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On the 9th of November, 1918, occurred the marriage of Joseph O. Cranford and Miss Emily M. Rupert, a daughter of Arthur and Letha E. (Cone) Rupert. Her father became the founder of the A. Rupert Company, Inc., one of the most important indus- trial enterprises in the northwest, and was a dominating figure in the business life of the state. He passed away at Portland on the 22d of January, 1920, at the age of forty-four years. His widow survives him. They were the parents of three children: Emily M., now Mrs. Cranford; Milan A., who is attending Columbia University of New York city; and Alice D., at home. Mr. and Mrs. Cranford have become the parents of a son, William Rupert, who was born September 19, 1919.
In his political views Mr. Cranford is a democrat and his fraternal connections are with the Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is also a member of the American Legion and in religious faith is a Baptist. In business matters his judgment is found to be sound and reliable and he is most capably managing the extensive interests under his control. He is yet a young man, but his developed capabil- ity and powers have made him one of the forceful factors in business circles of north- western Oregon and his many sterling qualities have gained him a high place in the respect and regard of all who have been brought into contact with him.
JOSEPH JACOBBERGER.
Since 1890 Joseph Jacobberger has been a resident of Portland and he is numbered among the leading architects of the city, many of whose most substantial and beauti- ful public edifices stand as monuments to his skill and ability in his chosen life work. He was born in Alsace-Lorraine in 1869, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Jacobberger. In 1871 his parents emigrated to America, becoming residents of Omaha, Nebraska, where the father engaged in business as a contractor and builder.
After completing his high school course Joseph Jacobberger entered Creighton University of Omaha, where he acquired his scientific training and following his gradua- tion from that institution of learning he was employed for a number of years as draftsman in architects' offices. In 1890 he arrived in Portland and for five years worked as a draftsman for the firm of Whidden & Lewis, leading architects of this city. On the expiration of that period he engaged in business independently and is now accorded a good patronage, maintaining offices in the Board of Trade building. Among the notable buildings which he has designed may be mentioned the Nortonia and Willard hotels, the Home of the Good Shepherd, the Church of the Madeleine, St. Philip's church, the Knights of Columbus buildings, the Mount Angel College build- ings, the Rose City Park school building and also many fine residences in the city. He is always to be relied upon in the execution of contracts and in his architectural work be combines utility and convenience with beauty of design.
In 1893 Mr. Jacobberger was united in marriage to Miss Anna Lillis of this city and they have become the parents of five children: Hubert, who pursued a course in engineering at the University of Oregon and is now engaged in that line of work; Francis, who was also graduated from the State University and is an architect by
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profession; Vincent, who completed a general course in the State University; Bertram, who is employed as a clerk in the Hibernian Bank; and Margaret, a student in St. Mary's Academy. The family resides in a fine country home at Hillsdale.
Mr. Jacobberger is a democrat in his political views and in religious faith is a Catholic, attending the cathedral in this city. He is a member of the Knights of Col- umbus and an active worker in its ranks, being a past grand knight of the order and he is also identified with the City Club. His life work is a most useful one and he is never content with the second best but is ever striving to attain a higher degree of perfection in his chosen profession, in which he has now attained a position of prominence. He is a man of many sterling characteristics and Portland counts him as a valued acquisition to her citizenship.
JOHN E. MURPHY.
John E. Murphy, a veterinarian of Junction City, where he is also operating in real estate, in which connection he is contributing in substantial measure to the up- building and improvement of his community, is a native son of Wisconsin, his birth having occurred in Pleasant Valley, St. Croix county, January 8, 1864. He is a son of Edward J. and Mary Ann (McCue) Murphy, both of whom were born in Ireland. The paternal grandfather passed his entire life in his native country and following his demise the grandmother emigrated with her family to the new world, Edward J. Murphy being at that time but eight years of age. On leaving the eastern metropolis she made her way westward, establishing their home in Wisconsin. With courage- ous spirit she undertook the task of rearing her family in a strange country and was privileged to see her children attain to manhood and womanhood, passing away at St. Paul, Minnesota, at the very venerable age of ninety-seven years. Edward J. Murphy attended school in Wisconsin and on reaching mature years engaged in the occupation of farming, which he continued to follow in that state the remainder of his life, meeting death in a runaway accident in 1897. The mother, who had been brought to this country by her parents when but six years of age, survived him for nearly two decades, her demise occurring in 1917.
John E. Murphy was reared and educated in St. Croix county, Wisconsin, and resided at home until he reached the age of twenty-eight years. After a year's absence he returned and rented the home farm, which he operated for five years. On the expiration of that period he went to North Dakota, taking up land near Bowbells, which he developed and improved, continuing to reside on his farm for nine years. He then came to Oregon and turned his attention to the practice of veterinary surgery at Junction City, having previously purchased land near the town. In April, 1920, he became identified with business interests of his community, opening a real estate office, in which connection he is building up a good patronage. He is a firm believer in the future of this section of the country and through extensive advertising is endeavoring to induce residents of the east to locate here, thus greatly promoting the upbuilding and advancement of his community. He still engages to some extent in the practice of veterinary surgery, which, however, owing to the extensive use of the automobile, has become a somewhat limited field, and he is also the owner of two valuable farms which he leases, having retained possession of his North Dakota land. He is a progressive, wide-awake and energetic business man, whose plans are well formulated and promptly executed and in his vocabulary there is no such word as fail. On the 28th of January, 1901, Mr. Murphy was united in marriage to Miss Rose C. Movius and they have become the parents of six children: Edward Lee, Mary L., Bernadetta I., James V., Willard J. and Rose Elizabeth.
In his political views Mr. Murphy is a democrat and he has taken an active and prominent part in the public affairs of his community, serving as mayor of Junction City in 1912 and 1913. His administration was a most progressive and businesslike one and during his incumbency in the office of chief executive of the city many needed improvements were made, including the paving of all streets and the establishment of a new lighting system by granting a franchise to the Oregon Power Company. His fraternal connections are with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, and his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Catholic church. Mr. Murphy ever stands for all that is progressive in citizenship and has contributed in marked measure to the upbuilding, development and prosperity of
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the community in which he resides. He is a man of high personal standing, of marked business integrity and ability, and the sterling worth of his character is recognized by all with whom he has heen associated.
JUDGE JULIUS CAESAR MORELAND.
Judge Julius Caesar Moreland, who was one of Oregon's most eminent lawyers, a man whose integrity of character as well as high professional attainments won him the respect and honor of all who knew him, was born in Smith county, Tennessee, June 10, 1844, a son of Rev. Jesse Moreland and a representative of one of the old and prominent southern families. He traced his ancestory in direct line back to the Cromwellian period in the history of England, one of the founders of the Moreland family having been a stanch supporter of the Protector. It was about the year 1660, following the death of Cromwell, that this ancestor crossed the Atlantic and took up his abode on the James river in Virginia. He was the progenitor of a long line of southern planters who were adherents of the Quaker faith and contributed to the moral development as well as to the material progress of the Old Dominion. John Moreland, who was a Virginian by birth, removed to North Carolina in young manhood and in 1807 left that state to become a resident of Kentucky. Five years later he took up his abode in Tennessee, where he spent his remaining days, his death occur- ring in 1855. He had been reared in the Quaker faith but later in life became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His son, the Rev. Jesse Moreland, was the father of Judge Moreland of this review and was born January 1, 1802, near Asheville, North Carolina. He became a licensed local minister of the Methodist faith and engaged in preaching the gospel for more than seventy years. He earned his livelihood by farming, giving his services to the church without pecuniary compensa- tion. Feeling that the influence of slavery was an evil one he removed with his family to Illinois, settling at Carlinville, Macoupin county, in 1848. There he resided for four years, or until 1852, when with his wife and children he started across the plains for the northwest, spending six months in making the trip to Oregon. Here he took up his abode on a farm in Clackamas county and in 1859 was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife who up to this time had shared with him in all the hard- ships and privations of pioneer life. He afterward turned his attention to merchan- dising which he followed for twelve years and he also continued to act as a minister of the Methodist faith, being one of the pioneer representatives of the denomination in Oregon. He passed away in Portland, March 3, 1890, at the venerable age of eighty- eight years. His wife, too, had come of distinguished ancestry. She bore the maiden name of Susan Robertson and was a native of Cumberland county, Tennessee. She was also descended from ancestors who fought under Cromwell. The founder of the Robertson family on this side of the Atlantic was General William Robertson who had been an officer under Cromwell and who was a member of the jury in the trial of King Charles I and as such a participant in the order demanding the death of the monarch. General Robertson fled to Virginia for safety after the death of Crom- well and the fall of the protectorate, followed by the restoration of monarchial rule in England. The. Robertson family was represented in both the Revolutionary war and the War of 1812, several of the name winning high rank as military officers.
Judge Moreland was but eight years of age when he came with his parents to Oregon and while assisting his father to clear and develop the home farm he attended school for about three months in the year, thus laying the foundation for a liberal education which was largely acquired in the school of experience. In 1860, when a youth of fourteen, he went to Portland where he was employed in the composing room of the Oregon Farmer, continuing to serve in that connection for three and a half years. He afterward attended the Portland Academy, from which he was graduated in 1865. In the previous year he had charge of the state printing office at Salem and following his graduation took up the study of law which he diligently pursued, being admitted to the bar on the 6th of September, 1869, when twenty-five years of age.
Judge Moreland then went to Boise, Idaho, where he was employed as a printer on the Boise Statesman for a year, after which he returned to Portland and acted as foreman on the Oregonian for a time. He then formed a law partnership with John F. Caples under the firm style of Caples & Moreland, an association that was main- tained for six years. In 1886 he was appointed by Governor Moody to the office of
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county judge of Multnomah county and in 1890 was elected to the position, which he continued to fill through the succeeding four year period. His decisions on the bench were models of judicial soundness. He most carefully considered every question which came to him for settlement and his rulings were at all times strictly fair and impartial. He likewise filled other offices, serving at one time as a member of the Portland clty council and it was he who framed the resolution and presented it to the council to plant the trees in the city park that today is such a comfort and pleasure to the thousands of Portland's citizens who go there to enjoy the beautiful shade. From 1877 until 1882 he was city attorney and from the 24th of June, 1907, until his demise he was clerk of the supreme court of Oregon. He was long recognized as a leader in the ranks of the republican party and was secretary of the republican state central committee from 1872 until 1885.
Judge Moreland was married at Boise, Idaho, on the 3d of July, 1867, to Miss Abbie B. Kline, a daughter of John L. and Mary (Jordan) Kline, who were natives of Tennessee and on coming to Oregon in pioneer times settled at Corvallis, where Mr. Kline built the first sawmill in that section of the state. There he engaged for a time in the lumber business and afterward resided at various points, finally taking up his abode in Portland where he spent his remaining days. Judge and Mrs. More- land became the parents of four sons and two daughters: Harvey; Harry, deceased; Eldon W .; Irving; Susie, who is the widow of Mark W. Gill, formerly of Portland, mentioned elsewhere in this work; and Mrs. Chester A. Moores. All are residents of Portland.
Judge Moreland was a prominent figure in Masonic circles in this state. He was initiated into the order in October, 1866, becoming a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 12, A. F. & A. M. Later he became a charter member of Portland Lodge, No. 55, and was its master from 1878 until 1879. In 1872 he joined Portland Chapter, No. 3, R. A. M. and was high priest in 1884-5. In 1879 he became a member of Oregon Command- ery, No. 1, K. T. and in 1893-4 was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon, having previously served as grand orator, grand senior deacon and deputy grand master. In 1888 he joined Al Kader Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Portland and there have been few more devoted followers of Masonry in the state than was Judge Moreland. He was likewise a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He passed away February 2, 1918. He was spoken of by the press as one of Oregon's most eminent lawyers and students of the history of the state. Many well deserved tributes were paid to his personal worth and his superior professional ability. The tribute of Gov- ernor Withycombe was as follows: "I have known Judge Moreland for forty years and I have always regarded him as a very high type of man. He was a man of very keen perception in both state and national affairs. Strong he was in his likes and dislikes and was ever a devoted friend. He was absolutely dependable and all through his career has been absolutely without a blemish. His death is a distinctive loss to the state." He was a loving husband and father who found the greatest pleasure in life at his own fireside surrounded by those he loved and those who honored and respected him for his genuine worth.
HERBERT NUNN.
Herbert Nunn, who since 1897 has been engaged in engineering work in Washing- ton and Oregon, is now serving as state highway engineer, to which office he was ap- pointed on the 9th of April, 1917. He has become widely known as an engineer and has completed many important projects in various parts of the country, being recog- nized as an authority in his chosen line of work. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, for he started out in life with no capital except superior mental endowments and the determination, to succeed and his present position has been gained entirely through his own efforts and ability.
Mr. Nnnn is a native of Missouri. He was born at Harrisonville, Cass county, July 18, 1877, a son of Albert H. Nunn, a native of Kentucky, and Eva (Warner) Nunn, whose birth occurred in Indianapolis, Indiana. The family is an old and hon- ored one in the south, representatives in both the paternal and maternal lines having settled in Virginia during the period of the Revolutionary war. In 1891 Albert H. Nunn emigrated to the northwest, taking up his residence in Washington, and is now
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living in Vancouver, that state, at the age of sixty-five years, being engaged in busi- ness as a contractor. The mother also survives.
Herbert Nunn acquired his education largely in the school of "hard knocks" and his professional instruction was received in the Infantry and Cavalry School at Leaven- worth, Kansas, where he took a special course in military engineering. This is a postgraduate school for West Point officers and Mr. Nunn was accorded the honor of being one of three civilians chosen by Theodore Roosevelt to take this course. He has been engaged in engineering work in Washington and Oregon since 1897. In Jan- uary, 1906, he went to Mexico to do mining and engineering work, but was compelled to leave that country in 1909, owing to the revolution. He then became county en- gineer of El Paso county, Texas, constructing all of the public highways in that section of the state. From 1911 until 1914 inclusive, he served as city engineer of El Paso and then returned to Oregon. On the 9th of April, 1915, he was appointed county engineer for Multnomah county and took charge of the work on the Columbia highway, one of the most notable engineering projects in the country. He filled that position for two years and on the 9th of April, 1917, was appointed to his present position as state highway engineer and he is also the executive officer of the state highway commis- sion. This is a most important and responsible position, requiring engineering ability of a high order, and it is a foregone conclusion that under Mr. Nunn's capable direction the public highways of Oregon will be greatly improved, thus substantially promoting the development and prosperity of the state and rendering its scenic beauties more easily accessible to tourists, who have hitherto been unable to view the natural wonders of this "Switzerland of America" to advantage. In addition to his professional work Mr. Nunn is much interested in agriculture, being the owner of a valuable farm of one hundred and forty-eight acres in Tillamook county, on which he raises pure blooded Jersey cattle.
On the 27th of December, 1905, Mr. Nunn was united in marriage to Miss Stella May Bond, a daughter of Judge W. H. Bond, of Leavenworth, Kansas. Mr. Nunn is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and also belongs to all the local organizations pertaining to engineering. He has mastered the lessons of life day by day until his postgraduate work in the school of experience has placed him in the front rank with the most eminent civil engineers of the country. His constant aim is to perform his duty according to the best of his ability and his labors have proven a most important element in promoting the development and progress of the various sections of the United States in which he has operated.
JOHN C. UGLOW.
John C. Uglow, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, is identified with business interests of Dallas as proprietor of the Majestic Theater and is also an expert violin maker, a number of noted artists having played his instruments. Mr. Uglow is a native of Oregon. He was born in Polk county, November 13, 1874, and is a son of Abel and Margaret (Hunter) Uglow, the former a native of Cornwall, England, and the latter of Canada. In 1860 the father emigrated to the United States, making the trip to the Pacific coast by way of the Isthmus of Panama. He first resided in San Francisco, where he was connected with the milling business, and subsequently removed to Oregon, constructing a flour mill at Kings Valley and later becoming the owner of mills at different points in the state. He was very successful in the conduct of his milling interests, continuing active along that line for many years, but is now living retired in Dallas in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. He is eighty-one years of age and the mother also survives.
Their son, John C. Uglow, was reared and educated in his native county, attend- ing the first public school in Dallas. Subsequently he became a pupil in an academy at Dallas, from which he was graduated in 1891, and then entered upon the study of law under the preceptorship of J. J. Daly and Oscar Hayter. Later he attended the Portland Business College, after which he pursued a course in the law school of the University of Oregon and was admitted to the bar in 1900. In the meantime he had become active in business circles, becoming the proprietor of a photograph gallery, which he conducted from 1891 until 1896. It was while he was pursuing his law studies that war was declared between Spain and America, and filled with the spirit of patriotism he went to Portland, where he volunteered for service, becoming a member
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of the Second Oregon Volunteers. He went with the first expedition to the Philippines and on the expiration of a year's service was honorably discharged at Manila, after which he returned to Oregon to resume his law course. Going to Washington, he became connected with the Northwestern Fire Insurance Association of Seattle and subsequently removed to South Bend, Washington, where for two years he was asso- ciated with his brother-in-law in the conduct of a store. In 1904 he returned to Dallas and engaged in the clothing business, which he conducted very successfully for a period of fifteen years, or until 1918, when he disposed of his mercantile interests and took over the Majestic Theater, of which he has since been the proprietor, his being the only enterprise of the kind in the town. He conducts a first-class place of amuse- ment, offering only the best attractions, and is accorded a large and gratifying patron- age. He has had broad experience in a business way and energy, enterprise and ability have constituted the basis of his present-day success.
In February, 1904, Mr. Uglow was united in marriage to Miss Fay Martin and they became the parents of three children, namely: Margaret, who died in December, 1910, at the age of six years; Abel C., whose birth occurred in April, 1913; and Rachel E., born in May, 1914.
In his political views Mr. Uglow is a republican and he is much interested in the welfare and progress of his community, serving as a member of the city council. Fraternally he is identified with the Woodmen of the World, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is also a Chapter Mason. He is widely and favorably known in the locality in which he makes his home, being recog- nized as a reliable and progressive business man and a patriotic and public-spirited citizen, loyal to the best interests of the community.
FRED A. WILLIAMS.
Fred A. Williams, an able attorney, who since 1918 has served as public service commissioner of the state of Oregon, was born in Harrison county, Iowa, Friday, June 13, 1878. He is a son of David and Flora (Armstrong) Williams, natives of Illinois, the former born in 1852, the latter in 1853. Migrating to Iowa they are now residing in Neola, near Council Bluffs, that state. They reared a family of nine children, of whom seven survive, namely: Fred A .; Mrs. F. J. Fick of Jacksonville, Oregon; Dr. C. D. Williams of Genoa, Nebraska; Mrs. Thomas Edmondson, whose husband is a cotton planter of Clarksville, Texas; W. W., who is a bond broker of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Ralph Twamley, whose husband is a merchant and banker of White Lake, South Dakota; and Dwight Hagar, who is identified with the civil service department at Washington, D. C.
After completing his common school education Fred A. Williams entered the Uni- versity of Iowa, where he pursued the liberal arts course, being graduated in 1899, and in the following year received his LL. B. degree from that institution and was ad- mitted to the state and federal courts of that state, following the completion of his law studies. Prior to entering the university he had been a student at the Woodbine Normal School in Harrison county, Iowa, from which he was graduated in 1895. Thus liberally qualified for his professional work he entered upon active practice in Potta- wattamie county, Iowa, where he remained until March, 1906, when he removed to Med- ford, Oregon, and there engaged in practice for two years. Going from there to Grants Pass, Oregon, he associated himself in practice with George W. Colvig, a pioneer settler of Oregon and prominent in public affairs of the state, serving at one time as railroad commissioner of Oregon, as senator from Douglas county and also as chairman of the committee which welcomed Rutherford B. Hayes at Roseburg, the president traveling by stage from Redding, California. In 1918 Mr. Williams was chosen at the primaries as candidate on both republican and democratic tickets for public service commissioner, being elected from the state at large in November, and is now chairman. He is proving most capable in the discharge of the important duties which devolve upon him in this connection and is a man of strict integrity, who enjoys in the fullest degree the confidence and trust of the public. His official record is a most creditable one, characterized at all times by a public-spirited devotion to the general good.
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