An illustrated history of Spokane county, state of Washington, Part 2

Author: Edwards, Jonathan, 1847-1929. cn
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: [San Francisco?] W.H. Lever
Number of Pages: 888


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CHAPTER XXIX.


MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS.


City Library-Society of Pioneers-Musical Institutions-Spokane Conservatory of Music-Northwestern Conservatory-Spokane Musical College-Spokane County Medical Society-Spokane Homeopathic Society-The Legal Profession-Spokane Opera and Theater-Army Post-Government Offices -- The Molusca of Spokane-Agricultural Societies-The Fair or Industrial Exposition-City Parks-Institu- tions of Learning-Universities-Classical and Business Colleges-Cemeteries-Woman Suffrage ..... 247


CHAPTER XXX.


TOWNS AND SETTLEMENTS.


Medical Lake-Cheney- - Rockford-Fairfield-Latah-Deer Park-Marshall-Hillyard -Mead -- Deep Creek-Chattaroy-Milan-Wayside and Wild Rose-Darts Mill, or Dartford-Trent-Orchard Prairie -Pleasant Prairie-Spangle -- Waverly -- Plaza -- Stevens-Mica. 268


CHAPTER XXXI. POLITICAL HISTORY OF SPOKANE COUNTY.


First County Election-Contest for County Seat-Majority for Cheney-County Officers in 1880; in 1882- Election of 1884, and Officers-Officers for 1886-Change of County Seat to Spokane Falls-County .. Officers, 1887-8-Constitutional Convention-Spokane Members-County Officers, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900-First Recorded Marriage License. 289


xii


CONTENTS.


CHAPTER XXXII.


PIONEER REMINISCENCES.


Pioneer Life-The Conquering Editor -- An Embarassed Official-The Glorious Fourth of 1879 -- Election Joke-Field Day -- A Disappointment-Pioneer Merchants-Autobiography of Rev. H. J. Stratton- When Spokane was a Lonely Little Village -- Roller Skating at Cheney-Editor Dallam-Hank Vaughn in Town-Joy's Opera House-A Pioneer Sketch-'Squire Jones-Convinced-Original Names of Lakes. 292


ILLUSTRATION


PAGE.


Map of Spokane County ..


FRONTISPIECE.


Indian Presbyterian Church, Spokane Reservation.


12


Indian School at Spokane Reservation. 12


The Oldest Spokane Indians on Spokane Reservation in 1893. 12


Spokanes.


12


Indian Home on Spokane Reservation.


12


Tshmakain Mission Ground.


20


Oldest Apple Tree in Spokane County.


41


Frontier Ranch in Spokane County


41


Prairie School House in Spokane County


41


County Court House, Spokane ..


44


Traders' Bank Corner, Spokane, in Early Days.


50


Spokane Falls ..


54


City Hall, Spokane ..


64


Above the Falls, Spokane River.


76


Views of Medical Lake ..


268


State Normal School, Cheney.


View of Farm of Herman Linke 636


La Prey Bridge of To-day 41


PORTRAIT INDEX.


PAGE


A


Abel, J. F. C.


488


Faulkner, J. D 488


Adams, H. H. 536


French, Henry. 520


Loy, C. A


496


Fritter, W. C. 448


B.


G.


Baker, N. M. 488


Bentley, M. S. 360


Gemmill, L. C. 496


Bertrand, Eugene 488


Gemmrig, Richard. 520


Bæhrig, C. F 600


Gilbert, Phineas. 552


Glover, JEN 328


Mason, Darius 456


Boyd, L. F. 568


Bracht, Frank 248


Bradley, A. L .. 264 616


Brischle, Benedict.


Brischle, Mrs. Benedict .. 616


Brooke, G. S. 120


456


Browne, J. J. 88


C.


Campbell, J. P. 568


Canfield, A. E. 600


Cannon, A. M.


80


Chief Joseph


17


Christensen, M. H 424


Clarke, R. E.


568 152


Holley, J. B.


472


Comstock, J. M


Hollis, J. T.


344 296


Coplen, A. I)


616 Hosford, A. A


552 48×


Cowgill, Mrs. R. P


616


Howell, Gideon


Nixon, Michael.


440


O.


Oliver, D. K.


448


Olmsted, E. D


98


Olson, Peter 496


O'Neill, F. P. 392


O'Neill, Mrs. F. P 392


Osborne, J. W 488


P.


Patterson. R. B.


616


Piper. J. J. 648


Prather, L H 136


Pratt, W. G 264


Pratt, Mrs. W. G. 264


Prescott, D. S. 360


Prescott. F. L. 360


312 Preusse, H.


360


Erickson, Peter 464 Libby, G. W


F. PAGE


Linke, Herman (view of farm).


... .


636


Linke, Walter .. 600


Linke, Mrs. Walter. 600


M.


MacLcod. A. F 488


Manier, R. H. 264


Marks. J. H. 432


Marston, F. G. 616


Marston. Mrs. E. G. 616


Boyd, G. W. 552


Goodner, J. B. 600


Griffith, J. H. 456


Grimmer, J. M 232


H.


McNeill, N. E. 552


Haase, Ferdinand. 724


Hahn, F. C ..


680


Merriam, C. H. 464


464


Hartson, M. T. 216


Havermale, S. G .. 104


Havermale, Mrs. S. G.


104 Merriman, A. M ..


464


Hays, James


344


Merriman. Mrs. J. A. C 464


Heise, C. J. T


Henry, W. A


600


Herman, Axel


724


Myers, A. H.


N


Nagel, Christian


552


Nagel, Frederick


552


Nicholls, W. A


448


Crisler, J. A 584


Hughes, G. H


456


Crisler, Mrs. J. A 584


Cunningham, J. C. 456


D.


Daily, Elkanah 712


Davidson, A. E. 568


Davie, J. T. 464


Davis, C. M. 648


724


Keenan, J. M.


712


Kennan, H. L


568


Doak, F.


64×


Dunning, C. B 456


L.


Labrie, J. D.


712


Lee, L. F .. 360


Lefevre, Andrew


712


Lewis, W. A. 184


504


Hughes, J. H


Hutchinson, R. A 406


J.


Johnson, Frank.


200


K.


Dempsey, C. C.


Desgranges, Peter 584


E.


Edwards, Jonathan 248


Eickmeyer, Andrew.


648


360 Morrison, E. 264


Morton, E. F 600


568


Hill, C. E. 320


Connolly, William.


344 360 Hopper, A. D


Melville, J. I 264


Merriam, C. K


Merriam, L. B 464


Maver, John 648


McCoy. M. O. 664


McGee, L. E. 448


McKernan, W. H 248


Brown, A. T.


PAGE


Galbraith, E. P 520


Masterson, J. R. 648


Cowgill, R. P.


xiv


INDEX.


PAGE


PAGE


PAGE


R.


T.


Westfall, L. L


456


Raub, Andrew


456


Thayer, A. D.


344


A hearty, Richard


648


Richardson, W. E.


168


Thompson, E. C.


568


Wheatley, J. W


400


Rosselow, Augustus.


464


Williams, Robert.


264


S.


V.


Worthington, Irving


448


Scott, R. B.


376


Valentine, W. D.


280


Y.


Smith, A. A.


264


V'ess, D. M.


584


Sondgerath, Peter


448


Spath, J. L.


496


Stauffer, W. E


520


Stocker, G. W


568


Webster. E. J


488


Stutz, J. C.


448


Wells, S. A.


Zittel, J. .


360


BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.


PAGE


A.


Beard, J. M.


518


Brockman, H. H.


340


Abel, J. F. C.


412


Beard, T. J.


679


Brockman, J. H ..


653


Abernethy, Robert.


623


Bell, H. C.


365


Brooke, G. S. .


657


Acuff, W. H.


422


Bell, H. D.


544


Brooks, Howard.


516


Adams, H. H.


341


Belt, H. N.


383


Brosnahan, J. D.


669


Alexander, S. L.


568


Bennett, W. J.


358


Brown, A. T


423


Allen, Allison,


528


Bentley, M. S.


379


Brown, G. W


514


Allison, G. S


391


Berg, F. O.


585


Brown, G. M.


408


Allyn, M. S ..


604


Berridge, James.


495


Brown, Henry


634


Andersen, Christian


429


Bertonneau, L. L


425


Brown, H. T


668


Anderson, A. E.


606


Bertrand, Eugene.


679


Brown, J. H.


320


Anderson, Andrew


497


Betz, J. H ..


359


Brown, R. C.


581


Anderson, John.


310


Binkley, J. W


387


Brown, W. R


437


Anderson, Nils. .


497


Bishop, W. A.


605


Bryan, George


666


Ansell, A. G ..


417


Blake, R. B.


448


Buchanan, J. D.


399


Armour, Stuart


637


Blalock, J. B.


465


Buchholz, Paul.


458


Arthur, S. T


Bloomer, Charles.


721


Buck, Norman


415


B.


Bocion, Paul. Boehrig, C. F


538


Bugbee, A. H.


350


Bunn. J. M ..


658


Backus, C. F


580


Boston, Henry


569


Burbank, J. E.


545


Bailey, A. B.


711


Bower, E. J.


591


Burchett, Henry


450


Baker, N. M .


716


Boyd, J. H.


Burrows, Elbert.


557


Ballinger, I. J


334


Boyd, L. F.


420


Butler, James


356


Barker, J. F


530


Bracht, Frank


400


Butler, Julian.


560


Barnes, A. E


534


Braman, Albert.


673


Butler, W. H.


550


Barnum, P. S.


570


Breed, C. H.


662


Barth, C. F ..


447


Brischle, Benedict


503


Bartholomew, W. R.


5×4 Brockman, B. D.


722


Campbell. A. B ..


639


Bartelt, John.


596 | Brockman, G. H.


472 Campbell, A. D.


461


248


Rensch, Adolph


552


Thompson, C. H.


448


Whearty, Mrs. Richard


648


Rien, G. E.


600


Tormey, J. E.


724


Wieser, Adam.


552


Barney, M. G.


652


Brandt, A. M ..


556


Byington, W. W


526


Baldwin, Alexander


519


Boyd, J. W.


319


Burton. E. E ..


482


Bankson, Cyrus.


347


Boyd, W. L.


451


Butler, J. N.


578


Barker, Jesse.


629


Bradley, A. L ..


557


Butler, J. W


589


613


Burbank, H. H.


358


Bacon, W. T.


353


Botham, Thomas.


554


Burch, G. W


318


Bailey, M. E.


508


Boyd, G. W.


484


Burk, D. J


431


Anderson, C. N.


576


Bigham, John


424


Brown, Thomas.


590


Anderson, Lewis


602


Bishop, C. H.


455


Browne, J. J ..


513


Anderson, W. H.


588


Blakley, John.


663


Buchholz, J. S.


664


Armstrong, J. M


450


363


Bemiss, David


682


Brown, Abel


542


Allen, Albert.


709


Benson, W. D.


439


Brown, B. J.


643


Allen. J. S.


323


Bessey, J. W


508


Brown, J. J.


Yount, R. M


616


Z.


PAGE


PAGE


Wetzel, John .


C.


480


716


Bogardus, R. L


314


XV


INDEX.


PAGE


PAGE


PAGE


Campbell, A. M.


480


Davies, S. W


451


Fender, H. S.


509


Campbell. J. F


332


Davies, William


654


Fennen, Henry.


505


Campbell, J. P.


404


Davis, C M.


521


Findley, C. T. 543


Canfield, A. E


499


Day, O. E.


350


Fisher, John


592


Carey, A. S ..


476


Day, W. M ...


505


Fitzpatrick, J. M.


411


Carpenter, G. S.


668


De mert, L. G ..


458


Flaig, F. J


338


Carson, C. W ..


371


Dempsey, C. C.


437


Foster, J. W.


455


Carson, E. W.


453


Dempsie, Ephraim


470 600


France, Walter


413


Catterson, T. L


706


Dennen, O. H.


327


Franzen, Jens.


667


Caudle, W. M ..


553


Dennis, G. B ..


487


French, Henry.


310


Chamberlin, C. P.


464


Denny, P. D.


702


Frick, C. W ..


660


Charlton, J. W.


641


Desgranges, George.


345


Friedman, S. H ...


685


Childs, E. R


410


Desgranges, H. W


405


Christensen, M. H.


312


Desgranges, Peter.


557


Fritter, W. C .. 531


343


Clarke, C. W


364


Dimmick, Samuel.


434


Clarke, R. F


362


Dinges, Samuel ..


527


Clarke, R. L


380


Dishman, Chanson, ..


522


Clough, C. F


368


Doak, F


495


Galbraith, E. P. 401


Cockrell, H. N


482


Doerr, Rudolph


703


Gallaher, J. M.


346


Coey, C. P


555


Donaldson, W E ..


601


Gandy, J. E. 366


Cogswell, Morton


673


Doughten, C. H.


471


Gardner, I. S. 504


Cole, C. A ..


406


Doust, W. J.


585


Gardner, T. E. 705


Coleman, T. B. S.


544


Drain, J. A


402


Gardner, William. 551


Collin, G. H.


496


Drake, E. E.


664


Garner, John. 570


Comstock, J. M.


462


Drake, Elmer.


396


Gemmill, L. C ..


364


Congleton, J. F.


519


Dufresne, Edmond ..


393


Gemmrig, Richard. 654


493


Connolly, William.


607


Dunlop. W. F.


650


Germond, H. A


721


Connor, E. O.


684


Dunn, D. B.


468


Gilbert, J. B


347


Cook, F. H.


493


Dunning, C. B.


$25


Gilbert, Phineas


Cook, H. J.


360


Dunning. J. W


Gilman, J. A


621


Coplen, A. D.


719


Durgin, D. C.


527


Gimble, C. A


538


Coplen, B. F.


335 Dwight, D. H.


646


Gimble, E. E. 551


340


Cornthwait, I. M.


Dyer, J. G ..


702


Glasgow, James.


720


Cory, W. A.


5,87


Glasgow, Samuel 382


Coverly, James. 473


F.


Gleeson, J. M. 630


Covert, Augustus


Eakin, D. F. 316


Glover, J. N.


360


Cowgill, J. C .. . .


529


Edes, W. H .. 456


Glover, J. W


707


Cowgill, R. P.


525


Edwards, A. C 378


Goddard, N. A


459


Cowley, M. M.


390


Edwards. Jonathan. 409


Goodner, J. B.


502


Crane, G. T.


644


E ckmeyer, Andrew


510


Gookin, Brower.


712


Crewdson, J. T


589


Ellinger, John.


561


622


Crisler, J. A.


694


Goss, T. C ..


600


Critzer, William


518


Graham, B. O.


408


Crow, Samuel. .


424


Ellsworth, F. M.


432


Graham, C. Y


351


Ellsworth, W. H.


Graham, V. Y.


334


Graves, E. F.


680


Grave , F. H.


442


Curry, A. P.


366


Graves, J. P.


442


Green, Samuel


711


Greenberg, H. W


382


D.


Erwin, Isaac


Greenlee, David.


672


Erwin, Joseph


Gregg, A. H.


705


Daley, J. J. .


620


Dallam, F. W.


464


Daniels, J. E.


386


Darby, G. E


311


Darknell, G. W.


559


Darknell, W. H


576


F.


Darling, D. A 434


454


Farnsworth, D. C .. 346


Dart, H. W.


516


Farnsworth. G. W. 352


Dashiell, B. F.


552


Fassett, C. M. 426


Dashiell, F. A.


593


Faulkner, J. D 536


Davenport, J. C.


689 Feighan, J. W. 490


372


Davidson, A. E.


417 Fellows, F. P


328


Haase, Ferdinand 388


565


Davie, J. T.


624 Fellows, G. A


540


Hahn, F. C


Guenther, Theodore. 527


Guyer, W. T


507


H.


Davenport, L. M


440 Fellowes, F. J .


496


Griffith, J. H 428


Griffith, W. K. 544


Grimmer, J. M. 560


Grove, C. E 722


Grover, J. K.


645


Dart, G. P


Ensley, G. W


549


Erickson, Peter


623


Ervine, D. H.


516


521


Daily, Elkanah. 533


Esch, Jacob.


499


Greiner, J. H .. 365


Eslick, S. A.


640


Grier, Thomas. 547


Espe, Ole


522


Crowder, A. S ..


611


Culver, A. R.


546


Engiebart, H. D.


478


Enloe, Eugene.


605


Cunninghanı, J. C.


469


Dwyer, W. J.


322


Glasgow, Alexander


Corley, Henry.


543


617


Dunlop, J. A


671


Gerlach, J. J


Conlan, T. F


483


Dimmick, J. W. 433


Clark, A. K.


555


Frodsham, John .


599


Carter, S. B.


521


Denman, Monroe.


Fotheringham, D. B.


Friedlein, Adolph 647


G.


Glover, G. W . 526


Covington, J. M.


342


Gordon, B. L.


Elliott. J. R.


524


Ellis, A. E.


675


636


Everson, G. T. 547


Ewart, Robert. 700


Grubbe, W. P. 689


456


633


xvi


INDEX.


PAGE


PAGE


PAGE


Hair, N. C.


694


Hughes, G. H.


430


Langan, James.


594


Hale, A. F


457


Hughes, J. H.


703


Larson, Andrew


687


Hall, D. L.


584


Hughes, John


534


LaShaw, Alexus.


558


Hall, W. L.


648


Hull, N. R


578


Latham, Mary A.


394


Hammond, J. W


554


Humes, J. E.


696


Latimer, G. A.


532


Hannah, W. P


494


Hunter, W. H


466


Lavigne, F. C


380


Hanson, Jacob.


554


Hurliman, Frank


709


Lee, L. F.


532


Hardman, Montgomery


586


Hutchins, William


511


Lefevre, Andrew


582


Hargrove, James.


719


Hutchinson, R. A


384


Lehman, David.


503


Harlow, J. L


620


Hyde, E. B.


361


Leigh, Nathan


319


Harper, Isaac


524


Hyde, E. J.


616


Leigh, W. E


627


Harrington, F. W.


614


Hyde, R. C. .


474


Leonard, G. H 386


Harris, S. M


329


Hyde, S. C


489


Lesher, A. F


545


Harris, J. A


621


Lewis, L. L.


606


Harrison, E. P


632


I.


Lewis, W. A


36℃


Hartson, M. T.


391


Ianson, A. J.


341


Libby, I. C ..


447


Havermale, S. G


392


Inbody, J. J


Lindsley, J. B


613


Hays, James. .


343


Link , Herman


636


Hayward, H. C.


313


J.


Linke, Walter.


698


Heale, R. J ..


552


Lipschuetz, I.


485


Hearn, John.


695


Jackson, Andrew


355


Lockhart, J. T.


457


Heath, Sylvester


378


Jacobs, B. S.


323


Loe, J. O.


550


Heaton, Jonathan


478


Jamieson, E. H 407


Loe, O. H


550


Hecht, C. F.


659


Jamieson, J. M


638


Heise, C. J. T


Jarren, Amandus.


717


Long, J. A


385


Held, Albert ..


631


Jarrett, W. E. 677


Long, J. B


525


Hencoe, Theodore


317


392


Loomis, A. I.


595


Henry, Albert.


675


Johnson, A. L 353


Low, J. R


647


Henry, W. A.


702


Johnson, Frank 444


Loy, C. A.


339


Herman, Axel


428


Johnson, J. G


Lov, S. A


354


Heyburn, E. M.


480


Jones, H. N


359


Lucas, E. E. 573


Heyburn, W. B


670


Jones, J. J .


518


Lucas, W. P 573


Heyer, Hugo.


590


Jordan, E. S 571


Hicks, D. W


509


Luhn, H. B.


586


Hicks, O. C.


481


K.


Lyons, E. W.


612


Higgins, T. B.


614


Hilby, Edward.


680


Kalb, C. S.


715


M.


Hilby, L. H.


580


Kaufman, I. S.


393


Hill, C. E.


345


Keenan, J. M 535


MacCamy, H. E. 411


Mackenzie, R.


710


Hobbs, W. M.


333


Kellinger, M. R 630


688


Macleod, A. F


713


Holley, J. B.


455


Kennan, H. L ..


403


Malbon, J. E ...


625


Hollingbery, William


438


Kenworthy, Joseph


485


Malmgren, K. G.


635


Hollis, J. T.


659


Kiesling, Rudolph.


634


Maloney, W. H


484


Holmes, Samuel.


523


463


Manier, R. H.


328


Holmes, W. K.


419


Know, J. W


548


Manning, Alonzo


:08


Hone, C. F.


483


Knox, C. L


441


Marks, J. H.


632


Hooper, A. E.


569


Koons, G . .


620


Marston, E. G.


498


Hoover, Jacob


324


Koontz, W. H


340


Martin, F. N


438


Hopkins, E. D.


666


387


Martin, H. J.


4:25


Hoppe, F. E ...


639


Korte, Frank


541


Martin, J. W 331


Hopper, A. D


315


Kramer, W. H.


703


Martin, Nelson 402


712


Hosford, A. A


715


497


Mason, Darius.


@14


Houck, L. H


541


Masterson, J. R


515


Howell, F. M.


485


L.


Mayer, C. P.


643


Mayer, John


642


Hoxsey, J. H.


Ladd, J. P.


630


McBride, J. R.


4-6


Hoyt, H. M . .


671


Lafrenz, G. F 618


McClellan, E. A.


564


Hubbard, H. H.


403 Lambert, Edward 724


McColough, W. H


674


Hubbard, W. P


328 Lambert, W. H. 344


McCoy, MI. ( ..


845


Huffman, John


695


Krienbuhl, J. B.


597


Martin, Reinhard.


Hotchkiss, H. B.


608


Kulp, Myron. 726


Mason, F. H.


407


Howell, Gideon Howell, Jesse 509 566


477


Labrie, J. D. 604


Mayer, N. J


354


Hill, J. W.


667


Kellam, A. G. 470


Mackie, George. 610


Maclean, J. 1) 6012


Holdger, James


474


Kelly, A. A


Hole, L. P


605


Kelso, J. B


342


Magie, Austin 325


Herron, Joshua.


330


Jomsland, A. O.


494


Loyd, T. W.


676


Harrison, F. L


589


Libby, G. W


415


Hashagen, Henry


720


Ide, C. W.


492


Lincoln, D. H


501


600


Laughon, A. J.


339


Hand, E. W


582


Humphrey, Harry


Loertcher, Jacob.


317


Henley, D. W


472


Jensen, O. C.


660


Lottman, W. B


651


Ludden, W. H 397


Hill, Henry


645


Kegley, R. K 595


Kimball, Horace.


Kords, C. J.


Horr, W. T


Kronquist, J. A


672 Landes, W. H 607 McCrea, W. S.


691


468


Jenkins, D. P


498


INDEX.


xvii


PAGE


PAGE


PAGE


Mccullough, John


481


Nestos, O. R.


650


Pugh, F. A. 577


McDonald, D. K.


614


Neuman, M. R.


723


Pugh, F. K. 404


McFall, W. B ..


559


Newlon, Thomas 682


.


McGee, L. E.


704


Nicholls, W. A


650


McIsaac, J. M.


713


Nolan, W. M.


515


Mckenzie, Angus.


572


Norman, W. S


373


McKernan, W. H


461


Nosler, C. E.


701


Ratcliffe, C. A. 563


Mckinney, W. J.


356


Nuzum, N. E


472


Raub, Andrew 312


McMorran, A. W.


3×9


McNeill, N. E.


317


O.


McVay, W. H


618


Reynolds, F. M. 493


Meade, F. S.


365


O'Brien, Martin. 500


Richards, H. M. 610


Melendy, E. J.


540


Odell, T. W. 547


Richardson, W. E.


399


Melville, J. I .


562


Oliver, D. K .. 883


Rieley, James. 593


Merriam, C. H.


7.0


Olmsted, Clara S 479


Rien, G. E 533


Merriam, C. K


491


Olmsted, E. D


467


Rieper, Henry 511


Merriam, L. B.


699


Olson, Peter.


320


Riley, Edward.


512


Merriman, A. M ..


474


O'Neil, B. F.


336


Rinear, C. E.


691


Metcalf, Alfred


592


O'Neill, F. P


607


Rinear, E. D


386


Meyers, J. B.


701


O'Neill, James.


444


Rinear, J. W 517


434


Osborne, J. W


610


Roberts, Thomas.


567


Miller, E. C.


Overman, T. J.


711


Robertson, F. C.


693


Miller, Eugene


409


Robbins, J. D. 355


Miller, Fred


692 7:25


P.


Roe, Mrs. James 462


Miller, M. P


Rose, Arthur. 440


Miller, Samuel.


579


Pangburn, B. F


435


Rose, J. M.


423


Milliken, W. T.


334


Parker, J. B .. 383


Millman, Richard.


357


Parker, W. T 467


Ross, J. B.


476


Miner, A. J.


705 Parks, W. D


385


Rosselow, Augustus. 473


552


Mitchem, W. F.


313 Parmeter, S. S


712


Rothrock, Hiram.


681


Mohr, C. W ...


453


Paterson, R. B.


579


Rubeck, A. C


687


Mohundro, C. E.


574


Patterson, R. B.


686


Rumpf, Peter


449


Moir, William.


596


Peachey, Job ..


520


Rush, S. H.


490


Monaghan, James.


311


Peacock, J. A.


430


Rushmeier, F. H.


546


Moore, J. M.


517


Peel, J. J. L ..


396


Rusk, Susan .


316


Moran, John


575


Pendleton, C. N.


528


Russell, C. E. 628


Morehouse, C. H.


556


Pendleton, H. J.


693


Moreland, John


568


Penfield, C. S.


Rutherford, James


601


Morgan, C. F


684


Penn, T. H.


475


Morris, Jacob.


562


Percival, D. F


539


Morris, James.


433


Perkins, E. L.


603


Morris, N. S ..


594


Perkins, W. T.


717


Sanders, E. D. 398


Morrison, E.


456


Permain, A. E.


628


Sanders, H. M


624


Morrison, E. H.


550


Peterson, J. A.


524


Sanders, T. J 662


Morrow, T. A


580


Peterson, R. C.


540 Sands, H. E. 683


677


Sargent, J. B. 367


Mouat, G. C.


514


Peyton, C. E.


723


Sarginson, John 609


523


Saunders, A. E.


619


Mount, J. S.


724


Phillips, G. W.


543


Saunders, G. D. 591


Mueller, George.


465


Pierce, W. E.


601


Saunders, W. W 631


Mulcahy, G. P.


698


Pike, F.


436


Sawyer, B. F 545


Mumbrue, George.


506


Pike, M. E.


522


Saylor, J. F. 649


507


Schoenberg, Michael. 505


Murphey, C. W


681


Piper, J. J.


498


Scott, R. B ..


374


Murray, John 500


501


Pittwood, Edward


370


Scott, W. D. 605


Scribner, I. J.


326


Seaman, J. W.


439


Myers, A. H.


Porter, J. M.


638


Seehorn, W. E. 359


330


Semple, J. M 390


N.


Prather, L. H


372


Sengfelder, John 380


549


Pratt, M. H.


318 Service, John


644


Prescott, C. H.


412


Shannon, William.


398


Nagel, Frederick .. 627


418 Shaw, A. J.


418


Nash, L. B ..


486


Prescott, F. L.


419


Shaw, L. W


696


Nauman, E. P.


376 Sherwood, F. P. 446


Neill, R. K .. .


641


Preusse, H.


687 Pringle, William


499 Sherwood, J. D.


445


Nelson, Christian


541


Newman, D. C .. 685


Pynn, T. W.


479


R.


Nagel, Christian. 432


Pratt, W. G.


599 Severson, Thomas.


Muzzy, F. N


Plants, W. D.


587


Muzzy, James.


512


388


Pomeroy, F. A.


539


Myrtle, J. C. 377


Power, J. B.


497 Sanders, W. S. 566


535 Peterson, John


Morter, William


501


Pettet, William


Morton, E. T.


567


Phillips, H. A.


400


Rothgeb, Danie!


Minnick, J. W.


542 Parks, W. R


Rogers, F. A. 598


Miller, Riley.


454 Palmer, Oren. 724


Ross, A. J. 371


Meideking, H.


611


Rawls, Luke 332


Rensch, Adolph. 609


Pugh, F. M. 414


McFeron, T. J.


Narup, Mrs. J. A. 719 Prescott, D. S.


525 Prest, Thomas. 707 Sheehy, E ..


518


Mulouin, Maxime.


Pittam, William.


361


Russell, Robert. . 598


S.


xviii


INDEX.


PAGE


PAGE


PAGE


Shine, P. C ..


637


T.


Watson, William


437


Short, J. H .. .


375


Watt, Alex.


325


Shrimpf, C. G ..


678


Tarbert, Joseph 510


Watt, J. W.


357


Siegenthaler, Emil.


708


Tarry, Albert.


704


Webb, W. B


564


Simpson, John.


500


Tate, John


603


Webb, W. Q


618


Sims, B. F.


596


Taylor, F. M.


322


Weber, J. A.


633


Sivyer, W. C.


414


Taylor, J. R.


313


Webster, E. J


381


Skattum, O. M


597


Taylor, W. H.


427


Weeks, C. H


581


Smiley, C. F.


427


Tefft, S N. .


669


Weir, Donald


520


Smith, A. A.


333


Temple, G. W


646


Wells, H. A


542


Smith, F. J.


648


Thatcher, O. B.


446


Wells, S. A.


395


Smith, F. W


315


Thayer, A. D.


661


Wentworth, J. W


674


Smith, J. B


348


Thierman, J. H.


717


West, J. E.


656


Smith, J. L.


530


Thomas, C. P.


645


Westfall, L. L.


573


Smith, V. M.


421


Thompson, D. M.


362


Weymouth, F. P


421


Snore, H. J


668


Thompson, E. C.


405


Whearty, Richard.


504


Sondgerath, Peter


651


Thomsen, J. P ..


527


Wheeler, J. W


502


Spalding, W. A.


640


Thorp, A. L ..


615


White, J. J.


413


Spangle, William.


566


Thurston, M. D


686


Whitten, L. B.


381


Spath, J. L.


338


Tifft, W. T.


690


Wichmann, Henry


688


Spence, W. H


548


Tormey, J. E.


570


Wilkinson, M. A.


327


Squier, D. D


449


Treede, Henry


575


Williams, John.


331


Squier, J. N.


448


Tripp, F. J


718


Williams, L. F


492


Stafford, J. R.


690


Tueting, F. W.


669


Williams, Robert.


351


Stafford, Wilson


577


Turner, George ..


416


Williamson, R. G.


588


Stahlberg, August.


718


Turner, Richard.


Willson, J. S


363


Staley, Freeman


520


Turner, R. M.


692


458


Staley, Thomas.


523


Turner, Samuel


644


Wilson, J. A


425


Stark, W. A.


352


Wilson, R. A.


572


Starr, M. L.


561


Wilson, W. J.


471


Stauffer, W. E


Utz, B. E.


Wimpy, R. H


331


Stearns, H. R.


319


Wiscombe, W. H ..


370


Steel, Thomas.


565


Witherspoon, W. W.


312


Steenstra, Thomas.


633


Wittenberg, Samuel.


598


Stein, A. R ..


708


Wolverton, A. P


379


Stimmel, H. G


612


Wood, A. E.


585


Stockwell, O. R


431


Woodard, H. R


698


Stokes, C. F.


683


Woodard, J. S.


706


Stout, C .. .


661


Worley, C. E.


673


Stowers, Henry.


362 548


Wright, W. A.


616


Stratton, A. R. .


534


Walls, R. T.


348


Stringham, A. C


563


Walter, H. J. 515


Strong, W. E.


478


Waltman, Abram. 349


Stumpf, C. H.


675


Waltman, E. A


558


Sturman, S. C.


536


Waltman, O. L


653


Stutz, J. C ..


623


Walton, Charles.


647


Sullivan, Jerry


594


Walton, James


529


Sutherland, James.


691


Walton, Leo


626


Swartz, W. W


688


Warren, E. P


324


Sweet, W. R.


697 Warren, J. F


369


Ziegler, W. H. 443


Syphert, C. B.


361 Waterhouse, L. P. 617 Zittel, J. A.


619


643


Taylor, W. H


336


Wegner, F. C.


330


Smith, Joseph.


505


Thompson, C. H.


583


Wetzel, John.


406


Snyder, L. H.


655


Thompson, E. H.


670


Wheatley, J. W


665


Southard, Freeman.


574


Thornton, W. W


615


White, C. F


621


Spangle, G. W


663 Thorsland, Samuel.


410


Whiting, B. M.


422


Speck, R. D.


463


Tonnet, Henry


535


Wieser, Adam.


$15


Sprague, Henry


676


Traian, Daniel.


511


Williams, A. P


394


Stanton, E. H.


429


Turner, W. B


326


Wilson, J. L.


460


Starr, W. A.


576 655


Wimpy, C. N.


576


Stayt, W. C.


629


Windsor, W. R


667


Steffer, F. W.


710


Witter, F. P.


553


VanOsdel, E. B


426


Stocker, G. W.


697


Wood, J. E.


335


Vess, 1). M ..


659


Voorhees. C. S


309


Woodard, S. T.


697


Stout, J. K.


.11


Worthington, Irving. 637


Strathern, H. M.


625


Walker, J. C. 506


Wright, W. H.


591


Yale, Lewis 664


Stutler, Lawrence ... 677


Waltman, W. W


Yeager, H. F


Yount, R. M 336


Valentine, W. 1)


321


Van Brunt, John.


568


Vanwart, J. H


344


Varney, G. R.


635


Stoneman, W. H. 508


U.


626


441


Wilson, J. A.


Slater, L. R.


HISTORY OF SPOKANE COUNTY.


CHAPTER I.


EARLY HISTORY OF WASHINGTON.


THIE OREGON QUESTION.


" Lost by adventurous Britishman, Won by bold American."


A brief sketch or resume of the "Oregon question"' seems appropriate in a history of any section of the territory included in that dis- cussion. Dr. Barrows calls it the "struggle for possession." No question has ever arisen, per- haps, that came so near precipitating a war be- tween Great Britain and the United States without the actual conflict of arms. It was a question that included all points of interna- tional diplomacy and negotiation between the United States and Great Britain regarding title to the Northwest country, and pertained espe- cially to the territory now included in the state of Washington, for the country north of the Columbia river was what Great Britain espe- cially coveted.


Prior to 1818 the Hudson's Bay Company, a powerful corporation, chartered by the British crown, Charles II, in 1670, invaded the Oregon territory, including what are now the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, with traders, hunters and trappers. Their pos- sessions were fortified with commercial and military establishments. Meanwhile a few per- 1


sons from the United States found their way into the territory, which led to the discussion as to the ownership of the country. Our great statesmen had very inadequate conceptions of the value and importance of the territory in- volved in the discussion .. This is evidenced: in their expressions.


The National Intelligencer in the early- forties published these words: "Of all the countries upon the face of the earth Ore- gon is one of the least favored by heaven .. It is almost as barren as Sahara, and quite as unhealthy as the Campagna of Italy." And Senator Dayton, of New Jersey, pro- ceeded to say, "God forbid that the time should ever come when a state on the shores of the: Pacific, with its interests and tendencies of trade all looking toward the Asiatic nations of the East, shall add its jarring claims to our already distracted and overburdened confeder- acy." Evidently the continental idea had not yet reached the senate of these United States.


Daniel Webster said: "What do we want with this vast worthless area, this region of savages and wild beasts, of des- erts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, of cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great des-


2


HISTORY OF SPOKANE COUNTY.


erts or these great mountain ranges, impene- trable and covered to their base with eternal snow ?




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