An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 155

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Publication date: 1903
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The marriage of Mr. Yockey and Miss Armilda, daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Southerland) Greear, was solemnized in Rinard, Wayne county, Illinois, on February 12, 1874, and they now have three children : Minnie, wife of Zo Krisher, living in Latah county ; Myrtle and Lawrence, at home. Mr. Greear was a native of Tennessee and died in Illi- nois, while his widow is residing with her son. Mr.

and Mrs. Yockey are members of the Bethel church on American Ridge, it being a class of the Methodist church, South.

GEORGE W. GALE. No compilation whose purview is to give mention of the leading citizens of Latah county would be complete without an honor- able representation of the esteemed and well known gentleman whose name is at the head of this article, and who operates the Del Norte hotel, the leading hostelry in the city, where he manifests the commend- able qualities of worth of which he is richly possessed. Mr. Gale was born in Portland, Maine, on October II, 1859, being the son of James and Ellen ( Page) Gale, of Bothwell, Canada, whence they moved to Portland when our subject was young. He was de- nied the privilege of schools, but made up for that by careful and tenacious study at home in the even- ings and by judicious reading. At the age of thirteen he was driving a lumber team, and in 1878 he hired as second cook in a Wisconsin lumber camp. He was an apt pupil and soon had the art well learned and he followed this in the logging camps for fourteen years, and in 1892 took a boarding house where he aid business for one year, then he sold that and bought a grocery store where he was found for two years, the location being Washburn, Wisconsin. In 1897 he came to Moscow and took a homestead, and also clerked in the hotel for three years, then went to Everett, Washington. One year later he came back to Moscow and rented the hotel Moscow, where he is doing a good business at the present time. Mr. Gale brings to the business a fund of knowledge gained from practical experience in all departments of the hotel business and he is a host very popular with the traveling public, maintaining a house that is first-class in every particular and that gives good satisfaction, while his untiring care for the welfare and comfort of his guests has won him many friends and patronage that is lasting.

In 1880 Mr. Gale married Miss Hannah L., daugh- ter of George and Katherine (Tynicke) Leslie. of Thorp, Wisconsin, and they have become the parents of three children: Maude M., wife of G. Mix, an implement dealer in the city of Moscow; Mabel L., living at home: James F., with parents. Mr. Gale affiliates with the M. W. A., and the order of Elks, while Mrs. Gale is a member of the R. N. of A.

CHARLES W. McCANN. The enterprise and sagacity of the subject of this sketch is manifest in the manner in which he has labored and handled his business affairs since coming to the west, and he is today one of the substantial property owners of Latah county, having four hundred and eighty acres of fine land three and one-half miles southeast from Farmington. The estate is one of great value both on account of its pristine fertility and because of the excellent manner in which Mr. McCann has im-

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proved it, having comfortable buildings and an orchard of twenty-five acres of choice trees. Mr. McCann was born in Ogle county, Illinois, on September 28, 1860, being the son of Richard and Susan (Kidd) McCann. The father was a stone cutter born in Montreal, Canada, in 1832, and died in 1886, while the mother was born in West Virginia, in 1838. Charles W. remained with his parents until he was eighteen years of age, gaining a good education and then he came west, landing first in Sparta, Oregon. He labored there on an irrigating ditch, but on account of the hostilities of the Indians, he was obliged to accompany General Howard to Walla Walla for safety. He there spent three and one-half years at bridge work for the O. R. & N. railroad, learning the trade. In 1881 he went to John Day river, took a pre- emption and proved up on it and two years later sold it. He continued in the stock business in Walla Walla county until 1891 and then traded stock for a farm in Latah county. He had in 1883-4 taken a trip to Illinois through Arizona, visiting also the New Or- leans expedition. In 1897 Mr. McCann sold the half section of land he had bought in Latah county and bought four hundred and eighty acres described above. On account of school facilites, Mr. McCann has re- moved his family to Farmington, going thence on November 20, 1899.

The marriage of Mr. McCann and Miss Katie, daughter of Elias R. and Isabella (Douglas) Sweet, was solemnized in Spokane county, on January I, 1887. and they have two children: Leroy O., Gladys. Mr. Sweet is a carpenter, born in Ohio in 1830, and his wife was born in Indiana in 1838. Mrs. McCann was born in Agency City, Iowa, on October 6, 1866, receiving a common school education, and her broth- ers and sisters are named as follows : Vinn, living at Saint Marys river; Mary, wife of Charles Miller, at Waverly : Anna. wife of John Lathrum, at Oakes- dale ; William, George, Dee R., at Waverly; May, wife of Albert Long, at Spokane. The brothers and sisters of Mr. McCann are named as follows : Lucy, at Polo, Illinois ; Emma, in the same place ; John, in Alaska. Mr. McCann affiliates with the Masonic fra- ternity and the Eastern Star, at Farmington. He was clected mayor of Farmington, but on account of busi- ness interests in Latah county did not qualify. He is a Republican, stanch and true, having never swerved and has been central committeeman for six years. Mrs. McCann is a member of the Baptist church.

CHARLES H. GOWER. To the industrious and enterprising gentleman whose name is at the nead of this article we grant space for a review of his life's career, being assured that he is one of the substantial and capable men of Moscow and has always mani- fested moral qualities of intrinsic wortu.

Charles H. was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, on February 6, 1862, being the son of George and Eva (Frances) Gower, of Rock county, Wisconsin. In his native city he was favored with a good education

and at the age of twenty was out in the battle of life for himself, going first to Kansas where ne rented land for a time, farming also his father's land, then went to teaming around Russell, continuing therein for two years when he removed to Janesville, Wisconsin. i nere he was engaged in raising tobacco for two years when he came to Dayton, Washington, the date being 1889, and for seven years we find him teaming and draying there, after which he repaired to Moscow and embarked in the stage business, operating a une from Moscow to Lewiston and continuing therein for four years when he sold out in 1901 and purchased two lots with their buildings in Moscow, which he still owns.

In 1882 occurred the marriage of Mr. Gower and Miss Sarah, daughter of Frank Russell, and four chil- dren were the fruit of this union, as follows. Delbert F., Ella M., Lillie and Etta, all at home. 1n 1890 Mrs. Gower was called from her home and family by death. In 1892 Mr. Gower contracted a second marriage, the lady being Lulu Ashby, the daughter of George and Jane (Smith) Ashby. Mr. Gower is a member of the M. W. of A. and is well esteemed in the community, being a capable and faithful citizen.

CHARLES W. SHIELDS. There is no better known business man in the county of Latah than the subject of this sketch and he is one of the largest property owners as well, having exerted in the last de- cade a wonderful influence in the business realm of the county and today being one of the firm of the Moscow Hardware Company, which is the largest establishment of its kind in this part of the country. Referring more particularly to the personal history of Mr. Shields, we note that he was born in Davidson county, North Carolina, July 25. 1861, being the son of Henry H. and Mariam M. (Hill) Shields, natives of North Carolina and farmers of that state. Our subject's father died in the battle of Winchester in the Civil war, 111 1864, being in the Confederate army, and the mother died in 1863 and is buried in For- svthe, North Carolina. After these sad events, our subject was taken by his grandparents, remaining with them until their death, he being seventeen years of age. He had then finished the public school course and at once set himself to work his way through the college course. In 1883 he accepted a position as bookkeeper with the Holt Manufacturing Company, cotton dealers, and spent two years, then resigned to accept a position in a tobacco firm in Winston, North Carolina, where he remained until 1887, then came to Aloscow, engaging with M. J. Shields, taking charge of the office work, and in 1890 went into partnership with his employer. They did the largest hardware and implement business in the county, and this ar- rangement continued until 1897. Then the partnership was dissolved and two years later, when the business was settled up, our subject took as partner, C. A. Frantz, formerly of Boise, and the firm is known as the Moscow Hardware Company, and in addition to general hardware they carry building material and

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plumbing goods, running a plumbing shop also. They have commodious quarters, and carry the largest stock of the kind in the entire county, and do a mam- moth business, which is entirely merited by their up- right methods and the capable manner in which they handle the affairs of the company. Our subject and M. J. Shields were the founders and are now owners of the Moscow electric light plant, the latter being presi- dent and C. W. Shields secretary and treasurer. This plant was started in September, 1889. In company with W. L. Payne, our subject has three hundred and twenty acres of land in the edge of the city and han- dles much stock. In the days in which he labored with M. J. Shields, they had a large saw mill that supplied much of the lumber which builded a great portion of Moscow.

Mr. Shields married Miss Mary McConnell on August 2, 1893, at Moscow. Mrs. Shields is a daugh- ter of R. D. and Ann ( Nickle) McConnell, and a niece of Governor McConnell. Her parents were na- tives of Michigan and came to this country in 1888. Mr. Shields is a member of the M. W. of A., Moscow Camp. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Shields is one of the most eminently successful men of the county, and the reason is evident from his excellent ability, untiring care of the details of business, wise management of the larger interests, and keen foresight, while his affability and genial per- sonality have won him friends on every hand.

HON. ALBERT J. GREEN. This able attorney- at-law and estimable citizen of Latah county is a liv- ing example of what pluck, perseverance, and an in- domitable will can accomplish. He has achieved a brilliant success in various lines, having wrought it out by his own endeavors, while he has also done much for his county in many ways. Mr. Green was born in Tipton county, Indiana, on November 1, 1852, being the son of William and Mary E. (Chodric) Green. In the spring of 1853 the family migrated to Appanoose county, lowa, and farmed there until 1862 when they removed to Sacramento, California, and thence to Lane county, Oregon. The parents removed from that place to Rathdrum, Idaho, and there the father died in 1901. The mother is still living there. Our subject remained with his parents, receiving a good education, until he was twenty-four years of age, then married and came to Whitman county, taking a homestead where he engaged in farming until 1885. also taught school and took a leading part in the poli- tics of the county and its advancement. He also had paid much attention to reading law until that time and in 1885 moved his family to Moscow and estab- lished a home there. Then he went to Chicago, where he entered the Union College of Law, graduating therefrom in 1887 and then returned home. The fol- lowing spring he was elected city attorney, being the first of the newly incorporated city of Moscow. In the fall he was elected prosecuting attorney of the county of Latah, being the first incumbent of this office, the

county having just been organized. In the fall of 1890 Mr. Green was elected to the state legislature to represent Latahı and Kootenai counties, it being the first legislature of the state. He was chairman of the ways and means committee and was a prominent figure in the house, while also he secured the appropriation which enabled the new university buildings to be erect- ed. In 1892 lie resumed the active practice of law, and soon, 1895, he was appointed secretary of the board of regents of the state university. In 1897 he closed his office in Moscow and went to Dawson, but as it was Canadian territory he was unable to practice law, so went to mining with rich success, returning home in the fall of the same year. The next spring he took his family to Dawson and remained there two years, prosecuting his mining with generous returns. In the fall of 1899 he went to Nome, where he prac- ticed law and also did mining, coming out on the Valincia, the last boat out, in the fall of 1901. He has now brought his family to Moscow with the intention of making his home here. Mr. Green will doubtless make some more trips to Nome to attend to his mining interests there.

The marriage of Mr. Green and Miss Mary E., daughter of Allen and Rachel ( Robinson) Bond, and a native of Lane county, Oregon, was solemnized on December 10, 1876, in Lane county. Mrs. Green's parents were natives of Indiana and came to Ore- gon in 1853, settling on a donation claim near Eugene, where the mother died in September. 1900. The father is still living there, having mercantile interests in Irving and being one ot the representative men of Lane county, which also he represented in the state legislature. Mr. Green is fraternally affiliated with the I. O. O. F., Moscow Lodge, No. 31. and with the B. P. O. E., Lodge No. 249. being past exalted ruler in this last order.

ANDREW E. HALLIDAY. This well known and representative agriculturist and fruit grower of Latah county, has also a good reputation as an edu- cator, having filled the responsible position of instruct- ing the young in different places while in district thirty- four of this county, he taught steadily for eight win- ters, making a record for efficiency and faithfulness that is seldom exceeded, and that marks him a man of capabilities, integrity, and thoroughness, coupled with a fine fund of erudition, and dominated with sa- gacity and executive force.

Mr. Halliday was born in Clinton county, Indi- ana, on December 26, 1861. being the son of Samuel B. and Emma E. (Avery) Halliday. The father and mother were also natives of Indiana, the mother dying in 1864, but the father remains at the same place a respected and prominent citizen. Our subject gained his primary education from the indispensable common schools and then completed a course in the Ladoga Normal school at Ladoga, Indiana, and the famous school at Lebanon, Ohio. He gave himself to teach- ing for three years subsequent to his literary course, and then, in 1886, he came to the west. He first pre-

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empted forty acres north from Troy, later selling it and in 1888, he homesteaded where the family resi- dence is at the present time, six miles south from Troy. He now has two hundred and forty acres of fine land, well improved, and sixty acres of this estate is devoted to a fine orchard. He has one thousand pear trees and the balance of the mammoth orchard is planted to choice winter apples.

The marriage of Mr. Halliday and Miss Mary E., daughter of Frederick and Paulina (Gotch) Hinst, was solemnized on American Ridge on August 21, 1887. and they have become the parents of the fol- lowing children: Fred E., Clarence, deceased, Mary Audrey, Lylvan N., and Irl. Mr. Hinst lives in this county, north from Cornwall. Mr. Halliday is at present clerk of the board of school directors of his home district and he is an ardent advocate of first- class schools and he has done much for the advance- ment of the cause of education. Fraternally Mr. Hal- liday is affiliated with the M. W. A., and the W. of W., Lodge No. 248, both at Troy.

WILLIAM W. YOUNG. The well known and popular gentleman whose name is at the head of this article is one of the substantial men of Latah county, having demonstrated his ability to handle successfully his own private business enterprises and also discharge the duties of public life which his fellows called him to, and it is with pleasure that we accord him repre- sentation in this volume. He was born in Lafayette county, Missouri, on October 10, 1853, being the son of Charles M. and Veleria A. ( Mahan) Young. The father was a farmer and born in Lafayette county, Missouri, on September II, 1827, and is still living in Oregon, while the mother was born in Albermarle county, Virginia, in 1837 and died in 1870. The parents moved from the old home place in Missouri to San Francisco in 1873, and thence to Sonoma county and then to Santa Clara county and later we find them in Mendocino county, and our subject worked in a saw- mill and then later in the quick silver mines in Napa county. He finished his education in the Napa Col- legiate Institute by a two years' course. In the spring of 1879 he went thence to Colusa farms and operated a threshing machine for an old schoolmate, then spent a time in San Francisco after which in 1883 he went to Los Angeles and there sowed ten acres of alfalfa and planted six thousand grape vines. Six years later he sold this land, which cost thirty dollars per acre, for one hundred and twenty dollars per acre. He made a trade for his present place and came thither, the same being a quarter section of good land two and one-half miles southeast from Farmington, which is well im- proved and handled in a skillful manner. He has one of the finest barns in the entire county and a choice orchard, and this place has been his home since his residence in the county. Mr. Young has brothers and sisters as follows, Jefferson D., living in Whitman county and owns one-half section of good land; Mary E., wife of John H. Crawford and living in Oregon ;

Alexander, deceased : Iva L., wife of John H. Smith, living in Missouri. The father of our subject was a soldier in the Confederate army. Our subject is al- ways interested in political matters and has always been a Democrat until recently, and now he laconi- cally remarks that in politics he is an American citi- zen. In the fall of 1894 he was nominated against his wish by the Populist party for county commissioner and without campaigning he was elected, running ahead of his ticket, and then he set himself to fit him- self for the office, and so well did he succeed that he has been known as the attorney general by his asso- ciates. Mr. Young has retused the office of justice of the peace several times. He is zealous in the cause of education and respected and esteemed by all.

ARCHIE B. ESTES, deceased. We are pleased to grant to the representative and esteemed gentleman whose name appears at the head of this article a mem- orial in the abiding chronicles of this county, since he was one of the real builders of the county and wrought always with wisdom and enterprise, leaving a record behind him untarnished and bright.

Mr. Estes was born March 2, 1828, near Nash- ville, Tennessee, being the son of Thomas and Martha Estes, natives of North Carolina, who were farmers of Tennessee and later spent twenty-four years in the state of Arkansas in the same occupation. Until he was twenty-one years of age our subject was occupied with his father on the farm and in acquiring a good education, then in the memorable year of 1849, moved by the rumors of gold in the regions of California, he came thither and engaged for two years in the pur- suit of mining. After this time he returned to Ar- kansas and settled down in Sharp county and engaged in farming until 1874, at which time he came to Idaho, with ox and mule teams, consuming six months on the journey and homesteaded his present place four miles north from Moscow. Here he devoted his energies and time to the development of the estate and in the noble efforts of upbuilding the county, which was organized after that date. He also taught the first public school in the Moscow district. On Febru- ary 28, 1890, the angel of death summoned Mr. Estes to the world beyond. Mr. Estes was a, noble and con- sistent Christian and had lived a life devoted to the service of the Savior of men, and his death was but the passing of a soul to the joys awaiting on the other side. The remains were interred in the Moscow ceme- tery.

A widow, Mrs. Sarah Estes, who was married to Mr. Estes in Sharp county, Arkansas, in November, 1856, and nine children, Calvin, Laura, John, Fannie, Thomas, Jasper, Phoebe, Mary and William, are the immediate relatives left to mourn the demise of the good man of whom we write. Mrs. Estes' parents were Calvin and Nancy ( Crumback) Pine, natives re- spectively of New York and Pennsylvania. Mrs. Estes lives on the old home place and her son, Jasper, is attending to the culture of the farm. She, as also

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was her husband, is a member of the Baptist church, and lives a devoted life in Christian walk, spending now the golden years of a long life in the quietness of the old homestead, a light to all, and esteemed and ad- mired by a large circle of friends.

NORMAN A. STANFORD. Any list of the lead- ing citizens of Latah county would be sadly deficient were there failure to add the name of the subject of this sketch and it is with pleasure that we are en- abled to chronicle the salient points in his career.

Norman A. was born in Clay county, Illinois, on November 21. 1856, being the son of David and Mary A. ( Miller ) Stanford. The father was a preacher and also handled a farm. He labored in the spiritual realm among the South Methodists and about thirty- two years ago he was called hence to his reward. The mother was born in Virginia and died in Illinois about five years since. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the schools of his native place and remained there until 1880 when he migrated to Sanga- mon county, Illinois. He took up farming near Springfield and remained there until 1883 when he decided to come west. He landed in Idaho in due time and sought out a pre-emption about three miles north from his present place and the following year he took his present home place as a homestead. He now has three hundred and twenty acres of land five miles south of Troy. The estate is well improved, has a good orchard of seven acres of winter apples, comfortable buildings, and Mr. Stanford is one of the substantial men of the county. He handles two hundred acres under the plow and the balance of the land to pasture and so forth.

The marriage of Mr. Stanford and Miss Lily B., daughter of William and Catherine ( Riggles) Kitley, was solemnized on December 9. 1884, in Moscow, and to them have been born four children, Eva, Bessie, Otto, deceased, and Otis A. Mrs. Stanford was born in Clay county, Illinois, and came west with her parents in 1883. The mother is deceased, and the father is living north from Moscow. Mr. and Mrs Stanford are members of the Bethel church, it being a class of the Methodist church, South. They are worthy and good people and stand well in the community, being kind neighbors and dominated by sound principles and integrity.

HENRY ERICHSON. This representative and well known business man of Moscow is at the present time the leading photographer of that city, having a fine gallery on one of the principal streets and doing a lucrative business, and being a man of capabilities and excellent qualities of moral worth. Mr. Erichson was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on December 21, 1856, being the son of Andrew and Anna Erich- son, natives of Germany. The father was a wagon maker and farmer and remained in his native land until the time of his death. 1876, the mother having

died a decade previous. In 1871, in his fifteenth year, our subiect came to America, going first to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and remaining there or in that vicinity for four years. He gained a good education during his younger years, and also became proficient in the pro- fession which he follows now. In 1875, he went to California, remaining in Red Bluff for six months en- gaged in the photographic business, having a gallery of his own and for nine years traveling over the entire northwest, in the photographic business. In 1884, Mr. Erichson settled in Moscow, and at once opened up a gallery. where he has done business since, now having one of the best established businesses in the county. Mr. Frichson is a leader in the art of photography and has devoted himself to it with energy and assiduity and has wrought out a commendable success.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 155

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