An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 120

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strong Republican and was county commissioner from 1890 to 1892. In 1902 he was candidate on his ticket for the state legislature from Idaho county and lacked only two votes of winning the day. He is a member of the 1. O. O. F. and a prominent and capable man of excellent standing.

ALONZO Z. RHOADES is interested in agricul- ture and also in business in Denver where he owns an interest in the meat market and also owns half of the livery barn with his brother. He was born in Mercer county, Missouri. on February 21, 1868, the son of Daniel B. and Elizabeth ( Odneal) Rhoades, natives of Missouri and born in 1832 and 1834, respectively. The father's parents were pioneers in Kentucky with Dan- iel Boone and came to Missouri in an early day. He came to California in 1850 with other members of the family and settled in Sacramento valley. Later he re- turned to Missouri, via the isthmus, and then went back to California in 1875. In 1880, he came to Spo- kane and in 1895, to Green creek and took land which was sold later ; he dwells on the little Salmon now. The mother died in 1875. Our subject was reared in Mis- souri and Washington and received a good education. When twenty-two he went to do for himself and in 1895 he took a home on Green creek, which he still owns and utilizes for general crops and stock raising. Mr. Rhoades built a fine residence and good barn in Denver, in which town he now resides. He has the fol- lowing brothers and sisters, Rushia, Lafayette, Lee, Jay, Oscar, Eria, Underwood, Bertha Howell, Bert and Maud.

On November 14, 1897, Mr. Rhoades married Miss Clemmy S., daughter of Isaac and Corilla J. Zehner, who are mentioned in this work. Mrs. Rhoades was born in Christian county, Missouri, on January 20, 1878. To this marriage there have been born the fol- lowing children, Cecil, born October 2, 1901, and died January 2, 1902 ; Eldred, born February 2, 1903. Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades are Democrats of the Jeffersonian type and well informed upon the issues of the day. They are members of the Presbyterian church.

WILLIAM CORAM has a fine estate of one sec- tion of land in partnership with his brother, which lies about seven miles north from Grangeville. He devotes his attention to general farming and to raising stock and is very succesful, being counted one of the leading property owners of the prairie.

William Coram was born in Bristol, England, on March 29, 1844. the son of William Coram. He came with his brother and parents to Hamilton, Canada, and soon went thence to Dawn. The mother died when he was small. In 1864, our subject went to New York city and thence via Nicaragua to San Francisco. He arrived in that city, January, 1865. Then he engaged in steamboat engineering and followed it until 1868, in which year he came to Mt. Idaho. He at once went to

the mining camps and continued there and in packing much of the time. He was mining at Florence when a friendly squaw came and told them of the outbreak and with fourteen companions, Mr. Coram volunteered to fight the Indians. This was June 14, 1877, and they then went to Slate creek. On the sixteenth they came to Mt. Idaho and our subject went with the soldiers to the skirmish on Whitebird, the first of the war, where several soldiers and citizens were killed. While there, a woman came from the brush carrying an infant, and it proved to be Mrs. Belle Benedict and the child is now Mrs. Addie Brown. Mr. Coram caught a loose horse and brought them to Grangeville. He then took a trip to Lawyer's canyon and then one to Cottonwood. On the latter trip they found H. C. Brown and his wife hid in the brush. These were rescued and in all these undertakings, Mr. Coram faced great danger. After the war he returned to the mines and in 1884 came out of the mines and entered in partnership with his brother and they purchased their present place. They are pros- perous and do a large business, handling stock and farming. Mr. Coram started in life with no means and his success is entirely due to his own energy and skill. He has endured great hardship in the various frontier experiences, which have been plentiful in his life and he has faced them all with fortitude and cour- age. He has packed his blankets over the snows of the mountains and faced the savages, and wrought in many places and ways for general advancement and to open up the country. In political matters, Mr. Coram is a Democrat but is independent in his decisions.

JOHN H. VON BARGEN is one of the early pio- neers of Idaho county and has labored here with faith- fulness and sagacity for its upbuilding and improve- ment and his industry and thrift have given to him the meed of a good holding in substantial property and placed him as one of the prosperous men of the county. He was born in Dornbusch, Hanover, Germany, on July 7, 1851. the son of Koepke and Rebecca ( Schlicht- ing) von Bargen, born in 1820 and April 10, 1824, re- spectively, both being native to Hanover. The father was an ocean sailor and captain later of a river boat. He died in September, 1872. The mother died in May, 1900, in Hamburg. Our subject was well educated in his native land and soon began operations on the river Elbe ; five years later, being nineteen, he went to sea, visiting England, Brazil, Spain, Chile, and other coun- tries. In 1878 he left the ocean and became captain of a craft on Lake Alstar, Germany. In 1880, he came to America and soon found his way to Camas prairie where his brother Herman was. He took a homestead and at once began farming and stock raising. To these related occupations he has given his attention since and has been prospered. He turns off annually about one hundred and twenty-five hogs and a number of cattle. His farm is well improved and his residence is of eight rooms and modern in every respect. When Mr. von Bargen settled on his place, now about four miles southwest from Denver, the country was new and his

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wife was the only woman in many miles. Mr. von Bargen has the following named brothers and sisters, Mary Jaenke. Peter. Herman, August.

On November 27, 1877, Mr. von Bargen married Miss Anna H. C., daughter of Henry and Anna C. (Dickoff) Schiviebert. The father, who was born in 1824, in Rottenburg, Hanover, was a carpenter and cabinet maker. He moved to Harburg in 1865 and died there in 1867. The mother was born on September 8, 1821, in Rottenburg, and died September, 1901. Mrs. von Bargen was born in Rottenburg, on September 18, 1851, and had one sister, Marie Stroemer, who died in Harburg. Germany. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs von Bargen, Anna, deceased ; Peter, born February 17, 1880, now deceased; Ru- dolph, born September 12, 1882, now deceased ; Henry, born October 30, 1884. Mr. von Bargen and his wife are active Republicans, while he is a member of the I. O O. F., and she of the Lutheran church.

THOMAS W. BALES & ROBERT H. JONES. In mentioning the salient points in the careers of these well known and leading business men of Idaho county. we desire to particularly note the items of importance in their individual lives and then relate together the labors of the partnership.

Thomas W. Bales was born in Greenfield, Mis- souri, on August 28, 1872, the son of Stephen H. and Matilda C. (White) Bales, natives of Indiana and Tennessee, respectively. They now both live near Greenfield, Missouri, aged fifty-seven, and fifty-eight, respectively. Thomas W. attended the public schools and then spent three years in the Ozark college. At the age of seventeen, he came west on account of poor health. He weighed ninety-seven pounds when he landed in Whitman county, Washington, but now tips the beam at two hundred and seven pounds. He soon engaged in farming in Washington and remained there until he came to Camas prairie in 1891. Then he took up stock raising on the Snake and did well. This was continued until 1899, when the partnership was formed.

Robert H. Jones was born on a farm one mile northi from Grangeville, on August 28, 1872, the son of Seth and Jane (Castle) Jones, of Grangeville. He attended the home schools until 1890, when he went east to Lom- bard university in Galesburg. Illinois, where he took a three-year course. Upon his return here he bought and sold stock, and did real well on several train loads that he shipped to Chicago. On October 9, 1895, Mr. Jones married Miss Jessie, daughter of John and Jane Pollock of Lewiston, Illinois. Mrs. Jones died Febru- ary II, 1897, at her old home in Illinois, leaving one child five months old, Lillie Esther. On November 9, 1900, Mr. Jones married a second time and on this oc- casion Miss Pearl Bales, the sister of his partner, be- came his wife. She died January 3, 1901, at Boise, Idaho, where she was taken for treatment, leaving one child three weeks old, named Rolland Robert. Mr. Jones has his children living with him.

In 1899, Mr. Bales and Mr. Jones engaged in part-

nership in the stock business on the Salmon river and prosperity attended them in every detail, having in December, 1902, sold their large holdings there for twenty-seven thousand dollars. In December, 1901, they had bought their present place, a mammoth es- tate of about fifteen hundred acres eight miles nortlı from Grangeville. It is all choice land and is one of the best stock farms in the entire country. They have a good residence, excellent outbuildings, orchard, and a barn, second to none in the county. They do a general farming business and raise cattle and hogs. They are raising, buying and shipping more stock than any other firm in the entire northern part of the state and are verit- able leaders in the stock business. Mr. Bales and Mr. Jones are wide awake business men of ability and are of the best standing, being young men to whom great credit is to be given for the financial success that they have achieved. Beginning in the battle of life without any property at all, they have steadily risen, by reason of sagacity and industry, to be leaders in this stock coun- try and are the recipients of the esteem and good will of all. They were born on the same date and have made an excellent showing in their careers.

Mr. Jones is to be commended for the manner in which he has cared for his motherless children. Through his struggles he has at all times kept his chil- dren with him, securing a nurse to assist in looking after their welfare.

HERMAN VON BARGEN. Among the worthy pioneers who assisted to open up Idaho county and bring it to its present state of prosperity we are con- strained to mention the subject of this article, who is now one of the heavy real estate owners of the county and a leading and capable citizen.

Herman von Bargen was born in Dornbusch, Ger- many, on September 28, 1855. the son of Koepke and Rebecca (Schlichting) von Bargen, who are men- tioned in another portion of this work. He was brought up and educated in his native place and re- mained with his parents until he was eighteen. In 1873 he bade farewell to the home circle and his na- tive land and came thence to America. He settled for a year in Minnesota and then went to Butte county, California, where he farmed until 1879 when he came with seven companions overland by way of Goose lake, Canyon City, Walla Walla and Lewiston to Idaho county. He took a timber claim and a pre-emption on Camas prairie and at once inaugurated action in farming and raising stock. Prosperity came to re- ward his industry and skill in labor ; in 1896 he bought another quarter section and in 1900 still another quar- ter, making him a magnificent estate of one entire section. This is well improved and is a model farm. He has two hundred and twenty-five hogs to turn off annually, raises sixty head of cattle and owns about a score of horses. Mr. von Bargen is one of the substan- tial men of the county and a leader in his line of labor.

On November 29, 1889, Mr. von Bargen married Miss Mary, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Dierks) Dierks, natives of Germany. The father was born in

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September, 1824, and died in December, 1865. The mother was born on January 20, 1834, and died on January 24, 1879. Mrs. von Bargen was born in Herrenburg, near Lubeck, Germany, on October 8. 1864, and has one brother and two sisters, Jolin H., Caroline Wortmann, Catherine Timermann. Four children have been the fruit of this union, named as follows, Mathilda, born July 5. 1893; Clara, born April 21, 1895; Otto, born August 9, 1897: Walter, born September 3, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. von Bargen are true blue Republicans and well posted in the questions of the day. He belongs to the I. O. O. F. and they both are members of the Lutheran church.

MOSES H. RICE. Among the very first to enter the region now embraced in Idaho county and one who has continued in this section in labors for its unbuilding and advancement since, it is fitting that Mr. Rice should be granted especial mention among the worthy pioneers who came and opened the way for civiliza- tion to follow.

Moses H. Rice was born in LaPorte county, In- diana, on March 23, 1836, the son of James E. and Nancy ( Bear) Rice. The father was born in Canada, on February 18, 1812, and came to the United States when quite young. He lived in Indiana and Missouri and in 1844 came to the Willamette valley over the Whitman trail and with the second emigrant train. He settled three miles south of Hillsboro in Washing- ton county and took a section as a donation claim and remained there until 1858 when he removed to Doug- las county, whence he went in 1887 to Camas prairie. In this last place he remained until his death. The mother was born in 1818 in Ohio and died on Septem- ber 4. 1902, at Mt. Idaho. Our subject was brought up and educated in the Willamette valley and remained with his parents until 1858. Then he went to do for himself and made his first move to Walla Walla and there remained until 1861 when he was with the rush into the Florence country. After one year digging for gold he went to packing and packed from Lewis- ton, the supply point, to all the principal mining camps tributary to it. This continned until 1865 when he sold his outfit and bought sheep. Two years in this industry and then we see him in 1867 farming in partnership with Mr. Sam Phiney at Lapwai, contin- uing until 1873. In 1870 Mr. Rice took a pre-emption and also a homestead and upon this land he made his home until 1896. He was successful in farming and raising stock and in the year last mentioned Mr. Rice sold his interests in this line and removed to Denver and retired from more active business to enjoy the competence which his skill and industry had ac- cumulated. At present he is dwelling in Denver. He was here during the Indian war and assisted to guard Mt. Idaho, being one of the volunteers. Mr. Rice has the following brothers and sisters. John N., Charles L., Russell H., James H., Frank W., Marga- ret Holbrook, Ann Harness, Eliza Ronn, Nancy Mc- Gee.

On July 28, 1872, Mr. Rice married Miss Ellen, daughter of Alonzo and Rachel ( Bliss) Leland. Mrs. Rice was born in Portland. To this couple the fol- lowing children have been born, Nancy Bowman, in Denver ; Viola Rhaat, at Stites creek, this county ; El- freda Hunt, at Lowe, Idaho; Miles H., in Elk, Idaho; Bailey F., at Lucile ; F. Leland, in Idaho county. Mr. Rice is a Republican, is a member of the Pioneer As- sociation at Grangeville and he and his wife are mem- bers of the Christian church.

ALBERT WEBBER is a prosperous and leading stockman and agriculturist of Idaho county and his estate of two hundred acres lies about eight miles northeast from Grangeville. He devotes his atten- tion exclusively to general farming and raising stock and has made a good success because of his wisdom and thrift. He was born in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, on August 7, 1857, the son of John and Elizabeth Webber, natives of Germany and now living near this son. The father came to this country in 1856 and is a veteran of the Civil war. Our subject went with his parents from the native place to McClond county, Minnesota and in 1871 the family went to Madison valley. Montana. In 1874 they journeyed on to the Willamette valley and in May. 1877, they came to their present place. As they were all the time on the frontier our subject received little opportunity to ac- quire schooling and so gained his education from per- sonal research and reading. Mr. Webber has one brother, Lewis, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Edwards and Mrs. Matilda Rumpf. When the family arrived in the Camas prairie country and barely got settled the Indian ontbreak came and they suffered the loss of all their goods. Despite this, misfortune they went on and are all now possessors of good properties. The sons went to raising horses in partnership and since that time have continued in partnership and are lead- ing citizens and substantial property holders.

On March 4, 1885, Mr. Webber married Miss Nel- lie, daughter of James and Elizabeth Allen, natives of Arkansas and Tennessee, respectively, and now living at Harpster, this county. Three children were born to this union, Ralph, born June 14. 1897: Lena, born March 2. 1899; Mable, born May 14, 1901. Louis Webber, the brother and partner of our subject, was born March 24, 1866, in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin. and made the various trips with the rest of the family did and is now living adjoining our subject's farm. He was married on February 25. 1894. to Oleva Allen, a sister of our subject's wife. They have three chil- dren, Arthur L., born March 24. 1895: Mary O., born December 31. 1807: Ethel N., born March 18, 1900.

ALBERT C. LANNINGHAM with Henry El- fers operates the Pioneer livery barn in Grangeville, which is the leading establishment of its kind in the town and is headquarters for some of the stage lines

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coming to Grangeville. Mr. Lanningham is a man of thorough business principles, handles his barn in a first class manner, having fine stock, excellent rigs and gives careful attention to the comfort and con- venience of his patrons. All this combines with his geniality and kind ways to give him a liberal patron- age.

Albert C. Lanningham was born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on November 28, 1861, being the son of Henry and Louise (Cox) Lanningham. The father was crossing the plains to the Pikes Peak country and his train was attacked by the Indians and it is sup- posed that he was killed as he was never heard from since. The mother died when our subject was small and he and his sister were taken by Mr. A. H. Dolph, with whom he stayed until he was fourteen, gaining a common schooling. He was in Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Kansas and in 1882 came to Idaho. He took a ranch on Camas prairie near Craig mountain and proved up on it. He dealt in horses, rode the range and was interested in stock raising until 1890, when he went to Spokane. He operated a livery there for a short time then went to the coast and final- ly to Postfalls where he worked in a shingle mill. He returned to Grangeville in 1892, worked as night watchman for a time, drove the Salmon river stage and in March, 1899, in company with Henry Elfers, bought his present business. Since that time Mr. Lanningham has devoted himself to the prosecution of his business with vigor and wisdom and has had the gratification of seeing it prosper exceedingly.

In Mav, 1889, Mr. Lanningham married Miss Adelaide, daughter of Henry J. and Catherine M. El- fers, natives of Germany. Mrs. Lanningham was born on the Salmon river, in Idaho county, in 1873. She has the following brother and sisters, Henry, Katherine, Mamie. Four children have been born to this couple, Clarence, Laura, Lester, May. Mr. Lanningham is a member of the K. of P. and the W. O. W. He owns mines on the Salmon river, in the Buffalo Hump country and in other localities. Po- litically he is allied with the Republicans but is not par- tisan.

ED JOHNSON is one of the doughty and courage- ous men who have pressed into the wilds of the coun- try to open it for settlement and in his labors for im- provement and advancement, he has manifested great enterprise, energy and skill.

Ed Johnson was born in Minnesota, on May 25, 1874, the son of Ole A. and Carrie (Carlson) Johnson, born in Norway on January 6, 1836, and in Wisconsin, on February 6. 1847, respectively. The father is a mechanic and farmer while the mother's parents came to this country from Norway and took land in Minne- sota where they farmed. Our subject had little oppor- tunity to attend school and at the early age of fourteen he commenced for himself. After his parents came west he remained a time with them and in 1888 came to Palouse where he studied some more. Then he worked in the sawmills for seven years and on January 31,

1896, he located his present place, three and one-half miles northwest from Kooskia. He has devoted his energy to subduing and improving the farm and has a good showing. Eighty acres were laid under tribute to crop last year ; he and his brother brought the first selfbinder and threshing machine into this section. Mr. Johnson has thirty odd head of cattle, some horses and colts ; his cattle are good Shorthorn grades. His nice orchard and good buildings make his place one of the fine ones of this section. He has six brothers and four sisters, Carl, Peter, John, Oscar J., Martin J., Albert A. J., Martha C., Ellen, Mary E. and Clara,

On April 1, 1900, Mr. Johnson married Miss Gus- tava, daughter of Cyrus E. and Mary A. (Daugharty) Kidder. The father is a sawmill man and stockman. He is now serving as justice of the peace and is a veteran of the Civil war, serving in Company G, Nineteenth Wisconsin for four years, four months, and two days. The mother of Mrs. Johnson was born in Wisconsin, on August 23, 1849. Mrs. Johnson was born in Missouri, on April 29, 1883, and has the following sisters, Hattie, Martha M., Cora F., Vennie R. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Esther C., on De- cember 23, 1900, and Madoline, on May 1I, 1903, both in Idaho county.

JOHN W. TURNER, M. D., is one of the strong and prominent men of northern Idaho. Without doubt the issues of life and death are more intimately handled by the medical fraternity than by any other class of men and therefore it is that popular sentiment demands that the physicians of today be men of ability, probity, unquestioned integrity and thoroughly fitted for the responsible position to which their pro- fession calls them. It is well known that Dr. Turner fulfills these requirements in every particular and his standing is unquestioned.

John W. Turner was born in Monroe county, In- diana, on February 12, 1861, while his parents were visiting there. His father, Andrew J., was born in Indiana in 1828, settled in Iowa in 1854 and in Kansas in 1856, was a member of the Kansas Militia and is still living in that state. The mother, Maria L. ( Whitson), was born in Indiana in 1827 and still lives in Kansas. John W. was raised in Miami county, Kansas, two miles from John Brown's home. He was educated in the common schools and from his early days began the study of medicine. When twenty- four, he secured a position in a drug store in Osa- watomie, where he remained two years. Then came a time of study in the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cin- cinnati, from which he came to Cottonwood in 1888. when but four or five houses marked the place. He returned to the Institute and graduated in the class of 1891, taking second honors of the class. Dr. Tur- ner now came back to Cottonwood and took up his practice, since which time he has continued steadily with ever increasing patronage, which at the present time is large and lucrative.

On April 11, 1883, in Indiana, Dr. Turner mar-

JOHN W. TURNER M. D.

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ried Mary A. Brown, whose parents, George L. and Caroline Brown, were born in Indiana. Mrs. Tur- ner was born there also, the date being 1859. She has two sisters and four brothers, as follows: William, Norvetta, Iva, McClelland, Cora and Walter. Dr. Turner has the following brothers and sisters, Frank, Andrew J., Emma, Margaret, Florence, Althea. Three children have come to gladden the household, Eunice, Maude, Lloyd. Mrs. Turner is a member of the Methodist church. Dr. Turner is serving his third term as coroner of the county and in 1896 was chosen to the state senate and while there he made his influence known for salutary laws, being the advocate of the state medical examing board. He was appointed a member of the first board but on account of a tech- nicality the law was declared unconstitutional but the next legislature promptly passed it and it stands today. Dr. Turner is a member of the state medical society and state board of medical examiners, and was ap- pointed a member of the Idaho advisory council of the Eclectic school at the World's Fair at Chicago, 1893. Dr. Turner is a man of ability and sound principles, has the confidence of the entire community and is one of the leading men of the county.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 120

Author: Publication date: 1903 Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1524

Author:
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1524