An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 70

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cation, he went industriously to farming and later spent two years in carriage painting. About the time of his majority he went to the San Luis valley, Colorado, and took land. He had a half section under irrigation there and remained four years. Selling out after a successful venture, he went to Carbon, Wyoming, and took up the coal business. Three years later he returned to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and took the position of shipping clerk and later that of foreman of a ware- house. In 1901 Mr. Pribble came to the Big Bend country, in Washington, and in April, 1902, he came to Peck and bought a half interest in the ferry plying to the station on the north of the Clearwater, which has proved a good investment. Mr. Pribble intends to soon take up some other business with this.

On December 23. 1888, in Corning, lowa. Mr. Pribble married Miss Jessie L., daughter of Charles F. and Emma ( Archer) Lathrop. The father is a jeweler and was born in Wisconsin. He held the office of sheriff and other positions of trust in Iowa and was a pioneer in Nebraska. His wife was born in Michigan and her parents are living in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mrs. Pribble was born in Delaware county, Iowa, on May 21, 1872; she finished her education in the high school and was also accomplished in music, having given instruction in that branch for years. She has two brothers and two sisters, William and Ernest, in Iowa : Bertha Vredenburg and Maude, both in Iowa. Mr. Pribble has one brother, Ira A., living in Salina, Kansas, being a traveling salesman for the Union Pacific Coal Company, of Omaha. Mr. Pribble is a member of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen and his wife is a member of the Methodist church. Politically, our subject is a stanch Democrat and active in that arena. His father was rejected from the war on account of being a cripple, but his wife's father served in the war.

SAMUEL HOLT. The days of pioneer hard- ships are largely done in Nez Perces county ; the times of Indian fighting are over; the toil of the sturdy frontiersman has resulted in a prosperous and wealthy community of intelligent and progressive people. One who has passed the years of toil, danger and hardship as one of the real pioneers and who has demonstrated himself one of the real frontiersmen of the country, having passed through all the trying times referred to, is mentioned at the head of this article. Samuel Holt is well and widely known both as a business man of Culdesac, having a first-class hotel there, the "Com- mercial," and also as the intrepid, fearless and sturdy pioneer of thrilling early days.

An epitome of his career will be interesting read- ing and therefore we make it a part of the county history. He was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, on July 22, 1849. being the son of Thomas A. and Mary (Cardwell ) Holt. The father was a lieutenant in the regular army, participated in the Mexican war and died when our subject was one year old. The mother was born in Tennessee in 1823, and the time of her

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death was 1853. After her husband's death she had mar- ried John L. Kline in 1852. In 1853 they started across the plains, when within one hundred and fifty miles of Boise City she sickened and died. Our subject and his older brother. Frank, three years his senior, came with their stepfather to Eugene, Oregon, and there wintered. When he was thirteen years old the two boys came to Walla Walla together and he went to cooking for Ed Whitman's pack train. In 1863 he was at Lewiston and also at Idaho City with a pack train. In 1866 he was cooking at Beartown, and more or less since that time he has followed cooking. In 1868 he returned to Lewiston, and that town has been his headquarters most of the time since. When the Nez Perces reservation opened up he came and on May 22, 1896. he took a claim seven miles southwest from Culdesac, which he still owns and handles. In addition to that Mr. Holt operates the "Commercial," as stated above, one of the leading hostleries of the county. He has a good trade and is wise in his manage- ment to please the traveling public. During the Nez Perces war he served seven months, pursuing the In- dians most of the time. He carried dispatches from Lewiston to Walla Walla at that time and made the best time on record. He rode the distance of ninety- eight miles in seven hours and forty minutes, having four relays.

On November 2, 1885, Mr. Holt married Miss Laura A., daughter of Samuel and Lucinda ( Privett ) Minnick, the nuptials occurring in Lewiston. The father was a carpenter and a native of Illinois and a pioneer to Oregon. The mother died in Oregon in 1871. Mrs Holt has one sister, Addie Lubkins, living in Spokane. She also has three half-sisters and three half-brothers in Spokane. Two children have been the fruit of this happy marriage, Mabel and Chester, both at home. Mrs. Holt was born in Albany, Oregon. on February 5. 1870. and came with her parents to Waitsburg while an infant. Mr. Holt has one brother, Frank, living in Yakima. He is the only living rela- tive. Mr. Holt is a Democrat and active in matters of political moment. He is an advocate of good schools, and one reason of his moving to town was to educate his children better than could be done in the country.

WILLIAM H. YOUNG. This well known busi- ness man of Lewiston has not been here as long as many of the worthy pioneers, still his industry, capa- bility and excellent success in his business, as a music dealer, having the only exclusive store of that kind in Lewiston, together with his good moral qualities of worth, entitle him to representation in any volume that purports to give review of the leading citizens of the county of Nez Perces.

In Cobden, Canada, on December 24, 1857. oc- curred the birth of William H. Young to George A. and Eveline (Marshall) Young. The father was a pilot in Canada and was born in the north of Ireland in 1826, his parents also being natives there, while his mother, a Meredith, was closely related to the royalty

of Scotland. The mother of our subject was born in Canada in 1828 and now lives in Lewiston. Her fa- ther was born in Connecticut and her mother was born in Vermont. Her father was a shipbuilder. William H. was educated in his native land and remained there until 1875, when he and his brother, John M., came to the United States and settled in York, Ne- braska, working the blacksmith shop of their uncle, Benjamin Marshall. In 1877 they started a grocery store in York and in 1882 removed to Riverton, being there in the mercantile business also until 1887. Then he sold and invested his money in land in northwestern Kansas, which proved a poor venture. In July, 1889, he abandoned the land, removed to Smith Centre and went to clerking. In August of the next year he was in North Dakota selling music. In 1892 he returned to Smith Centre and opened a music store, where he did business until 1901, when he came to Lewiston and bought out F. G. Erb & Company. He is now doing a fine business, having the only strictly music house in the city.

On August 10, 1881, Mr. Young married Miss Kate, daughter of Edward and Mary (Rankin) Gib- son, natives of Canada, and of English descent. The wedding occurred in Canada. Mrs. Young was born in Cobden, Canada, on August 4, 1858, and was edu- cated in the Bowman Academy. She died November, 1900, in Smith Centre, Kansas, having been the mother of the following children: George E., de- ceased ; W. Bertram, a good musician, eighteen years old and now in Taylor, California ; Rex J., Virgil R., Winifred H., Kate, Mary, Douglas A., all at home. Mrs. Young had one brother and two sisters, John, Julia Burns, Rebecca Stuart. Mr. Young had three brothers, John M., George A. and James T. Mr. Young has property in Smith Centre, in addition to his business and holdings in this county. He is a man of business energy and very proficient in his line.

HILBERT B. SMITH. The town of Lewiston and the traveling public of the northwest need no in- troduction to the capable and entertaining gentleman whose name appears at the head of this article, being the proprietor of the Grand Hotel, one of the most popular hostelries in the state of Idaho, and justly de- serving of its standing on account of the excellent manner in which it is conducted by its skillful and affable proprietor.

Mr. Smith was born in Vernon county, Missouri. near Nevada City, on October 30, 1872, being the son of Hiram R. and Sarah J. (Salmon) Smith. The father was a farmer and died in February, 1873, and the mother died in 1893. Shortly after the father's death the family removed to Pike county, Illinois, set- tling on a farm near New Canton, which the older brothers tilled. Our subject attended school and as- sisted his brothers in the care of the farm, remaining there until 1880. Then he came to the west, settling at Sprague, Washington, taking up the restaurant business. In 1895 he went to Trail, British Columbia.

WILLIAM H. YOUNG.

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In 1898 Mr. Smith came to Lewiston and opened the Model restaurant in partnership with his brother Hiram R. They did a good business until 1901, when the entire property was destroyed by fire. On the fifth day of June, in the same year, Mr. Smith opened the Grand restaurant and afterward the Grand Hotel. The establishment is conducted on the European plan and has thirty-seven sleeping apartments; the cuisine is unexcelled, as is also the service of the entire house.

On November 25, 1897, at Trail, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Smith and Miss Myrtle, daughter of James and Nettie (Merrick) Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs was a farmer, born in New York state in 1846, and the mother in lowa in 1856: both are in the mining coun- try of British Columbia. Mrs. Smith was born in Delaware county, Iowa, on November 10, 1876, was educated in the common schools and came west with her parents in 1883. She has the following named brothers and sisters: Irving W., Grace, Reece and Blanche. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Smith are named below: Wesley Acres, a half-brother, George A., a half-brother. Seldon Smith, Robert, Hiram and Ella (Acres) Eakin. Mr. Smith is a member of the K. of P., the M. W. A., and the W. of W. He is allied with the Republican party and is one of the leading business men of Lewiston, being capable, up- right and possessed of sterling qualities.

LEWIS W. MUSTOE. It gives us pleasure to record the salient points in the career of our subject, as he has been a real pioneer in the reservation portion of the Nez Perces country and has shown commend- able zeal and energy in his labors for its upbuilding and development.

Lewis Mustoe was born in Bath county, Virginia, on June 8, 1859, being the son of Adam G. and Nancy (Wilson) Mustoe. natives respectively of Bath county, Virginia, and Barbour county, West Virginia. They were married in the latter place and came to Bath county to live and in 1871 removed to Adair county, Missouri. In these places our subject grew to man- hood. received a good common school education and learned well the art of farming. He then took various trips to Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, and in 1889. he made his way to Moscow, where he explored the country and then went to the north fork of the Clearwater and there spent several years hunting, trapping, prospecting and exploring the country. He was a very successful nimrod and many excellent speci- mens of big game were the trophies of his chase. Later we see him in the Potlatch country and there he remained until the twenty-sixth day of March, 1896, on which day he located his present claim, about four- teen miles southeast from Peck. He had the pick of farms, being one of the first settlers, and his judgment was good, for Mr. Mustoe has as fine a piece of land as is to be found on the reservation. He has bestowed his labors with wisdom and industry and the result could but be that such effort would be rewarded with a competence that is gratifying. Mr. Mustoe has de-

voted himself to raising the cereals and flax and is one of the successful men in this line. It is interesting to see that all this has ben accomplished without the aid of capital, for Mr. Mustoe came with a couple of horses and has wrought it all out by the sturdy labors of his hands. He has had all the various hardships of the mountaineer and pioneer to endure and is one who has shown in it all endurance, continuity of purpose, determination to succeed despite the various hardships and obstacles, and has accomplished his purpose. The mother of our subject died on July II, 1891, at the old home in Missouri. The father came to the Potlatch country in 1893 and died in September, 1899.

CLYDE D. CHAPMAN. This intelligent and progressive business man of Culdesac is one of the men who is bringing that town to the front. He oper- ates a livery stable, having the finest barn in the town. He enjoys a good trade, owing to his care of the needs of patrons and accommodating ways and affability. In addition to his business, Mr. Chapman has a timber claim and also a farm, where he raises flax, doing a good business in that line.

Clyde D. Chapman was born in Poweshiek county, Iowa, on November 16. 1875, being the son of Emulos C. and Mary C. (Stitt) Chapman. The father was born in Indiana, in 1851, now lives at Melrose, Idaho, having come to this state in 1887. His father was born in Knox county, Ohio, and was a pioneer in Illinois. The mother of our subject was born in Kansas in 1855, her father being a pioneer in that state and a soldicr in the Civil war for four years. The parents of our subject removed to Nebraska in 1882 and en- gaged in farming and raising stock for five years. In 1889 they came to Idaho and settlement was made in Westlake. A pre-emption was taken and there Clyde labored with his father and attended school. Although when he became of age, and even before, he worked some for himself, still he made his home with his parents until 1901. Mr. Chapman is still enjoying his bachelor freedom and is a popular resident of the community. Mr. Chapman has the following named brothers and sisters : Carl, deceased ; Harriett V. Stinson and Claud H. This latter is an exceptionally bright and precocious lad. Mr. Chapman is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. : the W. of W., and the Women of Woodcraft. In political matters he is a Republican and takes an intelligent interest in the affairs of that realm.

VICTOR SPENSLEY. This energetic, industri- ous, and capable gentleman, has a special talent of adaptability that has enabled him to turn his force and ability in different directions with great success and also with credit to himself. At the present time he is on a farm, one mile north from Lapwai, has a comfort- able home and handles considerable stock, cattle, horses and hogs. He owns one hundred and seven

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acres of land, property in Lapwai, and also property in Nezperce.

Victor Spensley was born in the northern part of England on May 30, 1801. being the son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Southern ) Spensley. The father was a physician and surgeon and has the remarkable record of practicing for sixty years. He was born in 1812 and died in 1888. His father was also a physician. The mother of our subject was born in 1812 and is still living. Victor was educated and followed the dry goods business; in 1881 he came to the United States.

Settlement was made in western Minnesota, and in Murray and Pipestone counties he followed mer- chandising for four years. Then a move was made to Bazile Mills, Nebraska, and there Mr. Spensley opened a livery stable. One year later he went to western Nebraska and farmed. Next he came to Baker City, and in October, 1894, he settled in Lapwai. He raised hogs for a year or so and then opened a restaurant in Lapwai. Later he operated a livery stable in Lewiston and then he returned and erected a hotel and feed stable in Lapwai, which he operated until June. 1902.

On February 21. 1890. Mlr. Spensley married Miss Kate Piatt, in Dawson county, Nebraska. Her parents were Lafayette and Eliza ( Cole) Piatt, natives re- spectively of Indiana and Illinois. Mrs. Spensely has the following named brothers and sisters: Joshua, Dora, Elizabeth, Walter, Chauncey, Pearl and Earl. Mr. Spensley has the following named sisters: Mary F., Emma A., Agnes, Minnie and Kate. The second one is able to speak six different languages, and all are well educated. Part of them belong to the Catholic church and part belong to the Episcopalian church. In political matters Mr. Spensley is a Republican and takes the proper interests in the affairs of state. He is an advocate of continual progress in educational facilities and is an enterprising and progressive citi- zen.

NEIS P. SKOW. This intelligent and industri -. farmer and stockman of the reservation country is one who has done his share in the good work of im- provement and opening up of the country and he is entitled to a consideration in his county's history.

Nels P. Skow was born in Denmark, on September 13. 1857, being the son of Peter and Catrine Skow, natives of Denmark, and died in 1894 and 1895, re- spectivelv. Nels grew to manhood in the native coun- try and was educated in the common schools. At the age of twenty he came to the United States and settled in Minnesota. He railroaded there for three years and then went to Canada and did the same work un- til 1886, when he made his way to Portland, Oregon. There and in the Sound country he railroaded and later went to farming in Stevens county, Washington. He was defrauded out of his honest earnings there after eight years of hard toil. In 1896 he came to the reservation country and took his present place, four miles southeast from Melrose. This has been the scene of his labors and plans since, and he now has a

fine farm all under cultivation, good buildings, com- fortable residence and a goodly holding of stock.

On October 22, 1894, Mr. Skow married Mary A. Curry, daughter of Matthew and Elsie (Walker ) Curry, natives of Scotland. One son has been born to this union, Nels. By a former marriage Mrs. Skow has two children, Elsie and Bernice. Mrs. Skow was born in Ashland county, Ohio, in 1868, and has four brothers and two sisters, Theodore, Maggie Marion, William. Matthew, Elsie and Earl.

Mr. Skow has the following named brothers and sisters . Peter, Samuel, Bertie, Catherine and Elsie. They are both members of the Methodist church and hearty supporters of their faith. In political matters they are both Republicans and intelligent in the ques- tions of the day and also actively interested in the ad- vancement of the welfare of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Skow are respected and influential people.

CHARLES C. BUNNELL. No more familiar figure and substantial business man and patriotic citi- zen is seen on the streets of Lewiston than the sub- ject of this article. Mr. Bunnell was born in Roches- ter, New York, on October 5. 1835, being the son of Dennis D. and Eliza (Durand) Bunnell, natives of Connecticut, the mother coming to New York in 1818. When two years old, our subject came west with the family to Michigan and settled in Marshall. The father farmed there and also conducted various financial operations. In March, 1850, he died and in October of the same year the mother passed away, having returned to New York to be among old friends. Charles C. remained with his brothers, Augustus and D. D., for two years in Milwaukee, then returned to Rochester, New York, and there learned the tinner's trade. He worked at it five years in Rochester and then went to Michigan for a few months, then on to Portland, Oregon, in May, 1857, whence he took a trip to San Francisco, but returned to Portland, and then to The Dalles, where he did well, saving one thousand dollars. He went to Portland in 1860 and opened a tinware and stove store with his brother, D. D. They worked together until 1868. In 1862, however, our subject came to Lewiston. A few peo- ple had stopped there the previous year, but MIr. Bunnell is about one of the oldest settlers. He and his brother put up a quartz mill at Sparta, Baker county, Oregon, which proved a financial failure: in 1868, when he and his brother dissolved partnership, the mill fell into his hands and he sold it at a great sacri- fice. Our subject started into the tinware business in Lewiston in 1862, manufacturing all his own stock ; he soon added hardware and stoves and prosperity came to him constantly. He labored faithfully year after year, gaining a fine patronage by his kind and upright treatment of all and his business became one of the mammoth affairs of the city ; he now owns the block where he conducted it, having sold the business, feeling assured that he has well earned the retirement that now comes to him in the golden years of his

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well spent career. He also owns a number of dwell- ings and some farms adjacent to Lewiston. 1899 was the date that Mr. Bunnell sold his business and retired from the store.

The marriage of Mr. Bunnell and Miss Flora Springer, daughter of Wesley and Rebecca (Shoe- maker) Graves, was solemnized on September 22, 1872. Mr. Graves came to Oregon in 1852 and he was proprietor of the Chemetka Hotel in Salem for years. Mrs. Bunnell was born in Knox county, Illi- nois, in 1845. and was but seven years old when she came with her parents to Oregon. The other mem- bers of her father's family are Johanna Springer, in Lewiston ; Mary Lenninger Graves, in Oregon : Mattie Cardwell, also in Oregon. Mr. Bunnell's brothers and sisters are, Augustus, William and Dennis D., all deceased.

Mr. Bunnell is a charter member of Nezperce Lodge of Masons, No. 10, and has been its treasurer since its organization. He and his estimable wife are members of the First Presbyterian church in Lewis- ton. He has never sought office in any form and although being frequently solicited by friends to ac- cept, he has steadily declined. Mr. Bunnell is one of the real builder of the county and has been one of its most successful business men, is esteemed by all and highly respected as a worthy pioneer and gentleman of integrity. He has been a director of the Lewiston National Bank since 1888, and for three years was president of the institution.

THOMAS M. BUTLER. This enterprising and leading farmer in the vicinity of Rosetta, is a native of the occident, and his career has all been spent in the west. He is a son of this country, in which commendable pride may be taken, and has done a great deal to assist in its development and upbuilding. Therefore a brief review of his life will be quite in place in this history of his county.

Thomas M. Butler was born near the John Day, in Oregon, on November 12, 1867, being the son of Jason R. and Mary K. (Fields) Butler, natives re- spectively of Rockland, Maine, and Linn county, Ore- gon, the latter being born on December 12, 1847. The parents were farmers and our subject received a com- mon school education and was reared amid the sur- roundings and labors of a western farm. He remained in the native place until 1890, engaged in farming and at the year mentioned he migrated to the favored country of Idaho. He rented land on the Potlatch until 1896 and then, upon the opening of the reser- vation, he selected his present place, two miles west from Rosetta and homesteaded it. Since that time this has been his home and he has devoted himself to general farming and has prospered. At the present time Mr. Butler is erecting a fine, two-story house, which, when completed, will he one of the finest rural abodes in the county. In addition to the comfort and beauty that skill and architecture can make of the residence, Mr. Butler is exceptionally well favored, in

that from the veranda of his beautiful home can be seen for miles the fertile valleys of the Potlatch and the Cottonwood, making a sight that will feast the eyes of the lover of landscape beauty. This enraptur- ing view is one of the most beautiful to be found any- where on the reservation and to have it constantly as the vista of the home place makes Mr. Butler especi- ally favored in his home surroundings.

Mr. Butler married Miss Mabel J., daughter of Charles B. and Margaret ( Weeks) Herrick. and a native of Iowa, on June 13, 1886. She has two brothers and one sister living, Fred, Clarence and Nellie G. Mr. Butler has the following named broth- ers and sisters: William C. and Clarence A., both living in Idaho; Lucinda, A., wife of Charles W. Little; Lillia A., wife of Charles W. Laughlin : Catherine I., wife of Lonzo McWillis ; Sophrona A .. wife of Fred N. Fells ; Clara E., and Bessie A.

CHARLES C. MILES. It is very gratifying to see so many enterprising and sagacious young men taking up business and residence in Nez Perces county, and a real leader in these qualities mentioned is the subject of this article. He is postmaster at Webb. hav- ing been the moving spirit in getting the office estab- lished. In addition to that he handles a general merchandise business and his fair dealing, his upright- ness, and his differential treatment of customers have given him a good patronage that is constantly in- creasing. He also handles a farm, having a fine estate well improved and stocked with cattle, horses and hogs. Thus it is seen that Mr. Miles is one of the leading men of this section, is an active, public minded, and capable young man of excellent stand- ing.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 70

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