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HON. KIRTLAND IRVING PERKY.
Hon. Klrtland Irvine Perky, well known as a lawyer and law maker, having for-
merly represented Idaho In the United States senate, while at the present time he i»
an active member of tbe Bolae bar, was born at SmitbTllle, Wayne county, Ohio, Feb-
ruary S, 1S67. His father, Dr. John Firestone Perky, and bts mother, Esther (Uarr
tin) Perky, were natives of Pennsylvania. The former came of French Huguenot
ancestry, while the latter was of Scotch-Irish descent. The Perky line la traced
back to Daniel Perky, who came from Switzerland to the new world prior to the
Revolutionary war and established his home In Virginia.
Kirtlknd I. Perky spent his early boyhood to the age of thirteen years in Smith-
vllle, Ohio, and In 18S0 the family removed to Nebraska, where he was reared to man-
hood. He completed his more specifically literary education by graduation from the
Ohio Northern University of Ada, Ohio, as a member of the class of 1888, at which
time the Bachelor of Slcence degree was conferred upon him. He afterward took up
the study of law in Lincoln, Nebraska, first in the office of Bryan & Talbot and later
in the ofllce of Comlsh ft TIbbetts, well known attorneys of that place. The former
firm wss composed of William Jennings Bryan and A. R. Talbot. Subsequently Mr.
Perky did two years' work In one year In the lav department of the Unlveraity of
Iowa at Iowa City and was admitted to the bar at Des Moines In 1890. He then
located for practice In Wahoo, Nebraska, where be remained until 18S4, when he
came to Idaho, settling first at Albion. Subsequently he removed to Mountain Home
and while there was appointed Judge of the district court In 1901, serving out an un-
expired term bnd declining to become a candidate for the office. In 1903 he removed
to Boise and has been a leading member of the bar of that city throughout the Inter-
vening period. He has had much to do with shaping political activity as well as legal
Interests in his community and served as chairman of the state democratic central
committee from 1900 until 1902. In November, 1912, he was appointed United
States senator by James H. Hawley to fill out the unexpired t^rm of the late Weldon
B. Heybum and continued In the position until the close of the term, when he resumed
his law practice in Boise, which has become extensive and of a most Important char-
acter. He Is now- the senior member of the firm of Perky li Brlnck, being assoelated
with Dana B. Brlnck, with offices In the McCarty Building In Boise. He displays
wide research and provident care In the preparation of his cases and at no time has
bis reading ever been confined to the limitations of the questions at Issue but has
gone beyond and compassed every contingency, providing not alone for the expected
bat tor the unexpected, which happens in the courts quite as frequently as oat ot
them. His legal learning, his analytical mind, the readiness with which he grasps
the points in an argument, all combine to make him one of the atrong attorneys of
the Boise bar.
On the 18th ot April, 1891 Mr. Perky was married to Miss Blla Hunter, of Port
Recovery, Ohio, and they have one child, now Hrs. Esther Woodhouse, of Bloomlng-
ton, Wisconsin. Fraternally Mr. Perky Is Connected with the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks and with the Knights of Pythias. The major part of his time and atten-
tlon, however, is given to his professional Interests and he is a member of the Amer-
ican Bar Association. He has ever held to the highest professional standards and Is
recognised as an able minister in the temple ot Justice.
HERMAN CHARLES ALLEN
Herman Charles Allen was numbered among the substantial andvalned citlxens ot
Boise and at the time ot his death, which occurred on the 4th of May, 1919, was filling
the position of state highway engineer. His worth as a man and in public relations
caused bis death to be the occasion of moat deep and widespread regret. Mr. Allen was
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born on a farm in Parke conntr, Indiana, June 2, 1870, and was the third Mn of Joaeph
and Hahala B. (Stalker) Allen. The paternal Krandtather, Solomon Allen, waa one of
the pioneer Bettlers of Indiana, to whl<di state he remored from Tlrgtnla. casting In bis
lot with thone who were reclaiming the western frontier for the purposes of ctTllliatlon.
He was a farmer, wheelwright and nnrseryman and he continued a resident of Parke
conntr, Indiana, to the time ol his death, which occurred In 1893, when he had reached
the very renerahle age o( ninetr-flve years. His son, Joseph Allen, was bom In Parke
conntf, made (arming his life work and there passed away, but the mother still sur-
Tlvea and la living In Indianapolis, Indiana. Of their seven children, Ove are yet
living.
Herman C. Allen, the onlr one who came to Idaho, was reared In his native connty,
where he attended a coontrr school to the age of seventeen years, completing the wt^
<A the eighth grade, after which he took up the study of civil engineering in Purdue
University at La Payette, Indiana, In which Institution he remained aa a student from
1891 until 18S4. He finished the work of the Junior year alid then left school in order
to earn money with which to continue his studies but never returned to Purdue. In
1894 he went to Massachusetts, where he was employed as a draughtsman for three
years, first In Springfield and later In Boston. When ho again became a resident ot
Indiana he took up civil engineering and for a period of two decades, or from 1898
until hie demise, was continuously engaged In professional work ttf that character,
dividing his time betweeo railroad and municipal projects having to do with his profes-
sion. He followed civil engineering In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana,
Wyoming and Washington, all before ctonlng to Idaho In 1916. He was the assistant
city engineer of Indianapolis from 1903 until 1907, asBistant city engineer of Qreat Fails,
Montana, for two and a halt years, consulting engineer at Qlasgow, Moo-
tana, and also at Sheridan, Wyoming, and for three and a halt y^rs he was located
at Spokane, Washington, following his profession In both Washington aud Idaho, with
Spokane as the base of hie operations. His eicellent work as a. civil engineer In this
section led to his appointment as state highway engineer ot Idaho, to which office be
was called November 1, 1917, by the Idaho State Highway Commission. At the time
of his appointment he was located at Wallace, Idaho, bnt subsequently removed to Boise.
It is a notable tact that the west Is far In advance ot the east In taking over the control
and management ot Interests which are matters of public concern. The state feels its
respouBibility in connection with all that has to do with the welfare, progress and
upbuilding of the commonwealth and Its public Interests are highly organised. Among
the offices created by Idaho that have found few precedents in the east is that of state
highway engineer, which poeltlon was capably filled by Herman Charles Allen, of Boise.
In 1900, at RockvlUe, Indiana, Mr. Allen was married to Miss Zoe Tenbroofc, a
schoolmate and acquaintance of his boyhood days. They had two sons, Wallace and
Charles Joseph, aged respectively fourteen ahd eight years. Hr. Allen had tew associa-
tions outside the strict path of his profession but was a member ot the American Society
of Civil Engineers, which Indicated his high professional standing and marked ability.
He was engaged tn the line of his duty when death overtook him at Sprague, Wash'
Ington, on the 4th ot May, 1619. He had resigned his position as state highway engineer
several weeks before bis demise, h<q»lng to have his resignation take effect on the Ist
of May, but as bis suooessor had not arrived to assume the duties of the positioa,
Hr. Allen was holding over In the office.. Those who knew him, and be bad a wide
acquaintance throughout the state, esteemed him very highly and his' genuine worth
was attested by all with whom he came In contact.
JOHN CONSER POX.
John Conser Fox, a merchant of Halley conducting a department store, was bom
in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1847,, and has therefore passed the seventy-
eecond milestone on life's ioumey. His parents were Daniel and Jane (Morris) F<n
and under the parental roof he spent the days of his boyhood and youth, pursuing his
education in the public schools of his native county. He started out upon his business
career as clerk in a dry goods store and was thus employed in his native state until
1872.
He then started tor the west, making Salt Lake City, Utah, his destination. There
he entered tbe Walker Brothers Dry Goods Store, in which he was employed until May,
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18S1. Then on account of the new mines that were being opened near Halley, Blaine
conntr, Idaho, he removed to tbia place and established a groceir etore. Two years
later lie engaged In the dry goods boslnefls and baa since been active along this line.
In the fall of 1881 he erected a small store building twenty by sixty feet and occupied
it for five years. It waa then destroyed by fire and be erected a brick building thirty
by sixty feet. In 18S9 the town was largely wiped out In a conflagration that cost him
the loss of eTerything that be had made. He n«zt erected bis present building, also
bought one adjoining and through the Intervening period be bas conducted one of the
leading mercantile establishments of Halley. He has now a well appointed department
store, carrying various lines of goods and Is accorded a liberal patronage because of his
reasonable prices, bis straightforward dealing and bis earnest desire to please bis
patrons. He Is also the vice president of the First National Bank of Halley.
In 1874 Hr. Fox was united in marriage to Miss Prances E. Lovell, a daughter of
William and Sarah F. (Allen) Lorell and a native of Dubuque, Iowa. They became the
parents of Ave children: James Otis, now deceased; Bart Wlllman; John Russell; Jean-
nette Rachel; and Howard Carson.
Mr. Pos Is a republiqpn in his political views and his high standing in matters
of citizenship Is shown in the tact that lor two years be served as mayor of Halley.
He Is a prominent Mason, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite,
and is a loyal follower of the teachings and purposes of the craft. His career has been
marked by steady progress. Not all days bave been equally bright, for twice he has
suffered heavy losses by fire, but notwithstanding this his resolute spirit has enabled
blm to overcome difllcultles and discouragements and step by step he has advanced,
regarding each point which be attains aa the starting point for other and larger busi-
ness achievements.
HON. RALPH S. NELSON.
Hon. Ralph S. Nelson, a lawyer, practices his profession in Coeur d'Atene and since
1916 has represented Kootenai county in the state senate. He was bom In Marlssa.
Illinois, July 10, 1879, a son of James K. and Anna (Gray) Nelson. The father died in
Kansas City, Kansas, In 1893 and is still survived by the mother, who now makes her
home with her son in Coeur d'Atene and has reached the age of seventy years. The
family comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry In both the paternal and maternal lines.
Ralph S. Nelson was reared In Kansas City, Kansas, tor be was but a young lad
when his parents removed from Illinois to the Sunflower state. He was there graduated
from the high scbool when eighteen years of age and had the honor of being chosen
president of his class. Determining upcm the practice of law as a lite work, he entered
the law department of tbe University of Kansas at Lawrence, where he spent three years
In study and was graduated in 1902 with the LL. B. degree. During his college days he
became a member of the Phi Delta Theta. The elemental strength of his character Is
shown In the tact that he paid his way through the law school chiefly with money,
saved during his high school days, earned as a newsboy. He was admitted to tbe
Kansas bar in 1902 and began practice in Kansas City, where be remained until tbe
latter part of 1910, when be came to Idaho, establishing his home at Coeur d'Alene,
Where he has since continuously and successfully practiced. He Is now accorded a
large clientage that connects him with much of the most important litigation heard In
the courts of his district. His analytical mind enables him to readily determine the
salient features of his case and his logic enables him to present his cause In strong
and forceful manner.
On the 19th of June, 1907, In Tcqieka, Kansas, Mr. Nelson was married to Miss
Jeannette H. Ware, a daughter of tbe famous Kansas lawyer and poet, tbe late Eugene
P. Ware, whose writings over the nom de plume of "IronqulH" were so widely read.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson have become parents of two sons and a daughter: Spencer Ware,
Ralph Ware and Jean Ware, the mother's name being thus perpetuated in that of her
children.
In bis political views Mr. Nelson has always been a stalwart republican from the
time he attained his majority. He served as city attorney of Kansas City, Kansas, from
1906 nntll 1909 and in 1913 was elected mayor of Coeur d'Alene. Because ot II] health
which necessitated a surgical operation he resigned his office before tbe end of the term
and upcm recovering his health he resumed the practice of law. He is a member of tbe
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'Stat« Bar Association and enjoys the high regard ot profesBlonal colleasues and contem-
poraries. He holds membership In the First Presbyterian church of Coeur d'Alene, ot
which he Is one ot the truBtees. He Is also a Knight Templar Mason and member of
the Mystic Shrine and In club circles he is well known, hanng membership In the
Spokane University Club, and Hayden Lake Qolt Club and In the game finds his chief
recreation.
WILLIAM L. ENKINQ.
Wllltam L. Enklng, now deceased, was well known as the manager of the Ostrander
Lumber Company ot Gooding and was classed with the representative buBlnesB men of
his section ot the state. He was born in Chicago, November 21. 1871, his parents
being Clemens and Anna (Smith) Enklng. His boyhood days were passed at the place >
ot his nativity, his education was acquired In its public echools and he started upon
his business career as an employee ot Marshall Field A Company of Chicago, with whom
he remained for twenty years. Hoping to enjoy BtlU better buslnees advantages In
the west, he made his way to Idaho in 1909, settling In Gooding, where he accepted the
responaible position of manager of the branch lumberyard of the Oetrander Lambed
Company. He made good in this connection, largely developed the trade of the yard
and continued In charge until tals death, which occurred February 26, 1913, when he was
but forty-two years of age.
In 1911 Mr. Enklng was married to Hiss Myrtle Powell, a danghter ot Ira and
Margaret (Kearney) Powell and a native of Avon. Illinois. Her father was a farmer
of IlUnolB who passed away in 18S2 at the age of thirty-two years. Mrs. Enkmg came
to the west in 1909 and fllle'd the position of bookkeeper with various Arms prior to
her marriage. Her mother survives and is now living with Mrs. Enklng, who on the
let ot Hay, 1917, was appointed to the ofiloe of clerk of the district court ot Gooding
county as successor to C. L. Miller, and in 191S was elected to that position, which
she Is now moat acceptably filling. To Mr. and Mrs. Enklng was born a son. Harrod.
Mr. Enklng was a republican In his political views and was never lacking in
fulfllilQg the obligations and duties of cltlsenship. His religious faltb was that of the
Episcopal church and its teachings guided him in alt ot the relations of life. HH
was a man of sterling qualities, faithful In his friendships, progressive In cltUenshlp
and reserving his best traits of character for hla own home and firoBlde. Those who
knew him, and he had a wide acquaintance, spoke of him In terms of high regard and
to his family he left the priceless heritage of an untarnlBhed name.
CHARLES A. RIDDLE.
Charles A. Riddle, a successful ranchman and well known citlien of Ada county.
Is the owner of a highly Improved tract of land comprising eighty acres live miles
north of Meridian, whereon be has resided continuously for the past seventeen years
and which, when it came Into bis poesession, was oovered with tagehnish. Hie birth
occurred on a farm near Palmyra, Macoupin county, Illinois, August 10, 1872, his
parents being William H. and Elvira (Qooch) Riddle, both of whom have passed away.
The father, a native of Tennessee, joined the Union army at the time of the Civil
war and served for three years as a member of Company H. One Hundred and
Twenty-eeccmd Illinois Infantry. In the year 1SS9 the family removed to Jefferson
county, Nebraska.
Charles A. Riddle was a youth of seventeen years when he accompanied his parents
to Nebraska, where he grew to maturity on a farm. He was married in that state on the
Slat of January, 1900, to Miss Ellen Winnie Maw, who was bom in Scott county, Iowa,
December 3, 1877, a daughter of Johnson Frederick and Mary (Dunn) Maw. The father
died in Boise, August 23, 1916, but the mother still survives and yet makes her home in
that city. Hr. and Mrs. Riddle are the parents of two daughters: Esther, who was bom
July 25, 1901, and Is now a senior In the Meridian high school; and Thelma Fay, whose
birth occurred June 18, 1904.
In the year 1908 Mr. and Mrs. Riddl« came to Idaho and located on their present
ranch of eighty acres north of Meridian, residing for a time in a little frame shack.
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However, Mr. Riddle soon erected a eubBtantlal twoetoiy residence, as well as a good
barn and other ontballdlngs for tbe shelter ol grain and stock, and clearing svay the
sagebrush, has steadily continued the development of the property until It la now a tract
of rich fertility and productiveness. He is also a atoclcholder In the Boise Valley
Cooperative Creamery Company and has an interest In a dry farm situated eight miles
south of Boise.
In his political views Mr. Riddle is a republican and be formerly served as school
director of District No. 2. The Upper Pairview school is but a half mile from his home.
He isftow president of the board of directors of the Settlers Ditch, his two associates <a
this board being J. D. Zellor and W, D. Parker. Mr. Riddle formerly served on this
board tor a period of six years and three years ago was again made a member thereof.
Fraternally he is identified with the Masons and the Modern Woodmen of America, while
his wife belongs to the Degree of Honor of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. The
religious faith of the family is that of the Congregational church, to the teachings of
which they adhere, thereby winning and holding the confidence and esteem of a large
circle of friends. Mr. Riddle Is a man of many admirable characteristics and his splendid
farm property is the visible expression ol his life of well directed thrift and Industry.
JOHN BAKER MORRIS, M. D.
Dr. John Baker Morris, actively engaged in the practice of medicine at Lewlston,
was horn In Knoxvllle, MlsBonrl, October 1, ISGO. and is a %oa of Benjamin and Amanda
J. Morris, both of whom were natives of Greenbrier county. West Virginia, whence In
1837 they removed to Ray county, Missouri.
Dr. Morris pursued his education In academic schools of Missouri and prepared for
his professional career as a student in the St. Louis Medical College, from which he
was graduated In 1874. For a year thereafter he engaged" In the practice of his profes-
sion In Caldwell county, Missouri, and then removed to Idaho, settling first at Mount
Idaho, becoming one of the early representatives of the profession at that place. He
performed all of the arduous service of a country physician In a pioneer district and
for nine years remained at his first location, after which he removed to Lewlston In
1883. Accordingly he has for thirty-seven years been engaged In medical practice tn
Nes Perce county. He became surge<Hi tor the Northern Pacittc Railroad, also for the
Oregon Railroad A Navigation Company and chief surgeon for the Camas Prairie Rail-
road Company and lor Mercy Hospital. Throughout his professional career he has kept
In touch with the trend of progress and improvement In his choeen field of labor and
has been quick to adopt new Ideas and methods which his sound judgment h&a sanctioned
OS of value in the treatment of disease. Nor have his etTorts been confined wholly to
hla profeesional duties, for he has prconoted many businass Interests of worUi in the
upbuilding of the community. For eleven years he was the president of the Lewlston
Mercantile Company, wholesale grocers, and Is still one of the stockholders. He is also
vice preaMent of the Lewlston National Bank and a stockholder In the Spokane ft
Bastem Tmst Company, in the Bank of Camas Prairie and In the Idaho Truat Company.
He is likewise ctmnected with the R. C. Beach Cmnpany, dealers In general merchandise.
In October, 1S79, Dr. Morris was married in Lewlston to Hlas Laura J. Billings,
a daughter of T. 8. and Elisabeth Billings, the former a native of the state of New
Tork and the latter of Toronto, Canada, where the birth of Mrs. Morris also occarred.
The family went to California by way of Cape Horn at an early day. Dr. and Mrs. Horrta
have become the patents of two children: Clare M., the wife of C. B. Rhodes; and Ben F.,
who married Edith McClaren. All are residents of Seattle, Waeblngton.
In politics Dr. Morris Is a Missouri democrat and for two terms he has filled the
oflloe of county treasurer of Nes Perce county and has also been mayor ot Lewlston.
He has likewise eerved as a member of the city scohd board and as a director of the
State Normal School and the cause of education has ever found in him a, stalwart cham-
pion. He beltMiga to the Ctmimerelal Club and is Interested in all those activities which
the organiiatton promotes and supports for good government and local progress. He
served aa regimental surgeon with the rank of captain during the Nei Perce Indian war
and went fr<Hn Portland, Oregon, to Idaho county, a distance of nearly five hundred
milce, being the first physician who went to the relief of the citlsens. He found eighteen
wounded at Mount Idaho without medical aid and some ot them had been wounded
eight days before. During the World war he was chairman of district board Na 1.
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Dr. Morris bas taken all the MsbodIc degrees except the honoreiy thirty-third and tor
fortj-elght years has been a faithful follower of Masonn'. He likewise belongs to the
BIkB Lodge. He Is one of the most honored and prominent repreaentatlves of the pro-
fession and a valuable citizen, one who has made splendid contribution to Idaho's
development and Kreatneas.
JOHN LTNN DRISCOLL.
John Iiynn DrlacoH is the assistant to S. T. Klddoo, the president of the LlTestock
Exchange National Bank of Cblcaso and rice president of the Boise Live Stock Loan
C<nnpanr of Chicago. In which connection he will look after the Idaho Interests of these
companies. He Is well known In Idaho, having been assistant cashier of the Overland
National Bank of Boise until he assumed hla present business relations In Chicago^ He
was born at Craig, Nebraska, May 3, 1S91, the youngest of the three sons of John and
Hannah M. (Hill) Drlscoll, who now reside in Boise. The father Is a retired banker,
hut Is still a member of the directorate of the Overland National Bank. He was bom In
the state of New York, while the mother's birth occurred in Pennsylvania. They were
married in Tekamah. Nebraska, and In 190S came to Boise, being among the pioneer
settlers of both Nebraska and of Idaho. In the family were three sons, two of whom are
living In Boise; Dean, who la an attorney of this city; and John Lynn.
The latter was reared in Craig, Nebraska, to the age of fourteen years, after which
hs accompanied his parents to Boise and attended the high school, from which he was
graduated as a member of the class of 1909. lie completed a course in the Unlverelty of
Nebraska with the degree of Bachelor of Arts In 1914 and then returned to Idaho. Upon
the organisation of the Overland National Bank In 1915 he became assistant cashier and
occupied that position until called to Chicago as assistant to the president of the Live-
stock Bxchange National Bank.
On the 16th of September, 1916, Mr. Drlscoll was married to Miss Rachel Louise
Kellogg, a native of Iowa, who resided at Perclval. She, too. Is a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Nebraska, in which she was a classmate of Mr. Drlscoll, both having completed
their course In 1914. Prior to the time oC their marriage Mrs. Drlscoll had been a
teacher In the schools of Cheyenne. .Wyoming. She has become the mother of one son,
John Lynn, Jr., born June 14, 1918.
Mr. Drlscoll Is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and In Masonry
has attained the Royal Arch degree. He Is an alert, enterprising and energetlo yonng
business man who since fourteen years of age has made his home In Boise, and the
spirit of western progress finds exempli flcati on In his career.
EDGAR LEE WHITE, M. D.
Dr. BdgtiT Lee White, successfully practicing medicine and Eurgery at Lewlstmi,
was bom in St Louis. Missouri, April 21, 1SS3. His father, James Tillman White, was
bom and- reared in Virginia and became a building contractor who for thirty years
was a resident of Spokane, Washington, and la now living In Seattle. He married
Alice E. Marshall, who was born In Ohio fifty-nine years ago and Is a great-grand-
daughter of Chief Justice John Marshall, the first chief Justice of the United Statee.
Bdgar Lee White was quite yonng when his parents removed to Spokane and In
the public schools of that city he pursued hts education until graduated In January, 1903.
He afterward attended the Washington State College and also the University of Missouri
the St. Louis University, the University of Chicago and Rush Medical College of Chicago,
being graduated from the last named In June, 1909. He then served as Interne In
St. Luke's Hospital of Spokane, Washington, for eighteen months, beginning In 1909.
His initial experience In the profession, however, did not constitute his ^rat stop In
the business world, for from 1893 until 189S he was a newsboy of Spokane and in
the latter year took up the trade of carpentering and devoted his attention to that
work as a carpenter and contractor until 190S. Hia desire to enter upon a professional
career, however, led him to embrace every possible opportunity to promote hla eduoa-
tlon in the various universities which he attended and to nltlmately twcome a student
In the Rush Medical College. He took up the active work of his profession In 1909
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and on the 17Ul of December, 1910, becajue associated wtth Dr. C. P. Phillips ot Lewlston,
Idaho, who passed away in the latUr part ot March, 1911. Dr. White has reUlned
his oOces to the present date. In the spring of 1916 he built the White Hospttal,
opening its doors to patients on the EOth of June of that year. This constltntetf a
great financial strain at the time, but the boepttaf is tBdaj' In splendid condition,
representing an InTestment of cfwsiderablr more than fifty thousand dollars. Its equip-
ment is thoroughly modem and Includes all the latest surgical appliances, while the
most progreeslTe methods are followed In the treatment of the patients. Dr. White
remaining as president of the Lewlston Hospital Association, Incorporated.
On the 17th of April, 1911, in Spokane, Dr. WhlU was married to Miss Catherine -
Leyden Rouse, daughter of Mr: and Mrs. I. A. Rouse, of that city. She was a graduate
of St. Luke's Hospital Training School for Nurses of the class of 1910 and le a regis-
tered nurse of both Washington and Idaho. She is also a Red Gross nurse and ehe did all
of the teaching in home nursing during the war period at Lewlston. Something of
her characteristic progress iveness and alertness is indicated In the fact that during
the influensa epidemic she conceived the Idea of an emergency hospital at Nez Perce,
the first on the Camas Fralrte, at 2:00 A. M. one Sunday morning and had It opened
and in good runnlhg order with flfty-six patients at 5:00 P. M. on the evening ot the
same day.
Dr. White la a member of the Lewlston Oolf .A Tennis Club and U a director ot
the Lewis ft Clark Athletic Club of Lewlston. In politics he has always supported the
man rather than party. Pratemally he is connected with the Masonic lodge, hoe
taken the degrees ot the York Rite and is a member of Calam Temple of the Mystic
Shrine, of which ha was potentate In 1919 and is imperial representative In 1920. Ha
»lso belongs to the Elks Lodge No. S96, the Knights of Pythias, the Drajnatic Order of
the Knights of Khorassan, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Order
of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Woodmen of the World. His military
record covers a year as a cadet at the Washington State College, service as first
Uentenant with the Medical Reserve Corps of the Idaho National Quard since November
3, 1913, and as U. S. A. contract surgeon with the special tubercular board at Camp
Lewis, on Amerlcsn Lake, Washington, from the 1st of November, 1917, until February
1, 1918. He is now vice commander ot the Lewis * Clark Post of the American Legltm
for 1920. He has ever manifested the deepest Interest in questions ot public concern
and he has ever held to high standards In manhood and cltlxenshlp.
HERMAN H. TAYLOR.
The name of Herman H. Taylor Is closely asBoclated with the history of the legal
profession and with the political activity of the state. Since 1902 he has engafted In
law practice at Sandpolnt, Idaho, where he has gained a large and distinctively rep-
resentative clientage. He was born In Barron, Wisconsin, December 6, 1ST7, a son
of Charles S. and Elizabeth (Crawford) Taylor, the former a native of Wisconsin,
while the latter was bom in Canada, The father was also a member ot the bar
and had other Important bueinesB connections. He was editor of a paper and a
proprietor of woolen mills. He stanchly advocated the principles of the republican
party, which elected him to the state senate.
Herman H. Taylor was a pupil in the public and high schools of Barron, Wis-
consin, and later entered the University of Wisconsin, from which he was graduated
In 1900. He then continued bis studies in the law school ot thst institution, c«nplet-
Ing his course In 1902. On the 1st ot November of that year he opened an office at
Sandpolnt, Idaho, and through the intervening period has engaged In practice In this
city. He is now numbered among the eminent lawyers of northern Idaho, possessing
all the qualities requisite to success at the bar.
For a long period Mr. Taylor has been recognised as one ot the toremoet represen-
tatives of the republican party in northern Idaho. He was elected state senator In 1905.
In 1912 he was made lieutenant governor of Idaho and filled that position until 1916.
In 1916 he was candidate for governor but was defeated by Oovemor Davis in the
primaries. A'side from politics be has rendered most active aid to the northwest,
especially during the period of the World war. He was a member ot the district
draft board and he orKanlced Company B of the Third Regiment of the Home Quard,
ot which he became captain. In this connection he did much Intelligence work at St.
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KUriM during the trouble with tbe I. W. W. and pro-Oermana. The efforts of hlmeeU
and hli companj' were of fneBtlm&ble Talue, prerentlng the opponents of the government
from making any headwaj' tn evading tbe draft A letter which he wrote to a Sand-
potnt buelnMs man indicates clearly the conditions, reading as followB: "Someone has
spread tbe Impression In Sandpoint that this work here la a }oke. I have been Hooded
with reqnests and demands for the return of men. They are doing work here that la
very essential If we are to avoid a repetition of the same thing later, perhaps even In
our own county, and I shall have to call out men from time to time for this work until
it Is done. The net result so far of our work has been the sending of ten men, slackers,
to American Lake, the binding over of three more to the ITnlted States court for trial,
the binding over of a Oerman cttlun under the espionage act tor disloyal statements,
an order for the deportation of seven resident aliens, the Dling ot twenty-flve criminal
syndicalism complaints on which seven have already been bound over, tbe examination
ot some five hundred to seven hundred men, and a geBeral cleaning up of all organisers,
slackers, and disloyal aliens. We have been here ten days, and with these results In
this length of time, I think tbe cltltens ot Sandpoint should know that we are busy.
There remains other work to be done. We have about seventy men In custody, a number
of whom will be bound over and others released. I can't ask the boys to work evmr
minute as guards, and I must have enough men to handle that work as well as send-
ing aiMcial details for examining men In the lumber camps. I am going to Spokane
tonight for a conference with Moody and Alexander, and have every reason to believe
ws will secure uniforms. WItb them we oan do much more work, and keep up tbe
boys' enthusiasm. There Is lots of work to ha done yet The more publicity yon give
to this, perhaps the more satisfied Sandpoint people will be.
"Sincerely yours,
"Herman H. Taylor,
"Capt. Co. B., Third Idaho Infantry."
That the state offlclals had the utmost confldenee in Captain Taylor's ability to
handle the situation was maolteet in the following order:
"Headquarters, Idaho Natitmat Qnard,
"In the Field, March 24, 1S18.
"Special Order No. 3. — Captain H. H. Taylor Is anthorised in my absence to pertorm
such acts as in his Judgment are necessary tor the peace and dignity at the state ot
Idaho. By order of the Oovemor,
"C. S. MooDT.
"Adjutant Oeneral of Idaho."
With a clear understanding of the situation that existed, it will be seen that Captain
l^lor's efforts were of the utmost worib in quelling the spread ot propaganda through
pro-German sources, In rounding up the slackers and holding the community to the
point of one hundred per cent Americanism.
In 1904 Captain Taylor was married to Hiss Catherine Parr, who passed away
leaving two children, Richard and Elisabeth. In fraternal circles he is well known
and was chairman of the committee which organized the Elks lodge at Sandpoint and
was its first exalted ruler. He is also prominent in Masonry, belonging to the chapter
and commandery at Coeur d'Alene and to the Mystic Shrine at Lewlston. Thns along
many lines he has been closely asBOclated with those Interests and actlvlUes which
have shaped the history and directed the destiny of IdahOL In political otBce he eve?
made i)artlsanehlp subservient to the faithful performance of duty. In military connec*
tlons he rendered unfaltering obedience to his superiors and unfaltering allegiance to
the cause, while along professional lines he has maintained the highest ethical standards
and Is a prominent representative of that calling to which property, life and liberty
most look for protection.
WATKIN L. ROE.
Watkin Ii. Roe, one ot the prominent and progressive citizens of Preston, and tor
years editor and proprietor of the EVanklln County Cltixen, published at that place,
was bom in the city of Derby, England. August 1, 1866, and Is a son ot John and Catherine
(Byatt) Roe, also natives of England. The father was a minister of the CongregaUonal
church m his native country and was connected with the ministry all ot his active life.
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HlB death occurred In 1S73, and hie widow died In 1908. m Salt Lake Cltr, Utah. She
came to America In ISSl and located tn Park Tolley, UUb. remaining In that aUte to
the end of her life.
Watkfn L. Roe was reared and educated In England, where he learaed the printer's
art and was emplored on Beveral large newepapera and magazines for some rears. To
1887 he came to the United States and on his arrival in this country went to Utah,
locating In Salt Lake Cltr, where he worked on a publication known as the Juvenile
Instructor, publlehed by the Mormon church. He also worked on the Deseret Evening
News, and for eighteen years waa with the Salt LAke Herald, for the greater part of
that time being foreman of the advertising department of the paper and cartoonist for
two years. He then removed to Nephl, Utah, and started the Ne[riil Republic, which he
conducted tor three years, at the end of this period returning to Salt Lake City, where
he remained for a couple ot years.
It was In 1907 that Mr. Roe came to PreHton, Franklin county, Idaho, and became
connected with his present paper, then called the Cache Valley News. He bought the
plant and changed the name to the Preeton News. He continued to conduct the paper for
a few years but failed of success and removed to Logan, Utah, where he worked on the
Logan Republican as editorial writer for two years. His old paper then came ander
the sherllTa hammer, and Mr. Roe again became the owner, changing the name to the
Franklin County Cltlsen, He has been active In public affairs and was one of the prime
movers la the fight to divide the cotmtles, the agitation being ultimately successful.
The FranUItt County Citizen has an entirely new plant, and In conjunction with the
publishing of the paper Mr. Roe carries on a first-claaa Job printing business and is the
owner of the building in which the plant Is housed.
In March, 1888, Mr. Roe wiu married to Ellen Lomax, and to them were bom Ave
children, namely: Watkln L., Jr., who died December 7, 1918, at the age of twenty-seven
years; John Lewis, Lonsdale B. and Oladys Ellen, all at home, and Catherine O., who
died In 18S9. Mr. Roe Is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
and is tntereeted In Its work. He Is a member of the seventies and a teacher In the
priesthood class. He often goes on lecturing tours In omnectlon with the work of bis
church. Mr. Roe la a warm supporter of the republican parly and ran for state senator
In 1916 as the nwnlnee of that party, but was defeated by about one hundred and twenty
votes. He was appointed by Qovemor Davis as me of the Soldier Memorial Commission
and acts as Its chairman.
ROBERT H. ELDER.
Robert H. Elder Is an attorney of Coeur d'Alene and a most prominent and Influential
cltlsen of Idaho, especially active In political circles, having since 1912 been a member
of the democratic national committee. He was born In Marion, Kentucky, September 7,
1377, and is a son of J. T. and Mary (Dowell) Elder, who are also native Kentncklans.
The father was a farmer and tobacco raiser who devoted hie life to the cultivation of
his land until 1909, when be retired from active business and Is now enjoying well
earned rest In an attractive home in Coeur d'Alene. He, too, has always been a zealous
supporter of democratic principles and active In local affairs. His religions faith is that
of the Presbyterian church.
Robert H. Elder, the eldest of a family of eight children, attended the schools of his
native city and afterward went to Kansas, where he devoted his energies to farming.
Realising the value of further educational training, he entered the University of Kansas
and waa graduated therefrom with the class of 1902. During his college days he took a
most active interest In athletics and was a member of the football team in 1899, ISOO and
1901, when Kansas won the championship of the Missouri valley. He also was keenly
Interested In track events and made a record in the one hundred and two hundred and
twenty yard dashes. His activity and popularity In his college days foreshadowed his
later life. Having prepared for the bar, he entered upon the practice of law at Pratt,
Kansas, In 1903, and in December of the same year came to Coeur d'Alene. Here he
entered upon the practice of law as a member of the Arm of Elder ft Vhltla, that associ-
ation being maintained for a year. He Is now practicing in connection with bis brother
under the Arm style of Elder ft Elder, with ofllces in Coeur d'Alene and St. Maries. He
continues in general practice, being well versed in all departments of law, and hts
ability Is attested by the many important cases with which he has been connected and
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th« many favorable verdicts wlilcta be bae wcm for his clients. Hia prqnratlon of caaes
Is always tboroagh and exhaustive and he has tbe ability to bring out with notable
clearness the salient point upon which the decision ot every caae finally turns.
On the 21st of June. 1903, Mr. Elder was married to Mlas Martha J. Noble, of Kansas
City, Missouri, a daughter of Frank and Mary Noble, the father formerly a merchant
who is now living retired in Coeur d'Alene. Mr. and Mrs. Elder have three children:
Constance, Margaret and Robert N.
Mr. Elder Is very prominent in Masonic circles, belonging to the lodge, chapter and
commandery. Throughout tbe period of the World war he took a most helpful Interest
In promoting those activities which had to do with war work and the enlightenment of
the pnbllc concerning th^ r«4l conditions. He served on the local and state Councils of
Defense and he has long been a prominent figure in the activitlee of the state. From the
time when age conferred upon him the right of fraachlse he has been b moet earnest
supporter of the democratic party, served as chairman of tbe democratic county central
committee in 1910 and in 1912 was made a member of the national democratic committee
from Idaho and has since so served, thus aiding iq shaping the policies of this great
political organisation. Ha keeiia in close touch with the trend of thought, particularly
In the northwest, and his powers as an organiser, his executive skill and his oratorical
ability have all figured In winning democratic successes In this section of the country.
EDWARD S. ELDER.
Edward 8. Elder, one of the suocessfnl attorneys of Benewah county, practicing at
St. Maries, was born In Marlon, Kentucky, January SO, ISSO, and Is a brother of Robeirt
H. Elder, of Coeur d'Alene. Liberal educational advantages were accorded him. He
completed his preparation for the practice of law as a student In the TTniverslty of
Kansas In 1910. Believing that he might have better opportunities In the growing
northwest, he then made his nay to Coeur d'Alene, where he resided for five years,
removing In 1916 to St. Maries, where he has since followed hie profession, being accorded
a liberal clientage here. He was the first proeecntlng attorney of Benewah county and
in all his law practice has displayed marked ability In handling involved and important
litigated Interests, his clientage being now large and ot a distinctively representative
character.
In piriltlcs Mr. Elder has been very active throughout the years of his residence In
tbe northwest. His military activities began in November, 1917, when he was appointed
Inspector for the sale, storage and use of explosives tor Idaho, Oiling the ofllcs until
June 30, 1919. He was also chairman of tbe War Savings Stamps campaign and active
In other drives for financing the war and for promoting the comfort and welfare of the
soldiers in camp and field.
Mr. Elder married Miss Amelia Peterson, who had been an employe ot the Lumber-
men's State Bank at St Maries for several years. Theirs Is a hospitable home, whme
good cheer is greatly enloyed by their many friends, their position In the social circles
of St Maries being an enviable one.
CHARLES B. HARRIS.
In a history of Hailey's business development It Is Imperative that menticm be made
of Charles B. Harris, who for a long period was a successful furniture merchant of the
city and contribnted in substantial measure to Its commercial development He was born
In Delaware county, Iowa, May 2S. 1S69. and was a son of Alfred P. and Adelaide (Soger)
Harris. His boyhood days were passed at the place of his nativity and he acquired his
education In Its public schools. He took up the carpenter's trade with his father and
eventually engaged In contract work with him until 1SS3, when as a young man (d
twenty-four years he made his way to Idaho, settling at Halley. Blaine county. There
he continued In the same line trf business until 1898, when he withdrew from industrial
activity to enter the commercial field and established a furniture and undertaking busi-
ness tn the town. Tbe beginning was a small store, but In 1900 he purchased the build-
ing that Is still owned by the company and continued to deal in furniture and undertaking
supplies until his death, which occurred March 29, 1906. He carried an attractive line
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of furniture, bandllng medium and high priced goods, and his plexslng etock, hla
atralghtforward dealing and reaaonable prices were potent elements in the attainment
of bis BuccesB.
In Jannary, J8S5, Mr. Harris was united In marriage to Mlsa Josephine B. Do<dlttIe.
a native of Clayton county, Iowa, where their marriage was celebrated, and a daughter
of Charles B. and Theodoala (Lawrence) Docltttle. Hr. and Mrs. Harris became the
parents of three children: Adelaide, Ralph and-Helen.
His political TlewB were In accord with the principles of the republican party and
his religions faith was that of the Methodist Elpiscopal church, to the teachings of which
be was ever most loyal. He guided his life by htg)^ and manly principles, his integrity
ever standing as an unquestioned fact in his career. He always attempted to follow the
gtdden rule, doing unto others as be would have them do unto him, and not only did he
leave to his family a comfortable ctunpetence as a reward of his business ability, his
close application and enterprise, but he also left to them the priceless heritage of an
untarnished name. His lite record may well serve as a source of inspiration and encour-
agement to others, showing that success and an honored name may be won simul-
taneonaly.
FRANK SMITH.
Frank Smith, president of tbe O. M. Harvey Title ft Trust Company ot Welser, was
bom at Frisco, Utah, December 26, 1878. He is a son of Judge I. F. Smith, who was
bom In California of Ohio parentage and after attaining man's estate worked In tbe
mines of California and also In the Comstock and Gold Hill mines of Nevada, where be
passed through all ot the experiences incident to the excitement over the gold discoveries
of those early days. He became prominent in public aftalrs, serving as clerk of tbe
district court from 1S90 until lfi02, and In 1904 he was admitted to the bar, practicing
his profession until be was appointed to the district bench by Oovem(»- Alexander. He
has made a most credltaMe and enviable record as a lawyer and Jurist, his decisions
on the bench bslng distinguished by a masterful grasp of every problem presented tar
solntlon. He married Miss Harriet Hunt, a native of California and now a resident
of Weieer,
It was In December, 18S0, that the family home was established In Welser, so that
Frank Smith At the usual age became a pupil in the public schools ot this city, passing
through consecutive grades and ultimately attondlng the Welser Academy. Like Us
father, the recognition of his ability and public spirit led to his being selected for (dBce.
In 1899 be beonme deputy clerk of the county and In 1HT.8 served as deputy exseasor.
He then turned his attentltm to ranching in northern Idaho and was thus engaged for
six years, but on the expiration of that period returned to Welser and purchased bis
present business, which had been organized by 0. M. Harvey and J. ^M. Broee in I89I.
Mr. Harvey had tor twenty-five years before his death been the agent tor the H<Hne
Insnrance Ccanpany and was accorded a medal in recognition of a quarter ot a century's
service with the company. The business of the O. H. Harvey Title ft Trust Company Is
confined to Washington county and Is under the direct management of Hr. Smith as the
president and of J. F. Clabby as secretary and treasurer.
In 1917 Mr. Smith was united In marriage to Miss Hlnnle Qrace Crowell, of Welser,
and they are the parents ot a daughter, Ida Louise. Throughout practfcally his entire
life Hr. Smith has lived in Washington county, where be is most widely and favorably
known, the sterling traits of his diaracter having gained (or him the high respect, con-
fidence and goodwill of bis fellow townsmen.
HARRISON R. MERRILL.
Harrison R. Merrill, professor of English in the Oneida Stake Academy and bishop
ot the third ward of Preston, was bom In Smlthfleld, Utah, November 13, 1884, a son ot
Orrin J. and Elizabeth (White) Merrill, also natives ot Utah. The tatber was a farmer
In his native state until 1883, when he removed to Franklin county, Idaho, where he
acquired a tract of land in a part ot tbe county which was then In Bannock county. He
Improved and developed his holding and continued to term until 1913, when be retired
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and baa sinra rcald«d fn Preston, to which town be Ont came In IMC. He haa aimja
bam aetlra In the work of tba Chnr^ at Jeana Chrlat of Latter-d^ Salnta and wemi
tM Mahop'a coatudor for many years. He baa erer been a warm snpporter of the
deaiocratiG party. Hla wife also Utm In Preatxtn.
HuTlaon R. Merrill began his edneatlon In the seliocds of Mi^eton, later attendlni
the Oneida Stake Academy at Preston, the State UniTenlly at Moaeow, Idaho, and An-
Isbed at tJUh Acrlcnltoial Collese. from which be was ^^oated with the degree ot
B, A In the class ot 191«. Since then he haa been teachins la the Oneida Stake Academy:
in tact has tancbt there since 1112, beinc on leaTe of absence while attending college.
Be operates one bnndred and twenty acres of land la Pranklln connty and owns one hoa-
dred and Bfty acres. At one time he waa the owner of tour hondred acres In Bannodc
connty.
In 1909 Mr. Merrill went on a mlMlon to Ireland for the Hormm dinrch and returned
two yean later. In 191Z he waa made high coonselor ot the Oneida stake; and In June,
1917, he became bishop of Preaton third ward.
On January 27, 1909, Mr. Merrill was married to Edna Jtdinson, and they hare becmne
Ute parents of three tiiildren, namely: Harrison J., aged eigbt years; Patil J„ three
years; and Rnby, three months. Mrs. Merrill is a dangbter ot Senator James Johnacm,
who was cme of the flrst settlers in Preston, coming here in 1872, and has been raigaged
in farming erer since. He Is president ot the Oneida lrrigatl<» district. Ptdltlcally he
Is afflllated with the republican party.
JAMES W. TRABERT.
James W. Trabert Is a well-to-do randier residing flre miles northwest ot Meridian,
where he owns one hundred and fcMiy-seven acres of land compriBlng a yalnable and
prodnctive farm on which there are three sets of Improvements. The boildings for his
own nae were erected by him and are ot excellent modem type. He was bmn in Mont-
gomery connty, Iowa, May 20, 1877, a son of Andrew and Mary (Qrofl) Trabert. Ha
oomes of Oermon ancestry In both the paternal and maternal lines, but Is on Americas
to the core. His father, a native of PennsylTanla. removed to Iowa about forty-fonr
years ago and spent the remainder ot his life In the H^wkeye state, devoting bis atten-
tion to general agricultural pursuits with good aaccess. He passed away a few years
ago, at the age of seventy-one, and his widow now makes her home with a daughter in
Mobile, Alabama.
James W. Trabert was reared In Montgomery connty, Iowa, and there emtlnned to
reside until thirty-one years of age. He was graduated from the high school at Stanton,
Iowa, in 189fl and in the spring of 1898 completed a course In the Capital City Com-
mercial College at Dee Holnee. In June, 1898, he Joined the United States aimy tor
service In the PhUIpplnea during the Spanish-American war, becoming a member of
Company H, Flfty-flrst Iowa Regiment. However, he was sent home on furlough to
recuperate from a severe attack ot measles and was discharged at San Rrandsco.
On the Stta of February, 1902, at Red Oak. Mtmtgomery county, Iowa, Mr. Trabert
was united In marriage to Miss Atlanta H. Stafford, whose birth oconrred In that county
September 16, 1877, and with whom he had become acquainted In childhood. She was
the only child of Frank and Atlanta (Fc^ts) Stafford, the former a native of Ohio and
the latter ot Jefferson county. New York. Her father, who was a farmer by occupation,
passed away In lS9fl, but her- mother still surrlTes and now makes her home Ux C(do-
rado^ To Mr. and Mrs. Trabert have been born two daughters: Ruth H., whose birth
occurred August 19, 1903; and Dorothy H.. whose natal day was November 23, 1906.
Both are students in the Meridian high school.
The year 1908 witnessed the arrival of Mr. Trabert and tale family In Idaho and,
wltb the exception of a period ot three years spent In Ltmg Valley, they have since made
their home In the vicinity of Meridian. It was in 1917 that they took up their abode
on their present ranch five miles northwest of Meridian. Mr. Trabert haa steadily proa-
pered during the period of bis residence In this atate. having purchased land at a com-
paratively low price that Is now north from three hundred and fifty to four hundred
dtdlars per acre. His ranch of one hundred and forty-seven acres, on which he has
erected a handsrane residence and substantial bam, la one ot the beat in the vicinity ot
Meridian. His land, for which he paid from one hundred to two hundred dtdlars an
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wve, has since sreatlr Increased la ralne, so that be ts now nnmbered among the suceeaa-
fnl and leading farmers ol Ada conntr,
Mr. Trabert sires his political alleglanee to the democratic party and Is at present
mmnc as clerk of the school board of Upper Falrrlew School No. 2, whitdi Is located
Just across the road from his much. PraUmallj he Is Identified with the Hasons, while
hU rellKlouB faith is indicated by bis membership In Christ Elpisctval chnrch of Boise,
to #hich his wife also belongs. He bas always been Interested In the welfare and
npbnlldlng of the commonitr in which he makes his heme and wbererer known he Is
esteemed for bis gennlne worth.
1US8 I.UCILB HALL.
Opinions of mere men to the contrary, the fitness and capability of women to hold
public offloe and discharge the duties with eOlclency la amply demonstrated in the case
ctf Lnclle Hall, the county treoanrer at Bear Lake county, Idaho, who has been discharging
the duties of that important position since November, I91S.
Miss Hall was bom in Moutpelier. Bear Lalte connty, November 13, 1S92, a daughter
of Jolin C. P. and Bva A. (Pnrrow) Hall, the former a native of Nebraaka and the latter
of Wlsccsisln. Her father moved to Montpeller abont 18S6 and has since been a resident
ot that city. For the past twenty-three years he has been the principal saleeman for the
Conatdtdated Wagon ft Machine Company of Montpeller, and his reputation tn that posi-
tion has been widely established. He spends his winters in California. He is an active
member ot the Woodmen of the World and also holds membership In the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, in the affairs of which organiuttlons he takes a warm interest.
, P<dltloaIly he supports the democratic party and is a valuable aid In the Councils of
ttie party. His wifq died in February, 1B97,
. Miss Hall was reared and educated In Montpeller, this state, and some time after
the completion ot her school course she accepted a position as bookkeeper and stenogra-
plier with the First National Bank ot Montpeller, remaining there for eight years. In
November, 1B18, she was elected treasurer of Bear Lake connty, bringing to the duties
ot tiiat ImpMtant position a sonnd Intelligence and well seasoned experience derived
from her connection witta banking affairs, and she has been giving the utmost satisfac-
tion to tbe people who have entrusted her with the management of the financial affairs
of the connty.
Miss Halt Is a member of the Order ot the Haccabeee, and in all matters pertaining
to the general welfare she takes a keen interest. Like her father, she suppoiCs the
democratic party, and her church afDIiatlon is with the Church of Jeens Christ ot
t«tter-day Saints.
ROBERT E. McFARLAND.
Idaho has always been conspicuous for the blgh rank of ber bench and bar. She has
had many distinguished lawyers and Jurists capable of crossing swords in forensic
ocMnbat with the most eminent representatives ot the profession in any section ot the
conntry. Directing hla talents along the lines ol legal practice, Robert B. McFarland
has gained distinction as attorney general ot Idaho and Is now engaged tn the private
practice of his protession In Coenr d'Alene. He was bom at Independence, Missouri,
November 21, 1S67, and is a son ot the Rev. W. B. and Elvira (Early) McFarland. The
father, a native of Pennsylvania, went to Virginia in young manhood and was there
married to Hiss Blvira Barly, a sister of Oeneral Early of Civil war. fame. She was a
native of the Old Dominion. After their marriage they removed to Missouri, wbere the
Rev. McFarland engaged In preaching as a minister ot the Hetbodlet church, being active
In that field until he retired and removed to Lewlston, Idaho, making bis home there
with his son to the time of his death In 1904.
Robert E. McFarland pursued his early edncation in public schools of Missouri
In the various towns to which his father's ministerial labors called him. Later he
attended Central Collie at Fayette, Missouri, snd began the study of law under Senator
Oewge a. Vest of Sedalla, In that state. In 1S80 he was admitted to practice before the
Hlseonrl bar at Marshall and a little later removed to Socorro, New Mexico, where be
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lotlowei bis prof««ton for tour re«ra. H« beeune ■ rerr aetlre repreaentaUY« of the
dranoeratfc partr while In the south and was In 1SS3 elected to the New Mexico legla-
Utare tor a two r«ers' term. In 1S84 he remored to Httiraj, Idaho, where he entered
upon the genertil practice of Iaw. He continued bis abode In the Coenr d'AlMie dis-
trict and In 18S4 was elected probate Judge of Shoshone county, being the first Inoombent
In that position In the conntf. Again be bad become a leading factor In democratic
politics and through much of his succeeding life he has been a promlhent Agdre hi~
political circles In the state. In Uar. ISSfi; he was appointed the first registrar ot the
United States land (rfflce In Coear d'Alene and In addition to performing the duties of
that poeitltm he continued in the practice of law, bedding the offlce ol registrar nntll
1890. In 1S96 be was elected attomer general of Idaho and filled the position for one
term. Throughout his entire life he has been a close and earnest student o( public
questions and Issues and his position has never been Ui eqnlTocal one. He stands flrmlj
for whatever he belloTes to be right and does not hesitate to express his honest cootIo-
tlms. It was characteristic ot him that when he became cooTlnced that hie ptMltlcal
opinions were more in accord with the principles and attitude of the republican partr
than with the democratic party, he did not tor a moment heeltate to give his allegiance
to the repnbUcan organisation, and while he has remained active In enppmt of Its
principles, he has never sought or Beslred ofllce since 1S>S, preferring to concentrate
his efforts upon his professional duties. In that year he removed to Lewlston, where he
remained la active practice until 1M6, when he returned to Coenr d'Alene, where he
has since made his home. He did not a little toward shaplnc pnbllc thought and action
while a resident Ot Lewistoo and remaina a leading fignre In the public life of Coeur
d'Alene.
la Kovember, 1896, Hr. McFarland was united In marriage to Miss Harle T. Pandr,
of Murray, Idaho, the wedding being celebrated at Coeur d'Alene Mlnee. Her parents
were JiAn and Katherlne Pendy. Her mother was actively Identified with mining
Interests and was the first owner of the Oem mine. To Mr. and Mrs. HcRu'land have
been bom five children. William B., who is enga^sd In the practice of law with bis
father In Coenr d'Alene, was for one year chief law clerk of the Idaho supreme court.
He Is married and has two children, Robert B. and Elisabeth M. Kattileen Is a school
teacher ot Coeur d'Alene. Robert E., the third member of the family, was admitted to
the her Jnst prior to America's entrance Into the war, when he enlisted In the navy,
serving on the cruiser SL 1<ou1b, which was among the first convoys sent to Europe In
1917, He now follows his profession at St. Uarles, Id^o, and is a partner of his father
in the finn of HcFarland Jb McFarland, the son caring for the branch offlce at 9t. Maries.
John A., the next of the family. Is a student In Ooniaga College at Spokane, Washlngtim.
Joseph F. completes the family.
Mr, McFarland belongs to the Independent Order of Odd F^lows and the Benevoleat
Protective Order ot Elks. His wife la very active socially uid has been president
ot th4 Woman's Club ot both Lewlston and Coeur d'Alene. She was also president of
the Woman's Republican Club In both cities and has been a very active and prominent
member ot the Coeur d'Alene Red Cross.
THOMAS J. BEALJ^
Thomas J. Beall Is undoubtedly the oldest living plone«' of Idaho. He was bom
in Washington, D. C. December 28, ISSS. He has reached the ripe old age of eighty-
eight years but Is etlll In perfect physical health, has possession of all of his faculties
and Is as greatly Interested In all public aSAIrs as he was while In his prime. He Is
universally respected by all with whom he has made acquaintance during his long
reeldence In Idahoi He thoroughly enjoys life and promises to live for many years
to come. Bvery oU pioneer of Idaho has an allectlonUe Interest in Tom Beall, as they
call him.
Hr. Beall comes of a good family. His father was an army olBcer and at the cmu-
mencement ot the Civil war had command of ttie Department of tjie Columbia but
retired early In the Civil war and died In September, 1863, at Baltimore, Maryland.
The subject of this sketch came to the Pacific coast In 1863 and was employed as
wagon master at Fort Tejon by the government In 1867 the first troop ot his father's
regiment was ordered to Vancouver and Tom accompanied the outfit to that point as
wagon master, and In that capacity was with Colonel E. J. Steptoe of the Ninth Intan-
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try (n an expedltltm to the north tn 1S68. This expedition only coneiBted of one hun-
dred and fifty men and met with an OTerwbelmlng number of Indlane, some two
thonsand or more, near the present town ot Rosalia, Washington, «nd after a hard
battle were defeated.
In I8E9 Hr. Beall severed hfa connection with the quartermaster's department and
was employed In the Indian department and as part of his duty was sent with an
Interpreter trtan Fort Walla Walla to the Lapwai section, a point where the city of
Lewlston In Idaho now stands, and which was then a central point for the Indians of
that section. He remained with the department In various capacities, and In 1S60
moved from Walla Walla to the month of Lapwai creek above Lewlston on what ts now
known as Tom Beall creek.
The first gold in Idaho was discovered by Captain Pierce tn I860, and the discovery
at Florence brought on great mining exeltement which resulted mainly in the discov-
ery and formation of Idaho territory. Beall quit the department early in 1862 and
went Into the ferry bnelness with William Craig, at that time the oldest resident of
what la now Idaho. He went to Boise basin in 1863 and followed mining In various
places for a number of years but was again employed by the Indian department at
lApwal as superintendent of farming in the late '60s, and remained with that depart'
ment until 1S71. Since then he has been a resident of Lewlston and vicinity. His
early remlniacenoes are published in the Fifth Biennial Report of the Historical Society
of Idaho for the years 1916 and 1816, and constitute a valuable addition to the litera-
ture of the early days.
JOHN H. SILCOTT.
John M. Sllcott was bom in I<oudonn county, Virginia, January 14, 1824, and In
ills early youtb removed with bis people to Zanesville, Ohio,' where be learned the
carpenter's trade, In which be became very proficient. From Zanesville he removed
to New Orleans, but In 1848, while residing there, he became aJBlcted with gold fever
and went on a sailing vessel around Cape Horn to San Francisco. He lived in the
various mining camps In California until ISSS. He went on the Frailer river excite-
ment tn British Columbia, and an his return went to Fort Walla Walla, which was
then the headquarters of military agents In what ts now the state of Washington, and
worked at that place at his trade of carpentry until the spring of 1860, at which
time be was employed by A. J. Cain, then the Indian agent for the Net Perce
Indians, to construct the agency building at the old Spauldlng mission at the mouth
(rf bapwai creek in what is now Idaho. In 1861 Mr. Sllcott established a ferry on the
Clearwater river at Lewlston, Idaho, and located laud In that vicinity and made It
his home for a great many years.
Hr. Sllcott was well known by all of the old residents ot northern Idaho. Many ot
them were brought Into perstmal contact with him and had unbounded respect for him
and ntmoM confldenoe In him.
JAMBS ALFRED WAYNE.
Those who have watched the career of James Alfred Wayne In Its unfolding have
noted the steady progress that he has made as a member of the bar in the handling of
iihportant litigated Interests. He is now successfully practicing his profession at
Wallace and since 1904 has been Identified with the nortbweet. He was bom at Hough-
ton, Michigan, December 5, 1880, a son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Anne (Quirk)
Wayne. The father was descended from an old American family, while the mother was
bom on the Isle of Man. The former was a soldier of the Civil war, going to the front
with the Twenty-filth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in defense of the Union.
While bom in Michigan, James Alfred Wayne was largely reared In Iowa and
pursued his education In the public schools of Alta until he had completed the high
school course with the class of 1899. He then matriculated In the University of
Minnesota, where he pursued the study of law. winning the L.L. B. degree In 1903. Soon
thereafter he was admitted to the bar and entered npon the practice of law as a repre-
sentative of the legal department of the Minneapolis, St. Paul A Sault Ste. Marie
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RaOrdad. nwniutag wtth that tamtaj ntD UM. AUnctod br Uw iiHwrf ■■!«»■ at
th» crvwtBc wcat. Mr. Varmt thUB came to Make ami npwini •■ lilri la WaHaee, when
he caterMl apcm ea»a«J |««eUee. A cdBtcMparur writer haa said of hiat; Toaaeaaed
of Bore thaa aTcrase eapabOitiea, be aooa woa rncognlttow bj reaapa tf hie ritfll ia
OTtMty«fwg lessl tMkakaUtlca aad dlacorcriae the mimar potmU apoa whkh the dec*-
■ka o( a eaae ao trftea htasea. Mr. Wayae ia well qaallfied both br aatare asd tnlnlBS
for tba imteMlaa he has eledad to follow, hie keen Bcatal Eacattiea, Ineser oC txprea-
■ioB aad qatek reaaonias powen moat aMr aerriac him la all fOrewsic cnoovatera. Ia
CHober, IMS, he was dected ea«Btr attoraey and waa rfr^tected to the nine oSee la
..~ While the iaoaubetit fa that poaltloa he »ade a noat evTiaUe recnrd br hit aUe -
maBDer la haadUas eaaea ti deep coneeia to the eoaiit7. He ha* always preiiared hla
caaaa with creat thoroatbaeea and ■kill and the strencth at hla arEVBcat la baaed apoa
a mnpreheBslTe kaowledse of the taw and etnreet appUeatlon to the polala at taaae.
Mr. Wayne U moat happOy sitaated in hie home life, in September, ItU, ha
waddad MIM Aliee M. Wade, daacbter of Jama H. aad Ella Wade erf HbIUb, Idaho^
who were amooK the ptoaaer eettlera of thia aeetion of the etate, harlag raalded in
Bboaboaa eoanty alaec ISM. Mr. and Hra. Wayne have become the paranta of three
dilldiea: Jamca Wade. Beverly aad Allee Barbara.
Mr. Wayne H well known In fraternal drdea. He belonsa to the Knights of
PythUs, In which be has filled all o< the oOees la the loal lods^ and he has mMabenhfp
with Wallace Lod<e No. Xtl. B. P. O. E-. erf which be Is a past raler. He to also a mes»-
ber ot the Masonic fraternity and a worthy exemplar of tba teaidilnss and prlndplea
ot the craft. His poUUcal endoiaement la stronsly Kl*en to the repobllean party and he
ftpr wanted Sboahone eonuty on the repabllesn state central committee. For stzteen
years a resident of Wallace, tbronsboat the entire period Mr. Wayne has enjoyed an
.eBTlable rcpatatloa as a man and dtlsea. while In profeHaional ranka be has made
steady progrees. bringing htm to a poeitfon among the leading tawyeta ot northern
HON. EBNEST P. ARMSTSONG.
Hod. Eraeat P. Armstrong, state senator from BUIne ooonty In the fifteenth seasloa
ot the Idaho tecUUtore. 191MV20. was bom In BL Charles, Iowa. ApHI 2&, 1ST7. and
came to Idatio to make his home In IVU. His parents. iMth of whom are now deceased,
were Oeorge W. and Etta J. (Wood) Armstrong. The father was a nattre of Franklin
county. Ohio, and followed the tnulneae of contracting and bnltding. When only flftcen
years of age he Joined the Union army and served through the CItII war. In 1M7 he
became a resident of Iowa, living at St. Charles tor soine time, bat his last daya were
spent in Dea Holnes, where he passed away In 1917. His wife, who was bom in Vermtrnt,
died in 1916. In the paternal tine Ernest P. Armstrong U descended from old Virginia
stock, while on the maternal side he is of New England ancestry.
Reared at St. Charles, Iowa, Ernest P. Armstrong pursued hie edncatlon in the pnblle
schools and In Stmpeon College, a Methodist Instltntlon of learning. He afterward took
np the printer's trade and I>^ore he was twenty-one years of age liad c<»npteted hla
apprenticeship and waa familiar with all the practical work of a printing office. He
waa empl<7ed for several years on the Wlnterset Reporter, at Wlnterset. Iowa. When
twenty-throe years erf age he entered the service of the government at Washington.
D. C, In the ceneas bnrcaa, and there spent two years. In 190S and 1903 be was
employed In ttie pnbtishlng ttoose of D. Appleton ft C<»npaiiy in New York. , From 1903
nntil 1907 he beld a responsible position In the United States civil service commlsBian
In Washington. D. C, and from 1907 nntll 1909 he was at Fort Dea Maines, Iowa, in the
constractlng qnartermaater's branch of the United States war department. For two
years thereafter he was in charge of the appointment brancli of the United States
Burean ot Indian Affaire at Washington, D. C. and In 191S he came to Idaho, settling
at Hailey, where he occupied a position in the United States land t^oe for tour years
or until 1916. He then organixed the Blaine County National Bank of Hailey, with
which he Is sllir identified In the capacity of cashier. He is also president of the
Butte Connty Bank at Arco, and a director (d the Bellevue State Bank at Bellame.
He holds degrees from tmth the George Washington Unlverstty and the Columbian
University of Washington, D. C having graduated from the law department of the
former In 1906 and of the tatter In 1902. He has never practiced taw. however, preterrfng
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to concentrate bis eOortu and attention upon the varlouB crfBctal poBitiixns which he
hu been called upon to 911.
On the 23d ot June, 1909, Mr. Armstrong was marrfed In WashlngtcMi, D. C,
to Hiss Carrie Burkbart, who waa bom and reared In the capital cfty. She la an
■cGompllBhed vooallet and aklUed pianist and, prior to her marriage, was the acvrano
soloist In two of Washlngton'a largest churches. In politics Mr. Armstrong is a repub-
lican, but has nerer sought or desired office, never consenting to become a candidate
nntU Norember, 191S, when he was named by bis party for the office of state senator
from Blaine county, and was elected. As a member of the upper house of the Idaho
legislature he proved bis derotlon to the welfare of the state. His careful analyals of
the many Important questions coming before the legislature, and bis ardent and
unyleldlnK support of those measures which he deemed essential to the development
and upbuilding of Idaho, showed him to have been a close student of state affairs since
he came to Idaho and to have an excellent understanding of the needs of the young and
r^idlr growing commonwealth.
CLYDE B. HANSON.
ClTde B. Hanson, the popular editor and manager of the Idaho Enterprise, pnb-
llahed at Malad, Is a native of Utah, born at Logan, November 4, 1864, and Is a son ot
Ntels and Mattle (Herrlll) Hanaon, the former of whom was a native ot Utah and ihe
latter of Pennsylvania. The father was reared and educated In Utah, In which state he
has resided all of bis life. He has engaged In the sawmill business and Is at present
with the Utah-Idaho Power Company, at Rlverton, Utah. The mother la still living and
also reeidea In Utah.
Clyde B. Hanson was reared and educated at the New Jersey Academy at Logan,
Utah. Following the close of his school course, he learned the printing trade, at which
he worked for about one year. In 1903 he removed to Malad, Oneida county, Idaho,
and bought the Idaho Enterprise, which be conducted for seven years. He then removed
to Montpeller and acquired the Examiner, ot which he was editor and manager for six
months, selling out at tbe end of that time and going to Rockland, Idaho, where he
established the Rockland Times, which he conducted for six years. In December,
1917, Mr. Hanson returned to Bfalad and bought an Interest In his old plant, beciMning
editor and manager of the Enterprise. It Is conducted as a weekly paper and has a
flrst-clasB circulation, which Is gradually growing. It Is the oldest paper in southeastern
Idaho. The plant Is also equipped for the production of commercial printing.
In November, 1906, Mr. Hanson was married to Margaret Jones, atad they have
become the parents of two children: Lorraine, born In December, 190S; and Burtrai,-
born In January, 1913. Mr. Hanson Is a member of tbe Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows and of the Eagles, and In his political affiliation he Is a republican. He baa served
as clerk of the city council ot Malad and was the first chairman of the board of trustees
of Rockland, Idaho. He has farming interests in Oneida connty and fonuerly held a
homestead In Power county but rellnquisbed It Mr. Hanson Is generally regarded as
one of the progressive citizens of Malad, who desires its best Interests advanced.
WILLET R. HYATT.
Wlllet R. Hyatt, Insurance commissioner of the state ot Idaho, with offices In Boise,
Is a native of Osslnlng, Westchester county. New York. He was born June 6, 1ST4, the
second of the four children of Noah Secor and Mary Ryder (Pugsley) Hyatt The
father, also a native ot Westchester county, Is now living at the age of seventy-elx
years.' He served from 1S61 until 1S6E as a soldier of the Civil war, becoming a first
lieutenant ot the Ninety-fifth New York Regiment, and at tbe cloee of hostilities was
acting as assistant quartermaster ot tbe Army of the Potomac. His wife, also a native
ot tbe Empire state, survives at the age of seventy-three years. Both are descended
from old New York families represented in tbe Revolutionary war. With the exosft-
tlon ot WlUet R. Hyfktt, all ot the children ot tbe family are residenU of Oregon.
The father, Noah S. Byatt, who has followed farming throughout bis active business
career, Is now a resident ot Turner, OregoiL
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When a lad of teo 7*An Wlllet R. Hyatt accompanied ble psreata on their re-
moral to Platte county, Nebraaka, where he was reared to manhood upon a [arm. Hla
education, begun In the public schools of New York, was continued in Nebraska and
later he entered the law department of the state Unlversltr at Lincoln and won his
Bachelor of Laws d^ree there as a member of the daas of 189S. In April of the same
rear, bis patriotic spirit aroused by Spain's attempt to dictate American policy In
western waters, he enlisted as a member of Company K of the First Nebraska Volunteer
Infantry for service In tbe Spanish -American war. He was made a uoa-oommlssloned
officer and for nearly a year :iras on active duty In the Philippines, taking part in
several skirmishes on the Island of Luzon. In December of that year he was honorably
diacharced, after which he returned to Platte county, Nebraska.
There Mr. Hyatt was married on tbe 1st of March, 1899. to Miss Abbie Isabel Barr,
a native of Pennsylvania, and later In the year they removed to Idaho, residing In
Boise from 1899 until 1906, during which period Mr. Hyatt save his attention to tbe
practice of law and to some extent to the Insurance bnslnesa. He then removed to
Payette, Idaho, and was a member of the bar at that place until 1911, when he estab-
lished his home at Rupert, Idaho, where he practiced law until appointed Insurance
commissioner of tbe state by Oovernor Moses Alexander on tbe 16tb of Hay, 1917, and
returned to Boise. He baa always given his allegiance to tbe democratic party and le
an active worker in Its ranks.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt have been born a son and a daughter. Paul Secor, whose
birth occurred January 29, 1900, is In the reclamation department of the United States
government tn the Boise office. Luclle Ryder, the daughter, was bom Hay IS, 1907. The
parents are members of the Plrst Uethodist Episcopal church of Boise and Hr. Hyatt
Is also connected with the Knights of Pythias, of which he is a past chancellor com-
mander. He haa never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the west
and, utilising tbe oppin-tunitlea here offered, has made a creditable name and place
for himself.
BUQENE r. BOUOHTON.
Eneene y. Bongtaton is a partner lu the law Arm ot Reed ft Boughton of Coenr
d'Alene and In this connection has gained wide recognition as an able and forceful
lawyer who i»«pares his cases with great diligence and care and presents his cause In
a strong, forceful and logical manner. He is a native of Qulncy, Michigan, where hie
birth occurred December 21, 1875, his parents being William H. and Julia (Ball) Bough-
ton, both of whom were natives of the atate ot New Tork and are now living In Qulncy,
Michigan. The father is a contractor and builder who has largely devoted his attention
to stonemason work. He removed to Michigan after the Civil war. In which he had
served as a member ot a New York regiment, thus actively supporting the Union cause.
He has never sought or desired political preferment or advancement but has always
been loyal In matters ot cltlsensblp and has given earnest support to the republican
party. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, thus maintaining pleasant re-
lations with his comrades who fongbt for the maintenance of the Union. His religious
faith is that of the Methodist church and he has long been an active and earnest worker
in Its support.
Eugene Boughton attended the public schools of Evart, Michigan, and worked his
way through high school. When his textbooks were put aside he secured a position in
a store and was afterward manager of a general store at Leota, Michigan, tor a year.
Later he engaged In merchandising at Custer and at Greenland, Ml<±lgan, but In Sep-
tember, 1903, disposed ot his mercantile Interests and entered the University of Michi-
gan, from which he was graduated In 1906 upon the completion of a course tn law.
In that year he became the associate of T. W. Reed, his present law partner. They had
been friends through their early schooldays and also through their college days and
In 1906 they removed westward, making Coeur d'Alene their place of settlement. Here
throughout the Intervening years they have been accorded a large and distinctively
representative clientage that haa connected them with much important litigation. Hr.
Boughton devotes all of his time to his law practice save when public concerns claim
hia attention and his cooperation.
Mr. Boughton married Miss Eda Sayles, ot Bvart, Michigan, a daughter of Joseph
Sayles, who was a prominent attorney of Evart and ]udge of the probate court He was
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a rery active man of affairs In that city and exerted a wldelr felt Influence over pnUlc
ttaOD£ht and action. To Mr. and Mrs. Bougbton bave been bom four children, Bema-
dlne, Donald, Robert and Eugene T., Jr.
Ur. Boughton la well known In Masonic circles, baving taken tbe degrees of lodge
and chapter of tbe Scottish Rite, and'le also a member of the Mystic Shrine of Lewis-
ton, Idaho. He likewtae belongs to tbe Elke lodge of Coeur d'AIene. He served as ren-
eraMe master for two terms and wise master of the lodge of Roee Crolz, has been ex-
alted ruler of the Elks and ta a past chancellor of tbe Knights of Pythlae. His political
allegiance Is given the republican party and he has labored untiringly for the ad<wtliHi
of the principles which oxiBtltute th6 party platform. He Is keenly Interested in civic
affairs and stands for all those forces which make for civic righteousness and advance-
ment. An Intensely patriotic cltiien. he did everything in his power to uphold the
Interests of the country during the period of the World war. He made speeches tor
the Red Cross, for tbe Liberty Loan drives and other war work. He did everything in
his power to promote tbe interests of the soldiers in camp and field and he enlisted in
the T. H. C. A. service for overseas' duty, being In Chicago attending the school of
Instruction when the armistice was signed. He wss with the athletic department of the
organlzattco]. His rellgloua faith is that of the Presbyterian church and be Is a mem-
ber of its board of trnsteee. His entire life has been actuated by high and taononiUe
principles and bis activities have been forreacbing and resultant
HIRAM N. TERKBS.
Hiram N. Yerkes, cashier of tbe Paul State Bank at Paul, Minidoka county, was
txHH at Patnnount, Vermilion county. IlllnolB. February 16, ISSl, and Is a son of
Htram and Mary Olive (Ntd>1e) Yerkes, the former a native of Franklin, Ohio, while
the latter was bom at Princeton, Indiana, and was the danghter of the Rev. James H.
Noble, a prominent minister of the Hethodtst Episcopal church who occupied varloaa
pastoral charges In Illinois, Including Decatur, Lincoln, SbelbyviUe, Mattoon, Danville
and others. When a young b<^ Hiram Yerkes. Sr„ left Franklin. Ohio, and re-
moved vrlth his parents to Covlugtcm, Indiana, where bla father followed farming
and wagon making, there contlnnlng to make his home until he was called to his final
re^t, as did bis wife. Hiram Yerkes, Sr.. after living for scwe time at Covington, In-
diana, removed to Falrmount, Illinois, where his father owned a farm, and there he
reared his family. He served as postmaster there, also flUed the office of supervisor
and was very prominent In commnnlty affairs. He also took a deep Interest In the
moral progress of the commnnitr and was a consistent member of the Methodist Epls-
ecval church. Later he removed from Illinois to Colome, South Dakota, being at that
time seventy-two years of age. He there bomesteoded land, securing one hundred and
sixty acres, whici} be developed and Improved. Later he rented the property and went
to Los Angeles, California, where he passed away at the age of seventy-six years. Hie
widow survives and Is now living In Iowa City, Iowa. In bis political belief Mr.
Terkes was a republican.
Hli stm and namesake, Hiram N. Yerkes. obtained his early education In the pnb*
lie schools of Illinois and afterward attended the Illinois Wesleyan University at Blo(xn'
Ington, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1W>7. He next en-
tered the law department of tbe Illinois Wesleyan University and In 1909 was admitted
to the bar of both Illinois and Oktabmna. He engaged In the practice of law in the
latter state for a short time and then went to Sonth Dakota on account of his father's
falling health. Later he was with the law firm of Cheney A Evans of Chicago and sub-
sequently he accepted a position In the First National Bank of that city. Eventually
the bank sent htm to the State Bank at Idaho Falls, Idaho, and with that inetltu-
tlon he was connected as teller from May, 1914, until February 1, 1918. At tbe latter
date he became Identified with the Twin Falls North Side l^nd ft Water Company at
Jerome, Idaho, where he continued until the 1st of April, 1919, when be was appointed,
cashier of the Paul State Bank at Paul, Minidoka county. He has since occupied this
position and is now taking active part In directing the policy and shaping the de-
velopment of the bank. This bank was orgBnl2ed July 24, 1917, with L. R. Eccles of
Ogden, Utah, Will H. Young of Bnrley and S. O. Rich as lU organisers. On Its
board of directors at the present time are: Carl Titus, who Is president; M. B. Wat-
son, who is engaged In the milling business at Paul; Hiram N, Yerkes, cashier; W. C.
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lATsen, a real esUt« dealer of Paul; and B. P. Fvlkenoii, William Trelber and C. H.
Benedict, who are tarmerB residing at Panl.
On tbe l&th of November, 1810, Mr. Yerkes was married to MIsb Carol Butln, a
native of Fredonia, WlUon county, Kansas, and a daughter ot Jobn S. and Curie
(Jackson) Bnttn. tbe former a merdiant of Fredonia. Ttaey now bave one cbild, Helen
Marie.
In bis political vlevs Hr. Terkes maintains an lndepend«tt course. He belongs to
tbe Tau Kappa Elpsllon, also to the Phi Delta Pbl, to the Masonic fraternity and to the
IfethodlBt Episcopal church — associations which Indicate the nature of .his Interests and
the rules that govern his conduct. HIa has been an upright, honorable and useful life
In wbldi he has ever displayed unfaltering loyalty to high standards of citlseoshlp, and
In every ccMumnnlty in which he has made his heme be has labored effectively and
earnestly to uphtdd those Interests which make for puUlc progress and Improvement.
WILLIAM A. SIMPSON.
WlUlam A. Simpson, a prominent pioneer- at Ada county, who was held in
affectionate regard by many and was widely known as "Uncle Billy" Simpson, passed
away In B<^se on tbe 4tb of June, 1916, having rounded out the Psalmist's allotted
span of three score years and ten. His birth occurred near ElbHdge. Onondaga county.
New York, March 8, 1846, his parents being John and Mary (Walrod) Simpson, who
In 1850 established their home In Jsckson county, Iowa, where he grew to manhood.
It was when twenty-two years of age that he flrst made his way to the northwest and
began freighting In the Boise basin and In Silver City. In association with his older
brother, Charles I. Simpson, who bad come to Idaho in 1S64 and who is now a resident of
Blloxl, MIsslsslppL William A. Simpson left the state at the end of four years, or
in 187a: 1
It was on tbe IStb of February, 1874. in Chicago, that William A. Simpson waa
united In marriage to Hiss Dora Chase, wbo was bom In New Jersey, July 13. 1862,
a daughter ot Sylvester Stevens and Kltsabetb Bverson (Clough) Chase. Her father,
who was bom at Cornish, New Hampshire, July 17, 181S, recmitetl and served as
captain ot Company A, Twelfth New Jersey Regiment, during the period of the Civil
war. His demise occurred at Willow Creek Station, Ada connty, Idaho, February 27,
1880. He was a representative of the same Chase family to which beyonged Salmon
P. Chase, the noted Inrlat. Mrs. Simpson is a descendant of -one of the three Chase
brotbAre who came from England to America prior to tbe Revolutionary war, and she
Is of Revolutionary, stock. Her mother, whose birth occurred at Orange, New Hamp-
shire,, July 12. 1826, died In Boise, Idaho, on the Slat of August, ISSl. When twelve
y«ars of age Mrs. Simpson accompanied' her parents on their removal from New Jersey
Following their marriage Hr. and Mrs. Simpson resided in Page county, Iowa,
until 1877, when they took up their abode among tbe pioneer settlers of tbe Boise
valley of Idaho. Three years later they removed to a ran4^ a few miles north ctf
the present site ot Meridian, where they made their home tram 1880 until 1887, and
where they later acquired a large tract of valuable land comprising more than seven
liQndred acres. A part of this property, which Mr. Simpson acquired in an early day
at a low price, is now worth three hundred dollars per acre. In 1887 they removed
to Boise, living In a frame cottage at the corner ot Tenth and Thatcber streets until
1910, when they erected on the same site a handsome cut stone and concrete residence
which ts still tbe home of Hre. Simpson. Tbe fine Simpson estate north of Ueridlan
is still owned by the family and Is occupied by Len and Clyde Simpson, sons ot
William A. Simpson, who bave excellent ranches ot their own which are portions
ot the original estate. The Simpson family also owns tbe entire block In Boise on
which the family residence stands, the property being bounded by Thatcher, CFarrell,
Ninth and Tenth streets and comprising altogether six residences.
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson became tbe parents- of seven children, of whom three sons
and one daughter are yet living. Leta, the eldest, who was bom Hay £7, 1876, died
on the 23d of November, 1879. Leon S.. whose birth occurred September 29, 1877, Is
a resident of Boise and Is connected with tbe firm of Falk Mercantile Company, Ltd.
Leafy G., born January 24, 1881, is still living with her mother. She Is a graduate ot
the Boise high school and ot the State Normal School at Lewleton, Idaho, and for
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3eT«r»] jean was a taactier Id the Idaho public Bcbools. A few years a^o she retirad
from the proleselon and has since been nctlre tn Red Cross and lodge work. Leu L.
Simpson, bom Augnat 28, 1S84, Is a prosperous ranchman residing north of Meridian,
as Is also hlB brother, Clyde E., whose natal day was May !4, 1886. Clark Chase, who
was born September E8. 1891, died on the 6th of May, 1901. Linda, whose birth
occnrred November 11, 1894, passed away May IS, 1902.
In falB political views Mr. Simpson was a stanch republican and for one term be
served as commissioner ot Ada county, making a most creditable record In that con-
nection. He died at the Simpson family residence at No. 1006 North Tenth street tn
Boise on the 1th of June, 1916, after a happy married life of forty-two years, and In
hla passing the community lost one of Itn mont highly esteemed citizens and honored
pioneers. His widow, familiarly known amonj; an extensive circle of friends and
acquaintances as "Annt Dora" Simpson, is still a vlgoroas woman ot nnlmpairod
faculties who has witnessed the growth and development of this state for more than
four decades and Is therefore tfaorougly familiar with, Us history. She was reared In
the Episcopal faith and Is eligible to membership with the Daughters of the American
ReTotntlon. A woman of gracious and kindly manner and of many admirable personal
characteristics, she enjoys the high regard and eRteem of all who know her.
WILLIAM J. FLORENCE.
William J. Florence, a prominent ranchman and shorthorn breeder, living three mllee
northwest of Herldian, was bom In Scotland, a son ot William and Margaret (JcAnsttm)*
Florence, who still live In Aberdeenshire. He was reared and educated In his native
country and there made his home until 190S, when he crossed the Atlantic to the United
States, spending two years In Ohio. Several years ago he came to Idaho to take charge
ot the beef cattle at the Idaho State University and later spent two years ou the short-
horn breeding farm ot Duncan Dunn at Wapato. Washington. During the post two years
he has devoted his attention to the breeding ot shorthorn cattle in the vicinity of
Meridian, Idaho. He has one of the best herds of shorthorns in Ada county and is
a dlrectcv ot the Boise Valley Shorthorn Breeders Association. His training and ex-
perience at the University of Idaho, where he was in charge of the beef cattle, and
subsequently as manager on the ranch ol Duncan Dunn, one ot the foremost shorthorn
breeders ot the northwest, admirably fitted Mr, Florence to embark in the business
ot raising shorthorns on his own account. He Is regarded by those who know him
best as an excellent Judge of beef cattle and his own herd of about fifty head, all regis-
tered, will compare favorably with any herd of similar slie In Idaho. The W. J.
Florence ranch near Meridian, the home of the Florence shorthorns, Is owned by Deaii
Iddtags of the Idaho State University, who is a partner of Mr, Florence. The lattst-
Is yet a comparatively young man but has already attained a measure of success which
is most gratifying.
Fraternally Mr. Florence Is Identified with the Masonic order, of which he is a
worthy exemplar. He is the craly member ot his family in the United States yet has
never bad occasion to regret his determination to eatabUsh his home In the new world,
tor here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their wise utiliiatlon
has won advancement and prosperity. In 1914. lust prior to the outbreak of the World
war, he visited his parents In Scotland.
OBOROE H. BLOOD.
Qeorge H. Blood, the popular and prosperous cashier of the Idaho State A Savings
Bank, at Preston, waS born in KaysvlUe, Utah, June 21, 1879. a 8<n of William and
Jane <Hooper) Blood, the former a native ot England and the latter ot Scotland. The
father came to America in an early day and in 1S49 made the journey on toot acrons
the plains to Salt Lake City. In the following year he took up a tract ot land at Kays-
Ttlle, which he continued to operate for the balance ot his lite. For many years he
was the oldest living Inhabitant between Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah. He was al-
ways active In the work of the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a
member of the seventies and superintendent of Sunday school. He baptiied upwards of
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one tboatand perncms Into the church at Kaysrllle. He held aereral pnbUc offleea dnrlns
Ilia active Uf«. His death occnrred In Hay, 1S17. HU wife came to America tram Soot-
land and walked acrota the platne from Mlasonrl river to ^It Lako City In 1S61.
A good deal of her church work waa with the Primary Asaoctatlon, being connected with
Out work all of her active life np to the time of her death, which occurred September
10, 1898.
Oeorge H. Blood was reared In Kayavllle, Utah, and received hla early education
In the schools of that place, later attending Brlgham Toung College, at Logan, Utah,
where his education was flnished. He Is one of ten children bom to his parents, all
of whom are living, are married and bringing up tamlltes.
In 1899 Hr. Blood went on a mfsalon to the Samoan Islands for the ChunA of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and returned In 1M2. He then engaged in the
butcher business, buying a half interest In a place at KayavUle, which he continued to
operate for three years. For the next four years served as treasurer and tax col-
lector of Davis ceonty, Utah, and at the end of that service In 1909, he came to Pres-
ton, Idaho, accepting the position of cashier of the Idaho State ft Savings Bank. He
has since sncoessfnlly discharged the duties of that responsible office and Is the oldest
cashier, in point of service. In the Chche valley. He Is also a stockholder and director
of the bank, which is In a prosperous condition, having deposits amounting to tonr hnn>
dred thousand dollars. The bank was established In 1906 by some of Its present
On June 24, 1908, Hr. Blood was married to Edith Larkins, and they have I
the parents of five diUdren, namely: Viola L., bom April 1, 1904; Erma L., December 3,
190S; Mildred L., September 13, 1910; Beulah, May 12, 1913; and George H., Jr., Febru-
ary 21, 1908, now deceased.
Hr. Blood has held various offices In his church. In the affairs ot which he has
jBver taken a warm Interest. Politically he gives his support to th» republican /iMtrty
but has never beeu a seeker after public ofBce. He Is the owner of a fine farm of one
hundred and sixty acres at Idaho Falls and has two farms of cme hundred and twenty
acres each In Franklin county, Idaho, and Is also the owner of business and reeldmce
property In Preston.
WILLIAH BLACK.
William Black Is a well known stockman living at Bellevue and Is one of Idaho's
native sohs, for his birth occurred sixteen miles west of Boise, at the old Black sta-
. tlon, September 4. 1867, his parents being Charles and Annie (Daniels) Black. The -
father was born hear ChlllicDthe, Missouri, while the mother was a native of lUlnoia.
It was in the year 1S64 that Charles Black made the long trip across the plains with
ox teams, spending the Brst winter In the Dixie valley of Idaha He later operated a
ferry over the Snake river between Silver City and Boise and he also purchased a
stage station there and conducted a hoteL He also engaged In running stock and In the
spring of 18S0 he took up a part ot the ranch that is now owned by bis son William,
securing one hundred and sixty acres. He likewise acquired one hundred and sixty
acres of timber land, built a log house and started the work of develcqiing and im-
ttrovlng his ranch, which he continued to manage for a number ot years, but eventually
sold the property to his son William. He makes his home at Bellevue, having now
reached the advanced age of eighty-six years. His wife died upon the ranch In 1893.
Hr. Black gives his political allegiance to the democratic party but has never been
a candidate lor olllce.
William Black spent his boyhood days on a ranch on the Snake river to the age
ot ten years end then accompanied his parents on their removal to Blaine county,
where the family home was established on the ranch that he now owns and occupies. He
was reared to t^ricultural lite and has always given his attention thereto. As the
years passed he prospered In his undertakings, and realliing that real estate iff the
safest ot all investments, he kept adding to his place from time to time until he now
has five thousand acres ot tine ranch land and is <Hie of the leading and progressive
ranchmen of this section of the state.
In 1903 Mr. Black was united In marriage to Miss Etta Bellenger, a daughter of Bd
and Martha Bellenger, and a native ot Colorado. They have become the parents ot
four children: Violet, Jeff, Charles and Harry.
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PoUtlcftUr Hr. Black 1b a democrat and fraterDallr ha 1b eonnflbted with tha Eaglea.
A oatlTe son of Idaho, ha has apent hia entire lite within the bordera ol 'the atate and
baa been a most interested witness of its development and progreaa for a period of
flftr-three years. Great Indeed are the changes which have been wrought during this
time and since reaching adult age he has borne hia full share In the work of develop
lug the ranching and atock raising Interests of the state, holding to high standards In
the nature of the work that has been carried on along these lines. That he Is actuated
by a mobt progressive spirit la manifest In the excellent appearance of his ranch prop-
erty and the splendid Improvementa he has put thereon.
HON. MARION A. KIQER.
Hon. Marion A. KIger, of Harriaon, representative Irom Kootenai county, la aerv-
log tor the third term as a member of the general assembly and Is the present speaker
of the house of repreeentatlves. a position for which he Is admirably fitted by reason of '
bis emaprehenslve knowledge of law, bis freedom from prejudice and partiality and by
reascm also of an analytical mind, which enables him to discriminate readily between
the essential and the non-eeaential in all public as well as private affairs. He has lived
in Idaho since 1908 and through the intervening period of eleven years has been a
well known attorney of Harrison. He was bom upon a farm in Fountain coanty, In-
diana, October 12, 1S7T, a son of James Wesley and Margaret Ellen (Baker) Kiger, who
were also natives of Fountain coanty and representatives of pioneer families ot that
district. The grandfather In the paternal Hue was John Kfger, who removed to Indiana
from the Shenandoah valley of Virginia about the year 1830. He became wealthy
through his operations as a farmer and stock raiser and was numbered among the in-
fluential citizens of Fountain county, where he died In the '80s. The maternal grand-
parenta were Andrew and Amsey (Miller) Baker, who removed to Fountain county,
Indiana, from Pennsylvania in 1830 and settled on a homestead ten miles south of
Veedersburg. The farm which they owned is still in possession of the family, being
nbw the property of Mrs. Margaret E. Klger, who, however, makes her home at the pres-
ent time In Parsona, Kansas. The father, James Wesley KIger, served as a Union soldier
during the Civil war and at Its doee married Margaret Ellen Baker, with whom he
went to Kansas, there taking up a homestead claim. He undertook to farm It but was
soon starved out on account of cr<v failures through a scourge of grasshoppers and
chinch bngs. He then returned to Indiana, but In 187S, when bis son Marion was but
a year old, he again removed to Kansas. locating on another hiMuestead In Labette
county. In 18S4, however, the Klger family once more went to Indiana and In 18M took
np their abode on the old Baker homestead, where the death of Mr, Klger oocurrcd In
189L
The early life of Marion A. Klger waa spent upon farms In Indiana and Kansas
and his preliminary education was obtained io the country schools of Fountain county.
He later concentrated his eOorts and attention upon farm work and continued with
his mother until he had attained hia majority. He then borrowed flfty dtrilars
and entered the Central Normal School at Danville, Indiana, attending for one term.
At the end of that time be was able to obtain a teacher's certificate and during the
winter of 1B02-3 he taught his first term of school In Fulton township, Fountain county.
He then devoted hia attention steadily to school-teaching until 1906 through each
winter season. In that year he returned to the Central Normal School, where he re-
sumed his studies, using the money that he bad been able to save from bis earnlnga aa
a teacher. There he completed a law course In 1S07 and In the same year he entered
the law department 'of the University of Kanaas, from which he was graduated with
the LL. B. degree in 1908. He at once came to Idaho and located in Harrison, where be
has constantly practiced law with marked success. No dreary period of waiting was
his. Almost immediately he won a good clientage and has been most auccesatui In Its
tconduct, winning many favorable verdicts. This is due to the thoroughness with whioh
he prepares his cases, his comprehensive knowledge of the law and bis ability to apply
its principles accurately. He Is a member of the Idaho State Bar Aasociation.
Ob tb« 2lBt of December, 1907, Hr. Klger was married in Terre Haute, Indiana, to
HIbs Frances Myrtle Agnew, a teacher, who had previously been a member ot the faculty
of the Central Indiana Normal School and had gained prominence in primary and
kindergarten work in Ohio and Indiana. They now have two children: John Cole,
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Imid December IS, IH2; and Jamas Robert, known u "Jimmle Bob." bom Aasnat 2S,
1915.
Mr. Klger beloDsn to the Independent Order ot Odd Fellows and his religious fBltb Is
that Qf the Baptist church. His political allegiance is gfTen to the republican partr
and his interest In the political situation and questions of the day Is that of a publlo-
splrlted citizen who recognizes the duties and ohllgations as well as the prlrileges of
citisenshlp. His fellow townsmen, appreciative of his worth and devotion to the general
good, elected him to the hDuse of representatives tn 1B11 and gave him recognition of
hie valuable service In re-election In 1916 and in 191S with practically no opposition for
the third term. At the beginning of this term he was unanimously elected speaker of
the house and Is so serving at the present time. In this connection one of the news-
papers of the elate said: "Speaker Kiger promises to be one of the most ptqiular
speakers a house of representatives In an Idaho legislature has ever had. He Is rec-
ognized as a presiding officer of unusual ability. He was the unanimous choice of the
caucus of his party and of the entire house of representatives of the fifteenth session
upon his election. Taking up the gavel, he prefaced his serious duties with the clear-
cut statement that the work of speaker was new to him, that he would make mistakes
but that they would be mistakes of the head, not ot the heart. He declared for a
fair, open and above board policy which would give courteous recognition to all mem-
bers, regardless of parly afflilatloD, desiring to speak from the floor.
"When Speaker KIger appointed his committeee he again made It plain that while
he could not gratify the ambitions of all members, nor could he give everyone the posi-
tions Uiey desired, he had tried to be fair, Impartial, unprejudiced and select the men
he thought rould best serve on the committees to which they wer^ assigned."
WILLIAM H. HILDRETH.
William H. Hlldreth, one of the most experienced newspaper men and general
printers In his part of the state, at present the owner and editor of Soda Springs Chief-
tain, a weekly paper, published In Soda Springs. Carlboa county, la a native of Call-
fwnla, bom In Watsouvllle, October 28, 186S, and Is a eon of Jcriin L. and Angellne
(Sims) Hlldretb, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Hannibal, Mis-
souri.
Jabn L. Hlldreth was one of those hardy adventurers Who went to California in
1849 Id search of fortune when the gold boom was on the horlKm In that state. Unlike
many others, Mr. Hlldreth, owing to bis personal qualities and capacity for making
a success of the thing In band, made a considerable fortune. He built and equipped the
famous Palace Hotel, whldi was known from coast to coast and which was later de-
stroyed by an earthquake. He removed from California to Texas, where he resided
until 1867, when he started out on the return Jonmey to California, driving three
thousand head of Texas steers. On arriving at Pueblo, Colorado, In the course of his
jonrney, he decided to winter there and had to buy a ranch is order to accommodate
the large herd he had brought with bim across the plains. He liked that country
so well that he stayed there but was rather unfortunate In bis undertakings and lost
large sums of money owing to the failure ot some banks. Mr. Hlldreth erected what
was considered the finest home In Pueblo at that time. He had the brick shipped
from Chicago and hauled It a good part of the way by oxen. A barrel ot flour In those
days cost one hundred dollars, which would seem to Indicate that the high cost ot liv-
ing was as rampant then as It Is now. Mr. Hlldreth was one ot the original Texas
Rangers during the Civil war. He died In Pueblo. Colorado, in 1896. He was a thirty-
second degree Mason and went to Scotland to have that degree conferred on him. His
wife died in the same year — 1S9G.
William H. Hlldreth was reared and educated in Pueblo, and at the early age of
eleven years, while most boys are yet at ^hool, be commenced to learn the printer's
trade, working on the old Pueblo Chieftain. Prior to that he worked In the office ot
the Breniug Democrat at Pueblo, and later returned to the office of the Chieftain, where
he became foreman. His life since has been one continuous connection with printer's
Ink. He lived for forty years in Colorado and during that period he worked all over the
state, being connected at one time or another with practically all ot its leading papers.
In 1908 Mr. Hlldreth removed to Idaho and located at Jerome, Lincoln oounty.
where he remained for one year as foreman ot the Northstde News. He tben came to
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Soda SprlDgB. which was Id Banoock county at that time, and took cberge ol the
Chieftain, of which he had become the owner, and he haa conducted that ffaper evw
fllnc«. He overhauled and added to hie plant and now haa one of the most modern
printing offices In the atate. The Chieftain la the only paper published In Caribou
coontr. In addition to Its publication, Mr. Hlldretb runs a Job printing depart-
ment He Is an aKgreasIre republican of the progressive type and gives freely of the
service of his paper to further his party's Interests. Among other activities, he Is
a member of the local board of education and haa been secretary of the Commercial
Club for aome time.
On February 28. 1SS8, Hr. Hlldreth was united In marriage to Luin Dean Scndder.
of LeadvUIe. Colorado, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Scudder. pioneer cltleena of
that place. Mr. Scudder died at Rifle. Colorado, in lS9fl. and his widow is atlll realdlng
there. To Mr. and Mrs. Hlldreth the following children have been born: William,
residing In Soda Springs; Lambert, who died February 6, 191S; Ruth, the wife of
Frank Lis ton, of Soda Springs, and Fay E. and Frank. The family are members of the
Baptist chnrch. Mr. Hlldreth's mother was the first white woman baptized In Pueblo,
and the ice had to be broken to perform the ceremony.
Hr. Hlldreth is a member of the Masonic ordfer, the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Benevolent Protective Order of Bika. He
was appointed United Statea commissioner for hta district In April, 1919. He Is generally
regarded aa one of the moat progressive cltlsena of Soda Springs. The value of bis
plant has more than quadrupled since he flrat acquired It, and constant additions are
being made as the necessities of buslnesa demand. He takes a good citlsen's part Id
all matters calculated to foster and aid in the advancement ot the rity of hla adoption.
HON. WALTER H. HANSON.
Hon. Walter H. Hanson, who was a member of the state senate ot Idaho during the
twelfth general assembly and who for sixteen years had been a representative of the
Idaho bar, practicing at Wallace, was bom In Deer Park, Wisconsin, December 27.
1881, a son of John and Carretta M. (Abraharosoa) Hanson. His youthful days were
passed In the usual manner of the lad who was reared In similar surroundings In the
sparsely settled communities of the middle west. At the usual age he entered the pub-
lic schools, passing throngh consecutive grades to his graduation from the high -echoed.
Ui prepared for the bar as a student In the law department of the University ot
Minnesota at Minneapolis and there won bis LL. B. degree as a graduate of the class
of 1W4. The opportunities of the growing west attracted him and he soon made
his way to Idaho, opening an office at Wallace, where he has since remained. His
ability as a lawyer has been widely recognlied In an extensive practice which has con-
stantly grown In volume and Importance, He has been retained as counsel for the
prosecution or defense In many of the Important cases tried In the courts ot northern
Idaha He is never surprised by the unexpected attack of an adversary, tor he pre-
pares his cases with great precision and care and Is ready to meet any emergency. In
1906 he was elected to the office of prosecuting attorney ot Shoshone county and filled
the position for two years. In April, 1909, he was elected mayor of Wallace and through
a tVo years' incumbency In that office give to the city a bnslnesslike and progressive
administration that brought about various reforms and improvements In ccmnectlon
with municipal affairs. Sthl higher political honors came to him in his election aa
state senator from his district to the twelfth general assembly. He gave thoughtful
and earnest consideration to all the vital questions which came up for settlement during
his connection with the senate and his poeltlon upon any Important problem Is never
an equivocal one.
Aside from his professional and political activity Mr. Hanson is a stockholder in
the First National Bank of Wallace and he Is Interested In several local buainess en-
terprises which constitute features In the continued growth, development and prosperity
at the community In which he lives. Fraternally Mr. Hinacm la c<mnected with Wallace
Lodge No. 331, B. P. O. E., of which he la a past exalted ruler, and he also belongs to
the grand lodge ot Elks. He is a Mason, closely following the teachings and purposes
ot the craft. Politically he has always been a republican and has been a member of
the stat« central committee, eo that he has aided In guiding the destinies of the party
In Idaho. Alert and enterprlalng, well Informed concerning the principles ot jurlspru-
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dcoce, wldo^w&ke to all public Interests uid actuated by a moat piibllo«plrlted devotion
to tlie general good, Walter H. Hanson Is Indeed one of tbe valued and representatlTe
residents of Shoshone countr-
WIULUM D. KBBTON.
William D. Keeton, attorney at lav ot St. Maries, was bom near Armovr tn wbat
is now the state of South Dakota, December 2, 18S4, his parents being Jabn F. and
Henrietta (Gather) Keeton, natives ot England and of Ohio respecUvely. The father
was hronght to the UnltH States by his parents vfaen but four years ot age, the family
settling In New York, where he afterward learned the printer's trade. He enlisted
tor service In the Civil war at Blmlra, New York, rendering active aid to the Union
cause antll Its supramacr was established on southern battlefields. A. short time after
tbe war be removed to Ontario, Wisconsin, where be engaged tn merchandising, and
later he went to South Dakota, homesteadlng near Armour, where he devel(^>ed a highly
improved farm. He wss active as a republican In that locality and filled tne offlco ot
county commissioner. Subsequently he returned to Wisconsin.
William D. Keeton obtained a public school education at Florence, Wisconsin, and
afterward attended the University ot Michigan, from which he was graduated in June,
1908. Since that year he has been identified with the northwest. He removed to MuUan,
Idaho, where be taoght school from 1B0& until lilZ, and in the meantime he prepared
for the bar and entered upon practice In the latter year at St. Maries. Here he has
since followed his profession and Is recognized as one of Its 'able representatives in
Benewah county, having now a large practice of an important character.
In January, 191S, Mr. Keeton was married to Miss Ruth Bennett and they have
<ae child, Katherine Henrietta. They are widely known in St Maries and this section
of the state and Hr. Keeton has been very active In public allairs and prominent In the
councils of the republican party. He has served as dty attorney and prosecuting at-
torney and he was secretary ot the Colincll of Defense during the World war. In fact
he was active in all war work. He drafted the bill which was presented as House
Bill No. S In the 1915 session ot the legislature, creating Benewah out ot Kootenai
county, the bill being presented by H. J. Hull, then representative of Benewah county
in the state legislature. There is no phase of the county's development and Improve-
ment with which he has not been closely associated In tbe iutervanlng years. He was
one of the Incorporators and directors of tbe First National Bank of St. Maries and he
has made valuable contribution to the bnslneBS enterprise and progress of the city
as well as to Its political advancement. Fraternally he Is a Mason. He became
a charter member of St. Maries Chapter, R. A. M., and tie also belongs to the Knight
Templar C<Mnmandery and to the Mystic Shrine at Lewlston. He early recognised the
possibilities for development and progress In this section of the state and opportunity
has ever been to him a call to action. He concentrates upon the work at hand, ao-
compllshes his purposes by unfaltering determination and well defined methods, and
while active in connection with public Interests, he has gained for himself a most
creditable position as a representative ot the bar. his knowledge of the principles ot
Juri^rudence being compreheoeive and exact.
GEOROE E. CROCKETT.
Judge Oeorge E. Crockett, of the probate court of Franklin county, Idaho, was
bora in Logan, UUh, November 28. 1866, a son of Alvin and Mary S. (Read) Crockett,
tbe former of whom was bom In Maine and the latter In New Hampshire. The father
crossed tbettlalns by ox team and remained In Utah for a time but in 1S49 removed
to California when the gold craze was at tte height. He remained In that state for
one year, at the end ot which time he returned to Utah and took up his residence at
Payson, where be lived for a few years, moving thence to Logan, Utah, in Cache
valley. He worked at his trade as a bricklayer tor eome years but later was elected
sheritt of Cache county, serving In that office (or twenty-one years. He was the first
mayor ot Logan and also served as city marshal tor a number of years. In addltl<Mi
to being a bricklayer, he also wae an expert carpenter and blacksmith and also worked
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at tbe trada of BhoemaklnB, making all tbe boots and shoes used by his family- H«
■past tbe last rears <a bis life In Logan, where he was active tn church work and
served as high coanselor for a good many yBars. Re was In the New England statea
on a two-rear mlsBlon. He died In Jnlr. 1902, at the age of seventr-two rears. HIa
wife predeceased falm, her death occnrrlng In Jnne, 1S99, at the age of slxty^Te.
Qeorge E, Crockett attended the schools of Logan, Utah, and later entered Brlgham
Young College, where he completed his edneatlon. In earlr life he began working for
hlmeelf at farming, having bought a tract of land and later he acquired a htnnestead of
one hundred and sixtr acres in Franklin countr. Idaho, coming to this county at the
end of bis school course. He Improved and developed his farms but at present rents
Ualand.
On Pebruarr 27, 1889, Mr. Crockett was married to Isabelle E. Adams, and tber
became the parents of eleven children, as follows: Margaret, deceased; Nora S., de-
oeased; Oeorge A., a farmer, who enlisted in the United States service in the World
war; Qnj J., a fanner, who also enlisted; Frank L.. who Is on a mission to New Zealand;
Elmo R.; Irma and Anna, at home; Cora, deceased; Blanche, deceased, and Kenneth A.,
at borne.
Hr. Crodett has always been a worker In the service of the Church of Jesus Cbrlat
of Latter-dar Saints and Is now a high priest. He is a warm sapporter of the republican
party; has served as sheriff of Oneida countr for one term; and was Justice of the
peace for ten years. In the fall of 1918 be was elected Judge of the probate court ot
Franklin countr- Since the counties were divided in 1918 be has conducted an ab-
stract office to the entire satisfaction of bis patrons.
JAHES WILSON.
James Wilson, deceased, was for manr rears one of the leading farmers and stock-
men of Idaho, and during his residence in this state did as much as any other man In
the commonwealth in the interests of agriculture and stock raising. He Is properly
classed among the pioneers of Idaho, for his residence dated from 1864, and from that
time nntll his death he took an active part in the conduct of business interests that r»
suited to the benefit ot the state, as well as to his individual proeperlty.
A native of Washington county, Indiana, he was bom May 15, 1828, his parents
being Jesse and Sarah (McCoy) Wilson. The father was bom near Morgantown, Vir-
ginia, May IT. 1800, and removed to Washington countrt Indiana, during the pioneer
period In the history ot that state. His death occurred In Grande Ronde valley, Oregon,
in the fall ot 1863, but bis wife, wbo was likewise a native of the Old Dominion, died
In Washington coanty, Indiana, tn 1828. When seven rears of age James Wilson re-
moved from bis native county to Vigo countr, Indiana, where he resided until 18H,
when he took np his abode In Wayne county, Iowa, making his home there nntll the
spring of 1882. At that date he croased the great plains and located In Oregon, whence
he came to Idaho In Match, 1884, locating in the section that was then la Boise
countr hut Is now in Ada countr- In 18S7 be took np his residence about twelve miles
west of Boise city, on the farm where his death occurred March 20, 1899. At the time
ot his demise he owned In Ada and Elmore counties ten hnndred and twenty-six acres
ot land. He was one ot the leading and progressive stockmen ot the state, his ventnree
In that respect, however, being confined almost exclnslvely to the cattle Industry. He
Introduced Into Idaho many thoroughbred shorthorn cattle, thereby greatly improving
the grade of cattle raised and thna adding to their value on the market.
Mr. Wilson was married May 27, 1849, In Indiana, to Miss Nancy Perkins, who was
bom in that state, October IG, 1832. and died In Ada county, Idaho, July 30, 1888. To
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were born six children, namely: Jesse, who wae bom In Vigo county,
Indiana, July 6. ISSO; Charlotte, born In the same county, September 19, 1862, and' now
the wife of D. C. Calhoun; Emily J., born in Wayne county, Iowa, October 7, 18SG; Eliia-
betb M., who was bom in Wayne county, Iowa, February 15, 1858, and Is now the wife
ot Phelps Everett; Japies Llord, who was bom in Wayne county, Iowa, August 4, 1860,
and was drowned In the Boise rlve^ In May, 1865; William E. wbo was bom In Oregon,
December 29,'l8G2.
In politics James Wilson was tor many years a supporter of the principles ot the
democratic party, but in the latter part ot his life he voted for. the men who, in his
Judgment, were the best quallfled tor the positions to which ther aspired, regardless
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of their political aflllUtioiui. As early a« 1869 h« vraa made a Ifaaon in Bolac Lodse and
erar afterward oontlanMl a worthjr exemplar of tli« loftr taachlnga and porposes of that
fratemltr. HIa labor* In behalf of the farming and atockralalng Interests of the state
««re moet effective and beneDcial and therefore hie death proved a looa to the mtire
commonwealth. SomethlnK of the auccesa which crowned bis efforta may be Inferred
from the fact that when he came to the Boise valley he brooght with htm only Are
yoke of cattle and had a cash capital of ont]' two dollars and aiily-aTe cents, and at
the time of his death left an estate rained at more than sixty tbooaand doUan, which
ta A Tery conaervattve estimate. This he divided by will anuvR hia rtelstlvea. At all
times loyal to truth and right, [air and Juit in bis deallnKE. and faithfnl to the dntled
of (rlendahip and of cltlz;enshlp, be ,won and retained the confidence and respect of alt
with whom he was broni;ht in contact.
Jesse Wilson, the eldest child of James and Nancy (Perkins) Wilson, is a native of
Indiana and is now residing upon the family homestead near Boise. His edncatlon
was Bcqnfred In the early schoola of Ada conntj, and, like fala father, he has devoted
the greater part of his life to agricultural pursnlta and the raising of fine cattle. He is
r^arded aa one of the best authorities on stock in the entire state. He has made
a close etndy of the best methods of raising cattle of the best breeds and of their qual-
ities and fltnees for domestic market purposes, and his opinions carry weight In all
agricultural and stockralslng communities. He has never married but makes hia
bome on the farm which was left him by his lather, which comprises one hundred and
sizty acres of land, and In addition he Inherited a valuable tract of one hundred and
twenty acres in Kendall county. He haa some of this under a very high state of cul-
tivation, and everything about his farm bespeaks the thrifty, enterprising and progressive
owner. Sodally. Mr. Wilnon is connected with Boise Lodge, No. 2, P. ft A. M., and in
polltica Is Independent.
MRS. GEOROB F. EDWARDS.
Mrs. George P. Edwards, for upwards of twenty-two years a well known and
mnch reapected resident of Meridian, Ada county, Idaho, where her late husband
and herself settled in 1888, was born in England, Auguat 1, 1S<7, a daughter of John
and Mary Noble and Bister of the late Robert Noble, who in his diy was a proeperoos
eltlsen of Boise and reference to whom Is made on another page of this work. In
18G4, John and Mary Noble and the members of their family emigrated from England
to Canada, where they lived for four years in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, of which
Mrs. Rdwarda haa a good recollection, being then seven years of age. Her mother died
In 1854 when an epidemic of cbolera swept over Kingston, Canada, where the family
were living at the time, and Mrs. Noble tell a victim to the ravages of the peetllence.
About lEES Mr. Noble and his children moved to Brie county. New York, where he
eontlnued to reside for some years, but in I8SS he went to Knox county, Illinois,
where he spent the remainder of hia life.
On November 6, 1S6T, Mary J. Noble was united in marriage to George P. Edwarda.
also a native of Bngland, who was bam March 3, 1842, and was fourteen yeara old when
be accompanied his parents, George and Elizabeth Edwards, to the United Btatee. The
family located in Knox county, Illinois, where the Noble family aubse^tiently aettled,
and there George F. Edwards met his future wife.
After about twenty yeara residence In Kdox county, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards
removed to Buffalo county, Nebraska, where they were engaged at farming for some
years. In laSS they came to Idaho and lived in Bolae, Ada county, for two yeara and
later on Snake river for one year. In 1898 they located on a ranch of one hundred and
twenty acres south of Meridian, Ada county, and here Mr. Edward! passed away Decem-
ber 17, 191G, deservedly regretted by a large circle of friends. Mrs. Edwards still lives
on the ranch with her married daughter, Nellie, the wife of Arthur Robert Heradorf.
lira. Mersdorf, who is Mrs. Edwarda' only child, was born in Knox county, Illlnoia,
Auguat 20, 1879, and came with her parenta to Idaho In 1SS8.
Mr. Edwards was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fetlowa and was a
supporter of the republican party. Mrs. E^lwards is an earnest member of tbe Episco-
palian church. In the work of wblAi she takes a warm Interest. She has the degree
Of honor In the Ancient Order of United Workmen; is also a member of the Daugh-
ters of Rebekah; and belongs to the Farmers Home Club in her neighborhood. The
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rtutch which Mr. Edwards purchased for ten dollan an acre le now estimated br com-
petent Judges to be worth upwards at three hundred dollars an acre, a result larsel?
attributable to the enersr and care of the oi^er during his active lifetime.
HBNRT E. THOMAS.
Henrr E. Thomas, the well known and popular caabler of the First National Bank
of Halad City. Idaho, having for several yeare been Identifled with banking Interests,
is a native son of that cltr, born on July 26. 1SS8. Hla parents were Benjamin L. and
Elisabeth (Evana) Thomas, the former of whom was a native of Brlgtaam City, Dtah.
and the latter a native of Wales. The parents of Benjamin L. Thomas emigrated to
America and located in UUh In 18G2: while the parents of Elisabeth Evana setUed In
the same state In 1S7S. The paternal grandfather, who was a farmer, lived for a time in
Brfgham City, Utah, but later came to Malad City, Idaho, where he took np a tract of
land, which he operated tor the balance of hla life. His death occnrred In 1898. Ben-
lanlD L. Thomas was reared and educated in Dtah and finished his schoolluK at Deseret
TTntversity. He was sixteen years of age when be accompanied bis parents to Idaho,
wher« later he became a farmer and bought and improved a piece of land, which he
operated for the remainder of hla life. He died April 30, 1904. at the age of fltty-two
yean, being at the time of his death counselor to the bishop. His widow is atlll
living in Halad.
Henry B. Thomas was reared and educated in Ualad City and remained on hla
father's farm nntil 191S, wbrai he went to work for the Evans Co-operative Store, remain-
ing In that employment for four years. In 1916 he accepted a position y bookkeeper
with the First National Bank of Halad City and has since been advanced to bis preeent
offlce as cashier of the bank, his appointment belnft made in April, 1918. The bank was
established in 1907, and Jedd Jones, the present preeident, was one of the organisers.
On November 22, 1911, Hr. Thomas was married to Pearl Ward, and they have be-
oome the parents of two children; Henry W.. bom January 12. 1913; and Bert L., Feb*
mary 27, 19lt. Hr. Thomaa is a member of the Church of Jesna Christ of Latter-dny
Saints snd Is counselor In the Sunday school. He supports the republican party but
has never sought political offlce. He is a prominent citiEen of Malad City and epjoys
the coDlldence and esteem of a large circle of friends.
HILTON B. RBTN0LD8.
Hilton B. Reynolds in the fall of 1906 assisted in the organisation of the Bmnean
Stats Bank, of which he is nnw the cashier. He baa since been Identified with the in-
stitution, contributing in snbstentlal measure to Its growth and progress. A native of
HIssourl, be was bom in FattouBbnr^, Jnnuery 20, 1S74, and Is a son of James A. and
Laura L. (Moore) Reynolds. He rnmained In his native state to the a«e of elaihteen
years and on the Slat of July, 189S. he arrived at Monntaln Home, Idaho. He had
prevtonsly learned the trade of decomtlng and he followed th"t pursuit at Honntain
Home until March. 1397, when he returned to Ulssonrl and there engaged in clerk-
ing in the merchandise estobllshment of his father until April, 189S. when he enlisted in
the Sixteenth United States Infintry for service In the Spanish-American war, Joining
t^t command st SL Louis, Missouri. He served throughout the Cuban campqlm and
was under Oeneral Shaffer st Santlat^o, acting as first sergeant until honorably dla-
eharged st HuntsvlUe, Alabama, in February, 1399.
Hr. Reynolds then returned to hfs home and built and operated a telenbone ex-
change there. He afterward worked for a year on the Omaha, Kansas City t Esstem
and also on the Kansas City ft Northwestern. In Ihe fall of 1900 he was married and
returned to Monntaln Home, Idaho, accompanied by his wife and hla parents. He then
again worked at his old trade of decorating and for two years he followed that business
at Bruneau, He afterward purchased a ranch northwest of Brunesu, securing one
hundred snd sixty acres, which he cultivated and Improved for a period of four years.
In the fsll of 1906 he assisted In organizing the State Bank of Bruneau. which was
capitalized for twenty-five thonsand dollars. He accepted the position of cashier and has
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slaea bees Mtlve In mansglnc Um buik. In dlracdnc lu policy cad in riirtb«rlas lis
InuiiMM darelopmcnt, lu patronaie bavins steadUr grown tma tli« btclanlnc.
In 1900 Hr. Rernolda was mani«d to Mlsa Hfnnlc B. Powell, a native of MUmotI
and a daagbter of Mr. and Mra. Edward F. Powell, natives ot KentnckT- Mr. and Mra.
RcjmoldB have one daughter, Blanche. Mr. Rernolds votes with the democratic party
and he Is well known In [raternal circles, being a Scottish Rite Uaaoa ot the thlrty-
■econd d^re«, a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also ot the
Indeivendent Order of Odd Fellows. His life has been cbaracterixed by dillgenoe and
determination and throngboat bis career be has wisely nsed tbe cvpntnnltlee that have
come bis way. Step by step he baa advanced since hia removal to the northwest and
be has now for twelve years occnpied a creditable poeftlon In the financial ciretcfl of
Owybee connty.
SHADRACH J. BENSON.
Idaho with Its coantlese oppmlanitles. Its splendid natural resources and its chances
for ready development, promising rich returns, has driwn to it enterprising men from
every section of the country. Among those who have come frmn Kansas la Sbadrach
J. Benson, now proprietor of a men's famishing goods store at Hailey. He was bom
in Washington county, Kansas, March 31, 1S74. and Is a son of John W. and I.iicy (Scott)
Benson. He left the Sunflower state In company with bis parents, th6 family remov-
ing to Boise. Idaho. In ISSl. They spent two years in the capital city and in 18S5
became residents of Ketchnm, Idaho, where the father engaged In the live stock business.
Sbadrach J. Benson was reared to manhood upon the old home ranch, pursuing bis
edncatlrai In the schools ot bfs native state and In Boise, Idaho. He followed farming
at Meridian, Idaho, for a short time in early manhood and afterward turned his AttentltHi
to mining near Ketchum. where he was located for years. He then engaged In running -
stock and in teaming and in 1904 be entered mercantile circles by establishing his
present business. Here he has a large and well appointed stock of men's funilsbing
goods, carrying everything that the latest market affords, and his reliable and substantial
bneiness metfaoda. together with bis attractive stock, have secured tor him a very liberal
and gratifying patronage. He also operates bis ranch west of Hailey. oomprising two
hundred acres of land.
In 1909 Mr. Benson was married to Miss Beaale O. Brown, a daaghter of Andy and
Margaret Brown and a native of Hilley. They have three children: Claude A., Clara
and Shadrach, Jr. Mr. Benaon votes with the democratic party and has served aa county
commissioner, and for two terms as a member of the city council ot Hailey. He is also
a member of the Commercial Club, of which he Is serving as secretary and treasurer, and
he Is In bearty sympathy with the purposes of this organisation to develop Hailey. to
extend Its trade relations, and to nphold its clvli^ standards. Fraternally he is connected
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Eagles. He is actuated at all
times by a spirit of advancement which is manirest In his connection with every organ-
lutlon to which he belongs, whether of a business or social character. Landsble ambl-
ttoa has <flbaped bis course and Indefatigable enterprise has enabled him to cmtlnne
tbereln, so that as the years have passed be has advanced step by step from a humble
position In the ctnnmercia) world tb one of affluence.
ROY A. WELKBR.
The man who devotes his life to the scholastic training of youth must of necessity
be possessed ot many qualities not essential in other calltngB. A first-class education,
an Infinite capacity for taking pains with pupils, a targe stock of tact and patience
may be enumerated as among the qualifications necessary to success, and these are visible
In the daily school life of Roy A. Welker, principal of the Fielding Academy, at Paris.
Idaho.
He was bom at Bloomlngton, Bear Lake county, this state. In November, 1S78, a
son ot Adam and Clara (Osmond) Welker, natives of Utah. The parents removed to
Bear Lake county, Idaho, In 1SS4, and Adam Welker took up a tract of land at Bloom-
lngton. which he Immediately set about Improving and preparing for cultivation. In
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coarse of time he came to be recognised aa oae ot the moet prograsBlre rarmers in that
part of tile state, and be baa stnce continued to operate tala land in BIocMuln^on, being
now bne ot tba fefc anrvlvon of an early day In that neighborhood. He baa ever bean
an active and lealoue member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da^ Saints and
has alwarB been interested In Its good worka. The mother Is Btill living.
Roy A. Welker was reared In Bear Lake county and received bis early education in
its schools. Later be attended the Agricnltnral College at Logan, Utah, (or two years
and spent two sammers at the University of Utah, BnlsbIng at the Brigham Young
Unlverstty at Provo, Utah, from which he was graduated with the class <^ 1913. For
Hoven years prior to his graduation Mr. Welker bad been teaching In the Fielding
Academy and since bis graduation has also taught In the same institution, making
fourteen years In all. During the last five years he bas been principal. He enjoys the
confidence of tbe patrons of the school and Is Justly regarded as one of the moet advanced
teachers in bis part of the state.
On June 7. 1906. Mr. Welker was united In marriage to Lizzie Hoge, a daughter of
Walter and Amelia Hofce. reference to whom Is made on another page of this work.
Mr. and Mrs. Welker have become tbe parents of seven children, as follows: Qarreth.
tbe flrst-bom. who died In March, 1907: Rol H.. Haurlne. EHIa. Ruth, Rhoda and Mar-
garet
Mr. Welker is an active member of the Mormon church and Id 19D0 was called to fill
a mission in Germany on its bebalf, returning to this country in 1903. He Is now second
counselor to the stake president, William L. Rich, and he has held toumerous other
church ofBces. Politically he la a supporter of tbe republican party. Me served on- the
Paris city council for one term, and In other directions has given of his time and ability
to advance all projects calculateil to nerve the social and cultural actlvitlee of tbe
rommunlty in which he resides.
WILLIAM TRUBMAN. D. V. S.
Dr. William Trueman. engaged In the practice of veterinary surgery at St Maries,
was bom In what te now Dufferin county, Ontario. Canada, January 16. 1E60, his father
being Joaeph Wilson Trueman, who was a native of the north of Ireland but became a
resident of Canada when a young boy. In the late '30s he removed to Huron, MIdilgan.
Dr. Trueman acquired a common school education and when only twelve years of
age began making bis own way In tbe world. He has since been dependent upon his
own resources and Is truly a self-made man. his life record indicating what may be
acoompllabed through individual effort and determination. He decided to engage In tbe
practice of veterinary snidery and attended the Toronto Veterinary College, working
his way through school. In 1887 he removed to Michigan, where be was engaged In
transportation work between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, making overland trips.
He lived for several years at Newberry. Michigan, and in 1898, determining to try bla
fortnne In the west, made his way to Spokane. There he was employed by the Wash-
ington Mill Company (or a time, but soon afterward organized the Northwest Manafac-
tnrlng Company for the manufacture of bank, store and bar fixtures, sash and doors.
They made the sash work for the first mill ever established in Coeur d'Alene. this being
the mill of the Coeur d'Alene Lnmber Company.
In 1900 Dr. Trueman removed to St. Maries, then only a small village containing
not more than fifty people. There was one little hotel, two small stores and a small
Methodist church. Dr. Trueman established a Iran sptM-tat Ion line, which constituted
tbe only means of travel except by boat on the river. There were no well established
roads, only trails leading to Femwood. The village of Clarkla was then situated on
Emerald creek and the present site of the village of Clarkla was at that time a wilder-
ness. The residential and business district of St. Maries was at that time covered with
timber. Dr. Trueman established the largest trausportatlm plant In Idaho, having many
wagons and horaee and fine equipment. He carried on the business as senior partner in
the firm of Trueman t Wundertlch. They hauled supplies from Chatcolet to Femwood,
to be used In connection with the first loggloK drive on the river, and they were the
meana of eatabllahlng logging headquarters In this vicinity rather than in Wa^ington.
While In tranaportatlon work Dr. Trueman was also very extensivdy engaged In logging
at Bmerald Creek and at Big Cedar, and he has assisted materially In the development
of tbia section of the state through the utilization of Its natural resources and the pro-
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motion of various biulnesB eDterprlsefl. He now has extensire real eatate boldlngs,
inclnding Rlver<Iale ranch, whlcb 1b one ot the show places In the St. Joe River raller
t^t 1b today one of the htghlr cultivated and richly productive districts of Idaho. He
was also one of the original directors. Btockholdera and promoters of the Kooten&I
CoQDtr State Bank, which was afterward merged Into the Lumbermen's State Bank.
He was likewise a director and stockholder and became the first vice president of the
First National Bank of St. Maries, taking a very active part In Its organisation. He
continued In transportation work until 1910. when he retired from that field of labor
and has since engaged In the practice of veterinary snrgen'. His wise inveatmentB In
property have made him one of the substantial citizens of this part of the state and
one whose labord. moreover, have been of marked value In the npbuUdlng and develop-
ment of the district
In Toronto, Canada, Dr. Tmeman married MIhb Annte Hanks, who was bom In
County Kildare, Ireland, a daughter of Qeorge Hanks, who was a fionr miller of Ireland
and died when his daughter, Mrs. Trueman, was a young girl, the family afterward
crosBlng the Atlantic to Toronto, Canada. To Dr. and Mrs. Trueman have been bom
lour children: Madalloe Pearl, who Is now the wife of A. C. Estep; William Oladatone,
a flreman on the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul Railroad; and Margaret Ruth and Anna
Lllah, at home.
. Dr. Tmeman is a stanch supporter of the repnbllcaD party and very active In its
work. His coc^Mratlon can at all times be tonnted upon to further any plan <« measure
for the public good. He has been active In connection with the incorporation of the
village, with the building of roads and bridges and with the organization of Benewah
oauuty. He helped materially In building the Presbyterian church and Is recognised
as a most pnbtlc-spirlted citizen, interested In all that pertains to the' material, Intel-
lectnal, Boclal and moral progress of the community.
EDWARD FLANNBRT.
Edward Flannery Is a retired rancher ^ho was formerly Identified with the ranching
interests of the Deer Creek country In Blaine county and now makes his hcane at Halley.
He was bom In New York city, August 21. 1S46. his parents being William and Mary
(Stapleton) Flannery- His boyhood days were passed In the east and his education was-
there acquired. Early In his business career he occupied a position In the ofllce of the
St. Louis, Alton ft Terre Haute and Chicago ft Northwestern Railroad Companies as
bond and transfer clerk, serving In that capacity for two years. In 1S69 he enlisted In
the regular army, becoming a member of Troop O of the Third United States Cavalry,
and as such was sent to Fort Union, New Mexico, where headquarters were maintained
for a time. Later he was at a number of camps In Arizona and was then tranaferred
to Fort Russell. Wyoming. He next went to Fort Robinson, near the Red Cloud Indian
agency, and he took part In a number of the Indian fights while stationed in Arlsona
and near the Red Cloud agency, where he encountered In combat the Slouz Indians who
went upon the warpath. Later he was at Chugwater and at Fort Laramie, Wyoming,
and then at Fort Russell, Wyoming, where he was discharged November 1, 1874. In
August of that year be was one of a hundred men who went into the Black Hills country.
They were the first white men ever In that country. He afterward went to Denver,
Colorado, and was planning to go to China with a friend to Join the Chinese army, but
dianged his plans and went Instead to Evanston, Wyoming, where he engaged In the
lumber and In the cattle business, spending seven years there. In April, 1S81, he came
to Idaho, making Bellevue his destination, and from that point he removed to Halley
and later to the Deer Creeb mining district. There he purchased his present ranch,
securing one hundred and sixty seres, to which he afterward added an Improved tract
of forty acres. He worked dlUgenUy and persistently to develop hie place and converted
it Into an excellent ranch property. He also located the War Dance group of mines, the
White Chief group, the Le De Spencer group, the Thoroughbred, the Cracker Jack and
many other excellent mining properties and Is still operating these claims, which are
silver and lead producers.
In 1S96 Hr. Flannery was elected protiate Judge and superintendent of schools of
Blaine county and filled the poeltlon for two years. He then went to New Tork and to
Montana in order to Interest capital In the development of the mines. He afterward
returned to engage In the mining of his claims on Deer creek and there he built a
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baUl in 1805, vhicb be conducted aa a anmmer rwort. It being aitoated ftt tlie Clarendon
Hot Springe. Another Interesting point In hte career is that In 1864 and 1S6E he etndled
law under Samnel J. Tildan, democratic candidate tor president, and acted aa bia pri-
vate secretary. In 186S he taught school at Belleplaine, Hlnnesota, and then went to
8t Paul, securing a position as freight clerk on a steamboat at that point, running
from La Croese to St. Paul. His experiences have indeed bean broad and varied, giving
him Intimate knowledge of the west and its development, and his remlnlBcences ol the
early days are most Interesting.
In 1880 Mr. FUnnery was united in marriage to Mrs. Alwllda (WIIbod) Smith, a
native ol Mount Vernon, Ohio, who had two children by her former marriage, David A.
and Edward C. Smith. Mr. Flanner^ votes with the democratic party, which he hae
supported since age conferred upon him the right of fraucbise. He belonga to the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has been a loyal follower of ita teachings and
puriMBea. He has at all times been a champion of progress and improvement and has
recognised the opportunities offered in the growing northwest, using these opportunities
not only lor the benefit of his individual fortunes but as factors tn the improvement of
the aUte.
PBRMBAL J. FRENCH.
Penneal J. French, dean of women of the State University of Idaho, was bora in
Idaho City, Idaho, and there pursued her early education, while subsequently she con-
tinned her studies in San Francisco, Callfomia, where she was graduated from the
C<ril%e of Notre pame aa a member of the class of 1887. Returning to Idaho, she then
engaged In teaching at Halley for more than a decade, or until 1898, when she was
elected state superintendent of public Instruction. She fllied this positiiui, with olDce
In Boise, tor four years and tn 1908 she came to Moscow to take up her present work
with the State Unlvervlty, becoming dean of women. She is widely known as one of the
ablest educators of Idaho, her Increasing power and ability bringing her to^ a place In
the front rank among the eminent representatives of the profession in the state. She
holds to the highest ideals and standards of teaching, nor is her Interest confined to
this line alon& She keeps Informed on all the vital questitxis which affect tfee welfare
of the individual and the communis at large and she is actively IdentlBed with the
'Stale Federation of Women's Clubs.
MRS. HAT LUCINDA HBADRICK.
Mrs. Hay Luclnda Headrlck, who owns and occupies a ranch of one hnndrad acres
near the Victory BChoc4, three and a halt milee northwest of Meridian, is the elder of
the two daughters of Atonzo H. RInard of Boise, mentioned elsewhere in this work.
She was born In Iowa, November 30, 1S79. the second In order of birth in a family of
three children, the others being: Conway H., of Qreenleaf, Canyon county, Idaho, and
Mrs. Basel Murphy, who resides near Botae. In 1884, when a little maiden of five sum-
mers, she accompanied her parents on their removal to Mitchell county, Kansas, and
two years Ister went to Jewell county, that state. She was graduated from the North
Branch Academy, a Friends school of Kansas, when eighteen years of age and engaged
In teaching In Jewell county tor two years prior to her marriage.
In 1902 Mrs. Headrlck came with her parents and with her husband, Warren
Headrlck, to Idt^o and has since resided In Boise and in the Boise Valley. It was In
1919 that she and her husband took up their abode on their present rancli near the
Victory school. The twenty-acre tract on which the buildings stand has been s^en-
dldly improved, comprising a beautiful country home. The remaining eighty acres, which
tie near by, have been In possession of the family for many years, but the twenty-acre
tract with its excellent improvements was purchased in 191S. The entire ranch of one
hundred acres is now the property of Mrs. Headrlck and her children, Mr. Headrlck
having rranoved to Boise following a legal separation.
Mrs. Headrlck Is the mother of eight children, Ave sons and three daughters, as
foilows: Clair, who was bom January 30, ISOl; Don, whose btrth occurred February 19,
1903; Bemice, bom August 11, 1904; Beryl, whose natal day was September 3, 1907:
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W&rren Kerman, bom Januarjr G. IMK; Qnc«, who was Ix^n on th« IMli of' Juiiimt,
1912: Dale, bora Jnlr 6. 1»16; and Thomaa Wllbarn, born June 1>, 1S17. The eldeat.
Clair, waa married mi the fith of Jvljr, 1119, to Miss 8t«lla HcCnrdr. bj whMn he baa ■
daoghtAr, Madeline Lola, whoee birth oecnrred June 2, 1920. The mother of the above
named waa reared In the Qnaker faith, bat la now identiOed with the United PrtebrtertEB
chnrch. She la a woman of manr admirable and commendable qualltleB and enjors Uie
high regard and warm friendship of the people of the community In which she makes
her home.
VICTOR LA VALLE.
Among the well known ranchmen and cattle dealers of FalrQeld, Camas countr.
Is Victor 1m Valte, whoae actlTltlea conatltnte a valuable contribution to the develop-
ment and apbuilding of the district in which he llTes. Re ta a native of Iowa, his
birth having occurred upon a farm near New Hampton. Chickasaw county. Jolr SI,
1874, his parents being Martin and Hary (Boyle) La Valle. the former of French
descent and the tatter of Irish lineage. Both parents Iiave now passed away. Martin
Lm Valle on leaving his native country went to Canada, settling at Ogdenriiurg. He
was then but twelve years of age and had made the trip with his parents in the year
1846. In young manhood he crossed the border into the United States and In IMO,
aft«r living In the state of New York for a few years, be igade his way westward
to Prairie dn Chlen, Wisconsin. He was there residing at the time of the outbreak
of the Civil war and In response to the call of his adopted country for aid to crush
out tiie rebellion In the south, be volunteered under President Lincoln's first call and
was actively engaged In war work during the entire period of hoBtilltiea. He then
returned to his Wisconsin home and In 1867 removed to Chickasaw county, Iowa,
where he followed farming throughout his remaining days, hla death occurring in
1889. HlB wife survived bim until 1910, when she, too, was called to her final resL
Their son, Victor La Talle, was the sixth In order of birth In a family of eleven
children, six sons and Ave daughters, many of whom have since passed away. VIctM*
La Valle is the only representative of the family in Idaho. He was reared upon the old
homeetead farm in Iowa, working in the flelds almost as soon as old enough to reacb
the plow handles and continuing to assist In the development of the place through the
period ot bis boyhood and youth when not engrossed with his school duties. Doe to
the fact that Martin La Valle. the father, died leaving a large young family In poor
flnancial clrcumstancee, Victor's education devolved largely upon blmselt Being the
second oldest son, he felt that hla Brst duty was to assist his widowed mother in pro>
viding necessities and comforts for his younger brothers and sisters. Though hampered
in many respects, be acquired a broad, liberal schooling and during his professional
career took rank with the leading educators of his time. By home study and working
his way through school he completed the common and high school courses, after wbiiA
he entered the Iowa State Teachers' College at Cedar Falls, Iowa, fltting himself (or the
profession of teaching. He excelled in mathematics, and at the age of twenty-four years
waa placed at the head of the mathematical department of tbe New Hampton Normal
College. This position he held lor three years but owing to failing health was compelled
to give up school work In Iowa. Being advised by his physician that a change ctf climate
was his, only chance to regain health, Mr. La Valle left Iowa In the fall of 1904 and
came west to Idaho, settling on Camas Prairie, whieli at that time formed a portion
ot Blaine oonoty, though later when Camas county was created, this prairie became
a part of It. He took up the profesBlou of teaching again, for a few years, hot after
recovering his lost health went Into the stock business with A. B. BrInegar as a business
associate and the company^ame of BrInegar * La Valle was thus formed. This part-
nership grew In time to be one of tbe most successful and best known cattle companies
of the west. They not only operate extensively In Idaho live stock but also handle large
consignments from Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Texas as well. In 1917 tbls com-
pany purchased a stock ranch of two thousand acres In Camas county. Idaho, seven
miles from Fslrfleld, Idaho, constituting one of the best, if not the best, ranches in all
Camas county. It is known as the Senator Fred Hastings ranch. They make a specialty
of raising and handling beef cattle and also have a One herd of registered Herefords.
This ranch waa sold in February, 1920. for one hundred and thirty thousand dollara,
which sale constituted the largest real estate deal In Camas county up to that date.
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A republican In bis political views, Mr. La Talle has always supported the part7
and In 1918 be was elected on Its ticket g member of the Idaho house of repreaentatlYes
and Is now acceptably serving in that capacity. He was made chairman of the com-
mittee on forests and forestry and be is s member of the live stock, private corpora-
tions and education committees.
In his religious faitb be is a Catholic, his oprentB liaving previously adhered to
that church. Formerly Mr. La Valle was a baseball entbualast and during his school
career had the reputation of being the best amateur datcher In Iowa.
He is still the owner of the old homestead farm In Chickasaw county, Iowa, wblle
in financial circles he is Interested in banHIng In Iowa and Nebraska. He is also
identified with the banking business In Idaho and concentrates the major part of his
time and attention upon bis business and public interests In Camas county and in
Idaho. The recognition on the part of bis fellowmen of his fidelity to tbe general
welfare led to his selection for legislative honors and be is giving thoughtful and
earnest consideration to all vital questions which come up for settlement and In so
doing looks beyond the exigencies of tbe moment to tbe opportunities and possibili-
ties of the future along the line Ot state development. He served In both the regular
and extra sessions of tbe fifteenth general assembly of Idaho and wblle a member ot
the regular session drafted, introduced and secured the passage of the following meas-
ures: House Bill No. 160, relating to the driving of live stock from their usual range
and prescribing penalties for so doing; House Bill No. 161, which reguirea that the
notice of estraya must be transmitted to the Bureau of Registration In the Department
of Agriculture Instead of the county recorder. He also assisted In tbe framing and
1 of Senate Bill No. 98. This act provides (or the reviBlon of tbe State Brand
Tbe above measures were passed almost unanimously.
WILLIAM C. MITCHELL.
Among the progressive business enterprises ot Rupert which tmve given tbe city
considerable commercial standing, leading to its steady growth and development. Is tbe
hardware and furniture business of William C. Mitchell, who le a wide-awake and pro-
gresalve young merchailt, identified with the trade since 1914. He was bom at Hunt-
ington, West Virginia, in April, 1875, a son of S. H. and Ella E. (Knett) Mitchell. The
father was born In Virginia in ISGO and the mother's blrtb occurred in that state in
186S. Mr. Mitchell followed farming In what later became the state of West Virginia
until 18S9, when he removed with his family to Idaho, settling on tbe Wood river,
where he again gave big attention to agricultural pursuita in the Boise valley. He also
farmed tor a time In the Payette valley and afterward became a dealer In real estate In
Caldwell. Re is stlU actively engaged along that line, making bis home at Boise, but
bis wife passed away In Rupert, November 16. 1916, her death being the occasion ot
deep and widespread regret to her many friends. They became tbe parents of three
children: William C, of this review; Bessie L.. the wife of William Herman, who
reeldee on a farm near Rupert; and Emlle, who died in Idaho in 1S97.
William C. Mitchell was a youth of about fourteen years when tbe family came to
Idaho. Here he continued his education In tbe Id;itao College and afterward entered
the Portland University, wblle still later he became a student In tbe TJnIveralty ot
Idaho, from which he was graduated with the Bachelor ot Arts d^ree. For three or
four years he engaged In preaching and did organliatlon work In the establishment
<tf Methodist churches at Heybum and at Burley. He then turned his attention to farm-
ing on tbe Minidoka project, filing on forty acres of land at the ontsklrts ot Rupert.
Eventually he sold that property and bought two hundred acres near the town, which
he still owns. He baa since followed farming and has been very successful In bis
agricultural interests. In 1911 be extended the scope ot bis activities to Include tbe
sale of hardware and Implements and followed the business for two years, when be
sold his original store and bought out the Rupert Lumber ft Hardware Company. He
also purchased tbe business of the Pringle Fumltnre Company and consolidated the two.
which be Is now conducting under the name of tbe Mitchell t Harris Hardware ft
Furniture Company. They have an eitenaive atock of goods, put forth every effort to
please their patrons and have built up a business of large and gratifying proportions.
In 190E Mr. Mitchell was united In marriage to Miss Anna Hlggs, of Bellevue. Idaho,
a daogbter of Richard and Margaret HiggB. They became the parents of two children.
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HargBret and Robert. The w[f« and mother passed awar In 1>16, and In 1917 Hr.
Mitchell wedded Mlee Wlnltred La Tourette. a daughter of Howard and EHU (Sheldon)
. La Tonrette, the fonner a banker ol Michigan. Mrs. Mitchell is a gradnate ot Occi-
dental College, Lob Angeles, A3., 1909. Prior to her marriage she waa lor a rear the
Secr«tar7 at the State Normal School o( Albion. She was born at Fenton, Michigan,
and br her marriage has become tt)e mother of one son, John Emlle. The family
occnples an attractive home at Rupert, and In addition to his business and propertT
intsrests there Hr. Mitchell owns two farms ot eighty seres each, one of which he
operates. He also has sereral other small fanns which he leases. He has made wise
Investment In property here which Is constantly Increasing In value and his holdings
contribute largely to hts substantial annual Income. He Is a member of the Methodist
church; has ever been found thoroughly progressive In his business affairs sod at the
same time thoroughly reliable; and he performs every duty of citlsenship tn a prompt
and conscientibus manner.
W. P. McNAUGHTON.
W. F. McNaughton was bora at Pewaukee L&ke, Wlsconaln, November 30. 1876, bis
parenta being F. J. and Melissa (Washburn) McNaughton, the former a native of Canada,
while the latter was bom in Vermont The father waa a farmer by occupation and
became a resident of WleconBlo msny years aga In the early '74s he removed to Shelby
ooonty, Iowa, where he was engaged In general agricultural pursuits.
His son, W. F. McNaughton. pursued his education in the normal school at Wood-
bine, Iowa, and In the State University of Nebraska, completing a collegiate and law
conrse. He was graduated in 1901 on the completion of tals law course and located tor
practice at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In 1909 he came to Idaho, settling at Coeur
d'Alene, where he has since engaged In general practice.
Hr. McNaughton was united in marrl-ge to Miss Mayme Johnson, of Harlan, Iowa,
and they have three children. Margery, Josephine and Francis. Mr. UcNaoghton is a
republican in his political views. He belongs to the varlons branches of Masonry and
to the Mystic Shrine and he Is also a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.
While modest and uDOstentattouB In manner and demeanor, his colleagues and contempo-
raries at the bar speak of him In high terma
RALPH WAITS.
Ralph Walts, rancher and pioneer of the Ustick district of Idaho, came to the state
from southwestern Nebraska In 1900. at which time he purchased a tract ot land of
twenty-four acres covered with sagebrush. Thin place was situated about a quarter of a
mile west of Uetlck, and with character! sttc energy he tMgan the development of the
property, the twundarles of which he has increased by the purchase of an additions!
flixteen acrea adjoining the original tract on the north, so that he now has a good ranch
of forty acres In a neighborhood where land Is valued at Ave hundred dollars per acre.
Something ot the development of this section of the country and the advancement In
prices IB Indicated In the fact' that he paid but twenty dollars per acre when he nude
his original purchase two decades ago, while for the sizteen-acre tract he paid two
hundred dollars per acre In 1917. Such is Uie demand for Improved ranch property
In this district that he could now sell his forty-acre place for twenty thousand dollars,
but It is not upon the market. With the agricultural development and Improvement of
the district Mr. Waits has been closely and prominently aesoclated through the inters
venlng perlbd from 1900 to the present
He was a young man of about thirty years when he c^me to the northwest, tads
birth having occurred in Whiteside county. Illinois. December 27, 1809. Hie fattier,
John Walts, was a veteran of the Civil war. having served for three years In the
Union army, and his last days were spent upon a rsnch In Ada county, Idaho, also In the
vicinity of Ustick, where be passed away In 1916. Hts widow occupies a home near that
ot her son Ralph; In fact, It Is In the same yard and was built especially for her occu-
pancy. The parents had a family of thres sons and four daughters, all ot whom ar«
living In Idaho, and all are married with the exception of one. Ralph Walts is the
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eldest or this tamlly of seven ehlMren, the others tMlng: Clara, the wife of EU Oenney;
Francee, the wife of Edward Castor; Charles: Otlle, who is the wife of Walter Rose;
Rebecca, the wife of Wfltiam Hlllmon; and John.
When Ralph Walts was but five years of age his parents removed from Illlnole to
western NebrHska, where he was reared upon the frontier, there residing until he came
to Idaho In 1900. He was married In that state on the I6th of October, 1898, to Iflss
Ethel Louise Ransom, a native of Iowa, bom Pebmary 28, 1881. She passed away on
the Walts ranch near Ustlck, Novemher 4, 1913, leaving four children: Ruby Gertrude,
bom June 21, 1900, In Frontier county, Nebraska; Mildred Josephine, bom December
11, 1904; Raymond Ralph, January 16, 1907; and Vernon Ransom, February 3, 1909.
Hr. Watts Is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He gives bis political
allegiance to the republican party and keeps welt informed on the questions and Issues
of the d^y, but does not seek nor desire public office. He Is loud of hunting and flshlng,
to which he turns when leisure permits, but the major part of his time and attention Is
conceutratAd upon his ranching interests. He has made all of the Improvements upon
his ranch, has built all of the fences, baa set out all of the fruit trees and has erected
all of the bnlldlngs. There Is an exceUent silo and In fact every equipment for the
development and Improvement of the property along modern lines of farming. The
land Is well watered, thus adding greatly to Its productiveness, and la addition to culti-
vating his tletds he keeps about a doien good dairy cows and has a large number of
young cattle, together with several head of good horaeB. In fact, his Is one of the
typically progressive ranch properties of Ada connty and stands aa a monument to the
enterprise and business ability of the owner.
ROBERT S. McCREA.
Robert S. McCrea, fllUng the position of connty auditor of Bonner county, makes hfs
home at Sandpoint and is actively Identified with all those agencies which have to do
with the progress, development and Improvement of the community. He waa born tn
Ontario, Canada. September 28, 1867, and Is a son of John and Jane (Pleroe) McCrea,
the former a native of Scotland, while the latter was of Canadian birth. The father
studied medicine and has devoted his life to the practice of his profession. In 1884
be came to the northwest, establishing hie home at Cheney, Washington, and waspbyst-
dan and surgeon tor the Northern Pacific Railroad, at the same time enjoying a large
private practice. His interest In public affairs was deep and sincere and was manifest
. in many tangible ways for the general good.
Robert S. McCrea attended the public schools until he had completed a high school
course and at eighteen years of age he began work In the lumber camps of Canada. A
third of a century has passed since he came to Idaho, arriving in Rathdrum in 1887.
There he engaged In merchandising and throughout the Intervening period h^s been
an active business man or equally active public ofDcial of the northwest. In 1906 and
1906 be served as probate Judge of Kootenai county, which at that time embraced the
territory that today is in four different counties of northern Idaho. He has always
been keenly Interested In political and civic questions and has given his aid and
support to many measures which have been of great worth to the community. On
the organisation of Bonner county in 1907 he removed to Sandpoint and was made
deputy county auditor, filling that position until 1910, when he was elected county
auditor, in which capacity he has now served tor a decade. He has also been clerk
of the district court, county recorder and clerk of the board of commissioners, holding
office continuously since 1910. His fellow townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability
have kept him continuously in places of public trust, the community beneatlng largely
by his capibillty and devotion to duty.
Hr. McCrea married Miss Mabel L. Pitislmmons, who was born tn Michigan, and
they have one son, J. Hollls, who at the time of the World war entered the officers'
training school at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, and became a second lientenant of the
artillery. Mrs. McCrea Is very prominent in connection with clubs that have for their
object the civic development of the community. Both parents are members of the
Presbyterian church and Mr. McCrea belongs also to the Knights of Pythias, of which
he is a past chancellor, to the Masonic fraternity, to the Knighte of the Maccabees, of
which he Is a past commander, and to the Modem Woodmen of America. His political
allegiance has always been given to the republican party and during the war period he
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wned on the draft board for Bonner oonnty. handling oT«r Uire« thousand reglstrm-
tlona. Ha !■ actnated by a moat pn>KressIv« eplrlt in all that be does and no one dooMa
that he Is one hundred per cent American, for In days of peace, as In daya of war, ba
baa proren his loraltr to the best Interests of the eaantry in manr waya.
THOMAS C. STANFORD.
Thomas C. Stanford, a rancher Ifvlng on the Uttle Wood rlrer not far from Carer,
waa bom at Lc«an, Cache coontr. Utah, September 30, 1865. his parents being Stephen
and Louisa (Forman) Stanford, who removed to Salt Lake when their son, Thomas C„
waa bat (onr years of a^e. so that hie education was parsned in the schools of that city.
In 1884 he made hta way to the Little Wood river coimtrT and was employed as a cow-
boy, as stage drlrer and as a freighter, abont a decade being passed In that way. la
1896 he began raising eheep and in the roUowlng year parebaaed his home ranch oC
one hundred and sixty acres. Hfa Bret home was a log house, which provided him shelter
and comfort while he was making his Initial step in the Improvement of the property.
H« continued actively In the aheep bnsiness until 1918, when be sold hla Hoeka. He Is
now giving his attention to general ranching and cattle raising. Be has added to his
original property a ranch aonth of his hcnne place, becoming the owner of two hundred
and fltty acres, and be also has one hundred and sixty acres on the east fork of the
Big Wood river. His original little log cabin has been replaced with a beautitol and
commodious residence and all of the bnlldingi apoo bis ranch are Indicative of hla
progressive spirit and enterprising methods. The ranch Is well improved in every
particular and the equipment of the place marks him as a man of enterprise and pro-
gresslveneas. He is likewise a diredtor of the Carey State Bank and president of the
East Side Blaine County Gracing Association. He has been keenly interested in all
thoae organ ixatlons which have heart ng upon the bosiness development and sub-
stantial Improvement of the state. He served as a member of the State Live Stock
Aasoclation and later was elected one of the presidents of the Idaho Wool Growers'
Aaaoclation, under Oorernor Hawlby.
In 1900 Mr. Stanford was married to Miss Ida Ivie, a daughter of Colonel John
and Mary (Barton) Ivle and a native of Mount Pleasant, Utah. Her father was an
offlcer in the Utah Battalion during the Indian wars in that state In an early day and
was one of Uie pioneer residents ol Utah. To Mr. and Mrs. Stanford have been born
four ehlldren: Roka, Esther, Charles and Frank.
Mr. Stanford's political support is given the republican party and he haa swved
aa Justice of the peace, as trustee and in other local ofllceB, while in 1907 he was called
upon to represent his district in the ninth session of the state legislature. He haa thus
taken active part In shaping the political history of Idaho and at the same time he haa
been a prominent factor in various organizations looking to the bnsiness development of
the state and the upbuilding of some (rf its business Interests and Industries, hia labors
thus being far-reaching and beneSclal.
FRANK B. FASHBAUGH.
Frank B. Fashbaugh, manager (or the Gooding Milling * Elevator Company at
Oooding, where he has resided since 1910. was born In Evans, Colorado. April 1, ISSS.
his parents being John and Bmlly (Williams) Faahbaugh. He spent his boyhood and
yonth at the place of his nativity, pursuing a high school course at Greeley, Colorado,
and afterward attending the University of Colorado. He then took up the study of
telegraphy and was In the employ of the Union Pacjflc Railroad Company at Oreeley,
«t Evans, La Salle, PlattevlUe, Brighton and Fort Lupton. He acted as agent at Evans
and at Fort Lupton and subsequently he purchased farm land near 1a Salle, Colorado,
where he engaged In feeding sheep for a period of five years. He afterward removed to
AuU, C<riorado, where he worked for the Ault Elevator A Hilling Company, beginning as
elevator man. Subsequently he was advanced to the position of bookkeeper and con-
tinued with that company until the 26th of November, 1910, when he removed to Gooding,
Idaho, to accept his present position aa manager with the Qooding Mill ft Elevator
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In which capacity he has since continued, the plant here being owned by the same com*
pany that owns the Aalt elevator and mlU.
In 1M3 Mr. f^shbauKli was married to Miss Edna Cooper, a native ot Greeley,
Colorado, and a daughter of Benjamin and Lonlse (Glch) Cooi>er. They have two
children, Mabel and Florence. Mr. PashbauKh votes with the republican party and fra-
ternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias. He Is keenly Interested in all
that has to do with the welfare and upbuilding of the community In which he makes
his home and he Is a stanch supporter of all those Interests which further or conserve
progress. Since starting out In life on his own account he has made steady advance-
ment, resulting from Industry and diligence, and his life record proves what may be
accomplished through Individual effort.
ED^AR W. LARQILLIGRE.
Edgar W. LargllUere, a well known banker and merchant, aesoclated with his father
ia buelnesa, and otherwise prominent In the affairs of Soda Springs, was bom in Bvan-
ston, Wyoming, in Hay, 1881, and Is a son ot August and Catherine (Bonsslea) Lat-
gUllere, natives of Prance, where they were reared and educated. There the father
tanght schMd when that country was an empire. He also engaged In banking
!n Prance until 1879, when he and his wife emigrated to this country and on
their, arrival went to Wyoming, settling In Eranston. There Mr. LargllUere engaged
iQ the brewing bnslnese, at which he continued for two years, and at the end ot tht^
time he removed to Soda Springs, then In Bannock coAnty, where he continued brewing
and the manufacture of soft drinks for about twenty years, during this period also
being engaged In raising sheep. IQ 1904 Mr. Largllllere and his son Edgar W. embarked
in general merchandising and banking, and they have been operating along these lines
ever since. The father is president ot the bank and the son Is cashier. This Is the oldest
and one ot the most substantial banks in Caribou county, with deposits at the end ot the
last business year amounting to four hundred and seventy-flve thousand dollars. In
the merchandise line they are credited with carrying the largest stock In the county.
Angnst largllllere was married In Prance, September 7. 1375. His wife graduated
from the University of Prance, Academy ot Bordeaux, In 1869. while he was graduated
from the Academy ot De Donla, in 1S70. He was one year In military service during
the Pranco-Prusslan war, after which he engaged in banking In France until 1879. He
was unusually successful In all his business undertakings and among other Interests
Is the owner of seventeen hundred acres of land In Caribou county.
Edgar W. LargllUere was reared in Soda Springs, where he received bis early
education, later going to France to complete his school course. From the time he was
old enough, he has been associated with his father, maloly in the banking busineea
under the name of the LargllUere Company, and he Is now the efficient cashier of the
bank. H6 takes an active Interest in all public movements calculated to advance the
welfare ot bis home place.
In July. 1907. Mr. LargllUere was united In marriage to Catherine Dunlop, and they
have become the parents ot tour children, namely: FauUne, Louise, Edgar, Jr., and
Charles H. Mr. Largilliere Is a member ot the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
takes a warm interest In the affairs ot that order. Politically he gives bis adherence
to the democratic party, but has never been a seeker after public office. He Is a member
ot the Congregational church, while his father Is an attendant on the services ot the
Presbyterian church.
ROBERT A. EDWARDS.
Robert A. Edwards, who is successfully engaged In dairy farming, owns and operates
an excellent fortf-acre ranch four miles northwrat ot Meridian. He was bom In Ogden.
Utah, January 10. 1864. a son ot William J. and Margaret Ann (Davis) Edwards, both
now deceased. They were natives ot Wales and became acquainted on shipboard when
emigrating to the United States In 1855 as Mormon converts en route to Utah. Their
marriage was celebrated in Salt Lake City. William J. Edwards would be several years
past one hundred if he were living today.
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RotMTt A. BSdwards wu reared In Ogden, Utah, Mid la jroung nuinhood rode tbe
nnce for a large cattle concern. Ranching and live stock Intereata have clmimed hia
atlentlon throughout hla entire bnalnesa career. On leaving the pUee of hla natirttr
he came to Idaho and for a period of two decides resided near Blackfoot, Id Bingham
connty, developing a good ranch of eighty acres which was covered with Bagebmsh when
It eeme into hla poBsessIon. The nearest school was three miles distant, however, and
desiring to afford bis large famllj of children better educational advantages, he sold
his BlDgbam conntj property in 1918 and took up his abode in the Boise valley, por-
dtaalng his present ranch northwest of Meridian. Thongh comprising only forty acrea,
the latter place U no doubt ot greater value than that which, he formerly owned. H«
condncta the ranch aa a dairy farm, having at present fliteen head of Jersey cows.
Success haa attended his undertakings, tor he Is a man ot industry, enterpiise and
progresslvenesB who well mefrts recognition among the representative and anbstaoUat
citlsena of Ada county.
On the 29th of June, 1893, In Ogden, Utah, Mr. Edwarde waa united In marriage
to Hiss Lydia H. Stephens, who waa bom In Salt Lake City, October 23, 1879. Her
parents, Frederick and Mary M. (Hadley) Stephens, both ot whom were bom In
England, came to the United States as Hormon conTsrta and were married in Utah.
Mr. and Hrs.- Edwards have become parents of seven children. Uary Htrgaret, the
eldest, was born April 2, 1900, and on the 22d of May, 1917, was married. She now has
one child, Gwendolyn Ivora, whose birth occurred January 2G, 1919. The other children
of Hr. and Mrs. R. A. Edwards are as tallows: William A., whose natal day was Janu-
ary tr, 1904; John Harold, born July 4, 1906: Frederick Stephen, whose birth occarred
Jnne 20. 1908; Robert A.. Jr., bom January 7, 1911; Lorenso Hadley, bom Septamber
13, 1912; and Florence Ritma, who first opened her eyee to the light of day on the
20th of March, 1915.
In his political views Mr. Edwards is a republican, but has never sought or
desired offloe, preferring to concentrate hfs time and energies upon his business aSaira.
Fraternally he has been' Identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows tor the
past quarter of a century, while his wife Is a member of the Royal Neighbors. They
have gained an extensive acquaintance during the period of their residence In Idaho and
are uniformly held In high esteem.
HON: NONA B. CARPENTER.
Hon. Nona B. Carpenter, who follows farming and stock raising in Nes Peroe
county and is now controlling extensive interests along that line; was born In La
Crosse, Wteconsin, June 7, 1S73, a son of Hanso and Prances (Farley) Cariventar,
both of whom have passed away. The father died in the state of Minnesota during
the early boyhood ol N. B. Carpenter and the mother afterward became the wife ot
George Edwards, who proved a devoted father to the subject of this review. Mr. Edwards
Is now a resident of Edmonton, Alberta. Canada, but the mother passed away at Lewis-
ton, Idaho, March 2, 1907.
Nona B. Carpenter was a little child when his parents removed to Minnesota and
there he was reared and educated, pursuing a course ot study in the public schools.
In 18S8 the entire famll)', con dieting , of the stepfather, the mother and the children,
mnoved to Oregon, and in 1898 Mr. Carpenter ot this review came to Idaho, after
having been a resident of Oregon for a decade. For twenty-one years he has resided on
the Nez Perce Indian reservstioo. In Nez Perce county, and Is engaged in tanning and
■t«ck raising. He annually gathers large crops of grain and likewise raises a large num-
ber of cattle and bogs. He givea his attention to the development of a farm of seven hun-
dred and eighty acres, of which about six hundred acres Is under cultivation. His grain
crops are largely wheat and barley and bis annual yield la gratifying. He owns a part
of the farm but the balance he has under tease, it belonging to the Nes Perce Indian
tribe. He raises many thousands of bushels of small grain every year, hla wheat,
oats and barley crop for 191S amounting to eight thousand bushels. He also adds
materially to his annual income through .the raising of beef cattle and hogs.
On the 10th of October, 1896, Mr. Carpenter was married to Miss Bertha Beatrice
Oalbralth, a native ot Oregon, who was there reared and educated. She is a daagbter
of George Qalbralth, who was also born In Oregon and Is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs.
Carpenter have become parents of seven living children, five sons' and two daughters.
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iiamel7> Oscar, Walter, Bennie, Frances, Ennloe, George and BrneBt, whose ageA ranse
Iron) twent7-one to tour years. The eldest son, Oscar, Is married but the others are
all at home.
In his political views Mr. Carpenter la an earnest republican and has ever stren
stalwart support to the party since reaching adult age but is now holding his first
poUUcal position. He was elected to the state legislature in the tall of 1918. deteatlng
a democrat who waa born and reared In Nes Perce county and Is acknowledged one ol
the popular citliens. This speaks volumes tor the popularity of Mr. Carpenter and
attests the oonOdence reposed in him by his fellow men. He is moet loyal to the trnst
and Is proving a capable working member of the house. He is now serving as otialr-
man of the committee on schocds and public lands and is a member of the committees
on educational insUtutlons, appropriations and flsh and game. He works for the beet
interests of the commonwealth with the same thoroughness that he manifests in the
cwidnct of hia private busmeas affairs and along both lines has made aubstantlal
progress.
PLBTCRBR A. HAWSa
Fletcher A. Hawes, who la engaged in ranching in Owyhee coonty not far from
Bmneau, waa born in Boise, Idaho, January 29. 1870, a son of Benjamin F. and Margaret
Haves, who were natlvea of Ohio, where they were reared and married. In 1863 they
removed westward to Oregon, but afterward returned to Boise and later aettled at Idaho
City, where the father followed the biacksmitb'a trade. At a aubeequent period he again
t>ecame a realdent of Boise, where he engaged in the butchering bualnesa, remaining
an active factor in that line of trade in the capital city until he retired. He died In
ISIO at the age of Bixty-eeren years.
The boyhood dayi of Fletcher A. Hawee were largely passed in Boise and he pursued
hia education in the schools of that city. When twenty years of age he removed to
Braneau, where he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres of land, and tor fifteen
years be successtnlly followed cattle raising. For the past eight years, however, he
has given his attention to general ranching, producing excellent crops as a reward for
tlie care and labor which he bestows upon the fields.
In 1894 Mr. Hawes was united in marriage to Miss Bva S. Strickland, a native of
Uissourl and a daughter oC John L. and Alice (Wilson) Strickland, who were farming
people and came to Idaho in 1890. Her father has now passed away, but her mother
la still living. Mr. and Mrs. Hawes have four children: Elmer, Theodore, Margaret and
Rodney. The religious talth of the family la that of the Catholic church and Mr. Hawes
gives his political support to the republican party. From pioneer times the Hawes
family has borne Its part in the work of Idaho's development and Improvement In
1879 F. A. Hawes, an uncle of Fletcher A. Hawes, for whom he was named, was killed
by the Indians. The family experienced all of the hardships and privations of pioneer
tlmee, but Mr. Hawes of this review has lived to witness many changes as the work of
development and improvement haa been carried steadily forward and he Is today one
of the successful ranchmen of the Bruneau valley, recognized as a progressive cltlEen
and a man whose many sterling qualities have gained tor him a large circle of warm
friendfl.
C. L. DITTEMORB.
C. L. DIttemore has for seven years been secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of
Coeur d'Alene and In recognltioD of his services In this connection he fahs been made a
life member, an honor which has been conferred upon only one other. He is also ccn-
nected with the Lakeside Furniture Company of Coeur d'Alene and Is a most progressive
and enterprising buslness'man and capable ofiiclBl. He was bom near Santa Roea,
California, February IT, 1870, and is a son of Lewis T. and Marllla E. (Hall) DIttemore,
the former a native of Missouri and the latter ot Illinois. The father crossed the plains
In a prairie schooner drawn by oxen in 1850 and he went as a pioneer settler to Dayttm,
Washington, where he took up government land. In IS90 he removed to Idaho, settling
near Hayden Lake, in the Coeur d'Alene country, and the family has since been promt-
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nentlr known here. He taaa served as county ctMnmlasloner and Is one of the stalwart
■upport«ra at the democratic party.
While Id Dayton, Washington, C. L. Dittemore attended the puhlic scliools and
ftfterwards continued hfa education In a business college at Spokane In 18S4. He took
up the printing business, however, la 1888, and followed that Iiefore coming to Idaho.
For seven years he was engaged in general merchandising after )>ecomlng a resident
of Coeur d'Alene snd In 1913 be was chosen for the position of secretanr of the Chamber
of Commerce, Back of this lies a moat profcressiTe public spirit He his even been keen
and earnest to do anything for the improvement of Coenr d'Alene and his work as secre-
tary of the chamber has been a, labor of love. He was also secretary of the first tonr
regattas held In Coeur d'Alene and he has been largely responsible for many of the pro-
gressive public movements which have marked the development and upbuilding of the
city, .
Mr. Dittemore is numbered among the promineot members of the Kiilghts of Pythias
and for ten years was master of finance. He has also been very active in the Pythian
Grand Lodge of Idaho and he beKmgs to the Elks Lodge, No. 1264, of Coeur d'Alene.
His political endorsement ie given to the democratic party, but while he keeps well
informed an the questions and issues of the day he has never sought or desired office,
preferring to concentrate his efforts and attention upon bis business afFalrs and to render
public service as a private citizen. He is today one of the best known men of the Coeur
d'Alene country snd there Is no one more active In furthering the progress and improve-
ment of this section than he. Mr. Dittemore la particularly well known as a champion
of good roads and there Is no well formulated plan for the advancement and i
of his section of the state that does not receive his endorsement and support.
RICHARD B. FRENCH.
Richard B. French, filling the position of county commissioner of Blaine coanty
and making his heme at Hifley, was born in Idaho City, Idaho, July 4, 187$, his parents
being Richard and Ann (Large) French, the former a native of Kingston, New Hamp-
shire, while the latter was born In Ireland. The father made the trip around Cape Horn
to California and in 1S68 he took up the occupation of mining, while In 1862 he removed
tj> Florence, Idaho, where he was also identified with mining Interests. In 1865 he
removed to Idaho City, where he engaged In placer mining tor a number of years, but
becoming ill of rheumatism he went east and passed away at Haverhill, Massachusetts,
when aizty-two years of age. His wife, who had also made the trip around Oape Horn
to California In the early days, died at Broadford, Idaho, when sixty-two years of age.
Their marriage had been celebrated In Florence In 1864. Mr. French gave his political
allegiance to the democratic pirty.
Atchard B. French spent his boyhood days at Idaho City to the age of six years and
then went to California, where he resided until he reached the age of seventeen. In 1889
he located at BellevUe, Blaine county, Idaho, where he followed mining until 1914, when
he removed to Hailey and took charge of the Croesus mine. In 1918 and 1919 he
engaged In the real estate bualneaa In Hailey. In 1917 he was appointed one ot the
coanty commissioners ot Blaine county and Is still filling that poslticm. His political
support has always been given to the democratic party. ,
In 1904 Mr. French was married to Miss Katherlne Roberts, a native of Wales and
a daughter ot Joseph and Elizabeth (Williams) Roberts, who came to the United States
during the girlhood days of their daughter. Mrs. French, taking up their abode in
Bellevue, Idaho. Both Mr. and Mrs. French have now been residents ot this state for a
long period and have been Interested witnesses of its growth and development, Mr.
French at all times bearing his part In the work ot general Improvement and progress.
HERMAN A. SHELLENBEROER.
Herman A. Shellenberger, manager of the Boise branch ot the Mutual Creamery
Company, was bom at Fort Scott. Kansas, August 20, 1874, a son ot Herman S. and
Elizabeth (Askey) Shellenberger, who were natives of Pennsylvania but were married
In Illinois. The father, who was ot Pennsylvania Dutch descent, taught school In early
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manhood and later devoted his attenttoa to the cxxMipatton of tarmtng. Por eisht yean
he waa principal of the schools of Port Scott. Kansae. He has now passed away, but
the mother survlTes him and Is UvIde at Coenr d'Alene, Idaho.
Herman A. Shellenberger was reared upon a farm near Red Oak, Iowa, and after
completing the courses taught In the public schools he spent one year In the Iowa State
Agricultural College at Ames. He was also a. student in an Iowa normal schoiri and
la early manhood he hecame Identified with the creamery huslness at Fostoria. Iowa.
He has been active in this, line of business to a greater or less extent from the age of
twenty-four years In Iowa, Michigan and Idaho. In Michigan he spent, five years In the
d&fry and fruit department of the state as Inspector and In 190S he came to Idaho,
having In the meantime spent two years In the province of Alberta, Canada, where he
was engaged in the cattle business. His residence In Boise dates from 1913. He was
formerly manager of the Boise Cooperative Creamery Company, but in 1816 resigned
that position to become manager of the Boise branch of the Mutual Creamery Company,
a large concern that has a chain of twelve creameries fn eight dltferent states, with
general headquarters at Salt Lake City. The business Is one of Importance. . The plant
on South Ninth street was erected fn 1913 and is an Impoelng solid concrete etmcture
of generous proportions, equipped throughout with modem machinery and facilities tor
the making o( Paeteurlied creamery butter of the highest quality. The plant Is a valu-
able addition to Boise's Industrial enterprises and under Mr. Shellenberger's able man-
agement is experiencing a successful career.
On the lOtb of March, 1896, at Fostoria. Iowa, Mr. Shellenberger was married to
Miss Hilda Hansen, a native of that place, and they have become parents of a son and
a daughter, Floyd and Myrtle, aged respectively eighteen and thirteen yeirs. Mr.
Shellenberger Is a member and one of the directors of the Boise Commercial Club and
fraternally is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. In politics he
maintains an Independent course, voting for the man whom he regards as best qualified
for offlce. and he has personally never been a candidate for ofBcIa) preferment. His
time has been fully occup'ed by bis business affairs and his energy has brought him to
the creditable position which he is now filling.
JOHN A. KOFOBD.
John A. Kofoed, clerk of the district court, recorder and auditor of Franklin oounty,
was bom In Weeton, that county, February 19. 1867. a son of Hans and Thora (Jensen)
Kofoed, natives of Denmark. The father came to America In 1S57 and on reaching this
country went to Lehl, Utah, crossing the plains with the famous handcart compiny,
while fain wife made the }oumey by ox team but walked most of the way. He worked
at his trade of shoemaker In the winter months and followed farming during the summer
seasons. About 1S64 he removed to that part of Oneida county, Idaho, which la now
Franklin county, and there be acquired a tract of land ne^r Weston, which he operated
for the remainder of hla life, his death occurring February 27, 1882. He was always
active In the affzlrs of the Church of Jesus Chrlfit of Latter-day Saints and held varloos
offices in the church, among others being president of high priests. His widow died
In April, IStfO.
John A. Kofoed was reared and educated In Franklin county. In 1890 he took up a
homestead northwest of Weston, which he Improved and operated until 1913, when
Franklin county was organized. He was appointed to his present ofllci by the gov-
ernor and h^s been reelected at eich succeeding election since that year, giving the
utmost satisfaction to all concerned.
in December, 1S89, Mr. Kofoed was married to Rozllpho Campbell and five children
were bom to them, as follows; Rosella, John A., Eugene, Thora and Nioml. Mrs.
Kofoed died November 27, 1901, and on October 2, 1907, Mr. Kofoed married Ira M.
Crockett by whom he has two children: Aleaae end Weldoa. One of Mr. Kotoed's sons
operates the farm, which he still owns. During the World war John A. enlisted In
November, 1917, becoming a member of the Forty-seventh Regiment Machine Gun
Company, and during his service of seven months in Prance went over the top no leas
than Ave times. He was In Qermany with the Army of Occupation for sixteen months.
Eugene enlisted In August, 191S, and was fn the service for eight nonttu.
Mr, Kofoed gives his support to the democratic party, and his church afflllatlcMi Is
with the Church of Jesus Ciirlst of Latter-day Saints, for which he went on a mission
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to tb6 nortbern states In 1SS9 and returned two years later. He served um clerk ra the
Weeton board of town trusteeB and also as constable. He bas alway* glvea earnest
atteotion to th« best Interests ot the commnnfty^ in which be lives.
HENRY A. SAMPSON.
Henry A. Sampson of the Lakeside Purnltare Company, conductioK an extenslre
fumltnre store In Coeur d'Alene, was born In Albany. Missouri, January 27, 1871. blB
parents being I^ewis and Nancy (Stark) Simpson, while the grandfatber was Rddam
Stark, a soldier ot the war of 1SI2, who was a native o( Virginia. Iiewls Sampson was
bom In Clay county, Missouri, and his wife was a native of Kentucky. He followed
farming near Albany and for many years lived in Gentry county, Missouri, where bis
father planted the flrst corn raised in that section of the state. Lewis Sampson was
very .actively and helpfully Identified with the moral progress of the commnnlty, being
a sincere and active member ot the Christian church.
Henry A. Sampson attended the public and high schools of Albany, Missouri, and
when eighteen years of age became connected with the furniture trade In Walla Walla,
' Washington, where he remained for thirteen years. On the eth ot April, 1906, he came
to Coeur d'Alene, where he establlsbed a furniture store, being now the leading dealer
In this line In Kootenai county, carrying an extensive, attractive and carefully selected
stock.
Hr. Sam[>son was united In marriage. to Miss Nannie Carey, a native ot Kansas
City, Missouri, whose people were representatives of an old family of Case county.
HlsBourl. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sampson occupy a prominent social position and have
been identified with many interests contributing to the welfare of the Community and
the uplift of the individual. Mrs. Sampson compiled a history of all the soldiers who
went from Coeur d'Alene to the World war. Hr. Sampson ie a valued member of tbe
Chamber of Commerce, of which be was president from 1916 until 1919, and he Is one
ot but two life members of the organization. He has also been president of the Mer-
chants' Association, which he aided In organizinK. Hfs political allegiance Is given to
the democratic party and In 1916 be was a member of the county central committee and
baa done much to further the Interests ol the democratic organliatlon in the state.
He belongs to the Rowing Club, bas been a member ot the Regatta Association, Is Iden-
Ufled with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights ot Pythias and his
religious faith Is that of the Methodist church. During the war period hie patriotic
service ranked him as one hundred per cent American. He took part In all the drives
and In every plan and project to sustain financially the government and prcnnote the
welfare of the soldiers In camp and field.
CHARLES D. QOASLIND.
. Charles D. Goaslind, a well known and prominent cltlsen of Preston, Franklin county,
at present and for some years past filling the office of county assessor and otherwise
identified with public aSalrs, was bom In Richmond, Utah, November 18, 1860, a son of
Jbhn and Susan (Allen) Ooaslind, the father being a native of Kentucky and the mother
ot Illinois. John Goaslind. who was a mlUwrlKbt by trade, crossed the plains to Utah
about 1864 and his wife also made the Journey to that state with Mormon emigrants.
He built the flrst sawmill in Salt Lake valley and also built other sawmills and grist
mills in that district. In 1864, when Franklin county, Idaho, waa still a part Of Oneida
comity, he located there and at Franklin built the first sawmill and the first grist mill
erected In the state. Franlilln Is admitted to be the oldest town in the state and
Mr. Ooaslind continued to reside there to the end ot his life. He continued to engage
in the sawmill and grist mill business and also operated a threshing outflt and some-
times turned his band to surveying. He took an active Interest In the affairs of the
Mormon church. He died In June, 1878. His widow Is still living, making her home
at Logan, Utah.
Charles D. Ooaslind was reared In Franklin county, the district schools ot which
he attended, later taking a course In the Brlgham Young College, at Logan. Utah, from
which, he was graduated with the class of 1896. Following his graduation he was made
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clerk of the Oneida stake, wblch office he held for sixteen years, and at the same time
he was employed as bookkeeper, at which occupation he continued to work tor a con-
siderable period. He was then appointed as state insurance commlsslimer and ex offldo
state examiner, remaining in that position for two terms. The appointment was first
made by Oovernor Gooding and he was reappointed by Gorernor Brady. On bis return
home, be followed tarmlns until 1915, when be was appointed to fill an unexpired term
as county assessor, and in tbe fall ot 1916 he was elected to that office, bringing to bis
dutiea a keen business sagacity, which has given satiefaction to all who are affected
by the scope oF his official work.
In March, ISSG, Mr. Ooaslind was married to Clara Parkinson, and they became tbe
parents of one child, Charles Earl, born In April, 1889. Mrs. Goasllnd died in January,
1897, and February 23, 189S, be was married to Carrie C. Parkinson, a sister of his first
wife, and to that marriage four children were born: Clara P., Carol P., lone and
George D. Mr. Ooaslind ts an ardent member of the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints and Is high counselor of the Oneida stake, which position be also filled before
be went to- work for the state. In 18S6 be went to England on a mfssltHi lor the
diurch and returned in 188T. Politically be gives bis support to the republican party,
the principles of which be warmly advocates, and in all matters Intended to advance the
public welfare be is generally found lending a helping band.
MAJOR FRANCIS LEO QUIGLBY, M. D.
Major Francis Leo Quigley, whose official title Is the Indication of tbe active service
which he rendered to his country In tbe World war. Is successfully practicing his pr»
tession in Wallace, where he located In 1906. He has been and is the surgeon for many
of tbe Important corporations In this section of the state and has gained high pro-
fessional standing. A native of Kansas, he was bom at Salini^ October 21, 1879, his
parents being John B. and Maggie T. (Hurray) Quigley.
Residing at the place of his nativity during the period ot his boyhood and youth,
he there attended school and afterward became a student in St. Mary's College, which
conferred upon him the Bachelor ot Arts d^ree at his graduation with the class o|
1900. He determined upon tbe practice of medicine as a life work and with that end
in view became a student in tbe medical department of tbe Georgetown University at
Washington, D. C, and was graduated with the H. D. degree as an alumnus of 1904.
He then entered the Georgetown University Hospital, where for two months he served
as Interne, and next became resident physician at St. Joseph's Hospital In St. Joseph.
Missouri Three months later he was appointed to the United States Marine Hospital
service, being stationed first as assistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital at Portland.
Maine, and later In the Marine Hospitals of New York and Boston. When fifteen months
had passed in that connection be came to Idaho and on the 1st of January, 1906, took
np the dutiea ot assistant to Dr. France ot Wardner, chief surgeon of the Bunker Hill ft
Sullivan Mining A Concentrating Company. In tbe following December, however, he
resigned his position and removed to Wallace, being made a member of the staff of
Providence Hospital. He Is recognized as an able and learned physician who has steadily
progressed in bis profession, dally acquiring added skill as a surgeon and diagnostician.
In 1909 he became surgeon for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, also for tbe
Federal Mining £ Smelting Comiiany, the Heda Mining Company, tbe Snowstorm,
Hunter and Interstate Mining Companies and the Coeur d'Alene Iron Works. In 1907
he was appointed aSBlstant county physician ot Shoshone county and two years later
was advanced to tbe position ot county physician and health officer, serving until 1911.
Bis various duties as surgeon for tbe different corporations with which he Is profes-
sionally Identified, the responsibilities of the public offices that he has held and a large
private practice have kept him constantly busy. He does not hesitate to sacrifice
his personal comfort and welfare for the good of his patients and Is most conscientious
in the performance ot all of bis professional duties.
Dr. Quigley was united in marriage to Miss Savage, a daughter of Jeremiah H.
Savage, one ot the pioneers of tbe Coeur d'Alene mining district, who came here in 1883
end engaged in placer mining. Dr. and Mrs. Quigley have three children: Vlrglala,
Oenevlave and Marion.
In politics Dr. Quigley is an earnest republican, active In support ot tbe principles
of the party. In the hour of crisis, when tbe good of the country transcended all par-
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meat aai wm eoinmEMfoiiMl a eapUln at thm Medln] Corpa of tbe United Stataa mimj
ia JbITi UU. He organiiei ud wn commuidiBS oAcer of Bue Ho^rttsl No. IOC,
later was tnuuTerred to Baae HoepUai NO. IM end tlien to OrMBleef Bo^ltal No, IXL
He went to Cemp Wheeler tn Septmber, UlS. end rabeeqnentljr to Caup Upbn. He
Mlled tor Pnnce with Bue HoqiitaJ Dolt No. IH. wUcli be bad orsulsad, and arrind
oreneaa In Norember, {troceeding to Tanncs (Mortrfban), France, where be bad cbarR*
of a baae bo^itaL He eerved in France ontil Jnlr. 1919. and was promoted to the rank
of major.
Dr. Qaicler U a member of Wallace Lodge No. Ul, B. P. O. E.. also of the Modem
Woodmen of America and the United Commercial TraTClere of Kansas. He U gnal
kalgtat of (he KnlKhle of Colnmbne in Wallace Lodge, baring held the oOee fw eerea
rears, and for two years he was stale deputy of the order. He Is commander of HersdMi
T. Bdwarda Poet of tbe American Legion and Is president of the Shoahone CovBtr
Hedfcal Sodetr. He belongs to tbe National GetKSrapblc Society and bis Interests are
broad and Tarled. He has made rapid progrees in his professional work and his al>Ult7
has gained for him a ponitioo of prominence as a surgeon of northern Idaho.
F. S. SCOBBB.
F. S. Scobee. a well-fcncTwn representative of Inanrance interests In Idaho, malntaln-
tng offices at Mnllan, Wallace and Bnrke. Shoshmie oonnty, was bom at Parts, Hlssovrl,
January IS, 1S83. He there pursued tals education in the public schools and also attended
the National Business College at Quincy. Illinois. In early life he took np tbe study of
telegraphy and became an operator on tbe Bnrllugton * Hannibal Railroad, fllllng that
position for tour years. In 1906 be arrired In Idiho, eatabltsblng his home at Hnllau.
Por seren years be was connected with tbe United Storee Company and In 1914 he
ertablistaed an Insnrance agency, since which time he has handled all kinds of InsuraneeL
He has written a large number of policies and with every phase of the buslnees Is
thorongbly familiar, his success resalting from his dose application' and Indefatigable
enterprise.
In IMS Mr. I^bee was united in marriage to Miss Winie Shields, of MuUan, a
dai^bter of W. R. Shields, mentioned elsewhere In this work. Ftatemally Mr. Soobee
Is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, his membership being In
Lodge No. 831. He belongs to Mallan Lodge No. 50, A. F. « A. M., of which he is now
worshlpfnl master. He Is alio a. member of Hultda Chapter, Order of the Extern Star;
of the Scottish Rile Consistory at Coeur d'AIene; and of tbe Mystic Shrine at Spokane.
He Is Interested In aOalrs relating to tbe upbuilding and progress of tbe dty and has
served as a member of the city council. He Is likewise a member of the Shoshone
County Council of Defense. Those who know Mr. Scobee never for a moment question
his loyalty to or earnest support of any ciuse which be espoiBes. and when hla aid is
needed along tbe line of general welfare It la freely given. <
HBNBY P. QUNDEMAN.
Henry P- tiilndeman, mayor of Coeur d'AIene and one ot the moat active and pro-
gressive bnsinesB men of the city, widely kno^ as tbe secretary and treosnrer ot tbe
Coeur d'AIene Oraln ft Milling Company, was bom tn Sm Francisco, June 23, 1SS6. His
parents, John and Anna (Wlttorf) OUndemaa. were both natives of Germany. The
father, who was bom in Scbleswlg-Holsteln. died at Walla W&Ila, Washington, Novem-
ber 9, 1909. Tbe mother came to the United States when only two years of age, while
the father was a youth of sixteen when he crossed the Atlantic to the new world. He
became a farm band In California and in 1898 removed to lAtah, Washington, where
be took up the occupitlon of firming, winning notable succeBS In that connection and
gaining a place alnong the prominent agrlculturlBts of that region, there residing nntil
his death. His widow afterward removed to Coeor d'AIene, where she now makes her
home. Hor younger son, Herbert L.. was a member ot Battery B ot the One Hundred
and Forty-sixth Field Artillery during the World war and was on duty In France tor
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nlnetoen montbi. Hs 1b now a promlnant memlMr ot the AmerlCAn L«EioD of Ooenr
d'AIene.
Henry P- Ollndemui attended the schocdB of San Francisco and of Liatah, Wuh-
Ington, and afterward purBned a course In a business college at Spokane. His Identifica-
tion wltb Coeur d'AIene dates from 1906, at which time he took up clerical work here.
His deTelopins powers, buslnega experience, enterprise and Isudable ambition at length
qualined htm for Important service In the business world and In 1910 he became the
secretary and treasurer of the Coeur d'AIene Grain ft Milling Company, wboleeale and
retail dealers In and manufacturer b of flour, cereals and by-prodncts. This Is one ot the .
Important prednctive Industries and commercial Interests ot Coeur d'AIene. The busi-
ness has been thoroughly systematized, the plant splendidly equipped, and the results
achieved have been most satisfactory, owing to the enterprising methods of Mr. Ollnde-
man and bin associates.
In 1908 Mr. QUndeman was married to Hiss I^ura M. Buchanan, ot Lltchtleld,
Minnesota, and they have three children: Luolle H., Portia M. and William H. In
tnttemal relations Mr. Olindeman is widely known. He belongs to Kootenai Lodge
Mo. 24, A. P. ft A. M., of which he Is a past master and now the secretary. He Is also
past commander of the Knight Templar Commandery No. 8, a Scottish Rite Mason, a
member of the Mystic Shrine at Spokane, and has been grand marshal ot the grand
lodge of Idaho and grand senior warden ot the grand commandery. He likewise belongs
to the Elks Lodge No. 1264 ot Coeur d'AIene. He has been very active in civic affairs,
especially In snpport of the projects promoted by the Chamber of Commerce. In politics
he Is an earnest republican and from 1916 to 1917 was president ot the school board af
CouT d'AIene. During the World war he was very active in all the drives In support
of the federal government and for the Interests ot the BoldierB In camp and field and
was captain of a team in District No. 4 and at all tlmee was very suooessfnl in putting
bis district over the top. In 1919 he was elected mayor ot Coeur d'AIene by acclamation
and is giving to the city an administration that ts effective In its support of all valuable
civic Interests and tar-reachIng in Its results.
FRANK A. SWANSON.
Frank A. Swanson, a rancher and orcbardtat living six miles west <rf Boise, wob
bom In Sweden. July S, 1869. His parents, both of whom are now deceased, never
came to the United States. The son remained a resident of Sweden to the age of fifteen
years and then came alone to the new world, hts maternal grandparents. Swan and
Christina Gabrlelson. being at that time residents ot Hetiry county, Illinois. Prank A.
Swanson made his way direct to their home and resided with them until he had at-
tained hts majority. In 1894 he went to Burt county, Nebraska, and engaged In farm-
ing cm bis own account, there carrying on agricultural pursuits tor ten years upon a
tract ot one hundred and twenty acres of land which he owned during the latter part
ot his residence In that section. He paid flfteen dollars per acre for this land at a
time when all acreage property was very cheap and when corn sold for but a few
cents per bushel. At length he disposed of bis farm in Nebraska in 1903 and came to |
Idaho, since which time he has been a resident ot the Boise valley, continuously devot-
ing his attention to farm work. In 1906 he bought his present ranch six mtlea west
ot Boise, becoming owner ot a forty-acre tract of unimproved land, upon which there
were no buildings, no orchards and in tact there was no indication of development ot
any kind save that fences had been built. Today this Is an excellent proper^, highly
Improved with splendid buildings, including a large silo. Five acres of the land is in
bearing orchard, all ot the fruit treee having been planted by Mr. Swanson. The ranch
is situated tn a district where property la valued at from three to seven hundred dol-
lars per acre. In 1906 the Bolse-Nampa Interurban Railway was built past hts door
and this adds much to the value ot his place, bringing him Into immediate connection
with the city through excellent transportation tacllitles. Mr. Swanson keeps about
twelve good dairy cows of the Holeteln breed and altogether his farm is an excellent
property.
On the 16th ot March, 1910, Mr. Swanson was married to Mrs. Ida Ross, n6e Smith,
and they now have one daughter, Luella Ross Swanson. The parents and daughter
are members of the Christian church ot Ustlck and are much interested In the moral
progress and development ot the community.
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Mr. Swanson is « member trf the Woodmen of tbe World and also of the Inde-
pendent Order ot Odd Fellows. Both he and his wife glre their political support to the
republican party and while In Nebraska he held the office of road overseer. Hn.
Swauton Is mncb interested In the sappreaalon of the liquor traffic and Is a mem-
ber of The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of which she has been the president,
and also belongs to the Apple Blossom Club erf Ustlck. She was bom In Carrcril conntr.
Hlssonri, September 24, 18S8, a daufhter of the Rer. J<diii D. Smith, a member of the
Christian church and a veteran ot tbe CItII war. who serred with the rank of cap-
tain during the last year of tbe conflict, baring been commissioned captain
of Company C, Fifth Kentucky Cavalry. He paaaed away about thirty years ago. His
wife, who bore the maiden name ot Mary Ellen Denton, died about six years ago. Tbetr-
daughter, Mrs. Swanson, has made tor herself a most creditable and enviable position
In tbe social circles of Ustlck snd vicinity, while Hr. Swanson has gained a most creditable
place as a rancher and orcbardist. He has never had occasion to regret his determina-
tion to come to the new world. He has never returned to Sweden since flrst crossing
tbe Atlantic and as the years have passed has embraced tbe (vportnnltles and ad-
vantages here ottered until in the course of years he haa gained substantial success
m connection with tbe production ot crops and the raising ot fruit in Ada county.
HON. CHARLBB W. BOOTH.
Hon. Charles W. Booth, filling the office of state senator from Lewis county, fol-
lows (he occupation ot (arming as a lite work and has made his home in Idaho since
1S96. He was born In tbe province of Ontario, Canada, April 16, 1866, and Is the eldest
ion of John and Sarah Ann (Wilcox) Q90th, who removed with their family to the
'state of Minnesota, where be spent his yonth npon a farm and during that period
acquired bis early education in district schools. He left school at the age of seventeen
and when nineteen years of age made his way westward to tbe state of Washington,
where he resided for eleven years, devoting his attention to general farming.
In 1896 Mr. Booth took n^ his abode in Lewis county, Idaho, which was then a
part of old Nei Perce county, and through the intervening years be has continued his
farm work and has also condncted other important business interests. He Is now
the vice president ot the Union State Banic at Nesperce. which was organised In
the paries of his own home. He is likewise the vice president of the Neiperce-Rocb-
dale Ccmpany, a concern that operates three grain eleratora and also owns a large
hardware and Implement store at Nesperce. Mr. Booth Is likewise a vice president
of the Trl-State Terminal Company, with heed offices at Seattle, Washington, and is
the general sales agent of the Farmers Union Enterprises of the Northwest, a concern
whose business amounts to about Ave million dollars a year. This concern has ten
branches, scattered over Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Mr. Booth is likewise active
In the Farmers Union, an organisation that covers the counties ot Nee Perce, Lewis
and Clearwater, and has been the president of this society since it was organised, or for
a period of ten years. Besides all of these important activities which claim his atten-
tion he managed his farm and operated a threshing machine while his three sons were
in the army, thus taking up the labors in which he would have had their assistance.
He is a director of the Nesperce ft Idaho Railroad, a line fourteen mllee In length, and
there Is scarcely a feature that has to do with the development, upbuilding and Improve-
ment of his section of the state In which he Is not deeply and helpfully interested.
Tat these Mily constitute certain phases of Mr. Booth's activities. He Is chairman
of the board of trustees ot the Community church of Nesperce, which is a union ot the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches of the place. They occupy a fine new building
and Mr. Booth takes a helpful part in promoting the church work and Is contributing
to its support. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias and with the
Woodmen of the World. He cloeely studies the vital political and public problems and
has taken an advanced stand upon many questions of deep concern to community and
state. He Is now one ot the Ave directors of the Non-Partlsan League of tbe state ot
Idaho and was elected on the ticket of that organisation to the office of state senator
in the fall of 1018. being recognised as the leader among the farmers of his county who
favor the non-partisan attitude In political affairs. He has again and again been called
to leadership along tbe various lines of activity to which he has directed his efforts.
This is as true in his frat«mBl relatione as in other connections, for he has served
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aa council commander of Neiperce Cunp, No. 44% of tli« Woodmen of the World,
for twelTo oonseootlTe terms, and for two terms he was chancellor commander
of Amerlcns Lodge, No. 48, K. P., and vas twice Iti representative to the Ora&d
Lodge tft the Knights of PythlaB In Idaho.
On the 21st of January, 1890, Ur. Booth was married to Miss Annie Laura Peterson,
of Troy, Idaho, a native of Indiana and a daughter of a Civil war veteran who served
In the Unltm army and who came to Idaho from the state of Washington. Hr. and
Mrs. Booth have become parents of four children, Herbert L., William H., John M. and
Ethel M., the last named the wife of Frank Collins. All of the sons were in the mill'
tary service of the country during the recent war and one of them, William H., was
killed September 30, 19IS, when twenty-four years of age, while participating In action.
Herbert was at Camp Herrltt, New Jersey, while John U. was In Belgium with the
United States forces, connected with the veterinary department. William was a cor-
poral of the Three Hundred and Slxty-eecond United States Infantry, of the Nlnety-flrst
Division. Mr. and Mrs. Booth also have two grandchildren, caiarles and John CoUlna,
aged respectively seven and five years.
Throughout his entire life Senator Booth has been an Indefatigable worker. He
attacks everything with contagions enthnslsam, which, combined with his sound judg-
ment, has again and again placed him in poBttl(»iB of leadership. His chief diversion
is the Parmers Union activities and the Non-ParUsan League movement He is one of
the most active of the men of the state along these lines. He was three times a delegate
to the national conventions of the Termers Union and was one of the committee that
went to Washington, D. C, in February, 1918, to secure the establishment of a primary
market for wheat for the Pacific coast states. The o'blect of the trip was accompllehed,
the market being established at Portland, Oregon. He was also a delegate to the
national convention of the Non-Partisan League at St Paul, Minnesota, in December,
1918. He closely studies the questions which are to the statesman and the man of
affairs of deep Import and upon all vital problems he keeps abreast with the best
thinking men of the age.
ADDISON A. CRANE.
Addison A. Crane, president of the E^xchange National Bank of Coeur d'Alene and
thus active in directing the financial policy of this district — a policy which Is contrlbut-
tug to its subBtantial development, not only deserves mention by reason of the place
which he has made ia business circles but also by reason ot the part which he has
taken In support of public afhtlrs having to do with the welfare, interests and upbuild-
ing of the state. He was bom at Rosebnrg, Oregon, June 16, 1S61, his parents being
S. W. and Elisabeth (Jones) Crane. The father, a native of Wlsconeln, came to the
west with his parents In the Hays train that made the overland trip In 1862, settling
at Winchester, Oregon. There S. W. Crane was msrrted at the age ot eighteen yeatv
to Miss Elizabeth Jones, who had loumeyed to the northwest with her parents In the
overland train commanded by Jake Jones. Mr. Crane waa a pioneer blacksmith at
Winchester and also took up land from the government. He went through all of the
stirring scenes, thrilling experiences and hardships ot frontier life and aided sub-
stantially In laying the foundation for present-day progress and Improvement in the
northwest In 18G9 he removed to Roeeburg, Oregon, and operated a sawmill on the
Umpqua river, also conducting a large general store In the town. He was classed
with the prominent and progressive citizens ot that locality, where he remained until
bis removal to Portland. At a still later period he became a resident of Spokane,
Washington, where be was engaged in the printing business, and in 1S91 he arrived
In Idaho, taking np his abode at Harrison, His business enterprise and progresslve-
ness soon gained him rank with the prcanlnent merchants ot that place. His p<dltlcal
endorsement was given to the repubUban party. His demise occurred at Harrison, this
state, when he had reached the age of sixty-eight years.
Addison A. Crane attended the public schools ot Roeeburg, Oregon, and also Blstaopi
Scott's school in Portland. He entered upon the study of law In the office of Judge
Watson of the latter city. On the 5th of March, 1S91. he took up his abode at Harrison,
Idaho, and in connection with his brother, W. B. Crane, secured as a homestead claim
the present town Bite of Harrison at the time of the opening of the Ooenr d'Alene In-
dian reservation. He entered upon the practice of law in Harrison and also was
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promlDent In connectloD witb iU pobllc aod political actlTittea. laboring effectively and
earnestlr to promote the seneral welfare. EJadoraiag the repablican partr. he did
effective wori< to promote its saccessee and several times was made a delegate to iti
state conventloDS. He was connected with the Bank of Harrison nntil 191&, when he
removed to Coeur d'Alene to accept the presidencr of the Exchange National Bank
of this city. Through the Intervening years he has remained at the bead of the in-
stltntion. largely shaping its policy and making It one of the strong moneyed con-
cerns of this section of the state. He has other large and important business interests
and his contribution to the upbuilding of his section his been Important and extensive.
Again he has figured prominently In connection with public affairs. In 1908 he was
made a presidential elector and he bad previously, in 1S92, served as a member of the
state legislature. He studies closely the vital problems and issues of the day and his
support of any measure is an assured proof of his t>ellef in Its efficacy as a factor in
good government or as an element in the general growth and development of the dis-
trict and commonwealth.
At Moscow, Idaho, Mr. Crane was united In marriage to Miss Elcata Towns, who
was bom in 'Missouri. They have become parents of two children, Fred D. and Lois
A. The elder, born November 24. 1896, was graduated from the public schools of Coeur
d'Alene and from Columbia University, In which he completed a law course. He then
engaged In law practice in Coeur d'Alene until after America's entrance into the World
war. He went to France as a member of Battery C.. One Hundred and Forty-sixth Field
Artillery, the Idaho Infantry being transformed into a field artillery regiment at Camp
Mills. He landed at Havre, France. December 24. 1917. was trained at Camp Songe
and Cleremont-Ferrand. proceeding to the front July 6, 191S. He took part In the battle
of Chateau Thierry on the 9th of July, was on active duty in the Vesle region at St.
Hfhlel. the Meuse and In the Argonne, serving as a corporal. He went Into Germany
with the army of occupation and was among those who thus demonstrated the splendid
fighting qualities of the American army — an army that was raised and trained in an
Incredibly short time and which proved that valor Is not a matter of training alone bat
a matter of the spirit — an almost spontaneous response to the needs of the hour in sup-
port of a principle. With his command he returned home and he has been active In
the organization of the American Legion, serving on the executive committee. He be-
longs also to the Masons and to the Elks, while Addison A. Crane is also connected with
those orgs nizat Ions. The family Is one of prominence In Coeur d'Alene. Addison
A. Crane long maintaining a position among thoee substantial citizens who have con-
tributed so largely to the improvement and development of the northwest.
JOHN NEWTON ALLEY. M. D.
Dr. John Newton Alley, a specialist on the treatment of diseases of the chest and
recognized as one of the eminent members of the medical profession In Idaho, who In
1916 was president of the Idaho Medical Society, was bom at Delano. Minnesota, June
6, 1S7S, his parents being John and Lucy G. Alley. In the public schools of Pennsyl-
vania be began his education, which he continued in the Monong3.hela College of Penn-
sylvania, there winning the Bachelor of Science degree In 1SS3. He prepared for his
professional career as a studeivt In the Jefferson Medical College of Phl^delphla and
won his M. D. degree In IS96. Throughout the Intervening period, covering almost a
quarter of a century, he has continued In the active practice of his profession. He
was connected with the United States Tubercular Service from 1901 until 191S and he
has always specialized In diseases of the chest, having come to be recognized as an
authority in connection therewith. He was made a member of the local and advisory
boards during the World war as special examiner tor diseases of the chest, his ability
In that direction being thus recognized. The public offices which he has held have al-
ways been in the direct path of his profession. From 1916 until 1920 he was secretary
of the board of health of Nez Perce county, Idaho, and was president of the board of
health of Marshall county. West Virginia, from 1896 until 1898. He Is also a member
of the United States pension board at Lewiston, Is a member of the Clinic of Lewlston
and is a valned representative of the Idaho Medical Society, which in 1915 honored
him with election to the presidency. His business connections outside of professional
lines have been limited to a directorship In the Bank of Benwood, at Benwood, West
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Od the 16tb of August, 1S99, at Beuwood. Dr. Alley was married to MIbb HalUe B.
Martin, ot that place, a daughter of Mrs. Alice Martin. The children of this marriage
are: Ralph Martin, who is a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy at An-
napolis, Maryland: John Newton; Alice Virginia; and Frances Elisabeth.
In his political views Dr. Alley has always been a republican since age conferred
upon him the right of franchise. He beloDgs to various Masonic bodies, having at-
tained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, and Is also a member of the Mystic
Shrine. He likewise belongs to the Lewlston Commercial Clnb and his religious faith
is Indicated by bis membership in the First Presbyterian church. In which he Is serv-
ing as elder and clerk of the session. He Is actuated in all that he does by high Ideals
and his life work has been far-reaching, beneficial and resultant.
HENRY H. BUTTON, M. D.
Dr. Henry H. Dutton is a well known physician and surgeon ot Halley, where he
has built up a gratifying practice. He was born in Barton, Vermont, on the 11th of
July, ISSS. a son ot Chauncey and Elisabeth (Qudaell) Button. The period of hia boy-
hood was passed in the Qreen Mountain state and be supplemented his early educational
training by a course of study in Barton Academy, while subsequently he attended
Goddard Seminary at Barre. Vermont. He next became a student in Dean Academy ot
Franklin, Mftssachusetts, and then matriculated in the University ot Vermont, where
he entered upon preparation for the practice ot medicine and surgery. In the tall
of 1914 he made bis way to San Jose, Calitomia, and for two years was an interne In
the Santa Clara County Hospital, after which he opened an offlce at Bellevue, Blaine
county, Idaho. Thence he came to Halley and has here since remained, his practice
steadily growing as he has' demonstrated his skill and ability in coping with the In-
tricate problems which continually confront the physician in bis efforts to restore
health and prolong lite.
In 1916 Dr. Dutton was united In -marriage to Miss Anna McHugh, a native ot
Virginia and a daughter of Patrick McHuRb. In politics the Doctor is Independent,
while fraternally he is Identifled with the Masons, the Knights of Pythias and tbe In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows. He has won an enviable reputation In both pro-
tessiooal and social circles during tbe period of bis residence at Hailey and is widely
recognized as a young physician of pronounced ability and worth.
JAMES WARD DAVIS.
A very general feeling of regret was expressed among the citizens of Preston when
tbe late Jemes W. Davis, a well known teacher, passed away on May 14, 1914. He was
t>om at Clifton. Franklin county, Idaho, December 23. 1SS2, a son of Riley and Janette
(McMarrln) Davis. Tbe father Is a native ot Iowa and was one of the pioneer Mor-
mons who settled in Utah. While yet a boy he came to Franklin county, Idaho, where
he has engaged In farming and stockralsing ever since, being generally regarded as
one t^ the most successful and prosperous farmers in his part of the county. He Is
an earnest member ot the Church ot Jesus Christ of l>atter-day Saints and Is Interested
in all Its good works. Hla wife died in 1894.
James W. Davis was reared in Franklin county, the district schools ot which he
attended, later going to tbe high school at Logan, Utah, and flnlshtng at the State Agri-
cultural College at Logan. He then entered on bis lite work as a teacher and tangbt
school in Clifton and Dayton, Idaho. He gave his best services to the youth placed
under his supervision and performed his duties with zeal and fldellty to the end of
his life, hla death taking place May 14, 1914.
On June 6. 1907. Mr. Davis was married to Harriet E. Bybee, a daughter of Wil-
liam J. and Mary E. (Henderson) Bybee. the former a native ot Iowa and the latter ot
Utah. Mr. Bybee engaged In farming at Lewlston, Utah, where he bought a tract of
Iftnd, which he Improved and developed, continuing to operate his farm for tbe re-
mainder ot his life. He died June 3, 1919, and his wife passed away October 12, 1914.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis became the parents of tour children, namely: ClltTord B., born
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Febnury 26, IMS; Hilda. September 20, 1M9; CorneU Ward, DeeemlMr 8. IBll; and
Warda, April 18, 1914.
Hr. Darla was a bishop of the Chnrcta ol Jamis Christ of Lattar-day Salnu, at Clif-
ton, Idaho, Dp to the time at his death. Be was an ardent suppmter of the repabllcan
partr and was ehalnnan of the town oeatrnl conmittee for a considerable time. Bia
actlTltlee In this direction, as in others, were cnt short by his death at the earlr ace of
thirty-one years.
In the fall of 1918 Mrs. Harriet B. DstIb was elected to tlie offloes of conntr
treasurer and tax collector of Franklin county, the duties ot which she Iiaa been
pertormlnK with exceptional ability. She is a member of the Chnrch of Jesos Christ
of Latter-day Saints and Is stake board member of the Tonng Ladles Mntoal ImproTe-
ment Association, In the affairs of wblch sbe takes an actire and practical interest
and was president of the primary for some time. She glres her sapport to the re-
publican party and to all tnovements calculated to improve the sodsl welfare of the
community In which she lives.
Jesse M. Parker lives on a ranch comifrlslnK thlrty-elKht acres and sltoated three
and a halt miles northwest of Meridian, where he has resided contlnnonsly thronghoat
' the past eighteen years. He was born In Kosdnsko county, Indiana, on the lltfa of
January, 1S60, a son of Reuben and Mary (Rowe) Parker. He lost his father when
but six years of age and was reared to manhood on a farm in his native county. In
1881, after attaining his majority, he removed from the Hoosler state to Frontier
county, Nebnulia, where he continued to reside for twenty years. On the expiralon
of that period he disposed of his Interests In Nebraska and subsequently spent a year
in Calitomia, after which he took op his abode on his present ranch in Ada county.
The property is splendidly Improved in every particular, sbowlDg the careful manage-
ment and cultivation of an enerRetic and progressive owner. Mr. Parker raises cotp
■Iderable fruit, including both sweet and soar cherries, and has won an enviable reputa-
tion as a successfnl and enterprising ranchman.
It was while residing in Kosdnsko county, Indiana, at the age of twenty-one
years, that Mr. Parker was married to Miss Unity Jameson, who passed away In Ne-
braska, leaving a danghter, now Mrs. Bessie Cavln, of Wilder, Canyon county, Idaho.
On the 11th of June, 1907, Mr. Parker was again married, his second union t>elng with
HIbe Emma Relnhart, whose birth occnrred in Kosciusko county, Indiana, July 6, 1S6G.
Her parents, James \Dd Ellsa (Smith) Relnhart, are both deceased. Mr. Parker re-
turned to Indiana from Idaho to be married in Kosciusko county. He Is a Master
Mason and both he and his wife give their political allegiance to the democratic party.
They are widely recognized as people of genuine personal worth, while their, many
sterling traits of character have won them popularity among a large circle of friends.
JOHN H. McGRATH.
John H. HcOrath, chairman of the board of commissioners of Ada county, makes his
home three miles west of Eagle and has been successtnlly identified with ranching In-
terests In that county for more than a quarter of a century. His Urth occurred In
Muskingum, Ohio, December 16, 1SG9,' and he was the first-born of Thomas and Louisa
(Oreer) McOrath, who had a family of eight children, seven of whom still survive.
The father Is now living In the vldnity of Eagle with his son George, but the mother
passed away In Ada county In 1918.
John H. McQrath was a lad of eleven years when in 1880 he left his native state
and accompanied bis parents on their removal to Phillips county, Kansas. His educa-
tion was acquired In the public schools of the Sunflower state and he grew to man-
hood on a farm In Phillips county. It was also in tbat county that be was married in
1S9D to Miss Maggie Holllogshead, who was bom In Iowa in August, 1870. They have
become parents of four children, namely; Sadie, who Is now the wife of Rosa Man-
Chester; Elsie, who Is the wife of Roy Gale and resides In Sparta, Oregon; Roy Arthur,
who la married and resides near the bome of his parents; and Frank Raymond, who is
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twflntr r«arB of age and Is jet under the parental root, ftoy A. McQrath 1b a Teteran
of the World war, haying serred- with the Quartermasters Corps In San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. McGrath came to Idaho with their two children In 18Sf and the
former has elnce been actively Identified with ranching Interests In the Ttdnltr of
Eagle. He has prospered In his undertakings as the rears have passed and Is now
. In excellent Dnanclal circumstances, owning two fine ranches between Eagle and Star, In
Ada county. He also has a nnmher of Holstein dalrr cows and bla home ranch is well
Improved In erery particular.
In politics Mr. McQrath Is a republican and his fellow townsmen, rect^nlzlng his
worth and abilttr, have called him to position of public trust. He held the offlce of
road overseer for more thati twenty rears or until elected county commissioner, In
the fall of 1918. This board, of which he Is acting as chairman, has recently been en-
trusted with the expenditure ftf one million dollars tor county roads and In this con-
nection heavT responslbllltleB devolve upon him. but all who know^John H. McQrath feel
assared that he will prove equal to the task, tor he has bad many years' experience in
road work. The cltlsens ot Ada county recently voted a million dollar bond Issue for
the Improvement of the roads and the present board of commissioners Is now ex-
ecuting two of the largest pieces of road construction ever undertaken In the county,
<aie being the paving of the state highway from Boise to Star by the bttnUthlc process
and the other being the constpictlon of a good road to Arrowrock Dam. These two
contracts alone Involve about fifty miles ot pavement and construction and an expenditure
ot nearly halt a million dollars. Long interested and active In the good roads more-
ment and having been road overseer for more than two decades, Mr. McOrath Is pe-
culiarly well Atted for the' discharge of his present important duties.
WALTER B. RUSSELL.
Important fndustrlal Interests of northern Idaho find a well known and promfnent
representative In Walter B. Russell of the Ruasell-Pngh Lumber Company ot Harrlstm.
He has beeu continuously connected with the lumber trade In one phase or another
from the age of ten years and bis course has been one of steady progression, characterised
by a masterful grasp of every duty that has come to him and the ntlUsation ot every
opportunf^ that has been presented. He was born In the town of Concord, Vermont,
January IS, 1877, and is a representative ot one ot the old New England families. His
parents were C. W. and Ella (Scribner) Russell. The father was born In the Qreen
Mountain state October 10, 1846, and passed away in Harrison, Idaho, October 16, 1902.
For a long period he was a lumber merchant ot Minnesota. In 187E) be went to Perbam,
Minnesota, where be became connected with the operation ot a sawmill, remaining a
prominent resident ot that place until 1886. when he came to thevnorthwest, making
his way to Spokane, which at that time was but a email town. He toob up the manu-
facture ot lumber on Deadman creek and had the first mill on the Spokane, Portland
A Seattle Railroad, in which enterprise he was associated with his brother, 0. F. Rue-
sell. He was also at one time the owner at a mill on the site now occupied by the
Washington Mill Company. He organized that company but at length disposed of his
Interest In the business and began lumbering at Wolfe Lodge on Ooeur d'Alene Ijake,
there establishing business In 1892. He transferred his activities to Harrison In 1896
and operated under the name of the C. W. Russell Lumber Company until his death.
He was thus for an extended period actively Identified with the development ot the
lumber business in the northwest. He was, moreover, a most publloeplrlted cltlsen
and one who did everything in his power to further the temperance cause, standing In-
disputably In favor of the "drys." In fact he supported all those agencies and interests
which make for better manhood and higher standards of citizenship.
Walter B. Russell was educated in the public schools of the northwest and also
In the Northwestern Bnelnegs College at Spokane. From the age ot ten years, however,
he has largely been dependent upon his own resources, for at that time he began work-
ing in the lumber mills owned by his father and tbroughout the Intervening period
has been closely Identified with lumber manufacturing. As his capability and powers
Increased he was Intrusted more and more largely with responsibility In connection
with the management of the business and he Is now the secretary and treasurer ot
the Russell-Pugh Lumber Company and is also connected with the Harrison Box Com-
pany and the Harrlsoil Light Company. His business connections have thus con-
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■Untlr broadened In scope and Importance and ftsaln and acain hla ability to bandle
large and complex Interests has been demonstrated. He readily diacrlmtnatea between
tbe essential and tbe nonessential and has been most sncceesful la coordinatInK seem-
ingly diverse Interests into a nnlfled and harmonious whole.
Hr. Rnssell was married to Hiss Lola Kelty, a danghter at H. Kelly, who was
bom in Mississippi and who in young manhood traveled extensively In Soath America.
He was at different times engaged In basiness at Qreytown, Nicaragua, and in Cali-
fornia and eventually made bis way northward to Spokane. He took up a homestead
at Ross Station, Idaho, and later removed to Harrison, where be engaged in mining and
prospecting. To Hr. and Urs. Russell have been bom lour children, Charles A., Ber-
nlce A., Lois and Howard. The religions faith of the family Is that of the Baptist
chnrch, to the teachings of which they are loyal adherents, while to the support of
the chnrch they make generous contribution: Mr. Russell has long been an advocate
ot prohibition principles, and, while never a politician In the sense ot office seeking,
he was a member of the flrst town council of Harrlscm. All civic affairs are matters
of deep interest to bim, for he recognizes the possibilities for advancement and Im-
provement along the lines of mnnlcipal welfare and he never falls to do his full duty
where tbe upbuilding and benefit of the city and state are involved. The name of
Russell has long been associated with the material and moral progress of Idaho and
for many years has been a synonym far progresslveness in connection with the de-
velopment of the lumber industry In the northwest
FRKDERICK POST.
No history ot Post Falls would be complete without extended reference to Frederick
Post, whose life record is also Inseparably Interwoven with the development of tbe
northwest. HIb labors were indeed a valuable asset In the upbuilding and growth
of this section of the country and tbe town of Post Palls will ever stand as a monument
to the memory of one who recognized and utilized the natural resources of the district
through the continuous development and Improvement of the state. He was born In
Herbnm, Oermany. September 16. 1821. a eon of F. W. and Ida E. (Schneider) Post.
He acquired a good education In the schools of Oermany, to the age of fourteen years
and then went Into tbe mines. When' twenty years of age he Joined the army, with
which he was connected for seven years, and during the latter part of his military
MFvice held the rank ot lieutenant. At the close of his army career he was made
overseeing officer of the German Engineering Mining Company. Attracted by the
opportunities ot the new world, however, he decided to try his fortune on this side
of the Atlantic and in 1S50 came to the United States, settling first In Kendall
county, lillnols, where his business enterprise was manifest In various ways. He
successfully followed farming, engaged In the operation of lime kilns, alao handled
a stone quarry and became well known as the owner of saw and flour mills. He
likewise constructed a water power plant at Black Hawk cove, which still bears hla
name. He continued a resident of Illinois for twenty-one years and in 1871 left the
Mississippi valley for the northwest. After reaching Idaho he purchased two hundred
and ninety-eight acres from an Indian chief where the village of Post Falls now stands.
Here he built a dam across the Spokane river and erected the firat sawmill of tbe
district. He also platted Post addition to Spokane and he built the Qrst sawmill and
Sour mills at Spokane, recognition of his connection with the development of the
district coming to bfm In the bestowal of his name upon one of the thoroughfares
of tbe city. He was the organizer and promoter ot the Spokane Water Company
and thus became connected with various prominent and Important Industries and
business enterprises which featured largely in the development of this section of
the country.
As, the years passed Mr. Post made large investments in city lots and other real
estate in Pont Falls and bis property holdings were very extensive. He retirod from
active business In 1S9S, having in the intervenlnE years accumulated a handsome
competency as a result of his unfaltering enterprise and sound business Judgment.
His religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church and he gave to the congregation
at Post Palls the lots upon which the church ediflce was erected and was also a most
generous contributor to the support of the church.
On the 7tb of August, 184S. Mr. Post was united In marriage to Miss Margaret
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Hilt, a daHKhter of Philip and Catherine HUt, natives of Qemuinr, In wblcb country
Hrs. PoBt was also born and reared. Of their family of children only one Is now
living, Alice, who Ib the wife of A. H. Martin, a very prominent and Influential cltlEen
of Post Falls, who has been closely Identlfled with civic as well as with commercial and
other buEfness affairs. He Is Interested In the power company and the water company
and has other Industrial and flnanclal connections at Post Falls. It was Mr. and Mrs.
Hartln who gave to the city beautiful BverKreen cemetery. Hrs. Martin has been very
active In the Ladles' Aid Society of the church and In connection with the clvlo
Interests and the social life of Post Falls. To Mr. and Mrs. Martin vera bom six
eblldren, Julia M., FToderfck, Clair W., Marguerite. Alice Marlon and Dean. The son
Clair passed away Saturday, June 7, 1919, being the Srst soldier of the World war
to be laid to rest tn EverKreen cemetery. The funeral was held In the Presbyterian
chnrcb and was largely attended, many being present from surrounding cities. Clair
W. Blartia bad enlisted in the Aviation Corps of tbe United SUtes army and In
the discharge of bis duties contracted tuberculosis. He continued his work while HI
but finally was obliged to give up and go to tbe hospital. The disease by that time
bad advanced so tar that recovery was impossible and amid tbe heartfelt sorrow of
many fttondB as well as the immediate family the brave soldier hoy was laid to rest.
A friend wrote: ,
"Valiant and strong, and with patriotic Intent,
Yon sallied forth, your services you lent;
Ton strove for that freedom so dear to all;
To vanQUlsb tbe enemy who tried to enthrall.
"Heroically, willingly, you served with your might,
Determined to stand for only and ever the right.
No slacker were you, nor thought you of doom — ,
Onward! your watchword through snnshlne and gloom.
"Ood be with you our hero from us departed,
Who has left us for a while, broken-hearted.
' Willingly you sacrlAced your young manhood
And for freedom right undaunted you stood.
"Now sleep for awhile, yea, peacefully rest.
Soon you'll awaken in the home of the blest;
Though now we have sorrow, our sorrow Is vain.
For In boaveu we know we will meet you again."
It was on the sixtieth anniversary of his marriage that Frederick Post passed away
on the Tth of August, 1908. and hlB wife, who was bom December SO, 1837, survived
for about three years, her death occurring on the Tth of February, 1911. For thirty-
eight years Frederick Post had been a resident of the northwest and had therefore
seen his state emerge from pKaeer conditions to take on all of the advantages and
opportunities of tbe older east. His labors were indeed a potant force In bringing about
thia result and Post Falls and Spokane bear testimony to his valuable contribution to
tbe world's work in tbe upbuilding of the great Inland Empire.
CAMPBELL SBRQEIANT.
Campbell Sergeant, a retired fanner now residing <»> the bench west of Boise, his
place being near the comer of Sixth and Garden streets, was born In Kankakee county,
Illinois, March 16, 186S. His father, Campbell Sergeant,* Sr., was a wagon maker by
trade and also followed farming in Kankakee county, where he passed away when hla
son and namesake was but four weeks old. The mother bore tbe maiden name of
Hahala Lewis and died many years aga Both were natives of New Jersey. Their fam-
ily numbered three sons and a daughter: Lewis, now a resident tA Kalamasoo, Mich-
igan; Frederick W., living In Nebraska: Mrs. Henrietta Qlbson, of Momence, IIIIuoIb;
and CampbelL
The last'named was reared on a farm In his native county and has devoted hlB
entire life to agricultural pursuits save tor eight years In which be engaged In buying
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and selling lire stock In Nebraska. In 1873, wben Beventmn r«(u« of age, he made bis
mj weetvard to that state, there restdins until Hit, dnrlnc which time be tallow«d
farming and also engaged In the live stock business. He developed a homestead In
Uadlfion Donntj. npon which he lived until 1906 and tben came to Idaho, since which
time he has made his home In Ada conntjr save tat a period of twelve years spent upon
a forty acre ranch near Ustlck that he Improved and brought under a high state
of cultivation. Mr. Sergeant paid forty-flve hundred dollars for this forty-acre tract in
1906 and continued Its coltlvatlon tor a. period of fonrteen years, after which he sold
the preperty In 1919 for twelve thousand, Ave hundred dollars, — a fact Indicative of
the rapidity with which Boise valley land has Increased in value In recent years.
After disposing of the ranch Mr. Sergeant moved to a comfortable home near Sixth
and Qarden streets which he has owned since 191S.
Mr. Sergeant has t>een married twice. In Nebraska, in early manhood, he was
married but his first wife died a little later, leaving a daughter who is now Mrs. May
ToUetson, of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. In Boise, on the 3d of June, 1906, Mr. Sergeant
wedded Laura L. Bigger, -who was born in Macon county, Illinois, August 7, 1862, a
daughter of John W. and Mary E. (Bowen) Bigger, both of whom have passed away.
Her father was bom In Miami county, Ohio, and her mother In Mercer county, tliat
state. They were married In Pern, Indiana, in 1856 and became residents of Macon
county, Illinola, but spent the last four years of their lives in 'Idaho, removing to this
state from Nebraska In 1946, accompanied by their daughter Mrs. Sergeant, then a
young lady. Mrs. Sergeant Is a member of the Christian church and also beltmgs to
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and to the Woman's Relief Corps.
Mr. Sergeant votes with the democratic party and while In Nebraska he filled
various offices, including those of school director and road overseer. They are both
keenly Interested In everything pertaining to the welfare and progress of their adopted
state and cooperate earnestly and heartily in many projects for the public good.
HON. ELMER DAVIS.
Hon. Elmer Davis has come Into public prominence as state senator trora Boise
county, but even before hia election to oBlee was widely known throughout the state
ibecanse of his extensive farming and live stock Interests. Associated with his youngest
son under the Arm style of Davis ft Son, he Is the largest producer of beef cattle in
Boise county. He dates his residence in Idaho trom 190G, having come to this state
from Kansas. He was bom, however, in AUeu'county, Ohio, September 4, 1862, a son
of Ephralm Davis, who was bom In the Buckeye state and followed the occupation of
farming there. He was also active In community affairs and for forty years filled the
offlce of Justice of the peace. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Anna Stock-
meyer, was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, while Mr. Davis was of Welsh lineage.
The mother died when her son Blmer was but four years of age and the father after-
ward wedded Mary J. Linn, who proved a good mother to the stepchildren. She Is now
a widow, residing in Iowa, the father having passed away in that state more than
twenty years ago.
When Blmer Davis was but three years of age his parents removed to Tama
county, Iowa, but he was chiefly reared upon a farm in Dallas county, Iowa, where
be acquired a common school education and early became familiar with all the duties
and labors that are Involved in the successful conduct of farming interests. In the
spring of 1S7B, when but seventeen years of age, he made his way to Oklahoma and
Texas. He rode the range In those states and In Wyoming, spending four years as a
cow puncher. When twenty-one years of age be returned to Dallas county, Iowa, where
he was married on the 24th of September, 1886, to Miss Viola CroweU.
Tbe year 1899 witnessed the removal of Mr. Davis to Kansas, after which he en-
gaged in farming in Sedgwick county tor six years. In 190E he came to Idaho, settling
on a ranch four miles from Boise in Ada county. He lived upon that place tor seven
years and then removed to Fremont county, Idaho, where he resided until 1917, when
he disposed of his property there and purchased hie present ranch In Boise county,
comprising about eleven hundred and twenty acres. In Fremont county he had a ranch
of three hundred and twenty acres, while in Ada county bis holdings Included but two
hundred acres. It will be seen that every time he sold and bought again he acquired
more land — until he Is now one of the owners of extensive ranches in the state. He
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Is largslr engaged In the raising of beef cattle and has formed a partnership with his
youngest son, Charles R. Davla, the flrm of Davis ft Son shipping a larger number
of beef cattle than any' other producer In Boise county. His entire life has been de-
voted to farming and stock raising. He bas always specialized In cattle and he and his
son now have about six hundred head of beet cattle upon their place. He keeps him-
Kelt In good conditloQ by temperate habits and plenty of hard work and does much
horseback riding on the ranch.
To Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been born three children who are yet living: Lloyd
B., Preston Glenn and Charles Rentord, aged respectively, thirty, twenty-seven and
twenty-flve years. All are married and tbe two elder sons reside in Boise. There are
now three grandchildren, Vtrgtl, Eleanor and Nora Catherine, each son having one
child. Two children of the family, a daughter, unnamed, and Hardy, are deceased.
Id polltlCB Mr. Davis has been a lifelong democrat but never an offlce seeker, and It
was only at the urgent request of friends In the fall of 1918 that he decided to become
a (&ndldate for state senator. He was elected by a very large majority, receiving double
the number of votes cast for bis republican opponent. He Is now serving on the print-
lag committee, the journal committee and the live stock committee. He has ever
been most deeply Interested In anything pertaining to the live stock Industrj' and
maintains a most progressive stand on all questions relative thereto.
PARLEY M. CONDIE.
Parley M. Condle, for years a well known lawyer practicing at Preston, Franklin
county, Idaho, and at present filling the office of prosecuting attomey of that county.
Is a native of Utah, bom in Croydon, June 9, 1889, and Is a son of Thomas and Hannah
(Swann) Condle. The father was bom in Scotland and the mother In England. While
yet children, they accompanied their respective parents to America, and Ml reach-
ing this country, went to Utah. On reaching manhood, Thomas Condle took up a tract
of land at Croydon, Utah, and was one of the original settlers of that place. He is a
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the work of which
be has always been active.
Parley M. Condle was reared In Croydon and was educated In the schools of
that place and at Coalville, Utah, later taking an academic course at Coalville, which
was followed by teachii^ school, remaining thus engaged for two years. At the end
of that period he entered the law office of Bvans & Evans, of Salt Lake Cfty, where
be read law, and he was admitted to the bar May S, 1911. In July of that year be re-
moved to Preston, F^nklln county, and formed a partnership with A. C. Smith, later
being Joined by A. D. Erlcksen, now of Idaho Palls. Mr. Condie engaged In the prac-
tice of bis profession for about four years, but in November, 1915, he went to England
on a mission for his church and returned in March, 1918, resuming his legal practice on
his return. In the fall of 1918. he was appointed to the Important office of prosecuting
attorney of Pranklln county, and in the same year was elected to tbe office, the duties
of which he has been filling with considerable satisfaction to all concerned.
On April 30, 1913, Mr. Condle was married to Mary H. Wilson, and tfaey have become
the parents of three children, namely: James P., born February IS, 1914; Wayne W.,
who was bom March 10, 1916, and la deceased; and Grant El., born November 23, 1918.
Politically Mr. Condle gives his support to the republican party and takes a very
active Interest In his party's welfare. During the war with Germany he was secretary
of the local council of defense, and in other directions be has given of bis time and
ability to public affairs.
WARREN B. WALT^
Warren B. Walt, who devotes bis attention to dairy farming with excellent success,
is the owner of a well Improved tract of forty acres situated four miles northwest of
Meridian, whereon he has resided continuously during the past twenty-two years. His
birth occurred in Carroll county, Missouri, on the 2d of July, 1873, his parents being'
David and Julia (Bourne) Walt. The father passed away in Missouri when his son
Warren was yet a youth, but the mother atlll survives and now makes her home in
Meridian , Idaho.
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Warren B, Walt removed to Putnam coontr, HlBsourl, when a rontb ot sixteen reara
and there contlnaed to reside until 189S, when he came to Idaho with his wife and
little Bon. He at once located on hie present property northwrnt of Meridian, but the
tract was at that time all covered with eagebrush and Infested with corotes and Jack
rabbits. With characteristic energr. however, he set to work and with the assistance
of his estimable wife developed and Improved the place, erecting alt of the buUdings
therecMi. The land 1b now highly productive and he devotee his attention to dairr
fanuiog. keeping a number of One cows.
On the 2d of July, 189S, Vr. Walt was united tn marriage to Hist Louie May
Adams, who was born in Putnam county, Missouri, December 7. 1877, a dao^ter of
Tarvln and Mabala (Rowan) Adams, who passed away In the same year on their ranch
near Meridian, Idaho. To Hr. and Mrs. Walt have been bom three children. Clarence
Tlvlan, whose birth occnrred September 3. 1897. was married on the lith of October,
1916, to Leila Aiken sod they now have two children: Kathleen Joyce, bom August 14,
1917; and Irene Dorla, born January 20, 1919. Florence Z., whose astal day was Angost
13, 1900, is a graduate of the Meridian high school and now the wife of Ben Robinson,
whom she wedded on the 16th of November. 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence V. Walt and
1^. and Mrs. Robinson reside on ranches In the vicinity of Meridian. Leo VerntHi, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. Walt, was bom September 23, 1902, and passed away March
9, 1903.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Walt give their political allegiance to the republican party and
the former la a member of the Victory school board near his home, on which he has
served for about twelve years altogether, acting ilb chairman of the board for a
number of years. The cause of education has ever found in him a stalwart champion
and he has done excellent service in Its behalf. His religions faith la Indicated by bis
membership in the Congregational church, to which his wife and children also belong.
Hie career has been characterised by indnstry, perseverance and progresBlveneaa, and
the prosperity which has come to him Is Indeed well deserved.
HUNTINGTON TAYLOR.
Business enterprise and progresslveness And manifest expreBslon In the career of
Huntington Taylor, who Is the president of the American Bank ft Trust Company of
Coeur d'Alene and also the general manager of the Rutlenlge Timber Company. Well
deOned plans have throughout his entire life been promptly executed, leadlog to sabetan-
tlal results, and bis business Interests have ever been ot a nature that has contributed to
the welfare and progress of the district in which he lives aa well as to his individual
Mr. Taylor was bora In Norwalk. Connecticut, Jnly 26, 1S7G, his parents being James
Monroe and Kate (Huntington) Taylor. The father, who was born in Brooklyn, New
York, devoted bis life to the work of the church as a Baptist minister and passed away
In 1916. He was also a prominent figure in educational circles, serving tor twenty-
seVen years as the president of Vassar College. His wife, who was born In Rochester,
New York, Is still a resident of the Empire state.
Huntington Taylor acquired his early education fn Dr. Lyons School, of Providence,
Rhode Island. He afterward attended the RIverview military academy at Ponghkeepsle,
New York, from which he was graduated in 1S92. and then entered Yale, In which he
completed his course in 1.SS6, winning the Bachelor of Arts degree. During his col-
lege days he was very active lo connection with athletics. Through the two years fol-
lowing his graduation from Yale he occupied an office position with the Deerlng-Mllli-
ken Company of New York city and In 1S98 he removed to Cloquet, Minnesota, where
he was employed In the lumber yards and mills of tbe Weyerhauser interests, gaining
broad and valuable experience which has constituted the foundation upon which he has
built his subsequent Buccees. While residing in Minnesota he was for six years the
secretary and treasurer of the Northwest Paper Company, large manufacturers of paper
used in newspaper plants, and after leaving that [rosItloD he entered tbe service of the
Northern Lumber Company as assistant manager. While living In Cloquet be was also
very prominently Identified with civic affairs of that district, his aid and influence ever
being given on the side of progress and Improvement, yet he never sought or desired
political advancement.
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Mr. TKTlor'a Identlflcatloo with the northwest dates from 1915 and here his In-
terests have been of an Important character, resulting In the hnslness development
of Coeur d'Alene as well as In the promotion of his Indlvldnal Interests. In 1115 he be-
came the general manager of the Edward Rutledge Timber Company, which has a
very large mill, the plant being a splendidly equipped one In every particular and devoted
to Uie mannfacture of white pine lumber. This it only one phase of Mr. Taylor's actlv-
itlee, however, tor be is the president of the American Trust Company ot Coeur d'Alene
and' preetdent of the. St. Joe Boom Company of St. Joe, Idaho. He carries forward to
Buccessful completion whatever he undertakes and one of the productive elements of his
anccess is his keen vision in business matters and his sound Judgment and sagacity.
In 1900 Mr. Taylor was united In marriage to Miss Jane Walker, of Olens Fall«,
New York, a daughter of Thaddens Walker, a very prominent and extensive operator on
the Stock Exchange of New York and at one time the largest landowner In Kansas.
To Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been bom three children, Margaret Elisabeth, Sarah Walker
and James Monroe. The ttunlly occupies a very prominent social position, the Taylor
home being the abode of warm-hearted hospitality which Is greatly enjoyed by an exten-
Blve circle of friends.
Mr. Taylor while at Yale became a member of Delta Kappa Epeilon. He has figured
prominently In connection with public affairs In the northwest, as he did when In the
upper Mississippi valley. During the World war he was chairman of the Kootenai
Connty Council of Defense and gave much of his time to advance war activities and
interests connected therewith. He was made a member of the Inland Empire Air Craft
Commission, in connection with the spruce division, established by the war department
to bring about great prodnction for air craft in connection with the war. He belongs
to all branches of Masonry and he Is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks. He Ib & member of the Western Pine Lumber Manufacturers' Association and be
Is a director of the Coeur d'Alene district of the Loyal Legion Lumbermen ft Loggers.
TblB he aided in organising and establishing. It Is a novel organization tending to
promote harmony between employer and employee and to bring about a feeling of
brotherhood, inculcating the principles of fairness In all dealing and tending to seek
the highest ideals of Americanism. Mr. Taylor is a man who studies closely the signs
of the times and keeps in touch with the best thinking men of the age in connection
with the political, sociological and economic questions before the country. His activities
have Indeed been of great breadth and his life has ever been actuated by high and
honorable principles, the ideals which he entertains prompting him to put forth most
practical efforts for their adoption.
L S. STUCKI.
Earn S. Stuckl, the popular bishop of Paris Urst ward, Bear Lake stake, Idaho, was
bom in that city Febmary Z5, 1896, a son ot John U. and Clara (Spori) Stucki, native*
of the republic of Switzerland. The father emigrated to the United States in a very
early day and for a time lived In New York, later removing to Salt Lake City, Utah, ^d
Btlll later to Cache valley, that state. He farmed In the latter place until 1S64, when he
removed to Bear Lake county. Idaho, and acquired a tract of land, which he Improved
and brought to a high state of cultivation, and which he continued to operate tor the
remainder of his life. He practiced law to some extent in early days, in addition to his
farming activities. He was In the stake presidency tor six or seven years and held the
office ot patriarch. He presided over the Swiss and Qerman missions tor two and one-halt
years, beginning in 1874, and again occupied the same position for a like period from
IS8S. He died June IS, 1918, at the advanced age of eighty-one years. His widow is
still living.
Exra 3. Stuckl was reared and educated In Paris, Idaho, flDtebIng his education at
Fielding Academy, Paris. He was then called on a mission to the northern states, where
he labored from the tall ot 1911 until the fall of 1917. For a year and a half he presided
over the WlsconBln conference. On his return home, Mr. Stucki engaged in farming
and bought part of the old home place after bis father's death, upon which he made
further Improvements. It contains two hundred and twenty-five acres under Irrigation.
Mr. Stuckl also acquired a dry farm of three hundred and twenty acres, and now per-
sonally superintends the farming operations on both ot these tracts.
On January 8. 1919. Mr. Stuckl was united in marriage to Erma Cook, a daughter
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of Joseph W. and Gltea (Bryson) Cook, who were among the very earlj' settlera of Parla
and among ita most respected citicene. On June 29, 1919, Mr. Stncki was created hlshop
of Paris first ward and Is discharging the duties of his office In an edifying and aatlafac-
toiy manner. He Is one of the prominent men in the Chnrcb ot Jesus Christ ot Latter-day
Saints In Paris. He supporta the republican party and throw's the weight of bi» Inflnence
on the side of all good causes.
CHRISTIE P. LARSEN.
Christie P. Larsen, a merchant ot Bellevue, was born la Denmark, August 28, 1869,
his parents being Lara Chrlstensen and Marie Larsen. He spent the first fourteen years
of his life In his native country, and then, in company with friends, came to the new
world, crossing the country to Belleyne, Idaho, where he arrived August 30, 18S2. He
entered the employ ot his brother, N. C. Larsen. a merchant of the town, with whom be
remained tor a number of years and here continued bis education In the public schools.
Subsequently be went to Nevada City, Calltomla. where be again attended school, and
later he returned to Belleyue, where he engaged In clerking tor the Arm ot HIII ft
Ballentlne, general merchants, with whom be continued for a decade. He afterward
worked tor a brief period for the Oregon Short Line Railroad at Pocatello, Idaho, after
which he returned to Bellevue and purchased the grocery store of Mrs. W. A. Keating,
being associated In this undertaking with B. W. Starke. After six months he purchased
the Interest ot his partner and has since continued the business alone. A year later the
atore was destroyed by fire and Mr. Larsen subsequently erected the concrete building
which he now occupies. He carries a large and carefully selected line of goods and his
progressive business methods, his reasonable prices, and his earnest desire to please
his patrons have brought to him a very gratttying and substantial trade.
In 1901 Mr. Larsen was married to Miss Maud Shepherd, a daughter ot S. R. and
Martha Shepherd and a native ot Maryvllle, Missouri. Her father was a veteran ot the
Civil war. The family removed from Missouri to Olendale, Montana, and afterward to
Bellevue, Idaho, wbere the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Larsen was celebrated. They have
become the parents of five children: George V., Mabel A., Lorena M., and Lester and
Lela, twins, but the latter died August 2S, 1919, at the age ot ten years.
Mr. Larsen has membership with tbe Modern Woodmen ot America and the Inde-
pendent Order ot Odd Fellows. He is a prominent member ot tbe latter and has been
the representative ot the local lodge In tbe Orand Lodge on several different ocoasiona,
while tor twelve years be has filled the office of secretary In his lodge. His political
endorsement Is given to tbe republican party and be has served as city clerk and as a
member ot the city council, exercising his official prerogatives In support of all those
plans and measvree which look to tbe upbuilding ot the city and tbe advancement ot fta
civic standards. Coming to the new world when a youtb .ot but fourteen years, he has
never had occasion to regret his determination to try his fortune on tUls side of the
Atlantic, tor here be has found the oppwtunltles which he sought and In tbelr utlllsatiiMi
has made steady progress toward the goal ot si
HENRY H. WILLMAN.
Henry H. Wlllman, a rancher, who for many years resided In'Butte county. Idabo,
near Arco, In the Lost River valley, took up bis abode near Usttck In December, 1919.
locating on a valuable forty-acre ranch. He was bom near Concordia, Missouri, April 24,
1S80, bis parents being John and Margaret (Kllngeoberg) Wlllman. both of whom were
of German descent and were bom In Missouri and have now passed away. Their son
Henry was the second In order ot birth In a family of four sons and two daughters, all
of whom are yet living, but be Is the only one In Idabo. The father was a prosperous
and well-toHlo tanner and upon the homestead farm Henry H. Wlllman was reared, early
becoming familiar with tbe best methods ot tilling the soil and caring for tbe crops.
Ha worked tor wages In Missouri tor a tune as a farm band after reding his majority,
leaving the parental roof when twenty years of age. in 1902 he became a resident of
Wayne county, Nebraska, and In 1910 he removed to Idaho. While In Nebraska he
cultivated rented land, but on coming to Idaho he took advantage ot the Carey act and
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eecnred a one Imndred and sixty acre homestead In Butte county, whlcb was then a part
ot Blaine county. This proved to be goTernment land and a contest resulted, but be won
his litigation. Later he dlBDoeed of the property and took up a forty-acre tract near by
under the Carey act. He Improved the latter place as well as the one hundred and
sixty acre tract and stilt owns the forty acre place In Butte county, but was dlssatlsfled
with the climate there owing to the length of the winters. He then decided to remove
to the Boise valley, which Is about three thousand leet lower, so that the summer season
is much longer. In November. 1919. he bought a fine, well Improved Irrigated ranch- ot
forty acres about half a mile from Vstlck in a neighborhood where lands are valued at
about Ave hundred dollars per acre. He has diligently and carefully carried on his
ranching interests as the years have passed and his labors have brought good results.
Mr, Wlllman was married In Butte, Montana, June 12, 1918, to Miss Mamie Schram-
befe. a lady of Polish descent. She was bom In St. Louis, Missouri, June 26, 1SS2, and Is
a daughter of Michael and Martha (Nlkrant) Schrambek, who were natives ot Germany
but were maiMed in St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Wlllman have one son, Raymond Henry,
born May IS. 1019.
The parents are members of the United Presbyterian church- and In political belief
they are republicans, Mr. Wlllman also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and Is a past grand ot his lodge. His attention, however. Is chiefly given to his bnalneas
affairs and be Is regarded as one ot the enterprising and suecessful . ranchers ot the
Btate. His new property In the Boise valley has a four acre bearing orchard upon it.
chiefly devoted to prunes. Everything about the place is indicative ot his progressiTe
spirit and enterprising methods, and as the years have passed he has won sulMtantlal
success as the reward of bis industry and perseverance.
ALLEN P. ASHBR.
Allen P. Asher, member ot the Sandpoint bar. who for two years filled the otflce of
county attorney of Bonner county, was born at Granite Falls, Minnesota, June 18, 1883,
hiB parents being James A. and Mary {HouBtim) >sber. The father was a rMldent of
Illinois at the time of the Civil war and there enlisted for service In defense oE the
Union. After the close of hoBtllltles he removed to Minnesota, where he engaged In _
stock raising and in ranching, winning substantial success through his clbse application '
to business and his Indefatigable energy.
Allen P. Asher. spending his youthful days under the parental root, obtained hia
education In the public schools of Granite Falls, mastering the branches of learning
In successive grades until he had completed the high school course.' He afterward
matriculated in the University of Minnesota, from which he was graduated in 1904 on the
completion of a literary course, while In 1907 he was numbered among the alumni ot
the law department. Believing that ^e might have better business opportunities In the
west, he made his way in the same year to Idaho and <vened a law offlce in Sandpoint.
where he has since remained. Through the intervening years he has built up a large
practice and is the possessor of a fine law library, with the contents of which he Is
largely familiar. In 191G he was elected to the offlce of county attorney and remained the
Incumbent In that position for two years.
Ur, Asher was married In 1908 to Miss Edith Hermann, a daughter of J. F. Her-
mann, a lumber dealer and turniture manufacturer of Wieconain. They now have one
son, Allen H. Mr. Asher is ot the Presbyterian faith and his aid can be connted upon
to further every plan or measure for the general good. He Is prominent in connection
with civic and public attairs and during the war period was a member of the Bonner
County Defense Council.
CAPTAIN ARTHUR ALEXANDER DARKNELL.
Captain Arthur Alexander Darknell. who was for a Imig period closely and promi-
nently connected with transportation interests in the St. Joe valley but Is now living
retired at St. Maries, was born in Watertown. Wisconsin, October 16, 1859, bis parents
being Samuel and Jane (Alexander) Darknell, both of whom were natives ot England,
the former born in 1813 and the latter In 1834. The father came to the United States
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In 1S4G, making bis war to Wl*coii>ln. and In that state waa marrl«d in 18E0. He
d«Toted his lite to tbe occvpatlon of fanntnc and fn 18S2 he croeeed Uie plains to Cali-
fornia, but later returned to Wlacooeln. In 186E be remored to Olmated countr, Hlnne-
BOta, and In 1S70 became a resldenl ol Goodhue opnnty. that eUte, where he acquired
large land holdings. He was prnnlnent In public affairs and was an ardent supporter
of tbe republican partr.
His eon, Captain Arthur A. Darknell, acquired a c(»nmon school education and began
farming In early life. In 1S83 be removed to the Paclflo northwest, establishing his home
near Rockford, Washington, where be engaged In agricultural pursuits. In 1897 be
removed to Kootenai coantr, Idaho, and rented land on the Coeur d'Alene Indian
reservation, becoming one of the pioneer farmers In the SL Maries vicinity. In 1600 he
purchased the Defender, one of the early boats that piled on the lake and rlrer, carrying
botb freight and passengers. He afterward became owner of tbe steamer Schley, which
he sold later to the Red Collar Steamship Line, owned by the Coeur d*Alene A St. Joe
Transportation Company, of which he Is a large stockholder. Captain Darknell waa
engaged In lake and river transportation until bis retirement from buslneas In 1910. Ha
still has important interests and Investments which bring to him a very substantial
income. He was one of the original stockholders of the Kootenai County State Bank,
which was tbe pioneer Institution of the kind In this section of the state. St. Maries was
but a small hamlet when he took up his abode here and he has witnessed its coatlnuoos
growth and development and has been most active in bringing abont the work of public
progress In northern Idaha His efforts, too, have been an Important tactM in reclama-
tion work and bis worth as a man and cltlsen is widely acknowledged. He was ma
of the first to advocate and labor lor the reclamation of the bottom landa in the
St. Joe valley, which has been transfomwd into (me of the ricliest and most produo-
tlve sections of tbe state.
In 1880 CapUin Darknell waa united tn marriage to Miss Alice C. Hayward, a
daughter of Oeorge W. Hayward, a native of England, who became one of the prominent
vloDoer settlers of Ooodbue county, Minnesota. Captain Darknell and his wife have two
daughters, Mrs. Mildred Wunderllch and Mrs. Cora A. Williams.
Fratenudly Captain Darknell Is eonnected with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, of whldi he Is a charter mepiber, and with the Modem Woodmen of America.
In politics he is a democrat, aggressive and unfaltering In bis allegiance to the party.
There la no phase of northern Idaho's development with wbich be is not thorongbly
Camiliar and his tttorts along varl,ons lines have been Indeed a contributing factor to
the wealth, progress and improvement of the atate.
HON. NATHANIEL B. PETTIBONE.
Hon. Nathaniel B. Fettibone, member of the state senate from Idaho county,
resides <m a ranch nine miles from Orangevllle and dates his residence In Idaho from
the spring ol I88II, arriving here the year before the state was admitted to the Union.
Through all tbe Interrentng period he has lived tn Idabb county end has been an
important factor In mining and agricultural development, while in political circles be
la wielding considerable influence In molding the policy and shaping the destiny of
the Btate.
Mr. Pettlbone was bom in Waraaw, Hancock county, Illinois, July 10, 1869. being
the youngest of ten children, six sons and four daughters, born to Cephas and Amelia
(Belcher) Pettlbone. The father was a farmer by occupation and died when his son
Nathaniel was but four years of age. The mother's death occurred when he was but
ten mouths old, and he can barely remember his father. He was left an orphan when
a little lad at but four years and was largely reared in the home of Thomas Head,
a wealthy farmer of McDonongh- county, Illinois, whose attitude was that of a father
to the boy, who remained with him between the ages of ten and eighteen years.
Prior to tbe time when he went to Mr. Head's home he had been shifted about
"from pillar to post" without much opportunity. While living on the Head farm
he attended the country schools and later the, village echool of Sclota, Illinois, until
he reached the age OT eighteen.
Leavtn'g Illinois Mr. Pettlbone then spent six months In North Dakota, where
be did farm work, after which he returned to hie native state, attending ecbool
the following winter and again living in the home of Thomas Head. In tbe spring
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ot 18S9 he decided to remove to tbe west to make his tortuD«. He Brst went to New
Mexico but soon proceeded to WywnlDg; and after a brief period, having heard glowing
reports about the Seven Devil copper mines in WaahlngtoD coDnty, Idaho, he came
to this state. He did not remain long In the mining region, however, but proceeded
to Idaho count;, where he turned his attention to anything that he could get to do.
He split rails, worked in the bay fields and later lor several years was employed in
the gold mines of Idaho county. In 1900 be built the llrst house in the town of Stites
and helped to lay out the town. There he resided until 1914, when he removed to
his ranch, nine miles north of Grangeville. It is a four hundred and eighty acre grain
and stock ranch, on which he raises excellent crops of alfalfa, wheat, oats and barley,
as well as good stock. It bas substantial Improvements iipon it, his home being a
modern residence of the bungalow type, while all of the buildings fully meet tbe
requirements of modern farming. He likewise has excellent registered Hereford cattle.
While living In Stitee he gave hie attention In some degree to merchandising and for
a time operated a stage line between Stites and Elk City.
On the 7th of July, 1897, Mr. Petttbone was married to Miss Mary Eliza Sblssler,
a native of Idaho county, Idaho, and a daughter of Franklin and Elizabeth (Shearer)
Shlssler, who were early settlers of that county. .Her father established the first
sawmill In (be county and was otherwise tdentlfled with its pioneer .development. He
has now passed away but tbe mother survives. Mr. and Mrs. Pettibone have become
parents of four sons and a daughter; Franklin T., twenty years of age; Levi N., aged
seventeen; Wilbur C., fifteen; George, eleven; and Mary Lucille, a little maiden of seven
Bummers. Tbe eldest son, Franklin T., was in an American training camp when the
World war ended.
The family attend tbe Episcopal church, and Mr. Pettibone belongs also to the
Odd Fellows society. He greatly enjoys flehlng, bunting and other outdoor sports, to
which he turns for recreation. His political all^lance has always been given to tbe
democratic party and he eerved as chairman of the board of county commissioners of
Idaho couni? for six years. He Is now serving his second term In the state senate,
having been first elected In 1916 and reelected in 191S. During his first term be did
much to promote the Idaho good roads law. As dialrman ot the highways committee
in 1917, be helped to secure the million dollar appropriation for highways in Idaho.
He is now serving on tbe committee on state affaire, on immigration and labor, and is
unfaltering In bis loyalty to any cause which he espouses. He was the democratic
or minority floor leader in the senate during the fifteentb seesfon of the Idaho legis-
JACK FINNEY.
Jack Finney, of Coenr d'Alene, has there built up an extensive business as a dealer
In Ford cars and Fordson tractors and is regarded as one of the most progressive auto-
mobile men ot his section of tbe state. He was bom in Woodlake, Minnesota, March 24,
1S86. his parents being John and Ida (Curttss) Finney. The father, a native of Phila-
delphia, became a well known railroad man and was one of tbe pioneers la railroad
work In Idaho and Washington. Removing to the northwest, he established his home
in Spokane and not only became widely known in connection with railroad building,
but also as a representative of Important civic intereits, his aid and influence being a
potent element for pnbllc progress and Improvement. Mrs. P^ney Is still living in
Spokane.
In the public schools of that city Jack Finney pursued his education and when his
textbooks were put aside he took up electrical work. At the age of nineteen he began
electrical contracting in Spokane and a little later he took up a homestead In Stevens
county, living thereon a part of the time, while the remainder of the time was devoted
to his business interests in Spokane, and thaa he met the necessary expenses incident
to tbe development of his homestead. He first became connected with the automobile
business in handling second-hand tibrs In Spokane. In 1914 he removed to Coeur d'Alene,
where he has since been prominently known as a dealer in Ford cars and Fordson trac-
tors, having the agency for Kootenai county. He sold more tractors in 1919 than all
other dealers in the county put together. Ho certainly deserves great credit for what
he has accomplished. He started out in the business world empty-banded and by per-
sistent efTort, close application, honorable dealing and laudable enterprise has made for
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blmselt a moat credlUbU poflltlon In ccmnnercial circles. He now has a verj exUnslre
and v«ll eqnipp«d Karate in Coear d'Alenc and he has becrane wldelr known In this
connectltm. He was the manager of the beat regatta ever held In Coeur d'Alene at the
tbue ot the auto dealers' conrentlm held there.
Mr. Pinner was united In marrlase to Mlsa Harriet A. I>ullant7, of Spokane, a
daughter of P. J. DuUantr, a plumbing contractor ot that clt7r where he developed a
bnslaeM of substantial proportions. Hr. and Hrs. Finney bare become the parents of
seven children: John Pred, Walter Roberta, Hary Pheone, Harriett, Thomas Patrick.
Oeorge and Mabel.
Hr. Finney's Interest centers In bla family and he Ands hla greateet happiness In
providing tor their comfort and welfare. He la the owner of Olen Erie, one ot the
show places on Lake Coeur d'Alene and In Kootenai county. Fraternally he la con-
nected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elke. At all tlmea he mantteata a .
most pnbllc-Bptrlted devotion to the general good and he is an ardent supporter ot the
Chamber of Commerce la its ettorts to advance the general welfare, promote the bualneaa
GOndltlona and uphold the Interests of Coeur d'Alenei He le aleo an untiring worker
In support ot the good roads movement, recc«nlslng the great value to the state ot
improved public highways.
mANK LBSUE COX
Frank Leslie Cox owns and cultlvatea a well improved ranch property ot alxty acres
situated two and a quarter miles northwest of Mertdiau. He was bom at Stafford,
Kanaas, Angnat 16, 188G, a son of Frank and Europe (Bogue) Cox. The father aerred
tot four years In the Kansas legislature and eetabltshed the first bank at Stafford, that
state. He passed away In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the Tth at January, 18B8, but Is
Btlll anrvlved by his widow, who now resides In Salt Lake City.
Frank L. Cox was reared In the states of Kanaas, IlUnola, Oklahoma, Utah and
Idaho and In the acquirement of his education attended the ctmimon echools. General
agrlcnitaral pursuits have claimed his time and energies since he put aside his text-
books. It was m 1901 that he came to Idaho from Oklahoma and four years later be
homeateaded a ranch ot one hundred and sixty acres In Fremont county, twenty-flre
miles from St. Anthony. He improved the property and thereon devoted hie attentlMi
to dry farming until 1917, when he sold the place and removed to Ada county, por-
cbaalng hla preaent well Improved ranch (d sixty acres in the vicinity of Ueridlan. He
bought the place Just before the advance in price, ao that he paid but two hundred
dcdlars per acre tor land that would easily command three hundred and fifty dollars an
acre If It were for sale at the present time. There are good buildings on the randt,
which includes an orchard tract, and the land la very productive, anaually yielding
rich harvests In return tor the care and labor that Is bestowed upon it.
On the 30th of December, 1913, at St Anthony, Idaho, Mr. Cox was united In mar-
riage to Miss Emma Frans, who was born In Clarke county, Indiana, April 26, 1886, a
danghter ot Oacar and Bertha (Martin) Frana, who were born, reared and married In
Qarmany. They came to America in 18S3 and located In Jeffersanvllle, Indiana, where
Mrs. Cox was bom. The mother la atlU living near Drummond, In Fremont county,
Idaho, but the father there passed away on the 12th of November, 1919. Mr. and Mra.
Cox are the parents of a son, Lealle Prank, whoae birth occurred November 14, 1916.
P<dltlcally Mr. Cox Is a etanch republican, but haa never sought or desired <rfDcft
as a reward for his party fealty. He la widely recognlxed as an enterprising and pro-
gressive young agricnlturist and both he and hU wlte baTe won many warm friends In
the community In which they reside.
JOHN JOHNSON.
John Johnson, the present superintendent ot schools In Franklin county and tor
many years IdenttOed with educational Interests In this part ot Idaho, Is a native ot the
kingdom of Denmark, bom at Copenhagen, December 22, 1866, and la a son of Andrew
and Margaret (Nielsen) Johnson, also natlvea ot Denmark. The fomlly came to America
in 1873 and on arriving in thla country Andrew Johnaon went to Utah, where he joined
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tta« Ckurch of Jeeus Cbrlst of Lattar-dar Saints. Some time later ha bought a tract
ot land In SoTler conntr. Utah, which h« Improred and developed, and eng^eed In
tarmlnK np to the time of his death in 1901. Hla wife predeceased him by stx mraitha,
also drlDK in ISOl.
John Johneon was about six years old when be accompanied his parents to America
and he was reared in Serier county, Utah, where he attended the public schools, later
entering Brigham Young Unlversltr at Ptoto, Utah, from which he was graduated with
the class of 1891. He Bubeequently took poetgnuluate work at the Unlversltr of Utah and
at the UnlTersltjr of Chicago. Thus well eciulpped, he conunenced teaching in the
public schools of Sevier county, being thus enseged for two years, rjid later was prin-
cipal of Sevier Stake Academy for two years.
In 1893 Mr. Johnson went to New Zealand on a mission for his church and returned
la 1896, when he resumed teaching In the public schools of Sevier county, Utah, for
one year. He then went to Snow Academy In Sanpete county, Utah, where for
five years he had charge of the department of .education, and at the end of thAt
period be was called to Preston, Idaho, to take charge ft the Oneida Stake Academy, of
which he was principal for nine years. Ur. Johnson was then called to make a second
Toyage to New Zealand on behalf of his church, his object being to establish ihe Uaori
Agricultural Collie — a church Institution. On his retnm to the United States at the
md of three years, be resumed teachtng In the public schools of Preston, Idaho, for a
year, and in November, 1917. was elected to the olBce of county superintendent of
Mbo<^ for Vrankllu county, being re-elected In 1919. At present he has charge of county
dub work and Is county club leader. He served as city clerk of Preston for tour years
and at the same time was chairman of the public library committee.
On December 30, 189$, Hr. Johnson was married to Bva Jensen, and they became
the parents <a six children, three of whom are living, namely: Vivian, attending
eollege; Edith, attending the academy at Preston, and Eva, at home. The deceased
children are: Barl, who was accidentally drowned In- 19U, and Claudius and HelMi,
who died In infancy.
Mr. Johnson Is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, and
has held eeversJ offices In the same, Includtog that of stake high counselor and stake
superintendent of Sunday school. Ptditically he gives his support to the republican
party and Is an ftrdent advocate ot the policies of the party. He served one term as
county surveyor of Sevier county, Utah. He was as active member of the county council
of defense during the period of the war with Germany. Hr. j<dinson is the owner of
terming land In Franklin county, and Is generally regarded as one of the meet pro-
gressive and popular cltlsens of his part of the county.
A. A. HcINTTRB.
A. A. Hclntyre, editor of the Kootenai Valley Times and a well known representative
of newspaper Interests in the Panhandle ot Idaho, was bom at Omro, Wisconsin, June 7,
1869, his parents being Qeorge T. and Jennie (Hedlll) Mclntyre, who were natives of
St. Lawrence county. New York. The father took up the occupation ot farming In the
Empire state and In 186B removed to WisoanBln, where be again engaged In the tilling
ot the soil, making his home at Royalton, Waupaca county. He also carried on the
Biachlnery business and became connected with the grain trade at Arcadia, Wisconsin, In
later years.
A. A. Mclntyre, after obtaining a common school education In Arcadia, learned the
carpenter's and also the printer's trade In Wisconsin and has followed the latter prac-
tically throughout his entire life save for a period ot Ave years In which he engaged in
contracting and building. Making his way westward In 1901, he first settled In Wash-
ington, where he published and ' edited the Big Bend Chief, a newspaper ot Wilson
Creek. In 191S he removed to Boaners Ferry, Idaho, where be became editor of the
Bonners Ferry Times, which Is without question one of'the best edited newspapers tn
the Panhandle. The Times Is devoted to the dlssemlnatfon of local and general news
and to the discussion of all vital problems and has ever been made an organ of progress
and improvement in this section ot the state. Mr. Hclntyre is also the president ot the
Swift Hap Company, manufacturers ot a patented educational puiile map, which has
been adopted by the state board of education ot Idaho and is strongly endoreed by the
educational boards of Oregon, Washington and other states. The map Is designed to
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t«ach the local geographj- ot the state which It repreaente In an Interesting and fnter-
tatDlnK manner, and by calllnK into reqolsttton bo manr different assodatloaa of the
vartooB units that memoir becomes mechanical and the tppressione are nneonBcltmaly
retained In the mtnd, ready to be recalled at any time. Put in the form oC a puzzle
map, geography becomeg a matter of interest not only to children but to grown-ups
as well, for putting the puzzle map together constitutes a most Interesting as well as
a moat instractlTe game.
Mr. Mclntyre was united In marriage to Mrs. Winnie B. D'Arcy in 1917. By a
former marriage he had four children: Elbert B., Thelma. Harold and Gerald. Mr.
I^clntyre gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and Is an active worker
in Its support, while at all times he furthers those plans and projects which have to do
with the upbuilding and development of the community. He haa done much to turther
the welfare of Boundary county as well as of Bonners Ferry. He was an active member
of the Boundary County Defense Council and took a helpful part In prcnnotlng all war
drives. He was secretary of the committee that took over the top the Salvation Army
drive and In every possible wajyhe aided In Boanclng the American army during the
World war and promoting the Interests ot the soldiers is camp and Oeld. Fraternally
he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modem Woodmen of
America and the Knights of the Bfaccabees. and in these fH^anizations and in every
other relation of life be is held In high esteem, the sterling worth ot his character
being recognized by all with whom he comes in contact.
HON. ARTHUR HENRY MORGAN.
The active business and proresalonal Interests of Arthur Henry Morgan place him
In the front rank among the representettve citizens of Idaho. He has tor the past six
years been the superintendent and general manager ot the Intermonnteln Institute at
Welser and he is also identified with farming and banking tntereete and at the present
writing is representing bis district in the state legislature. He was born In Grand
Forks county, North Dakota, February 13, 1SS3. a son ot Henry A. and Alice A. (Reed)
Moi^an, who are natives ot New York and Kentucky, respectively. The father Is ot
Welsh and the mother of English lineage, the paternal grandfather, John Morgan, having
come from Wales to the United States, at Which time he estebllshed his home in the
state of New York. Both parents are still living and now make their home In Seattle,
Washington. The father has devoted bis entire lite to farming and ranching.
Arthur H. Morgan was largely reared upon the old homestead farm In North
Dakota, but when a youth ot alzteen years accompanied his parents on their westward
removal The family settled on a ranch In Lateh county, Idaho, where Arthur H. Morgan
remained from 1899 until 1908. At the age of twenty-one years he took up the pro-
fession of teaching, which he followed for two terms In Latah county, and subsequently
he entered Whitman College at Walla Walla. Waahlngten. where he pursued a scientific
course and was graduated with the B. S. degree in 1908. During his college days he
was quite prominent in athletics. After his school days were over be spent a short time
as a clerk with the Spokane A Eastern Trust Company of Spokane, Washington, but a
little later resigned to become cashier of the First State Bank ot St. Joe, Idaho, which
position he occupied acceptably for Ov^ years. In November, 1913, hf resigned to becrane
superintendent and general manager of the Intermountain Institute at Welser, a posi-
tion which he still Alls. The development and upbuilding ot this Institution Is lately
due to his efforts. The school was founded in 1901 and In recent years has made rapid
advancement to a place In the front ranks of the educational Institutions ot the north-
west The late Mrs. Russell Sage of New Tork City left a bequest of two hundred
thousand dollars to the Intermountain Institute, which endowment places it upon a good
substantial financial basis. The school has twenty-five hundred acres ot land and Mr.
Morgan Is In charge ot both school and farm and also manages a ranch of his own
near Welser ot one thousand acres. Just north of the city. He is a man ot excellent
business ability and enterprise, readily discriminating between the essential and the
don-assent lal In all business affairs. He Is a director of the Welser Loan ft Trust
dompany and his sound Judgment Is regarded as a valuable factor in the successful
conduct ot every Interest with which be is associated.
On the Stb ot September, 1909, Mr. Morgan w'as ntarried to Miss Pansy Eledlee
Paddock, a native ot llUnoia but at that time a resident of Welser, Idaho, and a class-
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mate of hi* la Whitman College. Thrve cblldren, two sodb and a datiEbter, have been
bom of their marriage: Edward Paddock, born June 23, 1010; Arthur Henry, born
October 3, 1015; and Jean Eledlce, bom October 23, 1917.
Hr. Morgan Is a Mason who has taken the degrees of lodge, chapter and Knight
Templar cammanderr and is a nioet loyal follower of the craft. Hla career has been one
of useCutaesB to the community fn which he makes his home. He has been the efficient
president of the Farm Bureau of Washington county since It was established and has
In this direction made his work of great value to the farming community of the district.
His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he was elected on Its
ticket to the Idaho house of representatlTeB in 191S by a good majority. He did not seek
the office, but it Is characteristic of bim that he faithfully discharges any duty that
devcdTos upon him. He Is now serving as cljairman of the commlttae on banks and
banking In the general assembly and he Is also chairman of the Washington County
Council of Defense, which Indicates the stalwart support that he has given to the
government In every effort to advance American Interests during the war and to uphold
American support of the allies. His entire life work has been of a constructive char-
acter and he has buUded wisely and well, not only In the promotion of Ms individual
inlereets but in the development of those activities which are of greatest benefit and
value to community, state and nation.
HON. CHARLES N. DHATUSH.
Hon. Charles N. Dllatush, who is identified with farming on the Snake river. In
the Hagerman valley of Idaho, was born in Warren county, Ohio, November 16, 1864,
his parents berng Henry and Ellea (Hunt) Dllatush, the former a native of New Jersey,
while the latter was born in Ohio. The father went to the Buckeye state when a youth
of fourteen years In company with his parents and was there reared to manhood. He
afterward took up the occupation of farming and was married in the Buckeye state.
The young couple began their domestic lite In Warren county, Ohio, where they con-
tinned to reside throughout their remaining days, the father passing away Id ISll at
the advanced age of eighty-two years, while the mother died in ISTT. He was a re-
publican In politics and a prt^reaslve cltlsen who stood loyally for all those Interests
which he believed would {trove of benefit to the community In which he made bis home.
Charles N. Dllatush spent the days of bis boyhood and youth under the parental
root and Is Indebted to the public school system of his native county for the educa-
tional privileges which he enjoyed. It was In 1S90 that he made bis way to Hagerman,
on the Salmon falls, and soon afterward took up his abode on the Buckley ranch. He
acquired that property for the Idaho Mining t Land Trust Company and also followed
gold mining on the ranch. Later be concentrated his efforts and attention npon the
cultivation and development of the land and fa time developed a splendid ranch prop-
erty there of fifteen hundred acres, of which he continued as the manager until 1909.
The company then sold that property and Mr. Dllatush purchased his present' ranch,
then comprising eighty acres, although be has since sold twenty acres, retaining poe-
Bcsslon of a sixty acre tract. This Is a well Improved property aud he is devoting
his attention to general farming.
Mr. Dllatush Is a stalwart supporter of the republican party and a recognized
leader In Its ranks in the state. He represented his district in the fifth and seventh
general sessions of the Idaho legislature and he has also filled the office of county com-
missioner of Lincoln and Gooding counties, acting in that capacity for ten years and
making a moet commendable record by his raitbtalness to every public duty In-
trusted to his care.
EDWARD W. COLTON.
Edward W. Colton, who for more than six years has been known to the people of '
Malad City as Its efficient postmaster and who in former years was active and prominent
In political and public affairs, was born in Weber Valley, Utah, January 1, 18S6. a son
of Joseph and Ellen (Wlnfield) Colton. natives of England. The parents came to
America about 1864 and lived in Pennsylvania for seven or eight years. They then
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Joined tlte tld« of Immtgratlon flowing west and In 1861 croBoed the plstns to Utah,
locating In Weber Taller- The father had been a mine contractor in Pennsrlnnla
but on coming west engaged In farming. In IBSS he removed to Oneida connty, Idaho,
and tooh up a tract of land, which he Improved and developed and continned to operate
for the remainder of hla lite. Hla death occurred In 18S1. HIa widow still inrrtTea and
Is now living In Malad Clt7 at the advanced age of efghty-aeven rears.
Edward W. Colton was reared on his father's place and reoelved moat of hla education
In the Bchools ot Malad CItr, also attending summer schools In other places. He
remained at home up to the time ot his father's death and then he and one of his
brothers operated the home farm for several jears. He taught school in the same
district In Oneida county for seventeen years. He then turned bis attentt<» to politics
and was employed in the county assessor's office as chief deputy. He had prerionsly
for some time served as chief deputy in the c^ce of the county sherlS. In the spring
of 19X4, Mr. Colton was appointed poetniaat«r of Ualad City by President Wilson, and
at the expiration of his flrat term he was reappointed to the same oflloe. He was also
engaged In the produce business for three years.
On January 1, 1SS9, Mr. Colton was married to Louise Clark, and they have beccHue
the parents of nine children, as follows: Ella, now the wife of Joseph Palmer; Edward,
who was assistant postmaster of Malad City when he passed away January 6, 1818. at .
the age of twenty-atx years; Eliza, wife of Lester Charleeworth; WlUtam; Herrltt;
Laurence; Roscoe; Joseph, who died In Infancy: and Delora.
Mr. Colton Is a member of the Chnrch of Jesus Chrlat of Latter-day Saints and la
earnestly Interested In all Its good works. Be gives his support to the democratic
party and is ever active in behalf of Its Interests. He served on the Malad City school '
board for a cwislderable time. He Is a member of the Modem Woodmen of America.
At one time he was assistant cashier of the J. N. Ireland 'A Company's bank at Malad,
retaining this position for about three ycare. He Is interested In land near Halad City
which a son operates.
HON. ARTHUR PENCE.
In various ways Hon. Arthur Pence has been identified with Idaho's development
and progress. He has been associated with Its agricultural 'Intereeta and at the same
time haa left the Iiqpress of his Individuality and ability upon the legislative history
of the state, having served in both the house ot representatives and the senate. He
now makes his home near Hot Springs. He was born in Burlington county, Iowa, near
Des Moines, on the 10th of Febmary, 1S47, his parents being William and Mary (Thurs-
ttn) Pence. His youthful days were passed In his native state to the age of eighteen
years, but from the age of nine years be has been dependent upon his own reaouroes.
When a youth of eighteen he left Iowa for Idaho, driving an ox team across the country
from Ottumwa, Iowa, to Page county, where he spent the winter and thence crossed
the plains to Idaho in 1S64, arriving at Boise on the 19th ot October. He spent the
following winter in Idaho City and tor the next three years engaged in hauling freight
from Umatilla to Boise. Later he located a ranch by squatter's right in the Boise
valley and for a year devoted his attention to farming there. He afterward homesteaded
one hundred and sixty acres in the Bruneau valley, where he la now located, and
through the intervening period be has carried on general ranching, gardening and
cattle ralalng. After a time, however, he disposed of his cattle and for the past
thirty-three years has given his attention largely to sheep raising, now running two
bands of eheep.
In 1877 Mr. Pence was married to Miss Mary S. Wills, a native of Missouri, and they
have become the parents of four children; Maud E., now the wife of J. W. Waterhouse,
residing near Nampa, Idaho; Arthur, Jr., who married Miss Edith Halley; Mattle, the
wife o^ A. F. Trunnell, living near her father upon the ranch; and Grover W., who
married Miss Theresa Fogarth, and Is alao living near bis father on the ranch.
Mr. Pence Is a faithful follower of the Masonic fraternity, the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order ot Elka. He is also a stalwart
democrat and a warm personal friend of Oovenior Hawley. He has been quite promi-
nent in connection with the political history of the state, serving In 1900 as a member
of the house of representativee and from 1S03 until 1907 as a nfember of the Idaho
state senate. He yet keeps In close touch with the vital problems and political laauea
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of the country, so that be Is able to support bla posttiou by lat«lllgeDt and discriminat-
ing argument He certalnl; deserves mucb credit (or wbat be bas accomplished, for
starting eut In life wben a yoimg lad of but nine ytars to provide for his ovn support,
he has worked bis vay steadily upward, his Industry and diligence constituting the
broad foundation upon which he has built his s
WILLIAM B. OOODHEART.
William B. Qoodbeart Is one of the most prominently known Masons of the state
of Idaho, having for mkny years been grand lecturer and for a long period an officer
In the grand lodge. He makes bis home at Coeur d'Alene and is one of the most wldelr
known and highly respected citizens of the state. He was born In Tazewell county, Illi-
nois, November 4. 1S5G, being a son of Oeorge W. and Eunice (Rogers) Qoodbeart ^nd a
grandson of William Richard Ooodheart, who was one of the pioneers of Illinois. He
was bom near Edlnburgb, Scotland, December 1, 1780, there acquired a limited education
and was about fourteen years of age when the family removed to Holland, where he was
bound out to learn the stonemason's trade. However, be ran away with one of his com-
panions and took service on a merchant veesel, which was afterward captured by the
French, so that he served in the French navy. While a member thereof the Frendi
became engaged in war with England. He was in the service of the French for about
seven years, partly on aea and partly on land. He belonged to the cavalry and for
several years was with Napoleon In Italy. He was also with Napoleon In the Russian
campaign and saw the destruction of Moscow. After leaving the French service Wllllim
R. Ooodheart went to England and Joined the English forces who were fighting the
United States In the War of 1812. He was taken prisoner in the naval conflict tm Lake
Erie, when Commodore Perry gained bis great victory. He did not wish to be exchanged
mni go back to the British service and with two companions he escaped during the first
night after they were brought to laild. Enduring many hardships, they at length
arrived at lAncaster, Pennsylvania. There Mr. Ooodheart enlisted In the American
army and fought under Qeneral Harrison, for be resolved to become an American
cittaen. He was married August 2, 1814, to Sarah Ann Ctouse, of Praaklln, Ohio, and
he took up a claim there. In 1819 his leg was broken by the fall of a tree and during
his illness be became converted to the Christian religion. In the fall of 1824, with his
wife and six children, he started westward and located first in what was then Fayette
county, lUinoie. After a brief period he removed to Blooming Orove and upon his
farm there made the first brick manufactured In McLean county, Illinois. In 182T he
removed to Old Town timber, In the same county, and In 1830 be entered land at
Blooming Orove. Subsequently he removed to the north side of Bloomingttm and his
last days were spent In the city, where he passed away in 1843. He and bis wife had
ten children, the fourth of whmn was Oeorge W. Ooodheart, who was largely reared
upon the Illinois frontier and became a carpenter at Bloomington. His wife was a
native of Pennsylvania, and his death occurred in Kansas.
William B. Ooodheart of this review largely obtained his «ducatIon In the public
schools at Farmer City, Dewitt county, Illinois, and when fourteen years of age he
there began learning the printer's trade, which be followed until 1S02. in 1886 he went
to Texas, afterward made bis way to Portland, Oregon, and in 1891 became a resident of
Idaho, settling at Welser, which at that time was a small place. He became manager of
the Welser Signal and so coattuued for about twelve years. All through the Inter-
vening years from the age of fourteen he had been connected with the printing business
and so continued until he retired from that field to give his attention to the work of
the Masonic lodge.
Mr. Ooodheart has long been a faithful follower and exemplary representative of
the craft. He was made maeter of Weiser Lodge, No. 23, A. F. & A. M., In 1894 and
since that time be has been very prominent la the work of the order and has long been
connected with the grand lodge of Idaho, beginning with the twenty-seventh annual
communication. He was made grand lecturer In 1902 and filled that position for thirteen
years. Hs had served as Junior grand warden In 1900 and 1901 and he was continuously
in the office of grand lecturer from 1902 until 1908, then again In 1910, 1911, 1913,
1914, 1915 and 19l6. His local connection was with Weiser Lodge No. 23, A. F. A A. M.;
Welser Chapter, R. A. M.; and Welser Commandery, K. T. While serving tm grand
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lectorer he vlelted every lodge In the state and be 1b today one of the best known Masoaa
in Idaho.
In 1882 Mr. Goodbeart was married to Miss Sarah J. Cox, the wedding taking place
at Bloomlngton. Illinois. They had two children: Berl Irving, now living In San
Francisco, who is married and has tbree children — Ethel F.. William B. and Rosland E.;
and Alberta F., who is the deceased wife of C. F. Butler, of San Francisco.
Mr. Ooodheart is now living retired In Coeur d'Alene. He keeps In close touch
witb the leading questions and Issues of the <Uy and his ability has brought him promi-
nently to the front as one who has bad considerable Influence in molding public thougbt
and action. He Is a fluent and earnest speaker and as grand lecturer did much tor the
upbuilding and advancement of Masonry in the state, enjoying in tH^ fullest degree the
highest respect and confidence of bis brethren of the craft.
HON. ANDREW CHRISTENSON.
H<M). Andrew Chrtstenson, a republican member of the state senate, to which he
was elected on the 6th of November, 1918, has been a resident of Bonner county, where
be still makes his home, tor a period of thirty-one years, having arrived in Idaho In
188S. He was one of the pioneer settlers of that district and was largely the founder
and promoter of the town of I^clede, having ballt the Orst store in the town and
otherwise promoted its interests and upbuilding for many years. His Identiflcatlon with
public interests of that sectlcm of the state has been close and helpful, for at all times
he has been actuated by marked devotion to the general good.
Denmark claims him as a native son. He was bom in that country, March 1, 1862,
his parents being Hans and Sophia Cbrlstenson. both of whom have now passed away.
Neither parent ever came to the United States, the father devoting bis life to tarmlng
and dairying in Denmark.
Andrew Cbrlstenson was reared upon the old home farm and crossed the Atlantic
to the new world in 1880, when a young man of eighteen years. He at once proceeded
to Alden, Minnesota, where he spent eight years, being first engaged in railroad work,
while later he was employed in a general store. In 18SS be came to Idaho and located
on a homestead claim In what was then Kootenai but is now Bonner county. As stated,
be established the flrst store in Laclede and it was for a long time the only general
merchandise eetabllshment of the town. He continued an active factor In mercantile
circles for many years and built up a business of gratifying and substantial proportions.
He became an active factor In the public lite of the community and served as county
commissioner before Kootenai county was divided. Banner county being created in the
winter of 1&06-6. In 1907 he was appointed the flrst county treasurer ot the new county
of Bonner and he continued to fill the otDce tor twelve years or until 1919, when be
resigned to take up the duties ot state senator, having previously declined to again
accept the nonrinatlon for tbe oBlce of county treasurer. This Is his flrst term In the
state senate, but he is proving an able working member of the body and one who gives
earnest consideration to all vital questions which come up tor settlement He was made
chairman of tbe committee on agriculture, a member of tbe flnance eommlttee and also
of the committee cm highways and bridges, and In bis legislative work be is following
constructive methods. His business activity also extends to financial circles, for be is
now one of tbe directors of the Bonner County National Bank, which he aided in
organising, serving as a member of its flrst board.
In young manhood Mr. Cbrlstenson was married In Alden, Minnesota, to Hiss Marie
Petersen, also a native of Denmark, who came to the United States with her parents in
1866, when but two years of age. Tbey have seven living children, four sons and three
daughters: Hilda, now the wife of James Crockett, ot Montana; Peter; Andrew, J^;
Anna, the wife ot Fred Hodge, of Bonner county; Olga; Victor, and Carl, who Is but
twelve years of age.
Mr. Cbrlstenson Is a member of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America and is a
past grand president of that society for tbe district ot Montana, Idaho and Washington.
He is likewise a thirty-second degree Hason. a Knight Templar and a member ot the
Mystic Shrine. He Is a past master ot Lakeside Lodge. No. 42, A. F. A A. H., ot Sand-
point; a past high priest of the chapter and a past grand master of the Orand Lodge
A. F. A A. M. of Idaho. He likewise belongs to the Eastern Star and is a past patron
ot the local chapter. His religious faltb is that ot tbe Lutheran church. He Is a man
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of high principles and steadfast purpose, earnest In support of every cause vhlcb be
endoraeB, forceful and resourceful In all that he undertakes; and tbe splendid record
which he made as county treasurer led to hla selection for senatorial honors.
HENRY C. JONES.
HeniT C. Jones, a representative agriculturist of Ada county, is the owner of a
splendidly Improved ranch property comprising forty acres and situated three miles
northwest of Meridian. His birth occurred In Davis county, Iowa, July 17, 1862, his
parents being William Allen and Mary Jane (Taggart) Jones, who passed away in the
years 1902 and IBOO respoctively. The father, a native of Missouri, became a pioneer
settlor of Davis county, Iowa, where he continued to reside throughout the remainder
at his lite. To blm and hla wife were born nine children, four of whom still survive,
three of the number living in Iow&
Henry C. Jcmes, the onlyj representative of the family In Idaho, was reared on the
farm on which he was born and has devoted his attention to tbe work of the fields
throughout practically his entire life. On the S4tb of Decemt>er, 1884. In Davis county,
Iowa, he was united In marriage to Miss Lucy Fresh, who is also a native of that
county, born May 28, 1863. Her parents, Jesse and Catherine (Steeprow) Fresh, who
were natives of Kentucky and Indiana respectively, have both passed away. Mr. and
Mrs. Jone^ were reared in tbe same neighborhood In Iowa and became acquainted in
childhood. They are the parents of four children, all bom In Davis county, Iowa. Nora,
whoso birth occurred October 30, 1886. la the wife of Arthur Clay Epperly, of Cali-
fornia. Perlle, who was bom August 9, 1S88, is the wife of Blaine Alfred Brown and
resides at Ustick, Idaho. Alva Allen, born April 17, 1892, married Margaret Nebb
and resides In Long Valley. Walter Clay, whose natal day was January 6, 189S, Is
Btlll under tbe parental roof.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones resided in Davis county, Iowa, for twenty years after their
marriage or until 1904. when they came to Idaho. Though Mr. Jones has since spent
some time In California, Oregon and Washington, he has remained the owner of a good
ranch home in this state. In faot he has owned various excellent ranch properties In
the Boise valley since coming to Idaho, buying and selling land whenever an opportunity
[or a profitable deal presented ItseU. He purchased his present place of forty acres in
the fall of 1919 and In the current year (1930) has a field of growing wheat which
promises to yield sixty bushels to the acre, the land being very rich and produatlve.
His undertakings as an agriculturist have been attended with gratifying and well
deserved success and be has long been numbered among the prosperous fanners and
substantial cltlsens of his community.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones and their son Walter are republicans In political faith, believ-
ing firmly In the principles of that party. Upright and honorable In ev^ry relation
of life, Mr. Jones has wm the high esteem and kindly regard of those with whom he
has been asBOCiated, so that the circle of his friends is almost coextensive with the
circle of his acquaintances.
JESSE POMEROY RICH.
Jesse Potneroy Rich ti^ a well known attomey-at-law of Preaton, being a member of
the firm of Hart ft Rich. He was born April 9, 1S83, In Salt Lake City, Utah, a son or
President William L. and Ella (Pomeroy) Rich, whose home was in Paris, Idaho, but the
father was then attending tbe University of Utah. During his infancy they returned
to Paris, where he was reared and where he received his early education. He attended
Fielding Academy and also entered the Brigham Young College, at Logan, Utah, from
which he was graduated with the class of June, 1905. On December 29, 190G, be went to
Germany on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and returned
from that country In August, 1908.
On October 8, 1908, Mr. Rich was married to Miss Louise Rogers, a daughter of
George S. Rogers, and they have become the parents of seven children, namely: Lothatr
R.; Russell R. and Reha, twins; Kada; Elna and Elda, twins, and Sterling R.
Following his return from Oermany, Mr. Rich was a teacher In Fielding Academy, at
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Paris, for one j'ear, st Uie end ol wblch period be located on the farm and eugaced in its
operation for one year. In Jane, 1910. he entered the law school of the UnlTereltr of
Chicago and wae graduated In September, 1912. He was nominated for the offlce of
county attorney for Bear Lake county, before he was out of school and later elected and
filled that ofllce for two years. He followed law practice In Paris In 1913-14, but In
January, 1916, removed to Preston, Idaho, and formed a law pairtnersblp with Arthur
W. Hart, with whom he has been carrying on his profession ever since. He served In
the offlce of city attorney of Preston for a time and Is generally regarded as one of the
coming lawyers In his part of the county.
Politically Mr. Rich is a warm supporter of the republican party. During the war
with Germany he was chairman of the county council of defense and was the first man
In the state to receive an appointment. He also served as chairman of the Freston
soldiers monument committee, and In other directions he has always given of his tbne
and ability to the furtherance of all worthy objecte calculated to serve the public
Interests. He has held various offlces In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints and at present Is stake secretary of the Young Hen's Mutual Improvement Asso-
ciation and Is teacher In the Sunday School.
THOMAS L. QUARLBS.
Thomas L. Quairles has the distinction of having been elected sherltF of Kootea&l
county on the democratic ticket by a majority of seven hundred, although the county
Is normally strongly republican. He has filled various public otDces and the faithful-
ness and capability with which he has ever discharged his duties Is attested by all who
know aught of his career. He was bom at Bentonvllle, Arkansas, June 27, 1SS9, a son
of Jesse P. Quarles. also a native of Bentonvllle. and of Margaret (Coonfleld) Quarles,
who was bom In Indiana, her parents, however, removing to the southwest at an early
day. Jesse P. Quarles, a farmer by occupation, came to the northwest In 1ST3, traveling
across the country In a prairie schooner. On reaching Idaho he took up land near
Farmlngton and resided thereon until 1892, when he removed to Kootenai county, where
he continued for some time but is now living at Olympla, Washington. He has always
been a very active man In connection with public affairs, reaching a poeltltm of leader-
ship and doing much to mold public thought and action In the districts In which he
has resided. In ISSO he removed to Nes Perce county, Idaho, and was elected to repre-
sent his district in the state legislature at an early day. He was a friend and associate
of John Halley and other prominent pioneers. While living In Kootenai county he
served as county commissioner and assessor and he has also been county commissioner
of Whitman county, Washington. He gave his political allegiance to the republican
party until 1896^ since which time he has maintained an Independent coorse In pcriltlcs.
He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and his religious faith Is that of the Christian
church — associations wblch Indicate much of the rules that govern his conduct and
stiape his relations with his fellowmen. At one time he bad a farm on the Coeor
d'Alene river, where he engaged in raising Durham cattle, keeping thoroughbred stock.
His land Interests were extensive and he was very progressive as an agriculturist and
thereby won substantial success. The experiences of his life have Indeed been broad
and varied. While too young to enlist for service In the Civil war, he acted as a guide
to Qeneral Phelps and In that way participated in several battles. Then came hie
removal to the northwest with all of the experiences of frontier life and his activity
In founding and developing the new state of Idaho, crowned at last with a well earned
rest and a pleasant home at Olympia.
Thomas L. Quarles was educated In the public schools of Farmlngton and spent his
boyhood days to the age of twenty years upon the home farm, passing through all the
experiences Incident to the development of a new farm property upon the western
frontier. After leaving home he was employed In a store and in a bakery at Farmlngton
and In 1893 he turned his attention to ranching on the Coeur d'Alene In Kootenai county.
In 1SB4 he removed to Rathdnim. While living at Rathdrum he became an active
factor In public affairs there, serving on the school board, as a member of the city
council and otherwise manifesting his public-spirited devotion to the general good.
The recognition of his ability upon the part of his fellowmen has again and again
led to his appointment or election to offlce. For four years he was deputy county
r and for a similar period filled the position of deputy county auditor. He was
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tben auditor or Kootenai county from 1903 until ISIO, resigning hie position In the
Utter Tear, He afterward conducted a resort at Twin Lakes but In 1916 was ataln
Bailed to crfDce, being elected sheriff of Kootenai countjr on tbe democratic ticket br a
majorltj of seven hundred, althoogU 'the cotutjr usually glvea a strong repnbllaaii
majority. Hr. Qtorlee has for many years be«i an active factor In democratic circles
and In 1904 served as cbairman of the central committee.
In 189S wa* celebrated the marriage of Thomas L. Qnarles and Miss May Iiewls,
of Fannlngton, Idaho, daughter of Charles and Uary Lewis, who came from Minne-
sota, where they were ptiweers. Mr. and Mrs. Quarles have fire children: Clarice,
who la now a teacher In the schools of Coeur d'Alene; Pauline; T. L., who was a
member of Battery C of the One Hundred and Forty-elxth Field Artillery and served
for nineteen months In the World war, taking part in the engagements at Chateau
Thierry, St Mthlel and In the Argonne and afterward going to Oermaoy with the army
of occupation; Mabel and Katherlne. who are at home. Mr. Quarles was a most
active supporter of the Red Cross and all of tbe drives to finance the Var and promote
the comfort of soldiers In camp and field. He belongs to Rathdrum Lodge, No. 43,
A. F. 4 A. M., the Royal Arch chapter at Coeur d'Alene and also Coeur d'Alene Com-
mandery, K. T. He Is likewise connected with the Elks Lodge No. 1254 at Coeur d'Alene
and with the Knights of Pythias lodge at Rathdrum and in the latter organization has
been past chancellor and a delegate to the grand lodge. By reason of his many and
varied activities he Is widely known and tbe sterling worth of his character Is attested
by alL The greater part of his life has been passed In the northwest and he has at
all times been a supporter of those interests which have been Instituted tor tbe benefit
and npbulldlng of tbe state.
WIUJAM B. HAWKINS.
William B. Hawkins, of Bonners Ferry, has figured prominently among tbe financiers
ot northern Idaho and has controlled other important Interests, while his efforts at all
times have been ot a character that has contributed to pnblic progress and improvement.
Ha was bom in Hannibal, Missouri, November 11, 1S47, and Is a son ot Jameson F. and
Sarah Ann (Smith) Hawkins. The parents were bom In Scott county, Kentucky, and In
1836 removed to Hannibal, JUlBeouri, where the father was actively connected with
bnelnaM interests as operator of a ferry boat, as mill owner and as a dry goods mer-
chant, being one of the most prominent, Influential and successful business men and
eitiaena ot Hannibal at that period. He was a recognized leader in the ranks ot tbe
democratic party and gave unfaltering allegiance to every principle which be endorsed.
One ot his sons served as a soldier In the Confederate army In tbe Civil war.
William B. Hawkins obtained his education In tbe public schools ot Missouri and
In 1876 went to Lexington, Kentucky, where he resided tor thirty-three years. He was
tbere extensively engaged in tbe raising of Jersey cattle and trotting horses, winning s
place among tbe prominent stockmen ol the state. He was also actively connected
with the tobacco Industry and was president ot the Tobacco Growers Association, which
waged the fight agslnst the American Tobacco Company to bring up the price of
tobacco and his efforts resulted in a aubetantial advance In price, bringing more money
Into the state than tbrough any other agency. During his residence in Kentucky he
was also a prominent figure In democratic circles and was the cbalmian of the Fayette
county democratla central committee for seventeen years, bis opinions being a guiding
factor in political activity throughout almost two decades.
In 1910 Mr. Hawkins became a resident of Bonners Ferry and established the
Hawkins bank, which he later sold and which became the First National Bank. In
1918 he engaged In the lumber and coal business but after a short period retired from
active life and now occupies a fine home In Bonners Ferry, where be has a large
amount of fruit. He Is most pleasantly and attractively situated, bis enterprise in
former years bringing to him the success that now enables him to enjoy all of tbe com-
forts and many ot the luxuries of life without further recourse to labor.
Hr. Hawkins was united in marriage to Miss Bettle Vlley, a daughter of Major
VIley, of Lexington, Kentucky, who was a major In tbe Confederate army under Qeneral
John C. Breckenrldge, ot whom he was a warm personal friend. Major Vlley was a
large landowner and extensive breeder ot thoroughbred horses, specializing In running
stock, and he was one ot the well known citizens of Lexington. To Mr. and Mrs.
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HawklDfl were born two children: Mary V., now a teacber: and Elijah P. The wl(e
and mother passed away in 1907, her death being the occasion of deep regret to manr
friends as well ae to her Immediate tamllr.
Hr. Hawkins not onlr figured promlnenUy i^n democratic circles In Kentucky but
has also twen a recognized leader ot the party In the Panhandle of Idaho. He was the
first county treasurer ot Boundary county and he la keenly Interested in all public
affairs that have to do with the progress and upbuilding of this section of the state.
He was an active worker In support of tbe war and he has done everything in his
power to advance the welfare and progress of the community in which he IWes. When
be came to Bonnera Ferry there was no church of his faith and he has assisted In
building a house of worship. becMning a charter member of the Union church. He take&
a great Interest in the Sunday achool, especially in tbe Bible class. His has bees
an active and useful life, winning him the respect, confidence and honor of bis fellow-
men, and while he has gained sul^tantial success he has also won an untarnished name,
which Is rather to be chosen than great riches.
WILLIAM C. LARSBN.
William C. Larsen, handling a large real estate business at Paul and contributing
through this avenue to the upbuilding and development of the town In lai^ measure,
was bom at Mount Pleasant, Utah. May 4, 1879, a son of Peter and Patorla Larsen.
When thirteen years ot age he lett home and went to CBllfornla, inhere he worked
In the mines tor a year. He then went to Ouray, Colorado, where he remained for
fifteen years In that picturesquely beautiful mountain district, spending the time In
work on tbe revenue tunnel and In the old Virginia mines and also with the Utah
Copper Company, which he represented in Its mining interests for a number of years.
He then lett Colorado and made ble way to Idaho, driving along the Snake river on a
prospecting trip. He afterward Journeyed to Utah, where his family bad remained
while he was prospecting in Idaho, and In 1909 he came with them to Paul. Here he
worked as a farm band for a time and then purchased twenty acres of land, while
eventually he turned his attention to the real estate business, tor he recognized much
ot what the future bad In store for this country. He saw its natural resourcee and Its pos-
stbllltlee, and although the couiitry was largely wild and wndeveloped, he knew that the
future must soon bring about many changes. There was only one store here at the time
and it was only a man of keen sagacity tint would have appreciated the opportunities
which lay-before htm. Mr. Lhrsen today sella more real estate than any other man In
Minidoka county and his patronage Is steadily Increasing.
In 1919 Mr. Larsen organised tbe baseball club of Paul, which Is one of tbe best
in tbe state, and he maintains his keen Interest In tbe club, which has greatly pro-
moted Its efllclency since organization. In politics Mr. larsen is a republican and he
has served as deputy sheriff, as justice of tbe peace and as town clerk. Fraternally
be Is connected with the Woodmen of tbe World. He and family occupy an attractive
home at Paul and everything about blm breathes an air of prosperity and progress.
His business career has been ifaarhed by steady advancement since he started out In life
on his own account when a lad ot but thirteen years. He has experienced some hard
knocks, has met some dlQlcult situations, but by resolute spirit and determined pur-
pose has overcome the obstacles in bis path and has advanced step by step until be
stands In the foremost position among the real estate dealers of Minidoka county, his
labors constituting a moat valuable contribution to the development and upbuilding
ot this part ot the state.
WILLIAM P. DRAKE.
William P. Drake Is numbered among the honored pioneer settlers of Idaho, having
taken up his abode In this state about a third of a century ago. He has been long and
actively identified with ranching interests in tbe northwest and now owns and occupies
an excellent farm ot one hundred and elghty-flve acres three and one-halt mllee west
of Eagle. HIa birth occurred In Tazewell county, Virginia, January 7, 1852, his parents
being Robert and Jemima (McQulre) Drake. Tbe family is an old one in Virginia.
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Wben Mr. Drake <3t this review was but two years of age his parents went to "Wolfe
Countr. Kentucky, where the family home was maintained until the time of the Civil
war, when a removal was made to Indiana, while In 1.8T0 tbey took up tbelr fibode
In Texas. In the last named state the mother passed away, while the father's death
occurred In Arkansas.
It was In the Lone Star state that William P. Drake met the lady who Is now his
wife and whom be wedded In Montague county, Texas, December 2, 18S0. She bore
the maiden name of Candts Attaway and was born In Wood county, Texas, Novem-
ber 10, 18fi4. Mr. and Mrs. Drake became pioneer residents of the Indian Territory,
now Oklahoma, where tbey continued to make their home until ISSS, when they came
to the territory of Idaho in company with a brother-in-law, Joseph R. Sllkey. who had
married a sister of Mrs. Drake and who now resides near Boise. The Journey across
the plains was made with a four-horse team and after reaching their destination tbe
Drake and Silkey families located on adjoining homesteads in Fremont county, this
state, where they resided for many years. Mr. Drake Anally sold his ranch to Mr.
Sllkey and subsequently spent two years in Alberta, Canada. On the expiration of that
period he returned to Idaho, purchasing and locating on an elghty-flve acre ranch
situated between Onwller and McDermott. In Ada county, which he continued to operate
until March, 1920, when he took up his abode on his present ranch west of Eagle,
which had come into his possession In the fall of I91&. It is known as the Doc Everett
place, comprises one hundred and efghty-flve acres three and one-hall miles west ol
Eagle and is one of the best and moet productive ranches in the vicinity of that town.
Mr. and Mrs. Drake are the parents of six living children, three sons and three
daughters, Robert Willis, who was born November 4, 1883, was married on the 13th
of August, 1914, to Jennie Hay Holman, who passed away April 10. 1920. leaving two
children: Carl Robert, bom November 16, 1916: and Louise Bllsa, whose birth occurred
February 14, 1918. At tbe present time Robert Willis Drake and his two children
make their home with Mr. and Mrs. William P. Drake. Mrs. Nannie Young, who
was born January 2, 18S5, resides at Qlenns Ferry, Idaho, with her three children. Amy.
Myrtle and Gertrude. Benjamin F.. whose natal day was June 27, 1887, is a veteran
of the World war, having served for five months at Camp Lewis. Qrant, the fourth
inem1>er of the family, was born April 7, 1890. Mrs. Nora Marcum, whose birth occurred
September 4, 1892, reeldes at Beaumont. Idaho, with her three children, Robert, Bert
and Emily. Claudia Drake, a young lady of eighteen, was born on the 23d of March,
1902. The members of the family have become well known and highly esteemed In
their respective communities and Mr. Drake well deserves mention In a work of this
character as one. of the state's substantial agriculturists and worthy and respected
pioneers.
MORRIS D. LOW.
Professor Horrla D Low, occupying tbe chair of agriculture and science at Fielding
Academy, Paris, and holding valuable farming interests in Bear Lake county. Is a
native of Paris, Idaho, born March 24, 1887, and Is^a son of Da.Tid N. and Sarah J.
(Mathews) Low, the former a native of Scotland and the latter born in Providence,
Utah. David N. Low, when eight years old. was brought by his parents to the United
States in 1865 and crossed the plains to Utah in that year. 'There he received his educa-
tion. Following his school days he worked at farming In Utah until 1890, when he
removed to Paris, Idaho, and took over a ranch. two miles south of Montpelier, which
be continued to operate up to a recent period. He and his wife are now living practi-
cally retired at Paris. He has been very active In church work and was selected to
fill a mission on behalf of tbe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland,
Koing to that country in 1S99 and remaining two years.
Morris D. Low was reared In Paris. Idaho, and was graduated from tbe Fielding
Academy In that city In 1912. He then entered the Agricultural College at Logan,
Utah, from which he was graduated with the class of 1917, after which he returned to
Paris and baa been professor of agriculture In Fielding Academy ever since. He
has farming interests in Paris, to which he devotes the summer months of each year.
His success in the chair of agriculture has been established, and he is generally regarded
as an authority on a^Icultural aHalrs in this part of tbe state.
On June 16, 1916, Professor Ix>w was united In marriage to Beatrice Gardiner, and
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they h«Te become the parents of two children, namelr: Hrrle, bom Hay 24, UK,
sod Gordon, born June 17, ISIB. Id Febraarr, 1*1*, Professor Low was created bishop
of Paris second ward, and halt held Yarlons other t^cee In the Church of Jeans Christ
of Latter-day Saints, In the good works of which he Is earnestly interested. In 1M7
he filled a three-year mission to Kew Zealand, returning in 1910. He Is a supporter of
the republican party.
CHRIS LILLEOARD.
Chris Lillegard, llTins about a mile northwest of Ustfck, In Ada county, was born
In Denmark, August 29, 18S2, and spent tbe years of his boyhood and youth In that
eoontry, pursuing his edncatloa In the public schools. Haring arrived at years of
maturity, he was married In the city of Copenhagen on the 17th of November, IMS.
to Miss Uarfe Hansen, who was bora in Denmark, July 28, 188S. They came to the
United States in the year following their marriage and tor two years were residents
of Pueblo, Colorado, before coming to Idaho. In Pueblo Mr. Ull^ard was employed
In a creamery. In bis native land he had been reared on a dairy ranch and was largely
familiar with everything pertaining to dairy InterestB. In 1609 he and hie wife came
to Idaho and through the intervening period have remained residents of the Ustick
district, taking up their abode on their present ranch property In 191S. Here they
have thtrty-flve acree of highly Improved land which Mr. Lillegard baa reoently pur-
chased, paying tor it two hundred and flfty d<dlars per acre. At the present time he
could probably sell It for almost double that price, for much other land in the vicinity
has sold as high as Dve hundt-ed dtrilars per acre. His ranch, however, is not upoo
the market, for it Is his desire to keep Ibe property and further develop It. He has
bnllt a good silo upon the ranch and Is engaged in the raising of BolstelD cattle tor
dairy purposes, having now eleven good cows which he milks.
Mr. Lillegard'e parents never came to the United States ^d his mother is stUl living
in Denmark, while tbe mother of Mrs. Lillegard now makes her home in Ada County,
living with her son, ChrlBtlan Hansen, at Kuna, Idaho. Mrs. Lillegard belongs to the
Lutheran church of Boise and both are highly esteemed in the community, where they
have spent a period of more than a decade. >
HATHIS E. WATSON.
Mathis EL Watson, conducting business at Paul under the name of the Wataon Mill-
ing * BlevEtor Company, was bom In Wilkes county, North Carolina, July SI, 1881, a
SMI of John M. and Sarah A. (Eller) Watson, who are also natives of the same locality.
There they were reared and married and the father followed the occupation of farming
in North Carolina for many years. In February, 1917, he removed to Paul, Idaho, and
the following year purchased a farm adjoining the town, whereon he and bis wife now
make their home. Both have reached the age of sixty-three years. They are consistent
and faithful members of the Baptist church and Mr. Watson gives his political support
to the republican party.
Mathis B. Watson spent his boyhood days In North Carolina and pursued his edu-
cation In the Appalachian school at Boone, Watauga county. He afterward went to
Dillon, Montana, where he engaged In farming. He later worked on the Northern
PacIOc Railroad for one winter, after which he returned to Dillon and was again
engaged In farming until ISOS. He then came to Idaho, settling first at Pocatello,
and later be removed to Rupert, where he took up his abode on the Eth of December.
1906. On the 2id of the saiae month he filed on a homestead and later developed and
improved the property. In 1906 he became a partner of J. F. Hunt in the produce busi-
ness, this association being maintained for two years, at the end of which time he pur-
chased Mr. Hunt's Interest in the business and continued active in that field for seven
years at Hepburn, Idaho, conducting his interests under the firm style of M. E. Watson
A Company. He then removed to Pauir where he established a produce business under
the name of the M. E. Watson Company, thus continuing until 1SI6, when the business
was reorganised under tbe name of the Watson Milling A Etevatpr Company. The mill
was built in 1916 and Is devoted to customs grinding. Mr. Watssn was also the promo-
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ter ol tbe Paul Electric Company and for three years continued aa Its presideot. He
was one of the original stockholders of the Paul State Bank and is now vice president
ot the same. He has thas been an active factor In the business development of the town
and htB progresBivenesB makes Itself felt In everything that he undertakes.
Ib 1911 Mr. Watson was married to Mies Llele M. Flelsher, a native of Harrtshurs,
Pennsyivanla, and a daoghter of Oeorge and Nancy (Fulton) Flelsher, They have six
children: Alice B., filler, George, Doris, Dorothy and Ila. The religious faith of the
family Is that ot the Baptist church and Mr. Watson also belongs to the Masonic
fraternity, being equally loyal In hie support of these different organ IzatlouB. He
is actuated by a spirit of advancement in all that be does and his life has been
characteriied hy high ideals, so that he has sought not only to promote material
progress but also to aid In the intellectual and moral development of the communi-
ties In which he has lived.
WILLIAM E. CRANE,
William B. Crane, now living retired In Coeur d'Alene, is one ot the native sons
of the northwest, his birth having occurred In Winchester, Oregon, August 10, 1S5S.
His parents were Silas W. and Elizabeth (Jones) Crane, the former a native of Wisconsin
and the latter of Indiana. The sim attended the public schools ot Roseburg, Oregon,
and also Ashland College, thus being quallQed by liberal education tor life's practical
and responsible duties. He came to Kootenai county on the 6th ot May, 1890, on a
prospecting trip and ta numbered among the pioneers of the Coeur d'Alene country.
When the Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation was opened up for settlement in 1S91
he took up a claim that is now the townalte of Harrison. Through the intervening
period, he has been closely associated with the development and progress ot this section
of the state. He was engaged in the Jewelry business in Harrison for some time and also
devoted bis attention to several other business enterprises, becoming the pioneer mer-
chant of that place. He traveled extensively throughout northwestern Idaho in early
days, has noted the development and progress ot the state and borne his part in
promoting its advancement. He dealt largely in real estate and is still the owner of town
lots In Harrison, where he continued to reside for twenty-nine years, during which period
the place developed from a tiny hamlet to a town of considerable proportions, after
which a disastrous Ore swept over the place, largely destroying It, but the work ot
rebuilding has been begun. , In the early days Mr. Crane was the builder of many ot
the roads around Harrison and his work was ever of a character that contributed to the
material progress and improvement ot that section of the state. By reason ot bis
Judicious investments and carefully managed business affairs he gained a very sub-
stantial competence that now enables him to live retired in Coeur d'Alene without
recourse to turther labor.
Mr. Crane has never married. He is the eldest of three brothers, the others being
A. A. and Bdward S., the latter being connected with the Idaho division ot the Wash-
ington Power Company ot Spokane. William B. Crane has ever been greatly interested
In hunting and fishing and has developed considerable skill along those lines. There
Is no phase of Idaho's early development with which he ts not familiar and his
reminiscences ot the early days are most Interesting, presenting a clear picture ot lite
in Idaho when this was a frontier region.
JOSBPH D. ZBILOR.
Joseph D. Zellor, who resides on a well Improved ranch ot his own a mile and a
half northwest of Vstick, was bom near Berkeley Springs, tn Morgan county. West
Virginia, August 18, 1872, and Is a son ot Peter and Anna (Spiker) Zellor, both ot whom
have passed away. They had a family of nine children, seven sons and two daughters,
all ot whom are yet living, Joseph D. Zellor being the youngest. The parents departed
this lite In West TIrglnla.
Joseph D. Zellor was reared upon the farm upon which his birth occurred and It
was also the birthplace ot his father, who first opened his eyes to the light ot day there
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jrouth Of eigbteen years — Jowph D. Zellor bade adl«u to home and friends and started
lor the west. His mother had died when he was but a little child and with bis father>
sanctloD be started out to make hia own war in the world. He spent a year in Ohio
and two yrars in northern IllinolB, after which be removed to Iowa, where be remained
for eight years, working in these different states as a farm hand. In 1903 he eame to
Idaho, making his way to Boise, but soon afterward removed to Elmore county, where
he resided for two years, being engaged In farming at Mountain Home. He next pur-
chased a ranch near Ustlck, constituting a part of the place which he sow owns, and
subsequently he made investment In an adjoining twenty acre tract, so that he now owns
forty acres ot excellent land, which by reason of the maay improvements that have
been placed upon it and the natural rise of land values In this district la today worth
Ave hundred dollars per acre. Mr. Zellor baa prospered daring the period ot his resi-
dence in Idaho and not only owns a good ranch property but ii also farming on addi-
tional tract of one hundred acres nearby which he rents.
On the 21st of Febmary, 1906, Mr. Zeilor was married to Miss Lillian Schneider, a
native daughter ot Idaho, her birth having occurred at Silver City, May 4, 1874. Her
parents, Charles and Katberlne Schneider, were bom in Germany and were married In
Liverpool, England, after which they came to the United States, making their way to
California, where they resided for two years and then came to Idaho, settling at Silver
City about ISSfl. The father died when Mrs. Zellor was about Ave years of i^e, and the
mother Is now living at Long Beach, California, being the wife of Leo Snyder. Mr.
and Mrs. Zeilor have become the parents of two daughters: Ghnma Marie, bom May 28.
19«S, and Haxel Virginia, Auguat 8. 1909. Both are atUnding the Ustlck schools. Mrs.
Zellor spent most of her girlhood alter the age of ten years on a ranch Juat across the
rood from her present home and which Mr. Zellor is now renting.
He was formerly president of the Settlers ditch of his vicinity and for eight years
has been one ot Its directors. Both he and his wife are snpporterB of the democratic
party and are much interested in those activities which have to do with the progreu
and development ot the district in which they make theii home.
HON. ARTHUR R. JOHNSON.
Hon. Arthur R. Johnson, tanner and sportsman of Lewiston and member ot the
ftatc senate from Nee Perce county, was bom in Stanislaus county, Calltomla, June
18, 1874, a son ot George A. Johnson, ' who Is a native of Lafayette, Indlina. The
father has devoted his life to the occupation of farming and now lives retired in the
state of Washington at the age of eighty-sis years. The mother, however, passed away
in 1917 at the age of seventy.seven years. She bore the maiden name of Phoebe Bur-
roughs and was bom In Danville, Illinois, where their marriage was celebrated.
Arthur R. Johnson was eight years of age when his pannts removed with their
family to Dayton, Washington, where he remained through the period of youth and
early manhood. He was graduated from tbe Dayton high school at the age of eighteen
years and upon attaining his majority took up farming on his own account. He had
beoi reared to that occupation, early becoming familiar with the best methods ot tilling
the soli and caring tor the crops. He continued to engage In farming in Washington
until 1908, since which time he has made his home in Nee Perce county, Idaha Re
formerly owned a giAtd ranch ten miles east of Lewiston, comprising two hundred and
forty acres, devoted to the raising of wheat and live stock. He also leased other land in
the neighborhood, controlling two thousand acres in all, but he has recently disposed ot
his ranch property and removed to Lewiston. where he is now temporarily residing. He
may, however, soon formulate plans whereby he will again become actively connected
with ranching.
On the 26th of September, 1903, in Dayton, Washington, Mr. JcAnson was married
to Miss Addfe E. Agee, a native ot that sUte, where her parenU settled In pioneer
times. Mr. Johnson's military record covers service for three years with the Wash-
ington National Guard. He is a member of the Automobile Association of Nei Perce
county and fraternally he Is connected with the Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the
Odd Fellows. In politics he Is a republican and In 1918 was elected to the state senate,
where be was made chairman of the flsh and game committee, and was one ot the
sponsors ot a senate bill which changed tbe entire game laws of the state. He was
also a sponsor of several other measures. Including senate trill No. 20, relating to the
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licensing at dentists. He bas always been very fond of flstalng, hunting and ontdoor
sports and Is a member and one of the directors of the Lewlston Rod * Qun Club
and Idaho numbers him among itB noted trap shooters. He won the state handicap
tor blue rock shooting in 1918 and along with it a handsome gold watch beaatlfnJlr
engraved. It was largely because ol hfs keen interest in flsh and game and otber manly
apoTt» that he was sent to the state senate by trtenda in his section th^t be might
bring about beneficial legislation along those lines. He baa dozens of trap shooting
trophies, won in conteetB in Wasbtngtbn, Idaho and Montana, and he won the Idaho state
handicap championship in 1918. While be Is perhaps the best known sportsman in Idaho,
be Is also well known In business circles because of hla successful conduct of extensive
ranching Interests and In public life because of bis Important work In the state senate
and bis support of all war measures. He has done important service In behalf of the
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives and has greatly promoted the Interests of the war
by his suppOTt of every movement calculated to advance the interests of the country,
especially in its relation to the allied armies.
JEROME J. DAY.
Jerome J. Day, of Moscow, actively interestsd In banking and mining, was bom
in California, December 26, 1S76, and Is a son of Henry L. Day. He attended the public
schools of hla native state and of Idabo and was a student in ponzaga University at
Spokane and In the University of Idaho, liberal educational opportunltiee thus well
quali^Ing him tor life's practical and responsible duties. Mis buelneas career baa be«i
characterized by that ateady progression which indicates the mastery of every task
and of every problem presented for solution. Step by step he has advanced, acquiring
larger Interests and assuming broader reaponsibilltiee as the years have gone by. He
la now president of the Wallace Bank ft Trust Company, Norttaport Smelting ft Raflnlng
CtHnpany, Tamarack ft Caster Consolidated Mining Company and Miners ft Smelters
Bank of NorthiKirt, Waablngton.
In 1903 Mr. Day was married to Miss Lucy Mix and they have two children, Bernlce
and Jerome J. That Mr. Day has risen to a place of leadership In several lines
la indicated In the fact that he Is the president of the Idaho Mining Association and
chairman of the state democratic central onnmlttee. Latah county made him Its
representative in the Idaho senate during the tenth, eleventh and thirteenth general
asBsmblies and the extraordinary session of the eleventh session, ^d his sound busl-
nns Judgment, his recognition of fhe conditions of the times and the possibilities of
the state, as well as of the political probleme, made him a valued member of the
upper house.
WILLIAM H. GILBERT.
William H. Qllbert, a representative and proeperous ranchman of Ada county,
now owns and occupies an excellent and highly productive tract ca land embracing forty
acres and situated three and a half miles northwest of Meridian. His birth occnrred
near Eugene, Lane county, Oregon, on the 11th of October, 1S73, hla parents being
Elijah and Martha (McCall) Gilbert, the latter now a reeident of Boise. They crossed
the plains from Iowa during the period of the Civil war and became pioneer residents
of that part ot Oregon In which Mr. Gilbert of this review was born and reared. The
father passed away when bis son William was but four years of age and the mother
later married again.
William H. Gilbert was reared on an Oregon farm and early became familiar
with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. General agricultural
pursuits have claimed bis time and energies throughout his entire business career and
his present success la therefore the result of long and varied experience. He came
to Idaho about a quarter of a century ago and has remained In the Boise valley through
the Intervening period. He waa employed as a farm hand for several years, working
first tor Thomas Wilson on a ranch that waa situated between Star and Eagle, Vhlle
later he spent seven years in the service of R. J. Butts, a sheep man then residing In
Botes but now living retired near Star. Subsequently be was engaged In the cattle
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baaloeaa for a period of Ave years and dnrins the past twentr-one years has been ■
ttumer of the Botse valley. In this time he has ovmed and resided on four different
ranches, one of these comprising one hundred and thirty-three acres of land oa Eagle
Island. He purchased his present ranch northwest of Meridian In the tall of 1919, thus
coming Into possession of one of the most prodactlTe forty-acre tracts in Ada county.
The property ts veil Improved and In its attractive appearance Indicates the careful
supervision of an enterprising and progressive owner.
On the S3d of June, 1901, In Ada county, Hr. Oilbert was united In marriage to
HlBs Margaret Cogghnm. who was bom at Vale. Oregon, February S. 1S86. a daughter
of Jack and EHiza (Boston) Coggburn, who were early settlers of Oregon. The father
passed away In 1907 and the mother afterward became the wife of Oeorge Sehleose,
with whom she now resides at Parma. Idaho. The parents and the maternal grand-
parents of Mrs. Gilbert, the Coggburn and Boston families, crossed the plains from
Missouri to Oregon In a wagon train about fcHty years ago and settled near Vale,
becoming pioneer residents there. The families that made up the wsgon train suffered
severe hardships and deprivations and on the trip and even after they reached their
destination In Oregon were frequently near the point of starvation. William Boston,
the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Oilbert, was a man possessed of more liberal means
than the others of the party and gave generous aselstance to his less fortunate com-
panions, helping them to maintain an existence during the critical periods of the
Journey across the plains and after settlement wae made tn the northwest. Many well-
to-do families residing In the vicinity of Vale at the present time are descendants of
the pioneers who crossed the plains to Oregon In this wagon train. Mr. and Mrs.
Ollbeit have become the parents of three children, namely: Nettie Adelaide, who wae
bom April 30, 1903; Alva Blmo, whose birth occurred December 10. 1904; and Clarence
William, born March 2i, 191S.
Both Hr. and Mrs. Gilbert are republicans in their political views and the former
has served in the capacity of school director but otherwise has not sought or desired
paUlc preferment. The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church,
while fraternally Hr. Gilbert is Identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
, and the Modern Woodmen of America. His wife belongs to the Royal Neighbors.
They have become widely and favorably known throughout the community in which they
make their home and enjoy the warm regard and esteem of all with whom they come
in contact.
JOHN LARSON.
The rapid devel<qmient of the Panhandle of Idaho Is due to the efforts of snch
men as John Larson, who Is now the postmaster at Hope and who Is connected with
the Farmers' Cooperative Union. He was horn In Smolan, Sweden, Febmary 26, 1868,
and Is a son of Lars and Mary Peterson (Johnson) Larson, the former a farmer by
occupation. The son acquired a common school and normal school education and thus
qualified for teaching. He came to the United States in 1SS2, when a young man erf
twenty-tour years, and making his way westward to Minnesota, there began railroading.
In 1S86 he removed to Canada and in 1S86 became a resident of Montana. The year
1889 witnessed his arrival at Hope, Idaho, where he engaged In railroading until 1894.
He was later appointed postmaster and filled the position most acceptably for fourteen
years. He has done much effective and valuable public work, serving on the school
board for twenty years, the cause of education finding in him Indeed a stalwart cham-
pl<m. He has also been a member of the board of trustees and has ever manifested
a lively and helpful interest In the public life of the community.
In business ctrclee, too, Mr. Larson has made his capability and Influence felt. He
is the secretary of the Hope Mining Company, the treasurer of the El Paso Mining
ft Milling Company, the general manager of the Farmers' Cooperative Union at Hope
and Is again acting as postmaster.
Mr. Larson is most pleasantly situated in his h<Hne life, having In 1893 been
united In marriage at Hope to Miss Matilda C. Anderberg. They have one daughter.
Mrs. Ethel Marks. Mr. Larson and his wife are active, faithful and consistent members
of the Congregational church. In which he has served as treasurer, deacon and In other
offices. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is an eamest
supporter, and was formerly Identified with the United Workmen. During the period
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of the Kreatest actWltr of tbe order Id the state be was grand foreman ofi the grand
lodge of Idaba In polltfca be baa long been active as a supporter of the republican
party and during the war period be was a member of the Bonner County Defense
Council and cbairman of tbe local draft board. He recognizes, too, that recreation
UUBt form a part of tbe lite of ererr well balanced Individual and he Is now con~
ducting a motion picture theatre at Hope, giving to the public tbe beat screen attrac-
tions. Coming to America In young manhood, he baa never bad occasion to regret
his detenninatlon to try his fortune on this side of the Atlantic, for here he lias
found the opportnntties which he sought and In their utilization has gained a sub-
stantial competence and at the same time has won the honored name which Is the
outcome of fidelity to duty and honor and Integrity In every relation of life.
GLENN SEBBINO MADDUX.
Glenn Sebring Maddux la successfully engaged fn business as proprietor of a drug
store at Oooding, where he Is accorded an extensive and gratifying patronage. His
birth occurred at Babetha, Kansas, on tbe 23d of December, 1S93, his parents being
Cogwell and Belle (Sebring) Maddux. The period of his boyhood and youth was passed
In the SunBower state and after acquiring a public school education be entered the
Kansas City College of Phaimacy. On leaving that Institution he secured a clerkship
in the Onaga Pharmacy at Onaga. Kansas, where he was employed for three years.
Subsequently he spent a year at Horton, Kansas, and in 1916 came to Idaho, locating
first at- Jerome, where be worked tor a short time as a clerk in the eatabllBhment of
the Jerome Drug Company. He then removed to Gooding and purchased from J.
Mcintosh tbe atore which be now conducts at the comer of Third and Main streets.
His Is a well appointed and attractive establishment and he carries a full line of
drugs and druggists' sundries, while his business methods are such as commend him
to tlte confidence and support of the general public
In 1914 Mr. Maddux was united in marriage to Miss Trac^ Grover, a native of
northeastern Kansas and a daughter of George and Ella Grover, the former a well
known stockman of that part of Kansas. Mr, and Mrs. Maddux have one son, Grover.
Mr. Maddux gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and Is now
serving on the city council of Qooding, exercising his otBcial prerogatives In support
of all plans and measures calculated to promote the general welfare. Praternally
he Is Identified with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias and la worthy exemplar
of the teachings of those orders. He owns an attractive residence property at Gooding,
where he ranks with tbe prosperous young business men and representative and valued
WILLIAM F. SARGENT.
William F. Sargent, engaged in the real estate and Insurance business at Bt Maries
and manager of tbe Benewah County Abstract Company, was bom In Qreencastle,
Indiana, December 20, 1S70, bis parents being James B. and Florence (Farrow) Sargent
The father was a native of Illinois and the mother of Greencastle, Indiana, and for a
considerable period they resided In Douglas county, Illinois, where Mr. Sargent engaged
in the occupation of farming. He was a large landowner there and became a prominent
and influential resident of that section of the state. His education had been acquired at
De Pauw University of Indiana and while a student there he was married, returning
with his bride to Bloomlngton, Illinois, where he engaged In the real estate businesa
In connection with tbe conduct of bia Important tanning interests. In 18S2 he deter-
mined to try his fortune in the northwest and removed to Spokane. He was one of
the pioneer aettlers on Richland prairie, where again he had large land holdings, and
he also engaged extensively la the real estate business In Spokane, bia spirit of enter-
prise and progress bringing him prominently to the front In both connections. His
value as a citizen was widely acknowledged and bis work In connection with tbe estab-
lishment and support of Spokane College indicated that be was Indeed a champion of
the cause of higher education. He was a leading member of the Central Methodist
Bpiaccval church of Spokane and in many ways he contributed to progress and Improve-
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ment, resalting in tbe benefit ol the commnnity and the uplltt of the Indirldual. la ISIZ
he retired from activs bnsfnesa and took ap his abode upon a small ranch In Benewah
county, where his remaining days were passed, his death occurring In 1916.
After attending the Bchoola of Spokane, William F. Sargent continued his education
tn old Spokane College. In 1900 be turned hia attention to mining porsuitB, which
he followed for a few years at Republic, Washington. He later became engaged In
mining In Kootenai county In 1906 and he also became actively lnt«rested In the
Lumbermen's State Bank at St. Maries, which had been organised in 1908 hy hit
brotlier, 8. G. Sargent. In 1911 he took up a homestead and In 1912 established a
real estate otDce, also handling Insurance of all kinds. In 1916 he organised the Benewah
County Abstract Company, having the only set of abstract books In the county. His
Interests are thus broad and varied and his business enterprise and progreBslve methods
have brought him a substantial measure of success, gaining him recognition as one of
the leading and representative resldente of this section of the state.
Mr. Sargent la one of the stanch supporters of the republican party and was
elected to represent Kootenai county In the twelfth Besslon of the general assembly.
He was active In organizing Benewah county and In all matters of public concern mani-
fests a deep and helpful Interest He Is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, has served as secretary of the school board and gives much of his time and
attention to public affairs, his aid being always on Uhe Bide of prt^nress and improve-
meuL He Is a member of the Benewah Club and Is in hearty sympathy with all ot
the plans and projects put forth by that organisation for the upbuilding of the dis-
trict, tbe extension of Its trade relations and the development of its natural resources.
JOaGPH W. ROBERTSON.
Among the excellent ranch properties tbmt surround Ooodlng is one that la owned
and cultivated by Joseph W. Robertson, who has made his home In thU section of the
state since 1S97. He was bom at Air Mount, Mlsslsrfppi, July 19, 1870, and Is a son ot
John C and Pemeda A. (Shanntm). Robertson. HIa boyhood itiya were passed at the
place of his natlTlty and his edncatlon was largely acquired In tbe schools there. He
also attended the PIttsboro Academy ot Mississippi and subsequently he took up the
occupation <a tanning, which he followed In his native state till he reached the age
ef twenty-fonr years. He then left for the Pacific coast, maklns his way to Oakland
and San Francisco, Calltomia, as well aa other points on the western coast. In 1897
he arrived In Oooding, Idaho, although there was no town there at the time. The entire
coontryalde was covered with sagebrush and the work ot progress and clvlllaatlon
seemed scarcely begun. Mr. Robertson entered the employ of QoTernor Ooodtng, tor
whom be worked on the ranch, and later he bought cattle and engaged In cattle raising
for a number of years. At length he homesteaded land and also took up a desert plalm
and later he engaged In raising sheep. He still continues tn this business and now has
seven hundred and forty acres of land in his home ranch and tour thousand acres
not far distant which la devoted to gracing.
In 1899 Mr. Robertson waa married to Miss Jennie Stolta, a native of Oregon
and a daughter of Samuel and Nancy B. (McCormIck) Stolta, who made the long
Jonmey across the plains In an early day and cast En Uielr lot with the pioneer aet-
tlers of the northwest. They first made tbelr way to Oregon but afterward removed
to Idaho. Mr. aitd Mrs. Robertson occupy an attractive home In the town of Oooding.
He exercises his right ot franchise In support of the men and measures of tbe republican
party, while fraternally he Is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and with the Masona, loyally adhering to tbe teachings and purposes of these organlsa-
WILLIAH SCHNEIDER.
WlUlam Schneider, a successful rancher of the Ustick neighborhood, Is a native
son ot Idaho, bom In Silver City, August 15'. 1S70, his parents having been Charles and
Katberine Schneider, the former now deceased, while the latter has married again,
being now tbe wife of Leo Snyder, <of Long Beach. California. Tbe parenU ot William
Schneider were natives of Qennany, hut were married In Liverpool, England. About
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186S they became realdenU of Sliver City, Idabo, where Hr. Schneider followed mlnlns
paraalta antU about 187S, whea bis death occurred as the result of an accident, he
being at the time thirt7-ebc yean ot age.
William Schneider was reared at Silver City to the ase ot fourteen and In 1884
vent to Boise with his mother and steptather. Since 1885 he has lived In the Bolee
Taller and has devoted his life to farming. For a time he made bla borne in the vicinity
of Easle, living there for several rears, during which period he worked for wages, but
carefully saved his earnings nntil his indostrr and economy had brought him a sum
sufficient to enable him to purchase property In 1896, at which time he became the
owner of eighty acres of land a mile north ot Ustlck, acquiring ^hls property tor fltteen
hundred dollars. It was then largely virgin land, only thirty acres being under
cultivation. He did not occupy the place until 1900, after which he kept bachelor's
hall until 1903.
On the 9th ot August of that year Mr. Schneider was married to Mrs. Nettle Bailey,
the widow of William Billey, ot Kansas. She was bom In Minneapolis, Minnesota,
October 3, 1868, and was a daughter of Daniel C. and Sarah D. (Hart) Qtasler, both ot
whom are deceased. Mrs. Schneider was reared In Minnesota to the age ot sixteen
years and then removed to Parsons, Kansas, la 1882 with her parents. In Sedalia,
Missouri, In 1888, she became the wife of William Bailey, whose death left her a widow
with one child when but twenty-elz years of age, the daughter being now Mrs. Hand
Harris, who resides near Star, Ada esunty, Idaho. Mrs. Schneider came to Boise from
Kansas In 1900, going to the home of her brother, the late Frank Qlosler. She after-
ward established a home of her own In Boise and there resided until ber marriage to
Mr. Schneider. They have become the parents ot three children: Katherlne, bom
December 3, 1904, and now a student in Link's Business College at Boise; Charles F.,
who was bom October 7, 1906; and MyrUe D., July 17, 1908. The last two are In the
Valley View school. Mrs. Schneider Is a Methodist In religious faith. She has always
been keenly Interested in questions ot public moment and was formerly president ot
the Parmit-Teachers Association of the Valley View school. In previous years she was
ctmnected with the Pythian Sisters.
Mr. Schneider Is a donocrat in his political views and was chairman of' the board
of school directors when the excellent brick Valley View school was bnllt, one of the
best In Ada county ontslde of Boise. Both Hr. and Mrs. Schneider stand tor progress
and improvement not only along educatlimal lines but in every way that has to do with
the upbuilding and substantial development ot the community and the maintenance
ot bigh standards ot cltisenshlp.
W. A. BEAUDRY.
It Is almost Impossible to imagine what wonid be the condition of the country
without the development of Its great mineral resources and valuable Indeed has been
the contribution which mining men have made to the progress of the world. Among
those who are now engaged In taking the rich metala from the earth and thus leading
to the devel<i)ment of the Coeur d'Alene county is W. A. Beaudry, the president of the
Llnfor Copper Company and a resident of Kell(^g. He was bom In Houghton, Michigan,
November 23, 1S7S, his parents being Thomas and Elsie <Zettte) Beaudry, both of
whom were natives of Canada. The t&ther became a contractor and builder and engaged
In business along that line for many years. Eveiitually he went to the Black Hills ol
Dakota and became a timber worker In that region.
W. A. Beaudry was a young lad when his parents removed to South Dakota and
tbere he pursued his education In the public schools of Deadwood, but from the age ot
fourteen years has been dependent upon his own resources, for at that time he put aside
his textbooks and began to eam his living by any honest employment which he could
secure. At sixteen he took up mining and in 1901 he arrived In Wardner, Idaho, since
which time he has been Identified with the mining development ot this section of the
state. He was managing director for the Stewart Mining Company In Idaho and Mon-
tana for a considerable period. He is a practical engineer, regarded as one of the best
In the northwest, having ability along the line of construction work and displaying equal
skill as a geolt^lst. In fact bis broad experience boa gained him most Intimate knowl.
edge of mining conditions and opportunities and his actual work in the mining countries
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bnslneBS. He Is todB7 at the h«ad of the Linlor Capper Ctunpanr, with ofDce in Wallace,
Idaho, and property In the Little North Pork dtstrlct of Coeur d'Alene, where tbey have
a splendid plant which le thoroughly equipped with the latest Improved macfainery.
Mr. Beaudry la also a director of the First National Bank at KellosK and is widely
known aa a leading buBlnesa man of this section of the state.
Mr. Beaudry was married In 1906 to Miss Nora Agnea Bonham, a daughter of Joe
BiKiham, of Kellogg, a welt known contractor and builder and one of the aubst&ntial
citizens there. They have two children. Bonnie and Willine. Mr. Beaudry has an
interesting millUry chapUr In his life record, being one of the veterans of the Spanish-
American war, serving with Grlggaby's Rough Riders. He Is a republican In his political
views and has been a member of the city council, exercising hia official prerogatives in
support of all those measures and interests which have to do with municipal progress
and Improvement. He Is public-spirited In all things and ^is devotion to the general
welfare is pronounced. Fraternally he Is a Mason who has attained the Knight Templar
degree In the commandery and has also crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of
the Myatlc Shrine.
JOHN A. CARVER.
While John A. Carver, a well known lawyer of Preston. Pmnklin county, la afflicted
by the total loss of his eyesight, this drawback has not deterred him from studying for
his profession and being admitted to the bar of the state of Idaho. He was born in
Preston,' March 14, 1896, and Is a son of Parley P. and Elisabeth A, (Pritchett) Oarrer,
natives of the atate of Utah. The father followed farming in Utah until 1894, when he
removed to Franklin county, Idaho, and took up a tract of land, a part of which lies in
Franklin county and the remainder in Bannock county. He Improved and developed
his place and has farmed ever since, but Is now living about fifteen miles northeast of
Preston on Mink creek. He has always been active in the work of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints and at present is bishop of Glencoe ward of Oneida stake.
His wife is BtlU living.
John A. Carver was reared In Preston, where he received part of his early education,
and later attended the school for the blind at Ogden, Utah. He also attended high
school at Preston, and while a pnpll there he studied law in a local lawyer's office
and was admitted to the bar on September 13, 1918. He then opened an office in Preston,
where he has been practicing ever since, and also conducts the Preston Collection
Agency. His legal connection Is gradually extending, and he la well and favorably
known throughout aoutheaatern Idaho.
On July 25, 1917. Mr. Carver waa married to LaVerne Olson, and they have become
the parents of two children, namely: John A.. Jr., and Monroe De. Mr. Carver is an
ardent member of the -Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which church
he is an elder. In political matters he gives his support to the democratic party, and
in all that concerns the public welfare he evinces the liveliest Interest.
CLIPTON M. PERKINS.
Clifton M. Perkins bos for the past six years been actively and successfully engaged
In business as a garage proprietor of Hailey. He was born at Ravenwood, Nodaway
county, Missouri, on the 20th of September, 1S8T. a son of James and Emma (McMlchael)
Perkins. His boyhood days were there passed and he supplemented his early education
by a course of study In Central College at Fayette, . Missouri, After putting aside hla
textbooks be became Identified with the wholesale dry goods trade aa a clerk In the
employ of the Richardson Dry Ooods Company of St. Joseph, Missouri, with which he
remained for five years. Subsequently he spent two years with the George Triteh Hard-
ware Company of Denver. Colorado, and In 1910 came to Idaho, locating at Bellevue,
where he acted as manager for the Beltevue Mercantile Company (or four years. On
the expiration of that period be took up his abode at Hailey and purchased the garage
which he now conducts, having built up an extensive and gratifying patronage as Its
proprietor. In 1919, In association with Irving Paine of Carey, he erected the garage
of the Carey Motor Company In that town — an excellent concrete structure.
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In 1910 Hr. Perkins was anited In marriage to Hiss Louise E. Foot a na^Jve ot
Wisconsin and a danghter of Charles M. and Emma (OrlBWoId) FVxit. They have one
child, Harr Jane.
Ur. Perkins Klves his political allegiance to the democratic party and Is prominent
In its local ranks as secretary ot the democratic central committee. Pratemall? he
is IdentlAed wltb the Knights ot Pjrthlas. A young man ot progressive spirit and unlal-
terlng perseveranoe. he has already wui a creditable measure ot prosperity In business
affairs and his many triends predict a bright tnture tor him.
WILLIAM B. HARDY.
William B. Hardy, of the Bnpert Investment Company o( Rupert, Minidoka county,
was bom In Salt Lake City, Utah, March 14, 1860, his parents being Oeorge and Harriet
(Beebe) Hardy. He spent his early lite In his native state and then lett Utah for New
Mexico, where he tollowed the brick mason's trade. Later he went to Colorado, where
be continued work at his trade, and In 189S he arrived at Idaho Falls, Idaho. There he
pprchased wild land and at once begBa the arduous task ot making It cultivable and
productive. He built a little shack upon the place and resided there tor ten years, his
labors producing a marked transformation in Its appearance. In the spring »t IWJ he
took up bis abode at Rupert and homesteaded forty acres of land adjoining the town.
This he also developed and Improved and eventually sold the place In acreage tracts.
For nine years he has been engaged In the real estate and loan business and has negoti-
ated many important property transfers which have contributed In marked measure
to the upbuilding and development ot the town and surrounding country. He now has a
large clientage and is thoroughly familiar with all the property that Is upon the market
and Is correct In placing valuatlcm nopn property.
In 1S90 Mr. Hardy was married to Mlsa Clara McCIoy, a flaughter ot Robert and
Anna (Flinders) McCloy. 3he passed away In 1913 and In 1S14 he wedded Miss Sadl«
McCloy, a sister ot his first wife. His two children are Virginia and Margaret
Politically Mr. Hardy is a republican and tratemally be Is connected with the
Independent Order ot Odd Fellows. He has a wide acquaintance by reason of his busi-
ness activity and his enterprising spirit, which has made him the supporter of many
measures and movements tor the general good. He has ever been actuated by deter-
mination and energy in all that be has undertaken, whether In the upbuilding ot his
own (prtnnes or In the advancement of the general welfare.
MRS. MARY ELIZABETTH BROWN.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Brown is the widow ot. the late Joseph Brown, a well known
ranchman living northwest of Meridian, who passed away February 13, 1910. She still
resides In the same vicinity, making her home one mile west ot the Brown ranch, which
is yet In her possession. Her maiden name was Mary E. Jonea and she was born in
Rockingham county, Virginia, March 2S. 1856, a daughter ot James W. and Martha
(Webb) Jones. It was on the let ot June, 1879, that she was married In her native
county to Joseph Brown, wltb whom she removed to Missouri, where they continued
to reside for a period of seventeen years. The year 1904 witnessed their arrival In
Idaho and the establishment ot their home on the present Brown ranch. Mrs. Brown
has made splendid improvements on the property since the death of her husband, these
including a substantial residence and good barn which were erected a tew years ago.
To Mr. and Mrs. Brown were born three children, namely: Mrs. Naomi Sandy, the
wife ot Charles Edward Sandy; Joseph Saylor. and John Robert. All three are married
and live on ranches of their own near the home ot their mother. A sister of the late
Joeeph Brown lives with the latter's widow. She bore the maiden name of Sarah
Margaret Brown and was born In Rockingham county, Virginia. December 3, 1853, while
on the 13th of December. 1877, she gave her hand In marriage to Edwin F. Jonea, an
older brother of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Brown. Following their marriage they removed to
Missouri, In which state they made their home for twenty-seven yeare before coming to
Ada county, Idaho. Mr. Jones passed away on ttae 22d day of October, 1917, leaving
five daughters, as follows: Mrs. Cora Shlvely, a resident of New Mexico; Mrs. Emma
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Prlziell, llylns at Eagle, Idaho; Mrs. Uartha Rebecca Hnber, ot Elida, Ohio; Mrs. '
OertTDde H&7 Sandy, who makes bar home in the Boise raller; ^nd Mn. lUnni« Oraoe
Bets, also tlTlns In the Boise valley.
Hn. Brown belongs to the Brethren chnrch, which Is located Just across the road
Irom her home, while Mr. Brown was a deacon In the church and one of Its builders.
His demise was the occasion of deep and widespread r^ret and he left to his widow
and children the priceless heritage of an nntamished name. Mrs. Brown la a typical
Virginia bred woman of the old school, possesses a motherly, kindly face and manner
and is active In the work and support of her church. The h^bly productive and valuable
Brown ranch, or at least that part of the property on which the Improvements have been
made. Is sitaated one mile east of the house in which she now resides and is the home
of her son, Joseph Saylor. The members of the Brown family are widely and favorably
known throngboat the community, enjoying the warm regard of all with whom they
have been associated.
ARTHUR T. PBNDRBY.
Arthur T. Pendrey, the popular mayor of Paris and also a prominent merchant of
that city, wss bom there, October 20, 18SH a son of Orson and Maria (Bntler) Pendrey.
the former a native of England, the latter of Wales. On coming to America the father
settled In Paris, Bear Lake connty, in I8f2. and here he worked at the carpenter's trade
for about eighteen years, at the end of which time he embarked In the drag business
and continued to conduct his drug store for a period of eighteen years. On retiring
from that business he became associated with bis son Arthur T. In the general mer-
chandise business and Is still engaged along that line. He has always been active In
the work of the Church of Je«us Chrlnt of Latter-day Saints. His wife Is sUII living.
jLrthur T. Pendrey received his early education In the' public schools of Psris, later
attfudlng Fielding Academy, from which he retired with all the elements <^ a Bound
education. In IWG he was selected to go on a mlssiaii to Scotland on briialf of his
chnrch, and while In that country his labors were largely confined to the city of Glasgow.
Since his return In 1907 he hss engaged in the general merchandise business at Paris.
On Angnst 21, 1912, Mr. Pendrey was united in marriage to Cerelda Sparks, and to
them has been born one child, A. LaOrand, born Angnst 26, 191S. Mr. Pendrey Is an
active member of the Church ttf Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which he has held
various otBces, and has been teaching a Sunday school class tor more than twelve years.
He served on the city council of Paris for several years and was president of the same
. for one term. He was elected mayor of Paris In the spring of 1919 and has been filling
that oQIce since to the satisfaction of the citizens. He has been an t^cer of the Com-
merolal Club since Its organisation. He is en active supporter of the republican party
and gives of his time and ability to all projects designed to advance the interests of his
native dty.
JUDGE DAVID W. JONES.
Dsvid W. Jones, Judge of the probate court of Oneida county, Idaho, is a native of
Utah, bom at Willard. November 19, 1863, and is a son of John D. and Mary (Jones)
Jones, natives of Wales. The father left that country about 18S1 and emigrated to
America. His wife came to this country on a sailing vessel, which was nine weeks In
making the voyage. She proceeded up. the Missouri river to Council Blulfs, Iowa.
They crossed the plains to Utah by ox team, walking most of the way, and locating at
Willard, where Mr. Jones engaged In farming and continued at that occupation for
some years. In 1873 he removed to Oneida county, Idaho, and took up a tract of land
lying six nalles south of Malad City, which he improved and developed. He cultivated
that farm for the remainder of hie active life, becoming one of the prosperous and
prominent fanners of the county. He reared two families, consisting of twenty chil-
dren. He was sealons in church affairs as a Latter-day Saint, and for twenty years
was bishop of the Cherry Creek ward. His death occnrred about 180G and bis widow,
Hary Jones, survived him by eleven years,' her death taking place In August, 1916.
David W. Jones spent the first twelve years of his life In Willard, Utah, and received
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part ot hli early education In that place, flnlBhinK ble achool oourse at Cherry Creek.
Oneida county, Idaho. -He remalited at home nntll be reached the age at BeventHn
yeara, when he commenced freighting from Corrine, Utah, to Montana points, remain-
ing at that occupation for about ten years. He made his home at Cherry Creek, where
he bought a one hundred and sixty acre ranch, which he improved and which he atUI
ovfiB. On this place he was engaged In the cattle and sheep business for about thirty
years, but hla sons are now operating the place. He homeateaded one hundred and twenty
acres and also eighty acres of desert, making two hundred In all, which is still In his
possession. He has also boagbt and atlll owns two hundred and seventy-flve acres of
hay and pasture land; has en interest In the First National Banh of Malad City; and is
a stockholder and manager of the La Qrand dance hall In Malad City, where he has
made hla home since the fall of 1916.
On the lltb of February, 1SS3, Mr. Jones was married to Mlaa Maria Williams, of
Cherry Creek, who was born In Toole, Utah, in 186S. To them have been bom the
following t^lldren: Pearl died at the age of seven years. Elizabeth la the wife of
William Evans. Jenkin W. was In the government employ during the World war.
David W., Jr., served as a second lieatenant In the United States army and has been a
wrestler of considerable fame, wrestling with such men as Pete Brown, Mike ToKei,
and others of renown, and has been thrown only once. He served as a guard at tas
Balee penitentiary tor a few montha. Biigham W, Is now ftdlowing farming. Ernest W.
was killed In battle In the Argonne Forest, France, October 9, 1918,' while a member of a
machine gun company. Lavern is also engaged in farming. Merle, Marie, Ray and
Leiand complete tbe family.
Mr. Jones Is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and gives
his political support to the democratic party. His fellow citlsens have called upon him to
serve In official positions of honor and trusf and he has acceptably served as Jnstice ot the
peace, constable and deputy state sheep Inspector at Cherry Creek, Oneida county, tor
eight years. In March, 1917, be was appointed probate Judge of that county, to which
office he waa elected the following year and in 1920 la a candidate tor re-election. His
official duties have always been performed In a most satisfactory manner.
JOHN H. JONES.
JiAn H. Jones, a cattleman of Owyhee county, was born in tbe southern part of
Alabama, November 16, 1854, his parents being Franklin L. and Martha H. (Posey)
Jones. The father followed fanning In Alabama until 1866, when he removed to Tazas
and purchased a ranch of one hundred and sixty acres. There he engaged in cattle
raising prior to the Civil war. In 1861 he enlisted and waa in the Confederate service
tor four years or until the war closed In April, 1866. He participated In the battles of
Missionary Ridge, Vicksbnrg and other important engagements. He then retqnied to his
Texas farm, whereon he resided until his death, which occurred when he was seventy-
two years of age. His wife died In 1916
John H. Jones spent his boyhood days In the Lone Star state, pursuing his educa-
tion In the public schools there. He remained with his father until eighteen years of
age and then started out to earn bis own livelihood, riding the range for John Slantter
of Texas for a number of years. Later he-Uved In Colorado for two years. In 1S86 be
made his way to Idaho and tben on to Oregon, where he was employed In various ways
until 1888, when he located In the Bruneau valley and for several years worked for
wages. He first homesteaded one hundred and twenty acres on the opposite side of
the river from his present ranch and lived thereon tor twelve years. He then sold the
property and in 1911 purchased two bundred and forty acres, whereon he now resides,
giving his attention to the cultivation of his fields and to stock raising.
In 1S76 Mr. Jones was married to Miss Roele Moore, a daughter of Thomas and
Nancy Moore. Mrs. Jones passed away In 1877, when but twenty years of age. leaving
a son, James P., who died of Infiuenia at Sulphur Springs. Texas. October 26, 191S.
The letter's wife also passed away, leaving three children. In 1886 John H. Jones was
married to Miss Bertha M. Lowe, a native ot Champaign, lUinolB, born December 29,
1870, and a daughter of Samuel E. and Harriett E. (Sims) Lowe. Her father was an
Illinois farmer vbf removed to Hutchinson. Kansas, in 18T2, and resided in that state
for apprcalmately etgbt years. He afterward took up his abode near Medicine Lodge,
Kansas, and in 1874 went to CotCey county, Kansas, where be spent the winter, tor
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tlie grasshoppen had prarionsl? destroyed the crops. SnbBequently he located tn south-
westflm Missouri, Journeying thither by wagon In 1879. He bought a farm there vhlch
he afterward sold and then remoTed to the vicinity ot Slloam Springs, In Benton county,
Arkftttsas, where he carried on tanning for a year. He afterward sold that property
sad In 1881 became a resident of Colorado, working in the sawmills near Denrer. Sub-
sequently he spent two years near the border between Utah and Colorado, where he
engaged In ranching, and then removed to Independence, Oregon, by wagtw In 1S85.
There he purchased land and carried on farming tn the Willamette valley for a time,
while later he engaged In ranching on the WlllaJnette river. Wh^i be disposed ot his
property there he bought real estate In Qlenada. Oregon, where he remained until called
to his flnat rest September 13, 191S, when he was seventy years of age, his Urth having
occurred on the ISth of September, 184C. He had for some time survived his wife, who
died in 1902, at the age ot flfty-two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones have beccnne the parents of the following children: Martha E.,
now the wife ot Prank Sproul, a garage pr<qirietor living at Nampa, Idaho; Lee K.;
Jack; Lucy K., the wife ot Leroy Pearman, of Stiver City, who is sheriff ot Owyhee
county; and Frank L., at home. Two of the eons, Jack and Lee R., served as soldiers ot
the United States army during the great World war.
In hie political views Mr. Jones has always been a democrat and white In Colorado
he served for a brief period as sheriff, after which he resigned his position. He has
never been a politician in the sense of oOlce seeking, but In all matters of cltlsenshlp
has maintained a pnbllc«pirlted and progressive attitude, cooperating heartily In all
plans tor the general good.
CHARLES E. HOLVBRSON.
Charles B. Holverson, who Is engaged In ranching In Owyhee county, near Brnnean,
was born near Hampton, Wisconsin, February 19, 1860, his parents being Henry and
Sarah (Nightingale) HolverBon. The father ftrilowed general farming In Wl8c<msin
and frran that state removed to Mlnseeota. where he took up a homestead claim ot one
hundred and sixty acres, which he farmed and developed nntil 1876. In that year he
disposed ot his Minnesota land and went to Kansas, where he remained for about a
year and then removed to Missouri, where he also lived for a year. About December,
18S1, he and his wife came to Idaho and the father followed farming In this state for a
Icmg period, passing away at the age of eighty-seven years, while his wife died at the
age ot sixty years.
In the meantime Charlee G. Holverson had accompanied his parents on their various
removals and early In 1881 he and bis sister came to Idaho ahead of the parents. They
made their way flrst to Kelton, Utah, and thence came overland with a steam threshing
outflt, which was the flrst ot the kind Uken to the Boise valley or to this part ot the
state. The outflt was owned by S. Robertson and Charles Holverson worked with the
outflt, threshing down through the valley as tar as MIddleton and back by way of
Castle creek and the Bruneau valley. The following year Mr. Holverson began farming
on rented land In the Bruneau valley, largely devoting bis atUntion to the raising ot
barley, which he hanled to Hailey and to Bellevue, Idaho, by way ot Grandvlew, it
requiring three weeks to make the round trip with an eight-horse team. Mr. Holverson
made his start In the cattle business with a few head of stock and Increased his herds
until he owned nine hundred head. During this time he worked for wages In order to
help build up his cattle buslneea. At length a hard wlnUr came on and wiped out all of
his stock, tor at the end ot the season he had only fifteen head left With resolute
spirit he again set out to build up his herds and he homesteaded his present ranch of
one hundred and sixty acres. He took a contract for hauling wood, in which work be
engaged tor about three years In order to pay tor hla ditch right. He then turned
his attention to raising eheep. to which he devoted seventeen yeara, having aevan thousand
head of sheep. He then again went Into the cattle bualneaa in a small way and for about
four years gave hla attention to cattle raising, at the end of which time he disposed of
all ot his stock. This was in the tall of 1919. He is now concentrating his efforts
upon general farming. He has led a busy, useful life ot unremitting diligence and
Industry and he now wiahea to conSne his attention to less arduous tasks, making a
specialty of raising alfalfa hay, of which he cut three hundred tons in 1919.
In 1889 Mr. Holverson was married to Mrs. Thompson, a widow, who was bom near
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Honer Lake, CallfornlB. Stae bora tb« maiden name of Iflaeourl Harris and la a daugh-
ter of William M. and Arana (Howard) Harris. By her fwrner marriage she has two
daughters, Mrs. Effle Lftwson asd Mn. Edna Craig, both of whom are now living In
the Branean valleT-
With ever? phase of pioneer life In this section of the state Mr. Holvereon Is tamUlar.
He lived here during the Bannock Indian war of 1S8Z, when the Indlane came through
from Port Hall and as they marched across the country parsed near Bnmeau. Mr.
Holverson and his associates had to hide, as the Indians were killing all the white
settlers they met, so they tied a dog a mile or more away from where they hid, thus
disguising their hiding place. Many times they were forced to hide all night In the
willows In order to avoid the red men. Difllcnitlee and dangers beset the early pioneers
on every hand, but as the years passed all these conditions were replaced by the advan-
tages of modern civilization and Mr. Holverson bore his part In the work of general
development and progress. He la a democrat In his political views and fraternally Is
connected with the independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Pratemal Order of
Eagles, while his rallglons faith Is that of the Congregational church.
CAPTAIN JAMES CAWSTON BVBNDBN.
Captain James Cawston Evenden, wboee title Is the recognition of the military aid
which he rendered to his country in the World war and who is now connected with
the United States department of forestry, with c^ce in Coeur d'Alene, was bom at
McMlnnTlIIe, Oregon. June 19. 1S89, his parents being John and Anna (Cawston)
Evenden, tmth of whom are natives of England. The father Is now a resident of
Astoria, Oregon, while the mother Is living in Seattle. The father was an apprenticed
machinist In England and In 1S82 became a resident of Oregon, since which time he
has engaged In accotintl;ig and In banking and baa become a large landowner, follow-
ing general farming and stock raUIng In connection with his landed iMssesslons. Ha
has held several oHlces and has taken an active and helpful Interest In public attains.
His religious faith Is that of the Episcopal church and he belongs to the Independent
Order of Odd Pellows. Success has attended his efforts In substantial measure and he
Is now living retired at Astoria.
Captain Evenden was a pupil in the public schools of his native city and afterward
attended the Oregon Agricultural College, from which he was graduated with the degree
of Bachelor of Science in IBH, having completed a course In forestry. In 1919 the
hotorary degree of Master of Science was conferred upon him In recognition of work
done. In 1914 he entered the forestry service at Portland as entomologist and In 191G
became scientific assistant of the bureau of entomology of the department of forestry,
his work in this connection covering the entire northwest. His thorough collegiate
training and his broad practical experience have made his labors of much value in
connection with the forestry -department, where his work has been uninterrupted save
(or the period ol the World war. At the same time he has been as active as possible
in support of civic affairs and his aid and InHuence are ever on the side of progress
and Improvement. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce Regatta Association and
his religious faith la that of the Episcopal church.
On the I5tb of May, 1917, Mr. Evenden went to the offlcers* training camp at the
Presidio In San Pranclsco. Prior to going to camp, however, he had taken the examina-
tion and was commissioned a second lieutenant of the Infantry Reserve Corps. At
the Presidio he was commissioned first lieutenant of Company F. Three Hundred and
Sixty-third Infantry of the Nlnety-flret Division. He was sent to Camp L«wls, August 29,
1917, to Camp Merrltt, June 22, 19}8, and on the Sth of July sailed for overseas, landing
In England on the 23d. The division went to the vicinity of Langres Haute Marne for
training and thence to Oondre Court, taking part In the St. Mihiel offensive from the
10th to the 12th of September and proceeding thence Into the Argonne, which was the
most intensive engagement In which the American troops took part, the Ninety-Srst
being one of the divisions which was thrown Into the forest there and in the face of the
most murderous machine gun Are pushed Its way forward, driving the enemy back until
the woods were cleared and the Germans were on the run. On the 4th of October, 191S,
Captain Evenden went Into Belgium with the Eighth French Army, where he remained
until January, 1919. and was then sent to the Le Mans area for preparation for embarka-
tion h<»ne. While In Prance, on the 2d of September. 191S. he was promoted to captain
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■od wu tuaignad the command of Compani' Q, Tbree Hnodred and Siztr-third lofantiT.
Od th« 17th of April. 191B, he Balled from St. Naulre, landing In the United BUtes on the •
24th of April. The Three Hundred and Sixty-third Infantry was dted four times.
In all of the enKSgements Captain Erenden commanded the forces under him, well
meiitlng the promotion that came to him. Following hia return home he reentered
the United States department of forestry and has since been engaged In the work.
In June, 191S, Captain Byenden was married to Htaa BUa Bishop, of Coeur d'Alene,
daughter of Frank and Mattle (Hays) Blabop, the former now deceased, while the
latter la a resident of Coeur d'Alene. The Blahops were early pioneers of Kootenai
county, where they hare lived for thirty years. Both Captain and Mrs. Elrenden hare
an extensive circle of warm friends in Coenr d'Alene and the hospitality 'of the best
homes is freely accorded them. A young man of progressive spirit who has made
excellent nse of his time, talents and opportanltles, the future career of Captain Kvendon
undoubtedly will be such as will greatly Interest his associates, showing forth the
sterling traits of character that he has already manifested.
HISS NORA JONES.
Hiss Nora Jones Is Oiling the position of postmistresa at Oooding, of which town
she is a native. Here her girlhood days were passed and her education aognired in the
pvbllc Bcboola. In 1910 she took up a homestead on Camas Prairie, In what is now
Camaa county, Idaho, acquiring one hundred and sixty acres of land. She proved up
on this property, complying with all the laws regarding settlement and development,
and she is now the owner of an excellent quarter section. In August, 1914, she was
appointed to a position as clerk In the Oooding postoCBce and afterward was advanced
to the position of assistant postmaster, while on the 1st of Aognst, 1919, she was made
acting postmistress and atill oontinnea In this position, the duties of which office she Is
discharging most promptly and capably. She has a wide acquaintance In this part ot
the state and Is highly esteemed by all who know her.
TRACY H. MASON, M. D.
Dr. Tracy R. Hason, engaged In the practice of medicine and surgery at Kellogg,
Idaho, is also prominent in the public affairs of the state, being a member of the upper
house of the general assembly from Shoshone county. He was bom fn the village of
Neoga, in Cumberland county, Illinois, December 24, 1874, a son of Dr. Lewis Hamer
and Ella (Richardson) Mason, both of whom were natives of Ohio. The father was
also a physician and in fact Dr. Tracy R. Mason comes from a family ot physicians,
his matemil grandfather and hik mother's youngest brother being also representatives
of the medical profession. His father was graduated from the Ohio Medical C<dlege at
Cincinnati and afterward practiced lin Illinois until 1SS8, when he removed to the west,
settling at La Orande, Oregon, where he opened an office and continued in active medical
practice until his death, which occurred February 8, 1893, when he was but forty-four
years of age. His widow still resides at La Orande, Oregon, and haa a brother, Dr.
A. L. Richardson, who Is a practicing physician ot that place.
Dr. Tracy R. Maaon waa a lad ot but thirteen years when the family home was eetab-
liabed at La Orande and he haa lived in the west since 1888, or for a period of thirty-
one years. He has made his home In Kellogg for twenty-two years, or since 1898. and
throughout the entire period has engaged In medical and surgical practice. After com-
pleting his more speclOcally literary education he entered the American Medical College
at St. Louis, from which be was graduated with the class of 1898. Subsequently he was
graduated from the Bennett Medical College of Chicago in 1905. He located for practice
at Kellogg, Idaho, in 1898 and throughout the intervening period baa rendered valuable
service to his fellow townsmen in checking the ravages of disease. He haa been a close
and discriminating student of the science of medicine and keeps In touch with the latest
researches and dlacoveriea concerning profesalonal work. He belongs to the Idaho Medi-
cal Society and also to the American Medical Association and in addition to hia private
practice be is serving as physician and surgeon on the stalf of the Wardner Hospital at
Kellogg. During the period of the European war he served on the Shoahone medical
advisory board. «
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On October 19, 1904, Dr. Maeon was married In KelloKS to HIM Katberlne Ooets,
a natlTe of IdBbo, who was born on & ranch In the northern part of the state and was
«ducated In the Unlversltr of Idaho. She Is a Udy of liberal culture and both Dr. and
Hrs. Muon occupy an enviable poettlon In those social circles where IntelllKence and
true worth are received as the passports Into good society.
The Doctor Is a member of tbe F^temal Order of Eagles and has been examlnlns
Borseon of his home aerle at Kellogg for fourteen years. His political allegiance Is
given to the democratic party and for four years he served as a member of the town
council. He was then elected mayor of the city in 1917 without oppceltion and served
until April, 191S. All of Kellogg's Important Improvements, such as street paving,
sewers, the city hall and the fire department, have been Instituted since he entered
the conncU In 1913. He has always stood for progress and Improvement in com-
munis aftalrs and has given to tbe city as mayor a most buslaessllke and progres-
sive admtnlBtratlon which has brought about many needed reforms and Introduced
many constructive elements. In 1902 he was elected coroner of Sboshcme county and
In 1918 he wae chosen for representative of his district In tbe state senate, where
he Is now serving on the committees on flnance, public health, mines and mining.
In whatever relation we find him, In tbe government service, In political circles.
In business or social relatione or In the practice of bis prtrfesalon, he Is always
tbe same honorable and honored gentleman whose worth well merits the hl^
regard uniformly given htm.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM RICHARDSON SHIELDS.
Hutlan lost one of her most valued and representative eltltens In the passing of
CapUIn William Richardson Shields on the Ist of October, 1919, tor from pioneer times
he had been connected with tbe Coeur d'Alenes and made substantial contribution to
tbe development, settlement and upbuilding of the northern section of the state. He
was bom In Roanoke county, Virginia, April 2. 1S27, and was a representative of one of
the old American families that was founded In the new world In 1770, his anceatora
coming from England and Scotland. Among then were those who took part In tbe
war for independence and tbe same spirit has been manifest throughout the succeeding
generations, all remaining true to their principles and beliefs.
After arriving at years of maturity Captain Shields was married to Miss Sue Virginia
Price, who Is still living, and they became the parents of six children: Charles, Harry,
Nellie, Willie and two who passed awsy In Infancy. Three of those who reached adult
age have also been called to the home beyond and Willie, who Is now tbe wife of F. 3.
Scobee, of Mullan, Is the only surviving child.
At the time of the outbreak of the Civil war Captain Shields was teaching school
at Roanoke, Virginia, and, responding to tbe call of bis loved southland, be Joined the
Confederate army, becoming a member of the Twenty-seventh Virginia Volunteers. He
took part In the principal engagementa that occurred during the first three years ot tha
Civil war and was wounded In the second battle of Bull Ran and also at Antletam,
During the last year of the war he saw no active service. At the time of Qeneral Lee's
surrender he was a captain In the Twenty-seventh Virginia Infantry.
For several years after the war Captain Shields continued to reside In the Old
Dcmlnlon and then made his way to the Pacific coast, crossing tbe country to San
Francisco, while later he proceeded northward to Forest Grove, Oregon, and In ISSS
removed to Sprague, Washington. The year 1SS6 witnessed his arrival In the Coear
d'Alenea, at which time he established his home In Mullan. Not long afterward he
engaged In the sawroill business and furnished the lumber for all of the pioneer dwell-
ings and business buildings of the town. In 189S he removed his family from Sprague
to Mullan, for his interests centered here, although after retiring from the sawmill
business he tallowed mining for several years and then went to St. Regis, Montana,
where he conducted a mercantile enterprise. Afterward he became actively engaged In
ranching. In which occupation he continued for fifteen years. From 1917, owing to
Impaired health, he lived retired.
At different periods Captain Shields filled public ofllces of honor and trust. While In
Mi»tana he was at one time a candidate for the oOlce of county commiBsioner of Mineral
county on tbe democratic ticket, but Boon afterward left Montana and returned to Mullan,
Idaha Later he served as bailiff under Sheriff Robert Pfell and continued In that posl-
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tlon nntll about two yetm prior to bla demlM. whldi occurred on the 1st ol Ootobar,
1*19. All who knew htm bore teetlmonr to hia admirable cbaraeter atid sterlluK wortb.
Ho bU attained tbe noUble ace of nlnetr-two years ere "tbe wearr wheels of lite at
lenstb stood still."
FRANK U. SNYDER.
Tbrouffhout bis buslnew career Prank H. Bnyder baa been IdentlQed wltb banking
and long experience, tborongb Btndr and keen sagacity bave qualified bfm In splendid
meaBure for tbe conduct of the affairs of the Heybum State Bank of Herbnrn, Idabo,
of wbleb be Is now the president. Step by step he has adTanced, learning from each
experience tbe lesaona tbereln contained, and be baa reached an enrlable position as a
repreaentatlre of the banking fratemltr of this sute. He waa bom In Des Moines, Iowa,
Harcb 6, 187S. and la a son of John H. and Alrlra B. (Bradley) Snyder, tbe former a
native of Ohio, while the latter was bom In Madrid, New York. Wben a youiw man
the father went to Qeneseo, Illinois, and there be enlisted for serrlce In the Union army
In 1861. He remained wltb hie command nntll honorably dlacharged In 1S64 and
daring that time was twice wtmnded. Returning to his home In Illinois, he afterward
removed to Des Moines, Iowa, where be f<dtowed railroad work on tbe Rock Island,
doing contract work for a number of years. There be passed away at the age of sixty-
eight. HIB widow In 1912 removed to Boise. Idaho, where she Is now living. In bte
political views Hr. Snyder was a republican. He was well known In Haaonlo drclea,
having atUlned tbe Knight Templar degree of tbe York Rite, and be belonged also
to tbe Presbyterian church — In which associations were found an Indication of the
higb principles that Koverned his career.
Frank M. Snyder spent bis boyhood days In Iowa and after attending tbe public
schools continued bis studies In the Iowa Buslnesa College. He made his initial step
In the business world as an employee In the German SavlnRs Bank at Dee Moinee,
and later he entered the Marquardt Savings Bank. In 1901 he removed to Denver,
Colorado, to take a position as csahler wltb the Northwestern Lite t Savings Company
and so continued until the fall of 1904. He afterward removed to Des Holnes, Iowa, and
was paying teller In the Central State Bank of that city until October, 1905, when he
came to Heybnra, Idaho, and organlced the bnnk of wblcb he Is now tbe prealdent,
while bis brother-ln-taw organised what was called tbe Rupert State Bank and Is now
tbe Rupert National B'-nk. Tbe Heyburn State Bank has a capital and surplus of
twenty-two thousand dollars, Indicating tbe steady growth of tbe business, for tbe b^nk
was originally capttallied for tea thousand d(dlars. Mr. Snyder la the president of the
bank, with George E. Schroeder as vice president, and tbe success and continued growtb
t3t tbe institution Is attributable in large measure to his sound Judgment and ready
bnalnese discrimination.
In 1900 Hr. Snyder was married to Hlaa Carrie M. HcQotBton, a native of Polk
county, Iowa, and a daughter ot David S. and Avis (Saylor) McQuiston, the former a
veteran ot tbe Civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder have tKcome parents of three children:
Lonise, Fbil and Paul. Mr. Snyder belongs to the Masonic fraternity and Is senior
warden of Heyburn Lodge Na 46, A. F. ft A. M. He and his wife occupy an enviable
social position in tbe town and In all matters of progreaslve citizenship his aid Is
oonnted upon, for be stauda In the front rank ot those men who are attempting to
upbuild the city along progressive bualnesB lines, seeking through practical methods
to secure tbe adoption of higb American Ideals.
CHARLES O. MOORE, M. D.
Dr. Cbarlee O. Moore, a well known phyatcian and aurgeon, of Parla, Idaho, who waa
actively connected with the medical department of the United Statea army, both In this
country and overseas, for about two years during the period ot tbe World war, waa
bom In St Louis. Missouri, December 14. 1886, and Is a aon ot David Ud Octarla
(Gordon) Hoore, the former a native of Ireland and tbe latter of Illinois.
The father emigrated from Ireland to the United States in an early day and located
In New York, where he entered the eBtabllahmeut ot Tiffany ft Company and learned tbe
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ti-ade of a dlamand mtter. After spendlaK several years nith the New York Ann, be
was Bent to St. Louis and remalnkd tn that city until 1903, when he removed to Mar-
Bhalltown, Iowa, where h« and his wife are now residing.
Charles O. Moore waa reared Iq St Louis, where he received a part of bis early
education later attending tbe hlKb school at Marshall town, Iowa, where the family were
then living. He spent two years In Cornell College and later entered the medical depart-
ment of Crelghton University at Omaha, where be remained four years and was gradu-
ated with the class of 1914. Following bis graduation, Dr. Moore spent twenty-two -
montbs at boaptUl work In St. Joseph's Hospital. Omaha. In 191E he went to Salt Lake
City, Utah, and was connected wltb tbe boird of heiltb there for about sixteen montbs,
at the end of that period removing to Paris, Idaho, where be arrived in 1916 and
practiced medicine ^or about twelve months.
Sbortly after tbe declaration of war by this country. Dr. Moore, In June, 1917,
enlisted In the United States army and was called Into tbe service In August of the
same ye<)r, being commlasloned first lleutenpnL Before be was dlacbirged In 1919 he held
tbe rank of major. He served three montbs at Fort Riley and was then sent to Rochester,
Minnesota, for a course io surgery. For four months he bad charge of the pneumonia
ward at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and at the end of that period he trained troops for sanitary
service at Camp Sevier, South Carolina. Dr. Moore was next assigned to base hospital
64, American Expeditionary Force, and In August^ 1918, sailed for England, going thence
to Prance, where be was chief of the medical service In base hospital 64, and remilned
In that country for one year. He then returned to the United States and met with an
accident which resulted In a broken leg while at Camp Hill. He was sent to the genera)
hospital at Ssn Pranclsco. from which be was discharged September IS, 1919. He baa
since practiced bis profession in Paris. Bear Lake county, Idaho, aud is generally
recognised as one of tbe most skillful surgeons and medical practitioners In this part
of the state.
On June 13, 1915, Dr. Moore was united in marriage to Josephine Durkee, of Salt
Lake City, and they have two children. The Doctor Is a member of the Presbyterian
church, end he and his wife are prominent In all social and cultural actlvltiea In the
district In which they reside. Ar)art from the practice of bis profession, he has busi-
ness Interests of an Impnrtsnt character. In partnership with Parley S. Lewis, he owns
Ave hundred and sixty acres of land In Camas county, Idaho, where they operate a ca^
tie and prain ranch, and he Is a stockholder In the Beet Growers Sugar Company of
RIgby. Dr. Moore 'Is a member of the Masonic order and is active In tbe Royal Arch
Chapter and blue lodge. He la also a member of the American Legion; of tbe Phi Rbo
Sigma medical fraternity; of tbe county and state medical societies; of the United States
Military Surgeons, and of tbe American Medical Association, In the affairs ot all these
taking a warm and practical Interest. Politically, be gives bis support to the republi-
can party, but has never been a seeker after political office.
MORTIMER F. CRESSY,
The attractive new home of Mortimer F. Cresay, combining both beauty and comfort,
stands In the midst of a ranch of twenty-five acres a mile and a half northeast of Ustick,
and as the years have passed, through h's Industry snd enterprise, Mr. Cressy has made
his place a valuable property and one that Is now highly productive. He is a native of
Minnesota, having been born on a farm In that state, February 23, 1869, his parents
being Joseph and Mary (Pulton) Cressy, tbe latter a relative of Robert Fulton of steam-
boat fame. Both parents were natives ot the state of New York.
Mortimer F. Creasy was reared rit Kasson. Minnesota, and when nineteen years of
age went to Osakis, that state, where he and his elder brother, WHllam, conducted a
harness shop for two years, while later he devoted five years to the cattle business. On
the expiration ot that period he removed to Duluth, Minnesota, where he became a
member of tbe fire department, and alter six montha be was made captain of one of the
Are stations of that city. In 1S95 he came to Idiho and followed placer mining in
Owyhee county for a time. He located the Swan Falls power site on the Snake river
and In 1905 sold the property to a party who afterward aold It to tbe Idaho Power
Company, by which It Is now owned. Mr. Cressy received five thousand dollars tor the
site. He then Invested In some Thunder Mountain mining claims and on these realized
a profit of twenty-five thousand dollars in one year. In 1903 he located In Boise.
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It ma on the 6Ui or October, 1904. that Hr. Cressr wu inaiTled In Welwr, Idabo,
to MlH Myrtle Markeon, who was born at DalloB, Texas, October 23, 188S, a daughter of
Phillip A. and Mildred (Bntta) Harkson. Hra. Cressr wae largely reared and educated
In Boutbem California. She Is an accomplished lady who for some time studied in
Boston, MassachuBetts, and possesses a fine soprano voice, well trained.
FollowluK their marrlsKe, Mr. and Mrs. Creasy rssided In Boise until 1913 and then
took up their abode on their present ranch property. While liTing in the capital dty
Mr. Cressy made large InTcstments in city realty and was for a time one of the prindp^
taxirayers theie. Since 1916 he has concentrated his eOorta and attention upon the
derelopment and Improyement of what is today a valuable ranch property of twenty-five
acrea. They have mads many improvements upon the place, ooovertlng It into a very
productive tract of land, on which Mr. Creasy has recently erected an attractive modem
residence. While all days In his career have not been equally bright and the storm
clouds have at times gathered, he has nevsr become discouraged nor disheartened by
eondltlons, and his resolute spirit and energy have enabled him to overcome obstacles
and difUcultles and steadily advance on the high road toward pro^erity.
SATLOR JOSEPH BROWN.
Saylor Joeeph Brown operates one at the most highly improved ranches tn Ada
county, the property lying six and a half mites northwest of Meridian. He was bom
In Ray county, MlsBonrl, March 11, 1891. a son of the late Joseph and Hary B. (Jones)
Brown, of whom more extended mention la made on another page of this work. The
father has passed away, but the mother still survives and Is well known and highly
esteemed in Ada county, where she makes her home.
Saylor J. Brown was a lad of thirteen years when he came with ^is parents to
Idaho In 1904, locating on the ranch where he now lives. He has remained thereon
continuously since and is now actively engaged in its operation, his well directed labon
being attended with excellent results. This Is one of the best Improved ranch properties
in Ada county and Is owned by his mother, Mrs. Mary Eliiabeth Brown, He has a farm
of his own Bdjolning this place on the west and embracing land that was psirt of the
original ranch.
On the 30th of September, 1914, Hr. Brown was united In marriage to Miss Ehida
Belts, a native of LIgonler, Indiana, and a daughter of Melvtn A. Belts. They now have
a daughter, Veeta Roberta, who was bom October 7, I91S. Thsy enjoy an enviable posi-
tion in social circles of the community In which they reside, while Hr. Brown is widely
recognised as one of lt« enterprising and representative yonng agrlcultnrlBts.
ALBERT O. McGRATH.
Albert 0. McOratb, who passed away In Boise on the 8th of February, 1920, was
widely known as a substantial and representative agrlcnltnrlst of Canyon county,
owning a well Improved ranch of one hundred and thirty acres situated t^o and a halt
miles northeast of MIddleton. He was bom In Phillips eountyt Kansas, April 13, 1877,
and came to Idaho with his psrents in 1890. when a lad of thirteen years. In this state
be resided throughout the remainder of his lite, or tor a period of three decades, devot-
ing his attention to ranching Interests with gratifying success. His farm, embracing
one hundred and thirty acres in the vicinity of Hiddleton, .Is now In possession of his
widow.
On the 3d ot March, 1903, in Boise. Idaho. Mr. MeOrath was united In marriage to
Hiss Susie Hughes, whose birth occnrred at Idaho Falls, Idaho, Febmary 4. 1SS2, her
parents being Hoses S. and Mary F. (Cogdlll) Hnghes. They came to Idaho from
Missouri as early as 1879, locating first at Idaho Falls and Bubsequsntlj' removing to
Star. Mr. Hughes passed away at SUr on the 7th of March, 1908, but his widow still
survives and yet makes her home at that place. Mr. and Mrs. McOrath became the
parents ot five children, namely: Mabel, who was bora March 10, 1904; EKhel, whose birth
occurred September 16, ItOG; Fay. bom February 10, 1907; Marlon, who was born
July 12, 1908; and Edna, who first opened her eyes, to the light of day on the 2<th ot
May, 1911. The wife and children were called upon to mourn the loss of the husband and
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tftthM', wbo died of Inflneiiia tn a Boise boEpItal on tli« 8tta of Febmaiy, 1920, «t th«
craniwratlTelr early ase of forty-three years. Hie demise was the occasion of deep and
> widespread regret, for he bad won an extensive circle ot warm friends during ttie long
period ot his residence In this state. Mrs. McOrath has resided In Idaho throngtaout
her entire life and has therefore wltneseed much of Its growth and development as the
years have passed. She Is widely and favorably known in Canyon county, enjoying the
hlgb regard and esteem ot all with whom she has come in contact.
JAMES Q. TOTET.
The responsible office of anperlntendent of schools for Oneida county, Idaho, is now
and has been for more than seven years past vested in James C. Tovey, a well knows
resident of Malad City, where he was bora October 6, 188S. He is a son ot Oeorge and
Sanh (Chivere) Tovey, natives of Wlllard, Utah, both ot whom vrere brought to Oneida
county, Idaho, by their respective parents when Inlants but six months old. Here the
father grew ta manhood and was educated. Later he became a farmer and also engaged
In cattle and sheep raising, remaining thus occupied for several years. He acquired
a homestead, which he Improved -and continued to operate during his active years.
He la now praetically living retired and has reached the age of fltty-elx years. His wife
la also living.
James C. Tovey was reared on his father's place and acquired his early education In
the public schools of Malad City, later attending hlgb aohool, the Idaho State University
and the Agricultural College at Logan, Utah, from which institution he was graduated in
the agricultural course with the class of 1911. receiving the degree ot B. S. FoUawlng
his graduation, Mr. Tovey taught In the Malad high schotd for one year, and tn March.
1913, he was appointed to his present position as superintendent ot ecbocls for Oneida
connQr and has been reelected to the eame office at each succeeding election ever since,
giving the utmost satisfaction to all interested in the cause of education in the county.
He Is general agent for the Idaho State Life Insurance Company and has met with
suocess In this busineBS, writing a quarter million dollara worth of insurance In the
months of April, May and June, 1919.
In April, 1913, Mr. Tovey was married to Isabella Davis, and they hare become tM
parents ot three sons, namely: Jack D., bom January 20, 1914; Boyd, born January 16,
1916, and J. Farrell, In December, 1918. Mr. Tovey Is a member of the Masonic order,
in the atralra of which he takes a warm interest, and he supports the republican party.
He Js a member of the board of governors ot the Commercial Club. Mr. Tovey owns two
hnndred acres ot land about three miles from Malad City, which he rents.
HBNRT C. HILLER.
Henry C Miller Is devoting his life to ranching and Is now occupying the ranch
property of Hon. John W. Eagleson, state treasurer, ot whom be ts a warm personal
friend. This place la situated a mile north ot Ustlck, but while leasing this land Mr.
Uiller is also the owner of a good ranch property at Star, Idaba He was born In
Douglas county, Illinois, May 3, 1868. and Is a son of Anthony and Barbara (Stamback)
MUler, both of whom were of German and Ii^lsh descent, and both have now passed away.
The father was bom in Kentucky and tbe mother In Ohio. They had a family of ten
children, six sons and four daughters, all of whom are yet living with the exception of
one danghter.
Henry C. Miller was reared largely upon a farm in Edgar county, Illinois. In young
manhood, or in 1892, he went to southwestern Missouri, where he carried on farming
lor ten years. Dnring that period he was married on the 3d of November, 1894, to
Miss Mln^e Shaffer, who was bom In Missouri. January 23, 1876, a daughter of William
and Harrnt Shatter, who are now residing near Star, Idaho. Mr. Miller has been a
resident ot Idaho since 1900 and throughout the intervening period has made bis home
In Ada county, chiefly at or near Star. However, for a time he was superintendent of
tbe county farm northwest of Boise, covering a period of four years, being the last to
occupy that position before the present County Hospital was established near the state
fair grounds. When this was done he became the first superintendent of the latter
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Uutltutlon afid cootlDued as such tor sis montlis, his wife becoming Ui* first matron.
To Mr. and Mrs. MilUr have been born two cbildren: Bealah, now the wife of
Clifford Clark, of Melba, Idaho; and William Antbony, who la nineteen years of age and
nsldea with his parents. Hr. Miller Is a member of tbe Christian chnreh, while his
wife belonKs to the Methodist chnrcb. Fraternally he Is an Odd Fellow and Is a past
grand of the local lodge. Both be and his wife sapport tbe republican party where
national Issues are involved, but at local elections do not hesitate to cast an Independent ,
ballot. Mr. Miller served as republican committeeman at Star for two terms and he QUed
the offlce of road supervisor there for two terms. He likewise served as school director
and at all times has stood for those activities and interests which are of value and worth
in community affairs. He Is fond of hunting and flefaing, greatly enloying a trip Into
the open, bat he never allows this to interfere with his bome duties and In the conduct
of his business interests he has met with substantial success.
PATRICK MrMONIGLE.
Patrick McMonlgle. concentrating his efforts and attention upon ranching interests
on Deer creek. In Blaine county, not fir from Halley, was born In the parish of Lick-
erward, In County Donegal, Ireland. March 27, 1B42, and Is a son of Edward and Bridget
(Brennon) McHonlgle. He remained on the Emerald Isle until 1869 and then came
to the United States, landing at Portland. Maine, whence be made his way to New
York. He afterward removed to Luserne county. Pennsylvania, where he worked In
the mines for six years. He then made his way westward to Denver. Colorado, and
afterward to Bingtaim canyon, Utah, where he was employed at mining for a year.
He then made his way to Qlendale. Montana, where he spent four years In mining, and
on tbe 8th of May. 1880, he arrived in the Wood river country. In tbe vicinity Of what
Is now tbe town of Hailey. He was engaged in prospecting here and located one hun-
dred and one claims, for which he r>aid five hundred and Qve dollars. He l>egan operat-
ing a part of his mining property and still operates two of the mines, which are pro-
ducing lead and silver. In 1S81 he purchased his present ranch, embracing one hun-
dred and sixty acres, which he secured as a squatter's right by purchase, and proved
up under the preemption laws. He has added to tbe original purchase from time to
time until he now has seven hundred and nine acres, constituting a valuable property,
upon which he Is successfully engaged In raising cattle. His original heme upon this
place was a log cabin which Is still standing, but he has erected a commodious and
attractive fr^me residence and has also put up other new buildings which are attractive
features of the ranch.
On the 9th of February. 1894. Mr. McMonigle was married to Miss Mary McLaughlin,
who Is a daughter of John and Julia (Malay) HdUaughlln, the former a native of Neir
Hampshire and the tatter of Ireland. Mr. and Mrs, McMonigle have become the parents
of bU children: Anna, who Is now teaching in the high school at Rupert; Patrick; John;
Andrew; Hugh; and James.
Hr, McMonigle votes with the democratic party but neither seeks nor desires office
as a reward for party fealty. He has never had occasion to regret his determination
to come to the new world, for he here found the opportunities which he sought and In
their utlllEatlon h?s made steady progress. For a long period he was closely associated
with the mining Interests of the state and he is concentrating his efforts and attention
upon ranching Interests. In which be Is meeting with substantial and gratifying results.
LEONIDAS A. MECHAM.
Leonldus A. Mecbam, who tor the past six years has occupied the office of postmaster
-of Preston, is a native of Utah, bom In Salt Lake City, October 19, lS64,%a son of
Leonldas C. and Margaret E. (Champlln) Mecbam, both of whom were natives of the
state of Pennsylvania. In I8G2 the father crossed the plains by ox team and arrived In
Salt Lake City in September of that year. On taking up his residence In Utah he com-
inenced to work at farming, following that occupation at Provo, Morgan and Brlgham
City, and in December, 186S, he removed to Franklin, Franklin county, Idaho, which
was then considered to be In Utah. Tbere be managed a general merchandise business.
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ranalnlnc ttana ensaKed for about flTe years. At tbe end o( that period he want to vork
aa the railroad, then In the course of construction, and was employed aa tlmek«eper
tor a year. He than returned to Franklin and bought a tract ot land, on which he bad
Jnat ccxnpleted the erection of a home, when he was stricken with paralysis and died on
Angust 20, 1S86, at the age ot flfty-llTe years. HIa widow Burvfred tor several years,
her death occurring In February, 1909, at the age of seTenty-eix years.
Leonldaa A. Mecham, the subject of this sketch, was principally reared and edu-
cated in Morgan, Utah, and also attended the schools of Franklin, Idaho, for three
winters. He then started working for himself, driving a team In freighting from
Corinne, Utah, to dlSereot points In Uontana, for about six years. He then took a
homestead about four miles north of Preston, at a place called Rlverdale, which he
Improred and operated tor twenty-seTen years. At the end of that time he sold the
place and removed to Preston, where he worked at various occupations. On August 1,
1914, he was appointed postmaster of Preston by President Wilson and has served in this
offlce ever since to the entire satisfaction ot all concerned.
On Hay 1, 1876, Mr. Mecham was married to Miss Bllia Smart, a daoghter of
Thomas and Ann (Heyter) Smart, the former a native of England and the latter of
Franca. On coming to this country, her father located at Salt Lake City, but later
removed to Prove, Utah, where he resided for some time. In 1S60 he removed to
Franklin, Idaho, where he took an a tract ot land and some years later went into
sheep business, at which he was very aucceasful. He continued to reside in Franklin
to the end of his lite. Hla wife was killed by lightning in June, 1876.
Mr. and Mrs. Mecham became the parents ol eight children, namely: Leonldaa S.,
residing In Salt Lake City; Joanna S.. wife ot Henry L. Doneyi Maude S., who became
the wife of W. R. Dredge and died )n Angust. 190S; Ollle S., the wife of Calvin Foss;
Arnold S.; Mllando S.; AvUda S„ the wife of Fred Weetentelder; Vera S., the -wife
of Pr. M. W. Taylor, of Pocat«llo.
Mr. Mecham served two years as a member of tbe village board when Preston was
a village. Politically he gives his support to tbe democratic party and takes an active
interest in the attalrs of that party. He served for twenty-three years as a bishop
is the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and for the past eleven years he
has been high counselor. His sons, Leonldas S. and Arnold S., have filled missions on
behalf of the church, the expenses of which were met by thetr father.
DARIUS DAT DRENNAN, M. D.
Dr. Darius Day Drennan, successfully engaged in the practice of medicine In Coenr
d'Alene, his ability being recognised In his growing patronage, was bom in Shelby
county, Missouri, February T. 186S. his parents being William and Lucy (Canon) Dren-
nan. The father was born in Sangamon county, Illinois, while the mother's birth oo-
cnrred in Kentucky. The paternal grandfather bomesteaded near the present town of
Springfield, Illinois, and his son, William Drennan, removed to Shelhy county, HIs-
aonrl, ln"1847. At the time of the Civil war he joined the army and was killed on the
field of batUe In 1864.
Dr. Drennan was but six years ot age at the time of his father's death. The family
was left in straitened circumstances and Dr. Drennan assisted In the work of the home
farm, attending school through the winter months as opportunity offered. He was am-
bitious to gain an education and by working supplied the means necessary for a col-
lege coarse, which he pursued in the Collegiate Institute at Shelblna, Missouri. In
18S0 he removed to Corydon, Iowa, and was there employed in a hardware store, care-
fully saving his money in order that he might ctmtlnue his studies, for It was his am-
bition to become a member of tbe medical profession. In 1SS4 he matriculated In Rush
Medical College of Chicago and while thus pursuing his studies he had a newspaper
route for the Inter-Ocean, then one ot the leading Chicago dallies. In 1887. he passed
the required examination before the state board and entered Upon the practlce'of medi-
cine and surgery at Corydon, Iowa. He received material assistance from his old em,
ployer, B. A. Rea, who, recognising the laudable ambition of tbe young man, did everyv
thing In hlB power to enable him to gain a start In the profession. He afterward re-
turned to Rush, from which be was gradnated in 1890. For sixteen years he ranked aa
the leading medical practitioner of Corydon and was also very prominent in civic affaira
there. With hla removal to the northwest he located at Rathdrum, Idaho, when he
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llTed tor [onrteen years and was likewise a prominent and Influential cltiten of that
place, enjoying at the H3ine time an extensive practice. During hfs star there many
cbanges occurred In tbe county, includlnK tbe removal of the county seat to Coeur
d'Alene. He has witnessed practically ttie entire growth and development ot this dty
and hlB labors have been a potent force In the work of general progreas. He has served
as a member of the city council and had much to do with pranotlng public Improve-
menta. Including the building of the water works and cement sidewalfea. He has seen
Kootenai divided Into four countleB. now all more populoua than that In which he took,
up his abode several decades ago. He has become the possessor of a farm of fourteen
hnndred and sixty acres In what ta now Boundary county but was once a part of
Kootenai county. Upon this place he has a large herd of shorthorn cattle, which he
raiees for beef, and this constitutes one phase of his business activity, although he has
always regarded the practice of medicine as hie real life work. In 1918 he removed to
Coeur d'Alene, where be has since continued in general practice and has also served on
the staff of tbe Coeur d'Alene Hospital, of which he is one ot the staff of snrgeonb.
He enjoys a well earned reputation that extends throughout northern Idaho, his ability
being manifest on many vital occasions. He is also the owner of a drug store at Athol
and la regarded as a most propresslve business man as well as a successful phyalclan.
Dr. Drennan was married to Miss Hollie -Mclntyre. who died at Corydon, Iowa. He
afterward wedded Miss Blanche Cross, a recognised leader In tbe social circles of the
city. They have no children of their own, but Dr. Drennan educated his nephew. Dr.
Pred Drennan, one of the foremost pbysiclins of Chicago. They have an adapted daugh-
ter, Ernestine Nenhert Drennan. who Is now tbe wife of John B. Dnthle, a grain dealer
of Troy, Idaho. Mrs. Drennan was president of the Red Croes chapter at Rathdrum
during the World war. She also organised the first reading circle, has been very active
In the Eastern Star and also in the P. E. 0. She Is prominently known In the Federa-
tion of WcHnen's Clubs, In which she has held several Important offices in connection
with the state organization.
Dr. Drennan at the time of the World war was appointed medical examiner of the
Kootenai county selective service board and examined eighteen hundred and slztr-flve
men, devoting all of his time to this work. He continually preached as well as prac-
ticed one hundred per cent AmericanlBm and In his professional duties in connection
with the war had many hard and troublesome clrcumstences to overcome. He is a
republican In his political views but In time of stress and strife all political preference
was forgotten. He waa most active and earnest in support of the Red Cross and he con-
ducted a large class In first aid. He took part in all of the drives for tbe support ot
the federal government and tbe relation of America to her allies, placing the welfare
of the soldiers In camp and field as paramount to every other interest during the war
period. Dr. Drennan Is a member of tbe Chamber of Commerce of Coeur d'Alene. He
also belongs to the EHks Lodge No. 12E4. has membership In the blue lodge of Masons
at Rathdrum, in Coeur d'Alene Chapter, R. A. M., in Coeur d'Alene Council, R. ft S.
M., and In Coeur d'Alene Commandery, K. T. He became a member of the Masonic
fraternity In Iowa and is a life member of tbe Mystic Shrine at Davenport. He has
been most active In support of the craft, at all times exemplifying In his life Its
beneficent spirit. He Is a man whose career has been one of nnfalterlnE usefulness and
his labors have been Indeed far-reaching and beneficial.
JOHN H. PINKSTON.
Jobn H. Flnkaton Is a successful cattleman living near Hot Springs, Owyhee county.
He has developed hie interests to extenelve proportions and throughout his career has
been actuated by the spirit ot western enterprise and progress that has been the
dominant factor in the upbuilding of this section of the country. He was born upon
his father's farm in Sainte Oeaevleve county, Missouri, April 9, 1866, and Is a son of
Joseph and Nancy A. (Mackley) Pinkston. His boyhood days were passed In his native
state and his education acquired In its public schools. On the 20th of March, I88S, be
left Missouri for Idaho, then a young man of twenty-three years, and in due time arrived
at Ketchum, Blaine county, where for two months he engaged In cutting wood for ez-
Oovernor Gooding. He then went to Bay Horse, where be spent a brief period, after
which he returned to Ketchum and thence went to Rocky Bar, but, became dissatisfied
there and did not remsin long. E>om that point he made his way to Mountain Home
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and on to the Brnneau valley, wbere he became Identlfled with abeep ralelag In con-
nection wltb 0. F. Bacon and Harvey Brotbera. He was tbua employed for two yeara.
after wblcb he purchased a few sheep and began the business on his own account, de-
Teloplng his flocks as rapldlr as possible and runBing his sheep until 1S9T, when be
sold out. He then went to Nevada, where he purchased ten thousand head of sheep,
whlcb he droTa to Grand Island, Nebraska, and there sold. He then returned to Ne-
vada and afterward went to California, where be purchased ten tbousand shetp, wbicb
he drove to Idaho and afterward sold In Omaba, Nebraska. In the same fall be pur-
chased other abeep at Reno, Nevada, which he left there for a year and then sold.
Returning to Idaho In 18S9, Mr. PInkaton was united In marriage to Mrs. Steve
Robertson, a daugbter of William Bishop and Ellender Yonng and a native of Pleasant-
vllle, Iowa. Her father died in her infancy and her mother afterward became the wife
of I. Glenn. In 1872 the mother catoe to Idaho, locating in the vicinity of Boise. She
was bom October 3, 1S38, and died October 3. 1913, at the age of seventy-Dve years. On
tbe removal west sbe had Jonmeyed by train from Iowa to Kelton, Utah, and tbence
with tour families came by beam to Idaho. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Plnkston, and two sons, Alfred A. and Henry M.. but the latter was drowned tn tbe
Snake river, when swimming cattle across, at the age of seventeen years. Mrs. PInka-
ton was first married December 26. 1S83. to Stephen A. Robertson, a stockman and
rancher, wbo devoted his attention largely to sheep. He homesteaded the ranch upon
which Mr. and Mrs. ptnkston now reside, securlnx one hundred and sixty aeres, tfpon
which he lived until his death on tbe 20th of July. 1S93. He left one child. Henrietta
E., who is now Mrs. Harry H. Miller, of Jerome, Idaho. Mr. and Mra. Plnkston have
Added to the property left by her first husband until they now have four hundred acres.
In the year of bis marriage. In 1S99. Mr. Plnkston built a tine home In Boise at the
comer of Ninth and State streets and there resided for six or seven years, after whlcb
be sold that property and took up his abode upon tbe ranch in the Brnneau valley where
be now makes Ills home, his attention being given to general ranching and stock rais-
ing. He has been very successful In handling live stock and has become one of tbe
recognised leaders In this line of business In the valley. He disposed of his sheep In-
terests In 1916 and since that time has given hki attention largely to cattle.
To Mr. and Mrs. Plnkston has been born a son, Oeorge L., who Is at home with his
parents. Politically Mr. Plnkston la a republican and fraternally la connected with the
Knights of Pythias. His actlvltlea are concentrated upon hia business affairs, whlcb
have been wisely, and intelligently directed and have brought to blm a substantial
measure of prosperity.
CAPTAIN OBORGB R. GRAY.
Captain George R. Gray, who has been actively and prominently identlfled with
commercial and political interests In the Panhandle, where he Is most widely and
favorably known, makes bis home at Bonners Ferry and has now retired from active
bDsfnesfl life. He was born in Nova Scotia. December 22, 1S5S, a son of Samuel J. and
Jane (Cox) Gray, both of whom were natives of the United States. The father was a
contractor and farmer.
The son obtained a public school education and afterward learned the carpenter's
trade. In 18S2 ho made bis way to the PaclBc coast, going Qrst to San Francisco, where
he resided until ?.S)J4 and then removed to Lakevlew, Idaho, wbere ne remained for five
years. He owned and conducted the lime worka. there and after disposing of his in-
terests at that place took up his abode at Bonners Ferry, whlcb at that time — 1S90 —
was a small settlement. He engaged In transportation work on the Kootenai river and
Pend d'Orellle lake and by reason of his activity along thoee lines of labor became
known tbrongbout the Panhandle of Idaho as "Captain." In 1893 he established a
store at Bonners Ferry and for eighteen years was successfully engaged In mercbmdis-
Ing. His progressive business methods, his close application and Indefatigable energy
constituted the basic features of his success, and now possessing a substantial com-
petence, he Is living retired, enjoying In well earned rest the fruits of his former labor.
Captain Gray was united In marriage to Mies Christine Winterbottom, a daughter
of Robert Winterbottom, a botelman of Harbor Beach, Michigan. Both Captain and
Mrs. Gray have be^ very active In supporting Interests of benefit to the community.
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Mrs. Qn,j occupies a position of leadersblp la eonnectloti wltb church, school and dab
work and In the social Itte of Bonnera Ferrr-
In 1896 Captain Or^y was elected to represent Kootenai county In the state legis-
lature, at which time the county covered the entire Panhandle of Idaho,. comprlalns
what is now four conntlea. In politics be Is an earnest republican and his oplnlona have
long carried weight In the councils of his party, while fala labors have been a potent
element in brlnglns about public progress and Imnrovement He is particularly actlTe
in support of all those Interests which are a matter ot civic virtue and civic pride. He
has three times been chairman of the board of trustees ot bis town, during which
period Important improvements have been Instituted. He took a helpful interest
in all war activities, aided lu promoting all war drives and withholds his sapport
from no plan or measure that Is calculated to benefit the community. Captain and Hra.
Gray are memlwra of the Union church and their labors have indeed been an element
In advancement and Improvement, not only in Bonnera Ferry but In this section of
Idaho.
WALTER S. ROSBNBERRY.
Walter S. Rosenberry, secretary and general manager ot the Wlnton Lumber Com-
pany and ot the Rose Lake Lumber Company, was born at Fulton, MlchlKan, August
8, 1882, a son ot Samuel C. and Mary (Hitchcock) Rosenberry, both of whom are natives
ot Medina county, Ohio. The father, a carpenter and fanner, removed to Michigan In
1S68. At the time of the ClvU war he Joined Company I of the One Hundred and Third
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving under Sherman. He Is a member at the Reformed
church, became an active supporter of the Grand Army ot the Republic and haa always
taken a keen interest In civic affairs. His political all^lance iB given to the republi-
can party, which was the defense of the Union during the dark days of the Civil war. On
removing to Michigan he homesteaded In the virgin foreet near Fulton, there develop-
ing a farm In the midst ot the wilderness. Both he and his wife are noW living in
Fulton and he baa retired from active buBlness.
Walter S. Roeenberry was educated in the public acfaoois of Michigan, completing
a course in the Athens high school In ISSt). He afterward taught school in the village
ot Edgar, Wlaconsln, tor a year and at Schofleid, Wisconsin, for three years. He then
became a common laborer with the Thief River Falls Lumber Compiny of Thief River
Falls, Minnesota, working a year for one dollar and forty cents per day. He subse-
quently became buyer for the Wallace Ballord Lumber Company ot Minneapolis, buying
(umber In the Inland Empire. After two years he resigned hla poeitlon and returned to
the Thief River Falls Lumber Company aa sales manager, occupying that position for two
years, after which he was made general sales manager of the Thief River Falls Lumber
Company and ot the BemldJI Lumber Company, with offices at Minneapolis. In 1911
he became connected with the Rose Lake Lumber Company, Ltd., ot Rose Lake, Id'iho, In
the capacity ot manager. In February, 191S. be was one of the orginlsera ot the Wlnton
Lumber Company ot Olbba, Idaho, and Is now secretary and also manager ot both
companies and Is active In directing their policy. These companies are engaged in the
manufacture ot Idaho white pine. Thus In the course of his career he has worked his
way upward from commtm laborer to the position of secretary and general manager
of two of the biggest lumber companies operating in the Coeur d'Alene country. He Is
recogniied as a man of marked business discernment and Initiative whose plans are
moat carefully formed and promptly executed. In 1918 he removed to Coenr d'Alene
and be is a director of the American Trust Company of this city.
Mr. Rosenberry was married to Miss Sara Etta Mclnnls, of Spokane, daughter of
John and Jessie Mclnnis, the former a prominent lumberman of Merrill, Wisconsin,
who In 1900 removed to Spokane, where he Is a leading representative ot the lumber
interests of the northwest. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberry have four children: Walter S.. Jr.,
born November 12, 1907; John M., October 23, 1909; Howard J., November 14, 1914;
and Ralph M., August 27, 1917.
During the war period Mr. Rosenberry served on the Kootmal County Council (tf
Defense. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, being a member of the bine lodge, the
consistory and the Mystic Shrine. He Is also connected with the Benevolent Protective
Order ot Elks apd his religious faith Is that of the Presbyterian church, while politically
he is a republican. Me assisted in promoting all four of the Liberty Loan drives and
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All tha allied drivea irtklch sapported American Interests at the tlms of the war, and on
all oecBBlonB and under everr circumstance tie measnree up to the one hundred per cent
Americanism.
AMOS F. HITT.
AmoB T. Hltt, field agent o( the United SUtes d^artment of agriculture to the time
of his death, (n which connection be rendered ver? raluable and Important servloe to his
countrr, was bom In Vinton county, Ohio, August S, 1862. and there acquired his edu-
cation. When twent7-one years of age he removed to Tarklo, HfsBOurf, on account of
111 health and for one term was engaged In teaching there. In 1872 he started with a
mule team for the northwest, arriving eventually In Boise, Idaho, where he entered the
employ of Sam Wilson, a horttcnltuTlat, with whom he continued tor a season. He was
thai offered a position as teacher of the Jeffrey Bchotd at Welser and was thus engaged
for one term. He next entered the lumber buslnesB In connection with Myron Russell,
with mills on Hltt creek, about twenty mites north of Welser.' About a year later, or
In 1ST6, he purchased Mr. Russell's Interest and moat of the early houses of Welser
were constructed of lumber from his mill. In 1880 he disposed of the business and re-
moved to a homestead on Mann's creek an'i also took up desert land adlolnlng his home-
stead, thus acquiring In all three hundred and sixty acres, which he brought to a very
high state of cultivation. He likewise planted a fine mixed orchard, tor he was thor-
oughly familiar with horttcultnral pursuits, and In course of time developed one of the
best orchards of the state. He likewise engaged In raising cittle and horses and he
produced some of the b^st grain to be found In that vicinity. He continued tc farm his
place with great success until 1S99. when he sold the property and removed to Welser.
hsTlng subsequently Invested In thirteen acres of Improved land, with orchard, pasture,
house and barn — an Ideal place on which to rear a family. It was a sacrifice Saancially
for him to move to Welser, but he desired that his children should have the best edit-
catlonal opportunities afforded.
Mr. Hltt had made a substantial success In business from the start, with nothing
save his brains and hands as capital. Soon after taking up his abode In Welser he
was appointed horticultural Inspector snd state food commlsstoner. maintaining an
offlce in Boise. Previous to this he had been district horticultural Inspector for several
years. After serving for two years in Bolae he resigned to accept the position of field
agent with the United States department ot agriculture his appointment coming through
the secretary ot agriculture. He had Jurisdiction in this connection over Idaho, Wash-
ington and Oregon. Later the territory of the agents was curtailed and he received
Montana and Idaho and when again It was cut down his labors were conBned to Idaho.
For this work It was necesBary to take special training and be returned to Ohio tor
Cbls purpose. The preparation consisted of traveling with trained field agents and ob-
serving bow the work was done. This task Is very important to the government and is
done with secrecy, so that the reports will not fall into the hands ot brokers, who would
take advantage ot the Information. Mr. Httt became recognized as one ot the most
efDclent agents In the United States. He made many friends wherever he went and was
highly esteemed by all. He continued to (III the posltlcm until the time ot his death,
which occurred December 27, 1S17, resulting from an accident. He slipped and fell upon
the ice at bis home and died fifteen minutes later from concuBsion of the brain. Not
only did he serve the public in the positions already mentioned but had likewise done
eSectlve service for his community as a member of the school board, as a member of
the city council and as county commisBloner. He was loyal to every trust reposed in
blm and bis service was at all times moat heneficlal to the cause which he represented.
On the 4th of July, 1877, Mr. Hltt married Ida J. Logan, a native of Bellerue, Ne-
braska, who came to Idaho in 1868 with her parents, traveling by rail to Cheyenne,
Wyoming, and the remainder of the distance by teams. The trip was without un-
pleasant encounters, although the Indians were at that time very troublesome. Mr.
and Ijfrs; Hltt were married at Fort WUkeraon. Salubria valley. Inside the fort, for at
that time the Nei Perce Indians were on the warpath and had massacred several fam-
ilies' at White Bird on the Salmon river. Milton Kelley, owner of the Boise Statesman,
was sent with a wagon load of arms to the Salubria valley and there formed a conpany
of scouts, which Mr. Hltt Joined. With three others be captured a chief. of the Ban*
nock Indians, who the next year led the Bannocks in their bloody raids. Mr. Hltt
served In 1S78 In the Bannock Indian war as a scout under Captain Oalloway. The
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chief was Uk«n under a Bag ot truce, which he carried, and ftfter InveBtlKatlon he was
released. Mr. and Mrs. Hltt were the pareuta ol olne chtldren: Luella, the wife of I. A.
Potett, of Boise, Idaho; Ellet L., who fought through the Spanlsh-Amerlcui war as a
member of Company C of Grangerllle. Idaho, Joining that command at Boise when hut
eighteen years of age: Myrtle F., the wife of R. L. Kelsey, of Portland, Oregon; Homer,
who died at the age of fifteen years; Nettle Margsret, the wife of Albert McPhe'^on, of
Ducheane, Utah, manager of a large Irrigation project and a well known cItH engineer;
Amoa P., Jr., wbo enllated In the Signal Corpa with the Eleventh Balloon Company and
served through all of the hard fighting in France but was not wounded; Mary O., the
wife of Fred Oater, a farmer of Midvale. Idaho; Gladys, a graduate of the University
of Wa9hlngton at Seattle, where she alao took a oommercial coarse and la at present in
bualneaa; and Vance R., who Joined the Eighty-third Field ArtlUerj' and was sent to
France, where he remained for three montha but was not sent Into the active fighting,
much to his regret. Three of the family, Amoa. Myrtle and Nettle, as well as the latter**
husband, all attended the University of Idaho, at Moscow.
Mrs. Hltt assisted In all the Liberty Loan drives and the Red Cross work and waa
appointed to organize the War Mothers ot the United States Army in Washington
county. She is on the executive board of the Kinamen'a League for the fathers, mothers.
Blstars and brothers of those who were In the war and ahe worked In the Servian R»
lief drive. The family Is an honored and prominent one in Washington county, highly
esteemed by reason of their many aplendid traits of character as well as the buainess
Mblllty which they have portrayed.
JOHN W. JONES.
John W. Jones, devoting hia time and attention to sheep raising In the Hagennan
valley of Gooding county, was born in South Wales, November 16, 188G, hla parents be-
ing Junes and Mary Jones. Hla education was acquired at the place of hia nativity
and In 1903 he came to the United States, attracted by the favorable reports which he
heard concerning the business opportunities of this land. He located flrst at Wardner,
Idaho, where he engaged In mining, spending two years there. He afterward made his
war to the Hagerman valley, where be took up the business or sheep raialng. in which
he is now engaged. He has three bands of sheep, numbering alx thousand head, and be
owns an excellent ranch property on Clover creek. He has his headquarters with
Daniel Jones, bis uncle, who Is mentioned elsewhere In this work. Their sheep brand
Is three dots.
John W. Jones haa never had occasion to regret his determicatton to locate on this
side of the Atlantic. Here he found good buainess conditions and in their utilttcatlon
ttsa worked his way steadily upward, winning a place among the prominent and pro-
gressive sheep raisers of his part of the state. His political endorsement Is given to the
republican party, which be has supported since becoming a naturalized American
citizen.
WINFIELD SCOTT ASHBY.
WinOeld Scott Asbby, a rancher residing on a small but valuable tract of land a
mile north of Uatlck, was born In Harrison county, Mtsaouri, September 9, 1S49. His
father, Benjamin S. Aabby, whose birth occurred In Kentucky In 1817, devoted his life
to fanning and passed away in Mlasourt at the age of eighty yeara. The mother, who
in her maidenhood was Elizabeth Harris, was also born In Kentucky and died In Mla-
sourt at the age of seventy. They had a family of ten children.
Wlnfleld Scott Ashby was reared upon a farm In Harrison county, Missouri, to the
Age of eighteen years and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Orundy
county, that atate. While there residing he was united In marriage on the 10th ot
April, ISTO. to Miss Hannah Martha Smith, so that they have now traveled life's Journey
together for a half century. Mrs. Ashby was born In Orundy county, Missouri, November
G, 1S61, a daughter of Hiram and Hannah (Ellis) Smith, who were natives of Ohio
and Indiana, respectively. In 1SS4 they removed to Barry county, Missouri, where they
lived for fifteen years, and In 1S99 went to Garfield county, Oklahoma, where they re-
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stded uDtll 1914 and ttian came to the Boise valley of Idaho. For four years Uiey
made their home near Melba and tor a brief period lived near Meridian, while In 191&
they purchased their present ranch near Uatick, bavins here ten acres of land. Iti
former years Mr. Ashby conducted hie farming Interests on a much more extensive
ecale but prefers to put aside active business cares to some extent. However, he is
atlll leading a busy and useful life, and he 1b specializing In handling Holsteln dilry
cows and In Barred Rock chickens. The ranch is of ample size to furnish a vary
substantial Income to Mr, Ashby and his wife, providing them with all of the necessities
and comforK and many of the luxuries of lite. Tlielr sale of Holsteln cattle, Barred
Rock chickens andDuroc-Jersey hogs furnishes them a gratifying annual Income, reliev-
ing them of all worry for the future and meeting the wants of the present.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashby have become the parents of five aons and Ave daughters, of
whom three sons and three daughters are yet living, namely: Susan C, the wife of
John Patterson; Mary B., the wife of Frank Moore; Bertha A., the wife of Jeff McOulre;
Francis Llllbum; William E.; and Benjamin C. All are married and there are no»
seventeen grandchildren.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ashby are consistent members of the Methodist church, and their
political endorsement Is given to the democratic party. Having traveled life's Joumsy
together to a point where they could celebrate their golden wedding, their Interests have
always been In harmony and their views of life in full accord, and today they are num-
bered among the worthy and highly esteemed residents in the vicinity of Ustick.
ARTHUR K. BOWDEN.
Arthur K. Bowden, attorney and certified public accountant at Sindpolnt, was
born at Cornwall, Bngland, June 29. IB63. and is descended from one of the old faTnllles
of that country, where {s found the family seit, while one of his ancestors w^a knighted
for valiant service with the Kentish bowmen at the b->ttle of Cressy. His parents
were the Rev. Charles Edward and Emily (Blworthy) Bowden, the former a clergy-
man of the Rpiscopat faith.
Arthur K. Bowden was accorded splendid educational opportunities in England and
when twenty-two years of age came to the United States to try his fortune In the new
world. During the first nine months of his residence on this side of the Atlantic, Ond-
Ing it difficult to secure more suitable employment, he worked for six dollars per month
as a farm hand. He afterward becsme one of the firftt express messengers on the Morthem
Pacillc Railroad at St. Paul, running from St. Paul to Mandan, North Dakota. He then
took up general railroad work, serving in clerical capacities until he became station agent
at Bllllnga, Montana. After leaving railroad service he became associated by the Boston
and Montana Mining Comp?ny in the purchasing department and had charge of trans-
portation interests. Later he was appointed deputy collector of United States customs
at Great Falls, Moptana, and In 1907 was sent by the government to Sandpolnt as in-
spector in charge of Canadian ores 1:>elng used at the Pend d'Oreille smelter. He arrived
at Sandpolnt on the l&tb of June, 1907. and remained in the government service until
January. 1910. He afterward filled the position of deputy county auditor for two years
and was doing general Clerical work and public accounting for a time, being the only
certified public accountant in the Panhandle., At different periods he held several offices
in the town and all through this time was engaged in the study of taw, being anxious to
become a member of the bar. He was admitted to practice In 1916 and through the in-
tervening years has gained a large clientage of a distinctively representative character.
He is a most thorough student of the principles of law, is seldom if ever at fault in tba
application of B legal principle tir In citing a precedent, and his skill at the bar is be-
ing constantly augmented by his broadening experience and his further study.
Mr. Bowden Is also well known In connection with strawberry raising In northern
Idaho and is considered an authority upon the subject. He grows strawberries of several
varieties and In fact bis reputation In this connection is nation-wide.
Mr. Bowden was married to Miss Armina O'Nell, of Deer Lodge, Montana, and they
have a daughter, Lois, who is a teacher in the Sandpolnt high school; a son, Keble E.,
who belongs to the United States navy and Is on the battleship Mexico, while two daugh-
ters, Helen and Katbryn, are at home.
Mr. Bowden is a republican in politics, giving stanch support to the party. He has
long been prominently Identified with civic and public affairs and Is now serving for the
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tblrd term as dtj treasnnr uid Is also reteree In b&nkmptej of Bonner conntr. He hu
likewise been Justice ol the peace and ret lie cannot be said to be a politician In the
sense of office seeking, his public positions having come to blm In recognltton of bis
abtlltr. He has taken part In all of the Red Cross drives and acted as auditor In con-
nection tberewltb. His religions faltb is tbat of the Episcopal cbarcta and a well spent
life bas gained for blm the respect and blgb regard of all with wfa<nn be has been
brought In contact
LEON FCLD.
Leon Fnld Is now living retired at Haller, where for a considerable period he was
aetlvelr Identified with the business Interests of tbe town as a merchant He was bora
In Bavaria, Oerman]', Mar 16> 1841, his psrents being Sellgman and Miriam (Haas)
Pnld. He spent the first eighteen years of bis life In bis nstlve country and then In
1869 left Germany for the United States. He made the trip across the Isthmus of
Panama and thence up the Paclflc coast to San Fraodsco, California, after which be
engaged In^lerklng for his cousin, Sol Wangenhelm, who was a general merchant at
Jenny Llnd. He there remained for three years, after which he opened a cigar store
in San Pranclsco, conducting the business until April 6, 1866, when he came to Idaho,
settling at Boise. Later he removed to Idaho City, where he engaged In clerking in a
general store tor two years. He next went to Placervltle, In the s&me county, where
be established a general store and carried on business on hts own account until 1881.
In that year hs removed to Halley, where he establlsbed a general merchandise store,
and in I8S2 was appointed postmaster of the town and occupied that poettiou until
1886. He then again embarked In business on his own account and was a leading mer>
chant of Halley until July 2, 18SS, when the town was destroyed by fire snd be lost
STerythlng that he had made. Re afterward served as deputy auditor and recorder for
six years snd later he engaged In the abstract business, In which be continued until
ltl7. He also became Interested in mining in the Sawtooth Uonntaln country but has
recently disposed of his mining properties.
On tbe 20th of Januarr. 1876, Mr. Fuld was united in marriage to Miss Rosa Weller,
a daughter of Sam Weller. Mrs. Fuld was bom In New York and was married at Placer-'
Tllle, near Boise. To tlr. and Mrs. Fold have been bom four children: Sidney, living
In Boise; Joseph, who is engaged in the abstract business; Blabel; and Fern.
Politically Mr. Fuld is a republican and fraternally Is oonnected with the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a self-made man whose success Is attributable en-
tirely to his close application and Indefatigable effort
EUQENB C. BOOM.
For a long period the nation baa rung with tbe well merited praises of tbe
"Boys In blue," those who served tbe Union when the life of the nation was threatened.
Within Qie past tew years there has been written another glory page In American his-
tory and this time by men who, khakl-cla'd, went out to flght for a great world principle,
that of the equality of man — the principle upon which this republic was founded. Idaho
sent a splendid quota and among the first to enlist from this state was Eugene C. Boom,
whose high standing among bis fellow soldiers is Indicated in the fact that at the Arst
state convention of the American legion in Idaho he was elected state commander. He
is now engaged In tbe practice of law in Moscow, where lie Is a partner of A. L. Morgan,
under the firm name of Morgan 4 Boom.
A native of Kansas, Eugene C. Boom was bom in tbe town of lola, January 2,
1871, his parents being Stanley C. and Hester (Hall) Boom. During his Infancy his
parents removed with their femlly to San Francisco. California, and there he was
reared to manhood, surrounded by the western environment that has always seemed
to bring forth enterprise and progresslveness In an unusual degree. He was edu-
cated In the schools of San Francisco and tn the University of California, in which
he completed a law course In 1890. He entered upon the practice of his profession In
San Francisco but in the following year removed to Helena, Montana, where he was
associated In law practice with Judge Thomas C. Bach. In 1S96 he was appointed
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asslBtant attomer general of Montana under Colonel C. B. Nolan and most acceptably
tilled that office until 1901, when he went to Minneapolis, Minneeota, and represented
a number of ineurance companleB there. He also practiced law at various points In
the state until 1914. when he again sought the opportunities of the growing northwest
and took up his abode at Moscow, where he became associated In the practice of his
profession with A. L. Morgan. The flrm enjoys a large and distinctively representative
clientage. Mr. Boom brought to the starting point of bis career certain rare gifts— an
earnest, dignified manner. Clearness in espression and a keen, rapid, logical mind plus
the business sense.
On the 1st of August, 1918, Mr. Boom was married to Miss Zetta Heintzen, a
native of Sierra county, California, and a daughter of Charles and "^usan Virginia
Heintzen. Her father was one of the pioneers of California and became the first
banker in tbe state north of Sacramento.
Politically Mr. Boom is a stalwart democrat and traternally be is connected wltb
the Masons and wltb the Elks, having been a representative of tbe latter organiEation
tor twenty-eight years. He Is now a prominent member of the American Legion.
Immediately upon the entry of the United States Into the war he left Moscow and
went to Sin Francisco, where be voluntarily enlisted as a private in the Engineers
Corps, then being recruited, and with his regiment proceeded overseas Immediately,
being among the Hrst to reach France. In November, 1917, be was wounded and suf-
fered the almost complete loss of his left leg. After remaining under treatment in the
hoBpiials in France until April 1, 191S. be was sent back to tbe United States for dis-
cbarge, and was discharged as a private at Waller Reed Hospital. WasbingtOD. D. C.
on June 8, 191S. Immediately upon his discharge he again volunteered his services-
with tbe war industries board and until December, 191S, he served as examiner in tbe
Priorities Division of that board, in the distribution of coke, coal, electric energy, trans-
portation and Iab()r to manufacturers. Mr. Bocm was also a member of the legal
advisory board for the District of Columbia dnring the last draft. He was one of the
national Incorporators of tbe American Legion, named in the act of congress Incor-
porating the same. He was elected the first state commander of the American. Legion
of the first stste convention, which was held at Boise. Idaho. June 25, 1919. The unani-
mous election of Private Boom as state commander Is again a complete refutation of
an? charge or suggestion that the proceedings, actions or policies of the American
Legion are dominated by former commissioned officers, or that there Is any desire
on the part of former officers to (.'ontiol or dominate, and Is absolute proof of tbe
fact that distinctions of rank will never exist on the floor of American Legion meetings
WILLIAM PIERCE.
William Pierce, who has resided In the Boise valley through tbe past fifteen years,
is a prosperous ranchmnn who now makes his borne two miles northwest of Meridian,
where he owns an excellent farm property comprising forty acres. He was born ai
Merriam, Johnson county, Kansas, June 32. 1^16. a son of Edward and Victoria (Smith)
Pierce, both of whom are deceased,
Willipm Pierce was reared and educsteil In the state of his nitivUv and there spent
tb« first twenty-seven years of his life. On the 1st of January, 1903, be removed to
Montana, where he remained for two years, during which period he was married on
the 9tb of August. 1901, to Miss Elizabeth Hellawell. She was born In Youngstown,
Ohio, a daughter of Law Hellawell. who was a biacbsmlth by trade and served as a
soldier of the Civil war during the period oF hostilities between the north and tbe
Bonth. Mrs. Pierce was reared in Ohio and taught school In Kansas for twenty-flve
years prior to her marriage, spending fifteen years in Hutchinson, that state, while for
ten years she was a teacher in the Haskell Indian School at Lawrence. Kansas. Through
a period of eighteen months suhseouent to her marriage she was engaged in teaching
at Port Shaw, Montana. Mr. Pierce was In the government Indian service for six
years and met his future wife at Lawrence. Kansas, while employed at the Haskell
Indian School there. Mrs. Pierce being at that time a teacher in the Institution.
In 1905 Mr. Pierce took up his abode in the Boise valley and his since made his
bome In the vicinity of Meridian. During the first year of his reildence here he lived
on a ranch five miles south of Meridian and through the succeeding two years made his
bome southwest of tbe city. In 1909 he and hs wife took a homestead four miles south-
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0Ut of Meridian, comprlBlng a twentj acre tract of Bagebrusb, from wblch Mr. Pierce
cleared the brusb by band. He resided oa this place for ten rears and tben aold tbe
property In 1918, at which time he purchased bis present ranch of forty acres tno miles
northwest of Meridian, wbfcb Is now a splendidly developed tract, its growing crope
plainly Indicating the fact that tbe owner Is an excellent farmer of progressive and
enterprising spirit. -
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce have a daughter. Mary Alice, who was twrn June 20, 19M.
Their religious faith Is that of the Presbyterian church, while fraternally Hr. Pleree
Is identified wltb tbe Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He gives bis political al-
legiance to tbe democratic party and has served on the Hillsdale school board of Ada
connty for seven years, tbe cause of education ever flnding In him a stanch champion.
He and hie wife are widely recognleed as people of education and reflfiement whose In-
flnenoe la ever given on tbe side of progress, reform and Iroprovsment,, and during tbe
period of their residence In the Boise valley they have won many warm friends.
CHARLES W. PELHAM.
Charles W. Pelbam, who since 1897 has resided In Kootenai county and throngbout
tbe entire period has beeu Identified with tbe development of Its lumbering Interests, is
now engaged In handling timber and In logging. He was bom \n Bluflton, Indiana,
October 18, 1S78, bis parents being James Franklin and Florence (Wright) Pelham. The
father was a repreeentatlve of one ol tbe old New York families, for whom Pelham Bay
and Pelham Manor were named. Mrs. Florence Pelbam was a sister of M. D. Wright, one
of tbe pioneers of Idaho, who assisted in the organliation of Kootenai county and was
one of tbe flrst office holders and toremoet citizens. He became largely interested In
lumber at Coenr d'Alene and did much to develop the natural resources of tbe state along
that Ilne< Jarnes T. Pelham came to Idaho at the time of the gold excitement at Prlcbard
CT«ek in 1SS3 and for tour years lived at Rathdrum, after which he returned to Indiana.
In the commmi schools of Indiana Charles, W. Pelham received his education and
In his boyhood days came west with bis parents, but afterward returned to Indiana and
there remained until nineteen years of age. or in 16S7, when he came to Kootenai county
and here entered into active connection with tbe lumber Industry in tbe employ of his
uncle, H. D. Wright. He worked as a timber cmlaer and In tbe tie Camp in the Peud
d'Orellle country, bis uncle eetabllshlng tbe first sawmill In that country between Atbot
and Qranlte. There he worked as superintendent for his uncle In connection with
extensive lumber Interests for twelve years. In 1909 Mr,' Pelham went through til*
Coenr d'Alene Indian reservation, platting every section, showing all the timber. Its
accessibility and also figuring the cost of operating. Accordingly when tbe reservation
,waa opened in 1910 be became a locator. He located one-third of the homesteaders who
came to the district althongh there were thirty-one men engaged In the bnsiness. His
plats have been used by some of tbe large lumber interests of Coeur d'Alene and by
Kootenai county In determining assessments. Mr. Pelham is now engaged In logging
uid In tbe timber business, baying and selling timber lands. There Is no one more tbor-
ovghly familiar with this line of buBlncsa than Mr. Pelham.
Hr. Pelham was united In marriage to Miss Sada F. Hall, of New Hampshire. In
politics Mr. Pelham leans to the democratic party, yet largely maintains an independont
course. He is interested In civic affairs and is a most public-spirited citizen. He belongs
to the Chamber of Commerce and cooperates heartily in all of its activities for the
general good. Fraternally be is connected wltb tbe Blks.
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT.
William H. Wright is the manager at Shoshone for tbe J. C. Penney Company, of
which be Is also one of the stockholders. He has been actively Identified with the
development of mercantile Interests In this atate as representative of the companr
and his labors have constituted an Important element In general commercial progress.
He waa bom In Raleigh. Illinois, March 17, 1879, and is a son of John J. and Bmlly
(MnsgTove) Wright. His boyhood days were spent In tbe state of his nativity and be
received his education (here. He was but a small boy when bis father died and upon
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talmself and bis brother, E. B. Wright, derolTed tbe eupport ot the family, so that
William H. Wright ot this review earlr started out In the buslneBs world. He becam«
a clerk tor the C. F. Bamett A Sons CompaJiy of Eldorado, Illinois, a company conducting
a Atj goods and general store. He was with that firm for a number of years and later
entered the employ ot the T. G. M'tcnell Company. Subsequently he was associated with
a brother In a clothing and men's furnishing goods business and In 1910 he removed west-
ward to Kemmerer, Wyoming, where he became a representative of the J. C. Penney
Company, dealers in dry goods, clothing and shoes. He is now located at Shoshone,
where he Is acting as manager tor the bUBinese, and he Is also one ot the stockholders
of the company, which In tbe conduct ot Its affairs has displayed a most progressive
spirit, taking recognition and cognizance of all the opportnnltles for commercial develop-
ment and progress in the state.
In 1907 Mr. Wright was married to Miss Gertrude Bandy, a native ot Johnatsn City,
Illinois, and a daughter ot John W. Bandy. They have three children, Hary, Elisabeth
and Emma Lon. In his political views Mr. Wright ts a democrat and fraternally he Is
connected with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias. He has many sterling traits
of character, which include loyalty in friendship, faithfulness in cltlseaBhip and pro-
gresalveness In business. Whatever he undertakes he carries forward to successful
completion, for In his vocabulary there Is no such word as fall. In oomroerclal lines
he has displayed marked enterprise and Initiative, has taken many a forward step In
connection with the mercantile development of Idaho and is achieving most satlBtactory
results.
ALEXANDER 0. BECESTEAD.
Alexander 0. Beckstead, a prosperous and prominent farmer of Pranklin county,
Idaho, who since 1918 has been sheriff ot the county, la a native ol Utah, born at South
Jordan, April 22, 1S71, and is a son of Thomas and Lydia E. (Rose) Beckstead, naUves
oC Canada, who removed to Utah In an early day. The father became a stock raiser and
rancher in Utah and made a success of that undertaking, at which he continued tot
several years. About 1890 he gave up stock raising and removed to Whitney, PraaUin
county, Idaho, where he bought a tract of land and continued its operation up to the
time ot his death, which occurred in September, 1910. His wife predeceased him by sev-
eral years, her death taking place in 1889.
Alexander 0. Beckstead was reared and educated at Sonth Jordan, Utah, and grew
to manhood on his father's farm, where he helped In the general farming operations
until he was of age. He then took up farming on his own account, removing to Idaho
In 1890 and locating at Whitney, Pranklin county, where be acquired a tract ot land by
purchase. He Improved and developed his place and continued in its active operation
until the tall of 1918, when he was elected to the oIDoe of aherlft, the duties of which he
has since been faithfully performing. He still retains the ownership of his land.
In December, 1892, Mr. Beckstead was married to Miss Phoebe Campbell, and to
this nnlon six children have been born, namely: Lydla, Leona, Aleie, Edna, Etta and
Zan. Mr. Beckstead Is an earnest member of the Chnrch ot Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, in connection with which he Is a member of the eeventles. He has given of his
flme and ability to the promotion ot all projects designed to Improve the community lite.
PoUtically he supports the republican party and la a warm advocate of its principles.
He served as constable ot Whitney for twelve years and In all the relations ot life his
character and conduct have been above reproach.
W. A. THOMAS.
W. A. Thomas, filling the offlce ot county treasurer ot Kootenai county and a well
known resident of Coenr d'Alene, was bom in Dekalb county, Missouri, November 2S,
1SS8, his parents being Enn Is C. and Sarah (Allen) Thomas, 'who were natives ot Ken-
tni^y and Missouri respectively. The father went to Missouri with bis parents In early
lite, the fsmlly settling on a farm on the Platte purchase. At the time ot the ClVll war
Bnnis C Thomas Joined the Union army as a member of the Twenty-fifth Missouri In-
fantry and served under Prentiss, Following the close ot hOBtilltiee he returned to De-
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kalb oountr and became a resldeRt of Pfattsburg, where he engaged In Dewspaper
publication. He establlsbed tbe Clinton County Register, which was consolidated wltb
the Lever at Plattsburg. He was also active in theorganlzition at a non-sectarian
college known aa the Plattsburg College and otherwise he was prominently Identified
with public Interests In that section ot the country.
W. A. Thomas pursued his education in the schools ot Plattsburg and when, thirteen
years ot age began work In tbe printing ofllce of his father, following that pursuit for
about twenty years. When certain sections of Oklahoma were opened for settlement In
18S9 he went to that district and there remained for six years, publishing a paper at
Edmond, Oklahoma. Later he returned to Missouri and again became Identined with
newspaper Interests there as tbe owner aqd publisher ot the Clinton County Democrat
Eventually he made his way to the northwest, going first to Walla Walla, Washington,
while In July, 1902, he arrived in Coeur d'Alene. Here he began bookkeeping in the
general store of W. B. McFarland, a pioneer merchant of the city, which at that time
contained a population' of about one thpussnd. It was a "wide open town" with saloons
and gambling going on without any interference from the authorUles, a typical weBterii
mining town, where largely every man was a law unto himBelf. Mr. Thomas was tor a
long time actively connected with the Idaho Mercantile Company, one ot the large com-
mercial enterprises of the city, of which he became a stockholder and a director. This
was the first department store in Coeur d'Alene and Mr. Thomas was one of the de-
partment managers. He afterward became actively connected with the real estate busi-
ness in thip city and was aleo the secretary and treasurer of tbe Review Publishing ft
Printing Company of Coeur d'Alene, thus a«a*n becoming actively Identified with the
line ot business in which he engaged In boyhood.
Mr. Thomas was united in marriage to Mies Anna De Ford, who was born in Kan-
sas and was living with an uncle at the time of her marriage. They have become the
parents ot two children. Mrs. Oeorpe J. Downing and J. Ward Arney, who Is living In
Coeur d'Alene, where he Is a well known attorney. Mrs. Downlng's husbind, who la an
Instructor In the pgrlcultural department ot the University of Idaho, was commissioned
a second lieutenant of the field artillery and was made a first lieutenant at Fort Leaven-
worth. While fn the Sin Antonio nchool he was commissioned captain of the Twenty-
first Field Artillery of the Fifth Division. . He was next advanced to the rank of major
and Is now In the regular army. He saw active service with the American Expeditionary
Force lo France.
Mr. Thomas of this review has always been active in politics. .He Is a democrat
ot prominence In Missouri and alfo in Oklahonn and he his been an unfaltering cham-
pion of the principles rt the pirty since attiinina: his majority. He became treasdrer
of Kootenai county in 1914 and has since occupied the poeltlon, being now the Incumbent
In the office tor the third term. His election Is proof of his personal popularity and
the confidence reposed In him, for the county has a normal republlon majority of seven
hundred and twenty and yet elected a democrat to oUce. He is keenly interested In
civic affairs, supportln? everything tending tn advance public Interests. Hia religious
faith is that ot the Presbyterian church and be is very active In its work. He is likewise
a past chancellor of the Knights of Pythias and belongs to Kootenai Lodge. No. 24, A.
P. ft A. M„ and to the Elks Lodge No. 1254 of Coeur d'Alene. His Intereits are broad
and varied and be Is accounted one of the public-spirited men of northern Idaho who have
accomplished excellent results In public oflice for the benefit and upbuilding of the sec-
tion of the state in which they reside.
HON. HENRY C. SIMS.
Hon. Henry C. Sims has since the lat ot January, 1919. answered to the roll call In
the state senate as representative from Valley county. This is the first public offlce
which he has accepted, but guarantee of his c^pible and faithful service Is found in the
record that be had previously m ide as a busines'! man and citizen. He Is closely as-
sociated with ccmnLerci"! interests ct Rostberry is a deafer In hardware and since 1903
has made his home In Valley csunty. He vsa born in Macoupin county. Illinois, July
27, 1875, a son of John J. and Martha (Alder;onl Sims. The mather died whfen the son
was hut sii years ot age. The father, who has made farming his lite work, is now a
resident of Morgan county, Illinois, where he Is conducting Important Interests as an
agriculturist and stock raiser, owning a splendidly improved farm, which Includes an
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entire section of valuable land. After lOBlnit his Aral wife he wedded Mary Wells, but
she. too, has passed away. Hsdit C. Sims bas one (uti brother, Albert O. Sims, of Star.
Idaho.
R«Rred on an Illinois farm, Henry C. Sims attended the country schools to the
age of twenty-one years and thus laid the foundation for his later success. He after-
ward worked as a farm hand by tbe month and in 1903, seeking the opportunities of the
northwest, came to Idaho, taking up his abode in Valley county, then a part of
Boke county, the separation having been made only two years ^o. Mr. Sims spent tour
years at Vanwyck, Idaho, now In Valley county, and assisted in organizing the Brst bank
.at that place, called the Intermountaln State Bank. This was formed In 1907 and be
became its flrst cashier, occupying the position tor four years. The bank was located
at Crawford, two miles from Vanwyck. Later Mr, Sims bec:ime manager of the Craw-
ford Mercantile Company, owning a fccneral store, which he conducted fop two years. In
1913 he located at Roseberry, in the same county. He had been appointed a trustee of a
hardware store at Roseberry which had become much Involved fn Its flnancial affilrs
and he spent three years In the discharge ot the duties of that office, during which
time be bad its business all straightened out. He then turned it over to its owners,
who later sold the business to Mr. Sims, who took charge on the 1st of January, 1917.
He had previously had mercantile experience as owner ot a general store at Vanwyck
fTMn 1903 until 1907 and he took to that town the first carload ot wagons and tbe first
carload of farm machinery. Since taking over the hardware business at Roseberry he
has built up a trade of gratifying proportions and his busiuesB is now proving QUite
proBtable.
On the 33d of September, 1904, Mr. Sims was married in Morgan county, IlUnola,
having returned to hla native state for his bride. Miss Alice E. Whltlock. They have ho-
come parents of three children: Dorothy, born July B, 1905; Iva Irene, born July 19,
1908: and Mary Louise, born July 19. 1910. It will be noticed that thi two younger
daughters were hom on the 19th of July and all three In July, as were the parents.
In his political views Mr. Sims is a democrat, hiving supported tbe party since
age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He has never been a politician In the
sense of oKce seeking, however, and his first public position Is that or state senitor, to
which office he was called In November. 1918. He had previously declined the position
ot county auditor, as he did not desire to give up his hardware businesB to tike over
the duties or that office, but has found that he can make arrangements to serve his
district In the state senate and yet have supervision over his hardware trade. He IB
serving on the committees on corporations and public health. He belongs to the
Methodist Episcopal church and to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in the
latter organization Is a past grand. These associations indicate the nature of bis In-
terests and the rules which govern his conduct. *
JOSEPH S. GEDDES.
Joseph S. Geddes, a well known farmer and landowner of Franklin county, who
Id past years was engaged In the contracting and building trades, was born tn Salt
Lake City, Utah, December 18. 1857. and Is a son of William and Elizabeth (Stewart)
Geddes, natives of Scotland, the former born in Paisley and the latter in Glasgow.
They came to America In 1854 and proceeded on their journey to Utah, crossing the
plains with the famous "bandcirt company." The father worked as a miner when liv-
ing In Scotland, but on settling In this country he engaged in fiirming, taking up land
at Plain City, ten miles northwest of Ogden. Utah. He also owned property In Salt
Lake City. He Improved and developed his place and cmitinued to operate it during
the remainder of his active life, proving to be an excellent farmer. He was prominent
In the affairs ot tbe Church of Jesus Christ ot Latter-diy Saints aud practicilly made a
tour of the world when engaged in missions on behalf of his church. He died In Sep-
tember, IS9S. Tbe mother of our subject passed away In 1868.
Joseph S. Geddes was reared tn Plain City, Utah, and received his early education
In the public schools of that place, finishing at the State University, utter which he
taught school for three years. He then turned his attention to contracting and build-
ing, at which he continued for a number of years. In September, 1897. he removed to
Preston, Idaho, where he was recognized as the principal contractor and builder and
Vfhere he erected a large number ot substantial buildings. His next line of bustnes.-
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wu OS a travelltnK salesman bnt for the past few y«a.n he has deroted most of his
time to hfs farminK interests. Wh«n Mr. Oeddn represented the Beneficial Life In-
surance Company of Salt Lake City, be was one of the big prodncers of that companr
Init he anally resigned, not caring to contlnne on the road. He bought and improved
three hnndred and twenty acres of land eight miles from Preston but his residence Is
In the town.
On December 28, 1882, Mr. Oeddes was married to Miss Isabelle D. Neeley, a daugh-
ter of ArmenlOtts and Snsan (Morgan) Neeler. who were among the early pioneers of
Dtab. Mr. Neeley was an Indian interpreter in the early days and was a farmer and
stock raiser for the greater part of bla active life. He came to Franklin, Idaho, when the
town was Brat settled In 186S. He died In 1910 and bla wife's death occurred in 18T9.
Mr. and Mrs. Oeddes became the parents of the following children: Pearl. Joseph A.,
Vera, Josle and Lyle, all of whom are living; and Blanche, Ira, HaEel, Rnt^ and Paul,
who are deceased.
In September, IBIO, Mr. Oeddes was made president of the Oneida stake and was
president's counselor (or twelve years. In November, 1894, he went to soathem states,
principally to Florida and Alabama, on a mission for his church, and returned In 1897.
He has Qlled various public offices In his ,tlme, having been Justice of the peace, conr
stable, and member and chairman of the village board of Preston. He Is a warm sup-
porter of the democratic paHy, and although urged oa several occasions to stand for the
state legislature, he has always refused. This, however, haa not deterred him from
giving a good cttfKeu's attention to all public affairs calculated to advance the general
welfare of the community.
HENRY SCHODDB.
Minidoka county and this section of Idaho Is largely Indebted to the eSorts of
Henry Schodde for early pioneer development He aided In laying broad and deep the
foundation upon which has been built the present progress and prosperity of the state,
for he was among tboee who penetrated Into the western wilderness to plant there the
seeds ot civilization. He was born In Oermauy, March 31, 183G, and remained a resident
of that country to the age of eighteen years, when he sailed for. the new world, reaching
New Orleans in 1S&4. There he secured a position on one of the river steamboats
plying between that city and 8t. Louis, Missouri. He served in that capacity for
about six or eight months and then entered Into partnership with Tony Faust, of
Dubuque, Iowa, In the conduct of a bakery business. Their partnership existed for
about four years. Mr. Faust had also been one of the pioneer residents of the middle
west and became one of the millionaire restaurant men of the Mlsslsslppt valley, being
particularly well known In St. Louis, where he conducted Important business Interests
and where he passed away a number of years ago.
On thfi dissolution of the partnership with Mr. Faust, Mr. Schodde engaged in the
freighting business between Fort Benton, Iowa, and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After
several months spent at Fort Benton he removed to Corlnne, Utah, and was engaged
In freighting from that point to Helena and Butte, Montana, this being long before
the building ot the^ railroad to these different cities. He did all of the freighting at
that time between those points with oxen and mules. The roads were very bad In
places and there were no repair stations such as the automobile tourist meets as he
travels along the modem highway.
After the building of the railroad into Helena and Butte, Mr. Schodde left Utah,
removing to Toana, Nevada, and engaged in freighting between that place and Ploche,
Nevada. For three or four years he resided at Toana, and there made his first pur-
chase of cattle, marking his Initial venture Into the cattle business. Some time after-
ward he took passage from New York dty for Oermsnr, that he might revisit his
native land, and there he met- his wife, Mrs. Minnie Schodde, who Is at present resid-
ing with the children bgrn of their marriage upon the old home ranch on the Snake
river In Minidoka county. There he took up his abode upon his return from Oermany.
After the establishment of his residence In what was then Alturas county, Mr. Schodde
continued In the cattle business, to which he devoted his attention throughout his re-
maining days, running cattle In Lincoln, Logan and Blaine counties. He operated his
various ranches from the old home ranch In Minidoka county, however, upon which he
and his wife first settled. He built thereon a stone house and later a frame residence.
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He added rancheB In other counties untti he bad over one thousand acres. This ts Id a
moat attractive and beautiful country. Ducks, snipe and other game hirds can be seen
almost any time of the year Irom the ranch house.
It was in 1881 that Mr. Schodde married Miss Minnie Schodde. a daugtiter ol
Chrisoffer and Caroline (Koch) Schodde and a native o( Wehden, Germany. She
came to the Unlteii States in ISSO and was married at Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. and
Mrs. Schodde Iwcame parents of eight children; William, who died In Nebraaka lo
Inlaney; George; Clara, the wife of Prank Adams, of Paul, Idaho; Thomas; Fred;
Joseph; Lottie; and Frank.
To the home ranch Mr. Schodde brought his young wife about 1SS3 and she is
still living upon the property, Mr. Schodde continued to give his attention to the
development of his property and his cattle raising Interests throughout his remaining
days. Before his death he had seen the division of what was known as Alturas county
Into about Hve or sis other counftes ot the present size ol Cassia county. Furthermore:,
he was the firat settler in eouthern Idaho to use water wheels tor irrigating his lands.
He constructed and for a numlKf of years operated approximately twelve or fourteen
of Bucb water wheels along the Snake river and adjacent to his ranch lands. In the
history of Idaho these water wheels were the flret and the largest ever constructed by
any person or persons for the irrigation of lands. In addition to being one of the stock
growers and stock raisers of southern Idaho, Mr. Schodde also conducted a ferry across '
the Snake river for a period extending from the time he Arst established his residence
In Idaho and along the Snake river to about the year 1910. This ferry Is known at the
present time by the name of Starrhs ferry. This was one ot the two terries operated
along Snake river tor a distance of about two hundred miles and was the only means
of crossing the river until the year 1909, at which time the toll bridge was bulU about
sli or seven miles east of Mr. Schodde's ranch, connecting the towns ol Heyburn and
Burley, Idaho.
One of the remarkable things about Mr. Schodde's career Is the fact that during the
year 1875 he purchased apples of Brigharo Young, the president of the Mormon church,
and freighted them from Salt Lake Clly to Dillon, Montana, where they sold at one
dollar each. Before his death Mr. Schodde numbered among his acquaintances and asso-
ciates ail of the pioneers of the state of Idaho. He was one of those men who aided in
every way in the building up ot what is today one of the most progressive and wealthy
states of the northwest territory. He did everything In his power to further advance-
ment and improvement and promote the interests ot civilization. His labors were Indeed
effective and far-reaching and Idaho Is greatly Indebted to him tor his contribution to
ber upbuilding. He participated in a number ot Indian Aghts while freighting In
Nebraska and at Pine Bluff was shot with an arrow. His freighting experiences brought
blm Intimate knowledge of the west. Its possibilities and Its opportunities, and with bis
removal to Minidoka county he utilized these opportunities to the full and as a result
became one of the prosperous ranchers of the state. Moreover, he reared a tamlly wbo
are carrying on the splendid work which he began, his widow and children still occupy-
ing the old home ranch.
WALTER L. TEETER.
■Walter L. Teeter, successfully engaged in dairy farming. Is the owner ot a pro-
ductive tract ot land comprising forty acres and situated six miles northwest of Meridian.
He la a native of Harrison county, Iowa, where his birth occurred December 31. 1S8S, he
being the first-born ot William B. and Emm:i (Bnurn) Teeter. The parents are well
known and highly esteemed residents of Ada county, Idaho, where they have made their
home for the past nineteen years.
Waiter L. Teeter was a lad of thirteen when he came with bis father and mother to
Ada county in 1901 and here he has remained continuously since. On the 23d of August.
1911, he was united In marriage to Miss Nancy Davidson, who was born In Scott county,
Kansas, August 13. 1889. a daughter of M. Z. Davidson, who is mentioned at length on
another page of tbis work. Mr. and Mrs. Teeter have become parents of three children,
namely: Raymond Davidson, born June 18. 1912; Robert Harold, whose birth occurred
July 5, 1911; and Ethel, who was born on the 23d of November, 1916.
As above Indicated, Mr. Teeter is devoting his attention to dairy farming with
excellent results, owning a highly Improved property embracing forty acres. There Is a
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■llo upon tlie place and tlie prodnctlve soil reoponds rendlljr to the care and caltlvatloa
of tlie owner. He has a flne herd of Jerseya, wbfcb at the praeent prices of dairy prodacta
Insures him a gratifying Income.
In politics both Hr. and Mrs. Teeter maintain an Independent attitude, while their
rellKlons tafth is that of the Methodist church. A young couple of genuine personal
worth, they have won the warm friendship and high regard of all who know them, and
in the able management of his bnsinees Interests Mr. Teeter has already gained a place
among the rabstanttal and representatire farmers <rf Ada county.
THOUAS B. RAT.
Thomas B. Ray, a well known member of the legal profeeslon in Oneida conntyi has
for several yeans acted as county attorney and also city attorney of Ualad and has
otherwiee been identified with public affairs. He is a native son of the Hooaier state,
bom at Bedford, Indiana, July 18, 1879, and is a son of Thomas T. and Susan E. (Kerns)
Ray, also natlTes of Indiana. The father, who was a fanner and stock dealer, spent his
entire life In lAwrence county, Indiana, and made a good IMng from his agricultural
operations. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served for three montha with
an Indiana cavalry regiment. His death took place in May, 1912. His widow Is still
living and continues to make her home at Bedford, Indiana.
Thomas B. Ray, the subject of this sketch, was reared Id Bedford, Indiana, and
educated In the public schools of that place and at the Normal College of Mitchell.
Indiana, from which he was graduated with the class of 189G. He then went to work
aa a railroad agent, being thus employed for about ten years with the Monon Railroad.
In lfH)6 he removed to Malad City, Idaho, on account of his health, and worked tor the
Oregon Short Line Railroad. He later entered the University of Michigan, from which
he was graduated with the law class of 1910, and then returned to Malad City, where he
haa been engaged In legal practice ever since, being generally recognized as one of the
foremost lawyers in that part of the state.
In 1912 Mr. Ray was elected to the office of county attorney for Oneida county, and
haa been re-elected at each succeeding election, except 1914. He has given the utmost
satlsfactton In the discharge of Ub responsible duties. In 1913 he was appointed city
attorney of Malad City and is serving in that office with fidelity and ability.
Mr. Ray fs a member of the Masonic order and warmly Interested In all the good
work of that ptqiular organisation. It was in 1S05 that he became a master Mason.
He la also a member of the Church of Christ. He gives hie support to the republican
party and Is active in forwarding its principles and also gives a good citlien's attention
to aU public matters calculated to serve the community welfare.
EDWARD A. MoCARTT.
The center of the lumber Industry has constantly shifted as the forests have been
cut and as the population of the country has steadily pushed westward. Edward A.
McCarty, a capitalist of Coeur d'Alene, Is a representative of a family long connected
with the lumber business Id Michigan and in J890 he crossed the virgin fields offered
by the northwest, organising the Saginaw Lumber Company of Coeur d'Alene. Since
then he has been more or less closely associated with the development of the Umber
Interests and with transportation activities In the northwest. He was born In Saginaw,
Michigan, and Is a son of Edward and Mary (Ure) McCarty, both of whom were natives
of Boston, Massachusetts. In bis boyhood the father accompanied his parents to Michi-
gan, the family casting tn its lot with the pioneer settlers of that state. Edward
McCarty became a factor in the development of the lumber business In Michigan and
was prominent and active not only In Indnstrlal circles, but also In connection with
public affairs of that district. His rellgioUB faith was that of the Presbyterian church.
Edward A. McCarty was a pupti In the Saginaw schools and in a business ooUeg*
of that place, thus receiving excellent training which thoroughly qualified him for life's
practical and responsible duties. He became the associate of his father in the lumber
business In Michigan, and seeking still broader and better opportunities along that line,
came to Coeur d'Alene in 1890 and organized the Saginaw Lumber Company In 1891,
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becoming a partner in Uie enterprlee. Re was a«soctated with the buslneBS until 1894,
the compan]' engaging tn the manufacture of western pine lumber. Mr. McCarty after-
ward entered Into partnerehip with Captain Sanborn In organtzinK the Sherman Trans-
portation Company, owning a line of boats uaed In hauling ore and wood. He was thus
engaged until IBOO, when be began handling timber, and he 1b still the owner of extenslTe
timlMr Interests. He also makes loans on real estate and with the deTelopment of his
business altairs be has become one of the prominent and prositerouB residents of the
northwest. He ts also a etockbolder in the Gxctaanga National Bank and prior to its
organization he was associated wltb the First National Bank. With the allaira of tlie
old Exchange National he was actlrel; connected, but hia business Interests are now
largely those of financial connection and investment rather than of active management
Mr. McCarty was united In marriage to Miss Mary Hackett, of Saginaw, Michigan,
and they have become the parents of a son, Edward L. Mr. McCarty has never taken an
active part in politics, at all times concentrating his efforts and attention upon his
business aSairs, and hia excellent powers of organisation, his Initiative, his keen sagacity
and determination have been potent elements in the attainment of the substantial succees
which has come to him.
DAVID B. HTDE.
David B. Hyde Is the founder of the town of Bruneau, in which for a number of
years be has engaged in the hotel business. He was born in Rome, Oneida county.
New York, August 12, 1S63, a son of Jacob and Elisabeth (Baker) Hyde. The fatler
followed farming In the state of New York throughout his entire lite' and there passed
away In 1878 at the age of elxty-nlne, while the mother was sixty-seven years of age at
the time of her demise.
David B. Hyde spent his boyhood days on the old home farm in the Empire state
and attended the public schoots. but hIa opportunities tor securing an education were
r«strlcted br the outbreak ot the Civil war, as It was necessary for him to leave school
and carry on the work ot the farm while the older members of the family aided in
defense of the Union at the front. He was eighteen years of age when in June, 1872. be
left New York for the west, traveling by train to Wlnnemucca, Nevada, and thence pro-
ceeding to Silver City, Idaho, covering the last two hundred and ten milea ot the trip
by stage In forty-two hours. He followed mining at Silver City, Idaho, for three yean
and then turned his attention to cattle raising tn connection with his brother Michael,
who was already actively engaged In that business. They followed cattle raising until
1S8T, when a hard winter came on and they lost moat ot their stock. They bad pur-i
chased a large herd at twenty-flve and twenty-seven dollars per head and had sold about a
thousand head. Those that were left after the hard winter was over sold tor ten dollars
per head, This greatly discouraged Mr. Hyde In connection with cattle raising. He
also owned a ranch of two thousand acres at Oreana, Idaho, and another of tour thousand
acres In Paradise valley, but on account ot His losses In stock he quit this claim and
removed to the Brnnaau valley, where he took up one hundred and sixty acres of land
under the preemption law where Bruneau now stands. Here he built a log house, which
be used as a hotel, and at the same time he carried m general ranching on bis one
hundred uid sixty acre tract of land. He likewise engaged to some extent In raising
stock, but in 190& disposed of the ranch. In the meantlihe he had built a larger hotel
and he has continued In the hotel business to the present tline. or for a period ot thlrty-
flve years. He Is always a genial, courteous and obliging host and baa made his hostelry
popular with the traveling public
On the 3d of June, 1882, Mr. Hyde was married to Miss Lulu A. Crocheroo, a daughter
of John H. and Marian (Crow) Crocheron and a native of Eugene, Oregon. Her parents
were farming people who In 1849 removed to CallftH'nia, where the father followed
mining for a number of years, after which be devoted a number of years to ranching.
He was bom In New York city in 1828 and was a son ot Asbury and Jane (Stonten-
borough) Crocheron, the former a native of Staten Island, while the latter was born in
New York. They were reared and educated in the Empire state and Mr. Crocheron
became a merchant of New York city, where he remained in business until his death at
- the age ot fifty-two years, while bis wife reached the notable old age of ninety years.
Their son, John H. Crocheron, in 184B. when twenty-one years of age,, sailed around
Ca^ Horn to California, landing at San Prancisca He went direct to the mjning
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diatrict on the Mohelumne river, wbere be remained (or a few montliB and then proceeded
to Auburn. Some tinle later he went to Caribou, British Columbia, wbere be remained
for some time and then returned to tbe United States, settling In the WUtametta valley
of Oregon, where he continued for a yeir. He afterward located on the Jobn Day
river «bove Canyon City, Oregon, where he continued for a few months. Later be took
up his residence at SlWer City, Owyhee county, Idaho, wbere he engaged in mining
for two ye^ra, and In 1S70 he purchased a ranch on Sinker creek and devoted bis attention
to the cultivation of hla land and ta stock raising (or thirty years. He next removed
to Bruneau, wbere he retired from active business, and tbere he passed away Novem-
ber 19. 1903, at tbe age of Eeventy-Uve years. Tbrougbout bis life he bad been an active
and successful stockman. Hla political allegiance was given to tbe republican party.
In early manhood be wedded Miss Marian J. Crow, a native of Illinois, and ber death
occurred May 1, 1919, when sbe bad reached the age of seventy-six ye.irs. A(ter her
bUBband'.s deatli sbe bad lived in the Bruneau valley with her daughter.
Mr. Hyde, Is a democrat in bis political views and for eight years be served an
lustice of the peace, during which time some very important cases came before bim (or
trial. For sixteen years be was the postmaster of Bruneau, which town he founded,
and from ite Inception be has been closely associated with everything relating to Itb
upbuilding and development. He has lived to witness much of the growth and progress
of this section nf tlie state and his memory forms a connecting link between tbe primi-
tive past with its hardships end privations and the progreasive present with Its advan-
tages and opportunities.
MATTHEW CASEY.
Matthew Casey, a prominent pioneer rancher of the Ustick nelgbborhood. who came
to Idaho In ISST and some six years later. In IS93,' settled on his present place, lying
north of Ustick, which be developed out of sagebrush. Is a native of Clinton county,
Ullnola, having been born on a farm in that county on April 29, 1SE2. He Is a aon of
Daniel and Sarah (Johnson) Casey, the former of whom was a Southerner by birth,
and tbe latter a native of Illlnoia, In which state they were married. The father was
three times married, Sirib Johnaon being his eeeond wife. By his three marriages he
became the father of sixteen children, but the subject of this aketch and one half-brother
are tbe only surviving members of the family. As the name indlcatsa. the Caseys are of
Irish extraction, the tirst of the family to come to this country arriving very many
years ago.
Amanda HInsbaw, who married Matthew Caiey, was also a native of Illinois, born
in Marion county, July 15, 1856, a daughter of William and Nancy (Nichols) Hlnshaw.
Mrs. Casey was re:)red In tbe same neighborhood In Clinton county, Illinois, aa her
husband, and In school they were classmates, attending school In an old tog house.
They were often pitted against each other in spelling matches, and Mr. Casey modestly
admits that bis wife was the better speller.
Following their marriage, which occurred June 13, 1872, Mr. and Mm. C:isey con-
tinued to reside in Clinton county. Illinois, engaged In farming until 1887, when they
removed to Id3.bo, living drnt at Atlanti. Elmore county, then a mining camp. They
remained in that place for five years, during which period Mr. Casey was a stationary
engineer, mtill carrier, etc., and then removed to Mountain Home, where he spent some
lime at farming.
It was Id 1S93 thai he bought his present ranch, consisting of one hundred and sixty
acres, then covered with sagebrush, and he immediately proceeded to clear and cultivate
the tract and presently he had the greater part of It In good shape. Mr, Casey sold twenty
acres of his place, which lay In the valley below, but retains one hundred acres tor his
own use and the remaining forty ncrea ta in the possession of his son. William Casey.
the one hundred and forty acres lying on a broad stretch of level table lind. The Cisey
ranch is well developed and is one of the bent-kept places in the Ustick neighborhood,
every feature of which suggests comfort, contentment and bapplnesa. Here. Mr. and
Mrs. Casey are enjoying tbe fruits of tbe industry of their younger years, the active
management of the ranch and the Inbors that go with it resting mainly on tbe shoulders
of the son, William Casey, who is fully equal to the responsibilities. The raising of hay.
grain and other crops, ss well as dairy farming, have been the chief features of tbe
Casey ranch, at the same time the orchards frequently adding much to tbe annual Income.
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Mr. and Mrs. Casey became the parents of nloe children, of whom two sooa and two
daughters are deceased. The survivars are alt sons, as follbws: Wllliain Henry, born
November 30. 1S73; Alvln C, May 1, 1883; Charles O., November 27. 1886; Vlrgll M.,
November 11, 1891; and Marvin N., May 2, 1900. All are married but the laEt named, who
lives on the home place with his parents. Two of the sons, Alvin and Charles, are In
the service of Oakea ft Company, wholesale grocers of Boise, the former being manager
of the company's branch house at Twin Falls. Idaho. '
In rellgloua faith, the Casey Xamtjy are Methodists, holding membership fa the
McHUIen Methodist Episcopal church, which is located In their home neighborhood,
and tn the works of which they take an earnest part, as they do In all community
affairs Intended to promote the welfare of the people at large. They give their whole-
hearted support to the democratic party and are consistent supporters of the political
principles of that party.
ANDERS ANDERSON.
Anders Anderson, mayor ot Jerome anD chairman of the board of county commis-
sioners of Jerome county, was born In Sweden In 1864. He continued a resident of bis
native land until he reached the age of twenty-eight years, when he determined to try hie
fortune la the new world. Crossing the Atlantic in 1892. he Urst settled in Chicago
and was there Identified with the building trade until 1908, when he made his way to
Idaho, settling at Jerome. Here be took up the work of contract building and has
erected a number of the leading structures of thia city, operating quite extensively as a
successful contractor and builder. He thorouglily understandB every phase ot the work
and many of the leading buildings ot Jerome now stand as monuments to his skill and
Industry.
In 1S87 Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Agnes Maria Palm. They are well known
socially In Jerome and the hospitality of the best homes is freely accorded them.
Politically Mr. Anderson Is a republicfU. vecoEulzed as one ot the leaders in local party
ranks. He was chairman of the board of c^jmraisnioners of the old Lincoln county, was
elected to the olllce of town trustee in 1916 and in 1919 was chosen mayor ot Jerome,
to *hlch he Is now giving a businesslike and progressive administration that seeks
ever to promote the welfare of the city and to uphold those interests which are a matter
of civic virtue and of clvlo pride.
CHARLES P. STACKHOnSE, M. D.
Dr. Charles P. Stackhouse, a successful medical and surgical pmctitioner o( Sand-
point, who.ie prominence in professional ciroles of the state Is Indicated In the tact that
he is now president ot the State Medlcil Siclety, was born In Shickshlnny. Pennsylvania.
April 19, 1S71, his parents being John M. and Mary (Linnlng) Stackhouse. the former a
native of the Keystone state, while the latter was born In New Jersey. The father was
a coal operator who conducted extensive and important business Interests and at the
same time was a prominent figure In public and civic affairs.
After attending the public schools ot his nitive state. Charles P. Stackhouse cou'
tlnued his educatlcn in Lehigh University ot Pennsylvania and in preparation for a
professlcnal career entered the Medlco-Chlrurglcal College at Philadelphia, from which
he was graduated with the class of 1S98, He then became an interne in the Phllidelphla
General Hospital, with which he was thus connected for two years, gaining that broad
and valuable experience which is always the outcome ot hospital practice. He was at
Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania, in the private pnctice of medicine tor some time and while
there became a prominent representative of Masonry, being chosen the first master of
Fidelity Lodge No. 655. A. F. & A, M. His Identification with the northwest dates from
1909, when he opened an office in Sandpoint, where through the Intervening period ot
eleven years he has enjoyed an extensive practice. At all times he keeps in touch with
the trend of modern professional thonght, research and investigation and while he
never hastily discards old and time-trled methods, be Is yet quick to adopt any new ideas
that his Judgment sanctions as of value In professlonil service. He waa active and
inBnential in the organization of the Bonner County Medlral Society, of which he Is
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now the president, and be Ib likewise Uie president of tlie Idaho State Medical Sodetj.
Aside from bis* proteosion he has made Inreitment in large mlnlDK Interests In the
northwest and bis rarloos Interests and activities have brought him a wide acquaintance.
Most pleasantly situated In his borne life. Dr. Stackbouse was married In 1908 to
Hiss Fann7 L. Hart, a daughter of J. Frank Hart, of Wflkes-Barre, Pennarlrania, who
Is a prominent wholesale grocer and banker ot that city. Two children have been bom
of this union: Robert H., whose blrtb occurred In January, 1911; and Mary Jeau, In
June, 191G.
Dr. Stackbouse is keenly Interested In all that has to do with the welfare and progress
of the district and the state in which he now makes his home. He was a member ot
the board of directors of the Commercial Club and baa been Its president. He was
secretary of the medical adviaory heard of district No, 1 during the World war and on
the 25th of October, 191S, was commissioned captain ot the Medical Corps, receiving an
h<morable discharge on the 30th of December. 1918, at Fort Stevens, Oregon. His keen
Interest in Masonry has continued throughout hla life and he Is a charter member of the
Royal Arch Chapter at Sandpolnt, Is a Commaadery Mason of WUkee-Barre, Pennsyl-
vnnla, and a member ot the Mystic Shrine at Spokane.
MRS. KATE VERNON SANDY.
Mm. Kate Vernon Sandy, the widow ot the late Reuben H. Sandy, who passed away
February 13, 1907, still resides on the Sandy ranch situated eight and a hall milee
northwest ot Meridian. She was bom In Rockingham county, Virginia, October 17, 1859,
her parents being Benjamin and Sarah Ann (Myers) Rhodes, the former ot whom
served in the Confederate army with the Virginia troops. When Kate Vemcm Rhodes
was a little maiden of eight Bummers the family home was establiBbed in Ray county,
HlasourL On the 16th ot November, 1880, she there gave her hand in marriage to Reuben
H. Sandy, whose birth occurred In Rockingham county, Virginia, March 23, 18G0, and
who bad removed to Ray county. Missouri, as a single man.
In 1901 Mr. and Mrs. Sandy came to Idaho, taking up their abode northwest ot
Meridian, In which vicinity the former spent the remainder ot his lite and the latter
still resides. It was In the year 1903 that they located on the ranch, situated eight and a
halt miles northwest ot Meridian, on which Mr. Sandy died on the 23d of Pebrnary,
1W7. and which Is now occupied by his widow. They became the parents of nine
cblldren, five sons and four daughters. May V., born August 4, 18S3, is now the wife of
Kenney S^owalter and resides near Nampa, Idaho. Maud Lee, whose birth occurred
November 16, 1885, became the wife of Oeorge Frost and makes her home near Star,
Idaho. Oeorge W.. bora December 3. 1887. wedded Elisabeth Waters and resides in
Nampa. Loy, Franklin, whose natal day was March 22, 1890, married Oertrude Jones and
lives on a ranch near Nampa. Thomas Edward, bom August 9, 1892. resides with his
mother and operates the borne ranch. Herman L., horn November 8, 1894. Is a successful
rancher of Canyon county. Ada Frances, whose birth occurred April 1, 1897, Is the wife
ot Fred Harrell and resides near Meridian. Elmer, born February IE, 1809, is at borne.
Ruth, born October 22, 1901, 'Is also yet with her mother.
The father ot the above named belonged to the Brethren chnrch, the teachings of
whtcb found expression in his daily lite, and In bis passing the community mourned
(he loss of one ot Its respected and substantial citizens. Mrs. Sandy Is also highly
esteemed In Ada county, where she has now made her home for almost two decades,
winning the warm regard and friendship ot many with whom she has come in contact.
HENRY L. DAY.
Henry L. Day. whose last years were spent In Shoshone county and whose labors
and business ability conetltuted a valuable contribution to the development and upbuild-
ing of tbis section of the state, was throughout the greater part of his U(e identified
wltb the progress of the west, to which he came when this section ot the country was
a frontier region. A native of Maine, he was born In Washington county on the £Sth
of January, 1835, a son ot William and Sarah (Averlll) Day, who were also natives of
the Pine Tree state, where the father engaged In the lumber business, a pursuit which
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be followed throughout his life. He wedded Sarah ATerlll, who passed away Id Hlane-
sota, December 12, 1S64, and hla dteth occurred on the 6th of June, 1854.
Spending hla yonthful ixiya nnder the parental roof, Henry L. Day acquired a public
school education and afterward contlaued bie studies In the Bucksport Seminary of
Ualne. He left home In 1S61, when a youth of olneteen years, and made his way to
California by way of the Isthmus of Panama. From that time until his demise he was
closely aaaoctated with the progress and improvement of the vest He was a pioneer
of California, of Nevada and of Idaho. He resided for some time at Nevada City and
was engaged In mining and lumbering for twenty years. He then removed to Wardner,
Idaho, where he established a dairy business and also opened a grocery store, continuing
active along those tines until 1902, when he retired from business, spending hla remain-
ing days In the enjoyment of a rest which he had truly earned and richly deserved. In
the various sections in which he lived — in California, in Nevada and In ShOBhone county
— be took an active part In shaping public progress through his promotion of business
enterprises and his support of all plans and measures lor the general good. He was one
of the owners of the Hercules mine and in the management of his investments and his
business Interests he accumulated a substantial competence that enabled him in his later-
years to enjoy all of the comforts and many of the luxuries of lite.
On the 2Sth of December, 1864, In Virginia City, Nevada, Mr. Day was married to
Ulss Ellen Powers, a daughter of James and Mary IMcAvltt) Powers. Her father was
born in Ireland and came to the United States In 1812, at the age of seventeen years, in
company with his uncle. Captain Edward Hayes, arriving about the time of the battle
of PlatUburg in the War of 1812. He died in Hay. 1S6S. Hla wife. Mary (McAvitt)
Powers, was bom in Ireland and arrived in the new world in young girlhood, to Mr.
and Mrs. Day were bom six children. Of these live are living, namely: Harry L>.,
Eugene R., Jerome J., Eleanor and Blanche.
The death, of Mr. Day occurred March 7, 1910. His had been indeed an active,
busy and useful life. There was no pbase'of the pioneer development of the west with
which he was not familiar, and recognlilng the opportunities here offered, he took
advantaga ot the natural resources of the country and of the posBlbillttea for the
development of trade. As the years passed he advanced steadily toward the goal of
prosperity and at the same time his efforts were of a character that contributed to
general progress and improvement as well as to individual success.
TAYLOR NELSON.
Taylor Nelson, a prominent and successful farmer and fruit grower of Franklin
county, is a native son of Idaho, born In the town of Franklin, December 23, 1878. Hla
pareTits, William Qoforth and Elvira (Vail) Nelson, were natives of llltnols. The father
crossed the plains to Utah in 1S60, making the Journey by ox team, and the mother
came in 18E1, their marriage taking place In 1866 at Alpine, Utah. In 1860 William O.
Nelson drove the sixth team ot pioneers who settled the town of Pranklin. Idaho, where
he took up a tract of land which he improved and cultivated for four years. On coming
to Franklin, he bought a town lot. which only cost him a sum sufflcient to cover the
expense of survey, and here he built a home. The emigrants camped in wagons during
the first summer, but by winter all had houses ready to occupy. In 1863, Mr. Nelson
was called by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintb to drive a team hack to
the Missouri river to help immigration to Utah, and be was sisty-flve days making the
return Journey. In the summer of 1864. he was called on to move his family to Oxford.
Bannock county, Idaho, where he became bishop of the church, and where he resided
for twelve years. In 1869 he went to Missouri and Illinois on a mission and was away
for eight months. In June, 1S70, he went to Arledna, where he spent a summer making
locations and prospective settlements, and returned the following fall. Having spent
twelve years as bishop in Oxford, Mr. Nelson returned to Franklin and farmed for three
rears, when he went to Hiverdale, Franklin county, and bought one hundred and sixty
acres of land In January, 187S. He has continued to reside on this farm ever since. He
is now elghty-nlse years ot age and is probably the only one living of those who were
baptized into the church at Nauvoo, Illinois, by the Prophet Joseph Smith. His wife is
also living and Is now aged eighty-two years.
Taylor Nelson was reared In Franklin county and was educated in its public schoola.
He has since been engaged at farming and fruit growing. In IBIO he removed to Preston
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and built a home, wbere he resides during school months to enable his children to avail
themselves ol the educational facilities there olTered, but during the summers he resides
on the farm. He Is the owner of two hundred acres of land seven miles trom Preston,
on Bear river, and has twelve acres of orchard, given over to the cultivation of peaches,
cherries and apricots, with which he baa been most successful, raising about one thousand
bushels of peaches per year.
On September 21, 1904, Mr. Nelson was married to Susie Hawkes, and Cher have
become the pareats of sii children, namely: Marven T.. Tbelma, Vonda. Parren T., BrmH
and Carmen Rhoda. In August, 1S97, Mr. Nelson was called on to Dll a mission tor his
church In Georgia and returned in 1900. He has served as bishop's counselor of River-
dale ward and was bishop there from ISOX to 1910. when be was called to be a counielor
la the Oneida stake preEidency. On June 6. 1920. was made the pi-esldent of the Oneida
stake. Politically be gives bis support to the republican party. He Is chairman of the
local chapter of the Red Cross and was a member of the council of defense during the
war with Oermany. He is an officer of the Parm Bureau and gives practical attention
to alt matters concerning the public welfare.
A. C. WHITE.
Among the representatives of the lumber industry in Bonner county who by reason
of their capable management and enterprise in business are deserving of more than pass-
ing mention is A. C. White, who has come to the northwest from New England. He
was born at Qrafton, Vermont. March IS, 1866. and Is a eon of Charles S. and Carrie
(Merrlfleld) White, both of whom were also natives of Grafton. The lather devoted
his life to the occupation of farming, to lumbering and manufacturing and by resson
of the importance of his business affairs and his public spirit was recognized as one
of the leading citizens of his town.
A. C. White was a public school pupil at Grafton until he had mastered the branches
of learning there taught, after which he entered the Vermont Academy. He left New
England in tSST and made his way westward to S'lglnaw. Michigan, where he engaged
in the lumber buslnesB, learning every phase of the trade from the cutting of the tim-
ber In the forest unti> it was handled aa a finished product. He afterward devoted
fifteen years to carrying on the lumber business oh his own account at Saginaw, de-
veloping a business of exten^tive and gratifying proportions. At the s»me time he
never allowed the desire tor success to shut out other interests end activities and
while at Saginaw was active in support of all those Interests which are a matter of
dvic virtue and of civic pride. He ulso sought the moral progress of the community,
was the president of the Young Men's Christian Asaociation for five years and was
nn active and earnest member of the Bipttst church.
On the 11th of March. 1909, Mr. While arrived in Laclede, Idaho, where he pur-
chased the buHlncBH of the Laclede Lumber Company and then reorganized under the
name of the A. C. White Lumber Company. He is today the owner of a One lumber
mill, splendidly equipped, which cuts twenty-five million feet of lumber yearly. He
handles the Idaho white and western pine and his business has assumed extensive
and profitable proportions. The thorouehness of his preliminary training, his sound
Judgment and keen sagacity in business affairs have been potent ekmenta In his suc-
cess, Mr. White has also done important work for his tallow townemeu. He built
fifty homes for his employes where the town of Laclede now stands. The district
was covered with stumps when he took up his abode here and with its subsequent
development and progress he h'>s been closely associated.
Mr. White was married to Miss Anna Whiting, a daughter of Lauren Whiting, a
prcmineut physician of Saginaw, Michigan. She Is a graduate of the Boston Con-
servatory of Music and was the leading organist and also chorister, of Saginaw. She
has done much to develop musicil taste and talent In Laclede and few towns of its
size hold to as high musical standards. To Mr. and Mrs, White have been born
three children: Margaret, .Marlon and Albert S.
Both Mr. au.1 Mrs. White are consistent members of the Baptist church, of which
his brother, Rev. A. F, White, was pastor at one time for ten years and was & liberal
promoter of the moral and social life of the community. A, C. White assisted m^tterially
In the building of the church and has been an active worker in the Young Men's Chris-
tian Association. He was also one of the builders of the fine schoolhouse at Laclede
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and during tbe World war he served as a member of the Booner Coonly Defenie
Coanell. He has contributed in large meaaure to the material, intellectual, aoclal
and moral pragresB of his community and well deseirea recognition as one of the
representative and prominent cltlseus of Laclede. '
WILLIAM H. CASET.
WUllam H. Casey, a well known and well-to-do tanner, owning fortr acres of land
in Ada county, was bom in Clinton conntr. IIlinoiB, November 30, 1873, the flret-bora
child of Matthew Casey and wife, further reference to whom will be found on another
page of this work. He was thirteen years old when hie parents removed to Idaho In
1S8S, and upon their homesteading a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, north of
Ustick, in Ada county, in 1S93. he removed with them to this ranch, which has been>
is the family ever since. As the eldest son. he was bis father's principal helper In the
task of clearing the land, which was covered with Bagebmah. and to this work be
rigorously applied himself, finally having the satisfaction of seeing a well Improved
ranch develop. Mr. Casey, who is now farty-alz years old and has been married for over
twenty-four years, has never left the homestead and he is now the owner of forty acres
of the original tract, all of which he farms with the exception of a few acres given over
to an orchard. He U generally recognised as one of the progressive and up'todata
tanners In the Ustick district of Ada county, where he Is known as possessing all the
qualities demanded by good cltlienshlp.
On January 2S, 1S96, Mr. Casey was married to Maud DavlsBon, who was bom in
Maccm county, Hlasauri, July 9, ISSO, a daughter of Frank and Martha (Lister) Davlason,
with whom she came to Boise valley when she was nine ye^rs old, in 1889. Mr. and
Mrs. Casey are the parents of Six living children: Orrille W.. bom November ZS, 1S99;
May Nora, January 19. 1891; Earl J.. April 2. 1905; Floyd A., June 10, 1907; Evelyn M.,
Fehraary 13, 1910, and Hazel M., October 16. 191G. One daughter, Marie, died when
an infant of ten months; she was between May and Earl.
Mr. and Mrs. Casey and members of their family are earnest membms of the
McMtllsn Methodist Episcopal church in their neighborhood and In the community affairs
they take a warm and practical interest. Thsy are supporters of the democratic party.
Hr. Casey was fonnerly a director of the Settlers ditch committee.
CAPTAIN JAMES QRAHAM. .
Captain James Oraham, who passed away in 1908, had for a number of yean twin
classed with the representative members of the Idaho bar and until within a short
time of his death had filled the office of county attorney of Kootenai county. His life
record le Inseparably interwoven with the history of Coeur d'AIene, for he was one of
its incorporators and Its first msyor. With many phtttes of the city's development he
was closely associated and the greater part of his life was spent in Idaho, where bis
activities were so directed as to make him one of the leading and valued realdeuts
of the state. He was numbered among the native sons of the Emerald isle, his birth
having occurred at Crossreagb, in County Monaghan, Ireland, December 26, 1866. There
the first twelve years of bis lite were passed, after which he came with liis parents to
the United States, the family Jonmeylng across the continent to the Pacific coast After
a brief residence at Walla Walla, Washington, thsy removed to ColvlIIe, Idaho, and
thereafter Captain Oraham was a resident of this state. He was closely associated with
Its pioneer development and with its later progreas and Improvement. For a time he
acted as mail carrier between CoMlle and Spokane, Washington, and later secured a
position in the hardware store of Louis Zlegler through the Influence of his uncle, James
Honaghan, who was a wealthy and prominetit- resident of Spokane and who fslt the
keenest Interest In his favorite nephew, James Graham. After two years passed in the
employ of Mr. Zlegler, Captain Qrsham began working for his uncle, Mr. Monaghan,
who at that time iwas a post trader at Coeur d'AIene. He gained broad bufiiness experi-
ence In this way and won advancement from time to time. He acted as purser on the
Kootenai, sailing on the Coeur d'AIene lake and river, and he also bad charge of the
office ot the old mission, looking after supplies sent to the amiy post and to the mines.
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He became a familiar flgnre In mining circles, tor be acted ae expert accountant for
several mining companiea as well as for S. S. Glldden and for tbe Llebe interests of
San Francisco.
Wben In 1894 Captain Graham was appointed registrar at the United States land
office at Coeur d'Aleae be again became a resident of this cttj'. He occupied tbe position
of registrar for four years. His leisure hours during that period were devoted to the
atndy of law, fats reading being largely directed by the Hon. Robert B. McFarland.
Laudable ambition prompted him to broaden bis knowledge by reading and study and be
also learned many valuable lessons through varied experiences. A con temporary writer
has said of bim: "He possessed a resjwnslTe mind and retentive memory and from each
experience of life learned the lessons it contained. Moreover, he read broidly and
thought deeply and thns laid the foundation for the study of law, displaying notable
ambition and courage In his efforts to educate himself for the legal profession under
circumstances and conditions which would fave utterly disheartened many a man of less
resolute spirit and determination. In 1S9T be was admitted to practice before the
supreme court of Idaho and entered upcm the active work of the profession, in which
he would undoubtedly have attained an eminent position had death not dlalmed him.
In tbe year .in which he began practice — 1S97 — he was appointed by Oovemor Steunen-
berg as one of the delegates to the Trans-Mlssisslppl Congress in Salt Lake, Utah."
Captain Graham was always a close student of public afCalrs. especially of those
questions which he regarded as of vital importance to the welfare of community, com-
monwealth and country. He became the earnest champion of many interests for the
public good and Idaho long recognized <n blm one of the democratic leaders of the state.
He was heard again and again In the discussion of Important problems from the public
platform during campaigns and'ln this direction his aid was often sought outside the
state. His fltness tor the position led to his appointment as a delegate to the Trans-
Hlssissippl Congress, which met In Salt Lake City, Utah, In July. 18B7. and one of
the most memorable speeches of that convention was the one in which Csptain Graham
advocated reciprocity, a question which bad previously received very little consideration
from the public He said In part on that occasion: "I have never been more Impressed
with the greatness of my country and the genius of Its founders than when I look at thla
congress and reflect upon the vast area It represents — not & section but an empire;
a country greater In extent, more prolific In the possibilities of her productions, than tbe
Roman empire at Its extremest extent I am also mindful of the fact that, had we clung
with the pertinacity which It deserved to -the tine of 54-40 embraced in tbe Louisiana
purchase. Instead of accepting the 49th parallel, we now would have hod the best mineral
region of British Columbia. This empire was the result of a purchase of eleven millions.
"The relation that the Trans-Mlsslsslppl occupies, and particularly tbe state which
I represent, to that disputed area north of the 49th parallel and south of 54-40 la of
peculiar moment. I verity believe that had the genius of Jamestown landed in San
Francisco bay and the genius of Plymouth Rock at the mouth of tbe Columbia, it would
have been. centuries before the settlers of America would have crossed tbe Slerr&s and
the Rockies to settle the wastes and plains.
"Nine years after '49 the sons of California were opening up to the world the Interior
of British Columbia, Cariboo and Fraser river. This Influx showed the possibilities In
the production of the precious metals, and the reflex led to tbe wonderful discoveries of
Idaho, Montana. Washington and eastern Oregon. I heard tbe assertion that Iiad It not
been tor these adventurers, the wonderful possibilities of that section would never have
been shown to our cousins on the other side of the line marking British Columbia.
"Our English cousins have, In my bumble Judgment, established a wise system of
mining legislation, and have cut off that thing known as 'extra-lateral rights,' and every
encouragement Is given to the foreigner. The only requirement is that the prospector
take out a free miners' license, costing five dollars, and renew It each year.
"The result of this In the last four years has been astounding. From Trail to
Kootenai and from the line to Cariboo tbe eye Is everywhere fretted with the mineral
stake. The American miner has been everywhere. Tbe minister of mines reports the
silver production in British Columbia In JS9S at (977.229 and In 1896 at {2,100,000.
despite the low price. The copper In 1S9G was worth 147,642 and in 1S96 fl69,926. Lead
In 1896 amonnted to $721,384, coal to f2.818.9S2 and gold to tl,7gg,206. Tbe Influx ot
American capital and American miners In that region has Increased the total value of all
mining prodncts from (2,608,608 In 1891 to (7.146,426 in 1896. All the large mines,
the Le Rol, Slocan Star, the Reco and others are owned, opened and developed by
Americans. In 1896 In Spokane. Washington, three hundred and sixty-three companies
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vera orgaolied with a total capital of fSOD.eZG.OOO tor operaUon In th« mines of British
Columbia, and Americans have put their capital Into railroads and smelters theret
"With this data, what Is our true poller to this American section situated In a foreign
country that should belone to us? What Is the best policy to protect American rights
and Interests there? Our English cousins mean to be just, but hostile legislatfon here
brings retaliatory measures there. Can we. or should we, place a high protective tariff
npon oree from that country which naturally seek an outlet through ours?
"If a tariff ie forced upon them they will retaliate with an export duty on the rich
gold and copper ores, keeping them away frofti our smelters. Reciprocity should be
cultivated, but under It we are stared in the face with the fact that our reciprocity can
only be with England, which means that free trade with England would be extorted
from us. Again, I cannot see where lead ores need any protection. In the Coeur d'Alenes
six miles, almost contiguous, produce more in tonnage and value of lead-silver ores
than all of British Columbia, and I have never found how a tariff on lead has ever
helped these people. In ISSS to 1S89. without a Urlff on lead, their ores brought six
cents per pound; with a tariff of one and one-half cents, under Harrison, lead tell from
three to four cents per pound.
"As to our commercial relations: Our cereals and garden produce these people
mnst have, and a schedule of prices can be arranged under the genius of reciprocity.
The whole policy is to avoid unfriendly relations with these peculiar people who are
more of and for us than they are for the English or the English manufacturer. If,
however, unfriendly legislation on our part should breed hostile legislation on theirs,
and the miners' license should be abrogated, and Americans were compelled to abjure
their allegiance In order to Invest their money, let us remember that this energy would
invite the adventorous to the fields south of the line under our own flag.
"Xet ua frame those laws which will secure for us the realization of the 'manifest
destiny' of the American people. Their destiny has guided them to the west, and the
reflux has ewept them north and south and will not be consummated until Columbia
shall stand upon her own waterways through the isthmus In Central America and can
claim In one vast homogenous people the entire area from her waterway In the Isthmns
to UAO."
His address elicited the most thoughtful consideration and attention from men
prominent throughout the United States and showed bim to be a master of the sitnatlon.
It brought to him an attention that would have undoubtedly been a stepping-stone to
high political honors had not death intervened. When the Spanish-American war was
begun In 1898 he was tendered the office of major of the First Idaho Infantry by Governor
Stennenberg, but his belief that others were better qualified for the position led him to
decline. However, he did become quartennaster for the regiment with the rank of flrst
Uentensnt, and after gaining some experience in the field as a soldier in the Philippines
he accepted the captaincy of Company C, First Idaho Infantry, and was serving with
that rank when the war was brought to a close.
In the practice of law Captain Graham' won tor himself a most creditable and enviable
position. He prepared his cases with great thoroughness and care and was broadly
Camltiar with the principles of Jurleprudeace. In ISOO he was elected county attorney
of Kootenai county and continued to serve in that capacity until obliged to retire from
the ofilee on account of failtng health. He had never enjoyed good health after his
return from the Spanish-American war and death called him on the 15th of August,
1906. He had In the meantime built up a good law practice and he had also become
me of the owners of the water and light plant at Coeur d'AIene, which he reorganised
and placed upon a substantial basts. Other buslnens Interests also profited by his keen
discernment and capable management. hlB judgment at all times being sound and his
discrimination keen.
At SpcAaue, Waehlngton, Captain Graham was married on the 17th of February,
1896, to Miss Teresa M. Kildea, daughter of Patrick and Marts (Crorwder) Kildea, of
Flngel, Ontario, Canada. Captain Qraham was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 228 of
Spokane and at Walla Walla had connection with the Catholic Order of Foresters. His
chief activity outside of professional lines, however, was in support of the political
principles and activities in which he bo strongly believed and as Coenr d'Alene's flrst
mayor he gave to the city a moat progressive and businesslike administration. He
looked beyond the exigencies of the moment to the opportunities and possibilities ot
the future and laid broad end deep the foundation upon which has been built the present
prceress and prosperity ot the city. Of him it has been said: '''His life was notable In
Its devotion to public and private duties. Unassuming in manner, he was neither
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flatterad by the honora oC public offlce nor tempted hy ita emolument, preferriUK tbe
more familiar dntfee within the range of hla accnatpmed aCtlTltlee. On one occasion
ke wae Bomlnate4: br acclamation as democratic candidate for conKreBs. but declined
to make the rac«, feelloK be could serre his own and the people's Intereets better at
home. He was endowed by nature with keen mentality, bnt the development cd his
powers was dne to his own ambition and ntllizatlon of every opportunity thst presented
Itself. There were In 'him the qualities which enabled him to overcome difficulties
and obstacles .and make continuous advancement, actuated by a laudable ambition that
recognized the obligations of the Individual to choose only those things which are most
worth whjle and which render the life of each one of greatest service in the world'a
work."
Mrs. Graham Is one of the best known women of Idaho. She occupies a handsome
residence at Coeur d'Alene, commanding a beautiful view of the lake, her place being
called Villa Glendalongb, after a famoue villa In County Wlcklow, Ireland, which was
(he birthplace of her mother. Mrs. Qraham has t^e distinction of being the first woman
to be placed on the notification committee in the United States to notify the president and
vice president of tbeir election. She was the first woman delegate to the democratic
natfcoiBl convention at St LfOals, Hissonri, aud was made national committee woman
for Idaho on the national democratic committee. She Is the president of the Women's
Democratic Club of Kootenai county. During the war period she was extremely active
in support of Interests calculated to promote the welfare of the soldiers or to finance
the war. She was made a member of the executive board of the Red Cross, of the
Idaho Chapter, and was treasurer of the Kootenai County Chapter. She was also state
diairman of the Women's Liberty Loan drives through appointment of Secretary
HcAdoo and she was appointed by Oovemor Alexander on the Idaho Industrial Welfare
Commission, which is the minimum wage committee of the state. She was made a
member of the Idaho State Council of Defense and by reason of ber Important work
bas become known from one end of the country to the other. She Is also the builder
and owner of three of the most attractive busineas blocks of the city, one '<rf which ia
the home of the Blks Club. She possesses splendid executive ability and is keenly
interested in all those forces irbith make for public progress, her efforts being particu-
larly beneficial and resultant in behalf of tbe democratic party.
LBSTER G. TAYLOR.
Lester G. Taylor was born February S, 1876, at Macomb, Michigan, his parents being
Jay and Mary N. (Glddings) Taylor. His boyhood days were spent in the state (rf his
nativity and after mastering the branches of learning taught In the public schools he
Ctmtlnued bis stifles In the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. Later he
was located for a time at Mlshawaka. Indiana, where he was connected with the Mlsha-
waka Woolen Manufacturing Company for a period of three years. In 1904 ha came to
the west, making his way to Heybnm. Idaho, where he was engaged In merchandising
on his own account far a time. Later he became connected with the Riverton Lumber ft
Hardware Company at Heybum and afterward went to Rupert, Idaho, where he was with
the Lumber C Hardware Company tor a period of two years. In 1916 he removed to
Pant, cconlng to this place to accept his present position in connection with the Paul
Store Company, Incorporated, of which be Is the vice president. He bas since been
active in the management and control of the business, which has constantly grown in
vtdnme and Importance until the s}ore now hss an extensive trade and its pitronage
Is steadily increasing. Me Is actuated by a spirit of progress in alt that he undertakes
and in hie commercial pursuits he has bees a close student of the signs and conditions
of the times and has been able to give his patrons the beat and latest that the markets
of the world afford. He Is thoroughly reliable In all of his dealings, building hla suo-
cesBUpon the firm foundation of Industry and integrity.
In the spring of 1912 Mr. Taylor was united In marriage to Miss Florence Walch,
a native of Utah and a daughter of Albert and Jeannette (Harvey) Walch. They now
have an Interesting little son, Wayne.
Mr. Taylor maintains an independent course in regard to politics. He Is not neglect-
tul of the duties of cltlsensbip, however, bnt on the contrary takes the keenest interest
la everything that pertains to the welfare and progress of his adopted city and state
and he Is now serving on the town board. Fraternally he is a Mason and for five yean
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waa master of bis lodge at H«Tbnm, Idaho. He la a most loyal and devoted (ollower of
tbe craft, exemplifying Its teachings Id everr relation of life. He has nerer had ooca-
■lon to regret his detennioation to try his fortune in the northwest, for here he has
tonnd the opportunities vhlcb he sought and in their ntUtsatlon has steadllf advanced
toward the goal of success. He has also known the stimulating thrill that comes through
the bnstneea conditions of the west, where opportnnltf is so wldelj open to ell, calling
for the exercise of one's beet qualities. He Is constantly seelcing out. new methods to
develop the trade of the store with which be ts now connected and has displayed marked
InltlatlTe in the introduction of plana which have been directly beneficial In the upbuild-
ing of the buelneas.
SETMODR H. SPENCER.
Seymour H. Spencer, the popular county superintendent o( schools in Bear LAke
county. Is a native son of that county, bom In Perls, July IS, 1S88, his pirenta being
George B. and Leonora (Home) Spencer. The father was born In Massachusetts and the
mother Id Utah, but both took up their residence In Bear LAke county, Idaho, many
years ago. In 1849 George B. Spencer crossed the plains to Utah, where he worked at
farming and later acquired a tract of land, which he operated until 1874, when he removed
to Bear Lake county, Idaho. Here be made a desert entry, and bought land whleh he
improved and cultivated, operating the same place ever since. He now lives practically
retired, having reached the age ot eighty years. In hia time he held a number of public
oHlces and was always very active In politics. He served as treasurer of Bear Lake
county, as Judge of the probate court and as sheriff. He has always been active In tbe
Church of Jeans Christ of Latter-day Satats and waa In the bishopric of one ot the Paris
wards for some time and filled a three year mission In SwIUerland, Oermany and Prance.
His wife Is still living.
Seymour H. Spencer was reared and educated In Parts and was the first male gradu-
ate ot the Fielding Academy ot Paris, there being five girls and himself graduated In
190&. He then taught school Id Paris for four years and In the country for one year,
following which he spent two and one-half years Id the University ot Utah, from which
he was graduated with the degree of B. A. He then assumed the duties of snpertn*
tendsDt of schools, to which office he was elected in the fall of 1916 and reelected Is
191S. Hr. Spencer Is a member of the Paris city council, with which he has been cod-
nected for several years. He is first counselor to Bishop Morris D. Low, of Paris second
ward, and has held various other offices In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day'
Saints. He has interests in farming and cattle raising, in both of which he has mat with
considerable success. He Is a strong supporter of the democratic party and active Id
political work. He takes an earnest Interest In all matters pertaining to the welfare
of the community In which be resides.
ORTILLE ALLEN.
Orvllle Allen, who owns and occupies a splendidly Improved ranch property com-
prtslng eighty acres snd situated six end a half miles norUiwest of Meridian, came to
Idaho from Utah In 1901. He had lived in the latter state, however, for a period of only
two years, having prevlonsly made his home In Kansas for many years. His birth
occurred In Montana on the IZtb of August. 1867. his parents being Ell and Julia (Poole)
Allen, tlie former bom In one of the eastern states, while the latter Is a native of Ohio.
Hr. Allen died in Idaho on the 31st of December, 1906, bat Is still survived by his wldov,
who now mskes her home with her children.
Orvllle Allen was a youth of fifteen years when he accompanied his parents on their
removal to Kansss and it was in the Sunflower state that he met and married Mies Ella
RoM, their wedding being celebrated September 28, 1892. She was bora In Jefferson
county, Iowa, December 23, 1869, a daughter of James and Catherine (Thompson) Ross,
who were natives of Scotland but were married In Canada. Both have now passed
away. To Mr. and Mrs. Allen have been bora three children one ot whom Is deceased.
Rslph Kenneth, whoee birth occurred January 17, 1894, was married on the 26th ot
September, 1914, to Ida Lnoile Browning and died of Influeiua on the SEth ot Jannarr,
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1920, aged twenty-fliz years and elgbt dan. He lelt a widow and two ecHu: Cheater
Eennetb, bom October 23, 191$; and Ralph Wendell, whose natal day was Jtine 11, 1920.
Gladys, the second child or Mr. and Mrs. Orrllle Allen, was bom October 25, 189S, and Is
now the wife of Rodney Ollrer. Ell Roes, the jounEest of the family, was bom on the
7th of June. 1907.
Hr. and Mrs. Allen haTo lived In the same nelKhborhood northwest of Meridian
since their arrival In this state In 1901. while since 1903 they have resided ccmtlDnonsly
on tbelr preeent ranch property of eighty acres, on which they have made all of the Im-
provements. The place Is equipped with modern conveniences and machinery. In-
cluding a tractor and a gaBollne engine which operates various useful devices by means
of a system of belts and an overhead shaft. There Is also a slIo on the ranch and Mr.
Allen has a number of fine Holeteln cowe. In addition bo hla home ranch of eighty
acr«B he owns an Improved tract of twenty acres In the same neighborhood, on which be
has a tenant. He likewise owns a good automobile and has long been numbered among
the prosperous and enterprising citizens of his community.
In politics Hr. Allen Is Independent and while a resident of Kansas he served In the
capacltr of road overseer. His religloue faith is Indicated by bis membership In the
Falrview Congregational church, of which he is a trustee and to which his wife also
belongs. He is likewise identified with the Farmers Alliance and both he and his
wife are members of the Grange. Mrs. Allen belonfs to the Woman's Christian Tem-
perance Union, to the Ladies Aid Society and to the Red C^roes, of which Hr. Allen la
also a member. They have become widely and favorably known In Ada county dar-
ing the two decades of their residence here, the number of their friends steadily In-
creasing as the circle of their acquaintanceship has broadened.
JAMBS FRANCIS CALLAHAN.
The life record of James Francis Callahan reads almost like a i
started out In the world a poor boy. Year after year he lived In the hills of western
Idaho, ever confident that some day success would attend his efforts in seirch for
those metals with which nature has enriched the soil. Seeming defeat was his for a
long period, but bis faith never wavered, and today Mr. Callahan Is numbered among
tile most prosperous residents of the Inland Empire, the possessor of many valuable
mining properties, his life being emblematic of the force of faith and Judgment.
Born In Galena, llllnota, August 12, 1S6S, he Is a son ot Thomas Paul and Hary
(Sweeney) Callahan, natives of Ireland. Coming to the United States In 1S44, Thomas
P. Callahan landed at New Orleans and thence made his way northward to Galena,
Illinois, where be engaged in mining and also In smelter work, while later he turned
hta attention to farming.
The educational opportunttfes of James P. Callahan were limited to those afforded
by the country schools. On the $tb of July, 1876. when a youth of eighteen years, be
left home with the Intention of going to the Black Hills. For a time, however, he
remained in Minnesota, working on ranches and In the timber districts of that state.
In 1879 he removed to Hontana, where bis experiences were varied. Including all
those lines of activity which mark the settlement of a new district. He hunted buffalo
on the plalna. was employed as a cowboy on itae great open ranges of the state, also
engaged in freighting, In railroad building and eventually In contracting In the tie
camps.
On the 9tb ot September, 1883, Ur. Callahan. Arrived in the -Coeur d'Alene district,
at wfaltA time Wallaee and Murray were cities of the future, not yet having been
founded. Eagle City was at that i)eriod but a tent coKwy and old man Prichard was
prospecting on' the site of Evolution and but one cabin was seen on Nigger praiiia
Hr. Callahan split the shakes for the first blacksmith shop In the district He also
brought Into the region the first market basket and the first double axe. He was
engaged In proepectlng and assisted in making the North fork navigable. In I88G he
located the Puritan, Hawaiian and Prodigal Son mining claims, which he developed.
It was In the same yeir that he discovered what Is now the famous Interstate Callahan
mine but did not locate the claim until 1887. He has located more claims than any
man In the district. Success with him has not been a matter nf littk, but of persistent
effort and close study of the conditions of the country as relating to its mineral
deposits. For over .twenty years he lived In the hills under conditions that would
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break an ordinary man, and be never gave up hope, althouKb many men who are eoa-
' eldered eminent geologlats said that nothing In the way of minerals was to be obtained
in this region. He was looked upon lor a time aa "queer" by bla fellowmen, but he
worked untiringly and diligently and wltb nnfaltering faith in the country. Through
bis Indirldual effort be bnflt bis roads, never asking tor a cent and never selling any
stock. Today be is the owner of some of the beat mining properties In the district
and bis advance From the position of day laborer to tbit of millionaire has come to
him as tbe merited reward of his energy, persistency, taltbfulneea and integrity. He
is today tbe largest stockholder in the famous Interstate Callahan mine and alao In
many otbere, including the Patuxent. Dodsou Jim. Black Jack and Puritan.
Throughout his entire life Mr. Callahan has always been a Arm believer In the
brotherhood of man and the Golden rule has been bla religion. He has ever sought to
do unto others as be would have them do unto him, and the sterling worth, of bis
character is recognized by all who know him. He has been most generous to the poor
and lias been a liberal and unostentatious contributor to charitable Institutions. He
bought and now conducts the Coeur d'Alene Cannery, not with any desire for proQts
upon tbe investment, but because such an enterprise would furnish a market for many
formers In whicb they might sell their products, tbe returns therefrom enabling them
to make homes for their families. Mr. Callahan baa educated a number of children
and in a word Is constantly extending a helping band where aid la needed. He belongs
to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, but greater than are bis obligations
Imposed by any orgauixatlon, there stands the generous spirit of the man whose lite
experiences have tangbt him charity, klndlinesa and sympathy. The most envious
cannot grudge b)m his success, so honorably has It been won and so worthily used.
HON. WALTER A. HBISS.
Among those men who have been called upon to frame laws for Idaho Is Hon.
Walter A. Heiss, now serving as state senator trc»n Lincoln county. His Interest In
the affairs of tbe commonwealth Is prompted by a public-eplrited devotion to the gen-
eral good and a devotion to a high Ideil of citizenship. Mr. Heiss resides at Jerome,
Idaho, where he Is engaged in the real estate. Insurance and loan business, and It was his
substantial qualities, manifest as a businessman and citizen, that led to hie selection
for the important position which he is now filling. He woe born In Morrison, White-
side county. Illinois, August 30, 1S70. a son of John and Elizabeth (Wtneke) Heiss,
who were natives of Germany but were married after coming to this country, the
wedding being celebrated in Illinois. T^ke father was a farmer by occupation but his
life's labors have been ended in death. Tbe mother survives and Is now living lu
Chlcaga Their family numbered ten children, eight sons and two daughters, of whom
Walter A. is the fourth In order of birth. All of tbe children are still living.
Walter A. Helas was reared in Morrison. Illinois, and educated In its public schools.
He afterward attended a Chicago busineBB college and bis youthful experiences were
those of the tarmbred boy, which brought htm familiarity with the work of the fields
and also with the pleasures of outdoor life which the farm lad enjoys. Upon reaching
manhood he started out in the business world on his own account. He was employed
for a time as a farm band by the montb and had worked in that way before reaching
man's estate. For three years he remained In the service of a farmer whose place
adjoined tbe old Heiss homestead. In ISB3 be became an employe lu the Transportation
building at tbe World's Columbian Exposition In Chicago and after Its close he re-
turned to Morrison, Illinois. He was for thirteen years en^ged in tbe mercantile busi-
ness, dealing in harness and hardware, and in 1908 came to Idaho, settling at Jerome,
where be has since remained, actively engaged in tbe real estate and loan business.
He was one of the pioneers of the town, building tbe third house within Its borders.
In 190V he became one of the organizers of the Farmers t Merchants Bank, of which
be served as a director tor a long period. He ha^ also been one of the buildeiB of
Jerome In many other ways. Ha laid out tbe east and subdivision to the town and
through his real estate operations has contributed in substantial measure to the con-
tinned growth and upbuilding of the place.
Mr. Heiss and his family occupy an attractive home in Jerome. He was married
Febmarr 17, ISBT, to Amy MacKenzle. a native of Illinois and of Scotch descent. They
have one son living, Clark Leslie, who was born February 37, 1904. Another son, Lyell,
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pnwed away In 191G at the age of sixteen yean, at wlilcb time he was a senior In tb«
Jerome high BchpoL
Tbe family attend the Presbyterian churcti. and Hr. Helsa fs also a member oC
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Elks. His political alleglaDce la siren
to the republican party and It was afi one of Ita enpportera tbat he was elected to the
(rfnee of state senator. He bad previously served on the flrat town board of Jerome, oc-
cupied the poettlon of county commissioner for four years and Is now serrlng for
the second term In the state senate, bavins been elected first in 1918 and again In 191S.
He was made a metober of the committee on finance, county lines and boundaries, and
immigration and labor, and he is a close and ttaouKbtful student of all the vital qneB>
tlons which come up for settlement in relation to affairs toucbing the interests ot
community and commonwealth.
HON. CHARLES B. FARADAY.
Hon. Charles B. Faraday is numbered among those men whom public (ranchlse has
chosen to aid In framing the laws of the commonwealth as members of the state aeniite.
In this connection he is representing Elmore county, being a resident of Mountain Home.
He has lived in Idaho aluee 18B1, removing to the west (rom Hirrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He was bom In Bradford county, that state, on the 20th of November, 1873, and was
reared and educated In the east. When seventeen years of age be cime to Idaho to win a
fortune if possible through the opportunities afforded In the growing wesL He has since
lived in this state. Prom 1891 until 1908 he resided In Owyhee county where he was
engaged in sheep and cattle raising end In merchandising. Since taking up his abode in
Mountain Home he has continued to engage In the sheep and cattle business and Is stilt
the owner ot a flne ranch lif Owyhee county which returns to him a most gratifying
annnal income.
In his political views Mr. Faraday has always been a democrat and In 1909 be was
elected to serve for a term in the Idibo House of Representatives. In the tall of 1918
he was returned to public offlce In an election to the poeition of state senator from
Elmore county. At that election he carried every precinct in the county but one. He
Is now giving thoughtful and earnest eonaideratlon to all the important and vital ques-
tlcoa vrhlch come up for settlement and his support ot any measure is an indication of
his firm belief in its value as a factor In good government in the state or in safeguarding
the interests of the commonwealth. He Is a member ot the Boise I>odge of Elks and be
turns for recreation to fiahlng, hunting and outdoor sports. The hope ot winning snc-
eess by removal to the west has found tuinilment during the years of bis residence In
Idaho.
HON. A. I. HcMAHON.
Hon. A. I. HcMahon, engaged in the abstract business as the founder and owner
of the Lincoln County Abstract Company of Shoshone, baa tor more than a quarter ot
a century been a resident ot Idaho. He came to this stito from the province ot On-
tario, Canada, in 1892 and through the Intervening period has lived In Lincoln county.
Re was born on a farm In the province ot Ontario, October 27, 1871, a son of John and
Mary (Truman) McMahon, both of whom were natives of Ireland. The youthful days
of the son were passed upon the home farm In Ontario and after acquiring a high school
education there he became a student In the Valparaiso (Indiana) University, which
he attended from 1890 until 1892. He then came to Idaho, seeking the opportunities of
the growing northwest, and established bis home at Shoshone, where he baa now re-
mained for twenty-eight years. For two years he was a teacher In 'the BchoolB at
Lincoln and Caesia counties and ^cognition of his ability on the part of his fellow-
men led to his election to the offlce of clerk of the court of Lincoln county In 1S98. He
capably served In that capacity and was reelected in 1902. fliling the position altogether
tor eight years, or two terms of four years each. From 1907 until 1910 he was register
of the United States land office at Halley, Idaho, under appointment of President Roose-
velt, and in the latter year resigned the position to return to Shoshone, where he or-
ganized and took charge ot the Lincoln County Abstract Company as manager. Through
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Ui« iDterrcnliiK period he baa given bis nndlvlded bnalneaa attention to the Intereata
of tbe company and bas the best and most complete set of abstract books In Ldncoln
couatir. Hta work Is cbaracterUed bjr absolute accuracy, while hie fidelity to the Inter-
ests of those who come to bfm bas Kalned for bim a very large clientage.
On the 21st of November, 1896, Mr. McMabon was united In marriage to Miss
Lily U. Savlers, a native of Ohio and of French descent on the paternal side. Her mother
was a Todd and was related to the wife of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. McMahon hare
become parents of a son and two daughters: A. Delno, twenty-three years of age, who
Is a high school graduate and is now assistant cashier of the Lincoln County National
Bank; Mary Margaret, eighteen years of age. now a senior In high school; and Vema
D., fifteen years of age, who la a Junior In the high school of Shoshone.
Mr. HcMahon has long been deeply Interested In the cause of education and Is now
aervtng on the board of school trustees at Shoshone, doing everything In his power
to advance the welfare and promote tbe standard of the schools. For two years be
has served as mayor ot Shoshone, giving to the city a businesslike and progressive ad-
ministration. In 1918 be was elected on the republican ticket to the office of rep-
resentative In tbe Idaho legislature from Lincoln county and was a leader of the
party during tbe session of 1919, during which time be served as chairman of tbe cran-
mittee on county lines and boundaries. He is a member and one of the trustees of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, belongs to the Maawic fraternity and is a past master
of tbe lodge, and also has membership with the Modem Woodmen of America. In these
associations are found the rules which govern hia conduct and shape his career In all
his relations with his fellowmen. He has a large circle of warm friends thronghout this
part of the state, enjoying the high regard of all with whom social, political or business
relations have bronght him in contact.
WILLIAM L. KINNBAR.
William L. Kinnear, now living retired at Bonners Ferry, bas been identified with
the nortnwest since 1870, coming to this section ot the country when a youtb ot flfteen
years. He was bom In Crawford svllle. Waeblngton county, Iowa, December 14, 186S,
bis parents being William Campbell and Elizabeth (Stram) Kinnear, both of whom
were natives of Indiana. In 1825 the father removed to Iowa, becoming one ot tbe
earliest of tbe pioneers ot that state, where he bomesteaded and developed a farm.
William L. Kinnear acquired his education In the district schools near his father's
home and continued his residence in Iowa until 1870, when he took up hie abode In
Portland, Oregon. The toUowins year be went to Waltaburg, Washington. At that
period there were no railroads In this section and stage routes connected the different
frontier settlements. , After three years spent In Washington Mr. Kinnear went to
Montana In 1874 and was there engaged In mining and prospecting. He was Indeed
upon the frontier and In eight years saw no railroads. In 1891 he became a resident
ot Bonners Ferry, at which time the Qreat Northern Railroad was Just grading tbe
roadbed. Dick Fry, one of the famous early settlers, had a store near the river, while
tbe present site ot the town was covered with timber. Mr. Kinnear established a
small general store and bnilt up a business which steadily grew In Importance and in
volume until the time of his retirement in 1909. He had one of tbe largest commercial
enterprises of this section of tbe state and la his store carried every line of general
merchandise. His activity and enterprise constituted a most potent element In the
npbnlldlng of the town and he not only ranked with the leading merchants hut he also
platted several additions to Bonners Ferry and in 1913 purchased the banking business
(tf W. B. Hawkins and organlied the First National Bank, of which be was president for
several years. He has now put aside the more active duties of business lite and is en-
Joying a rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves, for his labora have ever
been ot a character which have contributed to public advancement and welfare while
promoting individual prosperity.
Mr. Kinnear was married to Miss Mary Jane Repp, a native of Qermany and a rep-
resentative of a prominent pioneer family ot Endicott, Washington. The children ot
this marriage are: Harry B., who Is' engaged in the hardware business In Bonners
Ferry; William F., a clothing merchant ot Bonners Ferry; Mrs. Phoebe Jackson; and
Emery M., who is encaged In ranching In Boundary county.
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In politics Hr. Kinnear has long been a stalwart republican but has naver beaa
an offlce seeker. However, he was tbe first chairman of the board of trustees when
Batonvllle and Bonners Ferry became a consolidated village and he was active in the
organization of Boundary connty. He has never faltered In the performance of any
public duty that has devolved upon him and bis devotion to the general welfare has
been manifest In many tangible and helpful ways. He belgngs to the Union chnrch and
tbe sterling worth of hla character Is attested by all who know talm, tor throughout hla
life he baa been a man Thom to know Is to esteem and honor.
M. P. DE WOLP.
In each community are found men of business enterprise wboee activity and pro-
greaslveneBB place them In the front rank of those who are the real builders and pro-
moters of the greatness and prosperity of the town. Such a man is H. P. De Wolf, the
president of the First National Bank at Bonners Ferry- He was born at North HudsoD,
Essex connty, New York, May 1, 1S61. and Is a son of Alvtn A. and Semarimts (Par-
kins) De Wolf, both of wham were natives of Vermont. The father was engaged in the
lumber business in the Oreen Mountain state and fti New York before removing to the
middle west. In 1866 he became a resident of Kinabec connty, Minnesota, at which time
U. P. De Wolf was a youtb of fifteen years. The latter pursued a public sch^ edu-
cation and early became Identified with the lumber trade, thoroughly acquainting him-
self with the business in every particular. He remained an active representative of the
lumber industry while in Minnesota and was also a supporter of many Important civic
interests. He was for a time a lumber cruiser end afterward a bujier of timber.
With hla removal to the west Mr. De Wolf settled at Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and
in 1906 became identified with tbe Bonners Ferry Lumber Company, again taking rank
with the well known and prominent lumbermen of tbe commnnlty In which he took
np bis abode. He was also one of the organisers of tbe First National Bank and npon
iU establishment was elected to the vice presidency, while at the present writing be Is
serving as president of the Institution and is largely directing its policy. He recognises
the fact that tbe bonk Is most' worthy of trust which most carefully safeguards the
Interests of Its depositors and his management Is one which awakens confldenoe and
support. He also has Important mining Interests and bis varied activities place him
with the leading business men of northern Idaho.
Mr. De Wolf wae married In 1876 to Miss Sylvia Tallman and they have one son,
Allan H., who is a civil engineer of British Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. De Wolf are mem-
bers of the Union church. While In Minnesota he became a member tf the Masonlo
fraternity, being connected with Crookston chapter and commandery, also with the
eonslstory at HinneapoUs snd with the Mystic Shrine. He became an atnilated member
of the Bonners Ferry blue lodge and is today one of tbe oldest Masons in this section of
Idaho— a man whose life has been an exempli flcation of the spirit and purposes of the
craft. During the period of the World war he served as chairman o? the Boundary
County Defense Council.
0S8IAN LEONIDAS PACKER.
Osslan Leonldaa Packer, engaged In sheep raising and dairy farming In Franklin
connty, Is a native son of Idaho, bom In the town ot Franklin, December 10, 1861, his
parents being James D. and Polly (Mecham) Packer, natives ot Pennsylvania. The
father made the Journey across the plains to Utah In 1S50, and bis wife came in 1S6S,
He first located at Salt Lake City but later removed to Prove. He was a railroad con-
tractor and freighter to Montana points tor a number of years. In April, 1860, he re-
nfoved to Franklin connty, Idaho, snd for some time carried on stock raising but
devoted moat of bis attention to railroad contracting. At the time of his death he
was engaged on railroad contracting in old Mexico. He passed away July IG, 1892, at
the age of fifty-nine years. His widow Is living at Preston, Idaho, and has now reached
the advanced age of eighty-seven.
Dsslan L. Packer, who was the third white child bom In the state of Idaho, was
reared on bis father's place and received his early education In the schools of Fmnk- '
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11& eoantr and later attended Brlsbam Touns CoUege at Logan, Utah. At tbe end ot
bis college course he bought a tract ot land near Franklin, which he Improved and do-
Tcloped and continued to operate for the next eleven years. He then removed to ICarys-
vUle, Fremont countr, where he homeeteaded but later became a resident ot Preston,
where he secured a [arm which he has worked ever since. He also owns other property
and Is engaged in raising sheep, which has been a source ot profit to him. For the past
ten years he has carried on a dairy farm and Is recognized as one ot the moet snc-
eeesful dairymen in his part of the state. He nsually milks a number of cows and
keeps nothing on his place bnt a genuine strain ot purebred Jersey cattle.
On January 1, 1385, Hr. Packer was married to Miss Anna Smart Parkinson, a
daughter of Samuel Roee and Charlotte (Smart) Parkinson, the former a native ot
England and the latter ot Iowa. About 18G0 Hr. Parkinson came to America and
settled in St. Louis, HlBSourt. Some time later he crossed the plains to Utah by ox
team and located at KaysvtUe, wbere he engaged in farming. In 1860 he came to
Franklin county, Idaho, with the first settlers ot this part of the state and was the
first merchant In Franklin, where he conducted a store for about thirty years. He
died May 24, 1919, at the age of eighty-eight. His widow la BtlU living and is now
seventy-one years old.
Mr. and Hrs. Packer became the parents of twelve children as follows: Leonidas,
the first-born, died at birth. Dr. Samuel P., who Is practicing dentistry In Preston and
is president of the Cache Valley Baseball League, was married June 5, 1913, to Martha
Sntherlaud, who died November 24, 1918, leaving two children, Helen S. and Ann S.,
and on March 13, 1920, he married Allle Hansen. Clyde P., a school teacher residing In
Rexburg, Idaho, was married In September. 191S. to Dora Merrill a daughter of Samuel T.
and Elvira Merrill farming people of BouthBeld, Utah, and to them have been bom
two children, Clyde Dean and Clara. Anna is the wife ot Vaughn Taylor. Bdna is the
wife of Henry H. Stokes. Qrant, Eva, Ora, Lee and Lyman are at home. Joaeph ,and .
Sameda are deceased.
Mr. Packer is an active member ot the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
and has filled various offices in the church. In 1SS7 he was called to fill a mission In
Illinois and Indiana, and returned In May, 1SS9. He has served as counselor to two pres-
idents of stake Mutual Improvement Association, and has served as counselor to three
different bishops. In April, 191S, he was made bishop of Preston first ward; has
filled two home missions, and has otherwise given evidence of his warm and practical
Interest In the welfare of his church. Politically Mr. Packer is a supporter of the re-
publican party and of Its policies and principles. He served two terms as Jnstlce of the
peace. His eons, Qrant and Samuel, filled missions to the eastern states, the former In
1917-19, and the latter in 1909-11.
C. J. 8H01
C. J. Shoemaker ot the Bonner County Abstract Company, with offices at Sand-
point, was born In Monmouth, Illinois, March 29. 1869. His parents, Charles D. and
S<whla (Hoemer) Shoemaker, were natives ot New Tork and of Pennsylvanta r«-
spectlvely and In young manhood the father removed westward to Illinois, where he
was living at the time of the Civil war. When the call was made for troops to de-
fend the Union he Joined the army as a member of an Illinois regiment
C. J. Shoemaker obtained a public school educatltm and afterward learned the car--
penter's trade. After removing westward he settled In Spokane, Washington, where he
woited at his trade tor a time and then went Into Alaska with the gold rush. He was
for several years in the far northwest and following his return to the Statee became
secretary ot the Columbia Investment Company of Spokane, with large Idiho, Wash-
ington and Oregon holdings. Since 1903 he has made hie home in the Coeur d'Alene
district and during the first seven years was a resident of the city ot Coeur d'Alene,
Spokane and Sandpoint, while his business connection was with the Coeur d'Alene
Bank ft Trust Company. His pubUc-spfrlted cltiienshlp and bis devotion to the general
good won him election to the office of county treasurer of Kootenai county and he Oiled
that position for two terms. He hss long been a recognised leader In republican circles
and was chairman of the republican county central committee at a time when political
feeling ran very high. At that time Kootenai county covered the entire Panhandle of
Idaho, embracing the district that is now Included within the borders of tear of the
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coontles at tbe state. He contlnned bb connty chairman In 1908, 1909 and 1910. In tbe
latter j«&t he became vice chairman of the republican state central committee.
Removing to Sandpolnt In 1910, Mr. Shoemaker bought the Bonner Conntr Ah-
§tract Company, owning the only set ol abstract bookg fn the countr. He remains at
the head of this business and has a large clientage. He is also the manager of the
Pldelltj Trust Company and Is Uins occupying a prominent position In Bnancial circles
In his section of the state.
Mr. Shoemaker was married to Miss Vlvtan Wiltlama and they have two sons,
Herbert Curtis and Harry E. The former Is a graduate Joumallet of the WaBtaingtom
State CoU^e. He enlisted aa a private In the Field Artillery and served In Prance
with the Seventeenth Field Artillery, being commissioned while overseas aa second
lieutenant.
Mr. Shoemaker is a Mason, beltmging to tbe lodge and chapter. Free from ostenta-
tlmi and display, he has nevertheless come to the front In connection with the baalness
Interests and public life ol Bonner couiRy and Is doing much to shape public thought
and opinion, his activities always contributing to progress and Improvement.
HON. BENJAMIN A. PEARSON
Hon. Benjamin A. Pearson, republican senator from Butte county and a resident
of Moore, came to Idaho from Utah in 1SS9 and through the Intervening period of fifty
years has been closely associated with the development and progress of tbe state and
Is therefore well qualified to direct Its further development through legislative channela.
Born In Pottawattamie county, Iowa, on the 24th of January, 184S, he was the second
son of Jesse and Mary Ann (Brownell) Pearson, both of whom have passed away.
The father, who throughout hfs entire life followed the occupation of farming, was
bom In North Carolina and despite his southern birth he gave bis support to the
republican party from tbe time of its organization and prior to that date was a Urm
anpporter of whig principles. He left North Carolina at the age of nineteen years
and afterward lived In Michigan and Indiana but eventually removed to Logan, Utah,
near whini plaoe he carried on fanning operations to the time of his death In 1874.
Tbe mother of Senator Pearson survived her husband for only a few years. No other
son of the family save the Senator Is living and only one daughter, now Mrs. Gabrlella
Jenkins, a resident of Farmington, Utah.
Benjamin A. Pearson was but three years of age when taken by his parents to Vtab,
where be was reared upon the home place at Farmington until be reached the age of
ten, when the family residence was established at Logan. Utah, where be resided u^tll
he had attained the age of twenty-two years. His youthful experiences were those of
the farm-bred boy who divides bis time between tbe work of tbe fletds and the acquire-
ment of a common school education, in 1869 he came to Idaho and spent three years
at Malad City, Oneida county, and afterward resided for a similar period at Marsh
Valley, Oneida county. He then returned to Utah and spent Bve years in Salt Lake
City, where he was employed as a cleric in various stores. Again he came to Idaho and
has since been a resident of this state, taking up a homestead in the Lost River section
In 18S4. The district was then a part of Alturaa county bnt Is now Butte county.
Throughout the Intervening period Mr. Pearson has been engaged In farming and in
the raising of cattle and sheep until about a year ago, when be sold his live stock inter-
ests. However, he still owns two good ranch properties of one hundred and sixty acres
each, one In Butte and the other In Custer county. Hla son also has a ranch of one
hundred and sixty acres in Custer connty. Mr. Pearson likewise owns considerable
good rental property in the town of Moore, where he has made his home since retiring
from tbe ranch two years ago.
On tbe 2Ttb of December, 1869, Just after coming to Idaho, Mr. Pearson was married
to Hiss Bllza Mary Curtis, a native of London, England, and they celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary December 27, 1919. They have nine living children, tour
sons and Ave daughters, all of whom are residents of Idaho, namely: Ella, now the
wife of C. C. Davidson; Mary Etta, the wife of Ed McGuire; Mrs. Olive Haney, a
widow; Mand, tbe wife of Charles D. Lefever; Ida Hay, who married John Kern;
Joseph H.; Roy C; Albert Russell; and Fred R There are now also twenty-four
grandchildren.
Senator Pearson has always been fond of all kinds of legitimate sports and horse
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racing and was formerly tbe owner ot a nomber of good trotters and pacen, whlcb
he raised. He finds much of hli recreation at tbe present time in horseback riding
and motoring. While actlTelr Interested In cattle and ebeep raising he became a
member of the Idaho Wool Growers Association and also of the National Wool Growers
Asaoclatlon. Fratemallr he is an Odd Fellow, serving aa a past grand in the order.
For eighteen rears he was a member ot the school board in his district and the canse
of education found In him a stalwart champion. In politics he has alw^s been a
republican, but has never been an office seeker and has never consented to hold
political positions until the (all of 1918, when he became a candidate for the offloe
of state senator and is now a member of the upper house of the Idaho general assemblr.
His Interest in tbe welfare ol the state Is deep and earnest and he Is putting forth
every possible effort to advance its npbnilding and promote Its vital Interests.
IQNATZ WEIL.
IgnaU Well, United States commissioner of Idaho since October. 1909, and en-
gaged In the real estate, loan and insurance business at Sandpolnt, was born In Vienna,
Febmarr 27, 1863. He obtained a public school education in his native city and when
a youth of eighteen years crossed the Atlantic, making his way to San Francisco, where
he took np his abode in 1871. He there engaged In mercantile parsults for a time bnt
afterward became one of the pioneer settlers of Sandpoint and Bonner county, arrlTlng
in this section In 188S. at which time he took up a homestead that Is now tbe prtn-
clpal part of Sandpotnt's residential district. For several years he conducted a store
in this city and then turend his attention to tbe real estate business, handling his own
(iroperttes. He has been very prominently Identified with tbe npbulldtng of the dty and
county. He hnilt tbe Bonner county courthouse in 1907, since which time It has been
rented by the county. He was the first county clerk of Bonner county and since October,
1909, has filled the ofllce of United States commlBsloner of Idaho. Whenever he sees op-
portunity to promote tbe pabUc welfare or advance the general Interests of city and
county he doee not hesitate to put forth effective effort toward tbe end In view and his
labors have indeed been a potent element for progress and Improvement.
Mr. Well has always given his political alleglanoe to the repabllcan party since be-
coming a naturalised American cltlsen and has taken a most active interest In sup-
porting its principles and eecnring their adoptim. He hss served as a member ot the
eoonty central oonunlttee and ae a member of the state committee for his district prac-
tically since coming to Sandpoint, and his position upon any vital question Is never an
•qnfVooal one. Aaide from his activity In public life he has continued an active factor
m business and now has a large clientage In connection with his real estate, loan and
insurance business. He Is a purposeful man. determined and ' energetic, who carries
forward to successfal completion whatever he undertakes.
MRS. IDA MAT DICKSON.
Mrs. Ida May Dickson, who Is the owner of a highly-Improved and valuable ranch
of two hnndredvand forty acres, north of Ustick, was formerly Ida May Page, a daughter
of Williamson and Halluda Jennie (Plunkett) Page. She was bom In Montgomery
county, Indiana, November 1, 1871. Her father served as a soldier In the Union army
daring tbe Civil war and died at lone, Washington, In 1906. Her mother was born In
Indiana and was twice married. Her first husband was Williamson Page, by whom she
had three children, all of whom are living in Idaho, namely: Oliver Wesley Page, of
Boise; Mrs. Ida M. Dickson, of Ustick: and William Oscar Page, who Is unmarried and
whose headquarters are in Boise valley. After the death of Williamson Page, hla
widow married William O. Jenkins, formerly of Nyassa, Oregon, bnt now a resident of
Boise, well known both in Idaho and Oregon, having large interests In these states, as
well as b«lng a partner In the large Boise furniture house doing business under the
name of the Jenkins Furniture Company. William O. Jenkins, Jr., who Is part owner
and manager of this store, la Mrs. Dickson's only son and la the only child ever bom to
her. He was reared mainly by Mrs. Dtckeon'a mother and the latter's husband, William
a. Jenkins. He has legally taken their name and has been made their i«g&l heir.
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Hra. DlckBon resided but a short time in lier Dative state of Indiana for at the
age of eeven years sbe went to Texas, wliere sbe apeat a portion of her girlhood and
later removed to Tennessee, Anally going to Oregon. She was twice married but is now
a widow. She la the fortunate owner of one of the largest and best ranches in' Ada
county, and on this place she resides In a quiet way, Burrounded by every comfort.
Her farm was formerly owned b7 the McMillan family of Boise, and it is known as the
old McMillan ranch. For many years it has been regarded as one of Boise valley's best
and most valuable live stock and grain ranches. Formerly the place was largely de-
voted to prune culture, but the crops did not measure up to expectatlona, and as the
prospect did not show signs of Improvement, Mrs. Dickson had the trees pulled up on
all the farm with the exception of a few acres. She has gathered hosts of friends about
her during her long residence In the Boise neighborhood. A sketch ol her sou, William
Q. Jenkins, Jr.. appears on another page of this work.
JOHN W. DWYBR.
The ranching Interests of Idaho find a worthy representative In John W. Dwyer.
who makes his home at Ooodlng. Ot Canadian birth, he wae bom at Lindsay, Ontario,
Canada, July 23, I860, his parents being Michael and Margaret (BuUer) Dwyer. His
education was acquired In the locality where his boyhood diys were passed and after
'his text books were put aside he followed mercantile Interests there. He crossed the
border Into the United States In ISSO, making his way to Denver, Colorado, where for
a year he was employed In a wholesale house. He afterward engaged in mining at Lead-
vllle, Colorado, and later located In the southern part of that state, where he remained
until August 26, 1S8Z, when he removed to Bellevue, Blaine county. Idaho. Again he
took up the occupation of mining, which he followed until 1S8T, when he purchased one
hundred and sixty acres of land west of his present ranch near Hooding, now Ooodin&
With characteristic energy he began to till the sol) and plant his fields and carried on the
work of improving the farm for some time. Later, however, he rented his ranch end
returned to Halley and also went to Bullion, where he followed mining for three years.
On the expiration of that period he again took up his abode upon the ranch and In
1S90 he added his present ranch property of forty acres to the one hundred and sixty-
acre tract and now has a well improved place, equipped with all the accessories and
conveniences of a model farm property of the twentieth century. He also eatablisbed
the first meat market In Gooding and conducted the business for two years.
In 1900 Mr. Dwyer was married to Hies Elizabeth Jones, a native of Nebraska and
a daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Jones. They have one child, Edwin W. Politically
Mr. Dwyer is connected with the democratic party and he has filled the office of Justice
of the peace hut has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking. HIdIi^ and
ranching have largely made him famlUar with the history of the west and since coming
to Gooding county he baa contributed In substantial measure to the work of agricultural
development In this section of the state, being actuated at sll times bv a pptrlt of nro-
gresslveneos that enables him to overcome all the obstaclea and dllBcaltles that bar
the path to proeperlty.
LORENZO JOHNSON.
Lorenzo Johnson, of the Johnson A Merrill Coal Company, ot Preston, was bom in
Brlgham, Uteh, September 18, 1871 and Is a son of James and Mary (Nelson) Johnsfm,
natives ot Denmark, where the father was a farmer and shoemaker. He came to
America in 1S55 and worked for a time at his trade. In 1857 be crossed the plains to
Ut-ih and located at Brlgham City. In 1872 he removed to Ciche valley and bought a
tract of land at Hyde Park, which he continued to operate up to the time of his death,
which occurred in 1891. His wife passed away In 1SS5.
Lorenzo Johnson was reared and educated In Myde Park, Utah, and worked for his
father until 1S86, when he removed to Preston. Franklin county, Idaho, and worked
for his brothers tor some time. In 1S90 he formed a partnership with his brothers and
bought land, which they farmed together for several years. Later Lorenzo Johnson
acquired a homestead, which he Improved and farmed for a considerable period. Later
he sold his holdings and worked for an Implement company in Preston for about a.
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year, at the end of tbat time reeunilnc {arming. Since coming to Uie state he has always
made his home In Preston.
Mr. Johnson, associated with othere, establlsbed the Preston Lumber Company bnt
later sold his Interest In tbat firm and resumed his former connection with the imple-
ment company, with which be was associated for four years. He then connected with
the Blue Creek Land A Livestock Company for one year, at the end of which time ha.
went on the road as an expert demonstrator with steam plows and threebers for the
Reeves Ccmpany, working In Utah and Idaho. He then became associated with Mr.
Jenkins in the coal business, and some time later A. 0. Merrill bought out Mr. Jenkins,
and the business has since been carried on as the Johnson ft Merrill Coal Company and
enjoys a steady and increasing growth.
On November 25, 1891. Mr. Johnson was piarrled to Mary B. Hansen, and to this
marriage eleven children have been born, namely: M->ry C, Jennie h., EHna J., VlrgU
L., Julia, Letba, Samuel H., Willis H., Loren H., Blanche and James W.
Mr. Johnson Is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
in which he has filled several offlces, Including that of president of the elders quomm.
He has served as second counselor to bishop for some time, snd in August, 1910, be was
made bishop ol Preston second ward, in which capacity he has since been serrlng. He
votes the democratic ticket and has served on the city council for sii years. In ad-
dition to bis commercisl Interests in Preston. Mr. Johnson Is the owner of twenty-
four acres of land within one-half mile of the city.
FRANK L. PORTER.
Prank L. Porter owns and operates a well improved farm ot one hundred and three
acree situated two miles south ot Star, In Ada county, which he purchased In December,
1919, and on which he took up hie abode In February, 1920. Hlsbtrth occurred In the
Willamette valley of Oregon, in Linn county, on the 12th of March, 1S6S, his parents
being Samuel and Virginia (Chrlstnan) Porter, the former a native of Virginia and the
latter of Indiana. They were married In the Hoosier state aboot 1842 and a decade later
crossed the plains to Linn county, Oregon, with an ox team. In the latter state they
spent the remainder of their lives, the mother passing away in 1877, while the f^ither,
who surrived her tor almost a third of a centnry, was called to bis Qnal rest In 1909..
Five sons and a daughter of the family are yet Uviotf.
Frank L. Porter was reai^ In Linn county, Oregon, and during the period from 1S99
until 1920 resided In Malheur county, that state. White a resident of eastern Oregon he
was engaged In the sheep bUBlness and for several years cc»ducted a meat market at On-
tario, that state. Subsequently he took up a homestead oh the Oregon side of the Snake
river, whereon he remained for lonrteen years, developing the property into an excellent
. farm. He disposed of the piece In 1919 and purchased the Lamb ranch south of Star,
Idaho, coming into possession of a tract of one hundred and three acres, for which he
paid three hundred dollars sn acre. The farm Is well improved with excellent buildings
and the soil is rich and productive, promising substantial profits to the owner, who Is
widely recognized as an able agriculturist of enterprising and progressive spirit.
On the 6tb of February, 1S97, In Malheur county, Oregon, Mr. Porter was united In
marriage to Hies Jessie Moody, a native of Wisconsin, They now have two children,
Hattle end Martha, who are eleven and fourteen years of age respectively. Mr. Porter
Is a member of the Non Partisan League and does everything In his power to advance
the best Interests of the community In which he resides and In which he has won an
envlaWe position as a public-spirited and substantial citizen.
WILLIAM T. WHITE.
William T. White has during the past nine years been actively and successfully en-
gaged In the operation of a highly productive ranch of Forty acres situated three miles
south of Star. He came to Idaho In 1911 from Guernsey county, Ohio, where his birth
occurred December 17, 1869. His parents, Benjamin and Margaret Ann (Thomas>
White, the former a native of Mon^nmery county. Maryland, and the latter of Ohio,
have both passed away. During the period of the Civil war Benjamin White Joined the
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UnlcHt armr for one hundred days' serrlce. Mr. Wblto of this review hu ona slater,
Mrs. Martha Morton, who makes her home In Ohio.
On the 2&th of DecembaE, 1SS7. In Onernser county. Ohio, William T. White waa
united In marrlaga to Miaa Llllle Isabelle Cowglll, who waa born and raared In Belnu^t
county, Ohio, where her birth occurred March 4, ISCS, her tather being John CowsUl.
Mr. and Mrs. White have one son, Fred C who waa bom Juir 27, 1888, and la a veteran
of the World war, haTlng served in France for nearly a year. He Is now aaslstlng hla
father In the operation of the home ranch, which by reaaon ot their combined and well
directed labors la provlhg a aonrce of subatantlal profit.
Since attaining his majority Mr. White baa aapported the men and meaaorea of tlie
republican party, while his religious faith la that of the Methodist chnreh, to which his
wife alao belongs. They have won many w»rm (rienda during the period o( their resi-
dence In this state and Mr. White la widely recognlaed ao a repreaentative and pro-
grentve agrlcnlturiaL
MRS. HERHINE DBMONDf
Hra. Hermine Demond, widow ot the late William Demond, tor years a prcHninent
and well-to-do rancher residing abont one and one-half mllea northweat ot Uatlck, Ada
county, located on her present ranch with her husband in the year ISOO. Both were
natives of Germany and were married In that country, but each was partly of French de-
scent. Mra. Demand was bom January 4, 1SE6. and la a daughter of John and Elisabeth
(Abbe) Schrey. Jler parents, as wall as those of her huaband, died In Qermany. none <it
than, having ever come to the United Statea. She married Mr. Demond In Germany,
October 26, 1876, and they came to the United Statea In 1880. They first settled In Penn-
aylvanla. where they cmitlnaed to reside for about eighteen months, following which they
lived tor a year In Wiaconain and at the end of that period went to Pittsburg, Kaasaa,
where they remained tor a ahort time. They next went to Oklahoma, where they -re-
sided for nine years, spending a similar period In Utah and eighteen months in Wyom-
ing. During all those years, Mr. Demond worked aa a coal miner.
It was In ISOO that the family came to Idaho, settling on the present bemond ranch,
northweet of Uatlck, Mr. Demond buying forty acres, which waa hla flrst land In-
^vestment, at eleven dollara seventy-flve cents per acre. In the following year he pur-
chased another tract of forty acres adjoining the first forty, paying the Increaned price
of twenty dollars per acre tor it. He worked hard to Improve and develop his «lghty
acres, which when he took the land over, was entirely In sagebrush, and by peralslsnt
effort, aaelsted by his good wife, he aucoeeded In bringing the place to its present valu-
able condition, erecting all bulldlnga and making other Improvements uaually found on
a well kept farm. A very pretty bungalow was erected In 1914 and It haa added oon-
Biderably to the value of the place, which Is now regarded aa one of the beat In the
neighborhood. If the Demond ranch were for sale It would probably bring the good
round sum of lour hundred dollars per acre.
William Demond, who was bom May 12. 1S61, died Angnat 1, 1912, being then sixty-
one years old. His widow and three ot their six living children reside on the ranch.
The names ot the living children are: Fred, bom July 26, ISSO; John, January 6, 1883;
Mamie. April 8, 1889: Bryant. November 9. 1891; Mary, May 14, 1896; and Charles,
July 29, 1898. Fred, John and Mary are married and reatde In Ada conntyf ■
Mr. Demond was an earnest member ot the Catholic church. In the work ot which
he waa warmly Interested. Mrs. Demond also la a member of the Cathtdlc church
and la an ardent anpporter ot Its various beneflcea, as she is of all community movementa
deelgned for the public welfare.
OLIVER C. WIUON.
OUnr C. Wilson, ot Bamers Ferry, Oiling the position ot prosecuting attorney of
Boundary county, was bom at Baraboo. Wiaconsln, April 21, 188S, his parents being
Jamea P. and Julia (Howe) Wllaon. The father was a well known member ot the bar
In Sauk county, Wisconsin, and hla political allegiance waa given to tha republican
party, In connection with which he did active work. After leaving Wiactmaln he en-
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gagad In law practim In South Dakota and later In Denver, Colorado, bectnnlnK a prom-
inent repreaentatlTS ot the bar of that dtj.
Liberal educational oppor^unltleB were accorded Oliver C. Wilson, who was grad-
oatsd from th« UnlTersitj ot Colorado with the Bachelor of Arts desree and then en-
tered npon the study ot law, winning hts LL. B. degree as a member of the class ot
191S. He located for practice at Lafayette, Colorado, where he remained nntll 1914 and
then came to Bonners Ferry. Idaho. Here he entered Into partnership relations with
Prank Bottum onder the firm style of Bottum « Wilson. In 1916 he was elected connty
proeecatlng attorney on the republican ticket and Is now most faithfully and capably
discharging the duties of that position. He Is also city attorney and he is keenly Inter-
ested In civic affairs. While a stanch advocate of republican principles, he places the gen-
eral good before partisanship, and the public welfare before self-aggrandiEement In ad-
dition to his law practice he Is manager for the Boundary Abstract Company.
During the war period Mr. Wilson became one of the four-minute men. He vol-
unteered for service, entering the offlcers' training school at Camp Hancock, where he'
was stationed at the time hostilities ceased. He took an active Interest In rounding np
the I. W. W. and he was connected with every war loan drive until he Joined the army.
Be also became chief of the district ot the American Protective League. Since the cloae
ot the war he has been very active in organising the Bonners Ferry Post ot the Ameri-
can Legion. He Is alw> wbU known in tlaeonlc circles and Is a member of Bonners Ferry
Lodge No. 43, A. F. * A. M. He also belongs to the Royal Arch chapter and the Knight
Templar ocmimandery. the latter at Coeur d'AIene. He Is likewise a member of the
Uystio Shrine at Lewlston, Idaho. In the Knights <d Pythias he Is a past chancellor
and he belongs to the Elks lodge at Sandpoint and to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows.
Hr. Wilson was Joined In wedlock to Miss Margaret Bottum, a sister of his former
law partner, and they have two children, Margaret Alia Wilson and James McKenile
Wilson. Hr. and Mrs. Wilson are widely and favorably known socially, having a circle
of friends almost coextensive with the circle of their acqualntanceL Throughout Us
life he has been actuated by a moat progressive spirit, manifest in no other line more
strongly than in the practice ot hia profession, in which he hss gained recognition as
an able lawyer.
MARCUS A. MKANS.
Business enterprise finds a substantial representative In Marcus A. Means, ot Lewis-
ton, who Is there active as a seed merchant and who Is also one of the directors ot the
Lewlston A Clarkston Trsnslt Company. A native ot Illinois, he was bom in the city
of Saybrook, October 16, 1S61, and Is a son ot' Joseph K. and MstUda C. Means, who were
farming people. At the time of the Civil war the father enlisted In 1S61 as a private ot
the One Hundred and Sixteenth Illinois Infantry and passed away at Youngs Point, Mis-
elBslppI, In 1863, thus laying down his life on the altar of bis country in defense ot
freedom.
Marcus A. Means was educated In the public school and in the Illinois State Normal
at Normal, Illinois, and when his school days were over he made his way to Oregon,
where he spent two years with a surveying psrty on the western front of the Northern
Faciflc He afterward engaged in clerking in a general store and aubseguently be-
came manager of a general merchandise establlahment and also of the First Bank of
Genesee at Genesee, Idaho, continuing bis business Interests there for eight years. In
1896 he established a general store on his own account but sold out In 1907 and re-
moved to Lewlston. Here he hullt the Means block and turned his attention to the seed
business. In which he Is still engaged, having developed a splendid trade In that ccm-
nectlon. Still broadening his labors along effective and progressive lines, in 1909 he de-
veloped the Lewlston street car system, building the line, which later he sold to A. Q.
Norts of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and he Is now one of the stockholders and directors of
the Lewlston * Clarkston Transit Company.
In September, 18S9, at Lewlston, Idaho, Mr. Means was married to Miss Catharlns
Clark, daughter of Judge John Clark, who became one of the pioneer residents ot Lewis-
ton and an honored cltlsen ot the state, serving as one of the first district Judgea In
territorial days. To Mr. and Mrs. Means has been bora a daughter. Marguerite, who Is
now the wife of Robert McGregor, the partner of Mr. Means In the seed business.
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For ten rears Ur. Meaoe baa been a member of the Benevolent Protective Order ot
,Elks and la a well known and popular flRure In the Bike Club and In the Commercial
Club. He is a republican and devotes considerable time to snpportlns the principles of
the party and working for the success of the organization. He has never sought or de-
sired office, however, preterrlng to concentrate his eRorts and attention upon his bnsl-
ness affairs, which have been wisely and carefully directed and have brought to him a
substantial measure of success, winning him a place among the foremost business men
and citizens of his section of the state.
CLYDE LEE MATTHEWS.
Clyde Lee Matthews, late of Ada county, was killed by falling from a haystack
on the 0. O. Haga ranch on the 30th of July. 1919. He was then a young man of thirty-
six years, hla birth having occurred In Wright county, Mlaaourl, February 26, 1S83. A
sketch of hla father, Joel Franklin Matthewa, may be found on another page of this
work.
On the 19th of June, 1905, Mr. Matthewa waa united In marriage to Miss Hester
Alma Young, who was bom In Wright county, Mlssonri, December 4, 1S87, a daughter
of Perry and Margaret (Garrett) Young, who now reside near Star, Idiha She was
a maiden of twelve summen when she came with her pirents to this state, the family
home being established In the western part of Ada county. By her marriage she be-
came the mother of sine children, as follows: Grace Eveline, whose birth occurred
March 28, IMC; Linda Jpne, born August 2. 1907; Archie Ray, whose natil day waa
February 16, 1909; I^nnle Bandaom, born October 8, 1910; Hubert Clay, bom April 16.
1912; Perry Thomas, who was born on the 31et of March, 1914; Clyde Clifford, whose
birth occurred March 19, 1916; Alma Hay, born February 7, 191S; and Lee Roy, born
September 27. 1919.
Since her husband's death Mrs. Matthews has purchased a good thirty-acre ranch
five miles north of Meridian for eighty-two hundred dollars, being enabled to do so by
reaeon ot the fact that Mr. Matthews had a life Insurance policy for ten thousand dol-
lars. The nntlmely demise of the latter was deeply deplored by all who knew him, for
be waa reoognlied as a young man of enterprising and progressive soirlt in business
affairs and manifested the highest principles In all the relations of life. Hla widow,
wbo has now made her home In Ada county for more than two decades, is also widely
and favorably known within Its borders.
JAMBS M. RERNS, H. D.
Dr. James H. Kerns Is a well known physician and surgeon who for upwards of
twenty years tias engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of Matad, ld-i|io,
an^ who served in Prance with the medical department of the United States army
dnrtnK the World war. He was born In Honttcello, Kentucky. May 1. 1877, a son ot
Job M. and Sarah (Gibbons) Kerns, also natives of Kentucky. The father followed the
occupation of a farmer for aeveral years and then became connected with the mill and
elevator business, with which he was Identined for a long period but la now living re-
tired, his residence being at Burnside. Kentucky. During the Civil war he enlisted In
Con)p'«ny 0, Thirtieth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, In November, 1863. at Somerset.
Kentucky, snd served for almost two years. At the time of his discharge. April IS, 1866,
he had advanced to the rank of corporal and was mustered out at Frankfort. He was
disabled from measles and also suffered from frozen feet, and Is In receipt of a pension
on that scconnt. He haa now reached the age of seventy-live years. His wife died In
May, 1902.
Jemes M. Kerns was reared In Honticello and attended the schools of that place,
later going to high school, from which he waa graduated. At the age of eighteen he en-
tered the Hospital Collie of Medicine at Louisville. Kentucky, from wh'ch ln°"Tn-
tlon he was graduated with the clans of June. 1S98. Following his graduation in medi-
cine, Doctor Kerns practiced for a few months at Frazler, Kentucl^, and in 1S9S he re-
moved to Malad City, Oneida county, Idaho, where he has been practicing ever since.
having gained a wide reputation as a physician and aurgeon.
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On October 17, ISIT, Dr. Kerns was commissioned first lieutenant and went Into
training at the medical offlcere' training camp at Fort Riley, Kanaaa. He left New York
In Jnne, 1918, and reached France later In the same month, where he served for eight
months. He was attached to base hosDftal Na 3 and had charge of three wards for sev-
eral weeks. He was then ordered to serve with the Third Ammunition Train, Third
Division, and while in that service went through St. Mlhlel and Argonne Forest battles,
v[ltneMlng all the carnage and devastation of these engagements. He was promoted to
tht rank of captain In Febrnarr, 1919, and was discharged at Camp Lewis, Washington,
aa the ISth of that month. He then returned to Halad City, and has continued In the
practice of his profession.
On June 12, 1901, Dr. Kerns was united In marriage to Mary Jones, a daughter of
William H. and Jane (Daniels) Jones, natives of Wales, who came to this country in an
early day and located In Brlgham City, Utah. Later, Uiey removed to Oneida conntr,
Idaho, where they were among the first settlers. Mr. Jones took up a tract of land In
this county and engaged In fanning and cattle raising, at which he continued tor several
years, but he Is now living practically retired. He has always been active In politics
and served as United iStatea deputy marshal here for a number of years. Hia wife died
October 26, 1916. Dr. and Mrs. Kerns are the parents of three children, namely: Evelyn
L., bom March 8, 1902; Claude, born in January, 1904, and Marlon, Mircb IT, 1906.
Dr. Kerns has served as county physician lor three years, reeignlng when he went to
France for war work, and he Is assistant surgeon tor the Oregon Short Line railroad.
He Is a member of the independent Order of Odd Fellows, of the Modern Woodmen of
America, and of the Fraternal Order of E:aKles. He is post commander of the American
Legion, and also holds membership In the Southern Idaho State Medical Society.
Polltleally, he gives his support to the democratic party and has always taken an tntereet
In all civic and social matters calculated to advance the best interests of the com-
munity in which he resides. He Is an earnest member of the Baptist church and warmly
interested in its works.
ERASTUS R. NIELSEN.
Etrastna R. Nielsen, owner and manager of an abstract and title businetis of Preston,
with which he h^s been identified for a number of years. Is a native of Utah, bom In
Salt Lake City, September 1, 18S2, and la a son ot iUsmus and Aiina C. (Ucvtansen)
Nielsen, natives ot Denmark, who on coming to America located in Utah In 1860. The
father was a tailor by trade and followed that occupation lor a good many years. In
1S66 he removed to Logan, Utah, where he continued to reside tor the balance of his lite.
He was very active in the affairs of the Church of Jesus Christ of lAtter-day Saints and
served in a good many responsible positions connected with its work. Before coming
to this country he filled a mission In Denmark for about seven years and In 1877 he
returned to that country on another mission, wjiere he spent three years. At the time
of his death he was a high priest. He served In the bl^opric tor thirty years and was
engaged In Sunday school work for a considerable period. During his active buslnesa
life he was employed in the building of railroads and canals- His death occurred In
1908 when he had reached the age of seventy-three years. His widow is still living In
Logan and Is now seventy-seven years old.
Erastus R. Nielsen was reared In Logan. Utah, and received his early education In
the schools ot that place. He later attended the Brlgham Young College In Logan. He
thcai went to work in the mountains at logging and lumbering and was employed in
the making of molasses from sorghum or sogar cane for many years while tike family
was living In Utah. Mr. Nielsen was also employed on the railroads and in coal mines
tor a number ot years, but later bought land in Logan, where he operated tour hundred
and eighty acres for several years. He served as city recorder of Logan and later was
deputy assessor and deputy treasurer of Cache county tor seven years, and tor two years
he had charge ot oil county ofllces in that county as general utility man.
In 1911 Mr. Nielsen removed to Malad City, Oneida county, Idaho, to Install a system
of assessing property and collecting taxes. When the counties were divided he came
to Preston and was. deputy assessor and collector until 1915. While living In Utah in
1889, he took up aUetract work and has been engaged more or less In that line ever since,
but since 1914 he- made his permanent occupation the perfecting and abstracting of
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tltlM In Preaton. Ha has eztenslTe fanning Interests la Franklin countr apart bvm Us
alMtraot business.
In December, 18SS, Mr. NteLMo was married to Mary A. Parry, and to tills marrlags
six children veia bom, namely: Harriett A.; John B.. who served three years In the
United States army; L. Parry; Inette; Francis Wendell; and Mary Lavlnla. Mr.
Nielsen Is an active member ot the Church <a Jesus Christ ot latter-day Saints and
eatinefltly Intereeted In all Its good works. He la a snpporter of the republican par^.
JOHN CURRAN.
John Curran, who to engaged In ranching In the Hagerman valley of Gooding
connty, la nombered among the citizens that the Emerald isle has furnished to the
new world. He was born in Longford, Ireland, June 24, I8G6, hts pYente being Patrick
and Mary (Hopkins) Curran, He apent the first sixteen years of his life In his native
country and then crossed the Atlantic to the new world, going first to Cleveland, Ohio,
where be remained tor six years. In 1877 he went to San Francisco, CallfomU, where
be- was employed In warehouses. He afterward removed to Tombatone, Arlsona, where
he followed mining, and later he returned to San Franclaco, where he was again em-
p]<q^d In a warehonae until 1882.
That year witnessed his arrival at Halley, Idaho, where he followed mining for a
pwlod' of six yeara. In 1888 he took up his preeent ranch property, obtaining three
hundred and fifty acres of land, to which he has added as his financial reeouices have
'increased until hla holdlnge now Include six hundred and eighty acres of well Improved
ranch land, In the midst ot which he has erected fine buildings and added all modem
equipment. The ranch presents one of the attractive features of the landscape and li
given over largely to the raising of sheep and cattle, of which he handles high grades.
In 1879 Mr. Cnrran was married to Mies Mary Curran, a native of Ireland, as were
her parents. Coming to the new world, they settled In California, where the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. John Curran was celebrated. They become the parents of tour children:
Martin B., mentioned elsewhere in this work; Anna, now the wife of Joeeph Bnrgy;
Angela; and John, Jr.
Since becoming a naturalised American cltlien John Cnrran has voted with the
republican party, believing that Its principles contain the beet elements of good gov
emment. He has not sought or deelred political preferment, however, and he baa felt
that hla bnalneas affaire needed all of hia time and attention. It has been his close
appllcatlMi and unremitting Industry that has gained him a place among the proeper-
ona and represflhtatlve ranchers of the Hagemun valley.
WILBUR H. DISNBT.
An attractive general store at Rupert la owned and conducted by Wilbur H. Dla-
nay, who has beeA IdenUfled with the mercantile Interesta ot the town alnce 1913. He
was bom at Mount Vernon, Ohio, October IS. 1867, and Is a son of Alfred and Mary A.
(Brown) Disney. Ha apent the first fifteen years of hie life In his native state and
on leaving Ohio went west to Wyoming, where he engaged In cow pundilng on the Bar
T Ranch, also on Uie 101 Ranch and in connection with other cattle outfits of that seo-
tlon. He next went to the Ruehrllle (Nebraska) country, which was a new district being
opened up for settlement. He filed on a preempti<ni claim and after living there for a
time sold the property and turned hta attention to the lumber buslnesa at Ruahvllle,
Nebraaka, In which he engaged for nine yeara.
In 18Mt he removed to Terry. South Dakota, where be eetabllabed a general mei^
chandlae atore. The place was a new gold mining town and bualnese was booming
In those daya. He remained there until 1904, when he removed to Idaho and filed on
land near the present site ef Rupert, Bectfrlng eighty acrea on which he built a frame
honaa and began the other work of development and Improvement. He was among
the first settlers on this project and he continued operating his land, which was trans-
formed into rich and productive fields, annually yielding to him aubatantlal harvests.
In 1614 he sold this property, having in 1913 turned his attention to merchandising at
Rupert. He alao had a store at Heyhum, Idaho, but later disposed of the tatter. He
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is todB7 th« proprietor ot the largest general store in Ru[«rt, canyiiiK an extensive
and attractive line ot goods of all kinds. He also owns raluable raal estate in the
town and is one of tbe most enterprlBing and progressive bnalneas men ol Rupert. In
the conduct ol his store he haa ever recognized ttie fact that satisfied patrons are the
beat advertisement and be has put forth eTsiy effort to please his cuatomers. Moro-
over, his prices are reasonable and his displays almost enterprtstng spirit in tbe con-
duct of tbe business.
In 18SS fir. Disney was married to Mlas Evelyn Coursen, a native of Belleville, Ohio,
and a daughter of William B. end Eliiabetb (DeHaven) Coursen. Her father Is now
conducting a fine ranch near Rupert, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Disney bave become parents
of four children: Paul, who is postmaster of Rnpert and is mentioned elsewhere in
tbis work: Horry, who Is a lieutenant of the aviation service of . the United Statea
army; Wilbur, who is with the United States navy; and Dwight, who is In school.
Mr. Disney is well known in fraternal circles as a Mason and a Knight of Pythias.
He has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in the consistory and Is
always a loyal follower of the craft. In politics be Is a republican. During the period
of the war he was a most active worker in support of national interests. He acted as
chairman for the Liberty Loans In bis district, also as chairman of the War Savings
Stamps drives, was one of the four-minute men. was a member of the County Council of
Defense and fuel odmlnistrBtor for Minidoka county. He did everything in bis power
to advance the interests of America and of her soldiers in camp and Held end bla latmra
were farreachlng and effective.
I. 0. HATTABAUOH.
I. C. Hattabaugh, a well known resident of Lewiston, was bom Deceml>er S4, 1861,
upon a farm ten miles north of Salem, in Washington county, Indiana, hia paronts be-
ing George W. and Sillie (Bollng) Hattabaugb. Tbe father was a native of Virginia
or ot Pennsylvania while the mother's birth occurred in North Carolina, and both have
now passed &ws.y. Mr. Hatlabaugh has two living sisters: Mrs. Josie Denny, a resident
of Vallonia. Indians; and Mrs. Mary F. Pollock, living at Indianapolis, Indiana.
In the common schools of Delaneys Creek, at Plattsburg and at Kossuth, Indiana, I.
C. Hattabangh pursued his early education and in later years was a student at New Roai,
Indiana. Jle was reared upon a farm with tbe nsual experiences of the farmbred boy.
working in the fields until nineteen years of age, after which be was employed at various
occupations until 1875. He then engaged in the manufacturo of drain tile with Duncan
Brothers near Jamestown, in Boone county, Indiana, where he resided until 1ST8. He
then left for the northwest and became a resident of Lewiston, Idaho, whero for two w
three years he engaged in carpentering and during the latter part of that period waa
connected with a sash and door factory. In 1890 he became the president of the Com*
merclal Bank of Moscow. Idaho, which was organized in that year, and remained in tbe
bank as an official until March, 1896, when the Institution failed, occasioned by the
widespread financial panic ot 1893-4. Mr. Hattabaugh was then appointed receiver of
the bank and closed out its affairs. In 1900 he became the secret^ry-treosuror of the
Qrangevllle Implement Company, Limited, and so continued until 1909, when tbe busi-
ness waa sold. Since that time Mr. Hattabaugh has engaged in no particular line ot
business, being practically retired.
At Jamestown, Indiana, on tbe ISth ot December, 1876, Mr. Hattabaugh waa married
to Miss Allie MlUer, daughter of-GIi sod Mariah Miller. Her people, emigrated to Oregon
at an early day and were identified with the pioneer development of that state. To Mr.
and Mrs. Hattabaugh have been born two children. M. Reese, who married Beulah
Qreene, a daughter ot Congressman Qreene. of Nebraska, now lives at Grangevlile,
Idaho with bis wife and one son. Nona, who was mari'led In 1906 to J. A. Bradbury,
passed away leaving twn little sons aged thirteen and twelve years respectively.
Mr. Hattabaugh was president of the Qrangevllle Commercial Club in ISOS and
1909. He became a ^fason in Indiana In 1874 and served as master ot Nez Perce Lodge
in 1884 and 18S6. In 1892 he was elected grand master of Masons tor the state ot Idaho.
He has also taken the degrees of tbe Royal Arab chapter and the Knight Templar com-
mandery and likewise of the Mystic Shrine. He was a member of the. In dependent Order
ot Odd Fellows, the Knighta ot Pythias and tbe Blks but has severed all connections
save with the Masons. In politics he is a democrat and has always been keenly inter-
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efltod in the Bncceae aod prt^reas of the party. He has filled vaiioos public offices,
mrrlng ae deputy asseaaor, deputy sheriff and deputy auditor of Net Perce ooanty from
1881 nntll 1S84, and lu Che latter year was elected county auditor, Id which position be
oontlnned tor two terms. In 1889 he was made deputy cleric or the court at Moscow,
Idaho, and filled that position nnttl ISBl. He serred on the city council at Lewlston tn
1884-6, was one of the board of r^eats of the State University tram 1892 until 1S9G tn-
dnfllTS and in 1910 was appointed state Insurance commlsBloner of Idaho by Ooreraor
Hawley for a term of two years. Over the record of hts official career there falls no
shadow of wrong or suspicion of evil. He has .been most loyal to the Interests entrusted
to his care and at all times has proren a capable offlcial and progressive cltlsen, doing
everything tn hia power to promote the progress and welfare of city and state.
HGNR7 QKRMAN WILLIAMS.
Henry German Wllltama, who came to Idaho from Putnam county, Missouri, In 1906,
owns and operates a ranch of forty acres situated flVe and a half miles northwest of
Meridian. His father, Zachariah Williams, who was bom near Indianapolis. Indiana,
served with the Union army In the Civil war tor two and a half years. His demise
occurred in Putnam county, Missouri, when he had reached the age of seventy-two
yeara. His widow, who bore the maiden name of Lydla Oreene, still makes her hdme
In that county.
Henry Q. Williams was reared and educated In Putnam county, Missouri, where -
be pursued a high school course. Throughout bis entire business career he has devoted
his time and energies to general agricultural pursuits. The year 1906 witnessed fats
arrival In Idaho and his settlement in the Boise valley. Five yeara later he was mar-
ried in Oregon to a young Idaho lady named Clara Ethel Clapp, whom he wedded Jan-
uaT7 20, 1910. She was bom near Beatrice. Nebraska, March 11, 1884, a daughter of
Clark Elton and Mary Adella (Snell) Clapp. By her marriage she has become the
mother of three children: Fern Mabel, who was bom February 1. 1911; Viola Mar,
whose birth occurred October 11, 1912; and Orace, whose natal day was October 4,
191<.
Bince their marriage Mr. and Mrs. WllllBms have resided on ranches In the vicinity
of Meridian with the etceptlon of a period of four years, from ISIZ until 1918, during
which they made their home in Iowa. Mr. Williams purchased his present fertile and
productive ranch of forty acres in March. 1919, paying seven thousand eight hundred
didlars for the property, and has since refused twelve thousand dollars for it notwith-
standing the tact that be has erected no buildings thereon. It is principally a dairy
ranch, though he raises considerable red clover, com and alfalfa. Success has attended
his undertakings In most gratifying measure. He recently sold an eighty-acre ranch at
an advance of five thousand dollars over the cost price and, as previously stated, has re-
fused an offer which would have netted him more than four thousand dollars profit on
bis present ranch.
Mr. Williams gives his political allegiance to the republican party but has never
Bonght or desired office, preferring to concentrate his attention upon his business In-
terests. He is fond of hunting and fishing and has a splendid physique,' being five
feet eight inches tall and weighing one hundred and ninety pounds. In the various re-
lations ot lite he has manifested those sterling traits of character which command re-
spect In every land and clime, and his circle of friends is therefore an extensive one.
BARTON C. aCRIVNBR.
• Barton C. Scrlvner, a resident ot Idaho through the past two decades. Is well known
as a ranchman and thresher who owns and cultivates a well improved tarm of forty
acres situated five and one-half miles northwest ot Meridian. He was bom In Page
county, Iowa, September 27, 1873, a son of Lee and Harriet Emetine (Danewood)
Scrlvner. The father, who served as a soldier ot the Union army at the time of Uie
Civil war, followed farming as a life work and passed away in Ada county, Idaho, on
tbe 26tb ot December, 1913. The mother's death occurred near Star, Idaho, In 1911.
Barton C. Scrlvner accompanied his parents on their removal to Pbilllps county.
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Kansu, when a little chtld and was there reared on a (arm, attendlns the oommon
B^oole In the acqntrement ol hie e^catlon. TbooBh bU time and energies have been
chiefly given to farming pursuits, be nae also worked with tools and Is a good blacksmith
and carpenter. He la likewise familiar with every kind ot machinery used on a farm,
Inclndlng threshing machinery, traction engines, etc The year 1899 witnessed bis
arrlTal In Idaho and he has since made bis home within the borders of this stata Re
first spent one winter in Boise, afterward resided for a period of seven years in the
Yiclnlty of Star and subsequently operated a sawmill of bis own on Schaetter creek, la
Boise cotinty. In 1919 he resumed ranching on his present place of forty acres near
Meridian, which be bad purchased In 1916 and on which be has erected a bandscmie
bnngalow and made other improvements. Besides being the owner of a valnable and
productive ranch property, Hr. Scrlvner has owned and operated a oomplete threshing
ontflt, inclndlng a clover huller. *
On the dtb of April, 1896, In Phillips county, Kansas, Hr. Scrivner was united in
marriage to Miss Carrie Ethel Duncan, who was born in that connty October 13, 187S,
a daughter of Henry and Maria (Woolen) Duncan. The father died In Kansas In 1917,
but the mother still snrvlves and yet makes her home In the Sunflower state. Mr. and
Mrs. Scrlvner have become the parents of fourteen children, twelve of whom snrvlTa, as
((dlows: BIma Josephine, who was bom April 8, 1896, and Is the wife ot Willis Skaen;
Loren William, born October 14, 1897, who wedded Tlolet White and, like his tether.
Is engaged in the operation of a ranch and In threshing; Clara Hand, whose birth
occnrred January IE, 1899, and who is the wife of Robin French; Iva Grace, born
October 26, 1902, who Is at home; Clifford Barton, whose naUl day was August IG, 1904;
Bra Laona, bom Hay 2G, 1906; Leebem Wayne, bom July 13, 190S; Bmsy Blolse, bora
Angust 10, 1911; Mary Ethel, whose birth occurred July 2, 1915; Gdwln IJoyd and Edna
. Fern, twins; bom April 4, 1917; and Rena Cecile, who flrst opened her eyes to the
light of day on the 12th of May, 1910. Gran John, whose birth occurred January IS,
1901, passed away February 26, 1903, while an unnamed infant who was tram April 4,
1910, died on the SSth of the same month.
Mr. Scrlvner has always maintained an Independent attitude In poUtica and has
ably served as a member of the school board. His life has been upright and honorable
In every relation, winning him the confidence and high regard of all with whom ha has
been assodftted. while the success which has attended bis efforts aa an agrionlturlst
baa gained him a position among the representative ranchmen of Ada coun^.
OBORGB F. 8TBBLE.
Death often claims thoee wh<nn we can UI afford to lose and It was a matter of the
deepest regret when George F. Steele, of Coenr d'Alene, passed away. Ha bad filled
the offlce of insurance commissioner and he was one of the most prominent real estate
and Insurance men of Idaho. In business he manifested notaUe enterprise, in dric
affairs a marked public spirit and at all times displayed unfaltering devotion to the
general welfare, bU life ever being characterized by the highest principles ot honor and
a broad human Itarlanism.
Mr. Steele was a native of Wisconsin. He was born at De Pere, Brown oonnty,
April 3, 1869, and his tits record spanned the intervening years to the Sth of January. 1918,
when he passed away In Oakland, Calltomfa. His father, Robert Steele, was a native ot
Scotland. After attending the public schools of his native town George F. Steele con-
tinued bis education in the high school at Green Bay, Wlsoonsin, and In a normal
school and after his textbooks were put aside be took up educational work and for
eight years was superintendent ot public Instruction In Brown county, proving a most
able and popular educator. He was keenly Interested In clvle and political affairs
as well and was an ardent supporter of the democratic party throughout his entire
life. By reason of his activity in this connection he was made clerk of the Wtsoonslh
senate and afterward went to Washington, D. C, where he occupied a position in the
United States land ofOce. By President Cleveland he was appointed Indian agent of
the Coeur d'Alen& reservation and occupied that ofllce tor nine years. Resigning his
position, he took up his abode In Coeur d'Alene, where he opeend a real estate and
Insarance offlce, becoming one of the pioneers in his line In the Panhandle of Idaho,
Ae the years passed he developed a large business, becoming well known throngbont the
state In this connection, and the George F. Steele Company, of which he was the prosl-
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dent, continues actlTOly In ibe insurance bvalneea to the present time, directed br Mrs.
Steele, who la proving a moat competent and capable business woman. In 1915 Hr.
Steele was made Insurance commissioner of the state and wae one of the moat efficient
erer In the office. He llkevlse held several positions of public trust In Coeur d'Alene
and there was no man more readr and willing to aid In the upbuilding of the city and
count)' and farther Its interests along manr lines than was George V. Steele. He ever
recogntsed the duties and Dbllgstloas as well as the privileges and opportunities of
citizenship and his labors were an effective force 'along the lines of public progress.
In addition to his other activities he was state agent for the International Railroad
and whatever he undertook he accomplished, hla well formulated plans being at eJl times
promptly executed.
Mr. Steele was married on Thanksgiving day of 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to
Hiss Mary E. PaHon. who was engaged In educational work In that city. Her father.
Michael J. Fallon, was identified with the AIlis<}halmers manufacturing Interests of
Milwaukee as superintendent of several plants. To Mr. and Mrs. Steele was bom a
daughter, Mary Catherine Qeraldlne.
While Mr. Steele was filling the office of Insurance commissioner and the family
resided in Boise, Mrs. Steele was very prominent In the social and club life of that city.
She filled the office of president of the Catholic Women's Club and was an active member
ot the Ctdumblan Club of Boise. She became on of the charter members of the Coeur
d'Alene Woman's Club, was the first president ot the Catholic Women's Club and has
been very active In connection with the State rederation. She also aaslsted materially
In organizing the Coeur d'Alene public library and wae vice chairman of the Kootenai
County Red Cross Chapter during the World war.
Throughout his life Mr. Steele remained a moat earnest advocate ot democratic
principles and waa one of the reooguiied leaders of hia party In Idaho. He was always
active In support of the cause of education and as a member ot the echtxil board did
effective service for the Improvement ot the echoola. He belonged to the Elks Lodge
at Moscow, and was also a member of the Knights ot Columbus, the oldest lodge ot
this character In the state. He wae prominently identified with the building of St.
Thomas church, the finest in northern Idaho, and he was a most charitable man,
giving freely and generously but always unostentatiously to aid others. He never
tailed to extend a helping hand where aid was needed nor to do his part in the ameliora-
tion ot hard conditions of life for the unfortunate. Thus be left behind him a memory
that is enshrined In the hearts of many and which is a benediction and an inspiration
to all who knew him.
WILLIAM M. KNAPP. M. D.
Dr. William H. Knapp, Buccesstully engaged In the practice of medicine at H(ve,
where he Is also filling the position of coroner, was born on a farm near Addison, in
Steuben county. New York, January 20, 1S47. his parents being William M. and Eliza-
beth (Osborne) Knapp, both of whom were natives of the Empire state. The father
devoted his life to the occupation of farming. His political allegiance was given to the
whig party and his religious faith was that ot the FYee Baptist church.
Dr. Knapp, whose name Introduces this review, pursued hla esr'y education In the
country echoola and later attended Troupsburg Academy. He enlisted when a yovth in
bis teens In the Union army as a member ot Company G, Fiftieth New York Engineers,
serving during the last year of the war. When the country no longer needed his
military aid he took up the profcEslon of teaching and while thus engaged he utilized
his leisure time for the study of medicine and became afterward a student in the Detroit
Medical College and In the St. Louis Medical College, now the medical department of
Washington University. Prom the latter institution he was graduated in 1872 with
the M. D. degree. He practiced for a shoft time in McDonougb county, Illinois, but
in 1ST3 removed to York, Nebraska, becoming one of the pioneer residents of that place..
Not only did he win a creditable position as a physician and aurgeon there, but was
also prominent in the public affairs of the locality, serving as mayor ot his city and
as member of the state senate in 1877. He was a leading representative of the republi-
can party and did all In his power to further Its Interests and Insure Its success. In
addition to his practice he maintained a ranch, on which he raised fine shorthorn
cattle. However, his professional activities made large demand upon his time and
energies and from 1SS2 until 1886 he waa a professor in the medical department of
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the UnlTersltr or Nebraska. He apeciallMd In obstetrlcB and dleearos of women and
be vas a, leading member of the Nebraska State Hedtcal Association, whtch honored
him with election to the positions of secretai7> vice president and president. He vas
likewise a valned member of the York CoUntj Medical AssDciatlon in Nebraska. Wbile
tilling a profesaoTBhlp In the University of Nebraska he was appointed by Governor
Dawes, who had been his colleague in the state senate, ae head of the Insane asylum
at Lincoln and filled that posftton until 1S92, Fcdlowlng his retirement he engaged In
the private practice of medicine and surgery at Aurora, Nebraska, from 1892 until 1902
and was classed with the eminent representatives of the profession In that state.
In the latter year Dr. Knapp became a resident of Hope, Idaho, where ha has since
made his home, and throughout the intervening period he. has been classed with the
r^resentatlve and honored residents of bis city. He has been active In the public
life of the community and he was made coroner when Bonner county was organiied in
1907. Since tiiat time he has continuously filled the offloe, the duties of which he has
capably discharged. He has always enjoyed an extensive private practice and has ever
kept in touch with the trend ot modem professional thought and research. He is
most careful In diagnosis and la seldom, if ever, at fault in foretelling the outcome of
disease. He was largely instrumental in securing the passage of the laws ot the board
of health of Nebraska and thronghOnt his life he has held to the maintenance of the
highest professional standards, recognizing fully the obligations that devolve upon the
physician, who often balds the issues of life and death in bis hands. He Is a member
of the American Medical Association and also ot the International Medical Congress,
as well as of the Bonner County Medical Society.
In 1876, at York, Nebraska. Dr. Knapp was married to Miss Etta A. Beecher, a
daughter ot Pbilo and Mary (Olney) Beecher. who were natives ot New York and in
1S50 removed to HcDonough county, Illinois, where they were prominent pioneer people.
To Dr. and Mrs. Knapp have been born the following named: Arthur L., now deceased;
Mrs. Bessie Frlzzelle, of Seattle; Mrs. Helen M. Allen, living at Shelton, Washington;
Mrs. Dorothy Carver, also of Seattle; William Maurice, who went to France as a mem-
ber of Battery B of the One Hundred and Forty-sixth Field Artillery and was sent to
the school ol artillery, being selected as one ot the non-commissioned officers to return
to the United States as an instructor at the training camp and also being sent by the
sovemment to aid in the promotion ol Liberty loans; and Harold B., who is now a
forest ranger in Montana. They have also reared an adopted daughter, Elolse A., whom
they are now educating in Seattle.
Dr. Knapp has long been an active republican, unfaltering in his allegiance to the
party and his support of Its principles. He is well known in Masonic circles and while
at York, Nebraska, assisted In organizing the blue lodge and the chapter. He was like-
wise a member of the consistory and of the commandery at Lincoln, Nebraska. Mrs.
Knapp has, like her husband, been active in all those interests which have to do with
public welfare and for eighteen years she had charge of the primary department of the
Congregational Sunday school. She baa likewise been an earnest wOrker for the Red
Cross and for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in a word the aid and
inflnence of Dr. and Mrs. Knapp have been potent forces in secnring the adoption ot
all those agencies which make tor the uplift ot the Individual or tor the adoption of
higher civic standards and ideals. Their genuine worth 16 recognized by all and those
who know them are proud to call them rriends.
THOMAS McORATH.
Thomas McOrath, who has been a reeldent of Ada county ttarongbout the past three
decades, was long actively Identified with ranching interests here, but Is now living
retired in the enjoyment of well earned rest, having put aside the work of the fields a few
years aga He was bom In Morgan county, Ohio, May 24, 1S4S, his parents being
Tbomas and Matilda (Lincoln) McOrath, the former bom in the state of Maine in
1808, while the birth of the latter occurred In the District ot Columbia on the 16th of
April, 1816. The paternal grandtatber 6t our subject also bore the name of Thomas
UcOrath, which was given to a member of three 'successive generations of the family.
Tbe father of Mr. McOrath of this review removed to Morgan county, Ohio, In 1816 and
remained in the Buckeye state until 1S80, when he and hie wife took up their abode in
Phillips coun^, Kansas, where be passed away in the following winter. The mother
also died In Phillips county, Kansas,
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Tbomas McQrath, whoM nam« IntroduoM this review. Joined tbe Union mimj at
the time ot tbe Civil war and served for two years with the One Hundred and Twenty-
Moond Ohio Volunteer' Inlsntry. He continued a resident of hla native state until 1S84,
when he removed with hfs family to PhllUpe county, Kansas, where be remained for
ten years, on the expiration ot which period he came to Ada county, Idaho, In 1890.
Here he devoted his attention to general aKrlcultural pursuits with good success until
a few years ago and Is now spending the evening of llle In honorable retirement.
On tbe 31st ot March, 1869, in Morgan county, Ohio, Mr. McOrath was united In
marriage to Miss Louisa Qreer, whose birth occurred In that county October 9, 1849,
and who passed away In Ada county, Idaho, October 8, 1917. They became the parents
of ten children, of wbom four sons and tour daughters are still living. The eldest,
John H., who was bom December 16, 1SS9. Is a well known citizen residing in the
vicinity of E^le and Is at present serving as clialrman ot the tMard ot county com-
missioners ot Ada county. Sarah F., the second of the family, was l)orn November 17,
1871. Charles B. first opened hla eyes to the light ot day on the !Qth of January, 1874.
Albert 0., who was bom April 13, 1S7T, and resided on a ranch of one hundred and sixty
acres three miles northyirest ot Star, died ot InfluenEa at St. Alpbonsus Hospital in
Boise early in 1920. Ella 0., whose birth occurred June 4. 1879. is the wife of Charles A.
Johnson, a real estate dealer of Boise. Qeorge U, who was bom in Pblllips county, Kau>,
sas, February 6. 1S82, was married on tbe SSth ot November, 1903, to Minnie Arbaogh
and they now have three children: Willard. Uoyd and Everett. Flora 0., whose birth
occurred May 21, 18S5, is the wife of Fred Breehears, of CoUlster, Idaho. Ida, the next
of the family, died in Infancy. Ralph, whose natal day was July IE, 1889, is married and
resides near Eagle. Liule 0., who was born June 8, 1894, is the wife of Leonard L.
Snell, ot Eagle.
la his political views Mr. McOrath Is a republican, but has never hesitated to cast
an independent ballot when his Judgment has so dictated. He cast his first presidential
ballot for General Oeorge B. McClellan, tbe democratic candidate, in 1864. His career
has ever been characterited by honorable principles and worthy motives and he has long
been numbered among the substantial and esteemed citisens of Ada county.
JOSEPH R. BLACK.
Joseph R. Black, giving bis attention to cattle raising In Owyhee county not far
from Bruneau, was born In Troy, Lincoln county, Missouri, November 7, 1874, and is
a son of James H. and Eliu Jane (Mullens) Black, both ot whom were natives ot
Cambridge, Ohio, where they were reared and married. The father took up the
occupation of farming and after leaving the middle west removed to Idaho in 1876,
reaching Bruneau on the 18th ot May ot that year. In the summer he lived at
Columbia, Nevada, a mining town, where he conducted a dairy, supplying the mining
camps with milk and butter. He was thus engaged until 1878 and In the spring of
1879 tie conducted a dairy at Big Springs and sold butter to the camps at Silver City.
The next summer be herded his cattle on Sinker creek near Silver City, where he
sold bulter and milk, and each winter be returned to Bruneau. In 1880 he began
farming on Castle creek and while he was thus engaged he also carried the mall
from Qlenns Perry to Silver City and on many occasions had to carry tbe mall on
his back, as It was impossible to go by horseback over the trail. On one occasion the
road was so badly blocked and tbe trail so difficult that his horse slipped and tell In
tbe deep ravine, where Mr. Black was obliged to leave him and continue the trip on
toot, enduring terrible hardships. He made hla trip twice a week through the winter
seasons and experienced many difficult condltons. In 1881 he took up a homestead
at the lower end ot Bruneau valley and there carried on general farming and stock
raising, ranging from six to seven hundred head ot cattle. He also raised horses,
ot which he had several hundred head, and thus he continued actively In business
until about seventy years ot t«e, when be retired, leasing bis ranch, for all ot his
sons had gone in business tor themselves, the father assisting them In gaining a start,
so' that each had a stock business (tf his own. The father passed away on Easter
Sunday at Albany, Oregon, in 1918, when eighty-five years ot age. He was one ot the
earliest of the pioneerv of this part ot the state, wsa a most Industrious man and
contributed In substantial measure tbroagh his unfaltering business activities t«
the develcq^ment and upbuilding of the section in which he lived. His sterling worth
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vu rwosnlsM }>T All Bnd those who knew him entertained for bliii (he highest reapecL
me wife pftsaed away at Mountain Home, Idaho, In 1900,
Joaaph R. Bla<^ was onlj two years of age when brouKht by his parents to Idaho,
and like the other hoys upon the frontier, he pnrsned bis education In echocds that
were conducted In private homes before the public school system was organised.
Throngh the period of his boyhood and youth he assisted his father upon the home
TEncta and when twenty-three years of age he began raising horses and cattle on his
pwn account, tiaving but f, small number at first, bat adding thereto from time to time
fa his financial resources Increased until at the present time he has between six and
«eTen hundred head of cattl« and an almost equally large number of horses. He Is
now the owoer of a line ranch of one hundred and twenty acres in the Brnneau valley
and also has a euminer aunp of tiiree hundred and twraty acres in the mountains.
In ISO! Mr. Black was married to Miss Virginia! C. Tate, a daughter of Jacob
Lafayette and Columbia Tate and a native of Mountain Home, Idaho, where her
parents settled In pioneer times, having removed from <C)eorgla to Idaho abont 1884,
after which the father engag^ 1q stock r»iBlng. He died In I9I2, having for twenty
yeara survived his wife, who passed away about 1S92. Mr. and Mrs. Black are the
parents of four .children: |leflsie Agpee, Allnrt Lafayette, Mildred Margaret and
Paul James.
; In politics Mr. Black Isa republican OQd he and his family bold membership (■
^ Copgregatlonal church, and he is sIbq Identified with the Modern Woodmen <XC
AfflericA. He Is luslly classed with the progressive ranchers and cattlMnen of Owyhee
pOBDty »nd tbs sterling worth of bis character, has gained for him the confidence and
goodwill of all who know him, He holds to high Ideals of life, supporting all those
Intareets which work for the uplift of the individual and the betterment of the
comntunlty at large,
CHARLES O. STOCKSLAGER.
- Among the able qiembers ol the Idaho bar practicing at Bhoshraie is pnmbered
Cliarles O. Stockslagtf, who comes to this state from Indiana. He wns barn at Corydon,
Indiana, February 8, 1847, and Is a son of Jacob and Jane Wilson (Newell) Stockslager.
His boyhood A&ya were passed In the Hoosler state and in Lebanon, Ohio, where he
pursued bts studies, also becoming a student in the Holbrook Normal School. He took
no the study of law under the direction of hie brother, S. M. Stockslager, and Ben-
jg^min P. Douglas In Indiana and in August, 1871, he went to Columbus, Kansas, where
be remained until November, 18S7, being actively engaged In the practice of law through
t)ie Intervening period. , . .
Attracted by the oppartunltles of the growing northwest, he came to Idaho in 1SS7
and was made receiver of public moneys at the United States land office in Halley.
He continued In that position until the first state election in 1890, when be was chosen
Judge of the fourth Judicial dletrict and, took his place upon the bench, where his
decisions were uttered with such fairness and impartiality that he was reelected In
.1904 and a^in in 190S. His opinions were at all times models of Judicial soundaess,
based upon comprehensive knowledge of the law and correct application of Judicial
principles. In the fall of 1909 he was elected to the supreme court bench of Idaho,
whereon he served for six years. His course showed him to be the peer of the ablest
men who have sat In the court of last resort. He was disturbed by none of those
personal prejudices and peculiarities of disposition which can so easily thwart the ends
of Jnstlce, but was ^hle to sink all such In a fairness and impartiality which insured
the righteous workings of the court. With his retirement from the bench he began the
practice of law at Halley and at Twin Falls, being associated with the late Hon. A. M.
Bowen. Thus lie continued to practice until February, 1911, when he was appointed
judge of the fourth Judicial district by Governor Hawley and again served upon the
bench tor four years, On the expiration of that period he removed to Shoshone, where
be has since been located, and through the intervening period he has enjoyed a large
and distinctively representative clientage.
In 1878 Judge Stockslager was married to Miss Ingobo Chrleman, a native of Illinois
and a daughter of William and Ingobo Cbrlsman. She passed away at Qalena, Kansas,
November 16, 1882, leaving two children: Roscoe Newell, who la living at Salt Lake;
and Ingobo Julia, now deceased. In November, 1886, Judge Stockslager was married to
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HIn CUra F. Brice. a native ot Hletalgsn and a daiisbt«r of William and Arabella
Brloe. Ttaejr also have two children: Leslie Brice, who la now practicing medldne at
Wallace, Idaho; and WlUlam H., who Ig engaged In farming and stock raising near
In his political Tiewa Judge Stockslager has alwars been a democrat and tor many
Tears has been one of the reeosnlied leaden of tbe party In this state. In 1>07 he was
the democratic candidate for goTemor and in 190& was the candidate of his putr for
the United States senate. He has been a most thorongh and discriminating stndent
of tbe Tltal political problems which have oome up for wttlemant. A broad-minded
man, he Is always fonnd In thoee gatherings where the Intelligent men of the state are
met In the dlscnsslim ot most Important problems. Steadily advancing in his chosen
protesalon, he has carved his name blgb on the keystone of the legal arch of Idaho.
HBNRT PBNWBLL BROWN^.
Henry Penwell Brown, who has occupied the poaltlon of postmaster at Paul for the
past seren years, was bom In Clyde, Kansas, on the 3d of S^tember, 1&88, his parents
being WUllam and Mary (Penwell) Brown. He obtained bis education in the pnbllc
schools of his native town and after putting aside his textbooks secured a olerkAlp
in a clothing store there. In IBIS, when a young man of twenty-four years, be came to
Paul, Idaho, and entered the eetabllskment wltii which he Is now connected and which
was tbe only enterprise of the kind In the town at that time, working as a olerk for
Frank H. Adams until 1915. In the latter year he was made secretary and treasurer of
the Paul Store Company. Incorporated, and served In the dual capacity, his efforts and
energy contributing in marked measure to the auccaaaful conduct of the concern uiifll
January, 1920, when he sold out. He has acted as postmaster of Paul since IBIS and
has made a moot excellent record In that connection through the prompt and cs^able
discharge of his dnttes.
In 1915 Hr. Brown was united In marriage to Miss Ruth Londgren, who Is a native
of Sweden and when three years of age was brought to the United States by her parents,
Haktm and Blga Lnndgren. The family h(Kne was first eetabllshed in Taooma, Wash-
ington, where Ur. Lnndgren oondnoted a shingle mill, while snbaegnently he came to
Idaho and now resides on a ranch In the vldnlty of Paal. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have
three children: Muriel, Gordon and BlUabeth.
In politics Hr. Brown maintains an Independent course, supporting men and
measures rather than party, while fraternally be Is a Consistory Mason. He has gained
an extensive circle of warm friends during the period of his residence at Paul, where
he has won wide recognition both as an able business man and faithful puUlc official.
JOSEPH McKINNBY.
One of the prominent ranchmen of Ada county la Joeeph McKlnney, who Is
now residing on a most desirable eighty acre tract Htnated three miles northwest of
Meridian. He is a native of Pennsylvania, having been bom fn Philadelphia, Novem-
ber t, ISTO, a son of Joseph and Bmlly (Barclay) McKlnney. His father, who Is
deceased, was of Irish birth and a plumber by trade. His mother was a native of Wales
and died when Joseph McKlnney, Jr., was eight years of age.
Joseph McKlnney, two years after the death ot his mother, removed west to Ford
county, IIUuoIb, to the home of his father's sister, with whom he lived until he was
sixteen years of age. He then started out for himself and removed to Nebraska, where
he met his wife and was married. They resided In Beatrice, that state, until IBOO, when
Mr. McKlnney came alcaie to Idaho to find a home for his family. His first few months
In Idaho were spent in the hills of Owyhee county, where he was in the employ of the
late Robert Noble, then one of the bluest sheepmen ot Idaho. From July, 19O0, to
December, 1901, he was In the employ of the War Eagle Mining A Milling Company, on
Shaw's mountain, twelve mllee from Bolee. His wife and two eldest children Joined
him here In 1901, and In 1902 he bought the forty acres of land on which his present
home stands, but which at that time was all sagebrush. He built a small three room
bouse and made other improvements and here he and his tsmlly have lived ever since.
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He worked with unceaslnK energy and dlllKence and a few yean ago purchased the torty
acr«a adjoining hie home on the eaet, so that he now has one of the best eighty acre
ranches in Ada connty. It is one of the show pUoee In the, county, with Its beantitul
fields ftBd pastures, on which a goodly number of sheep, dairy cows and other llTe stock
are feeding, and its One set ot outbuildings. Ha paid only seven hundred and seventy
doUan for his first forty acres, but now this land is easily worth three hundred dollars
an acre, and the other forty Is just as good. Although most of his time has been devoted
to his ranching Interests, Mr. McKInney has rendered the public not a little servtoe as
road overseer and school director.
Hncb of bis success may be attributed to the cooperation of his wife, who was before
her marriage HIbb Clara Opie. They were married in Hebron,- Nebraska, April 28, 1SB6.
She was bom in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, June 17. 1873, a daughter of Isaac and
Jennie (Jones) Ople, who removed from Pennsylvania to Nebraska and later to Idaho,
arriving here in 190S. They became neighbors of the McKinneys and posaed the remaln-
d«r of their lives in Ada county. Four children have been born to Ur. and Mrs. HcKln-
ney, namely: Jennie, who was tram July 6, 1893, and Is the wife ot Dayton Taylor;
Emily, who was bom October 2S. 18BB, and is the wife of James Kelley, the proprietor
of the Club Cafe ot Boise; Joseph, bora February 23. IBOT; and Dorothy Marie, whoae
natal day was March 12, 1*19.
Mr. McKtnney and his wife are popular rceidents of Ada county, and he is known
to hia friends simply as Joe. His wife is a member of the Christian church and both
give their poIiUcol support to the republican party. His success may be attributed to
notbtng but bis own hard labor. In which he has always had the encouragement and
cooperati<»i ot bis wife. The first years of their married life were Oiled with many
otntacles. all of which have been overcome, and the ranch on which they have resided
tor eighteen years Is now one of the show places of the connty.
THOMAS JAYCOX.
Thcnnas Jaycoz Is the eflicient and popular postmaster of Jerome, which position
b» has filled since his appointment In 1916. His birth occurred In BL I^wrence county,
New Tork, on the 2d of June, 1860, hie parents being William and Caroline (Bancroft)
Jaycra. On his eighteenth birthday he left the Empire sUte and made hia way west- '
ward to Junction City. Kansas, where he turned his attention to general agricultural
pnreults. A decade later, or In 188S, he removed to Childress county, Texas, and there
secured a position as clerk In a mercantile establishment. The year 1908 witnessed his
arrival at Jerome, Idaho, and his Identification with the Jerome Mercantile Company.
In 1912 he embarked In the Implement business and three years later, or In 1916, was
appointed postmaster of the town. In which capacity he has served throughout the
Intervening period of five years in a most acceptable and commendable manner. He
owns some valuable farm property and Is widely recognised as ons of the esteemed and
substantial dtlzenfi ot the commonlty. Hr. Jaycox gives his political endorsement to
the democratic party and fraternally is identified with the Knights trf Pythias. His
course has been upright and honorable in every relation, winning him the confidence,
good will and high regard of ail with whom he has been associated.
JOHN STRODE.
John Strode, a resident of Idaho for many years, who recently bonght and Is now
residing on a good eighty acre ranch at McDermott StatKm, Ada connty, is a native ot
Oregm. He was born In Malheur county, that state, Feln^ary 27, 1875, his parents
being John and Sophia (Tost) Strode. His father was a native of Tennessee but became
a resident of Oregon shortly after the Civil war, and In the early 'SOs removed to Boise,
where he and his wife, who was a Kentuckian by birth, resided until her death, which
occurred In 1886. He died In 1901. Mr. Strode engaged In the cattle business and at the
time of hfs death left a considerable estate and many head ot horses and cattle.
John Strode, Jr., was a mere lad when hia parents removed from Oregon to Boise.
He was reared and received bis education In Boise, and there remained until 1898. when
at the age of twenty-three years and not yet burdened with a family, he beiiame pos-
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B«s8«d ot tlie gold fever and wept to AUeka. He remained there tor three and one-half
years, mining and proepectlng, but In June, ISOl, on learning of hla father's death,
returned to B<^e and for a conalderable time aided hie brothers In managing and look- '
ing after the property left by hla father. A part ot this estate consisted of large num-
bers of horses and cattle on th« ranges of Malheur county, Oregon, and of horses alme
there were about two thousand head. Some time later, Mr. Strode removed to Nampa,
where he epent two years in the livery hiislneas, and then for nearly ten yeare he
engaged In the cattle business, which hla father had followed for so long. As the
ranges became settled, this business ceased to be proQtable, and ao ii) the spring of 191B
he purchased and located on his present eighty acre ranch at McDennott Station.
On September 4, 1907. Mr. Strode was united In marriage to Miss Anna Elisabeth
Marin, their marriage taking place In Boise. Three children bave been born to this
union, namely: Ernest John, born November 30, J90B; Qeorge Kdward, Iwm June 30.
19J41 and Clara Elizabeth, whose birth occurred November 4. 1B17.
Mr. Strode fraternally is aOlllated with the Odd Fellows and hla wife is a member
of the Women's Woodcraft. Politically Mr. Strode maintains an Independent course.
He has foljitwed the occupatione of miner, prospector and cattleman and is now num-
bered opong the prominent and suocesatul ranchmen of Ada county.
^ JAMBS HENRY TAYLOR.
Ja^nei Hehry Taylor, a mining map of large and Important interests and a recog-
nised leader In republican politica In thq Coeur d'Alenes, has been a resident of Idaho
for more than a third of a centiiry, He is of English birth, having first opened Uls eyes
to the light of day In Bury, Lancastershire, England, In 1S69, bis parents being Timothy
and Jemima (Mellodew) Taylor. In ISTO the family came to the United States, aettllng
In Philadelphia, where the death of the father occurred. The mother afterward Joined
ber son In Idaho, becoming a resident of Wallace In 1906.
James Henry Taylor was reared in Philadelphia, having been but an infant when
brought by bis parents to the new world. He there attended the public schools until he
reached the age Of thirteen years, when he began providing for hU own support by
securing employment In the woolen mills of his home city, there spending four years.
He was afterward apprenticed to the millwright's trade, which he followed for two and
a half years, after wbich he devoted two years to the trade of pattern making, follow-
ing the business in Philadelphia until 1SS9.
In the following year Mr. Taylor came to the west, first making his way to Anaconda,
Montana, where he worhsd at bis trade, also spending two years In Butte. Prom that
point he made his way to the Snake river in Idaho, where he took up rancbltkg. After
about a year and a halt he returned to Anaconda, where he resumed work at his trade,
which he followed there and in Butte and also In Colorado until ISBG. The latter year
witnessed his arrival In Wallace and a year later he returned east tor a year. In 1899
he again became a resident of Idaho. On first coming Into the state In 1S91 be was
engaged In putting in an Irrigation project on the Snake river, near Hamlet, Idaho, as
well OS In stock raising. In 1899 he leased the Iron works at Wallace, of which he became
manager. The business was incorporated on the let of May, 1906, under the namo of the
Coeur d'Alene Iron Works, with Mr. Taylor as manager, a general foundry and manu-
facturing business being carrfed on, theirs being the only enterprise of the kind In the
northern part of the state. Wltb the development of the business a reorganisation and
incorporation was effected under the name of the Coeur d'Alene Hardware & Foundry
Company of Wallace. The ettorts and enterprise ot Mr. Taylor have been potent
elements In the success ot this undertaking. He also has extensive mining Interesta
and Is the secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Bullion Mining Company and
Is otherwise connected with different mining concerns.
In June, 1911, was celebrated the marriage ot Mr. Taylor and Miss Hedwlg Scheave,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Scheave, of Wallace. They now have two sons,
William Richard and Harold Douglas. Mr. Taylor belongs to Wallace Lodge No. 331,
B. P. 0. E., and also to the Fraternal Order ot Eagles. His political endorsement Is
atancbly given to the republican party and for three terms he served as a member of the
city council, while in April, 1911, be was the successful candidate tor mayor. The
capability with which he discharged the duties ot that position led to his reelection
and he served continuously from 1912 until 1916. During bis administration the paving
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ot the Btreets of Wallace vtw twgun and largely completed. A retaining wall was also
built along the -creek, the city mylng for tbe labor and cement, while be obtained the
material trom leading mines and the Olty paid for the traneportaticm. His entire
administration was characterized by progrese and improvement and his official record
won him high commendation. He has always been a stanch republican, has served &b
a member of the county central commlttse from hU district and Is now serving for
the second term as chairman of the republican central committee of Shoshone county.
In his bnalnesB career whatever be has undertaken he has attcompliehed. He is a strong
and purposeful man, actuated by high ideals and employing the moet practical methods
in their aocomplishment. His acquaintance in northern Idaho is an extensive one and
he is held In the highest esteem wherever known.
CHAKLBS E. SPOOR.
Charles E. Spoor, fltling the office of sheriff of Bonner county and making his home
at Sandpolnt. was born near Marshfleld, Wood connty, WIscMiBln, on tbe Gth of Febru-
ary, 1886. He iB a sou of Oscar 0. and Annie (Mohan) Spoor, the former a native of
PennsylTanla, while the latter was bom In Ireland. The father was a dealer In horses
and came to Sandpoint, Idahe, In 1S02, since which time the family has been repre-
sented in this section of the country.
Charles B. Spoor pursued bis early education In the place of his nativity and was
a youth of seventeen when he accompanied hie parents to the northwest. Here be
began working In the sawinllla in the summer seastma, while In the winter he attended
school nntll he completed his education. He aftennurd concentrated his efforts and
attention upon the lumber business tmd subsequent -to taking up hie abode at Sand-
polnt he served lor four years as a member of tha B»9 department, first as a driver,
whll* later be became chief of the Ore department at Sajidpolnt. In 1913 he was called
to the office of deputy sheriff and In 1919 was elected sheriff, so that he is the Incumbent
In this position st the present time, the duties of which he discharges wlthont faar. or
favor. He is a republican in politics, active In support ojE the party, and In all things
displays a marked devotion to the general good and Is active in his aid of all those
jntereste which are a matter of civic virtue and of cItIc pride. .iif\
Mr, Spoor was united In marriage to Miss Dorothy Thomas, & laughter of AMn
Thomas, a lumberman of Minnesota, and they.-now have one child, Ora. Hr. Spoor
' was active in organizing tbe Elks Ixidge No. IS^T at Sandpolnt and Is also a member of
Sandpolnt Aerie No. 668 of tbe Fraternal Ondec of Eagles and Is the president of the state
aerie, while in tbe local organisation he ta#s flitad all the offle^s. His irfDclal duties
have brought him a wide ai^ualntance an^ he is highly esteemed wherever known.
. ■ I . . THEO. A. PBTTBHBORQ.
Theo. A. Petterborg, one of tbe prominent business men of Preston, engaged In deal-
ing in automobiles as a partner in the Orm of Petterborg ft Naab and otherwise Identified
with commercial Interests, was born in Preston January 2, ISSO, a son of Emll and
Ereku (Lundengreen) Petterborg, the (ormer a native of Norway and the latter of
Sweden. The father came to America about ISEO and located In PYanklln, E*ranklln
county, Idaho, where he was one of the first settlers. He took up a tract of land east
of tbe city, which be improved and developed and continued to operate until 1907, when
he retired and has since made his home in Preston. He and his son conducted a
grocery and meit business there tor seven years after he left the farm. He la now
sixty-eight years of age. His wife died In 1892.
TMo. A. Petterborg was reared and educated In Franklin county, and continued to
reside In his father's home until he was eighteen years old, when he learned the harness-
making trade and worked at that business for two years. At the end of that time he
went to Montana and Canada and rode tbe range for eight years. Later he came to
Preston and worked for John C. Greaves ft Company for about four years, when he
and bis father enKaged In the grocery and meat business, which the father had been
conducting for soa^ time previously. This was In 1912, and In 1917 Theo. A. Petterborg
bought hla fathers Interest and closed out the stock. In tbe latter year be embarked
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In Ui« nuUimobUa bualnwa, with wbicb he has since been connected, tnd In 1918 he
took A. B. Nuh as a partner. Tbey Iiare alnce carried on the bualneaa with considerable
■nocees. Its growth has demanded a new bnlldlnK and a modem Karage was pnt up ia
Iftlt. The Arm also occnplea an adlolning bolldlng to enable them to take care of their
patronage, which le st«adllr on the Increase. Thar handle eeveral makes of popular
cars and have a large shop for general repair work.
On November 11, 1909, Ifr. Petterbotv waa married to Alice Longstroth, and thtj
bare become the parents of (our children, namely: Lynn, Donna, Wesley and a baby.
Btr. Petterborg U an earnest member of the Church of Jesna Christ of LAtter-da? BalnU
and serres aa a deacon. In political affairs he aapporte the republican party and U a
stanch advocate of Its policies. He la a member of the Woodmen of the World and
la one of the board of governors ot the Commercial Club, In the affalra of which he naet
Us efforts to advance the bnalness Interests ot Preston and anrroundlng district bj all
Intimate metboda.
ARTHUR BDOENB BAILBT.
Arthur Hugene Bailey, a retired rancher and newspaper man realdlng thrM miles
northwest of Boise on a aevea acre fmlt rantdi, was bom In Ohio, Angnst 29, 1W4, a
son ot Edwin and Hannah Sophia (KIrby) Bailey. His father was a carriage maker
and both of hla parents died when he was about three yeara of age. He thea went
to Ousiconnty, Michigan, where he was reared In the home of relatives. He was mar-
ried in that county and remained there for twenty-eight years. During twenty years ot
his reaidence there he was engaged In the newspaper bnslnesa, for Otteen yean being
owner and editor ot the Harcellus News, a weekly newspaper which was publtsbed at
Hare^lns, Hicblgan. Besides being a newspaper publisher and owner, he was for four
yeara, during the administration of Ben^mln Harrison, poetmaater of CasaopoUa.
Hichigan, wblch posltlco he Oiled to the best of his ability. In 190S be removed with
his wife end family to Idaho, settling In the Qrand View valley In Owyhee county, ea
a one hundred acre alfalfa ranch. He purchased a seven acre tnilt ranch located three
mUee northwest of Boise on the Foot Hill road in the fall of 1919, and In April, 19M.
removed to that place, having sold his one hundred' acre alfalfa ranch a short time
before.
Mr. Bailey waa united in marriage. October 20, 1891, to Miss Fantdion Stoekdale,
who waa bora In Cass county, Hichigan, Febmary 26, ISTl. She ia a daughter ot Anthtmy
and Martha (Smith) Stoekdale, both deceased. They were from Elkhart oonnty, Indiana,
where they were married. Mrs. Bailey waa graduated from the CaasopoIlB high school
and later taught schocri. Three children have been bom to Hr. and Mrs. Bailey, namely:
Agues, bom in Michigan, August IS, 1893, who was graduated from Idaho State Uni-
versity In 1916, and was married September 14, 1920, to Howard Edwin Waterman, now
realdlng In New York city; Harold Stoekdale. who was bora July IG, 1896, and la now
jmnchlsg at Grand View; and Hollo Edwin, whose birth occurred December 16, 1906.
The family are of the Baptist faith, and both Mr. and Mrs. Bailey support the
republican party, rrateraally, Mr. Bailey is a Hason and his wife belongs to the
lAdiea' Aid and Red Cross, to which she contributes a goodly portion of ber time. He
is now retired, a anccessful man, enjoying the results derived from a life ct industry,
diligence and devotion to eadi enterprise he has undertaken, whether as newspaper
man, postmaster or randuuan.
NBPHI LARSON.
Nephi Larson, vice president of the Idaho State ft Savings Bank at Preston and
formerly mayor of the city, was bom at Logan, Utah, August 1, 1873, and a son of
J(An and Anna (Jensen) Larson, the father a native of Denmark and the mother of
Sweden. John Larson came to America In a very early day and on arriving In this
country he went to Utah, crossing the plains by ox team. He located at Logan, where
he took up a tract of land, which he improved and developed and engaged in farming
and stock raising for several years. On his removal to Preston, Pranklln county, Idaho,
he resumed farming and cattle raising, which continued to occupy his attention for the
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next few reara. His next move was to start a store for the sale of general merchandise,
which bnalnees la now carried on b^ bia son, Nepbl Larson. He was one ol the tyrgka-
lien ot the Idabo State ft Sdvlngs Bank and became t&e second president of tb«t Institu-
tion, bidding that position until his death. He was always very active In the work ot
the Cburcb ot Jesns Christ of Latter-day Balnta, in which he held various offices of
trust and filled a two year mission to Minnesota. He was bishop for several years and
St the time ot his death was fllUng the office ot high connselor. He died August 11, 1*19,
at the ace of ssventy^our yean, but his widow Is 'still llvlDS and Is now seventy-twto
years old. He was an active participant In politics and served as mayor of Preetoo tor
two terms.
Nephl Larson was educated In Oneida Stake Academy, at Prestob, and at the Agrl-
cnltsral Collece> at Logan, and the Brlgham Yonng University at Provo, Utah. He then
clerked In the general store at Preston owned by W. C. Parkinson ft Company, of which
Itna his father was a partner, and when some time later his father bought ont his part-
ners, Nephl Larson became manager ot the store and has bad charge of the business
ever since, the firm for years being known as John Larson ft Sons. They were the sole
owners, and at the death of hie father Nephl acquired the whole business. About 1910
a modem twcnstory building tor store purposes was erected, the material being of brick,
and the ecmpany has occupied it ever since, carrying one of tbe largest stocks of general
merdiandiae in Preetoo or surrounding district and enjoying an extensive and steadily
Srowimg patronage. The repntation of the Arm for fair dtaling Is extensively known.
On Daoember 7, 18W, Mr. Larstxt was married to Bertha Parkinson, a daughter ot
Samuel P. and Charlotta (Smart) Parkinson. Her father was a native of England and
came to America in an early day. being among the pioneer Mormons of Utah. He was
abo one ot the flrst settlers ot Franklin county, Idaho, where he located in 1860. He
was a farmer and merchant and tor years resided In E^nklin, but finally retired from
bBBlnees and removed to Preston, where he spent the remainder of his life, his death
occurring May St. 1919, when he had reached the age of eighty-eight years. His widow
is still living at Preston and is now seventy-one. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are the parents
of eight children, namely: Radia, N. Piatt. Roma. Klmber. June, Preston, Keith and
Heed.
Mr. Larson Is an earnest member ot tbe Church ot Jesns Christ of Latter-day Saints;
Is senior president of the seventy organisation and has held various other olBces. I9
1903 he went to England on a mission for bis church and returned two years later. He
supports the republican p«rtr; was a member of the Preston city council tor tour years;
was mayor of tbe city for a similar term; and was a member ot the school board for
several years, while In many other directions he has given ot his time and ability to
■dvaiice all projects designed for the public welfare. He Is the owner of business
and residential property in and about Preston and Is generally regarded as one of the
most prosperous and progressive citisens in his part of the state.
R. B. HIHES.
S. B. Himes Is numbered among the representative residents of Sandpolnt, where
he Is now conducting a photographic studio. In public adalrs he has taken a keen and
helpful interest and his fellow townsmen, recogniilng his worth and ability, elected him
In 1916 to tbe office of mayor. He comes to the northwest trom Ohio, hie birth having
occurred at Bryan, that state, on tbe 11th ot January, 1S71, his parents being Timothy H.
and Mary (Myers) Hlmes, both of whom were natives of Canal Dover, Ohio. The father
was a minister of the Methodist church and at the time ot tbe (Mvll war enlisted in
defense ot the Union. Joining a company at Bolivar, Ohio. He afterward removed from
Uie Buckeye state to Muskegon, Michigan, and his labors In behalf of the moral progress
ol the race were far-reaching and effective.
R.-B. Hlmes attended the public schools ot Ohio and afterward worked his way
through sdtool at Muskegon, Michigan. When his education was completed he turned
his attention to the real estate business at Mnekegon Heights, where he remained tor
four years and then removed to Hfdland. Michigan, where he resided from 18S1 nntll
1894. In the latter year he became a photographer ot Traverse City, Michigan, where
he remained until 1901, which year witnessed his arrival In Idaho. He made his way
to Kendrlck and through the Intervening period has been actively identlBed with public
as well as business Interests In this part of tbe state. In 1907 he removed to Sandpolnt.
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' where he opened hla photographlo studio, whtch 1b well appointed. He does excellent
work In the line of his art, baTlUK keen appreciatltm ol the values of light, Bbade and
pose, and being able to catch the real expreeslon that reveals character In his subjacta.
His gallery Is supplied with the latest tmproTed appointments apd he uses the moat
advanced photographic processes In hie work. His high standing In connection with
the art is indicated In the fact that he la the vice president of the )4orthwest Photogra-
phers Association and ylce president of the Idaho State Photographers Aasoclatlon, while
with the American Photographers Association he holds nembersblp.
Mr. Himes married Miss Nellie Dallard and they have one daughter, Mrs. Uande
Perkins, now living at Wharton, New Jersey, and the mother of one child, Jeans, Ma.
Hlmes has never in any respect been neglectful of the duties and obligations of cttlsea-
ship, and his fellow townsmen are appreciative of bis worth and ability Is conoactioo
with public affaire. He has been a member of the city council several times and la a
stalwart champion of all those activities and Interests which prove of general benefit
to the community at large. He belongs to the Elks Lodge tio, 1367 and to the Knights of
Pythias and enjoys the warm friendship ot bis breathren of ttaosf fraternities, whll^ In
every relation of life he has commanded the respect, confidence and good will <rf th^se
with whom he has come In contact.
HORACE CAlJiB LEWIS. t
Dear to the memory of his friends and Interesting In. th^ eztrem,ii t4f ^e history-
loving people ot Idaho, Is the lite of Horace Caleb Lewis, a freighter and iqlnlng man
ot pioneer times.
He was born In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Septjember 14, ISGS, and was a eon .ot
Isaac I. and Oeorgiana C. Lewis. The father was a native ot Copiiecttput and In young
manhood removed to the weat, where as a surveyor he laid out Uie town of Watertown,
Minnesota. Journeying further west, he w^s at one {ime engaged Iq.BurveylBg and
mining at Clancy, Montana. He settled In Ketchum, Idaho, In ISSO. where his varj,ad
activities contributed In marked measure to the development and upbnll.llng of that
region. He engaged In general merchandising and for a time operated the Eikhorn
mine near Ketchum, from which over a million dollars worth of .ore was e^ttracted.
He opened the First National Bank of the town and was active In political qircles,
representing his district In the state legislature.
Horace Lewis spent his boyhood days largely in Minnesota, where he attended the
University ot Minnesota, thus bec<Hnlng well qualified through liberal education for
life's practical and responsible duties. In 1S79, when twenty-one years ot age, lie
went to Helena, Montana, where he was employed in the Cannon hardware estabU^)}-
ment. When the Wood river, Idaho, mining camps sprung Into importance, he Joined
Thomas h& Veil In the lumber business In that district. Later he became credit man
In the largest mining supplies business at Ketchum.
This Idaho camp became the terminus ot the Oregon Short Line Railway In
1S84 and Mr. Lewis seized the opportunity ot establishing the Ketchum Fast Freight
Line from Ketchum to ChalUs, consisting ot large warehouses an4 shops, with a rolling
stock of monstrous wagons drawn by mules and horses. He established regular camps
for his teams to stop over night and these caravans moved with regularity of railway
trains. Besides his ten teams of fourteen mules each, he bad several stage coaches
and other vehicles, and thus bad over thirty teams and wagons on the road between
Ketchum and Clayton, Bayhorse, Challis, Custer and Bonansa. Going In, the cargo
consisted ot all kinds of freight, merchandise and ooke, while coming back they hauled
tons of ore and bullion from the Salmon and Lost River countries. In one season,
seven hundred thousand pounds ot bullion was brought out and shipped by rail. All
freight was billed through from wherever the freight was received to any destination
in America, while the railways also billed through over the Ketchum Fast Freight
Line. Mr. Lewis remained In this freighting and stage business until 189E, when he
became Interested In mining. He operated the Croesus gold and copper mine near
Halley, which he later sold to Nebraska capitalists. During the Thunder Mountain
boom, the Ketchum Fast Freight Line was rejuvenated and Mr. Lewis again estab-
lished a stage line from Ketchum to Thunder Mountain by way ot Seatoam.
Subsequently, Mr. Lewis became owner of bis father's large ranch near Ketchum,
which he further developed and Improved, giving his attention to cattle raising, and
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he rem&lned active In thla bualaeai until hla dsath, which occurred on the IMh «I
January, 1911, In Seattle, WaBhlngton, where, he had goae to spend the winter and
lo(A after his many Interests Id that state.
On the 7th of February, 1899. Mr. Lewis was married to MIsb Katherlne Barry, a
native of San Francisco, California, and a daughter of Martin and Mary Ellen (Small)
Barry, then residing in Halley. Mrs. Lewis, like her husband, has spent most of her
life in Idaho and haa always had a keen interest in the affairs of the state.
As a citixen of Idaho Mr. Lewis always took a Uyely interest in Its political life.
He was a democrat in his views and was at one time a candidate for the state legis-
lature. Among the Masonic circles of Idaho. Utah and Washington h» was a familiar
flgure and earnest worker. As a York Rite Idaaon he was a member of chapter and
cemmandery at Pocatello; as a Scottish Rite Hanon of the Lodge of Perfection, Koai
Crolz Chapter, Knights of Kadosh, and the consistory of Salt Lake City; and a
NoUe of the Mystic Shrine Temple of El Korah, Boise.
Mr. L^wls was counselor, fftend. banker and lawyer in his home town of Ketchum.
He made many friends throughout the northwest and once he told a stranger one ot
his famous stories he was never forgotten. As « business man his Judgment was taken
as final and his integrity was above reproach. The Interests of bis life were broad and
varied. He saw the opportunities for aiding In the upbuilding and development of
the state and he bore bis full share in the work ot general Improvement and progress.
He was at all times actuated by a progressive spMt that prompted the attainment of
substantial results in the settlement and development ot Idaho, and his labors were
Indeed tsr-reachlng and beneficial.
PAUL DISNEY.
Paul Disney is capably discharging the duties devolving upon him In the capacity
of postmaster at Rupert, to which position he was appointed on the 30th of April, 1918.
His birth occurred at RushvlUe, Nebraska. November 9, 1891, his parents being Wilbur
H. and Evelyn (Courscoi) Disney. A sketch of the father appears on another page ot this
work.
In the acquirement of his early education Paul Disney attended the graded schools
of his native state, while later he continued his studies in the Boise high school and In
the State Normal School at Albion. Idaho. After putting aside his textbooks he was
employed on the government dam at Arrow Rock, also did electrical work and subse-
quently became bookkeeper in the Heybum State- Bank at Heyburn, Idaha He nest
entered his father's mercantile establishment at Rupert, continuing therein until
appointed postmaster of Rupert on the 30th of April, 191S, in which position he has
since served. In bis present capacity he Is making an excellent record as a courteous,
able and obliging olDcial whose services are appreciated and commended by tbe patrons
of the office.
In 1917 Mr. Disney was united In marriage to Miss Margaret Madge Stone, a native
ot Nebraska and a daughter ot Qlen and Emma (McConnell) Stone, who removed to
Heybum, Idaho, In 1904. The father Is a well known and successful ranchman. Mr.
Disney gives his political atleglance to the republican party which he has supported
since age conferred upon him the rixht of franchise. He has won many friends through-
ovt the community In which he resides and Is widely recognized as a representative and
popular young citizen of Minidoka county.
DARWIN HADDOCK.
Darwin Haddock, one of the rising young lawyers ot Paris, at present acting as city
attorney, Is a native of Id&ho, bom In Bloomlngton, Bear Lake county, March 24. 1897,
and Is a eon of E. J. and Emma (Oallyer) Haddock. The father was bom In Bear Lake
county, Idaho, in December, 1864, and was a son of one ot the first settlers of the county,
coming In 1864, while this part of the state was still largely unpeopled. On settling
In Bear Lake county he took up a tratft of land, which he improved and brought to a good
state of cultivation, and he continued to live on bis farm for the remainder of hla lite,
his death ocenrring in 1901. His memory Is sttll tresh In the minds of those of Us
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associates engaged In the taak «f dereloplng the ooantrr in tbcwe eorlr dars. E. J.
Raddoek received hla early schooling In Bear Lake conntj and flnlahed at the University
of Utah, following which he taught for one year tn neighborhood schools. He then
engagod In the general merchandise business at Bloomingtoo and tor three terms served
as probate Jndge ol Bear Lake county, giving general satisfaction while holding that
office. His son is now conducting the store, while the father Uvea practically retired
at Bloomlngton. He has been very active in the work of the Church ot Jesns Christ
of Latter-day Saints. Hla wife, who was a native erf Utah, died in December, 18SB.
Darwin Haddock was educated In the schools ot Bear Lake county and attended
Fielding Academy, from which he was graduated with the class ot 1>15. He then entered
Leland Stanford University, where be remained for one year, at the end of this period
transferring to the University of Utah, from which he graduated with the law class of
1918, and September 13, 191S, he was admitted to the bar. He then opened an c^ca in
Paris and commenced the practice Of his profession, gradually enlarging the circle of
his inflnence and professional ccHinectKm. with every prospect ot a prosperous legal
career before him. Mr. Haddock Is city attorney ot Paris, and to the duties of that
office he brings the qualities of tact and discernment. He Is Independent In politics
and is a member vt the Church of Jeeus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which be holdi
tile office of priest.
GUY P. RUSSELL.
The student ot history cannot carry bis investigations far Into the annals ot north-
ern Idabo without leamlog at the dose connection of the Russell family with the
development of the lumber Industry of this section of the country. Quy F. Russell, a
representative of the family, la now well known as the vice president of the Russell-
Pugh Lumber Company, which is operating extensively and sucoesstully la tbe manu-
facture ot pine, flr and large lumber. He Is a native son of New Bogland, his birth
having occurred at East Concord, Vermont, December 16. 1S74. He Is Indebted to the
public school system ot Spokane for the early educational opportunities which he enjoyed
and he contlnaed bis preparation tor life's practical and resiKHislble duties as a student
In the Blair Buslneas College of Spokane. His practical training In the business world
was received in connection with the lumber Interests establlahed and directed by his
father, and contlnnlng in this line ot business, be has eventually become the vice presi-
dent of the Rusaell-Pugh Lumber Company. He la familiar with the lumber trade In
every phase and In all of Ita branches, hla broad experience enabling him to apeak with
authority upon many questions relative to the business.
Mr. Ruaaell was married in IBOO to Miss Martha DIebl, a daughter of Peter Dlehl,
who was a veteran of the Civil war, becoming a member ot tbe Qrand Army of the
Republic. In 1000 he removed to Harrlscm and has since been connected with the
northwest. To Mr. and Mrs. Russell have been bom Ave children, Lyman, Floyd, Harold,
Noah and Ella. Tbe religious faith ot the family is that of the Baptist church, ot which
they are loyal members and generous supporters. In social circles the family occupies
a position of prominence and the hospitality ot their own home la greatly enjoyed by
their many frtenda throughout tbia section of the atate.
HARRT V. CLEMMICNS.
Harry V. Clemmena, who Is numbered among the worthy native sons ot Idaho and
has spent his entire life In the Boise valley, has resided in tbe vicinity of Star for three
decades and during the past seven years has made bis home on a welt Improved ranch
of forty-two acres altuated two mllea northweat of Star. Hla blrtb occurred on a ranch
a few miles west of Boise on the 19th of October. 1BT7, his parents <belng Jaoob and
Josephine (Kingsbury) Clemmens, both of whom have passed away. The father, a native
ot Indiana, came to Idaho in young manhood and In this atate wadded Miss Josephine
Kingsbury, a representative ol a well known family of Ada county. They became the
parents of six sons and three daughters, namely: Charles H.> Harry V., William L.,
Delia May, Elmer J.. Walter C, Qrover C. Mabel and Cbloe E. All were bom in Idabo
and all are living with the exception ot Mabel.
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Harry V. Clanmena Is now the ool; reprramUtlTe of tba tamOy living In the Boise
\all%7 Bud, as above stated, has made bis home In the Tloinlty of SUr for the past thirty
years. Hie work of the fields has claimed bis time and enerfl«B throughout hla entire
boslnesB career and dnrlns th« past seven years be baa otrned and occupied a ranch of
forty-two acres lying northwest of Star, In the cultivation of which be has won deserved
niccesB, his well directed efforts being attended with good results. He has erected an
attractive and substantial residence as well as a bam upon the property, thus greatly
enhancing its value.
On the 4tb of September, 18S8, Mr. Clemmens was united In marriage to Miss Effla
Sbatfer, who was born In Lawrence county, Ulssourl, April 19, 1S80, a daughter of Porter
and Julia (Gray) Shaffer, who are residents of Mlddleton, Idaho. Mr. and Urs. Clemmens
have a family of tbree children: Walter E., whose birth occurred November 6, 1900;
Lettia P., bom July 4, 1605; and Zola Ruth, whose natal day waa December 20, 1908.
Walter E., the only son, Is a veteran of the World war. Joining tbe amiy as a volunteer
when only seventeen years of age and doing guard duty In Panama for thirteen months.
Tbe period of bis service covered altogether fifteen months.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Mr. Clemmens has supported tbe
men and measures of tbe republioan party but baa never sought or desired office. His
wife Is a devoted and conslBtent member of the Methodist church. He has always
remained a resident of tbe Boiae valley and that bis life bas ever been an upright and
honorable one Is indicated in the fact that tbe associates of bis boyhood and youth are
still numbered among bis stanch friends.
HENRY CARPENTER.
Henry Carpenter is now living retired at Gooding, but for many years was actively
engaged In ranching, and bis unfaltering Industry and determination constituted tbe
foundation upon which he has built tbe success that no,w enables blm to rest from
further labor. He is numbered among the native sons of Mlsaourl, his birth h&ving
occurred in Holt county, that state, July 26, 1870, hla parents being Salam and Hannah
(French) Carpenter. The father, a native of Hocking countjt, Oiilo. went to Missouri
In young manhoad and followed teaming and logging in that state. Subsequently he
removed to Republic county, Kansas, where he took up one hundred and sixty acres of
government land upon which not a furrow had been turned nor an Improvenent made.
He at once began the arduous task of cultivating and developing the place and resided
thereon for a number of years. He then removed to Harlan county, Nebraska, where
he made Investment In one hundred and ality acres of farm land, devoting his attention
to the tilling of the soil for some time tliereafter. His next place of residence was In
Morton county, Kansas, where he carried on farming for a year, and be later purchased
one hundred and sixty acres of Improved land, which he further cultivated until 1889.
In that year he made his way to the northwest, settling first at Montpeller, Idaho,
where he lived tor a short time and then spent the winter In Ogden, Utah. He after-
ward went to Montana, later to Spokane. Washington, on to Oregon and subsequently
to Shoshone. Idaho, where he arrived in 1890. There he worked in a machine shop for
the Oregon Short Line Railroad for live years, after which he went to Blackfoot, Idaho,
where he engaged In farming for two years. He next took up his abode at Kamas,
Summit county. Utah, where he was employed in Hawmllls, and from that place he
removed to Gooding. Idaho, where he took up ranch land which he owned and culti-
TSted successfully for some time. He passed away at Gooding about Ave years ago.
when sixty-five years of age, and his wife died about 1917, at the age of sixty-eigbt years.
They were consistent and faithful members of the Presbyterian church, guiding their
lives by its teachings, and in his political belief Mr. Carpenter was a republican.
Henry Carpenter accompanied his parents on their various removals and at different
places he pursued bis education as a public school pupil. After the family home was
eBtablisbed at Shoshone, Idaho, he worked there for two years as a machinist and later
be went to Kamas, Utah, where he engaged In logging and freighting. He was next at
Circle Valley, Utah; where he was empfoyed In a sawmill, and subsequently he went to
Ashley, that state, and there engaged In freighting. In 1897 he arrived In Gooding,
Idaho, and for five years was in the employ of Governor Ooodlng. He afterward took .
up ranch land near Gooding, obtaining one hundred and sixty acres which be developed
and improved, continuing its further cultivation until April, 1919, when be put aside the
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more active work ot tbe farm and retired from traalneBB life. He still owns the rancli
property, bowever, and derives from It a subfltantlal auiaal Income.
In 1890 Mr. Carpenter was married to Miss Samantha Alexander, a native of tbe
Kamas valler of Utab and a daugbter of Qulncy and Esther (Russell) Alexander. Tbey
now have tbree children: Roaa A.. Effie and Eleanor. In pollUcs Mr. Carpenter has al-
ways maintained an Independent course, voting according to tbe dictates of hts Judgment
wfthout regard to party ties. He has w>orked diligently and energetically in bfs business
career and his sound Judgment has wisely directed hts labors, so that as the years have
passed bis efforU have been attended with a gratifying measure of prosperity and at
the present time he is able to live retired, enjoying a handsome competence with sup-
plies him with all of the comforts and some of the luxuries of life.
MARION R. KAT8.
Marlon R. Kays, of Richfield, Is the vice president and general manager ol the Idaho
Irrigation Company, Ltd. Previous connection with the reclamation service and with
Important engineering projects well qnallfled him for the Important duties which he
assumed on taking hU present position on the let ot January, 1912. He was bom In
Tonlca, Illlnots, January 26, 1881. and Is a b(hi of Emery and Emma (Trask) Kays. He
was hut four years of age when his parents removed from IlllnoiH to Phoenix, Arlsona,
where be attended school and later became a student In the University of Illinois,
from which be was graduated with tbe class of 1906. He later spent three years In ctm-
sectlon with the United States reclamation service In Nebraska and Wyoming and
afterward returned to Arizona, where he engaged In the same line of work until 1910.
He then removed to Richfield, Idaho, and entered the employ of J. Q. White A Company '
as assistant construction superintendent. Later he was made chief engineer, occupying
that position for a short time, and on the 1st of January, 1912, he accepted bis present
.position as vice president and general manager of the Idaho Irrigation Company, Ltd.
Through the Intervening period of eight years be has done important work In this
connection In the development and promotion of Irrigation Interests and be has become
thoroughly informed on all questions having to do with the upbuilding of the water
interests of the state.
In 1908 Mr. Kays was married to Miss Alice Qrler, a native of Illinois and a daughter
of W. M. and Alice (Lindsay) Qrler. The two children born ot this marriage are Alice L.
and Marlon, Jr. Mr. Kays belongs to the Masonic fraternity and Is a worthy exemplar
ot tbe craft. In politics he la a republican and Is now serving on tbe town board of
RlchBeld. A most progressive spirit actuates him In all of his relations to tbe public
and In bis business connections and as a private cltisen be Is working along lines that
tend to further the upbuilding and improvement ot the state In every poeslble way.
SAMUEL H. SAMPLE.
Among the prominent ranchers of Ada county la Samuel H. Sample, who Is now re-
siding on an eighty acre farm near McDermott Station. He has been a resident ot Idaho
tor twenty-five years but la a native of Itlinola. having been born at Monmouth, that
state, June 28, 1863. His father, Hugh Sample, was born and reared In Belfast, Ireland,
and was an Orangeman. He married Jane Hunter, also a native of Belfast, Ireland, where
their marriage took place. In 1SS2 they crossed the Atlantic and located at Monmouth,
IlIinolH, where both died and are burled. They were of Scotch-Irish Presbyterian faltb.
The early lite ot Samuel H. Sample was spent at Monmouth, Illinois, but on reach-
ing the age ot sixteen years, be left hia native state and went to Iowa, where be was
engaged for four years as a farm hand. At the age of twenty years, desiring a change
of work, be removed to tbe northwest, traveling over the Northern Pacific Railroad and
crossing the Pan Handle of Idaho to Pendleton, Oregon, where he arrived In 1884. It
was there that he met and married his wife. He made Pendleton his headquarters tor
several years and In 1886 trailed sheep from Oregon to eastern Idaho. In 1894 he and
bla wife removed to Idaho, first living near Blackfoot and later at Spencer for many
years. Por several years Mr. Sample was In the employ of the Wood Livestock Com-
pany, a large sheep concern, and later became range superintendent ot the concern and
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a stock holder In tbe eompMijr. Leaving Idaho h& ramored to Oregon and was tor
some time engaged In ranching In the Walla Walla valler. Retuitifng to Idaho In 19U
he bought hia present ranch of eighty acres which woe then but little onltlvated. He
immediately set aboat to ImproTe his place, and It <■ now all under cuUlvatlon, H«
ballt a bungftlow home and made other good Improvements, and keeps a goodly number
ot dairr eowB. He has taken an active Interest in the welfare ot his oommunlty and has
to this end served as school director. What time he has to spare from his ranching In-
tereete be spends In hunting and fishing, his two favorite forms ot recreation.
Mr. Sample was united In marriage to Hiss Melleea Davis, of Pendleton, Or^on,
December 23, 1871. She la a daughter ot John B. and Lucy (Ptnkerton) Davis. Her
father is now deceased, and her mother is now reBldIng at Btackfoot Mr. Davis was a
native of Ohio and croesod the plains from Missouri to Oregon at the age of fourteen
years. During the Civil war he helped to guard the Immigrant trains and later served
as quartermaster sergeant at Walla Walla, Washington. He was also an Inventor, having
Invented the first combined header and thresher that was ever made. To Mr. and Mrs.
Sample alx children have been brarn, namely: Lelah, born October 29, 1892, now the
wife of Eno J. Johnson; Eatelle, who was born January 21, 1S96; Ethel, whosf birth
occurred April 2, 1S98; Samuel Everett, bom Pebniary 10, 1901; John Francis, whose
natal day was November IS, 1903; and Clarence, bom September 21, 1906.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Sample are members of the P/esbyterlan idiurch and in polities
maintain an Indenendent course, voting for the man rather than the party. PratemaUy
he is afltliated with the Modem Woodmen and she is a Royal Neighbor. They are both
p4Vular in the community In which they live and are numbered among the sncoeestal
ranchers ot Ada county.
CHARLES J. BNOAR.
Charles J. Engar, for years identlfled with the musical profeaslcm In and around
Preeton. Idaho, and at present filling the office of professor of music at Oneida Stake
Academy and acting as supervisor of the Preeton city schools, 1b a native of the kingdom
of Norway, born In Chrlstlanla, September 18, 1S70. His parents, John and Anna (Olson)
Engar, were also natives ot Norway. The father was a carpenter by trade, following
that business during his active life. He died In Norway In 1873, and tn 1S76 his widow
and two children emigrated to America and located In Ephralm, Utah. Mrs. Engar mar<
ricd again and went to reside at Elslnore. Utah, where she spent the remainder of her
life, her death occurring December 13, 191S, when she had reached the age of eighty-
five years.
Charles J. Engar was practically reared and educated at Provo, Utah, and later went
to Europe, where he studied music for two years. On his return from Europe he at-
tended the American Conservatory of Music at Chicago, and was placed In charge ot
the music department of the Snow Academy at Ephralm, Utah. He taught In Rlck'a
Academy at Rexburg, Idaho tor five years, and in 1910 he removed to Preston, where
he has held a similar position ever since. He Is also manager ot the theatre at Preston,
owned by the Oneida stake, and Is conductor of the Oneida stake choir. He has tully
established himself In the confidence of the community as a musical expert, and he
stands well with all lovers of music In hl^part ot the state.
On October 15, 1899, Mr. Engar was married to Alveretta Staples, a daughter of
George and Laura (Rappley) Staples, the former a native of England and the latter of
New Tork. Her maternal grandfather was captain of one ot the tamous handcart com-
panies that Journeyed across the plains with the Latter-day Saints. The family located
first In Salt Lake City but later went to Dixie, Utah, and stiU later to central Utah and
finally to Arizona, tsimlng In all these places. Mr. Staples was one of the first men to
take purebred horses and cattle to Sevier county, Utah, and continued to raise purebred
stock tor the remainder of his life. He died as the result of being gored by a bull,
October 30, 1S90. Hla widow survived until December 14, 1916, on which date Mr. En-
gar's mother was also burled, a double funeral being held. It la worthy of note that
Vtro. Staples was descended from the Rappley family, one of whom Is credited with
being the first white child born In New York. Mr. and Mrs. Engar are the parents ot
■Ix children, namely: Marlam Louise, Karl J., Norma, Oeorge A., Byron and Anna
Laura.
Mr. Engar Is a member ot the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and In
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IMl h« vu cUled to fill a mfulon tn Norvar, trotn whidi he retnmvA two yean later.
Ha vas prMldmt of the Trondbjem coaforanca In Morwajr. H« ia cborlatar of tha staka
Snnd^ school and of the stake choir; Is condnotor at the Liberty chorus and has
charge of a bank and orchestra at Preeton. He holds recommendations from all tha
leading mnslclans of the west and has been <rflered tempting poaltlons In manr dtfferent
InitltQtloiu. He has farming Interests tn Carlbon oonatr. Idaho, owning three handred
and sixty acres. While IlTlng In Serler county, Utah, he was editor ot the Sevier
County TlmeB, and while on the mission to Norway, hU wife aerred as county re-
corder of Bevler county tor two terms. He Is one of the board of goTernOrs of the
Praston Commercial Club and Is otherwise Identified with the public affairs ot tb| city.
QEOROB V. HcCOY.
Oeorge W. McCoy Is engaged In ranching on the Wood river, not tar from Ketebiun,
where he has made his home since 1893. He was bom In Taiewell county, Illinois,
November 14, ISte, and fs a son of James and Almira (Hall) McCoy. The mother
died during the infancy of her son and In 1867 the lather left Illinois with his family
and crossed the river to SL Joseph, Missouri. From that point be made the trip
across the plains with oz teams and mules to Shasta county, California. As they Jonr>
neyed across the plains the Indians were numerous and the wagon train ^t ahead
of that In which the McCoy family was traveling suffered the loss of some ot its men,
while one woman was scalped by the Indians. Later she was found and cared for
and was taken to California, wbere she recovered from her Injuries and her scalp wae
returned to her. On various occasions Qeorge W. McCoy went through a number ot
Indian scarea. His father establlBhed the family home on the Sacramento river In
California, where be purcbaeed one hundred and eixty acree of land, which be de-
velt^ted and Improved, making bis bome thereon tor five years. He then sold that
property and bought another farm, which he cultivated for a short time, after which
be traded his land for a sawmill on South Cow creek. This be operated for eight years.
George W. McCoy assisted his father upon tbe farm and In the mill. Later the
father sold the mill and removed to the Big valley, while Oeorge W. McC<v operated
a ranch on Oakrun known as the old Hunt ranch, remaining there for two years. HIb
father died In Drews valley of Oregtm.
After living upon tbe Hunt ranch Oeorge W. McCoy worked In a stone quarry
for a short time and later he took his wife and two children and drove to Drain
Station, Oregon, from which point be traveled to Humboldt county, Nevada, and
afterward to Beaver county, Utah, wbere be engaged to some extent In teaming. In
I87T be returned to Shasta county, California, where he engaged In farming and also
operated a sawmill. Later he was at Star Valley, Nevada, where be carried on tanning
tor two years, and on tbe 13th of November, ISSO, be arrived at Ketchum, Blaine-
county, Idaho, wbere be purchased two lots and built a log bouse. On tbe 2d of
DecefDber snow lay on the ground to the depth of thirty-eight Inches. Tbe following
year Mr. McCoy began teaming trom Hailey to Ketchum and to Qalena and was thus
active In business until August, 1SS4, when tbe building of the railroad Into tbe district
caused his work as a freighter to be suspended. He afterward worked as an ore
sampler for eight years and then purchased his present ranch In 1892. Tbe following
year he removed to the property, becoming owner of elghty-flve acres, to which be
has added until he now has one hundred and twenty-five acres. In 1906 be built bis
present home upon his ranch and as the years have passed he has carried forward
the work of improvement and development, transforming it into a valuable property.
On the 4tb of June, 1871. Mr. Coy was married to Miss Sarah Jane Bailey, a daugh-
ter ot James and Dosha Elinor Bailey and a native ot Shasta county, California, to
which state her father went in 1S4S, attracted by the discovery of gold on tbe Pacific
coast. Her father was killed by Indians at Antelope Springs, Humboldt county, Nevada,
while on his way home to California. To Mr. and Mrs. McCoy have been bom ten chil-
dren: George William; James F.; Charles A., deceased; Hannah B.; Melvin R.; Sarab
L.; Leroy; Emerson A.; Lena B.; and Arnold E.
Politically Mr. McCoy la a democrat and baa held the office of water master at
Ketchum. He belongs to tbe Masonic fraternity and also to the Order ot the Eastern
Star. He made his way to the Pacific coast in 1S67 and through the Intervening period
of slzty-tbree years he has been an Interested witness of all the remarkable changes
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whtcb have occurred leading to the npbulldliiK ol the Breat wwteni empire. Ha has
shared m all ot the bardshlpe of pioneer life when thla section of the country was far
remote from eastern opportunities and" advantages. He has performed the arduous
labor of a freighter, has assisted In the difficult task of redalmtng wild land for the
purpoMB of civfllsatioa and as the years have gone by has contributed In many waya
to the pioneer development and subsequent upbuilding of the dlstrlcU In which lie has
lived.
THOMAS E. CLARK.
Thomas E. Clark is prominently Identi fled - with the business Interests of Paul as
proprietor of the Paul Automobile Company and also as senior partner in the Clark A
Son Implement Company. He was born at I<a Plata, Missouri, August 17, 1S70, and is
a son of Henry O. and Casste Clarissa Clark. His boyhood dayb w«re largely passed
In Missouri, where he remained to the age of twenty-etz years. He then went to Boie-
man, Montana, where he followed farming until 1008, when he came to the present site
of the town of Paul In Idaho. Here' he homesteoded a tract of land of eighty aores.
It was entirely updeveloped and unimproved when It came into hisipossession, but be
at once began the task of converting the wild land into an arable and productive tract.
Upon this he built a seven-room house. Later the town of Paul was started and with
the building of the railroad and the further development of the town Mr. Clark's farm
became the very center c^ the developing community. In 1017 he traded his land
wItUn the town site for a farm west (d the town, comprising one hundred and sixty
acres, but still retains city and business lots. In 1918 he established his present auto-
mobile business In cmnection with 6ny Holleubeck, who In time sold his Interest to
J. J. Smoot. Still later Mr. Clark purchased the Interest of Mr. Smoot and Is now
operating Icdependently under the name of the Paul Automobile Company and as senior
partner In the Clark ft Son Implement Company. He has thoroughly studied condl-
tlrms affecting both branches of trade and his efforts are carefully and wisely directed.
He displays much Initiative In the conduct of £ib business and his labors are bringing
substantial returns.
In 1S91 Mr. Clark was married to Miss Nellie Dangherty, a native of La Plata,
Missouri, and a daughter of Qeorge C. and Llicle (Newton) Daugberty. They have
become parents of live children : Ray B., whb IS' now at Blare Island with the Fortieth
Supply Detachment of the United States army; Marie; Irene; Floyd; and Olenn.
Mr. Clark Is a member of the Modem Woodmen of America and Is now serving as
chairman oI the board of directors of the Woodmen Building A Operating Company.
In politics he maintains an attitude Independent of party ties. He Is now servisg on
the town board and is Interested in everything that has to do with the welfare and
upbuilding of the community and the maintenance of its high civic standards. He Is
one of those who are always alert to every business chance or opportunity and his suc-
cess Is due to the fact that he has been able to recognise and utilize advantages which
otliera have passed heedlessly by.
OBORGB O'DWYBR.
George O'Dwyer la a dealer In bay, grain and feed at SL Maries and Is winning
that substantial success which comes from close application in business and well di-
rected taiergr. He came to the west In 1!K)4 from Dane county, Wisconsin, and lived fqr
five years in Spokane, Washington, before removing to Idaho. His birth occurred
fifteen miles north of Madison, Wisconsin, on the 1st of August, 1870, he being the eldest
of the six sons of Michael and Ellen (Dlllonl O'Dwyer, who were natives of Ireland.
George O'Dwyer ts the only member of the family living In the west, the others
still being residents of Dane county, Wisconsin. He was reared upon the home farm
and pursued his early education In the country schools and later was graduated from
Sacred Heart College at Watertown. Wisconsin, In the year 1888, at which time his
father was living In the town of Dane. Dane county, owning a drug store In the town
and a farm nearby. George O'Dwyer spent much of his youth In his father's drug store '
and there learned pharmacy, being afterward licensed as a pharmacist. In 1892 he
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MtaUlBhed a general store at Cndabr. WIscohbId, a suburb of HUwsnkee, but sold Um
baBlbeBH In 1894. For tan yean tbereatter he owned and cooAictad a general
store at Wanpun, Wisconsin, bnt disposed of the buslneea In 1904 and made
his way to the northw«sL He flrst located In Spokane^ WashbiKton, where
for Ave roars he was engaKOd m th« cominlnlon bnslness, and In 1909 be
remoTod to Idaho, spending two rears tn ateamboatlng on Coeur d'Alene lake,
making his residence In the dty of Coenr d'Alene. Since 1911^ be "has llvod in St
Maries, where he has been engaged in the hay, grain and feed hnsinesa, oondnctlng the
only large business of the kind tn the place. This he carries on nnder the name of
George O'Dwyer, incorporated. The concern was incorporated In 1917 and In connec-
tion with the buying and selling of hay, grain and feed the company operates a feed
mill which Is the only one In Benewab county. In addition to the lines wbch they handle
already mentioned, the company likewise deals in floor, lime, coment, brick and poultry
supplies and its hnsinesa has now reached gratifying prt^ortlons, Insuring a substantial
annual income.
On the 1st of February, 1900, Mr. O'Dwyer was marriod In ClintonTllle, WtsoonsU,
to Hlu IJna Bents, who was bom in tbat state and la of Oerman descent Hfs religious
(oitb la that of the Roman Catholic church and fraternally he Is connected with the
Knights of Cotumboa and with the BeneTOlent Protective Order of Elks. His pcdltlcal
support Is given to the republican party, and while a Arm believer in its principles, he
was never a candidate for political oSce until the fall of 191S, when he was elected from
Braewah coonty to the state leglalatnre and Is now serrlng in the house of r^n'e-
sentatires. Re was made chairman of the waterways and drainage committee, ctialr-
mao of the printing committer and a member of the railroads, carriers and corporatlmn
oommlttae and the uniform laws oommittee. He Is regarded a« a level headed and ane-
eessfnl bininesa man and he is bringing to his official duties the same oapottUitr and
Vtrtt, being now active In pushing forward constructive legislation in the lower house
of the Idaho general assembly.
HON. LOUIS it. ADAMS.
Hon. Louis R. Adams, residing at Rupert Is well known In banking drdea and also
as one of the prominent sheepmen of Minidoka county. Moreover, he has figured actively
In connection with the public life of the ccmmnnlty and has represented his district in
Idaho's legislature. Iowa numbers him amcHig her native sens, his birth having occurred
in Cass county, that state, on the 1st of August, 1871. his parents being Robert D. and
Margaret J. .(Ware) Adams. His boyhood days were spent In Iowa, where he remained
unt^ he reached the age of twenty-eight He pursued his educatltHi in the putdlc
schools and asslgted In the work of the farm, his father having been one of the eariy
farmers of that section of the state.
In 1900 he Went to Laa Vegas, New Mezloo, where he remained for a year and then
returned to Iowa. In June, 1902. he was married there and In the following August
he sought the opport unities of the xrowlng northwest, making his way to Qlenns Ferry,
Idaho, where be was engaged in the lumber business for a period of six yeara, though
still retaining his interest in the business he removed In 1906 to Rnpert, where he
took up a homestead of eighty acres, and later he added two eighty-acre traeta, de-
veloping and improving a ranch. He also became interested In the lumber trade at
Rupert in company with Fred A. Nelson, his wife's brother, and was thus active until
the fall of 1913, when he sold his Interaets In 'the lumberyard but continued In the
implement business for two years longer. In 1916 he disposed of hia Interest In the
Implement business and concentrated his efforts and attention upon sheep ralalng. In
which he Is now engaged. In connection with George Flynn of Declo, Idaho, he or-
ganized the First National Bank of Rupert, of which he waa elected president his as-
sociates in the business being Carl Titus, V. A. Titus and Ed Nelson, wbo are directors
of the Institution. The bank has prospered under the direction at ,Mr. Adama, the busi-
ness steadily growing. He is a forceful and resouroeful business , man, ready to meet
any emergency with the consciousness and strength tbat comes from a right conception
of things and an habitual regard for what Is best In the exercise of human activities.
On the 27th of June, 1902, Mr. Adams was married to Miss Marie M. Nelson, a
native of Qrlswold, Iowa, and a daughter of Frank and Mallna (Hansen) Nelsoh. The
four diildren of this marriage are Winona. Herbert, Leona and Robert The parents
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an members of Uie Chrletlan church and Mr. Adams Is a Chapter Mason and a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Pellows. His polltloal allBElanoe Is giTeo to the re-
publican partT and twice he has represented bis district in tbe aUte legiBlatnre, Berrlng
dorlBs the term of 1908 and 1909 and again in 1S13. He gave most thonghtfol and earoeet
eonaideratiMi to the questions which oame up tor settlement and his sapport of any
measure was proof of his belief In Its efflcacy as a factor in good government. He has
ever stood for those things which make for tbe welfare of communltr. c(»nmonwealth
and country and his life bistorr te UlttstratlTs of the opportunities offered In tbe north-
weM. Coming to this section with little capital, be tias steadily advanced, ranklUK cow
wltlt tbe representatiTe business men of Minidoka county, where be Is conducting Im-
portant banking and sfaeep raising intereeU.
WILLIAM C. POX.
William C. Fi», the owner of an excellent ranch of forty acras three miles south
of Star, was bom In Renville county, Minnesota, April 17, 1884, his parents being
Matthew and Margaret (Reagan) Fox, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter
at Ontario, Canada. Matthew Fox died In Minnesota when hla son William was but a
year old, while his wife, wbo survived blm for almost three decades, passed away at
LewiatoD, Idaho, in 1914. Mr. Fox of this review has me sister, Mary C, wbo was
fraraerly engaged in teaching acbool but Is now a trained nurse of Lewlstttn, this state.
William C. Fox was reared to manhood In Minnesota, principally In HlnnevoIIs.
Re was graduated from a Minnesota bi^ school and completed a course in Ar<dilbaId*B
Business College of Minneapolis when nineteen years of age. Subaequently he was em-
ployed as a stenographer and bookkeeper by a large railway contracting firm of Min-
neapolis tor ten consecutive years. In 1910, when yet unmarried, be came to Boise, Idaho,
here spending several months in various employmenta, while in tbe spring of 1911 he
became the owner of eighty acres of land In Ada county, including bis present f<^y-
acre ranch three miles south of Star. He retained tbe entire place for several years,
Improving the property and cultivating all of tbe land until 1819, when he sold forty
acres thereof. The operation of the remaining forty-acre tract makes full demand upon
his time and energies, for be has no son old eoougb to assist him in tbe work of the
flelda and hired help Is dlfllcult to obtain, One feature of the place is a seven-acre prune
orchard which be set out In 1911 and which Is now in full bearing.
On tbe 19th of November, 1910, in Boise, Idaho, Mr. Fox was Joined in wedlock to
Miss Mary C. Townsend, whoae birth occurred In Scott county, Minnesota, March 17, 1887.
Rer parents, Joseph Bdward and Joeepblne (Mars) Townsend, are still residents of
Scott county, Minnesota. Tbs romance of Mr. and Mrs. Fox began In Minneapolis, be>
fore tbe former came to Idabo. Mrs. Fox is a graduate of the State Normal School at
Mankato. Minnesota, and taught school tor three years prior to her marriage. She has
become the mother of three children, namely: Marguerite, wbo was bom August 31,
1911;' Josephine, whoee natal day was September 15, 191Gi and J<dm Donald, whose blrUi
occurred Mardi 16, 1917.
In his political views Mr. Fox Is a democrat but without aspiration for public
preferment. Both he and bis wife are communicants of the Roman Catholic church at
Nampa, while fraternally be Is tdentlBed with the Knights of Columbus. His career has
ever been such as to commend him to tbe confidence and esteem of all with whom he has
been associated and he well deserves recognition among the representative and success-
ful ranchmen of southwestern Idabo.
PAUL M. BOWBR.
Panl M. Bower, engaged in the real estate business at Sandpolnt, is one of the native
sons of tbe northwest and poesesses the spirit of enterprise and progress which has been
the dominant factor In the upbuilding of this section of tbe country. He was bom In
Spokane, Washington, December S, 18S8. and Is a son of E. J. and Mary (McKlnney)
Bower. The father Is a native of Tlncennee. Indiana, and made the trip across the
country to Oregon when a boy or fifteen, sharing In all of the hardships and trials of
travel In that manner and at that day. He became a resident of Spokane, whtcb at that
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time was a mere Tillage, 'and there tie afterward engaged In the Ice bnslneBB, continuing
active as a dealer In Ice for about thirty years. Later be removed to Coc<dalla, Idalio, .
bec(»ning one of tbe earliest residents of that place, and there he Is still engaged In the
Ice trade. He wedded Mary HcKlnney, who was born at Turner, Oregon, and whoee
parents were among the pioneers of the Pacific coast, having made the trip overland
in 1847.
Fanl M. Bower began his education In the public schools, passing through con-
secutive grades to the high school of Spokane, while later he continued his studies
In the Willamette University of Salem, Oregon. During his college days he took a most
active interest In athletics. After completing his education he came to Bonner county,
where he has made his home for the past twenty yetin. He ts now engaged In the real
estate business at Sandpoint and Is an extensive dealer in property, handling both im-
proved and nnlmprOTed lands throughout the Panhandle and also in western Montana,
carrying on the business there In conjunction with the emigration department of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. He ts a firm believer in Sandpoint and Its future and baa
been moet active in promoting all of the Interests that contribute to the welfare and
progress of Bonner county.
Mr. Bower was married In 1910 to Miss Emma Marsh Simmons and they have one
child, Lois. The tamUy occupies an enviable position In aodal circleiB and the
hospitality of the beet homes is freely accorded them. Mr. and Mrs. Bower are con-
sistent members of the Presbyterian church and generously oontribute to Its support.
Mr. Bower was active In the organisation of the Elks Lodge No. 1367 at Sandpoint and
be was a member, during the war, of the Bonner County Defense Council and aulsted
most actively in promoting all war drives. In a word he Is never remiss In the datlea
of citlienshtp and his aid and cooperation have been active factors In pnbllo progress.
EZRA CARTER FOSS, Sa.
The late E!ira Carter Foss was a native son of New England. He was born at Saco,
Maine, July 23, 1833. His lather was Calvin Icbabod Foss and his mother Sarah Brackett
Carter Foss. also natives of the same state. On both the paternal and maternal sides Of
the house Mr. Foea was a descendant of Revolntionary sires, who nobly fought lor
American Independence, and the founding of a nation whose grand old flag floats for
the freedom of the down trodden and oppressed of every land and ollme. Like bis an-
ceetry Mr. Foss was richly endowed with a strong love of liberty and a diapoeitloa of
great generosity and to fearlessly defend the weak and oppressed in every phase of
human life. His father died In his native state at the early age of thlrty-flve years,
while bis mother attained the age of ninety-three years, and her father, Ezra Cartar.
lived to be nlnety-slx years of age.
In 1860, when Mr. Foss was only seventeen years of age his mother and her four
daughters left their native state for the valley of the Great Salt Lake. They had be-
come adherents of the Latter-day Saint faith, and like all the early Mormon pioneers
crossed'the dreary waste from the Missouri river to Salt Lake Valley with ox and
bwse teams, walking much of the way themselves. They had embraced the faith through
the mlssl<m worl»of Apostle Wllford Woodruff and John F. Boynton. Mr. Woodruff
was an uncle of Esra Foss and later held the distinction of being president of the Churoh
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In Maine, Mr. Foss had learned the art of book-
binding and In Utah for a time he followed this occupation and bound some of the first
books used In Utah containing the statutes and laws of Utah as enacted by the territorial
legislature, then held In central Utah at the towu of Fillmore. In 1S5S he was called by
President Brigham Young to colonize the Elk mountain region In CarsMi valley, Nevada,
filling this mission with credit. He was honorably released and went over the Sierra
Nevadas Into California. He went to the Sacramento valley where his brother Calvin
resided In the heart of the gold fields, where members of the Mormon Battalion were
the first discoverers of Calitomia gold In 1S47 in the Sutter mill race near Sacramento.
He remained in California mining and stock raising until 1864, when he returned to his
h<nne In Salt Lake City, where tor a number of years he engaged In farming near the
suburb of Salt Lake City, now known as Waterloo district. He also helped the engineer,
Jesse W. Fox, survey tbe first railroad In Utah— the Utah Central — from Ogden to Salt
Lake City.
In 18S6 Mr. Foss married Emily Cheney, a very estimable, genial and industrious
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Iad7. also a deecendant of the Revolutionary fathers. Her parents were Nathan and Eliza
Beebe Cheney, natlvea of New Hampshire, who became sturdy settlers and npbullders of
Cattarangus county, New York. Mr. Cheney was engaged In the woolen mills buslnesB,
which he continued to operate the remainder of hfs life. To Bira and Bmlly Foes were
bom eight children, namely: Ezra C; Sarah Brackett; FYanUln N.; Catvln Z.; Amy B.;
Lnther S.; and twine, Edna and Ida, who died at the age of nine months.
In 1S8S Mr. Fobs and family moved to Farmlngton, the county seat of Davis county,
TTtab. wbere he made his home the remainder of his life, making one visit In the yesr
1906 to his boyhood home and friends In the state of Halne, accompanied by hla son
Lather. He died at his home In Farmlngton. July 3. 1919, at the ripe old age of eighty-
six years. His departure was not only mourned by his loving wife, children and grand- I
children, but by a host of other admiring relatives and friends. Mr. Fobs was a man
IwlOTed by all who knew him, and they who knew him best loved him most. He was a
good citisen and a qnlet, unassuming faithful membei' of his church. He was generous
and big-hearted, cheerful and genial in disposition. He despised hypocrisy and cowardice
In every form, was honest and upright In all the walks of life. The principal speaker
at bis funeral, Attorney Thomas, made the remark, "In Bsra Foes there wae no sham."
Hie funeral was attended to overflowing by hundreds of loving and admiring friends, and
his remains were laid quietly to rest In the Fannington cemetery to await the reaurrec-
tliHi of the just.
EMILY CHENETf POSS.
Bmlly Cheney Poea, devoted mother of the Foes brothers and her daughter, Sarah
*B., and wife of Ears C. Foss, Sr., was horn in CentervUIe, Davis county, Utah, July 1'7,
1861, and Is oonseiinently now nearlng sixty-nine years of age. Her parents, Nathan
and Bllsa Beebe Cheney, descendants of the Pilgrim fathers, and among the early Mor-
mon pioneers to Salt Lake valley, croesed the plains to Utah with an ox team In 1860
and settled In Davis connty, Utah, where Aunt Bhnlly was bom. Her mother and father
both died when Emily was less than one year old. Near by the Cbeney home was a
good Samaritan couple by the name of Fool. They took little Emily to rear, Mrs.
' Jeauette Pool having a young babe of her own,, nourished them both and brought her
np in the John Pool family as their own. child. In those early pioneer days school facil-
ities were scant so that Emily Cbeney did not have the same opportunity tor educa-
tion which came later to her sons and danghters. She had, however, the education ot
experience and pioneer life which served her well in later years as wife and mother. In
her girlhood days with her adopted father and mother she moved to Ogden, they being
among the pioneers and early builders of that city, and later on lived with her sister,
Mrs. Helen HUter, of Fanntngton. Utah.
Emily Cbeney was married to Ezra C. Foes In 1869 under the rites of the Latter-
day Saints church. She Is the mother of eight children as enumerated In the sketch ol
her husband, Ezra C. Foss. She has been always — In childhood a devoted obedient
daughter. In married life a tslthfnl wife and loving mother, worthy of the love and re-
spect not only of her children but of all the faltbful of the human family who esteem
that "True wifehood and motherhood Is the highest state of woni&n." This she has at-
tained. Hrs. Fobs since the decease of her husband resides In Preston, Idaho, where she
eajorv the association at her children.
Esra Carter Foss, Jr., president of the Idaho State * Savings Bank, at Preston,
Franklin county, Idaho, was bom June IS, 1871. In Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the
son ot Ezra C. Foes, Sr., and Emily Cheney Poaa. He was reared In Salt Lake City and
received his early education In the common schools of that city. He finished his studies
at the University of Utah, from which he graduated In pharmacy. Sabsequently he
followed the profession of druggist in Salt I«ke City and Logan for a number ol years.
In every place be gave perfect satisfaction to his employers and all concerned, always
baying the good will of his customers. He moved to Preston, Idaho, In 1901, where he
was placed in full charge ot the Preston Co-op Drug Store, the Fobs Brothers purchased
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pnotlcallr all bf tbe InitltnUon, Knd Esra liaa the DMUUganeat ot the store up to tlt«
Iffeoeot time, with hU brothers Frank and CalTln as the ^Inclpel partners.
Mr. Fobs was one of the orsanlsera of tbe Idaho State ft Sarings Bank, of which
Instltntton he Is the president. He Oils the posltton as tn all others with abUitr and
takes a thouchtfal and praettcal Interest in all of the affalra ot th« Inatltntlon.
Mr. Foss was married to Catherine Ann Smart, Smtsmber 30, 1SS6, Mrs. Foes is tbe
daughter of Thomas Smart, one of the toromoat buainess men of Utah, and Lavlna Hatch
Smart, the parents of both being among the e«rlr pltMieers ot Utah and Idaho. Seven
children hare been bom to their nnlon. namdy: Karren Carter, deceased; Emma, Donna.
Eira Smart, Ttaomas Wellington, Catherine and Rath, alt Industrioas In work and bril-
liant in their studies at lohooL Mr. Foss is a member ot the Church of Jesna Chriat
ot Latter-day Saints and is a faithful teacher In tbe Saadar school. In polltlca he avp-
porta the republican party. He has served on tbe city scbo<4 board and otharwls*
given ot his time, abtllty and means to mattera of public coMcern. He aad hta brotbafs
have farming Interests in and near by Preaton. He is healthy and robuat In phyaloal
and intellectual powers and has before him many yean of useful ll^e to himself. Us
tamlly and the puUlc
SARAH BRACKETT FOSS.
Sarah Brackett Foes, daughter ot Eira C. and Emily Chsney Foss, was bom ui
West Temple street. Salt Lake aty, Utah, August 21, 1S73. She attended Morgan Col-
lege and later on tbe State UnlTerslty of Utah. From Salt Lake she removed with her
parents to Farmington in 1886. After concluding her general school coarse she took up
a commerda] line, graduating as a stenographer and typewriter. In this and general
(derlcal work she has bald positions with diCerent flnaa m both Utah aod Idaha Htas
nwe is adapted to both domeatle and bnsinese life. She filled with distinction ^d
ability the olBce of connty recorder In Davis county, Utah, for two terms, and at the
preaent time is attending to the general clerlcd work for Foes Brothers and resides
with her mother In Preeton, Idaho. In rellgiona matters Mlsa Fobs takes an active In-
terset, being a talthful member of the Church of JeauB Christ ot Latter-day Saints. She
la especially Interestad in genealogical, work on both her father's and mother's side at
the bouse. She is the secretary and treasurer ot the Foss Family Assodaticm, which
maeta once a year to farther the social and spiritual Intereata ot all brauchee of the
Fosa tomlly, and In this work she shows great InteresL
Mtss Fobs has traveled all through the eastern states; visited wiQi her father's .
people In New England, and with her mother's people In New York state, also Hlehlgaa
and Ohio witb frlenda of ber father from the state of Maine. She has visited tbe Pacific
coast twice and has by traveling and reading obtained mnch nsefnl Information relating
to onr own eonntry and Its people.
FRANKLIN N. FOSS.
Franhlla N. Foss la another member ot the Foss family and occupies a prominent
position In tbe buainess life ot Preston, Idaho, where he Is manager of the niss Brothers
Fnmlture * Hardware Store, owned by himself and brothers Bsra and Calvin. He Is
the eon of Esra and Emily Foes, whose life ehetoh appears on another page ot this
volume. He was bom In Salt Lake City, Utah, August IT, 1S76. He was reared In the
town of his nativity and educated In the comnton schools of that city. He later attended
tbe Brlgham Toung College at Logan, Utah. Subsequently he went to Butte, Montana,
where he engaged In mining for seme length of time. Protn hia mining experienees is
Montana, he came to Preston, Idaho, and joined his brother Eira in the merdiandlslng
business under the firm name of Fobs Brothers. He manages the fnmlture and Jiard-
ware department witb splendid ability and his work has been attended with much sno-
oesB. Mr. Fobs is also a member of the same cbnrch with his brothers and, although not
gtven to outward profession nor pretension. )s a devoted member and a consistent aD
around good faithful dttsen of the eonntry and cranmunlty In which he resides.
His genial wife Ehnllr Is the daughter of David L. and Emily (Hecham) Evans,
both among tha foremoet families In buslneBs and pioneer life ot Southern Idaho, Mr.
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BraUB being th« (oremost dtlien as a baokar and meridiant of M&lad, Idaho. To Frank-
Iln and Smtlj' Fobs have been bM'n flTe children, namely: Owen, Franklin, Martaref,
David L., deceased, and Sarab Brackett. Frank, aa tie la lamllfar]? called, U smlal,
modest and unassuming. He. never seeks for oAloe neither political nor eccteslastleal
bnt Is genfal and fair to all with whom he deals. Before hlmBelf and famllj are manr
rears of felicity and usefulness In life.
CALVIN z. poas.
Calvla Z. Poas la a native Of Utah, born In Salt Lake City. November 7. 1877, a son
of Bsra and Emily C. Foes, the former a native of Maine and the latter of Centerville,
Utah, and respecting whom further particulars are found In another part of this volume
ander the caption of E:ira C. Fosa. Calvin Fobs was reared In Salt Lake City anl
educated tn the common schools of that city, after which he attended the State Agri-
cultural College at Logan, Utah. He later purchased a small herd of pure bred sheep
and continued in that line for aome time, after which he came to Preston, Idaho, and
ever since has been manager of the Foss Brothers Clothing Store, the aftalra of which
he has conducted with marked ability attended with splendid success, it having paid
well from the beginning.
Olive, Mr. Foss'a wife, is the daughter of Leonldaa and Kllsa (Smart) Mechom, and
In every aense a good wife and mother. Her father is a bishop in the Latter-day Saints
church and presided with ability for many years over the Rlverdale ward of the Oneida
atake. As a peculiar coincidence the wives of Etra, Franklin and Calvin Fobs are all
oousins to each other, being connected on both sides of the house. Bishop Mecham and
wife are pioneers In Oneida, now Franklin county. Idaho. He Is at present the post-
master at Preston. To Calvin and Olive Fobs have been born three children. Constance,
Luclle and Calvin, Jr. Mr. Foes In religion Ib of the Latter-day Saint persuasion, a mem-
ber of the same church with bis brothers. He baa served In the city council for Bome
time. Is a member of the Commercial Club, and takes an active Interest in all Its attalrs.
Be ts a useful citizen of Preston and the state of Idaho.
LUTHER S. FOSS.
Luther S. Fobs, a member of the well known family of Foaa brothers, long Identified
with the commercial lite of Preston, Idaho, Is also a son of Ezra C. and Emily C. Foss,
and was. born in Farmington, Utah, August 26, 1SS3. He was reared In his native
town and educated In the Farmington echoola and the Brlgham Young College at Logan,
Utah. Completing his college course, Mr. Fobs entered the mortgage loan buBiness at
Preston, Idaho, the firm trading as the Idaho Bankers Mortgage Loan Corporation, of
which he was the owner. When nineteen years of age he was called on a mission to
England In behalf of the Mormon church, where he remained for over two years. Later
he visited Europe twice on mining business. On returning from bis mission to England
he branched out into the mining bnblness In the state of Nevada. In this he was more
than ordinarily successful. From Preston he moved his office to Ogden. Utah, where he
engaged in the loan and real estate buslneas. He now resideB In the state of Texas,
where he makes mortgage loans and alBO has the management of large oil holdings for
a nevada firm, but he still considers Preston, Idaho, his home. In politics Mr. Poes Is
a republican and gives hia support warmly to its policies and principles.
HON. MANNING CASSIDY STOTT.
Hon. Manning Cassldy Stott ts numbered among the representatives of the dem-
ocratic party who are efficiently managing the interests of the commonwealth In public
office. He la serving as register of the Idaho land department, with offices In Boise,
He comes to the west from Van Buren county, Iowa, his birth having there occurred
In the town of Cantrll. September 19, 1884. He was the only son of James and Ibe-
becca (Cassldy) Stott, who were also natives of Van Buren county. The father now
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makes hla home fn Bolae, and althooKh he has reached the ««• of Beveiitr-^lsht ymn.
Is still strong and TlKorons, In earlj manhood he followed farming In Iowa and later
croaaed the plains to Montana with an oz team In the 'SOa, aft«r which he deroted
■ereral years to talnlng pursuits In that state, smisequentlj be retnmed to Iowa and
was married there bat in ISBO removed with hts famUy to Idaho. He became InterestAd
in fruit growing in Ada county and planted the first commercial prune orchard in the
Boise valley hut at thefpresent time be Is living retired from active iMiBlnesa, enjoy*
ing in well earned rest the fruits of his former toll and activity. He occnplea a pleasant
home In Boise, where' hie wife passed awaj on tbe lat ot January, ISIS.
Manning C. Stott was a lad of but six years when the family home was flstabllehed
In Idaho and his education was acquired in the public schools of the capital, where he
passed through succeaslve grades to his gradoatlon from the Bolae high school with the
class of 1903. Later he completed a commercial course which Included bocAkeeplng and
stenograpbr and for a period of seven years he was employed as a atenographer. While
thus working be was moat ot the time connected with the Northern Pacific Railway Com-
pany and the Oregon Short Line. His jutles took him to Portland, Seattle, SpcAane and
other points In Oregon and Washington. Eventually, however, he returned to Boise and
became the founder ot a commercial agency known as the Western Reporting Company,
a concern which Is still In eztstenoe and Is meeting with substantial prosperity. The
business was Incorporated In 1912, with Mr. Stott as the first president, and he Is now
its secretary, having resigned the presidency on the Ist ot January, 1917, to become
register of the Idaho state land department, to which position be had been appointed by
the Idaho atate land board. In politics be has always been a stalwart democrat and
tor the past two years has been the chairman ot the democratic central committee ot
Ada county. He is also the president ot the Young Men's Democratic Club.
On the 16th of July, 1913, Mr. Stott was married to Miss Lillian Hogdeu, a native
ot Minnesota, and they occupy an enviable social position In Boise, where their friends
are legion. Mr. Stott belongs to the Elks lodge and he is also Identified with the Com-
mercial Club, taking an active and helpful Interest in all the plans and projects ot
that organisation for the upbuilding of the city, the extension of Its trade relations and
the upholding of its civic standards.
AIRS. EMMA J. LINDBR.
Mrs. Emma J. Llnder, residing at Llnder Station, about two and a half miles
west of Eagle, Is the owner of an excellent ranch of two hundred and seventy^tbree
acres and In the conduct of the property displays excellent business management and
a spirit of undaunted enterprise. She was born in Wayne county, Iowa, November 7,
1855, and bore the maiden name ot Emma J. Wilson, her parents being James and
Nancy (Perkins) Wilson, who were natives ot Indiana and were married In that
state In 1849. She crossed the plains with her parents In 1S62, the family going first
to the Willamette valley ot Oregon, at which time Mrs. Llnder was a little maiden of
but seven summers. A year later the family returned to Idaho, settling In the Boise
valley on a ranch a few miles west of the city ot Boise and on the south side ot the
Boise river, near the old Thurman grist mill. In 1S6S the family removed to Salem,
Oregon, where they continued for a year, and then again came to the Boise valley,
taking up their abode near Star,
Mrs. Llnder accompanied ber parents on these various removals, spending her
girlhood days on the different farms on which the family lived and witnessing mnch
of the pioneer development ot the state. She has been twice married. On the IMh
of March, 1872, she became the wife of Simpson Qoble and eight children were bom
to them. James D., who was bom May 14, 1873, and la now married and resides In
Oakland, California, is the eldest. George A., bom October 20, 1876, was killed In a
snowalide February IS, 1904, at a mine near Bellevue. He was married but Is survived
by no living children. Elmer S., born August 8, 1877, was killed by a falling tree
May 29, 1918, and at death left a wife and three sous, who now reside In Boise. Harry
M., born September 16, 1879, Is married and resides on a ranch six miles south of
Kampa. Etta May, bom July 15, 1881, died when but five days old. William Wilson,
born July 2, 1882, was graduated from the irnlverslty ot Idaho with the Bachelor ot
Science degree In 1907 and on the 14th at March, 1914, was married to Beatrice
Kolander and has two children: Christine J., bom November 20, 1914; and Karl K.,
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Kovembflr 18, 1917. William W. Ooble la a rancher and resldea with his mother. H*
Is (derating ber large ranch of two hundred and seTentr-three acres near EJagle and
be also owns a tiall Interest In a good ranch adlolnlng his motber'a property. Joseph
H., bom Ua7 7, 1884, Is married and resides abont midwar between Meridian and
Nampa upon a ranch. Myrtle M., born August 14, 1SB6, Is the wife of Lloyd A. StMiger,
a dmgglst of Meridian. After the death of Mr. Ooble the mother of these children
became the wife of Mr. Llader, who has also passed away.
In 18S0 Mrs. Llnder rern'oved with her first husband and family to the Wood river,
where they filed on the first homestead In that valley, one mile from Bellerue. During
the first winter spent there Mrs. Llnder was <Hke of seven women In the valley. She
remained there until 1893, when the family returned to the Boise valley.
Mrs. Ltnder belongs to the Chrietian church and to the ladies' auxiliary of the
Maccabees. She is a lady of many estimable qualities, enjoying the esteem and warm
regard of all who know ber. She has a valuable ranch property, which was formerly a
part of the estate of ber father and which returns to ber a most gratifying annual
income, the land being now worth abont three hundred dollars per acre. Mrs. Llnder
has reared a family of which she has every reason to be proud, and throughout the
community in which she resides she is held In the highest esteem.
WILLIAM U. RICHARDS.
WlUtam H. Richards, former recorder, auditor and clerk of the district court of
Oneida county and at present secretary and treasurer of the Oneida Farmers Union, his
home being in Malad.Clty, Idaho, Is a native of the state of Utah, born In Brlgham City,
August 29. lS60,'and'a son of Thomas W. and Charlotte (Thomas) Richards, natives of
Wales. The father came to America In 1850 and on arriving in this country he went
to St. Louis, Missouri, where he remained until 1862, In which year he crossed the plains
to Utah by oz team, making most of the Journey on foot and alone. His wife came to
America with her parents and went to Utah in 1863. Both located In Brlgham City and
were married In that place. Mr. Richards clerked In stores for a considerabls time. In
18SS bJe removed to Oneida county^ Idaho, and took up a tract of land, Just prior to
his death, but never made proof on the place. He farmed there until his death and at
Intervals was employed In a store in Malad City and also did some freighting on the
road with a team. He died in November, 1876. and his wife predeceased him by about
tour years, her death occurring in October. 1872. Tbey were very worthy people and
stood high In the esteem and friendship of the people among whom they made their
borne.
William H. Richards was reared in the home of bis parents and educated In the
BChoolB of Halad City, remaining at home until the death of his father and mother.
He then engaged In freighting between Corinne, Utah, and Montana points tor about
fonr years. He next established a general merchandise business at Malad City and has
b«en conducting the store ever since. The business is now carried on under the firm
name of Jones ft Richards and they enjoy an excellent trade and stand high among the
progressive business men of the city. At the time of its organization, Mr. Richards be-
came cashier of the First National Bank of Malad City and occupied that ofllce for eight
years and a half. He was one id' the organisers of the bank and is still a stockholder. In
November. 1918, he accepted the offices of secretary and treasurer of the Oneida Farmers
Union, having charge of the olBcIal affairs of the union.
On October S, 18S3, Mr. Richards was married to Catherine A. Jones, and they be-
came the parents of seven children, namely: Thomas W., John H., Sarah C., William
H., Jr., Melvin, Lorln and Catherine L. Melvin died In March, 1910, at the age of nine
months, and Mrs. Richards passed away in February, 191G, after a short illness. On
June 26, 1919, Mr. Richards took as a second wife, Eleanor R. Jeremy, of Salt Lake City,
' a daughter of John Jeremy. Her father was ime of the pioneers of Utah, to wbloh state
he migrated from Wales In 1849, accompanied by his parents. He was a farmer during
the greater part of his life.
Mr. Richards has served as deputy sheriff of Oneida county, and was also county re-
corder, county auditor and clerk of the district court tor four years and served on the
town council of Malad City. He was bishop of Malad ward for thirteen years, and In
1908 he was made president of the Malad stake, and In other ways he has given ot his
time and ability to the affairs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr.
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RloluirdB 1b a warm supporter of tbe republican party and haa ever been active In bfr
halt of lU principles and candidates. His two sons. John and Lorln, bave filled mlsslona
for the church, the former In England and the latter In the central stataa nt this
conntrf.
JAMES W. WIOOETT.
James W. Wlggett. a prominent and proeperous bnafneea man connected with grain
and milling intereBts In Coeur d'Alene, Is a representative of an English tamllj of con-
siderable Importance, hie parents being John and Suaan (Graham) Wlggett, both natives
of England. The father was a merchant and was a great horseman, belonging to the
landed gentry. He was killed, however, bj a horse when his son, James W., was but
a young lad and after his death the family removed to Liverpool, England.
James W. Wiggett, who was bom near Belfast. Ireland, November 17, I860, received
his education In the public schools of that city and was afterward employed in a mer-
cantile establishment until 1877, when he came to the United States, making bis way to
San Francisco, where he attended the Pacific Business College. He afterward engaged
In mercantile pursuits and In 1S88 arrived in Coeur d'Al«ne, which at that time consisted
(A two stores and a few other buildings and an anny poet. It was situated Jn the midst of
the mining district that was being developed and all of the ore taken from the Coeur
d'Alene country was brought to the town. Mr. Wiggett established a general store,
which be developed Into a mercantile concern of large and important proportions as
the result of his thrift and Intelligently directed effort. By reason of his bnsfncss
ability he accumulated a considerable fortune, but In 190S disposed of his mercantile
eatabUshment and Is now engaged In the grain and milling bnslneea, handling grain,
hay and feed. He Is also the proprietor of the Wiggett Oil Company and he owns the
Wiggett block, which he rebuilt and which Is today the largest and best bustneaa block
In the town.
Mr. Wiggett was united In marriage to Hiss Ella Trimble, who passed away, leaving
one son, Harry J. He has since wedded Mies Clarice Slovell. In politics Mr. Wiggett
Is a republican, hut not an active party worker. He belongs to St. Luke's Episcopal
ehurch. which he assisted In organising and of which he Is senior warden. He ts also
a charter member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Coeur d'Alene and the only one now
connected with the organisation. He also belongs to the canton and the encampment,
being deputy commander of the district and widely known In Odd Fellow circles through-
out the state. His wife Is active in the Eastern Star. Mr. Wiggett Is a moet public-
spirited cltlsen, interested In everything that pertains to the welfare and progress of
dtj and state and cooperating heartily In all plans and measures for the general good,
his worth being widely acknowledged in that connection as well as In business circles,
where he has made a most creditable record.
FRANK H. MANNING.
Frank H. Manning, now engaged In farming, was born In Weber county. Utah, March
20, 1881, his parents being John and BllEabeth <Hart) Manning. His father was bom
m England and In 18S7, whan yet quite young, crossed the AUantlc to the United States,
making the trip on one of the old-time sailing vessels, which dropped anchor In the
harbor of Quebec. It was not bis intention to remain in Canada, however, for he had
come to the new world with the Idea at Joining the members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, having previously became a convert to that faith in the old
world. Accordingly he crossed the plains to Salt Lake City, making the trip by way of
Kansas. After reaching his destination he took up the occupation of farming, which he
followed throughout the greater part of hia lite. He also gave some attention to the
butchering business at Ogden. Utah, operating his farm and conducting his meat market
at the same time. Thus he lived a life of activity and usefulness and passed away at
Ogden In 1905. His wife was bom In Ogden In 18G4 and her people were farmers in that
locality. Mr. and Mrs. Manning were married at Hooper, Utah, and tlie latter Is still
living, her home being yet at Ogden,
Frank H. Manning spent hie boyhood dvfs at Hooper and there pursued his educa-
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tion In the public schocdB. TbrouKh the raCAtloa periods and after hla echool dajs
were orer he aseisted hfs lather upon the farm and In the meat market and afterward
became Interested In the but4berlnK bustneBB on hfs own account, thus continuing active
until March, 1913. At that date he came to Idaho and purchased a ranch of eight;
acres In Minidoka counter, which for three ^eare he suoceBsfally operated. He then
tessed the property and removed to Paul, where he established a butcher shop which he
has since conducted. He has one of the finest meat markets In this part of the country.
KlB equipment is moet complete and aanltary and the eBtabllahment Is such as will draw
to It a large trade. Everjthlng Ib neat and well appointed and he carries an excellent
line of meats, while In his prices he le always fair and reasonable.
In 1904 Mr. Manning was united to marriage to Miss Martha Fowles, a daughter of
Joseph and Hary (Jones) Fowles, who were farming people In Utah, living near Hocver,
Weber county. They came from Wales to the new world In early life and made their
way to Utah, where the father devoted his life to farming, remaining active In that
line of business until bis death in 1907. Hfs wife passed away in 1904. To Mr. and
Mrs. Manning have been bom seven children: Beasle, Telia, JcAn, Howard, LIntwd,
Floy and Ivle. *
, The religions taltb of the family Is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-dar
Balnts. Hr. Manning has always manifested the keenest Interest In the educational
system of Paul and is now serving as one of the directors of the public schools. Ha
has also served on the town board and hts aid and cooperation can be counted upon to
further any project or plan to upbuild the community, to uphold Its civic standards
and promote the Ideals of dtlaensblp. He Is reoognlied as a man of genuine worth,
highly esteemed by all who know him and most of all by those who know him beet.
JAMES J. KBANB.
James J. Keane, w«ll known in real estate circles as a member of the Veatift Realty
Company of Moscow, has been Identified with the development of this section of the
state tor more than four decades, having come to Latah county in 1S78. Boon afterward
he took up a, preemptR>ii and homestead of three hundred and twenty acres and as the
years passed brought his land under a high state of cultivation and converted It Into a
very rich and productive farm. Year after year he carefully tilled the soil and thus bore
his part In the Improvement of his section of the state. He remained upon the farm
until 1902, when he was elected to the office of county sheriff on the democratic ticket,
and remained the Incumbent in that position for a period of four years, discharging the
duties of the office without fear or favor. He retired from the position as he had entered
it, with the confidence and good will of all concerned who hold themselves amenable to
law. He then took up the real estate business, In which he has since been actively
engaged, and through the Intervening period he has promoted many realty transfers and
n^otiated the sale ot much property In Latah county. Fraternally he Is connected with
the Elks ant* Is well known In that connection as welt as through his business and politi-
cal activities.
BERT LAMM.
Bert Lamm has during the past eleven years owned and occupied a ranch of one
hundred acres situated one mile west of McDermott Station and has made all of the Im-
provements thereon. He was boro In Union county, Iowa, December 28, 1SS2, a son of
WUIlam and Jane (Knotts) Lamm, the former a native of Illinois and now a resident of
Oerlng, Nebraska, while the latter passed away on the 1st of December, 191S. They be^
came the parents of nine children, four sons and five daughters, all of whom are yet
living.
Bert Lamm, who was the third In order of birth and Is the only one of the family
in Idaho, was reared on a farm In Union county, Iowa, and acquired his education in
that state. When eighteen years of age be took up the profession of teaching, which
be fallowed for two years in his native county, while subsequently he spent a similar
period as telegraph operator tor the Northwestern Railway In Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Since abandoning telegraphy he has devoted his time and energies to farming and live
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stock Interests. The year 1909 wltneeaed his arrival In Idaho. He purchased one hun-
dred acres of sagebraBh land a mile weal of what is now UcDennott Station, In Ada
county, and flrat Ifred thereon in a tent, while for aeveral years hla hrane was a shack.
In which he kept bachelor's hall. With characteristic energr he aet himself to the task
<d dereloplng and ImproTlng the property, clearlog away the sagebrush, butldlng fenoea
and breaking his land^ thus greatly enhancing Its value. He paid elzty dollars per acre
for his tract of one hundred acres and It la now easily worth Ato times that amount.
In the year ot his marriage he built a Bubstantlal frame reaidence on the ranch, all of
which 18 now under cultlratlan and yields him a gratifying annual Income.
On the 20th of October. 1914, in Spokane. Washington, Mr. Lamm was united in mar-
riage to Hiss Audrey Allison, whose birth occurred in Union county. Tows, September
8, 1S8S. her parents being Abraham B. and EUubeth (Forgey) Allison. The father etlll
makes his home in Spokane, Washington, where the mother passed away April 39, 1919.
The Lamm and Allison families were neighbors In Union county, Iowa, and Mr. Lamm
became acquainted with bis future wife when both were yet children. She was also
one of his pupils during the two winter seasons in which he taught school. Their mar-
riage has been blessed with two sons: Bert Lamm, Jr., whose natal day was Norember
11, 1916;' and Robert Allison, bom December 26, 1917.
In pontics Mr. Lamm maintains an Independent course while fraternally he la Iden-
tified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is numbered among the pioneer
settlers of his district, for when he located on his rsnch McDermott Station waa not yet
In existence. As the years have passed he has not only witnessed the growth and de-
velopment of the covnty hut has also taken an active part In the work that has been
carried steadily forward and has long been recognised as a substantial and representative
citizen.
HON. JAMES F. AILSHIE.
Hon. James F. Allshle is engaged in law practice in Coeur d'Alene and woe at one
time a Judge of the supreme court of Idaho, proving himself a peer of the ablest members
who have eat In the court of last resort. He was born at Oreeneville, Tennessee, June 19,
1S6S, ahd la a son of Qeorge W. and Martha (Knight) Allshle. The father, whose birth
occurred near Lexington, Kentucky, In ISiA. Is now living at Hohawk, Tennessee. He
has devoted his life to farming, but at tbe time of the Civil war Joined the Bightto
Tennessee Infantry in defense of the Union. His father was conscripted by the Con-
federates and was at Vicksburg when tbe regiment to which George W. Allsiiie belonged
captured that city, so that the former was made a prisoner of war by his son. Follow-
ing the close of hostlUtlee George W. Allshie concentrated hla ellorts and attention upon
agricultural pursuits and became an authority upon questions of farming and stock
raising. He was a very prominent and influential cltlten of Tennessee, active In all
public affairs. Hie political allegiance was given to tbe republican party, but he never
sought or desired offlclal preferment as a reward for party fealty. In his later years he
has lived retired. His entire life has been the expression of his religious faith, tot he
has long been a devoted member of the Baptist church. His wife, who was Iwrn in Ten-
nessee In 1S4S. departed this life In 1901.
James F. Allshle was the eldest of a family of nine children. He attended the public
schools of Greene county, Tennessee, and also Carson College at Jefferson City, Ten-
nessee, but left college In his Junior year, when a yonth of nineteen, and went to Mis-
souri, teaching school at Hutton Valley. On the 4th of March, 1388, he arrived In the
northwest, making his way to Spokane, Washington. Through the year 1388-9 he was
principal of a school at Hockford, Washington, and In February of tbe Utter year he
entered Willamette University, from which he was graduated in 1891, having completed
both literary and legal courses, so that he won the degreee of Bachelor of Philosophy
and Bachelor of Laws. ,
In August. 1891, Judge Allshle located for the practice of law at OrangevlIIe, Idaho.
In January, 1S93, be was appointed regent ot the University of Idaho, serving in that
capacity for two terms. In 1900 be was sent as a delegate to the national republican
convention and In 1902 was elected to tbe supreme court of Idaho. Six years later he
was renominated without opposition and elected without opposition from the democrats,
remaining upon tbe bench until bis resignation In 1914, while for four years he serv«d
as chief Justice of the supreme court. During bta service on the bench many new laws
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were enactad In tbe state, having to do with local option, Sunday cloalag, antl-samUlnfc
and extradition In connactlon with the Uorer and Pettibone case, and on all these Judge
AlUhlB wrote opinions. About two-thirds of tbe constitution was tested In tbe court
dnrlDB' his service on the bench. In 1S16 he was the republican candidate for the United
States senate and be has long been a prominent figure in political circles, stndrlng
closely the Tital and algnlflcant probt^s of the day and seeking at all times to further
tbe Interests of the country. In 1S14 he removed to Coeur d'Alene and through the
Intervening period bes enjoyed a very extensive law practice. The seal wltb which he
has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful regard evinced for the Interests
of his clients and an assiduous and unrelaxing attention to all the details of his eases,
have brought him a large business and made him very successful in its conduct. His
term on the bench, too, was distinguished by the highest legal ability. To wear the
ermine worthily It la not enough that one possess legal acumen. Is learned in the' prin-
ciples of Jurisprudence, familiar with precedents and thoroughly honest Many men,
even when acting uprightly, are wholly unable to divest themselves of prejudice and are
unconsciously warped In their Judgments by their own mental characteristics or edu-
cational peculiarities. This unconscious and variable disturbing force enters more or
less Into the Judgments of all men, but in the Ideal Jurist this factor becomes so small
as to be neEllgible in Its results and loses Its potency as a disturbing force. Judge Allahle
was exceptionally free from all Judicial bias.
In 1894 Judge Allahle was united In marriage to Hiss Lucie Bundren, of Jefferson
City, Tennessee, a daughter of J. B. and Angellne Bundren, the former a minister of
the Baptist church. Mrs. Allshle has been a very prominent factor in the social life
of Boise and of Coeur d'Alene. By her manislge she has become the mother of four
children: Luclle, tbe wife of Charles K. McHarg, of Helena, Montana, and the mother
of one son, Charles K. (IV); James F., who served In the Naval Reserves; William;
and Robert.
During tbe period of the World war Judge Allahle took a very active part In organ-
tsing tbe Council of Defense In northern Idaho and was a member of the State Conncfl.
He balonga to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was grand master of the grand
lodge of Idaho in 1613^14, and has been a delegate to the sovereign grsnd lodge of the
United States. He also belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, while along
professional lines he has membership with the Idaho and American Bar Associations.
His prominence in fraternal as well as in prof essionar circles Indicates much bf the
character of the man. Judge Allahle Is always approachable, courteous and genial,
interested In the welfare of his fellows and actuated at all times by a marked devotion
to tbe general good.
MARTIN LDTHBR RUSSELL.
Hortin Luther Rnssell, whose ranch of forty acres is situated four miles northeast
of Kuna, was bom in Washington county, Virginia, November IB, 1382, and Is a son of
James W. Rnssell, who was bora and reared In North Carollui and who poased away
In Chicago In March, 1B20.
Martin L. Russell spent hia youUttul days to the age of twelve years in bis native
county and then removed wltb hla parents to Indianapolis, Indiana. He left home at
the age of fourteen years and went to Colorado, where he lived with an aunt. It was
in 1913 that he came to Idaho, settling In the Boise valley, where he became foreman
of the I X L ranch, occupying that pDsttion for four years. He next purchased a good
tract of eighty acres of sagebmsh land four miles northeast of Kuna and settled thereon,
erecting a set of good farm buildings and clearing tbe entire tract of sagebrush. He
paid forty dollars per acre for this property, which he converted into tillable land, and
later he sold forty acres of this but still retains the south forty, upon which bis sub-
stantial buildings stand. Hfs residence is a fine ten-room modern bungalow, with
basement under the entire building, lighted by electricity, supplied with hot and cold
water, bath and other modem convenience?. It was built In 1920 and stands as a mon-
ument to the progress 
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