An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 213

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He farmed in Tennessee until 1870, then went to Anderson county, Kansas, remaining there until 1883. There, in 1882, Mrs. Colman died and she is buried in Springfield cemetery, Anderson county. In 1883 Mr. Colman came to Portland, and in October to Kootenai county. The winter was spent in hunting deer and the following summer in logging. He then returned to Kansas on a visit, remaining nine months, then came to Kootenai county and went to work in a saw mill, where his hand was cut off on July 12. 1887. This sad accident caused his retirment from work for one year. Returning then to the mill he was night watch- man for seven years. In 1892, he took his present homestead, seven miles east from Rathdrum, and he has improved it in fine shape, having good house, barn and other buildings. He has some stock and a good orchard.

The marriage of Mr. Colman and Miss Eliza L., daughter of G. W. and Biddie (Galliam) Johnson, natives of Tennessee, who came to Kansas in 1870, where they died, was solemnized on November II, 1866. To this happy union there were five children born : William F., single ;- James A., married to Nellie Dingman, in this county; M. E., married to Minnie Rhodes, in Rathdrum ; Mary J., wife of Charles Ding- man, in this county; Fred, single. Also Mr. Colman raised his niece, Josie Williams, whom he took upon the death of her mother, in 1891, and she is now keep- ing house for him and teaching school. Politically, Mr. Colman is an active Republican and he is highly esteemed by all. He has been school director for eight years in his district. Mr. Colman affiliates with the Baptist church and exemplifies the virtues of Christianity in his daily life.

SAMUEL F. RHODES. This well known man has been an active laborer for the development of Kootenai county for a good many years, and is con- sidered one of its substantial and capable citizens. Samuel F. was born in Gentry county, Missouri, on September 14, 1848, being the son of William C. and Emily (Ball) Rhodes, natives, respectively, of North Carolina and Virginia. They settled in Gentry coun- ty, where the father died in 1859, being buried in Howel cemetery, while the mother still lives in that county. Samuel received a common schooling, and in 1865 drove a freight team of six yoke of oxen to Fort Union, Mexico, for the government, then re- turned to Kansas City and went home, where he la- bored for his father for three years. He operated a threshing machine, then went to Texas in 1868 and at Denton, burned a kiln of one hundred thousand bricks, which he sold for ten dollars per thousand. He went to San Antonio, sold his outfit, then hired to drive cattle, assisting to take eighteen hundred head to Kansas. He returned home, got married, and set- tled down to farming. Later Mr. Rhodes bought a third interest in a saw mill, which he operated for twelve years. It was in 1885 that he came west, contracted to cut nine hundred cords of wood for the Northern Pacific, and then removed to Fish Lake to get school opportunities for his children. He worked the next summer for O. A. Dodge in the saw mill, then cut ties, and in 1888 he took his present place, seven miles east from Rathdrum. He devotes his at- tention to general farming, raising stock and hand- ling timber products.

In 1873 Mr. Rhodes married Miss Emma, daugh- ter of John and Ellen (Compton) Steel, natives of Virginia, who came to Albany, Missouri, in the time of the war, and there remained until their death. To Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes there have been born six children: Minnie, wife of M. E. Colman, living in Rathdrum; Leonia, wife of Dave Masterson, in this county; Ethel, in Leter, Chester and Ruby. Mr. Rhodes is active in local politics, and he has been school director since the commencement of the school, and was elected again in the spring of 1902 for three years more. He and his wife are members of the Christian church and stand well in the community.

TELL HUGUENIN. It is only necessary to point to the farm buildings, the large herds of stock, the industrial plant, the general farming business of the gentleman whose name initiates this sketch, and note that they were all gotten by his thrifty labor in this section, to convince one of the stability and stanch character of Mr. Huguenin. He is one of the leading men of this portion of the county, and is highly respected, and is one of the real builders of the county. Mr. Haguenin was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on January 9, 1857. being the son of Sylvain and Hortianse ( Barbazat) Huguenin, natives of Switzerland, where the father died in 1874, and the mother still lives, aged ninety-two. Our subject was

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educated in the public schools of his native land and then went to working in the watch factories. His father kept dairy cows and later he assisted in the work. At the age of twenty-two he rented land and farmed it for eleven years and then came to this country. He chopped wood in Coeur d'Alene for four years and then bought eighty acres, where he now lives, six miles east from Rathdrum. In 190.2 he bought ninety-acres more. He has built a fine eight-room house, a large barn, thirty-five by one hundred feet, and has improved generally in a very becoming manner. Our subject owns eighty-five head of cattle, about fifty of which are milch cows. He manufactures about five tons of excellent cheese each year.

In 1878 Mr. Huguenin married Miss Elisa, daugh- ter of Francis and Felicie (Allen) Jeannerett, natives of Switzerland. The mother died in 1899 and the father still lives in the native land. To our subject and his excellent wife there have been born the follow- ing named children : Therese; Herman, in the Col- ville valley, Washington; Ida, in Lewiston; Alice, attending school in Seattle; Edward, Alfred, Francois, William, Marc and Martha. Mr. Huguenin and his family are members of the Methodist church. We wish to add that when Mr. Huguenin came to his present place he was in debt and had one cow. His excellent holdings at the present time are the result of his faithful and wisely bestowed labors. He has the finest place anywhere in the vicinity, and he has reason to be proud of the worthy results that he has achieved.

WELLINGTON F. SHARAI. The plain facts of the career of the subject of this article will speak more emphatically than words of encomium and we regret that space forbids greater detail in their re- counting.

Wellington F. Sharai was born in Berrien county, Michigan, on January 9, 1845, being the son of Peter and Eliza Sharai, natives of Michigan. They were the parents of five children : Dileo, deceased ; Welling- ton, the subject of this sketch; Eliza, wife of John Crowder, in Spokane, Washington; Eugene, in Wei- ser, Idaho; Emma, wife of E. J. Hart, in Michigan. The mother of our subject was a distant relative of Robert Burns, the poet. Our subject received but lit- tle opportunity for education but improved well the amount he had. When seventeen he enlisted in the First Colorado Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Slough and Captain Sophies. He fought in New Mexico in Patchin Canyon and also in other fierce conflicts near. His command was ordered to meet General Canby and they encountered the Texans en- route but after a fierce battle all day the enemy retired in the night. In 1863 the Indians broke out and he was detailed to fight them. In1864 a great battle was fought with them, five hundred of the redskins be- ing killed. This was at Fort Lyons, Colorado. Be- ing honorably discharged, Mr. Sharai went to the mountains with Dave Brinson and hunted. He sup-

plied the markets in Denver and other places for one year. Then he mined at Lead City and in 1867 journeyed to Green river, after which he went hunt- ing again ; such was the stirring life of those days. In 1870 the Indian war broke out and he and his brother discovered a number of Indians driving off a band of stock and they had a pitched battle; many shots were fired and one Indian was killed, but the balance de- parted. Mr. Sharai went to the Black Hills in 1871 but returned again to the Cheyenne country. Hunting and fighting thieving Indians occupied him for a time, then he went to the Black Hills again and there killed twenty-three elk in one day. Thence he went to the Union Pacific railroad and killed eleven hundred buffaloes. one car load netting him nine hundred dol- lars. One afternoon he fired two hundred and fifty shots and killed sixty-nine buffaloes, sixty of which fell on two acres of ground. He later killed eleven hun- dred moose in five months in Colorado, and slew sixty buffalo bulls and ten cows in one day. Then he re- turned to Michigan and farmed on the old homestead. for about three years, the father going to Oregon. In 1878 he came west, having but twenty dollars, so was compelled to foot it across Nebraska. He fell in with a teamster going to the Black Hills and there worked in the mines. While in Michigan Mr. Sharai had begun preaching the gospel and when he went to the Black Hills this last time he soon settled on a farm and all the time there he preached the gospel. In 1888 he was in Spokane and preached for one winter. In the spring he went prospecting and discovered the Silver Mountain ledge mines. A company was formed and Mr. Sharai was chosen superintendent and work progressed until 1899. Then the company refused to spend more money, having laid out twenty- nine thousand dollars and Mr. Sharai located the ground in 1892, now owning the entire property. Mr. Sharai owns fifty-four acres near Hope and has some fine fruit. He divides his time between the fruit ranch, mining and preaching. His residence is in the town of Hope. He is a stanch Republican and active in the campaigns. A summing up of the tro- phies of the chase of this real nimrod is about as fol- lows: Deer, antelope and mountain sheep, four thousand, two hundred ; buffaloes, two thousand, six hundred ; elk, seventy-two ; bear, thirteen ; Indians, one. These are what the trusty rifle of this famous hunter and intrepid fighter has brought down. It is a force- ful reminder of the mercy of the man that in as many hard places with the redskins as he has been, he has re- frained from slaying them, but only once did he cause one of the savages to bite the dust. Mr. Sharai is a man of great executive force, keen business ability, sterling integrity and his friends are numbered from every walk and every quarter. He is the recipient of the good will of all and is one of the noted men of the county.

CLEMENT B. KING. Six miles north from Coeur d'Alene, on the banks of Hayden lake, lies the estate of Mr. King. It it without doubt one of the

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finest places in the entire county of Kootenai. He owns eighteen hundred acres of land, a beautiful house of nine rooms, which is of modern architectural de- sign, heated with furnace, having two bath rooms, and is supplied with hot and cold water to all parts. He has stone buildings for out houses, and commo- cious barns, that cost a number of thousand dollars, and the establishment is an ideal home, having alt the comforts of the city and the retirement of the rural abode. Mr. King has exemplified his taste, his sagacity and his ability here, and altogether he is one of the prominent men of the county, being a leader in the Republican party, and also one of the oldest pio- neers to the section west of the Rockies.

It will be interesting to note in detail the life's history of this worthy man, who, as President Roose- velt remarks, "Has done things." He was born in Lee county, Iowa, on March 16, 1843, being the son of David and Mary (Hinkle) King, natives of Delaware and Ohio, respectively. They crossed the dreary and dangerous plains with their little flock in 1853, using ox teams. The father made settlement in Corvallis, Oregon, and there labored until the time of his death, in 1890. He had been one of the leading men of that section and had retired on his well earned competence for a number of years prior to his death. The mother still lives in Corvallis, aged seventy-nine.

Clement B. was educated in the district schools of his western home and in 1862, being nineteen, went to the gold strike in Florence. He secured some gold and went back to Oregon, then we find him at Ya- quina Bay, then in Walla Walla, and later in Elk City. He operated a dairy in Elk City and did well, then brought his stock to Walla Walla. He went the next year to Bear Gulch near Missoula, across the Bitter Root mountains. After some time with his dairy he sold out and came via the Mullan road to Walla Walla. Then he got married and went to the old home in Corvallis. Returning to Union flat in Whit- man county, he located in the stock business. He and T. J. Smith have the distinction of locating the land where Colfax stands, but later they gave it up. When Colfax started to be a town Mr. King opened a drug store and a livery stable. He secured the contract of carrying the mail to Colville, Coeur d'Alene and so forth, and then located a large livery in Spokane. Four years he continued in these stirring lines, then sold the entire properties and in company with James Monaghan bought the traders' stores at Forts Coeur d'Alene and Spokane. Four years were spent in this and then Mr. King put the first steamers on Lake Coeur d'Alene. He netted in this as high as three hundred dollars per day. In 1886 he sold out and re- moved to Spokane, and with James Monaghan he later took a contract to furnish all the ties on the San Francisco & Northern, from Spokane to Colum- bia river. From 1881 to 1886 Mr. King bought his present elegant estate, and in 1889 he built his lovely home. Mr. King is giving his attention to raising fine horses, having two excellent stallions, one a

draught animal and the other a trotter. He has nearly fifty head of fine horses.

In 1867 Mr. King married Miss Mary Cox, and to them were born two children: Homer B., married and living in Coeur d'Alene; Jennie, living with her parents. In 1878 Mrs. King died. In 1880 Mr. King married Belle Wimpy, daughter of Major and Lidia Wimpy, natives of North Carolina, and they have one child.

Mr. King is a strong man in the Republican ranks and is active at all times for the interests of his party. He is a member of the Elks, Spokane Lodge, No. 228, being one of the oldest in this section.

NICHOLAS HITE. This veteran of many bat- tles for his country, as well as the victorious cham- pion in many struggles on the arena of life's con- flicts, is a deserving man, upright and faithful in his labors and in his demeanor toward all has so displayed the rich virtues of a Christian life that he has won friends from all classes and parties and is admired universally by those who know him.

Nicholas Hite was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, on July 5, 1837, being the son of David and Margret ( Stevens) Hite, natives also of the Keystone state. They removed to Benton, Iowa, in 1848, where they engaged in farming until the time of their deaths. The father's time came in 1868, and the mother passed away in 1892, both being buried in Benton. The children of this worthy couple were six hoys and six girls, all of whom are married and living. Our subject was educated in the common schools and re- mained with his father until twenty-one. Then he rented a farm for himself and when the war broke out he patriotically pressed into service, enlisting in the Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry, under Captain S. P. Vennata. At Iowa City they went into camp, and after a time at Davenport went to Helena, Arkansas. to cut off Price's retreat from Holly Springs. They made different expeditions in Arkansas and Mr. Hite was taken severely with rheumatism. He was so sick that he was unconscious for two weeks, and his entire body was wrapped in cotton batting, and this was saturated with turpentine, which blistered him from head to foot. He suffered terrible agony. When better, he was transferred to Keokuk, Iowa, and when well enough was set as night watch, but being unable to sleep in the day time he was soon in the hospital again. Later he rejoined his regiment in Algeirs and Berwick City. Later under General Banks he fought on the Red river for two days, and they were obliged to re- treat, covering themselves in rifle pits and damming the river to let their boats down. He fought in many engagements there and then was transferred to Washı- ington. The ship was out of water on the gulf and much suffering was the result. They were soon in Shenandoah, however, and participated in the battle near Winchester, also in many skirmishes and con- tests in that region. He was later attacked with the

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rheumatism and was sent to Davenport, Iowa, and on May 3, 1865, he was honorably discharged. He re- turned home and settled there until 1886, when he came to the west. A short stay was made in Spo- kane, and then he was looking in Kootenai county until he found his present home place, which he took as a homestead. It lies one and one-half miles east from Hauser and consists of eighty acres, which is well improved. He has a good orchard and buildings and handles some stock.

It was in 1871 that Mr. Hite married Mrs. Nancy Simmons, widow of James Simmons and daughter of J. D. Mclaughlin, a native of Indiana. To this union were born six children: Nettie M., wife of William Wylie, in British Columbia ; Dora, wife of Austin Denney, in Davenport, Washington ; Arthur P., Will- iam T., Elmer, Robert C. Mr. Hite is a Prohibition- ist in politics and has been the nominee of his party for county commissioner and assessor in 1898 and 1900. He has been road commissioner for three years. Mr. Hite is a member of the I. O. O. F., the G. A. R., and the Methodist church. He is passing the golden years of his life in the quiet enjoyment of his portion with the assurance that in time of war he was among the first and foremost to fight for the banner of free- dom and has always held the esteem and good will of all who have known him in the walks of life.

GEORGE E. COLEMAN. We now have the pleasure of recounting the salient points in the career of one of Kootenai county's substantial and leading young farmers and stock men. He lives one-fourth of a mile north from Hauser on a fine estate of two hundred and eighty acres of land, which his skill and husbandry have made well improved and productive of fine crops.

Mr. Coleman was born in Williams county, Ohio, on September 19. 1865, being the son of John and Lena (Cassle) Coleman, natives of Pennsylvania. Af- ter their marriage they came to Williams county, Ohio, and seventeen years later they removed to Rich- land county, in the Buckeye state, where the father died in 1900; but the mother still lives there. The move to Richland county occurred when George was six years of age. He therefore got his education in the latter county, going to school in the winter and working on the farm with his father in the summer. He also attended the Savannah Academy for a couple of terms. Subsequent to that Mr. Coleman married, and rented a farm for five years, then he sold out and came west to Hauser. He rented a farm, bought some cows and went to shipping milk. He sold in the Coeur d'Alene mines. He was very successful in his labor, and soon he bought his present place, a nice large farm. It is all fenced and in 1900 he built a new comfortable dwelling, and he has all necessary out- buildings for the use of the farm. Mr. Coleman has thirty head of cattle and some horses. He is one of the most thorough farmers of the community and does

a dairying business in addition to his general farming and raising stock.

In 1885 Mr. Coleman married Miss Carrie, daugh- ter of J. H. and Jennie (Fleming) Freeborn, natives of Pennsylvania. They removed to San Diego, Cali- fornia, and live there now. To Mr. and Mrs. Cole- man there have been born five children: Trell H., Jennie M., Harry E., Florence B. and Clifford. Mrs. Coleman is a member of the Methodist church.

WILLIAM C. T. PRICE. There is no doubt in one's mind when he notes the hardships and depriva- tions sustained by the subject of this article, with the arduous labors and the determined effort put forth to develop the country, that he is a pioneer in true sense of the word and deserves a prominent place in the list of real builders of Kootenai as well as other counties in the Inland Empire. Will- iam was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 3, 1846, being the son of Reuben and Sarah (Ousley) Price, natives of England and Indiana, respectively. The father came to America in his childhood days, being eight years old. In Indiana he met his wife and married, remaining there until 1849. Then came a move to Des Moines, Iowa, where the family home was until 1853, when they took up the weary and dan - gerous pilgrimage across the plains to Linn county, Oregon. One year later they went to Douglas county, and eight years afterward were in Marion county, whence in the spring of 1872 they came to the Palouse country, then in Nez Perces county. The mother died at Farmington, Washington, in 1886, being bur- ied there. The father still lives in Tacoma, aged ninety. Our subject received eighteen months of schooling in Des Moines and three months in Oregon. The rest of his life has been filled with hard labors. His parents were poor and he was a right hand help to his father. He made the various moves with the parents until he was twenty-two, and then he took a homestead. He improved, gained title, put out or- chard and so forth, and sold it and went to California. He returned to Oregon in 1871 and there married and moved to the Palouse country. He had a very hard time there for a number of years, having such close contact with the wolf that at times the potatoes were eaten without salt. All provisions had to be gotten from Walla Walla, and the trip was hard and dangerous over the swollen rivers. He went once when he had no wood to make a camp fire, but brought an old box to start the green willows. They failed, and for thirty miles they were without fire and water. It took them with a crippled horse two days and one night to make the distance to get wood, water and food, and this was in the winter. After four or five years of this starving, he went back to Oregon for two years, and then went to Whitman county, Wash- ington. For twelve years he wrought at the carpen- ter's bench, and then came to Kootenai county. He rents nine hundred and sixty acres of land, five hun-

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dred being under cultivation, and has about forty head of cattle. Recently he has taken a homestead six miles south from Seneagnoteen, where his home will be in the future. He will operate the large farm for one year more, and then devote his entire time to the raising of stock.

In 1871 Mr. Price married Miss Harriet J., daugh- ter of Thomas and Harriet (Downing, King, natives of Ohio and Iowa, respectively. The mother died in 1859, and the father still lives in Wenatchee, Wash- ington. To Mr. and Mrs. Price there have been born ten children: Ethel M., wife of George Peach, in Island City, Oregon : Edith W., wife of Thomas Tor- pey, in this county ; Elva L., deceased, September 30, 1888; George N .; Loney W .; Lester W., died No- vember 20, 1883; Herbert T .; Mettie M .; Clara T .; and Bennie E. Mr. Price and his family adhere to the Seventh Day Adventist faith.

JOHN F. SCHROEDER. As the members of his race generally, the subject of this sketch has gained distinction as a soldier. And although America is lis foster land, he has shown his love of country by an exceptionally long service in the ranks of the boys in blue, wherein he has evinced qualities of great worth, and has made an indellible record of great credit to himself.

John F. was born in Bremen, Germany, on Feb- ruary 10, 1852, being the son of Dedrick and Adaline (Myers) Schroeder, natives of Germany, who came to America in the sixties and settled for a time in Kentucky, and then returned to the "fatherland." John F. was educated in the common schools what time he was not hard at work for his father. At the age of sixteen he came to America and settled with an uncle in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1875 he enlisted in the regular army, and served sixteen years and three months, or until 1893. During his long period of serv- ice he was in many hard places and always showed him- self made of the true stuff that wins in the soldier. He fought the Indians on the north fork of the Powder river, and continued to have skirmishes for several years. In 1878 he was in a battle with the Cheyennes in Kansas, being under General Mackenzie, Colonel Louis, and General Crooks. The Colonel was killed. Thence they went to Texas, his company having what is called a roving commission. They had several en- counters with outlaws and horse thieves, went to Oklahoma and kept the boomers out of the territory. He then took his discharge and entered business in Louisville, Kentucky, for eight months, and in 1881 enlisted in the Second Cavalry. He was ordered to Montana and thence to Washington, where he was chief packer until 1887. He was then sent to Ari- zona for two years, then honorably discharged and returned to Coeur d'Alene, where he served one year and four months in the Fourth Cavalry. Then he took his final discharge and settled on his present place. nine miles south from Seneaguoteen. He has a home-

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 213

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