History of Idaho, the gem of the mountains, Volume III, Part 64

Author: Hawley, James Henry, 1847-1929, ed
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 926

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In political faith Mr. Illingworth is a republican and in the fall of 1918 was elected to the office of county commissioner, in which position he is now serving. This was the first time that he ever consented to become a candidate for office al- though on various other occasions he might have accepted nominations had he wished to do so, for his fellow townsmen recognize his worth and ability and his loyalty in citizenship. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Boise Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E. His worth as a citizen and as a business man is widely acknowledged, for he has taken active part in promoting the agricultural development of a region which has now become one of the garden spots of the world.

FREDERICK ALMA HALE.

Frederick Alma Hale is a well known ranchman of Gem county, owning and cul- tivating a tract of land comprising one hundred acres three and a half miles west of Letha. His birth occurring at St Joseph, Nevada, March 11, 1869, his parents being Arbet L. and Charlotte (Cooke) Hale, the former now deceased, while the latter re- sides at Afton, Wyoming.

Frederick A. Hale was reared on a ranch at Grantsville, Utah, and has devoted his attention to ranching interests throughout his entire business career. When a youth 'of eighteen he removed from Utah to Wyoming, in which state he made his home for a period of thirty-three years, owning and operating a ranch near Grover. He disposed of the property in 1913 and three years later came to Idaho, having since resided in the neighborhood of his present home in Gem county. His holdings em- brace one hundred acres of excellent farm land three and a half miles west of Letha, in the careful cultivation of whch he has met with substantial success, for the tract annually yields rich harvests as a reward for the care and lahor which he bestows upon it.

On the 16th of May, 1889, at. Trenton, Utah, Mr. Hale was united in marriage to Miss Eliza S. McCombs, who was born at Smithfield, Utah, August 5, 1867, a daughter of Andrew and Amelia (Brown) McComhs, members of a well known Mormon family. The parents were natives of New York and Pennsylvania respectively and both have now passed away. Mrs. Hale was reared in the state of her nativity and by her mar- riage became the mother of ten children, all of whom survive with the exception of the eldest, Alma Andrew, who was born July 31, 1890, and died at Marfa, Texas, De-

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cember 4, 1918, aged twenty-seven years, while serving on the Mexican border as acting corporal. Susie C., born January 10, 1891, is now the wife of Charles Robison, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this work. Katie A., whose birth occurred March 28, 1894, became the wife of Alvin J. Sims on the 5th of August, 1913, and had three children, namely: Wanda, who was born January 1, 1915, and passed away on the 28th of the same month; Wilda K. whose natal day was September 12, 1916; and Etta Lezetta, born July 16, 1919. Frederick G., whose birth occurred September 10, 1896, spent one year with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. William Arthur was horn on the 15th of November, 1898. Benjamin A. was born December 11, 1900. Aroeta was born July 16, 1903. Martha H. first opened her eyes to the light of day on the 8th of November, 1905. Nettie L. was born August 29, 1908. Ezra B., the youngest of the family was born on the 29th of December, 1910.

Politically Mr. Hale is a republican, stanchly supporting the men and measures of that party. He acted as special assistant game warden in the state of Wyoming for eight years and also served as constable there. His course has at all times com- mended him to the confidence and esteem of those with whom he has been associated and the circle of his friends is almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintance. He is a first cousin of Heber Q. Hale, president of the Boise stake of Boise, whose record is given on another page of this work.

BURREL B. HAILEY.

Burrel B. Hailey, who resides upon a well improved and valuable ranch just to the northwest of Boise, his place being situated a mile north of the Soldiers Home, was born in southern Oregon but has spent practically his entire life in Idaho, most of the time near Boise. His birth occurred October 17, 1867, his father being "Uncle" John Hailey, Idaho's honored pioneer citizen, who is the secretary of the Idaho State Historical Society and author of Hailey's History of Idaho. He had become a resident of this state in 1862 and he and his wife were living in Idaho at the time of the birth of their.son Burrel, but the mother was temporarily in Oregon when he first opened his eyes to the light of day. He was brought to Idaho, however, when but six months old and through the intervening period has lived in or near Boise.

In young manhood Mr. Hailey learned the butcher's trade and conducted a meat market and engaged in the butchering business in Boise for many years. About fifteen years ago he purchased his present ranch property, comprising thirty-one acres a mile north of the Soldiers Home. It was then a tract of wild land, largely covered with sagebrush, and is now a well improved property on which stands a modern stucco bungalow, constituting one of the attractive farm homes of this section of the state. There is also a one hundred and thirty ton silo upon his place, a large barn and other good outbuildings, together with an excellent orchard. Since taking up his abode upon this property Mr. Hailey has specialized in dairying, having a number of high grade Jersey cows and also some registered cattle of other grades. His herd is headed by a registered bull. In his herd he now has a cow that is a half-sister of the grand champion Jersey cow, whose uncle was the champion bull of the 1919 National Dairy Show of Chicago. The progressive spirit of Mr Hailey is indicated in the fact that he built the first silo in the Boise valley and at all times he has been found in the van- guard of progress and improvement. In the years which have passed he has won more premiums on fine Jersey cattle at the Idaho State Fairs than any other exhibitor and in 1916 won the grand championship on a Jersey bull. He has done much by precept and example to improve the grade of stock raised in this section of the country and he is justly accounted one of the foremost ranchmen of Idaho.

At Boise, on the 9th of December, 1886, Mr. Hailey, then but nineteen years of age, was united in marriage to Miss Anna Laura Walker, who was born in Boise, April 21, 1867, the daughter of S. H. Walker, one of the pioneers of this city, who was well known as the owner of a sawmill and as a dealer in lumber. He was also at one time assessor of Ada county. Mr. and Mrs. Hailey have had three children, Laura, Leota and Burrel, Jr., but all have passed away, the two daughters dying when about twelve years of age and the son in infancy.

Mr. Hailey gives his political allegiance to the democratic party but has no desire for political office as a reward for party fealty. He concentrates his efforts and at- tention upon his business affairs and through the progressive methods which he has

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ever followed he has carried forward the work instituted by his father in connec- tion with the pioneer development of Idaho. He is himself a valued and prominent citizen, and father and son have made the name of Hailey a synonym for all that has been most worth while in the upbuilding and progress of the state.

JACOB REIN.

Jacob Rein, a former resident of South Boise who followed farming and stock raising in Ada county, passed away December 24, 1906, at Long Beach, California, where he had gone for the benefit of his health. He had for a number of years been a resident of Idaho and was numbered among the native sons of Pennsylvania. He was there horn February 14, 1845, and came of Dutch ancestry. It was in Scott county, Illinois, that he married Mrs. Sarah C. Shuler, the widow of David Shuler, whose wife she had hecome in Pike county, Illinois, when a maiden of but seventeen years. Four years after the death of Mr. Shuler she married. Jacob Rein. She was born in Pike county, Illinois, August 24, 1850, and bore the maiden name of Sarah C. Goble, her parents being John and Sarah (Wyatt) Goble, natives of North Carolina and South Carolina respectively.

Mr. Rein first came to Idaho from Missouri long before his marriage and Mrs. Rein, who was then Mrs. Sarah C. Shuler, made a trip to Boise to visit her brothers who were living here. It was in Idaho that Mr. and Mrs. Rein became acquainted and their marriage was celebrated in Scott county, Illinois, in 1889, Mrs. Shuler hav- ing returned to her native state after visiting her brothers. By her first marriage she had one child, who died in infancy, and there were no children born of the second marriage. Her niece, formerly Miss Mamie Goble, a daughter of Albert Goble of Nevada, has lived with Mrs. Rein since the age of sixteen years. She is now the wife of John Shealy and has a daughter, Thelma Shealy, who was born May 21, 1911. Mr. Shealy is in the United States shipping board service and recently made a trip to Europe with a shipload of wheat of nine thousand tons, He is second officer on the ship, which sailed from Portland, Oregon, by way of the Panama canal.

Mrs. Rein is a Methodist in religious faith and is a most estimable lady. She still occupies the home to which Mr. Rein brought her as a bride. He was a pros- perous stockman and left his widow in very comfortable financial circumstances. The Rein home on South Broadway has a most substantial and attractive appearance and indicates the care which the former owner displayed in the management of his prop- erty. Mrs. Rein also is possessed of good business ability and has capahly managed the estate left by her husband-an estate that includes good mortgage bonds as well as property interests. Following the death of her husband Mrs. Rein brought his remains back to Boise for interment. He was highly respected among those who knew him, for he had won many friends during the years of his residence in this city. Mrs. Rein, too, is most warmly esteemed and all with whom she has come in contact speak of her in terms of high regard.

AUGUST ANDERSON.

August Anderson is a splendid representative of the pioneer farmer that Sweden has furnished to Idaho. His fine ranch of forty acres of valuable land is situated just northwest of Boise and is improved with good buildings and orchards. The place adjoins the city limits on the north, bordering on Anderson street, which was named in his honor. His possessions are the visible evidence of a life of well directed energy and thrift.

Mr. Anderson was born in Sweden, September 17, 1858, and was reared in his native land. His parents never came to the United States. While still in the family home he began learning the harness and shoe maker's trades but he never worked along those lines after mastering the business. Mr. Anderson's father has passed away but his mother is still living in Sweden at an advanced age. Only one brother, of Mr. Anderson of this review ever came to the United States, this being Erick Anderson, who is living in Caldwell, Idaho.

In 1881 August Anderson determined to try his fortune in the new world and,

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severing home ties, crossed the Atlantic, making his way to Salt Lake City, where he resided for a year. In 1882 he came to Idaho, being then a single man. He was em- ployed on the Oregon Short Line Railroad, which at that time was being built, filling the position of foreman of a construction gang. In fact he was connected with the building of that road from 1881 until 1884, thus aiding in building about seventy-five miles of the main road and branch lines. Since the latter date he has resided just west of Boise, where he has followed farming, remaining throughout the intervening period within a quarter of a mile of his present home. He purchased his present forty acre ranch about twenty years ago, at which time it was a tract of hay land, and on this he planted an orchard. He did not build upon his place, however, until about 1905, at which time he erected a barn and in the following year erected a large comfortable two-story frame house. Other buildings have been put up and the farm is a splendidly improved property, equipped with all modern conveniences and accessories.

In Boise, on the 16th of October, 1895, Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Lena Johnson, also a native of Sweden, born August 23, 1872. She came alone to the United States in 1890, when eighteen years of age, and joined her brother, Charles Johnson, who was already a resident of Idaho and who is now living in South Boise. Five years after her arrival here she became the wife of Mr. Anderson. She has two brothers and two sisters, all in Boise, save Axel, who resides in Payette county. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have become the parents of three children: Alvin R., who is mar- ried and resides in Montpelier, Idaho; Helga, who was graduated from the Boise high school in 1913 and from the University of Idaho in 1919 and is now a domestic science teacher in the Sandpoint, Idaho, high school; and Vanford, fifteen years of age, who is a junior in the Boise high school.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson give their political support to the republican party, and he and his family are members of the First Presbyterian church of Boise. He is a progressive farmer and an enterprising man. Formerly he engaged in the breeding of shorthorn cattle and Hambletonian horses, and he still keeps a number of dairy cows. While he has not attained wealth, he is in very comfortable financial circum- stances, and he and his family enjoy the highest regard and esteem of all who know them. They are rich in friendship and have never had occasion to regret their determina- tion to come to the new world.

EDWARD FRANKLIN CRAWFORD.

Edward Franklin Crawford is a ranchman and pioneer of Ada county who resides on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres seven miles southwest of Boise, which he homesteaded in 1891. He came to Idaho in 1888 from Springfield, Missouri, and three years later obtained his present fine ranch. He paid a sixteen dollar filing charge to secure the property and now has a splendidly improved place, worth perhaps three hundred dollars per acre, although it was a tract of undeveloped sagebrush when it came into his possession. In the midst of his ranch there now stands a beautiful country home with good outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock, with highly developed orchards, fine shade trees and a well kept lawn surrounding the home. All the conveniences and equipment of a model farm of the twentieth century are also found upon his place.

Mr. Crawford was born near Springfield, Missouri, November 16, 1862, his par- ents being Charles W. and Sallie M. (Jernigan) Crawford, who were natives of Ten- nessee, born near Nashville, but were married in Missouri. The father was of Irish lineage and the mother of Scotch-lrish descent. They were married in 1857 and six sons and a daughter were born to them, four of whom are living.

Edward F. Crawford is the third in order of birth and the only one now residing in Idaho, He was reared in Missouri with the usual experiences of the farmbred boy and after attaining his majority was married at Springfield, that state, on the 6th of February, 1880, to Miss Emma Stutzman, who was born near Goshen, Indiana, May 22, 1863, and is a daughter of John and Catharine (Bachman) Stutzman, who were natives of Ohio and were of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. In 1888 Mr. Crawford came to Idaho accompanied by his family, then consisting of his wife and three children. To them have been born nine children, four sons and five daughters, the eldest being Roscoe C. Crawford, who was born November 23, 1880. He was married December 14, 1905, to Lillie Rotton and has one son, Ernest, born May 4, 1907. Nora May, the

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second of the family. is now the wife of William Lewis and has three children, Mar- jorie, May and Fred. Ella is the wife of Leonard McKee and has two children, Thelma and Earle. Birdie is the wife of Harry Fisk and has four children, Harry, Fay, Belle and Dorothy. Frank B. became a soldier of the United States army and was with the American Expeditionary Force in Germany. Eugene married Ilah Bullock. Mamie is the wife of Leonard Pilgrim and has one child, Ralph Pilgrim. Edward Crawford is now in Oregon. Katie, a young lady of sixteen years, is at home.

Mr. Crawford is a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. His political allegiance is given to the republican party and he has served for two terms as a member of the board of county commissioners, first from 1907 until 1909, and again from 1911 until 1913. During his second term many of the fine roads and bridges of the county were built. Mr. Craw- ford acted as chairman of the board in 1911-12 and gave the weight of his influence on the side of progress and improvement. A resident of Idaho for almost a third of a century, he has witnessed much of its growth and development and has contributed in no small measure to its agricultural upbuilding.

JAY R. BARNETT.

Jay R. Barnett has for the past five years resided on his present ranch seven miles west of Emmett and two miles north of Letha, where he is successfully engaged in the growing of alfalfa and the raising of cattle. His birth occurred in Putnam county, Ohio, on the 24th of October, 1862, his parents being Myers Knight and Jane Elizabeth (Morgan) Barnett, who were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania respectively. The father, who has reached the age of eighty-eight years, is now living at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, but the mother has passed away. They had a family of thirteen chil- dren, all of whom still survive with the exception of two.

Jay R. Barnett was a lad of eight years when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Mills county, Iowa, and when a youth of sixteen went to Kansas but two years later returned to the Hawkeye state. In 1886, when a young man of twenty- four years, he made his way to. Nebraska, in which state he continued to reside for nearly a quarter of a century. In 1910 he came west and after a few months spent at Ontario, Oregon, removed to New Meadows, Idaho, where he remained for two years. Subsequently he spent a few years in Payette county, this state, and then located on his present ranch in Gem county, which he has occupied for the past five years, devot- ing his attention to live stock interests and the raising of alfalfa. Prosperity has at- tended his efforts along these lines and he has long been numbered among the sub- stantial and progressive agriculturists of the community.

On the 14th of February, 1887, in Nebraska, Mr. Barnett was united in marriage to Miss Belle Hogue, who was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, June 12, 1867, a daughter of William and Euretta (Hollis) Hogue, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. The father passed away in 1897, but the mother is still living at the age of seventy- three years and makes her home at Gordon, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Barnett have ten living children. Elsie May, whose birth occurred February 9, 1888, gave her hand in marriage to Frank De France when twenty-one years of age and now resides in Ne- braska with her husband and three children: Donald, Thelma and Helen. Lotta Ada, whose natal day was June 10, 1891, also lives in Nebraska, is the wife of W. H. Secrist and has five children: Lennis, Melburn, Wayne, Octia and Archie. Euretta, born Jan- uary 9, 1893, resides at Peck, Idaho, with her husband, John Hull, by whom she has four children: Curtis, Elizabeth, Barnett and Orville. Lenora, whose birth occurred January 15, 1895, is the wife of George Applegate, a ranchman of Gem county, by whom she has one child, Lester. Mabel Claire, who was born March 10, 1896, resides near Falk, Idaho, with her husband, Charles Grove, and has one child, Lois. Esther, born May 24, 1898, resides at New Plymouth, Idaho, and is the wife of Milo Groat, by whom she has two children, Viola Lucile and Hazel May. The younger members of the family are as follows: Edward Dwyer, who was born June 27, 1900; Velma Gertrude, born June 22, 1902; Myers William, whose natal day was July 31, 1904; Lavista, who was born February 13, 1908, and passed away May 31, 1910; and Hazel Helen, whose birth occurred July 9, 1912. There are altogether sixteen grandchildren.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Barnett give their political allegiance to the republican party, believing firmly in its principles as factors in good government. They are widely rec-

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ognized as people of genuine personal worth whose aid and influence can at all times be counted upon to further any measure or movement instituted to promote the gen- eral welfare or advance public progress.

GEORGE W. HICKS ..

George W. Hicks, a rancher residing on a tract of one hundred and sixty acres four miles northwest of Boise, on the Foothill road, has for three years given his attention to the further development and improvement of this property in connection with his two sons, Wayne and Ray. Mr. Hicks was born in Wisconsin, November 2, 1864, his parents being Martin L. and Clarissa (Dean) Hicks, who were of Canadian birth but spent their last days in Wisconsin. They were married in Canada and then removed to La Crosse county, Wisconsin, where the father followed the occupation of farming.

George W. Hicks was reared and educated in the state of his nativity and was there married on the 9th of January, 1884, to Miss Jennie Barclay, also a native of Wis- consin, her birth having occurred November 15, 1866. She is a daughter of Thomas and Agnes (Oliver) Barclay, both of whom have passed away. Both were natives of Scot- land but were married in Wisconsin.

Mr. and Mrs. Hicks continued to reside in Wisconsin until 1904 and then came to Idaho. In 1917 they removed to their present home northwest of Boise, having a ranch of one hundred and sixty acres belonging to Ada county. This is one of the best corn, clover and wheat farms in the Boise valley. Mr. Hicks pays a cash rental of fifteen hundred dollars annually for this property, but nevertheless he and his sons have realized a very substantial profit as the result of their progressive efforts and unfaltering diligence through the past three years. Mr. Hicks also owns a good property in Boise which he rents.

To Mr. and Mrs. Hicks have been born four children who are yet living: Wayne, Ray, Luella and Verne. Both Wayne and Ray are married and all reside upon the' home ranch but in different houses. Wayne wedded Edith Hugg and has three chil- dren: Ellen Marie, Bernice and Bessie. Ray married Miss Mabel Glenn and has one son, George W. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks lost their first-born, a daughter, Millie, who died of influenza in Wisconsin in 1919, being at that time thirty-one years of age. When a young lady of eighteen she became the wife of Bert Paisley and they had four children: Helen, Archie, Idonas and Janett.

Mr. Hicks is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America, but the greater part of his time and attention is given to his ranching operations, and when he took up his abode upon his present place three years ago it was necessary that he begin at the bottom, for the farm was scarcely developed. He had to secure all the necessary equipment which enters into the operation of a large ranch. This necessitated the investment of many thousands of dollars in farm ma- chinery and in stock. He keeps horses, cattle and hogs and his progressive methods of farming are indicated in the fact that he owns a tractor, an ensilage cutter and all kinds of farm machinery, all of which is free from indebtedness. When he took up his abode upon this place some of his friends predicted failure owing to the condition of the farm and the large rental which he was forced to pay, but the energy of himself and sons has been such as to overcome all obstacles and difficulties. In 1919 they had between four and five hundred tons of corn silage, worth ten dollars per ton. Every- thing that they have undertaken has been most diligently prosecuted with the result that success in substantial measure has rewarded their labors.

ROBERT GIDEON SPOOR.

Robert Gideon Spoor is a well known rancher, now residing on a forty acre tract of land which he owns eight miles west of Emmett. His property interests also include a two hundred acre dry ranch in the Round valley in Valley county. Mr. Spoor somes to the northwest from Illinois, his birth having occurred in Sangamon county, that state, September 12, 1880. He is a son of Abraham and Margaret (Schilling) Spoor, both of whom have passed away. His youthful days were spent in Illinois, where he was

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History of Idaho, the gem of the mountains, Volume III, Part 64

Author: Hawley, James Henry, 1847-1929, ed Publication date: 1920 Publisher: Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company Number of Pages: 926

Author: Hawley, James Henry, 1847-1929, ed
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 926