An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 266

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Publication date: 1903
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subject was a Morris and her ancestors were of na- tional fame in the time of the Revolution, one of them being a signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Our subject attended school in Morenci until fifteen and then came with the family to South Dakota, who were part of a large colony of Michigan people. The father took land and our subject completed his education in a private school and later taught school for three winters. When he was twenty he engaged in the real estate business in Huron, and as this was in the time when the strong fight for the state capital was being taken up, wherein a quarter of a million was spent, there was a great boom. When the capital was located Mr. Fuller withdrew from business, as the boom was over. In 1800 he came to Olympia and read law for one year, thence to Moscow, where he contin- ited this reading, and there also he embarked in a commercial brokerage and collection business in part- nership with G. G. Pickett. He continued in business there until the reservation opened up and he came to the present site of Orofino and filed on one hundred and forty-seven acres of land. He erected a store, fenced the land and made other improvements. He conducted a general merchandise business. At this time Mr. Fuller put into execution a plan which he had long considered feasible, that of running a steamer on the Clearwater, and the Lewiston was the boat that he hired for one trip, in which it transported large amounts of cordwood to Lewiston. This was an ex- cellent undertaking, and will doubtless result in much good, as it is demonstrated now that the steamers are able to make the trips, and when a small amount of improving is done by the government this waterway will be opened up and be of untold benefit to the sur- rounding country. And in this connection we are hound to mention that to Mr. Fuller much credit is due for his aggressive labors in many lines in this sec- tion, in addition to this important move, which will be evident as we proceed. In 1896 Mr. Fuller was nom- inated for lieutenant-governor of Idaho on the Fusion ticket, but declined, being too young for eligibility to the position. In the same campaign, however, he was nominated for representative to the state legislature and elected by a handsome majority, having the dis- tinction of running far ahead of his ticket. In that legislature he took an important part in the Heitfield- Dubois senatorial fight. The former being elected, our subject was appointed his secretary and served for one vcar in Washington, then resigned to return to his business at Orofino. He had previous to this organized a company known as the Clearwater Improvement Company, he being president and P. H. Blake secre- tary, to which company he had deeded his land. The company built a warehouse, platted a town-site and did other improving in 1898. They also constructed a ferry and the town commenced to grow. It was named Orofino from the well known creek and a new town with excellent prospects was launched. The railroad came in the fall and the town has become well known and promises great things for the' future. Mr. Fuller has also been active in the interests of the new county and spent the winter in Boise in arduous labor for it.

Mr. Fuller is a member of the B. P. O. E., Mos- cow, No. 249. He is a stanch Republican and is a potent and well known figure in the conventions, both state and county. He has the following brothers and sisters: James M., an expert with a threshing ma- chine company in Grinnell, Iowa ; Edward H., a grain buyer in Genesee: Arthur D., a railroad engineer in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin ; Nelly, a widow ; Alice, a school teacher ; Ada, a stenographer, all in Huron.

In February. 1898. Mr. Fuller married Miss Mabel B. Anderson at Moscow. Her father is deceased and her mother was the first postmistress in Orofino, and now lives on the reservation. Mrs. Fuller was born in Iowa on August 31, 1875, and is now attending the State University in Moscow. They have one child, Lacelle.

STEPHEN V. OSBURN' is one of the earliest and most prominent pioneers of the Cœur d'Alene dis- trict. and since the days of the Prichard creek excite- ment until the present he has allied himself with this section and is one of the best known men of the coun- try. He was born in Virginia November 1, 1835. the son of Enos and Sarah (Castleman) Osburn, natives of Virginia. The father was born in 1796 and died in 1868, had served in the war of 1812, and subject's grandfather was a patriot of the Revolution. The fam- ily started in this country by the emigration of four brothers from England in 1728. The mother came from a prominent old Virginia family who were very wealthy and were leaders in the American cause and fought in all the struggles pertaining to it. Our subject came to Illinois when small with the family and there gained his education from the public schools. He went to do for himself when twenty and bought a farm for one thousand dollars, took two crops off from it and sold it for two thousand dollars. He then bought a large farm in Logan county and there saw the hardest times of his life, corn and wheat selling as low as ten and forty cents respectively. In February, 1863. he came to Montana and mined in Alder gulch, in 1865 went to Butte, at Helena and at other places he mined unsuccessfully, and finally in 1870 he struck it rich in Illinois gulch and went east but stopped at Salt Lake City to mine, being interested in Dry Canyon. In 1876 he went to the Black Hills and to use his expression, went broke and got in debt eight hundred dollars. He returned west and visited Butte and other places and finally on May 12, 1883, he arrived in the Eagle City country. He at once secured a claim, built a hewed log house and brought in a stock of goods and his place was known as Osburn. March 18, 1886, he took his present place and secured eighty acres additional as a townsite. Mr. Osbarn has three brothers and four sis- ters, George. Marion, Thomas, Farrinda, widow of W. Bone, Lucy Ulett, Laura Nance, Sarah Speers. Mr. Speers' mother was captured by the Indians and was forced to marry an Indian, but later escaped and mar- ried. Her daughter by the Indian raised a family of boys, two of whom became famous preachers.

At Rathdrum in the fall of 1888, Mr. Osburn mar-

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ried Mrs. Mary M. Smith, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Osburn has heavy mining interests, among which we may mention the Mineral Point property, a pro- ducer, the Terror. the Evolution, which was the first claim located in the Coeur d'Alene by Prichard, and many other properties. He is a member of the Elks. Mr. and Mrs. Osburn are well known and have hosts of friends in this country and are among the leading people of the entire district.

JOSEPH E. BECK, M. D. A representative and well known business man of Orofino, where the Doctor does both an extensive medical practice and also is pro- prietor of a first class drug store, it is fitting that an epitome of his career be granted among the prominent men of his town and vicinity.

Joseph E. Beck was born in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania, on May 5, 1864. being the son of Jacob P. and Sophia (Saxmon) Beck, natives of Pennsylva- nia and of German ancestrage. The father is a promi- nent Republican in his section and is now leading a retired life from his active labors of a farmer hereto- fore. The mother of our subject died in September, 1901. Our subject received a common schooling and then graduated from Dayton Academy, Pennsylvania, and then entered the state university of Iowa, taking up the medical course, which he finished with distinc- tion in 1887. An active practice soon began and he followed his profession one year in Pennsylvania, seven years in South Dakota, four years in Kansas, and one year in Washington. Then he retired from active prac- tice for one year, visiting various places in the north- west. finally locating in Orofino, where he purchased his present store from Dr. Charles S. Moody. The Doc- tor does a good practice in the town and surrounding country in addition to handling his store and he is a leading business man of this section. Doctor Beck has four brothers, Dr. Peter S. Beck, in Genesee; Dr. John A. Beck, in Salinas, California : Jacob S., a farmer in Pennsylvania : Christian S., a miner in Pennsylvania. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Orofino 64, being vice grand : of the K. of P., Orofino 31, being pres- sent C. C. : and of the M. W. A.

On September 22, 1893, in Chicago, Dr. Beck mar- ried Miss Della E., daughter of James Yates, whose parents were natives of England and were married in London. Mrs. Beck was born in Tennessee. Her par- ents now live in Kansas and the father is a retired iron worker, being a very skillful artisan. Mrs. Beck is now conducting a drug store in Pasco, Washington.

PETER SCHUE, a genial and affable gentleman whose uprightness and capabilities have won for him the respect and confidence of all, is now living at Os- burn, and is heavily interested in mining properties that have shown great value. He was born in Indiana November 10, 18.17, the son of Frank and Lucy ( Brun- ner) Schue, natives of Alsace-Lorraine and Switzer-

land, respectively. The father settled in Indiana when sixteen and was one of the leading pioneers of the country. He died in 1849, aged twenty-four. He was a prominent young man. The mother came to the United States when five years of age, was married in Dearborn county, Indiana, and now lives in Osage county, Missouri, the widow of John G. Schwind. Our subject had the privilege of but one term in school and like many of the hardy pioneers he was obliged to gather his education from the available means as he grew up. He remained in Indiana until twenty-six, engaged in buying cattle and hogs. On May 26, 1876, he landed in Kansas, returned soon to Indiana, bought horses and mules and returned to Kansas and broke prairie in various places, working for Mrs. White, the mother of Senator White, which person helped him to break twelve miles of fire breaks in two days. Mr. Schue farmed and raised stock there until 1889, when he came to Farmington. Washington. In 1899 Mr. Schue, with Messrs. F. T. Brown, J. J. Winship, John McNull, John Flink and Nathan Wittner, advanced funds and incorporated the O. K. Mining Company. In addition to this property Mr. Schue is interested in the Salmon river mines and has some very valuable property. He has one half-brother and three- half- sisters,-Louis, Mary Bengel, Barbara Lambert and Lena Keller.

On September 7. 1899, at Wallace, Mr. Schue mar- ried Miss Annie, daughter of Peter and Eliza (Mur- ray) McRedmond, natives of Ireland. The father en- listed in the Civil war, and died soon after from yellow fever, when Mrs. Schue was five months old. The mother died in Springfield, Massachusetts, in January, 1872. Mrs. Schue lived in Westfield, but made several trips to the west to visit friends. Mr. Schue is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. and the Encampment. Mrs. Schne is a member of the Catholic church. Politically they are independent.

OLE H. L.INN is a mining man and a leading business man of Wallace, of excellent standing, and one of the foremost men in pressing this country to the front and to the attention of investors. He was born in Sweden March 20, 1871, the son of Hans and Emma (Bur) Linn, natives of Norway and Sweden, respect- ively. They came to the United States in 1887, and the father died in Douglas county, Minnesota, a few days after his arrival. The mother still lives in Minnesota. Our subject came to this country two years after his parents and spent one year in Minnesota and North Dakota, and then came to the Coeur d'Alene country. He landed here in March, 1890, and went to work in the various mines of the district. He invested his earnings carefully in grubstaking and in stocks, and the results are that he is now one of the principal men of the section. He is president of the Nine Mile prop- erties and manager and director of the O. K., at Gov- ernment gulch, besides being heavily interested in vari- ous other properties that are of value. He is handling a force of eight men in development work on the O.

PETER SCHUE.

OLE H. LINN.

JOHN W. FLINK.

ALLY McGILLIVRAY.

FRANK M. EDMONSON.

JOHN H. HANSEN.

GUS PETERSON.

CHARLES E. BENNETT.

HARRY M. RICHARDSON.

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K. and the property will soon be a producer. Mr. Linn has also an eighth interest in the Sixteen to One claims. Mr. Linn has the following brothers and sisters : Michael. Samuel, Andrew, Annie Flink, Emma Holm, Martha.

On January 22, 1894, at Wallace, Mr. Linn mar- ried Miss Annie, daughter of Magnus and Mary (Er- rickson) Mattson. natives of Sweden. The father died when this daughter was young, and the mother died in her native land in 1891. Mrs. Linn was born in Sweden on January 19, 1871, and she has one brother and one sister,-Charles and Tillie Michael. Mr. Linn is a member of the A. F. & A. M., of the Elks, of the K. P. and of the Scandinavian Brotherhood. He is a stanch Republican and is on the school board and at- tended the seventh state convention.

JOHN W. FLINK is a leading mining man of the Coeur d'Alene country and it is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant an epitome of his interesting ca- reer in the history of his county. He was born in Sweden on July 6, 1866, the son of Charles and Han- nah Flink, natives also of Sweden, where the mother died when our subject was six years of age. The father was for many years a non-commissioned officer in the army, and, as is customary in that country, he was given a name, when he entered the army, and they have retained the name since. He is now retired. Our subject was well educated in his native land, and in March, 1887, he came to the United States. He soon made his way to Minnesota and worked in the sawmills and at various employments for two years, when he went to Puget Sound. In the winter of 1889 he returned. east as far as the Coeur d'Alene country and worked on the railroad between Wallace and Mul- lan. Next we see him in Stevens county, Washing- ton, and in Spokane, and in the winter of 1890 he came to Wallace. and since that time he has been identified with the mining interests of this district. He did contract work on prospects and worked in the different large properties and in 1890 Mr. Flink located the famous Sixteen to One mine. He bonded to Finch & Campbell, and they paid several payments and then let it come back on account of litigation regarding sur- face rights. Mr. Flink still owns three-eighths' inter- est in the property. which is considered worth more than a million. He is also interested in the O. K. and owns heavily in the Nine Mile Company. He is man- ager of one and holds official positions in the others. Mr. Flink has considerable other mining property and also owns considerable residence property in Wallace, which brings in a steady revenue, and also has some fine property in Seattle. He has two brothers and one sister,-Johan, Peter and Emily. Mr. Flink is a member of the I. O. O. F., of the Elks, and of the Scandinavian Brotherhood. He is a Republican and frequently is delegate.

On September 9, 1900, in Douglas county, Min- nesota, Mr. Flink married Miss Anna H., daughter of Hans and Ingeborg Linn, natives of Norway and

Sweden, respectively. The father died a few days after getting to this country, and the mother lives now in Minnesota. Mrs. Flink is a native of Sweden and has four brothers and two sisters,-Michael H., Ole H., Andrew H., Samuel H., Ingeborg Holm and Martha H.

ALLY McGILLIVRAY. The real worth, enter- prise and business ability of the subject of this article have found fitting expression in his excellent achieve- ments and various business ventures in and adjacent to Kingston. He does general farming, operates in the mining realm quite extensively, takes and executes large logging contracts : handles hundreds of thousands of feet of mining timbers in addition to an extensive pole business. In this latter industry Mr. McGillivray is one of the leading men of the Northwest. He drives his products down the tributary of the Coeur d'Alene river and distributes these poles to all sections of the United States, shipping as far as New York. In this alone he handled over one hundred carloads last year.

Ally McGillivray was born in Michigan on June 5, 1869, the son of Duncan D. and Emma (Uden) Mc- Gillivray, natives of Scotland and Canada, respectively. The father came from Scotland to Canada, then to the United States in the early 'sixties, settling in Michigan, where he died in 1880. The mother still lives at Nuir, Michigan. Our subject was raised in Michigan, and there received a very thorough education in the high school, graduating from the latter in 1887; then he came to Livingston, Montana, whence he soon made his way to Cataldo, and there and in Kingston he has continued in the industries as outlined above. Re- cently Mr. McGillivray bought forty acres of good tillable land, where he erected his present residence. He has two brothers,-George H. and Duncan D .; and four sisters,-Edith Toan, Jessie Jones, Ada and Minnie, teachers in Michigan.

On December 25. 1901. at Kingston, Mr. McGilli- vray married Miss Ina P., daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Littlefield) Smith. One child has been born to bless this union,-Edna B.

FRANK M. EDMONSON is a well known and stirring business man in Orofino, being manager and one of the proprietors of the Clearwater livery and feed stable in Orofino, which is handled by Demarest & Edmonson.

Frank M. Edmonson was born in Newaygo county. Michigan, on November 22. 1870, being the son of William P. and Adelia (Fairbanks) Edmonson. na- tives of New Jersey and Michigan, respectively. The father's ancestors also were natives of New Jersey, and he served in the Seventh Michigan for four years, being in thirteen battles. He was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness and died at Leland on Oc- tober 10, 1894, aged fifty-six. The mother lives with our subject, and her father and mother were natives of

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New York and Vermont, respectively. Frank was raised in Michigan until nine and then came with his parents to Idaho. He was educated in the district schools in Michigan and in the Potlatch country. He remained with his parents until twenty-two and after his father's death he engaged in a meat market in Le- land for two years. At the opening of the reservation Mr. Edmonson went to Central ridge and took a place, which he later sold. Then he took another claim, across the river from Orofino. In August, 1902, in partnership with Mr. Demarest, he bought his present business, including stock, stables and some rigs. The barn will accommodate nearly forty transients, and they own fifty head of stock. About twenty-five head of saddle animals have been in constant use and they also have some first class rigs, and all that care, dili- gence and pains can do for the comfort and accommo- dation of their patrons is done, which gives the barn a fine reputation.

Mr. Edmonson has one brother and three sisters, -- George, who owns a farm adjoining his; Mary E., a widow. with our subject : Grace and Esther, both single and with our subject. They are school teachers, and Esther will graduate from the state normal at the next term. Mr. Edmonson has never seen fit to leave the ranks of the bachelors, although many are falling around him, and he, too, is a first class man who enjoys the confidence and good will of all. Politically he is a Democrat and able to uphold intelligently the principles of his party.

JOHN H. HANSEN. No more patriotic and true American citizens come to the shores of the United States than the descendants of the early discoverers of this continent. Among this class of sturdy men and noble women we are constrained to mention the sub- ject of this article, who is one of the substantial and leading business men in Wallace, where for more than a decade he has followed successfully his occupation of contractor and builder, doing a good business and erecting some of the best buildings in the city, among which may be mentioned the Pacific hotel, the Coeur d'Alene Hardware Company, Finch & Campbell's office and many others, besides completing much work in the various inines adjacent to this centre.

John H. Hansen was born in Denmark on Septem- ber 23, 1864, being the son of Hans and Caroline ( Hen- riksen) Hansen, natives of Denmark and dying in 1900 and 1876, respectively. The father was a con- tractor and builder, and our subject learned the busi- ness thoroughly from him. He was also educated in his native land, and in 1882 he came to the United States. He wrought first in Watertown, South Da- kota, then went to Minnesota, and to Spokane, whence he came to Wallace in 1890. He has made a fine repu- tation for himself, not only as a first class builder, but also as a man of integrity and stability, having demonstrated his intrinsic worth, and he stands well in the community. Mr. Hansen has no relatives in

the United States, but he has brothers and sisters in Denmark.

On September 1, 1895, Mr. Hansen married Miss Christina Christensen, whose parents live in Denmark. The wedding occurred in Wallace, and they have two children,-John H., born September 1, 1896; Chester A., born January 23, 1898. Mrs. Hansen has one brother,-Rasmus, dwelling near Spokane. Mr. Han- sen is a member of the A. O. U. W., Mullan Camp, No. 22. He is an active and progressive member of the board of trade, and in political matters he is allied with the Democratic party. Mr. Hansen is president of the North Star Mining Company, which has a fine gold and copper property on the St. Joseph river. He also has interest in the several mines adjacent to Wallace and is vice-president of the Pretoria Mining Company.

GUS PETERSON is a member of the firm of Furst & Peterson, who conduct the Colorado saloon in Gem. ' He was born in Sweden on September 22, 1859, the son of Peter Person and Ingre (Erickson) Peter- son, natives also of Sweden, where they live now. Our subject was educated in the schools of his place and remained in his native country until 1881, when he came to Chicago. He was soon employed in Pullman, when there were but fifteen houses there. Later he did railroad contract work, and then went to Fort Collins, Colorado, where he worked in the stone quarry and later was boss of the quarry for two years. In 1886 he went to the state of Sonora, Mexico, where he was engaged in mining. Then he worked in the Gold Hill mines, and mining from that time until 1900 was his constant occupation. He made a trip to the old country in 1889, and in 1892 Mr. Peterson came into the Coeur d'Alene country and engaged with the ·Tiger, where he remained in efficient labor until 1899. He was a year with the Frisco people, and then came the time of starting his present business. Mr. Peterson has one brother, John N., and four sisters,-Blenda, Matilda Anderson, Ida and Fea Swanson.

At Helena, Montana, on April 10, 1891, Mr. Peter- son married Miss Lena Roelson, whose parents dweil in the Black Hills, where she was born. Her sister is the wife of Mr. Peterson's partner. Mrs. Peterson has three brothers and one sister,-Jacob, Ole, Rudolph and Tena Christianson. Mr. Peterson is a member of the K. P., of the Scandinavian Brotherhood, and is a popular man in the district. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Peterson,-Myrtle, aged eleven ; Clara, deceased : Pearl, aged seven. Mr. Peterson is interested in a number of promising and valuable min- ing properties.

CHARLES E. BENNETT. Of one it is said "Let his works praise him in the gates." Surely 110 greater praise could be bestowed upon the subject of this sketch than to properly represent the excellent work he has done in his profession. He is one of the most skilled machinists and mechanical engineers in the northwest,

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and has wrought in the interests of some of the largest companies, installing intricate machinery in difficult positions and accomplishing some of the most difficult operations in the line of mechanical engineering and in the art of machinist.

Charles E. Bennett was born in Maine on October 16, 1865, the son of Otis G. and Hannah ( Bursley) Bennett, natives also of Maine. The paternal great- grandfather of our subject came from England to Gloucester, Massachusetts, was a sea faring man and fought for the independence of the colonies. The fa- ther of our subject opened the noted slate quarries of Monson. Maine. in 1873. He died in March, 1892, at Tacoma, Washington. The mother of our subject comes from a prominent and old New England family, some of the ancestors arriving on these shores in the Mayflower. She died in May, 1876, in Maine. Our subject was raised in Maine and received a good high school course, and before that was completed he took up the problem of learning the machinist's art, carrying the two at the same time. Later he went to Cambridge- port, Massachusetts, where he finished his trade and returned to Maine. A year later he was in Pennsyl- vania, then spent a time in Maine, and soon was in Montana. He was master mechanic in the Empire mine, then came to Seattle, and traveled some and later went to the Spotted Horse mine in Montana. Later he was machinist in Dewey Flat and at the Big Ox mine, then returned to the Old Empire. Five years were spent in Helena in charge of the electric plant, and in 1898 he came to the Frisco. Fifteen months here and he went to Alaska for the Moore Investment Company. From there he returned to the Frisco, and here he has been since. In all these places Mr. Bennett was handling large and intricate propositions, which required a master mind and a skilled and experienced hand, with talent to direct it all. He has been emi- nently successful in all the lines which he has pur- sued, and in the undertakings of his hands, and is also one of the popular men of the district. He is the centre of a large circle of admiring friends and is worthy of the esteem and confidence placed in him. Mr. Bennett has two brothers, Charles S. and Frank B.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 266

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