Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 106

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Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
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dleton, then removed to the vicinity of Pull- man, where he farmed for ten years. In 1896, he came to Spokane and engaged in mining. Two years later we find him in the Okanogan country and settlement was made on Meyers creek, where he is heavily interested in some paying properties. They have considerable development work done on the claims and it bids fair to be one of the shippers at no distant day. Mr. Tindall served as deputy under sheriff H. H. Nickell and as stated above at the last election he was chosen as sheriff of the county.

To Mr. and Mrs. Tindall five children have been born: John, deceased; Ivan, deceased ; Frederick, born May 7, 1896; Ruth, born May 15, 1899; Sidney R., born December 25, 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Tindall are highly respected peo- ple and stand well in the community. He is a man of sound principles and has hosts of warm friends.

LEVI D. BURTON is a veteran of the Civil War, being one of the very first to step forward and offer his services for the good of his country. He enlisted in Company B, Sec- ond Indiana Cavalry, in September, 1861, and served in the first Cavalry Division of the Army of the Cumberland, fighting in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Stone River, Chickamauga, and others, besides doing some skirmishing. He was in the fiercest of the fights, and many times his clothes were pierced by bullets. Al- though he witnessed the death of many soldiers at his side, he received no wound except a slight cut on the head from the saber of a rebel sur- geon. He was captured once by General Mor- gan, and detained seven days. Mr. Burton en- dured all the hardships and deprivations in- cident to a soldier's life, and showed himself a man of the true blue, faithful in every service and reliable at all times. He went in as a pri- vate, and came out a non-commissioned cap- tain. For the excellent service he rendered his country he is now receiving a stipend from the government.

Levi D. Burton was born on April 25. 1836, in Preble county, Ohio, the son of Elijah and Leanna (Williams) Burton, natives of Virginia and Tennessee, respectively. He was educated and reared in Wayne county, Indiana, and after his honorable discharge from the army returned home. Soon after he was mar-

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ried, but his wife took consumption and died while young. Mr. Burton then lived a roving life, and visited various parts of the United States and Mexico. In 1873 he was in Cali- fornia and then went to Glendale, Montana, where he made considerable money but spent it freely. Securing a blind horse and a cart he began a journey to Yakima, a distance of eight hundred miles. Having decided that this was not the country he desired, he drove the same faithful beast to Okanogan county, in 1887. He immediately located a fine stock ranch near where Loomis now stands, and from that time until 1903, gave his time to improving his ranch and raising stock. He then sold his ranch and stock and removed to Loomis where he has a comfortable home and is passing the golden age of his life in well earned retirement, supplied with a good competence and amid a large circle of friends. Mr. Burton is known as one of the thrifty and substantial men of his county. He was elected county commis- sioner in 1894 and served acceptably for two years.

WELDON V. CHAMPNEYS is one of the pioneers of the Okanogan country, and his labors have materially assisted to build up the county. He has achieved success in two indus- tries since coming to this county, and is now one of the substantial property owners and prominent men of his community.

Weldon V. Champneys was born in Hemp- stead, England, on June 28, 1850, the son of John and Ann (Walker) Champneys, natives of England. The father's fathers had been Church of England clergymen for several gen- erations back, and held a large estate. John Champneys managed this estate during his life until his death which occurred in his sixty- fifth year, at the home place. Hampstead was near London when Weldon V. was born, but is now a part of that metropolis. Mr. Champ- neys' mother is now living in Wolverhampton, England, aged eighty-eight. He has three sis- ters in England, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Gray, and one brother, Herbert G., in Loomis. Our subject was well educated in his native land, and during his youthful days learned the trade of the blacksmith. In 1880, he bade fare- well to his native land and loved ones there, and came to the United States, where he has

wrought with great energy and faithfulness since. He did blacksmithing in New York for a time, and then came to Colorado, where he wrought at Pueblo and Husteds. In 1882 Mr. Champneys came to Walla Walla, and there as well as in other places in the northwest, he wrought at his trade. In the fall of 1884, Mr. Champneys came to the Similkameen country, and located his present place of one half sec- tion, two hundred acres of which are good bot- tom land. At the time of his location here there were but thirteen white men and two white women in this county. All the supplies had to be brought from Sprague, and as there was no ferry on the Columbia other than the Indians' canoes, the undertaking was attended with great labor and hardships. Mr. Champ- neys took up blacksmithing and also mined some, besides improving his estate. He has continued in these occupations since, attending principally to general farming and raising stock at the present time. His labors have all been attended with success, as wisdom and thrift merit, and he is now one of the prosperous and wealthy men of this county. Mr. Champneys stands well in the community and is a substan- tial citizen of his county and state.

CHARLES L. JONES. On the east side of Palmer lake, in the region known as the Cove, dwells the gentleman of whom we now have the pleasure to speak. He has a valuable estate, well supplied with irrigating water and excellent improvements. His residence is lo- cated on the bank of the lake, in full view of that beautiful body of water, which with the rugged mountains in the distance, makes an ideal landscape. Mr. Jomes is known as a man of integrity and sound principles. He is among the prosperous agriculturists and devotes his attention to general farming and stock raising.

Charles L. Jones was born on September 25, 1863, in Story county, Iowa, the son of John and Melvina (Harseman) Jones, natives of Pennsylvania. The father came west in 1888 and located at Colville, in 1890, where he now lives. The mother died in 1887. Our subject is the second in a family of thirteen children. He grew up on a farm in Iowa, and received his education from the public schools of that enterprising state. In 1885, he went to

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Valley, Nebraska, and engaged in farming, and later journeyed on to Leadville, Colarado. After visiting various sections of that state he returned to Iowa, and there saw his mother for the last time, as she died the next year. In 1888 he came to the Cascade mountains, then went to Walla Walla, after which he returned to Colorado, and in 1889, came to Spokane. Later we see him in the Sound country and in 1891, he came to Okanogan county and located his present place in 1895.

On November 29, 1892, Mr. Jones married Mrs. Elma Clink, a native of Illinois. By her former marriage, she has one daughter, Mrs. Hope Clink. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones, two chil- dren have been born, Constance J. and Zora.

A. GEORGE WEHE is one of the leading young men of Okanogan county and has a first- class standing among the best people of this section. At the present time he is county com- missioner, having been elected on the Republi- can ticket in the fall of 1902. He was one of the three Republicans who were chosen for county offices at that time. His stability, integ- rity and keen business sagacity have enabled . him to render excellent service to the county in this capacity and he is a man of prominence.

A. George Wehe was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March II, 1876, the son of Au- gust M. and Maria S. (Schwassmann) Wehe. The father was sergeant in the Forty-eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and was later transferred to the Fifty-first, being promoted to captain, shortly before the close of the war. He was mustered out in 1865. His father, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was a par- ticipant in the battle of Waterloo, and also fought in the war of 1812. August M. Wehe born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 17, 1845, is still living in Milwaukee and is occu- pied as a mining expert and promoter. He is interested in several mines in this county and is president of the Wehe Consolidated Mining and Milling Company and director in the Nighthawk and the Favorite. The mother of our subject was born in Germany on May 9, 1847, and came to the United States at the age of eight, with her parents. Settlement was made in Milwaukee and there she is living now. Three children were born to this marriage, our

subject, Adela . M., a graduate of the Wiscon- sin Conservatory of Music, and now instructor in that art, and Waldermar C., now studying in the Columbia Law School in New York. Our subject was graduated from the high school in Milwaukee and in 1896 came to this county. He was with a government surveying party. After three years here he went east and took a two years' course in the University of Wisconsin, taking up civil engineering. Since his return here he has been active in this work and is now studying metallurgy. It is his intention to go to San Francisco this winter and there further pursue this interesting branch. In 1901 Mr. Wehe took charge of the Nighthawk as manager, and laid out the plans upon which the development work is be- ing done at this time. He also did much other surveying, and was manager of the Favorite. He is interested in these properties but has re- signed his position.

On September 23, 1902, Mr. Wehe mar- ried Miss Mary I., daughter of John and Sarah (McFadden) Regan. The father is de- ceased but the mother is still living in Mil- waukee, whither Mr. Wehe went to claim his bride. Mr. Wehe is a member of the I. O. O. F. He is a marked student and has shown excellent industry and ability and the future promises bright things for him.

WILLIAM C. WILSON was born on August 30, 1847, the son of David L. and Elizabeth (Lundley) Wilson, natives of Vir- ginia. The father came to Pike county, Indi- ana, in 1821 and there farmed seventy years, dying there in 1891, aged ninety-eight. The mother died in Indiana. The paternal grand- father of our subject was born in Germany and came when young to the colonies and fought through the Revolution. He died at the advanced age of one hundred and four years. One son of this venerable man is now living in Humansville, Pike county, Missouri, aged one hundred and five years. His name is I. C. Wilson and he served through the Mex- ican war. Our subject has the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Mary M. Jacob, whose husband was sergeant in the Forty-sec- ond Indiana during the Civil War and was killed in the battle of Chattanooga; Abraham,

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who was killed in the battle of Vicksburg ; Mrs. Elizabeth Stone; Mrs. Nancy Gillmore; John ; Mrs. Amelia Penner. All those living are dwelling in Pike county, Indiana, except our subject.

William C. was educated in the common schools and in the spring of 1870 went to Vicksburg Landing, Mississippi, and engaged in raising cotton in the bottoms of the Sun- flower river. A break in the levee caused a flood to destroy his entire crop, consequently he retired to Missouri and took up selling agri- cultural implements. Later he engaged under Captain Eads and assisted in the construction of the great St. Louis bridge. Following this Mr. Wilson had charge of track laying for the M. K. & T., and put down the steel from Ven- atta to Colvert station, a distance of nearly six hundred miles. In the spring of 1872 Mr. Wilson was engaged as foreman of a crew in the construction of the Panama canal with Captain Eads, and the next year went through South America. Returning to Galveston we find him engaged again in railroading and in various places he had charge of track laying until 1880, when he finished from San Antonio to El Paso. Here the Indians were hostile and the workmen had to operate under a guard of soldiers. In the spring of 1884 Mr. Wilson came to San Francisco, and later was foreman for David Husher on a large ranch. In the fall of 1886 we see our subject in Ellensburg, Wash- ington, where again he took up track laying and operated on the Northern Pacific for Hale & Smith, being present at the driving of the golden spike on the western side of the Cas- cades. This occurred in May, 1887. In July, he was in the Siskiyou mountains laying track for Hale & Smith again on the Southern Pa- cific. There he constructed the road from Albany to Ontario, Oregon .. Later we see Mr. Wilson in Waterville, where he did farming until the spring of 1894, when he located land south of the Columbia river, opposite Brewster. After improving with a fine orchard and so forth he sold the ranch in the fall of 1902 and located in Brewster, where he erected a fine residence and opened a harness shop. On Au- gust 8, 1903, Mr. Wilson suffered by fire to the extent of his entire holdings, such as buildings and stock, but he immediately rebuilt and stocked his store. Mr. Wilson also owns sev- eral business buildings in Brewster, which he

rents. He has a good, large stock of harness, saddles and so forth, and in addition to doing new work handles a good repair trade. He is one of the substantial and leading business men of the county.

At Ellensburg, on February 26, 1888, Mr. Wilson married Miss Leona, a native of the Willamette valley, Oregon. Her father, John Hanna, married Miss Mary A. McDonald, and settled in the valley in very early days. He met his death in a railroad accident at The Dalles in 1883. The mother crossed the plains when a child with her parents with ox teams and is now dwelling in Ellensburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson six children have been born, Madge M., George D., Hester J., Quintin A., Hallie B., and Leona.

DANIEL S. GAMBLE, who is propri- etor of the Hotel Gamble at Brewster, is one of the leading business men of the Okanogan county and is well known in this portion of Washington. He is proprietor of one of the finest hotels in this part of the state and has la- bored steadily and with telling results in build- ing up Brewster and the surrounding country. In 1898 Mr. Gamble was engaged in the hotel business at Brewster, beginning business in a small house, which was enlarged from time to time until he now has an elegant three story structure eighty feet deep, with a frontage of seventy-six feet. It has forty sleeping apart- ments, in addition to a spacious dining room, sample room, office, kitchen and so forth. The rooms are large and light and the building is handled in a first-class manner. Mr. Gamble has supplied his hotel with a private water system that gives an abundance of water to all parts of the house. As a host he is affable and genial and a favorite with the traveling public.

Daniel S. Gamble was born in Colchester county, Nova Scotia, on February 16, 1867, the son of Robert and Deborah (Reed) Gamble, natives of the same place, and where they still live, aged seventy-four and sixty-eight respec- tively. They were the parents of seven chil- dren : Mrs. Malinda Muhe, deceased ; Daniel S., our subject ; John, deceased; Martha, de- ceased: Joseph; Charles: Chesley R. All of those living are in Nova Scotia, except our subject. From the common schools of his

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home place Mr. Gamble received his education and learned the trade of carpenter and builder during his youth. In 1885. he came to Lan- sing, Michigan, whence one year later he went to Oakland, California, and labored in the bridge construction department of the South- ern Pacific for five years. In the spring of 1890 he accepted a position with the San Fran- cisco Bridge Company, and later came to this state. Here he did contracting and building. He put in the Ferry at Virginia City and Chelan Falls and operated the Virginia City ferry, just below Bridgeport. He also bought and sold horses. In 1898, as stated above, Mr. Gamble entered the hotel business and has made good success of it since that time.

On February 15, 1896, Mr. Gamble mar- ried Miss Cora May, daughter of Stephen C. and Ursula Munson, natives of Maine and pio- neers to California in the early fifties. In 1885 the family came to Okanogan county, where Mr. and Mrs. Munson both died. Mrs. Gam- ble was born in California on October 7, 1877. and has two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Hilton and Mrs. Annie L. Walton. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gamble, Martha U., aged four and Cyril H., aged two. Mr. Gamble was one of the first to settle where Brewster now is and has ever been active in building up the town and for the general wel- fare of the county.

JULIUS A. LOOMIS, from whom the town of Loomis, Washington, received its name, was born in St. Albans, Vermont, in May, 1852. The next year his father, Calvin D. Loomis, removed to Springfield, Massa- chusetts, and commenced the manufacture of cigars, W. H. Wright being foreman. Later he sold to Mr. Wright and the business is still conducted as W. H. Wright & Company. Mr. Loomis was a large land holder and a promoter of enterprises and died in the prime of life, mourned by many.

Our subject was liberally educated in the ordinary schools and in the Williston Seminary at Easthampton. Then he accepted a position in the banking house of Hon. P. S. Bailey. Mr. Bailey used frequently to remark that young Loomis was the best assistant he ever had. Following this service Mr. Loomis spent

several years in Germany, studying. Upon his return he accepted a position as clerk in the office of the paymaster in the United States armory, after which he again associated him- self with the Hampden bank and remained until 1880. Then he launched forth into the west, locating at Hartford, North Dakota. The next year he sold out and went to Fargo. There he formed a partnership with N. K. Hubbard and they started the Goose River Bank at May- ville, North Dakota. This was very success- ful and after three years Mr. Loomis sold his interest to his partner and went to Chicago, where he took a seat on the board of trade. Tiring of city life he came to Okanogan county on the recommendation of friends. This was in 1886. Mr. Loomis immediately bought an interest in the farm of Guy Waring and established a trading post, under the firm name of Waring & Loomis. Later Mr. War- ing removed to Spokane and left Mr. Loomis in charge of the business. In May, 1888, Mr. Waring sold his interest to G. H. Noyes and the firm was known as J. A. Loomis & Com- pany. They did a fine business and prospered from the start. Larger buildings were needed to accommodate their goods and trade and this continued until the fall of 1894. when the en- tire business was closed up.

While in Chicago Mr. Loomis married and left his young wife in that city until he should get established in the west. What was his hor- hor in the winter of 1887 to receive a telegram three months old, that told of the mortal ill- ness of his wife. The untimely death so preyed upon him that he never recovered his wonted cheerfulness.

After a long and painful illness, in 1898, near Spokane, he died, leaving one child, Evera, who is living with relatives in St. Al- bans, Vermont.

WELLINGTON FRENCH is one of the earliest settlers in Okanogan county that still remains within its borders. He has always shown the good spirit of the pioneer, and his industry and sagacity have accumulated for him such a holding of stock, land and personal property that he is rightly numbered as one of the most prosperous men of this section.

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ince of Quebec, on February 28, 1856, the son of Robert and Harriet (Coman) French, na- tives of Ireland and Canada, respectively. The father came to Canada when a boy and farmed there until his death. He was a prominent man of his section and held various important county offices. The mother is still living in Quebec. Our subject is the oldest of a family of ten children, named as follows, Welling- ton, Charles W., John H., Thomas R., James, Mrs. Mary Young, Mrs. Isabella Ross, Mrs. Elizabeth Cyr, Mrs. Cora Morrison and Mrs. Helen Johnston. Wellington was educated in his native country and in 1878 stepped forth from the parental roof to meet the responsibilities for himself. He traveled to various places in Brit- ish Columbia, being on the Fraser river, where he did placer mining. In 1885 he came to the Okanogan country and as soon as the land was opened settled on his present place, four miles southeast from Conconully. He selected his present ranch, one of the best in the entire county. It consists of two hundred acres, well watered and supplied with plenty of first-class improvements and produces large returns in the cereals and hay. In addition to this Mr. French owns a ranch of bunch grass land which is the same size as the home place and is well improved. He brought some cattle with him from British Columbia and now has a large band. His entire holding is to be cred- ited to his earnest and wise endeavors.

On November 11, 1889, Mr. French mar- ried Miss Mary, daughter of Malcom and Mary McCaskill. The father is deceased. The mother lives at Quebec, and is of Scotch an- cestry. Mrs. French was reared in the same neighborhood as her husband. They now have three children, Eva G., Katie H., and Robert M.

FREDERICK P. WEHE, more famil- jarly known known as Major Wehe, is one of the well known and substantial men of Okano- gan county. He was Major of a regiment of cadets and has since borne the title. Mr. Wehe is occupied in mining and owns an excellent property all by himself. He has, in addition, stock in the Wehe consolidated and in the Nighthawk company, besides various other stocks and prospects.

Frederick P. Wehe was born on February

2, 1836, in Prussia, Germany, the son of John P. and Elnore (DeBellor) Wehe, natives of Prussia. The father was born in 1795, and was drum major in the battle of Waterloo, in 1815. He also was a collector of revenue and a prominent man in his country. The mother was of French extraction, her father being General DeBellor. They came to the United States in 1839 and the following year located in Milwaukee. At the age of fourteen our sub- ject went to New York on board a vessel as cabin boy and worked his way around Cape Horn and to San Francisco to see his brother. Failing to find him he came back in the same capacity, then went to steamboating on the lakes. He rose to the office of steward, which he held for six years, on the Propeller and Mayflower. He enlisted at the first call for three months, in the Civil War, enrolling at St. Louis. He participated in the battles of camps Jackson and Booneville. On September 16, 1861, he re-enlisted in Company A, Second Missouri Cavalry, for three years. During these years he was in almost constant action in Missouri and Arkansas, fighting bushwhack- ers and guerillas. He participated in the bat- tle of Little Rock and received two wounds. Mr. Wehe was appointed quartermaster and senior vice commander of the Philip Sheridan Post of the G. A. R., in Milwaukee, and is now a member of the Robert Chevas post. After the war Mr. Wehe gave his attention to the boot and shoe business in Milwaukee until 1879, in which year he went to Leadville and engaged in mining. Later he did collecting until 1891, when he came west to his present place, arriving here in June. Three brothers had preceded him and are named as follows, Albert C., Frederick P., and August M. From the four the postoffice received the name of Weheville.

On November 1, 1865, Mr. Wehe married Mrs. Julia Bonniwell in Milwaukee. Four children have been born to them, as follows, Albert F., Eugene F., John E., and Mabel Chapman.

LEWIS A. KAUFMAN is a good repre- sentative of one who has taken hold with his bare hands in Okanogan county and made himself one of the wealthy citizens, without the aid of capital or outside assistance. He is now

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one of the leading stockmen of the country and has shown remarkable tenacity of purpose as well as wisdom and thrift in his efforts.

Lewis A. Kaufman was born in Wayne county, Ohio, on February 24, 1862, the son of Austin and Jane ( McClure ) Kaufman. The father was born in Pennsylvania and from youth followed the stock business. He dealt in and raised cattle and drove them from Ohio to Pennsylvania and other points of the east be- fore railroad traffic. He now resides in Wayne county, Iowa, a retired and wealthy citizen. His wife died in 1872. Our subject has two brothers and three sisters, Hilbert, Mrs. Adella Noggles, Mrs. Olive Miller, Reno, and Mrs. Cora Myers. Lewis A. was reared. on a stock farm in his native place and received a good education, not only in the public schools, but in a practical training under the guidance of a wise father. He remained with his father until sixteen, then went on a trip of investiga- tion in Kansas and Nebraska. Later, he settled in Decatur county, Kansas, and took up wool growing. His brother, Hilbert, was his part- ner in this venture. Later, he sold to the brother and in 1888 came to Garfield county, Washing- ton. Two years later he located his present place, four miles east from Conconully, in Scotch coulee, and has devoted himself to stock raising and general farming since. The place is well improved and bears abundance of hay and other products. Mr. Kaufman makes a specialty of buying steers and fitting them for the market. He has about two hundred ready to turn off this fall.

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 106

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