An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 216

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same business in Texas. There he continued until 1878, when he took teams and came overland to Rath- drum, or where the town now stands. W. J. McClure was his traveling companion from Texas. Mr. Brophy took a homestead where he now resides, about two miles north from Rathdrum, and he engaged in its improvement and also in handling timber. He has been numbered with the agriculturists of the county since that time and has now a fine house, barn and other outbuildings, with good orchard and all im- provements that make his place valuable and comfort- able. He also handles many head of stock.

In 1882 Mr. Brophy married Miss Fanny, daugh- ter of John and Malinda Gill, natives of Tennessee, who came west and located in 1884. The father died in 1897, and is buried in the Rathdrum cemetery, but the mother still lives in Rathdrum. To Mr. and Mrs. Brophy there have been born five children: Mary, Jesse, Elizabeth, William, Jr., and Joseph. Mr. Brophy has always demonstrated his interest in the affairs of government by taking an active part in the politics of the day, being allied with the Democrats. He is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and a citizen well respected and of excellent standing in the community.

WILLIAM H. CABLE. John W. Cable was born in the District of Columbia in 1819 and was a prominent and enterprising man all his days and did excellent service for his government in various capacities. At the age of twenty-two he went to Allegheny, Penn- sylvania, and worked in the arsenal, then moved to Louisville, Kentucky, and he was a warm personal friend of Henry Clay. In 1845 he enlisted in the Mexican war and was assigned to General Taylor's army in the ordnance. He was all through the war and participated in the battle of Monterey, where the people were driven to the cathedral. General Taylor had tried two days to dislodge them and then ordered Cable to do so. He trained a gun on the spot and ex- ploded his first shell in the building and it caused the immediate surrender of the hold. Subsequent to the war he returned to the arsenal in Allegheny and in 1856 removed his family to Kansas. At the breaking out of the Civil war he returned to Pennsylvania and was appointed by Governor Curtin as inspector gen- eral of Pennsylvania and in 1862 was transferred to the western department and had charge of the ordnance. At the close of the war he returned to Kansas and in 1870 the mother died and in 1876 he went to the Black Hills, in South Dakota, and in 1890 he came to Idaho where the subject of this sketch had preceded him. On June 7, 1902, this good man was called to his final rest, being at that time on a visit to his youngest son, N. Cable, in California.

Reverting more particularly to the immediate sub- ject of this article we note that he was born on July 13, 1844, in Louisville, Kentucky, being the son of John W. and Mary (McConnell ) Cable. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania. At the age of eighteen William had finished his schooling and he promptly

enlisted in Company E, Twelfth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, under Captain Steele and Colonel Adams. He was most of the time guarding the border of Mis- souri. He did excellent service in that deadliest of all fighting in the Civil war, the putting down of the guerrillas. He fought against Quantrell and Bill An- derson, the latter being killed at Sedalia, Missouri. In 1863 he went south under General Blunt. The fol- lowing year he was ordered to make a junction with Banks under Steele. They fought the doughty Price and did exceedingly hard work. For nine days they covered Banks retreat and at Jenkins Ferry they had the fiercest struggle in the entire war. For nine days they were without rations, except four hardtack. Three years and six months were consumed in the ser- vice, wherein a most commendable record was made, and then Mr. Cable was honorably discharged at Little Rock. Arkansas, and returned to Kansas. June 27, 1865. was the day of his discharge.

In 1876 Mlr. Cable was one of those who pressed into the Black Hills and for twelve years he was min- ing there. In 1888 he came to Spokane Bridge and for a period of about two years he was on the old Liberty place at the lake of that name. He made the first location on the Couer d'Alene Indian reservation where he now lives, three miles south and one-fourth of a mile east from Spokane Bridge. He has a good home place, comfortable buildings and other improve- ments.

On August 12, 1875, Mr. Cable maried Miss Mar- tha Sharp, whose parents were natives of Tennessee and came to Kansas in 1860 where they died. To this happy union there have been born four children : Herbert A., in Colorado; William A., at home; Harry I., at home : Thomas M., attending college in Spokane. In political matters Mr. Cable is always active and is a member of the Republican party. In 1896 he was elected county commissioner for two years and did good service. Mr. Cable is a member of the G. A. R., Lawton Post, No. 29, and is past commander. He is also affiliated with the I. O. O. F., and is popular in all these relations.

Mrs. Cable's father, Mr. Sharp, was born on May 30, 1809, and his wife was five years younger. Mr. Cable's father. John Cable, received a medal for brav- ery in the Mexican war. This is now in the possession of our subject and is justly prized very highly by him.

JAMES TYSON. The town of Tyson is located on the land formerly owned by the subject of this article and it is he who, with his brother, discovered the famous diggings that brought the influx of gold seekers to the camp in 1900 and in 1901.

James Tyson was born in Lane county, Oregon, on November 12, 1867, being the son of James B. and Mary (Price) Tyson, natives respectively of Indiana and Iowa. They were married in Iowa and in 1855 came across the plains with ox teams, having a great deal of trouble with the Indians. They located at Council Bluffs, California, and several years later went

JAMES TYSON.

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to Lane county. In 1877 they cante thence to Farm- ington, Washington, which was then only a hamlet of a couple of houses or so. The father participated in the Indian wars of 1878 and was a real pioneer of the country. Our subject grew up on a ranch and when he began to inaugurate independent action he came from Whitman county to his present home in 1895. His brother, John Tyson, was the only settler in the vicinity and they labored on as ranchers and did good work in improving their places. In 1897 our subject came to the conclusion that there was gold here and, in com- pany with his brother and J. B. Renfro, he went to digging and soon they discovered the dust. In De- cember. 1900. it got out that great discoveries of gold has been made and so the excitement commenced. In the spring of 1901 the town was platted and a store. postoffice and other business started. November, 1901, was the date of establishing the postoffice. Mr. Tyson is vice president of the Richmond Gold Mining & Mill- ing Company. Limited, and one of the heavy stock- holders. He and Henry C. Tyson and J. B. Renfro are owners of Gold Nugget, the Sixteen to One and other claims that made the country famous. Mr. Tyson is also interested in the War Eagle, Green Mountain and Bluebird quartz claims, which are valuable prospects. Mr. Tyson has the office of justice of the peace of his precinct and also holds the mail contract between Ty- son and Santa. He has been for the last few years, a great prospector in various places on the Clearwater and also in the British Columbia country and is well known in these places. Mr. Tyson is married and has one child.

JASPER COOPER. This well known and rep- resentative business man of Couer d'Alene is operating a first class livery, feed and sale stable where he does a thriving business, having a dozen or more first-class rigs, with plenty of fine stock in adition to about fifty head on the range. Mr. Cooper was born in Marion county, Oregon, on June 4. 1859. being the son of James and Catherine (Moorley) Cooper, natives of Iowa and Illinois, respectively. They crossed the plains in 1852 and located in Marion county, where they operated a hotel and flour mill until 1871, when they came to Walla Walla. Soon after the came to Whitman county and located a pre-emption where Col- fax now stands. This was sold in due time and they went thirty miles west and started in the stock busi- ness. This was a prosperous venture and continued to be the occupation of all until 1888, when Mr. Cooper came to Couer d'Alene and opened a livery stable. This was conducted in such a manner that he won good patronage and he continued the proprietor until 1899, when he sold to his son, the subject of this sketch, who has handled the business in a creditable manner since that time. Jasper was educated in the public schools in the various places where the family lived until seventeen, when he bought a team and started the battle of life for himself. He earned good wages and also worked for his father some and then in 1885 he took a pre-emption claim in the Palouse coun-

try, which later he sold and bought cattle and entered into stock raising with his brother, George. This con- tinted until 1892, when he was engaged variously un- til 1898, when he made the purchase of the livery men- tioned above.

On December 10, 1901, Mr. Cooper married Miss Maud, daughter of Edward and Mary Empy, natives of Canada, but immigrants to this country and they now live in North Dakota. Mr. Cooper is a member of the M. W. A., Couer d'Alene Camp, No. 8227. He is one of the enterprising, public minded men of the county and is ever allied on the side of progress and advancement.

V W SANDER. No man is better known in Coeur d'Alene than the subject of this sketch. He is an influential man, possessed of manifest business abil- itv, a good citizen and is esteemed by all. He is at the head of the largest general merchandise establishment in the town. and as laconically expressed by him, they sell everything from a paper of pins to a threshing ma- chine. His uniform treatment of customers, always being deferential, accommodating and reliable, has won for him a large trade and the confidence of the people in generous measure, which he justly deserves.

It will be interesting to note the details somewhat of this successful life and accordingly we append the following. V. W. Sander was born in Hanover. Ger- many, on February 4. 1857. being the son of Henry and Henrietta ( Othmar) Sander, also natives of Ger- many. In 1860, they came to America and settled in Muscatine, Iowa, where his parents remained until the time of their death. Our subject was favored with a partial high school education and at the age of fourteen was employed by the large mercantile house of General Gordon. continuing there six years. At the age of twenty came west to California, where he lived for two ycars and then came to Whitman county, Washington, where he took a government claim and proved upon it, holding the same until this day, which is an index of the character that has gained such signal success amongst us. It was soon thereafter that we find him in Kootenai county and his sagacity soon observed an opportunity to make a good start. He was offered the major part of what is now the town site of Rath- drum for two thousand dollars. Not having the money he associated with himself a man of some means who furnished the required capital. Within two months they cleared about four thousand six hundred dollars. Mr. Sander came to Coeur d'Alene a little later and started a small store with G. B. Wonnacott, who died in 1896. They did a good business from the beginning and when the partner died, Mr. Sander organized the Idaho Mercantile Company, of which institution he is the president and manager. This, as said before, is the largest mercantile establishment of the kind in this portion of the county.

On May 18, 1886, Mr. Sander married Miss Lulu F., daughter of Carl and Dorothy Lohmann, natives of Germany. They came to America and located in Burlington, Iowa, where they still live. Mr. Lohman

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is editor and proprietor of the Volks Freund Tribune, a German paper of merit.

Mr. Sander built a commodious residence of twelve rooms. with all the modern conveniences, which is the family home, where his estimable wife presides with gracious dignity. To Mr. and Mrs. Sander there have been born five children, William E., Henrietta C., Dorothy L., Carlton A. and Gerald B. Mr. Sander is a member of the K. of P., Kootenai Lodge, No. 7. He and his worthy wife are also members of the Presby- terian church, being liberal supporters of their faith.

GEORGE COOPER. Notwithstanding the faet that the subject of this article lost a fortune in one blizzard in Washington, he has since that time mani- fested real grit and determination which have given him the reward that belongs to the industrious, and he is at the present time one of the prosperous business men of Coner d'Alene, owning a good livery, feed and sale stable in that city.

George Cooper was born on the Green river, while his parents James and Kate ( Moorley) Cooper, were crossing the plains. The date of this birth was June 22, 1852. The parents were natives of Iowa, came to Silverton, Oregon, in 1852, with ox teams and took a seetion of donation land. In 1871 they came to Walla Walla and soon thereafter to Colfax, where they lived until 1897. Then they sold out and came to Couer d'Alene. The mother died February, 1900, having been married fifty years to a day. Our subject was educated in the publie sehools in Oregon and then spent two years in Sublimity Seminary. At the age of nineteen he started for himself, taking a squatter's right to land which he homesteaded later. In 1883 he rented it and moved to Colfax, Washington, taking up the livery business. He sold that and his homestead in 1887 and bought cattle. He had fine success until one blizzard killed four hundred head. Then he turned his attention to farming, after which he bought the livery business in Couer d'Alene, where he is do- ing a good business at the present time, having been prospered here.

In 1876 Mr. Cooper maried Miss Mary A., daugh- ter of Nelson and Elizabeth ( Bond) Davis, natives of Tennessee, who crossed the plains in 1853, locating in Linn county, Oregon. The mother died there in 1870, but the father lives in Colfax, aged seventy-six.

Mr. Cooper has the following brothers and sisters : Mary, William, Isaac, Walter, Jasper, James and Frank. He is a member of the K. P. and he and his wife affiliate with the Order of Washington. His wife is also a member of the Baptist church.

It is of note that when our subject's parents were crossing the plains, they were frequently attacked by the Indians, and many times the savages would shoot their wagon covers full of arrows. On one occasion a man was riding a pony a little in the rear and some Indians sprang out and lassooed the animal. The man succeeded in escaping, but the pony was never re- covered.

HON. JAY RAND SANBURN. The life of this well known business man has been full of varied ex- periences and activities on the frontier, and in it all he has shown forth the real pioneer spirit, ever mani- festing therewith integrity, capability, and faithful- ness. Jay R. was born in Illinois, on May 12, 1833, being the son of early pioneers of that state, and at Knoxville he was educated. At the age of twelve he started in life for himself, and the first venture was to learn the harness maker's trade and saddlery. He fol- lowed this for five years and then took up the printing business in which he also became proficient. Four years after that, he came across the plains, driving five voke of oxen all the way. He landed in Trinity county, California, and the same winter went into the butcher business. He mined and sold goods until 1858, then went to Frazer river in British Columbia, where he visited the Cariboo mines. In 1860, he went to Oro- fino, the next year to Florence and in 1862, he was in Boise basın. California was the destination again in 1864, and in 1870 we find him engaged on the locks at Oregon City. Returning again to California, he worked for six years in the Turkish baths there. Then he came to Shoshone county, and in 1890, he traveled to Coeur d'Alene. In 1890, he was appointed receiver to the United States land office in that eity and for four years we find him in faithful discharge of the du- ties of that incumbency. Since that time until 1899, Mr. Sanburn has been engaged in various lines of busi- ness and in the year last mentioned he retired from the more active walks of life to enjoy the competence which his skill and labor have accumulated for him. How- ever, he is still interested in mining and has some good properties.

Politically, Mr. Sanburn had always been an ardent Republican until 1896, when he voted for Bryan and since has been a Socialist. He voted for A. Lincoln and every Republican candidate until the one men- tioned. In 1888, Mr. Sanburn was elected as repre- sentative to the state legislature from Kootenai and Shoshone counties. It has always been the lot of the subject of this sketch to sail his bark on the more placid waters of celibacy and he is now enjoying the golden years of his life in this line and is highly es- teemed by all being one of the influential and substan- tial men of our county.

JOHN H. DUNCAN. This well known business man of Coeur d'Alene, where he operates a dray and express line, doing a good business, is one of the sub- stantial residents of the city and is a man of the real bone and sinew of the community, never accepting public preferment, although frequently offered, but al- ways striving for real advancement and upbuilding.

John H. was born in Trimble county, Kentucky, on October 28, 18440, being the son of Francis and Pa- tience (Coleman) Duncan, natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri and settled in Gentry county where the father died in 1872 and the mother in 1878, both being buried there. Our subject came with them to

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Missouri and there received a good common school education and also attended Albany college for one year. He farmed and raised stock until 1863, then taught school for one year then continued farming un- til 1888, at which time he came to Whitman county. One year was spent there when he removed thence to Coeur d'Alene, where he has resided since that time. He soon opened a dray and express business, which he has prosecuted with vigor since. He has good stock and equipage and also a comfortable residence and two lots.

In 1809, Mr. Duncan married Miss Cordelia, daughter of Isaac Wood, natives of Missouri, where the parents remained until their death. The father conducted a farm and was circuit judge from 1860, until his demise. To Mr. and Mrs. Duncan there have been born five children, named as follows, Katie, wife of F. F. Wilson, in Cœur d'Alene ; Will W., married to Ora Koontz, in Bossburg, Washington; Frank C., who volunteered in Company B, First Idaho Infantry, which went to the Philippine war, where he did com- mendable service; Mary V., Ernest, fourteen in Au- gust, 1902, who has already earned two diplomas for literary work. Politically, Mr. Duncan is allied with the Democrats and is active in working in this realm. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Coeur d'Alene Lodge No. 34, also of the K. of P. ; and of the Western Federation of Labor. Mrs. Duncan is a member of the Rebekahs, Naomi Lodge, and was a delegate to the grand lodge in Wardner. She is a member of the Pres- byterian church.

GEORGE L. EGE. This young and enterprising agriculturist and orchardist has made a commendable success in his labors in Kootenai county. He has now, one mile east from Coeur d'Alene, a farm of forty acres, for which he refused recently four thousand dollars. This shows the quality of his land and the value of the improvements that his skill and industry have made upon it. He has eighteen acres planted to fruit and has every kind represented that grows in this latitude. The balance of the farm is utilized in raising vegetables, for which he finds a ready market. Mr. Ege is one of the substantial men of the county and his hands have wrought out all of his success and gained his fine holding.

On September 29, 1870, in Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, George L. Ege was born to Charles and Mary ( Young) Ege, natives respectively of Ohio and New York. They came when young to Wisconsin, where the father did milling and lumbering. Next they re- moved to Minnesota, thence to Iowa, later to South Dakota, and finally to Spokane, where they now live. George I. was educated by a first class high school course and at the age of sixteen had completed this and was ready for life's battles. He learned the art of the typographer and continued at it for three years. In 1889, he came to Coeur d'Alene. He at first went to steamboating for the Northern Pacific and seven years were consumed in that labor. In the meantime, he bought the forty acres where he now resides, which he

has made a very valuable estate and a pleasant rural abode.

In 1894, Mr. Ege married Miss Minnie, daughter of John and Mary J. (Presley) Ferman, natives re- spectively of Maryland and Georgia, now living in Coeur d'Alene. To Mr. and Mrs. Ege there have been born three children, two of whom live, named Charley and John. Mr. Ege is active in local politics and edu- cational advancement. Mrs. Ege is a member of the Methodist church.

WILLIAM H. ROBACHER lives two miles north from Postfalls, where he rents a quarter section of land, and while he pays attention to general farm- ing he also is greatly interested in stock, having about one dozen cattle and some extra fine blooded horses. Of the training and raising the latter, Mr. Robacher makes a specialty and he has been very successful in this line heretofore. He has nine fine horses, and nine colts, and six of the horses are full blood Hamble- tonian. Among the best ones may be mentioned Sub- traction, a fine stallion sired by Attraction, and whose dam was Young Bashau. Also he has Pacer Octov, sired by Gov. Brown, who was the son of Onward, and the dam of Pacer was by Swygard. He has a fine brood mare by Gov Brown, four colts by Sub- traction and an excellent stallion three years of age. These are some of the excellent animals owned by Mr. Robacher and he has gained a good reputation as a fine trainer and breeder of good blooded stock.

Reverting more particularly to the personal career of Mr. Robacher we note that he was born in Albany county, New York, November 30, 1851, being the son of Richard and Elizabeth (Goff) Robacher, natives of New York, who came to Wisconsin in 1852. The father farmed and raised stock there, in Waupaca county until the time of his death and he and his wife rest in Pleasant Valley cemetery. William H. was reared on a farm and until twenty-four he was found every summer assisting his father. He at- tended schools each winter until eighteen and then the winters were spent in the woods. At twenty- four he bought a farm and worked for himself until 1888, when he came to Dakota and farmed there for eight years. He then started a training stable in Devil's Lake, which he conducted three years. Next we see him in Minnesota, where he spent two years training horses and in all this labor he had good suc- cess. He collected some very fine horses and in 1900, he came to Spokane and one year later he came to his present place. Mr. Robacher is making a spe- cialty of breeding and handling fine horses and is al- ready achieving a good success in this new land.

In 1876 Mr. Robacher married Miss Frances King, who died in 1891, leaving one child, Della, who is now living with her grandmother in Wisconsin. In 1895 Mr. Robacher married a second time, Mayfred, daughter of Gard and Margaret (O'Brien) Towner, becoming his wife at that time. Mrs. Robacher's parents were natives of New York and came to Min-

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nesota, where they now live. One child has been born to this happy union, Ralph A. Mr. Robacher is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the Eastern Star. While in Dakota he was deputy sheriff for two years and he always takes an intelligent interest in politics and the welfare of the community.

WILLIAM GERRARD. One and one half miles cast from Coeur d'Alene on the bank of Furnan lake is the pleasant rural home of the subject of this article. He has one hundred acres well improved with good house, barn, and orchard, while he has also a large ice house and keeps many boats and fishing tackle for the use of guests, who liberally patronize him.

Mr. Gerrard was born in Madison county, Ohio, on April 2, 1840. being the son of John and Lerah (Busic) Gerrard, natives respectively of Ohio and Maryland They were farmers in Madison county and raised a family of eleven children. The mother died when sixty-five and the father was aged seventy when he passed away. William was educated in the public schools and when he had reached his majority he started for himself. He contracted in most of the southern and western states and prospected much of the time. He was where Denver now stands in 1865 and in the Black Hills in 1877. Then he came to Mon- tana and then to Mission, Idaho. In this latter place, he rented a portion of the mission grounds and raised vegetables. He took a homestead right there and raised hay for twenty-three years. He handled from one hundred to three hundred tons each year. Lately the concentrates from the mine have destroyed much of the value of the land. He removed to his present place in 1902, and purchased one hundred acres. Mr. Gerrard has a large ice house that will hold five hun- dred tons of ice, and he supplies the city of Coeur d'Alene.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 216

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