The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 48

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

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John C. Logan was the second of six ehil- dren, his elder sister being Emma, the wife of Elisha T. Seoville, of Ohio. The younger members of the family are: Ella, the wife of Homer Smith, of Newton Falls, Ohio; William H., a contractor and builder of Ban- don. Oregon; Anna, the wife of William Wills, of Columbus, Ohio; and Netta, who is engaged in commercial and real-estate work in Los Angeles, California.

John C. Logan started out in life for him- self when eighteen years of age, taking up the profession of teaching. He had been reared upon his father's farm and early beeame ac- quainted with the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. The district schools of Ohio provided him his educational privileges and when he reached the age of eighteen years he devoted the winter months to teaching school and the summer seasons to farm labor. He was anxious, however, to improve his own education and with that end in view he entered the Iron City Commercial College, from which he was graduated in 1866. He afterward spent three years upon the road as a traveling salesman for a hard- ware company of Emlenton, Pennsylvania. He also taught school in Ohio and to these different activities devoted his time until 1868. when through an accident he lost his left leg. As soon as able he entered college, where he pursued the scientific and teacher's course and, having thus further qualified for the profession of teaching, he went to Youngs- town, Ohio, becoming principal of the public schools there. For seven years he remained in that city and for six years he was at Aslıtabula. He also spent one year in teach- ing in Florida and four years in Colorado. While in the latter state he was elected county superintendent of schools.

In the winter of 1893 Mr. Logan eame to Oregon and has taught almost continuously since that time, although now he is practi- cally living retired. He was a teacher in the district schools for nineteen years and his ability to impart readily, concisely and clearly to others the knowledge which he had acquired made him a capable and valued educator. At length he retired from that work and is now devoting his attention to the supervision of his agricultural interests

He owns two hundred aeres of fine land, in- cluding eighty acres of timber and a small tract of bottom land. He is now comfort- ably situated in his beautiful home on Bear creek, five miles from Bandon, and his at- tractive surroundings indicate how active and useful has been his life, showing that he has made wise use of time and opportunities.

On the 29th of March, 1884, Mr. Logan was united in marriage to Miss Ella M. Moore, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Reuben F. and Lavancha (Adams) Moore, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of New York. Mrs. Logan was one of three children born unto her parents, the others being: Arthur A., a wealthy real-estate owner of Barberton, Ohio; and Elizabeth S., who is a bookkeeper in a bank at Barberton.

In his political views Mr. Logan is a re- publican, thoroughly informed concerning the questions and issues of the day but never seeking public office. He has, however, served on the tearchers' examining board and has been very prominent both as a teacher and eitizen. He is public-spirited and enterpris- ing, manifesting active and helpful support in all measures relating to the general wel- fare. He is one of the charter members of Bandon Lodge, I. O. O. F. He joined the so- ciety in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1878. and is actively identified with the association here. He rode forty-five miles one day to assist in founding the Bandon lodge and then rode back the next day to his school. He is ever loyal to the teachings of that society, which endeavors to inculeate the most honorable and manly principles, and these find expression in Mr. Logan's life. Mr. and Mrs. Logan are both much interested in church work, the former being a member of the Christian chureh and the latter of the Methodist church. His entire career has been largely one of service for others and his influence has been a beneficial factor for good.

WILLIAM MANLEY CURRIER is the proprietor of the hotel Chewaucan and has been interested in this enterprise since 1911. He has made it one of the best hotels in Lake eounty, accomplishing this result by following fair and honorable business methods. He has been a resident of Paisley only a short time but has spent his entire life in Lake county, having been born on Summer lake, June 2, 1885. His parents were Wil- liam Andrew and Catharine (Hadley) Cur- rier. both of whom were reared and edu- cated in the Willamette valley. They were among the pioneers in the settlement of Lake county and their marriage occurred in that district. They are now residing in Summer lake valley where the father oper-

ates a large stock farm and deals in thor- oughbred horses. They are the parents of three children: Frances. the wife of Francis Kimes, of King county, California; Eva, who married Verne Lutz of Bellingham, Washı- ington; and William Manley, the subject of this sketch.

William M. Currier was reared at home and was educated in the district schools of Lake county. He aided his father during

MR. AND MRS. JOHN C. LOGAN

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his childhood with the work of the stock ranch and when he attained his majority became associated with him in the conduct of the stables. His residence in Paisley dates from March, 1912, in which year he came to this city and purchased Hotel Chewaucan, which he has conducted since that time. It is new, having been built in 1911, modern and up-to-date in every par- ticular containing thirty rooms and equipped with all the necessary accessories for the comfort and convenience of guests. In one year it has become established as a pros- perous local institution and its proprietor has become recognized as a business man of resourceful ability, whose energies lave been important factors in the growth of his city.

On April 11, 1909, Mr. Currier was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Moore of Paisley, a daughter of Robert Moore of Elmira. They are the parents of one child, Manley. Mr. Currier is regarded in Paisley as one of the most progressive and enterprising citizens. He is still a young man but the prosperity he has already attained by the efficient man: agement of an important enterprise is well deserved and promises well for greater fu- ture success.

ROBERT WESLEY BULLARD has many claims to prominence, being engaged actively and successfully in many of the representa- tive enterprises of Coos county. For over twenty years he has operated a ferry across the Coos river, first as the proprietor of the enterprise and then as manager in the em- ploy of the government. He is postmaster of Bullards and is well known in commer- cial circles as the owner of one of the most modern and up-to-date general stores in the county and as president of a large fish-can- ning company. He has gained success as an agriculturist in his able conduct of a fine ranch of four hundred and fifty acres, having based his prosperity in this as in all other lines of his activity upon his energy, forcefulness and strict integrity. He has been a resident of Oregon since 1877, having come to this state when he was twenty years of age. He was born in Iowa on November 26, 1857, and is the son of James H. and Charlotte (Van Volkanburg) Bullard. The mother was a daughter of Wesley Van Vol- kanburg, whose father was among the early settlers in New York state. The father of our subject is of French ancestry. He farmed in Iowa for some years, when he went to California with his family and after sev- eral years' residence in that state came to Oregon, where he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres at Arago. He and his wife became the parents of four children: Robert Wesley, the subject of this sketch; Clark A., deceased; Lottie E., the wife of J. E. Bundy, of Oakland, California; and Millie E .. who married Dr. A. Brandon, also a resident of Oakland.

Robert W. Bullard was reared at home and attended the public schools of Iowa until he was eighteen years of age. He accom- panied his parents to California and later to

Oregon, his residence in this state dating from 1877. He helped in the improvement and development of his father's farm until he was twenty-one years of age, adding to his activities by working as a laborer upon neighboring places. When he attained his majority he obtained a position as a school teacher and for eight years followed this occupation in Coos county. He later fol- lowed fishing for a number of years and was one of the organizers and founders of a fish-canning company. He was elected presi- dent of this concern in 1904 and still re- tains that office although its affairs are al- most entirely in the hands of a manager. It was in 1892 that Mr. Bullard began his general merchandise business, starting upon a small scale and gradually increasing his enterprise until he now. carries a seven thou- sand dollar stock of goods. His store is conducted along the most modern and pro- gressive lines and is equipped with all mod- ern accessories. His stock is kept attractively arranged and his increasing trade is an evi- dence of his success and of the straightfor- ward and honest principles by which it has been attained. In the same year in which he established himself as a general merchant he also began the operation of a ferry across the Coos river and for twenty years has been identified with the conduct of this en- terprise. His original object was to facili- tate his commercial dealings and his ferry aided him materially in the management of his large volume of business. In 1906 the county made it a free ferry and employed Mr. Bullard to operate and manage the en- terprise. In 1912 he sold his interests out- right to the county but still retains his posi- tion as operator. A postoffice was estab- lished upon the site of his store on June 19, 1879, and Mr. Bullard was appointed postmaster, which position he has held since that time. He has done able and conscien- tious work in this capacity and his success has come as the natural result of hard and industrious labor. He is also prominent in general agricultural circles of Coos county where he owns an excellent stock farm of four hundred and fifty acres. He raises a large amount of hay with which he feeds his cattle and horses and has added materially to his income by the operation of this en- terprise. He also owns timber land amount- ing to one hundred acres and has invested extensively in town property in Bandon, own- ing at the present time twenty-one city lots.

On April 3, 1883, Mr. Bullard was united in marriage to Miss Malinda Hamblock, a native of Oregon and a daughter of John and Jane (Long) Hamblock, who were among the early settlers in Coos county, settling in this section in 1853. They were the parents of four children: Mary, deceased; Malinda. the wife of our subject; John, who resides in Bullards; and Christina, the wife of A. Barrows, of Bullards. To Mr. and Mrs. Bul- lard six children have been born. Warren R., born January 10, 1884, is now engaged in shipbuilding in Bullards. He is married and has one child. Howard. Pearl A., born April 2. 1886, received her education in the dis-

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trict schools of Coos county and is now resid- ing at home with her parents. John Chester, born in 1888, received his education in the district schools and later took a course in electrical engineering. Lawrence, born in 1890, is a pupil in the district school. Chris- tina, born in 1894, is a student in the dis- trict schools. Frank, who completes the family, was born in 1897 and is also attend- ing school.

Mr. Bullard gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has always been intelligently active in political affairs. For four years he was justice of the peace and is now serving as school clerk, which posi- tion he has hield continuously for twenty- three years, accomplishing during this time much constructive work along lines of edu- cational expansion. He helped to organize the school district in which he resides and in many other ways aided and helped the cause of education. For eight years he served as road supervisor and has always been prominent in any movement looking toward the further welfare of his community and toward the upbuilding and progress of the section in which he resides. He is a member of the Woodmen of the World. In all the relations of his life he shows a pro- gressive spirit and a policy of gradual ex- pansion. These qualities, well directed and intelligently controlled, have made him thriving and prosperous in business, agri- cultural and political circles and a dominat- ing influence in the development of Douglas county.

ARTHUR THOMAS MORRISON, proprie- tor of the Coquille Laundry & Ice Company, is numbered among the representative and important business men of Coos county, hav- ing brought a small and comparatively value- less enterprise to a flourishing and substan- tial condition by his power of constructive organization and his administrative ability. His business is one of the largest and most intelligently managed in this section of the state and his position as its proprietor and the dominating factor in its operation places him in the front ranks of the prominent citi- zens of Coquille. He was born in Vernon, Alabama, in 1866, a son of Miles H. and Rebecca (Collins) Morrison, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Ala- bama. The father was a farmer and fol- lowed that occupation for some time, coming to Oregon in 1877 and operating a donation claim in Jackson county for a number of years. He later engaged in contracting and building, in which business he was active in San Diego, California, whither he had removed in 1886. He, however, gave up that occupation eventually, resumed farming and is now cultivating a fine tract of land near San Diego. He is the father of five children: William, deceased; Arthur Thomas, of this review; a child who died in infancy; Walter N., a merchant of Escondido, Califor- nia, where he resides with his wife and two children; and Clarence A., who is a railway mail clerk residing in Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, and who is married and has one child.

Arthur T. Morrison was educated in the public schools of Oregon and in 1886 went with his father to Southern California, where he resided for twenty years. In 1890 he took up the study of scientific agriculture and horticulture and was given charge of the Gay farm, belonging to John H. Gay located near San Diego. He was active in the management of that enterprise for five years and then went into business in Los Angeles, where he helped organize a com- pany, specializing in the sale of cement prod- ucts. He was superintendent of that con- cern, did much work in the building line and for five years was prosperous and successful in that occupation. When he sold out in Los Angeles he came directly to Coquille, where he purchased an interest in a steam laundry and ice plant which in 1908 was in- corporated under the name of the Coquille laundry & Ice Company. In 1910 he bought out the other stockholders, and now owns all the stock with the exception of two shares. When he first became identified with this enterprise it was conducted on a small scale and was comparatively unimproved. Mr. Morrison is handling five times the origi- nal volume of business and the concern has a capitalization of ten thousand dollars. He is responsible for the addition of the ice plant and was instrumental in creating a demand for ice in this part of the country. He is a true business man, energetic, shrewd and intelligent, and has made his business expand and grow along modern and progress- ive lines and has gained for himself a high place among the representative citizens of Coquille.

In 1888 Mr. Morrison was united in mar- riage to Miss Anna Nosler, a native of Iowa and a daughter of W. H. and Esther (Ritt- gers) Nosler, early settlers in Oregon. Mrs. Morrison's father built the first house in Coquille and is living in Eugene, Oregon. His wife passed away in 1888. In their family were nine children: Alva A., who is engaged in the transfer business in San Diego, California; Anna, the wife of our subject; Oscar L., of Randolph, Oregon; Sam- uel M., a wholesale grocer of Coquille; Mary A., the wife of Clyde Gage, of Coquille, who is serving as deputy sheriff of Coos county; Birdie, the wife of Charles T. Skeels, who is engaged in merchandising in Coquille; Minnie, the wife of George Hartley, who is secretary of the Randolph Lumber Company and whose home is at Prosper, Oregon; Eugene E., of Coquille; and Israel R., who is engaged in the transfer business in San Diego, California. To Mr. and Mrs. Morri- son has been born a daughter, Lois Gene- vieve, whose natal day was February 1, 1908. The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal church.

Arthur T. Morrison holds membership with the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. He is prominent in local politics, being independent in his views, and has held many important public offices. He was elected to the city council and served for a term of two years, from 1909 to 1911. His satisfactory work with that legislative

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body was rewarded by his election to the office of mayor in May, 1912. During his administration many improvements have been made in the city streets and sewers and he is largely responsible for some of the most important advancements in civic growth. He brings to his official life the same shrewdness, intelligent grasp of local conditions, and conscientious ability which have gained him success in his business life and have made his public spirit effective.

Y. M. LOWE is one of the pioneers in the settlement of Oregon and came to the site of the town of Bandon at a time when there was not a single house within the present limits of the city. He has been associated with representative industries in Coos county for many years and was one of the greatest individual forces in the upbuilding and de- velopment of the city in which he resides. He was active in buying and selling town property in Bandon and has been successful by reason of his familiarity with local con- ditions and on account of the upright and honorable methods by which he carries on his business. Mr. Lowe has lived in Oregon since 1857 and is numbered among the earliest settlers in the state. He was born in Baltimore county, Maryland, on June 30, 1826, and is a son of John and Nancy (Gos- nell) Lowe, both natives of that section. His father was a general farmer and fol- lowed that occupation until his death which occurred in Baltimore county. His wife has also passed away. They had six children who grew to maturity; Jesse, who passed away in California; David J., who made his home in Marshfield, but who is now deceased; Y. M., the subject of this review; Robert H., who passed away in Coos county; Thomas G., a resident of South Tacoma, Washing- ton; and Ann E., the deceased wife of Sam- uel Harding, who has also passed away.

Y. M. Lowe received his education in the public schools of Maryland and came west to California in 1849 attracted by the reports of the gold discoveries in that state. He made the journey with ox teams across the plains and was twenty-three years of age when he arrived at the Pacific coast. He worked in the gold mines and followed various other occupations until 1857 when he married and came to Oregon, settling at Port Orford where he remained for one year. At the end of that time he came to the Coquille river valley and established a squat- ter's right to a quarter section of land near Myrtle Point. Here for nine years he car- ried on general agricultural pursuits and in 1867 purchased the property. Still later he took up a preemption claim of one hundred and sixty acres on Beaver slough and car- ried on general farming and stock-raising for twenty-two years, during which time he was also active as manager and proprietor of a tavern. In 1887 he disposed of all his interests and moved to the place where the town of Bandon now stands. He purchased land which at the present time constitutes a portion of the town site and has made his home in this locality since that time. He

has sold most of his property with the ex- ception of six houses and lots. He has been identified with much of the upbuilding and progress of Bandon and has seen the town develop from an unsettled tract of land into a thriving and prosperous village.

In 1857 Mr. Lowe was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Slayback, a native of But- ler county, Ohio, who came to Illinois with her parents when she was still a child. She moved to California in 1853, her parents hav- ing passed away some time previously. To Mr. and Mrs. Lowe have been born six chil- dren: Viola R., the wife of R. H. Rosa of Bandon; Thomas C., who resides in Los Angeles, California; Clarence Y., who is en- gaged in the drug business in Bandon; George Webster, who passed away in infancy; John Sumpter, who has also passed away, dying at the age of eight years; and Florence, the deceased wife of Charles H. Clough.

Mr. Lowe gives his political allegiance to the democratic party and is actively inter- ested in all movements which have for their object the further progress and advance- ment of the city to which he came as a pioneer settler. He is a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, having joined Franklin Lodge in Baltimore, Mary- land, in 1848. He has witnessed the de- velopment of a new and unsettled section into one of the prosperous regions of the United States and contributed largely to its growth. He has won success in his business enterprises and is representative of the high- est standards of citizenship.

MELVIN HAYTER is a native of Oregon, the son of a pioneer in its settlement and has been a resident of Coos county for almost fifty years. During this time he has gained the respect and esteem of his friends and acquaintances by reason of a consist- ently honest, upright and straightforward life. He was born in Polk county, near The Dalles, on March 15, 1863, and is a son of W. L. and Sarah (Crowley) Hayter, natives of Platt City, Missouri. They were married in that section and crossed the plains in pioneer times, locating in Polk county where they took up a donation land claim upon which they lived until 1865. In that year they disposed of their property and came to Coos county where the father took up land near Fishtrap on the Coquille river, which he improved and operated for a number of years, disposing of his holdings eventually in order to purchase one hundred and sixty acres in the same section. After a time he sold this ranch also and bought a farm near Argo and after a few years successful cultivation of the soil in that section moved to Bandon where he lived retired until his death which occurred in 1909. He and his wife became the parents of fifteen children: Theodosia' and Richard M., who reside in California; Sarah, who has passed away; Melvin, the subject of this review; James, also a resident of California; William, whose residence is unknown; Priscilla, the wife of R. S. Knowlton of Coquille, Oregon; Rob- ert, who makes his home in Marshfield; Ella,

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the widow of Robert Long of Polk county, Oregon; Cora, who married John Lindebeck of California; Edith, who became the wife of Grant Beal, also of California; May, the wife of Alva Lee, a resident of Myrtle Point; Andrew J., who makes his home in the same city; Wilber O., of California; and Charles, who is deceased.

Melvin Hayter grew up upon his father's farm and at an early date became acquainted with the best agricultural methods and gained a personal experience in the details of farm operation. He had the distinction of attending the first school in Coos county and pursued the usual course of studies until he was fourteen years of age. He then went to work in the logging camps and followed lumbering for twenty-eight years, abandoning the occupation at the end of that time in favor of general farming. He pre- empted a homestead claim of one hundred and sixty acres which he cultivated and im - proved for a number of years, bringing it to a high state of development. He recently sold this property and bought a home in Riv- erton where he resided only a short time afterward leasing his father's property upon which he resided for a year and a half. He then retired from independent agricultural life, purchased other property in Riverton and now works upon neighboring farms.

In 1895 Mr. Hayter was united in marriage to Miss Nettie Pearl Steward, a sister of George A. Steward of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this work. To their union were born two children: Lusta H., who was born in 1901, and who is a pupil in the public schools of her native city; and Alvin, whose birth occurred in 1904, and who is also attending school.

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The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 48

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