An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 90

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Publication date: 1903
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it and put in a good stock. He went into partnership with his brother, George D. Clayton, and by fair treat- ment of customers, and good business methods, they have built up a good business, have cleared the house from all indebtedness and are rapidly building then- selves up as prosperous and substantial merchants.

In 1898 Mr. Clayton married Miss Ella E., daughter of Anthony and Maggie (Bishop) Tozier. She was born in Kansas, on June 8, 1874, and has two brothers, James and Robert. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton have one child, Lloyd Alvin. Mr. Clayton has three brothers, George D., John M., and Walter P .; he has also five sisters, Mary C., wife of Dr. T. A. Coffelt ; Annie L., wife of Charles B. Lewis; Fanny L., wife of Lemuel Keith ; Hattie J. and Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton are members of the Methodist church and are highly respected people. Mr. Clayton came to this country not possessed of great capital and his ability and enterprise with his genial way and skill have placed him in the front ranks of business men of this section.

ENOCH S. REEVES. A worthy member of the large class of farmers and stockmen who have builded Nez Perces county, it is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant to the subject of this article a con- sideration in the history of his county. Enoch S. Reeves was born in Woodson county, Kansas, on De- cember 11, 1868, being the son of Newton and Matilda {Gordy) Reeves. The father was born in Iowa in 1843 and died in 1879, having been a pioneer in Kan- sas. His wife was born in Ohio in 1849, and she still lives near Palouse, in Idaho. Her father was a pioneer in Kansas and her two brothers fought for the flag during the Civil war. Enoch grew up on a farm and gained an education by studying during the winters. He was but twelve when the father died and being the eldest boy, he had the burden to carry, which early gave him to know the hardships of life and the responsibilities of providing for dependent ones. In 1883 they sold out in Kansas and migrated to Palouse, where the mother bought a farm and he managed it until 1890. In that year he bought a farm for him- self and, in addition to general farming, he devoted himself to raising hogs, which was the means of tid- ing him over the awful panic from 1893-6. He still owns the farm, which is a great proof of his ability and wisdom, for the most able of the farmers were called upon to give up their possessions.

In 1899 Mr. Reeves came to the reservation and settled on his present place adjoining Peck on the east. Here he has devoted himself to raising fruit and general farming ; he has excellent buildings and his place is one of the neat and comfortable ones of the county.

On December 24, 1891, Mr. Reeves married Miss Laura B., daughter of George H. and Itha J. (Gaut) Sawyer. Mr. Sawyer was born in Oregon in 1847 and is now one of the prosperous farmers and stock- men of Latah county. His wife was also born in Oregon. the date being October 14, 1852, and her

parents settled in that state in 1845. Mrs. Reeves was born in Oregon, on June 17, 1872. She was edu- cated at Philomath College and has two brothers, El- mer, deceased; Charles, at home near Palouse. Mr. Reeves has two sisters and one brother,-Bell Ander- son, near Palouse; Anna Rudd, deceased; Orletus, in Latah county. To Mr. and Mrs. Reeves there have been born four children, Milly, Pearl, Rubena and Enoch L. In national politics Mr. Reeves is a Repub- lican but in all other matters of government he se- lects the man from the intrinsic worth of the candi- dates. Mr. Reeves has spent his odd moments in perfecting himself in the taxidermist's art and had some fine specimens on exhibition at the fairs in Lew- iston and Peck.

CASSIUS M. COLE. At the present time Mr. Cole is one of the prosperous and well-to-do citizens of Nez Perces county. His family home is situated on his estate of two hundred and forty acres about three miles north from Culdesac. He has a fine farm, is getting it well improved and is raising stock in ad- dition to a general farming business and fruit cul- ture. He has between one and two acres of fine strawberries, owns some excellent specimens of Po- land China hogs, has a good Percheron stallion and is beginning to launch out in stock more extensively. His buildings consist of comfortable house and out- buildings, the former being situated in a naturally sheltered spot and when Mr. Cole gets his plans car- ried out and his estate improved he will have one of the best rural abodes in the county.

Cassius M. Cole was born in Knoxville, Knox county, Illinois, on March 17, 1852, being the son of Asa V. and Lucy (Doty) Cole. They were farmers and in 1856 the family went to Santa Clara county, California. There our subject received his educa- tion in the public schools and in Gates Business Col- iege in San Jose. When twenty he started in the re- tail liquor buiness in Tulare county and five years were spent there. He also continued in other places in the state and at the time of the Coeur d'Alene ex- citement, he took in the first sawmill and also a stock of general merchandise to that section and thirteen years were spent in industrial efforts there. He built the first sawmill on Eagle creek, built the first jail in Shoshone county, Pierce City being the county seat. Next we see him in Palouse where he loaned money for eight years and then repaired to Harrison and built the Hotel Harrison, which he operated for two years. A time was spent in Portland and later wc see him in Astoria, but on account of the fishermen's strike there which stagnated business he moved to Lewiston and did business for five years. Later he settled on his present land and is now turning his attention to the industrial life again.

Mr. Cole married Miss Emma Fairbank, a native of lowa, in 1886, and to them have been born five children, Clarence, Herbert, May, Edith, and Cas- sius Dell. May is the wife of Frank Lehmicke in Kendrick. Mrs. Cole has the following brothers and

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sisters : Robert, Thomas, James, Minnie, wife of Mr. Morris; Grace, wife of Ward Allen; Jane, wife of Henry Erickson, a photographer in Moscow; Eva, wife of Mr. Turnbow. Mrs. Cole's father was a veteran of the Mexican war, and is now deceased. Mr. Cole is a member of the I. O. R. M., at Lewiston, Idaho. In political matters he is a Democrat and was deputy sheriff under John Costillo, in Kootenai conIn- ty in 1894. At the same time he was deputy United States marshal under Joe Pinkhanı. He was nomi- nated by acclamation for delegate to the legislature in 1894, but resigned in favor of Judge Hogan of Kootenai county. Mr. Cole has always taken an ac- tive part in political matters and is a leader in his party, yet has never pressed himself for preferment, being willing to give the offices to others. Mr. Cole has also been active in prospecting in different sec- tions and is now interested with W. Kittenbaugh, of the Lewiston National Bank, in some promising pro- perties. He is skilled in minerals and in prospecting as well as in the methods of the developing of pro- perties and Mr. Cole is one of the leaders in push- ing forward this important industry.

LAWSON W. WARLICK. In the persons of this gentleman and his estimable wife we have the exemplification of the true spirit of the pioneer and a demonstration of genuine stability and courage, for they came to the reservation country carrying a rake and a hoe and making the trip on foot. Their fine ranch is situated about one mile northeast from l'eck and is embellished with substantial improve- ments and bears annually abundant crops of all the cereals, including corn, the place being one of a half a dozen on the reservation that will produce that fine grain. Mr. Warlick has shown commendable pluck and skill and has now the reward of his labors in this goodly home and estate.

Lawson W. Warlick was born in Calhoun coun- ty, Alabama, on May 5, 1860, being the son of Law- son and Polly (McGinnis) Warlick, natives of North Carolina. The father was born in North Carolina in 1826, was impressed by General Lee into Confederate service although a strong Republican. He died in 1873. The mother was born in 1827 and died in 1862, being of Scotch extraction. When Lawson was two years old his parents removed to Dallas, Gaston county, North Carolina, that being the old home place of the father. There he grew to man- hood and received his education. Later he learned the art of the engineer and also the business of operat- ing a planing mill. When seventeen he went to western Kansas and wrought in the round house on the Kansas Pacific at Wallace. Then he fired some time and at the age of twenty-three he took his first orders on the. Denver, Texas & Fort Worth. When twenty-six he returned to North Carolina and re- mained two years. On April 16, 1889, Mr. Warlick came to Lagrange, Oregon, and thence to Long val- ley. Idaho, where he took a piece of government land.

l'roving up on it in two years, he returned to Lagrange and labored in the sawmills for six years. It was 1898 that he came to the reservation country and settled on his present place. Fifty dollars was the sum of the earthly possessions, with the rake and hoe mentioned above, of Mr. Warlick and his wife when they footed it to their land. They are now well-to-do.

On October 9, 1887, Mr. Warlick married Miss Lanie, daughter of John and Barbara (Kiser) Smith, the wedding occurring in North Carolina. Mr. Smith was born in North Carolina and his ancestors for generations back were pioneers and land owners there. Mrs. Smith was also born there and came from an honorable pioneer family. Her father was impressed in the Confederate army although he was a stanch Republican. Mrs. Warlick was born on Janu- ary 13, 1872, and has the following named brothers and sisters : Maggie, Thomas, Luther, Lizzie, Charles. Mr. Warlick has the following brothers and sisters: Rubertus, Abraham, Mary C., deceased, and one half- sister, Martha Candis. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Warlick, Bessie. Mr. Warlick formerly belonged to the Firemen's Brotherhood. He is a stanch Republican and votes the ticket straight and is a zealous supporter of Republican principles. He is a zealous worker for good roads and schools and does much labor for these worthy ends.

CHARLES R. TIEDE. An old adage says that where there is a will there is a way, and it seems that this was fully exemplified in the life of our subject in his struggles to get to the reservation country. He was working on a squater's right at Gray's harbor and was practically without means and when he saw that this land was not to come into market for some time, he determined to see the reservation, and accord- ingly he and his father set out on foot to make the journey from that place to Nez Perces county. He sold a horse to gain money enough for the necessaries of the journey and they started. While crossing the Cascades they were lost and wandered four days with- out food. One month was consumed before they saw the land they sought and then on June 20, 1896, he filed on his present place, three miles southeast from Gifford. Since that time, Mr. Tiede has given him- self to improvement and tilling his ranch and he is now possessed of a good holding in worldly goods. His ranch is valuable and well improved and he has made a commendable showing.

Charles R. Tiede was born in Jefferson county, Wisconsin, on March II, 1873, being the son of Her- inan L. and Louisa (Youst) Tiede. The father was a native of northern Germany and came to the United States when he was twenty. Charles was the young- est of seven children and his mother died when he was a child. In 1878 he went with his father to Hamilton county, Nebraska, and in 1885 they re- moved to Seward county, the same state. There the father owned and operated a grist mill for five years. On October 1, 1889, our subject came to Portland and

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labored as a longshoreman for a time, then went to Grays harbor and engaged to run a planer, also set- tling on a piece of land. Later, he heard of the res- ervation country and came hither as we have de- scribed.

On March 19, 1901, Mr. Tiede married Mrs. Mary Herider, daughter of John and Marguerette Gertje, natives of Germany. They migrated to Minnesota where Mrs. Tiede was born and they now live in the Potlatch country. Mrs. Tiede had one child by her former marriage, John Herider, born May 23, 1897. To Mr. and Mrs. Tiede there has been born one child, Louisa.

GEORGE A. ROBERTS is entrusted with the responsibilities and intricacies of the postoffice at Cul- desac, while he also oversees his farm, which lies two and one-half miles northeast from the town. He is a man of uprightness and integrity and stands well in the community, has had considerable experience in this western country and has wrought with a strong hand and manifestation of sagacity in the development of the resources of the country.

George A. Roberts was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1861, being the son of Joseph and Sarah ( Unangst) Roberts. The father was a carpenter, born in Ohio, in 1833. a pioneer to lowa, and now lives- in Missouri. His father was born in Vermont. The mother of our subject was born in Pennsylvania in 1839 and still lives. Her parents were natives of Pennsylvania also. When George was three years old the family came to Jack- son county, lowa, and there he grew to young man- hood. He attended the schools of his native place, and worked between times. At the age of twenty he decided to try the issues of fortune for himself and so came west to Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. For fifteen months he resided in the Willamette valley and then came to Walla Walla. He married there and went to Whitman county, taking a preemption and timber culture. He did well, then sold out and rail- roaded for a couple of years, after which he repaired to Lincoln county and raised stock until the Nez Perce reservation opened up. It was in 1896 that he took his present place which he improved in good shape. He has fine orchard, buildings, and so forth. In 1901 he was appointed postmaster at Culdesac and he has discharged the duties incumbent upon him there in a becoming manner and with credit to him- self and the community.

On September 4, 1884, Mr. Roberts married Miss Mattie, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Spear) Leam- ing. The father of Mrs. Roberts is a stockman, born in Indiana, in 1822. The mother was born in Ohio in 1836 and died in 1895. Mrs. Roberts was born in Thayer county, Nebraska, in 1863, being the first white child born in the county. She has the following brothers and sisters: Carrie Hamlin, in Culdesac ; Frances Logsdon, at Endicott, Washington ; Wesley. in the Colville reservation, Washington. To Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have been born three children, Montie,

deceased : Blanche, and Evertie. Mr. Roberts has brothers and sisters named as follows: Park, Minnie Latshaw, Minor, Earl, and Bertrand. Mr. Roberts is a member of the I. O. O. F., while his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. In political mat- ters he is allied with the Republicans and takes an active hand in this realm, always attending the con- ventions and primaries. He labors incessantly for good schools and is clerk of the board at the present time.

AUSTIN D. GREGORY is manager of the largest warehouses in Culdesac, and they are owned by the Vollmer-Clearwater Company, and do the most extensive business in the county.

Mr. Gregory was born in Monroe, Michigan, on January 17, 1872, being the son of John S. and Eliza- beth Mary ( White) Gregory. The father was an attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years and now lives in Galveston, Texas. Austin D. was educated in the common schools and came to Lewis- ton in 1896. He was engaged by the Clearwater Grain Company and soon had charge of a warehouse at Spalding and later assumed his present position.

GEORGE M. HENDERSON. A leading and successful business man in Culdesac, a man of excel- lent capabilities, and withal a pioneer of the west and one who has wrought with faithfulness in many places and avocations, the subject of this article is eminently fitted for representation in the history of his county.

George M. Henderson was born in Appanoose county, Iowa, on August 10, 1857, being the son of John A. and Matilda J. (York) Henderson. The mother died in 1863. Our subject remained on the farm until eighteen years old, having been educated in the public schools. He then learned the trade of the engineer and several years later came across the plains with his father and brother. They wintered in Boise valley where their cattle died and they traded one cart for a sack of flour. In the spring they went to Idaho City and there the father did well on the pur- chase of some mining property. A few years later they came to Walla Walla and there the father was sick for some time. He made several trips to the east and on July 28, 1897. he died. Our subject fol- lowed engineering in Walla Walla and later bought a farm near Dayton. He sold a couple of years later and went to Walla Walla, later returned to Dayton and was deputy sheriff under J. H. Hosler. When the Nez Perces war broke out he participated in quelling the savages. After that he went to Whitman county and remained there until Igoo, when he came to Clarkston, Washington, and for one year operated a bus and feed stable. Then in July, 1901. he came to Culdesac, opened a furniture store, where we find him at the present time doing a good business.

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14, 1859. Her parents were Dr. Louis W. and Cynthia Ann (Sheffer ) Benge. The family came to the Walla Walla valley in September, 1862, settling on the Oregon side. The father operated a farm and practiced medicine and was county commissioner several terms. There were three boys and three girls in the family besides Mrs. Henderson. Mr. Hender- son is a Democrat and active in political matters. He is a member of the W. W., Camp No. 230 of Johnson, Washington, while his wife is a member of the Ladies Circle of this order, at the same place. To Mr. and Mrs. Henderson have born three children: Eva L., Charles B. and Claude R.

HAZEN SQUIER. This well known business man and representative pioneer of the county of Nez Perces, as also of other sections of the west, is among the leading and prominent men of our country and although formerly one of the most active business men of Lewiston, is now retired from the arena and is enjoy- ing the competence which his industry has accumu- lated. Mr. Squier was born in Weathersfield, Vermont, on May 9, 1835, being the son of John and Louisa A. (Kendall) Squier. The father was a marble worker and engraver, born in Vermont, on March 18, 1807, being of English extraction. He died on May 15, 1885. The mother was born January 31, 1811, and died July 5, 1890, in Vermont. The subject of this sketch re- ceived a good common school and seminary education and at the age of seventeen was employed as clerk in a country store in Vermont. Two years later, led by an adventurous spirit to the west, he went to St. Clair, Michigan, and thence to Lexington, clerking two years in each place. It was 1858 when he determined to try San Francisco, and came there via Panama. He went thence to Oroville, Butte county, and engaged in placer mining for two years. Failing of success in that venture, he then came, in 1862, overland to Portland, and in July enlisted in the Washington Territory Vol- unteer Infantry, understanding the regiment was to go east. He was taken to Vancouver instead, and was detailed as clerk in the quartermaster's depart- ment. In December, the company was ordered to The Dalles, to relieve Company A, of the Ninth Infantry, which was sent east. Mr. Squier remained in the quartermaster's department until his term of service expired in July, 1865. He had charge of the quarter- master and commissary department during his time of service and after his discharge he was appointed quartermaster's clerk at The Dalles. In November, 1865, he was sent to Fort Lapwai, Idaho, where he remained until the abandonment of that post. He then came to Lewiston, traveled some, and in 1869 settled here permanently. He was appointed United States district clerk for the first judicial district of Idaho territory, in May. 1871, under the territorial government, and for sixteen years, or until 1887, he served in that capacity. He was one year in the United States land office, was county treasurer for two years and has held various municipal offices.

During the Indian war in 1877, he was quartermaster's clerk for the depot at Lewiston. Since that time Mr. Squier has been in various lines of business until 1896, when he had a partial stroke of paralysis and then he retired from active business. He owns considerable city property, one business house, and ranches in va- rious quarters.

The marriage of Mr. Squier and Louise Beck was solemnized in Lewiston, in November, 1876. Mr. Squier has brothers and sisters as follows: Delos K., in Newark, New Jersey; Frances L., deceased ; Stella A., wife of Albert M. Whitelow, living in Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Squier have become the parents of two children, Leslie E., attending the dental department of the University of Pennsylvania ; Elton K., in Lewiston. Mr. Squier is a member of the A. O. U. W., the I. O. O. F., and the A. F. and A. M., blue lodge and chapter, having been allied with the latter order since 1868. Politically, he is a Republican. Mr. Squire is an affa- ble and genial gentleman, has seen much of the fron- tier life and has done much for the advancement and upbuilding of this county.

WILLIAM THATCHER. In the town of Culdesac, this enterprising business man conducts a well kept and thrifty meat market and he is doing a good business, while he ever manifests those capa- bilities of success and industry that are commendable.

William Thatcher was born in Adams county, Ohio, on October 4, 1870, being the son of Samuel and Martha ( Wilmoth) Thatcher. William grew up on a farm and was educted in the public schools. When eighteen he went to Montana and for nine years he was engaged in various occupations there. Three of those years were spent in the regular army and he had the rank of corporal and also sergeant. Following this he came to Harrison, Idaho, and for eighteen months wrought there and then numbered himself with the citizens of Culdesac. In November, 1901, he opened a meat market here and since that time he has been doing a good business. He displays good business ability, is a genial companion, a loyal friend, a patriotic and substantial citizen, and withal a well respected man and of excellent standing. Politically Mr. Thatcher is allied with the Republicans and takes an intelligent interest in this realm. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 65; also of the M. WV. A., Spalding Camp, of Culdesac. Mr. Thatcher is also an enthusiastic member of the Sons of Veterans, Buena Vista Camp, No. 69, of Buena Vista, Ohio, and in this order he has held every office except captain. The father of our subject is a prominent G. A. R. man and has an exceptionally brilliant war record, having served throughout the entire conflict with great credit and manifestation of bravery and courage. He was a sergeant in the Seventieth Ohio Volunteers, Company (', under Captain R. F. Hughes. Thomas Brown, an uncle of Mrs. Thatcher, also served in the Civil war.

In 1892 Mr. Thatcher married Miss Mamie E.

HAZEN SQUIER.

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Phillips, who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 7, 1874. They have one son, William Warren Thatcher, who was born on April 26, 1894, in Miles City, Montana.

WILLIAM H. SIMMONS is one of the substan- tial and respected citizens of Central ridge, a man of uprightness and governed by sound principles, thor- oughly alive to the welfare of the community and an enterprising and industrious agriculturist. He was born in Randolph county, Indiana, on January 31, 1861, his parents being John and Martha ( Woodin) Sim- mons. At the age of seven, he went with his parents to Douglas county, Kansas, and there grew up and re- ceived his education. His mother died in 1873, but the father lives still in Douglas county. In 1891 Mr. Simmons came to Moscow, and there engaged for wages in farm work. At the opening of the reservation for settlement, on November 18, 1895, he was among the first to locate and so secured a choice piece of land. It is situated abont twelve miles southeast from Peck and is a model farm in every respect of care and hus- bandry. Mr. Simmons has comfortable buildings and has made his farm to produce abundantly. One can- not realize fully the hardships, the deprivations and ardnousness of the pioneer's labors, until on the ground for himself. But we may say that Mr. Simmons has endured his share and also has done his full part in the improvement and advancement of the country. He has taken hold with willing hands, shows wise plans and has accomplished results worthy of his efforts and commendable in every respect. Mr. Simmons is a de- vout and zealous member of the United Brethren church and is steward of the organization on Central ridge. His standing with the people of the community is of the best and he is one of the foremost and leading citizens. Mr. Simmons is also still a participator of the quiet joys of the celibatarian.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 90

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