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ness men of Coeur d'Alene, enjoying an ample income from his investments and possessing unlimited credit among his associates in the financial world.
On August 27, 1908, Mr. Hart was married to Miss Blanche Blackwell, a daughter of F. A. Blackwell of Coeur d'Alene. They are the parents of one child. The Hart home at No. 820 Sherman avenue, is one of the handsome residences in the town and is frequently the scene of social gayety and mirth. Mr. Hart has been a Mason since the year in which he attained his majority, having joined Hiram Lodge, No. 21, F. & A. M., of Colfax, Washington, and he is also a member of Lodge No. 463, B. P. O. E., of Bozeman, Montana. In his political affiliations he is a republican. Always adhering to high standards of business ethics, Mr. Hart has attained his success justly and by reason of his own efforts and keen discrimi- nation. Large in his view of a situation he is the type of man who has supplied the leaven that has created the western spirit of indomitable determination and ability to win.
GEORGE SELWIN ALLISON, M. D.
While the practice of medicine is the real life work of Dr. George Selwin Alli- son, he has also engaged in real-estate dealing in Spokane and is the owner of con- siderable valuable ranch property in eastern Washington. He was born in Louisi- ana, Missouri, July 22, 1848, a son of J. C. and H. M. Allison. His educational op- portunities in early youth were those afforded by the district schools of his native town where he pursued his studies until he reached the age of fifteen years, and then attended the Cherry Grove Seminary of Abingdon, Illinois, for three years. A glance over the broad field of business in its different agricultural, industrial, commercial and professional phases, led him to the determination to make the prac- tice of medicine his life work and he entered the St. Louis Medical School, now the Washington University, from which in due time he was graduated with the class of 1871. He at once sought to put his theoretical knowledge to the practical test and entered the office with Dr. W. C. Duncan, with whom he remained for two years and then opened an office in Macon county, Illinois, where he remained for ยท about ten years. Ambitious to attain the highest degree of proficiency he went to 'New York in 1881 and pursued a special course of study in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1881, be- ing now numbered among its alumni.
It was in July, 1882, that Dr. Allison arrived in Spokane where he has been in practice constantly since and is the oldest resident physician of this city. There was only a very limited population when he took up his abode here and with the growth of the city his practice has increased until it is now very extensive and of an important character. He has improved the opportunity for judicious investment and profitable sale of real estate, and now has much property in Spokane, together with a ranch of seven hundred and eighty acres at Latah, Spokane county, on which he raises stock, wheat and all that goes to make up a model farm. The place is situ- ated forty-three miles from the city, and his son, Walter S. Allison, now twenty- six years of age, is in charge of the farm. Dr. Allison is an enthusiast on the sub- ject of the future of Spokane county and is always ready to join in any movement
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that promises to prove of practical worth in its development and upbuilding. He is likewise president of the Conservative Land & Investment Company, owning thirteen thousand acres of land in Benton county, one thousand acres of which are under cultivation.
On the 2d of May, 1876, at Mount Zion, Illinois, occurred the marriage of Dr. Allison and Miss Ellen E. Mariner, a daughter of Professor William and Agnes Mariner, both natives of Lebanon, Tennessee. Her father was a teacher by pro- fession and about 1880 came to Washington to join the faculty of the Walla Walla College. He was thus connected with the educational development of the state un- til his death, which occurred in Spokane in 1894. Dr. and Mrs. Allison have three living children: Walter S., who as stated manages his father's ranch; Ida G., the wife of John D. Johnson, of Spokane; and Mabel P., who is the wife of James E. Bailey, of this city. The family residence is at No. 1203 Eighth avenue and was erected by Dr. Allison. In politics he has always been a stalwart republican but the only office that he would ever accept was that of member of the school board, on which he served for three years, beginning in 1905. He has ever taken an active interest in educational matters and the cause of the public schools finds in him a splendid friend. He holds membership in the Westminster Congregational church and for many years was one of its trustees. His influence is always on the side of progress and those things which relate to the material, intellectual, political and moral development and welfare of the city.
OTTO HANSEN.
Otto Hansen, a railroad contractor whose business activity has also included considerable irrigation work, has his offices in the Paulsen building in Spokane al- though his operations in construction work call him into various localities. Careful consideration of the facts indicate that the Teutonic race has constituted an im- portant clement in the upbuilding of the northwest. Of this Mr. Hansen is a representative. He was born in Holstein, Germany, June 3, 1868, and is a son of Detlef and Mathilde Hansen. The father was a farmer and once visited America, making the trip in 1893. It was seven years before this year that Otto Hansen . came to the new world. He had been educated in the public schools of the father- land and on crossing the Atlantic to America settled in St. Paul, where he made his initial step in business circles as a clerk in a general mercantile store. Thus he was employed for four years, after which he resigned his position and entered the service of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, going to Tacoma, where he remained for ten years in the engineering department. He was engineer of main- tenance between Ellensburg and Portland, called the Pacific division, and remained with the railroad company until 1900, when he resigned to engage in railroad con- tract work on his own account. His labors in this connection have since been of an important character, his patronage steadily growing until his business interests have assumed large and profitable proportions. He made his headquarters at Kenne- wick, Washington, for about three years and then came to Spokane in 1907. He has also done considerable irrigation work, taking important contracts of that character.
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On the 6th of November, 1899, Mr. Hansen was united in marriage to Catherine Anne Reese, a daughter of Reese J. and Anne Reese, of Tacoma, Wash- ington. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen have two children, Reese Detlef and Catherine Mathilde. Mr. Hansen belongs to the Spokane Club and to the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club. His residence in America now covers a period of over twenty-five years and he feels that he has never had occasion to regret his determination to come to the new world, for here he has found the opportunities which he sought, and by determination and energy has steadily advanced in business until the ex- tent and importance of his operations have placed him in a creditable position in business circles.
CHARLES A. SOLBERG.
Charles A. Solberg is conducting an extensive and profitable enterprise as a dealer in men's furnishings at Wallace. He was born in Norway in 1860 and lost his mother when but a year and a half old. His education was acquired in his native land, and in 1880 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, settling at Winona, Minnesota. There he secured employment in the general mercantile store of the A. L. Porter Company, remaining in that department for six years. On the expiration of that period he entered the grain department of the same concern, buy- ing grain for their mill for four years. In March, 1890, he came to Spokane, ac- cepting a position as salesman for Mr. Hanover of the I. X. L. Clothing Company. In that that capacity he acted for five years, and during that period made occasional visits to the Coeur d'Alene district. In 1896 he settled at Gem, Idaho, remaining there for about two years, when he came to Wallace, which has been his place of residence continuously since. For seven years he was employed by J. W. Tabor and in 1907 purchased a half interest in the business of H. Mckinley, forming the firm of Mckinley & Solberg, devoted exclusively to the sale of men's furnishings. This relation was maintained with mutual pleasure and profit for four years, or until May 3, 1911, when Mr. Solberg purchased his partner's interest and has since been the sole proprietor of the establishment, conducting the business under the name of C. A. Solberg. He is a member of the Scandinavian Brotherhood. The hope that led him to leave his native land and seek a home in America has been more than realized. He found the opportunities he sought-which, by the way, are always open to the ambitious, energetic man,-and making the best of these he has steadily worked his way upward.
DRS. CHARLES R. AND HERBERT C. MOWERY.
Among the highly successful younger members of the medical profession in Wal- lace must be numbered Drs. Charles R. and Herbert C. Mowery, who located here in 1905. They are of German parentage, as the name would suggest, and were born and reared in Ottumwa, Iowa, in the public schools of which city they ac- quired their preliminary education. They subsequently pursued a classical course at the Iowa State University, at Iowa City, after which they matriculated in the
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medical department of the Creighton University at Omaha, Nebraska, this institu- tion conferring upon them the degree of M. D., upon the completion of their pro- fessional studies. In 1903 they came to Idaho, locating in Wardner, where for two years they were associated in practice with Dr. Franz. When Dr. St. Jean bought the Wallace Hospital in 1905 they came here, and for five years thereafter were on the staff of that institution. They had leave of absence, however, in 1908 and 1909, and went abroad, pursuing post-graduate courses in the hospitals of London, Vienna, Berlin and Paris. In 1910 they severed their connection with the Wallace Hos- pital and joined the staff of Providence Hospital, with which institution they con- tinue to be identified. They are well qualified for the duties of their profession both by reason of their thorough preparation and natural aptitude, possessing the mental characteristics and personality so essential to success in this of all voca- tions. They have met with good success during the period of their residence in Wallace and have built up lucrative private practices in addition to their hospital work.
They have neither of them ever married. They are actively identified with a number of fraternal organizations, holding membership in the Elks, Wallace Lodge, No. 331, B. P. O. E .; and the Eagles and the Red Men, all of this city. They are also affiliated with the Masonic order, belonging to Wardner Lodge, No. 34, A. F. & A. M .; the Knights of Pythias, Galena Lodge, No. 12; and the Woodmen of the World, all of Wardner. Their connection with associations of a professional nature is confined to their membership in the Pacific Coast Association of Railway Sur- geons. They are held in high regard in Wallace both professionally and socially and would seem to have most promising futures, judging by their success as practi- tioners since locating here.
JULIUS A. ZITTEL.
Julius A. Zittel, a Spokane architect, whose developing powers have brought him to a position where recognized skill and ability place him with the foremost representatives of his profession in the Inland Empire, is now a member of the firm of Zittel & Rigg and has followed his chosen calling in this city since 1887. The name indicates his German birth and nativity, his natal year being 1869. He was thirteen years of age when he crossed the Atlantic to America, residing for a time in Chicago, where he studied architecture in a large office of that city until he came to Spokane. He was about eighteen years of age when, in 1887, he arrived in Washington and secured employment with H. Preusse, who was already established as a leading architeet of this city. For six years he continued in the office and the recognition of his constantly increasing ability led to his admission to a partnership in 1893, and they continued in business under the firm style of Preusse & Zittel until 1910. In the intervening period of eighteen years they de- signed and superintended the construction of many of the finest buildings in Spokane, including the Gonzaga College and the Victor block. They were also the architeets who designed the new city hall, St. Aloysius Catholic church and the Car- negie Library building. Mr. Zittel, moreover, is connected with the building in- terests of the city as vice president of the Citizens Building & Loan Association.
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He has been a close student of his profession and is thoroughly familiar with the great scientific principles which underlie his work, while in design and execution the work embodies many of the most artistic conceptions.
In 1889 occurred the marriage of Mr. Zittel and Miss Alice Shanks, a daugh- ter of Robert and Marion Shanks, both pioneers of the county. They have one child, Eunice I. M., born in 1893, who is attending school. Their acquaintance in Spokane is a wide one and their circle of friends is almost coextensive therewith. Mr. Zittel possesses many of the sterling characteristics of the German race, in- cluding the thoroughness and perseverance as well as artistic temperament which have made the Teutonic people an important element of progress in various parts of the world.
GEORGE T. CRANE.
George T. Crane, president of the Crane Shoe Company, follows well formu- lated plans in the conduct of his business and meets every emergency that arises with a resourcefulness that enables him to conquer difficulties and bring to success- ful conclusion whatever he undertakes. His birth occurred in Cascade, Dubuque county, Iowa, September 8, 1854, his parents being Peter F. and Nancy (Elliott) Crane. His parents were pioneers of Iowa to which state they had removed from Batavia, New York. During his youthful days George T. Crane was a pupil in the public schools of his native county and then, seeking the broader business op- portunities of the city, made his way to Chicago, obtaining employment in the wholesale house of Benham, Trumbull & Company, with whom he remained until 1882. Thinking to find still better advantages in the west where competition was not yet so great and where rapid development offered an excellent field, he came to Spokane and established a hardware store on Howard street, between Front and Main avenues, conducting his enterprise under the firm name of George T. Crane & Company until 1884. On the discovery of gold in the Coeur d'Alene district he disposed of his mercantile interests and went to the mines in the vicinity of Mur- ray, Idaho, where he engaged in placer mining through the summer. He became convinced, however, that his fortune was not to be made in that field and returning to Spokane he again entered commercial circles by purchasing an interest in the firm of Taylor & Sharkey, dealers in agricultural implements, with whom he re- mained for about two years. On the opening of the Wardner camp he made his way there and in partnership with E. C. Gove established a general mercantile store, opening with the first stock of goods in the camp. The business was conducted under the firm style of Gove & Crane until 1892, when the junior partner sold out and went to Rossland, British Columbia, being there at the opening of that camp. In partnership with Frank C. Loring and F. E. Snodgrass he purchased and de- veloped the Josie mine, afterward selling out to the British syndicate that pur- chased and consolidated many mines in that district. Their old mine is now known as the Le Roi No. 2.
Mr. Crane returned to Spokane in 1896 and purchased an interest in the shoe store of Henry Hill, afterward organizing a stock company under the name of the Hill Shoe Company, of which he became president. In 1898 their store was re- Vol. 11-5
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moved from its original location at the corner of Sprague and Howard streets to 519 Riverside avenue, where the business has since been conducted. In 1903 Mr. Crane purchased the Hill interests and changed the name to the Crane Shoe Com- pany, being today at the head of the largest and finest retail shoe store in the northwest. The business has constantly expanded until the volume of trade is now most gratifying and the reputation of the house is unassailable.
In his home life Mr. Crane finds the enjoyment which constitutes an even bal- ance to his various business cares and responsibilities. He was married August 31, 1876, at Ottawa, Kansas, to Miss Margaret Wright, of that place, and they now have two sons and a daughter: Earl B. and Frank G., who are identified with their father in business; and Marguerite, the wife of Jolin G. MacDonnell, of Boston, Massachusetts. Mrs. Crane was a daughter of William and Rose (McKittrick) Wright, of Ottawa, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Crane now reside at No. 817 South Adams street, where he built a pleasant residence about four years ago. They are prominent members of the Christian Science church in which Mr. Crane has served as a trustee for several years. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and in Orien- tal Consistory, No. 2, S. P. R. S., he has attained the thirty-second degree. He has also been more or less active in politics, recognizing the duties and obligations as well as the privileges of citizenship. His views accord with the prinicples of the republican party and in 1884 he was elected upon that ticket to the city council. Through the succeeding years he was a member of the Spokane school board and in 1907-08 represented his district in the state legislature. He is a statesman with an eye to practical results and not glittering generalities. His party fealty is not grounded on personal prejudice. He is thoroughly familiar with the great issues which divide the two parties that have roots extending down to the very bedrock foundation of the republic. He has also studied the lessons of life and has arrived at his own conclusions, the result of which may be called his post-graduate studies in the school of affairs. Such men, either in office or out, are the natural leaders of whichever party they may be identified with, especially in that movement toward better politics which is common to both parties and which constitutes the most hopeful political sign of the period.
FRANK E. PETERSON.
In Frank E. Peterson are found many of the sterling qualities which character- ize the nation of which he is a representative. He displays the persistency of purpose and the thorough reliability that have ever marked the Swedish people. In his business career, by means of his perseverance and unfaltering energy, he has made continuous and creditable progress. He was born in Smolan, Sweden, Oc- tober 1, 1874, a son of John and Johanna Peterson, who in the year 1876 brought their family to America and, like many of the emigrants from that land, sought a home in Minnesota. They first located at Red Wing and the father who had learned cabinet making in his native land, continued to work at his trade.
The son, Frank E. Peterson, was sent to the public schools and when he had mas- tered the branches of learning therein taught, he acquired skill in the carpenter's trade, which he followed for a few years in Red Wing. Subsequently he sought a
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broader field of labor in Fargo, North Dakota, where he spent one year, but still not satisfied that he had reached the place which would give him the best opportunities, he came to Spokane in the Spring of 1898. Since then he has never wished to change his residence, for the business conditions here offered him what he sought. More- over, his intellect had early grasped the eternal truth that industry wins, and in- dustry has ever been the guiding force of his life. Following his arrival in Spo- kane he engaged in business with G. L. Weber and J. A. Crentzer, under the firm name of G. L. Weber & Company, in the general building and contracting business. The first residence which they erected was that of the late Judge W. E. Cullen, on Pacific avenne. Mr. Weber died after about two years, and following the retire- ment of Mr. Creutzer from the firm, Mr. Peterson continued his building operations alone for a time and success attended his efforts, important contracts being awarded him, for he had given proof of his ability, enterprise and straightforward methods. Among some of the buildings which he has erected are: the Dessert building, at the corner of Bernard and Riverside; the Stevens school; the new Franklin school, and the administration high school building and many others. He has also made several large additions to other schoolhouses and has erected a number of residences and similar buildings. He is now a director and treasurer of the Colonial Build- ing Company and as a general contractor his work is contributing much to the general improvement of the city. He is also known in financial circles of the city as a director of the Scandinavian-American Bank.
On the 28th of January, 1907, in Spokane, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Ida May McClure and unto them has been born a son, John Lawrence. They occupy a pleasant home at 01428 Lincoln street, which Mr. Peterson erected in 1905. He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Spokane Ama- teur Athletic Club, the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce, associations which indicate much concerning the nature of his interests and his activities outside of the strict path of business. Those who meet him find that he possesses many of the qualities which awaken admiration and give rise to warm friendships. He started out in the business world with no false ideas concerning the way of attain- ing success. He early realized that diligence is the root of all honorable advance- ment and by reason of his persistent purpose and the skill which he has constantly displayed, for he has continually studied the business in its various phases, he has gained the liberal patronage which is accorded him and which is certainly well merited.
MARSHALL M. TAYLOR.
A resident of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for the past seven years, Marshall M. Taylor has materially contributed to the growth and commercial development of this city, having in his capacity as real-estate operator had a large share in plat- ting the newer portions opened for building purposes. He was born in Jackson county, May 17, 1862, a son of Stephen L. and Cecclia (Dupuy) Taylor, the father being for many years occupied in running a grist mill near Fulton, Iowa. Marshall M. Taylor obtained his education in the common schools of Jackson county, Iowa, and in 1886 came west with his brother John B. Taylor, locating in eastern Oregon.
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Later he removed to Cheney, Washington, where he was city marshal for a period of two years. He then engaged in the clothing business with his brother, but after a time sold out and left Cheney for Wallace, Idaho, where the brothers conducted a clothing business for nine years. In 1904 they came to Coeur d'Alene and organ- ized the Lake City Hardware Company but sold out the controlling interest after a year and a half, in order to devote their entire time to real-estate transactions. They have been very successful in this last venture and since commencing their real-estate operations have laid out the following additions to Coeur d'Alene: Tay- lor, Lake Shore, College and Taylor's Park additions; Fruitland, a suburb and irrigation tract, and also Lawrence Park addition, being laid out in ten-acre tracts. Mr. Taylor has a natural turn for business, and is spirited and energetic, alive to the many opportunities open to men who are not afraid to take a venture and who possess the qualities which win success.
Mr. Taylor was united in marriage at Cheney, Washington, on November 23, 1893, to Miss Edith Hubbard, a daughter of H. H. Hubbard, now of Coeur d'Alene. The Taylor residence is situated in the Lake Shore addition on the lake front com- manding a beautiful view of Coeur d'Alene lake, and with its great sweeping lawns and the substantial boathouse it makes one of the most striking and attractive places in the city.
In his political predilections Mr. Taylor is republican. He was elected to the common council of the city, in April, 1911, to serve for a term of two years. Fra- ternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias, having served through all the chairs of the Cheney lodge at Cheney, Washington, and is now a member of the Coeur d'Alene lodge of the same brotherhood. Since his connection with local business interests Mr. Taylor has become known for his spirit of enterprise and his tireless energy, being progressive in his policy and quick to act when the occa- sion demands.
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