Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 100

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In 1873 he went to Lemars, Iowa, where he was engaged with R. C. Waples until 1877 in running a coal, lumber and wood yard. He also shipped live stock to Chicago, handling many cattle, hogs and horses. Then he journeyed to Colfax, Washington, where in company with Mr. Waples he started a general merchandise establishment and also a branch store at Pa- louse. Mr. Hargrave sold out and went east, then returned to Colfax and operated the Bald- win hotel until 1879, when he opened a saloon in Spokane, it being one of the first there. During the early eighties he was the only one paying cash for county warrants. He continued busi- ness and prospered, handling as high as four saloons and two restaurants at one time. He made money rapidly and spent it freely and had men prospecting in various sections of the country. In 1888 he sold out his business in Spokane and came to Okanogan county and since that time has allied himself assiduously with the mining industry of this section. He had a good residence in Conconully, but it was destroyed by the flood, then he removed to Loomis, and in April, 1903, bought his present residence, one mile north of Conconully, which was formerly owned by ex-Governor Laughton and is a large nine room house, pleasantly lo- cated.

Mr. Hargrove has spent in all over fifteen thousand dollars cash in developing mining properties here and is largely interested in two groups near Conconully and others near

Loomis. He ha's done about eighteen hundred feet of tunnelling, much of it by his own hands, and one of his properties is now a producer.

On June 24, 1882, in Spokane, Mr. Har- grove married Miss Sarah E. Belieu, a native of Roseburg, Oregon. Her father was a minister of the gospel and crossed the plains in 1849. He settled in the Willamette valley and there married Miss Margaret Gage, who crossed the plains with her parents when young. She was a relative of ex-Secretary Gage. They are now living at Danville, Washington, he in his sev- enty-eighth and she in her seventy-second year. To Mr. and Mrs. Hargrove four children have been born, Mabel, deceased; Robert C., born October 21, 1884; Etna, deceased; William, born August 1, 1893.

WALTER E. LEWIS is recognized by all as a capable man, who has always shown sa- gacity and uprightness in his work in Okanogan county. He is deserving of and receives the respect and esteem of all, and has many friends in every quarter. At the present time Mr. Lewis is operating a dairy on his farm, about three miles north from Loomis. It is a good place and well improved. Plenty of pure water is at hand, and the orchard, in which are all varieties of fruit known to this section, is well irrigated, while other improvements, as comfortable residence, barns, out buildings, fences and so forth are evidences of his thrift. Mr. Lewis is a skillful butter maker and is handling a first-class trade at the present time. He owns a fine band of stock and is interested in mining, having some properties that are showing up well.

Walter E. Lewis was born in Michigan, on August 15, 1856, the son of Edward C. and Mary A. (Stone) Lewis, born in Gloucester- shire, England, in 1835, and in Delaware county, New York, in 1835, respectively. At the age of fifteen Mr. Lewis came from Michi- gan to Nebraska, whence in 1880 he journeyed to Laramie City, Wyoming. There, on Febru- ary 16, 1881, he married Miss Dorotha J., daughter of John and Narcissus Hixson, both of whom died in Wyoming. Mrs. Lewis is a native of Dekalb county. Missouri. Mr. Lewis has one sister, Mrs. Addie E. Smith, dwelling near Loomis, and his parents both reside on

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Palmer lake, in this county. While in Wy- oming he followed farming and stock raising until 1885, in which year he came to Kittitas county, Washington, and engaged in the dairy business there until 1893, when he came to Okanogan county, locating on his present place as a homestead. In addition to doing a dairy business and general farming, Mr. Lewis also raises some stock.

Fraternally he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. and the A. F. & A. M. Mrs. Lewis is a member of the Rebekahs, and they are both greatly interested in educational progress, al- ways casting their influence for better facili- ties in that line. Their son, William C., now aged eighteen, was awarded a free scholarship in the Agricultural College at Pullman by the county commissioners of Okanogan county.

It is interesting to note that both Mr. Lewis and his wife came from their eastern home all the way to their present abode in the west by teams. They are pleasant and good people, and it is with pleasure that we have been enabled to grant this epitome in the history of this sec- tion.

JOHN W. CARPENTER, deceased. The esteemed subject of this memoir was one of the earliest settlers to that part of Okanogan county where his widow now lives, about nine miles northeast from Malott, in Spring coulee. He was a man who labored hard for the ad- vancement and development of the country and was respected by all. His death occurred on November 8, 1895, at the old homestead, and his remains were laid to rest in a fitting manner. He was one whose life had been spent in in- dustry and labor for the benefit of all.

John W. Carpenter was born in Concord, Vermont, on April 20, 1852. His ancestors were traced back to the very first English set- tlers on American soil and were prominent people. Mr. Carpenter crossed the plains in early days and settled in western Oregon. He was married on June 1, 1870, in Polk county, Oregon, to Miss Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Newbill. She was born in Petis county, Missouri, on March 10, 1849, and crossed the plains with her parents in 1851. They settled in Yamhill county, Oregon. Our subject lived in different places in Oregon, for some time and then settled near Wilbur, in Lin-

coln county, Washington, where he remained a few years. In 1888 he came from there to Okanogan county and took as a homestead the place where the widow now resides. It was raw land and the country was wild. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter had a hard time to make a start, but by faithful and hard labor, they suc- ceeded and had a good home built up and prop- erty around when he passed away.

To this worthy couple five children were born: James L., married and living on a ranch near Riverside; Benjamin F., on the home place; Nathaniel E., married to Annie Robertson, and on the home place also; Charles T., married to Mary Ruffenach, and living near the home place; William W., on the home farm. Mrs. Carpenter has a good large resi- dence of twelve rooms, besides bath and closets, which is one of the largest residences in the entire county. She owns the homestead and has it well improved and producing a good in- come. She also has a large band of cattle and deserves great credit for the fortitude and wis -. dom she has manifested in the management of affairs since the death of her husband. Mrs. Carpenter belongs to the Methodist church and the children have been reared in that faith. They are all good substantial people and have done much for the improvement of the county.

GEORGE W. MOORE is one of the lead- ing business men of Conconully, where he op- erates a first-class meat market. He is also occupied with stock raising and general farm- ing, having a farm nearby which is principally devoted to raising hay. His cattle number about one hundred and fifty head, and he is one of the successful and prosperous men of the entire county.

George W. Moore was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, his home being at the extreme southern end of Ohio. The date of this event was September 6, 1855, and his parents were Firman, who was born and reared in Cincinnati, and Mary J. (Lane) Moore, who was also a native of Ohio. The father had three brothers killed in the Civil War, and he tried to enlist, but was rejected on account of being a cripple. He died in 1899, aged seventy-eight. The mother is residing on the old home place. She is a cousin of General James Lane, a prominent

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man in the border warfare of Kansas. Our subject grew to manhood on the homestead and received his education from the common schools. In the spring of 1878 he went to Kansas and operated a drill in prospecting for coal. He was in thirteen different counties and also took a trip into the Indian Territory. Later he returned to Ohio, where he was married on December 23, 1881. Miss Belle S. Shipton be- came his bride at this time. She was a native of Lawrence county and her parents, James and Ruth E. Shipton, were prominent people there. The mother died six years since, but the father still lives, having always been a min- ister in the Methodist church. Mrs. Moore is an accomplished musician and has taught both vocal and instrumental music. She had two brothers and one sister, James A., Frank T. and Mrs. Frances Moore, the wife of Mr. Moore's brother. Mr. Moore has the following brothers and sisters, John L., James H., Mary J., Will- iam F., Frank J., Samuel S., Mattie E. and Charles A.

In 1884 Mr. Moore came to the northwest- ern part of Whitman county and farmed, then in 1890 came to this county and did a dairy business, supplying Conconully and Ruby. Later he engaged in the butcher business, but was burned out in the big fire. After this he was washed out, having rebuilt, the flood com- ing from a cloud burst. He rebuilt again and is now doing a good business.

On August 17, 1890, Mr. Moore was called upon to mourn the death of his wife, who left two children, James F. and Jessie M. Mr. Moore married a second time. He and his wife are members of the Methodist church as also was the first wife.

ALAX MACAULAY is one of the first settlers who still live in Okanogan county. His farm adjoins the townsite of Oroville on the east, and lies in the forks of the Similkameen and Okanogan rivers. Mr. Macaulay has a fine herd of cattle and has recently sold a large number. For years he has given his time and attention to raising stock, and is now retiring somewhat from the activities of this life, hav- ing been prospered in his labors.

Alax Macaulay was born in Stonoway, Scotland, in 1840, the son of Angus and Ava

Macaulay, natives of Caledonia. His early days were spent in acquiring an education, and at the age of fourteen he shipped as cabin boy, on a sea going vessel. He worked his way up from this position, and later was in the English navy. He served in the war with Russia and participated in many battles on the sea and one on the land. He was in various fights, and had his clothes riddled with bullets, but never re- ceived a wound. After his discharge he re- turned to Scotland and then bade farewell to his native place, sailing for Quebec. He came on to Montreal, and spent the summer of 1858 on the steamboats of the St. Lawrence. In 1862, we find him in Chicago, whence he jour- neyed to Michigan. He returned to Chicago and afterward went to Canada. He traveled in various parts of the country, then came to the Red river of the North, whence he journeyed on horseback across the Rockies to the Koot- enai country, and then on up to Fort Colville, arriving there in the fall of 1869. In the fol- lowing spring he prospected in British Colum- bia, then went to Victoria, and afterwards took a trip with John Grant up the Priest river. This journey was attended with great hard- ships, on account of the shallow water, caused by beaver dams. Later he returned to Victoria. Mr. Grant was afterward mayor of that city. Mr. Macaulay then joined a surveying party on the Thompson river, and also visited other places in the Northwest Territory. He became acquainted with most of the Hudson's Bay Company's patents of this section, then made a trip to San Juan Island. Finally he met Mr. Utz, with whom he came to this section in 1873. Since then Mr. Macaulay has never been farther away than Spokane or Wenatchee. The other people living south of the British Columbia line, in the Okanogan valley then were Okanogan Smith, John Utz, and Bob Clinton. Mr. Macaulay was at Fort Colville after this and became well acquainted with James Monaghan, Hugh McCoole and Chief Moses. At the time that Generals Sherman and Miles and Chief Justice Gray went from Colville to Victoria, he accompanied them from the Fort to the Okanogan river and became well acquainted with these noted personages. Mr. Macaulay began raising cattle on a small scale and also took charge of Phelps and Wad- ley's stock and has since collected a fine herd for himself. Mr. Macaulay has a brother and

ALAX MACAULAY.

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sister living in Scotland, Angus and Christine and one brother at Killarney, Manitoba, Ken- nis Macaulay. Mr. Macaulay is a true Scotch- man, possessed of the stability and determina- tion of his race, which have enabled him to gain his gratifying success.

JOHN HANCOCK has spent the major portion of his life under the occidental stars, having been brought hither when he was four years of age. He is now one of the respected and influential residents of the Methow valley and has made a good success in general farming and raising stock.

John Hancock was born in Van Buren coun- ty, Iowa, on September 6, 1848, the son of Charles and Elizabeth J. (Saunders) Hancock. In 1852 the family took the weary trip across the plains and in due time landed at the mouth of Sandy river in the Willamette valley, only to be met by the monster death, who snatched from the little group the father and support. The widowed mother made her way to Oregon City and there later married Samuel Waldron. They settled on a farm about six miles south from Oregon City. Young Hancock remained with his parents until sixteen, gaining his educational training from the early schools of that vicinity. Then he enlisted in Company E, First Oregon Infantry, and was stationed with his company at Fort Colville until the discharge of the Vol- unteers in 1865. A short visit to the Willa- mette valley and then Mr. Hancock sought gold at Auburn until 1873, when he went to hand- ling a quartz mill in Gem City, Union county, Oregon. Two years later, we find him in Seat- tle whence he went, after one winter's stay, to Walla Walla and operated a saw mill engine. Later he accepted a position as engineer on the Walla Walla & Columbia railroad and drove the first engine that pulled freight into Walla Walla. One year in that capacity and he took charge of the shops at Whitman. Next we find him near Rock Lake in Whitman county where he farmed and raised stock for about eight years. In 1896, Mr. Hancock bought the place where he now resides, about seven miles south- east from Twisp on Fraser creek. He has a good farm and raises considerable hay and handles one hundred head of stock each year. The farm is well improved, with orchard, build-

ings, fences, and so forth, while in his labors he has been abundantly prospered.

At Gem City, Mr. Hancock married Miss Julia Elliott, in 1872. Her parents are both dead. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hancock; Clarence, the first child born in Gem City; Arthur, married and living in this valley; John, Ella, Ivy and Myrtle, twins. Little Myrtle, the pride of the home was called hence by death on Thanksgiving day, 1903.

CHARLES WILLIAM ALMQUIST came to the regions where he now lives with no means, but by industry and wise management has become one of the wealthy citizens of north- western Okanogan county. His present home is one mile north from Molson, where he has some fine land, well watered and nearly all un- der cultivation. It is all fenced and provided with commodious outbuildings and a fine nine- room residence.

Charles W. Almquist was born in Porter county, Indiana, on January 18, 1876, the son of Charles and Hattie M. (Johnson) Almquist, natives of Sweden. They came to the United States when young, settled in Indiana, and were married at Kankakee in that state. To them were born five children, Mrs. Luella Stark- weather ; Charles W., the subject of this article ; Mrs. Fannie Lucas; Mrs. Belle Clover; and Arthur. Charles W. came to Minnesota with his parents at the age of twelve, and in 1883 the family came to Rosalia, Washington, there being but few settlers in that section then. The parents are living there now, and are well to do people.

The education of our subject was received in the various places where he dwelt during his minority. In 1892 he came to the vicinity of Sidley in British Columbia, where he took a homestead of a half section. It is valuable land, well fenced, and adapted for hay and grain and there is a good supply of irrigating water. Mr. Almquist erected a large barn sixty by eighty feet, and a fourteen room house, and has made other valuable improvements such as outbuild- ings and so forth. On October 10, 1900, Mr. Almquist located his present home, which is near the reservation, taking out citizen papers September 20, 1900. The land was unsurveyed at the time, and he took up a squatter's right.

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On June 2, 1897, Mr. Almquist married Miss Cora M., daughter of Manning and Alice F. Cudworth, natives of the state of Iowa. They came to the sound country about thirty- seven years ago, and in 1895 settled near Sid- ley, where they now reside. Mrs. Almquist was born in Whatcom, Washington. Two chil- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Almquist, Charles W., aged five, and Olive, aged four. In addition to general farming and stock raising Mr. Almquist owns an interest in two steam threshers, two engines and a sawmill.

HERBERT G. CHAMPNEYS is one of the leading stockmen of Okanogan county. He raises cattle extensively, and also has two fine farms, one on the bottoms along the Similka- meen especially adapted to hay, and one seven miles north of Loomis, where he resides at the present time.

Herbert G. Champneys was born in western Turville, Buckinghamshire, England, on Feb- ruary 2, 1864, the son of John and Anna (Walker) Champneys, natives of England. The father, whose fathers were Church of Eng- land ministers, died at the age of sixty-five. The mother is still living in Wolverhampton, England, aged fifty-eight. Our subject received a good education from the public and special schools, and in due time began life as a sales- man and bookkeeper. He wrought in various places, his last occupation being in London. He worked for Baerlin & Company of Man- chester, and also in the civil service stores in London. It was in 1886, that he started from London to Sprague, having a through ticket. His brother, Weldon V. met him, and they came direct to Okanogan county, crossing the ferry where Wild Goose Bill lives. That en- terprising pioneer had just completed a row boat, and our subject and his brother were the first passengers to cross. The horses had to swim. Few stores were in the Okanogan country then. Mr. Champneys located a pre- emption adjoining his present ranch. He now has an estate of two hundred acres largely seeded to timothy and clover. He made the pre-emption his home until 1900, when he took his present place as a homestead.

On September 15, 1887, Mr. Champneys married Miss Zora, daughter of Alfred C. and Mary S. Cowherd. To them has been born

one child, Julian Drake, his birthday being May 22, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Cowherd came from Jackson, Michigan, to the Ivanhoe mines in Okanogan county in 1890, which Mr. Cow- herd had located in 1886, and which is said to be one of the largest in the county. The prop- erty is located on Palmer mountain, and con- sists of four patented claims. Before the con- centrator was built on that property, they re- sided there, but now dwell upon a homestead adjoining that of our subject. During the panic, the mine was closed, and at Mrs. Champneys' suggestion, they started the con- centrator and ran through a number of tons of ore lying on the dump. Mrs. Cowherd was equal to the emergency and handled the en- gine while Mr. Cowherd attended to the rest of the mill, and the result was that the job was completed in good shape, and the returns from the ore tided them over the panic times.

On July 31, 1903, Mrs. Champneys' sister, Miss Grace L. Cowherd, in company with Miss Tora Torguson, began the trip from their place to the top of Mount Chapaca. They carried their blankets, provisions, and a rifle, and wended their way up the rugged heights until they finally planted the stars and stripes on the very summit of this mountain. It is supposed that these ladies were the first white ladies to step foot on the top of Mount Chapaca. They completed the trip in safety, and no small credit is due them for their undertaking. Mr. Champneys has manifested ability, and shown a real pioneer spirit. He has assiduously la- bored here for the last eighteen years, and is deserving of the esteem and respect which he. receives in generous measure.

WILLIAM LEWIS. Among the progres- sive and wide awake miners of Okanoagn couny we are constrained to mention the gentle- man whose name initiates this paragraph and who has made a showing in the mining in- dustry, which places him as a real leader in this important field of operation. He came to Loomis in 1891 and immediately took up min- ing. After considerable prospecting he struck a lead on Whickey Hill and located twenty- three claims. Later on he incorporated, the company being known as the Whickey Hill Mining and Milling Company, and Mr. Lewis is superintendent. They have done about eight-

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een thousand dollars worth of development work, which shows a very excellent property. It is a gold property and bids fair to become one of the wealthy producers of the county.

William Lewis was born in Howard county, Missouri, on March 16, 1834, the son of Field- ing Lewis, a native of Tennessee and an early pioneer of Missouri, who then went to Ten- nessee and married Miss Laurinda Moore. His father, Fielding Lewis, our subject's grand- father, participated in the War of 1812, and two uncles fought in the Revolution. On April 29, 1852, our subject started with his parents across the plains with ox teams. They had a small train of ten wagons and were headed for Linn county, Oregon. Their journey was pleasant and without especial incident until they arrived at the Snake, where the mother, on August 20, was carried away by death. In September, a brother of our subject died at Birch creek. In the same month another mem- ber of the family, John M., died at Cascade Falls, and in October at Vancouver, his sister, Ellen, died. In less than two months four of the family were swept away by the disease known as black tongue. Mr. Lewis left his stock at The Dalles and went on and brought a pack train to Linn county and during the winter his stock died. Our subject and his father enlisted in Company C. Second Oregon Volunteers, under Captain John Keeney, to fight the Indians in 1855. They also partici- pated in the Rogue River War and were in the battle of Big Meadows. William received a slight flesh wound and had his clothing pierced with bullets. During the service in the field there were many months when he endured great hardship, having his feet frozen. Being hon- orably discharged they returned to the home place near Albany and there the father died in 1864, being in his sixty-fourth year. He was justice of the peace and a prominent citizen.

Our subject has three brothers, James P., David and George W., and one sister, Mrs. Sarah A. Layton. Mr. Lewis went to the mines in the Siskiyou mountains, in California, and wrought for three years, then he returned to Orgeon. On June 6, 1859, he married Miss Ruth, daughter of John and Mahala McCal- lister. Mrs. Lewis was born on September 20, 1842, in Knox county, Illinois, and came with her parents across the plains in 1853 to Linn county. The father was a bugler in the Black

Hawk War and died in Linn county, in his eightieth year. The mother died a few years later. In 1869 Mr. Lewis came to Puget Sound and a few years later, settled in Yakima where he did a hotel business for two years. In 1872, he was elected sheriff of Yakima county and made such a record that he was enabled to say that he never received a warrant for a man without arresting him and never let a prisoner escape. His name appeared on the Republican ticket and he has frequently been offered the nomination since, but has refused. In 1885, he bought a large tract of land twenty-one miles northwest from Yakima and engaged in the stock business. Later, he sold all but eighty acres, which he now owns. As stated above, in 1891, he came to Okanogan county and has since devoted himself to mining. Mr. Lewis is a member of the A. F. & A. M. To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, the following children have been born: Mrs. Sampson Hull, deceased; Mrs. Sarah Climan, of Ellensburg; William H. ; Mrs. Nervina Coleman, of Dayton, Oregon; Mrs. Lillie Cannon, of Centralia, Washington ; Mrs. Grace Burgett, of Loomis, Washington ; Simon P., of Yakima ; and James V., deceased.

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 100

Author: Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History Number of Pages: 992

Author:
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
Number of Pages: 992