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LEWIS ANDERSON, a pioneer of 1887, was born in Sweden in 1839. When fifteen years old he came to the United States, locating finally at Springfield, Illinois, where he resided for about three years. He then went to Kan- sas and from that state to Pike's Peak, Colo- rado, following the mining industry in the latter state until 1863. The ensuing five years were
passed in the mining regions of Montana, but in 1868 he moved to Nevada and turned his at- tention to farming. He also kept a stage sta- tion on the White Pine road for five years. Returning to Montana in 1873. he again went to work in the mines and to that employment his energies were given for about twelve years. He then went to San Francisco and thence to Tacoma, where for a few months he was en- gaged in handling wood. Soon. however, he came on to Spokane county and purchased ten acres of land three miles southeast of Spokane. upon which he now resides. He has a fine chicken ranch and is making an excellent suc- cess of poultry raising and market gardening.
J. D. MACLEAN. M. D .. a pioneer of Oc- tober, 1887, was born in Nova Scotia Novem- ber 16. 1848. He resided in his fatherland un- til the spring of 1872, acquiring his academic and collegiate education there. He then spent some years in the city of New York and later in Chicago, where he graduated from Rush Medical College. Upon receiving his degree. he moved to South Dakota and practiced his profession there until the fall of 1887. Since that year he has been prominent among the medical practitioners of Spokane county. He served as health officer in 1889 one year, as county coroner from 1888 to 1890 and in the fall of 1894 he was appointed county physician. an office which he heldl till the early part of 1896. In 1897 he received an appointment as assistant physician in the Eastern Washington Hospital for the Insane at Medical Lake and in June, 1899. became superintendent of that in- stitution. Dr. Maclean has devoted the undi- vided and assiduous efforts of many years to the study and practice of his profession, with
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the natural result that he has acquired a thor- ough and extensive knowledge of his science. The Doctor, however, has not allowed his de- votion to his profession to excuse neglect of his duties as a citizen, but has always taken an enthusiastic interest in economic and political questions. He was a member of the Spokane city council during the years 1891 and 1892, one term, and was the candidate of his party for the office of mayor in 1897. In his fra- ternal affiliations Dr. MacLean is a Mason, his connection with that order dating back to the fall of 1870. His family consists of a wife and four children.
JOHN TATE, one of the pioneer settlers of Medical Lake, was born in England in 1839. He came with his parents to this country in 1856, going first to northern Wisconsin, but a little later to Cass county, Iowa, of which county they were pioneers. . Mr. Tate had're- ceived a good education in England and had studied civil engineering. He also had attended school for a time in Wisconsin, so that, on com- ing to Iowa, he thought he would try teaching. He, accordingly, followed that profession for several terms, but later engaged in farming. In 1873 he moved to Oregon and purchased a farm near Portland, where he resided about six years. He then, on account of ill health, came to what is now the town of Medical Lake, hoping to bathe in the mystic waters and be well again. He took a homestead, one mile from the lake, and later purchased a quarter- section of railroad land adjoining, but in 1888 embarked in the real estate, insurance and col- lecting business in the town. He was the first real estate agent in Medical Lake and for many years has done a large business. In addition to his valuable farms, he is the owner of much
good property in the town. Politically Mr. Tate is an active and leading Republican, being one of the organizers of the party in this county and one who has been chosen a delegate to state and local conventions. He is greatly interested in the progress of his town and neighborhood and foremost in promoting any undertaking which promises to advance the highest inter- ests of Medical Lake. Indeed, he is in every re- spect an ideal citizen, meriting and receiving the confidence and good will of his neighbors. He was married, in 1863, to Miss Jane Davis, and to their union were born eleven children : Thomas R .; Edna, now Mrs. Arthur J. Cone; Eliza, a teacher, now married to George Adams; Martha, deceased; Anna; Andrew Peat ; Seth, a printer ; Edward ; John, deceased ; Ivy, deceased ; Roy, and one who died in in- fancy.
E. L. PERKINS. merchant at Medical Lake. a pioneer of 1880. was born in Walla Walla county, Washington, June 22, 1864. He is one of the comparatively few men of prominence in this county whose eyes first opened to the light of day in the state of Wash- ington. He spent his early years on a farm, attending school when opportunity was pre- sented. When sixteen years old he accompa- nied his father to Spokane county, and he resided at the home of his parents until twenty-one, then secured a place of his own. He was engaged in farming and stock- raising continuously thereafter till 1898, but on December 15, of that year, he opened a general merchandise store in Medical Lake. He is a very successful business man, and is building up an extensive trade. He is also quite heavily interested in several mining properties in the mining region tributary to Spokane. Frater-
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nally he is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Perkins takes an active interest in: the municipal government of Medical Lake, and is now discharging his duties as a member of the city council and as school clerk. He was married in Spokane county, October 29, 1890, to Mollie M. Barnes, and they have two children, Marguerite E. and Mae C.
J. D. LABRIE, a pioneer of 1872, was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1834. and in that province the first thirteen years of his life were passed. In 1847 he went to Illinois, where he was engaged in farming continuously until 1865. He then moved to Douglas coun- ty, Oregon, and followed the same occupation there for about six years, but in the fall of 1871 he came to Spokane county. He located on a homestead a mile north of Medical Lake in the early part of the ensuing year. also purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. Since that date he has given the greater part of his attention to farming and he has been one of the most thrifty and energetic tillers of the soil in the county. He now owns three hundred and twenty acres of farm land, half of which is located in township 25. range 41, also an eighty-acre tract right near the town and some town real estate. His premises every- where bear testimony to his thrift and enter- prise, being improved with fine buildings, fence, orchards, etc., and supplied with all vari- eties of small fruits in great abundance. Mr. Labrie has always taken an active part in af- fairs of public concern wherever he has lived. While in Illinois he served as constable and deputy sheriff for four years and since coming to this county he has frequently been elected road supervisor. He also has the distinction
of having been Medical Lake's first postmaster. He is one of the earliest pioneers of the county. has seen its development almost from the first and has contributed no small share toward its progress in civilization. He helped to operate the first saw-mill built in this city. In 1856. while still in the state of Illinois, he married Flavia Semoneau, and to their union have been born seven children: Francis V .. de- ceased: Sarah A. and Lora R., twins: Eliza- beth, deceased: Louisa, deceased : Phelix. de- ceased. and Flavia.
M. S. ALLYN, proprietor of the North- western School of Telegraphy. of Medical Lake, is a native of Michigan, born in 1852. He resided in that state until 1884, engaged in farming and lumbering, then went to Wiscon- sin, where for two and a half years he was in the employ of a railroad company. He then served as telegraph operator in various parts of Montana, Washington and Idaho for about twelve years. On June 1, 1899, he established in Medical Lake the school of telegraphy of which he is now the principal and proprietor. He owns a two-story building, fitted up with four distinct lines and two switch boards, as well as with all other appliances and apparatus necessary for teaching the telegrapher's art just as it is practiced on all the great railways. The pupils are given all needful instruction and practice in sending and receiving mes- sages, daily market reports, newspaper para- graphs, train orders and train service messages, and are required to keep a daily check and num- ber sheet of messages sent and received by them, and to make daily reports according to Western Union rules. In fact the school is thoroughly practical and up-to-date in every
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respect, and is well deserving of the patronage of those who desire to fit themselves for posi- tions in the railway telegraph offices. There are now eighteen pupils enrolled and their number will increase as the merits of the institution become more widely appreciated. Fraternally Mr. Allyn is identified with the Masons and the A. O. U. W. He was married in Michigan, in 1879. to Miss Mary A. Garrison and they have one child, Alma E., a teacher in the school.
IV. D. SCOTT, a pioneer of 1888, is a na- tive of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, born in 1861. He lived in that state until twenty-seven years old, acquiring his preliminary education in the Washington & Jefferson College and his legal learning in the State University of Mich- igan. After graduating in law he at once came to Spokane and opened an office and he has been practicing his profession here con- tinuously since. He devotes a considerable part of his attention to mining law and litiga- tion and is quite a specialist in that important branch of the profession. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Imperial Lodge. No. 134, also the K. of P.
EUGENE ENLOE, one of the leading merchants of Medical Lake, was born in Illi- nois, in 1859. He was educated in the public schools there and afterwards followed the general merchandise business until 1891, when he came to Spokane. In 1894 he opened a store in Medical Lake, carrying a very small stock at first. Being an excellent business man, however, he has built up a large and ex- tensive trade, so that he is now justified in carrying a very heavy stock. He occupies
three store rooms, in one of which he keeps groceries and hardware, in another. dry goods and notions, and in the third. gents' furnish- ing goods and shoes. He also handles the lumber sawed by the local mills. Mr. Enloe is one of the leading and representative citi- zens of Medical Lake and commands the re- spect and esteem of the townspeople generally. He is thoroughly public-spirited and active in promoting the highest and best interests of the town and neighborhood. He was married in Illinois, in 1879, to Clara M. Moss and they are parents of six children : Ethel M., Maude. Lula, Edith, Myrtle and Raymond T.
L. P. HOLE, a pioneer of 1888, was born in Ohio, in 1860 and he grew to manhood and acquired his education in the state of his birth. When twenty-two years of age he re- moved to northern Kansas and engaged in the loan business, as agent for eastern capitalists. Subsequently he followed the same occupa- tion in South Dakota for three years, but in 1888 came to Spokane and he has been en- gaged in the same business here continuously since. Mr. Hole is also quite extensively in- terested in mining properties. Socially. he affiliates with the Knights of Pythias. He was married in Kansas, in 1886, to Sarah E. Cooper. Religiously, Mr. Hole is a member of the Quaker church of Damascus, Ohio.
WILLIAM A. BISHOP. a pioneer of 1880, is a native of Callaway county, Missouri. born in 1850, and the first twenty-two years of his life were spent in that state. In 1872. however, he removed to San Jose, California.
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and for the ensuing four years worked for the railroad company in that city. He next moved to Oregon and farmed three years, after which he came to Whitman county, Washington, and followed the same occupation there for six years. At the end of that time. however, he removed to Spokane, where he was engaged until 1889 in contracting and teaming. He then bought a farm south of the city and spent seven years more as an agriculturist. In 1896 Mr. Bishop again moved into Spokane and bought a grocery store on the corner of Fifth and Sherman streets and he has since that time been engaged in handling ice, feed and groceries. He has recently added a meat market to his already flourishing business. He is one of the substantial and respected citi- zens of this county and has stood high in the esteem of his neighbors wherever he has lived. Socially. he is affiliated with the Knights and Ladies of Security. He was married, in Cali- fornia, August 15, 1876, to Miss Lizzie Lari- colas and they have had five children, namely : Samuel A. and Ernest, living, and Maude, Leo Raymond and Arthur, deceased.
A. E. ANDERSON, proprietor of the Anderson sample rooms, is a native of Den- mark, born August 12, 1865. He grew to man's estate there, but, when about seventeen years old, came to America, locating in Con- necticut, where he followed the boot and shoe business. In 1891 he came west to the Black Hills, South Dakota, and became a dealer in hay and grain, but after about three years' residence there, he moved to Butte, Montana, and engaged in the sample room business. Since 1896 he has been pursuing the same business in this city. Fraternally, he is iden-
tified with the Masonic order, and with Lodge No. 228, B. P. O. E. He was married. in Butte, Montana, November 3, 1896, to Miss Christine Larson, a native of Denmark. and they have two daughters : Emilie and Agnes C.
LEE L. LEWIS, deceased. a pioneer of 1879, was born in Tennessee, April 2. 1824. Upon attaining to adult age he moved to Linn county, Missouri, where he resided until 1850. In that year he crossed the plains to Marysville, California, and engaged in min- ing and freighting. About the year 1858 he removed to The Dalles. Oregon, and thence later to Umatilla county, where. for many years, he was engaged in the stock business. He lost heavily in the Bannock Indian war and barely escaped with his life. He was slightly wounded in the battle of Willow Springs and had the horn of his saddle shot away, but managed to effect his escape. In 1879 he moved to Spokane county, secured a pre-emption near Spangle and again engaged in farming and stock raising, an occupation to which his energies were devoted until De- cember 22, 1899, when he died. Mr. Lewis possessed a goodly measure of the true pioneer spirit. Brave, courageous, unconquerable, he stuck to the west despite every danger, until civilization dawned, then for many years was permitted to enjoy the sunshine his own en- ergies liad helped to bring. He was married. in California in 1860, to Miss Martha J. Ermi, a native of Indiana, who, with six of their offspring, still survives him. The chil- dren are: Clotilda, wife of Harvey Porter; Millard F., a farmer; Arthur A., bookkeeper ir Spokane: Ossaphine, wife of R. G. Pricht- ard; Walker, a farmer, and Elizabeth. Mrs.
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Lewis still resides on the home place near Spangle. Arthur A. Lewis, son of Lee L., was born in Umatilla county, Oregon, June 15, 1870, but since 1879 has been a resident of this county. He graduated from the Spo- kane Business College, then engaged for a time in farming. In January, 1895, he ac- cepted a position as clerk and later was pro- moted to the office of bookkeeper under Coun- ty Treasurer Mudgett. He also served for six months under the new administration. At the present time he is bookkeeper for the A. & K. Packing Company, of Spokane. In fra- ternal affiliations, he is identified with Mount Carleton Lodge, No. 103, I. O. O. F.
WILLIAM CONNOLLY, a pioneer of 1879, is a native of Ireland, born March 26, 1840. In 1861 he came to the United States for the purpose of joining the Union army. He enlisted at Albany, New York, in March, 1862, joining Company F, Seventeenth United States Infantry, and served in Sike's Brigade, Fifth Corps. He was through the Peninsular campaign and participated in all the battles to Harrison's Landing. On August 30, 1862, he was captured, but was paroled and taken to a hospital at Washington, District of Colum- bia. Thence he was sent to Newark, New Jersey, and discharged. . About three months later, February. 2, 1863, he again enlisted. He participated in the battles of the Wilder- ness, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anna, where he was wounded in the side by a shell, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Crater. He was captured, July 30, 1864, and experi- enced about nine months of life in a Con- federate prison. Upon being exchanged, he was given a thirty-day furlough, then returned and served at Georgetown till the close of the
war. Mr. Connolly then went to Massachu- setts, where he joined the United States cav- alry. He participated in many Indian wars, including the campaigns against the Utes and against the Apaches, along the Mexican and Texan borders in 1867, also in the war with the Comanche Indians. In 1869 he was dis- charged, but he came out to California and again joined the cavalry in time to participate in the Modoc Indian war. He was, however, wounded in an attack on Cape Jack stronghold and discharged, but he afterwards re-enlisted and took part in the Nez Perce war against Chief Joseph. Few men have fought more battles of the republic than has Mr. Connolly and few indeed are they who have made a more commendable military record. After re- tiring from the army he spent some time in Oregon, then a brief period in Walla Walla. Ir: 1879 he came to this county and purchased railroad land near Waverly, upon which he has since resided. He also owns two hun- dred and fifty-five acres near Tekoa and is engaged in farming. He served as a member of the board of county commissioners in 1893 and 1894. during which years the court house was in course of erection. Fraternally, he is identified with the I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. He was married in Oregon, in November, 1873, to Miss Mary F. McGinnis, a native of Washington, District of Columbia, and to their union six children have been born : Lizzie, wife of Dr. G. W. Endsley, of Fairfield ; Thomas F .; William; Julia and John, living, and Helen, who died at Walla Walla in 1879.
FRANKLIN PIERCE O'NEILL, a pio- neer of 1887, is a native of West Virginia, born April 23, 1855. He grew to manhood in the state of his birth, receiving his educa-
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tion in the public school there. Subsequently he entered the employ of the Calumet Iron & Steel Worksas a nail maker and later he worked also for the North Chicago Rolling Mill Com- pany in the same capacity. In 1880 he moved to Denver, Colorado, to take charge of a branch grocery house for a wholesale firm in Chicago. The next year, however, he returned to Chicago and again engaged as a nail maker. Three years later he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he followed the same occupation until 1887, in which year he came to Spokane. Upon arriving here he en- tered the service of the Northern Pacific Rail- road Company as station baggageman, becom- ing the first regular employee of that charac- ter in the city. He remained with them until 1890, then went to work for the Standard Oil Company. He also engaged in mining and, in June. 1892, discovered the Ruth mine, which, in 1896, sold for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. His time has since been de- voted exclusively to mining enterprises and he has several very promising properties, among them a controlling interest in the Chi- cago mine. Unlike most men who have been successful in accumulating wealth, Mr. O'Neill is not devoting his money solely to self-ag- grandizement or delaying the proper dispo- sition of it till his will shall have been executed. but, with a benevolence challenging our warmest admiraton, he is disposing of it here and now for the benefit of mankind and the alleviation of human suffering. In 1892 he and Mrs. O'Neill founded the Deaconess' Home and in 1897, at a cost of about ten thousand dollars, built the permanent home. to which a hospital was added, though the first hospital work was begun in 1896 by Miss C. Brown. In 1899 an Old People's Home came under the charge of the Deaconess'
Home. Mr. and Mrs. O'Neill were ably as- sisted in this good work by Mrs. R. Aber- nathy, Mrs. C. N. Mohr and Miss Clara A. Brown, whose enthusiasm and hearty co- operation were powerful factors in making the enterprise a success. Fraternally, Mr. O'Neill is affiliated with Lodge No. 134. I. O. O. F. He was married, in Denver, Colorado, Jan- uary 21, 1881, to Miss Minnie E. Beard, a native of Mount Pleasant. Iowa, and they have had four children, three of whom are now living, namely: Abbie M .. Haylett and Paul M. The deceased member of the family was named Jessie Lydia. Both the parents are identified with the Methodist Episcopal church and Mrs. O'Neill is also a member of the W. C. T. U. She has been a member of the Deaconess' board for the past eight years. The family reside in a beautiful residence at 1209 Fifth avenue, the site of the original Deaconess' Home. The dress in which Mrs. O'Neill appears in her portrait in this volume is known as the "Historic Dress." she. Queen Isabella-like, having offered it as a pledge to secure a carpet for her beloved project. the Deaconess' Home.
H. B. HOTCHKISS, a pioneer of 1889. was born in Michigan in 1856. He acquired a common-school education, then, at the age of eighteen, went to Jackson, Michigan, where. for the next nine years, he was employed by the Michigan Central Railway Company as an engineer. He was then sent by the company to St. Thomas, Canada, and there he resided for the ensuing five years. Coming thence to Spokane, he secured a position with the Northern Pacific Railway Company, his head- quarters being at Sprague. In 1895 he was
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transferred to Spokane, where his residence has ever since been. Mr. Hotchkiss has had charge of an engine for the past twenty-three years and so careful has he been that he has experienced only one wreck in all those years and that was in no way attributable to his fault. Mr. Hotchkiss is also somewhat interested in mining. He is president of the Golden Re- ward Mining Company, in the north half of the Colville reservation, and a stockholder in sev- eral properties in the south half. He also owns real estate in this city. In fraternal affil- iations, he is prominently connected with the Masonic order, being a member of Spokane Lodge, No. 34, F. & A. M., Sprague Chapter, No. 6, R. A. M., Spokane Council, No. 4. R. & S. M., Cataract Commandery, No. 3, K. T., Oriental Consistory, No. 2, and El Katiff Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. He also belongs to the Elks and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Hotchkiss is a scion of a very ancient family, his pro- genitors having come to America with Daven- port and Eaton in 1618. His mother, aged eighty years, is living with him.
REV. JOHN SARGINSON, assistant pastor and financial secretary of the First Methodist Episcopal church, is a native of Manchester, England, born June II, 1849. He grew to manhood in his fatherland, receiv- ing his education in the public schools and early learning the trade of a contractor and builder. In 1888 he came to the United States and finally located at Portland, Oregon, where for a number of years he followed his trade. He was also prominently connected with the St. Paul Methodist Episcopal church there. In 1897 he removed to Spokane, where he has
since been engaged in contracting and build- ing, also in the real estate business. Mr. Sar- ginson has long been an active and enthusias- tic religious worker and his zeal in the cause of Christianity has led to his being called to the responsible position he now holds. He is a man of much consecrated energy and one who has done much for the Methodist church and the cause which it labors to advance. He was married in Manchester, England, April 10, 1872, to Miss Sarah Wilshaw, a native of that city, and they have two children : John W., a plumber, and Ruth. The entire family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ADOLPH RENSCH, a pioneer of 1888, is a native of Switzerland, born in 1860. He lived in the land of his birth until twenty years of age, then emigrated to America, finally locating at St. Paul, Minnesota, where he worked in the grocery business for about eight years. In 1888 he came to Spokane. He served as receiving clerk here for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company one year, and for the next four was employed by a wholesale. grocery company as salesman and shipping clerk. During the ensuing five years he was in business for himself on the corner of Sprague and Pine, but at the end of that time: he sold out and passed a year in Republic. Returning to this city he purchased a store on the corner of Third and Hillyard, where he has ever since carried on a grocery business. Mr. Rensch is a man of good business ability and ranks among the successful men of the city, of which he has ever been a worthy and substantial citizen since he first became identi- fied with it. Mr. Rensch is also an enthusias- tic mining man and now holds the office of
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