The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 79

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

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A. E. Lindsey began to earn his own living at the age of twelve years and at the same time continued his studies in the public schools. He was first employed in the capac- ity of cash boy in the store of Meier & Frank at Portland and later was taken into their wholesale department, where he worked dur- ing the summer months. After finishing school, he engaged in the tailor business, fol- lowing that for four years. Withdrawing from this he went to work in his father's drug store, remaining with him for two years. At the end of that time he once more became identified with the firm of Meier & Frank and for two years thereafter worked in their clothing department. From there he went to the firm of Ben Selling, continuing in their service for two years. As he is a man of more than average ability and industry. Mr. Lindsey proved to be a most efficient employe and commanded a good salary, the greater portion of which he managed to save. By reason of his thrift and enterprise he succeeded in accumulating sufficient money to engage in business for himself. Returning to Gresham in July, 1910, he bought a half interest in the mercantile establishment that is now being operated under the firm name of Shattuck & Lindsey. This is one of the leading concerns of the kind in the town and is favored with a large patronage, which is constantly increasing. They carry a full and well assorted stock of merchandise that they offer at reasonable prices and in the conduct of their business they have adopted a policy

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that wins the confidence of all with whom they have transactions.

For his wife Mr. Lindsey chose Miss Nellie Slerett whose natal day was the 17th of Feb- ruary, 1878. She is the youngest of eleven children born to George and Barbara (Baum- gardner) Slerett, natives of Germany, who crossed the plains in 1861. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey: Al- bert S., who was born on February 18, 1902, and is now attending school; Donald E., whose birth occurred on the 29th of November, 1906; and Dorothea, whose natal day was the 27tlı of May, 1911.

The family attend the Christian church in which the parents hold membership and Mr. Lindsey's fraternal relations are confined to his membership in the Woodmen of the World, while his political support is given to the republican party. The achievements of Mr. Lindsey fully entitle him to the com- mendation of his fellow citizens, as every- thing he has achieved is the result of his own unaided effort. He has been self-sup- porting from early childhood, and when other lads were indulging in such sports and amuse- ments as delight the heart of every youth ne was industriously applying himself to the mastery of a business, and now has the sat- isfaction of knowing that he is indebted to no one for such success as has crowned his efforts.

FREDERICK T. SANDERSON. In the death of Frederick T. Sanderson, which oc- curred at Ashland on the 29th of June, 1912, his family and friends experienced a sudden and sad bereavement and Klamath Falls lost one of its most respected, influential and es- teemed citizens. With the history of Kla- math Falls and its development his name has been closely associated. He left his impress upon its business and political activities and during his recent term as mayor of the city he instituted many improvements which have taken Klamath Falls out of the rank of an undeveloped, raw western town and placed it with the progressive cities of this great empire of the northwest. He was born in Tehama county, California, July 23, 1863, a son of William and Ellen Clara (Feathers) Sanderson, who were natives of New York and Ohio respectively. The maternal grand- father was one of the first to penetrate into the wilderness of the northwest, going with Lewis and Clark on their expedition into Ore- gon early in the nineteenth century. The parents were married in the east and in 1859 made their way to California, crossing the plains with ox teams. During the hard win- ter of 1861-62 William Sanderson lost prac- tically everything that he had and thus empty-handed started in life anew on the. Pacific coast. About 1870 he came to Oregon, settling on Myrtle creek, in Douglas county, where he and his wife resided until Mrs. Sanderson was called to her final rest in 1895, when forty-eight years of age. Wil- liam Sanderson now resides at Roseburg at the age of seventy-seven years. The greater part of his life has been devoted to carpen-

tering and farming. In his family were four children: George, who was drowned when a boy; Frederick T .; Mrs. Nancy Gilmore, who died about 1901; and W. C., living in Ash- land.

Until sixteen years of age Frederick T. Sanderson remained under the parental roof and then started out to make his own way in the world, working at anything that yielded him an honest living. On first coming into this district he made his way to Linkville, now Klamath Falls, and spent two years in Longing Camp, on Pelican bay, where the Harriman resort is now found. The next summer he was at Little Klamath lake, working as a farm hand. He then went to British Columbia, where he was employed by the Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad as a surveyor for more than two years along the International line. He later returned to Whatcome, Washington, and had charge of a gang of carpenters, after which he was en- gaged in making a clearing for the town site of Seattle, Washington. From Canfield he made his way back to Portland and on to his home. He afterward took up a homestead claim in Douglas county and for about four years engaged in conducting a stock ranch. He then became superintendent of the Inter- national nickel mines, of which he had charge for six years, and also during that period he acted as superintendent of the Victor placer. and quartz mines for the same people. He next turned his attention to merchandising at Coquille City and when he sold out there began business as a general merchant at Bandon, Coos county, at the mouth of the Coquille river. After conducting his store for four or five years he sold out and be- gan speculating in timber. From 1904 until his demise he resided continuously at Kla- math Falls, and for one year was proprietor of the American Hotel but at the end of that time sold out and established a general store which he managed successfully until 1909, when he disposed of his stock. He made heavy investments in real estate, mostly improved property. He built and owned the bath house and sanitarium here, and also owned good business property on Main and Seventh streets and a large number of town dwellings. His home, a fine residence, was erected by him and stands at the cor- ner of Tenth and Pine streets. He had ex- tensive timber interests, also, in this county and made large investments in timber lands in Coos and Curry counties.

In 1892 Mr. Sanderson was united in mar- riage to Miss Cora Ann Butler, a native of Fairfield, Illinois, who when three years of age came across the plains to Oregon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Butler. To Mr. and Mrs. Sanderson were born three chil- dren: Maysel Ellen; Lawrence, born Decem- ber 12, 1898, in Douglas county; and Doro- thy. Fraternally Frederick T. Sanderson was connected with the Masonic lodge, the Eastern Star, the Woodmen of the World and the Women of Woodcraft. His political al- legiance was always given to the democratic party, of which he was a stanch advocate, yet he did not hold himself to party ties at

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local elections involving no issue, and in May, 1908, he was elected mayor of Kla- math Falls on a nonpartisan ticket to fill out the unexpired term of John R. Stilts. He served in that capacity for two and a half years having been elected for two con- secutive regular terms and during his ad- ministration accomplished much for the bene- fit and upbuilding of the city. When he en- tered the office there was not a foot of street paving, no sewer system had been es- tablished and there were no cement side- walks in the city. He advocated all of these improvements, and while he was mayor fifty-two thousand feet of sewer were put in on Main street at a cost of seventy-five thou- sand dollars, and eighty thousand square yards, or about three miles of street pavement were laid and about two miles of cement side- walk built. Mr. Sanderson always stood for progress and improvement, whether he was in office or out of it, and his administration was businesslike and beneficial. The following is an extract from an editorial published at the time of his death: "During the short two and a half years in which he directed the des- tinies of the city, more public improvements were made than had been made in many years previously. No part of the city was to him entitled to any more consideration than any other part. He knew no 'end' of town but saw only the whole city of Klamath Falls improved and beautified as he knew it would be before many years had elapsed. . . . Kla- math Falls will be a better city because it was permitted that he should spend some of his years here and give some of his labor to the study of our municipal problems." He died on the 29th of June, 1912, in Ashland, to which city he had gone two weeks before to have an operation performed on his knee. When this had been successfully accomplished he was advised by the surgeons attending him to undergo an operation for appendicitis, which resulted in his death. The local press commiserated his loss and lauded the work that he had done both as a private citizen and as a servant of the people. The North- western published the well deserved tribute of a close friend, which reads in part as follows: "As a member of the city board of school directors Fred T. Sanderson showed the same progressive spirit that marked his whole business life. . . . He was a kind- hearted man, believed in his neighbors and was true to his friends, of whom he had a host. His untimely death came as a great shock to the people of this city and the great heart of that people today beats in sympathy for the bereaved wife and children of the departed husband and father."

CHRISTIAN FRICKEY. Among the pro- gressive and enterprising pioneers of Marion county, who worked tirelessly to promote the development of Salem must be numbered Christian Frickey, who was born in Han- over. Germany, on the 29th of August, 1820. He was one of five children born to his parents, four of whom came to the United States. One sister, Mrs. S. Nieper was a resident of Indiana and is deceased, while two

of his brothers located in Minnesota and one of these is also deceased.

Christian Frickey was reared and educated in his native land, and before beginning his life vocation spent the usual term of service in the German army. He subsequently fitted himself for the vocation of a landscape gar- dener. Feeling assured that better oppor- tunities awaited him in the United States than were to be found in his native land he decided to become an American citizen, so on the 15th of September, 1850, just three days after he was married, he and his bride took passage for this country. They crossed the Atlantic on a sailing vessel named "Faneuil Hall," spending three months en route. They landed at New Orleans about Christmas time, 1850, sailing up the Mississippi from there to Evansville, Indiana, where Mr. Frickey engaged in agricultural pursuits for four years. Subsequently he removed to Minnesota and while residing in the latter state he joined other settlers and fought against the Sioux In- dians, leaving his wife and family in St. Peter, where they were then living. She was as unselfish and noble a character as her hus- band and during that time generously threw open her home to the refugees and wounded who were brought into the settlement, and gave her assistance and aid wherever needed. They found the climate of Minnesota very severe, and after twelve years residence there removed to San Jose, California. While living in the former state, Mr. Frickey had engaged quite extensively in landscape gardening, con- tinuing to follow this vocation during the two years of his residence in San Jose. In 1872, they once more changed their place of residence, this time settling in Salem. Upon his arrival here he purchased two tracts of land, one a portion of the Alvin F. Waller land claim, which at that time was a forest. With the assistance of some men from the state penitentiary this was gradually cleared and platted as a subdivision, and is now one of the most attractive residence portions of the city. During the intervening years it has been rapidly built up and now contains more than one hundred homes. The other tract was formerly included in the I. L. Parrish land claim, northeast of Salem, and this was also made into a subdivision having on it now over a hundred dwellings. Mr. Frickey always championed every progressive move- ment and enthusiastically cooperated to the extent of his ability in the upbuilding of the city. He substantially assisted in promoting the development of the various public utili- ties, such as the constructon of bridges and the installation of better transportation facili- ties. The causes of religion and education found in him a strong advocate and enthu- siastic supporter. He was one of the main factors in the organization and building of the First German Methodist Episcopal church in the city, and he always generously contri- buted toward the maintenance of various . religious and benevolent institutions. His life was one of unceasing self-denial, volun- tary sacrifices and self-imposed hardships, his first thought and consideration always be- ing for others. He not only aided the afflicted

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and unfortunate who appealed to him for assistance but he sought out and hunted up cases of suffering, apparently finding his keenest pleasure and greatest delight in - working to relieve the needy. Despite the fact that during the latter portion of his life he was afflicted with deafness and found great difficulty in listening to the conversation of those about him, he con- stantly frequented places of worship and reli- gious services and he was passionately fond of music. He was a well known figure on the streets of Salem, where he had hosts of friends, as he looked upon all mankind as his brother and so conducted himself in all of his relations in life as to retain the esteem and respect of all with whom he came in con- tact.

At Hanover, Germany, on the 12th of Sep- tember, 1850, Mr. Frickey was united in mar- riage to Miss Christina Cordes, the ceremony being performed by Pastor Jacobi, the first Methodist missionary in Germany. Mrs. Frickey's mother was left a widow in early life with five children and had the misfortune to be defrauded of a comfortable estate by unscrupulous administrators. Despite the hardships this entailed upon. her and her children, she reared them all to be noble men and women who were a credit to themselves and her and proved useful members of society. On the 30th of August, 1905, Mr. Frickey was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife. who had been his constant companion and helpmate for almost fifty-five years. His own health then began to decline and on the 27th of December, 1907 he sustained a stroke of paralysis that resulted in his death on the 12th of January, 1908. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Frickey numbered seven. William F., who is engaged in the breeding and rais- ing of thoroughbred horses at Fossil, Oregon, is married and have one son, Frank, who is bookkeeper for Ladd & Bush, bankers, and one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Maley of Cor- vallis, Oregon. Christian, who passed away as result of an accident at Plateau, Cali- fornia, in February, 1906, married Eva Per- rin, who was a member of a long-lived pio- neer family living in the vicinity of Waldo Hills. She died at the birth of their son Royal E. Frickey, who was reared by his grandparents. The lad was educated in the public schools of Salem, following which he pursued a course in electrical engineering at Berkley University, being graduated from that institution in 1905. He took a prom- inent part in all college affairs and was very popular both with the students and his pro- fessors and manifested unusual ability and mechanical skill. Although he is very young he has invented a wrecking machine that has caused him to become recognized as one of the most promising members of his profes- sion. This machine makes it possible to cut away by means of electricity the tangled masses of steel constructon with a great sav- ing of time and labor and without entailing any likelihood of serious accidents. In con- nection with the construction of great fur- naces for the smelting of iron by means of electricity in Shasta,

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Frickey has achieved recognition for his ser- vices in useful inventions. After recovering from a serious accident resulting from an ex. plosion during experiments with the new fur- naces, he is continuing his constructions and the run of the big electric furnace beginning February 1, 1912, turned out thirty-six tons of pig-iron, the greatest day's run in its history or in the history of iron smelting by electricity in this or any country. The in- stallation of three more furnaces, now proposed, would bring the output up to one hundred and fifty tons a day and cement Shasta's name as "The Pittsburg of the Paci- fic." His career promises to be a most bril- liant one, as he is a close student and in- defatigable worker. After leaving college le spent a year as an electrical engineer in Hono- lulu and he is now employed in the same capacity with the Northern California Power Company, one of the largest enterprises of the kind in the west. The third in order of birth of the Frickey family is Henry, who is now deceased. The next is a daughter. Christina, who married F. Grieder, of Fossil, Oregon. Mary married E. G. Casebere, who for three years was superintendent of the farm at the state asylum, but was engaged in the operation of his ranch near Salem at the time of his death, which occurred in 1892. To them were born three children; of whom Cordes is employed in the National Bank at Portland. Nellie is a kindergarten teacher in the Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School and is greatly interested in mission- ary work. Emily married Professor Thomas C. Jory of Salem, who for ten years held the chair of mathematics in Willamette Univer. sity and is a member of one of the old pio- neer families of Oregon. Mrs. Jory was edu- cated at Willamette and there she also pur- sued a musical course and for six years prior to her marriage was a teacher. Their oldest son, Raymond, is a bookkeeper in Bishop's Woolen Mill at Pendleton and Constance and Harold are pursuing college courses at Willamette University.

The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Chris- tian Frickey is a daughter, Minna, who is a well known missionary and religious worker in the northwest. She was graduated from the Willamette University with the class of 1891, and during the succeeding year taught in Lafayette Seminary. At the expiration of that time she went abroad to perfect her knowledge of German and French, and upon her return a year later became the teacher of these two languages in her alma mater. She retained this position for five years and during that time she also had a class in Bible study. Feeling strongly called to enter the mission field. she resigned her position and went to Chicago, where she spent a year in missionary training and Bible study at Moody Institute. She then returned to the coast and became a teacher in the Deaconess Training School at San Francisco. At the end of her year's teaching there she became an active worker in the mission field, and spent three years in the states of Oregon. Wash- ington. Idaho, and Montana. She next went to Tennessee and worked among the American

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highlanders in the eastern part of that state with Chattanooga as her headquarters. She withdrew from the work there to become Bible teacher in the Lucy Webb Hayes Na- tional Training School for Missionaries and Deaconess, and has ever since been connected with this institution. In April, 1909, she obtained leave of absence and went abroad for five months, and during that time she visited every country in Europe with the exception of Spain for purpose of studying conditions and needs of mission work and also made a trip through the Holy Land. Upon her return she resumed her duties at the Lucy Webb Hayes Training School and also took up some field work, giving stereop- tican lectures in connection with evangelistic work in Pennsylvania and other states.

Mr. and Mrs. Frickey were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church and reared all of their family in the faith of that de- nomination. They have all developed into noble men and women, and are useful and helpful members of society, and highly credit- able representatives of an honored pioneer family.

L. H. HAZARD is cashier of the First Na- tional Bank of Coquille and is doing able and intelligent work in this capacity. He is a practical business man with a talent for making his ability effective and has brought the enterprise with which he is connected to a gratifying degree of success. He has been a resident of Oregon since he was seventeen years of age and was born in Johnson county, Iowa, on the 3d of Novem- ber, 1867. His parents were Silas H. and Margaret Hazard, the former a native of Louisiana and the latter of Iowa. The father come to Oregon, settling in Empire city in 1873. In the same year he was again married, his second wife being a Miss Wat- son, a native of Douglas county and a daugh- ter of one of the pioneers of Oregon. In 1876 the second Mrs. Hazard passed away and the father later wedded Miss Fannie McKnight, also a native of Oregon and the daughter of an early settler. She is still living in Marshfield, Oregon. The subject of this sketch was the only child born to his father's first union. By his second marriage Silas H. Hazard had two children, both of whom died in infancy. He was a prominent attorney at law for some years, practicing in all the courts of the state of Oregon, and be followed his profession until his death, which occurred in July, 1901.

L. H. Hazard received his, education in Madison county, Iowa, and in 1885 came to Oregon, settling in Empire city, where he accepted a position as clerk for the Southern Oregon Company. He was active in this capacity for several years. resigning in order to become connected with the commissary department of the United States government while instituting harbor improvements in this section of Oregon. For three years he vas active in this work and then went to Marshfield, Oregon, where he obtained a posi- tion as bookkeeper in the store of Henry Senstacken. After three years he was ap-

pointed deputy county clerk and at the end of a similar period of time was elected county clerk, serving for two terms. His banking career began at the end of that time, when he entered the First National Bank of Co- quille as eashier, in which capacity he has served since that time. The bank was or- ganized on the 5th of August, 1903, to suc- ceed the Coquille Valley Bank. The officers are: A. J. Sherwood, president; R. E. Shine, vice president; L. H. Hazard, cashier; and O. C. Sanford, assistant cashier. The bank was organized with a capital stock of twen- ty-five thousand dollars, which in 1910 was increased to fifty thousand dollars.

Mr. Hazard was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Mabel Hacker, a native of Coos county and a daughter of Isaiah and Addie G. Hacker, natives of Maine, who came to Oregon in the late '60s. They had two children: the wife of our subject; and one child who died in infancy. The parents are still living and make their home in Coos county. To Mr. and Mrs. Hazard have been born three chil- dren: Austin H., who was born in June, 1897, and who is now attending a military academy at San Rafael, California; Alice M., who was born May 17, 1902, and is attend- ing school; and Adrienne, born April 20, 1905. The family affiliate with the Episco- pal church and they have many friends in Coquille.

Mr. Hazard is interested in the future of the city in which he resides and is always eager to invest in local enterprises. He is an officer and director in the Bandon Water Company and vice president of the Coquille Lumber Company. He has invested exten- sively in city property and has also real estate near Empire city, on Coos bay. He owns his own home in Coquille and has made it a pleasant meeting place for his many friends. He gives his allegiance to the demo- cratic party but never seeks public office, preferring to concentrate his attention upon the affairs under his charge. He is well known in the Masonic order, holding mem- bership in the lodge, and has been through all the chairs of that organization and is holding the office of treasurer at the present time. He is a successful banker because he has had personal experience in the various aspects of that occupation and because he is conservative and systematic as a financier. He is a valued citizen of Coos county by reason of his industry, practical methods and intelligent skill, which have made him per- sonally successful and which have been fac- tors in the growth of the varions important business enterprises with which he is con- lected.

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The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 79

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