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In 1875 Mr. Mast was married, at San Francisco, to Miss Sarah E. Ricker, of Boston, Massachusetts, whose death occurred in 1903. They had no children. He is one of the most enthusiastic advocates of whatever tends to promote the progress of the community and in all the work of general improvement he has borne his part and well deserves mention in this history.
BOYD HAMILTON.
Boyd Hamilton, cashier of the Coeur d'Alene Bank & Trust Company, was born ten miles south of Colfax, Washington, on October 26, 1877, and is a son of Wil- liam J. and Lulu (Holt) Hamilton. The father was a native of Oregon, his birth occurring in 1850, but the mother was a child of eleven years when she came to the northwest, having crossed the plains with her parents in 1865. They later met in the state of Washington, and there they were married in 1871, theirs being the first marriage license granted in Whitman county.
The boyhood and youth of Boyd Hamilton were passed in Whitman county, where he received his preliminary education. After graduating from the high school at Colfax with the class of 1895 he enrolled in Washington State College, being awarded his degree from the electrical and mechanical engineering depart- ment with the class of 1900. Immediately thereafter he obtained a position with the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company, by whom he was employed for two years. He was a very efficient and capable man, and was promoted from time to time as his services merited until he held the position of superintendent, when he resigned in 1902. Withdrawing from mechanical pursuits he became identified with a bank- ing establishment at Wenatchee, Washington, remaining there until 1903, when he came to Coeur d'Alene and entered upon the duties of the position he still holds. Mr. Hamilton is a man of unusual business sagacity, which is augmented by strong powers of organization and executive ability. Enterprising in whatever he under- takes, he is widely informed on all matters pertaining to banking and finance, his knowledge on issues that are particularly vital to this section of the country being especially thorough. In addition to his duties with the bank here he is a director of the Columbia Valley Bank, at Wenatchee, and he was also vice president of the American Bankers' Association in Idaho, having been elected to this office for the term of 1910-1911. During the years of 1909 and 1910 he was president of the Idaho Bankers' Association, with which organization he has been identified ever since locating in Coeur d'Alene.
On September 20, 1900, Mr. Hamilton was united in marriage to Miss Alta Browne, a daughter of J. J. and Anna W. Browne, of Spokane, and they have be- come the parents of one child, Dale B., who was born in August, 1905.
Mr. Hamilton is progressive in his political views but not radical, believing that present evils can be more effectively corrected through evolution than revolution. He gives his support to the men and measures of the democratic party and takes a vital interest in all local issues, having served as mayor of the city from 1909 to 1911. He holds membership in the New Inland Club of Spokane and the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club, and is a charter member and one of the organizers of the Coeur d'Alene Lodge No. 1254, B. P. O. E. Mr. Hamilton is descended from the
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early pioneers of this section of the country, who contributed their share toward advancing civilization. His grandfather joined the Oregon volunteers in 1856 and went to Spokane to assist in putting down the Cayuse Indians. Among the family relics of those early days is a picture of Spokane Falls taken in 1884, now in pos- session of Mr. Hamilton. He is one of the enterprising and progressive citizens of Coeur d'Alene, who enthusiastically gives his assistance to promoting the develop- ment of the community and its various public utilities.
FRANK RAYMOND WASHBURN.
Frank Raymond Washburn, who is well known as the manager of the J. I. Case Company, which is located on North Monroe street, was born in Cowlitz county, Washington, on the 12th of May, 1882, a son of Frank M. and Elizabeth (Frost) Washburn. The mother's death occurred in 1901 and the father had previously passed away in 1894. They crossed the plains in 1844 with their respective families, and thus may be numbered among the true pioneers of the northwest. As soon as Frank M. Washburn reached the legal age he took up a donation land claim and was one of the first men to receive land in this way in the state of Washington.
Frank Raymond Washburn acquired his early education in the public schools of Washington and subsequently was a student in a business college of Spokane. During these years he was permitted to give his undivided attention to his school work, and because of his careful work and diligent study reached a high state of efficiency. Immediately after his graduation from business college he was employed by the J. I. Case Company where he is today acting as manager. He has risen through all the stages of the business, having begun as messenger boy. His pro- motions have been the reward of merit and elearly show the recognition which his employers desired to give to his ability and his fidelity to their best interests.
On the 7th of January, 1903, Frank Raymond Washburn was married at Spokane to Miss Elizabeth Anna Paterman, a daughter of Ernest and Anna Theresa (Mueller) Paterman. To their union one child, Ralph R., has been born. Because of the demands his business makes upon his time he has little leisure for club and church circles. However, he has never neglected his rights of citizenship and socially he is well and favorably known because of his geniality and courtesy and his regard for the rights and opinions of others.
L. P. HOLE.
For sixteen years L. P. Hole was associated with the development of Spokane and the northwest through his operations in the real-estate and loan business and in mining. His enterprise was widely recognized and his determined purpose enabled him to accomplish successfully any task to which he set himself. His history, therefore, should serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement to others, showing what may be done when energy and persistency point out the way.
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Mr. Hole was a native of Ohio, his birth having occurred in Damascus, that state, on the 6th of November, 1860. His parents were Lemuel and Unity (Stanley) Hole, both of whom were descended from old Quaker families, and the father became a well known farmer of Damascus, Ohio. In the schools of that town L. P. Hole pursued his early education, which was supplemented by a commercial course in Mount Union College of Alliance, Ohio, that fitted him to take up the duties and responsibilities of business life. He continued in his na- tive place until twenty-two years of age and then removed westward to northern Kansas, where he engaged in the loan business as agent for eastern capitalists. He afteward removed to South Dakota, where he continued in the same business for three years, and in 1888 he came to Spokane, where he entered the real -. estate and loan field, operating extensively along those lines, his sound judgment and keen discrimination constituting the basis of his substantial success. He after- ward engaged in mining. Few there are who have resisted the attraction of the mines and Mr. Hole is numbered among those who won success in a search for valuable ore. His labors in this direction were crowned with very gratifying pros- perity and he continued in these different lines of business until his life's labors were ended on the 2d of May, 1904.
It was on the 29th of June, 1886, in Mankato, Kansas, that Mr. Hole was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Cooper, a daughter of Orlando and Susan (Prentiss) Cooper, of Fremont, Ohio, who on leaving the Buckeye state removed to Kansas, where the father engaged in farming. Mr. Hole belonged to the Knights of Pythias. In his political views he was a republican and took an active interest in the welfare of his city, cooperating in measures, political or otherwise, which contributed to the general welfare. He had been reared in the Quaker faith and was a member of that church in his native town. He was ever recognized as a man of strong character and marked individuality, quiet and unassuming in manner and devoted to his home. His character and his career would bear close investigation and scrutiny, for he ever measured up to the highest standards of honorable and progressive manhood.
ARCHIBALD G. RIGG.
Archibald G. Rigg, a Spokane architect, was born in Stratford, Ontario, April 5, 1878, his parents being William and Arabella (Harvey) Rigg, the former a na- tive of Ayr, Scotland, and the latter of Lancastershire, England. The Riggs were well known in the land of hills and heather and the grandfather was a soldier un- der the duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo. William Rigg became a well known capitalist and with his brother owned large lumber mills and flour mills at Stratford, Ontario. He also served as mayor of the town and took an active part in guiding its destinies and promoting its development. He died in 1905, having long survived his wife, who passed away August 17, 1888. She was a cousin of the Allans, well known as proprietors of the transatlantic steamship lines and con- nected with a very old and prominent Scotch family. Mr. and Mrs. William Rigg had three sons, the brothers of our subject being: Dr. Charles F., a physician and surgeon of Spokane; and William J., a practicing attorney of St. Louis.
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Archibald G. Rigg was educated at Trinity College of Toronto, Canada, and at Columbia College of New York. He was also a student under James Balfour of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and broad and liberal training fitted him for large responsibilities in later life. He began business at Danville, Illinois, as an architect under the firm name of Lewis & Rigg and there did work for "Uncle" Joe Cannon, long the distinguished speaker of the house of representatives. He executed a vast amount of work in Danville but on account of the ill health of his wife came to the west. For two years he was head draughtsman with Cutter & Malmgren and for a similar period with Albert Held. His father's illness called him back to the east and he remained there for four years to straighten up affairs, after which he entered into partnership with Messrs. Foltz and Parker, under the firm name of Foltz, Parker & Rigg, at Indianapolis. There he conducted a large amount of state work, building libraries, school houses, etc. The firm erected the Madison insane asylum at a cost of one million five hundred thousand dollars, also the First Christian church of Indianapolis, a number of school houses and the home of Senator Beveridge. Later Mr. Rigg returned to Spokane and formed a partner- ship with Julius A. Zittel under the firm name of Zittel & Rigg, with offices in the Jamieson building.
As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life Mr. Rigg chose Miss Maime Ethel Beck, of Indianapolis, a daughter of George C. Beck, who is a capi- talist now residing at the San Marco apartments. Mr. and Mrs. Rigg have one daughter, Marian Beck, whose birth occurred on the 20th of July, 1911. The par- ents are members of the Knox Presbyterian church and are socially prominent and popular. Mr. Rigg is a republican and is a Mason, belonging to Oriental Lodge, No. 74, F. & A. M. He belongs also to the Chamber of Commerce, is a life mem- ber of the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club, the Inland Club, the Rotary Club and the Spokane Architectural Club and also of the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He stands prominent in his profession and yet into other lines of activity he has directed his efforts with beneficial effect and has contributed in substantial and gratifying measure to public progress along many lines.
JOHN C. KLEBER.
John C. Kleber, attorney at law, with office in the Old National Bank building, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents were Christian and Elizabeth (Bersch) Kleber, the former of whom died in 1889. Mr. Kleber is a direct descend- ant of General Kleber, who fought under Napoleon in the battles of the Pyramids and Mount Tabor.
John C. Kleber pursued his education in the common schools of his native state until he was seventeen years of age. At that time he engaged in teaching and for three years taught school in Wisconsin before coming west to Orting, Washington, where he accepted a position as principal of the schools for one year. In the pur- suit of a more advanced education he undertook the study of law in addition to his teaching and in 1885 he was admitted to the bar of Wisconsin. Leaving Orting in 1890, he settled in Olympia, where he entered upon the practice of law until 1899, and, although one of the younger representatives of the profession, he made
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a creditable record through the ability with which he handled the litigated interests entrusted to him. In May, 1899, he came to Spokane and he has since been located in this city, where he is carrying on an extensive practice. His preparation of cases is thorough, his reasoning clear and cogent and his arguments are based upon almost incontrovertible logic. He has also aside from his professional duties writ- ten "Kleber on Void Judicial Sales," a book which is a substantial treatise upon the particular subject. While at Olympia he wrote many articles for the Albany and Central Law Journals, which were published by the Banks Law Publishing Company. Two years ago he turned his literary efforts to the field of fiction and produced the "Masters Spirit," which has also been published. Since living in Washington he has become interested in the various activities undertaken for the development of the natural resources of the northwest and he is part owner of various mining properties in the Coeur d'Alene district and in Montana. He is also interested in irrigation projects in the Spokane valley.
On the 10th of September, 1885, at Winneconne, Wisconsin, Mr. Kleber was married to Miss Matie Owen, a daughter of R. C. and Frances Owen. To their union two children have been born, Narcissa, who is nine years of age and Frances who died here in 1907 at the age of sixteen. Mr. Kleber gives his support to the republican party but because of the strenuous duties of his practice he has never sought public office. He is a Knight Templar Mason and also belongs to El Katif Temple of the Mystic Shrine. His interest centers in those things which are ele- vating and uplifting and his influence is always found on the side of justice, truth and right. With an education which was obtained under most difficult circumstances to serve as the basis for advancement, he has made steady progress in the business world and in the practice of law has already gained gratifying success during the period of his connection with the bar.
THOMAS K. BINNIE.
The history of Thomas K. Binnie is that of a man who without any special advantages at the outset of his career has labored diligently and has achieved much. He is now a prominent figure in business circles in Spokane as a member of the Binnie-Strickland Company, Inc., conducting an insurance and patent busi- ness. A native of Scotland, he was born in Ayrshire, May 12, 1872, and the schools of that country afforded him his educational opportunities. He came to America in 1892. He was associated with the Inland Empire Company in the real-estate and insurance business, having charge of their insurance department for thirteen years. He is today one of the best known fire insurance men in the northwest. Laudable ambition prompted him to utilize his efforts for engaging in business on his own account and on the 1st of January, 1910, he organized the Binnie-Strickland Company, Inc., and purchased the insurance business of the In- land Empire Company. On March 1, 1912, the Binnie-Strickland Company was consolidated with the Day & Hanson Security Company under the latter name and Mr. Binnie is the manager of the fire insurance department. Among the well known insurance companies which they represent are the Hartford Fire Insurance Com- pany, the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company, the Commercial Union
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Assurance Company, the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York and the Pa- cific Coast Casualty Company of San Francisco. Aside from his operations in the insurance field Mr. Binnie was treasurer of the Big Bend Light & Power Company from its organization until he resigned because of the demands of his other busi- ness interests, on the 1st of January, 1911. He was president of the Spokane Association of Fire Insurance Agents and also of the Washington State Associa- tion of Fire Insurance Agents until January, 1911, positions which indicate his high standing among insurance men of this state for he has occupied the presidency of both bodies since their organization.
On the 14th of February, 1910, Mr. Binnie was united in marriage to Miss Mabel L. Fisken, a daughter of Archibald and Sarah Fisken, of Seattle. He en- joys all manly athletic and outdoor sports and was active in the organization of the Northwestern Golf Association, being an enthusiastic advocate of the game.
CHARLES E. AMMANN.
Charles E. Ammann, who is manager of the Pacific Realty & Loan Company of Spokane, was born in Springfield, Illinois, on the 21st of January, 1881, his parents being Arnold and Caroline (Schwab) Ammann. The father's death occurred about twenty-five years ago.
Charles E. Ammann, who came to Spokane with his mother in 1887, received his preliminary education in the public schools of this city and afterward attended John R. Cassen's Business College. He completed these courses when he was six- teen years of age and immediately began working for the Northern Pacific Rail- way. He continued in their employ for eight years, after which time he entered into the real-estate business, associating himself with Harry Adams. Their first undertaking was disposing of the land in Greenacres, a suburb of this city. He was thus engaged for two years and met with such success in disposing of the land and thus starting a town that he saw several opportunities which were to he had in the mercantile line. Consequently he opened a general mercantile store in Greenacres and for one year was engaged in conducting this undertaking. At the end of that time be accepted a position with the Cook-Clark Real Estate Company and was in their employ six months before he was engaged as head salesman for the Hege Real Estate Company, where he remained for three years. During these years he had sufficient opportunity to show his intuitive ability in valuing land and also became thoroughly acquainted with the best methods to be used in dealing with prospective customers. His business has grown with the prosperity and expansion of the city and because of the straightforward business policy which he has ever pursued his patrons realize that they will receive fair treatment at his hands and also will be able to seek advice based upon his experience and knowledge. He is at present the general manager of the company and is also secretary of the Milloki Investment Company of this city.
On the 19th of April, 1905, Mr. Ammann was married at Spokane to Miss Hazel Ludden, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ludden. In politics he is independent. regarding the capability of the candidate rather than his party affiliations. He is a member of the Inland Club and the Spokane Chamber of Commerce. He is ever
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interested in matters pertaining to the welfare of the city and they have always received his earnest cooperation. Even though a young man he has thoroughly established himself in the business circles of Spokane and his life record thus far gives every indication for a successful career.
CHARLES A. O'CONNOR.
Charles A. O'Connor, who is manager of the Holland Bank of Amsterdam, which is located in the Kuhn building, was born in Chicago, on the 15th of Au- gust, 1870, a son of Michael T. and Margaret (Clifford) O'Connor. The parents were born in Ireland and in that country received their education, the father grad- uating from the College of Dublin having taken a full course in the law depart- ment which prepared him to practice as a barrister at law. In 1861 he came to the United States and settled in Chicago, being admitted to the bar of that city, where he practiced in the law office of Judge Van Buren, one of the well known attorneys of that city. As the west opened up, he desired to follow the trend of civilization and he traveled through Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. He finally arrived in Spokane, where he practiced for two years before his death, which occurred in 1909. Mrs. O'Connor is at present residing in this city.
Charles A. O'Connor pursued his education in the public schools of Chicago, the Catholic schools of Michigan and Wisconsin, and the public schools of North Dakota. Although his schooling was frequently interrupted because of the many changes of residence which his parents made, he successfully completed the courses of study commonly offered by the high school. While in North Dakota he took a four years' course of law in his father's office but did not qualify for the ex- aminations in that state. He came to this city in the spring of 1891 and matricu- lated in the Spokane College taking a full course of three years, at which time he was graduated and the degree of B. L. was conferred upon him. In 1910 he applied and was admitted to the bar of the state of Washington. Subsequently he accepted a position as bookkeeper and walking boss for the W. J. Keefe Com- pany, extensive sub-contractors in the construction of the Great Northern Rail- way. He followed the railroad contracting business for several years before re- turning to Spokane, at which time he bought an interest in a railroad contractor's outfit and secured a sub-contract on the Sunnyside canal, one of the large irri- gation projects of this valley. This undertaking occupied his time for nearly two years. Later he engaged in agricultural pursuits for one year in the Palouse country before becoming connected with the contracting and regrading operations of the Northern Pacific Railroad from Billings, Montana, to Mandan, North Dakota. In 1899 he accepted a position as bookkeeper with the Holland Bank of Amsterdam and in 1907, together with Henri Crommelin, was appointed man- ager and United States agent for the bank. This company opened its operations in this city in 1896. They deal in farm mortgages and the city of Spokane mort- gages, carrying on a business involving loans of several million dollars. Mr. O'Connor's clerical, financial and executive ability have won the approval of the leading men in the business circles of this city and the institution with which he
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is connected finds in him one of their most capable and useful agents in this country.
Mr. O'Connor was married at Spokane, on the 18th of July, 1901, to Miss Anna Della Wann, a daughter of James Hague Wann, of Lewiston, Idaho. They have two children, Claire Addison and Michael James. The family residence is at 829 Cliff avenue. Because of the extent of his business undertakings and ope- rations Mr. O'Connor has never had time to take an active part in the political affairs of this city. Although he exercises his right of franchise and realizes his duties of citizenship he has never affiliated with any particular party, casting his vote for man or measure at issne. He is a member of the Knights of Colum- bus and the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club.
JUDGE EPHRAM H. SULLIVAN.
An honored name on the roll of the judiciary of Washington is that of Ephram H. Sullivan, judge of the Spokane superior court, having jurisdiction over depart- ment No. 4. Nature endowed him with strong intellect and his distinction as a member of the bar has come because he has wisely and conscientiously used the talents that were given him. He was born in Eaton county, Michigan, July 31, 1850, his parents being Potter Charles and Rhoba Ann (Berry) Sullivan. The father was born near Syracuse, New York, July 4, 1823, and represented an old New England family originally from Ireland. The mother, a native of central New York, was of English descent. In the year 1840 Potter C. Sullivan removed westward to Eaton county, Michigan, and later became a resident of Nebraska, where he served as speaker of the house for the second territorial legislature, being elected at Washington, D. C. When not in public office he engaged in the practice of law in Nebraska until the fall of 1855, when he became one of the founders of the town of De Soto, Nebraska, twenty-two miles north of Omaha and six miles below Blair. The latter town was built on land owned by an uncle of Judge Sulli- van. In 1858 Potter C. Sullivan removed to what was known as the Sweetwater country, now Wyoming, and founded South Pass City on Sweetwater river, there spending the winter. Since that time the town has been moved twenty-four miles above its original site. In 1862 the father continued his westward journeyings, the trip across the plains consuming five months. The first part of the trip from De Soto to Sweetwater took six weeks and the remainder of the time was con- sumed in making the long journey from Sweetwater to the Willamette valley in Oregon, where he arrived with his family in October, 1862. In 1866 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Polk county, Oregon, filling the position until 1868, and in that year he lacked but one vote of securing the nomination of the republican party for congress. His wife died in Salem, Oregon, March 8, 1875, and in 1878 the family removed to Colfax, Washington, where on the 8th of June, 1883, Potter C. Sullivan died from heart failure while engaged in making a speech in a murder case in court. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan had a family of four sons and three daugh- ters. William J. Sullivan, the eldest, born in Eaton county, New York, July 10, 18.48, is a miner of Kern county, California. Judge Sullivan is the second in order of birth. Electa, born in Eaton county, Michigan, in 1852, was married in 1869 Vol. II-32
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