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On the 1st of November, 1887, Dr. Boone was married to Miss Annie E. Janison, a daughter of Thomas Janison of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and they have become the parents of four children: Marie, who was born at Caldwell, January 31, 1889, and died June 30, 1911; James L., who was born December 11, 1891, and is now engaged in the practice of law; Sarah; and Margaret. Dr. Boone belongs to the Phi
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Delta Theta, a college fraternity, and also to the Masonic order, proving a most worthy follower of the craft. He likewise has connection with the Caldwell Com- mercial Club and is interested in every project put forth by that organization for the benefit and upbuilding of the city. Throughout his life he has turned his advantages to excellent account, not only for the benefit of his own interests but for the welfare and progress of his fellowmen. The universality of his friendships interprets for us his intellectual hospitality and the breadth of his sympathy, for nothing is foreign to him that concerns his fellows. His work is indeed constituting a most valuable con- tribution to Idaho and one is reminded of the words of a modern statesman: "Not the good that comes to us, but the good that comes to the world through us, is the measure of our success."
H. H. CLIFFORD.
The work of Professor H. H. Clifford, superintendent of schools of Caldwell, is the expression of the most modern, progressive and scientific educational methods and the city is indeed fortunate to have secured him, as his intellectual force, his thorough training, his keen insight into human nature and his contagious enthu- siasm are strong elements in the upbuilding of a school system that is unsurpassed throughout the entire country. Mr. Clifford was born in Branch county, Michigan, March 24, 1887. His father, I. B. Clifford, is also a native of that state and born in the same locality. As a boy he went to New York, where he learned a mechanical trade, and he is now living in Michigan at the age of sixty years. He married Laura Hill, who was born near Delaware, Ohio, and also survives.
Liberal educational opportunities were accorded H. H. Clifford, who attended Albion College, graduating with the class of 1911. Later he did post graduate work at the University of Michigan. He had pursued a course along strictly educa- tional lines and soon after its completion he began teaching French and geology in the public schools of Sault Sainte Marie, where he remained for one year. He was then appointed to the position of principal of the high school at Three Rivers, Michigan, where he remained for two years and then went to Chicago, Illinois, where he pursued a special course along vocational lines at the Fine Arts Acad- emy, studying for one year. In the spring of 1915 he came west to see the country and while on his trip stopped at Boise, Idaho, to visit a friend. Here a position was offered him in connection with school work. He felt qualified, how- ever, for something better than the friend offered and the latter then suggested his present position. Professor Clifford was one of a number of applicants but was favored with the position on account of his experience along vocational lines. He received the appointment to the superintendency of the Caldwell schools and has here established one of the two vocational domestic science schools in the state, as designated by the Smith-Hughes law, which provides federal aid for such a school. The grills and electric stoves used by the domestic science classes were paid for from the proceeds of food sales and the school cafeteria. There has also been established a blacksmithing and metal work department. Many of the fix- tures in the offices and various departments, as well as partitions in the high school building, were made by the manual training classes and show the remark- able efficiency of their training in this connection. A splendid gymnasium is maintained in charge of a director who has had two years of medical training and who also assists in the health work of the school. The taxable property in this district is of low value, so that the school is somewhat hampered thereby, but its growth and development has been remarkable. The common schools have an enrollment of about nine hundred and fifty pupils, while the high school has an attendance of three hundred and sixty pupils, sixty per cent of whom are from outside the city limits and about twenty per cent pay tuition fees. The total amount per annum is about thirty-five hundred dollars. It is the intention of the district to build an addition of two wings and an auditorium to the present high school building at an estimated cost of seventy-five thousand dollars. The present building was erected to accommodate but one hundred and seventy-five pupils. Under the superintendent's management and arrangement, however, they are enabled to accommodate their full attendance. In connection with the schools of the city is maintained a health department employing two nurses, which makes
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it possible for every child to be examined once each day and has resulted in an increase of over forty-six per cent in health. "It is the aim of the Caldwell high school to more closely ally the needle, the broom, the hoe, the shovel, the han- mer and the plowshare with the texthook in the task of producing better home- makers, clearer thinkers and functioning citizens. The high state of development which has been attained in the industrial departments and the satisfactory results which are being produced there each year, bring a great deal nearer the ultimate goal in high school teaching."
In August, 1916, Professor Clifford was married to Miss Millie Fox, a daughter of W. R. Fox, the inventor of the Fox typewriter and a well known manufacturer of metal and woodworking machinery in Jackson, Michigan. The Clifford family now numbers two children, Cathleen R. and John F., the latter born January 1, 1919.
BERNARD EASTMAN.
In the selection of Bernard Eastman for the presidency of the Payette County Commercial Club a man was chosen well qualified to promote the development and upbuilding of this section of the country, where he has long and successfully fol- lowed agricultural pursuits, demonstrating the possibilities of the country for the production of many kinds of grain and fruit and for the successful development of live stock interests. He thoroughly knows the conditions of the country and what can be accomplished here and can thus speak authoritatively upon questions relative to the country and its opportunities.
Mr. Eastman was born in Henry county, Iowa, August 7, 1875, and during his infancy was taken by his parents to Lucas county, Iowa, where he attended the graded and high schools. During his youthful days he worked with his father upon the home farm, receiving the meager salary of twenty-five dollars per month, out of which he had to pay eight dollars for room rent. With the remainder of the money he paid his tuition in a college which he attended at night. His father was a horticulturist and he received thorough and practical training in raising fruit. In 1894 he went to Colorado and hecame a mining expert and contractor in the Cripple Creek district, where he remained for about four years and then re- moved to Goldfield, Nevada, where he continued his mining operations until 1907.
That year witnessed his arrival in Idaho. He purchased between ten and twelve hundred acres of sagebrush land at New Plymouth and afterward subdivided this and sold it in tracts of from ten to one hundred and sixty acres, it being now all converted into fine fruit-growing properties. He has in his possession some most interesting photographs which show the land in its various stages of cultiva- tion, first the raw sagebrush land, then the cleared land, then the tree planting and finally the bearing orchards. A short time ago he and a number of other men concluded that Payette county was not getting its proper share of attention from in- vestors, so in the middle of January, 1919, they decided to organize a county com- mercial club, the only one of the kind in the state, the purpose of which is to adver- tise the county and make known its opportunities and possibilities. In doing this they expect to expend twenty thousand dollars in advertising within a year. It is also their desire that prospective buyers consult them and in so doing they will be protected, will be able to see all the property for sale and get a thoroughly square deal. The plans which the Commercial Club has formulated will surely bring the desired results. Mr. Eastman is a man of most progressive spirit and a dynamic force in the community in which he lives. His labors will undoubtedly cause this county to come into its own. He has no time for the man who says he will try but believes in the man who says I Will. This is the motto which he has made the working basis of his life. He has never gone after anything for the benefit of the county that has not succeeded and he therefore has the confidence of all his associates, who are giving him most earnest and unlimited support. The Pay- ette County Commercial Club now has a membership of ahout three hundred and is growing rapidly. Up to within the present year Mr. Eastman and his family made their home at New Plymouth, where he conducted his farm of eighty-three acres, but he is now giving his entire time and attention to the Payette County Commercial Club, of which he is president. In order to do this he found it ex-
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pedient to remove to Payette. His farm is intensively cultivated, a portion of it being planted to prunes and apples, his orchards heing one of the attractive features of the landscape. The remainder is devoted to the raising of hay and grain and also to the raising of cattle and horses, which are thoroughbred, and even his chickens are thoroughbred.
At Montpelier, Idaho, Mr. Eastman was married to Miss Florence Underwood and they have two children: Philip, eleven years of age; and Bernard, aged eight. The family is well known in Payette county and Mr. Eastman bears the reputation of being a most energetic man of forceful character who perhaps has done more to bring the county to the notice of the investing public than any other individual .. He is a man of broad vision, sagacious and farsighted, and whatever he undertakes he carries forward to successful completion, for in his vocabulary there is no such word as fail.
HON. JOHN W. EAGLESON.
Hon. John W. Eagleson, who is serving as state treasurer of Idaho for the third term, has the distinction of having received the largest majority given to any state candidate in 1916 and this is even more notable from the fact that he was one of but two or three republican candidates who were elected in that year, the democrats carrying all the other offices by a large vote. This is certainly indicative of his personal popularity and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow townsmen.
Mr. Eagleson was born upon a farm at Cadiz, Harrison county, Ohio, September 22, 1869, a son of Andrew H. and Martha Ann (Kerr) Eagleson, who were also natives of the Buckeye state and were of Scotch-Irish descent. The father followed farming in Ohio in his earlier business career and later in Iowa. It was during the infancy of John W. Eagleson, in 1871, that his parents removed to Jefferson, Greene county, Iowa, and in July, 1882, they took up their abode at Craig, Burt county, Nebraska. There they resided until 1891, when they came with their family to Boise, Idaho, and were valued residents of this state until the mother passed away June 13, 1917, at the age of eighty years. The father died April 17, 1919, having reached the ripe age of eighty-five years, More extended reference is made of the parents in a separate sketch elsewhere in this work.
A portion of the boyhood of John W. Eagleson was spent upon an Iowa farm and his youthful training was largely that of the farm-bred-boy. He acquired a good early educa- tion and for two years was a student in the University of Nebraska at Lincoln but left that institution in 1891 to accompany his parents on their removal to Idaho. After tak- ing up his abode in Boise he was identified with the sawmill and lumber business in connection with his father and the latter's brother, George G. Eagleson, and others, the enterprise being conducted under the firm name of Eagleson Brothers & Company. Early recognition of his capability and faithfulness in matters of citizenship led to his election to the office of treasurer of Ada county in 1898 and to his reelection in 1900 on the republican ticket. Upon the completion of his second term he entered the Capital State Bank of Boise and was soon made assistant cashier, in which position he continued until 1907, when he resigned. Later he was treasurer of the Boise Cold Storage Company and with his father and three brothers, he established the real estate and insurance firm of A. H. Eagleson & Sons. This is one of the largest and best known firms of the kind in Idaho, still conducting an extensive business. The fellow citizens. of John W. Eagleson have also further demanded his service in public connections and in 1914 he was elected state treasurer on the republican ticket; in 1916 was reelected; and again in 1918, receiving the highest majority ever given a state official. At the first election he was a candidate for only eight days. His name was not even on the official republican ballot and all who voted for him had to place his name on the ballot in the form of a sticker.
On the 16th of May, 1894, Mr. Eagleson was married in Craig, Nebraska, to Effa H. Hale, of that place, and they have become parents of three children: Donald H., who was a second lieutenant with the United States Army in France; Grace K., who is librarian at the Boise high school; and John W., Jr.
In his fraternal relations Mr. Eagleson is a Mason, having taken the degrees of lodge, chapter, commandery and Mystic Shrine. He is also connected with the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and his
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religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church, in which he is serving as a deacon. His life has ever been actuated by high and honorable principles. He has played the games of business and of politics fair and square and his course has received the endorsement of public support and the friendly regard of all with whom he has come in contact.
THOMAS M. BRIDGES, M. D.
Dr. Thomas M. Bridges was for a considerable period one of the prominent and successful physicians and surgeons of Idaho Falls, where he passed away in July, 1915, at the age of fifty-seven years. He was born in Kentucky in July, 1857, a son of Benjamin and Edna (Miller) Bridges, who were natives of that state. The father there followed the occupation of farming but afterward removed to Missouri, where he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in 1871. His widow long survived him, passing away in 1914.
Dr. Bridges was reared and educated in Kentucky, pursuing his studies largely under the direction of private tutors and completing his course in the University of Louisville, Kentucky, where he was a medical student. He then located for practice in Evansville, Indiana, where he remained for a time, after which he entered the marine service of the country and was so connected for several years. He then went to Blackburn, Missouri, where he engaged in the practice of med- icine and surgery until 1894, when he came to the northwest to enter the govern- ment Indian service, acting as physician to the Indians of South Dakota for three years. He was next transferred to the Fort Hall agency of Idaho, where he con- tinued for ten years, when he gave up his position and made his way to Idaho Falls, where he practiced until his death, which occurred in July, 1915, when he had reached the age of fifty-seven years.
Thirty years before Dr. Bridges was married in October, 1885, to Miss Mar- garet Green, a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Owens) Green, the former a native of Kentucky, while the latter was born in Missouri. The father was a farmer and went to Missouri at an early day, taking up a homestead in Saline county. He served as a soldier during the Mexican war and farmed in Missouri throughout his remaining days, passing away in February, 1891. His wife died in April, 1888. Mrs. Bridges was born in Saline county, Missouri, in January, 1863, and by her marriage she became the mother. of three children: Anna Lee, who was born in December, 1894, and is a graduate nurse; a son who died in infancy; and Bernice T., who was born in November, 1902.
Dr. Bridges was a member of the Masonic fraternity and exemplified in his life its beneficent teachings. He also belonged to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church, to which he loyally adhered. He was a democrat in his political views but never an office seeker. Along strictly professional lines he had connection with the Bonneville County, the Idaho State and the American Medical Associations, and through these organizations he did everything in his power to promote his knowledge of the science of medicine and advance his efficiency in practice. He was recognized as an able physician and one whose ability increased with the passing years. Those who knew him esteemed him highly for his personal as well as his professional worth and he was a valued and honored resident of Idaho Falls. .
GENERAL JOSEPH PERRAULT.
No history of Idaho's development would be complete and satisfactory were there failure to make prominent reference to General Joseph Perrault, who as a banker, public official and promoter of irrigation interests contributed in large measure to the development of the state, with which he became identified during the pioneer epoch.
General Perrault was a native of Canada and represented a family long distinguished in connection with the public life of America. He spent his early years in the city of Montreal and in young manhood came to Idaho, where he took
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up his abode in 1867. Settling at Lewiston, he became connected with the for- warding and commission business, which he conducted for four years and then sold, removing at that time to Boise, where he continued to make his home until called to his final rest on January 30, 1915. With the progress of the growing city his fortunes were identified and his activities were ever of a character which con- tributed to public advancement as well as to individual success. In 1886 he became one of the organizers of the Boise City National Bank and for three years was its assistant cashier. He then resigned his position to accept from President Harrison an appointment to the position of receiver of the United States land office. In 1898 he obtained the appointment from President Mckinley to the office of United States surveyor general and remained in that position until 1902. He was long a prominent figure in republican politics in Idaho and in 1896 was chairman of the republican state central committee and contributed largely to the success of his party in the state throughout the period of his residence here. He was terri- torial treasurer of Idaho under Governor Neil.
Perhaps in no other way did Mr. Perrault lend more valuable aid to the material development of Idaho than through his connection with irrigation interests. In 1884 he became by purchase the head of the Boise Ditch Company and owned and . controlled the irrigation canal until 1906, at which time he sold to the Capital Water Company. He also acquired large tracts of ranch land, made extensive investment in city real estate and was the owner of one of the finest homes of Boise. His investments were most wisely placed, and his sound judgment was manifest in the rise of property values.
On October 25, 1870, General Perrault was united in marriage to Miss Kate A. Kelly, a native of Monroe, Wisconsin, and a daughter of Judge Milton Kelly, who was an eminent lawyer and jurist. The last official act of President Lincoln was that of affixing his signature to the appointment of Mr. Kelly as judge of the United States district court, which historical document is now on exhibition at the congressional library at Washington, D. C. General and Mrs. Perrault became the parents of five children. Delphina is the wife of Hugh T. Boyd, of New York city, Joseph, born in Boise, August 4, 1882, attended the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy at San Rafael, California, and afterward studied at Oberlin College of Ohio. He was married June 14, 1905, to Edythe E. Ewing, daughter of James A. and Isabelle Ewing, and they have one child, Edythe Anabel. Laura, the second member of the family of General and Mrs. Perrault, is the wife of Charles E. Thum, of Boise. Louise married A. B. Dodd and resides in California. Edna was mar- ried November 12, 1919, to Richard C. Pilbladt, of Providence, Rhode Island, and they reside with Mrs. Perrault. The eldest daughter was born in Lewiston and the other children in Boise.
Mr. Perrault was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and twice served as exalted ruler of his lodge. His life was fraught with high purposes, good deeds and successful accomplishment in his business affairs. Coming to Idaho as one of its pioneers, he was closely connected with its progress down to the era of present-day prosperity. Mrs. Perrault still occupies the beautiful home in Boise left by her husband and is a prominent and highly esteemed resident of that city.
COLONEL E. G. DAVIS.
Colonel E. G. Davis has recently resumed his law practice in Boise after his service in the office of the judge advocate general at Washington, D. C., where his splendid record won him the Distinguished Service medal. For a number of years before going to the national capital he had been regarded as one of the foremost members of the Boise bar, and Idaho is proud to number him among her native sons.
The birth of Edwin Griffith Davis occurred in Samaria, Oneida county, Idaho, February 9, 1873, his parents being Thomas J. and Elizabeth Davis, who emigrated from Wales to the United States and after residing for several years in Pennsyl- vania arrived in Oneida county, Idaho, in 1868. The public schools afforded Colonel Davis his early educational privileges, and, thoroughly mastering the branches of learning therein taught, he was able to secure a teacher's certificate and turned his attention to the educational profession. In 1894-95 he was principal
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of the schools of North Ogden, Utah, and during the succeeding year of the schools of Malad, Idaho. Ambitious for a military career, he entered West Point as a cadet from Idaho, under appointment of Hon. Edgar Wilson, on the 15th of June, 1896, and was there graduated on the 15th of June, 1900. He became second lieutenant of the Fifth United States Infantry, winning that rank on the 15th of June, 1900. On the 7th of May, 1901, he was transferred to the Artillery Corps and on the 1st of July of the same year was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. He became a captain on the 25th of January, 1907, and on the 28th of February, 1910, was retired on account of physical disability incurred in the line of duty. From September, 1900, until December, 1901, he was in active service in the Philippine islands and was recalled to West Point Academy, where from 1903 until 1907 he was instructor in law and history.
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Following his forced retirement from military life Colonel Davis opened a law office at Malad, Idaho, where he practiced from April, 1910, until November of the same year. Seeking a broader field of labor, he removed to Boise in 1911. Through the intervening time, save for the period when public duties have claimed his entire time and attention, he has been a prominent member of the Boise bar, possessing all of the qualifications which make for success in the practice of law- a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of legal principles, ability to see the relation of such principles to the points at issue and marked devotion to the interests of his clients.
On the 23d of July, 1900, Colonel Davis was married in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Miss Elsie Poll, daughter of Frederick and Rose Poll, residents of Salt Lake. Colonel Davis belongs to Boise Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and his genial nature, unfeigned courtesy and appreciation of the best in others have made for personal popularity wherever he has been known. His political endorsement has always been given to the republican party and following his return to Oneida county he was elected to the state legislature, serving as a member of the general assembly during the eleventh session and in the special session of the legislature as ma- jority floor leader. In September, 1911, he was made secretary of the republican state central committee and continued in that office for three years. On the 6th of January, 1913, he became secretary to Governor Haines. He is the author of a text- book on constitutional law, and his contributions to the literature of the pro- fession are considered most valuable. While professional duties have largely en- grossed his attention in recent years, when the country needed his services he made ready response and for one year was on active duty in the office of the judge advocate general at Washington, D. C., and one year on the general's staff. The history of the World war left no question as to American patriotism. Partisanship may hold people in times of peace, but in an hour of crisis all interests are made subservient to public needs and the valuable aid which Colonel Davis rendered to his country won its recognition in the award of the Distinguished Service medal. With the return of peace he resumed practice in Boise, where his position at the bar is one of distinction.
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