An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 272

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The marriage of Mr. Cardoner and Miss Matilda Bouvard occurred on July II, 1872 in Strasburg, Al- sace-Lorraine, and four children have been born to them. one bov and three girls. Bertha is living at home and the others are deceased. During the last adminis- tration of Cleveland, Mr. Cardoner was postmaster for four years. Mr. Cardoner is now enjoying the competence that his labors have provided and it may truthfully be said that few men have wrought with more arduous effort, skill, determination, with invin- cible will never to how to adversity, than has this wealthy and respected merchant and mine owner.

AMOS M. STRODE, one of the heavy operators in mining property in the Coeur d'Alene district, is also constructor, owner and manager of the water works, and was builder and owner of the electric light plant,

DAMIAN CARDONER.

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in Mullan. He was born in Edmonson county, Ken- tucky, on March 17, 1849, the son of McClung and Sabrina (Shackelford) Strode, natives of Kentucky and now deceased. The Mayflower bore to the new world two brothers, James and John Strode, who later settled in the James river valley in Virginia, and their descendants were prominent Americans and patriots in the Revolution and it is asserted that one of the family fired the first shot at the British at Lexington. Amos Strode, grandfather of our subject, settled in Kentucky and this branch of the family was prominent and influential. The father of our subject died in Warren county, Kentucky, on September 7, 1892. The mother of our subject came from German parentage and a prominent family, the Shackelfords being leading members of the bar and prominent judges in many decades. Our subject was educated and reared in Kentucky. When twenty-one he went to Kansas and farmed and bought and sold land, being also prominent politically. He traveled for a few years and settled to operating a coal mine in Missouri. Later he took a claim adjoining Grand Junction, Colorado, and sold out for eight thousand dollars. Then he took up min- ing near Ouray, operated a sawmill, handled a real es- tate business, and operated the largest placer mine in that section. He was at Aspen, Glenwood and other places. In 1888 Mr. Strode entered the Coeur d'Alene country and had sixty cents capital. He worked in a mill for a time, then launched into mining, and in 1890 he came to Mullan and erected a seventeen thousand dollar water plant and electric works costing nine thousand dollars. In addition to these enterprises M.r. Strode has done much real estate and mining business and is now promoting and operating several properties. He located and incorporated the Reindeer group and is president of the company. He is also president of the Stevens Peak Copper Mining Company and president and manager of the Stewart Mining Company. He owns the claims covering the mineral zone between the Morning and the Hunter mines. He also has some valuable claims west of Mullan, known as the mineral farm. Mr. Strode has two brothers and four sisters, -Milburn J., William H., Nancy B. Philips, Mag, Mrs. Jennie Schroeder and Mrs. Clara Vernon.

On January 6, 1903, at Denver, Colorado, Mr. Strode married Miss Alicia F. Jeffrey, whose parents are deceased. The father was an officer in the British army and was a native of England. The mother was from a prominent family, named Harvey. Mrs. Strode was born in Hauts, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Mt. Allison college at Sackville, New Brunswick, then graduated from the medical department of the North- western University at Chicago, and then was appointed medical director of the St. Marks hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Two years later she resigned to accept the superintendency of the St. Lukes in Den- ver, Colorado, and after three years of successful work there took charge of the Mt. Tabor Sanitarium in Port- land, Oregon. After this long service Mrs. Strode re- turned to private life. She is a member of the Colo- rado State Medical Society. She has one brother, Charles N. F. Jeffrey, an Episcopal clergyman in Win- 72

nipeg. Mr. Strode is a member of the 'A. F. & A. M. and is also a Scottish Rite Mason. He is a Democrat, but not partisan. Mrs. Strode is a member of the Episcopal church.

CHARLES MELROY, who is now operating a quiet saloon in Murray, was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on February 13, 1863, the son of Thomas and Margaret (Gallagher) Melroy, natives of Ireland. The father came to the United States before he was twenty-one, and settled first in Pennsylvania and later went to Des Moines and there worked in the fort, hauling wood. After that he bought a farm in Warren county, which he sold to his brother, John, and then bouglit the old homestead in Madison county, where he farmed until his death. The mother still lives on that place. Our subject was reared in Iowa, attending public schools until he was fifteen, when he began to travel, and lie visited South Dakota, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, Ari- zona. Old Mexico and many other states and territories. He continued thus in various employments until the fall of 1887, when he came into Murray, and here he has continued since, with the exception of several visits. He gave his attention to mining and prospecting until 1895, and then opened his present business. Mr. Mel- roy took part in the chloride excitement on the Pend Oreille, in 1888. He has ten brothers and sisters liv- ing, named as follows : Mark, Jolın, Thomas, James, Peter, Michael, Frank, Dominic, Nora and Joseph.

On February 6, 1891, at Wallace, Mr. Melroy mar- ried Mrs. May Summner, daughter of Greenberry and Hattie Williams. The father was born in Illinois, and died in 1894. Mrs. Melroy has one brother, John R. One child has been born to this marriage, an un- named infant. Mrs. Melroy has two children by her former marriage,-Minnie and Mable. Mr. Melroy is a member of the Redmen, and in political matters he is untrammelled by any party or tenet, but reserves for himself the decision of the important questions of the day.

HORACE R. NOBLE. A leading and well known business man and agriculturist of southern Shoshone county who has always maintained a reputation for in- tegrity and enterprise and who promotes the welfare of the country by his aggressive business methods, it is eminently fitting that a representation of him be granted in this volume of his county's history.

Horace R. Noble was born in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, on August 1. 1856, being the son of John and Sarah (Sumpter) Noble, natives of Kentucky and Tennessee; respectively. The father died in Anderson county, Kansas, in 1890, aged seventy-six. His fa- ther was a native of Scotland and his mother of Ger- many. John Noble served for a time in the Civil war, near its close. The mother of our subject was married in Indiana, and died in Fraser, Idaho. Her ancestors were natives of Tennessee. Horace was raised in Illinois until he was thirteen, and then the

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family went to Iowa, thence in one year to Missouri, and eight years later they went again to Iowa, but returned shortly to Missouri. Our subject remained with his parents until the death of the father, and then his mother resided with him until her death. He farmed and operated a general store in Kansas, and in 1891 he came to Shoshone county. Mr. Noble soon secured a homestead near Fraser, which he sold after he had proved up on it. This was in 1899, and then he came to Orofino and erected a fine stable and hotel, which property was successful and he sold it in Sep- teniber 24, 1902. Mr. Noble recently bought a general merchandise establishment in Greer, and his sons are operating it under the style of Noble Brothers. They carry a stock of five thousand dollars worth of well assorted goods and conduct a prosperous and rapidly increasing business. Our subject has practically re- tired from business and is part of the time at his home in Orofino and part of the time in the store at Greer. He also has stock in the French Creek Mining & De- velopment Company, which is valuable. Mr. Noble and his wife are members of the Methodist church.

On January 21, 1879, Mr. Noble married Miss Charlotte, daughter of John and Sophia ( Hilderbrand) Stump, who are mentioned in this volume. Mrs. Noble was born in Indiana on November 29, 1859, and is an exceedingly youthful appearing lady, being the centre of a large circle of admiring friends. To Mr. and Mrs. Noble five children have been born, as follows : John W. and William H., merchants at Greer ; Dora, a school teacher, but living at home ; Charles and Vallie, both at home.

FRANK J. EDWARDS. This gentleman is one of the pioneers of the Coeur d'Alene country and has wrought in various capacities here since the year 1887. At present he is in partnership with Mr. Glowe, men- tioned in this volume, and they conduct a saloon in their own building, which is also described elsewhere in the book

Frank J. Edwards was born in Washington, Wash- ington county, Iowa, on October 18, 1861, the son of William A. and Sarah M. (Boyer) Edwards, natives of Pennsylvania, where the father now dwells, the mother having died when Frank J. was fifteen. The father comes from Welsh ancestry and a prominent old Quaker family. The mother was from Holland Dutch extraction. Our subject went with his parents to Pennsylvania when he was six, and in that state he was educated, completing a course in the Quaker academy in Pennsville. When twenty-one he went to Michi- gan and wrought in the lumber woods. The next year he was in Indian Territory, and labored for the gov- ernment in the Indian school until 1887. In that spring he came overland to Pueblo, Colorado, and thence by rail to Wardner, where he went to work on the railroad. Later he took up logging, and had to take horses, cattle and a logging outfit for his pay with Louis Disher. He bought the latter's interest and freighted from Old Mission to the railroad camps, and in the fall of 1888 he sold and came to Mullan. He worked in R. J.

Rutter's sawmill, and in 1891 worked in the Morning mine mill, where later he was night watchman. In 1892 he bought a cigar store and operated the same until 1897, except during the panic of 1893. Then he visited in the east, and in 1897 bought an interest in the Mulland hotel, from D. F. Clark, and sold the same back to him in 1900. In that year Mr. Edwards bought lots and in partnership with Mr. Glowe opened their present business. He owns important mining property with Mr. Glowe. Mr. Edwards has two broth- ers, Mandes J. and Roy D .; and one sister, Mrs. Myrtie K. Raup; and one half-sister, Elizabeth.

On June 1, 1899, at Missoula, Montana, Mr. Ed- wards married Miss Selma Peterson, a native of Swed- en, whose parents are deceased. She has no relatives in this country. They are the parents of one child,- Victor E. Mr. Edwards is a member of the I. O. O. 17., being past noble grand. Mrs. Edwards belongs to the Lutheran church, and Mr. Edwards was brought up in the Quaker faith.

MARION A. ELLIS. A more enterprising, stir- ring, and. to use the western. phrase, "rustling" man than the subject of this article would be hard to find, even in the pushing western camps. Mr. Ellis is a man of energy and executive force, quick to perceive a good thing and as prompt to go after it, and to crown it all he is possessed of the metal that takes a man clear through and attains the object of action.

Marion A. Ellis was born in Coles county, Illinois, on February 20, 1869, being the son of John G. and Elizabeth J. (Checkley) Ellis, natives of Illinois. At present the father is a newspaper man in Quenemo, Kansas, owning and editing the Republican of that city. Ht formerly bought grain and did a general merchandise business, but of late has devoted himself exclusively to the newspaper realm and is now mayor of his home town and a man of prominence and influ- ence. Our subject's mother is still living also. Marion A. was educated in the graded schools of Kansas and at the age of sixteen went out in life for himself. He came west to Washington and followed railroading for some years, and then went to buying grain. He bought all over the western country, and in the awful panic of 1893 he lost everything and left Pullman for Pierce, where he has been since. His stirring nature led him at once to the front, and the result is that he is one of the largest, if not the largest, property owner in the entire district. He has a share in the Wild Rose, owns and operates the five-stamp mill on the Santiago group of quartz mines, which mill has constantly been in operation for three years, turn- ing out a handsome dividend and employing a dozen or more men. Mr. Ellis is interested in nearly every working mine in the district, and his energy and skill have done an immeasurable amount for the advance- ment of the district and bringing it to the eyes of capi- talists. Mr. Ellis has three brothers and two sisters, -Thomas, clerk of the district court in Osage, Kansas ; Charles, in Kansas ; Roy, U. S. mail messenger ; Jessie,

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wife of John E. O'Brien ; Kate, wife of James Irwin, both in Kansas. Mr. Ellis is a Republican always and a man with intelligence and courage to demonstrate the principles of his party. He is always in the con- ventions, both county and state, but never accepts office.

On February 13, 1897, Mr. Ellis married Miss Adelle M., a native of Danville, New York, and daugh- ter of Mary M. Newton. Mrs. Ellis has one brother and one sister,-Charles, residing in Chicago and trav- eling attorney for Murdoch & Company, wholesale grocers of that city : Ada, wife of John Roberts, a re- tired capitalist of Denver, Colorado. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis,-Mildred, Frank and John. There is doubtless great credit due Mr. Ellis for the excellent work he has done in this camp and the record that he has made as a miner and a pro- moter of properties, and it is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant to him this slight recognition both of his ability and his worthy labors.

LAURENCE O'NEIL is a prominent mining man of Murray, and is now attending to this business constantly. He was born in the Isle of Man on June 22, 1844, the son of Bryen and Catherine (McGuire) O'Neil, natives of Ireland. The father died in 1898, and the mother in 1891, both in New York city. Our subject was educated in his native place and in New York, and when fourteen shipped on the schooner Eliza for Capetown, Africa. On their return trip the vessel was wrecked in the seas off the east coast of Ireland, and all hands were lost except our subject and the captain. After this he shipped to Darien on an- ·other bark, Eliza, and then went to work on the Nica- ragua river, steamboating. Six months later he took the yellow fever, and after four months came thence to San Francisco, California. He did ranch work, then went to mining in the Mokel river, after three years going to White Pine, Nevada. He was in Pioche, Lake City, Black Hills, and in 1884 came into Murray. He arrived on the sixth of May and soon opened a saloon. In 1885 he sold out and prospected and mined, and in these related industries he has been engaged since. Mr. O'Neil located the Bay State group on September 27, 1885. He located the Apex, Croen Point, Blackhawk, Alice and others. He is now interested in several gold and silver propositions and some silver and lead propositions also. Mr. O'Neill is a director in the Spokane Mining Company, and also in assisting to manage others. Mr. O'Neil has one brother, Michael.

At Spearfish. South Dakota, in 1882, Mr. O'Neill married Miss Mary Flowton, native of Sweden. She has two sisters in Montana. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal,-Alice, born August 22, 1884, in Murray, being the first child born in the town; Leo, born in 1886; and Pearl, born in 1887. Mr. O'Neil is a member of the Roman Catholic church and his wife belongs to the Lutheran denomination. Mr. O'Neil remarks that when he came to the sum- mit he was astonished that the men would climb the

trees and cut them so high in the air, some being cut off eighteen feet from the ground. He discovered in the winter that one could cut the trees standing on the snow eighteen feet deep.

JOHN A. GLOWE is the senior member of the firm of Glowe & Edwards, who operate a fine saloon in Mullan, which will compare favorably with any place in the entire county. They own a three-story building, forty-eight by sixty-five, and well located. One-half of the first story is utilized for their business and the other is rented, while the upper stories are fitted up for public halls and lodge rooms.

John A. Glowe was born in Germany on August 16, 1859, the son of Martin and Anna (Wiese) Glowe, natives also of the Fatherland, but now deceased. The mother passed away in 1898. Our subject was edu- cated and grew to manhood in his native place and in 1876 came to the United States. He worked at vari- ous employments in Chicago, St. Paul, New Orleans and other central points, and in 1886 came to the Coeur d'Alene country. He at once gave his attention to mining and prospecting, and is thoroughly familiar with the various sections of this district. In 1889 Mr. Glowe started a shingle mill near Mullan and operated the same successfully until 1892, when he sold and took up the saloon business. His partner was Peter Calinbley, now deceased. In 1900 Mr. Glowe took as partner Frank J. Edwards, and they erected the build- ing mentioned. Mr. Glowe is treasurer of the Ameri- can Commander Mining Company, which owns two patented claims and a fraction adjoining the Hunter mines. The company is pushing development work rapidly, already having over six hundred feet of tun- neling. The property is considered one of the most valuable here, and is to be one of the heavy producers.

Mr. Glowe has one brothers and two sisters,- Adolph, Caroline Greening and Tillie Faust. Mr. Glowe has never been induced to retire from the sub- stantial pleasures of the bachelor. He is past noble grand of the I. O. O. F., and in political matters is a Republican, but is a very liberal and independent thinker, not bound by any party shackles, but only holding to those tenets which can be established by good logic.

LOUIS A. NOYES. This well and favorably known gentleman is one of the substantial and capable residents of southern Shoshone county whose labors have done much toward the upbuilding and develop- ment of the country, while in all lines of progress and enterprise he is counted one of the foremost and strong men.

Louis A. Noyes was born in Ionia county, Michigan, on January 14. 1852, being the son of Hiram K. and Susan (Bourn) Noyes, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Louis was educated in the district schools of his native place, and his energy led him to learn the trade of painting while he was still young.

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Having mastered the intricacies of the art, he wrought at it in various places. All through the eastern and southwestern states he did good business, and in 1884 he made his way to Colfax, Washington. In that city he wrought by the day, and also did much contracting work. He was well known there and considered one of the substantial business men of the place. In 1895. he came thence to his present place, seven miles south- west from Weippe. He has a quarter section of unsur- veyed land, or rather unplatted land, which he is mak- ing a good home place. He is frequently found at the home of his mother, Mrs. Noyes, who dwells near by.

Mr. Noyes is an enthusiastic member of the I. O. O. F., in Colfax, and stands well there, as also he does in his present place. He is a man of energy and enterprise and good qualities of integrity and worth, while his life of faithful labor and thrift have placed him as one of the prosperous ones of the community.

As yet Mr. Noyes has not taken his leave of the ranks of the celibatarians of the county to venture on the uncertain seas of matrimony. But the bliss of the more excellent relation is yet for him to enjoy, having sounded to its depth the life of the bachelor.

CHARLES H. TALBOT was born in Springfield, Illinois, on May 13, 1845, being the son of William H. and Matilda (Enyart) Talbot, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Illinois. The father came to Illinois with his parents, who were natives of Virginia, and he learned the blacksmith trade and operated a large blacksmith and wagon shop. He is now dead. The paternal grandfather of our subject was recorder of Sangamon county, Illinois, for thirty years. The mother of Charles died when he was fourteen. He was educated in the Springfield schools and at the age of sixteen enlisted in Company K. One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Illinois Infantry, captained by Stephen W. Saunders, and whose colonel was John H. Howe. Mr. Talbot participated in the battles of Ft. Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Black River Bridge, Vicks- burg, Benton, and was in the siege of Mobile. He saw three years of hard, active service and conducted himself with display of valor and courage. Following the war he went to work for his uncle and in 1879 he was in the vicinity of Joplin, in mining and other enterprises. In 1893 Mr. Talbot came to Leland and thence to his present place, where he resides on the farm of his wife's mother, Mrs. Noyes.

On April 11, 1889, Mr. Talbot married Mrs. Ruby Baily, widow of Daniel Baily, and daughter of Hiram K. and Susan (Bourn) Noyes. Mr. Noyes was born in Vermont, as also were his ancestors, who were a prominent New England family of Scotch extraction. Mrs. Noyes was born in Canada on March 28, 1820. Her parents had crossed the border from Vermont in 1812, the father being a native of Vermont and her mother of Connecticut. Mrs. Noyes was married in Potton, Canada, five miles from the boundary of the United States. She is now living with her daughter and son-in-law, seven miles southwest from Weippe,

on a homestead which has not yet been platted. Mrs. Noyes has the following children: William G., in. Missouri ; Sansford W., in Illinois ; Louis A., with her ; Charles E., in Oklahoma ; Frank W., in Missouri ; Lucy A., widow of Mr. Young, in Clarke county, Illinois ; Rosepha H., wife of Asam Baron, in Indianapolis; Etta M., wife of John Shriner. Mrs. Talbot was born in Jonia county, Michigan, on November 16, 1858.

RICHARD P. BACON is one of the old-time prospectors of the Coeur d'Alene country, and is now devoting his attention to mining and prospecting. He was born in Arkansas on August 16, 1849, the son of John D. and Sarah A. (Brewer) Bacon. The father was born in Arkansas and comes from an old Virginia family. He assisted to erect the first house at Hot Springs, Arkansas. The mother was born in Tennes- see, and was married in Arkansas. The parents crossed the plains in 1853 in a train of three hundred wagons. Our subject received his education and was reared in the Golden State. He mined with his father and in July, 1871, he went to Nevada with cattle and later returned to California. He followed handling stock and butchering for five years, and in 1886 came to the Snake river. He did placer work and was suc- cessful, and on February 3, 1887, he landed in Murray with his brother, John. They cleaned up a mile and a half of ditch and ran a pipe for twenty days and cleaned. up with nine dollars and fifty cents. Then they went

to Libby creek excitement, and later we see our sub- ject in Thompson Falls. He worked in a sawmill there until 1889, and then went to Murray and took part with Dustin and Cunningham in placer mining. He also leased the Louisville hotel, and here his family operated while he was with the placer company, and for a number of years the mine did well. All told, the mine turned out about fifty thousand dollars and then it was sold to the Coeur d'Alene Mining Com- pany. Since then Mr. Bacon has devoted himself to placer mining and prospecting and has been favored with varying success. He has four brothers,-John H., William, Jesse, Frank and one sister,-Mary M., deceased.

In Tuscarora, Nevada, Mr. Bacon married Miss Nellie L., daughter of William and Elizabeth Combs, natives of Missouri. The father is deceased, and the mother lives in Eugene, Oregon. Mrs. Bacon has two sisters,-Alice, wife of John H. Bacon; El- freda, wife of George Watkins. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Bacon,-Effa, born Janu- ary 23, 1882; Grace, born February 28, 1884. The latter is attending school in Eugene, Oregon.

CHARLES F. DICKINSON. This substantial and thrifty agriculturist dwells on his estate seven. miles southeast from Fraser, which he took as a home- stead on March 28, 1892, it being then one mass of wild woods. He has cleared a portion and made a

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comfortable and tasty home, while he is also one of the influential and leading men of this section.

Charles F. Dickinson was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, on August 22, 1850, being the son of James W. and Lydia (Jones) Dickinson, natives of New York. The father served in the Civil war as one of the Iowa regulars, and was on the memorable march to the sea. He died in February, 1885. Charles was reared in New York until ten, when the family came to Iowa, where he finished his education and toiled on the farm until 1884. In that year he went to Nebraska, where he dwelt eight years, and from that place Mr. Dickinson came to his Idaho home. In addi- tion to his general farming he raises some stock, and does dairying. Mr. Dickinson has one brother, Syl- vester P., and one sister, Levina, both married and liv- ing in Iowa. Mr. Dickinson is a Democrat, and al- ways shows a good intelligence and interest in the affairs of the land.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 272

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