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JUDGE HENRY H. NORTHUP
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resident of this city. He continued actively and successfully in practice until 1919, when he retired from the work of the profession and is now spending the evening of his days in the enjoyment of well earned rest. In the year 1894 he was elected judge of the county court of Multnomah county, serving on the bench for a term. In 1873 he was appointed register in bankruptcy by the chief justice of the supreme court of the United States, upon the recommendation of Judge Deady, district judge for the United States court of Oregon, and occupied the office for a period of five years. Judge Northup was likewise at one time connected with the work of framing Oregon's laws, being chosen a member of the state legislature in 1889 and again in 1893. He is today the oldest living member of the bar of Portland, for he has passed the eighty-first mile- stone on life's journey.
On the 14th of September, 1869, Judge Northup was married in Washington, D. C., to Miss Lydia B. Harkness, a daughter of Daniel S. and Martha E. Harkness. Three children have been born to them: Laura H., who is now a teacher in the Lincoln high school; Harry E., who died November 8, 1911; and Wilmarth I., a practicing dentist of Portland, who at the time of the World war joined the navy. He was stationed at the Great Lakes and at Hampton Roads, but to his great regret did not get to go overseas. He served with the dental department and was commissioned a lieutenant.
Judge Northup is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and thus main- tains pleasant relations with his old military comrades, who more than five decades ago were known as the "Boys in Blue." Fraternally he is a Mason, having membership in Willamette Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., of Portland. His political endorsement has long been given to the republican party and his religious faith is that of the First Congregational church. A resident of Portland for a half century, he is most widely and favorably known, while the sterling traits of his character and his qualities of citizenship have brought to him the high regard, confidence and goodwill of all who have known him.
A. J. PEAPER.
A. J. Peaper, who for some years was identified with the industrial development of Portland as one of the partners in the Oregon Brass Works, passed away June 8, 1916. He was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1869, a son of Charles and Delia Peaper, the former a native of Amsterdam, Holland, while the latter was of Irish lineage. In the schools of his native city A. J. Peaper pursued his education and in early life started out to provide for his own support by entering the employ of the Kelly & Lyle Milling Company in the position of bookkeeper. When he first accepted the position the company had to raise the platform on which his stool was placed in order that he might reach the desk, for he was then but a young lad who had by no means obtained his growth. When he left their employ he was occupying the position of head bookkeeper and by that time the desk, and not the stool, had had to be raised and he had completed a number of years' period of employment there between the ages of fourteen and twenty-three years.
Mr. Peaper afterward went to Kansas City, Missouri, and later to Mobile, Ala- bama, and in the latter city occupied the position of secretary with the Street Railway Light & Power Company for two years. He then returned to Leavenworth and became secretary for the Denton Brothers Elevator Company, with which he was associated for four years. He next engaged in business as part owner of the Hesse Wagon & Carriage Manufacturing Company, of which he was secretary and manager. This was also a Leavenworth enterprise, with which he was associated for a few years.
In 1907 Mr. Peaper came to Oregon, establishing his home in Portland, where he purchased a half interest in the Oregon Brass Works and was thereafter connected with the business with the exception of a period of about four years. He contributed much to the success of the enterprise through his business ability and determination and thus gained a creditable place in the industrial circles of the city.
In 1895 Mr. Peaper was united in marriage to Miss Olive May Farrell, a daughter of William Henry and Hannah Williams (Cary) Farrell, the latter a descendant of early Puritan stock. He was in the south when the war broke out but made his way to Kansas. She was of colonial ancestry and descended from the Pilgrim stock that
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settled in New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Peaper were born two children: Alice and Alexander Joseph, both in school.
Mr. Peaper was a Mason of high rank and became a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He was also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, while his political allegiance was given to the republican party. His religious faith was that of the Presbyterian church. He was always an upright, honorable man who enjoyed and received the confidence and high regard of those who knew him. Starting out to provide for his own support when a youth of but fourteen years, he steadily worked his way upward and his persistency of pur- pose led to the development of his powers until he became widely known as a sub- stantial and representative business man in the various communities in which he lived.
JOHN LEWIS ROGERS.
In the demise of John Lewis Rogers, Yamhill county lost one of its representative business men and progressive citizens, whose many sterling traits of character won for him the unqualified respect and esteem of all with whom he came into contact. He was one of Oregon's native sons and his entire life was spent in this state. His birth occurred near McMinnville, in Yamhill county, November 16, 1858, and he was a son of J. William and Mary (Henderson) Rogers, natives of Indiana. In 1845, in young manhood, the father crossed the plains to Oregon with his parents, the journey being made with ox teams and wagons. The family settled in Yamhill county, near McMinn- ville, where J. W. Rogers took up a donation claim, and following his marriage in 1848 he continued to improve and cultivate his land, residing thereon throughout the remainder of his life. He endured all of the hardships and privations of frontier life and was a veteran of the Indian wars. He passed away on the 21st of July, 1895, and the mother's demise occurred in 1869. They were the parents of seven children, namely: James O., Jane, Eva, J. Lewis, T. H., Frank E. and one who died in infancy. The family is an old and prominent one in the state and the paternal grandfather of Mr. Rogers became the first county judge in Yamhill county.
John . L. Rogers attended the district schools of his native county and subsequently pursued a course in McMinnville College. In 1878 he started out in life independently as clerk in a drug store and was thus employed until 1883, gaining a thorough knowl- edge of the business and at length becoming a registered pharmacist. He then estab- lished a drug store in connection with P. W. Todd, a relationship which was main- tained until 1889, when Mr. Rogers' brother, Frank E. Rogers, purchased Mr. Todd's interest in the business and the firm then became known as Rogers Brothers. Dur- ing the first year of his connection with the drug trade John L. Rogers worked for his board and clothes and in order to purchase their stock of goods in 1883 he and his partner, Mr. Todd, were obliged to borrow the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. He was determined to win success and through laudahle ambition, untiring energy, persever- ance and determination he won the desired goal, theirs becoming known as one of the oldest and most reliable drug firms in the state. He was thoroughly familiar with every phase of the business and their well assorted stock, enterprising methods and known integrity soon won for the firm an extensive trade. For a number of years he served as vice president of the McMinnville National Bank, occupying that position at the time of his demise, and he also had farming interests in Yamhill county. A spirit of enterprise and progress actuated him throughout the entire period of his connection with business affairs, bringing him recognition as one of the leading merchants and substantial business men of his section of the state.
On the 15th of October, 1884, Mr. Rogers was united in marriage to Miss Lulu Hunsaker, a daughter of Rev. A. J. and Mary E. (Adams) Hunsaker, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Missouri. In an early day the father removed to Missouri, whence he crossed the plains to Oregon with his parents in 1847, the family home being established in Marion county, where the mother's family had also settled. Both the paternal and maternal grandparents took up donation claims in Marion county and there continued to reside during the remainder of their lives. The father engaged in farming, cultivating the old home place, and in 1875 he took up religious work, preaching the gospel as a minister of the Baptist church and also serving for many years as secretary of the State Association of Baptists. By example as well as
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precept he pointed out to others the best way in life and his labors were productive of much good. Since 1877 he has resided in McMinnville and for the past twelve years has lived retired in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. He has reached the advanced age of eighty-seven years but the mother has passed away, her demise occurring in May, 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers became the parents of two children: Norma, who was born June 23, 1888, and died July 26, 1891; and Norris L., who was born Feb- ruary 21, 1892, and now has charge of Rogers Brothers' Drug Store at McMinnville.
Mr. Rogers was a stanch republican in his political views and was much inter- ested in the welfare and progress of his community, holding several city offices and discharging his duties with conscientiousness and efficiency. His fraternal connec- tions were with the Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in religious faith he was a Baptist. He passed away on the 20th of July, 1902, after a year's illness, when but forty-four years of age, and his demise was deeply regretted, not only by his immediate family but by a large circle of friends. He was a man of high personal standing and of marked business integrity and ability, whose resolute spirit enabled him to overcome all obstacles and difficulties in his path. He was a self-made man, whose advancement and prosperity were directly attributable to his own efforts, and by persistent energy and unfalter- ing enterprise worked his way steadily upward to a position of prominence in the business life of his community. He was a man of worth to the locality by reason of his high principles and many substantial personal qualities.
DAVID FRANKLIN.
One of the foremost figures in business circles of the northwest is David Franklin, who in association with his brothers, Charles and Abraham Franklin, is conducting an extensive mail order business at Portiand, its trade covering many western states as well as Alaska and British Columbia. He is a man of resolute spirit whose plans are carefully formed and promptly executed and throughout his career he has closely applied himself to the work in hand. The years have chronicled his growing success and at all times his career has been such as would bear the closest investigation and scrutiny.
A native of Montana, Mr. Franklin was born at Helena, March 7, 1869, at which time Butte was known as Last Chance. He is a son of Seiman and Sarah (Tuch) Frank- lin, natives of German Poland. In 1860 the father emigrated to the United States and during the Civil war enlisted as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-second New York Infantry, serving throughout that conflict. In New York he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Tuch, who was the youngest in a family of twelve chil- dren. In her native land she learned the baker's trade and gained a livelihood by selling bread in the public market place of the town in which the family resided. During her girlhood her father died of cholera and she then left home, emigrating to the United States in a sailing vessel which was one hundred and fifty-five days in making the voyage from Hamburg to New York. There she secured employment in the sweat shops, working laboriously to earn a scant livelihood. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Franklin started for the west and upon reaching St. Joseph, Missouri, there took a steamboat for Fort Benton, Montana, this being at a period when the passengers were required to leave the boat in search of wood, which they were obliged to cut and carry back to the steamer for fuel. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin arrived in the Missouri valley during an epidemic of smallpox, which claimed as a victim one of their children.
Their son, David Franklin, attended the common schools of San Francisco, to which city his parents had removed from Montana and he also spent one year as a student in the high school. On starting out in the business world be entered the employ of a fruit commission house of San Francisco as bookkeeper, manager and general utility man, working from four o'clock in the morning until six in the evening. For eight years he was identified with B. Levy & Sons and then left San Francisco, arriv- ing in Portland in 1891. Here he secured a position with Mark L. Cohen, a commis- sion merchant, with whom he remained for about five years, or until the latter's failure in business. In 1896 he established the mall order house of Franklin & Com- pany, being associated in the undertaking with his two brothers, Charles and Abra- ham Franklin, with whom he is still connected. Through close application and un-
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remitting energy they have succeeded in building up a business of extensive propor- tions, their trade now covering the states of Oregon, Montana, Washington and Cali- fornia and also extending to British Columbia and Alaska. They are alert, enter- prising and progressive business men and in connection with their mail order de- partment they are also operating a printing plant, in which they publish all of the catalogues issued by the firm, Mr. Franklin being also skilled in the work of type- setting. At one time the company also engaged in the shipping business, being owners of the steamer Argo which ran aground and was lost on Tillamook har in 1907. They are farsighted, energetic, capable business men and the house of Franklin & Company has ever stood for reliability, integrity and progressiveness in all business dealings.
In Portland, on the 19th of August, 1901, Mr. Franklin was united in marriage to Miss Anna Freedman, a daughter of Louis Freedman of Portland who formerly resided near Warsaw, in Russian Poland, and in order to avoid military service was smuggled into Sweden. The two children of this union are Lawrence, eighteen years of age, who is attending the University of California at Berkeley; and Sylvia, aged thirteen, who is a student in the Lincoln high school of Portland.
In his political views Mr. Franklin is a republican and his religious faith is indi- cated by his membership in the Temple of Beth Israel. He is identified with the Inde- pendent Order of B'nai B'rith and with the Columbia Lodge of Masons. He is affable in manner and an entertaining conversationalist, his reminiscences of early days in the west being most interesting. For thirty years Mr. Franklin has resided in Portland and has witnessed much of its growth and development. He has led a busy, active and useful life, employing every opportunity to advance, and his present enviable position in business circles of the Pacific northwest is attributable entirely to his own lahors, his close application and his laudable ambition. His business methods have ever bal- anced up with the principles of truth and honor and Portland is fortunate in number- ing him among her citizens.
HENRY EVERDING.
Among the honored pioneers of Oregon who contributed to the upbuilding of Port- land and who have now passed from the scenes of earthly life was Henry Everding, who was born in Hanover, Germany, April 14, 1833. His father died when the son was quite young and the mother with the aid of her children afterward operated the home farm in Germany until 1855, when, believing that they might have better opportunities in the new world, they emigrated to the United States and made their way to Cali- fornia, where they joined John Everding, a brother of Henry Everding of this review. He had come to the new world in 1853 and other sons, Charles, Fred and Richard, had made their way to the United States in 1854. Henry Everding of this review, after landing in New Orleans, took a three weeks' trip up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, going to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked in a starch factory for six months. He later spent a few months in clerking in different stores in that city and in this way familiarized himself with the language and customs of the country.
In April, 1855, Henry Everding went to New York city and there embarked for Aspinwall and from the western coast of Panama sailed on the John L. Stevens for San Francisco. The boat carried fourteen hundred passengers and when thirty-six hours out came upon the wreck of the ill fated Golden Age, a steamer that had met disaster. A large number of its passengers were taken aboard the Stevens and were returned to Panama. At length, however, in May, 1855, Mr. Everding arrived in San Francisco. He obtained employment in the starch factory of his brother, John Everding, who was a pioneer in that line of business on the Pacific coast. Later he and his brother Fred- erick stocked and conducted a ranch in Contra Costa county, Frederick acting as manager of the ranching interests, however, while Henry Everding remained as an employe in the starch factory until 1864. In that year he came to Portland, where he established a grain, feed and produce business in connection with Edwin Beebe, under the firm name of Everding & Beebe. This place was located on Front and Taylor streets and after Mr. Beebe's death Mr. Everding conducted the business alone for a number of years. In fact his was the oldest commission house in Portland and at an early day conducted a very extensive business throughout the northwest. In business affairs
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Mr. Everding manifested keen sagacity and unfaltering determination, and his persis- tency of purpose led to the attainment of well earned success.
In 1870 Mr. Everding was united in marriage to Miss Therese Harding, a daughter of August and Therese (Hackman) Harding, who were natives of Prussia, Germany. Mr. Harding came to the United States in 1853 and settled at San Francisco, while three years later he was joined by his wife and children. Mrs. Everding came to Portland in 1869, and she has two sisters and a brother who are still living in California. The year after her arrival in Portland Therese Harding became the wife of Mr. Everding and has since been a resident of this city.
Mr. Everding was one of the loyal followers of the Masonic fraternity. He be- longed to Willamette Lodge, No. 2, A. F. & A. M., and became a charter member of Oregon Commandery, No. 1, K. T. He also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was ever a faithful follower of the teachings of these orders. He was regarded as one of Portland's substantial and highly honored pioneers and citizens and was prominently identified with the upbuilding of the northwest. His religious faith was that of the Lutheran church and his political allegiance was given to the republican party. He passed away October 15, 1913, and his death was deeply regretted by many friends, but most of all in his own household, for he was distinctly a home man and found his greatest happiness at his own fireside. He counted no effort nor sacrifice on his part too great if it would promote the welfare and happiness of his wife and he was always ready to do good in any direction and on many occasions extended a help- ing hand to the poor and needy.
HOMER HALLOCK HINDMAN.
Homer Hallock Hindman, who for many years was a prosperous farmer and stock raiser of Oregon, demonstrated in his life the possibilities for the attainment of success, as his prosperity came to him as the direct reward of persistent and earnest labor. He was born in Iowa, January 3, 1862, his parents being William and Sarah Hindman. The father was a native of Pennsylvania and in early life removed to Iowa, where he was marrled, his wife being a native of Nova Scotia. He took up the occupation of farming and In the year 1864 came to the Pacific coast, settling first in Baker, Oregon, in which locality he secured a homestead claim. He then turned his attention to the cattle business, In which he was very successful. In fact he was associated with many interests and activities which constituted valuable forces In the early develop- ment of the region. He was mining for a time. at Auburn and in 1915 he retired from active business, removing to Los Angeles, California, where his remaining days were passed, his death there occurring in 1917. His wife had died before the removal to Oregon, passing away at the age of about fifty years.
Homer Hallock Hindman acquired a common school education in Baker City, Oregon, and later pursued a course in a business college at Portland. He afterward returned to Baker and in connection with his brother followed farming and stock raising, his business affairs being most profitably and wisely conducted. Year after year their interests increased and at the time of the death of H. H. Hindman in 1904 the brothers owned about eight hundred head of fine stock and a good farm. Subse- quent to his demise the stock was sold, but his widow still continues to hold her interest in the farm.
It was on the 13th of November, 1889, in Baker City, that Mr. Hindman was mar- ried to Miss Grace Oakes, a daughter of Omega and Isabella Oakes, both of whom were born in Pennyslvanla. The father removed to Iowa after the Civil war and engaged in photography there until 1875, when he came to the west, establishing his home at Roseburg, Oregon. In 1887 be removed to Baker City, where his remaining days were passed. He had rendered active service to' the Union army during the Civil war and as he grew old he was accorded a pension and retired from active busi- ness. He passed away in January, 1918, but his widow survives and is now making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hindman. To Mr. and Mrs. Hindman were born the following, named: Isabelle, whose birth occurred in Baker City, November 17, 1898, and who was married August 16, 1920, to Jack R. Dooley, their home being now in Marshfield, Oregon; Richard C., who was born In Baker, May 16, 1903; Dorothy, who was born June 16, 1904, and is a student in the high school at Baker City; two children who died in infancy; Fay, who was born in Baker in 1891 and on the 11th
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of October, 1915, became the wife of Bernhard Baer, becoming the mother of a son, Homer, on the 31st of July, 1916, while her death occurred on the 9th of August fol- lowing, her little son now making his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Hindman.
Mr. Hindman was at one time a member of the state militia. He paid very little attention to politics, however, but on one occasion, in 1892, was a candidate for the office of sheriff. He voted with the democratic party and fraternally he was connected with the Elks and with the Knights of Pythias.
JOHN P. WEAVER.
John P. Weaver, who became a well known contractor and builder of Portland and was otherwise identified with constructive business interests at various points in Oregon, was a native of Pennyslvania, his birth having occurred in Adams county, September 7, 1846, his parents being Josiah G. and Maria Susan Weaver, both of whom have passed away. John P. Weaver spent the period of his boyhood and early youth in his native state, acquiring his public school education there, and when a lad of seventeen he enlisted in a Pennsylvania cavalry regiment and went to the front in defense of the Union cause in the Civil war. He participated in many notable battles, including the engagements at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Hatchie's Run, Poplar Grove and Appomattox. It was in February, 1863, that he enlisted, serving until the end of the war as a member of Troop H, Twenty-first Pennsylvania Cavalry, and with that com- mand he participated in seventeen important engagements, being mustered out at Lynchburg, Virginia, after the close of hostilities and receiving his discharge at Harris- burg, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1865. The opportunities of the west attracted him and soon afterward he made arrangements to leave his native state.
Mr. Weaver went first to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he was engaged in brick manufacturing, in the canning business, in publishing and in a number of other con- structive business enterprises. The year 1907 witnessed his arrival in Portland, where he turned his attention to contracting and building and he also had an interest in a brick plant at The Dalles. He carefully and wisely managed his business affairs and based his progress upon principles which neither seek nor require disguise. In the conduct of his business he was called upon to erect the United States National Bank at Vancouver, Washington, the high school building at The Dalles, the high school building at Newberg and also school buildings at Forest Grove and Heppner, in addition to the structures which he erected in Portland.
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