An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 268

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On October 16, 1883, Mr. Chandler married Miss Louisa, daughter of Edwin and Sarah (Phillips) Dane, a native of Oregon. Her parents are both dead. Her mother's parents were early pioneers to Oregon, coming in 1850. Three children have been born to this union-Edith, Edwin and Eugene. Mrs. Chandler was born in Douglas county, Oregon, on September 3, 1866. Mr. Chandler is a member of the I. O. O. F., Orofino, No. 64, and is secretary and district deputy. He is also a member of the Kamiah Encampment, and has been representative to the grand lodge for Washington and Idaho.

JOHN W. EBY. This gentleman is one of the prosperous and intelligent young farmers of the southern Shoshone country and has displayed manli- ness and uprightness in all his ways, while he is also characterized by industry and thrift.

John W. Eby was born in Marion county, Kan- sas, on May 30, 1870, being the son of David L and Mary L. (Shreeves) Eby, natives, respectively, of Illinois and Indiana. The father served in the Civil war and the mother now lives near our subject. When John was about four the family came to Wyoming, thence to the Rogue river region, in Oregon, and about five years afterward they journeyed to Wash- ington, where our subject received his education in the public schools. The father worked there at his trade. When John was eighteen the family came to Camas Prairie, and in 1889 the mother filed on a piece of land one and one-half miles west from Fraser, a part of which was sold to our subject, and this is his family home now. Mr. Eby has six broth- ers, Charles, Samuel, Fred, Jess, Dallas and Ray. He also has one sister, Etta, wife of Stephen Reed, in Washington.

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On August 7, 1899, Mr. Eby married Miss Mary S., daughter of John and Mary L. (Minter) Stuart. Mrs. Eby was born in Missouri, on September II, 1878, and she has four brothers and four sisters, named as follows: Richard, farming near by; Homer C., Archie L., Elmer O., Belle H., Clara F., Cora L., Minnie E., all at home. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Eby, Myrtle. Politically Mr. Eby is allied with the Socialists and is a clear expounder of their principles.

ELIAS E. HORST, who is one of the enthusiastic mining men of the Coeur d'Alene country, has met with good success in securing some properties of value. He was born in Pennsylvania on July 20, 1854, the son of Samuel and Katherine (Schaeffer) Horst, natives of Pennsylvania. The father died in 1859, the mother in 1882. Our subject was reared in Pennsylvania, where also he was educated and when he had reached his majority he journeyed west through lowa; later he went to Minnesota, then to Waitsburg, Washing- ton, where he filed on a homestead and also worked inl a flour mill. In 1883 he came to Rathdrum and the next spring on to Kingston. From April to August of that year he prospected on the North Fork and the winter was spent in the flour mills of eastern Wash - ington ; then he returned to Kingston and since that time has been giving his attention continuously to min- ing. He is interested in some valuable properties on the North Fork and is president of the Horst Powell Copper Mining Company whose properties are also located on the North Fork ; they have six hundred feet of development work done and showings that indicate some very valuable property. Mr. Horst owns one- half interest in the Pine Creek, the Eberta and May- bird ; also owns some mining property with T. Brown and a one-half interest in the Big Gem, besides other mining properties. Mr. Horst has one brother, John S., and four sisters, Elizabeth Bittner, Sarah Kreider, Fanny Bucher, Katherine Bomberger. Mr. Horst is fraternally affiliated with the Eagles and the Foresters of Wallace. He is a good solid Republican and has been a delegate to the county and state conventions ; his name appeared on that ticket in 1900 for representa- tive to the state legislature, but owing to the defeat of the party he was not elected. Mr. Horst is a genial, capable and popular man and he has great prospects of being very wealthy with his mining properties.

ELIZA HELLER. The energy, tenacity and en- terprise manifested in a long career of active business in the Coeur d'Alene country by the subject of this article have placed her high in the esteem of all and have given her the excellent meed of a fine holding in property.

Eliza Heller was born in the vicinity of Frankfort- on-the-Main, in Germany, on March 31, 1849, the daughter of Johannes and Katherine ( Matthies) Roth, natives of Germany. The father was in the employ of

the German government for many years and died in 1868, aged forty-eight. The mother still lives in Chi- cago, aged eighty. Our subject came to the United States in 1867, lived in New York three years and then married Frank J. Heller and came to Chicago. Mr. Heller did upholstering for a time after the big fire there and then operated a saloon. The next move was to Denver in 1876, where they lived for some years. During this time they conducted a hotel and also did business in Pueblo, Colorado. In Pueblo he operated the Turner opera house and a large restaurant. Then they came to Missoula and in the winter of 1884 they came to Eagle, the father, mother and four children, the youngest being but fifteen months old. They camped on the summit in eighteen feet of snow and drew their supplies on toboggans. They were the first family in Eagle and the little child was called the Coeur d'Alene Lilly. For three years they did hotel business in Eagle and Murray and at Eagle they lost much by boarders not being able to pay through the failure of the big Hopkins deal. They came to Wal- lace, it being then but a hamlet of half dozen houses and Mr. Seelig erected them a hotel building and they did well and in July, 1890, they were offered eighteen thousand dollars for it, but the fire came on the twenty- ninth and took everything but the clothes they wore. Then they moved into a cabin and Mr. Heller and his wife determined to separate, believing it best. Mrs. Heller was penniless, but she bravely took care of her little family by washing and soon got started in a boarding house and soon afterward erected the Pacific Hotel and later put up the substantial annex, where she lives now. She rents her property and is retired. having well earned the pleasure of that life from her extra industry and labors. She is highly respected. by all and is a capable and true lady. Mrs. Heller has two sisters, Bertha Mangler : Dora, who is a graduate of the college at Rockford, Illinois, and a successful educator of Los Angeles, where she has taught for five years in the Marlborough school. She is now the wife of Walter S. Heinman. Four children have been born to Mrs. Heller: George. with White & Bender : Frank, a mining man : William, a musician, but blind since he was one year old : Lilly, wife of John Curran. an engineer on the Northern Pacific.

JOHN H. TILSLEY. Although the subject of this sketch is at the present time living in the city of Spokane, nevertheless he is deeply interested in the mining properties of northern Idaho and therefore he should be represented among the leading citizens and enterprising developers of this favored region.

John H. Tilsley was born in Newport, Kentucky. on January 10, 1867, being the son of Henry and Cath- arine (Fitch) Tilsley. When a child he came with his parents to Central City, Nebraska, and a few years later the family went to Greeley, Colorado, where John finished his education, graduating from the Greeley Business College. The father was a carpenter and bridge builder and so traveled over the country con-

ELIAS E. HORST.

MRS. ELIZA HELLER.

JOHN H. TILSLEY.

RICHARD H. PASCOE.

JOHN C. FURST.

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siderably and in 1887 they all came to Spokane, Wash- ington. Our subject was soon installed as night man- ager of the A. D. T. Company and continued in it un- til the big fire in Spokane. After this dreadful event he opened a grocery in a tent on Howard street, near Sprague avenue, and later bought out the C. O. D. gro- cery on Riverside, which he operated in partnership with A. M. Bibbins. He continued in this until 1898. then sold out and accepted a position as deputy county treasurer, under A. L. Smith, serving two years. At the expiration of this term Mr. Tilsley took up real estate and mining and since then has given his undi- vided attention to this business and has made a good success in it. Mr. Tilsley has handled considerable property in the Coeur d'Alene region and is interested there now. His home is at 203 Fourth avenue and he has his offices at 408 Traders block. Mr. Tilsley has demonstrated himself to be a first-class real estate man and a first-class promoter of mining properties and the result is that good financial returns have been his to enjoy. Mr. Tilsley is a member of the A. F. & A. M .. Oriental Lodge, No. 74, also of the Royal Arcanum.

On October 10. 1895. Mr. Tilsley married Miss Emily, daughter of John R. Armstrong, who is at pres- ent dwelling in Santa Monica, California.

RICHARD H. PASCOE is one of the substantial and popular men of the Coeur d'Alene district and is a skilled artisan in his line of endeavor. At the pres- ent time Mr. Pascoe is foreman of the Frisco mine at Gem and in this responsible position he has manifested those qualities which inspire confidence in the owners of the mine and respect and esteem from every man with whom he has to do and his friends are numbered by legion from every quarter.

Richard H. Pascoe was born in Cornwall, England. on April 17. 1862, the son of Edward and Emily (Har- vey) Pascoe, also natives of Cornwall, where they now live. The father is now retired and was one of the expert mining engineers whose services were sought after by the leading mine owners of Europe. His an- cestors were Cornish miners for generations back. The mother's people were also miners and her brother. Phillip, is foreman of the famous Batalic mine which extends far under the sea. Our subject was reared and educated in Wales and Scotland principally and when fifteen went to practical work in the mines in Wales. In 1883 he came to the United States and first operated in the Pennsylvania coal mines. The next place was Leadville, Colorado, then in Utah. Cali- fornia and so forth he operated. He landed in the Golden state in 1801 and was foreman of the Eureka Tellurium mine and also was in several other proper- ties. He was foreman in the Malvina for two and one- half years, then came to British Columbia contracting in the War Eagle, the Center Star and was in Ross- land. Three years were spent there and in November. 1902, he came to the Frisco, accepting the position which he now occupies. Mr. Pascoe has one brother. Arthur, a miner in the Frisco. 71

At Butte, Montana, in 1889, Mr. Pascoe married Miss Edith, daughter of Richard and Mary Hales, na- tives of England and now deceased. Three children have been born to this happy marriage: Ina and Ka- tie, two bright and winsome girls, and Edward, the heir. Mr. Pascoe is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and is an enthusiastic adherent of the order. He is a Republican but never seeks preferment in political mat- ters.

JOHN C. FURST is a member of the firm of Furst & Peterson, who do a general saloon business in Gem. He was born in Norway, October 23, 1857, the son of Christopher and .Anna (Johnson) Furst, natives of Norway. The father died when John was seven and the mother died in September, 1902. Our subject was educated and reared until 1873 in his native coun- try and then came to the United States, reaching Den- ver, Colorado, on June 30, 1876. The next year he was employed as office boy in the Colorado Smelting Com- pany's office at Blackhawk, remaining until 1879. He joined the first rush to Leadville and mined there until 1882, when he made his way to Silver City, New Mex- ico, upon the excitement of Burro mountain. In 1883 he went to California, staging ninety miles through Arizona from Lordsburg, New Mexico. Upon his re- turn, his company of five were attacked by three hun- dred Apaches. Three were killed ; he was wounded in the leg and with one other escaped in the brush. The Indians rushed . on and left the mule team plodding on in the road .. The same day they killed Dr. McComas and wife and stole their boy. After the rush, our subject came out of the brush and he and his partner caught up with the team and rode into Lordsburg. This oc- curred near the Gila river. He soon went thence to Benson, Arizona, where he was foreman of the fur- naces for the Benson Smelting Company. Getting poisoned by lead. he left there in 1884 and spent some time in San Francisco, whence he came to Murray. stayed over night and came to Garrison, Montana. walking, as there was no railroad. Thence he went to Anaconda, also afoot, and three months later went to Arizona and was employed by the Nogales Mining and Smelting Company as furnace foreman. In 1885 we see Mr. Furst in Leadville, Denver, Pueblo, in which last place he assisted to construct the Philadelphia smelting works. On April 22, 1887, he took part in the rush to Oklahoma and later abandoned it, then went to old Mexico and later was back in Arizona in tha Copper Oneen. Again he returned to Colorado and worked in the Ghallager mine and in 1889, after a long and serious illness, went to Pony, Montana. He mined there and in Granite, then went to Helena. where he was married and six months later went to Elkhorn. thence to Castle mountain and in 1892 we find him in Burke. He operated the pump in the Tiger until February. 1893. then came to Gem and erected a two-story building and in company with Gus Peterson has conducted the business since. He also has a fine two-story business building in Wallace, and other

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property. Mr. Furst has three brothers and one sis- ter : Christopher, Ole, John, Annie.

At Helena, Montana, in 1890, Mr. Furst married Ingoborg, daughter of Ole and Mary Roulson, natives of Norway. The parents live in Lead City, South Da- kota, retired. Mrs. Furst is a native of Norway and has three brothers and two sisters: Jacob, Rudolphi, Ole, Christena Christenson, Lena Peterson. Three children have been born to this union: Edward, aged twelve; Charles A., aged ten; Mabel O., aged eight. Mr. Furst is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the encampment. He always takes an active and prominent part in the affairs of the I. O. O. F. since he first joined in Wallace in 1893. He is a Republican.

Mr. Furst is president of the Great Eastern mines and the property is one of the promising ones of the district. He also is interested in many others, especially the Rockford group which joins the Bunker Hill on the east.

RALPH R. JAMESON, who is at present hold- ing the important position of assayer for the Hunter inine, is a native of Idaho, being born April 1, 1877, in Latahı county, near Garfield, Washington. His parents are Lorenzo D. and Lucinda (Ray) Jameson, who dwell in Moscow at this time. The father is a native of Missouri and his father was born in Ken- tucky. Lorenzo D. Jameson came across the plains in 1877 with mule teams and located in Latah, county, and has been a resident of that place since. The mother of our subject was born in Arkansas. Ralph R. was educated in the district schools as regards his primary training and then attended the graded schools and finally completed a course in the State University at Moscow, graduating in 1900. Immedi- ately upon receiving his degree he went to Isabella. Tennessee, and accepted a position with the Duck- town Copper, Sulphur and Iron Company as assist- ant chemist. He remained in that capacity for some time, and on August 28, 1900, he accepted his present position, and has continued here since that time.

ANDERSON W. NUCKOLS, familiarly known as Judge Nuckols, is one of the best known old timers of the Cœur d'Alene country and is entitled to repre- sentation in any work that has to do with the leading men of the district. He was born in Kentucky, Janu- ary 15, 1834, the son of Milo C. and Louisa ( Short- ridge) Nuckols, natives of Kentucky. The father was born in 1806 and died in Texas in 1882. He was descended from a prominent Virginia family and was a successful man. The mother was born in ISIt and now lives in Texas. Our subject came to Missouri with the family when young and there was reared and educated. When fourteen he engaged as salesman and continued until he was twenty-five. He came to California then, mined and followed merchandising for eight years. Next we see him in the Fraser river region, in 1862, packing and selling goods. He re-

turned to San Francisco and came on to Montana and mined, then was bookkeeper for the C. P. when build- ing. He was clerk of court in Elko, Nevada, after which he did mining in various sections and was ac- countant for several large firms. In the fall of 1888 le came to his present location near Osburn and took a squatter's right and has since proved up. He has devoted himself to producing the fruits of the field for the mining country and has done well. Mr. Nuckols is school director and justice of the peace and has always shown marked uprightness and effi- ciency. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and has been for fortv-five years. He has attained to the fourteenth degree, Scottish Rite. Mr. Nuckols has four brothers, William L., Milo C., Jr .; George W., Samuel.

On November 19, 1891, Mr. Nuckols married Emma Mouza at Osburn. She was born in Texas, January 22, 1859. Her father was a native of Lou- isiana, and he was killed in a battle of the Civil war. Mrs. Nuckols has one sister, Sarah Parislı. Mr. Nuckols is a Democrat, and has been for years, but . is always in voting on the side of the issue which is, in his judgment, for the best of the country.

CHARLES L. EBY. The enterprising young man, of whom we have now the privilege of speaking, is one of the active workers in the lines of improve- ment in southern Shoshone county and dwells on his farm, about four miles west from Fraser, where he pays especial attention to raising vegetables and hogs. In addition to this labor Mr. Eby owns a one-half in- terest in the only threshing outfit on the Weippe, Mr. Thurman being his partner.

Charles L. Eby was born in Marion county, Kan- sas, in March, 1877, being the son of David L. and Mary L. (Shreeves) Eby. When our subject was seven the family came to the Yakima country, and for ten years raised horses, the father also doing car- penter work. Charles was there educated in the pub- lic schools and in 1887 came with the balance of the family to Camas Prairie. One year later they came to the Weippe region and our subject secured his present place. He has sold portions of the farm and retains about sixty acres. which, as said before, is devoted largely to vegetables. He is one of the pros- perous men of his section and is the recipient of the esteen1 and confidence of all. Politically, Mr. Eby is allied with the Republicans and is able to give a reason for his politics.

On July 25, 1892, Mr. Eby married Miss Cor- delia, daughter of William and Christena (Stump) Knepper, natives of Indiana. The father died on No- vember 3. 1805. and the mother is now the wife of Ed Thurman. Mrs. Eby has three brothers and one sister, Samuel W., John, Jesse W., Luella, wife of William Morgan, in Adams county, Washington.

When our subject's father left Yakima he had one hundred and thirty head of fine horses, but they lost about two-thirds of them. Mr. David L. Eby was in the Civil war.

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Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Eby -- Ella U., Ethel A., Jesse L. and Charles Ar- nold.

HENRY BILLBERG, of the firm of Billberg & Thennis, who are owners and operators of the Palace saloon, is well known in Mullan, and has been and is still interested in various mining properties. He was born in Sweden on January 22, 1857, the son of Oloff and Christine (Nystrom) Billberg, natives of Sweden, and died in May, 1902, and in 1895, respect- ively. Our subject came to the United States in the early eighties and located in Murray county, Minne- sota, on July 4, 1882. Two months were spent on a farm and then he logged in Minnesota and Wiscon- sin until the spring of 1890, when he came to Mon- tana and there was engaged for three years, being with the Big Blackfoot Milling Company. Then he was in Anaconda and thence he came to Mullan and took up his present business. He has two brothers and one sister, Peter, John, Christine Wilson.

In 1899 Mr. Billberg married Miss Delia MeGraw, whose parents are deceased. She was born in Ire- land and came to this country when a child. One child, Oliver E., has been born to this umion. Mr. Billberg is a member of the Foresters of America, of the Red Men, of the Eagles and of the Scandina- vian Brotherhood. He is a Democrat, and in 1896 was a delegate to the state convention. Mrs. Bill- berg is a member of the Catholic church, while her husband is an adherent of the Lutheran church. Mr. Billberg is interested in the Snowstorm mining prop- erty and the Missoula Copper Mining Company and also in several other properties, and is active in this line and labors for the advancement and development of the country.

CLINTON E. PERKINS is one of the leading, most aggressive and enterprising men of southern Shoshone county, being possessed of excellent ability and executive force, while his wisdom and thrift are apparent in all of his ways. We append, with pleas- ure, an epitome of his career.

Clinton E. Perkins was born in MeHenry county, Illinois, on November 27, 1862, being the son of Ed- ward and Jeanette (Atwell) Perkins, natives of Ver- mont, and now dwelling in Nebraska. The paternal ancestors came from Scotland and the maternal an- cestors dwelt in Vermont for seven generations, many of them being in the war of 1812. Our subject was reared in Illinois until he was fifteen and also there secured his education. At the age mentioned he started in life for himself, and soon we see him in South Dakota, whence he traveled to Minnesota, Wis- consin and Nebraska, employed variously. In the latter state, however, he took a pre-emption and later sold, coming, in 1888, to Washington. A few months were spent in that state and Mr. Perkins made his way to his present place, two miles northwest from Fraser, taking a homestead. To this he has added

until he now has a farm of four hundred acres, con- sisting of both timber, grain and hay land. Mr. Per- kins devotes considerable attention to raising stock and also to producing vegetables for the markets. Mr. Perkins has one brother and three sisters, Daniel, a farmer in Nebraska; Addie, wife of Fred Keltz, a farmer in Nebraska; Josie, wife of Charles Wood- worth, a farmer in Illinois; Lois, wife of Elmer Adams, a Nebraska farmer. Fraternally, our subject is allied with the K. of P at Kendrick and in politics lie is a Republican.

In December, 1887, Mr. Perkins married Miss Margaret, daughter of George Barrow, mentioned in this volume. She was born in Iowa in August, 1869, and died October 16, 1895, being the mother of three children, Leon, Leslie and Lloyd. On January 9, 1897. Mr. Perkins contracted a second marriage, Rhoda A. Wilson becoming his bride at that time. Her father, William P. Wilson, is mentioned else- where in this volume, as also are her brothers and sisters. To this union there have been born two chil- dren, Holland and Lois. Mrs. Perkins is a member of the Christian church.

FLOYD M. PRICHARD is one of the substan- tial and industrious men of Osburn, whose labors have since the early days of Eagle been bestowed wisely here in the development of the Cœur d'Alene country, and who is now owner and operator of a saw mill and interested in several mining properties of great value. He was born in Iowa, March 17, 1859, the son of John R. and Isabella J. (Fannon) Prichard. His mother died in 1874 and he lost track of the balance of the family. He was raised and edu- cated by an uncle in Decorah, and when not in school was busied in his uncle's store. When eighteen he went to work for himself, and later went to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After this he was in the famons Black Hills, and three years later went thence to Miles City, Montana, and was there and in various adjacent camps and in Livingston until 1884, when he pulled a toboggan over the Evolution trail into Eagle. This was in February, and he and Doc Phelps, now deceased, started the Beef camp, where they sold meals and whisky and donated beds, the floor and pine boughs, to the weary prospector and did well. In the spring they split up and Doc Phelps took the Jackass trail out and our subject went to prospecting, but had poor success, then came to Canyon creek and took a claim adjoining the Frisco. He sold his interest later for a small sum and it is now very valuable. Since then he has devoted himself to prospecting and con- tract work in the mines and saw milling and is now continuing the same. He is interested with Doc Far- rar in the Hornet and Wasp properties and has some- thing valuable. Mr. Prichard has one brother, Henry.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 268

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