An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 135

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On August 22, 1889, Mr. Pulse married Miss Ma- ria L., daughter of Thomas and Lucinda Wilkinson. She was born in Oneida, New York, on March 5, 1862, and has the following brothers and sisters : John, deceased ; Thomas, Joseph, Sarah Edwards, Hannah Bowley, Ellen King. Mr. Pulse is an active Demo- crat and was on the board when the first school was opened in Denver. This was in 1891 and he was a prime mover in gaining for the town its present sub- stantial school house. Mrs. Pulse is a Republican and well posted in the political questions of the day. Mr. Pulse is a member of the M. W. A. and the W. W. He is a man of marked capabilities in business lines,

is a stirring factor in the realm of improvement and advancement and is a leading citizen of the county.

ELIJAH ADSLEY, of the firm of E. Adsley & Son, general merchants and hotel keepers at Pollock, Idaho, is a man of broad experience, first-class execu- tive ability and with resources both financial and natural which have placed him in a leading position both here and in other localities where he has wrought. Mr. Adsley has also the distinction of being a staunch veteran of the Civil war. Elijah Adsley was born in West Kent, England, on May 7, 1849, the son of John and Anna (Boylan) Adsley. The father was born in West Kent, England, in 1813, came to the United States in 1853, settling in Oakland county, Michigan. October 13, 1902, he was called away by death. The mother was a native of England and died in that coun- try in 1851. Our subject accompanied his father to this country and was educated in the common schools of Michigan, and during his youthful days learned the trade of brick and stone mason. On February 7, 1864, when but fourteen years of age, he enlisted in Com- pany A, Nineteenth U. S. Regulars. He was at Chatta- nooga, at the battle of Janesboro, and also served clear through the reconstruction period until February, 1867, when he was honorably discharged. He returned to Michigan and then until he was twenty-six he traveled all over the United States. After this he did contract work in Michigan, Dakota, Minnesota and Chicago. In the latter place he built the Devoe block, four stories and basement, with all modern improvements, in six weeks' time. He followed the grocry and butcher business in Chicago for a time and then went to Mich- igan, returning to Chicago in 1895 he engaged in the same business until 1901. In that year he came to his present location, founding the town of Pollock. The postoffice had previously been at Tom Pollock's ranch up Rapid river. In addition to handling his general merchandise establishment, the hotel and the postoffice, he is deeply interested in mining and is re- corder of his district. Mr. Adsley also, as occasion requires, preaches the gospel.

On February 21, 1895, Mr. Adsley married Miss Pauline, daughter of Samuel and Olive ( Madden) Hol- lingshead. The father was a farmer, born in Ontario, Canada, and died in 1893. Mrs. Adsley was born in Oakland county, Michigan, in 1856, being an only child. Mr. Adsley has three brothers, Alfred, Schuy- ler, Almon. Two children, Ernest and Warren, have been born to this couple. Mr. Adsley is a member of the G. A. R., and he and his wife are devout mem- bers of the Baptist church. He was elected deacon of this denomination twice before he became a member. Mr. Adsley is also a Prohibitionist.

Warren Adsley, the son of our subject, enlisted in the Twentieth United States Regulars in the Spanish war. He had gotten as far as Fort McPherson. at Atlanta, Georgia, when he was stricken with the yellow fever. For weeks his life was despaired of. His mother hastened to his bedside and nursed him until

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he was able to be brought north. Later he came to Idaho, and in 1901 his father came, as stated above, and they have continued in business together since.

RUSSELL H. RICE is at the present time keeper of the poor farm, one mile north from Mt. Idaho. He was born in Washington county, Oregon, on December 18. 1852, the son of James E. and Nancy ( Bear) Rice. The father was born February 4, 1812, in Canada, came to the United States when a child, crossed the plains in 1844, and took a donation claim in Washing- ton county, where he raised stock and handled a livery. In 1861 he went to Douglas county, and in 1888 retired from business, dying the same year. Our subject was educated in Douglas county, where he was reared, and when twenty-two came to Idaho county and rode the range. He operated on Camas prairie and in the Salmon region, and in the spring of 1875 he returned to Oregon. In 1880 he came again to Camas prairie and rode for L. P. Brown, engaging in stock raising and farming for himself in 1888. This continued until 1897, when he received his present position. Mr. Rice still owns his stock place on the Salmon river, and is one of the prosperous men of the section.

On January 11, 1881, Mr. Rice married Miss Jannie M. Hogan, whose parents are mentioned in this volume elsewhere. Mrs. Rice was born February 25, 1862. One child has been born to this union, Gertrude Olive, born in Douglas county, Oregon, on October 4, 1882. Mr. Rice is a strong Republican, and is a member of the W. W.

ROY DEPARTEE is one of the leading mechanics of Grangeville, having doubtless the best shop in town and doing a business equal to the best. He does gen- eral blacksmithing and also wood work, and has dem- onstrated himself to be a skillful artisan and a man worthy of confidence.

Roy DePartee was born in Latah county, in April, 1875, the son of James C. and Elizabeth ( Holden) DePartee. The father is a blacksmith and was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1845, and came west to Latah county in 1874, and then took land and farmed, but later followed his trade. The mother was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Our subject grew to young man- hood in Moscow and learned the blacksmith trade with his father. Then they removed to Salt Lake City, and he there finished his education in a two years course in the schools of that place. Then they all went to Pullman and the father operated the largest shop there for four years. Then our subject went to Asotin and worked at his trade for a year. Next we see him in Dallas, Texas, and later in St. Louis, work- ing at his trade, and then he migrated to Montana. After that he was in Wallace for a year, then in Ken- drick, and in 1896 Mr. DePartee opened a shop in Cottonwood. Subsequently to that venture we find him in Nezperce, later in Kendrick again, and in 1899 he came to Grangeville and engaged 'at his trade. In

1901 he opened his present shop and from the start he was favored with a good patronage, owing to his skill and dispatch in his craft.

In 1896 Mr. Departee married Miss Emma Cotter, from which marriage one child was born, Amy. In 1901 Mr. DePartee married Miss Agnes, daughter of Samuel and Amanda Hamill, who live near Grange- ville. Mrs. DePartee was born in Iowa and has five brothers and three sisters. Mr. DePartee has one brother, W. J., and three sisters, Lorette Roland, Pearl, Maude. He is a Democrat and active in the political field and takes a keen interest in the affairs of the county and state.

ALLEN L. RIGGLE lives one-half mile west of Goff postoffice, and is one of the thrifty and successful young stock raisers of Idaho county. He was born in Thurman, Fremont county, Iowa, on November 21, 1875, the son of Enoch and Lavicia (Woodrum) Rig- gle. The father was a harness maker, born in Indiana in 1833, and now lives in Shenandoah, Iowa, in which state he was a pioneer. The mother was born in Ohio on November 22, 1836, and died in 1893. Her mother, Neaty Woodrum, died April 11, 1903, aged ninety. Our subject received a good high school education and learned the harness maker's trade in Iowa. Not being able to stand the indoor work, in 1894 he came to Meadows, Idaho, and took up mining in the old Jen- nings diggings, Ada county, continuing the same for two years. Then he worked for Thomas Clay at the Meadows, and in November, 1900, came to Goff and took up his present claim and began to raise cattle. On March 20, 1902, at Goff, Mr. Riggle marired Miss Ella, daughter of J. O. and Sarah (Cox) Levander. The father is the promoter of Goff. Mrs. Riggle was born in Boise valley in 1877 and has the following brothers and sisters: Edward, Emma Hart, Anna Moyer, Homer, Virgil, Celestia. Mr. Riggle has six brothers and sisters: J. C., Elmer, Ezra, Clarence, l'ert and Belle. Mr. Riggle is a member of the Eagles and is a strong Republican, being always at the caucuses and conventions. He has one of the best ranches on Race creek and can irrigate forty acres.

LYCURGUS VINEYARD. A leading attorney in northern Idaho. a man of capabilties and erudition that have placed him in a prominent positon in his profession, it is fitting that the subject of this article should be granted representation in the volume that chronicles the history of northern Idaho.

Lycurgus Vineyard was born in Clay county, Mis- souri, on May 17, 1846, being the son of Elisha and Eliza (Harrington) Vineyard. The father was born in Virginia in 1823. He was a prominent educator and cousin of B. W. Vineyard, who established the Pleas- ant Ridge College in Platt county, Missouri, and later was superintendent of public instruction in Kentucky. The father came to Oregon in an early day and was prominent in educational work there, where he now .

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dwells. The mother was born in Missouri and died in 1850. Her father, who was a pioneer in Kentucky, fought Indians with Daniel Boone and lived to a good ripe age. The family were pioneers for generations back. Our subject was bereft of his mother when very young, and as his father came to the coast he was left with an uncle to be raised. This uncle was a veteran of the Mexican war and also of the Rebellion. Lycur- gus was educated at William Jewell College and then went south and fought with the Confederates until the capture of General Kirby Smith's command, with whom he fought. After the close of the war, in May, 1805. Mr. Vineyard read law a year and then crossed the plains to Oregon. He studied under Judge Strahna and was admitted in 1868. He at once commenced practice and was also superintendent of schools. Then he removed to Corvallis and practiced until 1879. Two years were spent in California, and next we see him in the Wood river country. He participated in the mining excitement and then made Boise his headquar- ters and commenced practice. He was in several places in the southen part of the state, being called out by his practice ; in 1899 he settled in Grangeville. Since that time Mr. Vineyard has been engaged in practice here and is one of the leading attorneys.

In 1888 Mr. Vineyard married Miss Sadie, daughter of Relf Bledsoe, a mining man and a native of Ken- tucky. He was an early pioneer of Oregon and Idaho, and was also sheriff of Ada county and also in Wash- ington. He is now bailiff in the supreme court in Boise and is a prominent man in mining circles. Mrs. Vineyard died in 1893, leaving two children, Richard R. and Sadie B., both with Mr. and Mrs. Bledsoe. Mr. Vineyard has passed all the chairs of the I. O. O. F. He is active in politics and is of the Jeffersonian Democrats. Mr. Vineyard is influential and a leading figure in the caucuses and conventions. He was a member of the constitutional convention in August, 1889.

It is of interest that Captain Bledsoe, the father- in-law of our subject, was a captain in the Rogue River war, and did some brilliant work, as is well known to those who are familar with the history of that struggle. At the time of the Civil war he was offered a colonelcy by President Lincoln in the regular army, but he refused.

MURAT W .. STOKES located in Pollock, Idaho, in 1901, for the purpose of following his profession, that of dentistry, and also that he might have the opportunity of paying attention to mining in connec- tion therewith. He is a skillful and finished dentist, having received his degree at the University of Mich- igan at Ann Arbor in 1890. Dr. Stokes was born near Greenville. Michigan, on January 22, 1861, the son of Daniel E. and Lois A. (Godfrey) Stokes, natives of Michigan. The father was born in 1835. served in Company G, Tenth Michigan, during the Civil war, and still lives in the state of Michigan. The mother was born in 1840 and died October 28, 1899. She

was of English-Irish extraction, and her husband was of English descent. Our subject remained with his father attending school until he arrived at manhood's estate, then took his degree from Ann Arbor, after which he located in Fremont, Michigan, and practiced dentistry for ten years. Then after one years' prac- tice in Greenville he came west and located as stated above.

On October 19, 1879, Dr. Stokes married Miss Clara, daughter of Henry B. and Mary E. (Ammer- man) Carter. Her father was a carpenter, born in New Jersey in 1837 and died in 1891. He was a '49er to California, but later returned east. The mother, a native of New Jersey, was born in 1839, and still lives, being of Dutch, Scotch and English extraction. Mrs. Stokes was born in New Jersey August 3, 1862, and has one brother, William, and one sister, Louisa. Dr. Stokes has one sister, Jennie Hanson. Four children have been born to this marriage: Blanche E. Hollings- head, in Pollock; Leonard D., at home; Leona E. Carothers, Dalton R. Dr. Stokes is a member of the Masonic order and is a Democrat. He is interested in the Rankin General Milling Company, which purposes to reduce ores by the nitric acid process. The process is unique and has already created quite a sensation in mining circles. They are now putting the process to a practical test in the development of mines on Rapid river. Mrs. Stokes and daughter were the first ladies in the Rankin camp, and Dalton R. was born there, 6,500 feet above the level of the sea. When the Doctor came in he traveled on snow, shoes for twenty miles. Dr. Stokes is a man of good ability, genial and affable and is a real pioneer and an enterprising citizen.

JOHN T. HOLLENBEAK resides one mile south of Pollock postoffice, and is a very successful wool grower. He was born in Davis county, Iowa, in 1853, the son of Benjamin Q. and Melinda ( Wilkeson ) Hol- lenbeak. The father was born in Indiana and died in 1881. He was a pioncer in Iowa and came to Shasta county, California, in 1864. The mother was born in 1823 in Virginia and is still living, being of Scotch and Welsh parentage. Our subject came across the plains with his parents and assisted his father in general farming and cattle raising. When sixteen he went to do for himself by shearing sheep. He con- tinued in that country until 1888, then sold out and came to Washington county, Idaho, and went to ranch- ing. A decade was spent there and then, 1898, he sold out and came to Idaho county and located his present place. He started to raise sheep on a small scale and now has nearly two thousand five hundred head.

On July 29. 1877, in California, Mr. Hollenbeak married Miss Mary B., daughter of William and Sarah (Hutchison) Vestal. The father came to California in '51 and settled near Sacramento, where he still lives. He was born in 1823 in North Carolina. The mother of Mrs. Hollenbeak was born in Missouri in 1835. Mrs. Hollenbeak has six brothers and five sisters living and two dead. Mr. Hollenbeak has two sisters and

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five brothers. Eight children have been born to this marriage: Artie, born in 1878 ; Elgie Gotzinger, born in 1879 ; Cleveland, born in 1884 ; Loyola, born in 1890; William, born in 1897; Teddy R., born in 1901, and two deceased. Politically Mr. Hollenbeak has always been active and is an out and out Republican. He owns a half section of land in addition to his stock and has ascertained that many of the bluffs that are too steep for cattle and which raise the best quality of blue bunch grass, are admirably adapted for sleep raising. He had to pack all his supplies into the place until September, 1901, when a wagon road was built.

On January 28, 1902, while Mr. Hollenbeak was blasting out his irrigating ditch, a sack upon which he had some dynamite caught fire, and in attempting to stamp out the blaze he struck a piece of dynamite, which exploded and destroyed one of his eyes. Soon thereafter through sympathy the sight of the other eye was lost also. In this unfortunate condition Mr. Hollenbeak is still managing his business, his brave spirit and courage cansing him to be cheerful and full of hope for the day when darkness shall be done away and there shall be all light.

JOHN HADORN, deceased. In mentioning the leading citizens of Idaho county, we are well aware that the subject of this memorial is to be classed high in the roll of honor. He was a business man of excellent ability, a citizen of patriotic spirit and a man of integrity. John Hadorn was born in Kiel, Germany, in 1844 and when eighteen came to this country with his parents. He stopped a time at Coun- cil Bluffs, Iowa, and then settled in Colorado, taking up the stock business. He did well there until 1880, when he made his way to Idaho county and engaged in the same industry on the Salmon. He took land across the river from Whitebird and there he met and later married Mrs. Virginia Brusha. The wedding oc- curred on March 4, 1886. Mrs. Hadorn was a leader in business herself and managed the four hundred and fifty acre ranch, thus leaving her husband free to at- tend to the stock. They did well, their wealth increas- ing until they are considered among the most prosper- ous people of the county. In March, 1899, pneumonia marked Mr. Hadorn and in a few days he was claimed by the angel of death, his spirit departing on March 15, 1899. The responsibility of their great business fell on Mrs. Hadorn, in which she soon proved her- self equal to the emergency, conducting all so well that a good increase followed. On January 18, 1903, she bought the two hotels in the town of Whitebird and merged the properties, also bought the livery barn in connection with the hotel. After operating the business in a first-class manner, she rented the same and has moved back to the ranch. Mrs. Hadorn had previously married Jacob P. Brusha, April 28, 1878, and to that union three children were born, Harriett T. William, Martha J. Henly, Mary E. Canfield. To the second marriage two children were born, John M., and Archie, both at home. Mrs. Hadorn was born

in Monroe county, Mississippi, April 7, 1857, her par- ents being George M. and Louisa T. Gallaway, men- tioned in this work, as also are her brothers and sis- ters. Mr. Hadorn was a member of the Lutheran church and both himself and Mrs. Hadorn active Re- publicans.

ROLLIN C. BROWN is a prosperous farmer and stockman residing about two miles north from Mt. Idaho. He is the owner of a half section of fine land, well improved and stocked with a good band of cattle and some hogs and horses. Rollin C. Brown was born in Oregon on March 12, 1856, the son of Loyal P. and Sarah I. (Crusen) Brown, who are mentioned in another portion of this work. Hon. Loyal P. Brown is one of the best known and highly esteemed pioneers of all northen Idaho, and his memory is held dear in the hearts of all who knew him. His widow is no whit behind her husband in noble qualities and is one of the beloved people of the county. Our subject was raised in this county and here received his educational train- ing, and in 1876 he commenced the occupation of rais- ing cattle. He took a claim where he now lives and has added since one quarter more, which makes the excel- lent estate mentioned. At the outbreak of the war, he was shearing sheep, and upon hearing the tidings he turned the stock loose and went to Mt. Idaho. Mr. Brown took part in the struggle in standing guard at Mt. Idaho, in building fortifications and in fighting the Indians. Mr. Brown has two sisters, Ada Hovey, Daisy Smith.

On November 12. 1878, Mr. Brown married Miss Elizabeth J., daughter of Joseph and Lucinda (Slater) Harrison. The father was born in Yorkshire, Eng- land, on December 6, 1822, came to the United States in August, 1847, mined in Wisconsin until 1860, then came as one of the first pioneers to the Idaho country, being on the Clearwater during the war. He took land on the prairie and in 1877 sold his mining inter- ests and devoted himself exclusively to farming until his death, on February 24, 1901. The inother was born in Missouri on March 1, 1831, married October 14, 1855, in Wisconsin, and died May 12, 1899. Mrs. Brown was born in Iowa county, Wisconsin, on No- vember 5, 1860, and had the following brothers and sisters: Mary L., Rosetta E., Christopher J., Lilly, all deceased. Three children are the fruit of this union . Loyal P., born May 21, 1882; Rollin H., born Sep- tember 12, 1887; Alonzo F., born January 15, 1895. Mr. Brown is a strong Republican, a man of excellent qualities and worth and is highly esteemed by all.

CAPTAIN LEVI CASTLE. Western energy, pluck and fixedness of purpose are typified in the sub- ject of this biographical sketch. Levi Castle, captain of Company H, First Idaho Volunteers, in the Spanish war, is now an esteemed business man of Grangeville. He is distinctively a self-made man. He was born near Springfield, Illinois, on March 4, 1860, the son

JOHN HADORN.

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of James H. and Delilah A. ( Kirby) Castle. The father was a native of New York and early moved to Illi- nois. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighth Illinois Volunteers in 1861 and served until 1863, when he died from the effects of a severe wound. The mother was born in Kentucky of a prominent family and now lives with her son, Lyman W. Castle, in Santa Monica, California. Her father was a veteran of the Mexican war. After her husband's death, she struggled hard to keep the children together and finally in 1871 came to Douglas county, Oregon, where she succeeded in raising and educating them all. In 1875 she married Deloss Carr, and two years later they all moved to Idaho county. Mr. Carr was always a wise coun- sellor, a warm friend, and a devoted father to the children. Soon our subject was pushed out by an ad- venturous spirit to undertake for himself, and he at once began to manifest that talent which is useful in this world, namely, the ability to acquire good prop- erty. He has now one of the best farms on Camas prairie and is a prosperous and respected citizen of the county.

On November 25, 1882, Mr. Castle married Miss Martha J. Turpin, and one son was born to them. In April, 1884, the young mother was called hence by death, and the following October her infant was laid by her side.

On August 16, 1887, Mr. Castle married Miss Anna Belle, the accomplished daughter of Richard M. Henley, a pioneer of this country. Seven children have been born to this union: Edith, Alvin, Chester, Ben- jamin, Ethel, Lora, Lawton. Captain Castle was one of the first to come forward when the late war with Spain was on. He was a private in Company C of the Idaho National Guards at that time, and he rose rapidly from that position to first lieutenant, then to the command of Company E, with which he fought all through the Philippine campaign. He held the com- mand of that company until transferred to the cap- taincy of Company H. Among the engagements may be mentioned : Manila, August 13, 1898; Paco, Feb- ruary 4, 1899; Santa Ana, February 5; Calocan, Feb- ruary 10 to 12 ; besieging Maloban, from February 28 to March 27; with Lawton to Santa Cruz, April 8 to 18, besides many others. He was mustered out with his regiment at San Francisco September 25, 1899. Returning home he settled on the farm until, to accord his children better educational facilities, he came to Grangeville, where he is engaged in mercantile pur- suits. Captain Castle is an unswerving and strenuous Republican, and always on hand for the best interests of the community in political issues.

JOSEPH H. VICORY is one of the leading farm- ers and mining men of the vicinity of Mt. Idaho who has labored in these sections since the earliest days of mineral discovery and is a man of great experience and worth. He was born in Clark county, Ohio, on June 29, 1834, the son of Anson and Hannah (Treat) Vicory, born in New York state in 1787 and 1789,

respectively. The father was a millwright and one of the first settlers of Ohio. He went thence to Indiana, Laporte county, in 1835, and died there in 1853. The mother accompanied her husband after marriage and died in lowa in 1879. Our subject was educated in Indiana and there spent his childhood days. When he was seventeen he went to the prairies of Illinois and two years later returned to Indiana. In 1860 he crossed the plains to Shasta county, California, mining and farming un Pitt river. In 1862 he came to Linn county, Oregon, and the next spring came to Florence and then to. Warren. Later he returned to Oregon and in 1803, brought a bunch of cattle here. He wintered in Lew- iston and Walla Walla as occasion served and mined. In 1865 he was operating a hotel for John Silverwood. In 1867 Mr. Vicory mined in British Columbia and all of the leading camps of northern Idaho and the northwest. In the Indian outbreak of 1877 he did duty against the savages. He was messenger in vari- ous trying times and always showed courage and forti- tude. In October, 1879, Mr. Vicory took his present land, a fine estate about one mile east from Mt. Idaho, and he has devoted his attention to farming and min- ing since. He has some valuable interests near New- some and also has his farm well improved. Mr. Vicory has two brothers, Hiram and Levi.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 135

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