An illustrated history of the state of Washington, containing biographical mention of its pioneers and prominent citizens, Part 82

Author: Hines, Harvey K., 1828-1902
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 1056

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Thus briefly are given the leading events of an eminently useful life, whose efforts have all been along the line of self-improvement and benefit to his fellow men.

W ILLIAM HI. HALE, a highly respected resident of Klickitat county, Washing- ton, was born at Huntsville, Randolph county, Missouri, July 10, 1836, a son of Israel F. and Veronica (Keeper) Hale; the father be- longed to an old family of Marlborongh, Con- nectient, where he was born; and the mother was a native of Harper's Ferry, a descendant of Irish ancestors. William H. received his edu- cation in the county in which he was born, and was there reared to the occupation of a farmer; his father was also an agriculturist, but during his life had taught school and had been engaged in mercantile trade.

In 1878 Mr. Hale left his old home and came to the far West, locating at Klickitat county, Washington; for a year he lived on a ranch on the Columbia river just above Columbus; he then took a piece of railroad land, and four years afterward bought a settler's right to his present farm; here he has 240 acres, devoted to

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the general purposes of agriculture; he has given especial attention to the growing of grains, and has tested to the farthest limit the resources of soil and climate in this branch of husbandry.

He was nited in marriage in Randolph county, Missouri, December 7, 1859, to Miss Jennie Wallace, a native of Maury county, Ten- nessee, and daughter of Allen and Anna Wal- lace. Six children have been born to them: Arthur; Sarah, wife of A. W. Bullock; Mary Josephine, wife of George II. Darling; Annie, widow of Wilson T. Bullock; William and Julia.

Although Mr. Hale is not regarded as a poli- tician, he has taken a lively interest in the wel- fare and improvement of the community, and is recognized as one of the most progressive and enterprising citizens of Klickitat county.

J OSEPH GREEN, Colonel of the First Regiment National Guards of Washing- ton, was born in England, August 28, 1854. His parents, Joseph and Jane (Smith) Green, of English ancestry, emigrated with their children to America in 1859, and started at once for the Pacific coast, traveling by rail to Omaha, thence across the plains by ox teams. They spent the winter in Rush valley, sixty miles west of Salt Lake city, and in the spring of 1861 continued their travels and arrived at Sacra- mento on the first day of June. They located in Oakland, when Mr. Green engaged in the produce business.

The subject of this sketch was educated in the high school and business college of Oak- land, securing the more practical knowledge of business affairs as clerk and assistant to his fa- ther. In 1883 our subject came to Seattle, then a town of about 6,000 inhabitants. le at once engaged in the produce business, upon a small scale, and is to-day the oldest produce merchant in the city by right of continuous business connection. In 1884 he organized and established the Northwest Fruit Company, of which he has continned as proprietor and mana- ger. He handles both citrus and deciduous fruits and farm products, excepting hay and grain, conducting an extensive business through- ont the State of Washington and British Colum- bia. He has also been connected with many of the organizations which have been carried forward by the enterprising citizens of Seattle

in their efforts to further thecity's development, and is recognized as one of the progressive pub- lic-spirited citizens of Seattle. He was mar- ried in Seattle in 1883, to Miss Zoe E. Perry, a native of Maine. Two children have blessed this union: flazel and Joseph, Jr.

The military experience of Colonel Green was commenced in 1875, when he enlisted in Com- pany A, Fifth Infantry, National Guards of California. He resigned on the 19th day of June, 1883, as First Lieutenant and with the organization of the Seattle Rifles, now known as Company B, First Regiment, National Guard of Washington, on the 15th of April, 1884. Mr. Green was elected First Lieutenant and Captain upon the 4th day of November follow- ing. He held this commission up to May 25, 1891, when he was elected Lieutenant-Colonel, and on the 24th day of March, 1892, he was made Colonel of the regiment, which is com- posed of ten companies and 600 men including officers. In tactics and general efficiency the regiment is well regarded in military cireles. Socially, Colonel Green affiliates with Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, and holds commis- sion of Captain of Seattle Division, No. 1.

OIIN Y. OSTRANDER, one of the active practitioners of the Seattle bar, was born upon his father's donation claim on the Cowlitz river, Cowlitz county, Washington, April 26, 1857, and was the eighth child and only son in the family of eleven children. A detailed sketch concerning his father, Dr. Na- thaniel Ostrander, appears elsewhere in this history. John Y. remained with his parents upon the farm and attended the schools of the locality up to 1872. Ile then removed to Olym- pia and attended the city schools for three years, when he began reading law in the office of Judge B. F. Dennison, and after one year went to Portland and into the office of Judge William Strong, remaining about two years, when he re- turned to Olympia, and being too young for ad- mission he assisted John P. Judson with his practice up to July, 1878, and was then admitted to the bar. Mr. Ostrander then entered part- nership with Judge Dennison, which association continued one year, when the Judge went to Portland and our subject operated alone.

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He was married in April, 1880, to Miss Fan- nie F. Crosby, a native of Tumwater and dangh- ter of Captain Claurick Crosby, a pioneer of 1849. After marriage Mr. Ostrander removed to Dayton, Washington, and engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1881 he became editor and proprietor of the Dayton News, which he published one year, when the office was de- stroyed by fire and the paper discontinued. In November, 1882, he was elected Probate Judge, and re-elected in November, 1884. During this period he acted as City Attorney for eighteen months and City Magistrate for a like term, and at the same time continued a general practice. In May, 1886, he resigned the office of Probate Judge to accept the appointment by President Cleveland as Registrar of the United States Land Office then located at Olympia. In December, 1887, Mr. Ostrander removed the office to Seattle and continued as Registrar up to May, 1888, when he resigned that he might engage actively in the practice of his profession. His resigna- tion was accepted but his release was not secured until December, 1888, since which time he has followed a land-law practice before the Land Department and the United States courts. His practice has been one of the most prominent in the State, and he has been connected with many of the most prominent in the State, and he has been connected with many of the most import- ant land litigations. He was one of the incor- porators and has continued as Vice-President of the Commercial National Bank of Seattle, and also possesses valnable real-estate interests about the city. Socially, he affiliates with the F. & A. M., being a thirty-second degree Mason and a member of Mystic Shrine, also prominent as a K. of P., having served two years as Deputy Grand Chancellor of Eastern Washington.

In politics the Judge is Democratic and takes an active interest in every campaign. Ile was honored by his party as the nominee to the first State Legislature, and though running several hundred ahead of his ticket was defeated, thic county casting a strong Republican vote.

J J. HEALY, Chief Engineer of the Van- conver Fire Department, also a dealer in stoves, tin and iron ware, was born in Clarke county, Washington, September 5, 1862, a son of Daniel and Bridget (Padden) Healy,

natives of Ireland, but both now deceased. J. J. Healy, their only son, was reared and edu- cated in his native county, finished his collegiate course in 1880, and then apprenticed himself to the tinner and plumbers' trade, which he fol- lowed as a journeyman seven years. In 1888 he established himself in his present business on Main street, carrying a large stock of tinware and housekeepers' goods. Mr. Healy has been connected with the City Fire Department for many years, and until recently has been its Foreman. At the meeting of the City Council in January, 1893, he was unanimously elected Chief of the Department, and it is the convic- tion of the citizens of Vancouver, judging from his past services rendered the department, that it was a wise choice. Mr. Healy has always taken an active interest in the general welfare of his city and county, is a man of progressive views in all matters pertaining to the develop- ment of Vancouver, and in political matters is a stanch and active Democrat.

June 27, 1889, he was united in marriage with Miss Catherine McHale, a native of Illi- nois. They have three children: Joseph J., Harry D. and William A.

J OHN N. KLINE, proprietor of the Eagle Wine Rooms of Vanconver, was born in Germany, May 11, 1854, a son of Jacob and Catherine (Danier) Kline. John N., the third in a family of six children, came to Amer- ica in 1877, and enlisted as a musician in the Second United States Cavalry, serving princi- pally in Dakota. He then engaged in business at Cincinnati, Ohio, one year, after which he returned to New York city, and thence to Ger- many, remaining in the latter country nineteen months. After again coming to America Mr. Kline enlisted in the Fourteenth United States Infantry Band, was assigned to duty at Fort Vancouver February 14, 1885, and was dis- charged at this place February 14, 1890. He had engaged in business in Vancouver in 1889, and he now owns both business and residence property, is prominent in business circles, and is connected with the Vancouver Loan and Driving Park Associations.

April 3, 1890, Mr. Kline was nnited in mar- riage with Miss Lena Surber, a native of Ger-

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many. They have one danghter, Catherine L. In his social relations Mr. Kline affiliates with the Sons of Hermann, is Treasurer of the I. O. R. M., and fills an official chair in the regular Army and Navy Union.

C HARLES D. BOWLES, Prosecuting At- torney of Vancouver, was born in this city, April 4, 1864, a son of Jesse T. and Minerva (Wilson) Bowles, natives of Missouri. The father was a Washington pioneer of 1849, and the mother of 1845. The former was a farmer by occupation.

Charles D., the second in a family of four children, was reared and educated in Clarke county, and completed his conrse at the State University of Oregon in 1882. Soon afterward he entered the law office of Strong & Strong at Portland, Oregon, was admitted to the bar in 1885, and continued in practice in that city until 1890. Since that time Mr. Bowles has enjoyed a lucrative and growing practice in Vancouver. Ile has been very successful in his chosen profession, and his preference is for criminal cases. Politically, he is a stanch and aetive Democrat, and in November, 1892, was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney. Socially, he affiliates with the Red Men and the O. U. A. M.

At Albany, Oregon, June 17, 1888, Mr. Bowles was joined in marriage with Miss Al- meda Thompson, a native of Tennessee. They have two children: Jesse C. and Ward R. Al- though comparatively a young man, our subject has made rapid progress in his profession, and has laid the foundation of a prosperous and act- ive professional career, and his ability has been duly recognized by the community.

F RANK W. HASTINGS, second son of Loren B. and Lucinda (Binghanı) Hast- ings, was born in Portland, Oregon, No- vember 12, 1848, and is one of the oldest citi- zens of Port Townsend born in the Northwest. He was reared upon the farm, attending the brief term of winter school, and completing his studies at the Territorial University at Seattle. In the spring of 1867 he began clerking in his

father's store, and in 1869 went to the White Pine mines in Nevada. After an unsuccessful period at prospecting he traveled through south- ern Utah, and then returned to Port Townsend and mercantile life. In 1874, in partnership with his brother, Oregon C., he assumed man- agement of their father's store, under the firm name of Hastings Bros., and continued two years, then sold out to C. C. Bartlett, and they engaged in farming, which was carried on till 1885.

Our subject then returned to mercantile life as salesman for three years, then leased the water front foot of Tyler street, built the Ilast- ings doek and conducted a commission business very successfully for two years, when he sold out and engaged in the real-estate business and the management of his private affairs. Ile was the first president of the Port Townsend Elec- tric Street Railway and Light and Power Com- pany, and built five miles of electric railroad. He is also vice-president of the Hastings Lum- ber and Manufacturing Company, vice-president of the Hastings Estate Company, and associated with the many interests of town development in the improvement of business and residence property.

He was married at Port Townsend, in 1872, to Miss Mabel Littlefield, of Maine.

Socially, Mr. Hastings affiliates with the I. O. O. F. Politically, he is a Republican, and in November, 1890, was elected State Senator for a period of four years.

J UDSON APPLEGATE, one of the prom- inent lawyers of Tacoma, was born at Utica, New York, April 29, 1835, and is a son of Furman and Emily J. (Fox) Applegate. The subject of this sketch was reared in Mont- gomery county, New York, and received his educational training at Antioch College, Yel- low Springs, Ohio, where he was graduated in 1862. He taught school for a short time, and then removed to Indiana, where he began the reading and practicing of law with Judge Jona- than C. Applegate, a second cousin. He was admitted to the bar at Frankfort, Indiana, in 1863. He practiced at Delphi, Indiana, for many years, and was recognized in that State as one of its ablest lawyers. He came to Tacoma in March, 1889, and now ranks among the most

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successful and prominent members of the Wash- ington bar, maintaining a practice in both State and Federal courts.

He has served as Master of Mount Olive Lodge, No. 48, F. & A. M., at Delphi, Indiana, and now affiliates with State Lodge, No. 68, Tacoma.

UDGE JAMES L. CROTTY .- Prominent among the lawyers of the great Northwest none are better known than the subject of this sketch, Judge James L. Crotty, of Spokane, Washington, who was born in New London, Huron county, Ohio, September 15, 1862, and who is pre-eminently a self-made man. He was educated principally by his mother, Mrs. Kate M. Crotty, whom above all others he delights to honor for all that he has accomplished. He studied law under the direction of Hon. George L. Converse, of Columbus, Ohio, and was ad- mitted to the bar in that State.

At an early age he evinced a great aptitude for politics, and was a delegate to the Demo- cratic State Convention in Ohio in 1878 and 1879. Before he became of age, during the year 1879, he removed to Colorado and finally settled in Denver. There he was assigned by the court to defend the men charged with mur- der in connection with the great Chinese riots in Denver in 1880, and after a long and bitter struggle, battling with the ablest criminal law- yers in the West, succeeded in securing their acquittal. In conducting this case he demon- strated his ability as a lawyer and eloquent ad- vocate of great power, and immediately became popular as well as prominent. Owing to his great popularity he was nominated and elected Judge when barely twenty-one years of age, running several hundred votes ahead of his ticket, and being the only Democrat elected. At the time of his election he was Chairman of the Democratic Central Committee; but, being in favor of a protective tariff, and not in accord with his party, he joined the Republican party, cast his first presidential vote for Hon. James G. Blaine, and has ever since been an uncom- promising Republican and protectionist and an earnest advocate of free coinage of silver. Since he retired from the benel he has steadfastly re- fused to be a candidate for any office.

He went from Colorado to California in 1885, and engaged in railroading and newspaper work

for several years. Ile was interested in the famous Mexican land grant, and, through the rapacity of the Mexican Government, lost a for- tune. He came to Washington in 1887, and has resided here ever since.

Judge Crotty has always manifested great interest in the labor question, and practically managed the strike on the Northern Pacific in 1889, which resulted in a complete victory for the employes and effected a great increase in their wages. In this contest he displayed the same tact, firmness and generalship that has always characterized him in any emergency; and it was through his courage and fidelity to duty and right that his efforts were crowned with victory. His devotion to the cause of the railroad men won him their . lasting gratitude, and among that class his friends are legion. He was attorney for Coleman, in the La Grande mnrder case in Oregon, being employed by the railroad and Union Telegraph companies, and secured the acquittal of his client after a trial lasting a month. He has an extensive practice, principally damage suits for railroad employes and criminal cases, and is remarkably success- ful. He is also attorney for several large mining companies. Hle is one of the sturdiest members of the Republican party, and his counsel is much songht for. At present he is Chairman of the Republican Central Committee in Spokane.

Personally, Judge Crotty is of fine presence and genial disposition, and is courteons to all. lIe is an enthusiast in any cause he esponses. In Washington he is regarded as one of the foremost young lawyers, and is destined to fill an important place in her history.

P ERRY GRIFFIN, representative of the Union Pacific system in Spokane, Wash- ington, was born in Niles, Michigan, in 1844, son of Robert and Sarah Griffin, natives of New York. He was educated in the public schools of Chicago, and as early as 1857 commenced railroading, in which business he has since been engaged. In 1866 he was employed in the passenger department of the Missouri Pacific Railway, being located at Kansas City, Missouri. Since then he has been connected with the Illinois Central, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago, Rock Island &

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Pacific, Wabash, and Union Pacific roads. In 1889 he came West to take the position of gen- eral agent for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway; but the Union Pacific company which was then completing its line into Spokane, secured his services for its new territory, and he has remained with this great transconti- mental line ever since. In railroad circles Mr. Griffin is too well and favorably known to need any further introduction. To the traveling pub- lic and commercial world of this city and its tributary country he is an old and valued friend. The pioneer route which he represents has its interests well and faithfully cared for, and it is to be hoped that he may serve the system for many years to come. Since he located in Spo- kane Mr. Griffin has made hosts of friends, and is regarded as one of the most popular men in the State.

Mr. Griffin was married in Niles, Michigan, to Miss Emma J. Cook, whose father is one of the best known editors in that State.

D R. R. L. THOMSON, one of Spokane's physicians, confines his practice to dis- eases of the eye and ear. Ile is a native of Kentucky, and is of Scotch-Irish ancestry. His parents died while he was a child, and since boyhood he has made his own way in the world. He graduated as a physician and surgeon at the Kentucky School of Medicine, Louisville, Ken- tneky, winning the first honors of his class. Shortly after graduating he was elected to fill the chair of anatomy in his alma mater. He occupied this position five years, engaging in general practice during this time. In 1885 he started for Europe, but, finding what he wished in New York, he entered the service in the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital, and soon be- came Assistant House Surgeon and then House Surgeon. Ile left the Manhattan Hospital in 1888 and opened an office in St. Louis to prac- tice his specialty. He remained in St. Louis about two years, where he made many friends and established for himself a good business. For eighteen months he edited the Weekly Medical Review, and in 1888 he was elected to till the office of Secretary of the Mississippi Valley Medical Association.

In 1889 Dr. Thomson learned of the wonder- ful resources of Washington, and seeing the

advantages to be gained by being a pioneer in his line in such a productive field, he de- termined to make Spokane his home. He came here when the city was in tents, and has built up a fine business. He now occupies the posi- tions of member of the Board of Health and Treasurer of the Spokane County Medical So- ciety.

F RANK H. WINSLOW, a resident of Seattle, was born in Caledonia county, Vermont, April 20, 1834. Ilis parents, Josiah II. and Fanny (Knight) Winslow, were natives of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, respectively, descended from Puritan stock. Josiah H. removed to Vermont in boyhood and passed his life in agricultural pursuits.

Frank H. attended the schools of his native county until his seventeenth year, then struck out in life for self-support, and going to Boston secured a clerkship and followed mercantile pursuits up to February, 1860, when he started for the Pacific coast, sailing from New York by steamer via the Isthmus of Panama. Duly ar- riving in. San Francisco he passed the summer and fall in and about the city, and in January, 1861, embarked on a sailing vessel bound for Puget Sound. He was then employed by the Port Discovery Mill Company np to June, 1870, when he entered the customs service as United States Inspector with headquarters at Port Townsend. Continuing in that capacity until 1883, he was then transferred to Seattle in the performance of like dnties. In 1887 he was appointed Deputy United States Collector of Customs of the port of Seattle and so continued up to October, 1889, when his resignation was tendered and accepted. Ilis period of service covered nearly twenty years, and the duties of his office were discharged with the ntmost regn- larity and to the entire satisfaction of his su- perior officers. Ile was among the few Repub- licans who continned to hold office through the Cleveland administration. In October, 1889, he began dealing in real estate and platted ten acres on the Green Lake car line known as motor No. 3 addition. In November, 1891, he became agent for Mrs. Eliza J. Starr, and when the Starr estate was taken from probate, in January, 1893, Mr. Winslow was appointed agent of the entire estate, as represented in the State of Washing- ton.

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Mr. Winslow was married in Seattle, in July, 1885, to Dr. Mary Q. E. Brown, a native of Iowa, and a graduate of the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. They have three children: Frank E., Harvey C. and Ella P. Socially Mr. Winslow affiliates with the Lodge of Perfection,-Scottish Rite, - F. & A. M. He is also identified with the Pi- oneer society of Washington.

A NDREW J. FROST, a Washington pio- neer and a prosperous farmer, of Pierce county, near Hillhurst, was born in An- drew county, Missouri, in 1833. In 1844, when he was eleven years of age, his par- ents left Andrew county for Oregon, but the mother never reached their destination, her death taking place at a point called Ash Hollow, where she was buried, tar from linman habita- tion and from all that was dear. The bereaved father was thus left with five children, the old- est of whom was thirteen years and the young- est but six weeks.

They arrived at Oregon City, in January, 1845, where they remained until the Whitman massacre and the outbreak of the Indian war. Andrew, then a lad of about thirteen, enlisted with the volunteers under Colonel Gillman, and witnessed in Oregon City the hanging of five Indians for the massacre of the Whitman colony. In 1851, Andrew moved with his father to Lewis county, Washington, and thence to the Chehalis river, near the present site of Chehalis. From there they later removed to Frost's prairie, in Thurston county, where Andrew re- mained with his father until the outbreak of the Indian war in 1855, when he again took up arms, enlisting under Captain Hays. His com- pany was ordered to Steilacoom and mustered into regular service under Captain Malony. After the close of the war, Andrew settled on a farm in Pierce county, where he has ever since resided, with the exception of four years spent with his family in Mendocino county, Califor- nia. Ilis industry has been rewarded by large crops of the best quality, and he now enjoys the fruits of his many years of hardships and toil.

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An illustrated history of the state of Washington, containing biographical mention of its pioneers and prominent citizens, Part 82

Author: Hines, Harvey K., 1828-1902 Publication date: 1893 Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis publishing company Number of Pages: 1056

Author: Hines, Harvey K., 1828-1902
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago, The Lewis publishing company
Number of Pages: 1056