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While stationed at Mora, Minnesota, Mr. St. Hill was married to Miss Estella Safford, the event occurring on July 16, 1896. Mrs. St. Hill is a danghter of Rob- ert Safford, one of Minnesota's pioneers. Two children have been born of this union: Frederick and Donald.
The political views of Mr. St. Hill coincide with the principles of the republican party and in 1908 he acted as deputy assessor in Stevens county and was also a delegate to the county convention that year. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and Maccabees, and is now acting as chaplain in all three local lodges and while residing in Montana he was deputy organizer of the Macca- bees. Mr. St. Hill continues to take a deep interest in all church work and or- ganized the Methodist Episcopal church of Colville in 1905. He is one of those who are tireless in their efforts to promote the community welfare, giving his sup- port to all movements that will tend to improve the moral or intellectual standards or be of assistance in the general development of the county and is an active mem- ber of the Commercial Club of Hunters Valley.
STANLEY HERBERT TITUS, M. D.
Dr. Stanley Herbert Titus is one of the younger medical practitioners of Spokane and yet his comparative youthfulness does not seem a bar to his progress in his chosen profession. for since beginning practice he has been accorded a liberal patronage that is constantly increasing. He was born in Palouse, Whitman county, Washington, Angust 18. 1883, and is a representative of one of the old pioneer families of the state. His parents were Frank Leslie and Ellen (Diamond) Titus. The father came from New York eity to this state in 1875 and is here engaged in farming, having fifteen hundred acres of rich and productive land on which he is now extensively engaged in raising wheat. The three children of his family are: Samuel Joseph, a resident of Spokane; Stanley Herbert; and Margaret, the wife of Dr. Fred Whittaker, now of Republic, Washington.
After attending the public schools Dr. Titus continued his education in Gon- zaga College from which he was graduated in 1900 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. Subsequently he attended the George Washington University at Wash- ington, D. C., and won his professional degree upon his graduation with the class of 1907. He then returned to Spokane and at once entered upon general practice, in which he has since continued, making rapid progress in this field of labor. He
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had already had practical experience in one year's service in the Providence Hos- pital of Washington and he has shown himself thoroughly capable to cope with many of the intricate problems and situations which constantly confront the phy- sician in his efforts to alleviate suffering and restore health. He is now assistant lecturer in physiology at Sacred Heart Hospital here, is assistant surgeon of the Great Northern Railway and examining physician for the Canada Life Insurance Company and the Empire Life Insurance Company of this city.
Dr. Titus belongs to the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Royal Order of Moose, and in more strictly social lines he is identified with the Inland Club. His professional connection is with the Spokane Medical Society, the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and thus he keeps in touch with the advanced thought and purpose of the profession and with the work that is being done by the leading representatives of the medical fraternity. Thus continuously advancing in his knowledge and efficiency, he is pushing his way steadily upward to a conspicuous and desirable position as a representative of the medical profession in Spokane.
THOMAS WALLACE SAVAGE.
Thomas Wallace Savage is a well known farmer and stockraiser, residing near Pullman, Whitman county. He was born in London, England, August 10, 1842, the sen of Thomas and Jane ( Wallace) Savage, both of whom were natives of that country. In 1819 the father emigrated with his family to the new world, settling on a farm near Utica, New York.
The early boyhood days of Thomas W. Savage were spent on this farm and in the district schools of the neighborhood he, received his education. When twelve years of age he began working at the butcher's trade in Utica, later going to New York city, where he secured employment with a street railway company. In April 1863, he enlisted in Company E, of the One Hundred anl Fifty-seventh New York Regiment, under Colonel Brown, and served as a soldier in the Federal army until the close of the war, when he received his discharge at New York city in 1865. Be- coming convinced that the Pacific coast offered business opportunities superior to those of New York, he removed to California in 1866, settling in San Jose, where he engaged in the breeding of horses which he followed until 1872, when he became proprietor of the hotel at the San Jose race track, continuing thus employed until 1877. when he disposed of his hotel interests and removed to Washington, remaining for a time in Walla Walla. In the spring of 1898 he settled on a government home- stead of one hundred and eighty-two acres, two miles west of where Pullman now stands, and preempted an additional quarter section of land, which he took up in accordance with the timber culture act. This farm he tilled with much care, placing the necessary improvements thereon and bringing it under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Savage is systematic in his farming methods, raising a diversity of crops in ro- lation in order to preserve the fertility of the soil. He pays a great deal of atten- tion to the breeding of horses and he bred some of the finest animals in Whitman county. One colt of his raising and training, "Prince Almont," made a trotting record of 2:1314. and another which was considered a plow horse won a race in the
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three minute class at the first Whitman county fair, winning a record better than was the record in the class under which entry was made.
In California, Mr. Savage was married to Miss Margaret E. Casey, a native of Ireland, and to this union five children were born: Walter, superintendent of schools of Okanogan county, who is married and has a son; Mary Ellen, who mar- ried Otis Hamilton, of Colfax, Washington, by whom she has a daughter ; John E., of Seattle, who is married and has a daughter; Franees, who is Mrs. Lucius M. Curtis, of New York city, and Katherine, who is at home.
Mr. Savage gives his politieal allegiance to the democratic party but he has never sought office as a reward for party fealty. He has taken a great interest in edneational matters, endeavoring to secure for his children the best schooling ob- tainable. In the furtherance of his wishes in this direction he has been active in and was one of the first organizers of the official school district of his community and for several terms he has served as a trustee on its board. He is affiliated with the Masonic order and also belongs to Moscow Lodge, No. 249, B. P. O. E. He is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, belonging to Whitman Post, No. 53, of which he is a past commander. He is an active member of the Pullman Cham- ber of Commerce and belongs to the Pullman Club. During the forty-six years of his residence on the Pacific coast, thirty-four of which have been spent on the farm which he now operates, he has aided materially in the upbuilding of the business and social interests of the communities in which he has lived. Although born on English soil, he enlisted in his adopted country's service in the Union cause and served until the close of the war, making for himself a creditable military record. His life has been one of labor and toil in the interests of his family, community and country, and his efforts have been fruitful, as evidenced by the splendid farm home and valuable personal property which are his. He has long been known as one of the most substantial stock-raisers and agriculturists in the county, where he has a large cirele of friends who hold him in high esteem.
HARRY WARD PRICE.
For nearly twenty years Harry Ward Price has been connected with the business circles of Pullman, where he is now engaged in the grain business and is also a large land owner. He was born in Lake county, Indiana, on the 23d of June, 1861, a son of Richard W. and Narcissa (Lee) Price, natives of Indiana and Kentucky re- spectively.
In his native state Harry W. Price received his education in the public schools and in the Valparaiso Normal School, from which institution he was graduated with the elass of 1881. Immediately after leaving that institution he removed to Chicago and entered the employ of A. G. Ingraham & Company, grain merchants. He re- mained with that concern until 1884, when he removed to California and was agent for a carriage manufacturing company. One year later he removed to Portland, Oregon, and engaged in the same line of work independently. For five years he con- tinued this undertaking before locating in Albany and operating a hardware store. Four years later he removed to Pullman, Whitman county, and he has since been a resident of this town. At first he was engaged in the grain business in partnership
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with W. 11. Chambers under the firm name of Chambers, Price & Company. The business was operated under that partnership for five years, since which time Mr. Priec has been engaged in the grain business independently and enjoys the patronage of the entire community. Grain raising is such an important industry of this sec- tion and because of the steady demand of the product, a concern which deals in this necessity is bound to win a good measure of success if its management is carried on energetically and scientifically. Mr. Price has shown more than ordinary ability in dealing with the public and because of his judicious buying. admirable sales- manship and honorable methods is winning unusual success.
Mr. Price was married in Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1882, to Miss Grace M. Harris and has three children: Oea Price Sehele, of Portland, Oregon; Ward H. Price. of Buffalo, South Dakota ; and Mildred Price. In polities he is a republican. He holds membership in the Pullman Chamber of Commerce, the Woodmen of the World and the Knights of Pythias. To such men as Mr. Price and to the spirit such as he shows is due much of the growth which the west has enjoyed. Pro- gressive, alert and faithful. he has won the regard. esteem and friendship of the leading citizens of Pullman.
JOE LANGLEY TAGGART.
Joc Langley Taggart, one of the organizers of the Fidelity State Bank of Uniontown, of which he is cashier and likewise of the National Bank of Oakesdale. in which institution he holds the office of vice president. is a native of Minnesota. He was born on the toth of March, 1873, his parents being Samuel O. and Fannie ( Langley) Taggart, the father a native of Illinois and the mother of Pennsylvania.
Reared at home, in the acquirement of his education, Joe Langley Taggart at- tended the common schools of Bingham Lake and the Breck School at Wilder. Min- nesota. When he was twenty-one he entered the employment of the Northwestern Railroad Company in southern Minnesota, and in 1895, the company transferred him to Black River Falls, Wisconsin, and there for three years he discharged the duties of telegrapher. At the expiration of that time he removed to Seattle and entered the employ of the Northern Pacific, but two years later he returned to Black River Falls. He withdrew from the railway service in 1902, assuming the duties of assistant cashier in the Jackson County Bank, Jackson county, Wisconsin. As the work proved to be very congenial, he applied himself assiduously to the acquirement of a thorough knowledge of banking principles, at the same time becoming widely in- formed on all matters of finance, with the expectation of making this his life vocation. Mr. Taggart was very favorably impressed with the northwest during the two years of his residence in Seattle. finding the spirit of enterprise and progress that char- acterized this section very conducive to advancement by its stimulation of all the latent forces and hitherto unsuspected powers, and in 1907 he decided to return. Knowing himself to be fully qualified to organize and dircet a financial institution. in the latter year he came to Uniontown and interested other capital and business men in founding the Fidelity State Bank. He has been cashier of this concern ever since it first opened its doors, and he is also one of the stockholders and a member of the board of directors. At the end of the first year, this enterprise was firmly
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established. the work of its various departments thoroughly organized and running smoothly, so Mr. Taggart felt able to extend the scope of his activities elsewhere in a similar line. Recognizing an excellent opening at Oakesdale, he had little difficulty in interesting others. the ability he had manifested in the direction and operation of the bank at Uniontown winning him the confidence of local business men. who again lent him their cooperation. Very soon thereafter the National Bank of Oakesdale threw open its doors to business, Mr. Taggart holding the office of vice president. More than four years have elapsed since he first became identified with the financial interests of Whitman county, during which time the public con- fidence in his integrity and reliability has steadily increased, as he has at all times conducted his transactions in a manner that would permit of no doubt as to their legality, his methods of procedure in all instances being above question.
In Wisconsin on the 10th of January, 1906, Mr. Taggart was united in marriage to Miss Clara Kinsey. the event being celebrated at Roberts. She is a native of the state of New York, as likewise are her parents James H. and Annah (Tiffany) Kinsey. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Taggart, James Jefferson.
Fraternally, Mr. Taggart is affiliated with the Masonic order, being a member of the blue lodge of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, in which he has held all of the chairs, and of the chapter at Pullman. He is likewise identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at Lewiston, and the Modern Woodmen of America and the Odd Fellows of Uniontown and has for several years been treasurer of the latter organization. while formerly he was connected with the Order of Railway Tele- graphers. His political views coincide with the principles of the democratic party for whose candidates he votes, save in municipal elections when he casts an in- dependent ballot in favor of the man best adapted to the office irrespective of party affiliations. In 1910, he was elected eity treasurer and is still the incumbent of that office. Although he is a man of progressive ideas, Mr. Taggart is conservative in his methods, manifesting much discretion in the direction of his undertakings. Genial and accommodating in his manner he is universally courteous to all, and to this fact beyond all question can be attributed much of the popularity and success of the institution with which he is connected.
JOSEPH OSCAR CATLETT.
Joseph O. Catlett, who has been connected with both agricultural and mercantile interests in Winona, but who is now living retired. was born in Kentucky on the 4th of January. 1850, a son of Isaac and Margaret (Walters) Catlett, who were natives of Virginia and Kentucky respectively. In 1851 the parents removed to Iowa from the south and in that state Joseph O. Catlett received his education in the dis- trict schools. When he was ten years of age he began assisting his father on the home farm and subsequently farmed for himself in that state until 1880 when he removed to Nebraska. After he arrived in that state he again engaged in agricul- tural pursuits for six years before going to Kansas where he took up one hundred and sixty acres as a homestead claim and one hundred and sixty acres of timber culture land. In 1890 he removed to Winona, Whitman county, Washington, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining Winona. On that property he en-
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gaged in farming and stock-raising. Ile subsequently increased his holdings to four hundred and eighty acres. Throughout the time he carried on agricultural pursuits he was both industrious and progressive. In 1907 he purchased a one half interest in the general merchandise business known at that time as the Winona Mercantile Company, which has since been reorganized as the New Mercantile Company. He also owns one half interest in the Winona Trading Company, but his attention has not been confined to agricultural and mercantile lines alone. Hle has made consid- erable study of mining and has made several investments in the mines of the north- west. He is interested in the mines of the Inland Empire, being president of the Hope Mining Company of Republic. Washington, and president and general man- ager of the Moon Creek Mining Company of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Mr. C'atlett was married in lowa, on the 23rd of December, 1875, to Miss Kate Hanon, a native of Illinois and a daughter of Elijah and Maria (Armstrong) Hanon, natives of Kentucky and Illinois respectively. To them three children have been born: Mrs. 1I. P. Hlayes, who is residing in Endicott and is the mother of three Foys: Claude, of Whitman county, who married Miss Kate Broyles, and has two sons ; and Fern, who is married to Earl Warrenstaff, of Winona.
ADAM KNOX.
Although practically three years have elapsed since the passing away of Adam Knox, his name is often mentioned in the commercial and political as well as social circles of Davenport, in the upbuilding and development of which his enterprising spirit and strong personality were such dominant factors. He was born and reared in Jedburgh. Scotland, his birth having occurred on May 6. 1812. and his parents were John and Isabella ( Fiddus ) Knox. The parents passed their entire lives in the land of their birth, the father being engaged in the leather dressing business in Jed- burgh. The Knox family originally came from the south of Scotland and our subject was a direct descendant of the celebrated John Knox. the hero of the Reformation.
The first thirty years in the life of Adam Knox were passed in the land of his nativity. Reared in the typical Scotch home, he had instilled into him from early childhood the qualities that made him the strong, positive and intensely loyal char- acter he always proved to be. From carly youth he had been a great admirer of the United States and in 1872 he decided to become a citizen of this country, cross- ing the Atlantic and located in San Francisco. There he engaged in the wool busi- ness with his brother, John F. Knox, which industry thrived under their capable direction. their receipts showing marked increase from year to year until the passing of the Wilson bill. during Cleveland's administration, when wool was put on the free list. Naturally this killed their business as they could not compete with the foreign market. but Mr. Knox remained a citizen of the California metropolis until 1891. when he came to Lincoln county, Washington. Upon his arrival here he located in Davenport, which at that time was nothing more than a small settlement on Cotton- wood creek, but he had the utmost confidence in the country's possibilities and fully appreciated the opportunities here afforded. Here he opened a hardware store, that ultimately became one of the most thriving enterprises of the town. He conducted this for eighteen years, meeting with such excellent financial success that he became
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numbered among the town's most substantial citizens. As the town developed he en- larged his business to meet the needs of a rapidly increasing population, always win- ning and retaining all or more than his share of the loeal patronage. He always carried a large and well assorted stock of both shelf and heavy hardware, as well as such other merchandise as is usually to be found in an establishment of this kind. A man of the highest standards of commercial integrity, it was his prineiple to truthfully represent every article in his establishment to his patrons, and he endeavored to pro- tect their interests as well as his own by carrying only sueh brands as he could hon- estly recommend. The poliey he adopted in the operation of his business won the eon- fidenee of the community, while his genial manner and sineere effort to please and accommodate all who accorded him their patronage enabled him to build up an ex- eellent trade. During the long period of his residence here he won the enviable reputation of being a man who was thoroughly dependable and trustworthy and whose word was as good as his bond. All those who knew him learned to love and ad- mire the honest, rugged and loyal Seot, whose strong convietions. frankly expressed, with absolutely no sense of fear and regardless of consequences, made him such a strong factor in moulding the ideals of the community and establishing its stand- ards of life. In matters of citizenship he was both progressive and publie-spirited, and despite the demands of his personal interests was always ready and willing to serve the municipality in any capacity required. His most notable service was as mayor in 1897 and 1898, the duties of which office he discharged with rare efficiency and eapability. Mr. Knox was not only an exceptionally fine business man, but he was a great admirer of nature, art and music and a lover of books, deriving his greatest pleasure from the reading and rereading of the old classies, the best thoughts of which he had made his own, his marvelous memory enabling him to lay up a vast store of choiec, literary gems from the great minds of all times and ages. In his home were to be found the books and pictures that denoted the choice, dis- eriminating and cultured taste of the seholar. He was also a lover of all outdoor sports and exeelled in these as in everything else he undertook. While in Seotland he was a member of the so-called Eighteenth Company of the Queen's Eseort and in 1874 won a gold medal as the best rifle shot in the company. His was a rare and complex nature, well rounded and developed, and he was equally at home with the man of affairs, the politieian or the seholar, as he was able to converse in- telligently and entertainingly on almost any subject. He had traveled extensively and being keenly observant and well read had acquired a wonderful amount of in- formation on a variety of subjects comparatively unknown to the average individual.
At San Francisco on the 21st of April, 1883, Mr. Knox was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Elizabeth MeGowan, a daughter of Patriek and Veronica (Ryan) MeGowan, both natives of Ireland and early citizens of California. The father emigrated to America in the early days of his manhood and first located in Loekport, New York, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
The descendant of the great Scottish reformer, Adam Knox was reared in the Presbyterian faith to which his family had adhered from the days of Queen Mary, but in later life he became a convert of the Roman Catholic church, in the belief of which he died. Mrs. Knox is a communicant of the same church, this having been the faith of her family for many generations. Upon attaining his majority Mr. Knox affiliated with the Masonie fraternity. In polities he was a republican, but at mu- nieipal and state eleetions he east an independent ballot, giving his support to such
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men and measures as he deemed best qualified to protect the interests of the com- munity, irrespective of party. He was a most unusual character and always a dom- inating force in the community where he resided, and his high ideals. incorruptible integrity and absolute loyalty to his duty as he saw it. made him a great power for good and an example of manhood well worthy of emulation among the youths, whose privilege it was to know him. As a business man he was absolutely honest and thoroughly dependable, as a citizen progressive and enterprising and as a friend faithful and loyal; higher tribute than this can be paid to the character of no man.
CHARLES NAPIER HINCHLIFF.
Occupying a prominent place among the well known business men of Whitman county is Charles Napier Hinchliff, of Elberton, Washington. He was born in Michigan, January 1. 1857. a son of Henry and Martha ( Bradley) Hinchliff, both natives of England. In 1858 the family settled in Cass county, Ilinois, where until 1873 Charles Hinchliff was a student of the public schools. In that year he began working in Virginia. Hlinois, as a clerk in a drug store, a business which he fol- lowed until 1878, when, responding to the invitation of the prosperous northwest, he removed to Colfax. Whitman county, and was employed as a clerk in a store until the spring of 1879, when he opened a small general mercantile store at Spangle, Washington. a business which he followed until 1881. At that time he and his brother Edward entered into a copartnership in the conduct of a general mercantile business. They also owned and operated a bank in Spangle. His brother Edward organized the first hand in Spokane county, of which the subject of this review was a member. The brothers also engaged in the sawmill and livery business dur- ing the time they were conducting the other lines of business mentioned. From 1889 to 1901 Charles N. Hinchliff operated a grocery store in Spokane and in 1892 launched a general mercantile store at Latah and also leased a flour mill, which he operated. In 1893 he removed to Elberton, Whitman county, and purchased the four mill at that place and in January of the following year he and his brother con- solidated the Latah and Spangle stores, the former taking entire charge of the mill at Elberton. During this same year he was one of the founders of the famous Elberton pienic. In the spring of 1895 the brothers consolidated all their interests in Elberton, at the same time founding the Jersey Creamery Company in Elberton, which they operated until 1897. The copartnership between the two brothers was dissolved in 1898. Charles Hinchliff taking over personally the store and creamery. In 1898 he removed the creamery to Colfax, where it is still conducted, and in the following year he removed the store to the same place, which he operated until 1906, when he disposed of it. He has retained ownership of the flour mill at El- berton, which he has operated since his first connection with it.
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