An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 228

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Publication date: 1903
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Jerry Richmond was born in Northumberland, Canada, on February 21. 1838, being the son of R. C. and Mary ( Alley) Richmond, natives of the same place. Later they removed to Isabella county, Michigan and there the father died in 1895. and the mother in

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1890, after having raised nine children. Jerry was educated in the schools available to his native place, but at the best they were poor, as the country was new and so personal effort and careful application were needed to gain this training. He learned the cat- penter trade and working at this and lumbering he was occupied until twenty-two, then he worked for himself until 1868 in the same lines and at that date went to Woodford and operated a hotel for a year. Retiring from that he went to Mount Pleasant, Michi- gan, where he bought a very valuable stallion which he later traded for a forty of land. Selling the land for five hundred dollars, he drove stage and carried mail for a year and ten years later he went to Ne- braska, and soon after came to Idaho. He had also one time kept hotel. He spent one winter in Bonners Ferry and waited in a hotel, then made gloves one winter at Deep Creek, Idaho, and in 1884, Mr. Rich- mond located on his present homestead. It is the land where Naples stands and he has laid a portion of the ground into lots, renting to business men. In 1896 Mr. Richmond opened a general merchandise store and since that time he has conducted it with his son. They are doing a nice business and Mr. Richmond is well liked in all the surrounding country.

In 1868 Mr. Richmond married Miss Anna J. Mor- row, a native of Orangeville, Canada, where also she was reared and her parents also died there. One child has been born to this marriage, William A., mar- ried and living with his parents, and also is interested in the store. Mr. Richmond is a Republican and takes an active part in the realm of politics.

PETER G. JOHNSON. In the development and progress of northern Idaho, the subject of this article has done a good part and is now one of the substan- tial and respected citizens of Naples, in Kootenai coun- ty. Mr. Johnson has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres which he is fast improving, having a fine house, good barn and outbuildings, while he is also handling a considerable orchard.

Peter G. Johnson was born in Kalmar, Sweden, on February 8, 1851, being the son of Johans and Ava Johnson, both natives of the same place. The father died in 1867 and the mother still lives there. Six chil- dren were born in the family and five of them are still living. Peter received his education from the careful teaching of his mother, there being no availa- ble schools there. At the early age of eleven he went to work on the neighboring farms and in 1882 came to Chicago, there being employed until he made his way to Colorado, whence he came to Soda Springs, Idaho, and thence to Dillon, Montana. In all these places he was engaged in labor for wages and did well. In Dillon, Mr. Johnson spent ten years on a farm and in 1894 he came to Sunset, Washington, and thence to his present location, where he has pros- pered, owing to his industry, thrift and wisdom in handling the resources placed at his disposal.

In 1887 Mr. Johnson married Miss Manda Peter- son, a native of Kalmar. Sweden. Her father died there in 1886, and her mother is still living there. Two children have been born to this happy union : Alfred H. and Edwin, both attending school. Mr. John- son is a liberal Republican and reserves for his own decision the questions of the day, not pinning his faith to the tenets of any man. He is a charter member of the Northern Lodge, No. 81, of the I. O. O. F., at Deep Creek, Idaho.

DAVID BROWN. One mile north of Medimont, on the north side of the river is found the home place of the subject of this article. He has a fine estate of two hundred and fifty-two acres of valuable land which annually returns abundant crops of general pro- duce, hay and fruit.

David Brown was born in Belleville, Ontario, on September 18, 1852, being the son of James and Mary Brown. He was educated in his native place and there learned the trade of making galvanized cornice and ornamental work for building. In 1880 he went to Winnipeg and opened business also han- dling hardware. He operated here for five years and then went to Minneapolis, where he went into part- nership with his brother, Alex F., establishing a good business. The winter following the big fire in Spo- kane he came thither and did well at his trade. The firm was known as Brown Brothers and continued un- til 1891, when our subject withdrew and came to the Couer d'Alene county. He located a portion of his pres- ent fine estate as a homestead and bought the balance of it later. He has a fine house, large barn, two good or- chards and is a well-to-do resident, being also a man of excellent integrity, uprightness and sound principles. Mr. Brown has some fine, thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle. He is considered one of the leading men of the community both as a man and thrifty agriculturist.

In 1900 Mr. Brown took a trip east, going clear to his native place to see his mother. He visited all the large cities between here and there and also took in the Pan-American exposition. He spent considerable time traveling and then came home satisfied that we have in this valley one of the best countries he has ever seen.

WALKER REID DAVIS is one of the substan- tial and prominent residents of the Couer d'Alene val- ley and is respected and esteemed by all. He was born in Maysville, Kentucky, on July 25, 1846, being the son of Dr. James M. and Catherine (Tebbs) Davis. The father was a native of Ohio and a graduate of the medical college of Cincinnati. He at once com- menced the practice of medicine after his graduation and located in Maysville. When our subject was ten the family went to St. Louis where he received a good academic education and then commenced the study of law. At the breaking out of the Civil war he en- listed for three months in a company of the First Mis-

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souri Cavalry in the Confederate army and when those three months were up he enlisted for three years in Elijah Gates' regiment. He was in Price's army and fought in the battles of Springfield, Pea Ridge, Mem- phis, Iuka and at the siege of Vicksburg. In 1862 he was promoted to corporal and was wounded at the battle of Iuka. He was also in the battle of Mur- freesboro. He served faithfully to the end of his enlistment and in 1864 was captured and taken to Memphis where he took the oath of allegiance. Then he went with mule team to Alder Gulch, Montana, and although the Indians were hostile, he came through with no loss. He mined for five years and in 1869 went to the Whitepine excitement in Nevada. The next year Mr. Davis took a position with an art and music house and travelled all over the west. During this time he met Miss Josephine, youngest daughter of Resin and Susan Reed, pioneers of 1847 in Oregon, who settled on a donation claim where Oakland now stands. On January 10, 1877, Mr. Davis married this lady and to them have been born the following named children : Susan L., teaching in the Coeur d'Alene public schools ; Martha, attending school in California : Charles R. and Volney D., in Murray ; Grace, attend- ing school in Coner d'Alene ; Maud, Mazel, Pritchard. Mrs. Davis was born on the old donation claim on July 26, 1858. After marriage, Mr. Davis engaged in raising horses and in 1879 came to the vicinity of Farmington, in Idaho. In 1883 he leased his horses and went to the Couer d'Alene country in the first excitement. Later he was in litigation with Mr. Pritchard and afterwards they settled the matter amicably and became partners. Mr. Davis located the Occident which he sold well. He is now interested in the Rising Sun and Denver properties and also holds a large interest in the Murray Development Company. Mr. Davis bought his present place, eight miles up the river from Harrison, on the north side of the river, in 1898. He has a valuable farm, good large residence, two barns and ten acres of orchards, besides much other valuable improvement. Mr. Davis also has a homestead near. He does general farming and raises catle, having some good grades. Mr. Davis was named after Walker Reid of Mays- ville, who is his cousin. Mr. Davis is also related to General Smoothe, of Virginia, and to Colonel John Reid of Price's army.

TIMOTHY MCCARTHY is one of the well known men of the Coeur d'Alene country having been a prominent miner and prospector since the earliest discoveries here and is still interested in some good properties as the Flynn group. Mr. McCarthy is now living on his valuable estate one mile north from Lane on the north side of the Couer d'Alene river, where he has a good home, does a general farming business and handles much hay from his land.

A detailed account of his career will be interesting to the pioneers of our county and we append the same. Timothy McCarthy was born in county Cork, Ireland, in the early fifties. In 1874 he boarded a sailing vessel

for New Zealand and has never seen his native land since. He had a stormy voyage of one hundred and four days. He spent two years in that land after which he went to Melbourne, intending to go to the Hokinson gold fields in Queensland, but turned aside to work for Samuel McCaughey, now the largest sheep owner in the world. In 1880 he boarded the steamer City of Sidney, and came to San Francisco touching at Auckland and also at Honolulu, where he went to see the extinct crater near by. He spent about three vears in California and then came to Rathdrum. On January 23, 1884. he set out with an old miner, Alex- ander Fraser, with their equipment on sleds to Coeur d'Alene city. They packed their blankets to Wolf Lodge which Mr. McCarthy says he thought the most dismal place he has seen in his travels and thought at that time he could not spend more than three months in the Coeur d'Alene country but he is here yet,-so much for first impressions-and he likes the country too. At Old Mission he met Judge Clagget and other noted ones of this country, and at Old Mission they forded the river and before they touched the Evolu- tion trail they had forded the stream eleven times. Such were the hardships of the early and intrepid pio- neers. They fell in with Captain Human's pack train which was the first to cross the mountains that winter, and when he got to Eagle City he began the search for placer, but later turned his attention to quartz. In the spring of 1885 he crossed over Sunset peak to where Burke is situated now. One log cabin adorned the place and two miners were developing the Tiger mine, the first lead and silver mine in the Coeur d'Alenes. In April he located the now well known mine, the Stand- ard, and for seven years he and his partners did the as- sessment work and then sold for twenty-five thousand dollars, which gave him a good start. In May he lo- cated the Flynn group of twelve claims and still owns an interest in this property. In 1891 Mr. McCarthy came and bought his present place of one hundred and seventy-one acres. It is exceptionally fine land, has a good orchard and produces abundance of fine hay. He has raised as high as twelve tons of potatoes to one acre, so rich is his land. Mr. McCarthy stood in his orchard one day and distinctly heard the explosion of the Bunker Hill and and Sullivan mine at the time of trouble, which is twenty-five miles away. Showing the amount of hard labor done by Mr. McCarthy, we note that one day in a conversation with Colonel Wallace he was asked by that gentleman how many claims he possessed and Mr. McCarthy replied that he owned forty-nine claims and seventeen fractions. He and Larry O'Neal were the locators of the Crown Point. a portion of which he sold. In this mine occurred the shooting tragedy in which Jack McCauley was kille. I and one man wounded. The Crown Point is now owned by Burbridge and Burch. Mr. McCarthy is one of the most skillful prospectors of this entire coun- try as his work will show where he is well and favor- ably known while his standing is of the best. It is his intention to devote considerable time in the future to the development of his mining properties in connection with operating his present home farm.

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WASHINGTON SNYDER. In many ways has Mr. Snyder demonstrated his enterprise and capabili- ties to build up the west and to make substantial im- provements in these new sections and as a real pioneer lie deserves mention in the history of the county, be- ing also a man of integrity and uprightness.

Washington Snyder was born in Lewis county, New York, on October 18, 1847, being the son of Levi and Louisa (Helmer) Snyder. When seven he went with the balance of the family to Fond du Lac, Wiscon- sin, where he was educated and grew to manhood. In the spring of 1865, Mr. Snyder enlisted in the Twenty- second Wisconsin. But on account of the change in the play of war he was not called from his state but received an honorable discharge in the summer fol- lowing. He returned to his home and at once took up railroading and later learned to be a locomotive en- gineer. From 1869 to 1884 he followed that stirring calling and always proved himself a faithful and skillful engineer. He operated in various sections and on vari- ous roads and was on the eastern end of the Northern Pacifie when he resigned his place in 1884. In Febru- ary, 1884. Mr. Snyder went from Thompson Falls, Montana, to Murray, Idaho, with a sawmill, making thirteen camps in the journey and consuming three months in the undertaking. He succeeded in getting his mill in place and operated it successfully for three years and then sold it. During the time of his stay in Murray he had interests in various fine properties among which we may mention the Katie Burnette and the Chess. The latter is now called the Golden Chess. These properties are well known and valuable. In 1900 Mr. Snyder sold his entire holdings in the mines and came in the spring of the following year to his present place, opposite the river from Dudley. He bought eighty acres of good land and has it well im- proved with farm buildings, in addition to this Mr. Snyder has a fine chicken house over one hundred feet long and devotes much time to handling these fowls, having several hundred fine ones. He also raises cat- tle and owns some fine speciments of thoroughbred Herefords. Mr. Snyder's house and buildings are lo- cated on a fine spot overlooking the river and valley, where he has a pleasant and valuable home.

In 1886 Mr. Snyder married Mrs. Lula Sayre, in Murray. She has three children by her former mar- riage. William K., Mrs. Jennie Finlayson of Murray ; Mrs. Lulu Erwin of Wallace.

CHARLES E. KAMLIN. A man of industry and thrift, a public minded citizen, a good neighbor. a substantial farmer and capable business man, it is fit- ting that the subject of this article should be granted space for an epitome of his career in the volume of Northern Idaho history.

Charles E. Kamlin was born in the vicinity of Stockholm, Sweden, on February 19. 1865, being the son of L. O. and Louisa Kamlin. The father died when our subject was a boy and in 1880, he came to the United States with his mother. They located in

Burnett county, Wisconsin, where he railroaded and later farmed until 1890. In that year he came to St. Louis county, Minnesota, and worked in the iron mines and at lumbering until 1897. That was the year of his advent to Spokane, whence he came at once to Wardner and worked in the mines until the fall of 1898. In that year he came to the vicinity of Old Mis- sion and took np logging for a time. Later he bought his present place, one quarter section of hay and timber land. two and one half miles northeast from Old Mission. Ht pays attention to general farming, timber work, and handling hay. Mr. Kamlin is a member of the M. W. A. at Old Mission. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran church and stanch supporters of the faitl.

On August 29, 1899, Mr. Kamlin married Miss Maggie Gillies, whose parents live in the vicinity of Old Mission, and two children have been born to them, Neal J. and Clarris M.

WILLIAM P. DWYER. At the present time Mr. Dwyer is conducting a general merchandise estab- lishment at Old Mission, where he does a good busi- ness, and also devotes some of his time to the over- sight of his ranch adjacent. He is a man of upright- ness and integrity and has won the esteem and good will of all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.

William P. Dwyer was born in Grass Valley, Cali- fornia, on February 18, 1867. being the son of Patrick M. and Catherine ( Powers) Dwyer. The father was born in Ireland and came to the United States with his parents when five. They located in the northern part of New York state and in 1850 Patrick M. went to Houghton, Michigan, and worked there in the cop- per mines until 1853. Then he came via New York and Panama to San Francisco and engaged in mining and the hotel business in Grass Valley. About 1864 he was married to Catherine Powers, who came to the United States when ten from her native land, Ire- land. Her parents brought her to California via Pan- ama. In 1860 the family went back to Buchanan county, lowa, and the father took up farming. In 1870 they moved to Nevada, Gilpin county, Colorado, and mined mitil 1874, then they all went to Fayette county, Iowa, and farmed until 1888. Then the father came to the Cœur d'Alene country, bringing our subject. William P. remained while the father returned and brought the balance of the family. He located near Medical Lake, Washington, and our sub- ject took a squatter's right near Old Mission. In 1892 the father and another son, Hon. P. J. Dwyer, repre- sentative of Kootenai county in the state legislature in 1900, eame to the vicinity of Old Mission and took up and bought land. They remained there until 1902, then sold out and located near Newman's lake, in Spo- kane county, Washington. Our subject engaged in the general merchandise business in 1900, has a good . store building and is doing well. He was married on August 13, 1902, to Catherine F., daughter of Wil- liam and Catherine Ryan, near Cheney, who were

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early pioneers in that section. Mr. Dwyer is a mem- ber of the M. W. A. at Old Mission and is a repre- sentative man of excellent ability and first-class stand- ing wherever he has dwelt. The father is a man of wide experience, of sterling integrity and uprightness and is a leading man in his community.

FRANK H. QUINN. This enterprising farmer of the vicinity of Old Mission is one of the sturdy and intrepid pioneers who pushed into this wild region and made it the abode of civilization and have since done worthy labors in this line of development and progress.

Frank H. Quinn was born in Rockford, Illinois, on May 11, 1861, being the son of Peter and Eliza (Dix- on) Quinn, natives of New Jersey and early pioneers to Illinois. Our subject was educated in the common schools and in Fulton College and then went to Lyons, Iowa. He learned the carpenter's trade and then wrought at it for the years of 1877 and 1878 after which he went to Minneapolis and worked for a street railway company. Then he was night watchman for the Milwaukee raidroad and in 1883 he came to Port- land, going thence to San Francisco on the steamer Oregon. He followed street railroading there a time and then went to Los Angeles, after which we see him in Portland, Spokane and later in Farmington. Here he went to work in a saw mill and while plan- ing there he lost one hand in the planer. After this great misfortune Mr. Quinn aroused his real grit and tenacity of purpose and renewed the battle of life with even greater vigor than ever. He came to his present place. of( and one-half miles north from Old Mission, on the Mullan road. This was in the spring of 1889, and since that time he has labored with great tenacity of purpose and courage and now has a fine home of one hundred and twenty acres of hay and timber land. He has good buildings and other improvements, among which is an orchard, which ground he grubbed clear from the native timber with one hand. Mr. Quinn was one of the first settlers here and has always taken a great interest in the progress and upbuilding of the country. He is also active in educational lines and has given his time and attention to the office of director of schools for five years, always manifesting faithfulness and efficiency in his labors.

PATRICK J. WHALEN is one of the earliest pioneers of the Cœur d'Alene valley and is now the only one of those early days living here. He came when Father Joset and a Mr. Hayden were the only white people in this section and his neighbors were the Indians. He arrived here on January 15. 1883. A review of his career as an old pioneer is deserving a place in the history of the county.

Patrick J. Whalen was born in Rockland county, New York, on the Hudson river, on July 6, 1850. His parents were natives of Wicklow, Ireland. and came to the United States before the steamboats plied

the Atlantic, being six months on the voyage. The father died when our subject was a child and He took care of his mother. He followed boating on the fluid- son, worked at brickmaking and at railroading. On September 10, 1877, Mr. Whalen married Miss Agnes Mabes, of German and Irish descent. She was born in West Point, New York. When Mr. Whalen came to the Old Mission he at once located a squatter's right, and when the land was surveyed took a home- stead, and added as much more by purchase. He platted the town of Cataldo, which was named from an early missionary, and now owns the land where the town stands. except what he has sold as lots. Mr. Whalen owns and operates a large hotel. In addition to this he does general farming. In early days he opened the first ferry across the Cœur d'Alene river and operated it until the railroad went through. Mr. Whalen used to go clear to Spokane for supplies in early days and has paid as high as a dollar for one letter. In 1884 he assisted Colonel Wallace to move to where Wallace now stands. A few years after Mr. Whalen came here he sent to New York state and brought out his mother and one sister. Another sister was left there, but she died shortly afterward. The sister that came here died soon after her arrival and the mother died in 1806. Mr. Whalen has no uncles, aunts or relatives that he knows of living except his children. He and his family are members and supporters of the Catholic church. The follow- ing named children have been born to Mlr. and Mrs. Whalen, and also five who are deceased : Dennis. Mary, the first white child born on the Cœur d'Alene river ; Patsey D., Thomas F., John M., Catherine E. A. and Morris W.

ARTHUR E. FROST is a self-made man and as Mark Twain remarks, "He did not stop until the job was finished." He is now a popular and thriving mer- chant of Cataldo, where he carries a first class stock of well assorted general merchandise for the trade and has won by fair dealing and genial and accommodating ways the good will and patronage of the people of the surrounding country.

Arthur E. Frost was born in the vicinity of Berlin, Ottawa county, Michigan, on April 8. 1855, being the son of Oliver and Margaret (Thompson) Frost. The father died in 1863, Arthur being then eight years old. Practically he began doing for himself then and has been on his own resources for the intervening time. When he was ten, he went to Rome, New York, where he worked for his board at an uncle's place and went to school for six years. Then he went to Vicksburg, Michigan, and worked on a farm until twenty-two. In the spring of 1877 he made his way to Fort Worth, Texas, and railroaded and farmed for three years. In the spring of 1881 Mr. Frost came to Walla Walla and went on a ranch for one year and then came to Ellisport, Idaho. Thence in 1883 to Spokane. where he worked in a lumber yard and then drove stage to Ft. Spokane. In August, 1886, Mr. Frost came to Old Mission.and opened a general merchandise estab-

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dishment, which he operated successfully until April, 1900, when he came to Cataldo. Mr. Frost was post- master at Old Mission as he is in Cataldo. When Mr. Frost came to Cataldo he opened a general store and has a good building and warehouse well filled with a choice selection of goods for this section. He al- so has a residence and is one of the leading men of this vicinity.

On June 5, 1893, Mr. Frost married Miss Ellen, daughter of George and Mary, and to them have been born five children, Alice M., Arthur E., Marga- ret, deceased, Mable M., Oliver D.

RICHARD SHARPLEY is a representative citi- zen and prosperous stockman of the Couer d'Alene valley where he settled on a homestead in 1891 and has since devoted his attention to handling stock and do- ing general farming.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 228

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