Spokane, Washington - History, 1912 (part 16 of 22)

John D. Hanly

John D. Hanly is one of the younger business men of ColviUe but his years do not seem a bar to his progress, as he has already made rapid advancement and' is now active in control of important commercial and industrial interests of the town. He was here bom November 30, 1888, the son of Mrs. Netta Hanly, and in the public schools of this place and the high school of San Diego, California, he pursued his education. He first worked with the Great Northern engineers on the Victoria, Vancouver & Eastern Line in British Columbia for six months and was afterward with the Nickel Plate mine at Hadley, British Columbia. Subsequently he secured a position as sampler in the stamp mills and later entered the assay office. All of his varied business connections brought him wider experience and developed his powers so that his efficiency continued to increase. From British Columbia he went to San Diego, California, where he paid a visit to his mother and thence proceeded to Morenci, Arizona, where he worked for the Detroit Mining Company for a year and a half, acting as timekeeper and running the ore trains. He was afterward at Le Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, where he had charge of about one hundred and seventy-five Mexicans. While there he had trouble with the natives, who at two different times tried to run the American miners across the line, attempting to thus tie up the work. They burned the lumberyards and killed ^ye or six Americans. When the first attack was made Mr. Hanly went to the top of a hill, with others, and from there threw djmamite with short fuses among the Mexicans, which stopped further trouble, but about twentyfive of them were killed before they were willing to quit. Later on the Arizona Rangers, the Rurales and about six himdred miners from Bisbee came in to help subdue the Mexicans.

From La Cananea Mr. Hanly went to Tucson, Arizona, in 1906 and became a fireman on the Southern Pacific Railroad, traveling between that point and Maricopa for one winter. He then went to San Diego, California, where he worked for the Park-Grable Investment Company as foreman and timekeeper for a year. He then proceeded northward to Delta, Idaho, where he became timekeeper for a mining company but later returned to Colville, whei;e he purchased a half-interest in the steam laundry conducted by his half-brother, F. J. Wynne. These two gentlemen have also organized the Old Dominion Ice & Creamery Company for the establishment of an ice and cold storage plant and expect to erect a building twenty-five by eighty feet. The company is capitalized for twenty-five thousand dollars and its ofiicers are: F. J. Wynne, president; J. A. Rochford, vice president; J. D. Hanly, secretary-treasurer; and W. A. Acorn, manager. Their plant will be ready for operation in April, 1912.

While in Morenci Mr. Hanly was a member of the Second Territorial Cavalry Troop of the National Guard of Arizona and after serving for one year was honorably discharged. He holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America, and he gives his political allegiance to the republican party. On the 15th of January, 1911, he was appointed deputy sheriff and is now serving in that office. While in Arizona with the Detroit Mining Company he was field deputy sheriff. He has always been interested in athletics and while in Portland was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club. He has been captain of football and athletic clubs wherever he has been and put up the first game of football north of Spokane. He is a progressive and enterprising young man, wide-awake and thoroughly alert, who enters heartily into everything which he undertakes and accomplishes that to which he sets his hand. Colville regards him as a valuable addition to her citizenship.

Probably no one citizen has been more prominent or influential in the commercial development of Reardan than the late M. F. Moriarty, who had been successfully identified with the business interests of the town for nineteen years at the time of his death and had contributed largely toward the financial success of various local enterprises. He was born in Fillmore county, Minnesota, on the 10th of June, 1857, and was a son of Florenze and Mary (Pierce) Moriarty, both natives of County Kerry, Ireland. The father engaged in railroad contracting in Minnesota during the early years of his residence in this country, but he subsequently turned his attention to agricultural pursuits.

Reared in a home of moderate circumstances, M. F. Moriarty was given but meager opportunities for learning during his boyhood and youth, his education being confined to the course provided by the district school. On the 20th of May, 1 889, he came to the northwest, first locating in Spokane. A few months later he went to Deep Creek, where he remained for about a year. In the fall of 1890 he bought grain for a short time at Mondovi, where by his generosity, his openhearted and strictly honest business methods he formed lasting friendships among the tillers of the soil. From there he came to Reardan, thereafter making this city his home. At that time he was a grain buyer for the Northern Pacific Elevator Company, but he subsequently left their employ and engaged in the mercantile business in this city. He was a man of tireless energy and applied himself to anything he undertook with that earnestness of purpose that invariably wins success by reason of its unceasing persistence. His undertakings were always characterized by keen discernment and excellent judgment^ and he never went into any enterprise^ without planning definitely his course of action^ carefully considering every possible issue^ and as a result he prospered and became known as one of the most capable and efficient business men not only of Reardan but of Lincoln county. In 1899 he became associated with J. K. Smith and others in the Washington Grain & Milling Company^ of which firm he was president and manager. This likewise proved to be a very profitable enterprise, owing to the judicious management and sagacity Mr. Moriarty exercised in expanding its interests. In 1902^ he and his associates further extended the scope of their activities by purchasing a controllings interest in the Reardan Exchange Bank of Reardan, of which Mr. Moriarty was president until his death. It is largely due to his capable guidance of its affairs as well as his foresight and discretion that this institution is now numbered among the well established and stable banks of the county.

On the 18th of May, 1891, Mr. Moriarty was united in marriage to Miss May Morton, a daughter of Elias and Elizabeth (Van Eman) Morton, natives of Lawrence county, Pennsylvania. The father was a shoemaker by trade, but the latter years of his life were entirely devoted to agricultural pursuits. Two children were bom to Mr. and Mrs. Moriarty, Ella M. and Francis F., who have not yet completed their education.

Mr. Moriarty was a communicant of the Roman Catholic church. His fraternal relations were confined to his membershipK Id ib^ .Woodmen of the World and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. : Iii *'p44i tics he , was. .a democrat and had the distinction of being Reardan's first tnayor in which cap>ficity he served for two terms, manifesting in the discharge off his- public .4uties the same promptness, unswerving purpose and fidelity to the^..tt(^.t^<t!^^4A'him that characterized his business transactions. During Cleveland's last administration Mr. Moriarty also served as postmaster.

He was a most unusual man and possessed many rare qualities, not least of which was his democratic spirit and sympathetic understanding that made him the friend of all. He was as ready to rejoice over the successes of his friends as to sympathize at their misfortunes and was at all times ready to lend aid to the unfortunate. There passed before his bier a strange assemblage composed of day laborers and bankers, representatives of large business interests and state legislators, and one and all could relate some little incident of an intimate, personal nature indicative of this man's greatness of heart and magnanimity.

One incident related by a former business associate that illustrates his generous spirit of helpfulness occurred when he was engaged in the grain business. A poor season and hard times had compelled the farmers to dispose of all of thdr wheat in order to provide their families with the actual necessities of life, so when the planting season came they were without seed. In their need they sought the keeper of the warehouse, and frankly stated their circumstances asking him to extend them credit for the grain they needed to plant their fields. The manager laid the matter before Mr. Moriarty, asking what he should do, as the farmers had neither grain nor money and in case of crop failure they might not get their seed back. "WeU," he replied, "their families must live even if we never get the seed back; let them have it."

This man's life and his successes should prove an inspiration and incentive to every young man, who is struggling for recognition, as he was in every sense of the word self-made. The limited advantages afforded him in his early years were never permitted to be a hindrance nor an excuse in his struggle to attain the goal, and his leisure moments were wisely and judiciously spent in reading carefully chosen books. He was a lover of art^ music and literature and availed himself of every opportunity to extend his knowledge and understanding as well as appreciation of the best things the world has to offer along these various lines.

Mr. Moriarty died on June ^S, 1911^ and in speaking of him one of the local papers said: "By his death the people of Reardan have lost a companionable friend and citizen^ one who exerted a valuable influence in building up the town from its pioneer conditions to the prosperous little city it is today. The entire community has lost a firm and loyal neighbor^ and a vacancy is caused which cannot be filled."

James Wesley Mulholland

James Wesley Mulholland, former mayor of Waverly, has been identified with the mining and real-estate activities of Washington for more than a decade. He was born in Bethany^ Illinois^ on the 27th of Aprils 1869^ and is a son of Andrew Jackson and Cynthia A. (Law) Mulholland^ who were among the- early settlers of Illinois. The father^ who has ever championed the cause of freedom^ went to the front during the Civil war as a member of the Forty-first Illinois Infantry.

James Wesley MulhoUand grew to manhood in the town where he was bom, attending the public schools in the acquirement of an education until graduated from the high school in 1889. To better qualify himself for the assumption of the responsibilities of life he supplemented his early education by two years of study in the Wesleyan University at Bloomington^ Illinois. At the expiration of that period he began for himself and being desirous of commencing his career in a country where competition was less keen and the opportunities greater than in the vicinity of his birthplace he came to Washington. Very soon after his arrival he became identified with mining activities and subsequently engaged in the real-estate business also^ his efforts ever since having been directed along these lines. He first located in the Coeur d'Alene country, but after remaining there a short time removed to Mount Hope, where he resided for five years, then came to Waverly. Mr. Mulholland has met with a goodly measure of success in his various undertakings and is now interested in the Jack Waite Mining Company and the Silver Lead Mining Company.

At Rockford, Washington, on the 28th of July, 1897, Mr. Mulholland was united in marriage to Miss Permelia Sims, a daughter of Benjamin and Susan Sims, and imto them have been born three children. Dale, Morris and Dora.

Mr. Mulholland is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic order, having passed through thirty-two degrees of the Scottish rite and being identified with El Katif Shrine at Spokane. He is also an Odd Fellow and has passed through all of the ' chairs and served as a delegate to the Grand Lodge when convened at Vancouver, this state. His political allegiance Mr. Mulholland gives to the republican party and during the period of his residence here has several times been a delegate to the county conventions, while for several years he represented his ward in the city council. He was elected mayor in November^ 1909^ serving until January 1^ 1912. He has ever given much time and attention to promoting the development of both the town and county^ by advancing the interests of its different enterprises through his indorsement of every movement designed to forward the various public utilities.

F. W. Owen

F. W. Owen, manager of the department store of M. E. & E. T. Hay at Wilbur, was bom in Geneseo, Henry county, Illinois, on October 8, 1878. He is a son of Joe W. and Emma Owen, natives of Illinois, where they were also reared and married. They later removed to Clarence, Iowa, and were also residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan, for a time. The father engaged in the newspaper business until 1900, when he came to Spokane, Washington, and became identified with the Big Bend Land Company.

The education of F. W. Owen was obtained in the schools of Clarence, Iowa, and Benton Harbor, Michigan, and also the Commercial College of Onarga, Illinois, which he attended in 1892. In 1901 he came to Wilbur to assume the position of cashier in the large department store of M. E. & E. T. Hay. He was retained in this capacity for one year, and during that time he manifested qualities that enabled his employers to recognize that he was adapted to fill a position of greater trust and responsibility, so they sent him to their branch store at Hartline, as bookkeeper and manager. Five years later he was recalled to Wilbur and was made manager of the local store January 1, 1908, the duties of which he has discharged most efficiently.

On the 1st of January, IQOl, Mr. Owen was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Phillips, a daughter of J. G. Phillips, a prominent fruit man of Benton Harbor, Michigan, and they have become the parents of one son, James.

The family attend the Presbyterian church of which Mr. Owen is treasurer and he also belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is a republican, and at the present time is city clerk. He is never remiss in the duties of citizenship, and takes an active interest in all municipal affairs, and is secretary and an enthusiastic member of the Wilbur Fair Association. Mr. Owen is public-spirited and progressive and can always be depended upon to give his support and cooperation to every movement that will tend to promote the welfare of the community.

Oliver Wendell Newlon

Oliver Wendell Newlon, cashier of the State Bank of Spangle, was bom near Cumberland, Iowa, November 10, 1885, and, although he is a young man and has been identified with important business interests but a few years, he has gained acknowledged standing as highly capable and eminently trustworthy in every relation of life. This position he has attained through the practice of principles of honor and rectitude which were early instilled into his mind and from which he has never departed. He is a son of Robert B. and Mary (Bright) Newlon. The mother died in 1891, when the son Oliver was six years of age, but the father is still living. Mr. Newlon, Sr., demonstrated his love for the republic by enlisting in the Union army and was a faithful soldier during the Rebellion.

In the common schools of Cumberland, Iowa, Oliver W. Newlon received his preliminary education. Later he entered Corning Academy, of Corning, Iowa, and was for two years a student of that institution. In 1903, believing that eastem Washington presented a promising field for a young man desirous of advancing in the world, he came to Spangle and was employed in a mercantile establishment for two summers, attending the Blair Business College at Spokane during the winters. The education along practical business lines which he there secured has been to him of very marked benefit. In February, 1905, having decided to devote his attention to financial affairs, he became connected with the Bank of Si>angle as cashier and in 1906, when the institution became a state bank, was elected cashier, a position which he has continuously held to the entire satisfaction of the patrons. He is a member of the board of directors and has displayed an ability which gives bright promise as to his future.

On the 20th of January, 1910, Mr. Newlon was married to Miss Violet L. Warbis, a daughter of George and Garnet Warbis, of Spokane, and to this union one child, Hilda May, has been bom. Mr. Newlon is a stanch supporter of the principles and candidates of the republican party but not through any desire for public office, as his interest is centered in his family and his business. He is thorough and efficient in whatever he undertakes and possesses the entire confidence of the community and of all with whom he has business or social relations. He is regarded by those who know him best as one who may be relied upon in every emergency to pursue the course that is right and just. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and l^s religious belief is indicated by membership in the Baptist church.

Ignatz Weil

Ignats Weil is one of the those who have been very instrumental in promoting the development of Sandpoint, Idaho, having at all times given his cooperation and indorsement to every progressive movement introduced during the period of his residence in the town. He was bom in the city of Vienna, Austria, in 1858, where he spent the first eighteen years of his life.

Mr. Weil received his education in his native land, where he was also qualified for clerical work, but feeling that he wanted a broader field of activities in 1871 he decided to come to America. Upon his arrival in the United States, he selected the city of San Francisco as his place of residence. There he obtained a position as bookkeeper in a wholesale house, remaining a citizen of the western metropolis until 1882. In the latter year he accepted a position as traveling salesman for a New York city concern, with Helena, Montana, as his headquarters. Having accumulated sufficient capital to embark in business for himself and considering that he had had sufficient experience to enable him to successfully conduct an enterprise, in 1891. Mr. Weil came to Sandpoint and engaged in the mercantile business. He subsequently withdrew from this^ and engaged in the real-estate^ insurance and investment business, which has proven to be a very lucrative undertaking. He has acquired extensive holdings in the property of this vicinity and has done much to advance the development of Sandpoint. Mr. Weil is recognized as a man of clear judgment, foresight and rare business sagacity, who possesses the faculty of carrying to a successful issue anything he may undertake. It remains to him to recognize opportunities that are ignored by the great majority and utilize them to his advantage, his powers of organization and his executive ability proving of inestimable value to him in this direction. He has been the United States commissioner of this district since 1900, and when Bonner county was organized seven years later he was appointed auditor, recorder and clerk of the district court. He is a very capable man and possesses the faculty of being able to adapt himself to any position that may arise or to direct his energies to meet any requirement. Mr. Weil was married in 1886 to Miss Irene Henry, of Kentucky. FraternaUy Mr. Weil is affiliated with the Masonic order. Both he and his wife are very popular and take a prominent part in the social life of the town, the hospitality of their beautiful residence being graciously extended to their large circle of friends.

George E. Rumpf

As postmaster of Clayton and also as an Intelligent and successful citizen, George E. Rumpf is favorably know;n. He is a man of independent character who could make his way in the world almost anywhere, and as he possesses a worthy ambition to carry forward to success any undertaking in which he is interested, he has proved highly useful in establishing new enterprises. He was born at Baraboo, Wisconsin, June 14, 1872, a son of Daniel and Henrietta (Simon) Rumpf. The parents settled in Wisconsin and both are now living. The father served as captain of artillery in the Franco-Prussian war and was the first man to pass through the gates of Paris when the city surrendered in 1871.

George E. Rumpf possessed good advantages of education in the public and high schools of Baraboo graduating from the latter in 1889. Soon afterward he went to Mankato, Minnesota, where he engaged in business for six months. Desiring to see more of the world, he sold out and for three years rode the range for the Horseshoe Bar Cattle Company in Montana. After retiring from the range he served for two years as superintendent of the Montana Stucco Worics at Kibbey, Montana, at the same time hetng interested in mining. Upon leaving Kibbey he traveled through California, Utah and Arizona and spent six months looking for a permanent location. He then visited his old home in Wisconsin, after which he came to Washington and engaged in the mercantile business at Evans until 1907. Once more he returned to Wisconsin and spent six months in that state as traveling representative of a wholesale shoe house. The northwest, however, presented inducements which he could not resist and he came to Stevens county, Washington, and has since made his home at Clayton, filling the position of postmaster and also being engaged in the real-estate and insurance business. He was the organizer and promoter of the Farmers' Cooperative Store at Clayton and also projected and built the Big Foot Valley Telephone Company, which is now in successful operation and has proved of great benefit to the region through which its lines extend. He has for a number of years been connected with mining and is interested in the St. James Consolidated Mining Company of Montana and the North Star Mining Company.

On the 14th of June, 1905, Mr. Rumpf was married at Colville to Miss Beryl Corbell, a daughter of Francis and Minnie Corbell, and they have two children, Carl and Evelyn. Politically Mr. Rumpf is identified with the republican party and gives his earnest adherence to its principles, believing that they are best adapted to the maintenance of popular government. He is now serving as clerk of the school board at Clayton. He is essentially a business man and in the course of an active life has built up an enviable reputation among his associates, at the same time endearing himself to many friends by his genial, social qualities. He takes a great interest in the promotion of agriculture and is now filling the office of secretary of the Grange. Fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, being past master of the blue lodge.

Mrs. Georgiette Murray

Mrs. Georgiette Murray has the distinction of being the only woman connected with real-estate operations in Sp>okane who has an individual business and owns and controls her own office. There are few residents in the northwest who have wider knowledge of property values and of conditions which exist in the real-estate market, and she has negotiated many important property transfers in this part of the northwest. Mrs. Murray is a native of Ohio and a daughter of Adam Kern and Susan B. (Reed) Heinzman, both of whom were natives of Richmond, Virginia. The father was a farmer of German descent and the mother represented an old New England family of English lineage. His death occurred in 1903, while Mrs. Heinzman survived until 1909. In their family were Rve daughters and three sons: Mrs. Lizzie Dodson, now living in Kirksville, Missouri; Mrs. Ella M. Shepherd ; Mrs. Sarah Catherine Platz, of Brashear, Missouri ; Mrs. Maude Custard, of Trenton, Missouri; John M., deceased; C. E., living in Kirksville, Missouri; and S. S., of Mexico.

The other member of the family is Mrs. Murray, who at the age of seventeen began teaching school, which profession she followed for two years. She completed her literary education in the State Normal School of Kirksville, Missouri, and afterward studied osteopathy in the college at that place and practiced for a year in Virginia City, Montana. In 1896 she arrived in Spokane and for thirteen years followed her profession in this city. In 1909, however, she entered the realestate field, forming a partnership with Miss Beth Sherman under the firm name of Murray & Sherman. Two months later Miss Sherman's brother died and she returned to her home, the dissolution of the firm taking place in May, 1909, since which time Mrs. Murray has been alone. She conducts a general real-estate business but specializes in ranch lands. She was reared on a timothy ranch and her early knowledge has made her an authority on ranches devoted to the cultivation of timothy. Her business activities have led to the transfer of many farms and she has also handled considerable city pro|>erty. She displays splendid business ability^ executive force and keen discrimination and is the only woman in Spokane who owns and controls a real-estate office. She likewise has interests in mining properties in Idaho and Washington.

On the 18th of July, 1896, in Montana, she became the wife of Dr. J. H. Murray, a physician, who is now living retired. They have no children of their own but are rearing an adopted son, Casey Murray. Dr. Murray was born and reared in Boston, Massachusetts, and was educated at Harvard, winning his professional degree there. He was a member of the "Kid Glove Regiment" of Boston. His father was at one time a dry-goods merchant of that city but later turned his attention to railroad interests and was one of the men who built the "Live Stock Line" from Chicago to New York. The mother of Dr. Murray belonged to one of the old families - the Symonds - of Boston. At the age of eighty-four years she came to Spokane and on the return trip paid a visit to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, returning home from that point. She died in 1910 at the very venerable age of ninety-four years. She belonged to a family noted for longevity, having a sister who lived to be eighty years of age and another ninety. Dr. Murray is a scholarly gentleman, well versed in his profession, which he practiced successfully for many years.

Mrs. Murray holds membership in the Methodist church and gives her political support to the democratic party. She has a wide acquaintance in both social and business circles of the city and is highly esteemed in each connection. Her success in the latter has given her a unique position in real-estate circles and one of which she has every reason to be proud* ;

Frederidc Charles Henry Bunde, probate judge of Bonner county, has been identified with the business interests of Sandpoint, Idaho, for the past eight years. He was born in the province of Pomerania, Germany, on the 12th of December, 1867, and is a son of Frederick and Tina (Schlatz) Bunde. The parents emigrated to the United States with their family in 1879, locating in Grand Rapids, Wisconsin.

The first twelve years of his life Frederidc Charles Henry Bunde spent in his native land in whose common schools he obtained the greater part of his education, the course therein pursued being supplemented by further study after the family settled in Grand Rapids. When he was little more than a child he laid aside his school books and apprenticed himself to a tailor, following this trade in Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, until 1888; later he removed to various points in Northern Wisconsin and then to the northwest. He first located in Bellingham, Washington, in 1901, where for eighteen months he was engaged in the tailoring business. From there he removed in 1903 to Sandpoint, Idaho, continuing to follow the tailoring business until January 1, 1911, when he withdrew from commercial activities to ent.er upon the duties of his present office to which he had been elected in November, 1910.

On the 18th of July, 1895, Mr. Bunde was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Hastings, a daughter of Orlando Hastings of Tomah, Wisconsin, and they have

Mr. Bunde is prominently identified with the independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through all of the chairs of the local lodge, and he is also grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Idaho. He also belongs to the Maccabees, being a member of the hive at Tomahawk, Wisconsin. His political support he gives to the democratic party, considering that their policy is most conducive to good government, and in November, 1910, he was elected to the office of probate judge for Bonner county for a term of two years, beginning his official duties on the first of the following January. Although he has not long been the incumbent of this office in the discharge of his responsibilities Mr. Bunde has displayed the capability and efficiency that characterize the conscientious official, who fully recognizes and strives to fulfill his obligations to the public.

George W. Bisson

George W. Bisson,-who for the past three years has been editing the Wilbur Register, was born in Geneva, Switzerland, May 24, 1874. He is a son of Hypolyte and Minnie Bisson, the father 4 graduate of the University of Paris. In the paternal line Hypolyte Bisson is a direct descendant of General Lafayette and had the distinction of being a classmate of Victor Hugo, and a neighbor of Eugene Sue, the author of The Wandering Jew. Together with his wife and family he emigrated to the United States in 1876, locating in Minnesota. He is an electrical engineer and skilled mechanic and during the pioneer days together with his brother operated the steamer Otter on the Minnesota river. They also built and operated the first grist mill at Henderson, Minnesota, where the father now resides.

George W. Bisson was educated in the graded and high schools of Hender^ son, Minnesota, and after being graduated from the latter he learned the printer's trade, which he followed for several years. He subsequently owned the Gibbon Gazette, of Gibbon, Minnesota, but after editing this paper for Rye years he disposed of it and came to Washington. He first located in Springdale, where for a time he owned and edited the Record. From there he went to America Falls Idaho, and became associated with J. L. Corey of Vancouver, British Columbia, in editing and managing the Industrial Magazine. The winter of 1906-7 he passed in San Jose, California, but in the spring he returned to Idaho and started the St. Joe Standard at St. Joe. Owing to the state of his health and the adverse conditions he there encountered, he gave this up in the fall and took the foremanship of the Wilson Creek World of Wilson Creek, Washington. In the spring of 1908 together with his wife he came to Wilbur to assume the management of the Register, which he has ever since edited. On the 1st of November, 1911, Mr. Bisson extended his interests and took charge of the Walla Walla News, at Walla Walla.

At Spokane on the 15th of August, 1905, Mr. Bisson was united in marriage to Miss Julia Matilda Ketchum, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Ketchum, of Springdale, Washington. The father belongs to an old American family and is connected with the same families as George Washington.

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Mr. Bisson was ccmfirmed in the Episcopal church and fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order and the Odd Fellows. He has always been quite a sportsman and in 1902 was president of the Gibbon .Gun Club, and received the medal for high marksmanship in clay pigeon shooting that year. In 1911 he was field captain of the Wilbur Rod and Gun Club, and his percentage was excelled by that of only one other member. In his political views, Mr. Bisson is a republican but in municipal affairs he votes an independent ticket, giving his support to such men as he deems best adapted to subserve the highest interests of the community.

Charles A. Fiedler

Charles A. Fiedler, to whom belongs the distinction of having erected the second house in Newport, has extensive realty interests in the town and its immediate vicinity. He was bom in Butler county, Pennsylvania, on the 20th* of April, 1 872, his parents being George and Ellen (Hoon) Fiedler, both of whom are now deceased, the mother having passed away in 1896, and the father in 1910.

When Charles A. Fiedler was a little lad his parents removed to Ohio, where he was reared and educated. He completed his preliminary education upon his graduation from the Hubbard high school in 1891. This was later supplemented by two years study in the Case School of Applied Sciences at Cleveland, Ohio. He then laid aside his text-books and sought employment, entering upon his first position with the Standard Oil Company at Oil City, Pennsylvania, where he remained for Gve years. At the expiration of that period he came west, locating at Newport, where he continued to look after their interests for a time. As prospecting appeared to him to offer better opportunities he withdrew from the employ of the Standard Oil Company and began locating and developing mining properties in the Metaline country. In December, 1899, he opened a saloon in Newport, that he successfully conducted for ten years. During that time he made judicious property investments here and began building and selling houses. He also erected the Antler Hotel, which he conducted until 1910, when he disposed of it. He still owns considerable property here, having a number of residences that he rents, and in 1911 he erected a solid concrete, fireproof theater. It is the best equipped and most pretentious 'building of its kind in the state and affords a seating capacity of four hundred. The building has been so arranged that its capacity can be increased as the demand grows. In addition to his local interests Mr. Fiedler owns property in Spokane and has made extensive investments in the Coeur d'Alene district. He has also thirteen patented claims in a group of mines in the Parker Mountain district in Pend Oreille county. He is well known in mining circles throughout this part of the country, having been largely interested in promoting developments along this line.

Franklin, Pennsylvania, was the scene of the marriage of Mr. Fiedler on July 10, 1897, to Miss Jessie Karnes, a daughter of Henry and Margaret Karnes. On January 10, 1902, one child was born unto Mr. and Mrs. Fiedler, Charles A., Jr., who is now attending school.

Fraternally Mr. Fielder is a Mason, being a past master of the blue lodge; and he is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having organized and installed the local lodge of the latter order. His political support he gives to the republican party, but is not an office seeker. Mr. Fiedler is very fond of traveling and a few years ago covered the greater part of the United States and Mexico with an automobile. He is one of the enterprising and progressive citizens of Newport, toward the development of which he has made valuable contributions through his indefatigable efforts to promote its various utilities.

Dr. Horace J. Emery, whose laudable ambition to make his service of the utmost possible value in the practice of his profession is indicated in the fact that he again and again returns to the east for special post-graduate work, thus keeping in close touch with the most advanced methods, has resided continuously in Sp>okane since 1902 and has here specialized in the practice of surgery. He was bom in Kingston, Ontario, December 27, 1864, a son of James Emery, who was a prosperous farmer there. His early education was acquired in the public schools of Kingston, supplemented by a course in the normal school at Toronto, Canada. His professional instruction was received at Queen's University, where he won the degrees of M. D. and C. M. in 1885. He afterward pursued a special course in the Post Graduate School of Chicago and located for practice in Charlotte, Michigan, where substantial success awaited him in recognition of his ability and his devotion to his professional duties. He there remained until 1901, when the failing health of his wife caused him to seek for her a change of climate in the west. They resided for a brief period at Denver, Colorado, and thence went to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she regained her health. In 1902 they came to Spokane, where Dr. Emery at once opened an office. He has since built up a large practice, devoting his attention mostly to surgical work, his pronounced skill in this field being attested by the consensus of opinion on the part of the public and the profession. He returns often to Chicago for post-graduate work and, studying the methods of eminent members of the profession there, keeps in touch with the rapid advance that is being made in surgery.

On the 10th of April, 1889, at Jackson, Michigan, Dr. Emery was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Shipman, a daughter of Charles Shipman of that city. Mrs. Emery died in Pomona, California, September 28, 1908. She was a woman of great personal charm and beauty, who took a great interest in club and social life and organized the Woman's Club of Spokane, becoming its first president. She was also very prominent in society and her kindly and charitable nature drew to her a large circle of sincere friends and her early death was deeply regretted by all. She had a sister, Mrs. W. M. Saxton, who is also living in Spokane and is very prominent socially.

Dr. Emery is a republican whose political interest is manifest in support of the men and measures of the party at the polls, but he has never sought nor desired political preferment for himself. He has attained high rank in Masonry as a mem- berof Charlotte (Michigan) Lodge^ No. 120, F. & A. M.; Oriental Consistory, No. 2, S. P. R. S.; and El Katif Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also holds membership with the Knights of Pythias, the Maccabees, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Chamber of Commerce, but his interest centers in his professional duties and the scientific phase of his work and he keeps in close touch with what is being done in the profession through his membership in the Spokane County Medical Society and the American Medical Association.

Edwin T. Chapin

Edwin T. Chapin, who in 1908 organized the E. T. Chapin Company of Sandpoint, has since acted as president and treasurer of the concern, which is engaged in the manufacture of cedar posts, poles and piling. His birth occurred at Fairmont, Nebraska, on the 3d of February, 1877, his parents being William Henry and Ersula (Norcross) Chapin. His preliminary education was supplemented by a coarse of study in the University of Nebraska, which institution conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1900. He made his initial step in the business world as an employe of a lumber firm in Omaha, there i^emaining for hve years. On the expiration of that period he came to Sandpoint, Idaho, as sales manager for the Humbird Lumber Company, acting in that capacity for three years. In 1908 he organized the E. "T.- Chapin- CompjMiy, which has since been under the direction of the following officers :' E., ju C(iapin, president and treasurer; A. Blloeckner, secretary; and Dr. (jr. W. " Roberta," of '.Spokane, vice president. They handle cedar products exclu^vely, manufacturing cedar posts, poles and piling. The business has enjoyed ia si^sl^jj'jgjrp^i^^iike the beginning and its continued success is assured under tlie able direction of^ts chief executive officer.

In June, 1907, Mr. Chapin was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Kloeckner, of Spokane, Washington, by whom he has one son, Edwin K. Chapin, whose birth occurred in June, 1909. The Inland Club of Spokane numbers him among its members.

George Franklin Stivers

George Franklin Stivers, who now resides in Garfield, Whitman county, was for many years a well known minister in the Christian church. He was born in Washington county, Illinois, August 18, 1851, his parents being Elisha and Lydia (Church) Stivers, the former a native of Kentudcy and the latter of Tennessee. His father enlisted in the army during the Mexican war and started for the front but on the arrival of his company at St. Louis word was received that the war was over and peace declared, so the volunteers were mustered out and returned to their homes. His paternal grandfather, William Stivers, was a native of Kentucky and a fifer in the Mexican war, and his great grandfather on the paternal side served in the War of 1812. His maternal grandfather, John Church, was a native of Tennessee.

George F. Stivers received his early education in the public schools of Illinois and when fourteen years of age moved to Missouri, where he continued to attend the public schools. In 1870 he took up the profession of school teaching and for six years taught in the public schools of Putnam county, Missouri. He then went to southwestern Texas and was engaged for Rye years in teaching in one school district in that state. In 1881 he returned to Missouri and taught school during the winter and farmed during the summer until 1883, when he went to Texas, where he entered the ministry of the Christian church. In 1885 he went to Arkansas and in connection with his calling as a minister in the Christian church he engaged in farming. In January, 1889, he came to Washing^ton, locating at Garfield, in Whitman county, where he was pastor of the Christian church until 1904. During that time he was also a pioneer minister, traveling over the country, as Garfield was only a mission at that time, the present church having been built by Mr. Stivers. He was an earnest, forceful speaker and his zeal in behalf of the church and his almost untiring labor for the upbuilding of the different church activities made him a very popular minister, holding revivals and establishing churches in different parts of the country. He conducted many funerals and marriages, not only for his own church people but for those of other denominations. He was district evangelist for four years and a member of the state church board for three years.

In 1901, retiring from active ministry, he entered business life and, seeing the great future of this part of the country, he first bought a half section of land in Adams county. He continued buying and selling tracts of land, aggregating several sections. The success of his business being assured, he returned to Garfield and invested largely in land, since which time he has purchased valuable realty in Spokane and vicinity, in Pasco, Washington, and in Portland, Jefferson, Klamath Falls, and Eugene, Oregon. He purchased land adjoining Garfield and set out an orchard and later bought various orchards surrounding this town. He also has platted two additions to Garfield and has been instrumental in the attraction of new business to the town, notably the flour mill and the electric car line, of which he was one of the five locaters. Mr. Stivers gave the initial contribution of Aye hundred dollars toward the Bible University at Eugene, Oregon, and in various ways has contributed of his means for the furtherance of Christian work, reaching a wider circle than would have been possible had he remained in the pulpit.

Mr. Stivers has been three times married. In Missouri, in 1870, he married Miss Clarissa J. Smith, who was bom in Illinois, the daughter of William and Nancy Smith. Mrs. Stivers passed away leaving three children: Harvey C, of Tacoma, Washington, who is married and has five children, two sons and three daughters; Clara, who married W. J. Vernon, of Eugene, Oregon, by whom she has three children, a son and two daughters; and Cora, who is the wife of T. E. McCroskey, of Eugene, Oregon, and the mother of two sons. In 1881 Mr. Stivers was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Susan (Smith) Trowbridge, of North, Missouri, who was bom in Illinois, the daughter of William and Nancy Smith and a sister of Clarissa J. Smith, the first wife of Mr. Stivers. Bv this second marriage were born two sons; Thaddeus A., of Garfield, Washington, who is married and has three daughters; and Elijah V., of McMinnville, Oregon, who is also married and has a daughter. After the death of his second wife Mr. Stivers was again married, his third union being with Miss Oriana Vernon, whom he wedded in Roseburg, Oregon, July 2, 1907. She is the daughter of Allen C. and Ruth (Wheaton) Vernon, the former a native of Missouri and the latter of Indiana. In politics Mr. Stivers is a prohibitionist, he being at one time nominated by that party for the office of state senator, and later as a candidate for presidential elector in Washington. In 1877 he served as county commissioner of Blanco county, Texas, and for two years was assessor in Putnam county, Missouri. Since residing in Garfield he has served one term as a member of the city council. While in the Christian ministry Mr. Stivers was an able man and successful in his calling and since, on turning his attention to business, he has maintained high ideals and has become a power for good in whatever relations he has formed. Essentially a self-made man, he has reason to feel an honest pride in his achievement and in his position as one of the highly honored citizens of Garfield.

Thomas J. Kelly

Thomas J. Kelly, who has been successfully identified with the commercial activities of Newport at various times during the past eighteen years, is* one of the well known citizens of Pend Oreille county. During the entire period of his residence in the town he has been prominently identified with public affairs, and has three times been called to the highest office of the municipality. His birth occurred in Filmore county, Minnesota, on March 1^, 1863, his parents being Patrick and Mary (Flynn) Kelly. They were among the pioneers of that state, having located there in 1856, when much of the country in that section was little more than a wilderness and was still infested with the Indians. There the father passed away in 1892, and the mother in 1908.

Reared at home in the acquirement of an education Thomas J. Kelly attended the public schools of Preston, Minnesota, laying aside his text-books at the expiration of his first term in the high school, when he was twenty years of age. Having decided upon a commercial career he thereafter turned his attention to business, devoting his energies to mercantile pursuits. In 1889 he came to the northwest and sp>ent the succeeding six months in traveling in Oregon and Washington, looking at the country with the intention of subsequently locating here if he found conditions as they had been represented to him. In the fall of that year he went to Spokane, where for twelve months he conducted a grocery store and then went to Deer Park, where for a time he continued in the same business. He subsequently became associated with his brother in the general mercantile business onder the firm name of Kelly Brothers, but terminated this connection at the end of two years. After traveling for four months in Oregon and California seeking a location, he settled in Newport and here in the spring of 1898 he established a general mercantile business. He conducted this most successfully until 1906, when he sold out to the McDonald Mercantile Company and retired from business activities for three years. In 1909 Mr. Kelly bought back the business from the McDonald Mercantile Company that he has ever since been conducting. He has a very pleasant store, containing a large and carefully assorted stock of goods that he offers at reasonable prices. A man of pleasing personality he always accords his patrons the most courteous and careful consideration^ feeling that a well satisfied customer is the best medium of advertising. He has met with a goodly measure of success in the conduct of his business and in addition to his other interests is a stockholder in the Elk City mining properties.

On the 29th of November, 1892, Mr. Kelly was united in marriage to Miss Mary M. Beard, a daughter of Thomas and Margaret Beard, the event being celebrated at Cheney, Washington. Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly ^ere have been born six children: Edward, Ruth, Mary, William, Alice and James, all of whom are attending school.

Fraternally Mr. Kelly is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has passed through all of the chairs. He also belongs to the Commercial Club of Newport and his political support he gives to the democratic party. He served as a member of the county board of education for a term of four years and in 1904> and 1906 was put up by his party as candidate for the legislature but was unsuccessful on account of various adverse conditions. Municipal affairs have always been given much of his attention and he has served as mayor of the town on three different occasions, while he was a member of the town school board for four terms. He resigned the duties of both offices upon retiring from business, and since reentering commercial life has given his undivided attention to the development of his personal interests. During the long period of his residence in Newport Mr. Kelly has prominently figured in the development of the community, being one of the progressive citizens whose influence has been used in promoting public utilities, his indorsement and cooperation being given to every commendable movement.

George E. Canfield

George E. Canfield, attorney at law, was born in Swanton, Ohio, August 21, 1876, a son of Henry C. and Melissa A. (Brailey) Canfield, of that town. His father was a carpenter and builder in early life but afterward turned his attention to the occupation of farming. His business activities, however, were interrupted by his service in the Civil war, for during the progress of hostilities between the north and the south he enlisted in Company H, First Ohio Light Artillery, and was mustered out with the rank of first lieutenant after serving for three years. In his military experience he followed the example of his ancestors, for he came from Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, a native of Vermont, serving in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war. Afterward representatives of the family settled near Buffalo, New York, from which place Henry C. Canfield and others of the family removed to Ohio about the year 1855.

George E. Canfield was educated in the public schools of Delta, Ohio, and in the Tri-State College at Angola, Indiana, completing the literary course with the class of 1900 and the law course with the class of 1902. The west seemed to offer to him greater attractions than the older sections of the country and immediately after his graduation he came to Colfax, Whitman county, Washing^ton, remaining there one year. Removing from that place, he located at Tekoa, where he continued in the practice of law until 1907 and then came to Spokane, where he has since followed his profession. While at Colfax he held the office oi deputy prosecuting attorney of Whitman county. Since that time he has concentrated his time and energies upon his professional duties^ which are growing in extent and importance. His name figures in connection with many of the leading cases which have heen tried in the courts of this district and his work indicates his thorough familiarity with the law, while his careful analysis of his cases shows clearly his ability to accurately apply the principles of jurisprudence to the points in litigation. On the 10th of July, 1907, Mr. Canfield was married to Miss Marion H. Ames, a daughter of Edgar L. and Ella M. (Hall) Ames, of Minneapolis. They have two children, Katherine E. and Edgar H. Mr. Canfield is affiliated with many fraternal organizations which find in him a loyal representative, in sympathy with the principles which they advocate. His influence is always cast on the side of that which uplifts the individual and promotes the welfare of the community.

John D. Slocum

The late John D. Slocum, who for more than twelve years discharged the duties of postmaster in Valley, was one of the pioneers of Stevens county. He was bom in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, on the 14th of February, 1844, and was a son of George and Mary (Hurroon) Slocum, who were among the early settlers of Iowa. They are both deceased, the mother having passed away in 1876 and the father in 1901.

John D. Slocum was only a child when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Iowa, to whose public schools he was indebted for his education. When the call came for troops to go to the front in the early '60s he donned the blue, enlisting at Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 25, 1861, as a member of Company H, Fifteenth Iowa Infantry. After spending more than three years in the service he was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky, July 24, 1865, following which he located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and for two years thereafter served an apprenticeship at the painter's trade. He subsequently went to Fremont, Nebraska, where he followed his trade for ^ye years, going from there to Lincoln and engaging in the same occupation for three years. At the expiration of that period he became a resident of Paola, Kansas, remaining there for eleven years, during which time he worked at his trade. His next removal was to Valley, but during the first two years of his residence in the state he spent the most of his time in Spokane, where he was employed. He was appointed postmaster soon after settling here and continued to be the incumbent of that office until June, 1910, when, owing to his rapidly failing health he was compelled to retire from active life. His condition did not improve but gradually grew worse and he passed away on the 27th of May, 1911.

At Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the 12th of January, 1868, Mr. Slocum was united in marriage to Miss Oliva A. Day, a daughter of Samuel and Jane Day, and unto them were born four children: Ida, who is now Mrs. B. Belknap; Ralph A., who married Elizabeth Craven; Blanche, the wife of F. Weatherwax; and Vernon A.

Mr. Slocum was always an ardent republican, giving his unqualified indorsement to the principles of that party for whose candidates he cast his ballot at every election. He always took an active interest in all political matters^ particularly those pertaining to the municipality in which he resided. For many years he was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic^ and while residing in Iowa he belonged to the Crocker Brigade. His position as postmaster in Valley brought him into relations with the entire community^ among whose citizens he numbered many close friends to whom his death brought deep regret.

Charles L. Graves

Spokane county figures as one of the most attractive, progressive and prosperous sections of the state of Washington^ justly claiming a high order of dtlsenship and superior enterprise which is certain to conserve consecutive development and marked advancement in the material upbuilding of the district. The county has been and is signally favored in the class of men who have controlled its affairs in official capacity and in this connection Charles L. Graves deserves representation as one who is most capable and faithful in the discharge of the duties that devolve upon him in an official capacity. On the 8th of November, 1910, he was elected to the office of county engineer, having previously Sjerved as deputy.

His life record began on the 9th of April, 1878, Somerville, Massachusetts, being the place of his nativity. His parents were John A. S. and Fannie A. (Shaw) Graves, the former a native of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and the latter of Boston, Massachusetts. They are now residing in Chicago but Mr. Graves is an employe of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad of Indiana. The family of which Charles L. Graves is a descendent, has long been established in America. His great-great-grandfather was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war and his great-grandfather Oliver was a captain in the French and Indian war, after which he was presented with a solid silver service-set by the French government in recognition of his gallantry and meritorious conduct. His grandfather, a contractor of Boston, built the present city hall and also the old public library, formerly on Boyleston street, which site is now occupied by the Colonial Theater. His grandmother, Mrs. Lydia A. (Oliver) Shaw, was one of the first to accept with Charles Russ the Universalist creed. In benevolent work she took active part and was one of the founders of the Old Ladies' Home and the Children's Home in Somerville, to both of which she made most liberal donations. She is still living and is the oldest member of the Universalist church and also of the Daughters of the Maine Club, which she joined on its organization.

At the usual age Charles L. Graves became a student in the public schools of his native city, and in 1 894 was graduated from Eents Hill, an excellent school at Readfield, Maine. For a young man, and he is now but thirty-three years of age, he has had an eventful career. He was first employed on a railroad survey from Hutchinson, Kansas, to Ponca City, Oklahoma. For a year and a half he remained in that position and then went to Wardner, Idaho, where he spent one year. He was next employed by the Morrison Mining Company at Greenwood, British Columbia, and afterward by the Atlas Mining Company at Buffalo Hump, Idaho. Subsequently he was connected with the Center Star at Rossland, British Columbia, and afterward became topographer on the Spokane & Inland Railroad, working with that company from Freeman to Colfax^ in Washington. He has made constant progress and each forward step has brought him a broader outlook and wider opportunities. He began work in the office of the county engineer as a deputy and has been connected with the office there as deputy or surveyor since that time. He served in the former position under Surveyors Cummings and Scott, and later became the candidate for the office, to which he was elected on the 8th of November, 1910, succeeding A. R. Scott, who had been chosen commissioner. In his political views he has been an advocate of republican principles since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and has kept well informed on the leading questions and issues of the day.

In Spokane, on the 14th of November, 1910, Mr. Graves was united in marriage to Miss Hannah E. Macdonald, of St. Paul, Minnesota, a daughter of James Macdonald, who is a prominent contractor of that city. It was he who graded Selby Hill and he has done other work of equally important character in St. Paul. Mrs. C. L. Graves, presides graciously over her home, which - is a hospitable one. Like her husband, she is well known in Spokane, both having an extensive circle of friends here. Mr, Graves is a popular member of the Inland Club here and is widely known through his official and social relations, hi^ regard being entertained for him by all with whom he has been associated in recognition of his salient traits of character and his commendable service in office.

Thomas Hall

Thomas Hall, who for the past t\i:9 years lia^ heth superintendent of the Washington Brick & Lime Co., at- Fr^emaii, Spokane ^clafubty, Washington, is a native of England. He was born on the Idth of January, 1880, and is a son of Percy and Mary (Walton) Hall. His fiath^r'j^Sjied/AMray in 1883, but the mother is still living and continues to make her home in England.

When old enough to begin his education Thomas Hall entered the national schools of England, which he attended until he was fourteen, when he began his wage-earning career. He has always been identified with the business in which he is now engaged, his first position having been in a brickyard in his native land. After following this line of work for seven years in the mother country he went to Cape Colony, South Africa, where he worked for a contractor for five years. At the expiration of that period he decided to come to America, so returned to England for a visit and then took passage for Canada. Upon his arrival in America he came west to Calgary, Canada, thence to Washington, locating at Spokane. He first obtained employment in a brickyard in Mica, where he remained for three years, coming from there to Freeman as superintendent of the Washington Brick & Lime Co. Mr. Hall thoroughly understands his business and is a most efficient and capable man for the position he is now filling.

On the 6th of December, 1902, Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Miss Eleanor Willis, a daughter of Ralph and Mary Willis, the event being celebrated at Chester-le-Street, England. Of this union there have been born two children: Mary Ostello, who was born in South Africa; and Percy.

Mr. and Mrs. Hall manifest their religious views through their membership in the Presbyterian church, in the faith of which denomination they are rearing their children. During the brief period of his connection with the business interests of Freeman, Mr. Hall has made a favorable impression and is held in high esteem by all of those who have had transactions with him.

John M. Schnatterly

John M. Schnatterly is the president of the Idaho Gold & Radium Minmg Company, with offices in the Eagle building in Spokane. He was born in Mc- Donough county, Illinois, February 18, 1872, but during his youth accompanied his parents on their removal to Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where he pursued his education in the public schools. He began earning his living through employment in the steel mills and afterward engaged in the hotel business. In 1893 when a young man of twenty-one years he returned to Illinois and for eight years continued a resident of that state. Prompted by the favorable reports which reached him concerning the northwest he resolved after careful consideration to make Spokane his home, and since 1901 has resided in this city. He is now concentrating his energies upon the development of the mining property owned by the Idaho Gold & Radium Mining Company of which he is president. This company is organized and chartered under the state laws of Washington and has a capital stock of two million shares of the par value of one dollar per share, fully paid and nonassessable. Five hundred thousand shares of the capital stock were placed in the treasury of the company to be sold or disposed of in amounts and at prices to be fixed by the directors, the proceeds therefrom to be used in the develo^nent of tbe properties and the promotion of the best interests of the company. The holdings comprise six hundred and forty acres of placer ground and sixteen quartz claims at Leonia, Idaho, in the Kootenai valley and in the very heart of the mineral belt which has made Idaho and Montana famous as the largest gold-producing states in America. It is surrounded on every side by rich and productive mines which indicate that this property, too, must have in it splendid gold-bearing ground and ore. Gold was first discovered on this placer property on Boulder creek in June, 1905, by F. L. Fry, a pioneer prospector, and W. G. Stagner, an old '49er and placer mining expert of sixty years' experience. A prominent mining engineer, speaking of the geological conditions surrounding Leonia said: "I cannot too strongly impress upon you the very great importance of the fact that three chief geological periods, of which Leonia is the commercial output, surround your locality and there is a very large area of plutonic rock north, east, south and west of Leonia. The plutonic rock comprises granites, schists, some of them foliated; also porphyry, gneiss and syenites (all acid rocks), and I feel confident that you must have something of value. The area of plutonic rocks near and around Leonia are rendered more interesting because of the foliated schist and granite in which important discoveries will sooner or later be made." The quartz mines of the company are: the Golden Triplets, Nos. 1 and 2; and the Golden Triplets Extensions, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. There are four known mineral veins in the property within the company's lines running parallel for a distance of nine thousand feet.

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The placer properties of the Idaho Gold & Radium Mining Company consist of six hundred and forty acres of one of the most perfect auriferous deposits of the northwest, rich in gold. There is not an acre of this ground that does not give good results with gold panning and the company plan to work it with hydraulic pipes and giants under a four hundred and fifty foot head. The company has everything to their advantage - the lay of the land, the richness of the deposits and the abundant water supply necessary for mining. There is also an abundance of timber on the ground and the property is within three miles of one of the great transcontinental railways with a fine wagon road leading to it at Leonia. It means that the problem of cheap mining and transportation of the product has been solved in advance. The company is now busily engaged in making the necessary preparations for obtaining and carrying off the gold. They are installing a sawmill and planer of sufScient capacity to cut lumber for fluming and all necessary mining purposes and built four miles of ditch through which to divert a sufScient amount of water from Boulder creek for hydraulic waste water and all other mining purposes necessary to operate a four foot bed rock flume and three thousand feet of thirty-six inch pressure pipe rimning from penstock to the point of operation near th6 falls of Boulder creek. Experts have examined the property and speak in most glowing terms of its possibilities. In his work Mr. Schnatterly is calling to his aid thoroughly experienced mining men and the work is being prosecuted on a scale and with rapidity that promises soon to bring substantial returns. The other officers of the company are: Wallace Hayworth, vice president; and J. E. Angle, secretary-treasurer. With M. L. McCormick they constitute the board of directors.

On the 4th of June, 1891, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, Mr. Schnatterly was united in marriage to Miss Carrie L. Renshaw, of that state, and they now have three children: Gabie V., the wife of James E. Angle, secretary-treasurer of the Idaho Gold & Radium Mining Company; and Chloe M. and Leona Irene, at home. Mr. Schnatterly has never been interested in politics nor held public office. He is, however, an exemplary member of Tyrian Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., and belongs also to the Modern Woodmen camp. With belief in the future of the northwest and with splendid business ability to aid him in the accomplishment of his projects, he is working steadily toward the goal of success and if the property which he owns carries out even in a small measure any of its splendid promises it will prove a valuable factor not only for individual success but also in the development of the district.

James E. Angle

James E. Angle is the secretary and treasurer of the Idaho Gold & Radium Mining Company. He is a young man before whom the future holds out good opportunities and his laudable ambition and determination prompt him to take advantage of these. He was born at Dunnville, Ontario, January 15, 1888, was there educated and came to the United States in 1907, since which time he has been a resident of Spokane. He was for some time connected with the Great Northern Railroad as station agent at Leonia, Idaho, and then became connected with the company of which he is now secretary and treasurer. There is perhaps hardly a man in all the northwest who does not hope to realize something from its mining resources or from its real-estate transactions. Mr. Angle has turned to the former, becoming associated with John M. Schnatterly in the development of a vast placer and quartz mining property of sfx hundred and forty acres on Boulder creek and the Kootenai valley of eastern Idaho, near the Montana line. All around are splendid mining properties yielding good returns and geological surveys and scientific investigations give further evidence that this property will prove of equal value and when worked according to the plans and methods, which the company are now putting into execution, will bring splendid results.

On the 8th of May, 191 Q, Mr. Angle was married to Miss Gabie V. Schnatterly, a daughter of John M. Schnatterly, who is his business partner, and they have one son, John Roland. Mr. Angle has no political aspirations yet is not remiss in the duties of citizenship and is interested in all those public matters and movements which are for the benefit of the community. Fraternally he is connected with Imperial Lodge, I. O. O. F. He is yet a young man, ambition, energy and determination being his salient qualities, and the possession of which seems to insure his future success.

Louis J. Bowler

It is the universal opinion of thinking persons that the teacher is one of the most useful members of society. Especially is this true when he is thoroughly prepared for his calling and applies himself with such earnestness and ability as to read carefully the character of each pupil and arouse in him a true love of learning. Judging by what he has accomplished Louis J. Bowler belongs among those who may be designated as true teachers. The success he has achieved as principal of the schools of Clayton is evidence of the genuineness of his qualifications and the respect in which he is held by the teachers of the schools is evidence of his personal worth. He is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan^ bom March 24, 1886, a son of Richard and Delia Bowler, both of whom are now living.

Louis J. Bowler received his early education in the public schools of Sparta, Michigan, and subsequently became a student of Albion College of Liberal Arts, at Albion, Michigan, being graduated from that institution with the degree of A. B. in 1905. After leaving college he served as principal of schools at Grand Rapids for one year, at the end of which time he came to Clayton, Washington, where he has since occupied a similar position. During the summer months he practices law at Spokane, also attending to local work in the same line at Clayton.

On the 30th of July, 1908, Mr. Bowler was married at Spokane to Miss Lillian Eves, a daughter of Robert and Eleanor Eves. Mr. Bowler is a stanch believer in the Christian religion and is a consistent member of the Episcopal church. He is in hearty sympathy with the principles of the republican party, believing that its platforms more nearly represent the true ideas that should prevail among the people of a popular government than those of any other political organization. He is an advocate of temperance and is a member of the Independent Order of Good Templars and of the Grange Farmers' Association. He also holds membership in the Elnights of Pythias whose teachings of mutual helpfulness and courage he warmly espouses. Although a young man he has made a long step toward the accomplishment of important objects in life and whether he applies himself as a teacher, lawyer or business man it is evident that he will be satisfied with no ordinary attainment. He has many friends and is fully deserving of the confidence and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact.

William Parker Hughes

William Parker Hughes, the first mayor of Northport, founded the Northport News, which paper he has published continuously for the past twenty years. He was bom in Salem, Marion county, Illinois, his parents being Thomas and Jennie (Sergeant) Hughes, both of whom are now deceased, the father having passed away in 1901 and the mother in 1906.

The early boyhood and youth of William Parker Hughes were spent in Illinois, Kansas and Texas, and until he was eleven years of age he attended the public schools in the acquirement of an education. Laying aside his text-books he then entered a newspaper office in Independence, Kansas, to learn the printer's trade. After spending one year there he went to Topeka, Kansas, continuing to work as an apprentice for two more years. At the expiration of that period he obtained a position as a compositor on the State Journal at Topeka, Kansas, where he was continuously employed for a year. From there he went to Quincy, Illinois, in which city he joined the Typographical Union, with which organization he has ever since been identified, at the present time being an honorary member of the Spokane union. From Quincy he traveled to various points in the middle west, the east and Canada, stopping in practically every city of any size and working at his trade. Then he went to Texas and after spending about six months at his trade he joined the Texas Rangers, known as the Frontier Battalion of the state of Texas. Withdrawing from this at the end of a year he went to Laramie, Wyoming, where he resumed his trade, which he followed in this city for about a year. His next destination was San Francisco, California, whence he later removed to Sacramento, spending about six months in the two cities. At the end of that time he returned to Laramie and spent six months, then went to Denver for a year. From Denver he went to Eureka, Nevada, where he resided for two years after which he again became a citizen of California, locating in Los Gatos, where he edited the Los Gatos Mail. He also edited papers at Tres Pinos and at Saratoga, California, remaining a resident of that state for eight years. He subsequently came to Washington, first locating in Spokane. After spending about three months in that city he came to Northport and established the Northport News, the first issue of which bears the date of July 4, 1892. It is one of the best papers in Stevens county, its columns always having been devoted to the advancement of every worthy, cause or public endeavor, the interests

Denver^ Colorado^ was the scene of the marriage of Mr. Hughes and Miss Alice Murphy, the event occurring on the 1st of May, 1880. Mrs. Hughes is a daughter of Patrick Murphy, a railroad contractor, who removed to Laramie, Wyoming, when the Union Pacific was constructing its road through there. Of this union there were born three children: Nellie, who married William Howes; Jennie, the wife of F. B. Dill; and William Parker, Jr., who chose for his wife Miss Alfreda Mae Roberts, a daughter of a prominent citizen of California, who for fourteen years was treasurer of his county and for many years the collector of customs.

Although his views on political questions accord with the principles of the democratic party, Mr. Hughes does not always indorse its candidates, particularly in local elections, considering that in such cases it is more a question of the man best qualified to serve the interests of the people than a matter of political issues. He was the first mayor of Northport, to which office he was elected in 1897, serving for one term, and he was also Northport's first postmaster, serving for six years, after which period he resigned the position. For the past fifteen years he has been acting as United States commissioner and for eighteen years he has been district mining recorder. Besides the duties of his newspaper business and the responsibilities connected with his official positions, Mr. Hughes is president of the Black Canyon Mining & Milling Company. He was one of the very first settlers of Northport and has ever been counted among its progressive and influential citizens, having been one of the prominent factors in promoting its development along both commercial and educational lines.

Henry J. Darby

While Henry J. Darby makes the practice of law his life work, his name is also well known in literary circles although his writing has been done for his own pleasure and not for commercial gain. He was born in Clarksville, Arkansas, April 25, 1880, a son of George W. and Laura (Turnley) Darby, both of whom were natives of Alabama and are now residents of Spokane. The father, who is a contractor is descended from Irish ancestry. Mrs. Darby is of English descent, the family having been first founded on American soil in Virginia, whence representatives of the name went to Alabama. Among her ancestors were those who were honorably discharged at Valley Forge in the Revolutionary war. One of the family, Captain Parmenas Turnley, was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was a roommate of Stonewall Jackson. The oath he took as a cadet he faithfully kept during the Civil war as a Union soldier. He had previously been a lieutenant in the War of 1812 and did service with Generals Jackson and Jefferson Davis. A brother of Henry J. Darby is George H. Darby, who is employed by the Washington Water Power Company. Their only sister, Lucy N., is the wife of T. E. Carter, who was superintendent of the glass department with W. P. Fuller, but is now engaged in business on his own account.

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Henry J. Darby was educated in Arkansas^ attending Cumberland College at Clarksville and Hendrix College of Conway, Arkansas. For four years he pursued the study of law under the direction of Senator George Turner, a prominent member of the bar of this state. In the fall of 1899 he came to Spokane and after a short time went to Europe, to complete his education by travel. He visited England, Ireland, France, Belgium, and Holland and also many parts of the United States and Canada. In January, 1909, he was admitted to practice at Olympia, Washington, by the supreme court and entered at once upon active work. At first he assisted Senator Turner and Mr. Geraghty and then opened an office for the private practice of law. Specializing in corporation and negligence law he comes also in a professional way in contact with many important real-estate interests.

Mr. Darby in politics is an independent republican and is a discriminating student of the political conditions of the country. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he also belongs to the Spokane Athletic Club and the Inland Club. By nature of studious tastes and habits, he gives his attention largely in his leisure hours to literature, science, art and philosophy. He has written extensively merely for his own pleasure, however, and not for commercial purposes. He possesses a most pleasing style, handling any subject with an ability that at once awakens interest. His own reading and investigation are continually broadening his mind and the keen intellect with which nature endowed him enables him to present many original ideas, placing him with the best thinking men of the northwest.

Moses S. Jamar, attorney at law, was born in Chicago, Illinois, on the 12th of July, 1872, his parents being Moses S. and Nancy J. (La Rougetel) Jamar, natives of Maryland and Nova Scotia respectively. In 1876 they removed from Illinois to St. Paul, Minnesota, and there Moses S. Jamar, Jr., attended the public schools and business college. When he was twelve years of age he entered the employ of the Northern Pacific Railway Company and also carried newspapers. By these means he paid his own expenses through business college. In 1889 he removed to Washing^ton territory and there was engaged with a surveying party for the Northern Pacific until his return to St. Paul the following year. Later he accepted a position with the Minnesota Transfer Company with which concern he remained until 1897. During his residence in St. Paul he attended the University of Minnesota, taking a night course in law. In 1897 he was graduated with the degree of LL. B., and, having been admitted to the bar of Minnesota, entered the law offices of Fletcher & Taylor of Minneapolis. The following year he returned to St. Paul and began the active practice of law independently. He was also rather active in politics, being a member of the democratic county and city organizations. Realizing the possibilities in the recently developed portions of the west he removed to Pullman, Whitman county, in 1903, and there began active practice. He has confined his attention closely to his professional duties and has already won a distinctive representative clientage.

On the 18th of January^ 1910, Mr. Jamar was married in Pullman to Miss Winnie B. Wenham of Pullman, a daughter of William H. and Carrie I. (Hunt) Wenham. In politics Mr. Jamar gives his support to the democratic party, and he is now serving his second term as city attorney of Pullman. He holds membership in the Delta Chi fraternity, of the University of Minnesota, the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and the Modem Woodmen of America, of which organisation he is at present acting as counselor. He is also a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and Whitman Lodge No. 49, A. F. & A. M. Although he has been connected with the bar of the state of Washington for less than ten years he has shown he possesses remarkable talent in a profession in which a career depends much upon innate ability. He gives his cases careful preparation, and because of his appreciation of the absolute ethics of life and a high sense of justice as a basis of all human rights and privileges, he is constantly extending his clientage, and has firmly established himself as a strong and able lawyer, attaining a success which can be secured only through indomitable energy and strong mentality.

Hon. Samuel Clarence Hyde

An eloquent and convincing speaker, a clear reasoner, logical in his deductions and strong in argument, Hon. Samuel Clarence Hyde has won for himself a position of distinction as a representative of the Spokane bar and also as one of the leaders of the republican party in this state. In the discussion of vital political questions he ranks with the beat.

Mr. Hyde was bom on the 22d of April, 1842, in the historic town of Ticonderoga. New York. His twin sister, Salina Clarissa Hyde, died at the age of eight months. His brother, Eugene B. Hyde, has figured prominently in real estate and building operations in this city, was the builder of the Hyde block on Riverside avenue and has been prominent in public life, serving for four years as a member of the state senate. Another brother, Rollin C. Hyde, built the Femwell block on Riverside avenue, while John B. Blalock, the husband of a sister, Martha A., built the Blalock block, now the Halliday Hotel. All of these structures were erected from materials brought from the east and were among the finest buildings of the city at that time. Throughout the entire period of their residence here, the Hyde family has been active and prominent in the improvement and upbuilding of the city and surrounding country.

The subject of this review was about three years of age when his parents, Eli N. and Susan S. Hyde, removed with him from New York to the state of Wisconsin. Here he spent his youthful days and grew up on a farm near the town of Oshkosh, enjoying only such educational privileges as the common schools of that day afforded. He served in the war for the Union, in the Western armies, enlisting as a private in the Seventeenth Wisconsin Infantry, being promoted to the rank of sergeant. Afterward Mr. Hyde spent considerable time as a surveyor and cruiser for pine and mineral lands in northern Wisconsin and Michigan, in company with Captain Welcome Hyde, of Appleton, Wisconsin, a work calling for the hardest labor and great endurance. On the 18th of January, 1869, Mr. Hyde was married to Miss Mattie A. Rogers, of Rosendale, Wisconsin. Shortly after Mr. Hyde, with his wife, moved to the state of Iowa, establishing his home at the town of Rode Rapids, then the center of a wild new country. At the law school of the Iowa State University at Iowa City he completed the study of law, began in Wisconsin, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in the town of Rock Rapids for seven years.

Attracted by the glowing reports of the great northwest, he resolved to make that country the scene of his further labors, and with his family removed to what was then the territory of Washington, landing at Seattle on the 5th day of May, 1877. Mr. Hyde lived, for a time, at both Seattle and Tacoma, practicing law there, but ever had his mind upon the Inland Empire, then a wild undeveloped country.

On the 4th day of May, 1879, before Spokane had taken on villagehood and when it contained about two hundred people Mr. Hyde first visited the site of the future city. On the 1st day of June, 1880, he established his home here, engaged in the practice of law and ever since has been a resident of Spokane. The vast regions of mountain and plain, forest and stream, mine and farm land lay untouched, as it were, by the hand of man. This was before the introduction of the railroad or the telegraph and, neither had the printing press made its appearance here, while the telephone and electric light had not yet been ' given to the world. The following year Mr. Hyde was joined by his wife and two children, Earl and Kate.

The same year, his mother, Mrs. Susan S. Hyde, together with all the children of her family, came and joined with the pioneer builders of Spokane. In 1880, Mr. Hyde was elected prosecuting attorney for the judicial district embracing the six northeast counties of the state, and for three successive terms was reelected, his service in that office continuing over a period of six years. Later, higher political honors were conferred upon him, for in 1894 he was elected a member of the fifty-fourth congress from this state, Mr. W. H. Doolittle of Tacoma being his colleague. During this congress Mr. Hyde brought forward the measure for the first appropriation for the establishment of Fort Wright, which now overlooks the city from the west. The war department at that time was strongly opposed to any specific appropriation for that purpose. The people of Spokane had donated the valuable and magnificent site to the government and Mr. Hyde believed that the course would delay the building of the Post and perhaps defeat its establishment. Joseph G. Cannon, afterward speaker of the house, was then chairman of the general committee on appropriations and strenuously opposed the appropriation. The commissary general of the army was in the lobby, urging members to vote against the appropriation. The debate was warm, the ayes and nays were called, then a rising vote, and finally tellers, when Mr. Hyde won by ^ve votes. Speaker Read gave Mr. Hyde great aid in securing the appropriation, as did also his colleague, Mr. Doolittle, and Senators Wilson and Squire from this state. In a speech during that session, Mr. Hyde paid a glowing and eloquent tribute to the Pacific coast and predicted its coming greatness. He was renominated by acclamation at the republican state convention of 1896, for a second term, but was defeated, with tbe rest of the ticket by the wave of democracy and populism combined which swept over the west that year, bringing defeat to every nominee whose name was on the republican state ticket.

In 1891 Mr. Hyde was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife^ who passed away on the ISth of February of that year. She left two children^ Earl and Kate^ who have made their home a great deal of the time in Alaska^ the son being engaged in mining and prospecting. Mr. Hyde belongs to the Young Men's Christian Association^ the Chamber of Commerce^ Sedgwick Post^ G. A. R.^ and has been commander of the latter. In addition to the practice of the law^ he has dealt considerably during all his residence in Spokane^ in real estate.

A. J. Grant

A. J. Grant has been engaged in the practice of law in Harrington for the past nine years, during the greater portion of which time he has been the incumbent of the office of city attorney. He was bom in Grand Falls, Jasper county, Missouri, on the 25th of February, 1869, and is a son of Dr. John £. and Louisa (Mounce) Grant, the former a native of Albany, New York, and the latter of Kentucky. The father, who graduated from both the Des Moines and Cincinnati Medical Colleges, served for four years during the Civil war as assistant surgeon. After the close of hostilities he located in Galena, Kansas, and twenty years later removed to Jasper county, Missouri. The Grant family originally came from Englan.d^ locating in America during the colonial days, its members becoming actively prominent in shaping the early history of the country. The paternal grandfather, Jeremiah Grant, was graduated from the law school of Albany, New York, subsequently becoming one of the prominent and well known attorneys of that city.

The childhood and early youth of A. J. Grant were spent in Galena, Kansas, to whose public schools he is indebted for his early education. This was later supplemented by further study in the Eldorado Normal school at Eldorado Springs, Missouri, in which city he was also graduated from business college. He with* drew from school at the age of eighteen and for six years thereafter was successfully engaged in teaching, his evenings and vacations being largely devoted to the reading of law, which profession he had decided to adopt. Giving up teaching at the end of that time, in 1898 he went to Stockton, Missouri, spending two years in the law office of Hastings & Nelson of that city. Having decided that the west offered better advantages and greater opportunities to the young man he came to Washington in 1896, remaining here for four years. Being most favorably impressed not only with the conditions but the people, he returned to Missouri to make final arrangements for becoming a permanent resident of this state. Very soon after his return he took his examinations for admission to the bar of Missouri, this privilege granted him by the supreme court of that state on the 19th of April, 1900. From that time until the following October he there engaged in practice, and then returned to Washington, stopping for a few weeks in Seattle, after which he went to Davenport, this state. There he was employed by Martin & Grant, the latter his brother, until September, 1902, when he came to Harrington and established an office. Mr. Grant made a most favorable impression here from the first and readily succeeded in building up a very satisfactory practice. He is one of the widely read attorneys of the county, and by reason of his painstaking preparation of his cases and conscientious devotion to the interests of his clients, his services are always in demand. During the period of his practice here he has been engaged with some of the important litigations, and has always acquitted himself in a most commendable manner.

Mr. Grant celebrated Christmas, 1894, by his marriage to Miss Ella B. Soash, a daughter of James K. and Mary (Hutchinson) Soash, natives of Ohio. Of the miion of Mr. and Mrs. Grant there have been bom five children, three of whom are now living. Pearl, Earl and Guy, all attending school.

Although the political views of Mr. Grant more nearly coincide with the principles of the republican party than any other, his ballot is always cast for the man he deems best qualified for the office, irrespective of party. He was elected to the office of city attorney in September, 1902, and has ever since held that position, the responsilHlities of which he has discharged with rare efficiency. He has always taken an active interest in all public affairs and during the period of his residence in Missouri was a member of the examiners' board of county teachers for Cedar county, and he was also secretary of the county road commissioners for two years. Fraternally he is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic order, being a member of the chapter, and he is affiliated with the Modem Woodmen of America. Mr. Grant has constantly risen in his profession ever since admitted to practice and in January, 1908, was admitted to practice before the supreme court of the United States. He is held in high esteem, in pjxrington- -and Lincoln county, where he has made many friends, who appre^i^tp his fine, personal qualities as well as his professional abilities.

Mrs. Karen Fogh

Mrs. Karen Fogh, who for the past six years has been engaged in the millinery business in Kettle Falls, was born in Denmark, on the 14th of October, 1849. She is a daughter of Thomas and Karen (Paaske) Vittusen, both of whom spent their entire lives in the old country, the mother passing away in 1864 and the father in 1896.