soldier of the Mexican war and during his business life was largely connected with railroad interests. His wife, who was bom in Pennsylvania, was the daughter of a Civil war veteran who served as cai>tain of an Ohio comj>any. She, too, belongs to a family that was represented in the war for independence and she comes of German lineage. She is now living in Illinois but her husband passed away in 1896. The two daughters of the family are: Ella, the wife of W. S. Glover, in railroad service in Illinois; and Tinnie, who is the widow of J. C. Condit, and resides in Beardstown, Illinois.

Frank T. McCollough was educated in the public schools of his native state and at a very early age started out in life, becoming telegraph operator when a boy of twelve years. He served at different places between Vincennes, Indiana, and St. Louis, Missouri, and worked his way upward through various promotions until at the age of eighteen years he was filling the responsible position of train dispatcher. In 1889 he came to Spokane to enter the Washington Savings Bank but about that time the memorable fire occurred and destroyed the plans of the institution. He then entered the Spokane National Bank but in 1890 withdrew to form a partnership with L. C. Dillman, in the real-estate business under the firm name of L. C. Dillman & Company^ which connection was continued until 1897. At all times he watched with interest the progress of events and the trend of the times^ haying faith in the future of this section and supporting its interests with enthusiasm. In the meantime the Hill roads were being instituted in this district and Mr. Hill came to Spokane, the city giving him the right-of-way for Bve miles through its territory, the property being valued at that time from a half to three-quarters of a million dollars. A citizens* committee made Mr. McCoUough its secretary and as such he had charge of the money and donations and also of securing the right-of-way through the dty. At that time the overland train tonnage was four hundred and eighty-three and Mr. Hill stated that he would have engines to haul twelve hundred tons or more. This seemed an increditable statement at the time but with his characteristic foresight the railroad magnate saw far into the future and now has engines hauling trains of eighteen hundred tons. It was in 1896 that Mr. Hill was in Spokane, at which time he made his headquarters at Mr. McCollough's office.

The latter continued in the real-estate business until 1898 and his efforts proved an important factor in the development of this city. He put upon the market the River Front addition and Cliff Park addition, and in the former sold in eight months property to the value of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. He then purchased from the Northern Pacific Railroad the Cliff Park addition and began its development. His firm paid a subscription of fifty-five thousand dollars for tiie cable railroad to that addition. It was a part of the -Spokane street railway system and is now owned by the Washing^n W^ter * ?b Wei"' C^ompany . Henry L. Wilson, now United States Ambassador to Mexicj), Wiis^ 'i^mirril^'" knd Mr. McCollough a member of the committee which secured jone thousand acres for a post site, and Daniel Lamont, then secretary of war, dqclared''^eir*hfe came to Spokane that it was the most beautiful site for an army poBt-ni"tiie"*UlIited^^ates, outside of West Point, In 1898 Mr. McCollough turned his attention to the laundry business in which he has since been engaged, organizing the Crystal Laundry Company of which he is the secretary and treasurer. They conduct the largest laundry business in this city and have in connection therewith a dry-cleaning plant. Their business is located on the Spokane river and their plant represents an outlay of over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, comparing most favorably with many of the best laundries of tiie larger cities. D. R. McClure is the president of the firm but Mr. McCollough as secretary and treasurer is in a large measure managing the business. For many years he has been affiliated with the Old National Bank as a stockholder and is one of the owners of the Old National Bank building and a stockholder in the Union Trust Company and the Union Surety Company.

acre, investing the proceeds in two hundred and forty acres, in Little Spokane. At present they have a very fine club house and the organization owns its own water supply and sewage system^ while the total improvements on this property Aggregate one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. Their building is one hundred and seventy^five feet long, was constructed to accommodate five hundred members, has thirty-two sleeping apartments and is altogether one of the handsomest club houses in the country, pleasantly situated just eight miles north from Riverside and Howard streets. With the exception of a single year Mr. McCollou^ has continuously served on the board of directors since the dub was organized and ii now secretary and treasurer.

Mr. McCoUough's activity in club and social circles has made him very widely life member of the Spokane Athletic Club and a charter member of the Coeor d'Alene Boat Club. He likewise belongs to Spokane Lodge, No. 74, F. & A. M., is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association and a leading representative of the Chamber of Commerce, having served many times on its important committees. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party and his military experience came to him as lieutenant of the Governor's Guard under Govenu^ Richard Oglesby, of Illinois. He was held - with his company in the armory for three days preparatory to being called out for duty at the time of the Haymarket riots in Chicago.

Mr. McCollough was married in Spokane, November 14, 1889, to Miss Mary A. Wolgamot, a daughter of John F. Wolgamot, connected with mining interests in the northwest. His friends find him a genial, courteous and obliging gentleman. It would be difficult to place a limit upon the influence of his activities along busi*^ ness and social lines. He is well fitted by nature for leadership for his judgment is sound, his sense of justice keen and his spirit always stimulated by progressiveness. These qualities have placed him where he is today - in a prominent [)osition in the business and club life of Spokane.

Theodore Scholer

Theodore Scholer, who is at present chief engineer at the state hospital for the insane at Medical Lake, Washington, was born in Germany, January 27, 1859, his parents being John Jacob and Johanna (Wagoner) Scholer, who died in 1895 and 1902 respectively. Coming to this country in his youth Theodore Scholer completed his education in the country schools of Minnesota. After he was seventeen years of age he put aside his text-books and started upon an independent career by learning the blacksmith's trade in Wabasha, Minnesota. He followed this trade for two winters, at the same time engaging in farming during the summer months. Subsequently he removed to Reeds Landing, Minnesota, where he operated a blacksmith shop for two winters and after that, in 1882, came to Medical Lake. After opening a blacksmith shop here and conducting it for seven years he obtained the position as second engineer in the state hospital. So efficient was he in his duties that after eight months he was promoted to chief engineer, a position he held for six and one half years. Subsequently he was given charge of the electric light plant in Cheney, and after eight months of satisfactory ser?- ice there engaged in the sawmill business at Clear Lake and Shock Canyon. For four years he was engaged in this enterprise and won the success which was due his energy^ industry and ability. After disposing of that business he returned again to the state hospital at Medical Lake^ and has since served as its chief engineer. Although he has devoted the greater part of his time along mechanical lines he has still found opportunity to manage five acres of irrigated land near Lewiston^ Idaho^ in which enterprise he has met with as large a measure of success as in his previous undertakings.

On the 8th of April^ 1888^ Theodore Scholer was married to Effie Messinger^ the daughter of Henry and Amelia Messinger, of Fairview. They have become the {>arents of eight children: George^ who married Esther Greenwood; Elmer^ who married Enmia Starkey; Ethel^ who became the wife of Frank White; Alta, who married Fred Grub; Earl^ who is exchange teller in the Old National Bank of Spokane; and Herbert^ Rosella and Raymond^ all attending school.

In politics Mr. Scholer has given his active support to the republican party^ and has shown great interest in promoting its measures. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows^ of the Knights of Maccabees and of the Modem Woodmen of America. In religious faith he is a Congregationalist^ holding membership in the Congregational church of Medical Lake. Of the many men Germany has furnished to Spokane county none has displayed the salient characteristics of the Teutonic race - thrifty industry and progress - more genuinely than has Theodore Scholer. What he owns today and what qualifications he has for mechanical positions have all been brought about by his own efforts^ and he stands as one of the prominent and respected citizens in his community.

Robert Richard McCorkell^ who is engaged in breeding fine horses at Medical Lake, was bom in Jones county^ lowa^ April SO, 1861. His parents^ Joseph and Mary Jane (Moore) McCorkell, were among the early settlers in that state^ arriving there in 1841. The father's death occurred in 1910 but Mrs. McCorkell is still living.

Robert R. McCorkell acquired his education in the public schools of Des Moines^ and was graduated from the high school of that city in 1882. Recognizing the wealth of resources in the soil of the west^ and having the energy and ambition to enter a career in which he could succeed and win both material gain and personal satisfaction^ he engaged in farming in his native state. After following this for three years he entered the grain business at Westfield^ lowa^ and three years later removed to Akron^ lowa^ where he was in business until 1908. In that year he came to Medical Lake and is now successfully engaged in breeding fine horses^ this being an occupation which brings ample reward in a growing and rich country.

On the 18th of July^ 1892^ Mr. McCorkell married Miss Katherine DeuU of Akron^ Iowa. Mrs. McCorkell spent the greater part of her life before her marriage acquiring an education^ first in the public schools of New York^ then in the University of South Dakota from which institution she was graduated^ and finally as a student at Cornell University. To Mr. and Mrs. McCorkell three children have been born: Roberta May and Bemice E.^ both students at Medical Lake high school^ and Grace Irene^ deceased.

Mr. McCorkell gives his political support to the democratic party, and has throughout his life been active in its circles. He has held the position of town clerk for ^ve years and served as councilman for several terms. Fraternally he is associated with the Masonic order, being a member of the blue lodge. No. 102, A. F. Sc A. M., having served as its secretary for four years, in Freedom Lodge, No. 434, Iowa, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias, of whidi organisation he is past chancellor. He also holds membership in the M. B. A., and the American Yeomen. He is a man of unusual ability, and industry, and these qualities are making him one of the prominent citizens of his community.

Lewis Cass Crow

Lewis Cass Crow, one of the well known farmers of Whitman county, now residing in Pullman, is president of the Washington and Idaho State Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union, for which position he is well qualified and is discharging his duties with efficiency. He was bom in Indiana on the 8d of November, 1851, and is a son of Malcolm M. and Elizabeth (Clem) Crow, the father a native of Virginia and the mother of Kentucky. Malcolm M. Crow crossed the plains with his wife and family in 1858, locating in the Willamette valley, Oregon. He subsequently took up a donation claim of three hundred and twenty acres in Lane county, that state, devoting his energies to its further development and cultivation for many year;?.