Portrait and biographical record of western Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present.., Part 94

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman publishing company
Number of Pages: 1064

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Acquiring his early education in the public schools, Charles Prim subsequently took a gen- eral course in Willamette University, which he attended two years, from 1874 until 1876. Be- ginning his active life as a teacher, he taught first in Applegate, and afterward in Jacksonville for two years, during the time spending his vaca- tions and leisure hours in reading law in his father's office. In 1881 he was deputy sheriff under William Bybee, and subsequently deputy county clerk for six months. Being appointed deputy internal revenue gauger and store-keeper in Jacksonville, Mr. Prim served in this capacity from 1883 until 1887. Resuming the study of law with his father in 1888, he was admitted to the bar in 1890. Immediately forming a part- nership with his father, he continued in practice with him for eight years, when the partnership

was dissolved by the death of the senior member of the firm. Mr. Prim subsequently continued as a general practitioner until 1900, when he was elected to his present position of county judge of Jackson county.

August 18, 1882, Mr. Prim married Effie By- bee, a native of Jackson county, and they have five children, namely : Mabel T., wife of John F. Miller, postmaster in Jacksonville; Maud E .; Leila; Bertha I .; and Charles William Page. Politically Judge Prim is a straightforward Dem- ocrat, and has served one term as city council- man. Fraternally he is a member of the Arti- sans, of the Ancient Order of United Work- men, of P. P. Prim Cabin, Native Sons of Ore- gon, and Roseburg Lodge No. 326, B. P. O. E. As a testimonial to Judge P. P. Prim the local cabin of the Native Sons was named in his honor.

EDWARD HALLOCK. For a number of years, dating back to the appointment of Captain Hallock, March 1, 1896, Astoria has been partic- ularly fortunate in her selection of chief of police, as the present incumbent of that office has proved to be a man of exceptional executive ability, fear- less in the discharge of his duty, and one whose energy and painstaking zeal have won for him the admiration and approval of his fellow-men. Though for many years identified with the fish- ing industry on the Columbia river, his subse- quent appointment, February 23, 1893, as cap- tain of police in Astoria by the police commis- sioners of that city, and his three years' service in that capacity, gave him an insight into the duties of his present responsible position and paved the way for this higher appointment, which followed as a matter of course, owing to his qualifications for the place and his efficiency of service.

The Hallock family originally came from Eng- land and the progenitors of the family in Amer- ica landed on the shore of Massachusetts, on what is now known as Hallock Rock, in 1640. The descendants were soon widely scattered, and we find the great-grandfather of Mr. Hallock to have been a native of New York city, and the grandfather, Robert, of the same nativity, won distinction as a physician in that city and as an author of various medical works. His son, A. B., the father of Edward Hallock, was also a na- tive of the Empire state, and was a man of schol- arly attainments. His attendance upon the school of Jamestown was supplemented by a thorough course in Yale college, and he gradu- ated from that institution of learning with high honors. After leaving college he entered the employ of a prominent firm of business men en- gaged in the building of yachts and steamers for

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the Panama and California trade, and this led to a desire on the part of Mr. Hallock to take a trip to the Golden Gate, which he did in 1849, making the trip by water via the Panama route. About 1850 he located in Portland, Ore., and he was welcomed as a valuable acquisition to that section, being among the early settlers of that place. Here he followed the double occupation of civil engineer and surveyor and contractor and builder, and very soon rose to prominence as one of the influential and progressive men and a leader of municipal affairs. He surveyed a good portion of the city and erected many of the first and best buildings. He also surveyed and laid out the city of Astoria, and later platted several addi- tions to the same town. He became associated with Judge C. B. Bellinger, and together they began the publication of the Oregon Herald. In 1880 he removed to Tillamook county and the remainder of his life was spent in ranching pur- suits in that county, his death taking place in 1892 when he had reached the age of sixty-three years. He served with distinction in the Yakima Indian war, as captain of the Oregon militia. In the early days of its history, he served as coun- cilman from the first ward in the city of Portland many years, and was one of its first police com- missioners. In politics he was a Democrat, and he served one year as chief engineer of the fire department. He was foreman of the old Mult- nomah Engine Company No. 2, and in 1862, in recognition of faithful services, he was presented with a silver trumpet, and in after years with a gold-headed cane, as an additional token of the high esteem in which he was held. These tokens were highly prized by him, and are now held by his children as mementoes of untold value. His marriage in Oregon united him with Mary Tif- fany Bliss, a native of Providence, R. I., and a daughter of a prominent ship-builder in that city.

Chief Edward Hallock was born in the city of Portland, Ore., August 22, 1857, and is one of a family of two children. His sister, Bessie Eliza- beth, died in Portland. When five years old, lie had the misfortune to lose his mother, and his education was derived from the common and high schools of his native city. After leaving school he went to sea for a time and was em- ployed on various big boats on the Columbia river bar, but he afterward engaged in the fish- ing business, in the employ of Watson Brothers & Bannon, and in 1877 he was promoted to a foremanship, and for three years thereafter he liad charge of their net racks. Severing his con- nection with those gentlemen, he accepted a more lucrative position with A. Booth & Company, and for a period of twelve consecutive years he was the efficient foreman of their net racks. At the close of that time he discontinued the fishing

business and has served on the police force in Astoria ever since.

Chief Hallock is quite prominently connected with a number of fraternal orders, affiliating with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, of which he is past exalted ruler ; the Redmen, of which he is past sachem three times and also ex- representative of the Grand Lodge of Oregon; Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancel- lor commander; Uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias, of which he served three years as cap- tain of rank; and the Eagles. He is also a val- ued member of the Commercial and Push clubs, of Astoria. He is proud of his military record, having enlisted in Company H, First Oregon National Guards, and rose from the ranks to the position of first lieutenant of his company, serv- ing seven years.

JOHN STEPHEN ORTH. Among the younger generation of business men of Jackson- ville, John Stephen Orth is widely known throughout this section of the county. Industri- ous, full of vim and energy, he is carrying on an extensive and lucrative business as one of the leading butchers of this vicinity, his patrons be- ing among the leading people of the city. He takes great interest in fraternal and municipal matters, and is one who, continuing his useful activities, will probably be connected with the important events of city and county for many years to come. A native of Jacksonville, he was born October 9, 1872, of German ancestry, his father, the late John Orth, having been born and rearcd in Bavaria, Germany.

Leaving home when eighteen years of age, John Orth emigrated to the United States, and settled at first in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he worked at the butcher's trade. Coming to Ore- gon by way of the Isthmus of Panama in 1856, he lived in Eugene about one year. In 1857 he located in Jacksonville, and from that time until his death, in 1890, when but fifty-six years of age, lie followed his trade. A man of remarkable business ability and intelligence, he became in- fluential in public affairs, serving as city council- man several years, and for one term was county treasurer. He married Ellen Hill, who was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and died in Jackson- ville, Ore., in 1896, aged fifty-five years. Her father. Joseph Hill, emigrated with his family from Ireland to America, settling first in San Ma- teo, Cal. He subsequently came to Oregon, and for several years was engaged in carpentering in Jacksonville. On retiring from active pursuits, he returned to San Mateo, where he died at a venerable age. Of the union of John and Ellen (Hill) Orth, nine children were born, four sons

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and five daughters, and of these two sons died in infancy.

The third child in order of birth of the pa- rental household, John Stephen Orth received a practical education in the public schools, and as soon as old enough began to work with his father at the butcher's trade, and eventually suc- ceeded him in business. Like his father, he has always been identified with public matters since becoming of age, and in June, 1902, was elected county clerk. He is a member of the Jackson- ville board of trade, and as one of the earnest supporters of the principles of the Democratic party he has served three terms on the Demo- cratic county central committee. Fraternally Mr. Orth belongs to the Artisans; to Roseburg Lodge No. 326, B. P. O. E .; and to P. P. Prim Cabin, Native Sons of Oregon.

In April, 1903, Mr. Orth married, in Eugene, Ore., Delia Ankney, who was born in Marion county, Ore., near Salem, a daughter of H. E. Ankney. Mr. Orth is a member of the Catholic Church.

MICHAEL HANLEY. As a pioneer of lim- ited resources Michael Hanley came to the coast in historic '49, and during the years that inter- vened until his death in 1889, at the age of sixty- four, he arose to popular esteem as a farmer, large land-owner, freighter, Indian fighter, fra- ternalist, humanitarian, and general promoter of the material, moral and political welfare of Jack- son county. No more representative man made his way through the times when order and gov- ernment were being established on the frontier, or more closely identified his fortunes with the varied and changing conditions by which he was surrounded. His was a character which instinct- ively permeated every phase of county activity, leaving everything in his wake the better for his strength of courage and high purpose.

A hard and self-denying youth was the early portion of Mr. Hanley, for his father died when he was about nine years old, leaving his mother with the care of a large family of children. Michael Hanley was born on the home farm near Marietta, Washington county, Ohio, June 24, 1824, and at the age of seventeen struck out in the world as a flat-boater on the Ohio and Mis- sissippi rivers. Associating with men from all parts of the country, and representing as many occupations, his opportunities for observation were large, and afforded him insight into both character and work. He went often to New Or- leans, and there noted the excitement incident to the discovery of gold on the coast, and, having nothing to detain him in any particular place, he decided to follow the tide of emigration west-

ward. Embarking at New Orleans in the spring of 1849, he reached California via the Isthmus of Panama, and until 1851 engaged in mining and prospecting on the Yuba and Feather rivers. Not realizing his mining expectations he came to Jackson county, Ore., and at Jacksonville en- gaged in the meat business with John E. Ross. In the fall of 1852 he took up a donation claim of three hundred and twenty acres in Douglas county, two and a half miles north of Myrtle creek, on the Umpqua river, and resided there alone until his marriage, December 13, 1854, with Martha M. Burnett, a native of St. Louis, Mo., and daughter of John S. Burnett, one of the prominent men of Douglas county. Mr. Bur- nett is given credit for the many undertak- ings in which he has been engaged since cross- ing the plains in an ox-train first in the spring of 1849 and again in 1853.

In 1857 Mr. Hanley and his wife removed to Jackson county, and bought a section of land comprising the Clinton and Welton donation claims, two and a half miles northeast of Jack- sonville, where they lived until Mr. Hanley's la- mented death. In time he added to his original property until he had accumulated several hun- dred acres, much of which was devoted to exten- sive stock-raising, and he also engaged in freighting in the early days, later on furnishing supplies to the troops in the Cayuse and Rogue River Indian wars. He was an enlisted soldier in this memorable campaign, and participated in many combats with the Indians. Energetic and far-sighted, he was one of the promoters of the general prosperity of the country. Years of pa- tient labor added to his wealth and gave him countless opportunities for well-doing, and many are the instances still recalled of his unstinted generosity to those less fortunate than himself. He was especially liberal to church organiza- tions, a fact evidencing the breadth of his mind, for he himself never became a member of any church. As a Republican he took great interest in local affairs, and while developing his vast property held a number of local offices. The lodge of Masons at Jacksonville had no more popular or more helpful member. Mr. Hanley was eminently social in his tendencies, and in- clined to look on the bright and hopeful side of life. He made many and lasting friends, and his departure from the scenes which had known him so long left a void in the hearts of many of his fellow-townsmen.

Mr. Hanley's character was especially shown in his home relations, and the children born into the family came to look upon their father as the personification of manliness and honor. He gave them good educations, and taught then his code of life, watching their developing traits with pride and expectation. John A., his

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oldest son, is deceased; Alice E. lives on the home place; William D. is a stockman in east- ern Oregon ; Edward B. is living in Alaska, and is the partner of Jack Dalton, of mining fame; Ella E. is the wife of Harry Bush, a mine oper- ator of Valparaiso, Chili, S. A .; and Michael F. is engaged in stock-raising near Central Point, Ore. The large estate left by Mr. Hanley has been divided among his children, but the home place is owned and operated by his daugh- ter, Alice E., an excellent business manager, and most estimable and popular woman. Miss Han- ley devotes her property principally to alfalfa, having two hundred acres in all, eighty acres of which is under orchard. It is doubtful if many daughters have inherited so many of their sire's personal characteristics, or are so well fitted to carry on the work to which they devoted the greater part of their lives. Miss Hanley has cherished innumerable memories of her father, whom she recalls as worthy her tenderest thought and most exalted appreciation.

JUDGE LINTNER HARLOCKER. One of the most popular and fair-minded of the mag- istrates who have presided over the courts of Coos county is Judge Lintner Harlocker, who has held many political offices in the west, and who was elected to his present post in 1898. Judge Harlocker's re-election by a large Repub- lican majority followed in 1902, and his admin- istration continues to command the same respect- ful and sincere appreciation which has character- ized his every effort in this county.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, July 14, 1848, Judge Harlocker is the third child in a family of three sons and one daughter born to Eli and Emily (Sears) Harlocker, natives of Pennsylvania and Connecticut respectively. The name originally was Horlocker. His paternal grandfather, Christopher Horlocker, came from his ancestral home in Germany at an early day, and located in the state of Pennsylvania, but spent his last years in Columbus, Ohio. Eli Harlocker was born in 1817, and married Emily Sears Febru- ary 24, 1842. He was a carpenter and builder after removing with his parents to a farm near Columbus, and he himself owned a property ad- joining the town, where he combined farming and building. He was successful as a builder, and at the time of his death July 17, 1850, at the early age of thirty years, had a contract to build the state prison near Columbus. His wife, who was born August 11, 1821, married M. J. Davis, in Wisconsin, in 1855, and later removed to Iowa. Of this second union there were three daughters and one son. Her death occurred April 4, 1894.

Judge Harlocker developed a strong constitu- tion on farms in Wisconsin and Iowa and re-

ceived a practical common school education. January 28, 1865, he enlisted in Company G, Forty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and after serving under General Thomas in Ten- nessee was discharged at Madison, Wis., August 9, 1865, having been in the army about seven months. Coming to California overland by rail in November, 1869, he worked on a sheep ranch in Sonoma county for a few months, and in 1871 located in Oregon, on a farm of one hundred and seventy acres, three miles above the present site of Coquille, on the river of that name. He sub- sequently went to the Willamette valley and worked on the main line of the Oregon and Cali- fornia railroad, and on the line running on the west side of the river, in Yamhill county, during 1872, and the following spring took up a home- stead of one hundred and sixty acres three and a half miles south of Coquille, which continued to be his home for ten years.

In 1882 Judge Harlocker was elected assessor of Coos county, and in 1886 was elected sheriff, at which time he removed to Empire City, then the county seat, the better to perform his official duties. After the completion of two terms as sheriff he removed to Coquille in 1890, and the following year was appointed postmaster of the town for four years. During 1895-96-97 he was agent at the depot at Coquille, and the next year assumed the office of judge of Coos county. Judge Harlocker married Fannie J. Coke, Au- gust 14, 1889, who was born in Hawkins county, Tenn., and who came to Oregon in 1871 with her father, John S. Coke. Mr. Coke settled on a farm on the north fork of the Coquille river, and is now engaged in farming and stock-raising in Bruster valley. Six children have been born to Judge and Mrs. Harlocker: Mary Emily, Charles Stephen, Frank Jones, Edna Cynthia, Hugh, and Fred Lintner. The judge is fra- ternally identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Coquille. He is famed for the eminently fair and conscientious nature of his decisions, and in an office which offers large op- portunity for the exercises of the faculty of mak- ing enemies, he finds that the majority feel the justice of his rule, no matter how averse to their personal advantage it may be.

NICHOLAS LORENZ. The national traits of the German fatherland are fortunately assim- ilated to good advantage with the life and con- ditions of America, and the true-hearted sons who cross the seas to our shores bring with them a guarantee of good faith found to be increasing- ly earnest and true as success comes to them, and they take on the character of a freedom loving and resourceful people. This trait of adaptive- ness has been particularly marked in the career

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of Nicholas Lorenz, for many years a miner in California, but since coming to Oregon a mer- chant in Coquille and Bandon, as well as a pro- moter of important business enterprises, and prominent Democratic politician.

In the town of Langenfeld, Prussia, where he was born April 21, 1836, Mr. Lorenz received a fair common school education, and was the youngest in a family of five sons and one dangh- ter. His father, Joseph, and his mother, Mary Ann Lorenz, were natives of the same part of the empire, and the former was a farmer for the greater part of his life. Joseph Lorenz carried around with him scars received in the Napole- onic wars, for like a true son of his country he served his time in the army, and at a time when war was rampant and boundary lines by no means certain. Eventually he became mayor or burgomaster of Langenfeld, and was an import- ant citizen and agriculturist of the region where his entire life was spent. He lived to be sixty- nine years of age.

Joseph Lorenz must have inspired his sons with laudable ambitions, for one of them came to America at an early age, and was later joined in Johnstown, Pa., by Nicholas, then sixteen years of age. The latter lived in Johnstown un- til 1853. in the meantime learning the language of his adopted country, as well as its possibilities and limitations. He came to the west by way of Nicaragua, and after locating in Trinity county, Cal., mined with fair success. He liked mining and the excitement of the camps, and in time his perseverance was rewarded by the ownership of the Red Hill mine, which he found, developed and finally sold at a large profit. This was in 1887, and he had lived in the rough and border districts of California for thirty-four years. Nat- urally, he began to appreciate more settled and reliable means of livelihood, and it was with a determination to succeed that he came to Ore- gon in the fall of 1887, and invested some of his earnings in a general merchandise business. This occupation also was to his liking, and he succeeded, in spite of competition and many ob- stacles, in time establishing a branch store at Bandon. In these enterprises Mr. Lorenz has been ably assisted by his capable sons, who have been reared to industry and thrift, and have been given liberal and practical educations. He re- turned to the east in 1869, and in Wisconsin married Caroline Bohn, who was born in Ba- varia. Germany, and came to the United States with her parents when six years of age. This was in 1855, and her father, Henry, located on a farm near Westbend, Wis., where the balance of his life was spent. There have been six chil- dren of his union, four sons and two daughters. Of these, Henry and Eddie, the oldest and fifth of the children, are in the Coquille store, while

Francis George and Charles Fred have charge of the Bandon store. Emma Pauline, the oldest daughter and fourth child, is living at home, as is also Edna the youngest in the family.

Mr. Lorenz has invested heavily in town and country property, thereby giving evidence of his satisfaction with this part of the west. His pos- sessions include stores and business blocks in both Coquille and Bandon, and in each town he has a stock of about $8,000. In 1896 he erected one of the finest residences in Coquille, in which he spends more and more time as his sons are able to take from him his former large responsi- bi ity. Mr. Lorenz has taken an active interest in the dairy industry in Coos county, and was one of the prime promoters of the first creamery erected in Coquille in 1890. He has been a Dem- ocrat all his voting life, and aside from serving or. the council many terms has been city mayor for one term. He is fraternally connected with the Masons, Ancient Order of United Work- men, and the Eastern Star, and holds a promi- nent place in the social as well as business world of the county.

PAULINE A. HINES. The growing pres- tige of women in the business world is nowhere better illustrated than in the west, where condi- tions seem to favor the advancement of all, re- gardless of sex, influence or capital. While Mrs. Hines has not laid the foundation of her large possessions, she is showing marked ability in managing the property left her by those most interested in her welfare, and has so wisely in- vested her capital that it has increased many fold. Up in the Applegate district she is par- ticularly well known, for in this remarkably rich part of the state she owns the Johnson mines, a paying and valuable property, as well as two farms, one of one, hundred and sixty, and the other of one hundred and twenty acres. She is also the owner of a large farm of two hundred and forty acres in another part of Jackson county, and presides over a home in Jacksonville which, in its furnishings and general character, cenotes the refinement and womanliness of its owner.

Mrs. Hines is a native daughter of Oregon, and was born on her father's donation claim near Jefferson, Marion county, October 15, 1854. Her father, Thomas Holt, was born in England, and came to the United States while young, and her mother, Liona (Caldwell) Holt, was born in the state of Virginia. Thomas Holt was one of the very early pioneers of Oregon, having crossed the plains in 1844. and settled first in Oregon City. For many years he lived on a farm near Jefferson, where his wife died in 1895, but he eventually retired from active life in Albany,

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Portrait and biographical record of western Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present.., Part 94

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Chicago, Chapman publishing company Number of Pages: 1064

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman publishing company
Number of Pages: 1064