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attacked and demolished during his absence, and he got small comfort from the officers of the Indian agency or from the superintendent, and for a time bore the fame of a pirate or smuggler: Yet upon final appeal the govern- ment stood by him; and Yaquina is now an open port, and has been of vast service to the state.
The end of his active life came April 28, 1886, and the high esteem in which Dr. Kel- logg was held was attested by the number of persons who attended his funeral obsequies, among whom were not only the many un- known whom he had befriended, but also the most distinguished citizens of our city. He was married in 1879 to Mrs. Mary C. Morand, who survived him.
CAPTAIN ORRIN KELLOGG.
This gentleman is the son of Captain Jo- seph Kellogg. and was born in Wood county, Ohio, October 16, 1845. Coming as a child to Oregon, he received in this state the training and education that have fitted him for his career in business, and upon the navigation lines of the Pacific Northwest. His boyhood was spent on a farm at Milwaukie, attending the district school, and assisting his father in a saw mill. Subsequently, he entered the public schools of Portland, then entered the Portland Business College, of which he be- came one of the first graduates. At the close of school he took up the business of steam- boating, operating on the Tualatin river, first as engineer, and afterwards captain of the steamer Onward. A few years later he pur- chased a mercantile establishment at Hillsboro, and retained the business until 1874, when he returned to Portland, and again took up steam- boating, which is still his occupation. He has been continuously and prominently iden- tified with the Joseph Kellogg Transportation Company, and has confined his labors almost entirely to the lower Columbia and Cowlitz rivers. His operations have been of great value to the Cowlitz country, contributing to a generally increased volume of business, and demonstrating in what manner freight tariffs may be kept at a minimum. His plan has been to accommodate every farmer reached on his route, giving to each a landing, taking any and every sort of produce to market, disposing oi it for the owner, and purchasing for the settlers any supplies or necessities, from school
books or packages of nails to household goud or farm machinery. He has given close atter tion to the improvement of the Cowlitz rive securing for it government aid, and even a vancing the funds of his own company prosecute the work. In 1886 his plan id building wing dams and clearing the river snags by means of giant powder was concede by government engineers to be the best. a result of this policy on the part of his con pany, it now has exclusive control of th Cowlitz trade, and has so stimulated the se tlement of the country that at Toledo, whe there was but a calf pasture when the cap tain first made a landing, there now stands town of more than 600 inhabitants. When w consider that there are more than 100 river in the Northwest that by more or less im provement can be made to serve for navigation as well as the Cowlitz, we begin to realiz the value of our navigation, and the polic pursued by Captain Kellogg and his assoct ates. On June 5, 1870, he was married a Hillsboro to Miss Margaret Ellen Westfal and three children bless the union.
CAPTAIN CHARLES H. KELLOGG.
The subject of this sketch was born in Wood county, Ohio, October 1, 1846, and came to Oregon with his parents, Joseph an Estella Kellogg, when one year of age. Hi childhood was spent on the farm of his father at Milwaukie, where he attended the district school, subsequently entering the public schools of Portland, then the Portland Acad- emy, and finally the Portland Business Col lege, of which he was one of the first gradu- ates. After a short apprenticeship under Cap- tain Baughman, he took command of the steamer Senator, plying between Portland and Oregon Ctiy. When the Oregon City locks were finished, he had the honor of piloting the first steamer, the Maria, through. For a time he was captain of the Governor Grover. and afterwards commanded various boats for the old Oregon Steam Navigation Company. until the Joseph Kellogg Transportation Company was formed, of which he was a stock- holder, at one time vice-president, and after- wards treasurer. He had command of the steamer Joseph Kellogg until his death, which occurred August 7, 1889. From early boyhood he was interested in boating. and at an early age attracted the attention of the best river
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;cots by his capable manner of handling etramers. He was twice married; the first one to Miss Emma E. Goode, of Oregon itty, and the second time to Miss Mary Ellen t opeland, of Scappoose, Oregon, by whom he had two children, Pearl and Earl Joseph.
JAMES A. M. TERWILLIGER.
Mr. Terwilliger was born October 3, 1809, at Marbletown, Ulster county, New York, where he learned the blacksmith's trade. Sub- sequently, he went to Hancock county, Illi- nois, where he settled near Pontusic, and mar- ried Miss Sophrona Heard. In the spring of 1845 he started West with his family, con- sisting of wife and four children, three boys and a girl. His outfit consisted of two wag- ons, each drawn by three yoke of oxen. He also had one horse and thirteen cows. It proved a hard, perilous trip of six months, and when in sight of the promised land his faith- ful wife died, and was buried at the Upper Cascades. He arrived in the fall and located un the east side of the Willamette river, oppo- site the present City of Portland, where he took a section of land, afterwards known as the Prettyman donation land claim. Subse- quently, he traded this land to James David- son for a horse, which, in turn, together with a small amount of money, was traded for 640 acres within the limits of the present City of Portland. Soon after his arrival he went to Oregon City, where he met Pettygrove and Lovejoy, who were laying out a townsite on the west side of the Willamette river, just below his farm. As an inducement they offered to give him a lot if he would purchase one. He returned and assisted Thomas Brown survey the first three tiers of blocks, and with the money paid $50 for one lot on the north- west corner of First and Morrison streets, and was given another. In February, 1846, he built on this lot, of hewn logs, a black- with shop and a dwelling, being the first dwelling built on the original townsite of Portland. In the work he was assisted by Fred Ramsey, Daniel H. Lownsdale, Mr. Thomas and his two sons, Washington and George; James Knox and his two sons, and Peter Smith. When selecting his lot he was advised not to locate on Washington street, then a sort of prairie, covered with oak and cottonwood, as it overflowed, but to locate in
the fir timber above high-water mark, which he did. Mr. Terwilliger's parents and grand- parents were born in New York. His early ancestors were of good old Holland Dutch stock, who settled in New Amsterdam in 1630. His great grandmother was Annetta Jane Bogardus, who originally owned valuable property in New York city, now claimed by Trinity church, on a portion of which the church is built. The land is immensely valu- able and has been the cause of endless litiga- tion, but he never tried to establish a claim to it, as he was already favored with a goodly supply of this world's possessions. In poli- tics Mr. Terwilliger was originally a whig, but joined the republican party immediately after its organization, and during the remainder of his life was an enthusiastic supporter of its principles. During the '40s he supported "Tip- pecanoe and Tyler, too," and when Benjamin Harrison was a candidate, although 80 years of age and suffering with a broken collar bone, he insisted on being placed in a carriage and taken to the polls, which was done, and he cast his vote for the grandson. Of the 640 acres of land bought by him in 1846, 550 acres still remain intact. Mr. Terwilliger was a man of fine physique, sturdy character, staunch principles, and a determination to enforce what he believed to be right. He asked only what was his due, and insisted that others should be treated likewise. In his heart was a tender spot for the needy, and he was always quick to respond to calls for benevolence. He died at his residence in this city, September I. 1892, at the advanced age of 83 years.
Two of his children survive him. Mrs. Char- lotte Cartwright and Hiram Terwilliger, both of whom are residents of Portland.
PROF. A. P. ARMSTRONG.
The native sons of Oregon are a mighty vanguard in the army of progress. Descend- ants of the brave race of pioneers-their youth accustomed to the dangers of savage warfare, their highest sensibilities attuned to the grandeur of their primeval homes their best energies directed to the development of their native land-small wonder that they grew brave and generous in spirit, indomitable in energy and courage, far-reaching and ever ready in resources, the wide-spreading branches of the parent tree under which West- ern civilization had its birth.
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A. P. Armstrong, the subject of this sketch, known personally or by reputation in every county, city, village and school district in Ore- gon, because of his successful work as an edu- cator, was born on his father's farm near Jacksonville, in this state, on January 17, 1855. His earliest recollections are a strange com- mingling of pioneer defense from treacherous Indians, the mad rush of goldseekers, who thronged the mountain gorges of the West, and the calmer, sturdier tide of immigration that our fertile valleys invited to the peaceful possession of permanent homes.
His school days were marked by rapid men- tal development. Usually leading all his classes and excelling in mathematics, he reached the limit of advancement in his home school at an early age, graduating therefrom amid the plaudits of his friends and acquaintances. He began to teach at 17, following this vocation with marked success until he had accumulated means sufficient to complete his higher educa- tion. His recognized ability as instructor secured for him the principalship of the Na- tional Business College, of Portland, soon after he attained his majority, in which posi- tion he continued until he purchased the school in 1881. Immediately after taking charge of the institution as owner, he changed its narie to the Portland Business College, by which title it is favorably known throughout the Pa- cific Northwest. Not only so; under the able management of Professor Armstrong, the school has grown to huge proportions. It is now the largest private educational institution in the state, and is regarded by educators in general as one of the leading schools of its class in America. Ambitious youth need no higher incentive to personal effort than is afforded by the successful career of Professor Armstrong, a self-made inan, who is a recog- nized leader in his department of the great educational fields of today, and the vast army of graduates from the Portland Business Col- lege, many of whom are at the head of pros- perous business enterprises in all sections of the country.
In June, 1806, Professor Armstrong was elected school superintendent of Multnomah county. In the same month and year he was graduated from the school of law in the Uni- versity of Oregon. He immediately passed the required examination before the supreme court, and was admitted to practice.
Not having studied law for the purpose .. entering that profession, the professor devoted his energies to the public schools of the com :: ty. looking after the interests of the business college at the same time. That he discharge! his official duties to the satisfaction of the public was evidenced by his re-election, in June, 1898, by a larger vote than was cast for him in 1896. That the Portland Business Co !- lege has prospered is manifest from the cor .- stantly large attendance of young men and women from this city and other sections ui the Northwest.
The professor is married and his home and family are surrounded with all the comforts that go hand in hand with happiness.
SAMUEL LEWIS BEARY.
Mr. Beary was born in the City of Port- land, February 18, 1860. His early education was received in the Harrison-street school oi such city. In 1870 he removed with his par- ents to McMinnville, Yamhill county, where his schooling was continued in the college at that place. In 1874. when at the age of 14. he returned to Portland to learn a trade. He entered the employ of the candy and confec- tionery house of Alisky & Hegele as an errand boy, and worked his way up through all the branches of that establishment, which in those days did the greatest business in that line, both retail and wholesale, on the Pacific coast. In 1881 he thought he was fully posted in that branch of trade. and began business on his own account, starting his venture in the Turn Hall building. By strict attention to business. coupled with a natural dispositon to be agree- able and obliging, patronage quickly came to him, and continued to be his from that time forth, and today he owns two stores. one of Park and Washington streets, which is in charge of his father, a pioneer of 1850, and the other in the Marquam building, which he con- ducts in person. Mr. Beary is quite promi- nent in fraternal affairs, being identified with several orders. He is a charter member o Ivanhoe lodge, K. of P., in which he ha- passed through all the chairs. He is Secretary and Treasurer of the Endowment Rank. K. vi &P .: Treasurer of the Order of Eagles; is a member of the A. O. U. W. and its auxiliary. the Degree of Honor: also a member of the Woodmen and its Degree Camp, and last, but
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to no means least, is Financial Secretary of Abernethy's Cabin, Native Sons of Oregon, .. 1 which he is a charter member. In this Etter fraternity Mr. Beary takes greatest pride, striving in all ways and at all times to pro- mote its best interests, and its present large membership and the interest taken by those afentified with it, are greatly due to his ear- nest endeavor for the success of the Cabin and the order in the state. Mr. Beary is a bach- clor.
FREDERICK HAMPTON SAYLOR.
The parents of the above-named native son were Conrad G. and M. J. Saylor. The for- mer came across the plains in 1852, and the latter in the year following. Fred was born 111 McMinnville, Yamhill county. January 17, 1857. From birth until about the age of 20, he remained in his birthplace, and there received his education in the college there located. In the fall of 1876 he removed to Portland, where, with the exception of two years passed on Pu- get sound in the 'Sos, he has continuously re- ·ided ever since. Soon after his arrival in Port- land, he was tendered the position of freight clerk on steamers of the O. R. & N. Co., which he accepted. About a year subsequent. he was promoted to the position of purser, and while so employed ran on the steamers plying upon the Yamhill and Willamette rivers. the Port- land and Cascades, and the Portland and Asto- ria routes, being on the latter for five years. He was then transferred to the Sound steani- er, and ran on the Tacoma and Victoria route for some two years, after which he returned to Portland. Eugaging in the real estate busi- ness, he made money while times were good, but. like many others, lost when the great crash came. He was deputy collector of inter- nal revenue under Collector Weidler, and dur- ing the term of Mayor Frank, was healthi offi- cer of Portland. He has at other times been in the employ of well-known firms. He is at present identified with the Native Son Publishing Company, publishers of this mag- azine, of which he is a large stockholder and .veretary. Mr. Saylor belongs to the Arti- sans, is a Past Commander of the K. O. T. M., is Grand Historian and Librarian of Grand Cabin, Native Sons of Oregon, was Great Chief of Records of the Improved Order of Red Men of this state for five years, is a Past Great Sachem of the latter order, has repre-
sented the state great council thereof in the great council of the United States, and is at the present time the Great Minewa of the lat- ter body.
Historical articles and items of the state's ad- vantages, resources, etc., appearing in "The Native Son," as well as those signed "F. Hampton" and "G. M. Carver," were written by him. He has also contributed largely_to various fraternal papers elsewhere.
WILLIAM E. HARRIS.
William E. Harris was born at Butteville. Marion county, January 8, 1852. His parents, William and Harriet N. Harris, were among the earlier pioneers to Oregon, the latter crossing the plains with her father, Dr. Bon- ney, in 1845, and the former in 1849, who, however, went first to California, arriving in . Oregon in 1850.
Mr. William Harris was the pioneer wheel- wright to the state and made some of the first wagons in Oregon, and his handiwork is still in evidence among the farmers of French prairie. Young Harris remained under the parental roof until 20 years of age, receiving such a common-school education as the country at that tinie afforded. Upon reaching his 20th year he came to Portland and engaged himself as apprentice in the machine shop of Smith Bros. & Watson, with which firm he remained two years. In 1873 he assisted in the erection of the first ice plant on the Pacific coast, such being located in Portland, after . which his services were secured by the owners. to conduct the same. In 1878 he took up the study of chemistry, which occupied his time until 1880, when he accepted a position as engineer on one of the steamers of the Wil- lamette Steam Navigation Company. This company soon recognized liis abilities, and in a short time promoted him to the position of chief engineer of their line. In 1885 the Port- land Artificial Ice Company again secured his services, he entering its employ as superin- tendent of its mechanical department, a posi- tion which he has retained ever since.
In a recent issue of the New York Cold Storage is found the following:
"W. E. Harris, superintendent of the Port- land, Or., Artificial Ice Company, is the in- ventor of one of the most successful fish- freezing methods known. Its use is spreading
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throughout the country. Several years ago he realized the need of a process to freeze salmon from the Columbia river, so that car- goes might be shipped to the Atlantic sea- board. The fish are frozen on metallic sheets set on shelves of iron pipe, through which flows ammonia, carrying off the heat and freezing the fish. These fish can with safety be shipped to New York or even to Europe in car lots. A great business has sprung up in England, where Columbia river salmon enter into competition with those from Nos- way, the frozen fish not losing a particle of their unsurpassed flavor."
Mr. Harris is identified with several fra- ternal societies, in which he has held +high offices, but has never given more attention to politics than a progressive citizen should. During the present year, 1899, a vacancy oc- . curred in the city council of Portland, and for some months its membership was unable to agree upon a satisfactory successor. After a time, however, the name of Mr. Harris was suggested, and no sooner done than all parties acclaimed such a choice the best that could be made, and, acting upon their convictions, Mr. Harris received the unanimous vote of the council for the office thrust upon him, and none doubts but what he will fill the position with credit to himself and honor to the city. In politics he is a republican, and has always been loyal to his party, rendering much val- uable service to it in the past. He is a resi- dent and taxpayer of the first ward, in which he has resided many years, and is in close touch with the conditions and needs of his section of the city. His family consists of two daughters and a son, who share his home on North Eighteenth street; their mother died two years ago.
HARVEY K. HINES, D. D.
Dr. Hines was born in Herkimer county, New York, of New England parentage, in 1828. The strains that meet in his blood are of the Carvers, Hopkins, Wilkinsons. Rounds and others of the oldest and strongest of New England life. His education was in a region and at a time when opportunities for scho- lastic culture were limited. His was mainly in the public schools. and by his own application, continued industriously through all his life. In 1848 he began his career as a minister in an annual conference. and was
stationed successively in Bradford. Pa .. Wye- ming, Buffalo and Niagara Falls, in Ne» York. In 1853 he emigrated to Oregon, and was stationed in Portland, and he has been largely identified with Methodism in this city from that day to this. On this coast Dr. Hines has served thirteen years as a pastor, sixteen as presiding elder, eight as editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, nine as pro- fessor of theology and dean of a school of theology. As a writer, in addition to his editorial work, he has written a "History of Oregon," published in 1891; a "History of Washington," published in 1893; "At Sea and in Port; or, The Life and Experience of W. S. Fletcher, Seaman's Missionary": besides three serials not published in book form. enti- tled "The Frontiersman," "The Oregon Manse." and "In an Emigrant Wagon." These productions have put his name among the foremost of the authors of the Pacific coast. He has now just coming from the press an illustrated volume of 510 pages, entitled "Missionary History of the Pacific North- west," which is probably the most interesting and dramatic of all his works, as it is cer- tainly characterized by the finest qualities of his style.
Dr. Hines, outside of his regular work as a minister and author, has filled many public positions. He was a member of the legisla- ture of Washington territory for two years. and president of the council. He represented Oregon in the national republican convention in 1876. For six years he represented .the missionary and church extension interests of the entire Pacific coast in the general commit- tees of the Methodist church at New York and Philadelphia, making annual journeys to the East in that service. He has always been in great demand as an orator on national. patriotic and literary occasions, and during the last twenty years especially at the funerals of pioneers.
HICKS C. FENTON, M. D.
Among the native-born Oregonians who have chosen the medical profession for their life's work, none have met with more flatter- ing success than the one whose name appears above. His genial manners and kindly dispo- sition always brought him friends, and busi- ness ever comes to the skillful. Dr. Fenton was born in McMinnville, Yamhill county,
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« ; ber 24. 1868. He received his preliminary , Ration in the public schools, and finished A Ucrary course of study in the State Normal « il at Monmouth in 1888. In 1890 he tered the medical department of the state versity, from which he graduated in 1893. "pon receiving his diploma he commenced · r general practice of medicine and surgery Portland. Observation led him to believe "ut there was an excellent field in this sec- · on for the specialist. and. having taken ,'ratest interest in diseases of the eye, car, nose and throat, he concluded to take a .pecial course of study in these ailments, and infine his practice in the future to their 'eatment. Acting upon his conclusions, he. went East and took a thorough course in the riding eye and' ear schools and hospitals. when he again returned to Portland in the .! 1 of 1897. Since such time he has been -ctively engaged in the practice of his profes- von as a specialist. Dr. Fenton is the young- rt of eight sons born to his parents. all of whom are well and favorably known in busi- new and professional life.
S. S. WHITE.
The pioneer experiences of Judge White are „.i an exceptionally interesting character. This well-known and highly valued citizen of Port- und was born in Franklin county, Indiana. December 14. 1811. His father was much of ¿ frontiersman. and. after a removal to Ohio 1 1815, went three years later to Sangamon « minty. Illinois, settling on Sugar creek. 'wenty miles south of Springfield. This was ' n a remote and unoccupied region, but " ree families being within the limits of the ;recent Sangamon and Morgan counties, and . wy miles from white settlements. Various removals were made subsequently within that este. Upon arriving at his majority. young White entered the mercantile business, and continued in it near Galesburg.
In 1831 occurred his marriage to Miss Hul- 'wh Jennings, and the next year an effort " . niade. in company with Mr. Amzi Doo- Dr. and M. M. McCarver so well known " one of our early citizens. to settle on a "art of land soon to be thrown open in con- sr.mence of a treaty of relinquishment from "r Indians. The land was not to be subject ' settlement until June of that year; but, not apprehending any opposition, these men lo-
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