Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 48

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Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
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On September 6, 1880 Mr. Glasgo mar- ried Miss Armintha Shores, who died in 1888, leaving two children, Jessie B. and Mace A., both with their father. Mrs. Glasgo was born in Bremer county on September 8, 1855, the daughter of John and Sarah Shores. Mr. Glasgo has always been quite prominent in political matters, having held various offices in the sections where he has lived.

FRANK SALVAGE. Without perad- venture every one of the early states of the union is represented by its sons in Wash- ington. Stevens county has her quota of those who have come from the east and have made pleasant homes here in our midst. Among this worthy number may be mentioned the subject of this article, who was born in Iowa, on July 10. 1869. His parents, John and Emma (Phillips) Salvage, natives of New York, are mentioned in this volume elsewhere. Our subject was educated in Iowa and Kansas, and

when seventeen began the work of life in earnest, taking up first the business of handling vineyards. Finally he decided to turn to the west for wider fields and accordingly he sought out Stevens county, where he engaged in saw- milling for five years. In 1891 he took up a homestead and has devoted considerable atten- tion to farming and raising stock.

On November 10, 1896, occurred the mar- riage of Mr. Salvage and Emma Dearinger. To them two children have been born, Victor and Coara. Mr. and Mrs. Dearinger are men- tioned in another portion of the work. Frank Salvage is one of the popular young men of Stevens county, has manifested an industry and close attention to business together with a good walk that have given him the confidence of the people and he has a host of friends.

SQUIRE L. DEARINGER. Some twelve years since the gentleman whose name initi- ates this paragraph was a pilgrim across the continent to the state of Washington. After thoroughly investigating various sections of the country he settled in Stevens county on a home- stead where he now lives, two miles west of Addy. Mr. Dearinger was without capital, except a courageous heart and two strong hands. He immediately took hold of the re- sources of the country and the fact that he is now worth many thousands demonstrates con- clusively that he was possessed of both ability and enterprise. He rented a farm until 1894 then bought an interest in a sawmill, after which he bought more land close to his home- stead and has since added enough to make his estate over four hundred acres. After estab- lishing himself well in this county, he returned east and brought his aged and widowed mother to share his home. In 1901 he bought a mili site and erected a fine structure which was burned to the ground with a total loss of both mill and machinery, before a board was sawed. He immediately rebuilt and has a very valu- able saw mill which he is conducting as well as overseeing his large estate.

Squire L. Dearinger was born in Owen county, Kentucky, January 9, 1863, the son of W. M. and Nancy A. (Clark) Dearinger, na- tives of Kentucky. The family lived in the Blue Grass state until 1877, then removed to Howell

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county, Missouri, later went to Kansas and finally returned to Missouri where the father died in 1899. The father's parents died when he was very young, and little is known of his ancestors, except that they are wealthy and prominent people of Germany. Our subject was one of ten children: Elizabeth Miller, Squire L., David H., Frances E. Webb, Nancy B. Eubank, Mary Wilson, George W. and Emma C. Salvage. Our subject received his education by close and diligent application in the various schools where he resided and at times when he had a few moments to pick up a book. The school facilities were very poor in his native place but so well did he improve his moments that he is a man of excellent in- formation.

In the fall of 1888 Mr. Dearinger married Miss Sarah E. Huff, and they have four chil- dren, Alonzo, Flora E., William O., and Oscar L. In 1902 Alonzo was accidentally shot. Mrs. Dearinger's parents are William and Amelia (Rudd) Huff, natives of Tennessee. She was born in Missouri in 1857, received a good edu- cation, and has one brother, James. In 1894 Mrs. Dearinger was called hence by the angel of death. Mr. Dearinger is a member of the Baptist church, belongs to the W. W. and is an active worker for the advancement of the inter- est of the community. He is a Democrat.

RANDOLPH ROBERTS. Among the native sons of Stevens county, who have also spent their lives within the precincts of the county we are constrained to mention the sub- ject of this article, since he is a man of good business qualifications and has manifested an uprightness and industry which have com- mended him to the good will and esteem of all. November, 1863 was the date of his birth and his parents are Joseph and Mary (Aracasia) Roberts, natives of Canada and Washington, respectively. The father came to the United States when a small boy and traveled and traded over large portions of the country before cross- ing`the plains in 1854. He explored various parts of the west and finally settled, in 1855. in what is now Stevens county. Here he mar- ried and has remained since. A number of years were devoted to a general merchandising and trading with the whites and Indians after

which he settled upon the homestead where he now resides, being one of the substantial farm- ers. A more extended account is made of his life in another portion of our work.

Our subject grew to manhood's estate in the Colville valley and gained his education in the various schools. When of age he took a homestead and commenced to farm but soon the attraction of logging and timber work drew him to devote most of his time to them. He has a fine outfit for these industries and is now handling a contract of nearly one hundred thousand feet for the Winslow Lumber Com- pany.

In 1885, Mr. Roberts married Miss Louise King, and they have become the parents of three children, Alice, Jerlin, and Eveline. Mrs. King's parents, Peter and Mary (Peshnaugh) King, natives of Canada and Washington, re- spectively, settled in Stevens county in very early days and have made their home here ever since. They are the parents of seven children, William, Sophia, Mary, Julia, Louise, Martha, and Patrick. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are devout members of the Catholic church.

ROLAND T. SMITH. Thomas M. and Amy J. (Thompson) Smith, natives of Tenn- essee and Ohio, respectively, settled in Missouri in an early day where they made their home until 1877. In that year they moved to Cali- fornia in the Golden state was their dwelling place for about four years. Then came the journey to Deep Creek, Washington, where four years more were spent. Following this they dwelt six years at Mondovi, and then the attractions of Stevens county won their perma- nent residence to the Colville valley. Mr. Thomas Smith has always been a prominent man in the communities where he resided both in political and industrial life and is now one of the leading citizens in Stevens county. A more extended mention of his life will be found in another portion of this volume. It is of interest that Mr. Smith is a cousin of Dr. C. P. Thomas of Spokane, one of the noted surgeons of the entire west. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are parents of four children, Roland T., Florence G., Sadie E., and Philippia, deceased.

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was born in Benton county, Missouri, on Au- gust 21, 1878. He participated in the travels of the family and received his education in the various places where they resided finally com- pleting a college course in Chewelah. He be- gan his business career as a bookkeeper, but it was soon evident that the close confinement of that calling would impair his health and he wisely abandoned it. Then he secured one hundred and twenty acres of fine meadow land near Addy, upon which he has been raising hay since. In addition to this Mr. Smith deals extensively in stock. Mr. Smith is an active and well informed Democrat and has held var- ious positions of responsibility. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist church and a young man of great popularity, whose sterling worth is richly deserving of the encomiums bestowed.

On July 6, 1903, at Colville, Washington, Mr. Smith married Miss Daisy E. Scott, a well known young lady of Stevens county. Her mother is Mrs. William Hartman, of Colville. Mr. and Mrs. Smith start on the journey of married life with the best wishes of all who know them and they have hosts of friends in this section.

ALEXANDER STENSGAR, who resides two miles north of Addy on a fine large estate of three hundred acres, was born in Stevens county on April 6, 1861, the son of Tom and Julia (Plant) Stensgar, natives of Scotland and Washington, respectively. The father came to America when he was twenty and entered the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company and was soon in the Colville valley. Since those early days he resided in the valley taking part in the various lines of duty connected with the com- pany work, after which he settled upon a farm near where our subject lives at the present time. He was called to pass the river of death in 1891. His widow still lives on the old homestead aged seventy. Ten children were born to these people, part of whom are named as follows : Tom, John, James, Maggie, Charles, deceased, Nancy, Isaac, and Alexander. Alexander re- ceived a very limited education on account of the scarcity of school facilities in his childhood. He continued to faithfully assist his father until the latter's death in 1891, then he took the large estate he now owns, a part of which is well cultivated and producing abundant crops

annually. Mr. Stensgar handles much stock and hay.

In 1888 occurred the marriage of Mr. Alex- ander Stensgar and Miss Philla Wynne, whose father was a native of Ireland and the mother of Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Stensgar have two children, Eddie and Alice, both attending school. Mr. and Mrs. Wynne raised a large family and since 1880, they have all been ad- herents of the Catholic church.

ELIAS S. DUDREY. Without perad- venture the subject of this review has mani- fested excellent ability in the commercial world, in that he has by his own unaided efforts gained the position of one of the leading merchants of the Colville valley. He is at the head of a general merchandise establishment in Addy. carries about six thousand dollars worth of well selected goods and handles an extensive patron- age. In Clark county, Ohio on December 27, 1850 Elias Dudrey was born to William and Emily (Hallock) Dudrey, natives of New York. The mother's people were mostly sailors but one brother was a very prominent business man of New York city. The father was a friend of Horace Greeley and a very influential man in the realm of politics. He assisted very materially to place many of his friends in office but always refused that distinction for himself. The family moved to Neenah, Wisconsin in 1851 and in 1880 went on the Minnesota, where the father died one year later. The mother died in 1881. They were the parents of ten chil- dren, as follows : Isabel, deceased ; Elias ; Wash- ington I .; Horace Greeley, deceased: Edgar E .; Francis, deceased; David B .: William H .; Ann, and Lewis. In Neenah, Wisconsin, our subject was educated and learned the cooper's trade, at which he continued until he came to Washington. Here in 1886 he commenced the saw milling business. In 1888 he was in Spokane in this business, and the following year he opened a store in Stevens county. He started in a very small way and his close at- tention to business and skill in handling the matter in hand have secured for him the success that he now enjoys. However, in 1895, he had the misfortune to lose his entire property. But nothing daunted, he immediately began to build again and is now at the head of a very

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prosperous business. In addition to doing a general merchandise business, Mr. Dudrey car- ries a full line of farm machinery, and handles cord wood, stulls, and so forth. Mr. Dudrey was the first postmaster in Addy, and held the office to the entire satisfaction of all.

In June, 1897, Mr. Dudrey married Miss Adeline, daughter of John E. and Ena Seal. She was born in Minnesota and came to Wash- ington in 1892, where her father died five years later. The mother is still living in Addy. Three children have come to bless the house- hold of Mr. Dudrey, Roy, John, and Hallie. Politically, Mr. Dndrey was a strong and active Populist and is one of the leading men of in- fluence in the political circles of the entire county. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the W. W., being treasurer of the last organi- zation. Mrs. Dudrey is a member of the Women of Woodcraft and is also treasurer of that organization. From his father Mr. Dudrey has inherited those qualities of astuteness, keen · intuition and foresight so useful and necessary in handling political questions and together with it all he is a men of integrity and up- rightness.

CIGMARION PARKER is a venerable and substantial citizen of Addy, whose life of marked activity and enterprise has been beset with many dangers and hardships, which in their turn only brought ont the power of en- durance and executive ability possessed by him. He was born in Stewart county, Tennessee, on April 17, 1833, the son of Aaron and Rebekalı (Futeral) Parker. natives of Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively. They were pioneers of Stewart county and remained there until their death. They were parents of the follow- ing children, our subject, Mary J .. Dudley, Sadie, David, Carl P., and Shadwick. The father died when our subject was still young and being the oldest of the children, much of the responsibility of supporting the family de- volved upon him. He assisted his mother faithfully and at the age of fifteen. was doing a man's work and for three years his wages were the main stay of the family. Our sub- ject possessed plenty of daring and during the war he frequently ran the blockade in his trad- ing back and forth. Following the war. he bought and sold property quite successfully for

a time and then went to Texas. Later he re- turned to Tennessee and in 1881 he located in Cheney, Washington. He farmed there and did timber work in various other sections of the state until 1889 when he came to Stevens county. He took a homestead which was so far back in the wilds that it required four days for him and four other men to cut the road to it. Mr. Parker bestowed his labors upon this farm until 1901 when his thrift had accumu- lated him sufficient holdings to warrant his re- tirement from active life. At that time he bought a nice block of lots in Addy, and has there a comfortable home.

In 1852 Mr. Parker married Miss Sallie, daughter of Joshua Shilcut. Our subject and his estimable wife have raised the following named children: Mandy, Becky J., Mollie, Mattie, Ella, Emma, William, Norcolus. Mr. Parker is an active Republican.

JOHN SALVAGE, who is conducting a livery and feed stable in Addy where he handles a thriving business, is known as a man of sound principles and uprightness both in his dealing and the general walk of life. He was born in Wells, England, February 1, 1842, the son of Elish and Caroline ( Woodbridge) Salvage. natives of England. They came to the United States in 1858, locating in New York. In 1873 they both died, the dates of their death being only twenty-seven days apart. They were the parents of twelve children, four of whom are living as follows: Ann, William, John, and Elizabeth. Our subject had but limited oppor- tunity to secure an education, but his tenacity of purpose and constant industry have supplied him with a good fund of knowledge. At the age of twenty-one he enlisted in the One hun- dred and Twenty-second New York Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Titus, who was later replaced by Colonel Dewitt, who by death gave way to Colonel Wallpool. Mr. Salvage showed . himself to be a man of courage and ability when fighting for the flag, and made a record of which no man may be ashamed. He fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg. Spottsylvania, in the Wilderness, at Rappa- hannock, and at Cold Harbor was seriously wounded. He languished in the hospital at Johnson Island for five months but on the 8th

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of November, 1864, he again joined his com- mand and soon thereafter participated in the battle of Petersburg. It was his brigade, and he was one of the doughty ones in it, which stormed and broke the enemy's lines there. Mr. Salvage was in at the surrender of Lee and Johnston and in June, 1865, he received his dis- charge papers with as worthy a record as any veteran can show. After the war he farmed in New York, Iowa and Kansas until 1887, when he came to Stevens county, Washington. Here he farmed for one year then built a saw mill. The operation of this occupied him for ten years and then he turned to his farm. In January, 1897, he moved to Addy and built a livery barn. In addition to his farm and saw mill, he owns the barn where he is doing busi- ness now, is erecting another large barn on Main street, has a comfortable residence be- sides a good many lots. Mr. Salvage is doing a nice business and has a good assortment of rigs and horses.

On October 4, 1867 Mr. Salvage married Miss Emma Phillips. She has the following named brothers and sisters: James, Frank, George, Carry, and Lillian. In 1888 Mrs. Sal- vage was called away by death. In 1900 Mr. Salvage married Mrs. Mary Hedges, and they have two children, Nora and John. Mr. Sal- vage is a worthy member of the G. A. R., and is an influential and substantial man meriting and receiving the confidence and esteem of his fellows.

BARNEY RICKARD, who dwells nine miles south of Colville, was born in Stevens county, on November 12, 1864; his parents were Coon and Catherine Rickard, natives of Germany and Washington, respectively. They were among the early settlers of this section and were parents of five children.

The father died in 1892 and the mother five years later. Our subject was educated at Col- ville, and at Fort Spokane, until ten years of age, when he went to work for the farmers and in the winter attended the district school. This continued until he was grown up when he took one hundred and sixty acres of land where he now lives. He has some substantial improve- ments on the farm, as buildings, orchard, and fences, raises about a score of cattle each year, and cultivates fifty acres besides his meadow.

In 1897, Mr. Rickard married Miss Min- nie, daughter of Henry and Cora Etne, natives of Canada and Oregon, respectively. Mrs. Rickard has nine sisters and one brother, Annie, Julia, Nellie, May, Virginia, Esther, Emma, Henry, Phebe and Ida. Mr. Rickard and his wife are members of the Catholic church and are known as good, substantial people and have the good will of all.

HARRISON Y. DORMAN lives five miles north from Addy, on a place which his skill and enterprise have made both valuable and beautiful. The estate is supplied with a good residence and other buildings, a choice orchard, and mountain spring water piped through all the buildings. The entire premises indicate the thrift and good taste of their pro- prietor, while the confidence which Mr. Dor- man enjoys among the people, shows his stand- ing in the valley.

Harrison Y. Dorman was born in Harring- ton, Maine on January 1, 1840, the son of Nathanial and Susannah (Putnam) Dorman, natives of Maine, where they remained until their death. The father was a relative of Hannah Weston, who was prominently identi- fied with the War of 1812 and a character in history. The mother was closely related to General Putnam and the family was prominent in New England. The district schools of Har- rington were the Alma Mater of our subject and at the age of thirteen he laid aside his books and commenced the battle of life in earnest. Working in the woods, driving on the rivers, handling various departments of the sawmill, and other occupations kept young Dorman busy until he was nineteen years old. Then he came to Minnesota and apprenticed himself to learn the millwright trade. For twenty-five years he followed that and some of the finest mills in Minnesota testify to his ability in that line. He assisted in the erection of some of the leading mills in Minneapolis, the finest in the world. The last work he did there was on the great Pillsbury A. In 1883 he started a repair shop, and in 1886 came to Washington, locating in Spokane. He did general carpentering for a while then opened a wagon and repair shop which he conducted until he came to Stevens county. Here he bought his present place for

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one thousand dollars and has since devoted himself to farming.

At the breaking out of the Civil War, Mr. Dorman pressed to the front and with nine other men began to form a company. Later they were joined to the Tenth Illinois under General Prentiss. Having served his time, he returned to Minnesota in 1862, at the outbreak of the terrible Sioux war. He at once offered his services to the government and for two years he was occupied in scouting. In the fall of 1864 he enlisted under General Sherman and participated in the great march to the sea. He was in constant skirmishing most of the time and also participated in several of the large en- gagements in this campaign. With Sherman's command he returned to Washington, D. C., where he participated in the grand review and was mustered out and returned to Minnesota.

In 1863 Mr. Dorman married Miss Sarah A., daughter of Eliga and Emelia ( Patridge) Townsand, natives of Ohio. They were pio- neers to Minnesota, but later the father went to Texas when he died. The mother, now a ven- erable lady of ninety-two, resides with Mr. Dorman. Mr. Dorman is a member of the G. A. R. and his wife belongs to the Methodist church. They are very popular people and of excellent standing.

GARLAND DORMAN. The scion of a family prominent in the Colville valley, as their ancestors and relatives are and have been in the east, a rising young man of ability and bright prospects, whose standing is of the best in the community, it is quite fitting that the subject of this sketch should be entitled to represen- tation in this volume.

Garland Dorman was born in Meeker county, Minnesota, in 1880, the son of Harri- son and Sarah (Townsend) Dorman, natives of Maine and Iowa, respectively. They settled in Minnesota when young, and in 1886 moved from Meeker county, that state, to Spokane. Five years later, they came to Stevens county where they reside at the present time. The father is a cousin of General Putnam and his history is mentioned more particularly in an- other portion of this volume. Our subject was educated in Spokane and in the Colville valley and at the age of twenty he inaugurated inde-

pendent action. Various employments en- gaged him until he took his present estate, four miles north of Addy, as a homestead. Since then he has devoted himself to improving his farm and to handling timber products. He owns considerable valuable timber, has a first- class logging outfit, and does a good business.

On October 23, 1901, Mr. Dorman married Miss Sadie, daughter of D. C. and Mary (Nash) Eley, natives of Iowa. Mr. Eley is a veteran of the Civil War and ex-county audi- tor of Stevens county. Mr. Dorman's brothers and sisters are mentioned in his father's his- tory. Mrs. Dorman has five brothers and one sister : Hiram, Charlie, George, Fred, Eugene and Mamie.

JOHN KEOUGH is one of the leading business men of Colville valley. His enter- prise, his energy, and his executive ability have been demonstrated by an almost unbounded succeess in handling general farming, stock raising and mining. At the present time he is considered one of the leading operators in these lines in this section. John Keough was born in Port Burrell, Canada, on October 28, 1847, the son of John J. and Fannie F. (Cope) Keough, natives of Canada and Iowa, respect- ively. The parents became acquainted and were married in Canada. Three years later they moved to Michigan and in that state and in Colorado they lived until 1887, when the father died. In 1884 the mother with the chil- dren crossed the plains to Baker City, where she died in 1900. Eight children were the fruit of this marriage : John, Thomas, Maggie, Will- iam J., Alice, Frank, Minnie and Catherine. Our subject received his education in Illinois and the other places where the parents lived subsequently. He remained at home until nin- teen and then secured employment, devoting his earnings to the support of the family for some years thereafter. He labored in the lumber woods in Indian Territory, on the farm and in the lead mines of Colorado and at other occu- pations. In 1884 he crossed the plains with wagons and teams direct to Stevens county, where he landed on November 7. Mr. Keough at once took a pre-emption where he now lives, and began the good work of improvement. He erected buildings, bought more land and then was forced to see all his improvements go up

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 48

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