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On the 27th of November, 1856, Mr. Handsaker was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Cannon, who was born in Lake county, Indiana, December 15, 1837, her par- ents being Samuel and Susanna (Eyler) Cannon, natives of Ohio. Her father was a farmer by occupation and in 1854 he crossed the plains with ox teams to Oregon, hecom- ing one of the early pioneers of this state. His first location was in Douglas county, where he operated a farm for a short time and then removed to Lane county, taking up land which he improved and operated until the time of his death, which occurred in May, 1884, when he had reached the age of eighty years. He had long survived the mother, who passed away in 1854. To Mr. and Mrs. Handsaker were born nine children: Julia E., who died in January, 1871; George W., a resident of Portland, Oregon; Mary S., the widow of H. D. Edwards, who died in 1917; Edward B., whose home is in Veneta, Oregon; Martha, the wife of John Guiley, a resident of Dexter, Oregon; Luella, who married W. L. Bristow and resides at Pleasant Hill, Oregon; Henrietta, the wife of P. N. Laird, a resident of Jasper, Oregon; Thomas S., who is a
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minister of the Christian church and is now residing at San Diego, California; and John J., whose home is in Portland, Oregon.
Mr. Handsaker gave his political allegiance to the republican party and his religious faith was indicated by his attendance upon the services of the Christian church. Com- ing to Oregon in 1853, when the country was wild and undeveloped and the Indians far outnumbered the white settlers, he lived to see many changes and bore his full share in the work of general improvement and development. His life was one of diligence and determination and these qualities enabled him to overcome all obstacles and difficulties in his path and advance steadily toward the goal of success. He ever stood for progress and improvement along the lines of material, intellectual and moral development and his demise was the occasion of deep regret not only to his immediate family but to many friends, for he was a man whose sterling worth and excellent traits of character had gained for him the goodwill and friendship of all with whom he came Into contact. Mrs. Handsaker still owns the home farm but resides with her daughter, Mrs. Edwards, at No. 690 Fourteenth avenue, East, in Eugene and is one of the hon- ored pioneer residents of this part of the state.
ELOF THOMAS HEDLUND, D. D. S.
Dr. Elof Thomas Hedlund, prominent dentist of Portland, was born in Louisiana, June 29, 1885, a son of Elof and Julia M. (Nick) Hedlund. In the public schools of New Orleans and Roseland, Louisiana, he pursued his education, after which he entered the dental department of Tulane University and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1906, at which time the degree of D. D. S. was conferred upon him. In the same year he entered the office of Dr. W. M. Miller, a prominent dental surgeon of New Orleans, with whom he remained for three years. In 1909 he opened an office in Portland and has since remained in practice in this city, his professional ability winning for him a large patronage. He possesses marked mechanical skill and is very efficient and thorough in all of his work, employing the most modern methods and appliances used in the practice of dentistry and dental surgery. Dr. Hedlund is active in all civic affairs and stands high as a citizen, while his professional standing is unques- tioned.
In his political views Dr. Hedlund is a democrat and a leader in the ranks of that party. In 1914 he was a candidate for the nomination for congress from the third congressional district of Oregon. He has served as presidential elector, is now serving as county chairman of the democratic central committee and is past president of the Jackson Club. While residing in Louisiana he served with the state militia as a member of the Washington Artillery Company, one of the old-time southern organ- izations, membership in which establishes a young man's social standing. He is an earnest and active member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and is also identified with the Portland Ad Club and the Alumni Association of Tulane University.
In 1907 Dr. Hedlund was united in marriage to Miss Lillian Hancock, of Dallas, Texas, member of a prominent southern family, and they have become the parents of a son, William Hancock. For recreation Dr. Hedlund turns to motoring and other outdoor sports. In social circles of the city he is well known and popular, while his professional associates find in him a man of the highest principles and integrity, and his worth to the community is widely acknowledged.
REV. JAMES L. CARRICO.
Rev. James L. Carrico, pastor of St. Edward's Catholic church at Lebanon, Oregon, was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 11, 1876, a son of John V. and Rosalia (Stewart) Carrico, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Ohio. In the latter part of the '60s he removed to Indiana from Kentucky, becoming a resident of Indianapolis, and there spent his remaining years, his death occurring in 1891. The mother survived him for many years, passing away in 1915 in Lebanon, Oregon.
James L. Carrico was reared and educated in his native city, attending St. Bridget's parochial school and the Shortridge high school. In 1891 he entered Sacred Heart Col- lege of Oklahoma and was later ordained to the priesthood in 1901. In 1912 he came
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to Oregon and for a year was an instructor in the commercial department of Mount Angel College at Mount Angel, Oregon. In 1913, he was appointed pastor of St. Ed- ward's Catholic church at Lebanon, of which he has since had charge. The edifice was built in 1872 by the congregation of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and was used by them as a house of worship until the organization was disbanded. In 1905 the church property was purchased by the archbishop of the Catholic church. The parish has been attended since 1880, at which time Rev. G. B. Van Linn attended it from Corvallis, services being then held in the homes of the parishioners. It was served by Father Lewis Metayer from 1889 to 1892, at which time Father Bucholzer also attended it. In 1902 Father Lainck from Sublimity, assumed charge of the parish and he was succeeded by Father Seroski, who purchased the church edifice. The Rt. Rev. Mgr. Lane of Albany and his assistants attended the church until 1912, when the Rev. William Hampson succeeded to it. He it was who erected the first parsonage and in 1913 he was succeeded by Father Carrico. In 1915 Father Carrico was instrumental in securing the erection of St. Matthew's church in McDowell Creek valley, eleven miles from Lebanon. The building was erected by the people of the neighborhood, all of whom most willingly aided in the work of construction, without regard to creed. In 1918 Father Carrico built a six thousand dollar addition to the present church edifice, to be used as church addition, parsonage and clubroom, and he has also pur- chased ground for the erection of a school building, thus adding many improvements to the church property, which is now a most valuable one. He also attends Holy Trinity church at Brownsville and his parish is a large one, covering a territory twenty- five hy one hundred miles in extent, which includes the cities of Lebanon, Sodaville, Brownsville, Waterloo, Berlin, Sweet Home, Foster, a famous mineral springs resort at Cascadia, Holley and Crawfordsville. The parish at Lebanon numbers fifty families and it was chiefly through the efforts of Mr. S. P. Bach, O'Neil Brothers, and several others of that city that the church property was purchased. Father Carrico is greatly beloved by his parishioners and under his guidance the work of the church has mater- ially grown and developed. Its influence is constantly broadening and it as become a most potent force in the moral progress of the community.
ADJUTANT GENERAL GEORGE ARED WHITE.
The record of Adjutant General George Ared White is an unblemished one, com- manding for him the admiration and respect of all. In 1915 he received his present appointment as adjutant general of the state of Oregon asd is a veteran of the Spanish- American war and also of the World war, having devoted much of his life to military service, in which he has won high honors and distinction. A descendant of the Pilgrim Fathers, General White was born July 18. 1880, on a farm at Long Branch, Mason county, Illinois, a son of Ared H. and Mary (Murray) White, the latter a native of Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania. The father was born in Illinois and was a farmer by occupation.
In the public schools of Kansas and Utah, George A. White acquired his educa- tion, later pursuing a course at the Art Students' League in New York city. Coming to Oregon nineteen years ago, he secured employment as a newspaper writer and editor. He has always been much interested as a citizen in national defense and his first experience as a citizen-soldier was in the Spanish-American war, in which he served during 1898 and 1899 as a private of Field Artillery. In 1900 he joined the National Guard, of which he is still a member, and has won promotion through the various grades from private to the rank of colonel. In 1915 he was appointed adjutant general of Oregon by Governor James Withycombe and after completing the mobilization of the state troops for border service, under leave of absence he served on the Mexican border during 1916 and 1917 as captain of Troop A of the Oregon Cavalry. Upon the mustering out of Troop A he resumed his duties as adjutant general in February, 1917. His service to the government during the World war was most important and valuable. He directed the mobilization of the Oregon National Guard, also had charge of the taking of the military census of all males of military age in the state and likewise directed the organization of the draft under the selective service act. Upon completing all mobilization and draft organization work he volunteered for service overseas with the army. He was assigned to the Forty-first Division and with that command was sent overseas as a major in the Sixty-sixth Field Artillery Brigade. For eighteen months he remained abroad, reaching the grade of lieutenant colonel, and for his dis-
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tinguished services abroad he was decorated with the Cross of the Black Star by decree of the president of France. After returning home he was commissioned colonel in the Reserve Corps. Prior to returning to the United States he assisted in founding the American Legion and became the first national adjutant of that assoclation in France. During 1919-20 he founded the American Legion weekly magazine for the American Legion at New York city. Upon returning from this service in the summer of 1920 he resumed his duties as adjutant general of Oregon and is now serving in that capacity.
On the 22d of February, 1904, General White was united in marriage to Henrietta Diana Fletcher and they have become the parents of two daughters, aged fourteen and eight years, respectively. He is a man of fine military bearing, and while maintaining the strict discipline so necessary in times of war, the men who served under him also found him kindly, considerate and helpful. Merit won him his title, and honor is associated with his name wherever his deeds have been recorded. His life has ever been characterized by patriotism and devotion to country and he stands as a high type of American manhood and chivalry, commanding at all times the confidence, respect and honor of his fellowmen.
CARL F. GERLINGER.
Among the business projects which figure in connection with the development and upbuilding of northwestern Oregon is the Dallas Machine & Locomotive Works, of which Carl F. Gerlinger is the president. In the control of his business interests he displays marked ability and energy, regarding no detail as too unimportant to receive his attention and at the same time controlling the larger factors in his interests with notable assurance and power. A native of Alsace-Lorraine, France, he was born March 28, 1878, and is a son of George and Matline (Haller) Gerlinger, who were also born in France. The father, who was a forester, spent his entire life in his native land and passed away in 1892, while the mother's demise occurred in 1886.
Their son, Carl F. Gerlinger, was reared and educated in his native land and there learned the trade of a machinist. He became an engineer and was thus employed on seagoing vessels until 1902, when he came to the United States, making his way across the country to Portland, Oregon, where his uncle was then residing. There he entered the employ of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, with which he was connected for a year, and in 1903 arrived in Dallas, where he became connected with the Southern Pacific Railroad, assisting in building the line to Fall City. He became master mechanic of the shops at Dallas, in the employ of his uncle who had constructed the line, and when in 1912 the road was taken over by the Southern Pacific Mr. Gerlinger was made general foreman of the shops and still retains that position, which he is well qualified to fill, being an expert mechanic. On the 1st of December, 1919, he organized the Dallas Machine & Locomotive Works, of which he became presi- dent, with W. E. Ballantyne as secretary-treasurer. They repair locomotives, saw- mills, logging equipment and farm machinery and also engage in boiler work, black- smithing and pattern work, manufacturing grey iron and brass castings and prune stoves. They operate a large factory and foundry and although recently organized their business has already assumed large proportions, their trade extending to Wash- ington and California as well as eastern Oregon. Mr. Gerlinger is thoroughly familiar with every phase of the business and is thus able to direct wisely the labors of those in his employ, so that the enterprise is conducted along the most modern and pro- gressive lines, productive of substantial and gratifying results. He possesses excellent executive ability and keen discernment and in his dealings is known for his honorable methods, which have won for him the confidence of his fellowmen.
In June, 1904, Mr. Gerlinger was united in marriage to Miss Marguerite Bank- hauser, and they have become the parents of four children, namely: Matline, Alfred C., Augusta L. and Carl. Mr. Gerlinger obtained his naturalization papers on the 10th of May, 1909, and is a loyal American citizen, interested in all that pertains to the welfare and development of his adopted country. He is a republican in his political views, a member of the Dallas City Council, to which he was elected in November, 1920. and a Presbyterian in religious faith. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he is also a Mason, belonging to the lodge at Dallas and to Al Kader Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Portland. He is classed with
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the substantial business men of his community and is widely known and honored as a self-made man who has attained success through honest effort and indefatigable industry.
MARK LEVY.
Mark Levy of Portland, was born in New York, January 12, 1856, and passed away in Rose City, March 1, 1918. The years that marked the interval chronicled the growth of the habe into a self-supporting lad and his advancement to a prominent position among the self-made men of the northwest. For more than a third of a century he was a commission merchant of Portland and was the pioneer in that line of business in the city. He won a fair measure of success and might have been a wealthy man had he hoarded his earnings, but he was continually extending a helping hand to those who needed assistance and his generosity kept him from a point where he could be reckoned as a capitalist. What he did gain in all these years was the love, respect and honor of his fellows. There are few men in Portland who have ever shared to so great an extent in the high esteem of those who have known them as did Mark Levy, and the news that death had called him carried sorrow to the hearts of all who had been his associates in business and in social circles. He was a son of Morris and Earnestine (Reese) Levy, who were natives of Germany but left that country soon after their marriage and for a few years resided in New York city, where their two eldest children, a daughter and a son Mark, were born. The father left New York and by way of the Panama route made his way to Sacramento. About a year later he sent for his family to join him, having in the meantime prepared a little home for them and they also traveled to the Pacific coast by way of the Isthmus route. The parents were gradually getting a business foothold when the great flood of 1861 wiped out all their posses- sions. Mark Levy was then a lad of but five years and like the others of the household met the hardships and privations that followed because of the loss of all their prop- erty. He was hardly ten years of age when he began earning his living by selling fruit on the boats that crossed and passed up and down the river. While most boys were playing or swimming and having a good time, Mark Levy was carrying his basket selling fruit. He attended school only until he had completed the fourth grade, but all through his life he was learning valuable lessons that made him a man of wide knowledge and liheral education. He attended night school to some extent and was ever anxious to make intellectual advancement. He was but thirteen years of age when he accepted employment in a commission house and there remained until his marriage. It was about that time that he came to Portland, where he made his home for more than a third of a century. He opened the first fruit and commission house in the city, having received word from his brother-in-law, L. Samuel, that there was no regular commission house in Portland. He then came with his wife to this city, bringing with him the eight hundred dollars which he had saved from his earnings, arriving in October, 1881. While he had previously held a good position in Sacra- mento he had long contributed to the support of other members of his father's family, so that his capital was not large when he removed to the northern city. It has been sald that "the fact that the commission business of Portland is conducted on a high level is largely due to Mark Levy, who was until his death the dean of the Portland com- mission business." His trade developed with the growth of the city until it had become one of mammoth proportions. The first carload of fruit ever shipped out of Portland to the east was dispatched by Mr. Levy soon after the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The starting of the car, which carried a load of Oregon plums and pears, was an event of interest at that time, although in later years Mr. Levy shipped hundreds of cars to the east. For a considerable period his brother, B. H. Levy, was associated with him in the business, but Mark Levy became the sole pro- prietor on the 21st of December, 1907. His integrity and his enterprise were Im- portant factors in his success and another element of his progress was his unfailing good nature. Rufus R. Ball, who was his bookkeeper for twenty-four years, said that during that entire time Mr. Levy never uttered an unkind word to or about anybody; and one of the local papers, in speaking of this characteristic at the time of Mr. Levy's death, said: "Sometimes he might get vexed at what he thought was unfair treatment, but not a harsh word passed his lips. Voluble in praise, usually jolly with jest and story, he went lightly and jokingly about his business when all went well; when a
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vexing subject arose he closed his lips, grew as silent as the Sphinx, paced silently up and down the store until he could go calmly back to business. In all of his busi- ness years in Portland he never discharged a single individual. He chose his helpers with rare judgment, and once hired they were fixtures until they chose to quit. He never had but the one business and the only change in that for the thirty-six years of his career was the removal from the east side of Front street to the store opposite. In his habits he was one of the most regular and punctual of men. His departure from his home in the morning was almost as evenly timed as the striking of a clock."
One of the prize letters received by Mrs. Levy since his death, expressing their grief at his passing, was signed by every commission man on Front street-a fact which stands as incontrovertible evidence of the high regard in which he was held by his colleagues and contemporaries in the business world.
Before leaving Sacramento Mr. Levy was married in that city January 23, 1881, to Miss Jennie Marx, a daughter of Harris and Rebecca (Enkle) Marx, both of whom were of German birth but came to America at an early day. They were married in San Francisco and returned to New York, where they intended to make their home, and it was there that Mrs. Levy was born. When she was but four months old, how- ever, her parents returned to California by way of the Panama route and for a time lived in San Francisco, while subsequently they removed to Sacramento, where Mrs. Levy acquired her education and grew to womanhood. Mr. Marx was engaged in the boot and shoe business in that city. To Mr. and Mrs. Levy was born a daughter, Vivian C., who is now the wife of Felix Friedlander, a well known jeweler of Portland.
Mr. Levy was a charter member of the Commercial Club, now the Chamber of Com- merce, and one of its first directors. He also belonged to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, to the Concordia Club, to the Tualatin Club and was a member of the Beth Israel church. He was also a lifelong republican. Something of his standing among his friends-and all who knew him were his friends is indicated in the remark of one who said: "He was the jolliest man, one of the best companions I ever met. He was as true as steel, as good as gold, as loyal as the sun." The kindliness of his nature is indicated in the fact that he enjoyed the love of all children, while a neigh- bor said of him: "It was like a tonic to talk to Mark Levy." Again and again those who knew him said: "Mark Levy never said an unkind word about any person." It was undoubtedly this kindness of spirit which made his death so much a matter of general regret. One writing of him for a Portland paper said: "He was not a man of great wealth. Why was he not? Ah, there lies the best of all sides of Mark Levy- he gave and gave and kept giving-not in fabulous amounts; he did not endow col- leges or found schools. His principal monuments are in the hearts of the poor, his greatest mourners are widows and orphans, the helpless, the hopeless and the un- fortunate. Graven on the hearts of many of these the name of Mark Levy shines like pure gold. And in his deeds of charity he did not often even take his wife into his confidence. He did not even let his left hand know what his right hand was doing. He decried all sorts of what might be called publicity charity. His charitable deeds were for the love of his fellowmen, not for self-glorification. * * * Mark Levy needs no monument, no marble shaft is necessary to keep his name alive as a citizen of the highest rank and a friend almost beyond compare. His monument was built little by little during his life and consists of sufficient good deeds to reach unto heaven."
JOSEPH OSBOURNE CRANFORD.
Joseph Osbourne Cranford, manager of the McMinnville branch of A. Rupert & Company, is proving energetic and farsighted in the conduct of the interests under his care. He was born in Otis, Louisiana, March 22, 1889, and is a son of Rev. Joseph W. and Mary E. (Leavines) Cranford, also natives of the Bayou state. The father spent much of his life in the state of Texas, but for the past fifteen years has been stationed at Otis, Louisiana, where he is pastor of the Baptist church. The mother also survives and they are highly respected people of their community.
The son, Joseph O. Cranford, was reared in Otis, Louisiana, and there attended the public schools, after which he became a student at the State University of Louisiana, from which he was graduated with the class of 1917. On the 1st of July, 1917, he enlisted for service in the World war and was later sent to the Georgia School of Technology at Atlanta. He was made a second lieutenant in the aviation service of
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the Signal Corps and was sent to Oregon in connection with the Spruce Division, after which he was transferred to Vancouver, Washington, where he received his dis- charge on the 14th of December, 1918. He then worked as government inspector of dehydrated products, after which he was for a year connected with the California Packing Corporation. Following this he purchased stock in the A. Rupert Company, Inc., packers and distributors of fruits and vegetables, and became manager of the Mc- Minnville plant, which has a capacity of forty thousand cases per year. Mr. Cranford erected this plant, which is modern in every particular, and is proving entirely equal to the responsible duties which devolve upon him as manager. He gives careful over- sight to all phases of the business and is constantly seeking to increase the efficiency of the plant, to improve in every way possible the quality of the products and to extend the trade of the company. The headquarters of the firm are maintained in the Worcester building, at the corner of Third and Oak streets in Portland, and it also conducts branch establishments at Newberg, Lebanon, Roseburg, Gresham, Spring- brook and Falls City, Oregon, and at North Puyallup, Washington, this being a most extensive business. Mr. Cranford also owns a twenty-six acre ranch adjoining the town of McMinnville, on which he has erected a modern bungalow, and he intends to make this an up-to-date fruit farm.
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