An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington, Part 93

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: [Chicago] Interstate publishing company
Number of Pages: 1146

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Mr. Chapman's marriage was celebrated August 8, 1883, the bride being Miss Mary Hinshaw, a na- tive of Morgan county, Indiana, born in 1863. When twelve years old she was taken to California by her parents and three years later came to Klickitat coun- tv. Her parents are Isaac and Elizabeth (Hadley) Hinshaw, who are among Klickitat's pioneer citi- zens. Mrs. Chapman has seven brothers and sisters, Tunis T., Vernon T., Elmer E., Orie, Ella, Laura and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman have a family of six bright children, of whom Floyd is the oldest and Chester A. the youngest. The others are Veva M., Merle M., Orell C., and Roy B. Mr. Chapman is a member of the Advent-Christian church, and, fraternally, is connected with the Order of Wash- ington. His wife belongs to the Women of Wood- craft. He is an ardent Republican. His fellow townsmen have shown their confidence in him by electing him city councilman ; also, a school director for a number of terms. The cause of education specially interests him, and considerable of his time has been given to the betterment of Goldendale's schools. He is an energetic, progressive and straightforward man, and is making a success of his

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business. He commands the respect and esteem of his fellow men.

JOSEPH A. BECKETT, proprietor of a plan- ing mill and lumber yard in the city of Goldendale, Klickitat county, Washington, was born in Peterbor- ough county, in the province of Ontario, Canada, January 4, 1854. He is the son of James and Nancy (McIntosh) Beckett. His father, who was a farmer by occupation, was a native of Scotland, born in the city of Glasgow, in 1809. He came to Canada in 1818, and across the line into Michigan in 1869, where he died, May 12, 1902. The mother of our subject was likewise a native of Scotland, born in 1815. She passed away in 1855. Joseph A. Beck- ett, of this review, grew to manhood at Saginaw, Michigan, working on the farm until about sixteen years old, and attending the common schools. He also took a course in the British Commercial Col- lege at Toronto, Canada. He went to Marshall county, Kansas, in 1879, and began farming, his younger brothers and sisters being with him at the time. Coming to Klickitat county in 1889, he start- ed to work in the planing mill conducted by Beckett & Pierce, the senior partner being his half-brother, David. He bought the business in 1901, and has since continued to run the mill and yard.

At Goldendale, August 30, 1893, Mr. Beckett married Mrs. Addie (Sturgis) Goddard, who was born at. Vancouver, Washington, in 1862. Her father, Orville Sturgis, an old Washington pioneer, died years ago. Mary (Goddard) Sturgis, her mother, was born in Ohio, and now lives in Golden- dale. At present she is Mrs. Allen. Mr. Beckett has three sisters, and two brothers, all his elders, also one brother, James, deceased. His sisters, Bar- bara and Jeanette, live in Ontario, Canada, and his brother, John, resides in Pomona, California. He has a sister living at Portland, Oregon, by name Margaret. His half-brothers and sisters are, David Beckett, a resident of Portland, Oregon; Jane, who lives in Myrtle Creek, Oregon; Sarah, who makes her home at Walla Walla ; Thomas, a resident of the town of Medford, Oregon; Ada, living in Walla Walla, and William, now deceased. Fraternally. Mr. Beckett is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World, and the Circle, while in politics, he is a Republican. Besides his business property in the city, he owns a modern residence. Industrious and capable, and possessed of many vir- tues as a man and citizen, he has won the respect and good will of his community generally.

WILLIAM P. FLANARY, a photographer in the city of Goldendale, in Klickitat county, Wash- ington, and an artist in his line of work, was born in Washington county, Oregon, October 10, 1864, the son of Thomas G. and Emily J. (Chamberlain ) Flanary. His father, a farmer by occupation, was

born in Andrew county, Missouri, in 1828. His people were early pioneers of that state. He crossed the Plains with oxen in 1851 and settled in Marion county, Oregon, where he took up a donation claim, situated eighteen miles from Salem. The trip across. the Plains was made without any encounters with the numerous bands of Indians roving over the country, but the party helped to bury many settlers, during- the trip, who had fallen victims to the murderous. Indians ; and when they arrived in Oregon, the Indi- ans were on all sides. He removed to Washington county in 1859, where he had bought an interest in. a grist-mill, and later he purchased a farm in the neighborhood. Coming to Klickitat county in 1878, he bought a farm here, but after six years' residence- on the property he moved to Goldendale, his health being precarious. He served in the city council for a time. His health continued poor and in June, 1899, he passed away. His wife, who was born in the Blue Grass state, in 1833, also died in 1899.

William Flanary resided in Washington county, Oregon, until he reached the age of fourteen, and during this time worked on the farm. On account of his health he did not attend school very much while in Oregon, but later attended the Goldendale schools, and also took a commercial course in a business college at Portland, Oregon. He taught one term of school, but did not like the work, so- turned his attention to teaming, an occupation which he followed for twelve months. He next bought into- the photograph business with his married sister. Mrs. Sonora Hess, and they did a good deal of view work besides the work in the studio. Finding this kind of employment to his taste, he has since fol- lowed it in the city, except for a period of eight months in 1900. In the early part of that year he sold out, but later he returned to Goldendale and opened another studio, which he still continues to. conduct.

Mr. Flanary married, at Walla Walla, on Wash- ington's birthday of the year 1898, Miss Mary Blackburn, a native of Morgan county, Ohio, born in 1874. When she was an infant, her mother died, but her father, R. C. Blackburn, is still living. She- followed school teaching in the middle west for several vears, later coming to Umatilla county. Ore- gon, with a sister, and still later to Goldendale, where she also taught and where Mr. Flanary met her. Mr. and Mrs. Flanary have one child. Ruth Emily, born September 3, 1900. Mr. Flanary has four brothers and sisters, namely, Susan J., now Mrs. Shearer, a resident of North Yakima; Mrs. Sonora A. Hess, also living in North Yakima ; Mrs. Letitia Bonebrake, wife of a Goldendale physician, and Tasper G. Flanary, an electrician. Fraternally, Mr. Flanary is a Knight of Pvthias and one of the charter members of Friendship Lodge, No. 37. of Goldendale : also a member of the Order of Wash- ington. He was an active Brvan man during the last campaign. Besides his business in the city. he owns six and a half acres adjoining the city limits .

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and a two-fifths interest in a four hundred-acre farm. He has been administrator of the joint inter- ests of the heirs of his father for some time. Besides his photographic business, he writes insurance poli- cies. He is a successful business man, with a host of friends in the city and surrounding country.

JAMES PETER NELSON, a well-to-do citizen of the city of Goldendale, Washington, by trade a brick and stone mason and plasterer, was born in Denmark, about seven miles from Copenhagen, No- vember 12, 1840. He is the son of Peter and Han- nah (Jensen) Nelson, both natives of Denmark, in which country they died a number of years ago. James P. was educated in the Danish schools, and started in to learn his trade soon after he completed his education. He worked in the old country for some time as a mason, but in 1866 came to the United States and settled at Waupaca, Wisconsin, where he followed his trade for a period of almost fourteen years, succeeding well and saving his money. He next came west to Goldendale, Washington, arriving October 22, 1880, and took a contract to dig a large ditch. This work was also a financial success. On its completion, he once more took up his trade, which he has followed in this city most of the time since. He has invested in property and bought a number of city business blocks, having been able with his ample means to pick up many bargains in land and buildings, as they were offered. Among his city property is the corner building now occupied by the Waters Dry Goods Company.

Mr. Nelson was married, in Denmark, June 17, 1865, to Miss Anna Gabrielson, a daughter of Ga- briel and Cecilia (Hansen) Gabrielson, and they now have a family of six children: Esther, a resi- dent of Goldendale ; Mrs. Aba Fisher, who resides in Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Elvina McKee, living in Goldendale ; Oscar and Midas. Mr. Nelson has one sister, now Mrs. Mary Johnson, a resident of Walla Walla, Washington. He is a member of the Luth- eran church, and politically, a Republican. In 1894 he was elected county coroner, and he has held that office for two terms. He is one of the leading fac- tors in the town in financial matters and a shrewd business man, successful in all his undertakings.

WILLIAM J. STORY, editor and proprietor of the Klickitat County Agriculturist, a sketch of which will be found in the press chapter, is one of southern Washington's pioneer newspaper men and a pioneer of Klickitat county. For nearly a quarter of a century he has been engaged, through the me- dium of the press and otherwise, in the upbuilding of the county and city in which is his home, and is to- day more active than ever in promoting the prosper- ity and advertising the resources of the Klickitat country. Editor Story comes of an old pioneer family of Dutchess county, New York, and him-

self was born in Poughkeepsie, the county seat, Au- gust 18, 1853. His father, James E. Story, a farmer and stockman, was also born in Dutchess county, the date being December 20, 1823. His ancestors originally came from England and settled in the Empire state in an early day. He came west to this county in 1880, and settled upon a homestead near Bickleton, where he lived until death overtook him not long ago. The mother, Electa (Ellsworth) Story, was born in Ulster county, New York, of English parentage; she passed away a short time before the death of her husband. William J. spent his early life in his native state. He attended the public schools and the academy near his home, thus securing a good education. Then he entered the printing office of the Eagle, in Poughkeepsie, where he learned the printer's trade. After serving his apprenticeship, he was employed in New York City a time, then came west with his parents in 1880. Ar- riving here, he at once began work on the Klickitat Sentinel and remained faithfully with that journal ten years, or until 1892, and a year afterward he established the Klickitat County Agriculturist. The venture was a success from the start and for twelve years has been one of the county's strong papers and one of the most influential Republican journals in southern Washington. The Agriculturist now has a circulation of 1,200, its newsy columns and well written editorials being eagerly read throughout this section. One of the Agriculturist's strong features is its enthusiastic public spiritedness and hearty sup- port of all worthy public enterprises.

Mr. Story is still single, and of his immediate family only one other member is living, James E. Story, a brother, who resides in Bickleton. Frater- nally, Mr. Story is connected with the Masons, the Maccabees, Woodmen of the World and its auxil- iarv, the Women of Woodcraft. For many years he has been junior deacon of the Goldendale Masonic lodge. He is an active and a prominent worker in his party, though never himself becoming an offi- cial. Most of his attention is given strictly to the welfare of his business, and by the installation of modern equipment, he has made the Agriculturist office highly efficient in job work. Though many obstacles have arisen in years gone by to block the path of progress, with true family courage and en- ergy he has overcome all and won an enviable suc- cess in business and social life. Known as a man of conscientious principles, sound judgment and ag- gressiveness, the editor of the Agriculturist has drawn to his side a host of ardent supporters and admirers and has attained to a position of influence among his fellows, both in his profession and out of it.

WILLIAM ENDERBY, a progressive business man in the city of Goldendale, and proprietor of an implement and vehicle house, was born in Lincoln- shire, England, August 12, 1865, the son of John

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and Eliza (Benton) Enderby. His father, a wagon maker by trade, and likewise an Englishman, died in his native land in 1889. His mother still lives in England, at the age of fifty-eight. Our subject grew to manhood in England, and there learned the wagon and carriage maker's trade. He was edu- cated in the schools of his native land, but at the age of twenty-three went to Chile, South America, where he was employed in the government car shops for a period of three years. He also worked for Balfour Lyons & Company for some time as fore- man of their railroad car department. He was in Chile during the revolution, and also at the time the United States had some difficulty with the coun- try, and President Harrison had to send the cruiser Baltimore to protect American citizens, and their interests. He left that country in 1892, and came to Tacoma, Washington, where he stayed about twelve months. Late in 1893 he removed to Goldendale, where he followed the trade of a car- penter for five years. He opened his present store in 1898, putting up his own building, and he has since worked up a lucrative trade, his success being due chiefly to the faithfulness with which he has attended to business.

March 27, 1901, Mr. Enderby married Mrs. Ruth Hayden, daughter of D. W. Pierce, an old pioneer and mill man of Klickitat county. Mrs. Enderby was born in Pennsylvania, in 1873, and came west to Klickitat county with her parents when a small girl. Her father and her mother, Mrs. Be- linda Pierce, are both deceased. Her brother, D. W. Pierce, is foreman of the planing mill in Gold- endale, owned by the White Pine Lumber Company. Mrs. Enderby has one son by her first marriage, Orlin Hayden. Mr. Enderby has three brothers and one sister, all living in England, and all younger than he. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. and Goldendale Camp, No. 5899, Modern Woodmen of America, in the latter of which orders he is clerk ; politically he is a Republican, but, aside from serving in the city council, he has never held any elective office, nor has he sought any. His realty holdings include, besides his business, some valuable Goldendale property. An industrious, pro- gressive business man, a good citizen and a worthy member of society, he has won for himself and still retains an honored place in his home city and in the county.

CHARLES H. TEALE, a prosperous Klickitat county farmer, resides on his ranch of four hundred acres, known as the Old Blockhouse farm, seven miles northwest of the city of Goldendale. He was born in Coshockton county, Ohio, September 20, 1839, the son of Martin G. and Catherine (Clark) Teale. His father, born in Pennsylvania, November I, 1793, was a teacher and farmer by occupation. He came of an old English family, of means and title, with a coat-of-arms emblazoned with two ducks.

Having completed his education in the common schools of the Quaker state, he afterwards went to the West Indies as superintendent of a sugar fac- tory. He was a pioneer of Ohio and died there in 1859. The mother of our subject, who was likewise of English descent, was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1812. Her father served in the war which broke out between the Americans and British in that year. She died January 25, 1903. Charles H. Teale, of this review, grew to the age of twenty- two in Ohio, working on his father's farm much of the time. He attended school for seven years, at the same time running the farm, for, as he was the oldest child, the burden of the work fell on his shoulders. When twenty-two years old, he went to Illinois, and in 1865 took up eighty acres of land near Greenwood, about twenty miles from Lincoln, Nebraska. He had bought land in the same locality, prior to that time, and on the home he created out of his realty holdings he lived for eighteen years. In 1883, he moved to California; still retaining his Nebraska property ; and for a period of five years he ran a fruit farm in Napa county. He then moved to Oregon, and, after traveling about the state for some time, settled at Pomeroy, Washington, where he lived two years. He later moved to Monmouth, Oregon, where he resided until July, 1903, engaged in fruit raising. At that time he came to Golden- dale, and bought his present ranch a few miles from the city.

Mr. Teale was married, December 12, 1867, at Lincoln, Nebraska, to Miss Mary E. Parker, who was born in Ross county, Ohio, but was brought up in Piatt county, Illinois. At the time of their marriage, Lincoln was in the first year of its city- hood; now it is the state capital. John Parker, his wife's father, a farmer by occupation, was born in Maryland, December 18, 1809, and passed away in Nebraska, of which state he was a pioneer, May 30, 1885. Mrs. Parker was born in Virginia, to Scotch-Irish parents, November 10, 1815, the young- est of a family of seven. Her father participated in the War of 1812. She passed away September 15, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Teale have had eight children -Ella Opal and Myron E., now deceased ; J. Clark, born in Cass county, Nebraska, June 15, 1869; Clinton P., James D. and Charles Gardner, born the former two in Nebraska, the latter in California, April 28, 1874, November 21, 1882, and November 9, 1887, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Teale are mem- bers of the Christian church, and Mr. Teale is a Prohibitionist. He is a thrifty farmer, and, al- though a late comer in the locality, has already won the esteem of the people of the surrounding country.

CARL BURTON WEBB, an enterprising young business man of the city of Goldendale, and a partner in the firm of I. A. Webb & Co., which handles a large stock of furniture, carpets, etc., was born in Fullerton, the county seat of Nance county,

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Nebraska, on the 17th of February, 1883. He is the son of Isaac A. and Kittie L. (Burton) Webb. His father, a large property owner in the town of Medford, Oregon, was born in Nebraska, on the 30th of October, 1853, but settled in Medford in 1884. At that time there were but five or six houses in the town ; at present it is a well-built and growing city of 3,000 inhabitants. He invested extensively in real estate ; and opened a furniture store a number of years ago, which he sold in 1901. He is now a man of means, being the owner of considerable property in Portland, Oregon, and various other places, besides his holdings in Medford and Golden- dale. He is of English and German descent, and his wife of English and Irish. The latter is a na- tive of Indiana, born December 12, 1862. Our sub- ject was but twelve months old when his parents removed to Medford, and he grew up and was edu- cated in that town, attending the high school, and later taking a business course. He worked in his father's store for some time, then entered the employ of the Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company, a Portland firm, doing a large furniture and willow- ware business. He started at the bottom, but, being apt and quick to learn, was shortly made a sales- man. Leaving their employ in October, 1902, he, with his father, at once purchased the present busi- ness in Goldendale, of which he has had charge from the start. His father travels most of the time, look- ing after his various interests. The firm owns its own building, and keeps always on hand a large stock of up-to-date goods ; also has an upholstering and repair department connected with the store.

On February 17, 1904, Mr. Webb married Miss Ethel Elliott, in Portland, Oregon. She is the daughter of Hugh and Adelia Elliott, her father foreman of the O. R. & N. car shops, at Albina, Oregon. She was born in Canada. Mr. Webb has two sisters living-Pearl Nelson Webb and Mrs. Edith M. Welch, the latter a resident of Baker City, Oregon. He adheres to the Christian church, and his wife to the Methodist Episcopal. In politics he is a Republican. A few years ago he was assistant city recorder in Medford. By strict attention to business, he has worked up a large and lucrative trade, and the prospects for further development of his business are bright.

LUTHER C. CAPLES, manager and head mill- er for the Goldendale Milling Company, at Golden- dale, was born in Platte county, Missouri, July 19, 1853, the son of Luther W. and Jane E. (Cunning- ham) Caples. His father was a practicing physician, born in Ohio, but of German parentage. He moved to Missouri when a young man, and there followed his practice and also entered the general merchan- dise business. A very prominent man, he helped to lay out the townsite of Leavenworth, Kansas, and later that of Olathe, the county seat of Johnson county, to which part he had removed and in which

he had taken up a homestead. Going eventually to St. Louis, Missouri, he followed railroad work there for several years, afterwards removing to Kansas City, Missouri, where he took up the same line of work. But his health failed, owing to the confine- ment of office work, and he returned to Kansas and took up farming, following that until his death, which occurred December 11, 1894. His wife, a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, removed to Kentucky with her people when a young girl, and was educated in the schools of that state. She died in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1902.

The man whose name forms the caption of this article received his education in the public schools of Kansas City, Missouri. He remained at home until he was twenty years old, then took up the miller's trade in Kansas City, entering the mill of P. G. Willhoit. He worked for two years as an apprentice, thoroughly learning the trade, then entered Price & Company's mill. He remained with them four years, leaving the position of head miller in 1881 to go to Columbus, Kan- sas. He conducted a flour-mill in that city until the fall of 1883, when he came west to Oregon City, Oregon, and took charge of a mill for Sibson, Church & Company. Twelve months were spent in their employ, then a year at Milwaukee, Oregon, a town near Portland, in charge of a mill, then he re- turned to Oregon City, himself rented a mill and remained in possession of it for two years. At the expiration of this period he engaged with the Port- land Flouring Mill Company, of Oregon City, with which he remained nine years, holding during eight of these years the position of head miller in two of their mills with respective daily capacities of 300 and 600 barrels. His next undertaking was the re- modeling of a mill at Toledo, Washington, for Cap- tain O. Kellogg, a task which kept him busy for four months. Then he completely overhauled a mill at Roseburg, Oregon, consuming four months' more time. The ensuing three years were spent in work of like nature, in various parts of Oregon and Wash- ington. His next place of residence was Palouse City, where he remained seven months. Coming to Goldendale in Mav, 1900, he took a position with the Goldendale Milling Company and he has been discharging the duties of lead miller for them ever since. He has an interest in a mill at Mohler, Idaho.

Mr. Caples married, near Liberty, Missouri, the day before Christmas, 1879, Miss Annie R. Oldham, daughter of James Oldham, a Kentucky farmer, of English descent. He removed to Indiana in 1853, and thence some years later to Missouri, in which state he afterwards passed away. Mrs. Caples' mother, Anna (Neale) Oldham, a native of Scott county, Kentucky, died in Missouri in 1878. She was of Scotch and English descent. Mrs. Caples was born in Indiana, February 15, 1854, and was educated in the public schools of that state and of Missouri. She and Mr. Caples have had two chil-

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dren-Ethel, who was born in Kansas City, Mis- souri, in 1880, and died when two years old, and Mrs. Nina Divine, born at Columbus, Kansas, in 1883, now living in Goldendale with her husband. Mr. Caples is a member of the Presbyterian church. He was president of the Y. M C. A. of Oregon City, while located there. Fraternally, he is con- nected with the Woodmen of the World, and in politics is a Democrat. He served two terms in the city council of Oregon City. A thoroughly compe- tent workman, and a man of unusual ability in his line, he has achieved a very enviable success as a miller, winning a wide reputation for thoroughness and skill. He has also taken a position of leader- ship in the social life of the various communities in which he has lived, gaining the esteem and respect of all who have known him intimately.

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An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington, Part 93

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1904 Publisher: [Chicago] Interstate publishing company Number of Pages: 1146

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: [Chicago] Interstate publishing company
Number of Pages: 1146