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On the 5th of September, 1905, Mr. Keizer was united in marriage to Miss Emma D. Jones, a daughter of Samuel M. Jones of Platteville, Wisconsin. Her father was one of the early gold seekers of the northwest. His party left St. Louis and met Colonel Bridger, who guided them from Fort Laramie, Wyoming, to Virginia City, Montana, returning by way of Fort Benton and the Missouri river to St. Louis. This being prior to the founding of the cities of either Helena, Mon- tana, or Bridger, Wyoming. Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Keizer there have been born two children: Ruth, whose birth occurred on the 18th of October. 1907; and Margaret, who was born on January 12, 1910.
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Mr. Keizer is a worthy exemplar of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Spirit Lake Lodge, No. 57, F. & A. M .; Duluth Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M., of Duluth, Wisconsin ; Duluth Commandery, No. 18, K. T .; and he is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine of El Katif Temple of Spokane. He maintains relations with the retail lumbermen through the medium of his membership in the "Hoo-Hoos," No. 20992; and he also belongs to the Inland Club of Spokane, an organization of a purely sccial nature. Mr. Keizer has made a success of his work owing to his appreciation of the value of thoroughness, the essential qualities of salesmanship and the mental ability to grasp and retain a vast amount of detail ready for use at all times. As an organizer he excels, and although both progressive and original in his methods, is too conservative to become impracticable in his ideas or their execution,
WILLIAM D. PARKS.
Spokane, a village of less than one hundred and fifty population at the time of the arrival of William D. Parks in the fall of 1878, has become during the period of his residence here a city of one hundred and twenty-five thousand. He has been an interested witness of all the changes which have occurred and has ever kept step in the march of improvement here. He was at one time the owner of a homestead that covered the sites of Cannon Hill Park, Irving Heights addi- tion and Parks addition, and the rise in realty values and his business activity in other connections have brought him to a financial position that now permits of rest from further labor.
Mr. Parks is a native of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Ma- lone, Franklin county, New York, October 3, 1838. His grandfather was Cap- tain Robert Parks of the British army who after the Revolutionary war married a daughter of Colonel Seth Warner, of the Continental army, who was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill and to whose memory a shaft was erected on the spot where he is supposed to have fallen. The parents of William D. Parks were Robert and Lydia Parks, the former a native of Canada, whence he removed to Frank- lin county, New York, about 1830. Unto him and his wife were born five sons and seven daughters.
In the district schools of Malone, William D. Parks pursued his education and subsequently engaged in farming and railroading. He was about sixteen years of age when in 1854 the family removed to Winnebago county, Wisconsin, where for a period of seven years he engaged in farming and in lumber manufacturing. In 1861 he became a resident of St. Charles, Minnesota, and on the 16th of Febru- ary, 1863, enlisted in Company D, Seventh Minnesota Infantry, with which he served as a private for nearly two years, participating in the engagements at Holly Springs, Mississippi, where the Union troops chased the rebel Generals Forrest and Price, and broke up their guerrilla bands. He also took part in the battle of Big Blue, Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; Mobile, Alabama; and other skirmishes. In June, 1865, he was mustered out at Vicksburg when he was acting as second lieutenant. His military record was a most creditable one, characterized by loyalty and by valorous defense of the old flag.
MRS. WILLIAM D. PARKS
WILLIAM D. PARKS
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When the war was over Mr. Parks returned to St. Charles, Minnesota, where he engaged in the grocery and butchering business until 1868, when he removed to Canton, South Dakota. There he carried on mercantile pursuits until the fall of 1878, when, attracted to the western country, he came to Spokane by way of Walla Walla. He found a little village of less than one hundred and fifty in- habitants but the beauty of the surrounding country was pleasing to him and he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres on the hill south of the town, never dreaming then that his claim would one day constitute one of the finest residential districts of the city. With the growth of Spokane and the extension of its bound- aries in his direction he subdivided his land, establishing what is now Cannon Hill Park and also laying ont the Irving Heights and Parks additions. He has also handled his own real estate and in addition has engaged in carpentering and in moving buildings, and throughout the years of his residence here has enjoyed the reputation of being a straightforward, upright business man and citizen. Mrs. Parks, too, became identified with the commercial interests of the city and opened the first military store in Spokane in 1879, conducting it successfully for several years.
It was on the 15th of April, 1860, at Waukau, Wisconsin, that Mr. Parks was united in marriage to Miss Emma Bertrand, a daughter of Eli and Mary (Dumas) Bertrand, of Franklin county, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Parks were among the organizers of the First Methodist Episcopal church in Spokane, having always been active workers in support of the denomination, and are now members of the Vincent Methodist church. He has never held public office nor engaged actively in political work, nor does he belong to any clubs but maintains pleasant rela- tions with his old army comrades through his membership in Reno Post, G. A. R. He is one of the reliable and honorable citizens of Spokane who well deserves mention in the pioneer history of the city.
HAKVIN SAHLIN.
Among those who are operating in real estate in Spokane and found the field of labor a broad and profitable one is Hakvin Sahlin, a native son of Sweden. His birth occurred in that country on the 15th of June, 1878, and he is a son of Nels and Anna (Bojrk) Sahlin, both of whom are still living.
In the public schools of Sweden Hakvin Sahlin received his education and until he was twenty years of age followed the courses of study offered by the schools of that country which are equivalent to the high schools of America. After he had finished school he accepted employment with a lumber company in Sweden and was thus engaged for five years. During this period he learned the funda- mental details of the lumber business and became rather expert as a judge of the valuation of lumber and also in predicting the needs of the market. After he re- signed from this position he started in the lumber business for himself and for two years conducted a successful independent undertaking. Although he was meeting with a good degree of success he realized that the northwest offered opportunities more advantageous and profitable and accordingly he left Sweden and came direct to Spokane, Washington, where he at once identified himself with the Anderson
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Land Company and he has since been manager of the real-estate department. Be- fore coming to America he was a student in a business college and there learned modern business methods. His education covers a wide range and he is conversant in both French and German as well as English and Swedish. Like many other Scandinavians he has an innate love of music and also possesses marked musical ability. Politically Mr. Sahlin is a republican and in religious faith he is a Luth- eran, holding membership in the Swedish Lutheran church. He is also a mem- ber of the Scandinavian Brotherhood of America and of the North Star. Although he has been a resident of Spokane for only a short period, he has during this time demonstrated his business ability and proven that he possesses those qualities neces- sary for success in any line-perseverance, diligence and energy. In his chosen pursuit he is alert and is ready at all times to follow the trend of progress and the growth of the city. The success with which he has met has amply repaid him for the associations which he gave up when he left his native land and he has never had cause to regret the step he took when he came to America.
DAVID ACKERMANN.
The German-American element has long been recognized in our American citizen- ship. The sons of Germany have brought with them to the new world the salient characteristic of industry, which has long constituted a potent force in the civiliza- tion of the world. In America they have been active in promoting the agricultural and industrial interests and they have the perseverance to continue along a given line until success is achieved. Mr. Ackermann is a worthy son of the fatherland, where he was born on the 26th of January, 1873, a son of Sigmund and Amelia (Oppenheimer) Ackermann, both of whom are still residing in Germany.
David Ackermann was sent as a pupil to the public schools, where he pursued his studies until sixteen years of age, when he set out for the United States, land- ing at Boston, Massachusetts. For one year he was employed in a cigar store in that city before removing to Portland, Oregon, where he worked for a wholesale boot and shoe company until 1893. In that year he accepted employment with F. Westheimer & Sons as a traveling salesman and he remained in their employ un- til 1906, when he purchased the Spokane Bakery. During his service for others industry and careful management brought him the capital to enable him to engage in business on his own account on a large scale. The original plant Mr. Ackermann purchased was located at Second and Washington streets, but in 1909 he erected the present well equipped bakery, supplied with all modern improvements, which is located at the corner of Post street and Broadway. The new building covers an area of one hundred and twenty by one hundred and twenty feet and is admitted to be the finest bakery on the Pacific coast. The standard of his products comes up to the fine equipment and they find ready sale because of their excellence and his earnest desire to please his customers. He has always been president and general manager of the company and the greater part of its success has been due to his careful supervision and study of the business.
On the 2d of June, 1901, Mr. Ackermann was married to Miss Edith Davis, a daughter of Simon and Henrietta Davis, of Seattle. They have one son, Sidney,
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who is attending school. In politics Mr. Ackermann is a republican and frater- nally he is a member of the Spokane Lodge, No. 228, B. P. O. E. In religious faith he is affiliated with the Hebrew church of Spokane. He has never had oc- casion to regret his determination to come to the United States, for he has here found the opportunities which he sought and in this country, where like advantages are offered to all, he has steadily worked his way upward.
EDWARD H. MOFFITT.
Edward H. Moffitt, who is prominently identified with various mining and com- mercial enterprises of Wallace, was born in Allegheny city, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of August, 1845. He is a son of Thomas and Maria L. (Patterson) Moffitt, who removed from the Keystone state to Illinois in 1858, and there the father, who was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, followed his calling for thirty years.
As he was only a youth of thirteen years when he accompanied his parents on their removal from Pennsylvania to Illinois, Edward H. Moffitt completed his education in the public schools of the latter state. In February, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, Second Illinois Cavalry and went to the front in defense of his country. He participated in a number of notable battles remaining in the service until the close of hostilities. When mustered out he returned to Illinois and very soon thereafter engaged in the mercantile business in Monticello, that state, con- tinuing to be identified with this enterprise for two years. In 1867 he disposed of his interests and went to Colorado and for twelve years directed his energies in mining in that state. At the expiration of that time he came to Idaho, locating in the Wood river section, where he continued his mining operations for four years. In the spring of 1884, Mr. Moffitt came to the Coeur d'Alene mining district, and has ever since remained in this vicinity. He was one of the first in the Eagle rush to Pritchard creek, and has always been one of the most prominent of the local mining men, during the period of his residence. In 1899 he was manager of the Standard and Hecla Mining Companies, as well as general manager for the prop- erties of the Finch & Campbell Companies in the Coeur d'Alene district. At the present time he is secretary and treasurer of the Coeur d'Alene Hardware Com- pany, of Wallace, and also a director of the First National Bank of Wallace, as well as president and manager of the Star Mining Company.
On the 15th of February, 1888, Mr. Moffitt was united in marriage to Miss Effie J. Colborn, a daughter of Joseph Colborn, of Iola, Kansas. Mrs. Moffitt passed away in 1908 leaving two sons: Robert C., who was born on April 25, 1895; and Thomas E., whose birth occurred on the 22d of February, 1898.
Mr. Moffitt is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, being connected with Shoshone Lodge, No. 25, F. & A. M .; Wallace Chapter, No. 7, R. A. M .; Wallace Commandery, No. 5, K. T .; and he is also a member of El Katif Shrine, of Spokane. In addition he is one of the charter members of the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks, Wallace Lodge, No. 331, in which he has held all of the offices with the exception of exalted ruler, while he has been one of the trustees since its organization. Mr. Moffitt is one of the public-spirited citizens of the town,
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taking an earnest interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the com- munity, particularly those of an educational nature, and at the present time is a member of the board of education, while since 1908 he has been a regent of the University of Idaho. He belongs to the board of trade of Wallace and is a mem- ber of the Inland Club of Spokane. Mr. Moffitt is one of those who has won the high regard of his fellow citizens through his own personal worth and the many substantial qualities he has displayed during the period of his residence here. As a business man he has shown himself to be efficient and trustworthy; in matters of citizenship, active and progressive; as a friend, loyal to every trust.
JAMES R. BEAN, M. D.
Dr. James R. Bean, an able and successful medical practitioner, has followed his profession at Mullan since 1907. His birth occurred at Sellersburg, Indiana, on the 7th of May, 1881, his parents being William E. and Caroline (Walker) Bean, who still reside in the Hoosier state. Dr. Bean was educated in the high school at Washington. Indiana, and pursued his medical course in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of Illinois, winning the degree of M. D. in 1904. He began his professional career as an interne at the Alexian Brothers Hospital in Chicago, remaining there for a year and a half. On the expiration of that period he became assistant to the chief surgeon of the Chicago & North- western Railroad Company in the western metropolis, serving in that capacity for one year. In 1907 he came to Mullan, Idaho, which town has since remained the scene of his professional labors. During the entire period of the forest fires, when the town was threatened, he remained loyally at his post. His practice has steadily grown as he has demonstrated his skill and ability in coping with the intricate problems which continually confront the physician in his efforts to restore health and prolong life.
On the 22d of January, 1908, Dr. Bean was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Van Wagenen, a daughter of F. H. Van Wagenen, of Chicago, Illinois. Unto them have been born two daughters. Fraternally Dr. Bean is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Mullan. Though yet a young man, he has already attained a creditable position in professional circles, while the salient char- acteristics of his manhood are such as have brought him the warm regard of those with whom he has been otherwise associated.
. WALTER H. HANSON.
Walter H. Hanson is one of those who must be numbered among the more prom- ising members of the legal fraternity of Wallace, where he has been engaged in practice for the past eight years. He is a native of Wisconsin, his birth having occurred at Deer Park, that state, on the 27th of December, 1881, his parents be- ing John and Carretta M. (Abrahamson) Hanson.
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The early years in the life of Walter H. Hanson were not particularly unlike those of the average boy who is reared in the more sparsely settled communities of the middle west. When he had attained the usnal age he entered the public schools, which he attended until he had graduated from the high school. He subsequently matriculated at the University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis, that state, where he pursued his professional studies, being graduated with the degree of LL. B. in the class of 1904. He was admitted to the bar very soon thereafter and the same year came to Idaho, feeling convinced that he would here find better prospects and greater opportunities in his chosen field of activities. That he was not mis- taken is attested by the extent of his practice, which has attained gratifying pro- portions and is constantly increasing. In recognition of his ability his constituency elected him prosecuting attorney of Shoshone county in 1906, his term expiring in 1908, and in April, 1909, he was elected mayor of Wallace, holding this office for two years.
Mr. Hanson is unmarried. Fraternally he is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, being affiliated with Wallace Lodge, No. 331, of which he is past exalted ruler, and he also belongs to the Grand Lodge of Elks. His political support he gives to the men and measures of the republican party, ever sustaining its principles. In addition to his professional connections, Mr. Hanson is interested in mining not only as a stockholder but as an official member of sev- eral local companies. His practice has proven as lucrative as his various mining ventures and Mr. Hanson is also a stockholder of the First National Bank of Wallace. He is one of the popular and highly esteemed young men about the town, being held in high regard not only professionally but among his political associates, and he is now a member of the republican state central committee.
OTHO CLAY MOORE.
Otho Clay Moore, engaged in the general practice of law as a partner of the firm of Poindexter & Moore, of Spokane, was born in Moniteau county, Missouri, January 19, 1872, and is a representative of one of the old colonial families estab- lished in North Carolina when that state was still numbered among the possessions of Great Britain. Robert Moore, the great-grandfather and David, the great-great- grandfather of O. C. Moore were both soldiers of the Revolutionary war. His father, Livingston Moore, who was born in Missouri, was a farmer by occupation and at the time of the Civil war became a Confederate soldier, serving under Gen- eral Price for three years. He was captured and imprisoned and when released in 1863 went to California. He married Charlotte Caroline Dickinson of Bath county, Virginia. Among her ancestors were also numbered Revolutionary soldiers and her grandfather was a colonel in the war of 1812. The Dickinson family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Her father was a physician of Bath county, Virginia, and it was there that Mrs. Charlotte Moore was born bnt much of her life has been passed in Missouri where she is now living. The death of Livingston Moore oc- curred in January, 1911. In the family were two danghters, Gertrude and Alta, both residents of Missouri.
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Otho C. Moore, the only son, was prepared for college at Hooper Institute in Clarksburg, Missouri, and afterward entered the Washington Lee University at Lexington, Virginia, in which he pursued an academic course. He later pursued a law course in the University of Missouri and was graduated with the L. B. degree in June, 1897. In March of the following year he came to Spokane and for a brief period practiced in partnership with Judge W. F. Townsend, who passed away several years ago. Later Mr. Moore was alone in law practice until the summer of 1908, when he joined Judge Poindexter, who had resigned from the bench in order to become a candidate for congress. This partnership has since been maintained, the firm engaging in the general practice of law. Mr. Moore has made for himself a creditable position in his profession, working his way upward by that merit which is the only source of substantial advancement in the courts.
In politics Mr. Moore is a progressive republican, recognized as one of the leaders of the party in this city. He is now serving as state central committeeman from Spokane county and is chairman of the executive committee. He has fre- quently been a delegate to state and county conventions and has always been active in support of party principles yet has never been a candidate for office. During the last campaign he acted in behalf of Judge Poindexter for whom he managed his campaign. Mr. Moore was urged by many to become a candidate for the federal judgeship to succeed Judge Whitson, but Judge Rudkin secured the appointment. While undoubtedly not without that creditable ambition which is the incentive of faithful service in public office, he regards the pursuits of private life as in them- selves abundantly worthy of his best efforts and his devotion to his clients' in- terests has become proverbial. Mr. Moore belongs to both the Spokane Club and the Spokane Country Club and socially as well as professionally has gained a large following.
DANIEL E. KEYS, M. D.
Dr. Daniel E. Keys, a prominent and prosperous resident of Mullan, practiced medicine in connection with the conduct of his drug store for a number of years but since 1907 has devoted his attention exclusively to his drug business. His birth occurred at La Due, Missouri, on the 30th of March, 1870, his parents being George W. and Cora A. (Beaty) Keys. The father, who served as second lieutenant in the Twenty-first Ohio Cavalry during the Civil war, passed away in 1872.
Daniel E. Keys obtained his education in the academy at Clinton, Missouri, and prepared for a professional career in the St. Louis College of Physicians and Sur- geons, winning the degree of M. D. in 1893. Locating for practice at La Due, Missouri, he there followed his profession successfully for five years. In 1898 he came to Mullan, Idaho, and opened a drug store, attending to its conduct and also practicing medicine until 1907. In that year he abandoned practice and has since devoted his time and energies to his drug business, in which connection he has built up an extensive and profitable trade. He likewise owns a third interest in the Mullan Water Works and until April, 1911, served as vice president of the Wallace National Bank of Wallace. He is also largely interested in mining companies in this section and is a stockholder in the celebrated Caledonia mine.
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On the 27th of May, 1895, at Clinton, Missouri, Dr. Keys was united in mar- riage to Miss Emma Rudolph, a daughter of C. F. Rudolph, of that place. He gives his political allegiance to the republican party and served as coroner of Sho- shone county for six years or from 1903 until 1909. From January 1, 1909, until January 1, 1911, he acted as commissioner for Shoshone county, discharging his official duties in a most prompt and capable manner. He is alert and enterprising, ever watchful of opportunities pointing to success, and in the management and control of his business interests displays keen discernment, executive ability and sound judgment.
CHESTER EDWARDS.
The experiences which constitute the life record of Chester Edwards have been varied. He has been successful in theatrical ventures, was one of the originators of the Order of Eagles, has participated in the conduct of irrigation projects and is counted one of the best detectives on the city force. Thus is suggested the lines of activity along which Chester Edwards has come to be widely known, winning the respect of all with whom he is associated.
A native of Helena, Arkansas, he was born January 1, 1873, the only son of A. C. Edwards, a man whose eventful life is written at length on another page of this work. In his youthful days the son pursued his education in the public schools and in the Territorial University, now the State University, and in the Shattuck Military School at Faribault, Minnesota. He came with his parents to Spokane in 1883, when a lad of ten years, and was the first newsboy on the streets of this city, selling the Spokane Falls Review. For some time thereafter he was associated with newspaper work, becoming a reporter on the Daily Spokesman and also the Evening Chronicle. He afterward conducted a newspaper from 1892 until 1895, being only nineteen years of age when he formulated and executed his plans for establishing a paper. That he possessed superior ability in this connection is shown by the fact that he secured for his paper the largest circulation of any weekly west of the mountains, bringing out an issue of over twelve thousand copies which he sold at retail for ten cents and at wholesale for six cents per copy. Mr. Edwards also became interested in theatrical ventures, conducting shows at the Trans-Mississippi Fair at Omaha, Nebraska, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, and the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland, Oregon. As the northwest has developed he has kept in touch with the trend of progress and im- provement and, realizing the opportunities that lay in the field of real-estate opera- tions, he turned his attention to the purchase and sale of property and to the devel- opment of irrigation projects under the pump system in 1905. In January, 1906, he became a member of the Spokane police department and since March 3, 1910, has occupied the position of police detective. Even all this does not comprise the extent and variety of his activities and interests. While on a visit to Seattle in January, 1898, Mr. Edwards was one of seven men to found the Fraternal Order of Eagles, now having a membership of half a million. He wrote the ritual under which the first ten thousand members were initiated. This organization was founded as the "Seattle Order of Good Things," with the following named as
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