An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 271

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the position of deputy county clerk, where he dis- charged the duties to the satisfaction of all. During this time he was one term city assessor, and one term mayor of Lewiston. In 1896 Mr. Erb was appointed as a member of the board of trustees for the state Nor- mal school and he still holds that position. In 1899 he was chairman of the Democratic county central com- mittee, and in 1901 he was a member of the state central committee for Nez Perces county. In 1901 Mr. Erb dropped all activities in politics and took up the mercantile business with his brothers in Greer, where we find him now. They carry a stock of ten thousand dollars and do a good business. He owns a fine residence in Lewiston and also a number of residence properties leased, while also he has a good farm of one quarter near Lewiston.

Mr. Erb is a member of the W. of W. at Lewiston and is also past chancellor commander of Excelsior Lodge, No. 2, K. P., in Lewiston. Mr. Erb also is past grand chancellor commander of the state of Idaho. He has held office in the subordinate lodge for ten years consecutively, and has also attained the position of lieutenant colonel of the Uniform Rank, being the highest office in the state. He succeeds Colonel Ed. McConville, the latter being killed in the Philip- pines. Mr. Erb is also a member of the Rathbone Sisters and has been instrumental in organizing the grand temple of these in the state.

On June 14, 1892, at the Dowd residence near Lewiston, Mr. Erb married Miss Mary E., daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Dowd, natives of Ireland. Mrs. Erb was the first white girl born at Pierce. The fa- ther was a pioneer in Pierce and wrought at his trade- that of the blacksmith-and died in 1876. The mother died at the home of our subject in 1897. Mrs. Erb was born in Pierce on December 13, 1868, and was edu- cated in the Catholic seminary in Walla Walla. She has three brothers,-Harry, Matthew and Charles, farmers and stockmen on the Dowd estate. Two chil- dren,-Charles F., aged nine, and Mary E., aged seven, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Erb. Mr. Erb and his wife arc prominent in the society of Lewiston and are amog the leading people of the town, while their friends are numbercd as legion. Mr. Erb is chief deputy in charge of the court department in the county clerk's office.

THOMAS H. DONNELLY is a prominent and capable mining man of the Coeur d'Alene country, with his headquarters at Mullan. He is well and favorably known, is a man of practical knowledge, skill and energy, and has some of the most excellent property in this vicinity.

Thomas H. Donnelly was born in England on August 9, 1847, the son of Joseph and Mary (Costello) Donnelly, natives of Ireland and now dwelling in Law- rence, Massachusetts. The father came to the United States in 1854, and in February, 1862, enlisted in Com- pany D, Sixteenth Massachusetts. He was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, but continued to serve until the end of the war, and was in the principal hat-

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tles. He now draws a disability pension, having lost the use of his wounded arm. The mother's brother, Miles, served in the navy during the Civil war. Our subject was reared and educated in Lowell, Massachu- setts, and when seventeen enlisted in the navy. At the close of the war he came to Chicago and followed steam- fitting until 1869, then returned to Lowell until 1872, when he went again to Chicago and wrought at his trade until 1877. Next we see Mr. Donnelly in Leadville, mining, and in this business he wrought in New Mixi- co, Arizona, southern California, Oregon, British Co- lumbia, Montana, Washington, Idaho and other places. He passed through the Coeur d'Alene country in 1880 and stayed with Mr. Prichard at Evolution, where he was working on the Goldsmith claim. Mr. Donnelly came to Idaho to remain in 1887, and since that time has given his attention to mining. He is the principal owner of the famous Snowstorm group, which has a force of men at work and a showing of three tunnels, sixteen hundred feet, six hundred feet and two hundred and ninety feet, respectively, with forty feet of ore in the middle tunnel. It is a copper property and valua- ble. Mr. Donnelly is vice-president of this company, and also owns other property in this vicinity. He has one brother and two sisters,-Edward J., Elizabeth Houghton and Sarah Hart. Mr. Donnelly is still en- joying the quiet pleasures and comforts of the celiba- tarian. He is a member of the G. A. R. and the Red- men. Politically Mr. Donnelly is entirely independent and not bound by shackles in any line. In church rela- tions he is affiliated with the Catholics.

CHARLES STENZEL. This public spirited busi- ness man of Greer is now operating a first class livery stable there, in which he does a good business, owing both to his enterprise and his geniality, being a man who has labored for the development of the country and who is well and favorably known.

Charles Stenzel was born in Wanshara county, Wis- consin, on June 20, 1867, being the son of Andrew G. and Minnie (Koechel) Stenzel, natives of Germany. The father came to the United States in 1849 and farmed and did merchandising. He died in Platte county, Nebraska, January 6, 1895, aged sixty-two. He served in Company I, First Wisconsin Heavy Ar- tillery, and was disabled in the war. The mother of our subject came to the United States about 1851, was married in Wisconsin in June, 1861, and now lives in Nebraska. Charles was raised in Wisconsin until seven, then went with the family to Minnesota and Nebraska, in which latter place he attended school for thirteen years. He remained with his parents until he was twenty, and then rented land for three years with indifferent success. In 1891 Mr. Stenzel came to Shoshone county and did ranch work for four years, then he operated a stage line from Lewiston to Pierce and did freighting for six years. His brother-in-law, George Gamble, was a partner in these enterprises. In April, 1901, Mr. Stenzel opened a livery stable in Greer, and since that date he has done a good busi-

ness. Mr. Stenzel has a ranch on the Weippe which will vield at least two million feet of fine yellow pine, this being an exceptionally fine piece of timber land.

In Platte county, Nebraska, on February 27, 1891, Mr. Stenzel married Miss Annie, daughter of Fred and Minnie Tessendorf, natives of Germany. Mrs. Stenzel has three brothers and one sister,-William, in Nez Perces county ; Gustav and Albert, in Platte county, Nebraska; Teenie, wife of John Weisner, operating a steam laundry in Grand Forks, British Columbia. Mr. Stenzel stands among the leaders in progression and upbuilding of the country and has shown a generous and public spirit in his career, and the good will and esteem of all are his to enjoy.

ADAM AULBACH needs no introduction to the people of Idaho or the northwest, and it is with un- feigned pleasure that we are able to recount some of the salient points of his active and aggressive career. Owing to his extensive experience and activity in the vocations of life, it will be impossible to grant great detail, but an epitome of Mr. Aulbach's life can but stimulate others to noble action and emulation of real triumph and success.

Adam Aulbach was born near Belleville, Illinois, on December 24, 1846, the son of Adam and Eva Aul- bach, natives of Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. The father was a captain in the army many years, came to the United States in 1842 and located six miles south of Belleville. Later he moved to Belleville and followed merchandising until his death, in 1889. He had been alderman for twenty-four years. The mother was married in the native land, and died in Belleville in 1887. Our subject received a liberal education, learned the printer's art and the skill of the editor and re- porter, perfecting himself in many places. He com- menced in Belleville, then worked on the Republican, in St. Louis, and on April 28, 1863, with four others, the eldest being twenty-five, he started from St. Joseph, Missouri, with ox teams, to the west. Fighting with the Indians occurred frequently and the authorities forbade them proceeding from Laramie until larger trains came up. He reached his destination, East Ban- nock, on July 28, the same year. He mined, did mer- chandising, went to Virginia City, Montana, mined in Bivens gulch and there was drafted into the vigilance committee, and it became his lot to witness several of the early hangings. On August 21, 1864, Mr. Aul- bach enlisted in Company A, First Nevada Cavalry, and served until July 12, 1866, being then discharged at Camp Douglas, Utah. Next we see Mr. Aulbach in the newspaper business in Salt Lake City, handling the Vedette, which was a fearless organ, as is testified by the mobbings it received at the hands of the infuri- ated Mormons. Mr. Aulbach was the only one escap- ing bodily injury. Later he operated a daily at Co- rinne, Utah, then did compositor work on the San Francisco Chronicle. After one year he returned to Corinne, and was at the head of a plan to reclaim desert land, and went to Washington, D. C., with ex-Governor

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Stone, of Iowa, to further the business, but was finally compelled to abandon it. In 1872 Mr. Aulbach was again in San Francisco, and then wrote the constitu- tion of the Typograhical Union, which is still in use. Then we see him in San Jose, publishing the daily Herald in the interests of Samuel J. Tilden in the great campaign of 1876. In the fall of that year he went to Eureka, Nevada, and edited the Daily Republican. After one year he returned to San Francisco and worked on the Chronicle and Post. In 1880 he came again to Eureka, and for three years subsequent there- to was connected with the Daily Sentinel. On Novem- ber 2, 1883, Mr. Aulbach arrived at Herring Siding, on the Northern Pacific, found the trail blocked with snow and so went east, where he remained during that winter. He was occupied on the Philadelphia Record, New York Herald and other papers. On April 9, 1884, Mr. Aulbach reached Belknap with a complete printing office, and on July 4 of the same year he came into Murray at the head of a pack train of forty- five mules, bringing in his newspaper outfit. On July 8 the first issue of the Tri-Weekly Sun came forth, and in 1886 it grew to a daily, and in 1888 it took its place as a weekly and has since continued as such. The Coeur d'Alene Sun is well known, and it breathes forth the acumen, uprightness and keen discrimination and foresight of its editor and owner and has always been a welcome visitor wherever it has made its way. In 1885 Mr. Aulbach started the Wardner News. In 1889 he purchased the Wallace Press and also started a paper at Mullan. All of these plants he subse- quently sold. Mr. Aulhach has always been a promi- nent figure in the political arena, and while forging out the policy and placing men to execute it he has taken but little prominence for himself in public office. He is now a stanch Republican and hopes to continue so until his departure. He has one brother, John, and two sisters, Josephine Beck and Mary C. Stratz.

On February 5, 1888, at Murray, Mr. Aulbach married Miss Rose, daughter of John and Mary (Ruben) Zaugg, natives of Switzerland and now de- ceased. Two children have been born to this union, --- Nate, a student in Bishop Scott's academy in Portland ; Ruth, in St. Helen's Hall, Portland. Mr. Aulbach is a member of the A. F. & A. M., the I. O. O. F. the O. E. S., the G. A. R. and the Olympic Club. He owns the Murray water plant and has heavy interests in min- ing, and is one of the leaders of the county.

GEORGE E. GILPATRICK is one of the early pioneers of the Coeur d'Alene country and is now operating a neat and popular hotel in Murray, while also he does a general mining business. He was born in Maine on January 25, 1861, the son of Joseph F. and Esther (Meader) Gilpatrick, natives of Maine. The father descended from English parents, and his father is now living in Maine, aged ninety. The father died in eastern Washington in 1897. The mother comes from Scotch ancestrage and is now living at Tyler, Washington. Our subject was raised in Maine until

nine, then went with the family to Butte county, Cali- fornia, where he was educated. In 1885 he came to Wardner and the next year to Murray. He devoted himself to mining and located several claims, but later abandoned them. One of them proved upon develop- ment to be very valuable. Mr. Gilpatrick continued at Murray until 1890 and then went to visit his people at Tyler, and spent four years there and one in Walla Walla, and in 1895 he returned to Murray again. Again he gave his attention to mining, and then he began to locate some excellent claims. He located the Carbonate group, in which he has a large interest now. He also discovered and located the Tiger group, and in this also he has a large share. He gave his atten- tion to developing these properties, and also to further prospecting, until March 28, 1903, when he opened the hotel which he is now conducting, and it is one of the choice places for refreshment in the whole Coeur d'Alene country and happy is the weary traveller who is so fortunate as to secure entertainment under the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Gilpatrick, for they have made their hotel all that home can afford for com- fort and quietness. Mr. Gilpatrick has also done con- siderable contract work in different mines, and he is known as one of the leading mining men of the sec- tion. He has four brothers and one sister,-Fred, Herbert, Gardner, Henry and Aura Moreland.

In Seattle, on July 4, 1901, Mr. Gilpatrick married Mrs. Athelia Taylor, daughter of Zephaniah and Mary (Knight) Perry, natives of New York. The father died at Tyler on May 28, 1899, and the mother died in 1891. Mrs. Gilpatrick was born in New York state in 1867 and has the following brothers and sis- ters: Fremont, Sherman, John, Burt, Edwin, Mel- lissa Abbott, Hattie Signor and Alta Watt.

WILLIAM P. NORTHRUP is one of the leading citizens of the Coeur d'Alene country and is well and favorably known in this county. He is at present handling a good hardware business in Murray and is doing a good business, to which his energy, skill and uprightness entitle him.

William P. Northrup was born in Wyoming county, New York, on February 3rd, 1852, the son of Gilbert S. and Clarinda G. (Gates) Northrup, natives of New York and Massachusetts, respectively. The father was a well known Congregational preacher and was chaplain of the Ninth Kansas Cavalry, which fought Price. He contracted pneumonia in the service, and died in 1864. He came from a prominent and old New England family. The mother descended from the Gates family, which came to the colonies in the early part of the seventeenth century. She died in Iola, Kansas, in 1891. Our subject was educated by his mother, who was accomplished as an educator, and in 1872 he went to railroading in Minnesota. Later he went to Poughkeepsie, New York, and took a busi- ness course. Following this Mr. Northrup was sales- man in a mercantile house in Chicago, then entered the employ of his uncle, the leading business man of Iola,

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Kansas. Next he came to The Dalles, Oregon, and in 1890 to Wallace, and it was his fortune, with others, to spread the first alarm of the great fire of that year, and in 1892 he was a deputy sheriff. Mr. Northrup was then receiver for the Small & Colby Lumber Com- pany at Cataldo, and later he took charge of the Coeur d'Alene Hardware Company's interests in Murray, and in February, 1902, he bought the business. Mr. North- rup was county treasurer for two years and the com- missioners commanded him not to pay the interest on the county bonds, but he did it, as should have been done, and then was ordered to get greater bonds, and a personal canvass of the towns of the district gave him such an overwhelming addition to his bonds that no further complaint could be lodged.

At Iola, Kansas, on May 27, 1880, Mr. Northrup married Miss Luella E., daughter of Josiah and Iola C. Colborn, early settlers in Kansas. The town was named from Mrs. Colborn. The father was a Cali- fornia miner and did well, and was a leading man in his section. Mrs. Northrup is a native of Iola, being the first child born there. She has one brother and four sisters,-George M., Jennie Moffitt, Madeline J. McKissick, Alice Scott and Nellie F. Colburn. Mr. Northrup is a member of the K. P. and of the A. O. U. W. He is a man of intelligence and business ability that has made a success, and he stands today one of the prominent men of Shoshone county and deservedly holds that position.

CLARENCE C. LANDES is the present post- master of Murray, and it is truly said of him that he handles one of the best and neatest postoffices in the state of Idaho. He also operates in connection with his postoffice a cigar and confection store and is hand- ling a fine business.

Clarence C. Landes was born in Eugene, Oregon, on November 21, 1872, the son of Winfield S. and Mary J. (Goodman) Landes. The father was born in lowa, crossed the plains in 1853, farmed near Eugene and in 1882 came to eastern Oregon and in 1886 to Murray. In 1900 he retired from active mining inter- ests and now dwells in Spokane. The mother was born in Missouri, was married in Eugene, and died at Eugene in June, 1873. Our subject was educated in the public schools and the Monmouth Normal. His mother's parents now live in Eugene and the father rides a bicycle, and both are strong and rugged and if they both live until August 29, 1903, they will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding. After leav- ing the normal Clarence C. came to Murray and joined his father in mining. In 1896 he went into politics and was an influential factor in that realm. He was four months at Boise, in the heat of the campaign, and then came to Murray and was appointed postmaster. Eighteen months later he resigned and went to Central America, seeking a business location, but returned to Spokane, then went to Thunder mountain before the boom and located some fine property, which was sold by him later to a good advantage. In 1901 Mr. Landes

returned to Murray and upon the resignation of Mr. Irvin as postmaster he was appointed, and holds that incumbency until the present.

On July 18, 1901, at Wallace, Mr. Landes married Miss Lillian, daughter of William and Ella (Hitch- ings) Worstell, natives of Indiana. The father is a pioneer to this district, and is now a retired merchant in Wallace. The mother died in Denver, Colorado, on March 10, 1888. Mrs. Landes was born in Indiana on July 23, 1873, and has three brothers and two sis- ters,-Bruce G., Lawrence, Harold, Luneti and Han- nah. To Mr. and Mrs. Landes there has been born one child,-Virginia. Mr. Landes is a member of the Elks, and his wife belongs to the Episcopalian church. Mr. Landes is greatly interested in mining propositions in the district and is a promoter of prop- erties on Bear Gulch.

PATRICK KEANE has won many friends by his affability and modest bearing, coupled with integrity and sincerity, which are patent to all who come in contact with him. He is at present the popular incum- bent of the postoffice at Greer, where he displays an ability and spirit of accommodation that gives the ut- most satisfaction.

Patrick Keane was born in Ireland on March 16, 1844, being the son of Cornelius and Mary ( Monahan) Keane, both natives of Ireland and now deceased. Pat- rick came to the United States in 1867, and after one year in Boston he made his way to Idaho, Pierce being the objective point. He is thus one of the oldest pioneers of this section. He gave his attention to mining and later took a homestead on the Weippe, which was the scene of his labors for sixteen years. This property was sold in February, 1902. For six years Mr. Keane was postmaster in Fraser, and since July, 1899, he has, been postmaster of Greer. Mr. Keane has two brothers, -- Cornelius, on the old home- stead in Ireland; Dermis, a farmer in the vicinity of Fraser.

On December 31, 1885, at Greer, Mr. Keane mar- ried Miss Mary, daughter of James and Mary Greer, natives of Ireland. Mrs. Keane was born in Ohio, and died in Greer on February 7, 1891, aged fifty-two. Mr. Keane has no children. In political matters he is a stanch Republican and has been committeeman for this district. He is a man of excellent information, and in the issues of the day he is intelligent. Mr. Keane has two buildings in the town, which are rented. One is that in which the postoffice is located.

AMOS WATKINS is a leading man of Murray, being now engaged in blacksmithing. He was born in Ohio on November 9, 1847. the son of Edward and Jane (Williams) Watkins, natives of Wales. They came direct to Ohio from the native country, the fa- ther landing in the Buckeye state when seven. They were married there, and there the father died in 1897. .

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The mother died when our subject was twelve. Amos was educated and reared in Ohio, and in 1875 went to Missouri, the next year to California and thence by steamer to Portland, and was soon in Salem. Inside of a year he located in Colfax, Washington, and in 1879 went to the Leadville excitement, and in May, 1883, he was on the crest of the wave which brought him to Murray. He packed in over the old Evolution trail and rested first at Eagle City. He mined until 1887 and then opened his present shop, and since that time the shop has been his headquarters. Mr. Watkins is interested in the development of the district, has various properties and is a heavy owner in the Emmett & Blaine group. Mr. Watkins has one brother, Ben- jamin : four half-brothers, John, Evan, David and Charles ; two sisters, Mary Evans and Catherine Jones ; and one half-sister, Emma Davis.

On January 12, 1887, at Murray, Mr. Watkins mar- ried Mrs. Sara E. Haver, who was born in Goshen, Indiana, on February 29, 1852, the daughter of Jacob and Susan (Norten) Kinney. The father was born in Dublin, Ireland, came to the United States when thirty and was a merchant. The mother was born in Ger- many, was married in Goshen, Indiana, and died on November 26, 1871. Mr. Kinney was a leading mer- chant in Goshen for years. Mr. Watkins is a member of the A. O. U. W. and is an active Republican.

Mrs. Watkins came to Murray over the trail from Thompson Falls, landing here on March 17, 1885. She started a boarding house in Dream gulch and did well for two years. Her first husband, Fred Haver. was killed in a powder explosion in 1882. He was a veteran of the Civil war, enlisting in the First Wis- consin Battery August 19, 1862, and receiving his dis- charge on July 18, 1865. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on June 20, 1847, was married in Chicago on July 18. 1873, and for years was captain in the Chicago fire department. He did mining in the Black Hills in 1877, then went to Montana and contracted on the N. P. and there he met his death, as stated. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins are highly respected people and have considerable property in Murray and are among the substantial taxpayers. Mrs. Watkins was junior vice- president in the Woman's Relief Corps, department of Idaho, and has been three times treasurer of the local lodge.

DAMIAN CARDONER. This gentleman is one of the leading business men of the Coeur d'Alene country and at the present time is operating a first class general merchandise store in Burke. He carries a large stock, aggregating from fifteen to twenty thousand dollars worth of all kinds of goods needed in this market. In addition to this, Mr. Cardoner is heavily interested in mining property and is one of the wealthy men of the country. He was born in San Clemente, Spain, on Sep- tember 15, 1841. the son of Joseph and Maria (Vinas) Cardoner, natives of the same place. The father died on February 9, 1903, aged seventy-nine and the mother died in 1897, aged seventy-four. Our subject grew to manhood in his native place and was engaged in busi-

ness in Basle, Switzerland, from 1868 to 1872. After this venture he spent five months in his native place and then his stirring spirit led him to the United States in 1883. Landing in New York. he came thence to San Francisco. In 1884 Mr. Cardoner came over the mountains by Mission to the Eagle district, carrying his pack. This was in April and he had the honor of taking the first citizenship papers there. Mr. Cardoner commenced with hard labor and he has displayed the most untiring energy and determination to win in the race in which he has now made such a brilliant success. He worked in the mines and after working hours were past, he would sell fruits and vegetables. Even during the winter he was active in this line. Later he would pack heavy loads of supplies to the miners in various sections and some- times he would quit at night with less than two dollars earned. In 1885 he started a saloon in Mullan but soon gave up the business on account of the excitement dying out. Then Mr. Cardoner prospected but met with no success. In the fall of 1885 he went back to Murray with a fifteen dollar stock and opened a cigar. fruit, and confectionery store. He met with success and soon had a fine stock. He ventured in mining and lost fourteen hundred dollars. In 1887 he sent a cousin to start a store in Burke, having only a six hun- dred dollar stock. He would make pilgrimages. over the pass in the dead of winter to make his collections each month and experienced terribly hard usage in the deep snows and slides and many times came near los- ing his life. But there was no such thing as fail with Mr. Cardoner and he pushed steadily along. Later he brought his stock from Murray and has continued here in business since. He has a fine patronage now. In the early nineties, Mr. Cardoner invested in mines again and lost heavily. But he would not be defeated and finally Dame Fortune smiled on him in this line also and. he became a sixteenth owner of the famous Her- cules, which amply rewarded his former toils and losses. He is interested in other mining properties and they are all considered of good worth. Mr. Cardoner has one brother, Joseph, who is in business in Berne, Switzerland.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 271

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