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The only member of this family in Oklahoma is Hon. D. F. Janeway, whose birth occurred in Genesee, Iowa, January 6, 1854, and twenty years of his life were passed under the peaceful home influences on the old farm. He completed his preliminary preparation for life's duties by a course in the Hazeldell Academy, and from his nineteenth to his twenty-first year conducted schools on his own account. In 1879 he was graduated in Penn College, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and in 1898 his alma mater conferred upon him the degree of Master of Sciences. During the ensuing three or more years, he served in the capacity of principal of the public schools of Kellogg, Iowa, and of Cottonwood Falls, Kans.
Eighteen years ago Dr. Janeway entered upon his chosen profession, by matriculating in the Kansas City Medical College, where he was graduated in 1884. Then, locating in Argonia, Kans., he embarked in practice, and continued to labor there until April 1, 1899, when he came to Stillwater, his present home. He held the office of county physician during the entire period of his residence in Argonia, and was held in high esteem by his hosts of acquaintances in that locality. For eight years he was connected with the school board, and also served in the Argonia council. In 1888 he was nominated on the Re- publican ticket to the Kansas legislature, and was elected by a good majority. In the as- sembly he took an active part, and served on committees dealing with questions relating to education, cities of the second class, public health, etc. He did not enter the race for re- nomination, preferring to devote his entire attention to his profession. While living in Ar- gonia, he was identified with the Southwestern Kansas Medical Association.
For the past nine years Dr. Janeway has been interested in the drug business, during the period of his stay in Argonia owning a store, and in Stillwater having been a member of the
firm of Powell & Janeway, druggists. Desiring to further qualify himself for the business, he went to Chicago, and pursued a course of phar- macy in the Polyclinic College. He enjoys a large and growing general medical practice, and has great faith in this thriving city's future.
The marriage of the doctor and Miss Ada V. Moore took place in Chase county, Kans. She is a native of Indiana, her birthplace being near Kokomo, where her father, Morris E. Moore. was a farmer. Two sons and three daughters bless the union of Dr. Janeway and wife, namely: George M., Susie Lucile, Rosa Leonora, Helen Bell and Charles Harold.
Dr. Janeway was a charter member and is ex- master of Argonia Lodge, and now belongs to Frontier Lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M. He is a past officer in the Odd Fellows order, and is identified with the Encampment. He also is connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and the Knights of the Maccabees. With his wife, he is a member of the Society of Friends.
W ILLIAM LESLIE DAVIS is a wide- awake and energetic young business man of Pawnee, a member of the firm of N. S. Davis & Sons, proprietors of the leading livery. sale and fed stable of this place. They have the contract to carry the mail between Perry and Pawnee, and run a stage line between those places, having barns at both ends of the line and an exchange stable between them.
Mr. Davis, of this review, was born in Smith county, W. Va., on the 26th of May, 1872, and is a son of N. S. Davis, whose birth occurred at Chatham Hill, the same county, June 15, 1849. The paternal grandfather, Martin Davis, was born in Surry county, N. C., of Welsh descent. and became an extensive farmer of Smith county, W. Va., where he died at the extreme old age of one hundred and one years. He was a soldier of the war of 1812 and had nine sons in the Confederate army during the Civil war. all being members of a Virginia regiment. In his family were nineteen children, fourteen sons and five daughters.
The father of our subject was reared on a farm in his native county, and there followed agricultural pursuits until 1881, when he re- moved with his family to Harrison county, Mo. In 1889 he took up his residence in Vernon county, the same state, and continued to follow farming and stock-raising there until coming to Oklahoma in 1801. He was engaged in the same occupation at Stillwater until 1894, when he re- moved to Perry and embarked in the livery busi- ness with his sons, under the firm name of N. S. Davis & Sons. In early life he married Miss
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Laura Maria Wright, a native of Lynchburg, Va., and a daughter of William Wright, who came to this country from England and settled in the Old Dominion. Mrs. Davis died in Still- water, Okla., leaving the following-named chil- dren: William Leslie, Mahala, Ernest, Blair, Gussie, Alice, Mamie, Carrie and Evan, all resi- dents of Perry, with exception of our subject.
In 1880 William L. Davis removed with his parents from West Virginia to Missouri, and in the latter state he grew to manhood, receiving his education in its public schools. From 182 he was on a farm at Stillwater, Okla .. until the opening of the strip, September 16, 1893. when he located a claim five miles north of Stillwater. in Payne county. At the end of three years he sold his place and in 1897 became interested with his father in the livery business at Perry. In 1898 he removed to Pawnee and started a stable on Main street, which he conducted until 1900, when he removed to his present barn, the largest in the city. The firm keep nearly one hundred horses, and do an extensive and profitable busi- ness in both Perry and Pawnee.
At Stillwater, Mr. Davis was united in mar- riage with Miss Etta Folsom, a native of Minne- sota, and a daughter of George Folsom, who was one of the pioneers of Oklahoma, but is now a resident of Oregon. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Presbyterian Church and our sub- ject is connected with the Knights of Pythias fraternity. He is also a charter member of the Commercial Club of Pawnee, and in politics is a stanch Democrat. He is a courteous, genial gentleman and well deserves the high regard in which he is uniformly held.
C. E. BATES, a member of the well-known firm of Bates & Bushorr, leading con- tractors and builders of Pawnee, was born in Ovid, Branch county, Mich., July 16, 1857. his parents being James O. and Mary (Sparks) Bates.
The father, who was a carpenter by trade, died when our subject was only four years old, but the mother is still living, and now makes her home in Peabody, Kans. In their family were three children, of whom S. A. was the oldest. Our subject has one brother living, Oscar, a mason of Pawnee.
On leaving Michigan at the age of eight years, C. E. Bates went to Odell, Livingston county, Ill., where the following six years were spent upon a farm and in attending the district schools of that locality. He then returned to Michigan and worked on a farm in St. Joseph county until eighteen years of age, when, in 1875, he removed to Beafrice, Neb. After serving a three years' apprenticeship to the mason's trade, he engaged
in contracting in that city for two years, and then, in the spring of 1880, removed to Port- land, Ore., where he was similarly employed for nearly a year. The following six months were passed at San Francisco, Cal., and for eight months he worked at his trade in Denver, Colo. For three years he was engaged in contracting and building at Durango, Colo., and about 1885 went to Peabody, Kans., where he followed the same pursuit until coming to Oklahoma, in April, 1890. Locating at Guthrie, he did the stone work on the De Ford building, the Smith block, the Young building, the Himes Brewery and the McCennan opera-house, besides other structures.
On the 16th of September, 1893, he came to Pawnee, and located a claim two miles from this place, which he improved and still owns. He has, however, been engaged in contracting and building during his entire residence here, and has erected the following buildings: the Century, Missouri Store, O. P. C. H. and high school. In 1898 he formed a partnership with C. A. Bushorr, and business has since been con- ducted under the firm name of Bates & Bushorr. They do the finest work in their line in the ter- ritory, and as upright and reliable business men they have gained a liberal patronage.
Mr. Bates has been twice married. In Pea- body, Kans., he married Miss Mary Steele, a native of Pennsylvania, who died in Guthrie, Okla. Of the two children born to them, Edna Viola died when young, and Clarence Earl is still living. In Oklahoma City, Mr. Bates was united in marriage with Miss Winnie Cooper. a native of Missouri, by whom he had three chil- dren: Leola; Ezra, who died at the age of one year; and Fern. Our subject and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of which he is a trustee and a member of the building committee, as they are now erecting a new house of worship. In his political affiliations Mr. Bates is a Republican, and he is recognized as one of the valued and useful citizens of his community-always willing to lend a helping hand to any worthy enterprise.
C A. STAUBER, deputy clerk of the third , judicial district of Oklahoma, was born in Louisa county, Iowa. September 6, 1856. His parents were Dr. Charles F. and Catherine ( Freymeyer) Stauber, the latter of whom died when her son C. A. was quite young. He lived in his native county until four years of age, when he went with his father to Monroe county. Towa, and in 1867 went to Tola, Kans., going later, in 1868, to Erie, Neosho county, where he lived until 1870.
Mr. Stauber was fortunate in having excellent
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educational advantages, and, after studying at the public schools, in 1874, entered the State Normal School, at Emporia, and after a year engaged in educational work in Neosho county, Kans. His vacations during the summer were utilized in learning to set type for the Neosho County Record, and he was connected with this paper on and off about three years. In 1879 he went to Kansas City and worked at job printing for Ramsey, Mellett & Hudson, and was then associated with the Kansas City Times as type- setter. During the strike of the printers in that city, he embarked in the wholesale drug business with Meyer Bros. & Co., and after a time was promoted from his original position to that of foreman of the concern. He remained in this position until January of 1885, and then engaged as assistant registered pharmacist, in a retail drug store at Chanute, Kans., and after fifteen months went into business for himself in Cha- nute, in the postoffice lobby, where he sold books, periodicals, cigars, and merchandise of a like character. This enterprise was disposed of in 1887, as the result of his appointment by Governor Martin, to the position of census enumerator and assessor of the unorganized county of Haskell. After receiving the report of Mr. Stauber, the governor organized the county and located the county-seat at Santa Fe, which selection was later confirmed by the vote of the people.
October 13, 1887, Mr. Stauber was united in marriage with Allie Ncal, a daughter of Aaron and Amanda (Brinkley) Neal, and a native of Lawrence, Kans. Mrs. Stauber had excellent educational advantages, and after graduating at the high school at Humboldt, Kans., was in- terested in educational work for several years. After his marriage, Mr. Stauber accepted a posi- tion as foreman of the Chanute Vidette Times, which position he creditably filled until 1892. He then came to Pottawatomie county, Okla., and settled on a homestead one-half mile south- east of town, where he lived for five years. In 1895 he became a partner in the Tecumseh Re- publican, and continued with the same paper un- til the appointment, in April of 1898, to his present position as deputy clerk of the third dis- trict. On the farm, which he still owns, Mr. Stau- ber has all modern improvements, and about one thousand fruit trees. In the town of Tecumseh he owns a residence and eight lots, which are evidences of his prosperity in the different busi- ness enterprises in which he has been interested.
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From his carliest remembrance Mr. Stauber has had a vital interest in the politics of the country, and in later years has been prominent in the undertakings of the Republican party. He was a delegate to several territorial con- ventions, and in 1896 was delegate to the terri-
torial convention in Oklahoma City. He was the first newspaper man to advocate the ap- pointment of Governor Barnes. Fraternally he is associated with the Masons, and is connected with the Tecumseh Lodge No. 7. He is now worshipful master, and was representative to the Grand Lodge, in February of 1900, at Okla- homa City. He is also a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and has passed all of the chairs, and attended Grand Lodge in 1899.
To Mr. and Mrs. Stauber have been born two children. Josephine was born October 15, 1889, at Chanute, Kans .; and Alice was born January 14, 1895, at Tecumseh, on the home farm.
W ALTON BURGESS. The wonderful era of prosperity which Chandler has fairly entered upon is due to the enterprise of her business men, who are constantly embark- ing into new industries, promoting all measures calculated to permanently benefit this vicinity. and, in short, are possessed of public spirit and the genius of the period. Much as has been ac- complished here within a decade, it is but the be- ginning of marvelous achievements, it is safe to predict, when such men as the subject of this article conduct our commercial affairs.
In Walton Burgess two of the pioneer fami- lies of Texas are represented, his parents being M. M. and Eleanor (Sparks) Burgess, names fa- miliar to the people of the Lone Star state. His grandfather, Rev. Willis Burgess, of Scotch descent, and of pioneer stock of Virginia and North Carolina, was one of the first ministers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas, and departed this life, well along in years, at Corsicana, Tex., in the early part of the 'zos. His son, M. M. Burgess, was born in Murfrees- boro, Tenn., and was sixteen years of age when he went to Texas, thenceforth his home. Dur- ing the Civil war he served on a general's staff until, on account of failing health, he was trans- ferred to the commissary department, where he served until the close of the war. Subsequently he commenced mercantile pursuits at Raleigh, located on the original survey of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad, but when the line was changed he removed to Corsicana, Tex., where he was a merchant and extensive buyer and ship- per of cotton until shortly before his death. which event occurred in February, 1889. An elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. and associated with the Masonic order. his life was in perfect harmony with his noble princi- ples. His widow is yet living at the old home in Corsicana, with their youngest child, Roy Mark. Another son, Wylie Curtis, died in 1800. aged seventeen. The two daughters are married and reside in Corsicana.
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The maternal grandparents of our subject were J. H. and Elizabeth Sparks, who attained advanced years, the former dying in 1884 and the latter ten years later. Two of the elder brothers of J. H. Sparks, Frank and William, were boon companions of Sam Houston, and took part in the battles of San Jacinto, Santa Ana and other engagements, Frank being wounded in the knee on one occasion. They were among the pioneer cattlemen of Texas, and, with their father, were early settlers of Waco. The latter spent many of his later years on his fine plantation in the Brazos Valley, his death occurring there sixteen years ago.
The birth of Walton Burgess took place in Corsicana, July 6, 1866, and, after completing his high-school course, he entered his father's busi- ness office as a bookkeeper, and was thus em- ployed until the death of his father, after which he settled all of his affairs. From 1890 to 1892 he represented the Titus Machine and Tool Company, of San Angelo, Tex., being in the con- tract and construction department. Then fol- lowed what proved to be the preparation for his present great enterprise, as in 1892 he became connected with the Corsicana Cotton-oil Com- pany. At first he was employed in the office, and gradually became familiar with all of the details of the trade, and in the season of 1898-99 was placed in charge of the seed-purchasing de- partment, his duties taking him to all sections of the cotton-belt of the Southwest.
In the spring of ~~~ Mr. Burgess succeeded in organizing the Chandler Cotton-oil Company, superintending the building of the plant, and from the start of the enterprise being the secre- tary and general manager. The president, J. J. Culbertson, of Paris, Tex., is also interested financially in no less than seven cotton-oil plants in his own state. The non-resident stockholders of the company have great faith in Chandler and in the cotton-oil business here, their investments in real estate in this immediate locality proving this assertion.
The plant of the Chandler Cotton-oil Com- pany is unequaled in this territory, finely equipped as it is with the latest modern machin- ery and appliances for manufacturing cotton- seed oil. The capacity of the factory is seventy- five tons a day; steam-power is used, a three hundred and twenty-five horse-power Corliss en- gine and boiler and a fine electric-lighting system being in force. The material used in manufac- turing the products of the plant is obtained in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The company is branching out into other fields and in the fall of 1900 completed a superior plant for the manu- facture of dry-pressed brick and tile. The ca- pacity of the works is thirty thousand bricks per day, the quality of the clay and completed article
being exceptionally fine. The company has laid out another enterprise, building stock-pens for the feeding of cattle. This is situated on the line of the Frisco, with a switch, and conveniently located in relation to the Frisco shipping pens, which it adjoins.
Turning aside from this brief review of com- mercial affairs in which Mr. Burgess is inter- ested, it may be said that he is also deservedly popular in social circles, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Order of Elks. He is not a politician, but uses his right of fran- chise in favor of the Democratic party.
An important event in the career of Mr. Bur- gess was his marriage, May 16, 1900, to Miss Caroline Fullilave, a lady distinguished as a rare type of Southern beauty. The wedding took place at "Chalk Level," on the Red river, five miles from Shreveport, La., the old plantation home of her father. On the maternal side, the bride is a descendant of the old Alabama family of Sampford, and her uncle of that name was the Democratic nominee for the governorship of Louisiana in 1900. While Mr. Burgess is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, his wife belongs to the Methodist Epis- copal Church South.
G ERHARD BRADER. One of the repre- sentative German-American citizens of Pawnee county is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. In peace and war, he has been a true friend and supporter of this re- public, and were all of its native-born citizens as patriotic and stanch as he, the numerous dan- gers which threaten us, as a people, would be greatly diminished. He upholds religion and public schools, those bulwarks of our nation, and is law-abiding, industrious and upright.
A native of Germany, born in 1842, Gerhard Brader is a son of Detrick and Catherine Brader, who brought him to this country when he was two years old. They thenceforth made their home in Franklin county, Mo., where they car- ried on a farm successfully. The father de- parted this life about ten years ago, and was survived by the mother, who died on the old home place in 1897.
When he arrived at a suitable age. Gerhard attended a German school in Franklin county, Mo., and became of great assistance upon the homestead. When the Civil war broke out, he at once commenced making preparations to join the forces of the Federals, and September 27, 1861, his name was enrolled as a private of Company G, Seventeenth Missouri Infantry, at Washington, Mo. For three years he served faithfully, and at last was mustered out at Wash- ington, D. C., on account of a severe wound in
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the right hip. This misfortune befell him while he was taking part in the siege of Vicksburg. He had been occupied in several of the severest campaigns of the war, after the battle of Pea Ridge being sent to Mississippi, thence to Vicksburg, where he afterwards was wounded. In the meantime, however, he was sent to Ar- kansas, and fought the battle of Arkansas Post and others.
In 1860 Mr. Brader married Frederica. daugh- ter of Frederick and Caroline Helm. Ten chil- dren bless this union, namely: Fred, who is a clerk with Mr. Mosier, of Ralston; Mrs. Anna C. Essick, of East St. Louis; Mrs. Caroline Van Waltonberg, who lives near Ralston, and has one child; Henry, who is in East St. Louis; and Gerhard, Liseppa, John, Harris, August and Rudolph, who are at home.
In 1868 Mr. Brader settled in Gasconade county, Mo., in which locality his marriage was celebrated, and there he and his young wife commenced keeping house. They continued to live upon a farm there, and gradually amassed a snug little fortune, giving their children good advantages, and making a point of training them for the practical duties of life. Seven years ago the family came to Oklahoma, and in the inter- vening years have dwelt upon the farm where they may be found to-day. The place is situated on the southwest quarter of section 4, township 23, range 5 east, and a comfortable house, good barns and buildings, a well-kept orchard and fences add to the general desirability of the homestead.
The first vote of Mr. Brader was cast for Abraham Lincoln, and from that time to the present he never has wavered in his allegiance to the Republican party. With his wife, he is a member of the Lutheran Church, and contrib- utes liberally of his means to the support of righteous enterprises tending towards the up- lifting of mankind.
J UDGE NEAL SMITH, a representative business man of Lexington, certainly is entitled to the credit of having been one of the founders of the place, for he assisted in laying out the town-site, and from that time until the present has been actively interested in its' upbuilding. He has been a notary public longer than any other citizen of Lexington, having been originally appointed by Governor Seay, in 1893, later by Governor Renfrow and by Governor Barnes, and in this capacity he trans- acts a large amount of the local legal business. Three years ago he was honored by election to the office of police judge, and made a good record, as was confidently anticipated by his numerous friends. For several terms he served
as treasurer of Lexington, and judiciously ad- ministered the finances of his townsmen. In political circles, no less than in business fields, he has won the respect of all, and, as is well known, is a most enthusiastic champion of the Republican party. For two years he was one of the leading members of the Cleveland County Central Committee of his party, and in May, 1900, was a delegate to the Territorial Republican Convention at Enid, where delegates to the na- tional convention at Philadelphia were chosen.
In tracing the early history of Neal Smith, it is learned that he is a son of Henry B. Smith, and was born nearly two-score years ago in Warren county, Ill., in which locality many years of his life have been spent. In his youth he received the advantages common to the country lad of the period, and when a mere youth was abun- dantly able to manage a farm. Agriculture was his chief occupation until he came to Lexing- ton, and few are better judges of farm-lands to-day than he. On making his first trip to the west, he lived in Topeka, 'Kans., or vicinity, about a year. At the time of Oklahoma's open- ing to settlement, he was carrying on a farm in his native county, and coming to Pottawatomie county, made the race for a claim, but soon abandoned the one which he secured. He found the surveyors laying out Lexington, and, readily seeing the natural advantages of the place, he cc 'uded to locate here. As previously men- tione he lent his aid to the work of surveying the place, and ate his first meal here under a large elm, which now adorns Broadway street. For about two years he engaged in clerking in a little store here, and in 1892 built what is known as the Lexington livery stable-the first one in the town. For seven years he managed the business, and in 1899 sold out, since which time he has devoted his entire attention to his real-estate interests, for, from time to time, he has invested in local property. He has built . several houses here, and, as the records show, has handled more town real-estate than any other man. In Lexington and Canadian town- ships, especially, he has a number of excellent farms for sale, and the buyer may always find some desirable property among his lands. A few years ago he was comparatively poor and un- known, and his settlement in Lexington was a fortunate step for him, as events proved. Abso- lute fairness characterizes all of his dealings. and his customers always feel perfectly satisfied, for he never stoops to misrepresentation. In July, 1900, Mr. Smith was one of the board of organizers of the Lexington & Purcell Electric Company, which secured a charter that month from W. M. Jenkins, territorial secretary. The plant of this now flourishing enterprise is situ- ated in Lexington, and both cities will receive
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