An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 161

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On September 12, 1884. in Kansas, Mr. Griner married Miss Charity A., daughter of John and Julia A. (Hill) Bills, and to them were born the fol- lowing children: Ernest, Alberta, John I., Elizabeth, Letha, Neva and Georgia A., all being at home ex- cept Letha, who is with her grandmother. Mr. Bills was a native of Ohio and his wife was born in that state in 1846. Mrs. Griner died June 13. 1897. Mr. Griner was married a second time on August 5, 1900, in Moscow, the lady becoming his wife being Evabell (Williamson) Foley. Her parents were William W. and Manan (Myers) Williamson, the father being a railroad engineer, born in Ohio in 1832, and the mother born in Buffalo, New York, in 1832, while Mrs. Griner was born in Wisconsin, on December 2. 1863, and she spent some years in teaching school. Her brothers and sisters are Gertrude, wife of Frank R. Porter, in Illinois : George H., in Fort Dodge, Iowa, operating as a railroad engineer ; Alta M., wife of Mr. Smith, at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Mr. Griner is a member of the I. O. O. F. at Garfield, and has been affiliated with the W. of W., the A. O. U. W .. and the Maccabees. They are members of the Methodist church. In 1892 Mr. Griner was nominated by the Populists for county commissioner, but while he ran ahead of his ticket, he suffered defeat with the entire ticket. He takes a zealous interest in educational mat- ters and is at present endeavoring to arrange for a new school house.

JOSEPH GEIGER. The well known and rep- resentative business man whose name appears at the head of this article is one of the prominent men of Genesee, where he owns and operates a fine brewing

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plant with an output capacity of three hundred barrels per year, and which he handles with skill and display of talent and good business ability. He was born in Baden, Germany, on July 28, 1853, being the son of Joseph Geiger. In the fatherland he was educated in the fine schools to be found there, and at the age of eighteen bade farewell to school-mates, home and native land and launched out into the world for him- self. With stout hands and a courageous heart, he was prepared to do good work, and when he landed in America, after a short time spent in visiting friends in New York, we find him busily engaged in rail- roading in Texas, whence two years later he went to Iowa. Farming engaged him there for a time and then he went to Milwaukee, where he learned the brewing and malting arts, working there until he was a master hand in the science. Then he came to Idaho, took up a homestead and pre-emption, and for twelve years he wrought for their improvement and in the production of good crops. Then he sold out and put up the brewing and malting house that he now owns and operates in Genesee. He has been at this busi- ness since 1888, and has accumulated a goodly com- petence of this world's property owing to his skill and industry, and he is one of the substantial men of the county.

Mr. Geiger married Miss Meta Smith in 1889, and one child was born to them, Anna Geiger. In 1890 Mrs. Geiger was taken from her home and family by the cold hand of death.

In 1893 Mr. Geiger contracted a second marriage, the lady of his choice on this occasion being Char- lotte Prager, and two children have been the fruit of this union, Matilda, going to school, and Freddie, the youngest. Mr. Geiger takes an active part in the local politics and matters of government, and is al- ways allied on the side of sound principles and prog- ress. He affiliates with the Catholic church and is a stauch supporter of his faith.

ALEXANDER H. . CHARLES. This well known gentleman is one of the prominent citizens of Latah county and a man who is worthy of the trust of his fellows, having been repeatedly called to serve in public office, and to his credit it is to be said that in all this service he has evinced a faithfulness to the trust imposed and for the welfare of the people that has enabled him to discharge in a conscientious and capable way all duties.

Mr. Charles was born in Vernon county, Mis- souri, on February 26, 1862, being the son of Benja- min and Rachel (Zellar) Charles. He was left an orphan at an early age and secured an education by dint of hard labor, and also mastered the carpenter trade, a goodly showing for one thus thrown out in the world. He followed farming mostly until 1890, when he came to Troy and took up building for a time. He continued at the same for four years and then determined to launch into the mercantile realm,

and accordingly he learned the apothecary's art and opened a drug store. He has a fine stock of drugs. paints, oils, stationery, and so forth, and does a good business and is one of the leading mercantile men of the county. In addition to this business, Mr. Charles has a well improved farm one-half mile south from Troy, which supports an orchard of twenty-five acres.

Mr. Charles married Miss Martha, daughter of John and Julia (Summers) Daniels, in Vernon coun- ty. Missouri, and they have two children, Maud and Edith. Fraternally Mr. Charles is affiliated with the K. of P., Lodge No. II, and with the W. of W., Lodge No. 248, both at Troy. Mr. Charles is very active in the political realm, and is now serving his second term as county commissioner from the third district, while also he has served a number of terms as city councilman. He is allied with the Republican party and is faithful in the discharge of duties of both a public character and in business enterprise.

Mr. Charles held a captain's commission in Com- pany M. Idaho National Guards, for three years.

WILLIAM N. THOMPSON. Five miles south- west from Cora, Idaho, is the estate of the subject of this sketch. He bought it some years since and has constantly farmed it, raising abundance of various crops and horses, cattle and hogs. William N. was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, on Septent- ber 17, 1860, being the son of John E. and Easter A. (Love) Thompson. The father was born in the same county in 1837 and his father, Edward Thomp- son, was a native of Ireland, and the wife of that gentleman was Jeannie Carnahan. The mother of our subject was born in Butler county, Pennsylva- nia, in 1837, and her father was William Love and her mother Mary Thompson. Our subject was edu- cated in the common schools and remained with his parents until he was twenty-one, then migrated to Pottawatomie county, Kansas, and farmed and raised stock. He landed there on March 6, and seven years to a day after that he came thence to Spokane, Washi- ington. He drove a team for the C. & C. Mill Com- pany of that city for a time and then came to Latalı county and settled on a piece of land which he after- ward abandoned, because it was lien land. In 1892 he purchased his farm, as described above.

The marriage of Mr. Thompson and Miss Anna, daughter of John and Martha (Carnahan) Dial, was solemnized in Pottawatomie county, Kansas, on No- vember 6, 1884, and they have six children. Millie, John, Orville, Ruth, Elsie and Inez, all at home. MIr. Dial is a farmer and a large operator in stock and was born in Ohio on October 1.4. 1833, while his wife was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, on No- vember 21, 1840. Mrs. Thompson was born in Pot- tawatomie county, Kansas, on October 4, 1864. and was educated in the public schools and the Manhattan high school. Mrs. Thompson has brothers and sisters as follows: Lewis, in Latait county; Millie, wife of

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Elmer Whitmore, in Spokane, Washington ; Mary, wife of Shafer Carnahan, in Kansas : Samuel, in Ok- lahoma : Haley, wife of Eli Carnahan, in Kansas ; Jolın, in Manhattan, Kansas; William, in Kansas ; Grace, Jesse, Lill and Charles, all in Kansas. Mr. Thompson's brothers and sisters are named as fol- lows: Margaret I .. deceased; Sarah J., wife of Will- iam Moody, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Edward U., in Kansas; John F., in Latah county ; Mina B., de- ceased ; Mary I., wife of Lewis Diel, in Latah county : Agnes, wife of John Lindsay, on Meadow creek, in Latah county ; Robert and Harry, on the Nez Perces reservation : George, in Latah county. Mr. Thomp- son is a member of the I. O. O. F., and was delegate to the grand lodge in Spokane in 1901 from Empire Lodge, No. 51, at Garfield. He was a member of the board of education and of the Mountain Home district and succeeded in establishing a fine school. His father's brothers were all Union soldiers and the father was rejected on account of a defect in hear- ing. His mother had several brothers in the war also.

NAPOLEON B. LONG, deceased. Our volume would not be complete were there omission of a memorial of the good man whose name is at the head of this page, and because of his faithful labors, his worthy life and his own real worth of character and uprightness we with pleasure accord space to him. Mr. Long was born in Buchanan county, Missouri, on April 7, 1844. being the son of John and Mar- garet ( Barker) Long. The father was born in Peun- sylvania, in 1815, and the mother was born in West Virginia, on February 17, 1828. Besides our subject, they had children as follows. Samantha, wife of John Yarbrough, in Latah county ; Columbus C., in Arizona : Mary, wife of John Butts, in Arizona ; Ella V., wife of George Wikoff. in Oregon ; America, cicceased ; Emma, wife of Simon Elcoks, in Oregon ; John J., in California.

While our subject was a child the family came to Jowa and shortly came west, settling in the vicinity of The Dalles, Oregon. Napoleon B. enlisted for three years in the First Oregon Infantry, Company G, under Captain A. J. Barland. to fight the Indians. He was a drummer boy, and after eighteen months' service he was discharged. Following the Indian war, the family went to Salem, and thence to Modoc coun- tv. California, and there our subject took a mail route from the Rogue river across the mountains, which was a very dangerous employment, especially during the Modoc Indian uprising. Two years later they re- turned to Linn county, Oregon, and there engaged in farming and labor in the timber. It was in October, 1883. that Mr. Long came to Latah county, his parents having preceded him hither. He purchased a farm and homesteaded a forty, the place being seven miles east from Garfield, where the family now reside.

The marriage of Mr. Long and Emma ( Blalock) Seits was solemnized on November 29, 1876, in Mo-

doc county, California, and the following children have been born to them: Freddie Q., deceased; Minnie, at home: Jesse A., married to Amanda Augir, and residing at home; George E., Anna E., Henry L., Robert E., Charles A., Vina E., deceased, Mary M., deceased. Mrs. Long's parents were Abra- ham and Mary Seits, the father a farmer and born in Pennsylvania in 1810, and the mother born in Mis- souri in 1831. Mrs. Long was born in Buchanan county, Missouri, on March 30, 1841, and has brothers and sisters named as follows: Nancy, living in Ore- gon ; Henry, in Oregon ; Mary E., deceascd ; Frances, in Oregon; Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Heath, in Okanogan county, Washington ; Josiah, deceased ; Harriett, deceased ; Lincoln, in Oregon.

Mr. Long was not a politician and would never accept office at the hands of his fellows. He was a member of the Farmers' Alliance and of the Farm- ers' Club. His fine farm of two hundred and forty acres was well kept and he was skillful in his labors. He was an active member and worker in the United Brethren church and was always zealous in the prog- ress of the faith. The death of Mr. Long came sud- cienly, on May 3. 1902, falling from sudden failure of the heart. He stood beside his faithful wife and as the spirit took its flight he fell forward into her arms. To the ones left behind there is much comfort in the thought that while it was death here, to this noble Christian man it was but "absent from the body, present with the Lord." The One whom he had served so long and faithfully called to the eternal re- wards his child, and hope may well brighten the darkness of the valley of the shadow of death.

JAMES E. DAILEY. The esteemed pioneer, whose name heads this article, is one of the substan- tial men of the county and a leader in many lines, and is accredited with the distinction of living longer in Latah county without using whisky than any other man in the Palouse country. He is a man of sound principles and unswerving integrity and is highly esteemed by all of his fellows. James E. was born in La Salle county, Illinois, on April 16, 1858, the son of Robert and Eleanor ( Hughes) Dailey. The father was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1826, and is now living in Latah county. His grandfather, James Dailey, was a native of the same place and died there. The mother of our subject was born in Greene county in 1836, and is now living in Latah county. Her father. John Hughes, was born and died in Greene county, Pennsylvania. and his father was killed there by the Indians in an early age. Our subject's parents removed to Story county, lowa, in 1864, and four years later went thence to Hamilton county and farmed. Our subject attended school and later came with his parents to San Francisco, thence to Port- land by steamer and on to The Dalles, whence they made their way by teams to the Palouse river, there being no Palouse City then. They took land and at

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the age of twenty-one James took a portion of his pres- ent place, seven miles northeast from Palouse. Since he has purchased more and is one of the substantial farmers of the county and raises abundant crops of hay and the cereals from his half section of fine land. He took part in the defense of the settlers at the time of the Indian outbreak. He was packing to Camas prairie at the time and assisted to take all his people to Colfax.

The marriage of Mr. Dailey and Miss Ida, daugh- ter of Talbott and Sarah ( Haynes) Ingraham, was celebrated on January 1, 1882. They have five chil- diren : Blanche, deceased ; Ward E., deceased ; Robert T., at home; Maud I., and Sarah Odna, at home. Mr. Ingraham was a farmer, born in Ohio on May 6, 1833. His grandmother was Jemimah Birch and his grandfather Ingraham was born in Wales. Mrs. Dailey was born in Knox county, Illinois, on No- vember 23, 1864, and gained her education in the public schools. Mrs. Dailey has brothers and sisters as follows: Warren S., in Pennsylvania; Eliza J., wife of Bert Trownfelter and living in Lewiston ; Daniel S., deceased. Mr. Dailey's brothers and sis- ters are named as follows: Louisa, wife of Walter Dean, in Latah county, John L. and Hughes I. on Nez Perces reservation ; Anna E., wife of W. W. Davis, of Latah county ; Robert R., at home in Latah county : Charles M., also at home in Latah county. Mr. and Mrs. Dailey are members of the Christian church and he is a member of the school board. It is of note that six uncles of Mr. Dailey fought in the Civil war, one. I. I. Hughes becoming captain. Mrs. Dailey had five uncles in the Civil war and three died there, one in Andersonville prison. They were fifers and one was a drum major. In 1875 Mr. Dailey car- ried the mail from Lewiston to Spokane. Lewiston be- ing the distributing point then. And it is of note that at that time J. M. Glover kept a little store in a box house in Spokane and there was no accommodation for a horse to be found and Mr. Dailey was obliged to feed him on a picket rope.

EDWARD T. PLATT. No man is better known throughout Latah county, both for the ability in busi- ness matters and the sound principles that dominate a faithful personal walk, than the subject of this sketch, to whom we grant a representation in the vol- ume of his county's history. He is one of the heavy property owners of the county, has a fine estate of four hundred acres adjoining the town of Genesee, main- tains a large and fine orchard, has all kinds of im- portant and comfortable improvements, and is one of the up to date and intelligent and progressive business men of this section of the country.

Edward T. was born in Highland, Iowa county, Wisconsin, on November 1, 1852, being the son of Ed- ward and Susanah (Jones) Platt. He received his early education in the native place and at the age of twenty entered the state normal at Platteville, Wis- consin, where he completed a two years' course. He

then followed teaching for two and one-half years in the vicinity of Lemars, Iowa, whence he then went to Allentown, Dakota, and in the spring of 1881 took a trip to his native place. Then he went to Omaha, Ne- braska, bought a ticket for Lewiston, Idaho, and at that time a train of sixty-five cars, bringing seven hundred people to settle in that country, came through, consuming one month on the road. This large rein- forcement arrived in Lewiston on October 9, 1881, and soon after we find our subject in the vicinity of Gen- esee, where he engaged to work for John Evans and in the spring of the next year he entered into partner- ship with this man and together they wrought for five years. Then Mr. Platt bought the James Hansen farm, which he still owns and where the family home is. His residence is one of the most sightly and ele- gant of the city, overlooking the town and his farm, which comprises four hundred acres and is handled half for stock, of which he owns three hundred head, and half for farming purposes. He has an excellent

orchard of one thousand trees, and his buildings, as barns, outbuildings, and all necessary equipment for the farm, are all of the best, and commodious and com- fortable. In March, 1902, Mr. Platt sold from his herds two thousand five hundred dollars' worth of fine beef stock, and he is one of the heaviest stockmen in the county. In political matters he has also been a leader and in 1892 he was nominated by the Repub- lican party for county commissioner and was elected by a handsome majority. He has served as justice of the peace and in numerous other offices. In 1889 he was instrumental in assisting to lay out the town of Genesee and handled much of the property. He was one of the organizers of the Genesee Bank and acted as its vice president. He also owns four houses and lots, besides his elegant home, in addition to the other prop- erty mentioned.

Mr. Platt married Miss Carrie, daughter of John N. Harris, of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, on November 6, 1875, and the fruit of this union is as follows : John, born April 5, 1877, married and liv- ing on the Salmon river, in the stock business ; Laura born December 24, 1878. wife of W. Dorchester. also residing on the Salmon river and in the stock business : Susie, born May 27, 1881, wife of W. Hickman, op- erating a livery in Genesee; William, born July 14. 1884, going to school. Mr. Platt is a charter member of the Genesee Lodge of the K. of P. and has passed all of the chairs. He is also a member of the Free Methodist church, and is a man with the courage of his convictions, both in religious life and business en- terprise, while his walk is one of exemplary worth and he is entitled to the generous bestowal of confidence and esteem which he enjoys from his fellows.

HARTZELL COBBS. Doubtless no profession to which the lot of man has fallen is so productive of good or evil as that of the instructor, hence it is that popular sentiment demands, and rightly, too, that the men who fill these responsible positions should be the

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choicest in demeanor, integrity, ability and sound principles. As one of the leaders in this line of work in this county, we are bound to mention the subject of this article, whose work is in every respect of high order, and has placed him in the enviable position of one of the most prominent educators in this section of the country.

Mr. Cobbs was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, on August 2, 1865, being the son of Amasa and Annie M. (Schaeffer) Cobbs, now deceased. Our subject received his primary education in the schools adjacent to his native place and then he took a term in the Da- mascus Academy and one year at the Hiram College. He completed his education at the Northeastern Nor- mal College, at Canfield, Ohio, in 1887, then inaugu- rated his career of teacher in the public schools. Two years were thus spent in the country schools and three years in Petersburg. In the fall of 1889 he came west, teaching first in the country schools, then taking the position of principal of the Russell school in Mos- cow. Following this he came to Genesee, assuming the principalship of the city schools. This was in the fall of 1894 and since that time he has continued in that department. . The work that came to his hand was to grade and properly arrange the rooms and grades for the three hundred pupils that were under his charge, also map out the work for the five teachers who assisted him. This was completed in a fine man- ner and the Genesee schools are as well graded and in as good shape as any in the entire county. Mr. Cobbs has done a fine work and much credit is due to his faithful efforts. As a sample of his faithfulness in instruction, eight of his pupils applied to pass the examination for teachers' certificates. Five of this number received second grade, one first grade and two received standing for the second grade, but on ac- count of their age were unable to have a certificate. These have made successful teachers and are doing good work in the county. It is the intention to handle the school as a preparatory course to the freshman class of the State University. The school property in Genesee is well furnished, admirably located and under the charge of their efficient and capable principal is a busy and bright place for the assembled youth of the city.

WILLIAM W. DAVIS. An enterprising and capable agriculturist and patriotic citizen, the subject of this article is deserving of consideration in the his- tory of his county, since also he has labored here faith- fully for many years in the upbuilding and improve- inent of the same and doing labors which deserve much credit. He was born in Lane county, Oregon, on May 18. 1860, the son of James G. and Martha ( Mc- Culloch ) Davis, born respectively in 1826 and in Ohio in 1823. William W. remained with his parents until he had reached the age of eighteen years and then went to work for himself. He had acquired a good education from the district schools and his first move was to Latah county, where he squatted on a piece of land until he was twenty-one and then he took the

same as a homestead. He worked for neighboring farmers and also conducted a stock ranch in Lincoln county, Washington. This latter industry hie with- drew from in 1892 and put in his first crop in Latah county. Since that time he has continued here en- tirely and has a fine farm, with good orchard, and which produces abundantly. His farm is located four miles northeast from Palouse.

The marriage of Mr. Davis and Miss Anna, daugh- ter of Robert and Ellen (Hughes) Dailey, was sol- emnized on July 3, 1893, in Latah county. They have two children, Rosco J. and Roy R. Mrs. Davis' fa- ther was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1826 and the mother in the same county in 1836. The fa- ther is a farmer now in Latah county. Mrs. Davis was born in Story county, Iowa, on October 29, 1869, and was educated in the public schools. Her brothers and sisters are named as follows: James E., in Latalı county ; Louisa A., wife of Walter Bean, in Latah county ; John L. and Hughes I., in Nez Perces county ; Robert R. and Charles M., in Latah county. Mr. Davis has the following named brothers and sisters : Nancy A., wife of James Fairchild, in Whitman coun- ty, Washington ; Joseph H., in Colfax ; Angeline, wife of W. J. Breeding, in Palouse. Mr. Davis is a mem- ber of the Woodmen of the World and he and his wife are members of the Christian church. He is active in politics and holds the principles of the stanch old Jef- fersonian Democracy. In school matters Mr. Davis is also zealous and always laboring for the best. His mother's brother was Captain McCulloch, in the Civil war.

DANIEL LACKNER is one of the leading farm- ers in the vicinity of Princeton, his fine estate of three hundred and sixty acres lying one-half mile east from the town. In addition to his farming Mr. Lackner has also operated as a blacksmith for many years here and he is well known all over this section of the country as a fine workman, a capable and upright man and a loyal citizen. His birth occurred in Ontario, Canada, on December 23, 1866, being the son of Conrad and Caro- line (Leusing) Lackner. The father was born in Baden, Germany, in 1824 and the mother was born in Germany in 1835. Her mother died in Ontario, Can- ada, in 1899, being aged eighty-nine years. In addi- tion to our subject, this worthy couple had other chil- (Iren as follows: Henry, in Ohio; Catherine, wife of Henry Sinkpiehl. living in Ontario, Canada : Lucy, wife of Sam Stauffer, of Ontario; William, in Golden, Oregon ; Jolin, in Ontario ; Mary, wife of Mr. Purdy, of Ontario: Lydia, in Ontario. When quite young, Daniel was apprenticed to a blacksmith and he worked at that trade until 1883. when he came to the United States, landing first in Detroit, where lie labored at his trade for a time. In 1888 we find him in Palouse, whence he came to Princeton and opened a shop for himself. He soon had a good trade and he pur- chased land until he has the fine estate which was mentioned above. In 1901 he dropped shop work and

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 161

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