History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. II, Part 105

Author: Lyman, William Denison, 1852-1920
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: [Chicago] S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1138

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John V. Hartman acquired a public school education in Iowa and in South Dakota and during vacation periods assisted his father in the farm work. He after- ward took up a homestead in South Dakota and from that state removed to Wash- ington. In May, 1902, he removed from the Palouse country to Yakima county, where he made investment in thirty-seven acres near the present site of Grandview. Through the intervening period he has devoted his attention and energies to the further development of his place, which he has brought under a high state of culti- vation. He annually produces large crops of alfalfa, corn and potatoes and he is also engaged in the raising of hogs and in the conduct of a dairy business. There have been no idle hours in his life. He has wisely used his time and opportunities and the success which has come to him is the direct and just reward of his perseverance and industry.

On the 26th of June, 1907, Mr. Hartman was married to Miss Carrie Eastman, a daughter of H. E. Eastman, one of the early settlers of this part of Yakima county, where he carried on ranching. Mr. and Mrs. Hartman have become parents of five children but lost one, Dorothy, who was the third in order of birth and died at the age of four years. The others are Mildred, Ralph, Harlan and Perla, the last named in her first year.

Mr. Hartman is interested in the educational progress of the community and in an early day served on the school board. He stands for all those forces which are worth while as factors in the uplift of the individual and the welfare of the commu- nity. He votes with the prohibition party, indicating his attitude upon the temper- ance question, and both he and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is straightforward in all of his dealings, loyal in citizenship, thoroughly reliable at all times and ever true to his professions and his principles.

PETER J. LICHTY.

Peter J. Lichty, whose highly cultivated and productive ranch property is win- ning for him a place among the substantial farmers in the vicinity of Sunnyside, was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, December 24. 1852, a son of Jacob P. and Sarah (Miller) Lichty, who were also natives of the Keystone state. They were farming people and both have now passed away. In 1877 they removed from Illi- nois to Blackhawk county, lowa, where they were identified with farming interests until called to their final rest.

Peter J. Lichty acquired a public school education in Pennsylvania and in 1876 went to Illinois but in the summer of 1877 became a resident of Iowa. There he fol- lowed farming until 1900, when he arrived in Sunnyside, Washington. After looking over the country he purchased a farm and moved his family to the new home which he had prepared. In the fall of 1900 he bought one hundred acres of totally unde- veloped land covered with the native growth of sagebrush. This he cleared away and began the work of further development and improvement, converting it into productive fields. He has since sold all but forty acres and is now the owner of this tract, which is today one of the excellent ranch properties of the district. He has huilt a fine home upon it, standing in the midst of highly cultivated fields devoted to the raising of corn, hay and sugar beets. He also conducts a small dairy and the enterprise and industry which he manifests in the conduct of his business affairs is bringing to him gratifying and well deserved success. He has served as drainage commissioner and is interested in all irrigation problems and in fact in all questions that have to do with the progress and prosperity of the locality in which he makes his home.

In December, 1884, Mr. Lichty was married to Miss Hattie Reber, a native of

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Illinois and a daughter of Michael and Susan Reber. Their children are: Harry, residing in Sunnyside; Dorsey, deceased; Edward, living at Twin Falls, Idaho; Mabel, the wife of Rollo A. Jackson, whose home is near Bickleton, Washington; Frank, at home; and Ruth, who died at the age of two years.

Mr. and Mrs. Lichty are members of the First Brethren church and his political endorsement is given to the republican party. He has served on the school board and is interested in giving to the youth of the district excellent educational oppor- tunities. In fact his aid and influence are ever found on the side of progress and improvement, of right and of reform, and the Sunnyside district finds in him a rep- resentative citizen.

AUGUST LOVESTRAND.

August Lovestrand, an orchardist of Yakima county, was born in Sweden, Sep- tember 12, 1863, a son of David Donaldson and Christina Lovestrand. He spent the days of his boyhood and youth to the age of eighteen years in his native country and in 1881 bade adieu to friends and native land and sailed for the new world. Reach- ing American shores, he crossed the continent to Iowa and also spent some time in Wisconsin and Canada. He afterward became owner of a farm in Lincoln county, Minnesota, where he carried on general agricultural pursuits until 1910, when he sold his property there and came to Yakima county. Here he purchased fifty-nine acres of land on Academy Heights and now has four acres planted to fruit, while the remainder of the land is devoted to the raising of hay, grain, beets and corn. He also raises some live stock and his animals are well sheltered by a substantial barn which he built. He has also erected a nice residence upon his place and the equip- ments of the farm are indicative of his progressive spirit and practical methods. He uses the latest improved machinery to facilitate the work of the fields and every- thing about the place is characteristic of the progress that dominates him in every- thing that he undertakes.

In 1893 Mr. Lovestrand was married to Miss Nannie Anderson, a native of Sweden, who passed away on the 14th of February, 1913, leaving three children: Olga, the wife of Olaf Laurie, a ranchman of Yakima county by whom she has two children; Emma, the wife of Alvin Carlson, a rancher of Yakima county; and Fritz, at home. In February, 1917, Mr. Lovestrand was again married, his second union being with Mary Cedar, a native of Sweden.

The family are members of the Swedish Lutheran church and in politics Mr. Lovestrand is a republican where national issues and questions are involved but at local elections casts an independent ballot. His success is the direct outcome of his labor. He has wisely and carefully utilized the opportunities that have been pre- sented and as the years have gone on he has achieved a measure of prosperity that is gratifying.

CLAYTON C. HERRICK, D. M. D.

Clayton C. Herrick, D. M. D., was born in Rochester, Minnesota, September 5, 1872, a son of William N. and Lucy (Newton) Herrick, who became residents of Minnesota in the '60s. The father was for many years actively engaged in mer- chandising but is now living retired, his success in previous years supplying him with all of the necessities and many of the comforts of life. The wife and mother has passed away.

Dr. Herrick, following his graduation from the high school of Rochester, Min- nesota, with the class of 1891, became a student in the State University of Minnesota, in which he pursued a course in dentistry, which he completed by graduation in 1896. He then located for practice in Fargo, North Dakota, where he remained for five years, after which he opened an office in Winona, Minnesota, where he continued in active and successful practice for fifteen years. Seeking still broader professional

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opportunities in the growing northwest, he came to Yakima on the 1st of October, 1917, and has since practiced in this city, building up in the meantime a large patron- age, which indicates ready recognition of his ability. In 1908 he purchased a ten acre orchard on the Indian reservation, the same being a portion of the Minnesota ranch which was a body of land of one hundred and sixty acres that has been sold off in small tracts, principally of ten acres. Dr. Herrick had been coming to Yakima for ten years on an annual visit before he took up his abode in the city.

On the 25th of August, 1898, Dr. Herrick was married to Miss Bess Cornelia Martin, of Rochester, Minnesota. He has membership with the Knights of Pythias and along professional lines is connected with the National Dental Association and with the Washington State Dental Society. His religious faith is that of the Chris- tian Science church and his political belief that of the republican party. In these associations and interests are found the rules which govern his conduct and shape his course in all of the relations of life.

CARL BERGSTROM.

Carl Bergstrom has been a resident of Yakima county only since 1910 but in the intervening period has made for himself a most creditable place as a successful rancher whose well directed industry is crowned with substantial prosperity. He was born in Sweden, November 14, 1884, a son of Carl and Charlotta Bergstrom, who are still residents of Sweden, where the father has always devoted his life to farming.

Spending his youthful days under the parental roof, Carl Bergstrom became familiar with the best methods of carrying on farm work according to Swedish standards and also acquired a public school education. He was a young man of about twenty-six years when in 1910 he arrived in Yakima county, having resolved to try his fortune in the new world, for favorable reports had reached him concern- ing its opportunities and advantages. He first purchased five acres of land under the Tieton ditch and planted this to orchards. He sold that property in 1918, but in 1912 he had invested in forty acres on Ahtanum Heights and had taken up his abode upon that place. He is now engaged in the raising of grain, hay and potatoes and annually gathers good crops, for he keeps his soil in excellent condition, wisely employing the use of fertilizers and otherwise developing his fields, so that he annu- ally gathers large harvests. He likewise raises cattle and hogs and this branch of his business is also proving profitable. That he is interested in the horticultural possibilities of the state is indicated in the fact that he has planted six acres to apples. He has also extended the boundaries of his ranch by the purchase of twenty acres additional and now has sixty acres in all. The ranch is owned, however, by himself and his brother, who are associated in all their business undertakings.

The brother is G. H. Bergstrom, who was born in Sweden on the 15th of Sep- tember, 1888. Like the elder brother, he was there reared and educated and in 1909 he arrived in Yakima county. Throughout the period of their residence here the brothers have engaged in ranching together, the labors of the one ably supplement- ing and rounding out the efforts of the other. They constitute a strong firm and their business is being most profitably carried on.

ISAAC WHITE.

A good property of sixty acres near Buena pays tribute to the care and labor be- stowed upon it by Isaac White. The place is situated within three-quarters of a mile of the town and has been planted to orchards which are now in excellent bear- ing condition.

Mr. White is a native of Henry county, Illinois. He was born October 11, 1856, a son of Egbert and Mary A. (Wright) White, who were natives of New York. Removing westward, they established their home in Illinois during the period of

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its early settlement and there carried on farming until 1867, when they became pio- neer resident of Fremont county, Iowa, where they spent their remaining days.

Isaac White was a lad of about eleven years when the family went to Iowa and his education, begun in the schools of Illinois, was continued in the schools of the Hawkeye state. He afterward attended Tabor College for a few years and his thorough training well qualified him for life's practical and responsible duties. He became a successful agriculturist of Iowa, where he lived until 1910, when he sold his property in the Mississippi valley and came to the northwest, making the Yakima valley his destination. He purchased altogether sixty acres of land situated three- quarters of a mile to the northeast of Buena and he at once began the development and improvement of this property, which has been planted to apples, pears and prunes. He made a careful study of the best nursery stock to be secured and as the years have passed the care and labor with which he has tended his trees have brought his orchards to good bearing. He has substantial buildings upon his place, including commodious packing sheds, and his labors are bringing to him merited prosperity.

On the 1st of January, 1880, Mr. White was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Hyatt, a native of Ohio, by whom he had six children, namely: Nellie O., who is deceased; Egbert S., a practicing dentist of Iowa; Grace A. and Mabel F., at home; Halfred H., a lieutenant in the United States army, now stationed in Germany; and Marie, who is the wife of Harry Emmons, a resident of Seattle.

Mr. White exercises his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the republican party, but the honors and emoluments of office have had no attrac- tion for him. His attention is concentrated upon his business interests and his un- faltering industry and sound judgment have made him one of the prosperous orchard- ists in the vicinity of Buena.

GEORGE SLADE.

George Slade has been a resident of Yakima county only since 1907 but within this period has made for himself a creditable place in business circles as one of the successful orchardists, having ten acres of valnable land planted to fruit. He was born in Delaware county, Iowa, August 17, 1869, a son of Israel and Harriet (Free- man) Slade, both of whom were natives of New York. In 1869 they removed west- ward to Iowa, where they resided until 1875 and then returned to the Empire state. In 1882, however, they again made their way westward to Iowa, settling in Emmet county, where they lived until 1887, when they removed to Rooks county, Kansas. A few years later they left that section and went to Napa, California, where the death of the father occurred. The mother survives and is now living in Oregon.

In his youthful days George Slade devoted his attention to the mastery of the branches of learning taught in the public schools and worked with his father to the age of sixteen years, when he started out to earn his living independently. He was thus employed until 1892, when he was married and began the cultivation of a rented farm in Gage county, Nebraska. In 1894 he removed to Doniphan county, Kansas, where he again cultivated rented land, there residing until 1907, when, the lure of the west upon him, he made his way to Washington. Arriving in Yakima county he purchased ten acres of land on Pleasant hill and has since planted the tract to apples, pears and small fruits, all of which are now in good bearing condition. The air of neatness and thrift which characterizes his farm is strongly manifest and the fine appearance of his place indicates the careful supervision of a practical and progres- sive owner.

Mr. Slade and his family occupy a fine home which he built. He was married in 1892 to Miss Rebecca Gascoigne, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Perkins) Gascoigne, who removed to Beatrice, Nebraska, as pioneer set- tlers of that district. Mr. and Mrs. Slade have become parents of six children: Albert and Walter, who have passed away; and Marie, Lynn, George and Myron, all at home.

Mr. Slade is identified with Selah Lodge No. 312, I. O. O. F., and is a faithful

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follower of the society and its purposes. In political matters he maintains an inde- pendent course yet is always observant of the duties as well as the privileges of citi- zenship and is ever ready to render active aid and support to plans and measures for the general good.

CARL E. KUHNKE.

Carl E. Kuhnke, successfully engaged in ranching in Yakima county, was born in Kansas, November 22, 1874, a son of Carl and Augusta Kuhnke, who were pioneer settlers of the Sunflower state, where they resided for a number of years or until 1894, when they removed to the northwest, settling in Seattle, where both the father and mother spent their remaining days. They had a family of five children: Emma, the wife of W. T. Stiner, living in Tacoma; Minna, the wife of Dr. Henry L. Reese, a resident of Seattle; Carl E., of this review; Hugo P., also living in Seattle; and Maude, the wife of Benjamin J. Landauer, of Seattle.

Carl E. Kuhnke acquired a public school education and made his initial step in the business world by securing employmenut in a wholesale dry goods house in Seattle. He worked for the Fleischer-Mayer Company for some time but in 1909 removed to Yakima county, where in 1907 he had purchased forty acres of land on Ahtanum Heights. He has since given his attention to the development, cultivation and improvement of this property, which is now proving a source of gratifying in- come through his production of hay, grain, corn and other cereals. He also raises hogs and other live stock. He keeps high-grade Holstein cattle and is successfully conducting a dairy business. Every feature of his place is carefully managed and the enterprise and industry which he displays in the conduct of his business have consti- tuted the basic element of his growing success.

On the 3d of October, 1899, Mr. Kuhnke was united in marriage to Miss Allie M. Stream, who was born in Pacific county, Washington, a daughter of Captain A. T. and Viola (Worman) Stream. The mother came to Washington in 1852, her people being among the pioneer settlers of the state. The father arrived in 1868 and they were married in Pacific county. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhnke have but one child, Arline.

In politics Mr. Kuhnke is a democrat where national questions and issues are involved but at local elections casts an independent vote. He gives his attention almost exclusively to his business affairs and the pleasing appearance of his fine ranch property indicates the thoroughness with which he does everything that he under- takes.

JOHN CATLIN.

John Catlin, who is one of the extensive landowners of Kittitas county, his holdings aggregating eleven hundred acres, was born in Chatham, New York, April 20, 1850, but has spent the greater part of his life in the west, whither he came when a youth of seventeen years. He is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Bradley) Catlin, both of whom have passed away. The father was a railway engineer. The son enjoyed such educational advantages as the public schools of his native state af- forded and in 1867 he severed home ties and made his way to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama. He worked on a ranch and in sawmills after reaching the Pacific coast, remaining in California until 1870, when he went to Portland, Oregon. Later he made his way down the Columbia river and aided in the survey of the Northern Pacific Railway.

In 1871 Mr. Catlin came to the Kittitas valley, casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers who were making an attempt to reclaim the hitherto wild region for the purposes of civilization. He took up government land but let it go and for some time he worked on the river and upon farms. While with the Northern Pacific he aided in cutting timber and driving it down the river for the construction of the railroad. He has always heen actuated by a progressive spirit and he brought the

JOHN CATLIN

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first threshing machine into the Kittitas valley in 1872. ' Throughout his entire con- nection with farming and ranching interests he has used the latest improved machin- ery and at all times has been in the vanguard of those who have been leaders in the agricultural development of the region. In 1883 he purchased two hundred and forty acres of land west of Ellensburg and has built upon that tract a substantial residence good barns and all necessary buildings for the shelter of grain and stock. To his original holdings he has added from time to time as his financial resources have in- creased and he is now the owner of more than eleven hunderd acres of land, of which he has three hundred acres under cultivation. In the early days he engaged extensively in threshing throughout the region, especially on the Yakima Indian reservation, at Selah, at Wenas, at Moxee and also throughout the Kittitas valley.

In 1883 Mr. Catlin was united in marriage to Mrs. Jennie (Bornes) June, a na- tive of Wisconsin and a daughter of Othal Bornes, a prominent pioneer of that state. They are the parents of one son, Claude, who is married and operates his father's ranch.

Mr. Catlin is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and in politics he is a democrat, giving his allegiance to the party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise save for a period when he was allied with the populist party. and upon that ticket he was elected to the state legislature, serving in the session of 1895-6. He has always been a close student of the questions and issues of the day and has cooperated heartily in all plans and measures for the advancement of com- munity interests or the promotion of the welfare of the commonwealth. There are few resident of the Kittitas valley who can claim so exentended a connection there- with as Mr. Catlin, whose residence in this section of the state dates from 1871. As a pioneer settler he has been a witness of all that has promoted the growth and progress of the district and at all times he has borne his full share in the work of general advancement and improvement.

CALVIN A. JONES.

Calvin A. Jones is the owner of seventy acres of valuable ranch property in Yakima county, his home now being in Yakima. He was born in Moultrie county, Illinois, December 31, 1856, a son of Wesley and Phoebe (Mckay) Jones, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Pennsylvania. They became early residents of Illinois, taking up their abode in that state during the pioneer epoch in its his- tory, and there the father followed farming in order to provide for the support of his family. Both he and his wife have now passed away.

Calvin A. Jones, after acquiring a public school education, began working as a farm hand and was thus employed until he attained his majority. He then began . farming on his own account in his native state and was thus engaged for nine years. He also worked on the railroads in the middle west for ten years, but the opportuni- ties of the Pacific coast country attracted him and in 1901 he arrived in Yakima. Through the intervening period he has been identified with the development and progress of this section of the country. In 1910 he purchased forty acres of land south of Sunnyside, which had been cleared but no house had been built upon it. He erected a good residence and in addition to this property he has since bought thirty acres near Outlook, Washington. He also at one time had ten acres near Yakima which he has traded for city property. Upon his ranches he raises hay, corn and potatoes, also conducts a dairy and is engaged in raising hogs. The vari- ous branches of his business are sources of gratifying success, for his work is intelli- gently directed and his diligence is unfaltering. He studies the best methods of tilling the soil, practices the rotation of crops and keeps his ranch in excellent con- dition through the most modern and scientific methods.

In May, 1882, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Mary Viola Rice, who was born in White county, Illinois, a daughter of Tolliver and Elnor (Steel) Rice, the former a blacksmith by trade. Both he and his wife have now passed away. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been born seven children: Ola, the wife of Daniel Duval, a resident of San Francisco; Ora, the wife of Chris Maestretti, living at Grandview; Essie, who

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died in infancy; Edith, the wife of Frank Shiley, of Grandview; William Wesley, who is farming the home ranch; Edward Stinson; and Calvin A., Jr.

Mr. Jones belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and gives his political allegiance usually to the republican party, although he does not consider himself bound by party ties. He is a brother of United States Senator Jones of Washing- ton, but Calvin A. Jones has no political ambition, preferring to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his business affairs, which are most wisely directed and are bringing to him substantial success. His wife is a member of the Christian . church and both are highly esteemed in the community in which they live, having a large circle of warm friends in Yakima county. He is a self-made man, who on land- ing here had but three hundred dollars and a family of six children to support but he has made good use of his opportunities and is today quite well-to-do.

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History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. II, Part 105

Author: Lyman, William Denison, 1852-1920 Publication date: 1919 Publisher: [Chicago] S.J. Clarke Number of Pages: 1138

Author: Lyman, William Denison, 1852-1920
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: [Chicago] S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1138