An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 258

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Publication date: 1903
Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co.
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WILLIAM R. MILLER is the manager and lieav- iest owner of the Burke electric light works, which he is operating in a first class manner at the present time. The plant is one of the latest and is in every respect up-to-date and first class.

William R. Miller was born in Nova Scotia on May 6, 1862, the son of Robert and Jane ( Murdock ) Miller, natives of Nova Scotia, and descended from Scotch ancestry. They now reside at Kamloops, Brit- ish Columbia, the father aged eighty-two and the mother aged seventy-five. Our subject received a dis- trict schooling in his native place until thirteen, then worked on the farm and at humbering until twenty- four. In 1886 he came to Spokane, thence to Wardner. later to Wallace and then up the canyon to Burke, where he has been engaged since. Mr. Miller mined in the Tiger a year, then operated the engine unit !! 1892, then went east on a visit of seven months. Upon his return he operated the engine for the Poor- man until the Tiger was consolidated with it, when he went to the Frisco and operated the engine there for a year. While there Mr. Miller became interested with Norman Ebbley and Harry Jackman in the pres-

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ent electric light plant, which they erected. Our sub- ject and Ebbley bought out Jackman before the plant started and later Mr. Miller bought out Mr. Ebbley and formed a stock company. This was in 1899, and since then Mr. Miller has continued in the operation of the plant successfully. Mr. Miller has the following brothers and sisters, George, Mitchell, Allen, Hedley, Mrs. Mary J. Stevens, Mrs. W. E. Runner.

At Spokane, on July 22, 1889, Mr. Miller married Miss Jennie, daughter of Donald and Kate Henderson, the former deceased and the latter living in Nova Scotia. Mrs. Miller has three brothers and three sis- ters: Norman, Daniel, Alexander, Mary Sutherland, Lizzie McPhail, Christie Crowe. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller there have been born two children, Drysdale, aged twelve, and Ronald, aged eight. Mr. Miller is a member of the K. P., and in political alliance is with the Democrats, but is never desirous for personal preferment, although he is at the county conventions and his influence is always on the side of advancement and progress.

BENJAMIN F. STRINGAM is well known in Burke, where he handles a general transfer and teaming business, utilizing five teams and considerable rolling stock. He was born in Springfield, Illinois, on March 25, 1851, the son of Jeremiah and Sarah ( Bovee) Stringam, natives of New York, and died in 1898 and 1867, respectively, in Utah. Our subject was raised and educated in Missouri until he was thirteen and then the family came to Salt Lake City, and later to Manti, where Benjamin freighted for ten years and did mining in the coal properties. Then he was in Salt Lake City, later in Truckee, California, team- ing, and in May, 1876, he went to Walla Walla and worked for Dr. Blalock, after which he went to Idaho Falls, then Eagle Rock. He was with Lang & Ryan and drove cattle from Pendleton. Later Mr. Stringam was in Geldale. Montana, and hauled charcoal, split rails, farmed for Tom Foley, logged, hauled supplies to the post and in the spring of 1880 he came to Coeur d'Alene and furnished telegraph poles for the govern- ment with his partner. John McCormick. Then he freighted from Dillon to Missoula and in 1881 came back to Coeur d'Alene with Major Robinson repairing roads. After this Mr. Stringam operated a stopping place out of Missoula until March, 1884, when he came to Littlefield. two miles from Murray, and there operated a store and saloon, also packed from there to Thompson Falls, for three years. Then Mr. String- ham came to Burke and since then has been occupied in his present business. In addition to teaming he does also considerable packing as occasion requires. Mr. Stringam has four brothers: George, William, Jacob, Jeremiah, and one sister. Mrs. Mary Colby. All are in Utah.

On August 22, 1881. Mr. Stringam married Miss Mary J., daughter of John and Josephine Carters, now living in Missoula. The wedding occurred in New Chicago. Montana, and the father of Mrs. Stringam is a well known prospector not only in Montana, but also

located the Tiger in 1884. Mrs. Stringam has one brother, William, and three sisters. Three children have been born to this union, Benjamin, Susan, Edna, all at home. Mr. Stringam is a Republican and al- ways on the side of progress.

WALTER ALLEN JONES. Among the pio- neers of the Coeur d'Alene country and as one who has ever manifested the true spirit of progression and who has wrought with sagacity and enterprise in material development of the country, and as one of the leading property owners and legal lights of the county, we are constrained to mention the estimable gentleman whose name appears above.

Walter Allen Jones was born in Pottsville, Penn- sylvania, on May 5, 1855, being the son of Joseph D. and Catherine A. (Kaercher) Jones, natives of Penn- sylvania. The father died in 1866, aged forty-six. His ancestors were natives of Pennsylvania, being prominent citizens of that commonwealth for two cen- turies. The mother of our subject died in 1898, aged seventy-three. Our subject was reared and lived in Pennsylvania until he was thirty. He graduated from the high school in due time, then entered commercial life until he was nineteen, when he commenced reading law. In 1878 he was admitted to the practice and con- tinned in the same in Pennsylvania until he was thirty. In 1886 Mr. Jones came to Murray and there practiced and later removed to Wallace. He has continued in this county in active practice since the early days of his arrival here and is one of the leading attorneys of northern Idaho. Mr. Jones was elected district attorney in 1886 and in 1889 he was elected city at- torney of Wallace, continuing in the same for five terms. Until 1892 Mr. Jones was allied with the Re- publican party, but in that year he went with the People's party and has continued with them since. In addition to a large practice Mr. Jones is heavily interested in mining and has some fine properties. He also owns a half interest in the Jones & Dean block, a large business structure at the corner of Cedar and Sixth streets in Wallace. Our subject has one brother and one sister, Dory S., a machinist in the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia ; Lavinia E., wife of William H. M. Oram, a prominent attorney in Sha- mokin, Pennsylvania.

At Kingston, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1880, Mr. Jones married Frances M. Thomas. She was edu- cated in Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsyl- vania. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are of excellent standing in the city and are leaders in society and very popu- lar, being admired by hosts of friends.

MARSHALL M. TAYLOR. A prominent and successful business man, whose achievements have demonstrated him to be one of the leading manipula- tors of commercial interests in the county, a man of integrity and possessed of excellent qualities of worth

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and uprightness, a patriotic and enterprising citizen given to generosity and of public mind, it is evident that no work of the character of this volume would be complete without prominent mention of Marshall M. Taylor. He was born in Iowa on May 17, 1862, being the son of Stephen L. and Cecelia (Dupney) Taylor. The father was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 22, 1825, and died on May 9, 1878. He was of Welsh ancestrage. The mother of our subject was born in St. Clair county, Illinois, on November 16, 1836, and died on December 20, 1895. Her par- ents were natives of Kentucky, descended from the French Huguenots and were early pioneers of Illinois and Iowa. Our subject was reared in Iowa until he was twenty, completing high school and business col- lege courses, and then came to the Black Hills, South Dakota. Later he went to Kansas and in 1889 he came to Washington. At Cheney he opened a general merchandise establishment, and in 1894 he removed to Wallace. At the present time Mr. Taylor is senior member of the firm of Taylor Brothers, the brother, John B., being now a student in the Chicago Univer- sity. Our subject is managing the store now and handles a thriving patronage. They have a choice stock of high grade clothing, gents' furnishings, and so forth, and carry eighteen thousand dollars' worth of well selected goods. Their store compares favor- ably with any in the northwest, and Mr. Taylor is a leader in the realm of commercial activity. The firm are agents for the celebrated Knox hats, Man- hattan shirts, and many other of the leading goods in their line.

On November 23, 1894, Mr. Taylor married Miss Edith D., daughter of Horace H. and Harriet Hub- bard, who now live in Spokane, the father being audi- tor of Spokane county. Mrs. Taylor was born in Kal- amazoo, Michigan, on August 11, 1870. Fraternally, Mr. Taylor is affiliated with the K. P. in Cheney, and the W. W. in Wallace.

THOMAS O. GRIFFITH is a miner of the first class, having spent his entire life, since the school days of boyhood, in the mastery of the intricate prob- lems of the art and in becoming skilled in the science and practice of mining. He is at present shift boss in the Frisco at Gem, and is held in high esteem by all, both fellow workmen and those for whom his services are enlisted.

Thomas O. Griffith was born in Wales, on May 15, 1864, the son of Owen and Mary (Evans) Grif- fith, natives of Wales. The mother lives there now and the father died when our subject was two years ot age. Thomas O. was an apt scholar in the public schools until the age of eleven, and then he went into the mines and the mines have been the scene of his faithful and skillful labor since that time and he has come to know the layers and stratas of the earth as the farmer knows the familiar stock of his barn. He wrought in Wales until he had reached his majority, and then came to the slate quarrics in Pennsylvania.

A year later we find him in the coal mines, and one year there and his adventurous spirit led him to the treasure fields of Montana, and near Butte lie was eni- ployed in mining for eighteen months. In 1886 Mr. Griffith came to Wardner and in the Sierra Nevada and the Bunker Hill he wrought for five years. Then came two years in the Black Hills, in South Dakota.

After that he returned to the Coeur d'Alene coun- try and wrought once more in the Bunker Hill. A short time thereafter the reports from Colorado caused Mr. Griffith to go thence and one year later he re- turned again to the Bunker Hill. In July, 1899, Mr. Griffith came to the Frisco and was installed as shift. boss, having also held the same position in the Bunker Hill. He has continued since in that capacity and has rendered excellent service. Mr. Griffith has one sis- ter, Ellen Jones, in Wales.

In Slatington, Pennsylvania, in November, 1890, Mr. Griffith married Miss Lizzie, daughter of John W. and Ruth (Williams) Evans. The father was a native of Wales, and died in Pennsylvania in 1895 but the mother lives in New York. Three children have been born to this union: Ruth, aged nine, is the only one living. Mr. Griffith is a Republican and a man of excellent judgment and sound principles.

ANDREW WILMOT is a well known and popular hotel man of the Coeur d'Alene country, and is one of the men whose skill and ability in the line of busi- ness which he handles have given him an unbounded success, while he has won friends from all quarters and has displayed worth and integrity in his career.

Andrew Wilmot was born in Texas on March 15, 1867, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (McLain) Wilmot. The father was born in England and died in Illinois in 1870. The mother was horn in Virginia, descending from an old and prominent family. She is a nicce of Wade Hampton, and now lives in Rich- mond county, Illinois. Our subject was reared mostly in Illinois, and received a good education from the public schools. When eighteen lie went to southeastern Missouri and sold pianos for eighteen months. Then he went to Colorado and took up the hotel business for two years. Next we see him in Montana in the same business and also interested in mining. In 1891 Mr. Wilmot came to the Coeur d'Alene country, land- ing in Gem from Thompson Falls, and the first night was spent in the house which he now handles, the Frisco boarding house at Gent. Mr. Wilmot did bak- ery work for a time and then went to Wallace, and since that time he has constantly been occupied in hotel and restaurant business. He spent one year in a min- ing venture, which was unsuccessful. Mr. Wilmot has one brother, Samuel. The marriage of Mr. Wilmot and Miss Anna Johnson was solemnized at Wardner on June 12, 1893. Mrs. Wilmot was called hence by death on December 14, 1894, and left one child, Anna, now aged eight years. Mr. Wilmot is a Republican and a man of influence and always on the side of progress.

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EDWARD OLSON is the foreman of the Frisco mill at Gem, and is an efficient and faithful man in this responsible position. He is a man whose genial ways, intelligence and upright principles have made popular with all who know him and he is a loyal and capable citizen.

Edward Olson was born in Sweden on March 6, 1864, the son of Ole and Charlotte (Larson) Olson, natives of Sweden alsc. The father died when Ed- ward was ten years of age, but the mother still lives in the native place. Our subiect was well educated in the schools of his home place and in 1882, being eighteen, he came to the United States. He located in Wisconsin and there tock a position on a farm, where he could spend his winters in the study of the English language, the ways of the American people. and our free institutions. This continued for four years, and Mr. Olson became well posted in the lines which he pursued. Then came two years in farm work in South Dakota, after which he journeyed to Kootenai county, Idaho, and did lumbering until 1894, when he came to the Coeur d'Alene country, and since that time he has been here. He took employment at the Frisco mill, and for the last seven years he has hield the position of foreman of it. Mr. Olson has two brothers and one siter, Fred, Swan, Mrs. Hulda Simpson.

On March 13, 1899, at Gem, Mr. Olson married Miss Dora Clinesburg, whose parents live in Germany. Mrs. Olson was born in Germany. Mr. Olson is a member of the K. P. and is past C. C. He is a Re- publican and takes the interest due from every intelli- gent citizen of this commonweatlh. Mr. Olson stands well in the community, and is a man of real worth of character.

HENRY FLOYD SAMUELS. Perhaps no class of men hold a higher responsibility regarding the wel- fare of the state than do the attorneys and it is well known that the wisdom and justice of our laws are dependent upon the erudition, probity, and integrity of these professional men. The bar of Wallace com- pares favorably with the balance of the state of Idaho and well to the head of this important body we find the subject of this sketch, a man possessed of ex- cellent natural ability; a forceful, forensic orator, a thorough student and especially well fortified in legal lore, a man of integrity, and a gentleman of honor. His bright success in his practice here has demon- strated these excellent qualities and acquirements and a bright future is presaged for this talented and popu- lar attorney.

Henry Floyd Samuels was born in Washington county, Mississippi, on April 4, 1869, being the son of Floyd and Isabelle (Jenkins) Samuels. The Samuels family came. from the British Isle long before the Revolution and settled in Virginia. Soon after the Revolutionary war one branch of the family blazed the path to Kentucky and was among its first set- tlers. From there, John Samuels, the great-grand- father of our subject, moved into southern Indiana, and

was a friend and neighbor to William Henry Harri- son, and was with him in his Indian struggle at Tip- pecanoe. His brother, William, was an officer in the war of 1812. Their father was one of the patriots of the Revolution. Flovd Samuels, the father of our subject, was born in Indiana and reared in Kentucky. and when Lincoln called for volunteers to save the Union, he responded by organizing Company E, of the Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry, being captain. His brother joined the southern cause. Captain Samuels with his company was surrounded seven times and it was a struggle of saber against bayonet. He par- ticipated in fifty-three battles. The mother of our subject, Isabelle Jenkins Samuels, was a native of Indiana, and died in 1873, at the age of twenty-seven years. Three of her brothers were soldiers on the Union side during the Rebellion, and when the smoke of battle had cleared away two of them were sleeping in unknown graves in the sunny south. Henry Jen- kins, her father, was state senator of Indiana during the Civil war, and was a prominent and well-to-do citizen. The Jenkins family is one of the old American families and contributed aid in gaining our freedom from England. Thus we note that our subject comes from patriotic and strong ancestors on both sides. Mr. Samuels was raised in Indiana on a farm and received a common education from the district school. Realiz- ing much the need of a higher education, he allowed no obstacle to turn him from gaining it. He boarded at home and walked five miles every night and morning to attend the high school at Leavenworth, Indiana. At eighteen he started westward, wrought for the sum- mer as a farm hand in Nebraska, saved his wages. and started to school in the fall. By working night and morning he continued paying his expenses as he went until he graduated at Ulysses, Nebraska. There he commenced the study of the law with Waldo Broth- ers. He next went to Ann Arbor to attend the law department of University of Michigan. While at- tending there his health broke down and he returned to the homestead in southern Indian, and as soon as lie recovered secured a positoin with the law firm of Tracewell & Founkhouser, and continued the study of the law. He was admitted to the bar in February, 1892, at Leavenworth, Indiana.

· Mr. Samuels, in April of 1892, came to Idaho, and soon opened a law office at Grangeville. In 1895 he moved to Wallace, where he soon built a lucrative business. In 1897 he was chosen attorney for the city of Wallace, and in 1898 was elected the first county attorney for Shoshone county. During his term of office occurred the labor strike of 1899, which brought with it one of the most trying ordeals that could befall an official, but Mr. Samuels was equal to the occasion, and his deep love for justice and right characterized his actions all through his term, and he filled the office with distinction and credit. Mr. Samuels always hav- ing a desire to finish the law course he had to give up on account of his health in 1891, in 1901 he took a post-graduate course at the Columbian University, Washington, D. C., and received the degree of Master of Law.

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Not only has Mr. Samuels been successful at the practice of the law but mining as well, for he is a co-owner of the famous Hercules mine, and many other valuable mining interests, and each year as it goes by adds to his prestige and wealth.

HENRY L. DAY is one of the prominent and enterprising mining men of the rich Coeur d'Alene district, and his skill and sagacity, coupled with long experience in the business world, have made him one of the foremost men of the section, and it is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant to him a representation among the leading citizens of northern Idaho.

Henry L. Day was born in Washington county, Maine, on January 28, 1835, the son of William and Sarah (Averill) Day, natives also of Maine. The father was a lumber man, and died in Maine June 6, 1854. and the mother died in Minnesota December 12, 1864. Our subject was well educated in the public schools and completed his training in the Bucksport seminary. He came to California via the isthmus in 1854 and located first near Nevada City. He mined there for a year and then bought a claim and did well. The following spring he sold out

and turned his attention to lumbering. For twenty years Mr. Day was principally engaged in lumbering, and he wrought in various sec- tions. Four years out of this, however, he was en- gaged in butchering in Nevada. Following that he was in Truckee. and for about twenty years he was active in lumbering there. During this time his family was in Sacramento about four years. Then Mr. Day came to Wardner, and the dairy business engaged him for four and one-half years. Then he went into the grocery business until 1902, in which year he sold out and retired from business. He has a beautiful home at the corner of Second and Cedar streets in Wallace, where the family reside at the present time. Mr. Day has one sister. Mrs. Bernice Robinson, in Minneapolis, her husband being a retired capitalist.

At Virginia City, Nevada, on December 29, 1864. Mr. Day married Miss Ellen, daughter of James and Mary (McAvit) Powers, and a native of Plattsburg, New York. The father was a native of Ireland and came to the United States in 1812, being seventeen years of age. He came at the time of the battle of Plattsburg, New York, and was in company with his uncle, Captain Edward Hayes. He died in May, 1865. The mother of Mrs. Day was also a native of Ireland, and came to New York state when a young girl. Mrs. Day has one brother and one sister,-Richard Powers, an extensive land owner in Plattsburg, New York ; Mrs. Katherine Bancroft, in Westfield, Massachusetts. Mrs. Day was educated in the public schools and later in select schools. Mrs. Day is a devout Catholic and an estimable lady. Mr. Day is one of the principal owners of the famous Hercules, and his son, Harry L., men- tioned elsewhere, is manager of the same. Mr. Day has always been a stanch and active Republican and has held many responsible offices at the hands of the

people. He was county commissioner for five years in California, and for several terms in this county. He is a man of worth and integrity and has always been active in business, and now, in the golden years of his life, he is retiring to enjoy the rewards of his enter- prise and sagacity.

Mr. and Mrs. Day have the following named chil- dren : Harry L., Eleanor, Eugene R., Jarome J., Blanche E. These all own equal shares with their father in the famous Hercules mine.

JOHN W. WIMER, who is at present the efficient assaver for the Frisco mine at Gem, is one of the reliable and progressive business men of the district, and has demonstrated in long years of excellent enter- prise here his worth, integrity and skill. He was born in Eugene, Oregon, on January 14, 1872, the son of Adam J. and Lydia E. Wimer. The father was born in Ohio, crossed the plains to California in 1849 and after six years of mining, came to the Willamette valley, where he embarked on the mercantile sea. He now dwells with his wife in Uniontown, Washington, retired from active business. The mother was born in lowa and crossed the plains with her husband and has been his constant companion since. Our subject was reared principally in Uniontown, Washington, and there received a good public schooling. Later he finished his educational training in the Spokane busi- ness college, and then commenced as a bookkeeper. He operated for the White & Bender and the Tiger stores for four years and then took a position with the Frisco people, where he has continued for eight years. He commenced the study of assaying years ago, and has continued a devoted pupil to the science and has attained excellent skill and a deep knowledge of it in the time of his study.

Mr. Wimer has three brothers, Glen, Frank, Ellis, and three sisters, Estelle Wade, Zola and Bernice. He is a member of the Elks and the A. F. & A. M. In political matters he is allied with the Republicans and is a man of keen perception and weighs the questions of the day with a discriminating and discerning mind.

OTTO FREEMAN. A man of integrity, enter- prise and talent, well informed in business and especial- ly so in his line, which embraces real estate and mining brokerage, Mr. Freeman is to be numbered with the substantial business men of Wallace and is transact- ing a thriving business. A detailed account of his career will be quite in place in the history of his county and we append the same with pleasure.

Otto Freeman was born in Sweden on February 19, 1858, being the son of Jeppa Froberg and Anna (Ofelt) Freeman, natives of Sweden. The father was born in 1812 and died in 1899. He was a non-com- missioned officer for eighteen years in the army and later was a bookkeeper. The mother's father was also a non-commissioned officer in the Swedish army, was

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born in 1815. and died in 1881. Our subject attended the public school in his native place, and took a special course in geometry when twenty. In 1882 he bade farewell to his native land and came to the United States In Michigan he did contract work on the railroad and then spent four years in some of the leading iron mines of that state. After that he did various work all the way from that place to the west, and landed in Spokane, where he remained until May, 1890, at which date he came to Wallace, and was en- gaged in various capacities in the different mines of this section. Mr. Freeman was active in these years and he became personally acquainted with about every property of any note in this entire mining region, and also did considerable prospecting. In April, 1901, he opened his present office and since that time he has attended strictly to this line of business and made a good success. He is prepared to furnish in- formation regarding any mine in the Coeur d'Alene district, and handles stock on commission. Last year he disposed of over fifty thousand shares of the Tar- box and other mines. He is promoting the Horn Sil- ver mine. Powhattan, Arlington, Belmont and several others. He has promoted others and he is considered an expert in deciding on mining property in this sec- tion.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 258

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