Spokane, Washington - History, 1912 (part 12 of 23)

In a private school in Cliarlestown, George W. Fuller began his education and subsequently pursued his studies in the Boston Latin School and Tufts College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1901. He then entered the Unitarian ministry and for one year held a joint pastorate with B. Fay Mills at Oakland, California. Later he was pastor of the Unitarian church at Pomona. California, for three years, and was then called to Spokane, where he spent four and a half years in charge of the First Unitarian church. He resigned that pulpit to accept the position of librarian in the Spokane public library. He had previously been a member of the board of trustees for several years and his insight into the affairs of the library which his service had given him, made him well qualified for the responsible duties that have devolved upon him as head of this public institution. His business activity also covers three years' experience as night editor of tlie Bangor (Maine) Daily News, and while in the ministry he also engaged extensively in editorial writing for various newspapers. He has ever reached out along constantly broadening lines of thought and interest, has kept thoroughly informed concerning the significant and vital questions of the day and is conversant with the best literature of the ages, so that his work in the library is eminently satisfactory.

In 1902 Mr. Fuller was miited in marriage to Miss Genevieve Forrest, of Medford, Massachusetts, and in the social circles of Spokane they occupy a prominent position.

John Sengfelder

The question of street paving has become an important one throughout the length and breadth of the land, and original methods and invention have brought forth valuable paving materials. It is to a business of this character that John Sengfelder is now devoting his energies and attention, being president of the Spokane Bitu-Mass Paving Company, which represent the Bitu-Mass paving process as sales agent in the west. His birth occurred at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, December 1 ]8")9. his parents being John and Elizabeth Sengfelder, of that city, where his father engaged in business as a building contractor. Having mastered the branches of learning which constituted the curriculum of the public schools there, John Sengfelder, Jr., began learning the bakery and candymaker's trade, which he followed for a time in Philadelphia. Attracted by the opportunities of the west he went to Leadville, Colorado, in 1879, and during the five succeeding years was there engaged in business. His next abode was Eagle City, Idaho, in the Coeur d'Alene district but after passing a short period there he came to Spokane in the spring of 188'1. Here he followed his trade for a few years in the employ of others and then, with a capital derived from unfaltering industry and careful expenditure, he established a business on his own account in 1887, opening a store at No. 9 Soutli Howard street, where he remained for twenty-three years. During that time he enjoyed a large trade that made liis undertaking a profitable one. In 1904 he organized the Spokane Bakery Company and continued as its president until 1908, when he sold the business and turned his attention to the real-estate business, \\1iile thus engaged he recognized the necessity, as never before, of well paved streets and at length withdrew from the real-estate field to enter the paving business, organizing in 1911 the Spokane Bitu-Mass Paving Company, in association with C. G. and R. S. Betts. This company was formed as a sales agent of the Bitu-Mass paving, which is a bituminous cement and there is every evidence that they will do a mammoth business throughout the northwest as soon as the new undertaking is thoroughly organized and plans perfected whereby they can get into direct touch with the trade. Of this company Mr. Sengfelder is the president, with C. G. Betts as treasurer and general manager and R. S. Betts, secretary. Mr. Sengfelder also has other interests, being now vice president and one of the directors of Hayden Lake Interstate Irrigated Land Company and vice president of the Warehouse Realty Company of this city. With aptitude for successful management and a behef in his business and in the future of the country, he has directed his labors so energetically that he is winning substantial success and is recognized as one of the prominent business men of Spokane.

On the 11th of July, 1888, in this city, Mr. Sengfelder was married to Miss Elizabeth Stevens, a daughter of James Melvin and Maria Stevens, and they have two children. Vera S. and Helen A. In 1907 Mr. Sengfelder erected a family residence at No. 1321 Ninth avenue. He is well known in fraternal and social circles of the city, holding membership in Spokane Lodge, No. 3i, F. & A. M.; Spokane Chapter, No. 2, R. A. M. ; Spokane Council, No. 4, R. & S. M. ; Spokane Lodge, No. 228, B. P. O. E.; and Imperial Lodge, No. 134, I. O. O. F. In the Masonic bodies and with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks he holds Life memberships. He belongs to the Spokane Club and the Inland Club and has a host of friends in this section of the state, their kindl}' regard having been won by reason of his cordiality, his reliability and enterprise in business, his support of progressive measures of citizenship and his loyalty to the ties of home and friendship.

Michael C. King

Michael C. King, attorney at law, ^vith offices in the Rookery, in Spokane, was bom in Scotland, August 10, 1863, and is a son of James and Anna (Farrell) King. The father died in 1904, having for six years survived his wife, who passed away in 1898. In the public and high schools of Maquoketa, Iowa, the son pursued his early education and afterward attended the State Lhiiversity at Iowa City, being graduated therefrom in 1887. He then began preparation for the bar and was graduated from the law department of the Iowa State University with the class of 1890. The same year he was admitted to the bar and removed to Sulton, Nebraska, where he practiced for nine years, gaining the practical training and experience which well prefjared him to enter upon the work here when he came to Spokane. He has won a good clientage, connecting him with much important litigation, and his work in the courts has been successful, his efforts winning for his clients many favorable verdicts. In addition to his law practice Mr. King has other interests in the northwest, being the owner of eighty acres of irrigated fruit and hay land in Idaho, while of the Bomite Mining & Smelting Company he is the secretary and treasurer.

On the 19th of June, 1893, Mr. King was married, in Edgar, Nebraska, to ^liss Julia R. Reynolds, a daughter of J. B. and Prudence Reynolds. They have three children: Alys, who attends the high school; and Harold and Wallace, who are yet students in the grades. !Mr. King belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also to the Independent Order of Foresters, of which he is high counsel of the high court of the state of Washington, and the Royal Highlanders. He is now financial secretary for Spokane Lodge, I. O. F., but has large%^given his time and attention to his isrofession, conserving his energies for the benefit of his clients and therefore acquiring a large and representative business in the field of law practice.

Herman Allenberg

Herman Allenberg, who was manager of the largest life insurance agency west of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, attained this position by reason of enterprise, indefatigable energy and unfaltering determination. His life record indicates clearly wliat may be accomplished in America by a poor boy of foreign birth, who is not afraid to work and whose labors are prompted by laudable ambition. In Wilkowyschken, Russia, in 1865, Herman Allenberg was born, his parents being Baer and Rachel Allenberg. The father was considered one of the leading bristle merchants of Russia and furnished the material for cleaning tlie naval gims to the Russian government. His wife was the granddaughter of a Prussian military officer very liigh in the ranks of the Prussian government. Both parents have now passed away, one dying in Germany and the other in Russia.

Herman Allenberg spent the first seventeen years of his life in his native land and as the Jews were denied participation in the education dispensed in the public schools in that country, all the training which he received was that which he could obtain in private schools. In 1882, however, he sailed for America - the land of opportunity. He could not speak a word of the English language when he arrived here and, as it was necessary for him to provide for his own support, the only way he could obtain an education was by studying at night. He first located In Massachusetts and started in life by selling goods throughout the country. For a year he remained in that state and then went to Leavenworth, Kansas, after which he removed to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mr. Allenberg arrived in Spokane in 1889, just before the great fire of that year. Soon afterward he became interested in life insurance and took a position as agent with the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, which at that time was almost unknown in the Inland Empire. In spite of all the handicaps he had built up a large volume of business and in the next three years it was estimated that the Equitable wrote sixty-five per cent of all the life insurance -vvi-itten in the territory. His agency was quoted everywhere as a model and Mr. Allenberg became one of the best known insurance authorities in the United States. For eighteen years he engaged in the life insurance business, eventually becoming manager of the largest agency west of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He closed personally more than one-half a million of insurance in a single year. He was manager for the Equitable Life for Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, Alaska, a part of Idaho and Montana, and at one time maintained an agency force of from seventy-five to one hundred men. In the last year of his connection with the business, 1905, his agency wrote over five million of insurance. Mr. Allenberg was called upon to deliver addresses on the subject of insurance before learned bodies of the leading men of the country and also before the student body of various universities. He is now secretary of the Trustee Company of Spokane and manager of its sales department. Step by step he has advanced to a prominent position in financial circles^ where he controls interests of magnitude and importance and is recognized as one of the foremost business men of the northwest.

On the :20th of December, 1891, in Spokane, j\Ir. Allenberg was united in marriage wth Miss Flo Barmon, a daughter of Jacob and Sarah Barmon, of this city. Her people were among the early residents of Spokane, where the father followed merchandising up to the time of the fire, after which he retired. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Allenberg have been born two children, Ruth and Jack. Fraternally Mr. Allenberg is a Mason and has attained high rank in that order, being a member of the consistory and also of El Katif Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is a member of two Jewish churches, and he belongs to the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club and to the Progress Club. He has not only won success but has gained many friends during his residence in this part of the country, his present worth being recognized by those who have met him and know aught of his career. He has never allowed difficulties nor obstacles to bar liis path but has regarded these rather as an impetus for renewed effort, and the energy and determination demanded in surmounting these has carried him forward to a prominent position among the leading residents of the northwest.

Eugene A. Shadle

Eugene A. Shadle, treasurer of the Spokane Dry Goods Realty Company and a trustee of the Spokane Dry Goods Company, has made for himself an enviable position in the commercial and financial circles of the city. A son of Jacob D. and Mary A. (Cleans) Shadle, of Bellevue, Iowa, he is a native of that city, in which his father engaged in business as a building contractor until the boy was a year old, when the family removed to Algona, Iowa, where Jacob D. Shadle continued in the building business.

It was in the public schools of that city that Eugene A. Shadle pursued his education, supplementing his work in the grades by a course in the high school, from which in due time he was graduated. He then made his ofiicial step in the business world by entering the employ of J. M. Comstock, who at that time was proprietor of a general drj'-goods store in Algona. Mr. Shadle remained in Mr. Comstock's employ at Algona until November, 1891, when he came to Spokane to join him in the same line of business here, and the association between them has ever since been maintained. Gradually he has worked his way upward and now has important financial interests in the business of the Spokane Dry Goods Company and also the Dry Goods Realty Company, the latter assisting in handling all of the property and buildings oivned by the former. As treasurer of the Dry Goods Realty Company jNIr. Shadle does much in shaping its financial policy and has a large voice in its management. The other members of the two companies are: J. M. Comstock, R. B. Paterson and J. L. Paine. These gentlemen are stockholders and the officers of each company and their business ability is manifest in the substantial success which is enjoyed by each organization.

On the 11th of December, 1901. Mr. Shadle was married to Miss Josie Comstock, a daughter of J. M. and Elizabeth (Annis) Comstock, her father being Mr. Shadle's associate in business. They reside in an attractive residence at No. 1112 Ninth avenue, which he erected in 1910. He is a man of pleasing personality, recognized as one of the substantial business men of Spokane, who concentrates his attention upon his individual interests and takes an active interest in the political situations and club life of the city. His strict integrity, business conservatism and judgment have long been recognized and he enjoys public confidence to an enviable degree.

J. Grier Long

In the life history of J. Grier Long is found a refutation of the too generally accepted statement that American business men are so engrossed in the spirit of commercialism that no time nor opportunity is left for cooperation in the broader themes and more vital activities which touch the interests of society at large. While president of The Washington Trust Company and therefore one of the most prominent factors in financial circles in Spokane, Mr. Long has done equally effective work for the moral and social uplift of his fellowmen, holding ever firmly to the theory that each indi\'idual should be given the opportunity of bettering himself. It is due to the fact that he has wisely used his time and opportunities, that he has reached his present position. He was born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, December 4, 1861, and is a son of John F. G. and Frances (Gallagher) Long. The father, who devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, died in 1903, while his \vife passed away in 1900.

J. Grier Long pursued his education in the Tuscarora Academy of Pennsylvania, and in the Washington and Jeflferson College near Pittsburg, being graduated from the latter with the A. B. degree in 1887. In the interval between these academic and collegiate courses he engaged in teaching in the public schools of his native state for five years and following his graduation again engaged in teaching for three years. In 1891 he arrived in Spokane and has since been a representative of financial interests here, becoming identified originally with The Pennsylvania Mortgage Investment Company, of which he was made manager in 1896. In 1902, associated with Messrs. Webster and Connelly he organized The Washington Trust Company of which he has since been the president and active manager. This is today one of the most progressive of Spokane's banks and is growing rapidly. The same gentlemen also organized the Union Park Bank and the Union Savings Bank in 1902, and of these Mr. Long is likewise the president. He is also the president of the Washington National Life Insurance Company which has been recently organized. His success is attributable in no small measure to the fact that he has ability to coordinate forces and bring seemingly diverse elements into a harmonious whole. He seems to see from the outset the possibilities for accomplishment and ever sets his mark high, striving constantly to bring his institutions to that level.

Mr. Long is also a very active republican and is now serving for the third term as a member of the school board. He was one of the committee of fifteen appointed to prepare the new city charter that was adopted at the time the city took on the commission form of government. He is always loyal to his obligations of citizenship, recognizing the duties as well as the privileges of each individual in

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On the 10th of October, 1895, Mr. Long was united in marriage to Miss Maude G. Sorter, a daughter of Albert and Louise Sorter of this city. They have three children, Lloyd, Frances Louise and James Grier, the eldest being now a highschool pupil. Mr. Long is well known in fraternal and club circles of this city, belonging to the Knights of Pythias and to Spokane Lodge, No. 74, F. & A. M. He likewise holds membership in the Spokane Club, the Spokane Country Club and the University Club, and is in he-irty sympathy with the progressive movements of the Chamber of Commerce, of which he is also a representative. He belongs to the First Presbyterian church and for twenty-one years has served as an elder. Twee he has represented his church in the general assembly, in the meeting held in Minneapolis, in 1899, and again in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1910. He is a director of the San Francisco Theological Seminary and has been very actively associated with everj? movement to better social conditions in Spokane, feeling that every man and woman should be given an opportunity for advancement. He realizes, as few men have done, the obligations and responsibilities of wealth and is ever ready to extend a helping hand to one who is willing to help himself. In his investigation of political, economic and sociological conditions he keeps abreast with the best thinking men of the age, striving to promote evenhanded justice and recognizing the principle which is the basic element of modern civilization - the brotherhood of man.

Spencer E. Carr

Spencer E. Carr is president of the S. E. Carr Companj-, Inc., proprietors of a large department store at the corner of Riverside avenue and Post street. This establishment which is one of the most successful commercial enterprises of the northwest had its inception October 4, 1908, at which time the line of trade was confined exclusively to women's goods. In September, 1910, however, they added men's goods, making this a regular department store. In May, 1910, a restaurant was opened in the basement and they are today making this one of the strong features of their enterprise. The S. E. Carr Company, Inc., operates today forty-eight stores throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, being perhaps the most important factor in the commercial interests of the northwest. These stores are all operated under different names but are all financed by Mr. Carr. He is one of the most extensive advertisers of the northwest and that this bears its results is indicated by the fact that the company's sales of candy for the year 1910 amovmted to nine carloads. The Spokane establishment has furnished meals to as high as six thousand people in one day in its restaurant. The store bears the reputation of being the fastest in growth in the northwest and Mr. Carr has secured the leases on property which will allow him to increase the establishment with two hundred and twenty-five feet frontage on Riverside avenue.

His business plans are like himself, large and well proportioned. Sound judgment passes upon every idea that occurs to him but when his plans are once perfected they are carried forward rapidly to successful completion. The business en- terprises which he has financed set the standard of trade in this part of the country. Being an excellent judge of human nature he has been enabled to surround himself with an efficient corps of assistants and he always demands that great care shall be exercised in the selection of the personnel of the house, and that the plans and methods pursued shall be of a most worthy and progressive character.

On the eightieth anniversary of his birth - April 1, 1910 - Dr. Darius Mason retired from the active practice of medicine, in which he had been engaged for almost sixty years. Within that period he had advanced to a foremost position in the ranks of the medical fraternity, his work frequently exciting the attention and admiration of his colleagues and contemporaries. Because of his success and the value of his service his rest in the evening of life is well merited. He was born at Swansea, Massachusetts, April 1, 1830, a son of Olney and Lillie (Pierce) Mason, and a grandson of Noble Mason. After attending the common schools and the Friends' Academy of New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he pursued his studies from 1847 until 1850, he entered upon the study of medicine under the direction of Dr. Lyman Bartlett, of New Bedford, who was physician for the Mason family. He attended a course of lectures at Harvard University but on account of the climate of Boston not agreeing with his health, he went to New York city and attended two courses in the College of Physicians and Surgeons in that city, graduating from this institution in 1853. His reading was later directed by Dr. Robert Watts and Dr. Willard Parker, of New York city. He then received appointment to the position of physician to the Randall's Island Hospital, where he remained until 1855, when he located for practice in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, there successfully following his profession for twenty-two years, or until 1877, save for a period which he spent at the front as a Union soldier during the Civil war. On the 25th of September, 1862, he was commissioned surgeon of the Thirty-first Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and did active duty on the field until December 27, 1863, when he became draft surgeon for the board of enrollment for the third district of Wisconsin. Following the close of the war Dr. ]\Iason removed from Prairie du Chien to Milwaukee and when the medical department of the University of Wisconsin was organized, he accepted the professorship of gynecology in the university there. He continued his work as an educator and practitioner in that city until 1886, when he came to Spokane, continuing his professional duties here to the time of his retirement on the day on which he reached the age of eighty years. Sixty years of his life had been devoted to preparation for and in practice of the science of medicine and \vithin that period he always held to the highest ideals concerning his profession, endeavoring to promote scientific knowledge and to make his understanding of the practical work of the profession as comprehensive and thorough as possible. It had been his custom to keep full memoranda of the cases which came under his observation and he had some very interesting records. These, together with his library and instruments, were destroyed during the great fire of 1889. The Doctor has performed many laparotomies and other difficult surgical operations, often with truly marvelous success. His contributions to medical literature include reports on the vesico-vaginal fistula and reports of famous medical and surgical cases met in his extensive practice. Throughout his professional career Dr. Mason has stood high with his brethren of the medical fraternity and while in Wisconsin was honored with the presidency of the State Medical Society. He is an honorary member of the Northern Iowa Medical Society; a member of the Medical Society of the State of California; of the American Medical Association, of which he has been an officer; the Rocky Mountain Medical Society; the Medical Society of the State of Washington, of which he was president in 1895; and of Spokane County Medical Society. He aided in organizing the last named in 1 888 and during the first two years of its existence was its president.

In 1861, while yet a resident of Wisconsin, Dr. Mason was united in marriage to Miss Adelaide Brisbois, a native of that state. In 1886 he wedded Miss EUa J. Bean, who was also born in Wisconsin, and who holds a prominent position in social circles of Spokane. Dr. Mason has never had any children of his own, but some idea may be had of his intense love for his fellow beings from the fact that he and his wife have raised and educated five children, all of whom are happy and prosperous.

Fraternally Dr. Mason is well known as a member of Spokane Chapter, R. A. M., and Cataract Commandery, No. 2, K. T., of Spokane. He has long been prominent in the order and in his life has exemplified its beneficent spirit. He is likewise a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and has identified himself with many learned scientific bodies. He is the last of the Mason family and the last surviving member of his college class of 1853. To him has been accorded the prize of keen mentality in the evening of Hfe. His has not been an old age of retrospection. He lives in the present and hopes for the future of his city and liis country. He keeps in close touch with the important events of the day and gives out of the rich store of his -wisdom and experience for the benefit of others.

In a history of the medical profession of Spokane, mention should be made of Dr. D. Laurence Smith, who has engaged in practice here constantly since 1888. In the intervening years, covering almost a quarter of a century, he has kept pace with the progress that has continually promoted the efficiency of the medical fraternity, and his ability has brought him a large business. He was born in New York city, July 24, 1849, a son of Joshua and Mary (Kelsey) Smith, who were residents of the metropolis. His father also won the M. D. degree, having been graduated from the College of London, but he never engaged in practice. After coming to America he carried on business interests for a time in New York, but in 1849 removed to San Francisco, California, where he was engaged in the importation of English goods.

Dr. Smith pursued his early education in the public schools of San Francisco, the Jesuit College of Santa Clara, California, and afterward attended the New York University, where he completed an academic course in 1883. He then began preparation for his chosen life work, pursuing his medical course in the New York University, winning his professional degree in 1887. He practiced there for one year and in 1888 came to Spokane. He was en route for Seattle, intending to make that city his home, but an accident held up the train at Spokane, and utilizing the period of enforced waiting by taking a drive around the city. Dr. Smith was so well pleased with the district, that he decided to locate here. For twenty-four years he has practiced in Spokane, and his ability has kept him in the front ranks of the medical profession of the Inland Empire. He keeps in touch with what is being done by eminent members of the profession throughout the country and his perusal of the best medical literature has brought him wide knowledge of scientific principles. He has held the position of county physician and of county health officer, and also served as county coroner from 1902 until 1904. He is now president of the staff of the Sacred Heart Hospital, and has done considerable and important hospital work in addition to his private practice.

In October, 1902, Dr. Smith was united in marriage to Katherine Hays at Portland, Oregon, a daughter of Isaac Hays of that city. Dr. Smith is connected with various fraternal organizations, and is now surgeon-general, with the rank of brigadier-general, of the Patriarchs Militant, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He belongs also to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, being a life member of Lodge No. 228. He is also affiliated with the Woodmen of the World and with the Royal Highlanders and the Tribe of Ben Hur. In the strict path of his profession his membership relations are with the County and State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association. In his practice he is always careful in the diagnosis of his cases, and conscientious in the performance of his professional duties. His colleagues recognize his worth and ability and that public opinion is favorable to him is indicated in the liberal patronage accorded him.

A. G. Gray

Although one of the younger representatives of the Spokane bar. A. G. Gray has estabhshed himself in a creditable jxisition as a represent^itive of the legal profession here. He was born at Preston, ISIinnesota, on the 23d of January, 1876, his parents being A. D. and Emma (Seeley) Gray, the former a leading lawyer of Preston where he is now filling the office of district judge.

Through the period of his boyhood A. G. Gray largely devoted his attention to the acquirement of an education in the public and high schools of liis native city. Whether an inherited tendency, natural predilection or emaronment had most to do with his selection of a life work, it would perhaps be difficult to determine. At all events he resolved that he would become a member of the bar, thus following in his father's footsteps, and to this end pursued the law course in the University of Minnesota, from which he was graduated with the class of 1900. He then located for practice at Ada, Minnesota, where he remained for four years, and in 1904 came to Spokane, where he opened an office and has since engaged in practice, the number of his clients annually increasing while his work is becoming of more and more importance. He is strong in argument and his deductions follow in logical sequence. He never neglects to give a thorough preparation and is thus well fortified in his position, being able to defend his case by a correct citation of principle and precedent. In the field of politics he is also active, being identified with the insurgent republicans. While he has never sought nor desired office for himself, he successfiillj' managed the campaign of United States Senator Poindexter when he was a candidate for congress.

On the 12th of November, 1901, Mr. Gray was married to Miss Frances Washburn, a daughter of W. W. and Mattie (Horton) Washburn, of Preston, Minnesota. Their three cliildren are Douglas, Horton and Elizabeth. The family attend the First Congregational church in which Mr. Gray holds membersliip. They reside at No. 1006 Woodfem avenue where, in 1908, he erected a pleasant dwelling. His fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while in more strictly social lines he is connected with the Altamont and Civic Clubs. He has the happy faculty of winning friends and of retaining them and his circle of acquaintances in Sjaokane is constantly broadening.

George Mudgett

George Mudgett, a pioneer of Spokane and the Inland Empire, was born in Jones countv, Iowa, December 25, 1856, and is a son of Oilman Clifford and Rebecca (Haymaker) Mudgett, of that place. His father was a farmer and attorney and was at one time the county judge of Jones county. At the time of the Civil war he responded to the call for troops to aid in the preservation of the Union, having organized Company L, Third Iowa Cavalry, of which he was made captain, serving ^vith that rank for three years and later being mustered out as major of his regiment. In 1874 he removed westward with his wife and two of his sons, R. M. and George, establishing his home in Humboldt county, California.

Previous to that time George Mudgett had been a pupil in the public schools o£ Iowa and was a youth of eighteen at the time he left his native state for the Pacific coast. He was associated with his father and brother in farming and in the timber business in Humboldt county until October 1 879, when he resolved to enter upon an independent business career and made his way north to Walla Walla, and there he remained in that vicinity until March, 1881, when he came to Spokane and entered the employ of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company under Engineer Harry McCartney, between Spokane and Pend d'Oreille Lake, after which he embarked in business on his own account, furnishing live hogs and poultry to the Chinese construction crews, numbering about ten thousand men, along the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad, between Sandpoint, Idaho and Drummond, Montana, covering a period of two years. Prosperity attended him in this undertaking, enabUng him to purchase a ranch in the southeastern part of Whitman county, where he engaged in farming and stock-raising. In the fall of 1887, however, he returned to Spokane, where he engaged in the live-stock and butchering business. He thus continued actively in trade until the fall of 1894, when he was elected county treasurer on the people's party ticket for a term of two years. He was reelected and at the end of four years was out for one term to comply ^vith the state statutes, after which he was again chosen, on the democratic ticket, for the same office which he held for two more terms, making a total of eight years' service in the office of county treasurer of Spokane county. His next public office was that of commissioner of streets and police of the city of Spokane, in which position he continued up to the time the present commission form "of government was instituted in the spring of 1911. His record in office was most creditable, characterized by fidelity to duty and businesslike dispatch of the work of his office. He has been very prominent in the democratic party and is recognized as one of its leaders throughout this part of the northwest.

On the 10th day of June, 1885, at Genesee, Idaho, Mr. Mudgett was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Miller, a daughter of John B. and Marguerite (Phipps), Miller, of Whitman county, who were pioneers of the northwest. Mr. and Mrs. Mudgett have two children, Oilman Clifford and Sylvia JSIarguerite, both of this city. The family residence is at No. 1430 Mission avenue and was erected by Mr. Mudgett in 1903. He holds membership with the Woodmen of the World and has many sincere friends throughout the city and this section of the state. His ability is recognized by those who called him to office. His record as county treasurer is, indeed, a commendable one, which is indicated bj' the fact that he was four times elected to that position. Business men have confidence in him and entertain for liim the warm regard which one man gives to another when he feels that he has had - proof of his worth.

Elmore F. Boyles

Great have been the obstacles and difficulties which Elmore F. Boyles has overcome in winning his way from a most humble and prosaic position in the business world to a place of affluence. Today he and his brother are the owners of Granby Court, one of the finest apartment buildings in the city and a monument to one of the best pieces of financiering ever done in the northwest. His life record is another illustration of the old adage that, "Where there is a will there is a way."

Iowa numbers Mr. Boyles as one of her native sons, his birth there occurring February 20, 186i. His parents, Edward F. and Nancy (Rowland) Boyles, were both natives of Ohio and the former was of Irish descent. He was born in 1825 and his life, which was devoted to the carpenter's trade, was terminated in death in 1885. He had for thirteen years survived his wife, who passed away in 1872. In their family were three sons and two daughters, the brothers of our subject being: Page, who has always been associated -vvith Elmore F. in business projects; and John, who is connected with the Washington University at Seattle. The sisters are: Alice, the wife of Walter Reynolds, of Los Angeles, California; and Emma, the wife of Tom Gray, one of the first commissioners under the commission form of government in Keokuk, Iowa.

After acquiring his education in the country schools of his native state Elmore F. Boyles went to Arizona where he was employed as a miner and engineer in connection with the mines and afterward became boss of the company boarding house at Tombstone, Arizona. He there continued from 1886 until 1891, and in the latter year came to Spokane, bringing with him five thousand dollars which he had saved from his earnings. Soon all of this was lost and in 1896 he went to the mines on a prospecting trip, there continuing until 1899. He then returned to Spokane with his brother Page and their combined capital consisted of about five cents. The two brothers have never been separated, have had but one bank account and have ever worked and shared together in a rare example of brotherly love and devotion. Elmore F. Boyles has always taken the initiative, but Page Boyles has the executive ability, and thus the labors of each forms a complement to the labors of the other. They have shared together almost untold hardships and difficulties, and it was an arduous light to gain a start after their return to Spokane, but in April, 1899, they established a diamond drill business under the name of the Inland Empire Cooperative Mining Company. The original members were to take interests in property and drill prospect holes, assessing their own stock for the purpose of paying for the work. By the 1st of August, they had ten thousand dollars in bank subject to check. After two years of failure to develop anything of value, the stockholders decided to put up no more money and the Boyles brothers turned to contracting with their outfit. They have since engaged in this undertaking and have built up a large business, bringing them in about eighteen thousand dollars annuall}^ Operating under the name of the Bo}'les Brothers, thev are known throughout this section of the country as men of marked business calibre and enterprise, resourceful far beyond the majority.

The process of the business development of Elmore F. Bovles and his brother is most interesting. As previously stated, he takes the initiative and his brother the executive management. In 1891 he sold some stock for A. L. White in the Old Ironsides mine, receiving as his commission two thousand shares. He regarded it practically as worthless but held it until 1900, in which year it became valuable. At the solicitation of Page Bo^-les, who has the utmost faith in the ability of his brother to accomplish whatever he sets out to do, Elmore F. Boyles in 1903 decided to erect a building. His cash capital, consisting of only fifty dollars, was put up in an option on part of lots 1, 5 and 6, block 25, Glovers resurvey addition to Spokane on Madison street, a half block south of Riverside. The price of the property was four thousand dollars. He sold Old Ironsides stock for twentyfive hundred dollars and at that time was drawing a salary of fifteen hundred dollars as manager of the Diamond Drill Mining Company. He paid for the lot and with seventeen hundred dollars which came to him from his wife he immediately contracted for the building of the basement of the property for twelve hundred dollars. It seemed that luck was ^vith him and yet it was because those who became his associates in the business project felt faith in his ability and indefatigable industry. About that time through the agency of Andrew Shaw he met a man from the Pacific States Investment Company who decided to put up the money for the Boyles Brothers for the erection of a two-story brick building covering part of the ground, the cost to be sixteen thousand dollars. Through George Braley they were enabled to obtain furniture from the Grote Rankin Company to the amount of seven thousand dollars, Mr. Braley standing his security. The rental of the building and the wages of the brothers enabled Mr. Boyles to develoj) the property until it is one of the finest apartment buildings of this city, known as Granby Court, so named in compliment to the Granb)' Company, whose stock was really responsible for the building. This is now a three-story and basement structure, containing seventy-five rooms, with all modem improvements, representing an outlay of forty-two thousand dollars for the building and fifteen thousand dollars for the furniture. In this enterprise Elmore Boyles has justified the faith of his brother as to his ability. He and his wife are conducting the house, which is one of the most desirable apartment houses of Spokane. Thus from comparative poverty and obscurity Air. Boyles has steadily worked his way upward until he is now well known in the business circles of the northwest.

On the 21th of May, 1901, Mr. Boyles was united in marriage to Mrs. E. A. DeVol. In politics he is a republican, active in the work of the part}' and liberal in its support. The day on which he attained his majority he signed a petition for admission to the Masonic fraternity which was acted upon that same night in Clayton county, Iowa. A committee was immediately organized and in thirty days he was accepted and initiated. He has since been a loyal representative of the craft and is now affiliated with Spokane Lodge, No. 31, F. & A. M. He is also a life member of the Spokane Athletic Club, of which he became an early representative. He is a contributing member to the Chamber of Commerce and is also a steady and liberal contributor to charity, accomplishing much good in this way. Moreover, he is ever ready to extend a helping hand to those who are attempting to make their way upward. He remembers his own struggles and is quick to encourage and assist young men of enterprise, determination and honorable purpose.

Frank Rosenhaupt

The real builders and promoters of a country are not those who formulate the policy of government or even keep in running order the governmental machinery, but those who make practical demonstration of the resources of the state and utilize its opportunities in the upbuilding of important business enterprises. In such connection Frank Rosenhaupt is well known, and is not only closely associated with manufacturing and commercial interests in Spokane but has also given practical demonstration of the advantages which the state affords for the cultivation of apples in nonirrigated districts. He was born in La Salle, Illinois, November 10, 1872, the son of Joseph Rosenhaupt, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. He came to Spokane in March, 1887, and completed his studies here. He entered upon a course of mining engineering but abandoned this in order to associate himself in business with his father shortly after the big iire of 1889. Theirs was a mercantile enterprise, located at the corner of Howard and Riverside streets, in the old Ziegler block, which at that time was the most prominent corner of the city. He has been continuously connected with the trade since that time, the business being now conducted under the firm name of the Chicago Clothing Company, Inc. After the fire they resumed business in a tent, where the Jamieson block now stands, and later secured a lease on the Eagle building, which was the first brick block erected in Spokane after the big fire, its location being the corner of Stevens and Riverside streets. The business outgrew, its quarters there and the company leased the Hyde block, which they occupied for eighteen years, removing thence to their present magnificent quarters in the Paulsen block on Riverside, in April, 1899.

While an extensive business in the clothing trade has been developed, the firm remaining as leaders in this field in Spokane, Mr. Rosenhaupt has not confined his attention solely to that line, but in other fields of activity has proven his business discernment as sound and his methods as practical as in commercial fields. Associated with his father he purchased six hundred and forty acres of land fifteen miles southeast of the citj' on the line of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company^ and planted it to orchards which he has since been cultivating and improving. Twelve thousand trees have been set out under the personal supervision of Frank Rosenhaupt, whose labors have transformed the district, entirely wild and undeveloped, into not only one of the most beautiful but also one of the most valuable fruit-raising properties of Washington. Four thousand trees are now bearing and the orchard is noted as one of the finest commercial fruit-raising properties in the district. Their land is a nonirrigated section and in developing the projaerty Mr. Rosenhaupt had the soil tested and made a study of the varieties of apples which could be best raised here. At the national apple show in Spokane he exhibited ten boxes of apples on which he received a deserved diploma, the judges assuring liim that he had the best keeping and best flavored apples raised on nonirrigated land in the exhibit. Having faith in his own judgment and that of experts concerning the adaptability of the soil to apple-growing, he has proven the correctness of his views in this connection and the result has been truly gratifying. The task which he understood was a most arduous one, requiring the removal of timber, the breaking of the ground and the making of all kinds of tests as to what kind of apples should be planted, but the splendid orchard is today the visible evidence of the labor and sound judgment of Mr. Rosenhaupt, who is one of the pioneers in the nonirrigated apple business from a commercial standpoint. He has had full charge of the work and has made his one of the show places of the county. For eight years he has been assiduously studj'ing the apple and fruit-raising business and has sold much stock to nurseries, having recenth' supplied to the Washington Nursery Company at Toppenish the scions for two hundred and fifty thousand apple trees. Since his trees have come into bearing Chicago commission merchants have offered him splendid prices for his crop, offering to take all that he has raised. While Mr. Rosenhaupt has been in active charge of the business from the outset, his father is financially interested in the undertaking and they also have irrigated lands on the Snake river, where they expect to put in fruit in 1912 if they find that soil and other conditions there are favorable.

Frank Rosenhaupt is a member of Spokane Lodge, No. 228, B. P. O. E., but has little time for social interests, concentrating his energies upon his business which is constantly growing in volume and importance, his labors contributing to general prosperity as well as to individual success, inasmuch as he proves what can be done in apple-raising in nonirrigated districts and thus sets an example which others may follow.

William H. Macfarlan

William H. Macfarlan, who is engaged in the real-estate business in Spokane, was bom in Brooklyn, New York, September 23, 1856, a son of Dr. Ebenezer and Clemenia E. (Holley) Macfarlan. The father's birth occurred in New York city, where he practiced medicine for fifty-one years. He was of Scotch descent, his ancestors coming from Scotland in 1810. The mother was a direct descendant from John Holley, who was one of the early settlers of Connecticut, locating at Stamford earlv in the seventeenth centurv. Mr. and Mrs. Macfarlan. both of whom are now deceased, were the parents of three children : William H., who is the subject of this review; Frederick T., who is residing in New York city; and Charles A., also of New York.

When William H. Macfarlan was but a child, his parents removed from Brooklyn to New York city, and in the latter place he acquired his education. After finishing the course of study offered by the public schools he entered the banking business with the Bank of America, where he remained for eleven years. Subsequently he engaged in the real-estate business until 1889, in which year he came to Spokane. Upon his arrival here he again engaged in the real-estate business, making a specialty of city property. In addition to this he also conducts a fire insurance business. He has been prominently identified with various mining interests and is at present secretary and treasurer of the East Hercules Extension Mining Company of the Coeur d'Alene district. He is also a director of the company. For more than twenty years Mr. Macfarlan has been actively interested in the development of this city, and has had much influence in its extension and growth.

Pohtically Mr. Macfarlan is prominently identified wdth the democratic party, and for a number of years was a member of the county central committee. He holds membership in the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club. Loyal in his friendships and honorable in his business relations he stands on a firm footing in the esteem of his fellow citizens.

John J. Hummel

John J. Hummel, president of the Multitype Machine Company of Spokane, is by birth a Hollander, possessing in a marked degree the practical qualities of mind and tenacity of purpose for which this people are noted. His birth occurred at Nithinsen, Province Groningen, Netherlands, June 5, 1876, his parents being John H. and Peteke (Drent) Hummel. The first eleven years of his life were spent in his native land, and in later years, when the cares and seriousness of life grow oppressive, he relaxes for a moment and indulges in reminiscences of his home by the sea, where were the long low sand dunes and the dykes to protect the town from the ruthlessness of the ocean but over which the music of the waves traveled.

In 1887 John J. Hummel came with his parents to America and settled in Muskegon, Michigan, where the father engaged in agriculture. In the public schools of that city John Hummel acquired his education, which was supplemented by much home study, and during this time he also assisted his father in his agricultural pursuits. For a period of ten years following his school course in Muskegon he continued to work on the home farm, also learned the printer's trade, and developed, from the natural bent of his mind, a great interest in sociological, economic, philosophic, theological and scientific problems. Subsequently he went to Chicago and later to Davenport, Iowa. In 1907 he came to Spokane, and during his five years' residence here has, by his progress, proven what can be accomplished by conserving all energies and expending them in the special work where lies one's greatest ability.

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Mr. Hummel is now numbered among the inventors of the land of his adoption. When a j'outh battling with and trying to^ solve the mysteries of typesetting, the idea of inventing a machine to fill a very evident need originated, and since its birth he has devoted much time to the study of tj'pesetting and typecasting machines, and the result is the multitype, which many printers believe to be the ideal typesetting machine of the immediate future, it differing from the linotype and monotype in that it accomplishes by machine work what has heretofore been done by hand in most printing establishments. The multitype machine promises to be of great commercial value. It has a field of its own and is demonstrating how thousands of dollars can be saved annually with also great economy in time and labor. When the inventor realized the worth of his product he interested prominent printers and machinists in the invention and a company was formed and a trial machine built. Subsequently the Multitype Machine Company was incorporated for one million dollars with John J. Hummel as president, but the capital stock has since been increased to ten million dollars. The experimental shop which the company now operates was installed in 1910, but plans are now being made to expand their works in order to facilitate the manufacture of their larger machines. Remarkable certainly has been the evolution of the printing industry since the epochal day Laurens Coster dropped his hand-carved letter on the sand and by its impression gained the first idea of reproducing manuscripts with movable type.

Mr. Hummel has kept his mind and time so occupied he has found no opportunity to affiliate with any lodge or club. He is unmarried, his parents at present making their home with him. He holds membership in the First Presbyterian church of Spokane. In liis political views he is a near socialist, his naturally analytic mind being impressed with the problems of the capitalist's oppression of the laboring man and his consequent resistance. His vote is always given to the partj' working for the betterment of social relations.

Although still a comparatively young man he has made good use of his _vears, depending upon no outside aid or circumstances but exerting his powers to the utmost, always on the alert for improvement, never regarding any attainment as final but rather as a starting point for further achievement.

Charles M. Crego

Charles M. Crego, secretary of the William ISIusser Lumber & Manufacturing Company at Montgomery and Pearl streets, Spokane, was born in Woodstock, Illinois, August 24, 1855, a son of George and Adelaide Crego of that place, his father devoting his energies to farming in that district When he had mastered the course of instruction in the public schools of Woodstock the son was sent to Cornell College at Moimt Vernon, Illinois, but did not complete the full course there. After leaving college he entered the lumber business in southern Iowa and, acquainting himself with the trade in all of its departments, has since made continuous progress in that field of activity. In 1880 he became secretary and manager of the Lewis Lumber Company with headquarters at Centerville, Iowa, and his identification with the lumber trade of Spokane dates from .January, 1903, at which time the

William Musser Lumber & Manufacturing Company was organized. He has been the secretary and general manager of the business since that time and has contributed in substantial measure to its success. On the 21st of August, 1910, their plant at Spokane was destroyed by fire, since which time they have dealt principally in timber, handling large properties. In addition to his lumber interests i\Ir. Crego is president of the Washington Land & Irrigation Company which has developed a tract of fruit orchards covering about twelve hundred acres. He is also' the secretary and manager of the Cameron Lumber Company, Limited, and a trustee of the Roach Timber Company. All these profit by his energy and determination, which are ever a stimulus to any enterprise with which he became connected.

In June, 1908, Mr. Crego was united in marriage to Miss Lydia E. Aholtz, of Spokane. He has never been active in politics. He is a Mason and has attained high rank in the fraternity as is indicated by the fact that he now holds membership in EI Katif Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He also belongs to the Spokane Club and during the years of his residence here has made consecutive progress along business lines which will bear the closest investigation and scrutiny. His efforts have at no time been such as required disguise for he has ever followed constructive measures in the conduct of his business and is willing to meet fair competition and win his success through merit.

Lewis R. Stritesky

Among Spokane's architects who have been prominently connected with the building interests and improvement of the city during the past decade, is Lewis R. Stritesky, who arrived here in 1892. He is now practicing his profession as a partner of Francis P. Rooney, a connection which has been maintained since 1909. He was born in Racine county, Wisconsin, February 24, 1866, and is a son of John and Katherine (Dostal) Stritesky. His father was a farmer of Wisconsin, and in the public schools of his native county the son pursued his education. He afterward attended the University of Illinois, remaining a student there during the years of 1889 and 1890, his time being given to the mastery of the architectural course. He afterward went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he put his theoretical training to the practical test in two years' service in the office of the leading architects of that city. In 1892 he arrived in Spokane and for some years was connected with W. A. Ritchie as a follower of his profession. He also spent several years in British Columbia, where he engaged in mining operations and in 1902 returned to Spokane, where he practiced his profession alone until 1904. He was then joined by R. C. Sweatt, in a partnership relation under the firm name of Stritesky & Sweatt, and they were accorded a large clientage that made their business a very successful one. Among some of the principal buildings which they designed was the Schade Brewery, the Shoshone county courthouse at Wallace, Idaho, and the Westminster apartments of Spokane. In 1906 this firm was dissolved and Mr. Stritesky practiced his profession alone until 1909, when he formed a partnership with Francis P. Rooney which exists at the present time. They have a large clientele and their business gained for them recognition as leading architects of the city. Mr. Stritesky is also secretary of the Schade Brewing Company, which position he has occupied since its organization in 1903.

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Fraternally Mr. Stritesky is connected with Spokane Lodge, No. 34, F. & A. M. His home relations have been of a most pleasant nature until in May, 1908, death deprived him of his wife. It was on the 22d of August, 1906, in Spokane, that he married Miss Meldora Ice, a daughter of James K. Ice, of Champaign county, Illinois. Mrs. Stritesky was also an architect, having graduated from the architectural school of the University of Illinois, and devoted her attention to the profession after coming to Spokane. She died in May, 1908, leaving a daughter, Mildred Nellie. Mr. Stritesky resides at No. 2024 West Ninth avenue, which residence was erected by him in 1906.

John M. Gleeson

John M. Gleeson, attorney at law, with office in the Lindelle building, was bom in Dubuque, Iowa, April 4, 1871, a son of Jolin and Margaret (Reil) Gleeson of that city. His father was a prosperous farmer of Iowa, but during the early boyhood of his son John he dtsposed of his interests in that state and removed to Chamberlain, South Dakota, where he still resides, while Mrs. Gleeson passed away in 1907. He has been somewhat active in public life there, serving at one time as judge of the municipal court.

In the public schools of Chamberlain, John M. Gleason pursued his education until graduated from the high school, when he took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for a short time. He came to Spokane in 1890 where he engaged in school teaching for a few years and during this period devoted his leisure hours to the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1 894 and in 1 896 opened offices himself and has successfully followed his chosen profession since.

In politics Mr. Gleeson is a progressive republican but has never sought nor held public office. In June, 1899, he was married to Miss Maude M. Nolan, a daughter of James and Susan Nolan, of Spokane, and they have two sons: Harold, who is a pupil in the public schools ; and William.

Algernon O. Colburn

Algernon O. Colburn, engaged in the practice of law in Spokane, came to this city in June, 1910, and is yet a young man who has won recognition as one of the rising and progressive attorneys of this city. He was bom in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 4, 1884, and is a son of Chester J. and Annette (Osmer) Colburn. His father was a grain merchant who operated elevators and conducted important transactions in connection with the grain trade. In his native city the son entered the public schools, mastered the work of the various grades in the high school and subsequently entered the University of Minnesota, where he pursued both an academic and law course, being graduated in 1908 with the degree of B. L. When taking his university course he was a member of the inter-collegiate debating team and as such represented his school \vith honor on various occasions. He was then admitted to the bar and engaged in practice for two years in his native city but believed that the rapidly growing Pacific coast country offered better opportunities to young men and in June, 1910, arrived in Spokane, where he has since made his home. During the two years of his residence here he has continuously progressed in his profession and his abilit}' has won him recognition as an able attornej'.

Mr. Colbum is a republican in politics but has never aspired to public office. However he keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, regarding it as the duty as weU as the privilege of everj' man to exercise his right of franchise. He is associated with the Delta Chi fraternity and belongs to the Spokane Bar Association, the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club and the First Presbyterian church, associations which indicate the nature of his interests and his activities.

Isaac Chase Libby

Isaac Chase Libby is a teacher of ancient languages and head of the department in the Lewis and Clark high school of Spokane, in which connection he has contributed much toward maintaining the high standard of education which has given to this city a school system of which her residents have every reason to be proud. He was born at Cornish, Maine, March 1, 1852, and is a brother of Dr. George W. Libby, in whose sketch on another page of this work is given something of their ancestral history. His early education was acquired in the public schools of Cumberland county, Maine, and when eighteen years of age he entered the Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill, Maine, where he completed his college preparatory work. He then entered the old Wesleyan University at Middletown, Connecticut, from which he was graduated three years later with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He made his own way through college, his labors during vacation periods largely providing him with necessary funds. He afterward engaged in teaching school and then accepted a position as assistant superintendent of the Maine State Reform School at Cape Elizabeth, Maine. After three months' service in that position he returned to the Wesleyan University and finished that year in post-graduate work in the classics and in physics. In 1876 he was elected vice principal of the high school of Middletown, Connecticut, where he remained for two years, and in 1878 became principal, also serving in that capacity for two years. In 1880 he accepted a position as principal of the high school of Great Falls, New Hampshire, serving during 1880 and 1881. His family continued to reside in Middletown, Connecticut, to which place he returned in the latter year and engaged in private tutoring for about a year. During that period he was also pastor of the Methodist church in West Rocky Hill, Connecticut, a suburb of Hartford.

During his college days Professor Libby became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and in 1878 his alma mater conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree. In the summer of 1882 he was directed by the late Bishop E. G. Andrews to come to Spokane and take the presidency of the old Spokane College, which was then in the process of construction. While serving there he was also pastor of the First Methodist church, acting as its first pastor after it became a separate charge. For two years, from 1884 to 1886, he and his wife conducted the Spokane English and Classical School, a private institution. Owing to the failure of his health he then resumed farm life, in -which he continued from 1886 to 1897, but in the meantime served as superintendent of schools of Spokane county for two years, from 1889 to 1891. In 1887 he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land in the northeastern part of Spokane, including what is now known as Hay's Park and Broadview addition. In 1897 he accepted the position of teacher of Latin and Greek in the Spokane high school. On the 1st of January, 1902, he was elected teacher of Latin, German and historj' in the State Normal School at Cheney, serving through the remainder of the year, after which he was elected for the coming year. However, at the request of the city superintendent of schools of Spokane he returned to this city and was made head of the department of ancient languages of the high school, which position he holds today.

Professor Libby was married July 25, 1877, to Miss Martha E. Libby, of Westbrook, Maine, a daughter of C. Edwin and Anne (Cobb) Libby. They have four children: Mary L., the wife of Rev. John L. Carpenter, of Spokane; Ruth R., an accomplished pianist, now of Anaconda, Montana; Laura M., the wife of John W. Corliss, of Walla Walla; and Paul T., of Spokane. Professor Libby has never been identified with politics in any way except as county superintendent of schools, as above stated, and does not belong to any clubs. He is, however, a member of Tyrian Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M.; the Sons of the American Revolution; the Phi Nu Theta, a college fraternity more commonly known as the Eclectic; and the Spokane branch of the Archaeological Institute of America, of which he has been secretary-treasurer since its establishment in 1909. He is a member of the Union Park Methodist church and a member of the official board in the capacity of steward and local preacher. In 1896, as a lay delegate from Spokane, he attended the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church held in Cleveland, Ohio. His life has been a serviceable one in the world. He has ever been actuated by high purposes, has always striven to reach loftj' ideals and in the profession of teaching has contributed much to the intellectual progress of the communities in which he has labored.

Charles A. Fleming

A city official as popular as he is efficient is now serving as city clerk, which position he has filled continuously since 1903, or for a period of eight years. He was bom at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, March 21, 1868, his parents being Michael and Catherine Fleming, of that city, both of whom were pioneer residents of the Badger state. His father had removed from Worcester, ^Massachusetts, to Wisconsin when the latter state was a territory and the mother was born there during territorial days. For a number of years Michael Fleming engaged in the lumber business, becoming one of the representative and prosperous merchants of Eau Claire. Both he and his wife are now deceased.

Charles A. Fleming is indebted to the educational opportunities offer-ed by the public-school system of Wisconsin for his early mental training. He attended the graded and high schools of his native town and later took up the study of law in the office of a local attorney. His reading was thorough and a retentive memory gave him such an adequate knowledge of the law as to secure his admission to the bar in 1896. He remained in practice for only a brief period in Wisconsin and in the spring of 1897 came to Spokane, where he engaged in active law practice until appointed citj^ clerk in 1903. No higher testimonial of liis efficiency could be given than the fact that he has been annually reappointed since that time and remains the present incumbent in the office, the duties of which he has carefulh' systematized and discharges with marked ability. While a democrat in principle and formerly an active worker in the party, he has done no campaigning since he entered his present position, nor is he connected with any outside business, but concentrates his whole time and attention upon the duties which devolve upon him and which are constantly increasing owing to Spokane's rapid growth. When he was first appointed city clerk there was a population of less than forty thousand while today the inhabitants of the city number more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand.

On the 27th of December, 1893, Charles A. Fleming was married at Eau* Claire, Wisconsin, to Miss Cora Thompson, a daughter of G. Taber Thompson, of that place. They now have two sons, Albert Thompson and George B. Mr. Fleming belongs to the Elks lodge of Spokane but is not a club man. He possesses rather a retiring disposition, his interest centering in his home, yet he has many friends whom he has won through his gentlemanly and courteous treatment of all with whom he comes in contact either in the discharge of his official duties or in the social affairs of life.

Hon. Horatio N. Belt

Among the builders and makers of Spokane Horatio N. Belt was numbered, and that he enjoyed the confidence, honor and good will of his fellow townsmen was manifest in his election to the mayoralty of the city, in which office his administration was extremely beneficial, holding in check restless and unlawful elements and promoting many valuable projects along the line of general improvement.

A native of Illinois, he was bom in Jersey county, October 1, 1841, and traced his ancestry back to one of two brothers who came from England soon after the Revolutionary war. The family has since been prominent in the new world. The fatlier of Horatio N. Belt was a soldier of the war of 1812 under General Jackson and died in 1869, on the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans.

Horatio N. Belt had the usual experience which fall to the lot of the farm boy who divides his time between the work of the fields and the acquirement of an education. He afterward engaged in teaching school for five years but thinking to find greater profit in commercial enterprises, he then engaged in the conduct of a flour mill and general mercantile establishment in Jersey county, Illinois, success attending him in this venture by reason of his well directed energy and his unfaltering determination. He continued in business there until 1882, when he removed to Bunker Hill, Illinois, where in connection with other interests he engaged in the banking business under the firm style of Belt Brothers & Company. In 1887 he came to Spokane and invested largely in real estate, purchasing an interest in the Ross Park addition and building a home there. He was one of the promoters of the Ross Park Street Railway Company, the first successful electric line west of the Missouri river. In all business affairs he displayed sound judgment that had its root in a close study of the situation and of its possibilities.

Mr. Belt was also prominent in the public life of the city and in 1891 was chosen as a member of the city council. In IS95 he was honored with the highest gift that his fellow townsmen could bestow upon him, election to the mayoralty for a term of one year, and was again elected to the same office for two years in 1896. He was Spokane's chief executive during the most trying period in the history of the city, when the panic, Coxey's army, the American Railway Union strike and other things conspired against peace and prosperity. His popularity among the working people saved many riots and prevented bloodshed. In 1896 he was prominently mentioned for governor at the Ellensburg convention and would have been almost the unanimous choice of the delegates had not the question of location defeated him. Spokane then had the congressman and attorney general, and the party could not place him on the ticket. He was very popular with the silver republicans and those making the fusion party of the state. He was a close and discriminating student of the questions of the day and gave earnest consideration to the position and possibilities of his party relative to the best interests of the majoritj'.

On the 16th of December, 1869, in Jersey county, Illinois, Mr. Belt was united in marriage to Miss Martha Tipton and they have three children: Cora L., who is now the widow of L. S. Roberts and has two children, Dorothy L. and Marshall A. Roberts; William L., an expert accountant now residing in San Francisco; and Horatio C, an attorney of Seattle.

Mr. Belt belonged to the Masonic order and held membership in the First Presbyterian church, to the teachings, of which he was ever loyal, its principles dominating his life in all of its varied phases. He died in that faith August 22, 1900. and thus passed from life one who had had an important part to play in the history of Spokane, in molding its destiny and shaping its policy as well as in promoting its business activity. The same spirit of advancement which actuated him in all his private relations was manifest in his public life and any movement with which he became connected was benefited thereby.

Sidney H. Wentworth

Sidney H. Wentworth, practicing law at the Spokane bar since 1908, was born at Brewer, Maine, July 23, 1877. His parents, Benjamin and Annabelle CWakrfield) Wentworth, came to this city in 1889 from Thomaston, Maine, and the father was for a time employed in the C. & C. mills, while later he entered the service of the Washington Water Power Company and is now with the Exchange National Bank.

Sidney H. Wentworth pursued his education in the public schools of Spokane and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1896. He then entered Williams College at Williamstown, Massachusetts, as a member of the class of 1900 and when his course there was completed, and liberal education qualified him for life's jjractical and responsible duties, he returned to Spokane and was employed by Jones & Dillingham for about a year. At the end of that time he too became con- nected with the Exchange National Bank but^ thinking to find a professional career more congenial and hoping also to find it more profitable, he returned to the east in 190-1 and pursued a law course in Harvard Universitj'. He was graduated wth the class of 1907, at once returned to the Pacific coast and that year was admitted to the bar, since which time he has engaged in practice here. He is now one of the referees in bankruptcy for the district court of the United States for the eastern district of Washington and aside from this he has a good clientage, which indicates that he is making steady progress in his chosen profession.

Mr. Wentworth resides with his parents at No. 1049 Eleventh avenue. His political support is given to the republican party. He is not a member of any secret order or society but belongs to the University Club and in its membership has many friends.

John L. Dirks

John L. Dirks, for twenty years a practitioner at the Spokane bar, was born at Pliiladelphia, Pennsylvania, October 31, 1866, a son of Leonard and Maria (Greenwood) Dirks. The father was for many years in charge of the cabinet work of the J. G. Brill Car Company. When a boy he had come from Holland, his native country, to America and settled in Philadelphia, but passed away many years ago.

In the public schools of his native city John L. Dirks pursued his education and in 1882 when a youth of fifteen years he came to Washington, settling at Ellensburg, where at one time he fiUed the position of assistant postmaster. For eleven years he resided at that place and during the latter part of his residence there he took up the study of law, largely mastering the principles of jurisprudence and thus qualifying for admission to the bar. He was licensed to practice in the courts of this state in September, 1902, and came at once to Spokane where he has since' followed his profession.

Mr. Dirks was married in Ellensburg, Wasliington, September 27, 1892, to Miss Hattie C. Scott, and unto them have been born two children, Donald and Dorothy. He has never sought public honors nor office, preferring to give undivided attention to his professional duties.

George M. Ferris

Among the law firms practicing in the courts at Spokane is that of Cannon, Ferris, Swan & Lally, which was formed on the 1st of August, 1910. For a number of years previous to this, however, Mr. Ferris had been associated with the senior member and had been a representative of the legal profession here from October, 1903. He was born at Sterling, Illinois, July 21, 1878, his parents being George Joseph and Katherine (Ryan) Ferris, the former an engineer on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. When a lad of six years he became a pupil in the public schools of his native city and afterward had the benefit of instruction in Beloit College, at Beloit, Wisconsin, from which he was graduated with the class of 1898. He afterward attended the Northern Illinois Law College at Dixon, Illinois, and was graduated tlierefrom in 1902. During his college days he became a noted ball player and supported himself wliile pursuing his studies by playing on the Rockford, Illinois, team and later with the Omaha team of the Western League. In 1902 he came to Spokane and played professional ball with the Spokane team during the sessions of 1902-06, inclusive, while the winter months were devoted to his law practice. He was admitted to the bar here in October, 1903, and remained alone in practice for a time but later became associated with j\Ir. Cannon, and on the 1st of August, 1910, the present law firm of Cannon, Ferris, Swan & Lally was formed. In the courts Mr. Ferris is an advocate of power and influence and both judges and juries hear him with attention and deep interest. His thought is always clear and logical, his deductions sound, and the zeal with which he has devoted his energies to his profession and the careful regard evinced for the interests of his clients have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct.

In February, 190-i, Mr. Ferris was united in marriage to ]Miss Renick Gimble, a daughter of John S. and Carrie (Carpenter) Gimble, of Spokane. They now have one cliild, Martin E., six years of age. Mr. Ferris was manager of the Spokane baseball team in 1906. He is very popular in this city and has made hosts of friends by his ability as a ball player and his gentlemanly conduct at all times. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus but has never taken active part in 23olitics or held public office.

John H. Featherston

John H. Featherston was one of the founders of the business that is now conducted under the name of the Imperial Coffee & Tea Company. Of the company he is no-H^ vice president and manager and his labors have been a strong element in the development and expansion of this business, which is today the largest of the kind in the Inland Empire. His record does not display any unusual factors, yet the fact that his insight and sagacity enabled him to recognize an opportunity and his laudable ambition prompted him to its utilization. In legitimate lines of trade he has won his prosperity and his history shows what may be accomplished when industry and determination form the basis of success.

Mr. Featherston is a native of Montreal, Canada, his birth there occurring October 20, 1870. His parents were William Ralph and Julia Richie (Macalister) Featherston, and the father was a merchant of that city. Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, John H. Featherston pursued his education in public and private schools there and in jNIcGill University, from which he was graduated in 1893 with the degrees of B. A. S. Recognizing the fact that the trend of emigration and of business activity was westward, he at once made his way into British Columbia, where he devoted his energies to mining until 1897. In that year he came to Spokane, having noted its business conditions and its opportunities. Here he opened an office as assaj'er, and soon afterward entered into partnership with A. W. ^McMorran, under the firm name of McMorran & Featherston. His partner was a drug chemist and together they began the manufacture of druggist's sundries, afterward extending tlieir line to include extracts and spices. About a year later H. E. Curtis purchased his partner's interest and conducted the business under the name of the Spokane Extract & Spice Company. In 1903 the business was incorporated under that name, Mr. Featherston remaining as vice president and manager. On the 1st of January, 1908, the McClintock-Trunkey Company purchased the Curtis interest in the business and in February, 1911, the name was changed to the Imperial Coffee & Tea Company. Their trade in tea and coffee is today the largest in the Inland Empire. In 1910 they roasted about a half million pounds of coffee and the present year will considerably increase their sales. They have the most complete facilities for roasting and grinding coffee and spices to be found in the Inland Empire and their business is being developed along progressive lines, every effort being put forth to make the house known to the trade and to insure an increased patronage. They base their success upon the quality of their goods, the personnel of their house and their service to their customers.

On the 1st of January, 1900, Mr. Featherston was married to Miss Edna Lee Perrine, a daughter of Mrs. Josephine Perrine, of Spokane. Mr. Featherston takes no active part in politics and belongs to no fraternal orders or clubs. However, he holds membership in the Chamber of Commerce and seeks the development, growth and improvement of the city through that avenue. He is also a member of the Westminster Congregational church, of which he has served as a trustee. His life, at all times upright and honorable, is in harmony with his professions and commends him to the confidence and good-will of his fellowmen.

Rudolph Dorn

Rudolph Dorn, manager at Spokane for the Aetna Life Insurance Company, was born February 28, 1852, at Wiirzburg, Bavaria, Germany, and is a son of Paul and Katherine Dorn of that city. His education was acquired in the public and high schools there, after which he joined the Fifth Bavaria Infantry Regiment and served through the Franco-German war. At the battle of Woerth, on the 6th of August, 1870, he was wounded. He participated in the siege of Paris and at length was mustered out because his physical condition rendered him unfit for field service, but he was recommended for commissary duty, which, however, he declined to accept. After regaining his health he went to Vienna, Austria, where for some years he followed an insurance brokerage business, representing a number of German companies. Attracted to America in 1888, he first made location in Bloomington, Illinois, where he became treasurer of the Mason Air Brake & Signal Company, with headquarters in Chicago, until 1893. In that year his recognized ability led to his appointment to the position of general agent for the Aetna Life Insurance Company, with headquarters at Helena, Montana. He discharged his duties in that connection so capably and promptly that in 1 899 he was made manager for Wasliington, Idaho and Montana, with headquarters in Spokane. His long experience has made him thoroughly qualified for the onerous duties that devolve upon him in a position of large responsibility. He is today recognized as one of the foremost rejjresentatives of insurance interests in the northwest.

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On the 19th of June, 187'2, at Sinbach, Bavaria, Mr. Dorn was united in marriage to Miss Pauline Sturney, a daughter of Cliristian Sturney of that city. They have one son, Siegfried A. G. Dorn, of Los Angeles, California. Mr. Dorn is identified with several societies, including the German War Veterans of 1870-1, the Elks Lodge, No. 228, of which he is a life member, the Knights of Cohimbus, in which he has attained the fourth degree, and the Spokane Club. He is a man of pleasing personality whose life experiences have counted much in the development of character and he has made many friends here.

John M. Campbell

John M. Campbell is the vice president of the Spokane Title Company, whose financial rating places it on a high plane of the business interests of this character in Wasltington. He had liberal educational advantages to serve as the foundation for his success but no financial aid at the outset of his career. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, December 2, 1876, and came of distinctively honorable and representative ancestry, his parents being Professor John and Esther (Bradshaw), Campbell. His father devoted much of his life to study. He died at the age of sixty-five years. His widow long survived and passed away in 1901.

John M. Campbell acquired his early education in the public schools of Detroit and afterward attended the Orchard Lake Military Academy prior to entering the University of ^Michigan, in which he was a student for about two years. He left the university before finishing his course in order to come to Spokane in the spring of 1889, here joining an older brother, A. D. Campbell, who was manager for the Western Union Telegraph Company in this city.

John M. Campbell worked with his brother for a time and then sought employment in the mines in this vicinity. His ability and resourcefulness enabled him to advance rapidly and he filled the position of superintendent of some of the best mines in this part of the country. In 1896-7 he was in Alaska, going by way of the overland trail into Dawson. He met the usual experiences of such a trip and of life in that unsettled and undeveloped region. Not meeting with the success that he anticipated, he returned to Spokane and here entered the abstract business, which in time led him into other fields. In 1901 lie organized the Realty Abstract Company and was its president until 1908, when this company, with eight others, consolidated under the name of the Spokane Title Company, of which Mr. Campbell has since been the vice president. It has a fully jjaid-up capital of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and ranks as one of the strongest financial concerns on the coast. Mr. Campbell's previous experience in the abstract business and his thorough knowledge of realty values constitute him an important factor in the management and control of the business in which he is now engaged.

On the 17th of March, 1911, occurred the marriage of !Mr. Campbell and Miss Juanita Hinckley, whose father came to Spokane from California in 1879 as division superintendent of the Northern Pacific Railway. He was thus identified with railway interests until lie met his death by accident about 189.").

Mr. Campbell votes with the republican party and is an ardent advocate of its principles but has never aspired to office. His name is on the membership roll of

Spokane Lodge, No. 228, B. P. O. E. and he is well known as a popular member of the Spokane Club, the Spokane Country Club and the Spokane Amateur Atliletic Club. He believes in that progress which is tempered by a safe conservatism and therefore takes no unwarranted risks. In every possible manner he safeguards the interests of his clients and at the same time develops his business along substantial lines which make it a constantly growing force in the financial circles of the city.

William J. Harris

William J. Harris, a Spokane capitalist interested in many paying mining propositions and also in hotel properties in Spokane, was born in Halton county, Ontario, on the 17th of August, 1859. His parents, William Wellington and Hannah (Aikins) Harris, were pioneer residents of that section of Canada, to which the father removed with his parents from Pennsylvania about 1815. William Wellington Harris was a young lad at that time and in the ensuing years he experienced all of the hardships and privations of frontier life and aided in all the arduous labor incident to the establishment of a home and the development of business interests in a new district. Both he and his wife have been dead many years. Of their family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, four of the brothers came to the west and are well known as business men in the various sections where they reside. John Harris owns and operates a large stock farm on the Salmon river. Daniel Harris, who was one of the pioneers of the Rossland mining camp of British Columbia, now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his four sons and one daughter, who have the distinction of being the discoverers of the Nine Mile mountain near Hazelton, British Columbia, and who are owners of the American Boy group and the Silver Cup mine of that section. Thomas Harris, another brother of the family, now living at Creston, British Columbia, was the discoverer of the White Grouse Mountain district, near the headwaters of the East Kootenai river, and is the owner of several group claims, the most prominent of which is the Bonshaw mine. Of the two brothers who remained in the east, Josepli Harris still lives on the old farm in Ontario, while Hugh Harris, also a farmer, resides about sixteen miles from the old homestead.

William J. Harris received such educational advantages as his native countv afforded. The schools, however, were mostly little log buildings and the methods of instruction were quite primitive. As soon as old enough to handle the plow William J. Harris began work in the fields and did other labor incident to. farm life. He was quite young when his father died and he afterward left home, coming to the United States when but twelve years of age. For a time he was employed on a farm near Osage, Iowa, and, accumulating a little money, he worked his way all over Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, finally settling in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he engaged in farming and stock raising. In the fall of 1 884, wlien the Coeur d'Alene mining excitement broke out, he disposed of his interest in Sioux Falls and made his way to that district, where he arrived with about four thousand dollars in cash. He had no experience in mining and after sixty days found himself entirely without capital. He did not become discouraged, however, and the next five years of his life he spent in mining and doing any kind of honest work that he could secure. He was one of the first men to work on the famous Sullivan & Bunker Hill mine, which was his first experience in hard rock mining. As Mr. Harris states, his five j-ears were not a success as far as money was concerned. It was all hard work and very little reward; but he gained much valuable experience which proved the foundation for his later success. However, it is a long lane that has no turning and his way at length led him into more prosperous fields.

In the spring of 1889, Mr. Harris determined to come to Spokane with the intention of entering into business in this city. At the time of his arrival he had but thirty-five cents in his pocket. He had learned, however, that industry and determination go far toward securing success and he resolved that those qualities should constitute the basis for advancement. He first took a position as manager of a restaurant that was conducted by a Mr. Wolf, whom he had known in the Coeur d'Alene district. A few weeks later he secured a restaurant that was being conducted in a tent on the present site of the Young Men's Christian Association building by two men from the Palouse country. In a few months he had realized seven hundred and fifty dollars above all expenses and this sum he invested in an interest in a hotel on the present site of the Empire State building. By the following spring he had accumulated enough to purchase an interest in the Merchants Hotel on Riverside avenue and it was while conducting that hotel that he became interested in the LeRoi mine, in which several of the prominent men of Spokane made their fortunes. A complete history of the LeRoi appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. Harris was a director from the time the company was incorporated and was its general manager at the time the property was sold to the British Syndicate. He was also one of the committee of four to select the site for the Northport smelter. There have been but few intervals during the entire period of his residence in the northwest that he has not been connected in greater or less degree with mining interests, and at the present time he is a director of the June group of copper mines on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and also of the Good Friday Consolidated Company of Red Mountain, British Columbia. He is the sole owner of the Quartz Creek placer mine in Clearwater county, four miles from Pierce, Idaho, and also of the Waldo dredging property which is in Josepliine county, forty miles west of Grants Pass, Oregon.