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and, observing the natural resources of the country and seeing the necessity for a county, they followed the stream toward its source to the junction of the north and south branches of the Palouse river, where the father with the traditional willow switch determined the site of the present mill in Colfax, deciding that spot was the logical place for the county seat. Then, procuring the services of James A. Perkins and T. J. Smith, he induced them to settle there, Mr. Smith choosing the present site of the business district of Colfax, and Mr. Perkins locating on the site of his present home. Mr. Smith soon tired of the loneliness and isolation of the district and moved away, whereupon a Mr. Hollingsworth was induced to take Mr. Smith's land. During the following winter Anderson Cox, the father of the subject of this review, appeared before the territorial legislature and asked per- mission to organize the present Whitman county, fifty miles north and south, east and west from the Idaho line to the Columbia river, which was granted. He then returned to the junction of the north and south forks of the Palouse river and con- ferred upon the little settlement the name of Colfax. Here he induced Mr. Hollingsworth to erect a sawmill on the site now occupied by the grist mill and from the sawmill was cut the first lumber used in the construction of the first dwellings in Colfax. On account of his activity in promoting the settlement Ander- son Cox was accorded the privilege of naming the first county officials. His death, in 1873, occurred suddenly and without warning. as he expired while on his way from Colfax to his home in Waitsburg.
The education of Philip W. Cox was gained in the public schools of Oregon and he remained under the parental roof, assisting his father in the labors of the farm until 1859, when he removed to Walla Walla, Washington, and took a gov- . ernment claim of one hundred and sixty acres under the preemption act and en- gaged in the cattle business. In the fall of 1869 he crossed the river to Whit- man county. where he preempted one hundred and sixty acres on lower Union flat and in 1870 brought his family to the home which he had established there. On this farm was born the first white child in Whitman county and it was here that the first orchard was planted. Throughout his agricultural experiences Mr. Cox has always given special attention to the raising of cattle and sheep, an occupation which he has found both interesting and profitable. In 1876 he moved to Pena- wawa and traded his preemption claim for a seven-acre orchard there, later in- creasing the orchard to twenty-five acres. He sold this orchard in 1881 and go- ing southwest of Colfax about thirty-two miles, bought twelve thousand acres of railroad land, where he continued in his stock-raising business. He continues to reside on this farm, owning a majority of the land which he at that time purchased. At present he has one hundred and eighty head of high-grade horses, thirty being registered. twenty-three hundred sheep, one hundred and thirty cattle and one hun- dred hogs. In 1874 he became master of the Second grange in Whitman county, which at that time was running a store in Colfax.
Mr. Cox has been married twice. His first union was with Miss Julia Fudge, of Illinois, the nuptials being celebrated in Waitsburg, Washington. To this union were born five children: Arthur, a resident of Whitman county, who is married and has five children, two boys and three girls; Minnic, who married Frank Olds, the latter dying several years later, and afterward she married Claud Hoback, of Calgary, Canada, by whom she has three children, a boy and two girls; Ander- son, of Whitman county; Alma, who is the wife of M. Gillam, of Idaho, and the
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mother of four girls; and Carrie, who has been twice married, first to John Lan- caster, of Whitman. by whom she has one son, and after the death of Mr. Lan- caster to Speed Swift. of Spokane. The second union of Mr. Cox was with Miss Lizzie Dimick, of Oregon, and occurred in Colfax, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are the parents of six children: Ilda, who married Ehner Shinlund, of Port- land, Oregon, by whom she has one child, a boy : Walter and Dale, both of whom reside in Whitman county, Washington; Verta, of Portland, Oregon; and John and Ruth, both of whom are at home. Mr. Cox now has fourteen grandchildren.
Mr. Cox has never been an office seeker although he takes a lively interest in civic and political affairs affecting the welfare of the county, state and nation. He is a member of the Farmers' Union and belongs to the state and national boards of agriculture. Since its organization he has taken a great interest in the Whit- man County Fair Association, of which he is the president. He has taken an active part in wrestling from the wilderness Whitman county, has lived out in usefulness his allotted three score years and ten and, therefore, cannot be other- wise than one of the best known and most highly respected men in Whitman county with an acquaintance extending throughout the state of Washington. He has by no means passed the time of his usefulness, being still vigorous and actively engaged in business. He is the worthy son of a worthy sire and the name of Cox, which is synonymous with the founding of Whitman county, will be known as long as the state of Washington endures.
TYRA HAYDEN LOGSDON.
Tyra Hayden Logsdon, who is postmaster and mayor of Endicott, Whitman county, was born in lowa on the 30th of November, 1852. and is a son of Joseph and Martha ( Fuqua) Logsdon, both of whom are natives of Kentucky. The parents crossed the plains in 1863, the trip taking three months and two weeks. They lo- cated first in Oregon and subsequently in Walla Walla county. Fyra Hayden Logs- don acquired his education in the public schools of lowa and later in Oregon. At the same time he spent many of the hours which are usually termed leisure in as- sisting his father on the home farm. After he put aside his text-books he devoted his whole energy and attention to farming on the home place until 1869, after their re- moval to Riparia, when he was employed in running the ferry which his father man- aged. Two years later he started out for himself and went to Lewiston where he worked as a farm hand and during the winter attended school at Prescott. The next year he was engaged in riding cattle and two years later carried the mail from Union Flat to Pine City. In 1875 he went to Walla Walla county and farmed until six years later when he removed to Oregon and engaged in stock-raising. In these pursuits he met with a good degree of success and found them also agreeable occupations. Af- ter his removal to Columbia county in 1881 he continued stock-raising, and in 1885. when he located at Pampa, Whitman county. he took up a homestead and again eu- gaged in stock-raising and also in timber culture. Later, desiring to give up agricult- ural pursuits and to enter upon a business career, he in 1888 opened a general mer- chandise store in partnership with J. W. Mason. Two years later he returned to farming and three years subsequently removed to Endicott where he engaged in the
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drug business under the firm name of T. H. Logsdon & Company. He continued in this business until he retired from active work and in it again met with the success he had enjoyed in his various other undertakings. His ambition to succeed in life was scen in his unusual efforts to acquire an education and also to continue in those lines of work to which he felt himself best adapted. Since 1897 he has been manager of the Pacific Coast Elevator Company at Endicott, and much of the success of this con- cern is due to the keen business ability and the methods which have been instituted by Mr. Logsdon.
On the 11th of July, 1875, Mr. Logsdon was married to Miss Frances Leming, who is a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Spear) Leming, natives of Indiana and Ohio respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. Logsdon six children were born: Nellie V., who is the wife of F. E. Stamfield of Endicott, and who has one daughter; Charles J., of Endicott, who is married to Miss Hettie Towe and has four children : Mattic, who is the wife of George Huntley of Colfax, and has three children; Fannic, who is married to C. H. Mullens of Idaho, and has two children; Grace E., who is the wife of J. L. Powell of Endicott ; and Tyra D., who is residing at home.
In politics Mr. Logsdon gives his support to the republican party and has been one of its most active and enthusiastic supporters. Since 1894 he has held the office of postmaster, and two years previously was elected to the office of county commis- sioner. He has served as school director for many years and in 1895 was elected the first mayor of Endicott, and is at present holding that office. He holds member- ship in the United Workmen, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias, in which organization he has held all of the chairs. He is one of the most progress- ive and public-spirited citizens of Endicott and does all in his power to promote any measures which may be proposed in support of public welfare and of com- munity development.
AMIRON E. BIDGOOD.
Amiron E. Bidgood, who for the past ten years has been postmaster of Spring- dale, was born in the state of New York, on the 13th of July, 1848. His parents were George W. and Lucinda (Shepard) Bidgood, both of whom are deceased, the father having passed away in 1879 and the mother in 1880. He is descended from old New England stock, his forefathers having come over in the Mayflower. His grandfather was a veteran of the Revolution and also of the War of 1812, and he had three uncles who also participated in the war of the Rebellion.
The boyhood of Amiron E. Bidgood was spent in Michigan, where he attended the public schools until he had attained the age of fourteen years. He then laid aside his text-books and began his career as a wage earner, his first position being in a machine shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he remained until 1863. Although he was only a youth of sixteen years, his family had always gone to the front for their country, whenever their services could be of any assistance, so he enlisted in Company A, First Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, under General Custer in the Army of the Shenandoah. He remained in the volunteer service until March, 1866, but in January, 1867, he reinlisted as a member of the regular army. From then until January, 1881, with the exception of two winters, he continued in the army,
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being stationed all over the central west, south and Pacific coast, receiving his final discharge papers at Fort Spokane, Washington, in January, 1881. Soon thereafter he tiled on a homestead in the vicinity of Chewelah, this state, and turned his at- tention toward agricultural pursuits during the succeeding nine years. Disposing of his ranch in the spring of 1890 he went to Springdale, engaging in the thresh- ing business there until 1901, when he received his appointment as postmaster at Springdale, which office he has ever since retained.
In the spring of 1882. Mr. Bidgood was united in marriage to Jeannette Whit- Hey, the event being celebrated in the vicinity of Chewelah, and unto them was born one child, Elvira, who married J. N. Kemmy.
Mr. Bidgood is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and his political support he gives to the republican party. While serving in his present capacity he has become widely known throughout the community and is well regarded, the circle of his friends being practically coextensive with that of his acquaintances.
WINFIELD ALONZO STANDARD.
Winfield Alonzo Standard, president of the Albion State Bank, of which he was one of the organizers, has been prominently identified with the business interests of Albion for the past seven years, prior to which he was for a long time engaged in ranching west of here. A native of Oregon, his birth occurred in Lane county on the 20th of November, 1859, his parents being Oliver W. and Mary ( Berthold) Standard. The father was a native of Illinois and the mother of Holland, but they were among the carly pioneers of the northwest, having crossed the plains with an ox team in 1852. U'pon their arrival in Oregon the father filed on some government land in Lane county, which he cultivated until 1872, when he removed with his family to Whitman county, settling on a quarter section of land, eleven miles cast of Colfax.
Winfield Alonzo Standard was reared to the age of thirteen years in his native county, in district schools of which he received his introduction to the elements of English learning. After the family located in Whitman county he continued his studies in a private school in Colfax until 1876. His text-books were then laid aside and returning home he assisted his father with the cultivation of the ranch and the care of the stock, qualifying himself for an agricultural career. He continued to be associated with his father in agricultural pursuits until 1890 when he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land west of Albion, energetically devoting himself to its cultivation until 1905. Enterprising and industrious in his methods during the fifteen years of his active work, Mr. Standard made extensive improvements on his place and brought it under high cultivation. At various times he installed thereon such modern conveniences and facilities as are dermed essential by the progressive agriculturist and his is now one of the best equipped ranches in this vicinity. In 1905, he withdrew from the active work of the fields and removed to Albion to en- gage in the grain and warehouse business. The next year he became associated with other local business men in the organization of the Albion State Bank, but he is still engaging in the grain and warehouse business. Since 1908 he has been president of this institution and a member of the board of directors. As its officials are all judi-
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cious and conservative men of recognized commercial standing. the bank has thrived from its ineipieney and is now numbered among the well organized and stable finan- eial enterprises of the county.
At Spokane, Washington, on the 3d of August, 1883, Mr. Standard was united in marriage to Miss Susan Pieree, a native of Missouri, and they have beeome the parents of the following children: Ward E., Lulu Mae and Dorothy E .. all of whom are at home.
In common with the majority of progressive business men Mr. Standard shows great interest in all publie affairs eoneerning the welfare of the community, although he has no inelination toward publie office. He gives his support to the men and measures of the republican party but his various enterprises have kept him occupied and have preeluded any active participation in politieal affairs. However, as a friend of education and interested in all matters pertaining thereto he has consented to serve for several years past as a school director. In all of his transactions Mr. Standard manifests the highest type of integrity and the most commendable prin- ciples, his methods of condueting his business affairs at all times being above ques- tion or suspicion of any kind.
HON. LLOYD E. GANDY.
Hon. Lloyd E. Gandy, attorney at law, was born December 23, 1877, at Puyal- lup, Washington, and is a son of Dr. J. E. Gandy, of whom mention is made else- where in this volume. The family removed to Spokane in March, 1880, and the son Lloyd was edueated in the publie schools until graduated from the high school with the class of 1897. He afterward entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, matriculating for the literary course, and in 1901 the B. A. degree was conferred upon him. He continued in the institution as a student in the law department and won his LL. B. degree in 1903. Immediately after his graduation he returned to Spokane and for more than eight years has continued in practice here. His life has been in contra-distinction to the old adage that a prophet is never without honor save in his own country, for in this city where practically his entire life has been passed Mr. Gandy has won recognition as one of the able young members of the bar. quali- fied to cope with the intricate problems of law in the preparation and presentation of his eases. He now has a large clientage and is successful in his pratiee.
On the 18th of June, 1903, at Ann Arbor. Michigan, Mr. Gandy was united in marriage to Miss Helen D. Georg, a daughter of Conrad and Ellen Margaret (Reeves) Georg, of that city. Her father was a member of the medical faculty of the University of Michigan, being professor of medieal therapeuties, and his son is now professor of surgery. An interesting fact relative to the two families- the Gandys and the Georgs-is that nineteen diplomas have been awarded to their members by the University of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Gandy have two children, Joseph E. and Ellen Margaret, aged respectively seven and three years.
Mr. Gandy belongs to Oriental Lodge, No. 74. A. F. & A. M., and is also a mem- ber of the University and Inland Clubs. He has been a leader in municipal reform and takes an active part in the various organizations of the eity which are formed for this purpose. looking forward to its advancement and making it a better place.
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Ile is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and at present is serving as president of the Playgrounds Association, while he is identified with many other organiza- tions working along similar lines as either an officer or active member. He is one of the recognized leaders in republican ranks and in the fall of 1910 was elected to the state legislature from the fifth district. Whatever else may be said of the legal fraternity it cannot be denied that members of the bar have been more prominent actors in public affairs than any other class of the community. This is but the na- tural result of causes which are manifest and require no explanation. The ability and training which qualify to practice law also qualify in many respects for those duties which lie outside the strict path of the profession and which touch the gen- eral interests of society. To his legislative duties Mr. Gandy brings to hear the same analytical powers that mark his work as a lawyer and thus looking at the ques- tion from every possible standpoint he is able to reach just and equitable conclusions.
JACOB WIEBER.
Jacob Wieber, owner of the Colton Cash Hardware & Furniture Store and svere- tary and treasurer of The Inland Implement Company, and also mayor of Colton, has been identified with the commercial interests of Whitman county for the past fourteen years. He was born at Meyers Grove, Minnesota, on the 11th of April. 1874, and is a son of John and Francis ( Kessler) Wieber, the father a native of Germany and the mother of Ohio.
Reared on the farm where he was born. Jacob Wieber pursued his education in the common schools of that vicinity to the age of thirteen years. In 1887, he laid aside his text-books and thereafter assisted his father with the operation of the home farm. In November of the following year he accompanied his parents on their re- moval to Whitman county, and here the father acquired two hundred and forty acres of land in the vicinity of Uniontown. He remained at home and assisted his father in the cultivation of the ranch until 1897, when he decided upon an independent career and in the fall of that year went to Uniontown and opened a meat market. He subsequently withdrew from this business and in the following spring invested his capital in a threshing outfit, that he operated in the surrounding country until 1901. In the fall of the latter year he accepted a position with Barney Jacobs, an implement dealer at Uniontown. but the next season he again engaged in threshing. In the winter of 1902. he went back to Minnesota on a visit and upon his return to Whitman county in the spring he became associated with Frank Hobler and they engaged in carpenter work. When the harvest season opened, however, Mr. Wieber gave his entire attention to threshing, having established a fine business in this line that was netting him good remuneration. After the close of the work in 1903, he accepted a position in the implement establishment of II. S. Gransch at Colton, con- tinning in his service until May, 1901. when he made another trip to Minnesota, re- turning during the summer. During this time he was engaged in buying and selling hay and grain and when he came back from Minnesota he extended his business in this connection, devoting to it a large portion of his time until 1908. In February. 1907. Mr. Wieber bought out the Colton Cash Hardware & Furniture Store, which is one of the largest and best in the vicinity. In February, 1910, he became asso-
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ciated with Swen Swenson in founding the Swenson & Wieber Implement Company with houses at Colton and Uniontown. Mr. Wieber managing the Colton establish- ment until on March 1. 1911, when this enterprise was consolidated with three other companies and incorporated under the name of The Inland Implement Company, with stores located both at Colton and Uniontown. Mr. Wieber has always been secretary and treasurer of the company, which has prospered from its incipiency and is now one of the most thriving in the county. At this writing Mr. Wieber has disposed of his hardware and furniture store known as the Colton Cash Hardware & Furniture Company to Kirk & Munson, the transfer taking place on April 1, and just now he is contemplating a visit with his family to their old home in North Dakota and Minnesota.
North Dakota was the scene of Mr. Wieber's marriage on the 9th of July, 1906, to Miss Philomena Metzger, a native of Minnesota and a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Och) Metzger, the father a native of Germany and the mother of Minnesota. Two daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wieber, Elenora F. and Mary Theresa.
Mr. and Mrs. Wieber are communicants of the Roman Catholic church and he is also affiliated with the Knights of Columbus. being deputy grand knight of Colton Council, No. 1565. He is likewise past chief of the local organization of the Cath- olic Order of Foresters, and he has passed through all of the chairs of the Catholic Relief and Beneficiary Association, and belongs to the United Artisans. His con- nection with organizations of a more purely social nature is confined to his member- ship in the Inland Club of Spokane. In politics he is independent, giving his sup- port to such men and measures as in his judgment are best adapted to meet the ex- igencies of the situation. Municipal affairs always engage his attention, and for eight years he was a member of the town council, and in 1911 he was elected mayor and is still the incumbent of this office. Mr. Wieber has always displayed enterprise and diligence in his undertakings and to this fact can be attributed the progress that has marked his business career and its corresponding success.
GEORGE M. NETHERCUTT.
George M. Nethercutt, practicing at the Spokane bar, was born at Grayson, Carter county, Kentucky. September 4, 1864, a son of Moses and Katherine (Mauk) Nethercutt. The father was municipal judge of Grayson at the time of his death. In the public schools of his native place George M. Nethercutt began his educa- tion, which was continued in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. In the spring of 1889 he came to Spokane and was engaged in the building and real-estate business for a period of ten years, but thinking to find professional pursuits more congenial and also more profitable, during the latter part of that decade he devoted his leisure hours to the study of law under George W. Stocker, who is now police judge of Spokane, and the late W. Abbott Lewis. In 1898 Mr. Nethercutt was admitted to the bar and has continued to follow his profession with success since that day, and in 1903 he was admitted to practice in the United States supreme court. Since entering upon his practice he has made a creditable record owing to the care and precision with which he prepares his cases and the strength with which
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he presents his cause, his deductions following in logical connection. He is now attorney for the Equitable Life Assurance Society, doing special work for that institution with offices in Spokane.
On the 16th of October, 1889, in southeastern Colorado, Mr. Netherentt was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Wilcox, a daughter of Isaac N. Wilcox, of that state. In November, 1910. Mr. Nethercutt was called upon to mourn the loss of luis wife, whose death was deeply deplored by a large circle of friends and by the church in which she was a most active and helpful worker. Indeed she was beloved by all who knew her and she had a very wide and extensive circle of friends. She was actively and helpfully engaged in church and charitable work for many years. She became one of the organizers and the first president of the Lidgerwood Ladies Aid Society, which position she held until its final disorganization. It was a pioncer institution, which was organized some years before the Christian church at Lidgerwood came into existence, and not until the church was completed did the society as such disband, the church taking over its work. Mrs. Netherentt be- came a very prominent member of the First Christian church, cooperating heartily in all its various lines of work. She also did much in behalf of the Good Templars, and wherever or whenever she could lend a helping hand, or do a kind act, or speak an encouraging word to those less fortunate, she did it. graciously imparting to them good cheer from the abundance of her own bright and cheery nature. She loved to do good. to help a fellowman, and her work was not the expression of duty donc but rather the prompting of a heart that reached out in sisterly kind- ness to all mankind. Mr. Netherentt holds membership in Samaritan Lodge, No. 52, I. O. O. F., and gives his political support to the republican party but with- out desire for office as a reward for party fealty. He feels that success at the bar will be best attained if his undivided attention is given to his professional duties. His devotion to his clients' interests is proverbial and as a practitioner in the courts he is making a ereditable record and winning recognition and success.
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