An illustrated history of Spokane county, state of Washington, Part 90

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

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. man. When he first came to this city he walked all the way from Walla Walla, because he did not have money to pay stage fare, but by in- dustry, perseverance, enterprise and business sagacity he has climbed to a leading position among the men of wealth and influence in Spo- kane. He has also given attention to real es- tate speculations for many years. He has, more- over, been quite active in city politics, and in 1892-93 occupied a seat in the city council. Fraternally he is affiliated with Imperial Lodge, No. 134, I. O. O. F. He resides in Crystal Spring addition, of which he is the owner, and has the finest spring within the city limits, its outpour being about four hundred gallons per minute. Mr. Davie's father, Malcolm, was in this country during the years 1835 and 1836, in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company.

H. M. STRATHERN, a pioneer of 1883, was born in Scotland, in 1855. He resided in his fatherland until twenty-eight years old, then emigrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and went to work in a factory. Two years later he came to Spokane. After traveling through the Big Bend country for a short time he returned to this city, leased water power from S. G. Havermale and built what was known as the Island Sash and Door Fac- tory, which he, with a partner, operated for two years thereafter. Then Messrs. E. J. Bickle and A. M. Cannon bought out the partner and the three together ran the busi- ness for two years longer. At the end of that time, however, Bickle & Cannon transferred their interests to the Spokane Mill Company, Mr. Strathern was placed in full charge and the factory was operated by him until 1891, when it burned down. Mr. Strathern then 40

associated himself with Charles M. Patterson. They released their interest in the old com- pany's real estate. taking, in its place, the lum- ber, teams, wagons and everything movable. With these they moved to Post Falls, Idaho, where they now have a planing-mill and sash and door factory. About the same time they organized the Spokane & Idaho Lumber Company, which has a mill in this city, op- erated solely by water power, with a capacity of forty thousand feet in ten hours. Their planing-mill and yards are located on Adams. street and Railroad avenue. Mr. Strathern. is a typical self-made man, having arrived in this country with very little capital and having risen unaided to a rank among the leading lumbermen of the Inland Empire. He is a. man of great industry, determination and ex- ecutive ability, possessed of cool judgment and unerring foresight. He was married in Scotland, in 1880, to Miss Christina McNair and they have one daughter, Catherine, now in the Spokane high school. Mr. Strathern takes great pride in boating as a sport, and is himself the owner of the fastest steam yacht on Cœur d' Alene lake.

JOHN E. MALBON, contractor and builder, also dealer in rough and dressed lum- ber, dimension timber, store and office fixtures, etc., was born in Wilmington, Essex county, New York, March 3, 1865. He was fanned by the gentle breezes of old Whiteface, the most prominent mountain of the Adirondacks, for sixteen years. He finished his education at the Elizabethtown Academy, under Professor Chandler, in 1881, then served an apprentice- ship of four years to the trade of carpenter and builder under his father, Evan Malbon, the

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leading builder of Essex county. Since that time Mr. John E. Malbon has dotted New York state with many a fine residence, summer home, store and hotel. In January, 1899, he struck out for the coast. He made many stops along the way, visiting all the most prominent towns, such as Salt Lake. Omaha and Denver, but finally reached Spokane the last day of the year. He was so taken with the beautiful little city and the bright prospects for its future that he at once decided to make it his home. During the summer he erected a fine residence in Ross Park for Mr. J. E. Campbell, which adds very materially to the beauty of that part of town. Mr. Malbon is a very thorough and conscien- tious mechanic, and will do his best to please all those who may entrust their work to his hands. He means to stay in this city and to build up an excellent reputation, and his past experience gives him confidence that he will be abundantly successful. Fraternally Mr. Malbon is a Master Mason, belonging to Whiteface Mountain Lodge, No. 789, Saranac Lake, New York. He is also a Forester, having been the first chief ranger of Court Paul Smith, at Gabriels, New York. Religiously Mr. Malbon and his entire family are Congregationalists.

LEO WALTON is a native of Clarke county, Missouri, born in 1867, and he lived in that state until 1889, acquiring such edu- cation as the public schools afforded, supple- mented by considerable advanced work under private instructors. He also studied law and was admitted to practice before the United States land office. In 1889 he came to Asotin, Washington, where for a number of years he was in the real estate and land business, but in 1897 he removed to Spokane and opened

an office at Nos. 124 and 125 Auditorium building. He has ever since been engaged continuously in a general land office practice, making out papers for various kinds of en- tries and contesting both agricultural and mineral claims. Having devoted the study and effort of many years to his specialty. he has become very expert in his line and is building up an extensive and prosperous busi- ness in this city. Socially, he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F He was married in Asotin, June 22, 1896. to Miss Myrtea Helman. Mr. Walton owns and resides on a two-hundred- and-forty-acre farm about four and one- half miles east of Spokane.

REV. B. E. UTZ, pastor of the Central Christian church, is a native of Indiana, born August 27. 1867. He grew to manhood and acquired his public-school education in that state, also spending two years in the North- ern Indiana Normal School, at Valparaiso. He then took a collegiate course at Drake Uni- versity, in Des Moines, Iowa, graduating from that institution in 1895, after which he did post-graduate work in the University of Chicago. Mr. Utz then accepted the profes- sorship of Hebrew in Drake University, a po- sition which he retained for one year. In 1896 he came to North Yakima, Washington, to accept the pastorate of the Christian church there. The next year he was called to the Central Christian church of Spokane, which he has very ably served as pastor ever since. He is a very active, energetic young man, and by his industry and zeal is buikling up his church remarkably. He now has a member- ship of about four hundred, which means an increase of two hundred and fifty since he took

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charge. The church has purchased a new location on the corner of Third and Stevens, to which they have moved their old building and upon which they contemplate erecting a new edifice soon. Mr. Utz is eminently fit- ted, both by his profound scholarship and nat- ural talent, to exert a powerful influence in the religious work of the city. He publishes the monthly "Pastor's Visit," a periodical devot- ed to church work. He is also president of the Preachers' Association of Spokane. He was united in marriage, April 9, 1890, to Miss Cora Cato, a native of Indiana, and they have had one child, now deceased.

FREDERICK NAGEL, proprietor of the Nagel Hotel, corner Front and Stevens, a pio- neer of 1887, was born in Germany, July 7, 1857. He came to America when twenty- three years old and located first in Philadel- phia, but soon removed to Denver, Colorado, where he was employed as a cook. He sub- sequently went to California, thence to Port- land, Oregon, from that city to Astoria and back to Portland again, following his trade as a cook and confectioner continuously where- ever he went. In 1884, however, he moved to Clarks Fork, Idaho, and turned his attention to teaming, but a little later he went to Heron, Montana, where he tried the hotel business. In 1887 he came to Spokane to enter the sa- Icon business with his brother. He after- wards built the Prescott House and bar at Hope, Idaho, remaining there until 1894, when he sold out and returned to Spokane. Upon arriving here he took charge of the Galena House and ran it a year, subsequently opening the Nagel House on the corner of Main and Stevens. Hè afterwards sold this

also and went to Los Angeles, California, but returned shortly and in September, 1899, started the Nagel Hotel, of which he has ever since been operator and proprietor. He was married in Portland, Oregon, November 12, 1883, to Theresa Pult, and they are parents of three children : Nannah, Otto and Henry. Fraternally, Mr. Nagel is a member of the Red Men, Sons and Sisters of Herman, the Turnverein and the Order of Pocahontas.

WALTER E. LEIGH, attorney-at-law, was born in the state of Kentucky, about thirty-three years ago, the son of John W. and Eliza Lowry Leigh, and comes of one of the best families in the state. His early education was obtained in the public schools of his native town and he later took the collegiate course at Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, re- ceiving his degree in the year 1886.

During his years at college he read law at odd moments and after completing his col- legiate course, entered the law office of one of the legal lights of the state-Colonel Ben T. Perkins, of Elkton, Kentucky. He dili- gently continued the study of law and was ad- mitted to the practice before the appellate court in May, 1887.

After his admission to the bar he associated himself with Colonel Perkins and at once en- tered upon a lucrative practice at the town of Elkton, Kentucky, where he remained until the fall of the year 1889, at which time (the western fever having for many months had its grip upon him) he severed his connection with Colonel Perkins and removed to the city of Spokane, where he has been actively en- gaged in his profession since.

On coming to Spokane, he associated him-

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self with Mr. W. E. King, a lawyer from Ken- tucky, and this co-partnership continued until, in 1892, Mr. King's health broke down and he was compelled to return to Kentucky. Shortly thereafter Mr. Leigh associated himself with Mr. P. Q. Rothrock and they continued to practice together until the spring of 1899, at which time Mr. Rothrock retired from the practice, Mr. Leigh continuing the business alone.

Since coming to Spokane Mr. Leigh has enjoyed an ever-increasing business and to-day is ranked among the most conservative and re- liable attorneys at the bar. He has made it a rule never to take a case unless his side has merit to it, and when once engaged he never gives in until victory is his, or until the court of last resort has decided his case.

During the last few years he has engaged tc some extent in mining and to-day is inter- ested in a number of promising properties in the Boundary Creek country, the Republic Camp and in the Sumpter district.

He is a married man, his wife being a Kentuckian, and they, with their very happy family of four children, reside at 1115 Tenth avenue. Mr. Leigh's office is and has, for ten years past, been in the Hyde block in the city of Spokane.

A. E. PERMAIN, of the firm of Held & Permain, a pioneer of 1889, is a native of the south of England. He received his prelim- inary education there and studied architecture and decorative art in the large offices and schools of London. As soon, however, as he had completed his studies he came to Spokane and opened an office for himself. Subse- quently he became associated with Mr. Held, forming the present partnership. While they

design and superintend public buildings, their specialty is residence designing. Being also decorative artists, they are enabled to build and finish the magnificent residences entrusted to their charge and to turn them over to the owners complete. They are easily in the lead- ing rank among the architects of the west, in the branch of the profession to which they give special attention, and they have built most of the fine residences erected in the last year in this city. Personally, Mr. Permain is af- fable and pleasant and he at once wins the good will of those who meet him. He was married in St. Paul, in 1892, to Lilla A. Back, of London, England. They have a family of four children : Cicely, Edwin Usher, Marjorie and Jack.

CHARLES E. RUSSELL, a pioneer of 1888, is a son of the state of Wisconsin, born July 1, 1850. The first fourteen years of his life were spent in that state and the ensuing six in Iowa, where he served an apprenticeship in the building business. In 1870 he went to Lincoln county, Kansas, and for the next three years was a farmer and stock dealer there. From that time until 1876 he was engaged in buying cattle in southern Kansas and driving them through to Iowa. He then went to Custer City and Deadwood, Dakota, but a year later returned to Kansas, where for four years he ran a meat market and fancy grocery. From 1882 to 1886 he was engaged in the study of building and architecture in the state of Iowa and for the ensuing two years he fol- lowed contracting and building in Kansas. In 1888 he came to Spokane, where he has been following architecture and building con- tinuously since. He is now in partnership with Mr. R. Edward Vincent, a son of Mrs.

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Russell by her former marriage, and they have erected many of the best buildings in the city. Mr. Russell is an intensely active, enter- prising man, entirely self-made, having wrought his way in spite of many overwhelm- ing obstacles to a position in the leading ranks of the architects and builders of Spokane. He has recently moved his offices from the Hyde block to his present more commodious quarters, numbers 305 and 306 Mohawk block. He was married in Kansas, in 1875, to Mrs. E. J. Vincent and they have two children : Gertrude M. and Donna Inez. Religiously, Mr. Russell and his entire family are members of the Westminster Congregational church, of this city.

JESSE BARKER, a pioneer of 1880, is a native of Kentucky, born May 24. 1826. In 1829 his parents moved to Missouri and engaged in farming. When Jesse grew up he also became a farmer. In 1852 he set out across the plains for Oregon, making the journey with ox-teams and encountering many dangers on the way. Mr. Barker lo- cated in the southern part of the state and be- gan farming on a half-section of land given him by the government. In 1871 he was ap- pointed swamp land commissioner and in 1872 he became quartermaster-general of the state militia, serving in that capacity throughout the entire Modock war. In 1880 he came to this county. He took a timber culture on Spo- kane prairie, also purchased a large tract of railroad land and engaged in stock raising and farming. In 1888 he moved into Spo- kane, where he has since followed the real es- tate business and mining. He has always taken a prominent part in the political cam- paigns and has given intelligent study to

economic problems. In 1886 he was elected a member of the territorial legislature and in 1894 he was the choice of his ward for city councilman. In both of these offices he abundantly justified the confidence reposed in him by the people, discharging his duties with faithfulness and ability. Mr. Barker is iden- tified with Spokane Lodge, No. 34, F. & A. M., also with the Pioneer Society, while his church membership is placed with the First Methodist Episcopal church, South, of this city. He was married, first, in Missouri, De- cember 6, 1849, to Miss Mary J. Gilmore, who died in Oregon, February II, 1867. She is survived by seven children: Isabelle, Henry C., Sarah C., Mary, Missouri A., Thomas A. and Jesse A. On February 28, 1867, Mr. Barker was again married, the lady being Mary V. London, a native of Virginia, and they have two children, namely, the Rev. John P., pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Latah, and Katie B., bookkeeper at the Ladies' Exchange.

W. C. STAYT, one of the younger mem- bers of the Spokane bar, is a son of Illinois, born in 1872. He was, however, early taken by his parents to Iowa, and two years later, to Kansas, where he received his common- school education. After spending ten years in Kansas, he came to the state of Washing- ton. He studied law and was admitted to practice in all the courts of this state in 1895, then located at North Yakima, where he opened an office and began the pursuit of his profession. He next spent a year in legal practice in Stevens county, but in 1897 he came to Spokane to try his fortunes in the queen city of the Inland Empire. He is an

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industrious young man and a careful and dili- gent student of the law and his chances of be- coming one of the leading lawyers of the city seem good. He was married in North Ya- kima, in 1895, to Elizabeth Stuart, and they are parents of one child, Beulah.

JOHN M. GLEESON, one of the prom- ising young attorneys of Spokane, was born in Dubuque county, Iowa, in 1870. He lived there until 1884, attending the public schools of his neighborhood, then moved to Chamber- lain, South Dakota, where he resided for the ensuing seven years. He completed his edu- cation in the high school of that city and graduated in the spring of 1890. The next year he came to Spokane and engaged in teaching, at the same time devoting his spare moments assiduously to the study of law. In 1894 he was admitted to the bar and he has been actively engaged in practice since 1895. He is a young man of energy and ability and is rapidly pushing his way to the front ranks in his profession. He was married in Spo- kane, in June, 1899, to Maude M. Nolan, a native of Minneapolis.

MAURICE R. KELLINGER, a pioneer of 1880, was born in Philadelphia, September 3, 1855. He acquired his education in his na- tive city, but when twenty years old came to Reno, Nevada, and engaged in mining. He subsequently moved to Lewiston, Idaho, and thence, in 1880, to Spokane, where he was employed by W. T. Hawkins & Company. of Portland, to take charge of the supplies for the construction crews ahead of the Northern Pa-

cific Railroad. Upon the completion of the road he accepted a position as cashier in the freight and passenger office at Spokane, but in 1889 he, in company with Frank Moore, opened a livery stable in Wardner, Idaho. Returning to Spokane in 1894, he became bill clerk in the freight department of the Union Depot Company, but in 1899 he resigned and later accepted a position as cashier for the Spokane Falls & Northern Railroad, at Ross- land, British Columbia, but in February of 1900 was transferred to the auditor's office at Spokane. Mr. Kellinger is a very public- spirited man and has always taken an active part in the affairs of this county. endeavoring, by every honorable means in his power. to promote its highest and best interests. In his fraternal affiliations, he is associated with Spo- kane Lodge, No. 34. F. & A. M., also with the M. W. A. and the Pioneer Association. He was married in Reno, Nevada, July 28. 1880, to Miss Emma L. Knox, a native of Maine.

JOHN P. LADD, a pioneer of 1881, was born in Virginia, July 11, 1832. He attended the public schools there till about seventeen years old, then went to Tennessee and found work on a cotton plantation. In 1851 he came out to San Francisco, California, where for about two years he was engaged in min- ing, but in 1853 he removed to Oregon and became manager of a pack train. While transporting from Scottsburg to Jacksonville. Oregon, he had frequent encounters with the red men, and at one time several of his party were killed. In 1861 Mr. Ladd, who now owned a pack train of thirty mules, pioneered the way into Florence, Idaho, his being the first train that ever went into that mining

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region. He continued in the packing business until 1864, then went to Portland and opened a livery stable. He came to Spokane in 1881, but after remaining here for some time en- gaged as a teamster for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, he returned to Portland. In 1886, however, he came back to Spokane and since that date his destinies have been linked with those of this city. Mr. Ladd is one of those men who seem to be determined that they shall be "heroes in the fight," under whatever circumstances they may be placed. In pioneer days he drove his pack train where- ever occasion was, despite every danger, and when civilization at last dawned he displayed the same dauntless spirit, whenever brought into friendly competition with his fellows. He has taken a considerable part in the govern- ment of the city and county, serving as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Pugh, as court bailiff under Judge Arthur and for two seasons as city water inspector of Spokane. He was married in this city. October 1, 1891, to Miss Lucinda Golding, a native of New London, Ohio.

ALBERT HELD, a pioneer of 1889, was born in Minnesota in 1866, and in that state the first twenty-three years of his life were passed. He acquired his preliminary educa- tion in the public schools and early engaged in the study of architecture at St. Paul, Min- neapolis, and other places in the central states, giving special attention to drafting. His ad- vent to Spokane occurred at a peculiarly for- tuitous time, for during the year of his ar- rival the great fire swept away the entire busi- · ness portion of the city and a great building boom naturally followed. Mr. Held at once began the practice of his profession and has

continued in that business continuously since. He has done some public work, but devotes most of his time to designing and superintend- ing the construction of fine residences, a branch of architecture of which he makes a specialty. Mr. Held is now in partnership with Mr. Permain and so extensive is their business, in the line to which they give special attention, that most of the fine residences erected in this city during the past year have been constructed under their supervision. They also devote considerable time to decora- tive art. Mr. Held's high standing among the members of his profession is evidenced by the fact that he has been elected president of the Architectural Association. Fraternally, he is affiliated with Imperial Lodge, No. 134, I O. O. F., and he also belongs to the Spokane Athletic Club, of which he is a director. He is quite prominent in politics, also being presi- lent of the German-American Republican Club.

JUDGE WIRT W. SAUNDERS, attor -. ney-at-law. 205 and 206 Van Valkenberg block, was born in Texas, July 18, 1857. His father, John S. Saunders, M. D., was a very prominent man in the history of this country, having lived to take part in three great con- flicts, namely, the Texas Revolutionary war, the war with Mexico and the Civil war. Wirt WV. received his primary education in Texas, graduated in Carlton College and took a post- graduate course at Harvard University. He then returned to his native state, was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law. He also took an active and leading part in the af- fairs of the state and his public services, to- gether with his large and exacting practice, resulted in a failure of his health. He deter-

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mined to try a different climate and in 1884 came out to Corvallis, Oregon. He opened a law office there, also assumed the editorial management of a newspaper and before very long was again pushed to the front as a po- litical leader. He was especially active and influential in defeating the woman suffrage movement. In 1894 he came to Spokane to practice his profession here and in 1897 he was elected police judge, an office which he filled very ably until 1899. Since then he has been devoting his energies exclusively to general practice. In his career thus far. Judge Saunders has proved himself a worthy son of his illustrious father, occupying a place of prominence in the political and judicial de- velopment of the three states in which he has lived. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the K. P., the B. P. O. E. and the I. O. R. M. He was married in Kalispel, Montana, June 10, 1896, to Miss Minnie Allison, a native of Oregon.

J. H. MARKS, a pioneer of 1888. was born in Canada, in 1861, and he lived there until sixteen years old, acquiring his educa- tion in the public schools and learning the tailor trade. He then went to Michigan and followed his handicraft there for five years, then to Wisconsin, where the ensuing seven were spent in the pursuit of the same business. In: 1887 he returned to Michigan, but did not remain long, for the next year he arrived in Spokane. He worked as a journeyman in this city four years, then went into business for himself. He now has a fine shop at 508 Sprague avenue, and keeps nine employees busy constantly, doing all kinds of general tailoring. He occupies a leading place

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An illustrated history of Spokane county, state of Washington, Part 90

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

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