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Mr.Harsh has one brother, John W. While in Armour, South Dakota, Mr. Harsh married Miss Melissa Kuder, the wedding occurring March 30, 1890. Her parents were George W. and Isabel (Brock) Kuder, natives of Pennsyl- vania and Indiana, respectively. The father died at Waterville on June 9, 1903 and his widow on June 17, 1903. Mrs. Harsh was born in Greene county, Iowa, on December 26, 1868 and has two brothers, Madison M. and George F., and two sisters, Arra B. Whitehall and Jennie G. Whitehall.
Four children have been born to our sub- ject and his wife, Bethel B., on March 1, 1891 ; George B., on May 21, 1893; Franklin, on April 12, 1896; and Beatrice Hope, on Febru- ary 15, 1904, on the farm. All the others were born in Walnut Grove, South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Harsh are members of the Seventh Day Adventist church and are good substantial people.
FRED C. TYLER. There is no doubt that the most important class of people on the face of the earth to-day are those who till the soil, and some of the finest specimens of human- ity are found in this calling. Douglas county is not lacking in intelligent farmers and stockmen who have made this political division what it is to-day. Among the leading ones, it is with pleasure that we mention the subject of this article, who resides about six miles southeast of Waterville and is known as one of the lead-
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ing citizens. He was born in Sullivan county, New York, on February 27, 1860. The father was Colonel Rockwell Tyler, a native of Wayne county, Pennsylvania and a man of prominence both in Pennsylvania and New York. He entered the service in the Civil War. as captain in the Fifty-sixth New York Vol- unteer Infantry and was soon promoted as Colonel of the regiment. He did valiant and faithful service, for his country in those dark days of internecine strife and was a commander who led rather than sent his men. After ful- filling his military service, he returned to New York state and was revenue collector for a number of years. His death occurred on May 27, 1893. Colonel Tyler married Miss Mary J. Hill, a native of Connecticut, who died in Doug- las county, Washington, on October 28, 1898.
Reverting more particularly to the subject of this article, we note that his early education was gained in Sullivan county, New York. At the early age of fifteen, he was sent to Connec- ticut and from that time forward has not only been an active and industrious person but also a great investigator of the questions of the day and a wide reader. In the spring of 1882, our subject left Connecticut and went to Millbank, Dakota, where he was salesman in the mercan- tile establishment of J. C. Drake, for three years. In 1885, he came to Spokane, then jour- neyed on through Douglas county and later went to Oregon. After two years of residence in Oregon, he returned to Douglas county and took a pre-emption. After proving upon this, he located a homestead. He sold these proper- ties and bought his present place and upon this he has made his home since. He has a two-story six-room residence, outbuildings, excellent well of water and a good band of cattle. Mr. Tyler had two brothers, Charles V., deceased, and Ebenezer.
At Wilmot, Dakota, on June 2, 1884, oc- curred the marriage of Mr. Tyler and Miss Ida M., daughter of Charles and Elizabeth ( Ander- son) Smith, natives of Ohio and New Hamp- shire, respectively. They came to Dakota in 1880. Mrs. Tyler has the following brothers and sisters, Warren J., Charles A., Mrs. Emily Newhouse, Mrs. Nettie Nancarow, Mrs. Susan Gary, Mrs. Lizzie Drake, Mrs. Helen Stoddard and Mrs. Emeline Reinhart, deceased.
In religious persuasion, Mr. Tyler is inclined toward the Baptist church, although he is not
actively connected with any denomination. He and his wife are well known and have hosts of warm friends throughout the country. Mr. Tyler is a man that the people look up to and they esteem him for his worth and wisdom.
JOSEPH W. WOOLVERTON is one of the most progressive and active business men of Dauglas county. He is at present conduct- ing a general merchandise establishment at Douglas and is meeting with the well earned success of a gratifying patronage, while he re- ceives the esteem and the respect of all. Mr. Woolverton has also shown himself one of the capable and successful educators of the county. It is very evident that the salient points of his career should be named in a volume purporting to grant representation to leading citizens of this section, and we therefore append the same.
Joseph W. Woolverton was born in Bliss- field, Michigan, on February 12, 1873. His father, Milton Woolverton, is a native of Penn- sylvania and now a farmer in Michigan. He married Miss Ellen Bullard, of New York. She also is living in Michigan. Our subject continued his training until after he had fin- ished the high school course, then in 1892, came to Douglas county, settling about eighteen miles east of Waterville on a homestead. He taught school for two years while living on the home- stead and in 1894, was elected superintendent of schools for this county. His name appeared on the Republican ticket and he gained the day over E. M. Bogart, by thirty majority. Mr. Woolverton was just twenty-one years old at this time and was the youngest elected officer in the state of Washington. . After two years of very acceptable service in this important of- fice. Mr. Woolverton again turned his attention to teaching school, continuing the same until 1898. He served in the postoffice at Waterville for some time and finally, in 1901, located at Douglas, where he opened a general merchan- dise store. He carries a fine assortment of goods of everything demanded by the trade in this section and by his genality and deferential treatment of partons has won for himself a very lucrative trade. Mr. Woolverton is considered one of the best business men in this section. Mr. F. Brockman, of Spokane, also is interested in the store.
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Mr. Woolverton has two sisters, Mrs. E. J. Malloy and Mrs. J. M. Friel.
On November 15, 1896 at Waterville, Mr. Woolverton married Miss Mary E., daughter of John and Mary A. (McCann) Kelley. The father died in Waterville, on April 30, 1903 and the widow still resides there. Mrs. Wool- verton was born in New Jersey, on December 9, 1873 and has the following brothers and sisters, Edward F., John H., Joseph P. and James L. Mr. and Mrs. Woolverton are the parents of the following named children : James M., born 011 August 27, 1897; Irene L., born on Novem- ber 12, 1899; Ethel M., born April 3, 1901. All were born in Waterville. Mr. Woolverton is a member of the W. W., and a broad-minded and progressive man.
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EDDIE HOMER OGLE is one of the? younger agriculturists of Douglas county who has met with remarkable success on account of his industry and sagacity. He resides about a mile southwest from Waterville, upon an estate he purchased, which is well improved with good residence, barns and so forth and is very pro- ductive. He is known as a man of industry and worth and stands exceptionally well in the com- munity. His place is very neat and attractive and shows forth the skill and taste of the owner.
Eddie Homer Ogle was born in Republic county, Kansas, on September 26, 1873, the son of William and Susana ( Jackson ) Ogle, natives of Indiana and Illinois, respectively. He re- ceived his education in the district schools of Nebraska and the high schools at Chester, in that state, completing the same in this county. At the age of eighteen, he engaged in work for himself, giving his attention to farming. Later, he homesteaded a quarter section, eighteen miles southeast from Waterville, which he sold and then purchased his place of one hundred and twenty acres, mentioned above. Mr. Ogle has the following brothers and sisters, Ira W., Mrs. Clara E. Owens, and Nola C. At Moses coulee, October 7, 1901, Mr. Ogle married Miss Myrtle A., daughter of Edward and Amanda J. (Dodson) Owen. The father was a pioneer of this county and now lives in Moses Coulee. He is a native of Maine. The mother was born in West Virginia and died in the year 1894. Mrs. Ogle was born in Dayton, Washington,
on May 16, 1882 and has three brothers and two sisters, James S., John T., Edward.M., Mrs. Rachel E. Horing, and Mrs. Ellen A. Cun- ningham. On February 9, 1903, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ogle and was named Eula Mildred. Mr. Ogle is a member of the M. W. A. and in political matters is decidedly independent. He in an adherent of the Christian church as is also his wife. They have labored faithfully in this country and now enjoying a goodly competence as the result of their years of industry.
ERNST KUMMER is one of the heav- iest property owners in Douglas county and it is greatly to his credit, when we note the fact that he came here with very limited means and has gained his present princely holdings by his own labor and wisdom. Mr. Kummer resides about two and one-half miles east of Water- ville, on his estate of eight hundred acres, which is all laid under tribute to produce various crops. He has a very fine residence, built of brick containing ten rooms and supplied with all modern conveniences. He also has a fine cellar thirty by thirty-two and his house is one of the finest in the county. Other improve- ments, such as barns, wells, orchard, outbuild- ings, fences and so forth, enhance the value and add to the beauty of the estate.
Ernst Kummer was born in Blumenau, Waldenburg, Germany, on March 17, 1848, the son of John and Charlotte ( Alter) Kummer, natives of Germany. Our subject was educated in the public schools and learned the wagon maker's trade before he was twenty years of age. When twenty he joined the regular army and participated in the Franco-Prussian war, taking part in the battles of Weisserburg, Worth, Sedan and Metz. He was also at the surrender of Paris. For three years, he faith- fully followed martial life, then was discharged at Dingnets in 1871. Hoffman Van Der Mibby was the captain of our subject's company. In 1882, he came to Lasalle county, Illinois and did general work there for three years. It was 1885, that he settled in Douglas county and since that he has been one of the most sub- stantial and prosperous farmers of the entire county. He has two brothers, Herman and Rinehardt, the former in Spokane and the lat- ter in this county. At Hosdorff, Germany, on
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September 2, 1873, Mr. Kummer married Miss Caroline, daughter of William and Johana Weltz, natives of Germany. Mrs. Kummer was born in Germany, on April 8, 1856 and has one brother, William, and one sister, Henrietta Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. Kummer have be- come the parents of the following named chil- dren : Karl, born in Germany, April 29, 1877; Clara, wife of George Brodius, died in North- port, October 7, 1897; Ida M., born in Ger- many, March 14, 1880 ; Adfreda, born in Illinois, October 27, 1882, wife of Charles Fletcher now living in Waterville; Louisa, born in Montana, March 27, 1885 : Ernest K., born in this county, October 10, 1886; Adilino, born in this county, August 8, 1889 and died on December 17, 1902 ; and Henry H., born in this county, April 13, 1892, living at home. Mr. and Mrs. Kum- mer are adherents of the Lutheran church. Their children have been educated in the schools at Waterville.
WILLIAM OGLE is a well known and in- telligent farmer of Douglas county and resides about two miles southwest from Waterville. He was born in Fountain county, Indiana, on February 16, 1847, the son of James C. and Elizabeth (Smith) Ogle, both natives of Ohio and tillers of the soil. Our subject was edu- cated in the common schools of Illinois, to- gether with private instructions and remained with his father until he arrived at his majority. Then lie commenced farming in Mercer county, Illinois, for himself, where he remained for eighteen years. After that, he removed to Re- public county, Kansas and continued in the basic art of agriculture, taking up a homestead and remaining there until 1889. In that year, he removed to Douglas county and pre-empted a quarter section seventeen miles east from Waterville. Later he removed to his present place which is a well improved farm. He does general farming and stock raising and is well known as one of the substantial men of the community.
Mr. Ogle had four brothers in the war, three in the Thirtieth Illinois and one in the Forty-third. James was killed at Vicksburg; Van died at Fort Donelson ; and John died in the hospital in Illinois. The other children of the family are: Ruth, Sarah, Mary E., Joseph D., deceased, Frank, Alexander C., Thomas N.,
Jasper C. and Mrs. Emma Richardson. On December 24, 1868, at Keithsburg, Illinois, Mr. Ogle married Miss Susana, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Jackson, natives of England and New Jersey, respectively. Mrs. Ogle was born in Keithsburg, Illinois, April 4, 1854, and has the following brothers and sisters, James H., John W., Mallon, and Mrs. Sarah F. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Ogle have become the parents of the following children : Ira W., born on June 25, 1871 ; Edward H., born September 26, 1873; Clara E., born March 17, 1879, now the wife of Edward Owens and living in this county ; Nola C., born in this county, on Febru- ary 3, 1892, living at home.
Mr. Ogle and his wife belong to the Chris- tian church. They are highly respected people and first class citizens.
GEORGE SHULTZ is one of the leading and most prosperous farmers of Douglas coun- ty, as is evidenced by his achievements and his holdings. His farm of nearly one quarter sec- tion lies about one mile northwest from Water- ville and is a model in every respect. It is laid out wisely, cultivated skilfully and is a very valuable estate. A good large residence of modern design, commodious and substantial barn, good fences, orchards and so forth em- bellish and beautify the place so that Mr. Schultz's rural abode is one of the choicest to be found.
George Shultz was born near Elgin, Illinois, on April 21, 1840, the son of Barney and Betsey ( Martel) Shultz, both natives of Pennsylvania. The father fought under Captain Drake in the War of 1812. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Columbia county, Wiscon- sin and began life for himself at the age of six- teen. He did farming for fifteen years and in 1879, moved to Nebraska, settling in Burt county. He bought one hundred and sixty acres of land at five dollars per acre and twenty- three years later, 1901, he sold the place for sixty dollars per acre. At that time, he moved to Douglas county and bought three quarter sections where he now lives. It was formerly known as the Murray farm. In addition to general farming and fruit raising, he raises stock and has some Shorthorn cattle, among which are some very good specimens.
Mr. Shultz has the following brothers and
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sisters, William, Mrs. Harriett Hammond, Mrs. Olive Hidden and Mrs. Sarah Richards.
At Charles City, Iowa, on August 29, 1873, Mr. Shultz married Miss Mary E., daughter of Thomas and Julia (Rapp) Warner, natives of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, respectively. Mrs. Shultz was born on December 10, 1853, in Wisconsin, and has the following half broth- ers and sisters, her mother having married Mr. Andrew McFarland, Andrew and Peter, twins, Albert, Charles, William, Levi, and Martha. To Mr. and Mrs. Shultz have been born the following children : Emma R., wife of Ira C. Richards, living in Chelan county ; George R., . Maude M. ; Louisa A. ; Authur R., and Norman F .; all living at home.
Politically, Mr. Shultz is independent and always selects his own man. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the M. W. A. He was raised under the Presbyterian church but does not adhere to any denomination at the present time. Mr. Shultz is one of those progressive and thrifty men, who always provide the best of everything for their use and his farm is supplied with the finest machinery and equip- ments that can be bought.
BARCLAY W. WHITEHALL has demonstrated his ability to handle successfully a large general farm, where he lives one mile north from Waterville. For a number of years, he has devoted himself to stock raising, farm- ing and freighting, and has come to be one of the prosperous men of Douglas county. The property where he now lives, he purchased for one thousand dollars. The same is now valued at over four thousand dollars and has annually produced abundant crops.
Barclay W. Whitehall was born in Foun- tain county, Indiana, on June 2, 1853, the son . of James and Elizabeth (Clark) Whitehall, both natives of that county. The family moved to Illinois when our subject was young and in Mercer and Henderson counties of that state, he received his education and remained there until 1875. After that time, Mr. Whitehall moved to Iowa and made settlement in Greene county. For twenty-one years he was engaged there in general farming and also taught school. He taught six terms in the graded schools of Illinois and Iowa and left a record as a first class instructor. Desiring to see the west and
ascertain its resources, Mr. Whitehall came to Waterville, having made the trip overland from Iowa with wagons. He started on April 12, 1896 and four months later was in Douglas county.
Among the improvements of Mr. White- hall's farm, may be mentioned a good orchard, besides first class buildings, fences and so forth. Mr. Whitehall has one sister and four brothers, Henry T., Alva Curtis, Nicolas C., Charlie A., and Mrs. Carrie Badger, deceased.
Near Scranton, Iowa, on December 5, 1881, Mr. Whitehall married Miss Jennie G., daugli- ter of George W. and Isabel (Brock) Kuder, natives of Pennsylvania and Indiana, respect- ively, and early pioneers in the state of Iowa. Mrs. Whitehall was born in Illionis, on Feb- ruray 26, 1864 and has the following brothers and sisters, Monroe M., G. Frank, Arra B. and Melissa C. Mr. and Mrs. Whitehall have be- come the parents of the following children : Effie E., born on November 13, 1883 in Greene county, Iowa, later married to Charles F. Wickers, and died March 29, 1904; Earl B., born in Greene county, Iowa, on July 22, 1887; Orla J., born in Greene county, Iowa, on Febru- ary 14, 1891 ; Lester L., born in Greene county, Iowa, April 14, 1894; Henry W., born in Douglas county, Washington, June 8, 1898; Maggie Mae, born in this county, on March 13, 1900; Etta Irene, born January 9, 1904; and Pressie J., born in Greene county, Iowa, July 27, 1885 and died May 29, 1900. Mr. White- hall is active in the realm of politics and holds strongly to the Populist principles. He and his wife belong to the Seventh Day Church of God.
JASPER GARLAND is one of the large stockmen of Douglas county. He is an ex- emplification of what grit and determination can do, as will be seen by reviewing his career.
Jasper Garland was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, on April 19, 1847. His father, Hambleton Garland, was a native of North Carolina and married Miss Jane McNease, a native of Tennessee. Our subject was educated in the common schools of his native county an.1 there remained until 1866, when he journeyed west to Texas and dwelt in Henderson and Kaufman counties of that state, for fifteen years. Then he removed to Colorado and
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Utah and for two years did contract work on the construction of the Rio Grande & Denver railroad. Following that, Mr. Garland settled in Gilliam county, Oregon and devoted himself to ranching and stock raising. In 1888, he took a large band of sheep on shares and the follow- ing year moved his sheep and other stock to Douglas county and made settlement in the vicinity of Moses Lake. Adverse circumstances accompanied his trip, while inclement weather and other things continued, until Mr. Garland had not a head left. Not being made of the stuff, however, that gives way to discourage- ment, he immediately hired out for a sheep herder for T. J. Ferguson and for five years did that most tiresome and arduous work. He saved his money and bought a band of sheep for himself and now has over six thousand of these profitable animals. In addition, Mr. Garland owns three quarter sections of fine land, five miles west of Coulee City, where he makes his headquarters. He has a good range and his sheep are the Merino breed. His markets are Seattle and Spokane. In addition to sheep, Mr. Garland has a fine band of horses and some cattle.
The marriage of Mr. Garland and Miss Eveline Holbrook occurred in Kaufman county, Texas, on September 10, 1874. The parents of Mrs. Garland are Amerous and Seline (Dunn) Holbrook, natives of Mississippi. Mrs. Garland was born in Louisiana in March, 1852, and has one brother, Albert and one sis- ter, Mrs. Martha McAdams. Mr. Garland has one brother, Marion. To this union the fol- lowing children have been born, Mrs. Minnie McDonough, Jasper, Albert M., Grover C., and Charles C. The first two were born in Texas, the third in Idaho, the next in Oregon, and the last in Coulee City.
Mr. Garland is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and in church matters favors the Method- ists.
HIRAM H. HUTTON is one of the well known business men of Coulee City and is handling a large lumber yard, where he has been in business for the past twelve years.
Hiram H. Hutton was born in Saint Clair county, Michigan, on June II, 1868, the son of William H. and Mary J. ( Higgins) Hutton. natives of New York state. The father fought
for the union in the Civil War and sustains a fine record as a soldier. Our subject was edu- cated in the public schools of his native and Lapeer counties, and remained in Michigan until he was twenty. Then he went west to Chicago and there was in the railway tele- graphic service for two years. He was with the Grand Trunk until 1888, when he came on west and entered the employ of the North- ern Pacific. Among other places he served at Cheney and Rathdrum. He then went to Cou- lee City, and soon started a confectionery store. In 1892 he sold this enterprise and started a saloon and a lumber yard and has operated both since.
Mr. Hutton has the following named broth- ers and sisters, Frank, Emmett J., William W., Cassius A., Angus P., H. Wells and Mrs. Etta Clayton.
The marriage of Mr. Hutton and Miss Asdie M. Salisbury was celebrated at Spokane, on March 1, 1897. Mrs. Hutton's parents are natives of Iowa. She has one brother, Earl, living in The Dales, Oregon. To Mr. and Mrs. Hutton, the following named children have been born : Lena M., on March 2, 1898; Henry L., on January 2, 1900; Zella M., on July 4, 1902. All are natives of Coulee City.
FREDERICK J. JOHNSON is one of the younger men of Douglas county, who has gained an especial distinction in the business world, owing to the fact that he has won his success by reason of intelligence and wisdom that place him among the leading operators in this part of the state. He is a lumber dealer in Coulee City at the present time, and handles, in connection therewith, paints, oils, glass, wall- paper and so forth. He has done a very exten- sive business since coming here, handling over eight million feet of lumber alone.
Frederick J. Johnson was born at Howard Lake, Minnesota, on December 30, 1869. His parents were John A. and Katherine (Stoltz) Johnson, natives of England and Germany, re- spectively, and now living in Lincoln county, Washington.
Our subject was educated in the schools of Wright county, Minnesota and the Blair Business College of Spokane. In 1887 he moved to Lincoln county and settled just north
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from Davenport, where he engaged in saw- milling, also handled a planing mill. He con- tinued with marked success there until about two years since, when he opened liis present business in Coulee City. Since that time, he has done remarkably well here and is consid- ered now one of the very prosperous and sub- stantial business men of the town. Mr. John- son sold his milling interests before he came to Coulee City. He also owns one-half section of land, which is well improved and devoted to stock and general farming, the stock con- sisting of cattle and horses. The land lies mostly northwest from Coulee City.
Mr. Johnson had two brothers and three sisters, William J., Eugene A., Mrs. Lucretia Weygant, Mrs. Viola West, Mrs. Blanche Bernard.
The marriage of Mr. Johnson and Miss Katie McGillivray occurred at Cheney, on May 13. 1895. Mrs. Johnson's parents are Neil and Sarah ( McCloud) McGillivray, natives of Canada. She was born in Canada, on Septem- ber 12, 1878 and has the following brothers and sisters, Tolin, Neil, Mrs. Christopher Phar, and Mrs. Mary Ledgerwood. To our subject and his wife, the following children have been born: Valentine F., on February 17, 1896; Merle K., on January 27, 1898; and Raymond in January, 1901. They are all natives of Lincoln county. Mr. Johnson is possessed of the happy faculty of winning friends and his genialty has made him the center of a large circle of admirers. He is a prominent and upright citizen and Coulee City is to be con- gratulated in gaining him as one of her prom- inent residents.
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