Spokane, Washington - History, 1912 (part 17 of 22)

Reared in the land of her birth, Mrs. Fogh attended the common schools of her native town in the acquirement of an education until she was fifteen years of age. Following the death of her mother she laid aside her text-books and assumed the management of the household, keeping house for her father for about eighteen months. At the expiration of that period she apprenticed herself to a milliner in Aarhus, Denmark, working at that trade for ^ve years. She then engaged in business for herself, continuing in this until 1875, when she married and came to the United States with her husband. Upon their arrival in this country, in 1885, they located in The Dalles, Oregon, where for ^ve years Mr. Fogh was employed as a foreman in a machine shop. From that place they went to Portland where they lived for a year, then came to Kettle Falls, settling here in March, 1891. Mr. Fogh withdrew from his trade after their removal here and engaged in the general mercantile business, continuing to be identified with this until his death in 1902. The following year Mrs. Fogh disposed of the business and retired until 1906^ when she opened a millinery store^ which she has ever since OMiducted. Despite the fact of her sixty-two years, she displays the energy and business sagacity of a woman many years her junior, and is meeting with excellent success in the direction of her interests. She is a stockholder in the Silver Queen mine, and has also acquired quite extensive tracts of farming and orchard lands in the vicinity of Kettle Falls.

The marriage of James P. Fogh and Karen Vittusen was celebrated in Denmark on the 7th of December, 1875. They never had occasion to regret becoming citizens of this republic, as success attended all of their business enterprises, Mrs. Fogh being one of the affluent residents of Kettle Falls, where she has made many friends who hold her in the highest esteem.

James Edward Nessly

James Edward Nessly, a newspaper correspondent widely known to the profession of journalism as the representative of the Spokesman- Review, has reached his present position of prominence in spite of obstacles and difficulties which would have utterly deterred many a man of less resolute spirit and determination. His career, however, is another evidence of the fact that it is under the pressure of adversity and the stimulus of opposition that the best and strongest in an individual is brought out and developed. He was born in Independence, Missouri, April 25, 1866, the son of John Fawcett and Elizabeth Wade (Riley) Nessly. The mother was born near London, England, December 11, 1829, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Riley, and is still living at the advanced age of eightytwo years, making her home with her son James E. and his brothers. She was one of a family of twelve children and is now the only survivor, her youngest brother having died recently in Ohio at the age of seventy-eight years. The father of James E. Nessly was a Methodist minister who was assigned to a pastorate in Kansas City and purchased a tract of land of forty acres at Independence, Mis^ souri, the county seat, about twelve miles distant from the place of his pastoral labors. In those days a Methodist minister could remain in one place for only two years and when that period had expired the Rev. John F. Nessly was obliged to leave Kansas City. He afterward spent two years at Ottawa and two at Olathe, Kansas, and thence was sent to Wichita, where he organized and built the first Methodist church of the city. He continued to occupy the pulpit there for a year but his health failed and he then secured a preemption claim ten miles west of Wichita, upon which he resided with his family from 1873 imtil 1884.

In the meantime James E. Nessly availed himself of such educational opportunities as were accorded him and assisted in the cultivation and operation of the home farm until eighteen years of age, when he removed to Dodge City, Kansas, and for two years thereafter was engaged in freighting from that place to Fowler, Kansas. He afterward learned the printer's trade and concentrated Ids energies upon newspaper work, his first venture being as editor of the Wilbum Argus, a small paper published at Wilbum, Kansas. When he had attained his majority he secured a preemption claim in Morton county, Kansas, and after making the required improvements upon it he returned to Wichita, where the family was living, having in the meantime rented the farms. In that city he engaged in newspaper work and invested his little capital in Wichita property, which was then in the midst of a boom. Not long afterward, however, prices began to decline and he lost all that he had saved.

It was then that Mr. Nessly started for the northwest with Rosalia, Washington, as his destination. He had been offered a position as printer on the Rosalia Rustler at a salary of twelve dollars per week. Something of his financial straits at that time is indicated in the fact that he did not have sufficient money to buy tickets for both himself and wife. He had been married on the 8th of August,

1888, to Miss Blanche Hamilton, a daughter of Rev. D. V. Hamilton, a Methodist minister now living in Moqui, Colorado. Leaving his wife at Villa Grove, Colorado, Mr. Nessly started for Rosalia, where he arrived on the 29th of June,

1889, with a cash capital of fifty-six cents, having done without supper and breakfast. He began work in the Rosalia Rustler office at twelve dollars per week, paying ^\e dollars for board. After a short time he was given charge of the paper while the proprietor, a Mr. Mathews, went to Indiana on a visit. The Rustler under the new management proved a more attractive paper than it had under the direction of its proprietor, whereupon a number of the citizens of the town approached Mr. Nessly, asking that he buy the paper and advancing him the money for the purchase. He paid for the paper and office equipment nine hundred dollars, which sum he borrowed from the Exchange National Bank of Spokane at the rate of eighteen per cent interest, three business men of Rosalia going his security. In thirteen months he had not only paid for the paper but had also given to each of the three business men one hundred dollars as a bonus for their efforts in his behalf. Extending the scope of his labors, he then purchased the Spangle Record and afterward the Oakesdale Sun and the Alliance Advocate, the last named being the state official organ of the Farmers Alliance. For nearly a year he edited and managed the four newspapers and three years from the time of his arrival in Rosalia had accumulated five thousand dollars although he had paid eighteen per cent interest on four thousand dollars for a part of that time. He then sold his papers, taking notes from men whose financial standing was supposed to be as good as gold but with the widespread money panic of 1893 all suffered heavy losses and Mr. Nessly never realized anything on the notes which he held, amounting to forty-seven hundred dollars.

The test of individual character comes from difficulties and disasters of this sort and Mr. Nessly then rallied his forces and started anew in the business world. Going into the harvest fields he stacked eight hundred acres of grain cut with a header, in the summer of 1898. He then bought a wagon and team and traveled over the country, buying poultry, eggs, etc., which he shipped to Spokane. In this way he finally secured sufficient capital to enable him to open a small meat market and grocery store, but times were hard for several years and he made little money. In 1897 he was appointed deputy sheriff at a salary of one hundred dollars per month and rent and fuel. He occupied the position for seven months and then went upon the road as traveling correspondent for the Spokesman-Review, with which he has been continuously connected since the 19th of August, 1897, or for a period of almost fifteen years. His correspondence has been one of the attractive features of the paper and he stands high in journalistic circles, having many warm friends and admirers among the members of the profession who recog^ nize his ability in the line of his chosen work. As the years have passed he has recuperated his losses and is now the owner of two hundred and ninety-five acres of land in the Palouse country near Farmington and a half-interest in nine hundred and twenty acres in Wallowa county, Oregon, all of which is good grain land.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Nessly have been bom three children: Leona, who was bom in Rosalia, Washington, December 25, 1889, and is now the wife of Dr. T, Allison Ball; Leonard, who is twenty years of sge; and William V., aged eighteen years. Mr. Nessly holds membership with the Woodmen of the World. He has never sought nor desired office in that organization nor in connection with political affairs. The only positions he has ever filled of a public nature have been those of deputy sheriff of Whitman county and city clerk of Rosalia for two years. He has always found that his private business interests have made a full demand upon his time for he has ever sought to progress in the field in which he has labored. Holding with an unfaltering purpose to high ideals, he has made continuous advancement and is today a well known and prominent representative ot journalism in the northwest.

Patrick Hugh Graham

Patrick Hugh Graham is the owner of a fine ranch of three hundred and ten acres in the vicinity of Colville, in the cultivation of which he is meeting with lucrative returns. He was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, on the 17th of March, 1875, and is a son of Thomas and Rosana (Monaghan) Graham, both of whom are now deceased, the father having passed away in 1882 and the mother in 1904.

As he was only a child when he accompanied his parents on their removal from the Emerald isle to the United States, Patrick Hugh Graham has spent practically his entire life in the northwest. His parents located on a ranch in the vicinity of Colville in whose public schools he began his education, the course therein pursued being later supplemented by two years study in Gonzaga College at Spokane. Returning home at the expiration of that time he spent two years with his mother on the farm, and then went to British Columbia, where he engaged in mining for nine years. In 1904, he once more took up his residence in Washington, filing on a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres near Colville. The cultivation of this proved so lucrative that he was later able to extend the boundaries of his ranch by the addition of another fifty acres, while he inherited from his father's estate one hundred acres, making the aggregate of his holdings three hundred and ten acres. He has ever since given his entire time and attention to the cultivation of his land and has met with most excellent success, his fields annually yielding abundant harvests that command the market's best prices.

Mr. Graham's arrangements for a home of his own had their culmination in his marriage on the 27th of June, 1906, to Miss Grace Hoffman, a daughter of Charles Hoffman. Her parents were among the pioneer settlers of South Dakota but are now living in Colville. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Graham there have been born two children, Charles T. and Nora I.

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The family attend the Roman Catholic church of which the parents are communicants and Mr. Graham is also a member of the Grange. He has always been one of the enterprising and progressive ranchmen of Stevens comity^ and fully appreciating the benefits that accrue to the members of any vocation through organization and unified interests was one of those who enthusiastically worked for the Farmers' Cooperative Store, of which he was one of the incorporators and is now a director. Mr. Graham is recognized as one of the prosperous citizens of his community, this fact being entirely attributable to his, clear judgment, business sagacity and capable supervision of his undertakings, the fundamental elements of success in every activity.

Jay G. Croskey

Jay G. Croskey has since 1909 acted as manager of the Wallace store of the Harris Drug Company. His birth occurred at Germano, Ohio, on the 5th of February, 1875, his parents being L. B. and Melissa (Coleman) Croskey. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a boyhood friend of Secretary Stanton of Lincoln's cabinet. L. B. Croskey participated in the Civil war as a member of the Union army.

Jay G. Croskey obtained his education in the Methodist school at Scio, Ohio, and pursued literary and pharmaceutical courses under Professor Beal, being graduated in 1899 with the degree of Ph. G. In that year he began his business career as a pharmacist of Steubenville, Ohio, where he remained for two years. Subsequently he spent twelve months at Youngstown, Ohio, and in 1903 went to Roseburg, Oregon, where he continued for four years. In 1907 he removed to Moscow, Idaho, where he spent two years, engaged continuously in the practice of pharmacy. The year 1909 witnessed his arrival in Wallace, Idaho, where he has since had charge of the store of the Harris Drug Company, managing the establishment in a manner which has contributed toward the continued growth and success of the enterprise.

On the 2d of January, 1907, Mr. Croskey was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Campbell, a daughter of Mrs. Margaret Campbell, of Moscow, Idaho. Fraternally Mr. Croskey is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, belonging to Moscow Lodge, No. 249. Both he and his wife are well known and highly esteemed throughout the community, the hospitality of the best homes being cordially extended them.

Robert S. McCrea, who for the past decade has ably discharged the duties devolving upon him as auditor of Bonner county, is also serving as clerk of the district court. His birth occurred in the province of Ontario, Canada, on the 28th of November, 1867, his parents being John and Jane (Pierce) McCrea, who came to Spokane, Washington, in 1881. The father, a physician by profession, acted as surgeon for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and was accidentally killed in October, 1888, at Rathdrum, Idaho, while attending to his duties in this connection.

Robert S. McCrea obtained his education in the graded and high schools of Canada and came to the Spokane country in November, 1888, settling at Rathdrum, Idaho. There he embarked in the general mercantile business in association with his brother, being a member of the firm' of McCrea Brothers until they sold out in 1892. In the meantime he also served in the position of postmaster of that town from 1889, continuing in the office until 1893. In 1892, when the firm of McCrea Brothers sold out, he became connected with the Rathdrum Mercantile Company and remained with this concern until 1905, resigning to assume the office of probate judge, and he acted as such for Kootenai county in 1905 and 1906. In 1907 he came to Sandpoint, Idaho, and was appointed senior deputy auditor of Bonner county, holding that position until November, 1910, when he was chosen auditor. From that time until the present he has remained the efficient incumbent in that office, which is combined with that of recorder. Furthermore, he acts as a clerk of the district court and is also ex-officio clerk of the board of county commissioners.

On the 1st of February, 1895, Mr. McCrea was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Fitzsimmons, by whom he has one son, Hollis McCrea, whose natal day was October 8, 1897. The family home is at Sandpoint. Mr. McCrea is identified with the following fraternal organizations: Pend d'Oreille Tent, No. 6, K. O. T. M., of Sandpoint; Helmet Lodge, No. 82, K. P., of Sandpoint, in which he has passed through all the chairs; Sandpoint Camp, No. 7191, M. W. A.; and Rathdrum Lodge, A. F. & A. M. He is likewise a member of the Commercial Club of Sandpoint. His strong and salient characteristics are such as endear him to all who come within the close circle of his friendship, while wherever he is known he is respected and honored.

Edward L. Kilbourne

Edward L. Kilbourne, auditor of the Idaho, Washington & Northern Railroad, was bom on a farm in Oregon township, Lapeer county, Michigan, November 80, 1878. He is a son of Edward Holly and Eliza Jane (Lavery) Kilbourne, the father a native of the state of New York and the mother of Ireland, of Scotch- Irish extraction. At the time of the breaking out of the Civil war Mr. Kilbourne was in New Orleans, where he was employed by the government in survey work. When the United States senators from the south left Washington, he proceeded north to the first recruiting station, which was located at Helena, Arkansas, and enlisted in the service. He went to the front as second lieutenant in the Second Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry, remaining there until peace was restored. He passed away in 1907, but the mother who has now attained the venerable age of seventyseven years is still living and makes her home in Spirit Lake.

The early years in the life of Edward L. Kilbourne were spent on a Michigan farm, his elementary .education being acquired in the public schools of Lapeer county. He graduated from the Lapeer high school in 1898 and subsequently en- tered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he pursued a literary course for two years. At the expiration of that period he laid aside his text-books and began his business career, his first position being that of a traveling salesman. In 1899 he became an accountant, and later entered the employment of The Investors Audit Company, of New York and Chicago. He soon showed himself to be efficient and capable as well as trustworthy, in addition to which he early demonstrated uiiusual powers of organization and executive ability, so when the firm decided to open an office in Spokane, they selected Mr. Kilbourne as manager. He came west in 1909 and among the other clients of the new office was numbered the Idaho, Washington 8c Northern Railroad Company. Quick to appreciate Mr. Kilbourne's skill as an accountant and being in need of just such a man as he seemed to be, they offered him a position, which he accepted in April, 1909, and has ever since capably filled.

On the 27th of June, 1910, in Spokane, Washington, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Kilbourne and Miss Ella Genevieve Webster, a daughter of Charles S. Webster, of Spc^ane.

Mr. Kilbourne is a member of the Masonic fraternity in which he has attained high rank, holding membership in Spirit Lake Lodge, No. 57, F. & A. M. ; Lapeer Michigan Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M.; Hiawatha Council, No. 65, R. & S. M.; Sault Ste. Marie Commandery, No. 45, K. T. He is also a Noble of the Mystic Shrine of Ahmed Temple of Marquette, Michigan; and a member of DeWitt Clinton Consistory of Grand Rapids, Mic^gan. His connection with organizations of a more purely social nature is confincjd to his flaeUibersbip in the Inland Club of Spokane. He belongs to the Order of 'the Sons -of -Veterans, and during his residence in Michigan was for a time assistant state inspector for the organization and in 1892 he was captain of the Lapeer Qamp/ Dttringthe period of his residence in Spirit Lake, although it has been quite orief, Mr.' lEtilbotlxne has shown himself to be an enterprising and capable business man, while in matters of citizenship he is progressive and public-spirited, contributing his quota towards promoting the community's best interests.

Henry Fennen

For practically twenty years Henry Fennen, now deceased, was a resident of Spokane county and few men ever lived in this section who in a higher degree gained the confidence and respect of the people. He was of good Teutonic parentage and was bom in Germany in 1842. He grew to manhood under the paternal roof and in his native land pursued his preliminary education. At the age of twenty-four, desiring to take advantage of the best opportunities for advancing in the world, he decided to seek his fortune in America. Accordingly, he emigrated to the United States, locating first at Cincinnati, but soon afterward went to Illinois where he engaged in carpentering for a year. He then came west to California and followed his trade for eight years. Having prospered in his work, he returned to Germany upon a visit of several months' duration and then came back to California. A short time afterward he went to Virginia City, Nevada, and there engaged to good advantage in general carpenter work. BevoL m - » lieving that agriculture and fruit-raising presented more favorable inducements than his trade^ he came to Spokane county in 1882 and located upon one hundred and sixty acres of land on Pleasant Prairie. He applied himself with great diligence and after six years acquired sufficient capital to purchase another tract of one hundred and sixty acres adjoining, also acquiring two hundred and forty acres additional in 1890, thus becoming the owner of a valuable farm of five hundred and sixty acres. He completed a splendid system of irrigation and set out an orchard of forty acres, which became one of the large producing orchards of this region. He made many other improvements on his place and the well equipped buildings and general air of neatness which prevailed gave true indication as to his industry, taste and business ability.

In 1876, while upon his visit to the old country, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Stratmann and to this union eight children were bom: William, who married Laura Stadelman; Elizabeth, the wife of Carl Hoffman; Annie^ now Mrs. Jacob Lunneberg; Benedict, who wedded Isabel Dimbrick; Dora, who makes her home with her mother ; George and Joseph, who are now attending school ; and Henry, deceased. Mr. Fennen died November 17, 1901, of typhoid pneumonia, after an illness of several weeks, the best medical attendance proving unavailing to prolong his life. He was a man of unimpeachable character who through life ever endeavored to perform his entire duty toward all with whom he was associated. He attended the Catholic church and was a member of St. Joseph's Society. Politically he adhered to the democratic party but not as an office seeker, as his interest was centered in his family and his business. Mrs. Fennen is still living on the old homestead which is endeared to her by many associations. She is a woman of many estimable qualities of mind and heart and can claim a host of friends m the community where she has been known for nearly thirty years.

James E. Burbank

Although he was reared as a farmer and gave his undivided attention to agriculture and stock-raising for many years, James E. Burbank, who is now residing at Cheney, possesses talent for the mercantile business, as he has demonstrated during the past six years. He is well established as a hay, grain and lumber merchant and is also known as one of the public-spirited men of this section. A native of Polk county, Oregon, he was born June 14, 1859, a son of Harry and Minerva (Height) Burbank. They were pioneers on the Pacific coast, having crossed the plains in 1848. The family came to Washington in 1870, when there were few settlers in the territory and their nearest neighbor was twenty-five miles away. The father died in 1907 but the mother is still living and has now arrived at the age of seventy-five years.

James E. Burbank received his early education in the common schools and grew to maturity under the paternal roof. At the age of eighteen he entered the teaming business and later located on a homestead near Cheney. He applied himself to farming and stock-raising from 1883 to 1905, a period of twenty-two years, gaining a position as one of the substantial citizens of the community. Since 1905 he has engaged in the hay, grain and lumber business at Cheney and has shown an ability in meeting the wants of patrons, which has yielded highly gratifying returns. He is the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of irrigated land at Twin Falls, Idaho, and of three hundred and seventy acres near Cheney.

On the 16th of December, 1877, Mr. Burbank was married near North Yakima, Washington, to Miss Effie Pyburn, a daughter of George Pyburn, and to this union one child, Zella M., has been born. Ever since he cast his first ballot Mr. Burbank has given his support to the democratic party, believing that its principles are best adapted to promote the general welfare of the country. Fraternally he is identified with the Odd Fellows. He has passed through the chairs of the subordinate lodge and has also served as a representative to the grand lodge. He is a stanch believer in the authority and inspiration of the Bible and is a valued member of the Methodist church.

The record of Mr. Burbank is a striking illustration of the possibilities in America awaiting young men who are imbued with a laudable ambition to accomplish a worthy object in life and are willing to deny themselves at the outset in order to be assured of a competency in later years. He has used deliberate judgment in his plans and has won acknowledged high standing in a community where true worth is accorded due recognition. Having been loyal to every trust, he is fully deserving of his good fortune.

Nye Kern

Nye Kern, engaged in the insurance business, in which field he has operated independently since 1909, was born at Iron Mountain, Michigan, on the Sd of August, 1881. His parents were John H. and Josephine (Habert) Kern, the former of German and Irish descent and the latter of French lineage. The father, whose birth occurred in Illinois, is now residing in Portland. He is a son of a veteran of the Civil war, a native of Michigan and a descendant of an old New York family. The mother's birth occurred in Kansas and she also is a daughter of a soldier, who served in the Civil war.

Nye Kern pursued his education in Des Moines, Iowa, and in the Portland high school. Subsequent to the completion of his course he turned his attention to business interests, associating himself with his father in the fuel business and later in the merchandise, wood and shingle business. He was thus employed for two years before accepting a position with Alber Brothers Milling Company of Portland, cereal millers. He was their salesman on the coast for some time, but in 1906 he associated himself with Wadhams & Kerr Brothers, wholesale grocers of Portland. Three years later he came to Spokane and became identified with Edwards & Kern in the insurance business, and in April, 1911, purchased the interest of Mr. Edwards. He has found in insurance a field which gives opportunity for his energy and constant application, and one in which he is winning unqualified success. He conducts a general agency, embracing fire, automobile, live-stock, plate-glass, casualty and other insurance. He is agent for the Germania Fire Insurance Company, of New York; Hamburg-Bremen Insurr ance Company, of Hamburg, Germany; Milwaukee Mechanics, of Milwaukee; Fidelity & Casualty Company, of New York; Monongahela Underwriters, of Pitts- burg; Dixie Fire Insurance Company, of Greensboro. North Carolina; Sovereign Fire Insurance Company, of Canada; Commercial Union Assurance, of London; Prussian National, of Stettin, Germany; Firemen's Fund, of San Francisco; and the American Live Stock Company, of Indianapolis. He has secured an extensive clientage for which he annually writes a large amount of insurance.

In Salem, Oregon, on the 5th of August, 1905. Mr. Kern was married to Miss Corrinne Johnson, a daughter of P. W. Johnson, of Idaho, and a niece of Mrs. A. C. Edwards. Mr. Kern is a Roman Catholic. His social and fraternal connections consist of membership in the United Commercial Travelers, the Bagmen of Bagdad, Royal Arcanum and Knights of Columbus, while his name also appears on the roster of the Multnomah Club of Portland and the Inland Club and the Add Club of Spokane. His political views coincide with the principles of the republican party and he stands stanchly for its candidates and measures.

Frank R. Yanish

Frank R. Yanish, who at the present time is engaged in the construction of the new Odd Fellows' Temple, is one of the very capable and reliable contractors of Colville, with the building interests of which he has been prominently identified for eight years. He was born in Winona county, Minnesota, on the 10th of January, 1868, and is a son of Frank and Sophia (Coupple) Yanish, both of whom are now about the age of seventy years.

As a boy and youth, Frank R. Yanish attended the common schools of his native county in the acquirement of an education, his school days terminating at the age of sixteen years. He then left home and went to Minneapolis to learn the carpenter's trade, remaining a resident of the Minnesota metropolis for four years. At the expiration of that period he went to Brown county, engaging in carpentry work there and in Rock county for the succeeding two years. He then removed to Black Hills, South Dakota, where he followed his trade for seven years, during three of which he was a member of a bridge buiding crew of the Northwestern Railroad Company. The far west proved most alluring to the young man, who felt that opportunities there afforded would enable him to more readily attain his ambition of attaining independence and in 1903 he came to Colville. He had always been temperate in his habits and thrifty, thus acquiring a sufficient capital to enable him to buy a ranch a short distance from town, which he has ever since operated in connection with conducting his contracting business. A skilful mechanic and reliable man, Mr. Yanish has succeeded in building up a profitable business, having been awarded the contracts for some of the finest public buildings as weJl as private residences erected here since he became established. He has met with satisfactory financial returns in both the cultivation of his farm and the pursuit of his trade and in addition to his homestead owns a forty-acre tract of land near Marble, this state.

Mr. Yanish was married on the 12th of May, 1897, to Miss F. £. Hotx, a daughter of E. H. Hotz, of Cherry county, Nebraska. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Yanish there have been born four children: Sophia, Helen, Carl and Howard, all of whom are attending school.

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Mr. Vanish is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through all of the chairs and is a past grand master of the Colville lodge, and he also belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. In his political views he is a democrat and in realization of the responsibilities of citizenship has always taken an active interest in matters pertaining to the mmiicipality. He is now a member of the town council and has several times served as a delegate at both county and state conventions. Mr. Yanish is one of the enterprising men of the town, who in the promotion of his own interests never loses sight of those of the community at large, which he strives to forward on every possible occasion.

Fred W. Anderson

Fred W. Anderson, cashier of the Lincoln County Bank and one of the extensive landowners of this locality, has been actively identified with the business interests of Davenport for the past ten years. His birth occurred in Blue Earth, ^linnesota, on the 4th of January, 1870, his parents being Alexander and Elizabeth (Easton) Anderson. The father, who was a captain of the One Hundred and Twenty-third New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil war, located in Minnesota in 1858 and subsequently became prominently identified with the banking and mercantile interests in his section of the state.

Reared at home, Fred W. Anderson attended the public schools of Blue Earth, Minnesota, until he reached the age of seventeen years. He then laid aside his text-books and assumed the responsibilities of manhood, beginning his business career as a grocer. He was identified with this line of business for three years and then disposing of his interests he accepted a position as assistant cashier in a bank that had just been organized by his father. During the succeeding years Mr. Anderson continued to be officially identified with this institution, which developed into one of the most substantial and flourishing banks of that vicinity. In 1901 he withdrew his interests and came to Davenport, Washington, where he organized the Lincoln County State Bank of which he has been the cashier ever since it was founded. It is one of the well organized, firmly established financial institutions of the county, the conservative policy and progressive methods of which have enabled it to inspire in its patrons that sense of absolute trust and confidence essential to the success of any bank. During the period of his residence here, Mr. Anderson has become recognized as a man well worthy of the confidence reposed in him, having shown himself loyal to every public trust, the responsibility of which he discharges \wth a rare sense of conscientious obligation.

On the 18th of July, 1894, Mr. Anderson was imited in marriage to Miss Grace Reynolds, a daughter of Dr. J. A. Reynolds, formerly a minister in the state of New York, w.ho is now a resident of Davenport. Of this union there have been bom two children, Reynolds and Elizabeth.

The religious faith of the family is manifested in their membership in the Presbyterian church, while politically Mr. Anderson is a republican. He has taken an active interest in municipal affairs, particularly those pertaining to educational matters, and is now serving as president of the school board and has represented his ward in the city council. He has invested quite heavily in real estate during his residence in the state and is the owner of several pieces of valuable ranch property. Mr. Anderson is held in high esteem in Davenport where his intense and well directed activity has never been concentrated on personal aggrandizement alone, but on the development of the community and its general welfare and progress in all of its various channels of common interest.

Harry H. Shallenberger

The economic history of the world indicates what conditions would exist if mining no longer had a share in industrial and commercial life. Agricultural pursuits represent a large part of the development and usefulness of the natural resources of the country, but mining plays an equally important part. The vast mineral resources called upon to make possible the modern industrial life and their proper production, expansion and utilization, will, in a large measure, be responsible for the scope, training and progress of future commercial and manufacturing possibilities. A brief survey of the activities of Harry H. Shallenberger shows what an important part he has played in the mining interests in the northwest. His birth occurred in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, on the 13th of February, 1867, his parents being James A. and Sarah (Spindler) Shallenberger, both of whom are residing in Spokane. The father was a prominent boat builder in Pennsylvania where he resided for many years.

Harry H. Shallenberger was educated in the public schools of southwestern Pennsylvania and of Illinois. In 1886, when he was about twenty years of age, he came to Spokane and was employed by David Fotheringham for three years. Realizing that if he were ever to meet with real success in the business world he must engage independently, he went into the contracting business in which he remained until 1898. In that year he removed to British Columbia and was one of the pioneers to enter that country. His enterprising spirit and his determination led him to proceed upon this course even though a trail had not then been cut. As soon as he arrived at the mining regions he succeeded in locating many good properties, and has since been instrumental in bringing considerable capital into that region from various parts of the country. He is now the controlling owner of the International Lead & Iron mine located in the boundary country and he has been working at it steadily for the last three years. He feels great confidence in the wealth of the mineral resources of this tract and is also a firm believer that its development will greatly advance the interests of Spokane. He is also the owner of other mining properties located between Phoenix and Greenwood, British Columbia. His imerring energy and his keen prospective abilities along mining lines have been the chief elements of his success.

On the 17th of June, 1908, at Spokane, Mr. Shallenberger was married to Miss Norene Pierce, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Pierce, of Sidney, Iowa. To their union one child, George, has been born, who is at present seven years of age and attending public school in Spokane. In politics Mr. Shallenberger gives his support to the democratic party. He holds membership in the Red Cross Lodge and the Knights of Pythias of Spokane. The business he transacts in his offices in the

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Columbia building attests his success in his mining undertakings^ and also indicates the confidence and respect which those desiring* to interest themselves in mining operations place in his judgment and advice.

While Mr. Shallenberger has been interested in mining generally for the past fifteen or twenty years, for some years he has been devoting his time almost exclusively to a study of the iron oye deposits in the northwest and in an attempt to develop that industry in that part of the country. His efforts in this direction in the face of the indifference, if not absolute doubt of the practicability of the manufacture of iron in this part of the country upon the part of capital and mining men generally, entitle him to be spoken of as the pioneer in this field of industry in the northwest. At the time of the writing of this article Mr. Shallenberger has about completed plans and made the necessary arrangements as to financial assistance for the establishing of blast furnaces and foundry for the making of cast iron pipe and other heavy casting at a point within a hundred miles of Spokane. His persistent and untiring efforts in this direction appear to at last be receiving their true recognition and the proposed undertaking therefore gives every promise of becoming the nucleus for the establishing of the iron industry in the northwest for which he has worked so consistently.

Dr. R. P. Moore, who for the past; ten years has been county physician and health officer and is also president &ni general manager of the Davenport Hospital^ is one of the best informed and nlos^^^hlj^ ^ueeesalul physicians in Lincoln county. He is a native of Arkansas, his birth having occurred in Berryville, that state, on the 6th of December, 1860, his parents being A. G. and Nancy (Good) Moore, pioneers of Arkansas, who became successfully identified with the agricultural interests of the state.

Reared in the town of his birth in the acquirement of his early education, Dr. Moore attended the public schools, later supplementing the knowledge therein acquired by a course in a private academy. Having determined to become a physician, in 1888 he went to St. Louis, Missouri, and pursued a preparatory medical course for two years, after which he matriculated in the medical department of Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennesee, being graduated from this institution with the degree of M. D. in the class of 1893. Returning to Arkansas after the completion of his course he practiced for seven years in his home town, meeting with very good success. During four years of this period he was United States pension examiner, having been appointed to this position by President Cleveland. While practicing there he maintained relations with the members of his profession through the medium of his membership in the Carroll County and Tri-County Medical Societies and the Arkansas State Medical Association, having at one time been vice president of the latter organization. Believing in the opportunities, the rapid growth and the great future of the west, in 1898 Dr. Moore came to Washington, locating in Davenport. Shortly thereafter he was appointed surgeon for the Northern Pacific Railroad, ever since having been retained in this capacity. A nian of strong personality, capable and efficient, his ability readilv won recognition and when the Davenport Hospital was built^ Dr. Moore was made president and general manager^ and during the period of his connection with this institution has discharged his responsibilities in a manner to fully meet with the expectations of the board of directors. He has been called to various position of public trust in connection with his profession^ and for the past ten years has most capably discharged the duties of county physician and health officer. In 1900 he was elected coroner of Lincoln county, serving as such for two terms. If was during the period of his incumbency that the famous outlaw, Harry Tracey, was shot, the event occurring twelve miles southwest of Davenport in 1901. For his services in this matter Dr. Moore was presented with a beautiful gold watch and chain by the posse, as an expression of their appreciation. In addition to his various public duties. Dr. Moore has a very large private practice, which is constantly increasing. He is a man with high ideals as to the dignity and responsibility of his profession and is constantly studying and striving to lift it to a higher standard, through his own rigid adherence to the ethics long ago established by precedent. As a practitioner he is progressive, keeping in close touch with every forward movement of his science through the medium of the medical and surgical journals, and readily adopts in his practice all new theories in the treatment of disease, the efficacy of which he feels has been proven beyond question.

On the 6th of February, 1896, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Moore and Miss Delia Crider, a daughter of Jerry Crider, of Arkansas. One son has been born unto Dr. and Mrs. Moore, Clay C, who is still in school.

Both Dr. and Mrs. Moore are members of the Christian church, and fraternally he is a Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias. Professionally he is a member of the Lincoln County Medical Society, the State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, by means of which he keeps in close touch with his fellow practitioners. His political support he gives to the democratic party, taking an active interest in all local affairs, and has several times represented his district in the county conventions. Dr. Moore is very fond of all outdoor sports, particularly hunting, and is a marksman of unusual ability. During the early period of his residence in the state he was a member of the National Guard for three years, and at that time was the best marksman in the county, while at the state tournament he lacked but three points of being the best in the state. Despite the exactions of his profession and his large practice. Dr. Moore is one of those men who always find time to fulfill their responsibilities as citizens, and ever gives his support and cooperation in forwarding every public movement or enterprise that he deems likely to promote the interests of the community at large.

George Ambrose Heidinger

George Ambrose Heidinger is the vice president and manager of the Eilers Music House of Spokane, which business he founded in 1900. In the intervening years liis patronage has grown along substantial lines, owing to his enterprising methods and his own deep interest in the art of music. He was bom in Johnsville, Ohio, January 24, 1865, his parents being John Christian and Mary A (Adams) Heidinger, the former a native of Brackenheim, Wiirtemberg, Germany, and the latter of Ohio, her birth having occurred in New Lancaster.

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In the country schools of his native state, George A. Heidinger pursued his education. He seems to have inherited the love of music so characteristic of the people of his race and nationality and it was therefore natural that when he started out in the commercial world he turned his attention to the music business^ becoming connected with a house of that character in Dayton, Ohio, in 1882. He was continuously associated with the music trade in the middle west until 1888. He then came west and located in Seattle and in 1900 he came to Spokane to open up a branch establishment here for the Eilers Music House. Under his direction the business has grown to be one of the finest in the entire United States. The original location was in the Empire State building, whence a removal was afterward made to the corner of Post street and Sprague avenue. In the spring of 1911, however, the company began the erection of their present fine building, a seven story structure, on the same site, which was ready for occupancy on the 1st of January, 1912. The company utilizes the first three stories in connection with their piano trade, while the remainder is occupied by the Inland Club.* To Mr. Heidinger must be given the entire credit for formulating and executing the plans for the erection of this fine business block. The house carries a large and well selected line of pianos, musical instruments and musical supplies and the trade covers a wide territory. Mr. Heidinger is the vice president and one of the directors of the Eilers Music House and is the manager for the Spokane branch of the business.

In November, 1889, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Heidinger to Miss Georgiana M. Bruner, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Parker) Bruner, of Salem, Oregon. Her maternal grandparents crossed the plains by wagon in the '50s, settling in Oregon, and the town of Parkerville, that state, was named in their honor. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Heidinger has been born a daughter, Mable Perle, now the wife of William I. Cole, of Portland, Oregon.

Mr. Heidinger gives his political support to the republican party but has never been a seeker for public office. He is prominent in Masonry and holds membership with El Katif Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to Spokane Lodge, No. 228, B. P. O. E. He holds membership in the Spokane and Inland Clubs, and is a member of the English Lutheran church - associations which indicate much of the nature of his interests and the rules which govern his conduct. Those qualities which figure most strongly in honorable manhood - progressive citizenship and straightforward business activity - are manifest in his life.

Howard L. Fisk

Howard L. Fisk, owner and manager of the Valley Telephone Company, has spent the greater part of his life in Stevens county. He was bom in Boone county, Iowa, on September 17, 1878, and is a son of L. W. and Julia (Simonds) Fisk, pioneers of Iowa whence they removed to Washington. Their latter days were spent in this county, the father passing away in 1894 and the mother in 1898.

As he was only a lad of eight years when he accompanied his parents on their removal to this state, Howard L. Fisk acquired the greater part of his education in the public schools of Valley, which he attended until he was twenty. At that time he took up his real life work^ engaging in the hay pressing business^ with which he continues to be identified. Five years ago he became interested in the telephone business and is now owner of the Valley telephone system, which controls one hundred and thirty miles of line and has one hundred and fifty subscribers. Mr. Fisk is a very capable young man, who in the brief course of his business career has given evidence of possessing the essential characteristics for success.

On the 8th of September, 1907, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Fisk to Miss Pearl E. Day, a daughter of Orin and Carrie Day, residents of Valley. To Mr. and Mrs. Fisk there has been born one child, Albert L.

Fraternally Mr. Fisk is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Ancient Order of United Workmen, while both he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which they take an active and earnest interest. In his political views Mr. Fisk is a socialist and has been constable of Valley for the past four years. He is an enthusiastic member of the Commercial Club, of which he is treasurer, and never lets an opportunity escape for lauding the town and its advantages. He is one of the enterprising and capable younger members of the business fraternity, who gives his hearty support and cooperation to promoting every movement that will further the interests of the community in the development of the town's resources or enterprises.

S. Willis Foster

S. Willis Foster, an architect and builder of Sandpoint, has erected many of the large structures at that place which will long stand as monuments to his memory. His birth occurred in Pierce county, Wisconsin, on the 21st of December, 1863, his father being Andrew D. Foster. He lost his mother when very young and therefore has no recollection of her. His father came to Washington in 1883 and died in the Palouse country in 1884.

WTien a lad of but twelve years S. Willis Foster began providing for his own support and at the same time managed to acquire an education, spending a part of his time at the normal school and the Iowa State College at Ames. After coming west with his father he followed the profession of teaching in the Silver Creek district between Farmington and Garfield, Washington, having as pupils many of the noted characters of that section. He taught for two terms and then went to Montana, there spending a few months in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Returning to the Palouse country, he embarked in business as a builder and in 1885 removed to Jackson county, Oregon, where he remained for a year and a half. Subsequently he resided for a year in Eugene, Oregon, still continuing his operations as a builderf In the fall of 1887 he again returned to the Palouse country and taught school for one year. In the winter of 1 888-9 he worked for Mr. Bellinger at Farmington, Washington, that gentleman being the manager of the firm of Knapp, Burroughs & Company, engaged in the farming implement business. In May, 1 889, he left that employ and became connected with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company, assisting in building depots from Winona Junction to Rockford, Washington. About the 1st of July, 1889, immediately before ttie fire, he came to Spokane and assisted materially in the rebuilding of the city. In the spring of 1890 he went to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, working as a builder with others until the summer of 1891. In that year he erected the first sash and door plant at Coeur d*Alene, operating the same until 1893. He was then chosen a member of the city council of Coeur d'Alene. After discontinuing the operation of the sash and door plant he became bookkeeper for J. W. Wiggett and at the same time served as citv clerk of Coeur d'Alene. In 1894 he removed to Wallace and entered the service of Mr. Woods, assisting in the erection of the Masonic Temple at that place, where he remained imtil the summer of 1895. At that time he made his way to Spokane, where he was engaged in business as a builder and also conducted a sash and door establishment until 1907. That year witnessed his arrival at Sandpoint, Idaho^ and here he has remained continuously since, having gained an enviable reputation as an architect and builder. He has erected many of the large and substantial structures of Sandpoint, numerous contracts having been awarded him in recognition of his skill and ability in the line of his chosen life work.

On the SOth of August, 1891, Mr. Foster was united in marriage to Miss Laura Buckley of California, by whom he has a daughter, Edith, whose natal year was 1891*. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons, belonging to Lakeside Lodge, No. 42, A. F. & A. M.; SandpK>int Chapter, R. A. M.; and Coeur d'Alene Commandery, K. T. In a review of his life it will be found that his success has come as the legitimate sequence of his pWsistency of purpose, his unwearied industry and his laudable ambition - qualities which any may cultivate and which never fail to brinir the desired result. : . - , . , -

In the business experience of practically all men who have made a success of life a great many changes and numerous caprices of fortune have come but few have had a riper experience along those lines than William Hoare, a millwright and miller by trade, formerly a farmer and brickmaker and at present a hardware merchant and bank director of Tekoa, Whitman county. He was bom in Canada, November 1, 1848, the son of John and Catherine (Searson) Hoare, the former a native of England and the latter of Ireland.

William Hoare was educated in the public schools of Canada, where his youthful days were spent. At the age of twelve years he began serving his apprenticeship in the miller and millwright trades, at which he worked six years, when he removed to Oswego, New York, where he continued working at his trade. He later went to Cleveland, Ohio, and still later to Wisconsin. In 1867 he removed to Minnesota and engaged in the logging business, purchasing a half interest in a mill at Princeton. Two years' cuts of timber lay in the river and because it could not be driven to market it had to be sold for fire wood at a great loss to the company. The third year's cut was saved, however, and reached market in good condition. In 1875 he went to Dayton, Minnesota, where he again worked at his trade. The following year Mr. Hoare turned his face westward in search of a new plac^ in which to operate and in July of that year reached Portland, Oregon, with ten cents in his pocket. There appeared to be no chance for him to engage in his trade in Portland but, learning that a millwright was required at Statenville, Oregon, he went there and obtained a position. After completing the work there he went to Silverton, where he secured employment in the Coolidge & McClaine flour mill. He later went to Harrisburg, where he assumed charge of the Smith & Briggs mill, his salary being one hundred and fifty dollars per month, with the provision that if he was able to turn out ^ve hundred barrels of flour per day the amount of his salary would be increased to two hundred and flfty dollars per month. He was successful in bringing the mill up to the desired capacity and obtained the larger salary promised. In 1877 Mr. Hoare returned to Minnesota for his family and brought them back to Harrisburg, where he resumed charge of the Smith & Briggs mill. This plant he ran night and day and in his excessive toil lost his health. It was at this period that he determined to locate in Washington and, arriving in Walla Walla in January, 1878, he remained there for a short time, after which he went to Dayton and later to Almota, where he began his search for land. There he took up one hundred and sixty acres of railroad land located on Deadman creek, Garfield county, but as the mill at Almota was in need of a miller he conducted it until 1885. In that year he came to Colfax and purchased a flour mill, which he operated for about two years, when, his health again becoming impaired, he sold out his business, later becoming associated with James Bleeker and W. B. Spencer in the ownership and operation of a brickyard. In 1887 he and his partners, Messrs. Bleeker and Spencer, removed to Tacoma and installed a brickyard on Vashon island. He continued manufacturing brick at that point until 1888, when he sold out his interest.

Removing to Tekoa, Whitman county,, he purchased the property on which his store now stands and in the building which he erected upon it in the spring of 1889 he opened a hardware store in partnership with William Beach, the firm name being Beach & Hoare. This establishment was the first of its kind in Tekoa. In the spring of 1889 and during the following year he bought wheat for the Pacific Coast Elevator Company. In the spring of 1890, in partnership with a Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hoare bought out the interest of Mr. Beach in the hardware business, continuing under the firm name of Hoare & Sanders. This partnership relation existed until 1894, when Mr. Hoare bought Mr. Sanders' interest and has since conducted the business independently. In addition to his hardware interests he is a 9tockholder and director in the Tekoa State Bank. From 1894 to 1908 Mr. Hoare was' engaged in farming, having at one time seven thousand acres under cultivation. This land was situated on the Coeur d'Alene reservation in Idaho. He is still a stockholder and has served as president of the Spokane Pressed Brick Company.

At Princeton, Minnesota, in 1874, Mr. Hoare was married to Miss Carrie Wallace, a native of Canada and a daughter of John Wallace, who was born in Scotland. To this union were bom four children, only one of whom, Bessie Irene, now survives. Those deceased are: Bunten; Ellen; and Fred W., who married Miss Annie Kerlin, of Iowa. His widow and son, Fred W., Jr., survive him, making their home in Tekoa.

In his fraternal relations Mr. Hoare is a Mason, belonging to the blue lodge, of which he is a past master, and to the chapter, in which he has occupied all the chairs, and he also belongs to the shrine and commandery at Spokane. He is likewise a member of the Knights of Pythias, having occupied all the chairs in his lodge. In his political affiliations Mr. Hoare is a democrat and he takes a lively interest in the affairs of his party. An interesting event in his life occurred during the Chief Joseph Indian scare. Mr. Hoare was then residing in Almota and assisted in huilding the stockade around the Spalding Hotel at that place^ furnishing the sacks for that purpose. His career has been a varied one, yet from every point of view it has been successful in spite of the many difficulties under which he has labored. By his active participation in the conmiercial and industrial affairs of the great northwest he has contributed in a large degree to its upbuilding and in the advancement of its interests he has always taken a deep interest. In his long connection with the business interests of Tekoa he has formed a large acquaintance among aljl classes of people and his business dealings have always been characterized by that sterling integrity and marked ability which have been noticeable all through his life. He belongs in the front rank of the respected and useful citizens of Tekoa.

Oscar Fred Kelly

Oscar Fred Kelly is a merchant and banker at Deer Park, his trade relations, however, covering a wide area, as his patronage comes to him from a distance of ten or fifteen miles. He was bom in South Dakota, April 2S, 1887, and is therefore yet a young man but his ability and aptitude for successful management have been tested and proven. His father, Peter J. Kelly, a native of Minnesota, was one of the pioneers of Deer Park, arriving here in 1889, at which time he turned his attention to merchandising. He erected the first store in the town and continued in business until his life's labors were ended in death. He was also one of the organizers of the First State Bank of Deer Park and one of its officers until his demise. He always took a prominent part in matters of public interest and his influence and aid were always given on the side of advancement and improvement. He manifested in his life much of the versatility and ability derived from an Irish ancestry. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Eva Polford, was of English lineage and was also a native of Minnesota. She died in 1907, while Mr. Kelly passed away in 1908. Their children were: Oscar Fred; H. L., a marine in the United States navy at Bremerton, Washington; and Zora, living at Deer Park.

O. F. Kelly, whose name introduces this record, has spent the greater part of his life in the town which is still his home and after completing his education in the Deer Park high school, he entered his father's store and became his successor at his death. In 1908 the father erected a fine two-story brick block, occupying the first floor with his stock of goods, while the second floor was fitted up for lodge purposes. The store today supplies the district for a radius of ten to fifteen miles and contains a full stock of staple and fancy groceries. Everything to be found in a modern establishment can be here secured and the business methods of the proprietor are such as will bear close investigation and scrutiny. In addition to his mercantile interests he is well known in banking circles, being the president of the First State Bank at Deer Park, his associate officers being E. Enoch, vice president and F. A. Reed, cashier.

On the 28th of September, 1908, Mr. Kelly was married at Deer Park to Miss Helen Long, a daughter of J. A. Long, who is a veteran of the Civil war. He came to the west from Pennsylvania and is of English descent. He was one of the pioneers of Deer Park, where he is now living retired. Mr. Kelly is a freeholder of this place and owns considerable acreage outside. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he is a stanch ally of its principles. In 1908-09 he served as a member of the city council and he has been a member of the executive committee of the Commercial Club. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias, in which he is a past chancellor commander and he also holds membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is an active, progressive, enterprising young business man, his capabilities well entitling him to the position of leadership which he fills in the city where he makes his home.

James Berridge

An inherent love of liberty and republican institutions is one of the characteristics of James Berridge who for a number of years past has engaged in the hotel business at Mead and is one of the most respected citizens of Spokane county. This instinctive feeling actuated him as a young man to offer his services and, if necessary, his life in defense of the stars and stripes, and although he was a native of a foreign land he followed the flag through many of the most hotly contested battles of the Civil war, the scars which he bears being indisputable evidence of his courage and unswerving fidelity to the Union. He was born in England in iSi-l, a son of James and Sarah (Bennett) Berridge. The father emigrated to America with his family, when the son James was quite young, and located in Marion county, Ohio. He died in 1883 and his wife passed away in 1855.

James Berridge grew to manhood in the Buckeye state and in the public schools received his preliminary education which has since been greatly broadened by reading and contact with the world. On October 8, 1862, in response to th^ call of President Lincoln, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which became a part of the Army of the West. He went to the front with his regiment and participated under General Sherman in the first battle of Vicksburg and in the engagement at Arkansas Post. The regiment was then transferred to General Grant's command and took part in the battles of Grand Gulf, Thompson's Hills, Raymond, Champion's Hill, Black River Bridge, Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi, also being present in many skirmishes. The regiment served under General Banks in the campaign along the Red river and proved one of the great fighting commands of the war. During his military service Private Berridge was wounded at different times in the arm, forehead, stomach and thigh and was taken prisoner, being obliged to spend one year and twenty-four days hehind the stockades of the Confederacy. He continued in the army until after the close of the war and was honorably mustered out July 7, 1865, having at all times faithfully attempted to perform his duty. After laying aside the uniform and accounterments of war Mr. Berridge engaged in farming in Ohio. In 1885, having heard favorable reports concerning the advantages of the northwest, he came with his family to Spokane county and on July 8^ 1887^ located one hundred and sixty acres of land upon which the town of Mead now stands. He continued actively as a farmer for a number of years but now devotes his attention principally to the hotel business.

On the 21st of December, 1865, in Ohio, Mr. Berridge was married to Miss Hannah Philips, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Philips. To this union sixteen children were bom, twelve of whom are deceased. Those who survive are: Mrs. Laura P. Clausen; James L., who married Marguerite Service; Thomas H., who wedded Anna Pedersen; and Joseph E. Mr. Berridge is a stanch believer in the Bible and he and his wife are members of the Methodist church. Politically he is identified with the republican party. He is a member of the Independent Order of Good Templars and was the organizer of the post of the Grand Army of the Republic at Mead. He laid out the town site of Mead and has always taken an active interest in affairs of this region. He also originated the school district and served for twenty-four years most acceptably as a member of the school board. At the age of three score and ten Mr. Berridge looks back on many stirring scenes and he has the satisfaction of knowing that he assisted nobly in the greatest conflict of the nineteenth century and is one of the men whose deeds will be remembered long after the present generation has passed from the stage. He has through life been governed by a spirit of helpfulness to others and has been a true representative of progressive citizenship. The world pays tribute to men like Mr. Berridge and it is with pleasure that this simple record of a valiant soldier and true-hearted citizen is herewith presented.

Charles O. Snapp

Charles O. Snapp, the cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Springdale, is a native of Virginia, his birth having occurred in Burkes Garden, that state, on the 28th of December, 1884. He is a son of Joseph M. and Minnie L. (Smith) Snapp, who moved from Virginia to Washington in 1898, where they are still living, the father at the age of sixty-two and the mother fifty-four years of age.

Reared in the parental home, Charles O. Snapp pursued his education in his native state until he had attained the age of fourteen years, when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Washington. They located at Oakesdale, in which public schools he continued his studies, later attending Blair's Business College at Spokane and terminating his student days by spending two terms in Bridle Creek Academy in Virginia. Upon his return to Washington he began his career br entering the employment of the Spokane & Eastern Trust Company, of Spokane, remaining in the service of this company for two years. At the end of that time he went to Chewelah, where he spent six months in the First National Bank and then went to Colville and worked for eighteen months in the Bank of Colville. From there he came to his present position in the Farmers & Merchants Bank in Springdale, where he is still employed. Mr. Snapp is a capable young man, active and industrious, who energetically applies himself to the discharge of his duties.

Mr. Snapp is unmarried. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and his political support is given to the democratic party. He takes an active interest in municipal affairs and at the present time is filling the office of city treasurer^ the responsibilities of which position he is discharging in a highly commendable manner. He is interested in the development of both the town and county and forwards on every opportunity the work of the Commercial Club of which he is a member.

Benjamin Franklin Campbell

Benjamin Franklin Campbell, who established and owns the company organized as the Pullman Implement Company and now conducted under his name, was bom in Fredonia, Kansas, on August 10, 1872, his parents being Wiley and Elizabeth (Morgan) Campbell, both natives of Illinois.

Reared in his native town to the age of twenty years, Benjamin Franklin Campbell acquired his preliminary education in its common schools. In 1892 he accompanied a brother to Whitman county, locating upon a ranch in the cultivation of which he assisted for five or six years thereafter. As he was desirous of acquiring a better education, in the fall of 1892 he matriculated in the Washington State College, continuing to pursue his studies during the winter months, while he farmed in the summers until 1897. During the succeeding winter he taught a country school, but in the spring decided to turn his attenticm to commercial pursuits and took a subagency for the Deering Harvester Company for Pullman. He gave this up in about a year and took a position with J. T. Lobaugh & Company, implement dealers, but he subsequently withdrew from the service of this company and entered the employ of the McCormick Harvester Company as traveling salesman. He continued in their service until 1901, when he went to work for S. A. Ferguson & Son, hardware and implement dealers at Dayton, Washington. At the expiration of three years he left their employ and took a position as collector with the International Harvester Company. Having been engaged in the implement business for about seven years in various capacities, he felt qualified to open an establishment of his own, being convinced that he was fully able to meet any situation or condition that might arise in the operation of such a place. Therefore, in 1905, he severed his connection with the International Harvester Company and established the Pullman Implement Company, now doing business under the firm style of B. F. Campbell, of which he is sole proprietor. During the seven years he has been conducting this enterprise Mr. Campbell has manifested the qualities that assure success in- commercial activities. He has a full line of such machines and implements as are deemed essential to the modem agriculturist, all of high standard and representing the best factories in the country. His business is operated in strict accordance with the highest principles of commercial integrity, his methods at all times bearing the closest inspection and scrutiny. As a result he has met with a full measure of success, his annual sales having shown a marked increase from year to year, and he is building up a strong, permanent following among the agriculturists of this vicinity.

Pullman was the scene of Mr. Campbell's marriage on April 28, 1898, to Miss Tillie Peterman, a native of Kansas and a daughter of J. K. Peterman, and they are the parents of two daughters, Nellie June, born June 17, 1899, and Laura Pearl,, bom March 15, 1901.

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Mr. and Mrs. Campbell affiliate with the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally he is a member of the Modem Woodmen of America, the Artisans and the Loyal Order of Moose, while in politics he is a republican. Among his fellow townsmen Mr. Campbell is known as a thoroughly reliable business man, progressive citizen and stanch friend, which substantial qualities well entitle him to be numbered among the representative residents of the community.

Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham, who is successfully engaged in the operation of a ranch near Arden, in Stevens county, is officially identified with a number of the flourishing enterprises of Colville. He is a native of Ireland, his birth having occurred in Monaghan county on the 21st of June, 1868, his parents being Thomas and Rosana (Monaghan) Graham. During his early childhood the parents emigrated to the United States, settling on a ranch in the vicinity of Colville, in the cultivation of which the father engaged until his death in 1883. The mother passed away in 1904.

When old enough to begin his education Thomas Graham was placed in the Sissters' school in the old mission near Colville, but later attended the public schools in Colville. Circumstances were such that it was necessary for him to lay aside his text-books at the age of thirteen ;yei|fi|^^n4, ^^is|:,. his father in the work of the fields. The next year his duties an^^ri^sp^^btlitips .'fMrei:^ greatly increased by the death of his father, and during the ' succeeding thirteen years he remained on the ranch, which he cultivated for his niother^^ Jp Jt§?j5 ^^ went to British Columbia and engaged in mining for six time he returned to Colville, settling on three hundred and twenty acres of land and has since devoted his time to its cultivation, his efforts having been rewarded in a most gratifying manner. In 1912 Mr. Graham purchased a large farm near Arden, Stevens county, where he now resides and thus he has become one of the important ranchmen of his community. In addition Mr. Graham is interested in a mining claim in the metaline copper country, the future of which he considers to be most promising.

On the 9th of January, 1900, at Spokane, Washington, Mr. Graham was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Finnegan, a daughter of Patrick and Mary Anne Finnegan, and they have become the parents of ^ve children: Mary Rose, Agnes Terresa; John Robert, Catherine Helen and Thomas Patrick.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Graham are communicants of the Roman Catholic church in the faith of which they are rearing their children. Politically he is a democrat and takes an active interest in all governmental matters, and has several times been a delegate to the county conventions, while at the present time he is serving his second term as a director in school district, No. 160. Fraternally he is identified with the Woodmen of the World and the Modern Woodmen of America, being an active member of each organization. He has always been numbered among the enterprising and progressive men of the county, and has at all times most enthusiastically championed the organization of the farmers for mutual benefit and protection, and was one of the incorporators of the Farmers* Cooperative store in Colville and is now one of the directors. He was also one of the organizers of the Colville Loan

& Trust Company, and is a director of the Stevens County Producers' Association. All these are well established and thriving institutions of commercial activity.

Mr. Graham is one of those who realize that farming is a business, and that its success is as dependent upon system and method in the direction of every depart^ ment and detail as a commercial enterprise, and it is by reason of his recognition of this fact that he has attained the position he holds among the ranchmen not only of his community but of the county.

Victor Dessert

The work which Victor Dessert performed in connection with the improvement of Spokane and the upbuilding of the Inland Empire entitles him to more than passing notice in this history. His was a busy and useful life, which contributed largely to the work of public progress as well as to individual success. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine, on the 28th of June, 1856, and came to America in 1872, when sixteen years of age, at which time he took up his abode in Cincinnati. He afterward went to St. Louis, where he secured employment and also attended school, although his educational opportimities were somewhat limited. He left St. Louis to go to Louisiana, where for a time he had charge of a plantation upon which over one thousand negroes were working. From the south he made his way to Colorado and engaged in railroad work near Leadville and afterward conducted a general blacksmithing business at that place. He arrived on the Pacific coast in 1875 and was thereafter closely connected with its progress and upbuilding. He took charge of the blacksmith work along the lines of the Northern Pacific Railwav, then in the course of construction, and afterward went to Walla Walla in the interests of the same company. He worked there and in other coast towns, always following blacksmithing, and in that way, through his imfaltering industry and capable management, acquired a small fortune. This he invested in the brewery business at Sprague when in 1881 he took up his permanent abode in Spokane. In the same year, however, he engaged in some mining deals in the Coeur d/Alenes and thus lost eighteen thousand dollars, which left him , practically penniless. With resolute purpose and unfaltering courage, however, he went to work again and as his labors brought him financial returns he made investments in Spokane real estate, so that at his death his holdings amounted to practically three-quarters of a million dollars. His later years were devoted entirely to the management of his real-estate and building operations. He first platted and disposed of what is now known as "Dessert's five acre tract addition." In 1885 he built the first hotel erected in Spokane, known as the Russ House, situated on the present location of the Pacific Hotel. Two years later he replaced the original structure with the Pacific Hotel on the same site but it was burned in the great fire of 1889. In May, 1890, he began the rebuilding of the present Pacific Hotel and later added two additions to it. When opened it was the finest hostlery in the northwest and is still so regarded by many of the ranchers and old settlers throughout the Inland Empire. In 1888 he built the Cliff House, which is said to be about the only piece of property he ever sold. Ten years later he erected the Victor block on Wall street, running through from Sprague to First avenue, and in 1901- put up the Dessert block, situated at the comer of Riverside and Bernard. Two years before this he had purchased the Van Houten block^ known as the Pacific Halls, and later he instituted extensive improvements on that property. He also owned various unimproved lots in Spokane. In all of his investments he displayed remarkably sound judgment and keen sagacity and his success placed him with the foremost owners of real estate in the city.

On the 4th of June, 1890, in Spokane, Mr. Dessert was united in marriage to Miss Louise Marschante, who also came from his native country of Alsace-Lorraine. They became the parents of a son, Victor, who was born on the 11th of June, 1891, and is now engaged administrating the estate in Spokane. Mr. Dessert did not belong to any orders or clubs but his business and social relations brought him a wide acquaintance and gained for him the high esteem of all who knew him. He passed away March 8, 1907. The large amount of property which he left to his family was a tangible evidence of his life of well directed energy, thrift and determination. He never had occasion to regret his resolution to come to the new world, for here he found the opportunities that he sought and in their improvement rose to prominence.

Henry M. Lancaster

Henry M. Lancaster, who is one of the prominent and very successful mining engineers located in Spokane, was. born in Keokuk, Iowa, on the 1st of May, 1875, a son of William S. and Mary (McKee) Lancaster. The father, whose birth occurred in England in 1833, came to America with his parents in 184'7, locating immediately in Keokuk. Six years later he went to California while the gold excitement was still drawing settlers to that state. Subsequently he went to the northwestern part of the country and was one of the foremost pioneers of this section, engaging in freighting back and forth into Idaho and Montana. Finally he settled permanently in Rathdrum, Idaho, in 1888, and his death occurred in that place on the 2dd of August, 1903. His name stands out prominently among those who did much for the development of the great northwest and much credit is given him by all historians of that section for the activities which owe their inception to his initiative.

Henry M. Lancaster received his education in the public schools of South Dakota and Idaho and subsequently in the University of Idaho, from which institution he was graduated in the class of 1902 with the degree of E. M. Thus prepared for a professional career he immediately started out to earn his own livelihood, his first employment being with the War Eagle Mine at Rossland, British Columbia and at the Trail Smelter, Trail, British Columbia. In March, 1905, he became associated as engineer with Larson & Greenough at their Morning Mine, Mullan, Idaho, and when they disposed of it to the Federal M. & S. Company, Mr. Lancaster became connected with this latter company. He remained in their emplay until August, 1906, when he opened an office at Wallace, Idaho, and entered upon an independent career as mining engineer. In April, 1906, he was elected city engineer for a term of two years. He remained in that town until February, 1911, when he removed to Spokane, where he has since had offices in the Hutton building. He devotes his entire attention strictly to mining engineering, and because of his unremitting labor, conscientious attention and persistent energy in all

On the 10th of July, 1905, Mr. Lancaster was married to Miss Grace M. Baldwin of Rathdrum, Idaho. She is a daughter of Warren W. and Silina (Grancy) Baldwin, who were among the early settlers of Rathdrum. Mr. Lancaster holds membership in the Rathdrum Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and in Lodge No. 21, of the Knights of Pythias of Trail, British Columbia. He is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and several other technical societies and clubs.

Henry Sheridan McClure, a member of the legislature, agriculturist and busines^ man, was born in Lane county, Oregon, on the 23d of August, 1865, his parents being William H. and Amanda (Callison) McClure, natives of Indiana and Illinois respectively. He is a grandson of Vincent S. McClure and Gilmore Callison. The father crossed the plains in 1853 with ox teams, and from that time made his home in the northwest.

Henry S. McClure acquired his education in the public schools of Oregon and at the same time worked on the home farm. In 1880, when he was but fifteen years of age, his parents removed to Whitman , county, ^ve miles west of Palouse, where the father took up a homestead claim and Henrj- McClure again attended school. In 1884 he began working on a farm and was thus engaged for two years before purchasing one hundred and sixty acres adjoining the homestead and cultivating it independently. As he was financially able to do so he increased his holdings until he owned three hundred and twenty acres, all of which had been brought under a high state of cultivation and was proving highly productive. In 1905, however, he removed to Garfield, Washington, and engaged in the livery business. The following year he retired from that and again devoted his attention to his farm. In 1907 he engaged in the meat market business for two years and then was again busily occupied with the management of his agricultural pursuits. In 1911 he became manager of the Garfield Union Warehouse Company. At one time he engaged in stock-raising on six hundred and forty acres of land and in that met with the success which has attended the greater number of his efforts. He is a stockholder and director in the Garfield Town & Rural Telephone Company, of which he was at one time secretary and manager.

In Whitman county, in 1887, Mr. McClure was married to Miss Nancy E. Hodgen, a daughter of Jacob and Martha (Thurman) Hodgen. To this union four children were born : Edith L. and Velma B., who have died ; and Henry A. and Xearl C, both of whom are residing at home.

In politics Mr. McClure gives his support to the republican party and has been most active in its circles both in Whitman county and thrbughout the state of Washington. He has served as member of the school board for several terms, and from 1906 to 1909 was mayor of Garfield and represented the eighth district in the state legislature from 1909 to 1911. In religious faith he holds membership in the Christian church of which he is a trustee. Fraternally he is a member of the Farmers' Union and Garfield Lodge, No. 51, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in iv'hich organization he has held all the chairs. His labors in behalf of the public welfare as well as of the individual interests are effective and practical. He is a man of strongly marked character who has come to be recognized as a forceful element in the conmiunity, and his sterling personal traits of character have won him the high regard of all with whom he has been associated.

Hon. William Charles McCoy, mayor of Oakesdale, Whitman county, Washington, is a man who has, through a varied career, gained broad experience and brings to the office, which he is now holding with distinction to himself and satisfaction to his constituents and the city generally, those qualities of executive ability which are so necessary in connection with official duties of that character. He was bom in Benton county, Oregon, September 2, 1856, a son of James F. and Margaret (Hapionstall) McCoy, natives of Indiana and Ohio respectively. In 1853 the parents removed to the Pacific coast, laboriously crossing the plains by the old method of ox teams, and located in Oregon.

William Charles McCoy spent his boyhood days in Oregon, where he attended the public schools and obtained a good education. In 1877 the family removed to Whitman cuunty, Washington, and took up a government homestead of one hundred and sixty acres and also one hundred and sixty acres under the timber culture laws, where the town of Oakesdale now stands. After remaining a short time in Washington William McCoy returned to Oregon where he finished his education by taking a course in Philomath College. During this time Mr. McCoy taught school to pay for his education. From 1881 until 1883 he clerked in a store and in the spring of 1 884 removed to a farm located on the present site of Oakesdale, and there engaged in agricultural pursuits in connection with his father and brothers. In 1885 the town of Oakesdale was laid out and Mr. McCoy with his brother-in-law and fatherin-law built the first store in the town and engaged in the general merchandising business. This firm continued from 1886 until 1890 under the style of Henkel, Mc- Coy & Company. In 1890 Mr. McCoy sold out his interest in the business and, having faith in the future of the town, installed an electric light plant and conducted it until 1892. From 1892 to 1896 he was engaged in the raising of stock and in the latter year embarked in the livery business which he followed until 1906. Since that time he and his brother have operated twelve hundred acres of land.

Mr. McCoy was married at Philomath, Oregon, in June, 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Henkel, a native of Oregon and a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Woods) Henkel, both born in Ohio. To this union were bom three children: Libbie, now Mrs. E. M. Brower, of Sandpoint, Idaho, who has one daughter; and Addie and Neil, both residing at home. Politically Mr. McCoy is loyal in his allegiance to the republican party. He has taken an active interest in politics, and in the fall of 1904 was elected to the position of county commissioner and served in that capacity six years. He served as a member of the state legislature in 1910 and 1911 and in addition to his present office of mayor has several times before served his city in the capacity of councilman and has been a member of the school board for twelve years. His fraternal affiliation is limited to membership in the Masonic lodge. He is a member of the United Brethren church, which was the first church to be built and maintained in Oakesdale. In point of business ability, loyalty to his town and community, and service in various public offices the Hon. William Charles McCoy is one of the most prominent and valued citizens of Whitman county. Always taking a deep interest in those affairs which make for the betterment of a community along business, social and educational lines, he has formed a wide and close acquaintanceship. In his political connection with his county and state he has always performed valiant service for the town, county and commonwealth of which he is a citizen. It is altogether probable that in Whitman county there will be found no man who in point of the various phases of service which he has rendered to the public could conscientiously lay claim to a more distinctly honorable and successful career than that. of the Hon. W. C. McCoy.

Andrew Laidlaw

Various corporate interests claim the attention and profit by the cooperation of Andrew Laidlaw, who is operating extensively in the coal lands of the northwest, being financially interested in many of the leading mines of this section. In developing the natural resources of the district, he is also contributing to the permanent upbuilding of the country which always has its root in business activity.

He was born upon a farm near Drumbo, Ontario, Canada, March 2, 1864, and following his father's death, which occurred ten years later, accompanied the family on their removal to Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, where he acquired a common and high school education. When his text-books were put aside, he turned his attention to the printing business, learning the trade, and at the age of twenty-one, he was business manager and part owner of the leading newspaper of Woodstock He thus early showed forth the elemental strength of his character and called into activity the salient energies and possibilities of his nature. He remained in Woodstock until 1892, when he disposed of his interest in the printing business to his partner and removed to Gait, Ontario, where he purchased the leading newspaper of that town, and soon afterward began the publication of the first daily paper in the city of Gait. All this time he was becoming more and more widely acquainted with the country and its possibilities, and after six years, decided to try his fortune in the west.

Since 1898 he has resided continuously in Spokane. Prior to his arrival he had conducted a brokerage business in Rossland stocks, and upon coming to this city, he again entered the brokerage field. Mr. Laidlaw, while thus operating, went east and raised capital to the amoimt of about two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in order to acquire a number of copper properties in the Boundary country near Greenwood and Phoenix, British Columbia, and he erected the standard prytic smelter at Boundary Falls, British Columbia, now owned by the Dominion Copper Company. While promoting this enterprise, Mr. Laidlaw was in Greenwood for the greater part of a vear or more. He became interested in coal lands in the Crow's Nest district in British Columbia in 1902, and has been actively interested in coal lands and coal stocks since that time, his holdings in British Columbia and Alberta coal properties now being very large. Among the different companies with which he is connected, are the following: Jasper Park Collieries, Limited; Coal Securities, Limited; Royal Collieries, Limited; Oyster Harbor Collieries, Limited; Galbraith Coal Company. Limited ; Durham Collieries, Limited ; Colfax Coal & Coke Company ; People's Coal Company, Limited; The Alberta Coal & Coke Company; and Princeton Collieries, Limited. Mr. Laidlaw is the secretary and treasurer of the Imperial Investment Company of Spokane, the ownership of which he shares with Mrs. Laidlaw, and is the principal owner of the Clay Products Company of Spokane.

In 1 889 Andrew Laidlaw was married at Hamilton, Ontario, to Miss Clara Laird, and they have two daughters, Ellenore and Phyllis. Theirs is a home of culture, furnished with everjrthing that wealth can secure, and refined taste suggests. It is said that every man has a hobby, and if this is so, Mr. Laidlaw's is horses, for he has a great admiration for horses and in his stables he has some of the finest heavy harness and saddle horses in America.

Such a record as Mr. Laidlaw has made, needs little comment. Without special family or pecuniary advantages at the outset of his career, he has made continuous progress, his success being attributable largely to the fact that he has thoroughly mastered everything that he has undertaken and has thus been equipped for further progress. He has never studied any question from but one standpoint, and has thus been enabled to base his opinions upon clear understanding, taking into consideration possibilities as well as existing conditions. Sound judgment has been the basis of his profitable investments, making his name a conspicuous one in mining circles in the northwest.

The late George P. Turner was otoe of.fJppoln.i^untyfs most estimable pioneer citizens. He was bom in Macklefie^/'JEaigiind; "oh llie : 24th of July, 1822, his parents being John and Elizabeth Turner, who passed their entire lives in the mother country.