Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 104

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Publication date: 1904
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On November 7, 1895, Mr. Burdett mar- ried Miss Zone, daughter of James and Mar- garet Mason, who are now wealthy citizens of Taylor county, Iowa.

WILLIAM E. GRANT, of the firm of Martin and Grant, is a prominent and success- ful attorney at Loomis, Washington. His partner, Mr. Martin, is established at Daven- port and they do a large business throughout central and northern Washington. In addition to a general law business, the firm own a num- ber of valuable mining properties and are caus- ing them to be developed in first class shape.

William E. Grant was born in Uniontown, Kansas, on November 25, 1865. His father, Dr. John E. Grant, a native of Iowa, was a graduate of the Eclectic Medical College of _Cincinnati. During the Civil War he was regiment surgeon under General Lane, but afterwards was post surgeon. After that strug- gle, he bought the land where Uniontown now stands. He married Miss Louisa Mounce, a native of Kentucky. The wedding occurred at Fort Scott, Kansas, whither Mr. Grant's fa- ther had come, being driven from Kentucky on account of his strong Union principles. To this union four children have been born; our sub- ject, the eldest; Mrs. Sarah E. Hardman, de- ceased ; Mrs. Bessie Taylor, of Grand Junction, Colorado; and Andrew, an attorney at Har- rington, Washington. In 1867. Dr. Grant went to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and three years

later to Joplin, Missouri. In 1877 he came to Galena, Kansas, and bought an estate where he made his home until the time of his death, that event being caused by a runaway team in his sixty-first year. He was a very prominent physician and beloved by all. His widow is living with a granddaughter at Grand Junc- tion, Colorado. After completing his primary education, our subject graduated from the Bap- tist college, at Bolivar, Missouri, then studied medicine one year with his father; but not finding that to his taste, in 1888 came to Mon- tana and engaged in mining. Later he came to Spokane, taught at Sprague and various other places, then for a time was the editor of the Ritsville Mail, the Sprague Mail, and the Lin- coln Mirror. During this period he gave his attention to studying law under the direction of Judge N. T. Caton and H. N. Martin. In 1900 he was admitted to the bar and immediately formed a partnership with H. N. Martin, of Davenport. Being desirous of continuing his. mining operations he established himself at Loomis as before stated.

On March 10, 1902, Mr. Grant married Susie Fruit, a native of Walla Walla. Her father, Guy Fruit, was born on the old Hud- son's Bay Company's ranch near Walla Walla, and is now in the shipping business at Kalispel, Montana. He married Josephine Johnson, also a native of Walla Walla. Mr. Grant is past master of the I. O. O. F., a member of the W. \V., and the Rebekahs, and vice-president of the F. O. E.

The acumen and keen discrimination pos- sessed by Mr. Grant as well as the excellent fortification in legal training that he has se- cured for himself by painstaking and careful research, amply fit him for the position which he occupies and he is enabled in a most suc- cessful manner to handle the rapidly increasing patronage which he has drawn to himself. He- is one of the strong lawyers in central Wash- ington and has the confidence of all who know him.

AUGUST J. PIPER is a well to do stock- man, who dwells two miles southeast from Conconully. He is a man of good standing in the community and has shown remarkable in- dustry and sagacity in his labors since coming to this country.

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August J. Piper was born in Brandenberg, Germany, on February 7, 1856, the son of Samuel and Dora Piper, natives of the same place. Thirteen years were spent in study in the public schools of his native country and on the farm, then in 1869, our subject came to the United States. His brother was with him and settlement was made in Jefferson, Wisconsin. In the centennial year, he came to Wyoming and there engaged in prospecting and mining. In various mines in Wyoming, Colorado, Cali- fornia, Idaho, Oregon, New Mexico, Old Mex- ico, and Washington, Mr. Piper wrought for several years. He was one of the very first in the Wood River excitement and also partici- pated in the various mining enterprises in Brit- ish Columbia. It was 1889, that Mr. Piper came to Okanogan county, and for the first year he was engaged in prospecting, then he selected his present place and turned his atten- tion to stock raising. There were but few set- tlers here in those days and everything bore the air of primitiveness and the pioneers were the possessors of the country. Mr. Piper being a man of industry was soon at work in opening his farm and improving the same. He also secured some cattle and since those days has continued in the lines then started. He has now a fine band of cattle, a farm of value and is one of the men of means in this county. Mr. Piper has erected a fine six room dwelling, has a large barn. eighty by eighty, plenty of outbuildings, and other improvements. Scotch creek flows through the place and supplies plenty of water for all uses. Mr. Piper came here with limited means and has acquired his holdings by virtue of his industry and wisdom. As yet, Mr. Piper has not seen fit to embark on the seas of matri- mony but is still one of the substantial bache- lors.

JONATHAN CHARLES RINEHART resides about ten miles northeast from Oro- ville, where the family estate of four hundred and eighty acres lies. He was born on Febru- ary 23, 1855, in Steuben county, Indiana. the son of Christopher and Lydia Ann (Taylor) Rinehart, natives of Pennsylvania. There were three other children in the family, Benjamin. Mrs. Lucinda Foster, and Caleb. Our sub- ject's grandmother. Taylor, lived to be nearly ninety years of age. She was the mother of

eleven children, had ninety-nine grandchildren. sixty great-grandchildren, forty great-great- grandchildren, and twenty great-great-great- grandchildren. In 1864, our subject came with his parents to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The next year they moved to southwestern Miss- ouri and in 1869, crossed the plains with wagons to Oregon City. In 1871, they came to Umatilla county and in June, 1878, the father died near Weston, aged sixty-six. The mother afterwards married Mr. Johnson and is now living near Hardwick, Oregon. In 1876, our subject came to the Fraser river and being an expert rider followed breaking horses. In 1878, he returned to Oregon and fought through the Bannock war. In one battle, where he participated, five men were killed. The next year he went to Butte, Mon- tana. He had a good race horse and being a sprinter himself, traveled through various towns of that country, racing. He was also engaged in hunting and was known as "An- telope Charley." From there he came to Okanogan. in 1884. prospecting. He discov- ered the placer diggings on Granite creek and took out considerable gold. In 1886, he re- turned to the Flat Head valley, Montana and did packing. He visited his mother in 1887, then took up sheep raising in Oregon but lost heavily during the hard winter of 1889-90. He located where he now lives in 1895, and now has a good band of cattle and horses and a large number of hogs. Mr. Rinehart mar- ried an Indian woman and they have two chil- dren, George and Isabel.

JOHN KENDALL is well known in Okan- ogan county, being now one of the prominent business men and townsite owners at River- side, Washington. He owns a large livery and feed stable which he is operating in a success- ful manner, besides various other property as will be mentioned later on.

John Kendall was born on February 18. 1857. in Hendricks county, Indiana, the son of Alford and Nancy (Savis) Kendall. natives of Kentucky and Indiana, respectively. They were married in Indiana and had two children, our subject and Mrs. Ella Saylor. Jolin K. was educated in the public schools and went with his parents to Missouri. Later the family

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moved to Labette county, Kansas, and.settled in Parsons, where the father owned a farm ad- joining the townsite. This was in 1868, before the town was started. Later the parents re- turned to Missouri where the father died in St. Clair county and the mother in Jasper county. In 1880, our subject removed from Parsons to Walla Walla. Afterward, he moved to Waits- burg then came to the vicinity of Spokane, and in 1892, he rented land on the Nez Perces res- ervation in Idaho. On November 6, 1894, he married Miss Olive Thomas, whose parents live near Riverside, Washington. In the spring of 1895, they came to their present home and took up a homestead of one hundred and eighty- two acres on the west branch of the Okanogan river. Forty acres of this estate were sold for the townsite of Riverside, and upon it that thriving municipality is located at the present time. Mr. Kendall owns an interest in the townsite and the balance of the land adjoins the same. The farm is fenced and all under culti- vation, being supplied with irrigating water from Johnson creek. He raises abundance of cereals and had forty-five acres sowed to alfalfa, which produces three crops annually. He has six acres in orchard, which bears plenty. of peaches, apricots, prunes, pears, apples, and so forth. A good residence makes the place beau- tiful and valuable, while outbuildings and other improvements are in evidence.

Mr. Kendall built the hotel at Riverside, which he operated for four years then sold. He is also interested in the ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall are members of the Methodist church and are known as progressive and upright peo- ple. They have adopted two children, George C. and Relta Marie.

LAWSON A. LOUNDAGIN is with his brother, James O., in the mercantile busi- ness under the firm name of Loundagin Broth- ers. They carry a well assorted stock of general merchandise and do a good business, being men of progressive ideas and good busi- ness qualifications and methods. They have by their affability and genial ways together with careful attention to the wants of custo- mers, gained for themselves a fine patronage and their trade is constantly increasing.

Lawson A. Loundagin was born in Waits-

burg, Washington, on June 30, 1878, and his brother was born there on August 8, 1870. Their father, George W., was born in Tenn- essee in 1832, whence he went to Benton coun- ty, Arkansas, and married Miss Rhoda J. Steward, born in Indiana in 1840. In the spring of 1861 they joined Captain Hastings' train and came across the plains to Walla Walla. They had one son at time of starting, William J., and another was born on the road. They landed in November, 1861, and the following spring, Mr. Loundagin took land near where Waitsburg is now situated and there he owns today about eight hundred acres. He and his wife live retired in the town of Waitsburg. They are both devout members of the Christ- ian church and have been the parents of four- teen children, William J., Robert W., Mrs. Eva I. Hoover, Isaac A., deceased, John B., Mrs. Mollie Meinberg, Olive, deceased, Mrs. Minnie M. Hester, James O., George A., Mrs. Jennie R. Riggs, Cora B., Lawson A., and Mrs. Myrtle M. Nopp. Our subject assisted his father on the farm and received a good education from the common and high schools, being through with this before he reached his majority. Then he entered the flour mills and became an expert miller. After some time at this he came north and on September 13, 1900, he arrived in Chesaw and here has been en- gaged since. His brother, James O., gradu- ated from the high school and the Waitsburg academy, after which he went to Chicago and studied law. Later he completed an assaying course in the Pullman college and after that followed mining in eastern Oregon. In 1898 he came thence to the reservation and took charge of the Yakima mining properties. This continued until 1900, when he and his brother, our subject, entered into partnership and bought the store of Stowell & Campbell, which they have operated since. They carry a stock of general merchandise, such as gents' furnishings, dry goods, drugs, groceries and general supplies. They also own a half interest in the Myers Creek Pub- lishing Company and our subject is edi- tor in charge of the Myers Creek News, a bright sheet of weekly appearance and which ever keeps at heart the interests of the section and brings fortli its resources and ad- vantages. Fraternally, Mr. Loundagin is affili- ated with the Eagles and the R. N. A.

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On December 18, 1901, Mr. Loundagin married Miss Caroline M., daughter of Henry J. and Mary E. (Bruce) Abbey. The father is deceased and the mother is living in Waits- burg. The mother was born near Waitsburg as was also her daughter, Mrs. Loundagin. Mr. Loundagin and his charming wife are highly respected young people of Chesaw and have shown themselves to be possessed of in- telligence and a progressive spirit while their labors and kindness have won for them hosts of friends and a generous prosperity.

ELISHA P. CHILSON. To such a man as Mr. Chilson no words that we could utter by way of outlining his ability and worth could be so acceptable as a review of the work he has done. He is a mechanical engineer and mining expert. He is also a man who can do things and it will be interesting to note what he has done.

Elisha P. Chilson was born on May 20, 1852, in Knox, Missouri, the son of Andrew and Nancy Chilson, natives of New Hampshire and Lebanon, Kentucky, respectively, and now deceased. The father was of Scotch ances- try and dealt in mules in Missouri, Ohio, and Louisiana. Our subject is the second youngest of a family of eight children. His mother was a graduate of the Philadelphia Medical Col- lege and practiced until her death. She was a prominent physician and surgeon. The family removed to Missouri when our subject was small and there he was educated, being a school- mate of ex-senator Turner of Spokane. His early life indicated his powers of investigation and studiousness and he acquired a good train- ing. During the struggle of the Civil War, he was in Missouri but went, in 1868, to Texas, thence with a herd of cattle, he went to Utah. Later, we find him in Eureka, Nevada where he assisted to put in a furnace for a large smelter. After this, he was employed in a ma- chine shop in San Francisco, then operated for White and Allen, placing stamp mills in differ- ent portions of California, New Mexico, and Arizona. He was an expert at this business and remained with this firm seven years. In 1879, we find him in the Black Hills where he did mining and milling. There on March 2, 1880, Mr. Chilson married Miss Mary B.,

daughter of John W. and Julia Foster. The father was a skillful broom manufacturer and invented one of the leading broom making ma- chines. He lost his eyesight during the Civil War and received a pension until his death. His wife is now living at Crook City, Montana. Mr. Chilson remained in the Black Hills un- til 1890, during which time he erected and oper- ated several of the largest mills in that section. He also brought in a large plant at the gold fields in Newcastle, Wyoming. Thence he went to Los Angeles, California, where he erected the Blackhawk mill and the Temanskel tin re- duction works, after which he was engineer two and one half years, in placing in the sugar plant at Chino, California. Following this he was in the state of Sonoro, Mexico, and erected a two hundred and fifty ton smelter for George Roberts of New York, and Jesse Grant, son of ex-president Grant. His next work was a ten stamp concentrator in Arizona, for John Macken. Then he put in a one hundred ton plant for L. A. Davis, of Chicago, near Pres- cott, Arizona, which is the most complete mill in that state. After this, Mr. Chilson returned to California and operated for the California Construction Company, putting in tunnels and electric power. He was mechanical engineer and superintendent of the company and made a record in the tunneling work at Bakersfield, California, which latter is the largest tunnel in the state, being a solid granite structure, two and one half miles long. In April, 1901, Mr. Chilson severed his connection with the com- panies of California, much to their dislike, and came to the Okanogan country. Here he has done experting of mines and mining engineer- ing. He has full charge of the Similkameen electric power and development company at Similkameen falls, where his residence is at the present time.

Fraternally. Mr. Chilson belongs to the I. O. O. F., the Encampment, and the K. of P., having held the prominent chairs in these or- ders. Politically, he is an active Democrat. In Dakota, he was appointed by the governor as commissioner of Falls River county and assisted to organize that county. He was elected for two terms after that then refused the third. He was also assessor for two terms and this was in a county that was two thirds Repuh- lican.

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have been born, Belle M. and Elizabeth A., born in the Black Hills, South Dakota, and George J., born in California. His oldest daughter is foreman in a printing office in Cali- fornia, and is also a graduate of the high school. The other two children are attending school at Chino, California, where Mrs. Chil- son lives at the present time: They own a beautiful residence there and she remains for the purpose of educating the children. Mr. Chilson has a large interest in the Lake View mine and also in other properties and is known as one of the leading mining experts and engin- eers of the northwest.

JAMES E. FORDE, who is president of The Washington Commercial Company has evidently achieved one of the brightest suc- cesses in commercial lines in central and north Washington to be credited to any man doing business in this section. It is not a matter of "luck" as some would say, but the result of bright business talent. The consummate wis- dom, tireless energy, marked executive ability, coupled with unswerving integrity and sound principles, all of which are possessed in a large degree by Mr. Forde, have combined to bring about the gratifying success which he enjoys.

James E. Forde was born near Toronto, Canada, on May 4, 1865, the son of John and Annie (Elliot) Forde, natives of Ireland. The father was an officer in the British army for seven years and participated in many battles of the Crimean war, being wounded several times. He was known among his associates as General Forde. The parents came to On- tario where they died, leaving five children : Ida .; James E., the subject of this sketch ; John P., one of the stock holders of The Wash- ington Commercial Company; Mrs. Isabella A. Lucas; and Harry, also a stockholder in this commercial company and residing at River- side. Following the death of his parents, James E. assisted to support the younger chil- dren until they became able to care for them- selves. He received a good business education and came to the United States when eighteen and located at Wheatland, North Dakota. For a time he worked on a farm. Then he sold goods, and in this capacity he met Mr. John Boyd, manager of the Palmer mountain tunnel

company, with whom he came to Loomis, in 1892. Mr. Forde worked for Mr. Boyd in the latter's store until he disposed of it and took charge of the tunneling company. At that time Mr. Forde entered into partnership with George H. Ellis and they did a general mer- chandise business in Loomis. After this a branch store was started at Oroville, and then one at Republic, Riverside, and Conconully, in all which places they were successful. However, the store in Republic was burned and they abandoned that field. Lately they have incor- porated with headquarters at Loomis, and Mr. Forde is president, C. E. Blackwell of River- side is secretary, J. T. Samson, treasurer, and George H. Ellis, of Wenatchee is vice-president Each store is the largest in its respective town and they are all well supplied with a choice and complete stock of general merchandise, and are all doing a splendid business. Mr. Forde is also interested in the Ellis-Forde Company, with headquarters at Wenatchee. Mr. Ellis is president and manager of the large establish- ment at Wenachee as well as of the other stores in Chelan county. At Wenatchee and Chelan, they have the largest stores in the town. Our subject also owns two large ranches in the vicinity of Loomis and a beautiful residence in Loomis, as fine as there is in the county. He and Mr. Ellis also own the townsite at River- side. Politically, he is a stanch Republican and is ready to work for his principles. Fra- ternally he is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. Mr. Forde started in life with no finances, his entire capital being two strong hands and plenty of pluck. The marked success that has attended him evidences the manner of man, and is an encomium to his ability than which no words could be spoken better. He is a progressive, public minded man, always ready to assist in any enterprise that is for the good of the county.

JOHN McDONALD resides about five miles east from Oroville on an estate of two hundred and forty acres. He is one of the earliest settlers in the Okanogan region and is well known throughout the entire section. At the present time, Mr. McDonald devotes him- self to general farming, raising stock, and min- ing. He has met with good success in his en- deavors and has accumulated a good property.

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John McDonald was born in Glengarry county, Canada, on August 24, 1843, the son of John and Jennie (McArthur) McDonald, na- tives of Scotland and Canada, respectively. The father was a shoemaker and came to Canada when a child. He died in 1876, aged sixty. The mother is still living at the old homestead, aged eighty-three. Mr. McDonald contem- plates a trip in the very near future to visit his aged mother. He was educated in the public schools of Glengarry county, and there re- mained until 1871, when he came to Wisconsin. Four years later he went thence to Nevada and California and mined in different camps. In 1877, we find Mr. McDonald in the Fraser river region and soon he was washing the gravel on the north fork of the Thompson river near Kamloops. He was forced to endure much hardship and trying times in these mining ven- tures and in 1879, he came down to the Okan- ogan country. Few white men were in the country and "Okanogan Smith," Al Thorps, Billy Granger, and our subject were the full quota for a time. They mined and sought game for food and packed other supplies from Walla Walla on cayuses. Those days of canoe ferrys, swimming horses, and so forth were trying times and a glimpse at them shows some of the hardships of frontier life. Mr. McDon- ald came into the country with one horse, but now, owing to his wisely bestowed labors and thrift, he is possessed of a goodly holding of property. His farm is well improved and pro- duces abundance of general crops with much alfalfa and timothy for stock.

In 1881, Mr. McDonald married an Indian maielen, named Jennie, and they have pleasant- ly threaded the pilgrim way together since and are now prosperous and substantial citizens.

Mr. McDonald was one of the locators of the Six Eagles mines and is now one of the stockholders of this promising property.

RICHARD WAGLAY resides about two and one-half miles southeast from Twisp and is engaged in general farming and stock rais- ing. He is one of the pioneers of the Methow region and has devoted many years to honest toil and endeavor to open this country to the ingress of civilization. Like the early ones who blazed the trail to the fastnesses of the

various regions of the west, Mr. Waglay has been called on to endure great hardships and do much arduous labor, while deprivations, that great stimulus of pioneer activity, have been met with the fortitude and patience that has won and is sure to lead one to boundless success.

Richard Waglay was born in Red River county, Texas, on September 27, 1861, the son of Abraham A. and Priscilla C. (Mont- gomery) Waglay, farmers and pioneers of the great state of Texas. For seventeen years, our subject remained with his parents, gaining, meanwhile, the training to be had from the public schools. Then he stepped forth from the parental roof to do for himself in the wide world. For seven years he was engaged in farming in the vicinity of his nativity. After that he journeyed to Washington and located first in the Kittitas valley. Two years later, he found his way to the Methow country and located his present place, to the improve- ment of which, with general farming and rais- ing stock, he has devoted himself assiduously since. He took land by squatter's right and filed in 1896. One half of the farm is well adapted to raising alfalfa and the improve- ments show the skill and wisdom of the owner. He handles about fifty head of cattle each year and is successful in this important industry.

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 104

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