The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 32

Author: Gaston, Joseph, 1833-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 1072

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James L. McColm is a republican, has held the position of road overseer for one year and has been school director of the local school board for several' terms. He is highily re- garded in the community in which he lives and he takes an active interest in matters which concern the public welfare. He is pro- gressive, affable by nature and possesses good business judgment, with the result that he has an extensive acquaintance and is greatly esteemed by those who know him.

SILAS HOLMES HAZARD for a number of years maintained a position of distinction as a leading lawyer of western Oregon. He practiced in Coos county, being located for some time at Empire and later at Marsh- field, and that he was an extremely well read lawyer is indicated by the fact that he had one of the most complete law libraries in the state outside of Portland. He was a repre- sentative of a family that won distinction in connection with American affairs-a family probably of English extraction. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 16, 1838, a son of the Rev. Silas Holmes Hazard, Sr., who was a minister of the Presbyterian church. The son acquired his education in the public schools and in 1855 entered the University of Iowa, in which he remained as a student for two years. During his youth and early manhood he was identified with merchandising for eighteen months in con- nection with his brother-in-law, G. D. Palmer, of Iowa City, Iowa. He then turned his at- tention to farming, which he followed in that state until 1860, when he began the study of law with the firm of Patterson & Robinson, of Iowa City. In 1864 he was admitted to the bar and then crossed the plains to San Fran- cisco, California, but the following year re- turned to Iowa. He then purchased a tract of land near the old home and in connection with farming practiced law for a time. At length he entirely abandoned agricultural pursuits and concentrated his time and ener- gies upon the profession, which he followed until 1873. In that year he again came to the Pacific coast, settling at Empire, which was then the county seat of Coos county. There he at once opened an office and soon became a popular lawyer, winning a large and distinctively representative clientage. In 1876 he was elected district attorney and discharged the duties of the office so capably that he was reelected in 1878. He gave good satisfaction in that connection and more and more firmly established himself in public re- gard as a lawyer of superior ability. He was connected with much of the important litiga- tion tried in the courts of Coos county. His handling of his cases was full and comprehen- sive, indicating his thorough knowledge of · the points involved and of the law applicable thereto. On the 25th of July, 1900, he re- moved to Marshfield, where he continued to make his home until his death, although con- tinuing his practice in Empire. His large law library enabled him to inform, himself concerning any precedent or principle of law, and when he entered the court room he was

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ever well prepared not only for attack but for defense.

Mr. Hazard was married three times. On the 27th of January, 1867, he wedded Miss Margaret Shircliff, who passed away on the 24th of February, 1869, leaving one son, Louis Holmes, who is now a banker of Coquille, Ore- gon. On the 3d of July, 1876, Mr. Hazard married Miss Emma Watson, whose demise occurred on the 4th of December, 1880. On the 1st of January, 1883, he wedded Miss Frances Adele McKnight, a daughter of Wil- liam and Mary Ellen (Wright) McKnight. Mrs. Hazard is a lady of prominence and cul- ture, occupying a leading position in social circles in Marshfield and Coos county. She is a native of Oregon, having spent her entire life in this state. She now belongs to the Eastern Star and to the Episcopal church- membership relations that indicate much of the character of her interests and activities. Mr. Hazard was a most progressive and pub- lic-spirited man, cooperating in all move- ments for the welfare of the community, hou- orable and upright in all his dealings. He was devoted to his family and faithful in his friendships and his loyalty to the interests of his clients became proverbial. In a word, he was true to every trust and thus merited and enjoyed the confidence and good-will of all who knew him.

DONALD CAMPBELL is one of the well known and highly respected citizens of Coos county, where he has engaged in the develop- ment of a fine ranch consisting of two hun- dred acres and also in the operation of a very large and successful woodcutting oufit which he has built near Marshfield and to which he gives his personal oversight and supervision. He is a native of Scotland, having been born in that country in 1839, and is the son of Malcolm and Jane Campbell. His parents were both natives of Scotland where their ancestors for many generations back had lived, his ancestors on the paternal side hav- ing originally been identified with the his- toric Campbell clan of old Scotland. In the family of Malcolm and Jaue Campbell were eight children, namely: John, who is mar- ried and lives at Seattle, Washington; Angus, who has passed away, leaving a large family ; Donald, of this review; Ronald, who resides in Canada and has a family; James, also married and residing in Seattle; Mary, the widow of Charles McEochen, of Canada, and the mother of a large family; Elizabeth, the widow of William Blair, of Canada, who also has a large family; and Margaret, the de- ceased wife of James Kelley, a Canadian. The father of this family passed away dur- ing the period of the Civil war.

Donald Campbell was reared in his parents' home and was educated in the public schools in the districts in which he lived. With his father and mother he emigrated from his native land of Scotland to Canada in 1854, where the family home was established upon an uncleared tract of land in a portion of the Dominion which at the time of the com-

ing of the Campbells was but sparsely set- tled. Upon that farm Donald Campbell con- tinued to reside under the parental roof and devoted his entire time to the clearing and developing of the land and working for the support of the family, contributing all of luis labor and means to that end during the earlier years of his life. At the time of the breaking out of the Civil war his sympathies were wholly on the side of the southern cause and with great energy he determined to per- suade his father to permit him to become a volunteer in the Confederate service. He was not successful in getting the parental consent, however, and like a true Scotch son he re- mained with father and mother and the bairns at home and to their keep and com- fort he gave his strength and loyal care. He continued thus to devote himself until the time of his father's death, which occurred during the Civil war period, while his mother passed away in 1871. Immediately follow- ing the death of his mother he removed to the Pacific coast and for a short time re- mained in California. Later he went to Ore- gon and spent one winter at Portland. In the opening of the spring he cruised along the Oregon coast and while on that tour of sight- seeing and inspection he saw for the first time the modern but none the less marvelous band saw at work in the great lumber mills, through whose hungry maws the virgin forest was making its way to the commercial lum- ber markets of the world. He continued his journey as far as Westport and at that place secured employment, for a very short time only, iu a cannery establishment, and from there he traveled to Astoria, where he re- mained for some time. While there he be- came one of the employes in the excavation work required to be done in laying the foun- dation for the present customs house. After this he worked at different occupations for many months and later started on an in- dependeut prospecting tour down the coast and, at this time, paid a visit to his brother who owned a beautiful farm in the Willam- ette valley his property being situated at Hubbard. He stayed for a brief period. only at Hubbard and then returned to Portland and from that city started on a long over- land tour through the mountainons territory and finally arrived at Eugene, where he re- mained for some time, and then became in- terested in the lumbering business, taking independent contracts in logging in the tim- ber belt of this state. After completing a number of long contracts he removed to Rose- burg and from there to Coos bay in 1873, where he remained for some time, during which period he was engaged in work in many of the large lumber mills iu that dis- trict. Later he entered into the logging con- tract business but his last venture in that line was not successful and he turned his at- tention to the business of supplying ship timber and in that work he continued for seven years, meeting with gratifying suc- cess. During the time he was engaged in the ship timber business he purchased a timber

JOHN AND DONALD CAMPBELL

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claim on Coos river from Dan Davis. He later proved up on this property and received a certificate of ownership direct from the government. Some years later he disposed of that property at a satisfactory advance and engaged in the logging business, in which he continued for some time, and then re- moved to Marshfield, where he established himself in the fuel supply business, owning a large wood yard in connection with that enterprise. This business was established in 1890 and since the time of its establishment he has built a very large and complete wood- cutting outfit which he erected upon a large float, with which he is enabled to prepare his own wood for the market and in addition as necessity and opportunity present themselves uses his outfit for commercial purposes at various points along the river frontage. In addition to this business he is also the owner of two hundred acres of very fine land on the Coos river and owns a number of fine business properties in Marshfield and a con- siderable amount of personal property of various kinds.

Mr. Campbell is liberal in his political views and has never been ambitious for polit- ical preferment. Fraternally he is asso- ciated with the Knights of Labor and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He in- clines to be liberal-minded as regards reli- gious matters. He takes a commendable in- terest in the social development and well- being of the community in which he lives and has been successful in the main in his busi- ness adventures and, notwithstanding he de- voted a very considerable portion of his early manhood to the care of his father and mother and their family he has secured for himself a competence which has made him one of the independent citizens of his adopted state. Among his associates and friends he is known as a man of integrity in business dealings and of upright character in his social inter- course with his fellows.

MRS. SARAH M. APPLEGATE, of Yon- calla, has spent practically her entire life in the Sunset state. Her birth occurred in Og- den, Utah, on the 5th of September, 1851, her parents being Caleb E. and Lilly M. (Minar) Tracy, who were born, reared and married in Jefferson county, New York. In 1851 they came west, crossing the plains with ox and horse teams and spending the winter of 1851-2 in Ogden, Utah. In the spring of 1852 they journeyed on to Oregon, locating in Clack- amas county, ten miles from Oregon City, where they took up a donation claim. In 1872 Caleb E. Tracy left the farm in the care of his son, James M., and took up his abode in Drain, Douglas county, where he engaged in merchandising. Two years later, in 1874, he came to Yoncalla, where he con- tinued in business as a merchant for several years. He passed away on September 29, 1897, when in the eighty-seventh year of his age, the community thus losing one of its honored pioneer settlers and representa- tive citizens. His wife survived him until

March 20, 1911, and was in the ninety- fourth year of her age at the time of her death.

Sarah M. Tracy was reared under the pa- rental roof and acquired a good education in the common schools. On the 20th of Feb- ruary, 1878, she gave her hand in marriage to Milton Applegate, who was born on the old Applegate donation claim near Yoncalla, Douglas county, October 14, 1854. His parents were Charles and Melinda (Miller) Apple- gate, more extended mention of whom is made in connection with the sketch of George Apple- gate, which appears on another page of this work. Milton Applegate was reared to man- hood on the home farm and devoted his time and energies to general agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career, becom- ing one of the successful farmers as well as substantial and highly esteemed citizens of the Yoncalla valley. His demise occurred on the 23d of June, 1889, when he was thirty- five years of age. In politics he was a stanch republican but never sought nor desired office as a reward for party fealty.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Applegate were born eight children, five of whom still survive, as follows: Adelaide, who is at home; Mildred, the wife of J. E. Hobbs, of San Francisco, California; Minar and Aubrey, both of whom reside in Scotts valley, Douglas county; and Bertram C., living in Portland, Oregon. The mother of these children resides in Yoncalla, where she has an extensive circle of warm friends. She has witnessed the growth and development of this state for more than a half century and is largely familiar with its annals from a pioneer period down to modern times.

WILLIAM LINDSTROM is one of the well known farmers of Cooston, Oregon, where he is successfully engaged in the conduct of a highly improved ranch comprising one hun- dred and sixty-four acres. He was born in Finland in 1861, and is a son of Nick and Susan (Abrams) Lindstrom, both of whom were natives of Finland and died in that country many years ago. They were the parents of one child, William, who is the subject of this review.

William Lindstrom was reared at home and at an early age in life took upon himself the burden of self-support. When he had at- tained his fourteenth year he was engaged as a laborer on a farm in Finland and con- tinued in that occupation until 1890, at which time he emigrated to the United States, set- tling in North Bend, Oregon. On reaching the western hemisphere he first found employ- ment in the ship yards of A. M. Simpson and continued in that work for eleven consecutive years. He then purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land upon which he established his home and lived for five years. Later he sold that property and bought one hundred and sixty-four acres of land located near Cooston which he has since cultivated and improved with modern buildings. He engages principally in dairying.

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William Lindstrom was united in marriage, April 14, 1889, to Miss Sophie Jacobson, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Monsin) Jacob- son. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobson were the parents of six children: Anne, John, Sanna, and Marie, all of whom reside in Finland; Sophie, the wife of the subject of this review; and Eric, a resident of Finland. The father of Mrs. Lindstrom died in 1896 and the mother died at the age of eighty-six years in 1911.

To Mr. and Mrs. Lindstrom five children have been born. Annie married John Carlson, of Marshfield, Oregon, and they have one son, William. Victor, who was born May 2, 1891, took a course in dairying in the Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis. He resides at home. Carl, born December 27, 1892, in North Bend, Oregon, died April 24, 1899, in the same city. Hilda, born September 19, 1894, is a graduate of the North Bend high school, where she pursued studies with special reference to a business career, resides at home. Francis William was born February 23, 1904, and is a pupil in the public schools.

William Lindstrom is affiliated with the re- publican party and for the past three years has been a member of the board of directors of the school district in which he lives. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. He ranks as one of the leading and representative farmers of Coos county and is a man who takes a lively interest in all en- terprises of a public nature which tend to improve the condition of the people in his county and state.

JOHN HAGELSTEIN is numbered among those who are actively engaged in the recla- mation of marsh lands in the vicinity of Upper Klamath lake. His home is beautifully situated with a splendid view of the moun- tains and the broad expanse of the lake be- fore him. His present place of residence is far separated from his birthplace, for he is a native of Wurtemberg, Germany. He was born July 22, 1870, a son of John and Barbara (Striffler) Hagelstein, who are still residents of Wurtemberg, where the father follows the occupation of farming. In the family were three sons and two daughters, of whom John is the eldest and the only one that has ever come to the United States. He arrived in America on the 8th of November, 1893, and made his way direct to Klamath county, Oregon, settling about three miles from his present home. He has resided at Naylor, now Algoma, for nineteen years. He has always followed farming both in the fath- erland and in the new world. Soon after his arrival here he secured a homestead, which he still owns. He now has two ranches, his home place comprising five hundred and forty acres, while a mile and a half to the north he still retains possession of one hundred and twenty acres of the tract which he home- steaded. Both places are well improved and he is now successfully carrying on general farming and stock-raising. He is reclaiming about two hundred acres of marsh land ad- joining his home place on Upper Klamath

lake. The view from this place is one which would delight the soul of an artist, for it looks out upon Mount McLoughlin as well as upon the waters of the "inland sea."

Mr. Hagelstein was married in Germany in 1889 to Miss Mary Bauer, a native of Wur- temberg, born in 1865. They have four chil- · dren: John R., who owns and operates a ranch adjoining his father's; George; Wil- liam, who is a junior in the high school of Klamath Falls; and Fred. All of the sons still reside at home.

Mr. Hagelstein votes with the republican party and keeps well informed on the ques- tions and issues of the day. He has served as road supervisor and is now his party's candidate for county commissioner. He and his wife are consistent Christian people, hold- ing membership in the Presbyterian church. His has been a well spent life, honorable and upright in every relation, and he and his family have many friends in Klamath county.

DR. J. L. WOODEN, resident physician of Clatskanie, is a worthy representative of the medical profession in Columbia county, where his ability is recognized in an extensive and growing practice. He is yet a young man and the future undoubtedly holds in store for him greater success. He was born at Ness City, Ness county, Kansas, February 22, 1882, his parents being William F. and Alice H. (Yea- ger) Wooden, the former a native of Indiana, and the latter of West Virginia. The parents were married in Kansas, where they resided until 1891, when the came to Oregon. They first settled in Portland and have since re- mained residents of this state, their home be- ing now at Mount Tabor. The father followed farming for a few years after his marriage but since that time has given his attention to railroading in different capacities. Unto him and his wife have been born seven children, of whom Dr. Wooden is the eldest. The others are: Mrs. J. A. Wilson, of Portland; Roy L., who is engaged in business in Portland; Mrs. Eva Herman, whose husband is a con- tractor of Portland; Willie, who died in in- fancy; one who died unnamed; and Mary Ida, whose death occurred when she was ten years of age.

Passing through consecutive grades in the acquirement of his education, Dr. J. L. Wooden was finally graduated from the high school of Ashland when nineteen years of age, after which he spent a year as a student in the State University, at Eugene, Oregon. He com- pleted his professional course in the medical department of the Oregon State University, at Portland, Oregon, from which he was grad- uated with the class of 1906. For a year thereafter he practiced in the Good Samari- tan Hospital of Portland and in that connec- tion gained wide and beneficial experience. On the expiration of the year he came to Clatskanie, where he is still practicing. He is conscientious in the performance of all professional duties and is accorded a liberal patronage, which is indicative of the confi- dence and trust entertained for him in his professional capacity by his fellow towns- men.

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On the 24th of September, 1907, Dr. Wooden was married to Miss Mary Etta Rawlings, who was born in Park Hill, On- tario, February 28, 1883, a daughter of Mrs. Ellen (Crawford) Rawlings. Her father died when she was only eight years of age and her mother now lives on Portland Heights, the most attractive residence district in the city of Portland. Mrs. Wooden was the second in a family of four children, the others being: George, who is now engaged in the live-stock business in Canada; Mrs. Minnie Byers, of Los Angeles, California; and Ella, who is a graduate physician. She resides with her mother in Portland.

The Doctor and his wife both hold mem- bership in the Presbyterian church and are interested in all that pertains to good work and to public progress. While Dr. Wooden usually votes with the republican party, he is yet liberal in his views and somewhat in- dependent in his affiliation. He belongs to Clatskanie Lodge, No. 133, A. F. & A. M., and also to the Odd Fellows lodge, the Modern Woodmen camp, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Foresters court and the Mac- cabees lodge, all in Clatskanie. His brethren of these fraternities hold him in high regard and wherever he has gone he has won the friendship and good-will of those with whom he has been associated. Much of his life has been passed in the northwest and is an exemplification of the enterprising spirit of this section of the country.

WILLIAM HELLIWELL, a capitalist of Yoncalla, is well known as one of the sub- stantial and influential citizens of that town. Since March, 1892, or for the past two dec- ades, he has resided continuously in Douglas county. His birth occurred in Yorkshire, England, on the 20th of August, 1849, his parents being Thomas and Mally (Horse- fall) Helliwell, who spent their entire lives in that country. The father was a wood turner by trade.

At the early age of eight years William Helliwell began working in the cotton mills, spending a half day in the mills and the re- maining half in school. When a youth of thirteen he laid aside his text-books and devoted his entire time to work in the mills. In 1869, when twenty years of age, he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, locating in Minnesota with Greenwood, Charles and John Nuttall, three brothers, whose sister he married in the following year. The three Nuttall brothers were awarded contracts in connection with the building of the Great Northern railroad out of St. Paul, and Mr. Helliwell was employed at railroad construction, work for about four years. On the expiration of that period he purchased a tract of land in McLeod county, Minnesota, there residing until March, 1892, when he came west to Oregon and located in Yoncalla, Douglas county. He purchased seventy acres of land adjoining the town and planted twelve acres thereof to fruit. Subsequently he bought an adjoining tract of thirty-six acres, twenty-five acres of which had already been planted to fruit.

About two years ago, however, he disposed of all of his land and now retains his town residence only. His record is an excellent illustration of the power of industry and perseverance in the attainment of success, for he came to this country empty-handed and has since worked his way steadily up- ward to a positon of prosperity and prom- inence in the community where he resides.

In July, 1870, Mr. Helliwell was united in marriage to Miss Evina Nuttall, a native of Yorkshire, England, by whom he has eight children, as follows: Frank J., who is engaged in business in Portland, Oregon; Ernest, a business man of Cottage Grove, this state; Clara, the wife of L. A. Daugh- erty, of Portland; Barton, assistant cashier in the State Bank of Yoncalla; Sidney, who is in the service of the John Clark Sad- dlery Company at Portland; Albert, who is employed by his brother Ernest at Cottage Grove; Ruth A., a trained nurse in the Good Samaritan Hospital at Portland; and Lena, who is the wife of H. T. Hartley, a stock- man of Crook county, Oregon.

Mr. Helliwell is a republican in politics and has served as a member of the town council of Yoncalla, while for six years he served on the Yoncalla school board. He is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, belonging to Alpha Lodge, No. 170. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Presbyterian church, in which he serves as an elder and to which his wife also belongs. He has risen through concentrated efforts intelligently directed, and the success which has rewarded him is well merited.

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The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 32

Author: Gaston, Joseph, 1833- Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company Number of Pages: 1072

Author: Gaston, Joseph, 1833-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 1072