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CHAPTER III
CURRENT EVENTS-1889-1897
Progress of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern-Mining-County Division Rumblings-Railroad Matters- Immigration-Mineral Developments-Lumbering and Agriculture-Arlington-Lumbering-Wages-Brewing of County Seat Trouble-Building of Court-house-Railroads Again-Effects of Railroad Building on Realty Speculations-General Progress-Assessment Summaries-Population-Year 1891-Court-house Completed- Disastrous Storm on the Coast-Railroad Progress in 1891-Attention to Electric Railroading-The Seattle & Montana-The "Three S" Road -- Society for County Advancement-Excursion by Boat to Sultan-Mining in 1891-Granite Falls-Silver Gulch-Visit of Philip Armour and Others-Erection of the Paper Mill at Lowell- Inception of Great Industrial Enterprises at the New City of Everett-Water Works Movement at Everett-The Case of David Montgomery-Expulsion of Guy-Statistics of Progress-Building of the Great Northern-The Everett & Monte Cristo Railroad-Stillaguamish and Sultan Mining Company-Other Mining Matters-Raids on Dives-Freshets of November, 1892-Smallpox-Completion of the Great Northern- Stillaguamish Construction Company-Tilt with a Steamboat Man-Jail Break-Story of the Trials of Schultz and Smith, Murderers-Assessor's Report for 1893-Floods-Opening of 1894-Public Improvements-Steam- boat Matters-Great Strike of 1894-Accident on Lake Stevens-County Seat Struggle-Puget Sound National Bank Fails-Shooting of "Texas Jack"-Trial of "Omaha Bill"-Revival in 1896-Mining Association Organized- Mining Activities-Introduction of the Silo-Attack on Nathan Phillips-Snohomish River Flood 278
CHAPTER IV
CURRENT EVENTS-1897-1905
New Era Hart vs. Rucker-Removal of Court Records Interview with D. D. Besse-Developments on the Monte Cristo Dairying-Forest Reserve Question-Puget Sound National Bank Troubles Adjusted-Worth Found Not Guilty -- Flood of 1897-Wreck on the S. & 1 .- Proposed Power Plant on the Stillaguamish-Railroad Matters in 1898-Sultan Valley Railroad Company-Canadian Pacific Operations-Pride-Mystery Receiver- ship-Revival of Shingle Business-Snohomish's Part in Spanish War-Counella-Nelson Case-Indignation Meeting in Everett -- Mining in 1899-Snohomish County Shingle Manufacturers' Association-Mills of the County-Excessive Rains in August, 1899-Fair of 1899-Monty-Fox Shooting Affair-Railroad Accident- Activity in Lumbering in 1900-Progress in Mining-Northern Pacific Purchases Everett-Snohomish Road- Attack on Frank Whited-Population in 1900-Immigration in 1900-Mining Operations-Splendid Harvest of 1901-Accidents of the Year-Malvern Murder Case-Accident on Snohomish Logging Company's Road- Helena-Bornite Consolidation Trolley Line Rumors of 1903-Snohomish-Everett Trolley Line Completed- Trolley Etnerprises of 1904-Wreck on Great Northern-Murder of Fred Alderson-Murder of Henry Hots- Sad Fate of Boggio-Railroad Disaster-Disaster on Monte Cristo Branch-Accident to Logging Train Near Robe-Accidental Death of l'ete Hansen Conclusion. 294
CIIAPTER V POLITICAL
Introductory Remarks-Officers Appointed by Creating Act-Early Officers-Republican Ticket, 1876 Democratic Ticket-Result of Election of 1876-Democratic Convention of 1878-Republican Convention-Official Returns Result of Election of 1880-Republican Convention of 1882-Democratic Ticket in IS82-People's Ticket-Result of Election- Republican and Democratic Tickets, 1884-The People's Convention-Election of
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1ยบ54-County Division Agitation- Campaign of 1886-Democratic Nominees -- People's Ticket Official Re- turns Settlement of Case Against Stretch-Republican Nominees, 1888-Democratic Nominees-Official Vote-Precincts in 1889-Result of Special Election-Republican Convention, 1890-Democratic Convention- Official Returns-People's Party Appears-Its Nominees in 1892-Democratic and Republican County Tickets- Prohibition Ticket-Official Count-Fight Between Whitney and Commissioners in 1893 Conventions in 1894- County Seat Removal Issue-Result of Election-Campaign of 1896-Fusion-The Fusion Ticket-The Republican Ticket-Official Vote-Vote in 1898-Disappearance of Populism-Official Vote in 1900-Republican and Democratic Nominees in 1902-Official Vote-Campaign of 1904-Its Result. 305
CHAPTER VI
CITIES AND TOWNS
Everett-Factors in Growth of a Great City-Peculiar Advantages of Everett's Location-"City of Smokestacks"- First Settlements on the Town Site -Rucker Brothers, Swallwell and Friday Form Land Syndicate-Platting of Port Gardner by Rucker Brothers-Withdrawal from Market-Arrival of Henry Hewitt, Jr .- Colby. Hoyt Syndicate Takes Hold- Vast Holdings Secured-Incorporation of Town Site Company-Platting of City of Everett-Swallwell's Landing Forges Ahead-Enormous Land Sales During Boom-Substantial Improvements Begun-Marvelous Growth of the Riverside-City's Earliest Business Men-Postoffice Established Its Ups and Downs Nail Factory-Smalley's Story of Everett-Accuracy of Survey Arrival of Great Northern at Everett Terminus in 1891-More Early Business Men-"Bucket of Blood" Saloon- Rise of the Bayside-Henry Hewitt's Account of Everett's Founding- Pioneer Bank-Statistics of Early Transactions- Inauguration of New Industries and Business Enterprises-Committee of Twenty-One-Fire Companies Organized-Business Men's Association-City Incorporation at Last First Officials-Activity of 1991-2-Starting of Nail Works- Enumeration of Factories in 1992-Smelter and Three S Road Built- First Overland Train-Tide Lands Contest- Launching of Pacific's First Whaleback-Exports of 1896-Everett Harbor Improvement-Everett Improvement Company Takes Over Rockefeller Holdings-New Impetus to Growth-Tremendous Growth That Followed- Resources-Public School System-Churches and Their History Banks-Clubs-Library-Water Front Societies and Fraternities-Shipping and Railroad Advantages and Connections-Newspapers Prophecy of the Future-Conclusion. Beginnings of Snohomish City-First Stores - Pioneer School-Town Platted-Snohomish in 1873-Snohomish Atheneum-Northern Star Appears-Effects of Logging Industry on Town-Eye Estab- lished- Pioneer Saw-mill of Blackman Brothers-View of Town in 1883 -- Progress to 1887-Railroad Matters of Interest-Stimulating Effects-First Train-Verses in Commemoration of Event-Incorporation-Summary of Business Houses in 1889 -- Era of Rapid Development -- Re-incorporation-Mills of Town in 1890-Disastrous Fires of 1891-Serious Trouble with City Marshal-Water System Established -Depression of 1893-Fire of January, 1893-Fire of September 16th-Year 1894 - Fire of 1894-Creamery Secured-Two Mills Destroyed -Revival in 1901 - - Library Site Donated-Fire of 1901-Terrible Explosion of November, 1902-Progress of the City-Business Enterprises of the Present-Public Schools-Churches-Fraternities-Beanty of the City's Environments-Summary of Resources and Prospects.
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CHAPTER VII
CITIES AND TOWNS (Continued)
Marysville-Location-Father of the Town-Comeford's Early Experiences-He Establishes Store-Postoffice Secured-Other Business Houses Instituted-Railroads Arrive-Town in 1890-Early Mills-The Eye's Description of Marysville-Incorporation-Founding of Churches-Business Firms of To-day-School System- Fraternal Orders. Stanwood-Fine Situation and Resources-Centerville Postoffice Established-Changed to Stanwood-Early Merchants-Oliver Arrives-Pearson Opens Store-Other Enterprises-Survey of Town Site-Railway Building-Fire of 1892-Events of 1898-Cannery-Incorporated as a City-Public Conveniences of Present-Co-operative Creamery Association-Lumber Industries of City-Business Houses-Steamboat Lines-Schools-Churches Founded-City Officials. Edmonds-Surroundings-Transportation Facilities- Early Settlements at Edmonds-Brackett Locates There-He Secures Postoffice-Town Site Dedicated in 1884-Great Development of 1889-90-The Boom. North Edmonds-Water System Installed-Incorporation- Present Officers-Commerce for Past Decade-Edmonds' Shingle Industries-Business Directory-Churches- History of Schools-Conclusion. Lowell-Intimacy with Everett-Founding-Business Established-Post- office Established-Smith's Operations -Progress-Development of Early Nineties-Paper Mill Erected- Industries-The Present. Arlington-Situation-Inception of Settlement-First Stores-Development Follow- ing Railway Building. Haller City-Early Business Houses-Rapid Growth of Early Nineties-Hard Times- Consolidation of Haller City and Arlington-Present Prosperity-Fire of 1899-Population in 1900-Steady Growth Since Then-Present Industries and Stores-Churches-Fraternities-Becomes Railroad Center-
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Future of the Town. Monroe-Sightly Location-Park Place-Business Established-Monroe Postoffice. Tye City-New Town Built-Depression of 1893-Disastrous Fire-Incorporation-Industrial Backing-Annual District Fair-Business Directory, 1905. Granite Falls-Commanding Location-The "Portage"-First Set- tlers-Mail Service Established-Platting of Town-Industries and Stores Built-Town in 1900-Pioneer Schools-Churches-Fraternities-Incorporation-A Milling Center-Rapid Growth. Sultan-Resources- Settlement by John Nailor-Railroad Arrives-Town Springs up in Earnest-Enterprise of Citizens in 1895- Becomes a City-Schools-Churches-Fish Hatcheries-Milling and Logging Statistics-Business Directory of Present. Florence-Location-Site on Oldest Claim on Stillaguamish-Platted by Perkins-Postoffice Estab- lished-Mills and Other Industries-Business Men-Schools. Mukilteo-Founding by Frost and Fowler- Oldest Town in County-Postoffice Comes in 1862-Early Days-Mukilteo Lumber Company-The Town at Present. Index-Location and Resources-Early History-Growth-Present-Schools. Machias-Settlement of Site-Starting of Town-In 1905. Startup-Monte Cristo-Silverton-Darrington-Beauty of Location- History. Bryant-Oso- Cicero-Maltby-Hartford-Robe-Sobey-Gold Bar-Meadowdale-Other Commer- cial Centers and Postoffices
345
PART IV
SUPPLEMENTARY
CHAPTER I
DESCRIPTIVE
Puget Sound Country a Challenge to Man- No Place for Weaklings Its Luxuriant Vegetation-Difficulties of Agriculture-Of Prospecting and Mining -Inspiration of the Country-Its Inviting Aspect-A Grand View of the Magnificent Scenery-Puget Sound Sunsets-Washington the "Sunset" State-Mildness of its Climate- Challenge Accepted Course of Future Development-Importance of the Aleutian Islauds with Regard to the Sound -A Promising Future-Skagit County-Geographical Position-Boundaries-Skagit River -Its Land Building Labors Character of Tide Land Size of Swinomish Flat- Productiveness-Scenery-Transporta- tion-Need of Improved Facilities- What Has Been Done-Upper Skagit Valley-Tributary Valleys-Mountains in the East -- Fidalgo Island-Phenomenal Yields-Large Average Yields-Huddleston's Statistics-Cabbage Seed Production-Fruit Raising-Diversified Farming Common-Lumbering-Logging Camps of the County- Saw-Mills of the County-Shingle Mills-Mineral Wealth-Cokedale-The Hamilton Field -Efforts at Exploita- tion Iron Near Hamilton - Efforts for Sale of Properties-Character of Ore-Cement -- Talc-Other Minerals- Fishing - Salmon Canning -Salmon Ilatcheries Cod Fishing-Oysters-Summary of Attractions-Suohomish County Boundaries-Timber Resources Principal Features-Cascade Mountains-River Systems-Lakes- Lumbering-Large Trees Snohomish Timber at Fairs-Logging Methods-Description of Early Logging- Blackman Brothers' Improvements The Donkey Engine-Snohomish County Mills- Sash and Door Factories- Mineral Outlook-Mineral Belt-Darrington District-The Bornite Mine-Monte Cristo Railroad- The Wayside Mine Silverton District-The Bonanza Oucen-Copper Independent-The Forty-Five -- Monte Cristo District - Discovery-The Packwood Party -Barlow Pass Discovered-Forming of the Colby. Hoyt Syndicate-Large Operations-Disastrous Flood of 1897-The Justice-The Rainy-The Sidney The Mackinaw-Philo-Rantoul Group-Monte Cristo Company's Property-Other Mines-Goat Lake Region-Discovery-The Foggy Ledge- Placer Mining on the Sultan-De Soto Company's Properties-Wallace District Forty-Five Consolidated- Its History- The Little Chief-Other Properties-Index District The Copper Bell Sunset Company's Property- The Ethel -The Buckeye Copper Mine Index Mining Company- Other Properties in the District -History of Silver Creek District New York-Seattle Company-Bonanza Group-The Ontario-Lucky Day-Orphau Boy-Everett Smelter-Agriculture in Snohomish County -Stillaguamish Flats-Intensive Agriculture-Dairy- ing-Fishing - Commercial Trout Company Manufacturing 381
CHAPTER II
EDUCATIONAL
State Schools and Education-Provision for Same- - High Schools-Normal Schools State Agricultural College - and School of Science-State University-First Schools in Skagit County-Schools in Upper Skagit- Schools on the Islands-First Teachers' Examination-G. E. Hartson's Report-Progress in 1886-Teachers'
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Association Organized-Statistics of Years since 1886-J. G. Lowman's Report-Iligh Schools -- Schools at the Portland Fair- Private Schools-Alden Academy-Forest Home Industrial Academy-Snohomish County Schools-District No. I-No. 2-No. 3-Eight Districts in 1975-Dixon's Report for 1891-Friar's Report for 1898-Stiger's Report for 1904-Puget Sound Academy-Dorrance Academy-Academy of St. Dominic-Betha- nia High School and College-Conclusion
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CHAPTER III
PRESS OF SKAGIT AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES
Puget Sound Mail-Skagit News-Herald-Mount Vernon Argus-Puget Sound Post-Skagit County Courier - Skagit County Times-Anacortes American-School Bulletin-Hamilton Herald Skagit County Logger- Avon Record-Sauk City Star-Northwest Enterprise-Anacortes Progress-Other Pioneer Newspapers-Sedro Press-The Northern Star-The Eye -- Snohomish Tribune-Everett Daily Herald-Morning Tribune Labor Journal-Arlington Times-Monroe Monitor-Washington Transcript-Granite Falls Post-Index Miner-Stan- wood Tidings-Edmonds Review-Marysville Globe-Sultan Star-Everett Times- Everett IIerald (discon- tinued) -Edmonds Chronicle 426
CHAPTER IV
THE INDIANS O! SKAGIT AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES
Local Indian Reservations Tulalip, Swinomish, Lummi, Port Madison, Muckleshoot-Mukilteo Council-Its Results Missionary Work-Priest Point Government School Established Present School-Its Employees and Equipments-Agents-Captain Hill's Report-Area of Reservation-Indian Courts Areas of Lummi and Other Reservations - Basket Making Early White Settlements Near or in Tulalip -- The Indian: His Origin and Legendary Lore-Multitude of Theories-Immigration Irom Asia Theory-Forced Migration Theory-Other Theories-Legendary Pecularities-Linguistic Resemblances-Conclusion of the Matter Indian's Legend- ary Accounts of His Origin-Character of Indian Legends-Pacific Indian Fishermen-Their Vocation in the Legends-Legend Telling in Winter-Summer Work-Happiness of Indian Life-A Picture of Indian Legend Telling-Indian Philosophy -- Indian Legendary Education-Canoes. Canoeing and Canoe Building-Origin of the Canoe-Expertness of British Columbia Canoe Builders-Birch Bark Canoes-Classes of Canoes on Puget Sound-Making of Canoes-Methods of Overcoming Defects-Canoe Bailing-Names of Canoe Types-Descrip- tion of Each-Description of Paddles-Methods of Paddling-Canoe Racing-Canoe and Indian-His Coffin in Death
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CHAPTER V
REMINISCENT AND POETICAL
Reminiscence of Twenty-five Years Ago-Some Upper Stillaguamish History-Scraps from a Pioneer's Diary- Edison's Gold Excitement-A Celebrated Advertisement-The Salmon Age-An Incident of Pioneer Travel- Alpine, the Deserted Village-Caught in a Puget Sound Blizzard-Reminiscences of an Ex-Indian Agent-Gen- eral McDowell and Chief Bonaparte-An Indian Sham Battle-White Man Versus Indians-The Indians and a Total Eclipse-A Siwash's Revenge-A Claim Seeking Incident-Ancient Cherry Trees-One Pioneer Woman-Original Methods of a Postmaster-A Camping Incident-A Stirring Incident of '58-A Flood Story- A Miner's Story-Then and Now-A Sailor's Pioneering-A Bear Story-Adventures with Bruin-A Good Country to Tie To -Piracy on the High Seas-The "Judge " Throws the Case Out of the Window-Mount. Ranier-The Swinomish Flats-Sailing of the Whaleback-Port Gardner-The Wild Cherry Tree-The Old Settler-On the Plains-The Pioneers-The Brave Old Days-The Evergreen State. 458
PART V
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKAGIT COUNTY .. SNOHOMISH COUNTY 825
493
GENERAL ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
A "Catch" of Fish
405
Exhibit of Snohomish County at Portland, 1905 136
A Field of Cauliflower
Exposition Buildings, St. Louis, Portland 298
A Field of Oats 115, 171
Farm of C. Anderson, Stanwood 322
A Fish-Canning Plant 216
Field of ()ats. 115, 171
A Hop Ranch 211
First Sawmill in Snohomish County, Built 1852 107
Anacortes 207
216
Fish-Canning Plant 216
A "Preemption" Cabin
148
Fish Hatchery, Baker Lake 380
Arlington
314
Fish Hatchery, Sub-station 380
A "Samish Flats" Residence 171
Fishing Boats
107
A Shaded Highway 211
Fishing Crew 162
A Skagit County Farm
155
Fish Trap, A 115, 162
Fish-trap Piles, Towing 124
Foot Bridge Suspended on Cables 380
A Timber Claim. 211
Forresters 282
Baling Hay, Near Stanwood
Fresh Vegetables. 266
Baling Hay, Snohomish Flats
171
Getting Out Ship Masts 282
Battleship "lowa"
322
Glaciers on Mt. Baker 395
"Bicycle" Tree, The
248
Goats 266
"Big Tree" Stump 107
Goat Trail 124
Blockhouse, Bosart's
107
Governor Isaac Ingalls Stevens 63
Granite Falls 252
** Bonme," The Collie 266
Bridge on "Goat Trail" 124
Burlington
230
Hauling Fir Logs, Oxen
129
"But I Flow on Forever"
252
Hauling Shingle Bolts 136
405
Canoe-maker, The
412
Hemlock Tree Growing from Old Cedar "Snag" 298
188
Canyon of the Skagit River 124
Hewitt Avenue, Everett 315
Cauliflower
High School, Anacortes 216-
Cedar Log Encircled by Roots of Other Large Trees, 136
"Hole in the Wall" (Two Views) 418
Changing the Channel ... 266
"Honie of the Trout" 252
"Home Sweet Home" 386
"Clearing" 145
Collapse of Great Northern R. R. Bridge 107
Indian in his "Dugout" 124
Court House, Everett 315
Indian Tree Burial. 455
Creamery, Stanwood Cooperative 351
In the Background, Everett 315
405
La Conner, 1873 and 1905.
200
Distant View of Stanwood 344
La Conner Flats (Oat Fields)
115
*Donkey" Logging Engine 175
Dusky Indian Maidens 455
Engine, Donkey 175
Library Building, Everett 315
"Limping Liz" 442
Engine, Logging 175
Everett 315
Log Bridge
"Gum Boot" Kitty. 442
Harvesting Cabbage Seed 230
Cabbage Seed, Ilarvesting
230
"Hawaii," Steamer
Canyon Falls 252
Hereford Cattle
Chief John 442
Hop Ranch . 211
Crevasse on Mt. Baker 395
In the Harbor.
Deception Pass 418
Large Log Over Which Other Large Trees Have Grown .. 136
Blockhouse, Crocket's 107
211
"At Anchor"
A Sound Steamer 105
First Skagit County Surveying Corps, 1872 155
Anacortes High School
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PAGE
PAGE
Logging Engine. 175
Skid Road, A 175
Snohomish, 1886 and 1905
337
Logging Scene 380
Snohomish County Exhibit at Portland, 1905. 136
Logging Teams.
145, 222, 282
Log Leaving Chute 129
Marguerite, Steamer. 330
Monte Cristo 252
Stacking Timothy Hay 230
Stanwood 344
Moonlight on the Sound. 405
194
Steamer Hawaii. 405
Month of the Skagit River
107
Mt. Baker
380, 395
Mt. Index
380
Mt. Rainier
395
Stillagnamish and Skykomish River Falls 252
Old Sawmill on Tulalip Indian Reservation, Built in 1852
107
On Samish Flats, Near Edison 188
Stump Dance Platform
298
Stump Dwelling House
386
Pass, Deception 413
Stump Pile, 90 Feet High
145
Pioneer Cabin. ISS
Pioneers, The. 282
President Roosevelt at Everett, May 23, 1903 315
Puget Sound Academy, Snohomish. 337
Ten-Horse Logging Team
222
The Canoe Maker 442
Threshing Near Stanwood 351
Threshing Oats, La Conner Flats 115
Timber Claim, A 211
Tulalip Indian Agency 442, 455
Tulalip Indian Belle 455
Tulalip Indian Girls in Tambourine Drill 455
Tunnel on Monte Cristo R. R .. 900 Feet 266
Washington State Exposition Buildings at St. Louis in 1904 and at Portland in 1905. 298
Washington State Flower 96
"Whaleback" Vessel, "City of Everett" 322
Wilman's Peak
252
"Woodman, Spare that Tree" 386
World's Fair Log, Diameter 16 Feet 136
Yarding "Donkey" Engine and Ten-Horse Logging
Team 222
Skagit River Canyon 124
380
Sawing Shingle Bolts 129
Sedro-Woolley.
Shingle Bolt Drive, Stillaguamish River 136
Shipbuilding at Everett 330
Ship Masts. 242
"Siwash" at IIome. 442
"Siwash" Indian Camp 442
"Siwash" in his "Dugout" 124
Sixty Thousand Salmon in Fish Trap, Strawberry Bav 162
Skagit River 124
Steamer Marguerite at Snohomish. 330
Steamer Umatilla 405
Steaming Crater on Mt. Baker. 395
Stillaguamish River, Changing the Channel 266
"Still Waters Run Deep" 211
Pan- American Exposition Exhibit 175
Surveying Corps, Skagit County, 1872 155
"Swamping," "Barking the Ride," etc. 129
Swinomish Indian Reservation 455
Pnget Sound from Hat Island 405
Punctured Tree, The 171
Rhododendron, The 96
Rosario 418
Sawing on the Big Fir Tree
State Flower, The 96
Mount Vernon
Snohomish County Vegetables. 266
"Sound of the Woodman's Ax" 222
Source of a Mountain Stream 315
Monte Cristo R. R. Tunnel, 900 Feet 266
Logging near Pilchuck 136
INDEX
SKAGIT COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL
PAGE
Abbott, Linus.
Mount Vernon 751
Borseth, Ole J
Fir 721
Abrahamson, John
McMurray
802
Bowen, James S.
Mount Vernon 517
Adam, Valentine
Hamilton
808
Bowen, John L
Sauk
Adin, George ..
La Conner 670
Bowman, Amos
Anacortes . 611
Aldridge, Wilson M
Baker. 812
Bradley, Ilon. R. Lee
Anacortes 635
Alkire, John W., D. O
Mount Vernon
520
Bradsberry. Frank
Sedro-Woolley 698
Allen, Smith (
Prairie
785
Bristow, Edward
La Conner 650
Allmond, Douglass
Anacortes 617
Brosseau, George A
Burlington 737
Alstrand, Charles
Belleville
755
Brown, William J
Bow 756
Amskold, John Frederick
Mount Vernon 601
Buck, Franklin.
Mount Vernon :23
Anable, John L
Mount Vernon 520
Buller Brothers
Marblemount 819
Anderson, Andrew
Mount Vernon 567
Burdon, William H
Fidalgo
642
Anderson, Andrew
Mount Vernon 568
Burns, Sylvester
Sedro-Woolley 696
Anderson, Axel.
Mount Vernon 558
Anderson, Frederick
La Conner
669
Anderson, Nels
Mount Vernon
572
Cain, Thomas.
Edison . 763
Callahan, Edward.
Mount Vernon
577
Anderson, Nels
Bow
746
Andrews, Hon. Laurin L
La Conner 649
Callahan, James
Mount Vernon 607
Armstrong, William
Mount Vernon 605
Callahan, John
Mount Vernon
577
Arnold, George G Sedro-Woolley 703
Carlson, John Edward.
Mount Vernon 554
Axelson, Axel W
Mount Vernon 556
Carlson, John H
Mount Vernon 561
Axelson, Elmer A Fir
526
Carlson, Swar
Mount Vernon 542
Carlson, W. Axel.
La Conner 655
Baldridge, John R.
Hamilton 807
Ball, John
Mount Vernon 535
Carter, Fred Leroy
La Conner
655
Ball, Richard H
La Conner 648
Barkhousen, Henry C
Anacortes 638
Chambers, Samuel
La Conner.
663
Barratt, William
Marblemount
707
Chellman, Fred P
Mount Vernon
557
Bartl, Frank
Mount Vernon
543
Chilberg, Isaac.
La Conner
668
Bartl, Xaver
. Clear Lake 796
Chilberg, John H
La Conner 671
Batey, David
. Sedro- Woolley 689
Christenson, Nels
Mount Vernon 563
Beale, Charles W
Anacortes 624
Clothier, Harrison
Mount Vernon 511
Beard, Marston G
Anacortes 641
Cochrane, James
Colvin, Robert C
Mount Vernon
595
Bell, Samuel L.
Mount Vernon 608
Beloit, Eugene
. Sauk
818
Conner, Herbert S
La Conner
647
Benedict, Fred W
Mount Vernon 602
Conner, James J
Hamilton
806
Benson, Al.
Bow
742
Benson, Berent A
. Bow 747
Conrad, Charles.
La Conner. 672
673
Bessner, Matthew
Mount Vernon
576
Bessner, Nicholas
Edison
773
Coriell, Abner B
Mount Vernon
528
Best, Christopher C . Dewey
644
Cornelius, William J
Mount Vernon 575
Best, Martin L Mount Vernon 574
Cox, George. Sedro-Woolley 696
Bingham., Hon. Charles E .... Sedro-Woolley 674
Cressey, George G Burlington 732
Cressey, William Henry Harrison. . Burlington
729
Blumberg, Frederick Lewis. .. Mount Vernon 512
Hamilton 808
Becraft, Charles E
Mount Vernon 591
Conn, Fletcher W
Edison. 746
Conner, John S. La Conner. 644
Cook, Mortimer Sedro-Woolley
Mount Vernon 521
Carpenter, Nelson W
Anacortes 634
Cavanaugh, James H.
Burlington 724
Burton, Walter S
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Cressey, William, Jr Burlington 734
Gates, John B
Mount Vernon. 722
Crogstad, Andrew N Fir 792
Gates, Thomas
Mount Vernon 590
Crumrine, Edward
Bay View 780
Gay, Samuel S
Sedro-Woolley 678
Culver, Clement
Edison 771
Geld, Andrew A. Bergseth
Mount Vernon 569
Geesaman, William
Bow 749
Gilmore. John A
Edison .
763
Gilmore, William N
. Edison
158
Dale, John 1
Edison 757
Gilmore, William, Sr.
Edison
758
Dale, William
Mount Vernon 515
Good, Thomas
Mount Vernon 543
Daniels, Engen
Edison .
773
Gorton, Edgar P
Mount Vernon
537
Danielson, Lars
Mount Vernon 576
Graham, Albert L
Anacortes
618
Dannenmiller, Henry A Mount Vernon 580
Gregory, William ()
Burlington
714
Davis, Rowland E.
Anacortes
636
Gunderson, Ole
Mount Vernon 541
Davison, Adam W
Sedro-Woolley
697
| Gunther, Robert
Mount Vernon 572
Dawson, William A
Bow
757
Dean, George
Samish 776
Halloran, Patrick
Mount Vernon 494
Dean, James M
Anacortes.
640
Halpin, William H
Anacortes
731
Decatur, Capt. David F
Mount Vernon 518
Hamilton, Frank R.
.Sedro-Woolley 700
Denis, Peter Edison
772
Haminer, Hiram
Sedro-Woolley 678
Donaldson, Nils Milltown
>02
Hansen, Charles C
Mount Vernon 538
Donnelly, David M
Sedro- Woolley 685
Hanson, George J
Mount Vernon. 723
Douglass. Frank A Sedro- Woolley 693
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