History of Oregon, Vol. III, Part 49

Author: Carey, Charles Henry
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Chicago, Portland, The Pioneer historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 766

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In 1874, when a young man of twenty, Emil Schacht emigrated to the United States, having pursued his scientific work in the Polytechnic schools of Hanover, Ger- many, and Copenhagen, Denmark. For six years he worked as a draftsman in New York city and then returned to his native land where he remained for a year, during which period he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Trier. Returning to America he became a resident of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1883, and in the following year made his way to the Pacific coast, establishing an office in Portland that year. Here he has since engaged in architectural work, having designed many of the city's warehouses, garages, apartments, hotels, office and business blocks and other public buildings. Following the Spanish-American war he drew the plans for the remodeling of the barracks at Vancouver, Washington, and also was the architect who designed the build- ings for Fort Liscum in Alaska. He is thoroughly' familiar with all of the scientific principles that underlie construction and in the execution of contracts he is always to be relied upon both as regards first-class material and workmanship, so that his name has become a synonym for reliability, integrity and efficiency in business circles of his adopted city.

Mr. and Mrs. Schacht have become the parents of seven children: Olga, who died at the age of nineteen years; Gertrude, the widow of E. L. Wagner; Martin, who was formerly engaged in business with his father but now occupies a very responsible position as manager of the Foundation Company of New York city; Rose, who is em- ployed as a saleswoman; Bertha, the wife of Otto Heineman; Margaret, a stenographer; and Lila, the wife of John Kinney of San Francisco, California.

Mr. Schacht and his family reside at No. 171 Vista avenue, in a beautiful two- story home which he designed and his office is maintained in the Commonwealth building. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, being also identified with the Oregon Chapter of that organization and fraternally he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Knights of Pythias, the Benevolent Protective Order

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of Elks and the Masonic order, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite Consistory. He has never regretted the impulse which led him to seek his fortune in a strange land, for in America he has found the opportunities which he sought and in their utilization has advanced steadily forward to the goal of success, enjoying the distinction of being Portland's pioneer architect. 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 who have the honor of his acquaintance.

GEORGE THOMAS DARLAND, D. C., N. D.

George Thomas Darland has been actively and successfully engaged as a chiro- practor for many years in Forest Grove, Oregon. The Darland family name has been intimately connected with the first days of the American republic, the great-grandfather of Dr. Darland having been a soldier of the Revolution who was captured by the English. His son migrated westward and became a pioneer of Indiana and his son, Lambert Darland, was born in that state and migrated to Iowa. Lambert Darland married Sarah Jane Lough, whose grandfather was a sergeant in the Revolutionary army under Washington, and married a cousin of George Washington's mother. George Thomas Darland, the son of Lambert Darland and Sarah Jane Lough, was born in Iowa in 1857.

Dr. Darland began his education in the public schools and he later attended Legrand Academy at Legrand, Iowa. He first took up teaching as his profession, but after a few years became a traveling salesman, covering in his trips all of the western part of the United States. Several years later, becoming tired of the road and desiring a more quiet life, he took up the healing art and was graduated from the National Col- lege of Chiropractic at Chicago, Illinois, in 1911. In the same year he went to La Grande, Oregon, where he took up the practice of his profession and established the North- western College which he maintained until the breaking out of the World war. He then removed to Forest Grove with his family and has resided there since. Desiring to improve himself in his profession Dr. Darland has taken two postgraduate courses, one in osteopathy and the other in electro-therapeutics.

In 1879 Dr. Darland was married to Mary Elizabeth Vermillion, daughter of Joseph Vermillion, a pioneer farmer of Iowa. Mrs. Darland is a graduate of Oska- loosa College, and a woman of much talent, having been an instructor in the schools of Oregon and assistant principal in the Gaston high school. Mrs. Darland is a promi- nent and progressive citizen, a member of the Woman's Club and the P. E. O. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Darland, all of whom are graduates of uni- versities. The youngest, Edith, is training for teaching at the Pacific University and her sister Grace is the wife of Sherman W. Needham, editor and publisher of the Hardin County Ledger at Eldora, Iowa. A son, Dr. Fred L. Darland, is now a physi- cian of the Allopathic School at Froid, Montana.

Dr. Darland, while avoiding politics, takes an active interest in all projects for the promotion of the welfare of the community and is regarded as one of the most pro- gressive and highly esteemed residents of Forest Grove.

RICHARD WARD MONTAGUE.

Richard Ward Montague of Portland, who has been a member of the Oregon bar since 1890 and is widely known as a successful representative of the profession and as a valuable contributor to its literature, was born February 11, 1862, in Charles City, Iowa. Liberal educational opportunities were accorded him, and following his graduation from the State University of Iowa with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in 1883, he entered the law department of the same institution and there won his LL. B. degree. In June, 1884, he was admitted to practice at the Iowa bar and soon afterward went to New York city, where he remained for several years. In 1890 he arrived in Oregon and opened a law office in Portland, where he has since continued. He was not long in gaining a large clientage and his practice has ever been of a dis- tinctively representative character. While his clientage has included some of the leading business men and corporations of the city, he has also become well known

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through his contributions to the literature of the profession. He assisted the Hon. William P. Lord in the compilation of Lord's Oregon Laws and he has been a member of the editorial council of the National Municipal Review. He is the author of articles which have appeared in that publication, also in the California Law Review and other periodicals. He also prepared the digest of the Oregon reports which has since been in general use.

Mr. Montague is one of the recognized leaders of the democratic party in Oregon and was secretary of the democratic state central committee which conducted the campaign of George E. Chamberlain, candidate for governor, in 1902. He was like- wise made chairman of the democratic city campaign committee which conducted the campaigns of Harry Lane for mayor in 1905 and 1907. He was again made committee chairman of the democratic forces in support of Woodrow Wilson at the Oregon pri- maries in 1912 and in the same year was himself a candidate for the position of state senator and in 1916 again received the nomination of his party for that office.

Mr. Montague has done important public service for Portland, the worth of his labors being recognized by all. He was a member of the first charter commission of the city from 1901 until 1903 and also served on the charter commissions in 1909, 1911 and 1913, the last being the commission that presented the present city charter to Portland that was adopted by the people. He was honored by his fellow members of the profession in 1908 by election to the presidency of the Oregon Bar Association and has been the vice president of the Portland Library Association. In June, 1919, the University of Oregon conferred upon him the honorary degree of Master of Arts in Public Service. With America's advent into the World war he took active part in supporting the interests of the government and was examiner of the Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board for the Portland district. His life has ever been actuated by high purposes and ideals and his efforts have been far-reaching, resultant and beneficial.

FATHER JOSEPH CHARLES HEESAKER.

Typically representative of that devout body of the clergy to whom from early youth the church has been law and life, a man true to his high conceptions of the ecclesiastical responsibilities of his calling, Father Joseph Charles Heesaker, the superintendent of St. Mary's Home for Boys near Beaverton, has also justified the solidarity of his Holland ancestry by the stanch, consistent earnestness of his short career. He is the son of Anthony and Anna Marie (De Grott) Heesaker. The former came as a youth from the Netherlands to America and settled in Wisconsin where, by dint of native industry and thrift, he became a respected man in his community, whose appreciation of his integrity was evinced in its choice of him as treasurer of Brown county. He served as a private under Rosencranz in the Civil war. In 1880, taking his little family with him, he emigrated to Oregon and purchased a farm which he cleared and operated in partnership with his sons until his death in 1890. Though denied the advantages of early education Mr. Heesaker was an intensive reader who succeeded through hard study in obtaining a fund of information and a breadth of vision which would have done credit to a man of larger opportunities. He had five sons and five daughters in his family, all of whom have survived him and are living in Washington county. They are: M. F .; Bernard A .; John J .; Henry E .; Joseph C., of this sketch; Mrs. Antoine Meeusen; Mrs. August Dierick, Mrs. Isador Vander- zanden; and Misses Christina and Anna Heesaker.

Joseph C. Heesaker was born in Washington county, Oregon, in 1890, and was educated in the grade schools of his native county. He thereafter worked five years on the home farm and then entered Mt. Angel College. Upon his graduation with the degree of A. B. he decided to take up holy orders and subsequently entering the St. Patrick's Seminary at Menlo Park, California, he was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic church in 1919, and was then appointed assistant to Mons. Rauw, the super- intendent of the St. Mary's Home for Boys, near Beaverton. In October of the same year Father Rauw died and Father Heesaker was appointed to succeed him.

St. Mary's Home for Boys was founded in 1889 by Archbishop Gross. It is located at St. Mary's, Oregon, about a mile from Beaverton. Of three hundred and twenty acres of land belonging to the Home more than half has already heen cleared. The steam and electric lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad pass on one side of the

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property and the Oregon Electric line on the other. The Home has a large airy building with accommodation for one hundred and forty boys, with schoolrooms, laundry, bakery and large adjacent buildings. A new edifice to be devoted to gymnasium and dormitory purposes with additional space for forty boys is in process of erection at the present time. The home is open to orphans, semi-orphans and dependents from the Juvenile Court between the ages of six and fourteen years. The course of in- struction is equivalent to the grammar grades of the public schools and offers in addition industrial, agricultural and manual training. A per capita allowance of sixteen dollars is made by the state.

Fifteen assistants, of whom five are teachers, are responsible to Father Heesaker, whose youth makes his excellent administration of so important an institution the more admirable. Young, active and enthusiastic he makes himself the friend of every boy in the Home. A noteworthy athlete in his college days he is able to coach the football and baseball teams and even to take his place on either of them if occasion demands. He is necessarily something of a disciplinarian, but his kindliness obviates harshness. Father Heesaker is also the chaplain of St. Mary's Institute, a boarding school for girls conducted by the Sisters of St. Mary whose property adjoins that of the Home.

Father Heesaker has won the respect of all the people of Washington county who realize that precept and practice are consistently exemplified in his life and that under his guidance the boys in St. Mary's home are learning as they grow to manhood obedience to the moral law as given by the Master and that they are being trained to the ideals of good citizenship.

GEORGE HARRISON LAMBERSON.

Through the course of an active life George Harrison Lamberson, now deceased, was connected with farming interests and was also a recognized leader in political circles. His interest in the welfare of the state was pronounced and made manifest in many tangible and helpful ways. He was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1850, the son of John and Catherine (Steves) Lamberson. The ancestry is traced back in direct line to the Harrison family which has furnished two presidents to the United States. John Lamberson passed away while in the east, after which Mrs. Lamberson and a sister came to Oregon about 1874. The son, George Lamberson, had already made the trip to this state. On attaining his majority he had crossed the continent to Oregon, taking up his abode in Portland and later removing to Polk county, where he engaged in farming and stock raising for several years. He brought his land under a high state of cultivation, most carefully developing his fields and naturally gathering good crops. He made his live stock also a feature of his enterprise, contributing to his annual income.

In 1876 Mr. Lamberson was united in marriage to Miss Lillie Groner, a step- daughter of John and a daughter of Ellen (Burns) Groner, who were early pioneer settlers of this state. Mrs. Lamberson crossed the Isthmus with her parents when hut three months old and thus has practically been a lifelong resident of the state. Four children were born to this marriage: Catherine E .; Grace, the wife of Harry A. Wilder of Honolulu; John C., who passed away at the age of five years and six months; and Raymond G., who is living in Oakland, California.

With many interests of public concern Mr. Lamberson was closely connected and his aid and support were always given on the side of progress and advancement. He was for several years the secretary of the state board of horticulture and in this con- nection did much to further its interests in Oregon. He always took an active part in politics and was a supporter of any measure which he deemed of value to the state. He passed away December 4, 1906, and the community mourned the loss of this representative citizen. He attended the Westminster Presbyterian church and his life was actuated by the highest and most honorable principles. He belonged to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, also to the Republican Club and to the Multipore Club. His social qualities as well as his business abilities and his public spirited citizenship established him high in the regard of those who knew him.

The daughter, Miss Catherine Lamberson, acquired her education in the schools of Portland and also took special courses in the University of Oregon and in the Uni- versity of California at Berkeley. She is now successfully teaching in the Washington

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high school. Mrs. Lamberson is well known in club and social circles of Portland and was at one time president of the Portland Rose Society, occupying that position at the time of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. She had supervision over twenty committees to look after the decoration of the buildings with flowers and gave away tons of roses and won for Portland its well earned reputation as Rose City. It was Mrs. Lamberson who was the organizer of this movement of which she made a great success. And no visitor to the Lewis & Clark Exposition will ever forget the wealth of adornment in the buildings and the many millions of beautiful roses given away there and used in decoration. Mrs. Lamberson also did excellent work on the food conserva- tion board during the World war and she is well known as a supporter of many move- ments which have been of benefit and value to the city.

GEORGE E. CARNES.

George E. Carnes is prominent in the mercantile circles of Pilot Rock as a member of Carnes Brothers Mercantile Store, one of the best establishments of its kind in Umatilla county. He is a native of Illinois, born in Springfield on the 24th of June, 1873, a son of Charles and Mary (Clothier) Carnes.

When a small boy George E. Carnes removed with his parents to Salina, Kansas, where he resided until he was eighteen years old, but in the fall of the year 1890 he removed to Portland and there started in life for himself. For a number of years he worked for Jesse Evans, who conducted a dairy business, and in 1894 he went to Pilot Rock, where he was connected with the sheep business for some time with his cousin Douglas Belts. In December, 1900, Mr. Carnes, in connection with his brother, bought the mercantile business of G. P. Skelton, in the conduct of which they have since been engaged. The store has built up a reputation for quality at fair prices and its patron- age is of extensive proportions. In addition to this business both brothers own fine ranches of one hundred and sixty acres each and George E. is director of the First Bank of Pilot Rock, of which organization he is also a charter member. As a repre- sentative of one of Pilot Rock's best business interests George E. Carnes has taken an active interest in civic affairs and to that end has served on the city council for a number of terms. When Mr. Carnes was engaged in the sheep business he won the distinction of taking the first flock of sheep from Pilot Rock to Dawson, Alaska, without losing one.

In politics Mr. Carnes is a member of the republican party, of which he has been a stanch supporter since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, and in fraternal circles he is known as a member of the Elks.

MONTGOMERY GEORGE HALL.

Montgomery George Hall, who was sent to Portland to take charge of the west- ern division of the express business of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, was born at Des Plaines, Illinois, February 11, 1847, his parents being Benjamin and Sarah (Bain) Hall, both of whom were natives of Virginia and were of Welsh parentage. They became residents of Illinois at an early period in the settlement of that state and at one time Mr. Hall owned much of the land in the vicinity of Fort Dearborn in Chicago and he was in the old fort at the time of the Indian massacre, when the little log structure within its stockade was almost the only building along the Chicago river and few, indeed, marked the site of the present great American metropolis.

Montgomery G. Hall was reared to adult age at the place of his nativity and there acquired his public school education, while later he attended business college, thus qualifying for life's practical and responsible duties. He afterward entered the employ of the American Express Company, at Freeport, Illinois, and in this connec- tion acted as driver and night clerk for four or five years, his brother being agent at that place. Subsequently M. G. Hall was appointed to the agency at Galesburg, Illinois, and not long afterward was made route agent for southern Illinois. In 1880 he was appointed agent by the American Express Company at Springfield, Illinois, and in 1882, when J. J. Hill wished to organize the Northern Pacific Express Company, he inquired of the Fargo Company as to who were their best men and Mr. Hall was desig-

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nated as one of these. He was offered a position, which he accepted, and was placed in charge of the business at St. Paul, Minnesota, acting as superintendent for the eastern district of the Northern Pacific Express Company. In 1888 he was sent west to take charge of the western division and occupied this position of responsibility to the time of his death, which occurred September 4, 1916. He made his headquarters in Portland and had general supervision over the entire western territory. He also organized the Alaskan Pacific Express Company and was its manager for many years or until it was taken over by the Fargo Company. When he first came to Portland and opened an office he had a small room in the old Kamm building with one clerk but lived to see the business develop into a very extensive and important one, necessi- tating large quarters. He was also assistant purchasing agent for the Northern Pacific Company for several years at an early day and his business interests brought him into prominence in the northwest, gaining him a large acquaintance, while the sterling worth of his character brought to him the friendship of many with whom he was associated.

On the 29th of April, 1880, Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Miss May Garland, a daughter of A. M. and Sarah (Hoppin) Garland, who were natives of Virginia and New York, respectively, and became residents of Illinois during an early period in the settlement of that state. The mother was of Irish descent, while the father was of Welsh lineage. Mr. and Mrs. Hall became parents of three daughters: Lulie, the wife of Ralph E. Kingsbury; Hazel and Ruth. There are three grandchildren: Hunt- ington Hall, Ralph Eugene, Jr., and Davis Garland, all children of Mr. and. Mrs. Ralph E. Kingsbury.

Mr. Hall was a lifelong republican, ever loyal to the party and its principles. That a patriotic spirit actuated him throughout his entire life can well be judged from the fact that when he was a lad of but fourteen years he ran away from home and school to enlist for service in the Civil war, but being so young he was wisely brought back by his parents. He was the organizer of the Commercial Club of Portland and returned to St. Paul in order to get a set of by-laws and literature upon the subject. Following his return he soon perfected the organization, which became one of the forceful factors in Portland's upbuilding. He was also a member of the Arlington Club for a number of years and his social qualities made for personal popularity wher- ever he was known. With his removal to the west he recognized the wonderful op- portunities and advantages of this section of the country and from that time forward concentrated his energies upon the upbuilding of the northwest as well as upon the promotion of the business interests under his direction. While he held to high ideals for the community, he labored along the most practical lines and his contribution to the improvement of the northwest was indeed valuable.

JUDGE JOHN BRYSON CLELAND.

Judge John Bryson Cleland, a distinguished member of the Portland bar, who for thirteen years occupied the bench of the fourth judicial district, was born on a farm near Janesville, Wisconsin, July 15, 1848, his parents being James and Isabella (Bryson) Cleland. After mastering the branches of learning taught in the district school of his home neighborhood he attended private and public schools in Janesville and for two years was a pupil in Carroll College at Waukesha, Wisconsin. His desire to become a member of the bar caused him to enter upon the study of law in the office of Cassoday & Merrill in his native city and later he matriculated in the law depart- ment of the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated on the 29th of March, 1871. In July of the latter year he opened an office in Osage, Iowa, where he entered into partnership with the Hon. W. L. Eaton, now deceased, the connection between them being maintained for about fourteen years, or until January 1, 1885. Throughout that period Mr. Cleland enjoyed an extensive practice that connected him with much important litigation tried in the courts of the district. He was also promi- nent in the public life of the community and early in his residence at Osage served as a member of the school board and as justice of the peace. In 1876 he was elected district attorney of the twelfth judicial district of Iowa, which at that time comprised eight counties, and his record of efficiency is indicated in the fact that he was reelected in 1880. Four years later he was called upon for judicial service, being elected circuit judge, and in 1886 was elected district judge of the same district, serving upon the

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bench there until 1888, when he resigned his office and removed to Fargo, North Dakota, where he entered upon the private practice of law as a partner in the firm of Miller & Cleland, which later became the firm of Miller, Cleland & Cleland.

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History of Oregon, Vol. III, Part 49

Author: Carey, Charles Henry Publication date: 1922 Publisher: Chicago, Portland, The Pioneer historical publishing company Number of Pages: 766

Author: Carey, Charles Henry
Publication date: 1922
Publisher: Chicago, Portland, The Pioneer historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 766