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In Livingston county, New York, Mr. Clapp married Miss Mary Jane Dodge, a native of that county and a daughter of John Dodge, who was a volunteer soldier of the War of 1812. He removed from New England to Liv- ingston county, settling upon a farm there, and in addition to the cultivation of the fields he engaged in teaching and was always deeply interested in educa- tional progress. He served as one of the three county school visitors, a posi- tion similar to that of county school superintendent, and capably discharged his duties without remuneration, esteeming it a privilege to assist his community in that way. He passed away in York, New York, April 30, 1853, aged sixty- eight years, his birth having occurred in Wardsboro, Windham county, Ver- mont, October 24, 1784. His daughter, Mrs. Clapp, was educated in the pub- lic schools of Livingston county and in the Rochester Female Seminary, and for a time engaged in teaching in the Empire state. Following her husband's death she continued to live on the old homestead at Riverside, where her declin- ing years were rendered happy and comfortable through the unceasing minis- trations of her only surviving child, Helen E., now Mrs. Ames. She was a member of the Congregational church, to which Mrs. Ames also belongs, and
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the latter, like her mother, has ever maintained a steady and helpful influence on the side of right and improvement.
Unto S. G. and Helen E. (Clapp) Ames was born a daughter, Mary G., whose natal day was January 10, 1905. Mr. and Mrs. Ames are well known socially and have a circle of friends almost coextensive with the circle of their acquaintance. Mr. Ames is recognized as a typical business man of the west, brooking no obstacles that can be overcome by determined and persistent effort, seeking his success in accordance with the highest standard of commer- cial ethics and by his unfailing geniality and unfeigned cordiality winning the regard and esteem of those with whom he has business dealings as well as of those with whom he has social relations.
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL.
Among the important industries which have contributed to the wealth and growth of California is that of stock-raising and prominent as a representa- tive thereof stands Archibald Campbell. He has now retired from that field of labor but for many years was a pioneer in sheep and cattle raising in south- ern California and is still the owner of extensive holdings in cattle land in this part of the state. He met all of the varied experiences, the hardships and privations incident to conducting business at an early day, but determina- tion, energy and industry triumphed over the difficulties until gratifying pros- perity was his. His name indicates his nativity. He was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1843, and remained a resident of the land of hills and heather, of crag and glen, until 1869, when at the age of twenty-six years he sailed for the new world, making his way to San Francisco by the water route. For many years thereafter he engaged in herding sheep in this state, traveling all over California with his flocks, there being hardly a county in the state that he has not visited. He has therefore witnessed the notable growth and de- velopment of California and is familiar with many events which are to others simply matters of history. At length he settled in the Campo district of San Diego county in 1875 and, purchasing land, engaged in raising sheep until 1886. In that year he turned his attention to cattle raising, having a herd of fifteen hundred head. For nineteen years thereafter he continued in the cat- tle-raising business but in 1905 sold out to the Campo Cattle Company and came to San Diego, where he has since made his home. During his sheep- herding days he had many fights with the Indians who tried to steal his stock, and various encounters and experiences have made his life rich with interest- ing reminiscences of a period that marked the steady development and progress of the state. He-is one of the large land owners of the county, possessing over four thousand acres of as fine cattle land as can be found in southern Cali- fornia. From this he derives a substantial annual income that places him among the capitalists of his adopted city.
In 1889 Mr. Campbell was married to Mrs. Louisa Chilwell, a daughter of Henry Hunt and the widow of William Chilwell, and they are most attrac- tively and pleasantly located in this city. Mrs. Campbell has by her first mar-
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riage three children: Archibald, of California; and Florrie and Nell, who are living at home.
Mr. Campbell has never had occasion to regret his determination when a young man to try his fortune in the new world. He here found the oppor- tunities which he sought, adapted himself to the conditions of what was then a wild western country and while for years riding over the broad areas that afforded pasturage, he was laying the foundation for his present prosperity. He has lived to see remarkable changes in the state and at all times has given his influence and aid on the side of progress and improvement.
THEOPHILE VERLAQUE.
For thirty years Theophile Verlaque has lived retired in San Diego. Various business ·interests have at different times claimed his attention and energies and the successful conduct of his interests has brought him to a position of prosperity. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, as his substantial competence has been acquired entirely through his own labors, his careful management and his sound business judgment. A native of France, he came to America at the age of seventeen years and for a time was employed in New Orleans. Subsequently he went to New Madrid, Missouri, and in March, 1870, he arrived in San Diego, since which time he has been promi- nently and actively associated with business interests here and the development and progress of the city and county. Soon after his arrival he purchased property at the corner of Fifth and G streets and engaged in the restaurant business, which was accorded a liberal patronage. Extending his activities, he built a winery on Sixth street, where for six years he engaged in the manu- facture of wine. He paid only three hundred and fifty dollars for the lot on which he built the winery. It was then on the outskirts of the city but is today in the center of the town. At one time he also engaged in the sheep industry, running two thousand sheep on a tract of land now in the suburbs of San Diego. The house which he occupies was the last dwelling in the north part of the town and his sheep were herded only a short distance above his home. At one time Mr. Verlaque went to Ramona valley in this county and founded the town of Ramona. He was given two acres of land, on which he built a store that is now being conducted by his son, Robert Lee Verlaque, and is known as the Pioneer Store. From time to time Mr. Verlaque has made judicious investment in property, which he has sold to good advantage, his dealings in real estate returning to him a substantial annual income. For some years he has now lived retired, enjoying the fruits of his former toil, his industry and perseverance finding tangible expression in his success.
Mr. Verlaque was married to Elizabeth Cline, a native of Missouri, and to them have been born four children now living: Robert Lee; Mary, the wife of G. Raffi; Frances, the wife of Henry Savage; and Louise, at home.
From a pioneer period in the development of San Diego the Verlaque fam- ily has been well known here and their friends are many. For forty-one years Mr. Verlaque has been an Odd Fellow, loyal to the teachings of the society and Vol. II-5
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interested in its growth. He has never had any occasion to regret his deter- mination to come to the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their utilization and improvement has reached the creditable position that he now occupies.
JOHN SAVAGE HAWLEY.
During the years of his residence in San Diego John Savage Hawley has lived retired but for many years was active in the confectionery business in New York city, building up an enterprise of mammoth proportions unexcelled by that of any confectionery manufacturer of the United States. Now at the age of seventy-six years he is spending the evening of life in the quiet enjoy- ment of the fruits of his former toil amidst beautiful surroundings in the equable climate of southern California where nature has been most lavish in her gifts. His is one of the magnificent homes for which the city is famed and is one of the visible evidences of a life of intelligently directed energy and thrift. Mr. Hawley was born in Charlton, New York, June 28, 1836, and began his education in the public schools there. Later he continued his studies in Jonesville, Michigan, and in the Charlottesville Academy of Schoharie county, New York, attending until seventeen years of age. He afterward worked on his father's farm until he had attained his majority with the exception of one year when he held a clerical position in the postoffice in Troy, New York, At the age of twenty-four years he went to Richmond, Texas, where he began dealing in fancy goods in connection with his brother Elisha. Subsequently he removed to Galveston where he remained until 1861 and on selling out came to California. After a short period spent in San Francisco he removed to Virginia City, Nevada, where he acted as clerk for the Ophir Mining Com- pany. Later he became superintendent and part owner of the interests of that company and at the same time he engaged in dealing in lumber and wood. This business was successfully conducted until 1870, when Mr. Hawley sold out and returned to the east. In New York he became junior partner in the firm of Wallace & Company, confectionery manufacturers, with whom he con- tinued until he disposed of his interests in 1874. He then embarked in the confectionery manufacturing business on his own account and after three years admitted H. W. Hoops as a partner under the firm style of John S. Hawley & Company, which five years later was changed to Hawley & Hoops. Their building covered a large area and they employed eight hundred people, having the most extensive confectionery manufactory in New York. Their business grew steadily, the trade reaching out to all sections of the country, and the success of the enterprise brought to its owners substantial competences. Mr. Hawley became a charter member of the National Confectioners Association. He remained actively in business until 1905 when he retired and came to San Diego.
Mr. Hawley was twice married. On the 21st of February, 1867, Mr. Haw- ley wedded in Staatsburg, New York, Miss Margaret Reed and they have four children: H. Reed, a physician of Staatsburg, New York; Adelaide, the
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wife of Claude Gignoux, of Berkeley, California; John S., thirty-five years of age, now a resident of San Diego; and Elisha Roswell, who died December 22, 1898. His first wife passed away in Orange, New Jersey, in 1902, and in 1904 Mr. Hawley was married to Miss Margaret Voss, of Jersey City, New Jersey. Both are active members of the First Church of Christ Scientist of San Diego, California.
Mr. Hawley started out in life without any vaulting ambition to accom- plish something especially great or famous but he has never hesitated to take a forward step when the way has been opened and through the wise utilization of his time and opportunities he reached a conspicuous, enviable and honorable place in commercial circles. The simple weight of his character and ability carried him into important relations and it was not what he accomplished but the methods that he pursued that won him the confidence and good-will of associates and contemporaries.
STANLEY S. WILLIAMS, DSC, D. O., D. C.
There is a new school of drugless practice, the teachings of which are rapidly receiving the approval of many able men and of the public in general. The chiropractic science is new only in so far as it is being newly advanced, for the principles upon which it is founded are as old as common sense itself. In fact, the system may be defined as the modern science of common sense applied to the human body in the adjustment and prevention of disease without drugs or surgery. San Diego is fortunate in numbering among her citizens many doctors of this modern school, prominent among whom may be mentioned Dr. Stanley S. Wil- liams. In his three years' residence in the city he has accomplished some excel- lent results, has a constantly increasing practice and is very successful in its con- duct. He was born in Nova Scotia, October 8, 1883, and is a son of Charles S. and Emma (Casbin) Williams.
In the acquirement of an education Dr. Williams attended the public schools of Bridgeton, Nova Scotia, and went from that city to East Orange, where he attended college. Afterward he went to Newark, New Jersey, where he spent seven years practicing in the Essex County Hospital, four years of which was morgue and laboratory experience. From an early date he was interested in the chiropractic science and in this he took a special course. The advocates of the system use no drugs in the removal of disease and are opposed to surgery. They regard the human body as a machine with a wonderful combination of a vast number of parts perfectly balanced. When all parts are performing their proper functions perfect health is the natural result. Just as the body is a machine, so is a chiropractor an expert mechanician. He knows from his studies how and where to find the cause of human ills and instead of treating the effect adjusts the cause. This new science has obtained great favor in San Diego for the physicians who practice it have attained some remarkable results. Especially is this true of Dr. Stanley S. Williams, who in one year has built up a large prac- tice in the city. He thoroughly understands the underlying principles, keeps
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abreast with modern advancement by constant reading and by individual research and is in every way excellently trained and equipped.
In March, 1912, Dr. Williams married Mrs. Nettie Keyes, a daughter of Ira E. and Lutecia (Hubaugh) Hawver, and the Doctor and his wife have become well known in social circles of the city. Dr. Williams is a young man and all of his activities are marked by the progressive spirit of modern times. He does not condemn a thing simply because it is new without regard to its intrinsic merits. The qualities and characteristics which have already brought him success will necessarily be factors in his continued advancement and he is, therefore, well on the road to a position of prominence in his chosen profession.
JOHN BURNHAM.
John Burnham, president of John Burnham & Company, real-estate brokers and investment agents in San Diego, was born in London, England, in September, 1867, and is a son of James and Maria A. Burnham. His early education was received in the public and private schools of his native city and he left high school when he was fifteen years of age in order to come to America. When he landed in this country he settled in Fairmont, Minnesota, and there learned the cigar- maker's trade, which he followed for twelve years. At the end of that time he established a retail clothing store in Jackson, Minnesota, and this he conducted. until 1907. Being a man of ability he became connected with important phases of business development in Jackson and also gradually became prominent in politics. He was for many years secretary of the Jackson Commercial Club and from 1905 to 1907 did able and conscientious work as city clerk. In November of the latter year, however, he sold out his business interests and came to San Diego, where in association with his brother George he founded the real-estate and insurance concern operated by George Burnham & Company. Mr. Burnham of this review was secretary and treasurer while his brother acted as president. In October, 1911, however, John Burnham bought out his partner's interest and formed the firm of John Burnham & Company. He has since been one of the dominant factors in its upbuilding and development and in the control of its poli- cies, since he holds the office of president. He does a large amount of real- estate and insurance business and his company also has charge of the Timken properties in San Diego as well as of the affairs of the Timken Investment Com- pany. The concern with which Mr. Burnham is identified has grown to be one of the largest real-estate enterprises in the city for it is under the management of an unusually able business man of keen discrimination and judgment, gifted with the faculty for recognizing opportunities.
In April, 1892, in Fairmont, Minnesota, Mr. Burnham married Miss Carrie M. Crowther and they have three children: Hazel G., a graduate of the San Diego high school and the State Normal School and at present a student in Pomona College; Donald C., aged fifteen, who is attending high school; and Gor- don, aged thirteen, a student in the National City high school.
Mr. Burnham gives his allegiance to the republican party. He is well known in fraternal circles, holding membership in the Masonic order, the Knights of
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Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is a director in the Chamber of Commerce and belongs to the Country and Cuyamaca Clubs, being well known in social circles of the city. He has an important influence upon the business development of San Diego, where he is recognized as a progressive and enterprising business man.
CHARLES H. BARTHOLOMEW.
Charles H. Bartholomew has been for twenty-one years in the government postal service and for the past four years has been doing systematic, efficient and conscientious work as postmaster of San Diego. He was born in Unadilla, New York, November 4, 1866, and is a son of Ambrose and Caroline Bartholo- mew. His father was a Methodist preacher and according to the rules of his church changed his parish every three years, so that Mr. Bartholomew's edu- cation was received in various cities. He has been in the postal service twenty- one years and consequently has the advantage of long familiarity with methods and details. Since his appointment as postmaster of San Diego he has proved the value of this training, for he has managed the affairs of the department with expert skill, conforming always to the highest standards set by the govern- ment. He holds membership in the Woodmen of the World but this is his only fraternal affiliation. He prefers to devote his time entirely to the affairs under his charge, which are capably managed, showing him to be a shrewd business man and a loyal and public-spirited official.
HOWARD REYNOLDS HARBISON.
Dr. Howard Reynolds Harbison, one of San Diego's best and most influential citizens, passed into the great beyond June 5, 1912, after a brief illness. He was a son of the Hon. William C. and Elizabeth (White) Harbison, born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1857. His great-grandparents were among the pioneers of this country, his great-grandfather being a close associate and aide of General Washington.
Dr. Harbison graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in Philadelphia in the class of 1885, afterward practicing his profession in New Castle for two years. Interested in the west and realizing that its rapid but sub- stantial development offered a broad field for a young professional man, he came to San Diego, then a comparatively small town, and opened an office. He was well versed in the teachings of the schools, as well as in the practical methods of his profession and was not long in gaining a liberal patronage, which continued to grow with the passing years, giving him a high place, not only among the dentists of his city, but of the state. He has served as president of the California Dental Association, indicating the regard entertained for him by the brethren of the dental fraternity for his professional acquirements. He also filled the position of state dental examiner for twelve years, serving as president two terms.
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Throughout the years of his practice, he kept in constant touch with the advancement that was made, reading and research bringing him knowledge of what was being done by prominent practitioners of dentistry throughout the country. Dr. Harbison was, moreover, actively and helpfully interested in affairs relating to the city's improvement and development and for a number of years served on the city board of education, holding to high standards for the public schools and their efficiency.
On March 23, 1892, he was married to Mary Elstner of Cincinnati, Ohio, and two children were born to them: Elizabeth Elstner, who survives him; and a son, David Sterritt, having died in infancy.
In politics Dr. Harbison was a republican and was always interested and well informed concerning the principles which divide the great political organizations. He was a prominent representative of various fraternities, holding membership with the Elks, Masons, Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the World. He was one of the ruling elders of the Presbyterian church and his professions found exemplification in his daily life. He served his church in various official capacities and always with rare efficiency. His were the ideals of a Christian gentleman, possessed of a kindly nature and actuated at all times by a spirit of broad humanitarianism. He was patriotic and loyal in citizenship, held friendship inviolable but above and beyond all was devoted to his family, displaying the traits of an ideal husband, father and friend.
W. F. JUNGK.
Energetic and persistent, ambitious, and filled with high ideals, W. F. Jungk has continuously advanced since starting in the business world on his own account and is now at the head of the San Diego Art Glass Works, one of the important productive industries of the city. The business has developed by leaps and bounds so rapid has been its growth, patronage coming to the house from a wide district of southern California. Mr. Jungk was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on the 21st of February, 1869, a son of Christian and Henrietta Jungk. He acquired his educa- tion in the schools of his native city, passing through consecutive grades to the high school. He has been a resident of California since 1904 and upon reaching this state settled first at San Diego and then removed to Los Angeles, where he became associated with the W. P. Fuller Company, engaged in the line of business which now claims his time and energies. He spent three years with that house before his return to San Diego, to which city he again came hoping to find here an advantageous field for the establishment and conduct of a business of his own. He was prompted by the laudable ambition of founding a business which would be second to none on the coast in the manufacture of decorative art glass. Arrangements were made for a location, his plant was erected and equipped, and under the style of the San Diego Art Glass Works he is conducting the business which has grown to extensive proportions. Its development has almost been phenomenal for while he opened business with but one assistant he now has a large corps of employes and his patronage is growing rapidly year by year. The nature and character of his work are indicated by the fact that he has furnished
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decorative art glass for a number of the largest office buildings as well as many of the palatial residences of the city and this part of the state, including the new Christian Science church, the Taylor Methodist church, the Catholic church of Coronado and a number of others in and near San Diego. He never falters in the accomplishment of any task to which he sets himself but concentrates his energies upon reaching the goal. His methods are at all times practical and he seems to lose sight of no opportunity pointing to success. Moreover, he has made for himself a notable reputation as a man whose word is to be thoroughly relied upon and he at all times maintains just and equitable relations with his employes as well as with his patrons.
Mr. Jungk is a member of the Builders Exchange, of the San Diego Industrial Association and of the Chamber of Commerce, organizations which feature in the upbuilding and prosperity of the city and in the expansion of its trade relations. He never regards any position as final but rather as the starting point for still further accomplishment and each forward step in his business career has brought him a broader outlook and wider opportunities.
FREDERIC S. BARBOUR.
In the well deserved honor which we give to the veterans of the Civil war we are apt to overlook the service of the soldiers in a later contest-the war with Spain. Nevertheless they deserve our truest gratitude and esteem and among them none is more worthy than F. S. Barbour, of San Diego. He has, more- over, other claims to prominence for he has been for five years closely connected with business interests of the city and during the time has built up one of the most important confectionery enterprises on the Pacific coast and has thus contributed to the business activity of a great section. He was born in San Jose, California, August 9, 1875, and is a son of Joseph H. and Adelaide Barbour.
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