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On the 14th of July, 1886, Mr. Steiwer was united in marriage to Miss Annie J. Hoover, a daughter of Thomas B. and Mary Jane (Chambers) Hoover, who were pioneer residents of Oregon, settling in the Willamette valley upon their removal to this state, but afterward becoming residents of eastern Oregon, where the father spent the residue of his days. Mrs. Steiwer is a native of Oregon and still survives her husband. They became the parents of five children: Leland L., who is now the president of the Steiwer-Carpenter Bank; Mary, who became the wife of Frederick Smith and is now deceased; Susan, the wife of Lester W. Reinhardt, a resident of Fossil, Oregon; Ruth E., the wife of E. C. Latourette of Portland; and William Hoover, also of Portland.
Mr. Steiwer was a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Woodmen of the World and was also an exemplary representative of the Masonic fraternity, in which he attained high rank, becoming a Noble of the Mystic Shrine and helped or- ganize and was a charter member of the first Masonic Lodge of Wheeler county. His life was guided by his religious faith as a member of the Unitarian church and his political allegiance was given to the republican party. He was frequently called to public office by his fellow townsmen, who recognized his worth and ability and he being at all times characterized by marked devotion to duty and his name is written served as county judge of Gilliam county. He was also state senator, his public record high on the rolls of Oregon's honored men.
The condition of the present contrasted with the pioneer period affords an oppor- tunity for the student of history to note the changes that have rendered possible the present high state of civilization and such men as Winlock Steiwer, who aided so materially in laying the foundation of a civilization which is now our common heritage,
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will be remembered and honored by his posterity as long as the history of the state is written and read.
He was called to the Great Beyond July 18, 1920, and his death was a source of sincere sorrow among his associates, friends and neighbors, as well as to his imme- diate family, to whom he left an honorable, untarnished and upright name.
ROY DANIEL CHATFIELD.
Roy Daniel Chatfield, a practical and successful orchardist, who since 1911 has been manager of the Mosier Fruit Growers Association, with headquarters at Mosier, Wasco county, was born in the state of Michigan in 1879, his parents being James and Sarah L. (Pierce) Chatfield. The father was a native of Pennsylvania and was a repre- sentative of one of the old families of New England. In 1860 he removed to Michi- gan and there engaged in fruit raising.
Roy D. Chatfield was reared on his father's fruit farm and pursued a common school education in the neighborhood. He early took up the study of telegraphy and for twelve years served as a railroad telegrapher. In 1909, on account of his father's failing health, the family removed to Oregon, settling at Mosier, Wasco county, where they took up a fruit orchard of one hundred and sixty acres, three miles east of the town. Having been reared on a fruit ranch Mr. Chatfield of this review was thoroughly at home in the matter of cultivating apples, pears and other tree fruit and his success from the beginning has been gratifying. In 1911 he was appointed manager of the Mosier Fruit Growers Association and still fills the position most acceptably. That his work is not light and that his responsibilities are heavy is indicated in the fact that he handles one hundred and twenty-five boxes of apples, five thousand boxes of pears, one hundred and fifty tons of prunes and one hundred and ten tons of cherries each season, and in addition most of the supplies for the orchardists of Mosier valley are handled through his office. The association maintains a large warehouse at Mosier, which was built of concrete and hollow tile and was erected according to plans furnished by the United States bureau of markets. It is known as a ventilating storage and contains thirty-one thousand six hundred and eighty square feet of floor space. Still another warehouse owned by the company contains twelve thousand square feet of floor space. These warehouses are located on the railroad tracks and have every facility for the rapid handling of fruit.
In 1909 Mr. Chatfield was married to Miss Bernice Andrew, a daughter of A. J. Andrew, a prominent lumber dealer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They have one child, Ethel, who is a grade pupil at the Mosier schools. Mr. Chatfield is in every way a public-spirited citizen. He was a member of the committee for the sale of war bonds that won the first honor banner of the twelfth district, embracing the whole Pacific coast, his section being the first to go over the top in record time. Anything that means progress for Mosier, for Wasco county or the state of Oregon receives his endorsement and active aid and his worth is widely acknowledged hy all who know him.
GUSTAV G. SMITH.
Gustav G. Smith, for fourteen years a representative of the Portland bar, was born on a farm near Muscoda, Wisconsin, December 23, 1876. His father, Conrad Smith, was born in 1842, and was married in Wisconsin to Maria Stark. He became a soldier of the Civil war, enlisting in the Forty-second Wisconsin Volunteer Infan- try and bearing his full part in the preservation of the Union. Following the close of hostilities he took up the occupation of farming in Wisconsin and also engaged
He later in the insurance and banking business in which he was quite successful. passed away in his native state in 1918 and in the same year his widow came to the northwest and lived in Albany, Oregon, until her death in January, 1921.
Gustav G. Smith was reared on the old home farm with the usual experience of the farm bred boy, attending the country schools and working in the fields during the summer months. He later had the benefit of instruction in the high school in
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Muscoda, Wisconsin, and there graduated in 1899. He afterwards attended the State Normal School at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he completed his course with the class of 1901 and subsequently was for two years a student in the Wisconsin State University at Madison, winning the Bachelor of Philosophy degree upon his graduation in 1903. He afterward pursued a law course in the University of Chicago and in Feb- ruary, 1907, came to Portland, was admitted to the bar of Oregon, and has since prac- ticed in this city, enjoying a good clientage which has connected him with much important litigation. Thoroughness and energy are salient elements in his profes- sional career. He prepares his cases most carefully and his deductions are sound and logical.
On the 29th of March, 1910, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Gertrude C. Newland, daughter of W. H. Newland, a native of Indiana. They have become parents of a son, Stanton William, born in October, 1919. Mr. Smith and his wife attend the Presbyterian church and he is a member of the Ad Club, Irvington Club, Alpha Tau Omega college fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and a mem- ber of various other fraternities. His political allegiance is given to the republican party. During the war period he served on the legal advisory board and in promoting the sale of Liberty bonds and in fact contributed in every possible way to the work of upholding American interests, in connection with the momentous struggle. He lias never regretted his determination to try his fortune on the Pacific coast, for here op- portunities have unfolded before him and each forward step in his career has brought him a broader vision and wider chances for advancement. In addition to his law practice he is interested financially in several large business institutions in the city of Portland.
RICHARD E. BRYAN.
On the pages of Oregon's history space must be made for the life record of Richard E. Bryan, now deceased, who contributed in substantial measure to the development of the state through the utilization of many of its natural resources and through the establishment and conduct of business enterprises which he built up to large and successful proportions. He was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, September 14, 1841, being a son of James M. Bryan, whose birth occurred in Bourbon county, Kentucky, and who married Miss Elizabeth Scharp, a native of Tennessee. Removing to Indiana, the father took up the occupation of farming in the midst of a birch forest near Winchester and it was upon that place that Richard E. Bryan was born and spent a portion of his youth. Prior to the Civil war the family went to Chariton county, Missouri, and afterward removed to Lynn county, where Mrs. Bryan passed away in 1866, while the death of Mr. Bryan there occurred in 1879. They were parents of five sons and three daughters.
Richard E. Bryan, who was the fourth son and sixth child in the family, started out upon an independent career as teacher in the public schools and later was ap- pointed deputy sheriff, serving in that capacity for a term of two years. For a brief period he was in the army and later served as first lieutenant in the Sixty-second Regiment of the State Militia for two years. After the close of hostilities he removed to Bates county, and engaged in the mercantile business until 1880, when he came to Oregon, establishing his home in La Grande, where he engaged in the hardware business until 1890. He built up a good trade in that connection and developed a business of gratifying proportions, but at length disposed of his store and turned his attention to real estate and other interests. He became the owner of much prop- erty in La Grande, including valuable business property and tenement houses and had one of the finest residences in the city. He also became the owner of a valuable timber tract on Vancouver Island, which he held for some time and then sold. He invested in timber land on the coast range, and this he developed, owning and operat- ing sawmills. This business he conducted under the name of Bryan-Lucas Company, with which he was connected for some time and then sold out. He was afterward with the Holley Paper Company of Oregon City, as a partner, and was prominently identified with many of the big industries and business enterprises of Portland and of the state. He was also connected with the Electric Ice Manufacturing Company of Portland. In all that he undertook he was very successful and his life record should serve as an inspiration and encouragement to others, for when he started
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out his possessions were only a horse, bridle and saddle, and a cash capital of fifty dollars. From that point he steadily progressed, becoming one of the men of in- fluence in Portland.
On the 30th of May, 1867, Mr. Bryan was married to Miss Addie Williams, a native of Marion county, Missouri, a daughter of Franklin and Elmina (Bridge- farmer) Williams, both of whom were natives of Kentucky. To Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were born three children, of whom Oscar A. died in infancy. The others are Edgar J., and Addie E. The son, Edgar, always a close associate of his father, now con- tinues the affairs of his father's estate.
The death of Richard E. Bryan occurred September 1, 1915. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and a consistent Christian, belonging to the Presbyterian church. In politics he was a stanch republican. Those who knew him, and he had many friends, remembered him as a big-hearted, genial gentleman of marked capability and enterprise in business, and who rejoiced in his success by reason of the opportunity that it gave him to aid less fortunate travelers upon life's journey.
MARSHALL MONROE WYRICK.
Marshall Monroe Wyrick, deceased, was for many years a leader in the agricultural circles of Pendleton, Umatilla county. He was born in Johnson county, Indiana, Decem- ber 7, 1849, a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Myers) Wyrick, both natives of Virginia, the former born in Richmond and the latter in Charleston. When a young man, Jacob Wyrick removed to Providence, Indiana, where he was pastor of the Methodist church. He was later removed to a charge in Moravia, Iowa, where he remained until his death. The death of Mrs. Wyrick occurred in Umatilla county.
The boyhood days of Marshall M. Wyrick were spent in Indiana and Moravia, Iowa, and after his father's death in 1881 he came west, stopping near Athena, Uma- tilla county. For a short time he stayed there and then settled ten miles northwest of Pendleton, where he took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres. He improved and added to it until he had a four hundred and eighty acre tract. He later leased land on the reservation, raising cattle and wheat. In 1901 he removed to Pendleton and here made his home and from this place he continued to operate his land. The death of Mr. Wyrick occurred April 22, 1909, at the age of fifty-nine years, and was an occasion of deep grief to his many friends.
In 1881 Mr. Wyrick was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Barnes, a daughter of William R. and Amanda (Judah) Barnes, and a native of Mills county, Iowa, where her parents engaged in farming. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wyrick: William R., who resides in Pendleton; James P., who was killed in an accident in 1919; Guy, residing in Pendleton; Laura, now Mrs. R. E. Farnsworth of Honolulu; Hazel A .; and Howard, who died in infancy.
Throughout his life Mr. Wyrick was a stanch supporter of the republican party and his fraternal affiliations were with the Elks and Masons, in which latter order he had obtained the thirty-second degree. The duties of citizenship did not rest lightly upon the shoulders of Mr. Wyrick, for he fully appreciated his responsibilities and took a prominent and active part in every movement for the general good. In the passing of Mr. Wyrick a void was left in Pendleton which will not easily be filled. His widow is residing in Pendleton in a handsome home at the corner of Jack- son and Matlock streets and is a prominent woman in the community.
CLARENCE J. McCUSKER, M. D.
Dr. Clarence J. McCusker, a successful practicing physician of Portland and presi- dent of the Oregon State Medical Society-a position which at once indicates his high professional standing and the recognition of his ability on the part of his fellow phy- sicians and surgeons-came to the northwest from Iowa, his birth having occurred in Decorah, on the 10th of January, 1874. His father, Patrick McCusker, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1842, and was brought to the United States in his infancy by his parents, who settled in Galena, Illinois, where they lived for two years and then went to Iowa. At the time of the Civil war Patrick McCusker became a member of
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Company E, Thirty-eight Volunteer Infantry, serving during the last three years of the struggle. Following the close of hostilities he turned his attention to farming and continued actively in agricultural pursuits until the time of his retirement from business in 1892. The last ten years of his life were spent in the enjoyment of well earned rest and in 1902 he was called to his final home. He married Mary Julia Ken- nedy of Pennsylvania, who passed away in Iowa, in 1882.
Dr. McCusker was reared on the home farm in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and there attended the country schools, while he was graduated from the Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, in 1898. He next went to Chicago for the study of medicine and com- pleted his course at Rush Medical College in 1903. He afterwards served as interne in that city for six months and also gained valuable experience during his interneship in St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland, to which city he came in the fall of 1903. In 1905 he entered upon private practice and has since made a specialty of obstetrics and gynecology, developing his skill greatly along those lines, so that his opinions have largely come to be considered authority by representatives of the profession.
On the 26th of October, 1904, at Newton, Iowa, Dr. McCusker was married to Miss Clare A. Campbell, a daughter of Culver W. Campbell, and their children are Margaret Elizabeth; Mary Jean; and Clarence J., the last named born May 31, 1917.
Dr. McCusker is a member of the Arlington Club, belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and has become a Knight Templar Mason. His political endorsement is given to the republican party but he has never held nor desired poli- tical office. On the 4th of July, 1918, he left Portland as captain of the Medical Corps of the regular army, was sent to Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, and for four months was on military duty in Boston. On the 1st of January, 1919, he went to United States General Hospital, No. 29, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where he received his honorable discharge on the 29th of May, 1919, returned to Portland and has continued in suc- cessful private practice. He belongs to the City and County Medical Societies, to the Portland Academy of Medicine, the Oregon State Medical Association and the Amer- ican Medical Association and in 1921 was called to the presidency of the State Society and is now presiding over the deliberations of that body. His ability is pronounced and he is keenly interested in everything that pertains to professional advancement and progress, while at all times he is most conscientious in the performance of his duties as a physician and surgeon.
H. DUDLEY W. PINEO, D. D. S.
Very few young men in Oregon have attained a higher place socially and profes- sionally than Dr. H. D. W. Pineo, a well known dentist of Hood River, at present filling the important position of dental examiner of the Bureau of War Risk Insur- ance and chaplain of the Hood River Chapter of the American Legion. He is a native of the Dominion of Canada, born in Nova Scotia in 1880.
His father, George E. Pineo, was a descendant of a sturdy French family, who made their home in Canada before the treaty between France and Great Britain was effected. He established and operated an iron manufacturing plant in Berwick, Nova Scotia, which had few equals in the province. It was destroyed by fire and he is now living in Hood River, Oregon. He married Amanda Woodworth, a daughter of a captain in the English army, who having retired from the service under the age rule, moved his family to the North American continent and settled in Berwick, Canada. There he became the owner of half the townsite and became a prominent factor in the develop- ment of the town and district.
Dr. Pineo was educated in the public schools of Berwick and at the Mount Hermon Academy, at Mount Hermon, Massachusetts. His professional course was obtained at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, from which he was graduated in 1905 with the degree of D. D. S. and with a high standing to his credit. He first opened an office at Boston, Massachusetts, but remained in that city for only one year. Deter- mined to go to the far west, he was attracted to Oregon by a visit made to the Lewis & Clark Exposition at Portland and liking the country he decided to locate in this state. After making a survey of all sections, he selected Hood River as offering the best opportunity for a young and ambitious man.
In 1906 Dr. Pineo opened an office at Hood River and at once secured an excel- Ient practice, which continued to grow with the passing years until 1917, when the
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World war disturbed the tranquillity of existing conditions. With French and English blood in his veins, coupled to American ideas, he enlisted for service in February, 1917, and when the United States declared war, he was sent to Fort Flagler, Wash- ington, in June of the same year for examination and in July was commissioned first lieutenant of the dental corps. In September of that year he was sent on duty to Camp Lewis, Washington, and served there until June, 1918. About that time he contracted pneumonia and was sent to the camp hospital, where he was compelled to remain for seventy-five days, at the end of this period being fully restored to his normal health. In April, 1918, following his recovery, he was ordered to the Hawaiian islands, where he spent the next twelve months, and in April, 1919, he was ordered to the Presidio, San Francisco, for demobilization.
Dr. Pineo returned to Hood River and with his family made a trip to Nova Scotia to attend a family reunion, which was saddened by the death of a hrother, Marshall Wilder Pineo, who was killed in France while serving with the Canadian medical corps. During his visit the Doctor availed himself of the opportunity to take a post- graduate course at Harvard University dental department, following which he returned to his home and practice in Hood River.
In 1907 Dr. Pineo was married to Miss Delphine Terrio, a member of an old French family, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, her father, Jeffrey Terrio, being one of the leading merchants of that city. They are the parents of one child, Margaret Delphine Pineo, who is a student in the grade schools.
The Doctor is a member of the Oregon Dental Society and of the National Dental Association. He is a member of the Masonic order, being a Knight Templar and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and also holds membership in the Odd Fellows. He is proud of the fact that he is chaplain of the Hood River Chapter of the American Legion and a captain in the Dental Reserve Corps of the United States Army. He has recently been appointed dental examiner of the United States public health service for Hood River county and adjacent territory.
HENRY STEELE ANDERSON.
A prominent citizen of Clackamas county is Henry S. Anderson, now judge of that county. He was born in Wayne county, Ohio, May 31, 1851, son of Thomas J. and Margaret (Steele) Anderson who settled in Ohio in the early days. The Anderson family was among the early residents of Pennsylvania, the home place being located near the historic town of Gettysburg. The Steele family was originally from the north of Ireland, but for four generations had lived in Ohio. Both families engaged in agriculture, and located on the present site of the city of Massilon, Ohio. The grand- father of Judge Anderson, David Anderson, was for many years a county official in Ohio.
The elementary education of Judge Anderson was received in the grade schools of Ashland county and later at the Savannah Academy at Ashland, Ohio. After graduat- ing he took up the profession of teaching, which profession he followed for twelve years, later removing to Illinois where he commenced farming. In 1902 he came to Oregon for his health and seeing the splendid opportunities offered in this country he decided to settle here. He purchased a farm of two hundred acres in Clackamas county. This land he planted to grain and took up the breeding of cattle. In the year 1912 he was engaged in marketing the products of the Clear Creek Creamery Company, in which he was interested. Being a man of public spirit and prominence in his county he was in 1913 elected county judge of Clackamas county, which office he served with such a degree of success that' he was reelected for the term expiring in 1921. During his incumbency in the office of county judge he was largely instrumental in the building of a good many miles of macadam road, many substantial bridges, and in the last three and one-half years laid more than sixteen miles of concrete pavement at a cost of nearly one hundred thousand dollars, an improvement which was made to the great satisfaction of the people of the county. He acted as food administrator during the World war.
At Belleville, Ohio, in the year 1877, Judge Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Hannah A. Dillon, a daughter of W. E. Dillon, a New York manufacturer. To this union two children have been born: Margaret, who died at the age of seven years,
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and Thomas E., who manages his father's farm and also the Clear Creek Creamery Company. He is married to Neita Gerber and is the father of four children.
Fraternally Judge Anderson is an Elk and he is a member of the State Grange, which body he has successfully served as master. Although public-spirited to a marked degree Judge Anderson has never been an active politician, preferring rather to devote his time to the discharging of his duties, which have been performed with marked ability and fairness, and his intellectuality, business ability, and fidelity command the respect and esteem of every member of his community.
JOHN W. MILLER.
Although a young man John W. Miller has already gained a position of promi- nence in industrial circles of Portland as president and manager of the Coast Fir Lumber Company and is a keen, intelligent business man with a rapid grasp of details and a shrewd discrimination in investment. He is thoroughly familiar with the lum- ber trade, having devoted his entire life to this line of activity and in the conduct of his extensive interests he has won a substantial measure of success.
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