An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 50

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Publication date: 1903
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is also a shareholder in the telephone line from Play- fair to Nezperce. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin, Lester L., aged twenty-seven and the owner of a homestead joining his father's farm; Fred L., who also has a homestead adjoining, is twenty-two years old; Walter M., aged nineteen.

EDDY H. WATERS is a substantial farmer and stockman about seven miles north from Nesperce and although he has not been here so long as some he has a fine farm and handles three hundred and twenty acres to general crops and raises fine Berkshire and Poland China hogs and some cattle. Mr. Waters has had con- siderable experience in the ways of the far west and Alaska and is a man of broad views and progressive ideas. He was born in Scott county, Iowa, on May 21, 1862, being the son of William and Sarah J. (Goodrich) Waters. The father was born in Illinois in 1832, twelve miles east from St. Louis. His parents were pioneers in Illinois and his father, Israel Waters, volunteered from Maine for the war of 1812 and took part in the battle of New Orleans. While he still lived the whole family went to Scott county, Iowa. In 1849 William took a quarter section under the entry act and farmed it until 1874, when he came to Wash- ington county, Oregon, and there died on October 7, 1895. The mother of our subject was born in Ohio, in 1836, the daughter of Abijah and Hannah Goodrich, pioneers in Iowa .. Her father tock land in Scott county, Iowa, in 1840, married in 1855, and lives now in Forest Grove, Oregon. Our subject was brought up in For- est Grove and educated in Tualatin Academy. At the age of twenty-one he worked in the lumber camps then farmed the home place until 1891. Following this he settled three miles north from Hillsboro for two years, then returned to the home farm until the Klondike fever broke out and he then crossed Chilkoot pass, de- scended the Yukon to Dawson, mined on American creek and Gold hill and in the spring of 1898 he returned by way of St. Michaels. In May, 1899, he drove overland to Nez Perces county, bought a relin- quishment of his present place and filed and has labored successfully here since.

On October 7, 1891, Mr. Waters married Miss Margaret A., daughter of John M. and Julia A. (Se- bring) Edwards. John M. Edwards was born in Bartholomew county, Indiana, on June 7, 1835, the son of Jacob and Albina B. Edwards, pioneers of Indiana, and descendants of the early colonists. The grand- mother of John M. was a direct descendant of the well- known Morris family and her uncle, Robert Morris, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. John M. was brought up in Indiana, when twenty-one he left home and settled in Iowa and in 1855 went to Mis- souri. At the breaking out of the Civil war, he enlisted in February, 1861, in the Second Regular Cavalry and fought at the battle of Kirksville, repelling Marma- duke's raid. He was sergeant and secretary of his company and was discharged March 4, 1865. He is now a member of the G. A. R. Post No. 6, at Forest

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Grove, and has beenn chaplain for four years. Mrs. Waters' mother was born August 8, 1842, in Stark county, Ohio, was married in 1866 and now lives in Spokane. Mrs. Waters was born in Newton county, Missouri, on January 9. 1869, and has the following brothers and sisters, Mary Thompson, Joul J., Alvia J., Florence Bogart, Charles, Sylvia, Benjamin F., Julia Ann. Mrs. Waters was educated in the Salina Normal and has been a successful teacher for many years. Mr. Waters has one brother and two sisters, Frank E., Eva E. Wilkes, Ethel A. One child has been born to them, Wilfred W., born December 3, 1892. Mr. Waters is a member of the Order of Artisans and he and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically he is a Republican and a good sub- stantial man.

PHILIP WYMAN. A typical westerner in every respect and a man of ability and honor, whose career has been packed with adventure and thrilling incident that would in itself make an interesting book, and who has wrought with energy, skill, and display of courage and fortitude, the well known gentleman mentioned above is well entitled to representation in any volume that purports to chronicle the history of Nez Perces county.

Philip Wyman was born in Germany, in 1837. His parents, Philip and Louise (Fisher) Wyman, were born in Germany in 1812 and 1817, respectively. The mother died in 1887. The father was a confectioner and came to St. Louis in 1845. Our subject was edu- cated there and also during his minority learned the britcher trade. In 1861 he crossed the plains with a drove of horses numbering eight hundred, and re- mained in Virginia City, Nevada, for several years fol- lowing his trade. Then he sold out and went to San Francisco, butchering there two years, after which he opened a butcher shop in Portland, remaining there seventeen years. His next venture was to drive a large herd of cattle, sheep, hogs and so forth to the mines in Nez Peces and Shoshone counties where he did a fine business for several years. He went to the Salmon river and opened in stock raising in 1885, which he sold later. He has a farm two miles west from Morrow. Mr. Wyman is engaged in buying and selling ranches in different sections, and is also devot- ing his attention to buying and selling stock and is do- ing a prosperous business. He has one brother and one sister, Ludwig, Louise. Mr. Wyman is a Demo- crat from principle and is intelligent in the issues and questions of the day. By way of reminiscence we de- sire to mention that on one of his ranches there oc- curred the hottest battle of the Bannock war and he later found a sword and a couple of guns that are now on exhibition in one of the Lewiston banks. He was one of five in 1862 that pulled a boat from Portland clear up the Columbia, Snake and Salmon to Slate creek. They rowed it all the way except in rapids and in one case they had to tow it with an eighty rod rope. Nothing but Indians were to be found in the country

and it was a hazardous undertaking. Two months were consumed in the trip. At one time, Mr. Wyman packed one hundred and fifty pounds for seventeen miles, receiving fifty cents per pound. He is intimately acquainted with all the early pioneers and is one of the well known men all through central Idaho. He has ever displayed a courage and endurance dominated with keen wisdom and foresight that have given him the meed of success and no man in the whole region mentioned stands better in the hearts of those who know him than does Mr. Wyman.

WILLIAM CROW was born in Pike county, Illi- nois, on February 4, 1861, being the son of Jesse and Eliza E. (Coley) Crow. The father was born in St. Charles county, Missouri, on February 15, 1822, and on January 18, 1899, a tree fell upon him accidentally, which caused his death. His grandparents came from Germany. The mother of our subject was born in In- diana, on February 4, 1834, and died July 5, 1901. Her father was a veteran of the war of 1812. William was reared in Illinois, spent a short time in Missouri, and in 1892 came to Milton, Oregon, where he rented land for a time and then came and took a claim on unsur- veved land. Not liking it, he removed to his present place, five miles north from Culdesac, where he took forty-five acres of very fertile land. He has devoted himself to its culture and improvement since and has a good place. Mr. Crow has the following brothers and sisters. Edgar P., in the east ; Thomas J., a railroad man ncar Boice : Robert and John, near Cavendish ; Annie, wife of Charles Horn, near Cavendish ; Mary, wife of Gilbert Bentley, in Lincoln county, Washington ; Min- nie, wife of William Rafferty, near Cavendish ; Lulu, widow of Charles Rice, near Reardon, Washington.

On June 25, 1885, in Pike county, Illinois, Mr. Crow married Miss Kate, daughter of John and Liz- zie Batz. natives of Germany and immigrants to the United States in 1868. They settled in Pike county and that is still their home. Mrs. Crow was born in Ger- many on February 16, 1862, and has the following brothers and sisters, John, with his parents ; Anna, wife of .George Frank; Lizzie, wife of Jeff J. Petty, in Oklahoma. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Crow, Harry E., John W., Bertran, Everett, Ethel, Robert and Oliver. Mr. Crow is independent in politics, reserving for himself the right to choose the man. He is a thrifty, industrious man and one of that number who form the strength and boast of any sub- stantial community.

JOACKIAM L. DICKINSON. When the reser- vation was opened for the settlement of white people and for the improvements of civilization, the subject of this article was one of the first to avail himself of the privilege of taking a homestead and accordingly four and one half miles east from Melrose, we find him living now, the owner of a good farm, where he dis-

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plays thrift and industry in raising both the fruits of the field and stock, and also in handling a fine thresh- ing outfit in the harvest seasons of the year.

Joackiam L. Dickinson was born in Iowa, on Janı- ary' 3, 1868, being the son of Oren and Susan (Larson) Dickinson. The father was a soldier in the Civil war. The mother was born in Norway. Our subject grew to young manhood and received his education in lowa, studying in the winters and assisting his father in the summers. When he was sixteen, the family settled in Whitman county. Washington, and gave their attention to farming and raising stock for six years when anoth- er move was made, this time transferring their resi- dence to Latah county, Idaho. There they lived for about seven years, or until the opening of the reser- vation, when they came and took land, our subject se- curing a good quarter, as described above.

In 1887, Mr. Dickinson married Miss Etta B. Michaels, a step-daughter of Mrs. A. A. Anderson. Mrs. Dickinson was born in Kansas, in 1870, and has one brother, George W. Michaels. Mr. Dickinson has the following brothers and sisters, Rudolphus S., Joac- quin, Dormie A. Key, May Yarbrough, Sophia Wright, Alfred and Chester. The following named children lave been born to Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson, Pearl. May, Alto, Loy, and Levi. Mr. Dickinson is a Republican and is on hand at the caucuses and conventions to voice his principles. He has been on the school board for the past twelve years and is a wheel horse in the labors of keeping up good schools and in the improve- ment of educational facilities in general, as he has op- portunity. Mr. Dickinson is a man of integrity and enterprise, is a patriotic citizen and the recipient of the good will and esteem of all who know him.

OSCAR ADDINGTON. The subject of this arti- cle is a good representative of that class of men who have wrought on our frontiers with assiduity and wis- com and have made the abode of civilization to extend to the remotest bounds of the United States. At the present time Mr. Addington resides two and one-half miles northeast from Melrose on a farm which lie se- cured by homestead right and which he has made from the wilds of the reservation.

Oscar Addington was born in Kansas, on July 13. 1874, being the son of Willis G. and Melissa M. ( Jessup) Addington. The father was born in Iowa in 1837, served in the Civil war, for which he now draws a pension of $24.00 per month. He was a pioneer in Kansas and still lives. The mother was born in 1842 and still survives. When Oscar was a small child his parents came to Dayton, Washington, and there took land and farmed for nine years. There he was edit- cated and assisted his father in the farm work. Later they all removed to the Big Bend country and farmed on the Columbia for nine years, then came to the reser- vation, where the father and our subject and his brother all took land and are dwelling on it at the present time.

On June 4. 1896, Mr. Addington married Miss

Beva, daughter of W. W. and Mary Crockett, the wed- ding occurring in Sprague, Washington. The father is a native of Missouri and is now a stockman in Wash- ington. Mrs. Addington was born in Missouri and has one brother and six sisters, Alice Gentry, Belle Gentry, Cora Buck, Besie Crockett, Oren, Dollie and Elsie. Mr. Addington has the following brothers and sisters, Alice Lewis, Emma Hammer, Mina Tavis, Ruth Den- ny and Berton. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Addington, Orville, Mabel, Percy. Mr. Ad- dington is a member of the M. W. A., at Melrose and his wife is a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Addington is a good farmer and in addition to the pro- duction of the fruits of the field, he raises cattle, horses, and hogs, being prosperous in his labors.

WILLIAM R. DIXON. assistant postmaster at Morrow, has been connected with Uncle Sam's mail department in one way or another for seventeen years and has always proved himself to be a trusted and capable man in these various capacities. He was born in Cedar county, Missouri, on September 10, 1850, being the son of William and Nancy ( Privett) Dixon. The father was born in Indiana in 1832 and died in 1882. He was a soldier in the Civil war, being in Company C, Eighth Missouri Cavalry, under Colonel J. J. Gravley and Captain Conway. He was discharged for disability after a year's service and re-enlisted again as soon as he was able, it being just before the close of the war. The mother of our subject was born in Tennessee in 1825 and is still living. Her parents were of Irish extraction. Our subject received his education and grew to manhood in Missouri. When of age he left the home circle and went to farming for himself. In 1872, he went to Ft. Scott, Kansas, and thence to Walla Walla, landing in the latter place on August 18, 1873. He worked on a farm for two years and then drove the stage from Dayton to Walla Walla for four years and then from Dayton to Lewiston for the same period, having good wages all the time. After this long service, he bought a farm near Pomeroy and went to farming. Three years later, he spent a few months in Lewiston and then, in 1887, took his pres- ent place, just outside the reservation. Since that time he has paid attention to the farm and has a fine place today, having everything in tip top order and thrift is in evidence at every point. Mr. Dixon has handled a road house for stages and also has raised considerable stock in addition to the other occupations mentioned.

On September 24. 1876. at Waitsburg, Washing- ton, Mr. Dixon married Alice C. Rowan. Her father was a blacksmith. Her mother was born in Illinois, in 1826, and now lives in Waitsburg. Mrs. Dixon was born in Missouri, on October 2, 1854, and has one brother and two sisters, Lucretia Denny, Lauena McHargne. Joseph R. Cox. Mr. Dixon has two brothers, Andrew. on the Cottonwood, and Henry M .. in Pomeroy, Washington. One child has been born to this union, Frankie Evans, living south of Lewiston on the Snake river. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon are devout

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members of the Christian church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. He was elected justice of the peace at the last election but refused to qualify. Mr. Dixon is a member of the school board and has always done much for the advancement of school interests. Mr. Dixon has a fine eleven room house and good barn and his place is a model. It is of interest as a remin- iscence that in 1878, when he was on the stage from Dayton to Lewiston, he was held up and robbed by highwaymen.

MASON S. McCOY. A popular and up-to-date hotel man and now operating a first class house in Mor- row, also having a good feed barn in connection, a man of uprightness and integrity, we, with pleasure, grant to Mr. McCoy space in the history of his county for a review of his life.

Mason S. McCoy was born in Walla Walla county, Washington, on February 15, 1872, being the son of James and Margaret (Leadbetter) McCoy, natives of Texas. The father was born in 1839, now lives in Prosser, Washington, and was one of the early pioneers of Washington, being through all the Indian wars. The mother was born in 1849, is living and came west with ox teams. Our subject grew to manhood in Day- ton, and was there educated. He learned in his early life the trade of sawyer and when fifteen went to do for himself, working both at farming and in the mills. When nineteen he went to the Willamette valley, later returned to Washington, then to Portland, then again to Washington. In the fall of 1895 Mr. McCoy was at the mouth of Lolo creek, on Clearwater, hunting and trapping and from which he came to his present place. In 1896 he came to Idaho, and here he was married to Mary Hacker, daughter of Jacob and Mary Hacker, on June 3, 1896. Mrs. McCoy's parents were born in Germany and her father died in 1899. She was born in Germany, on May 25, 1874, and came to the United States when six with her parents. Mrs. McCoy was educated in Kansas City, Missouri. She has the following named brothers and sisters, Terese Ettlesburger, Louis, Lizzie Lamb. Mr. McCoy has the followig named brothers and sisters, Mary, William, George, Clara Balt, Maude Radley, John, Viola Swift, Rose McFarland, Guy. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. McCoy, Eugene, Beatrice, Lela Fay. Mrs. McCoy is a Catholic. Mr. McCoy is allied with the Republicans in politics but reserves for his own de- cision the judgment of the different men and is an in- dependent thinker. He has a farm in addition to his hotel and also is handling some stock.

DANIEL M. WING. Engaged in the occupation of handling a farm, the genial gentleman and capable business man of whom we now have the pleasure of speaking is working out a good success and is one of the influential and reliable men of good standing in his section of the county.

Daniel M. Wing was born in Vassalboro, Maine,

on March 13, 1859, being the son of Henry C. and Ju- lia A. (Pettingale) Wing, natives of Maine. The father was born in 1842 and died in 1894, was a man of popularity and held numerous county offices, as sheriff, assessor and so forth. The mother was born in 1838 and died in 1897. The whole family removed to Farmington, Dakota county, Minnesota, in 1861 and the father acted as station agent for a number of years. Then he opened a foundry business and later was in public office in the county for years. Daniel M. grew to manhood there and was educated in the public schools. He operated a boot and shoe store for his father and then superintended a farm for his father. ln 1884, they all moved to Minneapolis and opened a grocery store. Later, we see our subject engaged in street railway business and then he was with the North- ern Pacific Express Company. In 1891 he came to Butte, Montana, and for seven years he wrought in the concentrating mill of W. A. Clark. On March 22, 1899, Mr. Wing came to the reservation and took his present place near Peck. He devoted himself to its improvement, putting out orchard, erecting buildings, and so forth, while he also clerked in a store in Peck.

In August, 1885, Mr. Wing married Miss Nettie Lakin, the wedding occurring in Farmington, Minne- sota, and to this happy marriage there have been born two children, Ruth, aged fifteen, and Freddie, aged five. Mrs. Wing was born in New York, in 1862. She finished her education in the state normal and then taught school for some time. She has two sisters and one brother, Frankie Berlin, Decker, and Carrie Pratt. Mr. Wing has one brother and one sister, Harry and Pearl Kinney. Mr. Wing is a member of the W. W. and Mrs. Wing of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Wing is active in political matters and reserves the right to vote for the man he chooses regardless of party tenets. He is an enthusiastic supporter of good schools and labors with wisdom for that end.

FRANK W. JULIAN. It is with pleasure that we incorporate in the volume of Nez Perces county history a resume of the career of the gentleman whose name is at the head of this article, and who is one of the substantial and capable farmers of this section. He was born in Greene county, Missouri, on October 14. 1869, being the son of Isaac M. and Sarah J. (Mc- Spadden) Julian. The father was born in Missouri, on October 25. 1840, was a soldier in the Civil war and fought the Indians with Ft. Leavenworth as head- quarters. He was assessor in Garfield county, Wash- ington. for two years. When our subject was twelve, he came with his parents from Missouri to Pomeroy, Washington, where the father took land and farmed. He also raised stock. Here our subject grew to man- hood and when eighteen, went to Dayton, Washington, and there farmed for himself until 1896, when he came to the reservation and homesteaded eighty acres, near where he now lives. Later, Mr. Julian sold this property and bought his present home place about two miles northeast from Morrow. Mr. Julian has a

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1 goud orchard, house, barn and other improvements on his quarter section and is making a fine place of the estate.

On March 29. 1891, at Dayton, Washington, Mr. Julian married Miss Blanche, daughter of Anthony and Rosetta ( Robbins) Rockhill. The father was born in Ohio. He crossed the plains in 1864 with ox teams and stopped two years in Willamette valley, whence he came to Dayton, where he now lives, aged eighty-two. Mrs. Julian was born in Dayton, Wash- ington, May 3, 1873, and has brothers and sisters as follows: Louise, Phoebe, Ellen, John, Rosetta, de- ceased, Anthony, deceased, Effie, Luella. Mr. Julian has three sisters and three brothers: Mary, Jennie, Fred, Lottie, Roxie, Nellie. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Julian, Floyd and Hazel. Mr. Julian is independent in politics and reserves for his own decision the questions and qualities of the men to vote for. He is a warm advocate of good schools and general progression.

LAFAYETTE KNOWLTON. The related occu- pations of dairving and farming occupy the subject of this article, and his family home is two and one-half miles southeast from Lewiston, where he has a farm, well improved and which he makes the headquarters of his dairy. He is a man of reliability and integrity, well spoken of by his neighbors and of untarnished reputation in the community.

Mr. Knowlton was born in Benton county, Ore- gon, on June 20, 1854. being the son of George and Susanna ( McKee) Knowlton, the father is a farmer and harness maker, also a successful school teacher, born in Vermont, in 1826, and now living in Spokane. The parents of Mr. Knowl- ton were also Vermonters. The mother of our subject was born in Ohio, in 1830 and died in 1874. Lafayette was called to mourn the death of his mother when he was twelve years of age and then he lived with a neighbor for four years, after which his father married and he returned to his home. The father had crossed the plains in 1832 and in 1862 he was led to the Salmon river mines through the gold excitement. He packed a sack of flour into Florence clear from Lewiston and at Florence he was offered one hundred dollars for it. Our subject went to raising horses in Oregon when he became of age and remained there until 1885. when he came to the vicinity of Ritzville, Washington, and bought a section of land and con- tinued in that industry. The great depression in the price of horses in the 'nineties and the panic at the same time caused a financial failure on the part of Mr. Knowlton and he lost about eight hundred head of horses. In 1897 he came to Lewiston and took up ciairying. He took a claim in the county where his son now lives and he has continued in this line since.

On February 14. 1877, Mr. Knowlton married Miss Alice, daughter of Thomas and Louisa ( Reddick) Kendall, natives of Ohio. Mrs. Knowlton was born in Bloomington, Illinois, in 1858, and she has one

brother and one sister, Homer and Lena O'Hara, both in Oregon. Mr. Knowlton has the following named brothers and sisters: Frances M., in Spokane county, Washington : Emma Jackson, at Priest river, in this state: Mary Jamieson, in Spokane: James E., in Okanogan, Washington ; and Grant, George and Su- sana, by his step-mother. To Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton there have been born six children : Dallas M., in Mel- rose, this county ; James E., attending normal ; Nel- lie G., Mabel M., Mary L., and Verna V. Mr. Knowl- ton is a member of the M. W. A., at Melrose and his wife is a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Knowlton had a number of uncles in the Civil war. In political matters, he is an admirer of Roosevelt, but not partisan. He is a warm advocate of good schools and labors always for their betterment.

EMANUEL VADNEY, M. D., is one of the earliest pioneers to settle in the bright little town of Morrow, where he is now conducting a lucrative prac- tice and also conducting a drug store, which is one of the thriving business establishments of the town.

Emanuel Vadney was born in Albany, New York, on October 5, 1858, being the son of Augustus and Elizabeth (Calderhovre) Vadney. The father was born in Paris, France, in 1822 and died in 1867. He came to the United States in 1839, was a graduate of the Homeopathic Institute in France, and was ex- amining physician for the government during the Civil war. He was a professor in the Homeopathic Insti- tute in Albany and a prominent physician. The mother of our subject was born in Albany county, New York, and died when Emanuel was an infant. Her father, George Vanderhovre, built and owned the Chicago hotel which was destroyed by the fire and afterwards rebuilt. He died in 1898. Our subject grew to young manhood in Albany and after complet- ing a literary course took a thorough course in the Homeopathic Institute where his father was professor. Then he went to Chico, California, and later returned to Chicago and took a four-year course in the In- dependent Medica! College of that city. Being thus excellently fortified for life's work, he came to Chico, then being twenty-six, and later removed to Milton, He practiced there and in Baker City for eight years and then removed to Boise, where he followed his profession for two years. In 1897 Dr. Vadney came to Morrow, and since that time has continued here with good success and also being held in high esteem among the people.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 50

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