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The marriage of Mr. Bowker occurred in Spokane, in June, 1892, Mrs. Olive A. Willis becoming his bride then. Her parents, Oliver R. and Ruth E. (Malcolm) Spinning, are na- tives of Maine and of English and Scotch an- cestors. Mrs. Bowker was born in Phippsburg, Maine, in 1859. By her former marriage she had one son, Jolın Clarence. He was born in Phippsburg, Maine, on June 14, 1880, and died in Douglas county, on October 16, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Bowker are adherents of the Congre- gational church. In 1897, they had the great misfortune to lose their residence and all its contents by fire.
It is of note that Mr. Bowker's grandfather fought in the war of 1812.
HENRY LIETZOW, deceased. It is very fitting that we incorporate in this volume memoirs of the well known gentleman whose name appears above. For many years, he labored in the Big Bend with a good degree of success and also won hosts of friends wherever he was known. His death was very sudden and his departure was mourned universally. Henry Lietzow was born in Pommern, Prussia, on February 4, 1862, the son of William and Teresa (Bartelt) Lietzow, natives of Germany. The father died in Spokane in 1897 and the mother now lives near that city. Our subject was educated in the high schools of Germany, then learned the miller's trade. After arriving at manhood's estate, he served three years in the German army, being in the Second Grena- diers, under General Waldow. He was both drill and swimming master, while in the army. In 1886, Mr. Lietzow came to the United States and settled at Latah, where he was occupied with A. Wheeler in the flour mill. Two years later, he moved to Douglas county and took a pre-emption, and then a homestead about two miles north from Hartline. He gave his at- tention to general farming and stock raising and owned a nice stock of graded horses and cattle. Mr. Lietzow had one sister, Mrs. Fred Jurgins and one brother, Paul.
On February 18, 1886, in Germany, Mr. Lietzow married Miss Martha, daughter of Frederick W. and Amelia (Falbe) Beyer, na- tives of Germany. Mrs. Lietzow was born in Germany on March 12, 1861 and has one
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brother, Paul. To this union three children were born, Elsie D. F., Emma M., Harry Fred,
Mr. Lietzow was a member of the Macca- bees, while he and his wife were adherents of the Lutheran church.
On December 16th, while returning from Hartline, Mr. Lietzow was injured by the fall of his horse. He was immediately taken to the Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane for treat- ment, but despite all that could be done, he passed away on the 19th, three days after his injury. His remains were brought to Hartline where they were interred with proper ceremony.
EDWARD R. HALTERMAN resides about three miles south from Mold, where he has an estate .of nearly one section, which his thrift and industry has made to produce annual- ly bounteous crops of cereals. In addition to these labors, Mr. Halterman raises considerable stock. He has one Percheron stallion, Ma- homet, a fine registered animal worth two thou- sand dollars and weighing one thousand eight hundred and sixty pounds. Mr. Halterman has made .excellent success in stock raising and farming and is a very prosperous man. He has met with very gratifying success in his association with his fellow men, having by his integrity and uprightness won hosts of friends in all parts of the county.
Edward Halterman was born in Lewis county, West Virginia, on June 9, 1849. His parents, George and Mary (Waybright) Halterman, were natives of Virginia and Ohio, respectively. The family moved to Illinois then to Iowa and to Missouri, being on the frontier the most of the time. On account of this, our subject was not permitted to attend school, consequently his education had to be gained by studying at home, carefully im- proving all odd moments, which he has most thoroughly done with the result that he is one of the well posted men of the county. In 1867, our subject went to Missouri and three years later, journeyed to Page county, Iowa, where he farmed for fifteen years, then took a home- stead in Sully county, South Dakota. After selling that property, he came to Washington, and explored various portions of the state, go- ing from the Sound to the Palouse and other sections. He finally selected the Big Bend as
the place and took a pre-emption where he now dwells. He bought other land and has now a fine farm. He has a good house and the farm is provided with all the improvements necessary. Mr. Halterman raises a great many Poland- China hogs and has a fine stock at present. He has two brothers. Ephraim and Andrew, and one sister, Mrs. Harriett Reeve.
FRANK A. WINGATE, who is operating a large mercantile establishment in Krupp, is one of the progressive and capable men of Douglas county. He is the sole owner of the Krupp Mercantile Company, which carries a large stock of all kinds of goods, and under the skillful management of Mr. Wingate, is one of the leading business houses in the Big Bend country.
Frank A. Wingate was born in Rome, New York, on May 1, 1860, the son of Moses and Martha D. (Walker) Wingate, natives of New Hampshire and Maine, respectively. Our sub- ject was educated in the public schools and the academy in Rome and at the age of nineteen left his native city to try his fortune in Color- ado. He operated in 'mining and other in- dustries in the Centennial State for some years, and finally was connected with the National Bank of Durango. From that point he came to Spokane in 1897 and was soon engaged by Holly, Mason & Marks, large merchants of that city. After a year in the Falls City, Mr. Wingate came out into the Big Bend country and was operating for a time in Wilbur. About two years after that, he opened a store in Krupp, and from time to time, as the patronage justified it, he has enlarged the business, and now is carrying a large, well assorted and com- plete stock of general merchandise, implements, and so forth.
The Wingate family, originally English, dates back to 1154, A. D., and receives the name from a valorous act of one, who, being a man of wonderful strength, wrenched a gate from its place on a castle fortification, thus enabling the attacking hosts to enter and over- come the enemy. Many prominent and talented people have come from the family and they are a strong and progressive people. Our subject has one brother, John W., and one sister, Mrs. Henry V. Adams.
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At Silverton, Colorado, in 1886, Mr. Win- gate married Miss Carrie Tucker, whose pa- rents, Marcus and Harriett Tucker, were na- tives of New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Win- gate, three children have been born; Alma M., on December 15, 1887, attending school at Brunot Hall, Spokane; Erle T., on March 6, 1894; and John W., whose birthday was July 4, 1900. The two older ones were born in Colarado and the youngest in Douglas county. Mr. Wingate is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the W. W. He and his wife are adherents of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Wingate is assistant postmaster at Krupp and is a thorough and upright business man, whose friends are numbered by the score from every quarter.
WVADE WAGLAY, who resides about four miles north from Krupp on an estate of over one thousand acres of fine pasture land. is one of the wealthy and substantial men of the Big Bend. He has labored here for all the years' since May, 1887, the date of his settle- ment on a pre-emption where he now resides. His attention has been directed for the main part to stock raising. In this industry, he has gained a marked success and has fine herds at this time. Naturally, as a prudent man, he has taken considerable interest in general farming that he might have sufficient forage to keep his stock through the hard winters, and the terrible losses sustained by different stockmen have not fallen on him.
Wade Waglay was born in Crosby county, Texas, on March 16, 1860, the son of Joseph and Ann (Coffey) Waglay, natives of Louis- iana, and of German ancestrage. Wade was educated in the public schools of Austin, Texas, and there remained until 1882. Then he mi- grated to New Mexico, and began work in the stock business for the firm of Lyon & Campbell, the largest operators in that territory. Four years later, he returned to Texas and at the date mentioned above he came to Washington and settled. He took up stock raising at first with J. F. Popple. Mr. Waglay is a man of thor- oughness and excellent ability and the success he has achieved is the direct result of his ef- forts bestowed in wisdom. He is widely known and universally respected and esteemed.
At Spokane, on April 8. 1903, Mr. Waglay
married Mrs. Clara Wheatley, the daughter of Noah and Anna Reams, natives of Ohio, and early immigrants to California via the Horn. Mrs. Waglay was born in Sutter county, Cali- fornia, in 1860. By her former marriage she has three children, Ethel, Maud, and Roy, all born in California.
GEORGE URQUHART was born in Rossshire, Scotland, on January 22, 1847. His father, Duncan Urquhart, an extensive sheep raiser in the Highlands of Scotland, married Miss Catherine McIntosh and the subject of this sketch was the oldest of seven children born to this couple. He was educated in his native country and in early manhood emigrated to America. Here he was employed in various occupations in New Jersey, Wisconsin and Michigan, until 1874, when he journeyed to the Pacific coast, visiting San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, and the placer mines in central Idaho. After this he entered the employ of the Ore- gon Steam Navigation Company, and remained with them some time. In 1876, he came to Washington, traveling overland from Walla Walla in this territory to his present place. Walla Walla, three hundred miles distant was his nearest supply point and postoffice. He purchased a squatter's right of . Henry Marlin to various tracts of meadow land lying along Crab creek and began stock raising. At that time, there were no railroads in the territory of Washington, nor had the Northern Pacific re- ceived its grant of land for building to the coast. Consequently Mr. Urquhart ranks as one of the very earliest settlers in this section of the country. In 1878, he was in imminent danger of losing his life, owing to an Indian outbreak, which drove the half dozen settlers along the creek to Fort Walla Walla. Mr. Urquhart determined to stay on the ranch, how- ever, and escaped without injury.
In 1887, Mr. Urquhart visited his native country and there married Helen Sime of Inch- ture, Perthshire. They have four surviving children, Kate, Grace, David S., and Alister McN. Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart are adherents of the Presbyterian church and are leading and highly esteemed people. Besides owning large tracts of land in Lincoln and Douglas counties, they are owners of the townsite of Krupp, one
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of the newest and the most promising towns of the Big Bend country. Mr. Urquhart is a man of strong personality and has always been closely identified with the progress and im- provement of this resourceful country. He maintains on his home place, about one hundred head of registered Short- horn cattle in which he takes a great pride. He also has a large number of other cattle and sheep on the public domain, being one of the pioneer and extensive cattle raisers of the Big Bend country. He was a resident of this section prior to the formation of the counties of Lincoln and Douglas, when the entire country north of the Snake was known as Stevens county, with Colville as its county seat.
ROBERT L. PLAYFAIR is one of the younger men of Douglas county and has achieved a brilliant success in his labors. He is at the present time, residing about two and one- half miles southeast from Wilsoncreek where he has a fine home place and is giving his attention to raising stock. Robert L. Playfair was born in Perthshire, Scotland, on September 8, 1871, the son of Charles G. and Margaret (Lunnan ) Playfair, natives also of Scotland. He was edu- cated in the parochial schools and in the high school of Dundee. He remained in his native land until 1888, when he came direct to Wash- ington and began work for the Urquhart Brothers. After sometime in their employ, he located the land where he now lives as a home- stead and turned his attention to raising cattle. He began with the ordinary stock to be had here but has bred them up until he has now a large herd of very fine stock. In 1901 he opened a general merchandise establishment at Wilson- creek, carrying all kinds of supplies in addition to store goods and soon after the business was well started, he sold out to the Nichols Broth- ers, then gave his entire attention to stock rais- ing. In addition to the property mentioned, Mr. Playfair owns one hundred and sixty acres of land where the residence portion of Wilson- creek is being built. He has one brother, Charles W. and two sisters, Margaret L. and Isabella C.
On February 16, 1896, at Cheney, Wash- ington, Mr. Playfair married Miss Gertrude Hull. Her father, Thomas Hull, now deceased,
was a native of Ohio and served in Company D, Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil war. He was a resident of Douglas county at the time of his death. His wife, Angeline (Corothers) Hull, is a native of Indiana. Mrs. Playfair was born in Sher- burn, Minnesota, in 1877, and has three broth- ers and four sisters, John R., James E., Eugene T., Mrs. Elizabeth Ford, Mrs. Ulilla Powell, Mrs. Loretta Gillespie and Mrs. Alice Orrock. To Mr. and Mrs. Playfair, one child has been born, Athol Christy. The date of his birth was February 22, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Play- fair are members of the Presbyterian church. He is a man of great energy and possessed of an aggressive spirit, yet all of his labors have been marked with due conservatism and guided by excellent wisdom, so much so that every venture of his has culminated in success.
ZACHARIAH FINNEY, who resides about two miles west from Wilsoncreek, is one of the earliest settlers in the Crab creek country. He is now one of the heavy stock raisers and also does general farming. He has a large amount of fine natural meadow land besides considerable irrigated land. A large portion of this is given to the production of hay for his stock and he is one of the progressive and wealthy men in the Crab creek valley.
Zachariah Finney was born in Barren count- ty, Kentucky, on November 30, 1852. His pa- rents, Franklin and Nancy J. (Hizer) Finney, were natives of Pennsylvania and followed farming. Later, they moved to Linn county, Missouri, where our subject was educated and remained until he had arrived at manhood's estate. His youthful labors were on the farm. In 1876, he moved to Iowa, then later returned to Missouri after which he went to Colorado. He returned from Colorado to Missouri and in 1886 came to the Big Bend country. He first located land where Odessa now stands. Then he took his present place, a timber culture claim, and has added by purchase and desert act until he has about one thousand acres. He at once commenced to handle stock. He im- proved his herds by the introduction of Short- horn and Hereford strains and now has some very valuable cattle. When first here, Mr. Finney found the whole country open and but
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few people settled in the valley. The hills formed the finest range to be found in the west and he took advantage of the same.
Mr. Finney has nine brothers and two sis- ters, John W., James T., Benjamin F., Robert, Louis S., George W., Sterling P., Andrew J .; Alexander, Dora A. McCallum, and Mary A. Phillips.
In Linn county, Missouri, November 12, 1883, Mr. Finney married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Squire and Mary (McLean) Put- nam. She was born in Linn county, Missouri, on April 15, 1865. To this couple four chil- dren have been born; Roy E., in Linn county, Missouri, on November 5, 1884; Oscar, at Odessa, Washington, on July 18, 1886; Archie, in Lincoln county, on August 22, 1889; Cora, on August 24, 1894. The last is a native of Douglas county.
Mr. and Mrs. Finney are communicants of the Methodist church and are known as good people, having hosts of friends.
GEORGE F. GOLDSMITH has the dis- tinction of being the first mayor of Wilson- creek after the city charter was adopted. The election occurred in 1903. The following May he took his oath of office and is at the present time acting in this capacity. He has proved an efficient and wise executive officer, as he has also a capable and thrifty business man. He is now at the head of a large lumber business which has grown under his direction until it is now one of the best in the county. He handles a full supply of building material and does a thriving business.
George F. Goldsmith was born in Cairo, Illinois, on May 14, 1866, being the son of George and Ruth E. (Hewke) Goldsmith, natives of England and emigrants to the United States in early days. The father served in the union navy during the Rebellion. The common schools of his native place gave the educational training to our subject and in early manhood he learned the carpenter trade. He continued at Cairo until twenty-three years of age, and then went to St. Louis, where he was engaged at his trade for seven years. In 1896 he removed west, settling just north of Wil- bur, where he bought half interest in his broth- er's wheat ranch. He was occupied in conduct-
ing this for one year, then moved into Wilbur and opened a mercantile establishment. After one year in this business, he went to Everett, Washington, and there engaged in contract work for a short time. After that, he came back to eastern Washington and selected Wil- soncreek as his permanent place of abode. He opened a lumber yard in this thriving center in company with Jesse Gentry and from that time until the present he has given his entire atten- tion to the upbuilding of his business, and the result is he stands now a prosperous and re- spected business man of Douglas county. Mr. Goldsmith has three brothers, Herbert H., Louis D. and Adelbert A., and three sisters, Mrs. Edith Bradbury, Mrs. Mabel Goe and Mrs. Ruth Aldrich.
At St. Louis, Missouri, on February 26, 1902, Mr. Goldsmith married Miss Ida Schop- mier, whose parents were natives of Germany and early settlers in St. Louis. She was born in St. Louis, on December 19, 1871, and has two brothers, Henry and August, and one sister, Emma, all living in St. Louis. On December 9, 1902, at Wilsoncreek, Ralph A. was born to Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith. Mr. Goldsmith and his wife were reared under the influence of the Presbyterian church, but are not members of any denomination.
A. JACKSON JEFFERS is one of the industrious and substantial farmers of Douglas county whose estate of one-half section lies about four miles southwest of Almira. He was born in Clay county, Indiana, on March 7, 1862, being the son of Reese and Amanda (Fogen) Jeffers, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively, and early pioneers of Indi- ana. In the common schools of his native land our subject received his educational training and there grew to manhood. In 1884 he moved to Kansas and in a short time went thence to Colorado, whence he returned to Indiana. Later, we find him in the Oklahoma country and then again in Colorado, whence he came to Washington, settling in Lincoln county, where he lived for many years. He then took a portion of his present estate as a homestead and added another quarter section of railroad land by purchase. To the improvement and cultivation of this estate he has devoted him-
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self continuously since and the result is that he has a fine, well cultivated farm, productive of good dividends. Mr. Jeffers passed through the hardships and trials of the pioneer and used in early days to go to the Palouse country har- vesting to buy the bread for the family for the rest of the year. Now he has a fine estate and is one of the prosperous agriculturists of this part of the country. Mr. Jeffers has the follow- ing brothers and sisters: Leander, William R., Sherman J., Charley, Mrs. Emma R. Crumble, Mrs. Eliza Paterson, Mrs. Millie Miller, Luella.
In Lincoln county Mr. Jeffers married Miss Sarah, daughter of Lawrence and Lucy (Lewis) Shrewsbury, natives of Vir- ginia and Washington, respectively. Mr. Shrewsbury crossed the plains in 1849 to Cali- fornia and then made his way northward to Lincoln county. Mrs. Jeffers has three broth- ers and one sister, Charles, Albert, Nathaniel and Hollie. The names of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers and dates of birth are given below : Burt, born in Lincoln county on December 29, 1891; Arthur, born in Lin- coln county on March 26, 1893; Amanda B., born in Douglas county on March 8, 1895 ; Ella, born in Lincoln county on August 17, 1897; Lula, born in Douglas county on Feb- ruary 10, 1898; Charley, borif in Douglas county on November 24, 1902.
JOHN JELINEK is one of the pioneers of Douglas county who has remained from the time he first settled here until now. He has given his attention largely to general farming and stock raising and has gained a marked suc- cess in his labors. His estate lies about four miles south from Lincoln and is first-class grain land, producing good crops each year. Mr. Jelinek has labored here with good display of wisdom and skill in developing the resources of the country, so that he has been blessed with abundant prosperity, having considerable prop- erty and all entirely free from encumbrance of every sort.
Jolın Jelinek was born in Bohemia, near Tabor, on May 15, 1858, being the son of John and Katrina (Svoboda) Jelinek, natives of Bohemia. They both died in Wisconsin. Our subject had no opportunity to gain an education in his country, as he left there with his parents and came to the United States when five years
of age. They settled in the wilds of Wisconsin where no school privileges were found and John was obliged to gain his education from studying at home, and with the careful perusal of what books he could get hold of, he has be- come a well informed man and is a close student of all surroundings and conditions. In 1876 our subject left Wisconsin and came to Seattle via the Union Pacific Railway and steamer. Finding little employment on the sound, he went on foot to Pierce City, Idaho, a distance of over five hundred miles, where he worked in the placer mines. Later, he was located on the Clearwater, after which we find him employed at Texas Ferry on the Snake. From there, he went to the Yakima river and did timber work for the Northern Pacific. After this, he worked at various places along the Northern Pacific, and did bridgework until 1882, the year in which he selected a homestead and tim- ber culture, in Douglas county. After taking this claim, he worked a year more on the Northern Pacific, then came to his land and started in improving it. For fifteen years he has been school director of district No. I and has always taken an interest in the advancement and upbuilding of the county. Mr. Jelinek has four brothers and one sister, Albert, Michael, Antonio, Bohumil and Mrs. Mary Holbrook.
At Lincoln, on June 18, 1893, Mr. Jelinek married Miss Jennie White, whose father, Da- vid White, was a native of Kansas. Mrs. Jelinek was born in New Harmony, on July 23, 1874, and died near Elliot, on the sound, January 14, 1899. Her remains are interred in the Shrock cemetery. She has three brothers and two sisters, John, James, Eugene, Mrs. John Zimmerman and Mrs. Fred Nater. To Mr. and Mrs. Jelinek, three children have been born : Mary A., on February 25, 1894; Ralph, on October 2, 1895 ; and Roscoe, on April 5, 1897.
Mr. Jelinek is a member of the A. O. U. W., the Maccabees and the A. F. & A. M. He was raised in the Catholic faith and has always been a supporter of church institutions.
PERCY G. MALTBIE is one of the young and prosperous business men of Douglas county. He has been engaged in various lines as will be noticed by the following and is now in company with D. O. Friel and his brother,
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A. M. Maltbie, in the hardware and furnishing business in Wilsoncreek. They carry a full line of shelf hardware and furniture, together with house furnishing goods, and have a thriv- ing trade.
Percy G. Maltbie was born in Allamakee county, Iowa, on August 12, 1868, being the son of James D. and Achsah ( Wright) Malt- bie, natives of New York and Michigan, re- spectively. The father served in the Twenty- seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry, with distinc- tion, then came west and died at Waterville, Washington. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Nebraska, finishing in the high school. In 1886, he moved with his father and family to Washington and settled near Waterville. He was engaged in farming for some time. In the spring of 1893 he was elected marshal of Waterville, which position he held for two years. After this term of office, Mr. Maltbie engaged in the hardware business with Mr. C. A. Carpenter, where he remained for a year. He then turned his atten- tion to prospecting near Republic, continuing the same for one year. After that he returned and in 1898 joined Company D, of the Inde- pendent Battalion of the Washington Volun- teer Infantry. He was elected captain of the company, which consisted of one hundred and five men, mostly from Douglas county, and they were ordered to Tacoma, where they were mustered into the service. As soon as enlisted they were sent to Vancouver, where they con- tinued until October 28, 1898, at which time they were mustered out, having been in the service for five months. If they had gone to the front. they would have been a part of the Sec- ond Washington Volunteer Infantry. Immedi- ately following his discharge from service, Mr. Maltbie returned to Waterville and opened a cigar store in company with his brother, A. N. Maltbie. This was conducted until 1902. when he sold out his interests and moved to Wilson- creek and opened a hardware business. His en- tire establishment was burned down, but with pluck, he and his partners rebuilt, putting in a larger store, and are now doing good business.
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