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finding him a most trustworthy and capable representative, who has expert know- ledge of the realty and financial situation of the section of the country in which he operates and therefore makes judicious investments that are proving a source of gratifying profit.
CYRUS HAPPY.
Cyrus Happy, of Spokane, was born on a farm in Perry county, Illinois, near the present city of Duquoin, January 28, 1845, a son of Burgin and Mary (Wil- liams) Happy. Both his parents were natives of Kentucky, removing with their individual families to Illinois, where they were married. He was reared on the paternal farm, receiving in his early years only the educational advantages of a country log school, which he attended for three months in the winter seasons until the age of fifteen. Owing to the absence of his elder brother in the army it then became necessary for him to devote his entire time to the work of the farm. In March, 1865, he enlisted, under the last call of President Lincoln, in Company K. Eighteenth Illinois Infantry, and he continued in the service until December of the same year, when he was mustered out with his regiment.
After leaving the army Mr. Happy decided to complete his education and pursued studies in the academy at Duquoin, Illinois, and then in McKendree Col- lege at Lebanon, where he was graduated in the scientific course in 1869. He then went to Edwardsville, Illinois (the county seat of Madison county), studied law in the office of Gillespie & Springer, and in 1871 was admitted to the bar and embarked in practice at that place. For some six years he was in professional partnership with Judge David Gillespie (his preceptor in the law), and sub- sequently, until 1891, he sustained the same relation with C. N. Travous, who had been a student in Mr. Happy's law office and became a practitioner of eminent ability and reputation, occupying at the time of his death, in 1908, the position of general counsel of the Wabash system of railroads. During his professional ca- reer of twenty years in Illinois Mr. Happy enjoyed substantial success and became known as one of the representative members of the bar. At all times interested in public questions and affairs, he took a somewhat active part in politics. As a young lawyer he was twice a candidate for county judge, but except on those occasions never ran for political office. In the campaign of 1876 he was a nominee for presidential elector on the republican ticket, which was successful at the polls, and he joined in formally casting the vote of Illinois for Hayes and Wheeler.
Owing to failing health Mr. Happy determined to establish himself in the northwest and in January, 1891, removed to Spokane, where he has since resided and pursued his profession. He is known for exceptional conscientiousness and fidelity in his work, and for marked accomplishment and ability in certain technical branches of the law which in recent years have become of the very highest im- portance throughout the northwestern country. Mr. Happy was among the first to foresee the peculiar demands that would be made upon the legal profession by the general process of irrigation; and in the department of irrigation law he is one of the foremost authorities and practitioners.
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His special interest in this direction was the outgrowth of extensive observa- tion and study of the subject of irrigation as related to agricultural possibilities, and of an intimate personal connection with several vital undertakings. In 1902, in behalf of clients who had a large financial interest in an irrigation company in the Yuma valley, Arizona, he with his law partner devoted much attention to the concerns of that company. This led bim to make an exhaustive study of irri- gation questions and problems in their historical, legal and practical aspects, and he traveled many thousands of miles in the United States and Mexico, examining the different systems in operation. As one of the legal representatives of the Yuma valley enterprise (known as the Irrigation Land & Improvement Company), he has participated actively in the fight for it in the courts and before the United States department having jurisdiction of the matter against the practically con- fiscatory policy of the United States Reclamation service-a contest attracting wide attention because of the governmental methods involved.
From his earliest residence in Spokane Mr. Happy took an active interest in projects for developing the natural resources of the surrounding country. It was generally believed that on account of the gravelly nature of the soil throughout the Spokane valley irrigation was impracticable on any basis of expectation of profit. On the 4th of April, 1901, W. L. Benham, a retired railroad man, filed articles of incorporation of the Spokane Valley Land & Water Company; and after making appropriations of water in the lakes around the valley, he constructed an irrigation canal through a section of land which he had acquired at Greenacres. "The experiment (we quote from a paper by Mr. Happy) demonstrated that the gravelly soil of Spokane valley makes the best irrigating canals and ditches that can be made without concrete, and that the soil is as responsive to the in- telligent application of moisture as any soil in the world." But it was exceedingly difficult to overcome the settled prejudice on the subject. In the critical emergency of the company Mr. Happy was one of the first to come to its support, and by his money, labor and influence greatly assisted it to be- come a success. After the retirement of Mr. Benham he was president of the company in the most critical period of its existence, shortly before it was sold to D. C. Corbin. He took a leading part also in promoting the success of the Spokane Canal Company, constantly rendering it most valuable assistance, and is still its legal adviser. He was one of the principal incorporators of the Methow Canal Company, in Okanogan county, served for some time as its president, and has always been its legal representative. In addition, his firm has charge of the legal interests of the Arcadia Land Company.
To Mr. Happy the people of the Pacific northwest are largely indebted for the in- terest now being taken in apple culture on an extensive and scientific scale. Con- vinced by his knowledge of the capabilities of the soil of the Spokane valley when subjected to intelligent irrigation that it offered special advantages for the culture of the apple, he became an enthusiastic advocate of that industry, and there is no man to whom a larger share of credit is due for the resulting progress.
As a citizen of Spokane he is known for high character and ideals and for active usefulness, both in connection with the general interests of the community and in the private relations and influences of life. He is an accomplished and forcible speaker, and has written and published considerable on various topics, especially in relation to the substantial advantages and resources of the northwest.
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In politics he has always sustained his relation with the republican party, con- tributing to its success by campaign speeches, though as in early life, deelining to become a candidate for office. His law firm is Happy, Winfree & Hindman, in which W. H. Winfree and W. W. Hindman are associated with him.
Mr. Happy married, in Edwardsville, Illinois, September 11, 1879, Minna Mary Priekett, a daughter of John A. and Elizabeth M. Prickett. Their children are: Claudine Hunt, who married G. W. Kaufman, now of Marshfield, Oregon; Eloise, who wedded Seth Richards, a son of Henry M. Richards, of Spokane, Washington ; Cyrus, Jr .; and John Harrison.
HON. FLOYD LORENZO DAGGETT.
The history of the settlement and development of the Atlantic seaboard is be- ing duplicated on the Pacific coast, save that the work here undertaken by pro- gressive men has back of it the intelligent understanding of experience and de- velopment of several intervening generations, and work that in colonial days required many years to accomplish is now done in about the same number of months, for experience and invention have brought out skill and ability, so that today there is little loss of time or labor. The feature of development in the northwest which now most closely occupies the time and attention of Hon. Floyd Lorenzo Daggett is the irrigation of hitherto arid lands and thus the reclamation of hundreds of aeres which through the extension of the water system have been converted into richly productive fields.
Mr. Daggett was born at Dodgeville, Wisconsin, December 16, 1862, a son of Pliny A. and Margaret L. (Floyd) Daggett. His parents were pioneer settlers of Wiseonsin, having settled at Dodgeville in 1855, at the time of their removal westward from Attleboro, Massachusetts. The father gave his attention to gen- eral farming until 1870, when he engaged in the fire insurance business, securing a good elientage in that line. In February, 1889, he came to the Paeifie coast and thereafter condneted a fire insurance agency in Spokane until 1898, when he retired to private life. He is now a resident of Sandpoint, Idaho, but his wife died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1887. During his residenee in Spokane he was very prominent in Masonic circles and became widely known among the leading Masons of this part of the state.
At the usual age Floyd L. Daggett became a pupil in the public schools of Dodgeville and after putting aside his text-books he seenred a position in a mer- cantile establishment of that city. Laudable ambition prompted him to put forth his best efforts in every connection, and progress resulted from his close appli- cation and well direeted energy. His fellow townsmen, appreciative of his worth and ability, ealled him to the office of town elerk, in which he served for seven vears and upon the removal of the family to Spokane, he became associated with his father in the fire insurance business, under the firm name of P. A. Daggett & Company, this relation being maintained until 1898. Floyd L. Daggett then be- came sole proprietor of the business and eondueted the agency until 1901, when he was again called to public office, having been elected city comptroller. He
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received indorsement of his first term's service in a reclection, which continued him in office until May, 1905, when he was chosen by popular suffrage to the office of mayor of Spokane, remaining as chief executive of the city for a term of two years. Since attaining his majority his political allegiance has been given to the democratic party and it was upon that ticket that he was elected. He brought to his official duties the same spirit of progress and improvement that has characterized all of his business career, and while the incumbent in office he built the present reservoir and expended on behalf of the city a half million dollars in extending the water system. He was the first to advocate the, well system, now used extensively in furnishing the city water supply. His public service also cov- ered nine years' connection with the school board, from 1897 until 1907, and during the same period he was a member of the park commission. From 1901 until 1907 he served on the library commission and was a member of the committee that super- vised the building of the present library. His deep interest in Spokane and its welfare has been manifest in many tangible and effective efforts on its behalf.
At the present writing Mr. Daggett is not connected with any office but is con- centrating his energies upon his business affairs which have been of constantly growing importance. He was one of the original promoters and incorporators of the Arcadia Orchard Company and for three years acted as its president. This is the largest orchard irrigation proposition in the United States. Since disposing of his interest in that undertaking Mr. Daggett has devoted his time to other irri- gated land propositions on a smaller scale and his efforts are proving a potent force in the development of the state and the reclamation of the hitherto arid dis- tricts. The value of his work cannot be overestimated and thus he is taking active and helpful part in the upbuilding of the Inland Empire.
On the 6th of June, 1886, at Muscoda, Wisconsin, Mr. Daggett was united in marriage to Miss Christeena McIntyre, a daughter of John B. and Cynthia (Alli- son) McIntyre, of that city. Three children have been born unto them but the youngest, Bradley, died July 7, 1911, when fourteen years of age. The other two arc: Gordon F., now a civil engineer of Spokane; and Gus M., who is express messenger on the Great Northern Railroad. The family reside at No. 704 Augusta avenue. They attend the Vincent Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Dag- gett was one of the organizers and of which he has continuously served as a trus- tee. He has membership relations with Spokane Lodge, No. 34, F. & A. M .; Red Cross Lodge, No. 47, K. P .; and Camp No. 99, W. O. W. He has long been recog- nized as a leader of thought and action in this district and the consensus of public opinion places him among the alert and enterprising citizens of Spokane.
JOHN F. SPANGLE.
John F. Spangle, who for seven years past has filled the office of postmaster of Cheney, is one of the highly respected citizens of Spokane county, a position which he has gained by his genial traits of character and his ability as a public official. He is a native of Madison county, Illinois, born January 22, 1859, a son of William and Christina (Berger) Spangle, the latter of whom died in January.
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1910. The father served under General W. T. Sherman in the Civil war, being a member of the Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He is still living and has arrived at the age of seventy-seven years.
In the common schools of Illinois John F. Spangle secured his preliminary education. At the age of twelve he came to Washington and spent the winter at Walla Walla. The following spring he took up his home on the site now occupied by Spangle and may, therefore, be named as one of the very early settlers in this section. He engaged in farming until 1885, except for a few months in 1875 when he carried the mail on horseback through the Spokane country. About 1888, hav- ing decided to give up agriculture, he applied himself to the carpenter's trade, in which he continued for eleven years. In 1899 he was appointed clerk of the county commissioners of Spokane county, a position which he filled with great . acceptance for three and one-half years. He has occupied the office of postmaster of Cheney since February, 1904, having been appointed to that position by Presi- dent Roosevelt, and four years later was reappointed to the office, the duties of which he has discharged to the entire satisfaction of the people and of the officials at Washington.
On the 18th of October, 1880, at Cheney, Mr. Spangle was married to Miss Mary A. Cook whose parents were early settlers of Washington. To this union three children have been born: Carrie M .; George W., who married Miss Irma Le Cornu; and Myrtle E.
Politically Mr. Spangle has been an earnest supporter of the republican party ever since he arrived at manhood and has taken a lively interest in local, state and national elections. He was a delegate to the state convention at Ellensburg, in 1899, and also to the state convention at Spokane, in 1907. Fraternally he is iden- tified with the Masonic order and served as worshipful master of Cheney Lodge in 1904, being also a valued member of the Odd Fellows. He has passed through all the chairs of the subordinate lodge of the order last named. Endowed with good powers of observation and discrimination, he has made practical use of oppor- tunities as they arose and he is today one of the best known men of Cheney. He has been connected with the development of this section since his boyhood and no man has been more deeply interested in the progress which has been witnessed in Spokane county or notes with greater pride the remarkable development which is now taking place throughout this region. His life has been governed by honor- able principles and his example has been to others an inspiration and support the value of which it would be difficult indeed to estimate.
JAMES L. PAINE.
No matter in how much fantastic theorizing one may indulge as to the cause of success, investigation into the lives of those who have won honorable prosperity shows that their advancement is due not to any unusual combination of circum- stances, but to the fact that they have improved opportunities which any might employ, and that industry, determination and honorable dealing are salient forces in winning success. Such has been the record of James L. Paine, now the secretary and treasurer of the Spokane Dry Goods Company, engaging in both the wholesale
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and retail trade. His residence in Spokane covers a period of twenty-one years. He arrived here in 1890 when a young man of twenty-four years, his birth having occurred in Algona, Iowa, December 14, 1865, his parents being James L. and Susan P. (Horton) Paine. After attending the public schools of his native city he continued his education in Iowa College at Grinnell, Iowa, and then in Algona became associated with J. M. Comstock, who is now the vice president of the Spokane Dry Goods Company and is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. At that time he was one of the business men of Algona, Iowa, but thinking to find better business opportunities in the west he arrived in Washington in 1889 and established the enterprise now conducted under the name of the Spokane Dry Goods Company. Appreciative of Mr. Paine's services he sought his cooperation in the new field in 1890 and in 1895, when the company was incorporated under the name of the Spokane Dry Goods Company, Mr. Paine was admitted to a partnership and has since had active voice in the management of the business. He is now secretary and treasurer of the Spokane Dry Goods Company which has both wholesale and retail departments of considerable extent, the retail store, which is conducted under the name of the Crescent, being one of the most attractive and up-to-date department stores in the northwest. The utmost care has been shown in the selec- tion of employes and the house has ever maintained a high standard in its personnel, in the quality of goods carried and in the character of service rendered to the public. In addition to his connection with the dry-goods trade Mr. Payne is also secre- tary of the Dry Goods Realty Company, which owns valuable business property including the buildings in which the Spokane Dry Goods Company and the Cres- cent store are operating.
On the 23d of June, 1897, in Chicago, Mr. Paine was married to Miss Agnes Cowley, a daughter of H. T. and Lucy A. (Peet) Cowley, of this city, her father having been one of the pioneer educators of Spokane and well known as a promoter of the school interests of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Paine have two children, Lawrence C. and Margaret. The family attend the Westminster Congregational church and Mr. Paine is serving as president of its board of trustees. He belongs to Oriental Lodge, No. 74, F. & A. M., and to the Spokane Club, and while never taking an active interest in politics nor binding himself by party ties, he is interested in pro- gressive citizenship and his cooperation can always be counted upon to further measures for the general good. His success has its root in the fact that he has always continued in the line of trade in which he embarked as a young salesman, thoroughly familiarizing himself with the business in every detail and employing the most advanced and progressive methods in its conduct.
WILLIAM G. MALLOY.
William G. Malloy is a member of the firm of Malloy Brothers, investment and real-estate brokers with offices in the Old National Bank building. He has also other important interests of a kindred nature and as an officer has voice in the man- agement of the various companies with which he is connected, all of which are not only proving sources of individual profit but are also factors in promoting general development and prosperity. Mr. Malloy was born in Frisco, Utah, November 3,
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1877, a son of Patrick A. and Catherine Frances Malloy. The father arrived in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1864, and was engaged in the cattle business, freight- ing and mining and knew this entire section of the country when it was an almost undeveloped wilderness, only a few ranchmen and traders having ventured into the district where the Indians were more numerous than the white settlers. Through his business activity he took active part in the substantial improvement of the west where he continued his residence until his death, on Christmas Day, 1900. His widow still survives, as do their five children, namely: Catherine, the wife of Bruce Clendenning, of Spokane; Ida, who married C. Harry Woodin, also of this city; Minnie; John S .; and William G., of this review.
The Malloy family has resided in Spokane since 1886, William G. Malloy being a lad of eight years at the time of the removal to this city. He attended the public schools in this city and afterward entered All Hollow's College at Salt Lake City, after which he returned and secured a position as bookkeeper. Later he was con- nected for a time with the Northern Pacific Railroad, but ambitious to engage in business on his own account turned his attention to the real-estate and insurance business in 1900, forming a partnership with Jerome Drumheller, under the firm style of Drumheller & Malloy. In 1906 this firm dissolved and Mr. Malloy was then joined by his brother under the present firm style of Malloy Brothers, real estate and investments. They make a specialty of irrigated lands in the Spokane valley and have handled much valuable property, their efforts in this direction being effective in inducing many settlers to come to this district whereby the growth and upbuilding of the valley has been largely augmented. In addition to his partner- ship relation with his brother, William G. Malloy is the president of the Willa- pacific Town Site Company, of the Hayden-Coeur d'Alene Irrigated Company and the Maple Hill Coal Company.
Mr. Malloy makes his home at No. 1730 Pacific avenue, where he resides with his mother who was one of the pioneers of California, her father having settled there during the early period of mining excitement. She was born in Los Angeles and made her way up through this country in 1864. She has therefore been a witness of the greater part of the growth and development of the west, watching great changes that have transformed the Pacific coast into a great empire. Mr. Malloy belongs to Spokane Lodge, No. 228, B. P. O. E., and also holds member- ship in the Spokane, Spokane Amateur Athletic and the Spokane Country Clubs. He has a wide acquaintance and is popular in these different organizations and is recognized in business circles as a man of progressive and forceful spirit wlio neglects no opportunity for legitimate advancement in the field of business in which he has embarked.
W. D. VALENTINE, M. D.
Dr. W. D. Valentine is the oldest continuous boxholder in the Spokane post- office, which indicates his connection with the city from early pioneer times, his residence here dating from 1884. While he has long stood in the front rank of his profession he has also become a prominent factor in mining circles and like
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many of the residents of the northwest has won substantial and gratifying success in developing the rich mineral resources of the country.
He was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, January 22, 1850, and when only three years of age was taken by his parents to Ogle county, Illinois. He was graduated from the Rock River College in 1870 and continued his studies in the Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois, where he won a degree in 1872, further supplementing his more specifically literary knowledge by a year's study in the Illinois State University, from which he was graduated in 1873. His prepara- tion for the practice of medicine was made in the Chicago Medical College and in the Pulte Medical College of Cincinnati, completing his course in the former in 1875 and in the latter in 1877. He next entered the Physio-Medical Institute in Cincinnati and was graduated in 1880. While studying medicine he engaged in teaching for a time and was prominent among its educators who raised the standard of scholarship in Ogle county until the schools of that county won the gold medal at the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
Dr. Valentine located for practice in Polo, Illinois, where he remained for two years, and then removed to Lanark, that state, where he resided until 1884. At that time he came to Spokane and in the intervening years has ever maintained a foremost position in the ranks of the medical profession in this city. He was on the high road to prosperity when the fire of 1889 occurred, bringing to him heavy losses. He worked untiringly and heroically to save property belonging to several of his neighbors and then finally turned to save his own, carrying out some of his office effects which, however, were burned in the street. He was at length compelled to flee from his office and on reaching the foot of the stairs found the air full of fire, and as he crossed the street was badly burned, besides losing a very valuable package of money and securities. A man who crossed just ahead of him was suffocated in the street. Such was the effect of this fiery ordeal upon the Doctor's lungs and upon the mucus lining of his stomach that for three years he was disqualified for active business but finally recovered and resumed practice. He has kept pace with the march of improvement that has brought the medical profession to its present high standard of knowledge and efficiency. His reading has been broad and his investigations and research have placed him with those who speak authoritatively upon various branches of the medical science. Moreover, his duties have always been performed with a sense of conscientious obligation that has won the confidence and trust of his patrons. Dr. Valentine has also be- come widely known in connection with mining interests. For several years he was the vice president of the Federal Mining & Smelting Company and is now a stockholder in various other good propositions including the Elk City Mining Company, the Togo Mining Company and the United Copper Mining & Smelting Company, of all of which he is a director. He is deserving of the prominence and success that have come to him not only by reason of his ability in his profession but also because he has proven a valuable factor in many of the activities which have counted as of most worth in the upbuilding of the city.
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